Latest Fact-checks by John Kruzel 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 November 26, 2017 in a tweet: Says Alabama Senate candidate Doug Jones "wants to raise taxes." Anonymous Caller stated on November 14, 2017 in a voicemail: Says a Washington Post reporter is "calling to find out if anyone at this address is a female between the ages of 54 to 57 years old willing to make damaging remarks about candidate Roy Moore" for up to $7,000. FreedomJunkshun.com stated on November 6, 2017 in a blog post: Says "FBI and Texas State Police are both confirming that Raymond Peter Littleberry, the man accused of shooting up a Texas church, was an avid atheist on the payroll of the Democrat National Committee." Doug Jones stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: Says Roy Moore "has advocated getting the federal government out of health care altogether, which means doing away with Medicaid, which means doing away with Medicare." Roy Moore stated on October 16, 2017 in in an interview: NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem is "against the law." Donald Trump stated on October 8, 2017 in a tweet: "Bob Corker gave us the Iran Deal." Seth Moulton stated on October 8, 2017 in in an interview: "Background checks have been unequivocally shown to reduce gun violence." Newsweek stated on October 2, 2017 in an article: "White men have committed more mass shootings than any other group." Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: "We have one senator who’s a ‘yes’ vote ... but he’s in the hospital. And he’s a ‘yes’ vote. So we can’t do it by Friday. So we have the votes" to pass a health care bill. Cory Gardner stated on September 24, 2017 in an interview: North Korea is "the fifth or fourth most sanctioned nation." Luther Strange stated on August 29, 2017 in a campaign website: "Roy Moore fought for pay increases for politicians while courts had to shut down because of lack of funding." Bloggers stated on September 10, 2017 in a blog post: "Mar-A-Lago (was) destroyed by (Hurricane) Irma (and) Jared Kushner (is) still missing." Al Franken stated on September 5, 2017 in an interview: "President (Ronald) Reagan did a similar thing. George H.W. Bush did a similar order" as former President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. Bloggers stated on September 3, 2017 in a blog post: Says Lady Gaga was arrested after a confrontation with First Lady Melania Trump. Senate Leadership Fund stated on August 2, 2017 in an ad: In addition to his compensation as a judge, "Roy Moore and his wife (paid themselves) over $1 million from a charity they ran." Adam Schiff stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview: "I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office." Matthew Rosendale stated on July 31, 2017 in Voices of Montana radio show: Says Sen. Jon Tester "believes that we should have a national registration so that the people of Montana should have to ask permission before they purchase a gun, ask permission from the federal government." Joy Reid stated on August 13, 2017 in on NBC’s Meet The Press: "The idea of putting up (Confederate) monuments actually didn’t happen right after the Civil War. It happened during the 1960s." Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2017 in Twitter: Amazon has a "no-tax monopoly." Bloggers stated on July 16, 2017 in Internet posts: Shepard Smith was fired from Fox News. Donald Trump stated on July 16, 2017 in a tweet: Says his job approval poll numbers are "not bad" relative to other presidents at this point in his presidency. Corey Lewandowski stated on July 13, 2017 in an NBC interview: Says "Donald Trump was doing a rally in the state of Florida" the day Trump's son and others met with a Russian lawyer in New York. Bloggers stated on July 3, 2017 in Internet posts: Australia is microchipping its public. Donald Trump stated on June 27, 2017 in a tweet: CNN’s ratings are "way down." Bloggers stated on June 24, 2017 in Internet posts: Minnesota imposed an Islamic anti-blasphemy law. Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2017 in a Facebook post: The Senate bill "hands enormous tax cuts to the rich and to the drug and insurance industries, paid for by cutting health care for everybody else." Rick Perry stated on June 19, 2017 in an interview: "Most likely the primary control knob (for the earth’s temperature) is the ocean waters and this environment that we live in." Principled PAC stated on June 18, 2017 in an ad: "The same unhinged leftists cheering last week's shooting are all backing Jon Ossoff." New York Times Editorial Board stated on June 14, 2017 in a New York Times editorial: A political map circulated by Sarah Palin’s PAC incited Rep. Gabby Giffords’ shooting Karen Handel stated on June 8, 2017 in a debate: Says Iran has "violated the terms of the (nuclear) deal."
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Donald Trump stated on November 26, 2017 in a tweet: Says Alabama Senate candidate Doug Jones "wants to raise taxes." Anonymous Caller stated on November 14, 2017 in a voicemail: Says a Washington Post reporter is "calling to find out if anyone at this address is a female between the ages of 54 to 57 years old willing to make damaging remarks about candidate Roy Moore" for up to $7,000. FreedomJunkshun.com stated on November 6, 2017 in a blog post: Says "FBI and Texas State Police are both confirming that Raymond Peter Littleberry, the man accused of shooting up a Texas church, was an avid atheist on the payroll of the Democrat National Committee." Doug Jones stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: Says Roy Moore "has advocated getting the federal government out of health care altogether, which means doing away with Medicaid, which means doing away with Medicare." Roy Moore stated on October 16, 2017 in in an interview: NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem is "against the law." Donald Trump stated on October 8, 2017 in a tweet: "Bob Corker gave us the Iran Deal." Seth Moulton stated on October 8, 2017 in in an interview: "Background checks have been unequivocally shown to reduce gun violence." Newsweek stated on October 2, 2017 in an article: "White men have committed more mass shootings than any other group." Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: "We have one senator who’s a ‘yes’ vote ... but he’s in the hospital. And he’s a ‘yes’ vote. So we can’t do it by Friday. So we have the votes" to pass a health care bill. Cory Gardner stated on September 24, 2017 in an interview: North Korea is "the fifth or fourth most sanctioned nation." Luther Strange stated on August 29, 2017 in a campaign website: "Roy Moore fought for pay increases for politicians while courts had to shut down because of lack of funding." Bloggers stated on September 10, 2017 in a blog post: "Mar-A-Lago (was) destroyed by (Hurricane) Irma (and) Jared Kushner (is) still missing." Al Franken stated on September 5, 2017 in an interview: "President (Ronald) Reagan did a similar thing. George H.W. Bush did a similar order" as former President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. Bloggers stated on September 3, 2017 in a blog post: Says Lady Gaga was arrested after a confrontation with First Lady Melania Trump. Senate Leadership Fund stated on August 2, 2017 in an ad: In addition to his compensation as a judge, "Roy Moore and his wife (paid themselves) over $1 million from a charity they ran." Adam Schiff stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview: "I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office." Matthew Rosendale stated on July 31, 2017 in Voices of Montana radio show: Says Sen. Jon Tester "believes that we should have a national registration so that the people of Montana should have to ask permission before they purchase a gun, ask permission from the federal government." Joy Reid stated on August 13, 2017 in on NBC’s Meet The Press: "The idea of putting up (Confederate) monuments actually didn’t happen right after the Civil War. It happened during the 1960s." Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2017 in Twitter: Amazon has a "no-tax monopoly." Bloggers stated on July 16, 2017 in Internet posts: Shepard Smith was fired from Fox News. Donald Trump stated on July 16, 2017 in a tweet: Says his job approval poll numbers are "not bad" relative to other presidents at this point in his presidency. Corey Lewandowski stated on July 13, 2017 in an NBC interview: Says "Donald Trump was doing a rally in the state of Florida" the day Trump's son and others met with a Russian lawyer in New York. Bloggers stated on July 3, 2017 in Internet posts: Australia is microchipping its public. Donald Trump stated on June 27, 2017 in a tweet: CNN’s ratings are "way down." Bloggers stated on June 24, 2017 in Internet posts: Minnesota imposed an Islamic anti-blasphemy law. Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2017 in a Facebook post: The Senate bill "hands enormous tax cuts to the rich and to the drug and insurance industries, paid for by cutting health care for everybody else." Rick Perry stated on June 19, 2017 in an interview: "Most likely the primary control knob (for the earth’s temperature) is the ocean waters and this environment that we live in." Principled PAC stated on June 18, 2017 in an ad: "The same unhinged leftists cheering last week's shooting are all backing Jon Ossoff." New York Times Editorial Board stated on June 14, 2017 in a New York Times editorial: A political map circulated by Sarah Palin’s PAC incited Rep. Gabby Giffords’ shooting Karen Handel stated on June 8, 2017 in a debate: Says Iran has "violated the terms of the (nuclear) deal."
Donald Trump stated on November 26, 2017 in a tweet: Says Alabama Senate candidate Doug Jones "wants to raise taxes."
Anonymous Caller stated on November 14, 2017 in a voicemail: Says a Washington Post reporter is "calling to find out if anyone at this address is a female between the ages of 54 to 57 years old willing to make damaging remarks about candidate Roy Moore" for up to $7,000.
FreedomJunkshun.com stated on November 6, 2017 in a blog post: Says "FBI and Texas State Police are both confirming that Raymond Peter Littleberry, the man accused of shooting up a Texas church, was an avid atheist on the payroll of the Democrat National Committee."
Doug Jones stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: Says Roy Moore "has advocated getting the federal government out of health care altogether, which means doing away with Medicaid, which means doing away with Medicare."
Roy Moore stated on October 16, 2017 in in an interview: NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem is "against the law."
Seth Moulton stated on October 8, 2017 in in an interview: "Background checks have been unequivocally shown to reduce gun violence."
Newsweek stated on October 2, 2017 in an article: "White men have committed more mass shootings than any other group."
Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: "We have one senator who’s a ‘yes’ vote ... but he’s in the hospital. And he’s a ‘yes’ vote. So we can’t do it by Friday. So we have the votes" to pass a health care bill.
Cory Gardner stated on September 24, 2017 in an interview: North Korea is "the fifth or fourth most sanctioned nation."
Luther Strange stated on August 29, 2017 in a campaign website: "Roy Moore fought for pay increases for politicians while courts had to shut down because of lack of funding."
Bloggers stated on September 10, 2017 in a blog post: "Mar-A-Lago (was) destroyed by (Hurricane) Irma (and) Jared Kushner (is) still missing."
Al Franken stated on September 5, 2017 in an interview: "President (Ronald) Reagan did a similar thing. George H.W. Bush did a similar order" as former President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.
Bloggers stated on September 3, 2017 in a blog post: Says Lady Gaga was arrested after a confrontation with First Lady Melania Trump.
Senate Leadership Fund stated on August 2, 2017 in an ad: In addition to his compensation as a judge, "Roy Moore and his wife (paid themselves) over $1 million from a charity they ran."
Adam Schiff stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview: "I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office."
Matthew Rosendale stated on July 31, 2017 in Voices of Montana radio show: Says Sen. Jon Tester "believes that we should have a national registration so that the people of Montana should have to ask permission before they purchase a gun, ask permission from the federal government."
Joy Reid stated on August 13, 2017 in on NBC’s Meet The Press: "The idea of putting up (Confederate) monuments actually didn’t happen right after the Civil War. It happened during the 1960s."
Donald Trump stated on July 16, 2017 in a tweet: Says his job approval poll numbers are "not bad" relative to other presidents at this point in his presidency.
Corey Lewandowski stated on July 13, 2017 in an NBC interview: Says "Donald Trump was doing a rally in the state of Florida" the day Trump's son and others met with a Russian lawyer in New York.
Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2017 in a Facebook post: The Senate bill "hands enormous tax cuts to the rich and to the drug and insurance industries, paid for by cutting health care for everybody else."
Rick Perry stated on June 19, 2017 in an interview: "Most likely the primary control knob (for the earth’s temperature) is the ocean waters and this environment that we live in."
Principled PAC stated on June 18, 2017 in an ad: "The same unhinged leftists cheering last week's shooting are all backing Jon Ossoff."
New York Times Editorial Board stated on June 14, 2017 in a New York Times editorial: A political map circulated by Sarah Palin’s PAC incited Rep. Gabby Giffords’ shooting
Karen Handel stated on June 8, 2017 in a debate: Says Iran has "violated the terms of the (nuclear) deal."
