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 Sherrod Brown stated on January 8, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters: Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.” Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows man upset because he was added to the no-fly list for storming the Capitol. Kim Reynolds stated on January 7, 2021 in a news conference: Before COVID-19, “more Iowans (were) working than at any other time in our state history." Bloggers stated on January 10, 2021 in a story: "Trump signs Insurrection Act - General Flynn to be appointed vice president." Conservative Beaver stated on January 10, 2021 in an article: Says Pope Francis “was arrested Saturday in connection with an 80-count indictment of charges including possession of child pornography, human trafficking, incest, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony fraud.” Viral image stated on January 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Portland’s mayor after demonstrations there “urging him to stick to the proven Democratic Play book.” Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.” Jonathan Wichmann stated on January 8, 2021 in a YouTube post: “The DC looting was staged” by antifa Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: An image shows National Guard at the Capitol during the Black Lives Matter protests in D.C. Mitch McConnell stated on January 6, 2021 in a Senate floor speech: "This election actually was not unusually close." Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2021 in a video: 32,000 votes for David Perdue “disappeared” during the Georgia Senate runoff election. Josh Hawley stated on January 6, 2021 in a U.S. Senate speech: “Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.” Josh Hawley stated on January 4, 2021 in a tweet: Says activists threatened his family and “screamed threats, vandalized, and tried to pound open our door.” Joe Biden stated on January 7, 2021 in a speech: In more than 60 cases, judges “looked at the allegations that Trump was making and determined they were without any merit.” Viral image stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: A CNN chyron said, “Antifa has just taken responsibility for storming Capital Hill.” Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Mike Pence was arrested. Viral image stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The FBI just confirmed that it was ANTIFA, not Trump supporters, who breached the Capitol.” Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Simpsons predicted the Capitol riots Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Kamala Harris is planning to use the 25th Amendment against Joe Biden and appoint Mike Pence as her vice president. Ken Paxton stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: Says that “those who stormed the capitol yesterday were not Trump supporters. They have been confirmed to be Antifa.” Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police. Instagram posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: The storming of the Capitol was staged. Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Quotes show Democrats supported riots “when BLM was BURNING down cities and killing people in the streets!” Mo Brooks stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: “Evidence growing that fascist ANTIFA orchestrated Capitol attack with clever mob control tactics.” Viral image stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows police removing disabled protesters from the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Voting machines didn’t work in heavily GOP areas for the Georgia runoff elections, leaving some voters unable to cast ballots. Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: A facial recognition firm “confirmed antifa infiltrated the Trump rally in D.C.” Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a horned fur cap is an “Antifa thug.” Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Georgia and Kansas Capitol buildings have been stormed by protesters.” Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2021 in a speech on the Ellipse outside the White House: "We won. We won in a landslide. This was a landslide.”
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Sherrod Brown stated on January 8, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters: Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.” Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows man upset because he was added to the no-fly list for storming the Capitol. Kim Reynolds stated on January 7, 2021 in a news conference: Before COVID-19, “more Iowans (were) working than at any other time in our state history." Bloggers stated on January 10, 2021 in a story: "Trump signs Insurrection Act - General Flynn to be appointed vice president." Conservative Beaver stated on January 10, 2021 in an article: Says Pope Francis “was arrested Saturday in connection with an 80-count indictment of charges including possession of child pornography, human trafficking, incest, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony fraud.” Viral image stated on January 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Portland’s mayor after demonstrations there “urging him to stick to the proven Democratic Play book.” Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.” Jonathan Wichmann stated on January 8, 2021 in a YouTube post: “The DC looting was staged” by antifa Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: An image shows National Guard at the Capitol during the Black Lives Matter protests in D.C. Mitch McConnell stated on January 6, 2021 in a Senate floor speech: "This election actually was not unusually close." Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2021 in a video: 32,000 votes for David Perdue “disappeared” during the Georgia Senate runoff election. Josh Hawley stated on January 6, 2021 in a U.S. Senate speech: “Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.” Josh Hawley stated on January 4, 2021 in a tweet: Says activists threatened his family and “screamed threats, vandalized, and tried to pound open our door.” Joe Biden stated on January 7, 2021 in a speech: In more than 60 cases, judges “looked at the allegations that Trump was making and determined they were without any merit.” Viral image stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: A CNN chyron said, “Antifa has just taken responsibility for storming Capital Hill.” Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Mike Pence was arrested. Viral image stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The FBI just confirmed that it was ANTIFA, not Trump supporters, who breached the Capitol.” Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Simpsons predicted the Capitol riots Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Kamala Harris is planning to use the 25th Amendment against Joe Biden and appoint Mike Pence as her vice president. Ken Paxton stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: Says that “those who stormed the capitol yesterday were not Trump supporters. They have been confirmed to be Antifa.” Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police. Instagram posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: The storming of the Capitol was staged. Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Quotes show Democrats supported riots “when BLM was BURNING down cities and killing people in the streets!” Mo Brooks stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: “Evidence growing that fascist ANTIFA orchestrated Capitol attack with clever mob control tactics.” Viral image stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows police removing disabled protesters from the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Voting machines didn’t work in heavily GOP areas for the Georgia runoff elections, leaving some voters unable to cast ballots. Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: A facial recognition firm “confirmed antifa infiltrated the Trump rally in D.C.” Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a horned fur cap is an “Antifa thug.” Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Georgia and Kansas Capitol buildings have been stormed by protesters.” Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2021 in a speech on the Ellipse outside the White House: "We won. We won in a landslide. This was a landslide.”
Sherrod Brown stated on January 8, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters: Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.”
Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows man upset because he was added to the no-fly list for storming the Capitol.
Kim Reynolds stated on January 7, 2021 in a news conference: Before COVID-19, “more Iowans (were) working than at any other time in our state history."
Bloggers stated on January 10, 2021 in a story: "Trump signs Insurrection Act - General Flynn to be appointed vice president."
Conservative Beaver stated on January 10, 2021 in an article: Says Pope Francis “was arrested Saturday in connection with an 80-count indictment of charges including possession of child pornography, human trafficking, incest, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony fraud.”
Viral image stated on January 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Portland’s mayor after demonstrations there “urging him to stick to the proven Democratic Play book.”
Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.”
Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: An image shows National Guard at the Capitol during the Black Lives Matter protests in D.C.
Mitch McConnell stated on January 6, 2021 in a Senate floor speech: "This election actually was not unusually close."
Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2021 in a video: 32,000 votes for David Perdue “disappeared” during the Georgia Senate runoff election.
Josh Hawley stated on January 6, 2021 in a U.S. Senate speech: “Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.”
Josh Hawley stated on January 4, 2021 in a tweet: Says activists threatened his family and “screamed threats, vandalized, and tried to pound open our door.”
Joe Biden stated on January 7, 2021 in a speech: In more than 60 cases, judges “looked at the allegations that Trump was making and determined they were without any merit.”
Viral image stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: A CNN chyron said, “Antifa has just taken responsibility for storming Capital Hill.”
Viral image stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The FBI just confirmed that it was ANTIFA, not Trump supporters, who breached the Capitol.”
Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Simpsons predicted the Capitol riots
Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Kamala Harris is planning to use the 25th Amendment against Joe Biden and appoint Mike Pence as her vice president.
Ken Paxton stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: Says that “those who stormed the capitol yesterday were not Trump supporters. They have been confirmed to be Antifa.”
Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police.
Instagram posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: The storming of the Capitol was staged.
Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Quotes show Democrats supported riots “when BLM was BURNING down cities and killing people in the streets!”
Mo Brooks stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: “Evidence growing that fascist ANTIFA orchestrated Capitol attack with clever mob control tactics.”
Viral image stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows police removing disabled protesters from the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Voting machines didn’t work in heavily GOP areas for the Georgia runoff elections, leaving some voters unable to cast ballots.
Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: A facial recognition firm “confirmed antifa infiltrated the Trump rally in D.C.”
Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a horned fur cap is an “Antifa thug.”
Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Georgia and Kansas Capitol buildings have been stormed by protesters.”
Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2021 in a speech on the Ellipse outside the White House: "We won. We won in a landslide. This was a landslide.”
