Latest False Fact-checks in Abortion 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 Viral image stated on January 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: A New York law makes it "now perfectly legal to murder" a baby a minute before it would be born. Kamala Harris stated on September 7, 2018 in a tweet: Says at his confirmation hearing Brett Kavanaugh said birth control methods could be considered "abortion-inducing drugs." Jeanne Ives stated on February 7, 2018 in a campaign ad: "Rauner made you pay for abortions in all nine months of pregnancy." Say Anything Blog stated on January 29, 2018 in a blog post: "Heitkamp High-Fives Schumer After Voting Against 20-Week Abortion Ban." Ann Wagner stated on November 1, 2017 in a campaign website: "Satanists have teamed up with the ACLU and Planned Parenthood in Missouri to roll back the rights of the unborn." Kayla Moore stated on November 17, 2017 in a women for Moore rally: Says Doug Jones "is for full-term abortion." Evan Jenkins stated on October 23, 2017 in a tweet: Says Patrick Morrisey "ran for Congress in NJ as pro-choice." Bloggers stated on February 18, 2017 in In an article: Says former Sen. Rick Santorum said, "Sometimes pregnancy is God’s way of comforting rape victims." Marco Rubio stated on October 4, 2016 in a Spanish-language campaign ad: Says Patrick Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubio's stance on abortion for women infected by Zika. Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2016 in responding to an audience member's question at the Texas Tribune Festival.: Hillary Clinton "supports unlimited abortion on demand up until the moment of birth, including partial-birth abortion, with taxpayer funding." NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on September 28, 2016 in an ad.: "Toomey and Trump will ban abortion and punish women who have them." Ken Paxton stated on February 5, 2016 in press release: "Statistics show 2 to 3 Texas women per week have major complications and 10 women per week seek help at an ER after an abortion." Marco Rubio stated on February 6, 2016 in the GOP primary debate in New Hampshire: Says Hillary Clinton "believes that all abortions should be legal, even on the due date of that unborn child." John O'Bannon stated on February 1, 2016 in a constituent survey: Says "some Planned Parenthood chapters have been selling the body parts of aborted fetuses for profit." Sarah Palin stated on February 1, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Donald Trump's conversion to pro-life beliefs are akin to Justin Bieber's, who said in the past that abortion "was no big deal to him." Carly Fiorina stated on January 20, 2016 in an Iowa Right to Life event in Des Moines: The United States has a "record number of abortions year after year after year." Tarina Keene stated on January 13, 2016 in a news conference: More than 100,000 women in Texas "have attempted to self-induce abortion in the past year alone." John Stemberger stated on September 22, 2015 in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott: Planned Parenthood has "now (been) found to also illegally sell baby parts." Ben Carson stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign stop in Exeter, N.H: Birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger "believed that people like me should be eliminated." Dana Loesch stated on September 29, 2015 in a tweet: Says Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards was "forced to concede that 86 percent of Planned Parenthood’s revenue is from abortion." Sandra Smith stated on July 28, 2015 in an interview with Mike Huckabee: "Almost 95 percent of all (Planned Parenthood) pregnancy services were abortions." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Public support for abortion "is actually going down a little bit," polls show. William O'Brien stated on February 8, 2015 in a Facebook post: Birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger was "an active participant in the Ku Klux Klan." Bishop Thomas Tobin stated on January 22, 2015 in a newspaper column: "Abortions account for 94 percent of the services provided for pregnant women by Planned Parenthood." Mark Warner stated on July 26, 2014 in a debate.: Ed Gillespie "supports a personhood amendment." Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision. Justin Amash stated on July 1, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Justin Amash is rated Michigan’s No. 1 conservative" by National Right to Life. Texas Right to Life stated on March 21, 2014 in an email blast: "In 2005, Dan Branch tried to expand third-trimester abortions in Texas." Ralph Reed stated on March 9, 2014 in a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press": Millennials are "more pro-life than baby boomers and older Americans." American Life League stated on February 4, 2014 in an email blast: Girl Scouts USA’s curriculum "promotes Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, Betty Friedan, founder of NARAL Prochoice, and other pro-abortion women as icons for our children to emulate."
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Viral image stated on January 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: A New York law makes it "now perfectly legal to murder" a baby a minute before it would be born. Kamala Harris stated on September 7, 2018 in a tweet: Says at his confirmation hearing Brett Kavanaugh said birth control methods could be considered "abortion-inducing drugs." Jeanne Ives stated on February 7, 2018 in a campaign ad: "Rauner made you pay for abortions in all nine months of pregnancy." Say Anything Blog stated on January 29, 2018 in a blog post: "Heitkamp High-Fives Schumer After Voting Against 20-Week Abortion Ban." Ann Wagner stated on November 1, 2017 in a campaign website: "Satanists have teamed up with the ACLU and Planned Parenthood in Missouri to roll back the rights of the unborn." Kayla Moore stated on November 17, 2017 in a women for Moore rally: Says Doug Jones "is for full-term abortion." Evan Jenkins stated on October 23, 2017 in a tweet: Says Patrick Morrisey "ran for Congress in NJ as pro-choice." Bloggers stated on February 18, 2017 in In an article: Says former Sen. Rick Santorum said, "Sometimes pregnancy is God’s way of comforting rape victims." Marco Rubio stated on October 4, 2016 in a Spanish-language campaign ad: Says Patrick Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubio's stance on abortion for women infected by Zika. Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2016 in responding to an audience member's question at the Texas Tribune Festival.: Hillary Clinton "supports unlimited abortion on demand up until the moment of birth, including partial-birth abortion, with taxpayer funding." NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on September 28, 2016 in an ad.: "Toomey and Trump will ban abortion and punish women who have them." Ken Paxton stated on February 5, 2016 in press release: "Statistics show 2 to 3 Texas women per week have major complications and 10 women per week seek help at an ER after an abortion." Marco Rubio stated on February 6, 2016 in the GOP primary debate in New Hampshire: Says Hillary Clinton "believes that all abortions should be legal, even on the due date of that unborn child." John O'Bannon stated on February 1, 2016 in a constituent survey: Says "some Planned Parenthood chapters have been selling the body parts of aborted fetuses for profit." Sarah Palin stated on February 1, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Donald Trump's conversion to pro-life beliefs are akin to Justin Bieber's, who said in the past that abortion "was no big deal to him." Carly Fiorina stated on January 20, 2016 in an Iowa Right to Life event in Des Moines: The United States has a "record number of abortions year after year after year." Tarina Keene stated on January 13, 2016 in a news conference: More than 100,000 women in Texas "have attempted to self-induce abortion in the past year alone." John Stemberger stated on September 22, 2015 in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott: Planned Parenthood has "now (been) found to also illegally sell baby parts." Ben Carson stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign stop in Exeter, N.H: Birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger "believed that people like me should be eliminated." Dana Loesch stated on September 29, 2015 in a tweet: Says Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards was "forced to concede that 86 percent of Planned Parenthood’s revenue is from abortion." Sandra Smith stated on July 28, 2015 in an interview with Mike Huckabee: "Almost 95 percent of all (Planned Parenthood) pregnancy services were abortions." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Public support for abortion "is actually going down a little bit," polls show. William O'Brien stated on February 8, 2015 in a Facebook post: Birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger was "an active participant in the Ku Klux Klan." Bishop Thomas Tobin stated on January 22, 2015 in a newspaper column: "Abortions account for 94 percent of the services provided for pregnant women by Planned Parenthood." Mark Warner stated on July 26, 2014 in a debate.: Ed Gillespie "supports a personhood amendment." Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision. Justin Amash stated on July 1, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Justin Amash is rated Michigan’s No. 1 conservative" by National Right to Life. Texas Right to Life stated on March 21, 2014 in an email blast: "In 2005, Dan Branch tried to expand third-trimester abortions in Texas." Ralph Reed stated on March 9, 2014 in a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press": Millennials are "more pro-life than baby boomers and older Americans." American Life League stated on February 4, 2014 in an email blast: Girl Scouts USA’s curriculum "promotes Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, Betty Friedan, founder of NARAL Prochoice, and other pro-abortion women as icons for our children to emulate."
Viral image stated on January 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: A New York law makes it "now perfectly legal to murder" a baby a minute before it would be born.
Kamala Harris stated on September 7, 2018 in a tweet: Says at his confirmation hearing Brett Kavanaugh said birth control methods could be considered "abortion-inducing drugs."
Jeanne Ives stated on February 7, 2018 in a campaign ad: "Rauner made you pay for abortions in all nine months of pregnancy."
Say Anything Blog stated on January 29, 2018 in a blog post: "Heitkamp High-Fives Schumer After Voting Against 20-Week Abortion Ban."
Ann Wagner stated on November 1, 2017 in a campaign website: "Satanists have teamed up with the ACLU and Planned Parenthood in Missouri to roll back the rights of the unborn."
Kayla Moore stated on November 17, 2017 in a women for Moore rally: Says Doug Jones "is for full-term abortion."
Evan Jenkins stated on October 23, 2017 in a tweet: Says Patrick Morrisey "ran for Congress in NJ as pro-choice."
Bloggers stated on February 18, 2017 in In an article: Says former Sen. Rick Santorum said, "Sometimes pregnancy is God’s way of comforting rape victims."
Marco Rubio stated on October 4, 2016 in a Spanish-language campaign ad: Says Patrick Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubio's stance on abortion for women infected by Zika.
Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2016 in responding to an audience member's question at the Texas Tribune Festival.: Hillary Clinton "supports unlimited abortion on demand up until the moment of birth, including partial-birth abortion, with taxpayer funding."
NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on September 28, 2016 in an ad.: "Toomey and Trump will ban abortion and punish women who have them."
Ken Paxton stated on February 5, 2016 in press release: "Statistics show 2 to 3 Texas women per week have major complications and 10 women per week seek help at an ER after an abortion."
Marco Rubio stated on February 6, 2016 in the GOP primary debate in New Hampshire: Says Hillary Clinton "believes that all abortions should be legal, even on the due date of that unborn child."
John O'Bannon stated on February 1, 2016 in a constituent survey: Says "some Planned Parenthood chapters have been selling the body parts of aborted fetuses for profit."
Sarah Palin stated on February 1, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Donald Trump's conversion to pro-life beliefs are akin to Justin Bieber's, who said in the past that abortion "was no big deal to him."
Carly Fiorina stated on January 20, 2016 in an Iowa Right to Life event in Des Moines: The United States has a "record number of abortions year after year after year."
Tarina Keene stated on January 13, 2016 in a news conference: More than 100,000 women in Texas "have attempted to self-induce abortion in the past year alone."
John Stemberger stated on September 22, 2015 in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott: Planned Parenthood has "now (been) found to also illegally sell baby parts."
Ben Carson stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign stop in Exeter, N.H: Birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger "believed that people like me should be eliminated."
Dana Loesch stated on September 29, 2015 in a tweet: Says Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards was "forced to concede that 86 percent of Planned Parenthood’s revenue is from abortion."
Sandra Smith stated on July 28, 2015 in an interview with Mike Huckabee: "Almost 95 percent of all (Planned Parenthood) pregnancy services were abortions."
Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Public support for abortion "is actually going down a little bit," polls show.
William O'Brien stated on February 8, 2015 in a Facebook post: Birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger was "an active participant in the Ku Klux Klan."
Bishop Thomas Tobin stated on January 22, 2015 in a newspaper column: "Abortions account for 94 percent of the services provided for pregnant women by Planned Parenthood."
Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision.
Justin Amash stated on July 1, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Justin Amash is rated Michigan’s No. 1 conservative" by National Right to Life.
Texas Right to Life stated on March 21, 2014 in an email blast: "In 2005, Dan Branch tried to expand third-trimester abortions in Texas."
Ralph Reed stated on March 9, 2014 in a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press": Millennials are "more pro-life than baby boomers and older Americans."
American Life League stated on February 4, 2014 in an email blast: Girl Scouts USA’s curriculum "promotes Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, Betty Friedan, founder of NARAL Prochoice, and other pro-abortion women as icons for our children to emulate."
