Latest Fact-checks by Louis Jacobson 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 Ritchie Torres stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have seen an 11% decline in the value of the dollar, the steepest decline in more than a half a century.” Howard Lutnick stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation": Tariffs are “going to pay off our deficit.” 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. Lori Chavez-DeRemer stated on July 17, 2025 in a post on X: Under President Donald Trump’s newly signed tax law, “Those making less than $50,000 receive the largest (tax) cuts.” Gavin Newsom stated on July 14, 2025 in a podcast interview: “California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.” Kevin Hassett stated on July 6, 2025 in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation": A Congressional Budget Office estimate of people who stand to lose insurance from President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law said “about 5 million … have other insurance,” so “if they lose one (type of coverage), they're still insured.” Donald Trump stated on July 8, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting: China doesn’t “have a lot of wind farms. … Very, very few.” 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.” Hakeem Jeffries stated on July 2, 2025 in a House floor speech: President Donald Trump’s tax law has “tax breaks for billionaires, permanent; tax breaks for everybody else, expire.” Donald Trump stated on June 29, 2025 in an interview on Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures': The One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver the promise of “no tax on Social Security.” 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 24, 2025 in a White House fact sheet: If the “Big Beautiful Bill” passes, "hardworking Americans and families will see an average increase in take-home pay of OVER $10,000 per year." Gavin Newsom stated on June 10, 2025 in posts on X: California has lower homicide rates than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2025 in a Truth Social post: If the “Big, Beautiful” tax and spending bill doesn’t pass, “there will be a 68% tax increase.” Liz Oyer stated on April 30, 2025 in a TikTok post: “President Trump has granted pardons that have wiped out over $1 billion in debts owed by wealthy Americans who have committed fraud and broken the law.” Russell Vought stated on June 1, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid (payments) is improper.” U.S. Energy Department stated on May 25, 2025 in an X post: “U.S. retail gasoline prices heading into Memorial Day weekend: 20 year low.” Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2025 in remarks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol: In the House bill, “we’re not changing Medicaid,” only cutting “waste, fraud and abuse.” Karoline Leavitt stated on May 19, 2025 in a White House press briefing: President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill “does not add to the deficit.” Scott Bessent stated on May 18, 2025 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Gasoline prices have collapsed under President Trump." Bernie Sanders stated on May 12, 2025 in a post on X: “Republicans just unveiled their ‘big, beautiful bill,’ which will take Medicaid & health insurance away from 13.7 million Americans.” Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in an event in the White House: Declining cargo traffic at U.S. ports “means we lose less money. … When you say it's slowed down, that's a good thing.” Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2025 in a Truth Social post: Under a new executive order, prescription drug prices will be reduced “almost immediately.” Hakeem Jeffries stated on May 8, 2025 in a press conference: “About 20% of households with veterans rely upon” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": “We have now close to $10 trillion” in investments. “We’re talking about essentially two months.” Eric Swalwell stated on April 30, 2025 in a post on X: "Republicans just voted in the House Judiciary Committee to allow Trump to DEPORT U.S. citizens to a foreign country." Charles Schumer stated on April 27, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.” Donald Trump stated on April 29, 2025 in an interview with ABC News: Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “had ‘MS-13’ on his knuckles tattooed. … He had ‘MS’ as clear as you can be. Not 'interpreted.’” Donald Trump stated on April 22, 2025 in remarks at the White House: “We had a couple of states where gasoline was at $1.98 a gallon.” Donald Trump stated on April 9, 2025 in remarks at a White House event: In 2024, “China made $1 trillion off trade with the United States.”
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Ritchie Torres stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have seen an 11% decline in the value of the dollar, the steepest decline in more than a half a century.” Howard Lutnick stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation": Tariffs are “going to pay off our deficit.” 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. Lori Chavez-DeRemer stated on July 17, 2025 in a post on X: Under President Donald Trump’s newly signed tax law, “Those making less than $50,000 receive the largest (tax) cuts.” Gavin Newsom stated on July 14, 2025 in a podcast interview: “California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.” Kevin Hassett stated on July 6, 2025 in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation": A Congressional Budget Office estimate of people who stand to lose insurance from President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law said “about 5 million … have other insurance,” so “if they lose one (type of coverage), they're still insured.” Donald Trump stated on July 8, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting: China doesn’t “have a lot of wind farms. … Very, very few.” 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.” Hakeem Jeffries stated on July 2, 2025 in a House floor speech: President Donald Trump’s tax law has “tax breaks for billionaires, permanent; tax breaks for everybody else, expire.” Donald Trump stated on June 29, 2025 in an interview on Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures': The One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver the promise of “no tax on Social Security.” 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 24, 2025 in a White House fact sheet: If the “Big Beautiful Bill” passes, "hardworking Americans and families will see an average increase in take-home pay of OVER $10,000 per year." Gavin Newsom stated on June 10, 2025 in posts on X: California has lower homicide rates than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2025 in a Truth Social post: If the “Big, Beautiful” tax and spending bill doesn’t pass, “there will be a 68% tax increase.” Liz Oyer stated on April 30, 2025 in a TikTok post: “President Trump has granted pardons that have wiped out over $1 billion in debts owed by wealthy Americans who have committed fraud and broken the law.” Russell Vought stated on June 1, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid (payments) is improper.” U.S. Energy Department stated on May 25, 2025 in an X post: “U.S. retail gasoline prices heading into Memorial Day weekend: 20 year low.” Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2025 in remarks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol: In the House bill, “we’re not changing Medicaid,” only cutting “waste, fraud and abuse.” Karoline Leavitt stated on May 19, 2025 in a White House press briefing: President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill “does not add to the deficit.” Scott Bessent stated on May 18, 2025 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Gasoline prices have collapsed under President Trump." Bernie Sanders stated on May 12, 2025 in a post on X: “Republicans just unveiled their ‘big, beautiful bill,’ which will take Medicaid & health insurance away from 13.7 million Americans.” Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in an event in the White House: Declining cargo traffic at U.S. ports “means we lose less money. … When you say it's slowed down, that's a good thing.” Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2025 in a Truth Social post: Under a new executive order, prescription drug prices will be reduced “almost immediately.” Hakeem Jeffries stated on May 8, 2025 in a press conference: “About 20% of households with veterans rely upon” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": “We have now close to $10 trillion” in investments. “We’re talking about essentially two months.” Eric Swalwell stated on April 30, 2025 in a post on X: "Republicans just voted in the House Judiciary Committee to allow Trump to DEPORT U.S. citizens to a foreign country." Charles Schumer stated on April 27, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.” Donald Trump stated on April 29, 2025 in an interview with ABC News: Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “had ‘MS-13’ on his knuckles tattooed. … He had ‘MS’ as clear as you can be. Not 'interpreted.’” Donald Trump stated on April 22, 2025 in remarks at the White House: “We had a couple of states where gasoline was at $1.98 a gallon.” Donald Trump stated on April 9, 2025 in remarks at a White House event: In 2024, “China made $1 trillion off trade with the United States.”
Ritchie Torres stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have seen an 11% decline in the value of the dollar, the steepest decline in more than a half a century.”
Howard Lutnick stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation": Tariffs are “going to pay off our deficit.”
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.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer stated on July 17, 2025 in a post on X: Under President Donald Trump’s newly signed tax law, “Those making less than $50,000 receive the largest (tax) cuts.”
Gavin Newsom stated on July 14, 2025 in a podcast interview: “California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.”
Kevin Hassett stated on July 6, 2025 in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation": A Congressional Budget Office estimate of people who stand to lose insurance from President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law said “about 5 million … have other insurance,” so “if they lose one (type of coverage), they're still insured.”
Donald Trump stated on July 8, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting: China doesn’t “have a lot of wind farms. … Very, very few.”
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.”
Hakeem Jeffries stated on July 2, 2025 in a House floor speech: President Donald Trump’s tax law has “tax breaks for billionaires, permanent; tax breaks for everybody else, expire.”
Donald Trump stated on June 29, 2025 in an interview on Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures': The One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver the promise of “no tax on Social Security.”
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 24, 2025 in a White House fact sheet: If the “Big Beautiful Bill” passes, "hardworking Americans and families will see an average increase in take-home pay of OVER $10,000 per year."
Gavin Newsom stated on June 10, 2025 in posts on X: California has lower homicide rates than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2025 in a Truth Social post: If the “Big, Beautiful” tax and spending bill doesn’t pass, “there will be a 68% tax increase.”
Liz Oyer stated on April 30, 2025 in a TikTok post: “President Trump has granted pardons that have wiped out over $1 billion in debts owed by wealthy Americans who have committed fraud and broken the law.”
Russell Vought stated on June 1, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid (payments) is improper.”
U.S. Energy Department stated on May 25, 2025 in an X post: “U.S. retail gasoline prices heading into Memorial Day weekend: 20 year low.”
Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2025 in remarks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol: In the House bill, “we’re not changing Medicaid,” only cutting “waste, fraud and abuse.”
Karoline Leavitt stated on May 19, 2025 in a White House press briefing: President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill “does not add to the deficit.”
Scott Bessent stated on May 18, 2025 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Gasoline prices have collapsed under President Trump."
Bernie Sanders stated on May 12, 2025 in a post on X: “Republicans just unveiled their ‘big, beautiful bill,’ which will take Medicaid & health insurance away from 13.7 million Americans.”
Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in an event in the White House: Declining cargo traffic at U.S. ports “means we lose less money. … When you say it's slowed down, that's a good thing.”
Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2025 in a Truth Social post: Under a new executive order, prescription drug prices will be reduced “almost immediately.”
Hakeem Jeffries stated on May 8, 2025 in a press conference: “About 20% of households with veterans rely upon” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": “We have now close to $10 trillion” in investments. “We’re talking about essentially two months.”
Eric Swalwell stated on April 30, 2025 in a post on X: "Republicans just voted in the House Judiciary Committee to allow Trump to DEPORT U.S. citizens to a foreign country."
Charles Schumer stated on April 27, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.”
Donald Trump stated on April 29, 2025 in an interview with ABC News: Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “had ‘MS-13’ on his knuckles tattooed. … He had ‘MS’ as clear as you can be. Not 'interpreted.’”
Donald Trump stated on April 22, 2025 in remarks at the White House: “We had a couple of states where gasoline was at $1.98 a gallon.”
Donald Trump stated on April 9, 2025 in remarks at a White House event: In 2024, “China made $1 trillion off trade with the United States.”
