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 Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jill Biden said, “all Americans will be required to learn Spanish when we win” Mike Pence stated on August 26, 2020 in his speech at the Republican National Convention: “President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America in both political parties.” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in comments in Scranton, Pa.: “So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.” Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden “a racist” during a Democratic presidential debate. Social Security Works stated on August 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Donald Trump says he will ‘terminate’ Social Security if re-elected." Joe Biden stated on August 6, 2020 in an interview with journalism associations: “If the vaccine came out tomorrow, how in the heck would we get it to people? There is no game plan.” Casey Askar stated on July 21, 2020 in in an ad: “When Byron Donalds wanted a state job, he lied, claiming he wasn’t a felon despite convictions for drugs and felony theft.” Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2020 in a Fox and Friends interview: Children are “almost immune from this disease.” Donald Trump stated on July 30, 2020 in a press conference: Absentee voting is different from mail-in voting and has more protections against fraud. Ron DeSantis stated on June 26, 2020 in a press conference: "I would do press events in May, I would never be asked about coronavirus.'' Rick Scott stated on June 28, 2020 in an interview: Says “Joe Biden supported the Castro regime and meeting with Maduro.” Dane Eagle stated on June 22, 2020 in a social media ad: Antifa “are killing our police. Looting our businesses. Assaulting the elderly and burning our churches.” Facebook posts stated on June 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: A white armed-robbery suspect was sentenced to two years in jail while a black armed-robbery suspect was sentenced to 26 years in prison by the same Florida judge. Facebook posts stated on June 9, 2020 in Facebook videos: Videos show President Donald Trump saying “I can’t breathe.” J. Christian Adams stated on June 3, 2020 in a House judiciary hearing: In voting by mail, “hundreds of thousands of ballots have been rejected for defects and millions more end up missing or in landfills.” Facebook posts stated on May 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “According to the CDC, so far this year, Florida has had 1,762 deaths from COVID-19 and 5,185 from pneumonia. Average pneumonia deaths in Florida from 2013-2018 for the same time period are 918.” Joe Biden stated on May 22, 2020 in an interview on The Breakfast Club radio show: “The NAACP has endorsed me every time I've run.” Facebook posts stated on May 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Texas and Florida have a “balanced budget” while California is “in debt $54 billion and New York is “in debt $6.1 billion.” Amy Klobuchar stated on May 16, 2020 in a tweet: “80% of the people” want the option of vote by mail Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2020 in a tweet: “Rogue” Michigan official sent absentee ballots to 7.7 million people “illegally and without authorization” ahead of the primaries and general election. Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a headline in a Facebook post: “Beachgoers trash Florida beaches with 13,000 pounds of litter after beaches reopen.” Republican National Committee stated on May 8, 2020 in a video: Says Joe Biden said voting by mail is a way to “fundamentally change this country,” contradicting past statements by Barack Obama and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Facebook posts stated on May 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC has recommended mail in voting. That’s what this whole pandemic is about: the election!” Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp “mandates restaurants reopen” Donald Trump stated on May 5, 2020 in an interview on ABC: Models projecting COVID-19 deaths “are talking about without mitigation.” Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The flu killed 80,000 people in the U.S. last year” Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Pelosi was in (Wuhan) China 6 days after the impeachment HOAX failed.” Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: Mosquitoes can transfer COVID-19 “from person to person” Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: During the 1918 flu pandemic, San Francisco residents formed the “Anti-Mask League.” San Francisco “was ultimately one of the cities that suffered the most with a high death rate.” Marco Rubio stated on April 20, 2020 in a New York Times op-ed: “Face masks being manufactured in China, for example, went to domestic consumption and their own fight against the virus” while the U.S. was “largely unable to import supplies from China.”
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Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jill Biden said, “all Americans will be required to learn Spanish when we win” Mike Pence stated on August 26, 2020 in his speech at the Republican National Convention: “President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America in both political parties.” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in comments in Scranton, Pa.: “So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.” Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden “a racist” during a Democratic presidential debate. Social Security Works stated on August 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Donald Trump says he will ‘terminate’ Social Security if re-elected." Joe Biden stated on August 6, 2020 in an interview with journalism associations: “If the vaccine came out tomorrow, how in the heck would we get it to people? There is no game plan.” Casey Askar stated on July 21, 2020 in in an ad: “When Byron Donalds wanted a state job, he lied, claiming he wasn’t a felon despite convictions for drugs and felony theft.” Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2020 in a Fox and Friends interview: Children are “almost immune from this disease.” Donald Trump stated on July 30, 2020 in a press conference: Absentee voting is different from mail-in voting and has more protections against fraud. Ron DeSantis stated on June 26, 2020 in a press conference: "I would do press events in May, I would never be asked about coronavirus.'' Rick Scott stated on June 28, 2020 in an interview: Says “Joe Biden supported the Castro regime and meeting with Maduro.” Dane Eagle stated on June 22, 2020 in a social media ad: Antifa “are killing our police. Looting our businesses. Assaulting the elderly and burning our churches.” Facebook posts stated on June 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: A white armed-robbery suspect was sentenced to two years in jail while a black armed-robbery suspect was sentenced to 26 years in prison by the same Florida judge. Facebook posts stated on June 9, 2020 in Facebook videos: Videos show President Donald Trump saying “I can’t breathe.” J. Christian Adams stated on June 3, 2020 in a House judiciary hearing: In voting by mail, “hundreds of thousands of ballots have been rejected for defects and millions more end up missing or in landfills.” Facebook posts stated on May 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “According to the CDC, so far this year, Florida has had 1,762 deaths from COVID-19 and 5,185 from pneumonia. Average pneumonia deaths in Florida from 2013-2018 for the same time period are 918.” Joe Biden stated on May 22, 2020 in an interview on The Breakfast Club radio show: “The NAACP has endorsed me every time I've run.” Facebook posts stated on May 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Texas and Florida have a “balanced budget” while California is “in debt $54 billion and New York is “in debt $6.1 billion.” Amy Klobuchar stated on May 16, 2020 in a tweet: “80% of the people” want the option of vote by mail Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2020 in a tweet: “Rogue” Michigan official sent absentee ballots to 7.7 million people “illegally and without authorization” ahead of the primaries and general election. Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a headline in a Facebook post: “Beachgoers trash Florida beaches with 13,000 pounds of litter after beaches reopen.” Republican National Committee stated on May 8, 2020 in a video: Says Joe Biden said voting by mail is a way to “fundamentally change this country,” contradicting past statements by Barack Obama and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Facebook posts stated on May 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC has recommended mail in voting. That’s what this whole pandemic is about: the election!” Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp “mandates restaurants reopen” Donald Trump stated on May 5, 2020 in an interview on ABC: Models projecting COVID-19 deaths “are talking about without mitigation.” Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The flu killed 80,000 people in the U.S. last year” Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Pelosi was in (Wuhan) China 6 days after the impeachment HOAX failed.” Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: Mosquitoes can transfer COVID-19 “from person to person” Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: During the 1918 flu pandemic, San Francisco residents formed the “Anti-Mask League.” San Francisco “was ultimately one of the cities that suffered the most with a high death rate.” Marco Rubio stated on April 20, 2020 in a New York Times op-ed: “Face masks being manufactured in China, for example, went to domestic consumption and their own fight against the virus” while the U.S. was “largely unable to import supplies from China.”
Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jill Biden said, “all Americans will be required to learn Spanish when we win”
Mike Pence stated on August 26, 2020 in his speech at the Republican National Convention: “President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America in both political parties.”
Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in comments in Scranton, Pa.: “So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.”
Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden “a racist” during a Democratic presidential debate.
Social Security Works stated on August 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Donald Trump says he will ‘terminate’ Social Security if re-elected."
Joe Biden stated on August 6, 2020 in an interview with journalism associations: “If the vaccine came out tomorrow, how in the heck would we get it to people? There is no game plan.”
Casey Askar stated on July 21, 2020 in in an ad: “When Byron Donalds wanted a state job, he lied, claiming he wasn’t a felon despite convictions for drugs and felony theft.”
Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2020 in a Fox and Friends interview: Children are “almost immune from this disease.”
Donald Trump stated on July 30, 2020 in a press conference: Absentee voting is different from mail-in voting and has more protections against fraud.
Ron DeSantis stated on June 26, 2020 in a press conference: "I would do press events in May, I would never be asked about coronavirus.''
Rick Scott stated on June 28, 2020 in an interview: Says “Joe Biden supported the Castro regime and meeting with Maduro.”
Dane Eagle stated on June 22, 2020 in a social media ad: Antifa “are killing our police. Looting our businesses. Assaulting the elderly and burning our churches.”
Facebook posts stated on June 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: A white armed-robbery suspect was sentenced to two years in jail while a black armed-robbery suspect was sentenced to 26 years in prison by the same Florida judge.
Facebook posts stated on June 9, 2020 in Facebook videos: Videos show President Donald Trump saying “I can’t breathe.”
J. Christian Adams stated on June 3, 2020 in a House judiciary hearing: In voting by mail, “hundreds of thousands of ballots have been rejected for defects and millions more end up missing or in landfills.”
Facebook posts stated on May 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “According to the CDC, so far this year, Florida has had 1,762 deaths from COVID-19 and 5,185 from pneumonia. Average pneumonia deaths in Florida from 2013-2018 for the same time period are 918.”
Joe Biden stated on May 22, 2020 in an interview on The Breakfast Club radio show: “The NAACP has endorsed me every time I've run.”
Facebook posts stated on May 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Texas and Florida have a “balanced budget” while California is “in debt $54 billion and New York is “in debt $6.1 billion.”
Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2020 in a tweet: “Rogue” Michigan official sent absentee ballots to 7.7 million people “illegally and without authorization” ahead of the primaries and general election.
Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a headline in a Facebook post: “Beachgoers trash Florida beaches with 13,000 pounds of litter after beaches reopen.”
Republican National Committee stated on May 8, 2020 in a video: Says Joe Biden said voting by mail is a way to “fundamentally change this country,” contradicting past statements by Barack Obama and Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Facebook posts stated on May 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC has recommended mail in voting. That’s what this whole pandemic is about: the election!”
Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp “mandates restaurants reopen”
Donald Trump stated on May 5, 2020 in an interview on ABC: Models projecting COVID-19 deaths “are talking about without mitigation.”
Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The flu killed 80,000 people in the U.S. last year”
Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Pelosi was in (Wuhan) China 6 days after the impeachment HOAX failed.”
Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: Mosquitoes can transfer COVID-19 “from person to person”
Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: During the 1918 flu pandemic, San Francisco residents formed the “Anti-Mask League.” San Francisco “was ultimately one of the cities that suffered the most with a high death rate.”
Marco Rubio stated on April 20, 2020 in a New York Times op-ed: “Face masks being manufactured in China, for example, went to domestic consumption and their own fight against the virus” while the U.S. was “largely unable to import supplies from China.”
