Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Animals 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 Brad Holyman-Sigal stated on February 26, 2024 in a press release: “Nearly a quarter million birds in New York City, and more than one billion across the country, die each year from collisions with buildings.” Joe Cunningham stated on March 7, 2019 in a U.S. House hearing: "Seismic airgun blasting (used for energy exploration) is ... 16,000 times louder than" a conventional airhorn. Jim Justice stated on November 5, 2018 in a tweet: "Hunters contribute more than $500 million" to West Virginia. Will Herring stated on March 6, 2017 in a San Antonio Express-News news story: "There’s not one public study, and by public study I mean a study available to the public, that has looked at using the product Kaput to poison feral hogs." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval Jack Hanna stated on August 2, 2015 in an ABC "This Week" interview: "In 1947, when I was born, there were about 450,000 lions. In the mid-70s, when my kids were born, there were about 100,000. Today, there are less than 30,000." Terry McAuliffe stated on July 21, 2015 in a radio show.: "All (Maryland) crabs are born in Virginia." Hugh Fitzsimons stated on January 19, 2014 in a blog post on campaign website: Female buffalo lead the herd. Louise Slaughter stated on October 9, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Eighty percent of the antibiotics in this country are fed to livestock." Cynthia Lummis stated on August 23, 2013 in a radio interview: Under the Endangered Species Act, "only 1 percent of the species that have been listed have actually been delisted." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 12, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: The oceans "have become 30 percent more acidic." X posts stated on March 20, 2013 in tweets: While the sequester is in effect, the federal government is still funding a study on duck penises. American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on March 1, 2012 in interview on "The Colbert Report": There are "a larger number of shark attacks in Florida than there are cases of voter fraud." Gail Collins stated on September 8, 2011 in a column: Mitt Romney "drove to Canada with the family dog Seamus strapped to the roof of the car." Elaine Boyer stated on July 20, 2011 in an interview: "[T]his breed (of pit bulls) is most often associated with aggressive behavior." Wisconsin Humane Society stated on June 13, 2011 in a news release: An amendment inserted by lawmakers into the state budget "exempts scientific researchers from all state animal cruelty laws."
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Brad Holyman-Sigal stated on February 26, 2024 in a press release: “Nearly a quarter million birds in New York City, and more than one billion across the country, die each year from collisions with buildings.” Joe Cunningham stated on March 7, 2019 in a U.S. House hearing: "Seismic airgun blasting (used for energy exploration) is ... 16,000 times louder than" a conventional airhorn. Jim Justice stated on November 5, 2018 in a tweet: "Hunters contribute more than $500 million" to West Virginia. Will Herring stated on March 6, 2017 in a San Antonio Express-News news story: "There’s not one public study, and by public study I mean a study available to the public, that has looked at using the product Kaput to poison feral hogs." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval Jack Hanna stated on August 2, 2015 in an ABC "This Week" interview: "In 1947, when I was born, there were about 450,000 lions. In the mid-70s, when my kids were born, there were about 100,000. Today, there are less than 30,000." Terry McAuliffe stated on July 21, 2015 in a radio show.: "All (Maryland) crabs are born in Virginia." Hugh Fitzsimons stated on January 19, 2014 in a blog post on campaign website: Female buffalo lead the herd. Louise Slaughter stated on October 9, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Eighty percent of the antibiotics in this country are fed to livestock." Cynthia Lummis stated on August 23, 2013 in a radio interview: Under the Endangered Species Act, "only 1 percent of the species that have been listed have actually been delisted." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 12, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: The oceans "have become 30 percent more acidic." X posts stated on March 20, 2013 in tweets: While the sequester is in effect, the federal government is still funding a study on duck penises. American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on March 1, 2012 in interview on "The Colbert Report": There are "a larger number of shark attacks in Florida than there are cases of voter fraud." Gail Collins stated on September 8, 2011 in a column: Mitt Romney "drove to Canada with the family dog Seamus strapped to the roof of the car." Elaine Boyer stated on July 20, 2011 in an interview: "[T]his breed (of pit bulls) is most often associated with aggressive behavior." Wisconsin Humane Society stated on June 13, 2011 in a news release: An amendment inserted by lawmakers into the state budget "exempts scientific researchers from all state animal cruelty laws."
Brad Holyman-Sigal stated on February 26, 2024 in a press release: “Nearly a quarter million birds in New York City, and more than one billion across the country, die each year from collisions with buildings.”
Joe Cunningham stated on March 7, 2019 in a U.S. House hearing: "Seismic airgun blasting (used for energy exploration) is ... 16,000 times louder than" a conventional airhorn.
Jim Justice stated on November 5, 2018 in a tweet: "Hunters contribute more than $500 million" to West Virginia.
Will Herring stated on March 6, 2017 in a San Antonio Express-News news story: "There’s not one public study, and by public study I mean a study available to the public, that has looked at using the product Kaput to poison feral hogs."
Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval
Jack Hanna stated on August 2, 2015 in an ABC "This Week" interview: "In 1947, when I was born, there were about 450,000 lions. In the mid-70s, when my kids were born, there were about 100,000. Today, there are less than 30,000."
Terry McAuliffe stated on July 21, 2015 in a radio show.: "All (Maryland) crabs are born in Virginia."
Hugh Fitzsimons stated on January 19, 2014 in a blog post on campaign website: Female buffalo lead the herd.
Louise Slaughter stated on October 9, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Eighty percent of the antibiotics in this country are fed to livestock."
Cynthia Lummis stated on August 23, 2013 in a radio interview: Under the Endangered Species Act, "only 1 percent of the species that have been listed have actually been delisted."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 12, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: The oceans "have become 30 percent more acidic."
X posts stated on March 20, 2013 in tweets: While the sequester is in effect, the federal government is still funding a study on duck penises.
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on March 1, 2012 in interview on "The Colbert Report": There are "a larger number of shark attacks in Florida than there are cases of voter fraud."
Gail Collins stated on September 8, 2011 in a column: Mitt Romney "drove to Canada with the family dog Seamus strapped to the roof of the car."
Elaine Boyer stated on July 20, 2011 in an interview: "[T]his breed (of pit bulls) is most often associated with aggressive behavior."
Wisconsin Humane Society stated on June 13, 2011 in a news release: An amendment inserted by lawmakers into the state budget "exempts scientific researchers from all state animal cruelty laws."
