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 Viral image stated on January 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Retired U.S. presidents and members of Congress collect full salaries “for life." Viral image stated on January 13, 2022 in a Facebook post: “When a person cries, if the first drop of the tears come from the right eye, it’s happiness. But when it comes from the left eye, it’s pain.” Viral image stated on January 5, 2022 in a tweet: Video shows Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer laughing at Novak Djokovic after he was stuck in an Australian airport. Viral image stated on January 11, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows China launching an “artificial sun” into space. Joe Biden stated on January 11, 2022 in a speech on voting rights in Georgia: “In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.” Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The CDC director just said that 75% of ‘Covid deaths’ occurred in people with at least four comorbidities.” Bloggers stated on January 6, 2022 in an article: "Japan drops all vaxxine mandates, places myocarditis warning on label." Jen Psaki stated on January 10, 2022 in a White House press briefing: “You are 17 times more likely to go to the hospital if you’re not vaccinated, 20 times more likely to die.” Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2022 in a post: Senior citizens qualify for a Medicare “flex card” that pays for groceries, dental costs and prescriptions. Viral image stated on January 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Steve Jobs said, “I realize that all my recognition and wealth that I have is meaningless in the face of imminent death.” Tim Baxter stated on January 4, 2022 in an ad: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “says that all young people want to be socialists.” Facebook posts stated on January 9, 2022 in a Facebook post: Washington’s State Board of Health will discuss mandatory COVID-19 quarantines and vaccine requirements for schoolchildren at a Jan. 12 meeting. Facebook posts stated on January 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was photographed at dinner with Democratic lawmakers. Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2021 in a video on Facebook: Walgreens refrigerators are scanning shoppers’ hands and foreheads for “the mark of the beast,” and that “if you don’t have the mark later on, you won’t be able to buy.” Iowa Senate Democrats stated on January 5, 2022 in a statement on Facebook: Gov. Kim Reynolds, touting $210 million for Iowa broadband, “failed to mention these are actually federal funds approved by Rep. Cindy Axne and signed into law by President Joe Biden.” Bloggers stated on December 20, 2021 in a blog post: “New Zealand okays euthanasia for COVID patients.” Donald Trump stated on January 7, 2022 in an email: Democrats “are trying to ban voter ID.” Facebook posts stated on January 9, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Clarence Thomas’s wife was one of the organizers of Jan 6th" Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Biden's CDC Director ADMITS Her Own Employees Aren't Getting Vaccinated." Viral image stated on January 9, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Barack Obama’s real father is Communist Party propagandist Frank Marshall Davis.” Facebook posts stated on December 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A tragic end today” for CNN’s Sanjay Gupta X posts stated on January 10, 2022 in a tweet: Says Bob Saget died from the COVID-19 vaccine. Beto O'Rourke stated on November 19, 2021 in a rally: "Expanding Medicaid, which if we had done at the beginning of the Abbott administration, would have brought in $100 billion to this state's economy." Dana Perino stated on January 4, 2022 in a segment: A law backed by Virginia Democrats barred local sheriffs from having military equipment that “would have come in very helpful” with the I-95 traffic jam. Dinesh D'Souza stated on January 4, 2022 in a Fox News appearance: Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women." Tom Suozzi stated on January 4, 2022 in a Tweet: Hochul is an “interim Governor.” Doug Wilder stated on January 3, 2022 in a radio interview.: “When I became mayor of the City of Richmond in 2004, the crime rate was at its highest. When I left in 2008, it was at its lowest.” Sonia Sotomayor stated on January 7, 2022 in oral arguments at the Supreme Court: “We have over 100,000 children, which we’ve never had before, in serious condition, and many on ventilators” due to the coronavirus. Erica Smith stated on December 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Corporate profit margins are at their highest point in 70 years. … They’re overcharging us for gas, medicine, and groceries, and pocketing the difference.” Rand Paul stated on January 4, 2022 in an ad: “No one has been hospitalized for” the omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Viral image stated on January 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Retired U.S. presidents and members of Congress collect full salaries “for life." Viral image stated on January 13, 2022 in a Facebook post: “When a person cries, if the first drop of the tears come from the right eye, it’s happiness. But when it comes from the left eye, it’s pain.” Viral image stated on January 5, 2022 in a tweet: Video shows Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer laughing at Novak Djokovic after he was stuck in an Australian airport. Viral image stated on January 11, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows China launching an “artificial sun” into space. Joe Biden stated on January 11, 2022 in a speech on voting rights in Georgia: “In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.” Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The CDC director just said that 75% of ‘Covid deaths’ occurred in people with at least four comorbidities.” Bloggers stated on January 6, 2022 in an article: "Japan drops all vaxxine mandates, places myocarditis warning on label." Jen Psaki stated on January 10, 2022 in a White House press briefing: “You are 17 times more likely to go to the hospital if you’re not vaccinated, 20 times more likely to die.” Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2022 in a post: Senior citizens qualify for a Medicare “flex card” that pays for groceries, dental costs and prescriptions. Viral image stated on January 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Steve Jobs said, “I realize that all my recognition and wealth that I have is meaningless in the face of imminent death.” Tim Baxter stated on January 4, 2022 in an ad: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “says that all young people want to be socialists.” Facebook posts stated on January 9, 2022 in a Facebook post: Washington’s State Board of Health will discuss mandatory COVID-19 quarantines and vaccine requirements for schoolchildren at a Jan. 12 meeting. Facebook posts stated on January 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was photographed at dinner with Democratic lawmakers. Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2021 in a video on Facebook: Walgreens refrigerators are scanning shoppers’ hands and foreheads for “the mark of the beast,” and that “if you don’t have the mark later on, you won’t be able to buy.” Iowa Senate Democrats stated on January 5, 2022 in a statement on Facebook: Gov. Kim Reynolds, touting $210 million for Iowa broadband, “failed to mention these are actually federal funds approved by Rep. Cindy Axne and signed into law by President Joe Biden.” Bloggers stated on December 20, 2021 in a blog post: “New Zealand okays euthanasia for COVID patients.” Donald Trump stated on January 7, 2022 in an email: Democrats “are trying to ban voter ID.” Facebook posts stated on January 9, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Clarence Thomas’s wife was one of the organizers of Jan 6th" Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Biden's CDC Director ADMITS Her Own Employees Aren't Getting Vaccinated." Viral image stated on January 9, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Barack Obama’s real father is Communist Party propagandist Frank Marshall Davis.” Facebook posts stated on December 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A tragic end today” for CNN’s Sanjay Gupta X posts stated on January 10, 2022 in a tweet: Says Bob Saget died from the COVID-19 vaccine. Beto O'Rourke stated on November 19, 2021 in a rally: "Expanding Medicaid, which if we had done at the beginning of the Abbott administration, would have brought in $100 billion to this state's economy." Dana Perino stated on January 4, 2022 in a segment: A law backed by Virginia Democrats barred local sheriffs from having military equipment that “would have come in very helpful” with the I-95 traffic jam. Dinesh D'Souza stated on January 4, 2022 in a Fox News appearance: Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women." Tom Suozzi stated on January 4, 2022 in a Tweet: Hochul is an “interim Governor.” Doug Wilder stated on January 3, 2022 in a radio interview.: “When I became mayor of the City of Richmond in 2004, the crime rate was at its highest. When I left in 2008, it was at its lowest.” Sonia Sotomayor stated on January 7, 2022 in oral arguments at the Supreme Court: “We have over 100,000 children, which we’ve never had before, in serious condition, and many on ventilators” due to the coronavirus. Erica Smith stated on December 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Corporate profit margins are at their highest point in 70 years. … They’re overcharging us for gas, medicine, and groceries, and pocketing the difference.” Rand Paul stated on January 4, 2022 in an ad: “No one has been hospitalized for” the omicron variant of COVID-19.
Viral image stated on January 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Retired U.S. presidents and members of Congress collect full salaries “for life."
Viral image stated on January 13, 2022 in a Facebook post: “When a person cries, if the first drop of the tears come from the right eye, it’s happiness. But when it comes from the left eye, it’s pain.”
Viral image stated on January 5, 2022 in a tweet: Video shows Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer laughing at Novak Djokovic after he was stuck in an Australian airport.
Viral image stated on January 11, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows China launching an “artificial sun” into space.
Joe Biden stated on January 11, 2022 in a speech on voting rights in Georgia: “In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.”
Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The CDC director just said that 75% of ‘Covid deaths’ occurred in people with at least four comorbidities.”
Bloggers stated on January 6, 2022 in an article: "Japan drops all vaxxine mandates, places myocarditis warning on label."
Jen Psaki stated on January 10, 2022 in a White House press briefing: “You are 17 times more likely to go to the hospital if you’re not vaccinated, 20 times more likely to die.”
Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2022 in a post: Senior citizens qualify for a Medicare “flex card” that pays for groceries, dental costs and prescriptions.
Viral image stated on January 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Steve Jobs said, “I realize that all my recognition and wealth that I have is meaningless in the face of imminent death.”
Tim Baxter stated on January 4, 2022 in an ad: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “says that all young people want to be socialists.”
Facebook posts stated on January 9, 2022 in a Facebook post: Washington’s State Board of Health will discuss mandatory COVID-19 quarantines and vaccine requirements for schoolchildren at a Jan. 12 meeting.
Facebook posts stated on January 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was photographed at dinner with Democratic lawmakers.
Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2021 in a video on Facebook: Walgreens refrigerators are scanning shoppers’ hands and foreheads for “the mark of the beast,” and that “if you don’t have the mark later on, you won’t be able to buy.”
Iowa Senate Democrats stated on January 5, 2022 in a statement on Facebook: Gov. Kim Reynolds, touting $210 million for Iowa broadband, “failed to mention these are actually federal funds approved by Rep. Cindy Axne and signed into law by President Joe Biden.”
Bloggers stated on December 20, 2021 in a blog post: “New Zealand okays euthanasia for COVID patients.”
Facebook posts stated on January 9, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Clarence Thomas’s wife was one of the organizers of Jan 6th"
Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Biden's CDC Director ADMITS Her Own Employees Aren't Getting Vaccinated."
Viral image stated on January 9, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Barack Obama’s real father is Communist Party propagandist Frank Marshall Davis.”
Facebook posts stated on December 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A tragic end today” for CNN’s Sanjay Gupta
Beto O'Rourke stated on November 19, 2021 in a rally: "Expanding Medicaid, which if we had done at the beginning of the Abbott administration, would have brought in $100 billion to this state's economy."
Dana Perino stated on January 4, 2022 in a segment: A law backed by Virginia Democrats barred local sheriffs from having military equipment that “would have come in very helpful” with the I-95 traffic jam.
Dinesh D'Souza stated on January 4, 2022 in a Fox News appearance: Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women."
Doug Wilder stated on January 3, 2022 in a radio interview.: “When I became mayor of the City of Richmond in 2004, the crime rate was at its highest. When I left in 2008, it was at its lowest.”
Sonia Sotomayor stated on January 7, 2022 in oral arguments at the Supreme Court: “We have over 100,000 children, which we’ve never had before, in serious condition, and many on ventilators” due to the coronavirus.
Erica Smith stated on December 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Corporate profit margins are at their highest point in 70 years. … They’re overcharging us for gas, medicine, and groceries, and pocketing the difference.”
Rand Paul stated on January 4, 2022 in an ad: “No one has been hospitalized for” the omicron variant of COVID-19.
