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 Patrick Morrisey stated on August 21, 2018 in a Donald Trump rally in Charleston, W.Va.: Says Joe Manchin "strongly supported and voted for Hillary Clinton after she said, ‘We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of work.’" Steve Chabot stated on September 6, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Aftab Pureval is "lying" about his office’s "$400,000 projected deficit." Donald Trump stated on September 11, 2018 in press conference: "Puerto Rico’s electric grid and their electric generating plant was dead before the storms ever hit. It was in very bad shape. It was in bankruptcy. It had no money. It was largely -- you know, it was largely closed." Jeff Merkley stated on September 11, 2018 in an MSNBC interview: Says the Trump administration transferred $10 million from FEMA to ICE. Scott Walker stated on September 5, 2018 in a TV ad: "A teacher watched hard-core pornography in his classroom," along with other inappropriate behavior, but Tony Evers didn't revoke the teacher's license and "the teacher is still in the classroom." Tammy Baldwin stated on August 5, 2018 in an interview: On considering U.S. Supreme Court nominees. One Nation PAC stated on August 31, 2018 in a digital ad: Says Joe Donnelly "voted to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants, including criminals, drunk drivers, domestic violence, and worse." Bloggers stated on September 7, 2018 in in a blog post: "White House ‘Resistance’ mole a fake – NY Times admits they were trolled" Florida Democratic Party stated on September 5, 2018 in a tweet: "Nearly 7 million Floridians have pre-existing conditions — but Rick Scott and Florida Republicans wants to take away their health care coverage by ending the Affordable Care Act." Aftab Pureval stated on August 28, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Steve Chabot "voted to strip insurance protections for pre-existing conditions." Gavin Newsom stated on August 17, 2018 in a TV interview: Says John Cox "parroted, parroted Trump — almost verbatim — on the children’s separation issues at the border." Joe Scarborough stated on September 11, 2018 in a newspaper column: "President Trump’s Republican Party will create more debt in one year than was generated in the first 200 years of America’s existence." Bloggers stated on September 7, 2018 in a blog post: Says Beto O’Rourke's campaign "told Texas VFW to remove their American flag" because O'Rourke has "an aversion to the American flag and symbols of patriotism." AFSCME People stated on September 5, 2018 in an ad: Says Mike DeWine took $40,000 from ECOT and "did nothing while the online for-profit school lied about enrollment and took millions meant for our kids." A Stronger Wisconsin stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When two judges said it was illegal to fire a teacher" who viewed pornography at school, "Tony Evers worked with Republicans and Democrats and changed the law." Ron DeSantis stated on September 2, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement." Mark Meadows stated on August 31, 2018: "Bruce Ohr's wife, Nellie Ohr, worked for Fusion GPS – which was the firm hired by the Clinton campaign to write the dossier. Bruce Ohr gave the dossier to the FBI. The FBI then used the same dossier to spy on the Trump campaign." Corey Stewart stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate.: "It is only under President Trump that we have become the largest producer of oil and gas resources." Kamala Harris stated on September 7, 2018 in a tweet: Says at his confirmation hearing Brett Kavanaugh said birth control methods could be considered "abortion-inducing drugs." Bloggers stated on September 1, 2018 in in a blog post: "Miami Dolphins fire 2 kneeling players before pre-season kickoff." Congressional Leadership Fund stated on August 17, 2018 in A campaign ad: Says Joe Radinovich "was cited 30 times for not paying court fines." Martha McSally stated on August 23, 2018 in a campaign ad: "While we were in harm’s way in uniform, Kyrsten Sinema was protesting us in a pink tutu and denigrating our service." Bruce Rauner stated on August 22, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every state that has put in a graduated income tax, the middle class always pays more." Vicky Hartzler stated on August 14, 2018 in a tweet: Current school lunch requirements "cause large amounts of food waste and diminished use of school lunches!" Michael Lee stated on August 28, 2018 in Tweet: Teacher pay has increased under Republican leadership every year for the past 5 years. In fact, even according to the national teacher's unions own rankings, NC ranked number 2 in the U.S. for fastest rising teacher pay 2016-2017. Ken Paxton stated on August 26, 2018 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides." Fight for the Future stated on August 28, 2018 in in a tweet: "We saw the true danger of the FCC's net neutrality repeal when Verizon was caught throttling California fire fighters." Donald Trump stated on September 6, 2018 in a rally in Billings, Mont.: "When Abraham Lincoln made the Gettysburg Address speech, the great speech, do you know he was ridiculed? He was ridiculed." Greg Abbott stated on August 30, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Texas "high school graduation rates are at all-time highs." Katie Porter stated on September 5, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says "Mimi Walters raised taxes on middle-class Californians."
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Patrick Morrisey stated on August 21, 2018 in a Donald Trump rally in Charleston, W.Va.: Says Joe Manchin "strongly supported and voted for Hillary Clinton after she said, ‘We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of work.’" Steve Chabot stated on September 6, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Aftab Pureval is "lying" about his office’s "$400,000 projected deficit." Donald Trump stated on September 11, 2018 in press conference: "Puerto Rico’s electric grid and their electric generating plant was dead before the storms ever hit. It was in very bad shape. It was in bankruptcy. It had no money. It was largely -- you know, it was largely closed." Jeff Merkley stated on September 11, 2018 in an MSNBC interview: Says the Trump administration transferred $10 million from FEMA to ICE. Scott Walker stated on September 5, 2018 in a TV ad: "A teacher watched hard-core pornography in his classroom," along with other inappropriate behavior, but Tony Evers didn't revoke the teacher's license and "the teacher is still in the classroom." Tammy Baldwin stated on August 5, 2018 in an interview: On considering U.S. Supreme Court nominees. One Nation PAC stated on August 31, 2018 in a digital ad: Says Joe Donnelly "voted to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants, including criminals, drunk drivers, domestic violence, and worse." Bloggers stated on September 7, 2018 in in a blog post: "White House ‘Resistance’ mole a fake – NY Times admits they were trolled" Florida Democratic Party stated on September 5, 2018 in a tweet: "Nearly 7 million Floridians have pre-existing conditions — but Rick Scott and Florida Republicans wants to take away their health care coverage by ending the Affordable Care Act." Aftab Pureval stated on August 28, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Steve Chabot "voted to strip insurance protections for pre-existing conditions." Gavin Newsom stated on August 17, 2018 in a TV interview: Says John Cox "parroted, parroted Trump — almost verbatim — on the children’s separation issues at the border." Joe Scarborough stated on September 11, 2018 in a newspaper column: "President Trump’s Republican Party will create more debt in one year than was generated in the first 200 years of America’s existence." Bloggers stated on September 7, 2018 in a blog post: Says Beto O’Rourke's campaign "told Texas VFW to remove their American flag" because O'Rourke has "an aversion to the American flag and symbols of patriotism." AFSCME People stated on September 5, 2018 in an ad: Says Mike DeWine took $40,000 from ECOT and "did nothing while the online for-profit school lied about enrollment and took millions meant for our kids." A Stronger Wisconsin stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When two judges said it was illegal to fire a teacher" who viewed pornography at school, "Tony Evers worked with Republicans and Democrats and changed the law." Ron DeSantis stated on September 2, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement." Mark Meadows stated on August 31, 2018: "Bruce Ohr's wife, Nellie Ohr, worked for Fusion GPS – which was the firm hired by the Clinton campaign to write the dossier. Bruce Ohr gave the dossier to the FBI. The FBI then used the same dossier to spy on the Trump campaign." Corey Stewart stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate.: "It is only under President Trump that we have become the largest producer of oil and gas resources." Kamala Harris stated on September 7, 2018 in a tweet: Says at his confirmation hearing Brett Kavanaugh said birth control methods could be considered "abortion-inducing drugs." Bloggers stated on September 1, 2018 in in a blog post: "Miami Dolphins fire 2 kneeling players before pre-season kickoff." Congressional Leadership Fund stated on August 17, 2018 in A campaign ad: Says Joe Radinovich "was cited 30 times for not paying court fines." Martha McSally stated on August 23, 2018 in a campaign ad: "While we were in harm’s way in uniform, Kyrsten Sinema was protesting us in a pink tutu and denigrating our service." Bruce Rauner stated on August 22, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every state that has put in a graduated income tax, the middle class always pays more." Vicky Hartzler stated on August 14, 2018 in a tweet: Current school lunch requirements "cause large amounts of food waste and diminished use of school lunches!" Michael Lee stated on August 28, 2018 in Tweet: Teacher pay has increased under Republican leadership every year for the past 5 years. In fact, even according to the national teacher's unions own rankings, NC ranked number 2 in the U.S. for fastest rising teacher pay 2016-2017. Ken Paxton stated on August 26, 2018 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides." Fight for the Future stated on August 28, 2018 in in a tweet: "We saw the true danger of the FCC's net neutrality repeal when Verizon was caught throttling California fire fighters." Donald Trump stated on September 6, 2018 in a rally in Billings, Mont.: "When Abraham Lincoln made the Gettysburg Address speech, the great speech, do you know he was ridiculed? He was ridiculed." Greg Abbott stated on August 30, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Texas "high school graduation rates are at all-time highs." Katie Porter stated on September 5, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says "Mimi Walters raised taxes on middle-class Californians."
Patrick Morrisey stated on August 21, 2018 in a Donald Trump rally in Charleston, W.Va.: Says Joe Manchin "strongly supported and voted for Hillary Clinton after she said, ‘We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of work.’"
Steve Chabot stated on September 6, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Aftab Pureval is "lying" about his office’s "$400,000 projected deficit."
Donald Trump stated on September 11, 2018 in press conference: "Puerto Rico’s electric grid and their electric generating plant was dead before the storms ever hit. It was in very bad shape. It was in bankruptcy. It had no money. It was largely -- you know, it was largely closed."
Jeff Merkley stated on September 11, 2018 in an MSNBC interview: Says the Trump administration transferred $10 million from FEMA to ICE.
Scott Walker stated on September 5, 2018 in a TV ad: "A teacher watched hard-core pornography in his classroom," along with other inappropriate behavior, but Tony Evers didn't revoke the teacher's license and "the teacher is still in the classroom."
One Nation PAC stated on August 31, 2018 in a digital ad: Says Joe Donnelly "voted to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants, including criminals, drunk drivers, domestic violence, and worse."
Bloggers stated on September 7, 2018 in in a blog post: "White House ‘Resistance’ mole a fake – NY Times admits they were trolled"
Florida Democratic Party stated on September 5, 2018 in a tweet: "Nearly 7 million Floridians have pre-existing conditions — but Rick Scott and Florida Republicans wants to take away their health care coverage by ending the Affordable Care Act."
Aftab Pureval stated on August 28, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Steve Chabot "voted to strip insurance protections for pre-existing conditions."
Gavin Newsom stated on August 17, 2018 in a TV interview: Says John Cox "parroted, parroted Trump — almost verbatim — on the children’s separation issues at the border."
Joe Scarborough stated on September 11, 2018 in a newspaper column: "President Trump’s Republican Party will create more debt in one year than was generated in the first 200 years of America’s existence."
Bloggers stated on September 7, 2018 in a blog post: Says Beto O’Rourke's campaign "told Texas VFW to remove their American flag" because O'Rourke has "an aversion to the American flag and symbols of patriotism."
AFSCME People stated on September 5, 2018 in an ad: Says Mike DeWine took $40,000 from ECOT and "did nothing while the online for-profit school lied about enrollment and took millions meant for our kids."
A Stronger Wisconsin stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When two judges said it was illegal to fire a teacher" who viewed pornography at school, "Tony Evers worked with Republicans and Democrats and changed the law."
Ron DeSantis stated on September 2, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement."
Mark Meadows stated on August 31, 2018: "Bruce Ohr's wife, Nellie Ohr, worked for Fusion GPS – which was the firm hired by the Clinton campaign to write the dossier. Bruce Ohr gave the dossier to the FBI. The FBI then used the same dossier to spy on the Trump campaign."
Corey Stewart stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate.: "It is only under President Trump that we have become the largest producer of oil and gas resources."
Kamala Harris stated on September 7, 2018 in a tweet: Says at his confirmation hearing Brett Kavanaugh said birth control methods could be considered "abortion-inducing drugs."
Bloggers stated on September 1, 2018 in in a blog post: "Miami Dolphins fire 2 kneeling players before pre-season kickoff."
Congressional Leadership Fund stated on August 17, 2018 in A campaign ad: Says Joe Radinovich "was cited 30 times for not paying court fines."
Martha McSally stated on August 23, 2018 in a campaign ad: "While we were in harm’s way in uniform, Kyrsten Sinema was protesting us in a pink tutu and denigrating our service."
Bruce Rauner stated on August 22, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every state that has put in a graduated income tax, the middle class always pays more."
Vicky Hartzler stated on August 14, 2018 in a tweet: Current school lunch requirements "cause large amounts of food waste and diminished use of school lunches!"
Michael Lee stated on August 28, 2018 in Tweet: Teacher pay has increased under Republican leadership every year for the past 5 years. In fact, even according to the national teacher's unions own rankings, NC ranked number 2 in the U.S. for fastest rising teacher pay 2016-2017.
Ken Paxton stated on August 26, 2018 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides."
Fight for the Future stated on August 28, 2018 in in a tweet: "We saw the true danger of the FCC's net neutrality repeal when Verizon was caught throttling California fire fighters."
Donald Trump stated on September 6, 2018 in a rally in Billings, Mont.: "When Abraham Lincoln made the Gettysburg Address speech, the great speech, do you know he was ridiculed? He was ridiculed."
Greg Abbott stated on August 30, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Texas "high school graduation rates are at all-time highs."
Katie Porter stated on September 5, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says "Mimi Walters raised taxes on middle-class Californians."
