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 Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: “Police training in Wisconsin is 21 weeks. A cosmetology license takes 40 weeks.” Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife Chris Larson stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: Police are "20.8 times more likely to kill than be killed by a criminal." Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “BLM rioters just burned down a black church in a black community with a BLM sign out front.” Viral image stated on August 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Don Lemon and Jeffrey Epstein embracing. Madison Cawthorn stated on August 26, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says James Madison “signed the Declaration of Independence.” Mike Pence stated on August 26, 2020 in his speech at the Republican National Convention: “President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America in both political parties.” Ryan Holets stated on August 25, 2020 in in a speech at the Republican National Convention: “Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.” Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a post: “Jacob S. Blake is a Child (16 YO Girl) Rapist.” Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer. Viral image stated on August 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: These photos show Jacob Blake posing with a gun. Ann Wagner stated on August 18, 2020 in an ad: Says Jill Schupp has shown a “disturbing pattern of putting sex offenders over our safety.” Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi passed a bill awarding a $9 billion contract to her husband’s company. Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would raise the federal income tax rate for a person with a bi-weekly gross salary of $3,000 to 39.6%, costing “nearly half your paycheck.” Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Clicking on this link in a text message lets sex traffickers track you. Rand Paul stated on August 25, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.” Joe Biden stated on August 23, 2020 in an interview with ABC News: Says Donald Trump “proposes cutting a half a billion dollars of local police support.” Patricia McCloskey stated on August 24, 2020 in a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention: Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.” Facebook posts stated on August 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Michelle Obama said, “Vote Democrat or the riots and violence will continue.” Duty and Honor stated on August 7, 2020 in a campaign ad: Sen. Steve Daines “voted to give billions in tax breaks to big drug companies even as they raised prices.” Nikki Haley stated on August 24, 2020 in a Republican convention speech: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “want massive tax hikes on working families.” Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Melania dug up the WH Rose Garden, removing roses from every First Lady since 1913.” Paul Junge stated on July 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Elissa Slotkin “voted against condemning cyber attacks by the Chinese Communist Party on American organizations developing COVID-19 treatments.” Rush Limbaugh stated on August 21, 2020 in a radio segment: Says Joe Biden’s Democratic National Convention speech “had to be taped in segments, and the segments had to be edited together.” Greg Gutfeld stated on August 20, 2020 in a TV segment: “QAnon violence! There is none.” George P. Bush stated on August 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says a video shared to his social media shows vehicles with broken windows in a parking garage used by state agencies in Texas on “the same night the City of Austin voted to cut $150 million” from the police department.” Michael Caputo stated on August 17, 2020 in a tweet: “Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds of infection that killed thousands of grandmothers and grandfathers?” Facebook posts stated on August 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: "In 3 months, Melania took 21 trips to NY, to get her hair done, at taxpayer cost of $675,000 or $32,143/trip." Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in comments in Scranton, Pa.: “So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.” Eugene DePasquale stated on August 8, 2020 in a tweet: Says Donald Trump's payroll tax deferral “could leave American workers liable for thousands of dollars during tax season and could potentially leave programs like Social Security and Medicare weakened.”
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Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: “Police training in Wisconsin is 21 weeks. A cosmetology license takes 40 weeks.” Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife Chris Larson stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: Police are "20.8 times more likely to kill than be killed by a criminal." Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “BLM rioters just burned down a black church in a black community with a BLM sign out front.” Viral image stated on August 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Don Lemon and Jeffrey Epstein embracing. Madison Cawthorn stated on August 26, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says James Madison “signed the Declaration of Independence.” Mike Pence stated on August 26, 2020 in his speech at the Republican National Convention: “President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America in both political parties.” Ryan Holets stated on August 25, 2020 in in a speech at the Republican National Convention: “Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.” Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a post: “Jacob S. Blake is a Child (16 YO Girl) Rapist.” Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer. Viral image stated on August 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: These photos show Jacob Blake posing with a gun. Ann Wagner stated on August 18, 2020 in an ad: Says Jill Schupp has shown a “disturbing pattern of putting sex offenders over our safety.” Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi passed a bill awarding a $9 billion contract to her husband’s company. Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would raise the federal income tax rate for a person with a bi-weekly gross salary of $3,000 to 39.6%, costing “nearly half your paycheck.” Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Clicking on this link in a text message lets sex traffickers track you. Rand Paul stated on August 25, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.” Joe Biden stated on August 23, 2020 in an interview with ABC News: Says Donald Trump “proposes cutting a half a billion dollars of local police support.” Patricia McCloskey stated on August 24, 2020 in a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention: Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.” Facebook posts stated on August 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Michelle Obama said, “Vote Democrat or the riots and violence will continue.” Duty and Honor stated on August 7, 2020 in a campaign ad: Sen. Steve Daines “voted to give billions in tax breaks to big drug companies even as they raised prices.” Nikki Haley stated on August 24, 2020 in a Republican convention speech: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “want massive tax hikes on working families.” Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Melania dug up the WH Rose Garden, removing roses from every First Lady since 1913.” Paul Junge stated on July 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Elissa Slotkin “voted against condemning cyber attacks by the Chinese Communist Party on American organizations developing COVID-19 treatments.” Rush Limbaugh stated on August 21, 2020 in a radio segment: Says Joe Biden’s Democratic National Convention speech “had to be taped in segments, and the segments had to be edited together.” Greg Gutfeld stated on August 20, 2020 in a TV segment: “QAnon violence! There is none.” George P. Bush stated on August 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says a video shared to his social media shows vehicles with broken windows in a parking garage used by state agencies in Texas on “the same night the City of Austin voted to cut $150 million” from the police department.” Michael Caputo stated on August 17, 2020 in a tweet: “Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds of infection that killed thousands of grandmothers and grandfathers?” Facebook posts stated on August 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: "In 3 months, Melania took 21 trips to NY, to get her hair done, at taxpayer cost of $675,000 or $32,143/trip." Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in comments in Scranton, Pa.: “So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.” Eugene DePasquale stated on August 8, 2020 in a tweet: Says Donald Trump's payroll tax deferral “could leave American workers liable for thousands of dollars during tax season and could potentially leave programs like Social Security and Medicare weakened.”
Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: “Police training in Wisconsin is 21 weeks. A cosmetology license takes 40 weeks.”
Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife
Chris Larson stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: Police are "20.8 times more likely to kill than be killed by a criminal."
Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “BLM rioters just burned down a black church in a black community with a BLM sign out front.”
Viral image stated on August 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Don Lemon and Jeffrey Epstein embracing.
Madison Cawthorn stated on August 26, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says James Madison “signed the Declaration of Independence.”
Mike Pence stated on August 26, 2020 in his speech at the Republican National Convention: “President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America in both political parties.”
Ryan Holets stated on August 25, 2020 in in a speech at the Republican National Convention: “Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.”
Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer.
Viral image stated on August 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: These photos show Jacob Blake posing with a gun.
Ann Wagner stated on August 18, 2020 in an ad: Says Jill Schupp has shown a “disturbing pattern of putting sex offenders over our safety.”
Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi passed a bill awarding a $9 billion contract to her husband’s company.
Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would raise the federal income tax rate for a person with a bi-weekly gross salary of $3,000 to 39.6%, costing “nearly half your paycheck.”
Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Clicking on this link in a text message lets sex traffickers track you.
Rand Paul stated on August 25, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.”
Joe Biden stated on August 23, 2020 in an interview with ABC News: Says Donald Trump “proposes cutting a half a billion dollars of local police support.”
Patricia McCloskey stated on August 24, 2020 in a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention: Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.”
Facebook posts stated on August 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Michelle Obama said, “Vote Democrat or the riots and violence will continue.”
Duty and Honor stated on August 7, 2020 in a campaign ad: Sen. Steve Daines “voted to give billions in tax breaks to big drug companies even as they raised prices.”
Nikki Haley stated on August 24, 2020 in a Republican convention speech: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “want massive tax hikes on working families.”
Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Melania dug up the WH Rose Garden, removing roses from every First Lady since 1913.”
Paul Junge stated on July 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Elissa Slotkin “voted against condemning cyber attacks by the Chinese Communist Party on American organizations developing COVID-19 treatments.”
Rush Limbaugh stated on August 21, 2020 in a radio segment: Says Joe Biden’s Democratic National Convention speech “had to be taped in segments, and the segments had to be edited together.”
George P. Bush stated on August 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says a video shared to his social media shows vehicles with broken windows in a parking garage used by state agencies in Texas on “the same night the City of Austin voted to cut $150 million” from the police department.”
Michael Caputo stated on August 17, 2020 in a tweet: “Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds of infection that killed thousands of grandmothers and grandfathers?”
Facebook posts stated on August 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: "In 3 months, Melania took 21 trips to NY, to get her hair done, at taxpayer cost of $675,000 or $32,143/trip."
Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in comments in Scranton, Pa.: “So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.”
Eugene DePasquale stated on August 8, 2020 in a tweet: Says Donald Trump's payroll tax deferral “could leave American workers liable for thousands of dollars during tax season and could potentially leave programs like Social Security and Medicare weakened.”
