Latest Fact-checks Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Andrew Yang stated on December 19, 2019 in comments during the December Democratic presidential primary debate.: "If you're a black woman, you're 320% more likely to die from complications in childbirth." Amy Klobuchar stated on December 20, 2019 in the sixth Democratic presidential debate: Says Pete Buttigieg ran statewide in Indiana and "lost by 20 points." Bernie Sanders stated on December 19, 2019 in the Democratic debate in Los Angeles: Real wages "went up last year 1.1%." Doug Collins stated on December 18, 2019 in an opening statement to the House of Representatives: "In November 2019, Speaker Pelosi said it would be ‘dangerous’ to leave it to voters to determine whether President Trump stays in office." Barry Loudermilk stated on December 18, 2019 in remarks on the House floor: "When Jesus was falsely accused of treason, Pontius Pilate gave Jesus the opportunity to face his accusers. During that sham trial, Pontius Pilate afforded more rights to Jesus than the Democrats have afforded this president in this process." Jim Himes stated on December 18, 2019 in in an impeachment debate: Says President Donald Trump "has not given this Congress a single email, phone record or document." Dale Kooyenga stated on December 13, 2019 in an email: Says minimum markup law goes beyond gas, tobacco and alcohol to make "many doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials technically against the law." Joe Biden stated on December 13, 2019 in a rally in San Antonio, Texas.: "I (found) the Republican votes for the Recovery Act, Obamacare, help us from falling into a Great Depression." Tucker Carlson stated on December 15, 2019 in an interview with the Atlantic: Says the Potomac River "has gotten dirtier and dirtier and dirtier and dirtier. I go down there and that litter is left almost exclusively by immigrants." Nancy Pelosi stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting." Joe Biden stated on December 12, 2019 in a campaign ad: California firefighters decided "to speak out" against President Trump because his tweet about the state’s wildfires "contained so much misinformation." Facebook posts stated on December 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Trump’s mother said, "Yes, he’s an idiot with zero common sense, and no social skills, but he is my son. I just hope he never goes into politics. He’d be a disaster." Viral image stated on December 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: An old image shows a drug store with a marijuana leaf sign. Viral image stated on November 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Yesterday Virginia announced the end of youth hunting!" Dan Forest stated on November 25, 2019 in a press conference: Says immigrants wanted by ICE have victimized "tens of thousands of children" in North Carolina. Rick Range stated on December 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: "George P. Bush to place statue of (Mexican general) Santa Anna at the Alamo." Viral image stated on December 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Pamela Karlan reacting to Hillary Clinton’s presidential defeat. Facebook posts stated on December 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Male birth control testing stopped after men’s testicles start exploding in India." Jim Justice stated on December 4, 2019 in a campaign ad: "Jim Justice is the first West Virginia governor to fight for pay raises for educators." Jim Justice stated on October 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a new annual report shows that "West Virginia’s tourism industry has grown for the second consecutive year, reversing years of decline and outpacing national growth by 58 percent." Chris Salcedo stated on December 5, 2019 in a radio interview: Says justices of the peace in Texas are being asked to choose: "give up your career or violate your religious beliefs" and perform same-sex marriages. Mike Adams stated on November 27, 2019 in a blog.: A state senate bill would "criminalize a father teaching his own son how to use a hunting rifle." Bloggers stated on November 24, 2019 in a story: Says Koalas are "functionally extinct" as bushfires in Australia continue to destroy their habitat. Joe Biden stated on December 8, 2019 in an interview with Axios: Delaware has the "eighth-largest black population in the country" Dave Syverson stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview: Says a proposed change to Illinois’ gambling law would result in "lower taxes paid to the state and higher taxes paid" to Chicago from a city casino so that the total amount would be the same, but the city would get to "keep more of it." Viral image stated on December 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Fox News "posts a fake picture to show soldiers excited to see Trump in Afghanistan….forgets to take out the Universal Studios sign in the background." Viral image stated on December 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of a woman wearing a costume holding the sign "vagina lady" is Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan. Facebook posts stated on December 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Andy Borowitz as saying "stopping Hillary is a short-term solution. The long-term solution — and it will be more difficult — is fixing the educational system that has created so many people ignorant enough to vote for Hillary." Ilhan Omar stated on December 1, 2019 in an interview: The U.S. spends "57 cents on the dollar on defense." Elizabeth Warren stated on December 10, 2019 in a policy white paper: "Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers."
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Andrew Yang stated on December 19, 2019 in comments during the December Democratic presidential primary debate.: "If you're a black woman, you're 320% more likely to die from complications in childbirth." Amy Klobuchar stated on December 20, 2019 in the sixth Democratic presidential debate: Says Pete Buttigieg ran statewide in Indiana and "lost by 20 points." Bernie Sanders stated on December 19, 2019 in the Democratic debate in Los Angeles: Real wages "went up last year 1.1%." Doug Collins stated on December 18, 2019 in an opening statement to the House of Representatives: "In November 2019, Speaker Pelosi said it would be ‘dangerous’ to leave it to voters to determine whether President Trump stays in office." Barry Loudermilk stated on December 18, 2019 in remarks on the House floor: "When Jesus was falsely accused of treason, Pontius Pilate gave Jesus the opportunity to face his accusers. During that sham trial, Pontius Pilate afforded more rights to Jesus than the Democrats have afforded this president in this process." Jim Himes stated on December 18, 2019 in in an impeachment debate: Says President Donald Trump "has not given this Congress a single email, phone record or document." Dale Kooyenga stated on December 13, 2019 in an email: Says minimum markup law goes beyond gas, tobacco and alcohol to make "many doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials technically against the law." Joe Biden stated on December 13, 2019 in a rally in San Antonio, Texas.: "I (found) the Republican votes for the Recovery Act, Obamacare, help us from falling into a Great Depression." Tucker Carlson stated on December 15, 2019 in an interview with the Atlantic: Says the Potomac River "has gotten dirtier and dirtier and dirtier and dirtier. I go down there and that litter is left almost exclusively by immigrants." Nancy Pelosi stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting." Joe Biden stated on December 12, 2019 in a campaign ad: California firefighters decided "to speak out" against President Trump because his tweet about the state’s wildfires "contained so much misinformation." Facebook posts stated on December 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Trump’s mother said, "Yes, he’s an idiot with zero common sense, and no social skills, but he is my son. I just hope he never goes into politics. He’d be a disaster." Viral image stated on December 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: An old image shows a drug store with a marijuana leaf sign. Viral image stated on November 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Yesterday Virginia announced the end of youth hunting!" Dan Forest stated on November 25, 2019 in a press conference: Says immigrants wanted by ICE have victimized "tens of thousands of children" in North Carolina. Rick Range stated on December 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: "George P. Bush to place statue of (Mexican general) Santa Anna at the Alamo." Viral image stated on December 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Pamela Karlan reacting to Hillary Clinton’s presidential defeat. Facebook posts stated on December 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Male birth control testing stopped after men’s testicles start exploding in India." Jim Justice stated on December 4, 2019 in a campaign ad: "Jim Justice is the first West Virginia governor to fight for pay raises for educators." Jim Justice stated on October 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a new annual report shows that "West Virginia’s tourism industry has grown for the second consecutive year, reversing years of decline and outpacing national growth by 58 percent." Chris Salcedo stated on December 5, 2019 in a radio interview: Says justices of the peace in Texas are being asked to choose: "give up your career or violate your religious beliefs" and perform same-sex marriages. Mike Adams stated on November 27, 2019 in a blog.: A state senate bill would "criminalize a father teaching his own son how to use a hunting rifle." Bloggers stated on November 24, 2019 in a story: Says Koalas are "functionally extinct" as bushfires in Australia continue to destroy their habitat. Joe Biden stated on December 8, 2019 in an interview with Axios: Delaware has the "eighth-largest black population in the country" Dave Syverson stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview: Says a proposed change to Illinois’ gambling law would result in "lower taxes paid to the state and higher taxes paid" to Chicago from a city casino so that the total amount would be the same, but the city would get to "keep more of it." Viral image stated on December 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Fox News "posts a fake picture to show soldiers excited to see Trump in Afghanistan….forgets to take out the Universal Studios sign in the background." Viral image stated on December 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of a woman wearing a costume holding the sign "vagina lady" is Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan. Facebook posts stated on December 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Andy Borowitz as saying "stopping Hillary is a short-term solution. The long-term solution — and it will be more difficult — is fixing the educational system that has created so many people ignorant enough to vote for Hillary." Ilhan Omar stated on December 1, 2019 in an interview: The U.S. spends "57 cents on the dollar on defense." Elizabeth Warren stated on December 10, 2019 in a policy white paper: "Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers."
Andrew Yang stated on December 19, 2019 in comments during the December Democratic presidential primary debate.: "If you're a black woman, you're 320% more likely to die from complications in childbirth."
Amy Klobuchar stated on December 20, 2019 in the sixth Democratic presidential debate: Says Pete Buttigieg ran statewide in Indiana and "lost by 20 points."
Bernie Sanders stated on December 19, 2019 in the Democratic debate in Los Angeles: Real wages "went up last year 1.1%."
Doug Collins stated on December 18, 2019 in an opening statement to the House of Representatives: "In November 2019, Speaker Pelosi said it would be ‘dangerous’ to leave it to voters to determine whether President Trump stays in office."
Barry Loudermilk stated on December 18, 2019 in remarks on the House floor: "When Jesus was falsely accused of treason, Pontius Pilate gave Jesus the opportunity to face his accusers. During that sham trial, Pontius Pilate afforded more rights to Jesus than the Democrats have afforded this president in this process."
Jim Himes stated on December 18, 2019 in in an impeachment debate: Says President Donald Trump "has not given this Congress a single email, phone record or document."
Dale Kooyenga stated on December 13, 2019 in an email: Says minimum markup law goes beyond gas, tobacco and alcohol to make "many doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials technically against the law."
Joe Biden stated on December 13, 2019 in a rally in San Antonio, Texas.: "I (found) the Republican votes for the Recovery Act, Obamacare, help us from falling into a Great Depression."
Tucker Carlson stated on December 15, 2019 in an interview with the Atlantic: Says the Potomac River "has gotten dirtier and dirtier and dirtier and dirtier. I go down there and that litter is left almost exclusively by immigrants."
Nancy Pelosi stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting."
Joe Biden stated on December 12, 2019 in a campaign ad: California firefighters decided "to speak out" against President Trump because his tweet about the state’s wildfires "contained so much misinformation."
Facebook posts stated on December 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Trump’s mother said, "Yes, he’s an idiot with zero common sense, and no social skills, but he is my son. I just hope he never goes into politics. He’d be a disaster."
Viral image stated on December 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: An old image shows a drug store with a marijuana leaf sign.
Viral image stated on November 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Yesterday Virginia announced the end of youth hunting!"
Dan Forest stated on November 25, 2019 in a press conference: Says immigrants wanted by ICE have victimized "tens of thousands of children" in North Carolina.
Rick Range stated on December 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: "George P. Bush to place statue of (Mexican general) Santa Anna at the Alamo."
Viral image stated on December 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Pamela Karlan reacting to Hillary Clinton’s presidential defeat.
Facebook posts stated on December 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Male birth control testing stopped after men’s testicles start exploding in India."
Jim Justice stated on December 4, 2019 in a campaign ad: "Jim Justice is the first West Virginia governor to fight for pay raises for educators."
Jim Justice stated on October 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a new annual report shows that "West Virginia’s tourism industry has grown for the second consecutive year, reversing years of decline and outpacing national growth by 58 percent."
Chris Salcedo stated on December 5, 2019 in a radio interview: Says justices of the peace in Texas are being asked to choose: "give up your career or violate your religious beliefs" and perform same-sex marriages.
Mike Adams stated on November 27, 2019 in a blog.: A state senate bill would "criminalize a father teaching his own son how to use a hunting rifle."
Bloggers stated on November 24, 2019 in a story: Says Koalas are "functionally extinct" as bushfires in Australia continue to destroy their habitat.
Joe Biden stated on December 8, 2019 in an interview with Axios: Delaware has the "eighth-largest black population in the country"
Dave Syverson stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview: Says a proposed change to Illinois’ gambling law would result in "lower taxes paid to the state and higher taxes paid" to Chicago from a city casino so that the total amount would be the same, but the city would get to "keep more of it."
Viral image stated on December 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Fox News "posts a fake picture to show soldiers excited to see Trump in Afghanistan….forgets to take out the Universal Studios sign in the background."
Viral image stated on December 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of a woman wearing a costume holding the sign "vagina lady" is Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan.
Facebook posts stated on December 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Andy Borowitz as saying "stopping Hillary is a short-term solution. The long-term solution — and it will be more difficult — is fixing the educational system that has created so many people ignorant enough to vote for Hillary."
Ilhan Omar stated on December 1, 2019 in an interview: The U.S. spends "57 cents on the dollar on defense."
Elizabeth Warren stated on December 10, 2019 in a policy white paper: "Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers."
