Latest Fact-checks in Children 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 Nicole Galloway stated on October 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says "Gov. Parson’s administration purged 100,000 kids from Medicaid rolls." Van Wanggaard stated on October 7, 2020 in Video interview: No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 6, 2020 in an ad: When Sara Gideon “knew the truth about” sexual allegations against a state lawmaker, “she could have called for an immediate investigation, but didn’t…Gideon knew for months, using her power to cover up.” John Cornyn stated on September 12, 2020 in an advertisement: Says he “strongly supports legalization for Dreamers.” Viral image stated on September 17, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Kim Martin Morrow the CEO of Netflix has just been charged with 15 charges for child pornography” Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “You people hate on Trump but he put on a child protective force that found over 300 missing kids in less than 30 days.” Ron Johnson stated on August 13, 2020 in radio interview: For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19 Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Says authorities found 39 children in a double wide trailer in Georgia and it's not the biggest news story in America.” Linda Sánchez stated on July 29, 2020 in a press conference: “The average cost of child care in this country is more than what it costs to send a child to college for one year.” Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says Milwaukee police were protecting a sex offender's house and snuck children out of it after a mother tracked her missing daughter to that address. Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in on social media: Say that according to the Los Angeles Times, “95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens,” more than two-thirds of all births in Los Angeles County “are to illegal alien Mexicans” on Medicaid, “nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal,” and Nancy Pelosi “wants to put a windfall tax” on retirement fund profits. Kim Reynolds stated on July 14, 2020 in at a press conference: “Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there that will help alleviate some of the concerns.” Tucker Carlson stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: “To children and the vast majority of young and middle-aged adults and the vast majority of teachers, (the coronavirus) poses virtually zero threat." Viral image stated on March 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “if your child gets this virus their going to hospital alone in a van with people they don’t know...to be with people they don’t know… you will be at home without them in their time of need.” Bloggers stated on March 4, 2020 in a blog post: Says Quaden Bayles committed suicide. Michael Bloomberg stated on February 13, 2020 in a rally: Says “black babies die at rates twice as high as white babies because of a lack of access to affordable health care.” James White stated on January 27, 2020 in a tweet: Says "10% of U.S. children are Texans." David Crowley stated on October 22, 2019 in a tweet: "Child care costs account for 24% of a WI family’s budget." Woody Thrasher stated on August 21, 2019 in a tweet: "West Virginia is sixth overall in the average number of at-risk youth." Nicole Galloway stated on October 12, 2019 in a mass email: "Missouri has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country." Viral image stated on October 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Barnes & Noble and Target have the book "If You Give a Pig the White House" in their children’s sections. Viral image stated on October 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows "Kurdish kids" after Turkey’s invasion. Viral image stated on April 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows a woman doing cocaine with a child. Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 31, 2019 in the Detroit debate: "When the Senate was debating middle-class affordability for child care," then-Sen. Joe Biden "voted against it, the only vote, but what he wrote (in) an op-ed was that he believed that women working outside the home would, quote, ‘create the deterioration of family.’ He also said that women who were working outside the home were, quote, ‘avoiding responsibility.’" Beto O'Rourke stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: "We are incarcerating more children than any time ... since we interned Japanese-Americans during World War II" Tracy McCreery stated on April 8, 2019 in a legislative debate: "Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among 15-19 year olds and 25-34 year olds in Missouri." Viral image stated on May 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: An app called Talking Angela asks children personal questions and takes their photo. Dale Kooyenga stated on April 12, 2019 in a radio interview: "Tony Evers is cutting child support." Viral image stated on May 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of a young girl crying alongside an ISIS member is a Christian being forced into sexual slavery as a child bride. Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: For the first time in U.S. history, a one-year-old appears in court as a defendant.
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Nicole Galloway stated on October 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says "Gov. Parson’s administration purged 100,000 kids from Medicaid rolls." Van Wanggaard stated on October 7, 2020 in Video interview: No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 6, 2020 in an ad: When Sara Gideon “knew the truth about” sexual allegations against a state lawmaker, “she could have called for an immediate investigation, but didn’t…Gideon knew for months, using her power to cover up.” John Cornyn stated on September 12, 2020 in an advertisement: Says he “strongly supports legalization for Dreamers.” Viral image stated on September 17, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Kim Martin Morrow the CEO of Netflix has just been charged with 15 charges for child pornography” Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “You people hate on Trump but he put on a child protective force that found over 300 missing kids in less than 30 days.” Ron Johnson stated on August 13, 2020 in radio interview: For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19 Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Says authorities found 39 children in a double wide trailer in Georgia and it's not the biggest news story in America.” Linda Sánchez stated on July 29, 2020 in a press conference: “The average cost of child care in this country is more than what it costs to send a child to college for one year.” Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says Milwaukee police were protecting a sex offender's house and snuck children out of it after a mother tracked her missing daughter to that address. Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in on social media: Say that according to the Los Angeles Times, “95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens,” more than two-thirds of all births in Los Angeles County “are to illegal alien Mexicans” on Medicaid, “nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal,” and Nancy Pelosi “wants to put a windfall tax” on retirement fund profits. Kim Reynolds stated on July 14, 2020 in at a press conference: “Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there that will help alleviate some of the concerns.” Tucker Carlson stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: “To children and the vast majority of young and middle-aged adults and the vast majority of teachers, (the coronavirus) poses virtually zero threat." Viral image stated on March 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “if your child gets this virus their going to hospital alone in a van with people they don’t know...to be with people they don’t know… you will be at home without them in their time of need.” Bloggers stated on March 4, 2020 in a blog post: Says Quaden Bayles committed suicide. Michael Bloomberg stated on February 13, 2020 in a rally: Says “black babies die at rates twice as high as white babies because of a lack of access to affordable health care.” James White stated on January 27, 2020 in a tweet: Says "10% of U.S. children are Texans." David Crowley stated on October 22, 2019 in a tweet: "Child care costs account for 24% of a WI family’s budget." Woody Thrasher stated on August 21, 2019 in a tweet: "West Virginia is sixth overall in the average number of at-risk youth." Nicole Galloway stated on October 12, 2019 in a mass email: "Missouri has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country." Viral image stated on October 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Barnes & Noble and Target have the book "If You Give a Pig the White House" in their children’s sections. Viral image stated on October 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows "Kurdish kids" after Turkey’s invasion. Viral image stated on April 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows a woman doing cocaine with a child. Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 31, 2019 in the Detroit debate: "When the Senate was debating middle-class affordability for child care," then-Sen. Joe Biden "voted against it, the only vote, but what he wrote (in) an op-ed was that he believed that women working outside the home would, quote, ‘create the deterioration of family.’ He also said that women who were working outside the home were, quote, ‘avoiding responsibility.’" Beto O'Rourke stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: "We are incarcerating more children than any time ... since we interned Japanese-Americans during World War II" Tracy McCreery stated on April 8, 2019 in a legislative debate: "Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among 15-19 year olds and 25-34 year olds in Missouri." Viral image stated on May 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: An app called Talking Angela asks children personal questions and takes their photo. Dale Kooyenga stated on April 12, 2019 in a radio interview: "Tony Evers is cutting child support." Viral image stated on May 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of a young girl crying alongside an ISIS member is a Christian being forced into sexual slavery as a child bride. Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: For the first time in U.S. history, a one-year-old appears in court as a defendant.
Nicole Galloway stated on October 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says "Gov. Parson’s administration purged 100,000 kids from Medicaid rolls."
Van Wanggaard stated on October 7, 2020 in Video interview: No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 6, 2020 in an ad: When Sara Gideon “knew the truth about” sexual allegations against a state lawmaker, “she could have called for an immediate investigation, but didn’t…Gideon knew for months, using her power to cover up.”
John Cornyn stated on September 12, 2020 in an advertisement: Says he “strongly supports legalization for Dreamers.”
Viral image stated on September 17, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Kim Martin Morrow the CEO of Netflix has just been charged with 15 charges for child pornography”
Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “You people hate on Trump but he put on a child protective force that found over 300 missing kids in less than 30 days.”
Ron Johnson stated on August 13, 2020 in radio interview: For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19
Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Says authorities found 39 children in a double wide trailer in Georgia and it's not the biggest news story in America.”
Linda Sánchez stated on July 29, 2020 in a press conference: “The average cost of child care in this country is more than what it costs to send a child to college for one year.”
Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says Milwaukee police were protecting a sex offender's house and snuck children out of it after a mother tracked her missing daughter to that address.
Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in on social media: Say that according to the Los Angeles Times, “95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens,” more than two-thirds of all births in Los Angeles County “are to illegal alien Mexicans” on Medicaid, “nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal,” and Nancy Pelosi “wants to put a windfall tax” on retirement fund profits.
Kim Reynolds stated on July 14, 2020 in at a press conference: “Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there that will help alleviate some of the concerns.”
Tucker Carlson stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: “To children and the vast majority of young and middle-aged adults and the vast majority of teachers, (the coronavirus) poses virtually zero threat."
Viral image stated on March 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “if your child gets this virus their going to hospital alone in a van with people they don’t know...to be with people they don’t know… you will be at home without them in their time of need.”
Michael Bloomberg stated on February 13, 2020 in a rally: Says “black babies die at rates twice as high as white babies because of a lack of access to affordable health care.”
David Crowley stated on October 22, 2019 in a tweet: "Child care costs account for 24% of a WI family’s budget."
Woody Thrasher stated on August 21, 2019 in a tweet: "West Virginia is sixth overall in the average number of at-risk youth."
Nicole Galloway stated on October 12, 2019 in a mass email: "Missouri has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country."
Viral image stated on October 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Barnes & Noble and Target have the book "If You Give a Pig the White House" in their children’s sections.
Viral image stated on October 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows "Kurdish kids" after Turkey’s invasion.
Viral image stated on April 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows a woman doing cocaine with a child.
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 31, 2019 in the Detroit debate: "When the Senate was debating middle-class affordability for child care," then-Sen. Joe Biden "voted against it, the only vote, but what he wrote (in) an op-ed was that he believed that women working outside the home would, quote, ‘create the deterioration of family.’ He also said that women who were working outside the home were, quote, ‘avoiding responsibility.’"
Beto O'Rourke stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: "We are incarcerating more children than any time ... since we interned Japanese-Americans during World War II"
Tracy McCreery stated on April 8, 2019 in a legislative debate: "Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among 15-19 year olds and 25-34 year olds in Missouri."
Viral image stated on May 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: An app called Talking Angela asks children personal questions and takes their photo.
Viral image stated on May 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of a young girl crying alongside an ISIS member is a Christian being forced into sexual slavery as a child bride.
Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: For the first time in U.S. history, a one-year-old appears in court as a defendant.
