Latest Fact-checks by Amy Sherman 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 Donald Trump stated on February 8, 2026 in an interview on NBC: Crime in Minneapolis “is down 25, 30% because we’ve removed thousands of criminals from the area.” Gretchen Whitmer stated on February 2, 2026 in a Substack: Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor. Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2026 in an interview with Dan Bongino: Among Somalis in Minnesota, “92% of them don’t work.” JD Vance stated on January 22, 2026 in a press conference: "Right now we're focused on Minneapolis because that's where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated our immigration laws." Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in a speech in Davos: Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers.” Social Media stated on January 11, 2026 in social media posts: A letter sent to postal service employees about working during emergencies such as civil unrest is a sign that President Donald Trump will impose martial law. Mehmet Oz stated on January 6, 2026 in an interview on Fox News: “By federal law, if you sign someone up for Medicaid, you also give them the right to vote. … This is political patronage at the expense of Medicaid.” Donald Trump stated on January 13, 2026 in a speech in Detroit: "If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget." Pam Bondi stated on December 29, 2025 in an X post: The Justice Department has been investigating fraud in Minnesota “for months. So far, we have charged 98 individuals.” Tim Walz stated on November 30, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal. Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2025 in a Truth Social post: Voting in California is “rigged.” JB Pritzker stated on October 30, 2025 in a press conference: The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.” The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute stated on October 23, 2025 in a statement on X: An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs. JD Vance stated on October 15, 2025 in an episode of The Charlie Kirk Show: "Political violence, it's just a statistical fact that it's a bigger problem on the left.” James Clyburn stated on October 8, 2025 in an X post: “Trump’s budget called for a $300 (million) cut” to the Women, Infants and Children program. Josh Hawley stated on October 7, 2025 in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: “The FBI tapped my phone” and those of other senators. Donald Trump stated on October 5, 2025 in a statement to the media: “Portland is burning to the ground.” Dan Koh stated on September 29, 2025 in The People's Cabinet podcast: “If the government shuts down, members of Congress still get paid. The janitors never get paid.” Sean Hannity stated on September 17, 2025 in an episode of "Hannity": There was not “a single, prominent conservative voice in the country that even remotely wanted or hoped or was pushing to get Jimmy Kimmel taken off the air.” Chris Murphy stated on August 27, 2025 in an X post: Following the passage of a 2022 gun safety law, mass shootings “began to drop.” Donald Trump stated on August 25, 2025 in remarks to the media: In Washington, D.C., “We always have a murder a week.” Donald Trump stated on August 18, 2025 in remarks at the White House: With voting machines, "They say we're going to have the results in two weeks. With paper ballots, you have the results that night." Donald Trump stated on August 18, 2025 in a Truth Social post: “We are now the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting.” Ken Martin stated on August 5, 2025 in a press conference: Texas Republicans held one hearing on flood response but eight hearings on redistricting Markwayne Mullin stated on July 27, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": The Jeffrey Epstein plea agreement “was a sweetheart plea deal that was made under the Obama administration.” Donald Trump stated on July 22, 2025 in a press conference: In 2016, after Donald Trump won the presidency, then-President Barack Obama was “trying to lead a coup” with Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton. Jon Favreau stated on July 8, 2025 in Pod Save America: “ICE will now become the country’s largest federal law enforcement agency, bigger than the FBI, bigger than the DEA.” Social Media stated on July 6, 2025 in a TikTok video: The Trump administration “has defunded not only the National Weather Service but also what’s known as NOAA.” Elizabeth Warren stated on June 24, 2025 in an X post: “If every one of the 340 million people in America paid a new $35 copay to visit the doctor, that still wouldn’t be enough to cover how much Meta would get from just one tax break in Donald Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’" Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist.
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Donald Trump stated on February 8, 2026 in an interview on NBC: Crime in Minneapolis “is down 25, 30% because we’ve removed thousands of criminals from the area.” Gretchen Whitmer stated on February 2, 2026 in a Substack: Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor. Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2026 in an interview with Dan Bongino: Among Somalis in Minnesota, “92% of them don’t work.” JD Vance stated on January 22, 2026 in a press conference: "Right now we're focused on Minneapolis because that's where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated our immigration laws." Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in a speech in Davos: Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers.” Social Media stated on January 11, 2026 in social media posts: A letter sent to postal service employees about working during emergencies such as civil unrest is a sign that President Donald Trump will impose martial law. Mehmet Oz stated on January 6, 2026 in an interview on Fox News: “By federal law, if you sign someone up for Medicaid, you also give them the right to vote. … This is political patronage at the expense of Medicaid.” Donald Trump stated on January 13, 2026 in a speech in Detroit: "If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget." Pam Bondi stated on December 29, 2025 in an X post: The Justice Department has been investigating fraud in Minnesota “for months. So far, we have charged 98 individuals.” Tim Walz stated on November 30, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal. Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2025 in a Truth Social post: Voting in California is “rigged.” JB Pritzker stated on October 30, 2025 in a press conference: The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.” The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute stated on October 23, 2025 in a statement on X: An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs. JD Vance stated on October 15, 2025 in an episode of The Charlie Kirk Show: "Political violence, it's just a statistical fact that it's a bigger problem on the left.” James Clyburn stated on October 8, 2025 in an X post: “Trump’s budget called for a $300 (million) cut” to the Women, Infants and Children program. Josh Hawley stated on October 7, 2025 in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: “The FBI tapped my phone” and those of other senators. Donald Trump stated on October 5, 2025 in a statement to the media: “Portland is burning to the ground.” Dan Koh stated on September 29, 2025 in The People's Cabinet podcast: “If the government shuts down, members of Congress still get paid. The janitors never get paid.” Sean Hannity stated on September 17, 2025 in an episode of "Hannity": There was not “a single, prominent conservative voice in the country that even remotely wanted or hoped or was pushing to get Jimmy Kimmel taken off the air.” Chris Murphy stated on August 27, 2025 in an X post: Following the passage of a 2022 gun safety law, mass shootings “began to drop.” Donald Trump stated on August 25, 2025 in remarks to the media: In Washington, D.C., “We always have a murder a week.” Donald Trump stated on August 18, 2025 in remarks at the White House: With voting machines, "They say we're going to have the results in two weeks. With paper ballots, you have the results that night." Donald Trump stated on August 18, 2025 in a Truth Social post: “We are now the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting.” Ken Martin stated on August 5, 2025 in a press conference: Texas Republicans held one hearing on flood response but eight hearings on redistricting Markwayne Mullin stated on July 27, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": The Jeffrey Epstein plea agreement “was a sweetheart plea deal that was made under the Obama administration.” Donald Trump stated on July 22, 2025 in a press conference: In 2016, after Donald Trump won the presidency, then-President Barack Obama was “trying to lead a coup” with Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton. Jon Favreau stated on July 8, 2025 in Pod Save America: “ICE will now become the country’s largest federal law enforcement agency, bigger than the FBI, bigger than the DEA.” Social Media stated on July 6, 2025 in a TikTok video: The Trump administration “has defunded not only the National Weather Service but also what’s known as NOAA.” Elizabeth Warren stated on June 24, 2025 in an X post: “If every one of the 340 million people in America paid a new $35 copay to visit the doctor, that still wouldn’t be enough to cover how much Meta would get from just one tax break in Donald Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’" Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist.
Donald Trump stated on February 8, 2026 in an interview on NBC: Crime in Minneapolis “is down 25, 30% because we’ve removed thousands of criminals from the area.”
Gretchen Whitmer stated on February 2, 2026 in a Substack: Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor.
Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2026 in an interview with Dan Bongino: Among Somalis in Minnesota, “92% of them don’t work.”
JD Vance stated on January 22, 2026 in a press conference: "Right now we're focused on Minneapolis because that's where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated our immigration laws."
Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in a speech in Davos: Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers.”
Social Media stated on January 11, 2026 in social media posts: A letter sent to postal service employees about working during emergencies such as civil unrest is a sign that President Donald Trump will impose martial law.
Mehmet Oz stated on January 6, 2026 in an interview on Fox News: “By federal law, if you sign someone up for Medicaid, you also give them the right to vote. … This is political patronage at the expense of Medicaid.”
Donald Trump stated on January 13, 2026 in a speech in Detroit: "If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget."
Pam Bondi stated on December 29, 2025 in an X post: The Justice Department has been investigating fraud in Minnesota “for months. So far, we have charged 98 individuals.”
Tim Walz stated on November 30, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal.
JB Pritzker stated on October 30, 2025 in a press conference: The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.”
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute stated on October 23, 2025 in a statement on X: An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs.
JD Vance stated on October 15, 2025 in an episode of The Charlie Kirk Show: "Political violence, it's just a statistical fact that it's a bigger problem on the left.”
James Clyburn stated on October 8, 2025 in an X post: “Trump’s budget called for a $300 (million) cut” to the Women, Infants and Children program.
Josh Hawley stated on October 7, 2025 in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: “The FBI tapped my phone” and those of other senators.
Donald Trump stated on October 5, 2025 in a statement to the media: “Portland is burning to the ground.”
Dan Koh stated on September 29, 2025 in The People's Cabinet podcast: “If the government shuts down, members of Congress still get paid. The janitors never get paid.”
Sean Hannity stated on September 17, 2025 in an episode of "Hannity": There was not “a single, prominent conservative voice in the country that even remotely wanted or hoped or was pushing to get Jimmy Kimmel taken off the air.”
Chris Murphy stated on August 27, 2025 in an X post: Following the passage of a 2022 gun safety law, mass shootings “began to drop.”
Donald Trump stated on August 25, 2025 in remarks to the media: In Washington, D.C., “We always have a murder a week.”
Donald Trump stated on August 18, 2025 in remarks at the White House: With voting machines, "They say we're going to have the results in two weeks. With paper ballots, you have the results that night."
Donald Trump stated on August 18, 2025 in a Truth Social post: “We are now the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting.”
Ken Martin stated on August 5, 2025 in a press conference: Texas Republicans held one hearing on flood response but eight hearings on redistricting
Markwayne Mullin stated on July 27, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": The Jeffrey Epstein plea agreement “was a sweetheart plea deal that was made under the Obama administration.”
Donald Trump stated on July 22, 2025 in a press conference: In 2016, after Donald Trump won the presidency, then-President Barack Obama was “trying to lead a coup” with Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton.
Jon Favreau stated on July 8, 2025 in Pod Save America: “ICE will now become the country’s largest federal law enforcement agency, bigger than the FBI, bigger than the DEA.”
Social Media stated on July 6, 2025 in a TikTok video: The Trump administration “has defunded not only the National Weather Service but also what’s known as NOAA.”
Elizabeth Warren stated on June 24, 2025 in an X post: “If every one of the 340 million people in America paid a new $35 copay to visit the doctor, that still wouldn’t be enough to cover how much Meta would get from just one tax break in Donald Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’"
Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist.
