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 Richard Durbin stated on October 22, 2019 in remarks at a committee hearing: Says that in Illinois, "fewer than 20% of those actually deported have been charged with any serious crime." Facebook posts stated on October 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says that in 1770 "British parliament banned lipstick, saying it had the power to seduce men into marriage, which was classified as witchcraft." Viral image stated on October 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Ann Landers said, "At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think. At age 60, we discover that they have not been thinking of us at all." Glenn Kage stated on September 16, 2019 in a Missouri Times interview: "General Motors is making record profits." Chain email stated on October 25, 2019 in a chain email: "14,000 abandoned wind turbines litter the United States." Bernie Sanders stated on October 19, 2019 in a rally in New York City: Says Congress gave Wall Street "trillions of dollars of zero interest loans." Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Chick-fil-A funds the National Christian Foundation, which "paid a preacher to go to Uganda and help their lawmakers" with a bill that would impose the death penalty for homosexuality. Viral image stated on October 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said, "Make no mistake: They’re not after me. They are after you; your guns, your Christian values, your freedom. I’m just in their way." Viral image stated on September 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: "President Trump is asking everyone to forward this email… The TRUMP Rules: Congressional Reform Act of 2017." Donald Trump stated on October 1, 2019 in a tweet: Says his impeachment is a "coup." Matt Gaetz stated on October 21, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama put a permanent stop on this military aid to the Ukraine - he never allowed it to go." Viral image stated on May 4, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Brooke Baldwin said, "Don’t hire veterans! They’re too damaged to be trusted with authority." Viral image stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a man grabbing a woman’s rear while watching the Apollo 8 launch in 1968. Viral image stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a driver and passengers wearing moose heads in a truck with a man strapped to the roof that caused 16 accidents on I-35. Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a list of prominent Democrats have concealed their "real names" from the public. Viral image stated on October 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Barnes & Noble and Target have the book "If You Give a Pig the White House" in their children’s sections. Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: "The Trump family was disallowed from operating any charity in the State of New York because they stole from a kids cancer charity." Andrew Yang stated on October 22, 2019 in an interview with The Washington Post: "I'm one of only two candidates in the field that 10% or more of Donald Trump voters say they would support in the general" election. Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says popular food and drink items such as Kraft, Pepsi and Nestle use a flavor enhancement company that "puts aborted baby fetus cells in their food and drinks." Jeremy Thiesfeldt stated on September 19, 2019 in a weekly radio address: "The vast majority of Wisconsin students cannot even read, write, or do math at grade level." TJ Donovan stated on October 18, 2019 in Op-ed published in VTDigger: "Most of the requests for records possessed by the Attorney General’s Office are from private law firms and companies." Viral image stated on October 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Trump is now suing CNN over ‘pro-impeachment bias’ and he demands a ‘substantial payment.’" Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance: "President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region." Association of Mature American Citizens stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook ad: AARP backed "federal funding for Planned Parenthood." Nikki Fried stated on October 12, 2019 in a speech to the Florida Democratic Party: "Hemp has 25,000-35,000 known usages. That means it is going to be something that will replace plastics, and styrofoam and concrete." Kirk Cox stated on October 13, 2019 in a TV ad.: "Sheila Bynum-Coleman said, ‘We need to get the police out of the schools.’" Facebook posts stated on September 18, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says drinking a "6-ounce glass of tonic water each night before bed" will help alleviate restless legs syndrome. Viral image stated on October 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows "Kurdish kids" after Turkey’s invasion. Beto O'Rourke stated on October 16, 2019 in an interview: "To be clear, I’m not talking about confiscating anybody’s guns." Mark Batinick stated on October 8, 2019 in a radio interview: Says California has "30% or a third of the country’s people living at or below the poverty level."
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Richard Durbin stated on October 22, 2019 in remarks at a committee hearing: Says that in Illinois, "fewer than 20% of those actually deported have been charged with any serious crime." Facebook posts stated on October 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says that in 1770 "British parliament banned lipstick, saying it had the power to seduce men into marriage, which was classified as witchcraft." Viral image stated on October 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Ann Landers said, "At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think. At age 60, we discover that they have not been thinking of us at all." Glenn Kage stated on September 16, 2019 in a Missouri Times interview: "General Motors is making record profits." Chain email stated on October 25, 2019 in a chain email: "14,000 abandoned wind turbines litter the United States." Bernie Sanders stated on October 19, 2019 in a rally in New York City: Says Congress gave Wall Street "trillions of dollars of zero interest loans." Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Chick-fil-A funds the National Christian Foundation, which "paid a preacher to go to Uganda and help their lawmakers" with a bill that would impose the death penalty for homosexuality. Viral image stated on October 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said, "Make no mistake: They’re not after me. They are after you; your guns, your Christian values, your freedom. I’m just in their way." Viral image stated on September 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: "President Trump is asking everyone to forward this email… The TRUMP Rules: Congressional Reform Act of 2017." Donald Trump stated on October 1, 2019 in a tweet: Says his impeachment is a "coup." Matt Gaetz stated on October 21, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama put a permanent stop on this military aid to the Ukraine - he never allowed it to go." Viral image stated on May 4, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Brooke Baldwin said, "Don’t hire veterans! They’re too damaged to be trusted with authority." Viral image stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a man grabbing a woman’s rear while watching the Apollo 8 launch in 1968. Viral image stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a driver and passengers wearing moose heads in a truck with a man strapped to the roof that caused 16 accidents on I-35. Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a list of prominent Democrats have concealed their "real names" from the public. Viral image stated on October 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Barnes & Noble and Target have the book "If You Give a Pig the White House" in their children’s sections. Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: "The Trump family was disallowed from operating any charity in the State of New York because they stole from a kids cancer charity." Andrew Yang stated on October 22, 2019 in an interview with The Washington Post: "I'm one of only two candidates in the field that 10% or more of Donald Trump voters say they would support in the general" election. Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says popular food and drink items such as Kraft, Pepsi and Nestle use a flavor enhancement company that "puts aborted baby fetus cells in their food and drinks." Jeremy Thiesfeldt stated on September 19, 2019 in a weekly radio address: "The vast majority of Wisconsin students cannot even read, write, or do math at grade level." TJ Donovan stated on October 18, 2019 in Op-ed published in VTDigger: "Most of the requests for records possessed by the Attorney General’s Office are from private law firms and companies." Viral image stated on October 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Trump is now suing CNN over ‘pro-impeachment bias’ and he demands a ‘substantial payment.’" Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance: "President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region." Association of Mature American Citizens stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook ad: AARP backed "federal funding for Planned Parenthood." Nikki Fried stated on October 12, 2019 in a speech to the Florida Democratic Party: "Hemp has 25,000-35,000 known usages. That means it is going to be something that will replace plastics, and styrofoam and concrete." Kirk Cox stated on October 13, 2019 in a TV ad.: "Sheila Bynum-Coleman said, ‘We need to get the police out of the schools.’" Facebook posts stated on September 18, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says drinking a "6-ounce glass of tonic water each night before bed" will help alleviate restless legs syndrome. Viral image stated on October 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows "Kurdish kids" after Turkey’s invasion. Beto O'Rourke stated on October 16, 2019 in an interview: "To be clear, I’m not talking about confiscating anybody’s guns." Mark Batinick stated on October 8, 2019 in a radio interview: Says California has "30% or a third of the country’s people living at or below the poverty level."
Richard Durbin stated on October 22, 2019 in remarks at a committee hearing: Says that in Illinois, "fewer than 20% of those actually deported have been charged with any serious crime."
Facebook posts stated on October 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says that in 1770 "British parliament banned lipstick, saying it had the power to seduce men into marriage, which was classified as witchcraft."
Viral image stated on October 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Ann Landers said, "At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think. At age 60, we discover that they have not been thinking of us at all."
Glenn Kage stated on September 16, 2019 in a Missouri Times interview: "General Motors is making record profits."
Chain email stated on October 25, 2019 in a chain email: "14,000 abandoned wind turbines litter the United States."
Bernie Sanders stated on October 19, 2019 in a rally in New York City: Says Congress gave Wall Street "trillions of dollars of zero interest loans."
Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Chick-fil-A funds the National Christian Foundation, which "paid a preacher to go to Uganda and help their lawmakers" with a bill that would impose the death penalty for homosexuality.
Viral image stated on October 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said, "Make no mistake: They’re not after me. They are after you; your guns, your Christian values, your freedom. I’m just in their way."
Viral image stated on September 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: "President Trump is asking everyone to forward this email… The TRUMP Rules: Congressional Reform Act of 2017."
Matt Gaetz stated on October 21, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama put a permanent stop on this military aid to the Ukraine - he never allowed it to go."
Viral image stated on May 4, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Brooke Baldwin said, "Don’t hire veterans! They’re too damaged to be trusted with authority."
Viral image stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a man grabbing a woman’s rear while watching the Apollo 8 launch in 1968.
Viral image stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a driver and passengers wearing moose heads in a truck with a man strapped to the roof that caused 16 accidents on I-35.
Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a list of prominent Democrats have concealed their "real names" from the public.
Viral image stated on October 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Barnes & Noble and Target have the book "If You Give a Pig the White House" in their children’s sections.
Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: "The Trump family was disallowed from operating any charity in the State of New York because they stole from a kids cancer charity."
Andrew Yang stated on October 22, 2019 in an interview with The Washington Post: "I'm one of only two candidates in the field that 10% or more of Donald Trump voters say they would support in the general" election.
Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says popular food and drink items such as Kraft, Pepsi and Nestle use a flavor enhancement company that "puts aborted baby fetus cells in their food and drinks."
Jeremy Thiesfeldt stated on September 19, 2019 in a weekly radio address: "The vast majority of Wisconsin students cannot even read, write, or do math at grade level."
TJ Donovan stated on October 18, 2019 in Op-ed published in VTDigger: "Most of the requests for records possessed by the Attorney General’s Office are from private law firms and companies."
Viral image stated on October 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Trump is now suing CNN over ‘pro-impeachment bias’ and he demands a ‘substantial payment.’"
Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance: "President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region."
Association of Mature American Citizens stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook ad: AARP backed "federal funding for Planned Parenthood."
Nikki Fried stated on October 12, 2019 in a speech to the Florida Democratic Party: "Hemp has 25,000-35,000 known usages. That means it is going to be something that will replace plastics, and styrofoam and concrete."
Kirk Cox stated on October 13, 2019 in a TV ad.: "Sheila Bynum-Coleman said, ‘We need to get the police out of the schools.’"
Facebook posts stated on September 18, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says drinking a "6-ounce glass of tonic water each night before bed" will help alleviate restless legs syndrome.
Viral image stated on October 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows "Kurdish kids" after Turkey’s invasion.
Beto O'Rourke stated on October 16, 2019 in an interview: "To be clear, I’m not talking about confiscating anybody’s guns."
Mark Batinick stated on October 8, 2019 in a radio interview: Says California has "30% or a third of the country’s people living at or below the poverty level."
