Latest Fact-checks by Jon Greenberg 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 Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated on March 18, 2021 in a House hearing: The Democratic clean energy plan is pro-China, because "90% of the solar panels, 80% of the wind machines, 90% of the rare earth minerals … are in Asia or in China.” Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet: These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon. Kevin McCarthy stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Democrats have accomplished a lot in just 2 months ... 1 Million energy jobs destroyed.” Kevin McCarthy stated on March 14, 2021 in a tweet: The COVID economic relief package “included $600 million for San Francisco, part of which goes to cover the tab for free alcohol and marijuana for the homeless." Bloggers stated on March 8, 2021 in a post on Trending Politics: “Schumer and Pelosi sneak funding into COVID bill.” Tom Cotton stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: “Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.” Marco Rubio stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: In rejecting his amendment, “Democrats voted to send reopening money to schools that refuse to reopen.” Rick Scott stated on March 1, 2021 in an interview with CBS News: The $1.9 trillion relief package is “about a bridge for Chuck Schumer, a tunnel for Nancy Pelosi.” Ted Budd stated on February 24, 2021 in a speech: “There’s about 9% of (the American Rescue Plan) actually going to COVID, meaning 91% of it is not even COVID-related.” Mitch McConnell stated on February 24, 2021 in a Senate floor speech: In the American Rescue Plan, “just about 1% of the money is for vaccines.” Steve Scalise stated on February 21, 2021 in an interview on ABC News' This Week: “There's over a trillion dollars of money unspent from previous (coronavirus) relief bills ... still sitting in a bank account.” Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.: “There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief. DCCC stated on February 2, 2021 in an attack ad: Says Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., “stood with Trump and the lies… He stood with QAnon, not you.” Rick Scott stated on February 1, 2021 in a press release: States are seeing increases in revenue, with an average decline of just 0.12% compared with 2019. Over half of states report positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois. Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: Masks have negative impacts on 68% of children. Joe Biden stated on January 27, 2021 in remarks when signing climate change executive orders: “84% of all new electric capacity planned to come onto the electric grid this year is clean energy.” Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2021 in a statement given to the press: The Paris Climate Agreement is “bad for America,” because it "does nothing to hold real polluters, like Communist China and India, accountable." Sherrod Brown stated on January 8, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters: Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.” Donald Trump stated on January 5, 2021 in a tweet: “The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors.” Marco Rubio stated on December 27, 2020 in a tweet: Says “Dr. Fauci lied about masks in March.” Bloggers stated on December 6, 2020 in a video shared on Facebook: “21% of people are having serious adverse events from (the Moderna) vaccine.” Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2020 in a transportation secretary announcement: “Tens and tens of thousands of bridges are in disrepair, some on the verge of collapse.” Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2020 in a tweet: “In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.” Donald Trump stated on November 17, 2020 in a fundraising email: Says Georgia’s secretary of state won’t let the people recounting ballots check the signatures for fraud. Rudy Giuliani stated on November 11, 2020 in a tweet: Says there were “600,000 plus unlawful votes in Philly and Pitt.” Pamela Geller stated on November 9, 2020 in a post on the Geller Report: A CNN video shows “HAMMER / Scorecard Voter Software Fraud in Real Time” Bloggers stated on November 6, 2020 in a blog post: Says Nancy Pelosi has “suspicious ties” to a voting software company that was involved in glitches that favored Joe Biden. Bloggers stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “USPS failed to deliver 27% of mail-in ballots in South Florida” Tucker Carlson stated on November 2, 2020 in a Fox News broadcast: “When large numbers of people in Butler (Pa.) started killing themselves with narcotics, no one in Washington or New York or Los Angeles said a word about it.” X posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a tweet: “Only sign outside Bucks County voting place. Democrats shown, republicans blurred out. … More scamming in Pennsylvania!”
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Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated on March 18, 2021 in a House hearing: The Democratic clean energy plan is pro-China, because "90% of the solar panels, 80% of the wind machines, 90% of the rare earth minerals … are in Asia or in China.” Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet: These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon. Kevin McCarthy stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Democrats have accomplished a lot in just 2 months ... 1 Million energy jobs destroyed.” Kevin McCarthy stated on March 14, 2021 in a tweet: The COVID economic relief package “included $600 million for San Francisco, part of which goes to cover the tab for free alcohol and marijuana for the homeless." Bloggers stated on March 8, 2021 in a post on Trending Politics: “Schumer and Pelosi sneak funding into COVID bill.” Tom Cotton stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: “Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.” Marco Rubio stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: In rejecting his amendment, “Democrats voted to send reopening money to schools that refuse to reopen.” Rick Scott stated on March 1, 2021 in an interview with CBS News: The $1.9 trillion relief package is “about a bridge for Chuck Schumer, a tunnel for Nancy Pelosi.” Ted Budd stated on February 24, 2021 in a speech: “There’s about 9% of (the American Rescue Plan) actually going to COVID, meaning 91% of it is not even COVID-related.” Mitch McConnell stated on February 24, 2021 in a Senate floor speech: In the American Rescue Plan, “just about 1% of the money is for vaccines.” Steve Scalise stated on February 21, 2021 in an interview on ABC News' This Week: “There's over a trillion dollars of money unspent from previous (coronavirus) relief bills ... still sitting in a bank account.” Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.: “There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief. DCCC stated on February 2, 2021 in an attack ad: Says Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., “stood with Trump and the lies… He stood with QAnon, not you.” Rick Scott stated on February 1, 2021 in a press release: States are seeing increases in revenue, with an average decline of just 0.12% compared with 2019. Over half of states report positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois. Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: Masks have negative impacts on 68% of children. Joe Biden stated on January 27, 2021 in remarks when signing climate change executive orders: “84% of all new electric capacity planned to come onto the electric grid this year is clean energy.” Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2021 in a statement given to the press: The Paris Climate Agreement is “bad for America,” because it "does nothing to hold real polluters, like Communist China and India, accountable." Sherrod Brown stated on January 8, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters: Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.” Donald Trump stated on January 5, 2021 in a tweet: “The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors.” Marco Rubio stated on December 27, 2020 in a tweet: Says “Dr. Fauci lied about masks in March.” Bloggers stated on December 6, 2020 in a video shared on Facebook: “21% of people are having serious adverse events from (the Moderna) vaccine.” Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2020 in a transportation secretary announcement: “Tens and tens of thousands of bridges are in disrepair, some on the verge of collapse.” Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2020 in a tweet: “In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.” Donald Trump stated on November 17, 2020 in a fundraising email: Says Georgia’s secretary of state won’t let the people recounting ballots check the signatures for fraud. Rudy Giuliani stated on November 11, 2020 in a tweet: Says there were “600,000 plus unlawful votes in Philly and Pitt.” Pamela Geller stated on November 9, 2020 in a post on the Geller Report: A CNN video shows “HAMMER / Scorecard Voter Software Fraud in Real Time” Bloggers stated on November 6, 2020 in a blog post: Says Nancy Pelosi has “suspicious ties” to a voting software company that was involved in glitches that favored Joe Biden. Bloggers stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “USPS failed to deliver 27% of mail-in ballots in South Florida” Tucker Carlson stated on November 2, 2020 in a Fox News broadcast: “When large numbers of people in Butler (Pa.) started killing themselves with narcotics, no one in Washington or New York or Los Angeles said a word about it.” X posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a tweet: “Only sign outside Bucks County voting place. Democrats shown, republicans blurred out. … More scamming in Pennsylvania!”
Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated on March 18, 2021 in a House hearing: The Democratic clean energy plan is pro-China, because "90% of the solar panels, 80% of the wind machines, 90% of the rare earth minerals … are in Asia or in China.”
Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet: These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon.
Kevin McCarthy stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Democrats have accomplished a lot in just 2 months ... 1 Million energy jobs destroyed.”
Kevin McCarthy stated on March 14, 2021 in a tweet: The COVID economic relief package “included $600 million for San Francisco, part of which goes to cover the tab for free alcohol and marijuana for the homeless."
Bloggers stated on March 8, 2021 in a post on Trending Politics: “Schumer and Pelosi sneak funding into COVID bill.”
Tom Cotton stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: “Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.”
Marco Rubio stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: In rejecting his amendment, “Democrats voted to send reopening money to schools that refuse to reopen.”
Rick Scott stated on March 1, 2021 in an interview with CBS News: The $1.9 trillion relief package is “about a bridge for Chuck Schumer, a tunnel for Nancy Pelosi.”
Ted Budd stated on February 24, 2021 in a speech: “There’s about 9% of (the American Rescue Plan) actually going to COVID, meaning 91% of it is not even COVID-related.”
Mitch McConnell stated on February 24, 2021 in a Senate floor speech: In the American Rescue Plan, “just about 1% of the money is for vaccines.”
Steve Scalise stated on February 21, 2021 in an interview on ABC News' This Week: “There's over a trillion dollars of money unspent from previous (coronavirus) relief bills ... still sitting in a bank account.”
Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.: “There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief.
DCCC stated on February 2, 2021 in an attack ad: Says Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., “stood with Trump and the lies… He stood with QAnon, not you.”
Rick Scott stated on February 1, 2021 in a press release: States are seeing increases in revenue, with an average decline of just 0.12% compared with 2019. Over half of states report positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois.
Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: Masks have negative impacts on 68% of children.
Joe Biden stated on January 27, 2021 in remarks when signing climate change executive orders: “84% of all new electric capacity planned to come onto the electric grid this year is clean energy.”
Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2021 in a statement given to the press: The Paris Climate Agreement is “bad for America,” because it "does nothing to hold real polluters, like Communist China and India, accountable."
Sherrod Brown stated on January 8, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters: Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.”
Donald Trump stated on January 5, 2021 in a tweet: “The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors.”
Bloggers stated on December 6, 2020 in a video shared on Facebook: “21% of people are having serious adverse events from (the Moderna) vaccine.”
Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2020 in a transportation secretary announcement: “Tens and tens of thousands of bridges are in disrepair, some on the verge of collapse.”
Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2020 in a tweet: “In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.”
Donald Trump stated on November 17, 2020 in a fundraising email: Says Georgia’s secretary of state won’t let the people recounting ballots check the signatures for fraud.
Rudy Giuliani stated on November 11, 2020 in a tweet: Says there were “600,000 plus unlawful votes in Philly and Pitt.”
Pamela Geller stated on November 9, 2020 in a post on the Geller Report: A CNN video shows “HAMMER / Scorecard Voter Software Fraud in Real Time”
Bloggers stated on November 6, 2020 in a blog post: Says Nancy Pelosi has “suspicious ties” to a voting software company that was involved in glitches that favored Joe Biden.
Bloggers stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “USPS failed to deliver 27% of mail-in ballots in South Florida”
Tucker Carlson stated on November 2, 2020 in a Fox News broadcast: “When large numbers of people in Butler (Pa.) started killing themselves with narcotics, no one in Washington or New York or Los Angeles said a word about it.”
X posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a tweet: “Only sign outside Bucks County voting place. Democrats shown, republicans blurred out. … More scamming in Pennsylvania!”
