Latest 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 Mandy Cohen stated on June 26, 2018 in a speech: Indiana expanded Medicaid when Mike Pence was governor Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2018 in a tweet: "I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13." Rahm Emanuel stated on June 28, 2018 in a television interview: "Chicago is experiencing right now the highest employment since 1950." Patrick Kennedy stated on April 17, 2018 in an editorial: Marijuana and THC "have caused emergency room visits to skyrocket." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 27, 2018 in an interview with The Intercept: "ICE is required to fill 34,000 beds with detainees every single night and that number has only been increasing since 2009." Diamond and Silk stated on July 2, 2018 in a headline: "Obama secretly gave citizenship to 2,500 Iranians as part of nuke deal." Viral image stated on June 28, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters told CNN, "SCOTUS pick should be illegal immigrant." Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "39% of All California Students are illegals." Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "More than 66% of ALL births in California are to illegals on Medi-Cal." Scott Walker stated on May 13, 2018 in a TV interview: "By law, Democrats gave the superintendent of public instruction, back in 2009, the ability to take over failing schools … The current superintendent has failed to do that." Rick Scott stated on June 13, 2018 in an ad: Says Sen. Bill Nelson "voted for higher taxes" 349 times. Donald Trump stated on July 2, 2018 in a tweet: Sen. Kamala Harris is "supporting the animals of MS-13." Becoming American Initiative stated on July 3, 2018 in an ad: Says Ronald Reagan said immigrants "brought with them courage and the values of family, work, and freedom. Let us pledge to each other that we can make America great again." Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in in an image: Says Democratic Senators "demand Supreme Court nominee not be unduly influenced by U.S. Constitution." Corey Stewart stated on June 30, 2018 in in a Facebook live video: "Tim Kaine doesn’t want a border at all. He wants to get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and basically the border patrol as well." Kelda Helen Roys stated on May 28, 2018 in a radio interview: "There are a lot of private charters. And in fact, (Tony Evers) sought and received the largest charter school grant in the country from the Trump-DeVos administration to start new charter schools in Wisconsin." Bloggers stated on July 1, 2018 in a fake news blog post: "George H.W. Bush has died at 94." Larry Kudlow stated on June 29, 2018 in an interview with Fox Business Network: "The deficit ... is coming down, and it’s coming down rapidly." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "Watch those GDP numbers. We started off at a very low number, and right now we hit a 3.2 (percent). Nobody thought that was possible." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions." Bloggers stated on June 27, 2018 in a blog post: "Clinton campaign official arrested by FBI on child rape/trafficking charges" Jeff Sessions stated on June 25, 2018 in a speech: "Our courts find that 80 percent of those who do file for asylum aren’t qualified for it, do not merit that relief." Evelyn Sanguinetti stated on June 26, 2018 in a radio interview: Says a progressive income tax proposal from Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker "is wholly regressive." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a public forum: Says Wisconsin "hadn’t been won by a Republican since Dwight D. Eisenhower, in 1952. And I won Wisconsin. … Ronald Reagan, remember, Wisconsin was the state that Ronald Reagan did not win." Bloggers stated on June 28, 2018 in a blog post headline: "Maxine Waters Is Getting Criminally Charged!" Adam Putnam stated on June 28, 2018 in a Fox News Debate: Says Ron DeSantis "voted in an agricultural bill to give food stamps to illegal immigrants." Ron DeSantis stated on June 28, 2018 in a Fox News debate: Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty." Ted Lieu stated on June 16, 2018 in a tweet: "Every day over 450,000 Americans sit in jail not because they've been convicted of anything, but because they are too poor to pay bail & don't have high powered attorneys." Rachel Maddow stated on June 21, 2018 in in a monologue: "There isn't a system" for reuniting families separated under Trump’s zero tolerance border policy. Ohio Republican Party stated on June 12, 2018 in a tweet: Says Sherrod Brown in 1978 "voted for stricter removal standards (for voter registration) and then enforced them as Secretary of State."
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Mandy Cohen stated on June 26, 2018 in a speech: Indiana expanded Medicaid when Mike Pence was governor Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2018 in a tweet: "I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13." Rahm Emanuel stated on June 28, 2018 in a television interview: "Chicago is experiencing right now the highest employment since 1950." Patrick Kennedy stated on April 17, 2018 in an editorial: Marijuana and THC "have caused emergency room visits to skyrocket." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 27, 2018 in an interview with The Intercept: "ICE is required to fill 34,000 beds with detainees every single night and that number has only been increasing since 2009." Diamond and Silk stated on July 2, 2018 in a headline: "Obama secretly gave citizenship to 2,500 Iranians as part of nuke deal." Viral image stated on June 28, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters told CNN, "SCOTUS pick should be illegal immigrant." Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "39% of All California Students are illegals." Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "More than 66% of ALL births in California are to illegals on Medi-Cal." Scott Walker stated on May 13, 2018 in a TV interview: "By law, Democrats gave the superintendent of public instruction, back in 2009, the ability to take over failing schools … The current superintendent has failed to do that." Rick Scott stated on June 13, 2018 in an ad: Says Sen. Bill Nelson "voted for higher taxes" 349 times. Donald Trump stated on July 2, 2018 in a tweet: Sen. Kamala Harris is "supporting the animals of MS-13." Becoming American Initiative stated on July 3, 2018 in an ad: Says Ronald Reagan said immigrants "brought with them courage and the values of family, work, and freedom. Let us pledge to each other that we can make America great again." Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in in an image: Says Democratic Senators "demand Supreme Court nominee not be unduly influenced by U.S. Constitution." Corey Stewart stated on June 30, 2018 in in a Facebook live video: "Tim Kaine doesn’t want a border at all. He wants to get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and basically the border patrol as well." Kelda Helen Roys stated on May 28, 2018 in a radio interview: "There are a lot of private charters. And in fact, (Tony Evers) sought and received the largest charter school grant in the country from the Trump-DeVos administration to start new charter schools in Wisconsin." Bloggers stated on July 1, 2018 in a fake news blog post: "George H.W. Bush has died at 94." Larry Kudlow stated on June 29, 2018 in an interview with Fox Business Network: "The deficit ... is coming down, and it’s coming down rapidly." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "Watch those GDP numbers. We started off at a very low number, and right now we hit a 3.2 (percent). Nobody thought that was possible." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions." Bloggers stated on June 27, 2018 in a blog post: "Clinton campaign official arrested by FBI on child rape/trafficking charges" Jeff Sessions stated on June 25, 2018 in a speech: "Our courts find that 80 percent of those who do file for asylum aren’t qualified for it, do not merit that relief." Evelyn Sanguinetti stated on June 26, 2018 in a radio interview: Says a progressive income tax proposal from Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker "is wholly regressive." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a public forum: Says Wisconsin "hadn’t been won by a Republican since Dwight D. Eisenhower, in 1952. And I won Wisconsin. … Ronald Reagan, remember, Wisconsin was the state that Ronald Reagan did not win." Bloggers stated on June 28, 2018 in a blog post headline: "Maxine Waters Is Getting Criminally Charged!" Adam Putnam stated on June 28, 2018 in a Fox News Debate: Says Ron DeSantis "voted in an agricultural bill to give food stamps to illegal immigrants." Ron DeSantis stated on June 28, 2018 in a Fox News debate: Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty." Ted Lieu stated on June 16, 2018 in a tweet: "Every day over 450,000 Americans sit in jail not because they've been convicted of anything, but because they are too poor to pay bail & don't have high powered attorneys." Rachel Maddow stated on June 21, 2018 in in a monologue: "There isn't a system" for reuniting families separated under Trump’s zero tolerance border policy. Ohio Republican Party stated on June 12, 2018 in a tweet: Says Sherrod Brown in 1978 "voted for stricter removal standards (for voter registration) and then enforced them as Secretary of State."
Mandy Cohen stated on June 26, 2018 in a speech: Indiana expanded Medicaid when Mike Pence was governor
Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2018 in a tweet: "I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13."
Rahm Emanuel stated on June 28, 2018 in a television interview: "Chicago is experiencing right now the highest employment since 1950."
Patrick Kennedy stated on April 17, 2018 in an editorial: Marijuana and THC "have caused emergency room visits to skyrocket."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 27, 2018 in an interview with The Intercept: "ICE is required to fill 34,000 beds with detainees every single night and that number has only been increasing since 2009."
Diamond and Silk stated on July 2, 2018 in a headline: "Obama secretly gave citizenship to 2,500 Iranians as part of nuke deal."
Viral image stated on June 28, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters told CNN, "SCOTUS pick should be illegal immigrant."
Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "39% of All California Students are illegals."
Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "More than 66% of ALL births in California are to illegals on Medi-Cal."
Scott Walker stated on May 13, 2018 in a TV interview: "By law, Democrats gave the superintendent of public instruction, back in 2009, the ability to take over failing schools … The current superintendent has failed to do that."
Rick Scott stated on June 13, 2018 in an ad: Says Sen. Bill Nelson "voted for higher taxes" 349 times.
Donald Trump stated on July 2, 2018 in a tweet: Sen. Kamala Harris is "supporting the animals of MS-13."
Becoming American Initiative stated on July 3, 2018 in an ad: Says Ronald Reagan said immigrants "brought with them courage and the values of family, work, and freedom. Let us pledge to each other that we can make America great again."
Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in in an image: Says Democratic Senators "demand Supreme Court nominee not be unduly influenced by U.S. Constitution."
Corey Stewart stated on June 30, 2018 in in a Facebook live video: "Tim Kaine doesn’t want a border at all. He wants to get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and basically the border patrol as well."
Kelda Helen Roys stated on May 28, 2018 in a radio interview: "There are a lot of private charters. And in fact, (Tony Evers) sought and received the largest charter school grant in the country from the Trump-DeVos administration to start new charter schools in Wisconsin."
Larry Kudlow stated on June 29, 2018 in an interview with Fox Business Network: "The deficit ... is coming down, and it’s coming down rapidly."
Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "Watch those GDP numbers. We started off at a very low number, and right now we hit a 3.2 (percent). Nobody thought that was possible."
Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions."
Bloggers stated on June 27, 2018 in a blog post: "Clinton campaign official arrested by FBI on child rape/trafficking charges"
Jeff Sessions stated on June 25, 2018 in a speech: "Our courts find that 80 percent of those who do file for asylum aren’t qualified for it, do not merit that relief."
Evelyn Sanguinetti stated on June 26, 2018 in a radio interview: Says a progressive income tax proposal from Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker "is wholly regressive."
Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a public forum: Says Wisconsin "hadn’t been won by a Republican since Dwight D. Eisenhower, in 1952. And I won Wisconsin. … Ronald Reagan, remember, Wisconsin was the state that Ronald Reagan did not win."
Bloggers stated on June 28, 2018 in a blog post headline: "Maxine Waters Is Getting Criminally Charged!"
Adam Putnam stated on June 28, 2018 in a Fox News Debate: Says Ron DeSantis "voted in an agricultural bill to give food stamps to illegal immigrants."
Ron DeSantis stated on June 28, 2018 in a Fox News debate: Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty."
Ted Lieu stated on June 16, 2018 in a tweet: "Every day over 450,000 Americans sit in jail not because they've been convicted of anything, but because they are too poor to pay bail & don't have high powered attorneys."
Rachel Maddow stated on June 21, 2018 in in a monologue: "There isn't a system" for reuniting families separated under Trump’s zero tolerance border policy.
Ohio Republican Party stated on June 12, 2018 in a tweet: Says Sherrod Brown in 1978 "voted for stricter removal standards (for voter registration) and then enforced them as Secretary of State."
