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 Mike Pence stated on March 3, 2021 in Daily Signal op ed: The voting bill known as H.R. 1 would mean “that millions of illegal immigrants are quickly registered to vote." Elise Stefanik stated on March 3, 2021 in a tweet: H.R. 1 would “prevent removal of ineligible voters from registration rolls.” Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2021 in a speech at CPAC: HR 1 “automatically registers every welfare recipient to vote.” Ronna McDaniel stated on February 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says the American Civil Liberties Union opposes H.R. 1 on grounds that “it threatens our freedom of speech.” Act for America stated on February 23, 2021 in an online post: HR 1 will allow members of Congress to draw a second salary “worth an estimated $600,000 per year!” Joe Biden stated on February 19, 2021 in a speech: “The vast majority of the American people” support Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan, “including a majority of Republicans.” Beto O'Rourke stated on February 16, 2021 in a tweet: “Energy experts and State House Dems, among others, were warning of this (the Texas power blackout) for years.” Joe Biden stated on February 5, 2021 in an interview on CBS: “If you're making less than $15 an hour, you're living below the poverty wage.” Richard Durbin stated on February 4, 2021 in a Senate speech: “More than 200,000 DACA recipients are essential infrastructure workers” including “41,700 DACA recipients in the healthcare industry” Ron Klain stated on January 24, 2021 in an interview on Meet the Press: "The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House." Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2021 in a headline: “Inauguration Cancelled, Trump Remains in Office.” Devin Nunes stated on January 10, 2021 in an interview on Fox: “Republicans have no way to communicate” after tech companies cut off Parler. 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.” 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.” Facebook posts stated on December 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: "‘Simple math’ shows Biden claims 13 million more votes than there were eligible voters who voted in 2020 election.” Facebook posts stated on December 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: President Donald Trump will hold his inauguration for a second term at Mar-a-Lago Donald Trump stated on December 9, 2020 in a tweet: “No candidate has ever won both Florida and Ohio and lost.” Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: “No state in the country verifies United States citizenship as a condition for voting in federal elections.” Facebook posts stated on December 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: A Dominion representative in Gwinnett County improperly downloaded election data to “manipulate the data.” Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2020 in a press conference: “The states that are locked down are increasing at twice the rate we are” in Florida Joe Biden stated on November 18, 2020 in a roundtable with healthcare workers: The law governing the transition of presidential power “doesn’t require there to be an absolute winner. It says the ‘apparent' winner.” Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Sen. Kelly Loeffler said on Parler that “Black people shouldn’t be allowed to vote.” Donald Trump stated on November 5, 2020 in a White House speech: “If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “118-year-old William Bradley voted via an absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan this year. William died in 1984. They’re trying to steal this election.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Detroit has “2,503 dead people registered” including “one voter born in 1823.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Now that it’s even, Nevada decides to stop counting and is now not going to count anything until TOMORROW! What?!” Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: An image shows “what appears to be an official ballot box being taken away from a polling location by an unidentified civilian.” Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump supporters are blocking access to polling sites at Clifton City Hall, New Jersey.” Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2020 in a TV ad: “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ government-run health care plan… could lead to hospitals being closed, put Medicare coverage at risk, and give benefits to illegal immigrants.” Facebook posts stated on October 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Miami-Dade reporting 23% of early ballots being rejected for missing signatures.”
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Mike Pence stated on March 3, 2021 in Daily Signal op ed: The voting bill known as H.R. 1 would mean “that millions of illegal immigrants are quickly registered to vote." Elise Stefanik stated on March 3, 2021 in a tweet: H.R. 1 would “prevent removal of ineligible voters from registration rolls.” Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2021 in a speech at CPAC: HR 1 “automatically registers every welfare recipient to vote.” Ronna McDaniel stated on February 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says the American Civil Liberties Union opposes H.R. 1 on grounds that “it threatens our freedom of speech.” Act for America stated on February 23, 2021 in an online post: HR 1 will allow members of Congress to draw a second salary “worth an estimated $600,000 per year!” Joe Biden stated on February 19, 2021 in a speech: “The vast majority of the American people” support Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan, “including a majority of Republicans.” Beto O'Rourke stated on February 16, 2021 in a tweet: “Energy experts and State House Dems, among others, were warning of this (the Texas power blackout) for years.” Joe Biden stated on February 5, 2021 in an interview on CBS: “If you're making less than $15 an hour, you're living below the poverty wage.” Richard Durbin stated on February 4, 2021 in a Senate speech: “More than 200,000 DACA recipients are essential infrastructure workers” including “41,700 DACA recipients in the healthcare industry” Ron Klain stated on January 24, 2021 in an interview on Meet the Press: "The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House." Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2021 in a headline: “Inauguration Cancelled, Trump Remains in Office.” Devin Nunes stated on January 10, 2021 in an interview on Fox: “Republicans have no way to communicate” after tech companies cut off Parler. 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.” 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.” Facebook posts stated on December 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: "‘Simple math’ shows Biden claims 13 million more votes than there were eligible voters who voted in 2020 election.” Facebook posts stated on December 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: President Donald Trump will hold his inauguration for a second term at Mar-a-Lago Donald Trump stated on December 9, 2020 in a tweet: “No candidate has ever won both Florida and Ohio and lost.” Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: “No state in the country verifies United States citizenship as a condition for voting in federal elections.” Facebook posts stated on December 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: A Dominion representative in Gwinnett County improperly downloaded election data to “manipulate the data.” Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2020 in a press conference: “The states that are locked down are increasing at twice the rate we are” in Florida Joe Biden stated on November 18, 2020 in a roundtable with healthcare workers: The law governing the transition of presidential power “doesn’t require there to be an absolute winner. It says the ‘apparent' winner.” Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Sen. Kelly Loeffler said on Parler that “Black people shouldn’t be allowed to vote.” Donald Trump stated on November 5, 2020 in a White House speech: “If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “118-year-old William Bradley voted via an absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan this year. William died in 1984. They’re trying to steal this election.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Detroit has “2,503 dead people registered” including “one voter born in 1823.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Now that it’s even, Nevada decides to stop counting and is now not going to count anything until TOMORROW! What?!” Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: An image shows “what appears to be an official ballot box being taken away from a polling location by an unidentified civilian.” Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump supporters are blocking access to polling sites at Clifton City Hall, New Jersey.” Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2020 in a TV ad: “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ government-run health care plan… could lead to hospitals being closed, put Medicare coverage at risk, and give benefits to illegal immigrants.” Facebook posts stated on October 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Miami-Dade reporting 23% of early ballots being rejected for missing signatures.”
Mike Pence stated on March 3, 2021 in Daily Signal op ed: The voting bill known as H.R. 1 would mean “that millions of illegal immigrants are quickly registered to vote."
Elise Stefanik stated on March 3, 2021 in a tweet: H.R. 1 would “prevent removal of ineligible voters from registration rolls.”
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2021 in a speech at CPAC: HR 1 “automatically registers every welfare recipient to vote.”
Ronna McDaniel stated on February 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says the American Civil Liberties Union opposes H.R. 1 on grounds that “it threatens our freedom of speech.”
Act for America stated on February 23, 2021 in an online post: HR 1 will allow members of Congress to draw a second salary “worth an estimated $600,000 per year!”
Joe Biden stated on February 19, 2021 in a speech: “The vast majority of the American people” support Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan, “including a majority of Republicans.”
Beto O'Rourke stated on February 16, 2021 in a tweet: “Energy experts and State House Dems, among others, were warning of this (the Texas power blackout) for years.”
Joe Biden stated on February 5, 2021 in an interview on CBS: “If you're making less than $15 an hour, you're living below the poverty wage.”
Richard Durbin stated on February 4, 2021 in a Senate speech: “More than 200,000 DACA recipients are essential infrastructure workers” including “41,700 DACA recipients in the healthcare industry”
Ron Klain stated on January 24, 2021 in an interview on Meet the Press: "The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House."
Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2021 in a headline: “Inauguration Cancelled, Trump Remains in Office.”
Devin Nunes stated on January 10, 2021 in an interview on Fox: “Republicans have no way to communicate” after tech companies cut off Parler.
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.”
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.”
Facebook posts stated on December 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: "‘Simple math’ shows Biden claims 13 million more votes than there were eligible voters who voted in 2020 election.”
Facebook posts stated on December 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: President Donald Trump will hold his inauguration for a second term at Mar-a-Lago
Donald Trump stated on December 9, 2020 in a tweet: “No candidate has ever won both Florida and Ohio and lost.”
Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: “No state in the country verifies United States citizenship as a condition for voting in federal elections.”
Facebook posts stated on December 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: A Dominion representative in Gwinnett County improperly downloaded election data to “manipulate the data.”
Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2020 in a press conference: “The states that are locked down are increasing at twice the rate we are” in Florida
Joe Biden stated on November 18, 2020 in a roundtable with healthcare workers: The law governing the transition of presidential power “doesn’t require there to be an absolute winner. It says the ‘apparent' winner.”
Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Sen. Kelly Loeffler said on Parler that “Black people shouldn’t be allowed to vote.”
Donald Trump stated on November 5, 2020 in a White House speech: “If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us.”
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “118-year-old William Bradley voted via an absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan this year. William died in 1984. They’re trying to steal this election.”
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Detroit has “2,503 dead people registered” including “one voter born in 1823.”
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Now that it’s even, Nevada decides to stop counting and is now not going to count anything until TOMORROW! What?!”
Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: An image shows “what appears to be an official ballot box being taken away from a polling location by an unidentified civilian.”
Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump supporters are blocking access to polling sites at Clifton City Hall, New Jersey.”
Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2020 in a TV ad: “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ government-run health care plan… could lead to hospitals being closed, put Medicare coverage at risk, and give benefits to illegal immigrants.”
Facebook posts stated on October 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Miami-Dade reporting 23% of early ballots being rejected for missing signatures.”
