Latest False Fact-checks 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 Various media reports 2 stated on September 11, 2019 in reports: Democrats were at a 9/11 memorial service when NC Republicans held a controversial vote Viral image stated on August 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Bruce Lee said, "You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing everything with logic. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass." Viral image stated on September 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: The Odessa shooter "had a Beto sticker on his truck." Joe Biden stated on September 12, 2019 in a Democratic debate: Says the Obama administration "didn't lock people up in cages." Facebook posts stated on September 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows President Ronald Reagan meeting with Taliban leaders in the White House. Viral image stated on August 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: A scarecrow discovered on a Texas ranch was actually a human skeleton. Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Donald Trump has donated $1 million to a relief fund for the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian while no other politicians have contributed any money. Viral image stated on August 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "A duck’s quack doesn’t echo and nobody can figure out why." Viral image stated on August 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Ronald Reagan as saying, "Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempts to disarm the people must be stopped, by force if necessary." Facebook posts stated on September 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says after a car accident comedian Kevin Hart has been "paralyzed from the neck down" and his "vocal cords have been paralyzed as well, leaving him with the inability to speak." Kamala Harris stated on September 4, 2019 in a CNN climate town hall: Says she "sued Exxon Mobil" as California attorney general. Andrew Yang stated on September 4, 2019 in a town hall: The Green New Deal "would do away with commercial air travel." Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says actor Tim Allen wrote a lengthy anti-Democrat attack on Facebook. Viral image stated on August 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: "When two large whales do the nasty there’s sometimes this one bro who just sort of holds them up so they don’t float off." Facebook posts stated on September 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Rihanna hired "five planes that carried 90,000 liters of water to support the fire control" in the Amazon rainforest. Alberta Darling stated on September 4, 2019 in a Joint Finance Committee meeting: "Gov. Evers asked the director of WEDC to stay on" Viral image stated on September 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, "I see people are rushing out to fill up their cars for this hurricane at the gas station. This wouldn’t be an issue if they had electric cars. If the power is out for a week how are they going to get gas? We need to start planning ahead and moving forward." John Delaney stated on August 27, 2019 in an interview: The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China. Joe Biden stated on September 3, 2019 in an NPR interview: Referring to the Iraq War, "immediately, the moment it started, I came out against the war at that moment." Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: "In 1789, being a member of Congress in the U.S. was considered a civic duty, and they were only paid 50 cents a day." Facebook posts stated on September 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says an image depicts Hurricane Dorian over the Bahamas. Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Workers have begun removing spires of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom ahead of Hurricane Dorian." Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Winston Churchill said, "You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life." Viral image stated on August 28, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says a photo shows Donald Trump holding a sign that says, "No matter who is president, Jesus is still king." Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the "bones of children" were found on Jeffrey Epstein’s island. Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet: Say Gov. Tony Evers ‘canceled’ the sales tax holiday this year Facebook posts stated on September 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says an image shows a photo of hurricane-ravaged Abaco Island in the Bahamas. Robin Vos stated on August 15, 2019 in a radio interview: The push by Assembly Democrats seeking Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations for a lawmaker were timed to make Vos look bad as he became president "of the nation’s largest bipartisan organization called the National Conference of State Legislatures." Tony Evers stated on August 20, 2019 in a tweet: "1 out of every 4 car accidents in the U.S. is caused by texting and driving." Viral image stated on August 26, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says you can determine a bell pepper’s gender by its "bumps."
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Various media reports 2 stated on September 11, 2019 in reports: Democrats were at a 9/11 memorial service when NC Republicans held a controversial vote Viral image stated on August 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Bruce Lee said, "You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing everything with logic. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass." Viral image stated on September 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: The Odessa shooter "had a Beto sticker on his truck." Joe Biden stated on September 12, 2019 in a Democratic debate: Says the Obama administration "didn't lock people up in cages." Facebook posts stated on September 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows President Ronald Reagan meeting with Taliban leaders in the White House. Viral image stated on August 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: A scarecrow discovered on a Texas ranch was actually a human skeleton. Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Donald Trump has donated $1 million to a relief fund for the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian while no other politicians have contributed any money. Viral image stated on August 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "A duck’s quack doesn’t echo and nobody can figure out why." Viral image stated on August 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Ronald Reagan as saying, "Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempts to disarm the people must be stopped, by force if necessary." Facebook posts stated on September 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says after a car accident comedian Kevin Hart has been "paralyzed from the neck down" and his "vocal cords have been paralyzed as well, leaving him with the inability to speak." Kamala Harris stated on September 4, 2019 in a CNN climate town hall: Says she "sued Exxon Mobil" as California attorney general. Andrew Yang stated on September 4, 2019 in a town hall: The Green New Deal "would do away with commercial air travel." Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says actor Tim Allen wrote a lengthy anti-Democrat attack on Facebook. Viral image stated on August 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: "When two large whales do the nasty there’s sometimes this one bro who just sort of holds them up so they don’t float off." Facebook posts stated on September 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Rihanna hired "five planes that carried 90,000 liters of water to support the fire control" in the Amazon rainforest. Alberta Darling stated on September 4, 2019 in a Joint Finance Committee meeting: "Gov. Evers asked the director of WEDC to stay on" Viral image stated on September 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, "I see people are rushing out to fill up their cars for this hurricane at the gas station. This wouldn’t be an issue if they had electric cars. If the power is out for a week how are they going to get gas? We need to start planning ahead and moving forward." John Delaney stated on August 27, 2019 in an interview: The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China. Joe Biden stated on September 3, 2019 in an NPR interview: Referring to the Iraq War, "immediately, the moment it started, I came out against the war at that moment." Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: "In 1789, being a member of Congress in the U.S. was considered a civic duty, and they were only paid 50 cents a day." Facebook posts stated on September 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says an image depicts Hurricane Dorian over the Bahamas. Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Workers have begun removing spires of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom ahead of Hurricane Dorian." Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Winston Churchill said, "You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life." Viral image stated on August 28, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says a photo shows Donald Trump holding a sign that says, "No matter who is president, Jesus is still king." Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the "bones of children" were found on Jeffrey Epstein’s island. Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet: Say Gov. Tony Evers ‘canceled’ the sales tax holiday this year Facebook posts stated on September 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says an image shows a photo of hurricane-ravaged Abaco Island in the Bahamas. Robin Vos stated on August 15, 2019 in a radio interview: The push by Assembly Democrats seeking Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations for a lawmaker were timed to make Vos look bad as he became president "of the nation’s largest bipartisan organization called the National Conference of State Legislatures." Tony Evers stated on August 20, 2019 in a tweet: "1 out of every 4 car accidents in the U.S. is caused by texting and driving." Viral image stated on August 26, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says you can determine a bell pepper’s gender by its "bumps."
Various media reports 2 stated on September 11, 2019 in reports: Democrats were at a 9/11 memorial service when NC Republicans held a controversial vote
Viral image stated on August 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Bruce Lee said, "You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing everything with logic. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass."
Viral image stated on September 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: The Odessa shooter "had a Beto sticker on his truck."
Joe Biden stated on September 12, 2019 in a Democratic debate: Says the Obama administration "didn't lock people up in cages."
Facebook posts stated on September 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows President Ronald Reagan meeting with Taliban leaders in the White House.
Viral image stated on August 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: A scarecrow discovered on a Texas ranch was actually a human skeleton.
Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Donald Trump has donated $1 million to a relief fund for the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian while no other politicians have contributed any money.
Viral image stated on August 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "A duck’s quack doesn’t echo and nobody can figure out why."
Viral image stated on August 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Ronald Reagan as saying, "Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempts to disarm the people must be stopped, by force if necessary."
Facebook posts stated on September 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says after a car accident comedian Kevin Hart has been "paralyzed from the neck down" and his "vocal cords have been paralyzed as well, leaving him with the inability to speak."
Kamala Harris stated on September 4, 2019 in a CNN climate town hall: Says she "sued Exxon Mobil" as California attorney general.
Andrew Yang stated on September 4, 2019 in a town hall: The Green New Deal "would do away with commercial air travel."
Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says actor Tim Allen wrote a lengthy anti-Democrat attack on Facebook.
Viral image stated on August 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: "When two large whales do the nasty there’s sometimes this one bro who just sort of holds them up so they don’t float off."
Facebook posts stated on September 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Rihanna hired "five planes that carried 90,000 liters of water to support the fire control" in the Amazon rainforest.
Alberta Darling stated on September 4, 2019 in a Joint Finance Committee meeting: "Gov. Evers asked the director of WEDC to stay on"
Viral image stated on September 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, "I see people are rushing out to fill up their cars for this hurricane at the gas station. This wouldn’t be an issue if they had electric cars. If the power is out for a week how are they going to get gas? We need to start planning ahead and moving forward."
John Delaney stated on August 27, 2019 in an interview: The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China.
Joe Biden stated on September 3, 2019 in an NPR interview: Referring to the Iraq War, "immediately, the moment it started, I came out against the war at that moment."
Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: "In 1789, being a member of Congress in the U.S. was considered a civic duty, and they were only paid 50 cents a day."
Facebook posts stated on September 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says an image depicts Hurricane Dorian over the Bahamas.
Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Workers have begun removing spires of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom ahead of Hurricane Dorian."
Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Winston Churchill said, "You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life."
Viral image stated on August 28, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says a photo shows Donald Trump holding a sign that says, "No matter who is president, Jesus is still king."
Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the "bones of children" were found on Jeffrey Epstein’s island.
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet: Say Gov. Tony Evers ‘canceled’ the sales tax holiday this year
Facebook posts stated on September 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says an image shows a photo of hurricane-ravaged Abaco Island in the Bahamas.
Robin Vos stated on August 15, 2019 in a radio interview: The push by Assembly Democrats seeking Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations for a lawmaker were timed to make Vos look bad as he became president "of the nation’s largest bipartisan organization called the National Conference of State Legislatures."
Tony Evers stated on August 20, 2019 in a tweet: "1 out of every 4 car accidents in the U.S. is caused by texting and driving."
Viral image stated on August 26, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says you can determine a bell pepper’s gender by its "bumps."
