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 Jeremiah Samples stated on February 28, 2019 in testimony before the West Virginia state Senate: "We have had an increase of 67 percent (in) the number of children taken into state custody since 2014." Lena Taylor stated on March 14, 2019 in a community meeting: Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett did not want a juvenile facility in Milwaukee, "has never been to a juvenile facility," and "didn't want it to be done." Children at Risk stated on March 19, 2019 in a press conference: "Right now, only 11 percent of the 15,000 child care providers in Texas are certified as meeting quality standards." Tony Evers stated on February 19, 2019 in a TV interview: On phasing out the private-school voucher program in his first budget Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2019 in Facebook posts: Says the WIC program was created by the Black Panthers to help feed single mothers and children in their communities. Bloggers stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Thai police found bodies of children with their organs removed. Mary Elizabeth Coleman stated on January 23, 2019 in a speech at a General Laws Committee hearing: A girl’s "life expectancy is seven years after entering into prostitution." Elizabeth Warren stated on February 19, 2019 in a policy announcement on Medium: "The high cost of child care is the No. 1 reason people give for having fewer children than they’d like." Jim Justice stated on November 9, 2018 in a tweet: "As of September 2018, there are 6,683 WV children in foster care — 1,415 of whom are legally eligible for adoption." House Majority PAC stated on October 26, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Ohio U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot "voted to cut health care for kids, affecting up to half the families at Cincinnati’s own Children’s Hospital." Tony Evers stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says he "raised graduation rates to nearly 90 percent." Beto O'Rourke stated on September 29, 2018 in an Austin rally: Says that in Texas, "you can be too gay to adopt" a foster child "who needs a loving home." Tony Evers stated on August 16, 2018 in a public forum: "Special education categorical aid" from the state "hasn’t been raised in over a decade." House Majority PAC stated on September 12, 2018 in campaign ad: Says Dino Rossi "stripped" health care "from 45,000 children." Scott Walker stated on September 5, 2018 in a TV ad: "A teacher watched hard-core pornography in his classroom," along with other inappropriate behavior, but Tony Evers didn't revoke the teacher's license and "the teacher is still in the classroom." A Stronger Wisconsin stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When two judges said it was illegal to fire a teacher" who viewed pornography at school, "Tony Evers worked with Republicans and Democrats and changed the law." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When the law stopped Tony Evers from revoking a teacher's license for viewing pornography, Tony worked with lawmakers from both parties to change the law so offenders could be kicked out of the classroom." Fox News Channel stated on August 19, 2018 in California: "California is proposing to legislate what drinks restaurants can serve your kids, only giving two options: milk or water." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2018 in a radio ad: Claims that Democratic candidate for governor Matt Flynn "told one child predator to ‘wait and see,’ when he should have turned him in to authorities." Matt Flynn stated on August 8, 2018 in a candidates forum: Says he was "not part of transferring" any priests accused of sexual abuse. Leah Vukmir stated on June 1, 2018 in a news release: Says Tammy Baldwin's record includes "opposing harsher punishments for criminals who commit violent crimes near schools." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2018 in a radio ad: Says Tony Evers "didn't revoke the license of a teacher caught spreading pornography and commenting on the bodies of middle-school girls." 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." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 21, 2018 in an interview: Says Donald Trump's executive order "doesn't address the over 2,000 children who are already separated from their parents, and it doesn't change the fact that we would be jailing children with their families." Leah Vukmir stated on June 19, 2018 in a statement: On separating families at the border. Ted Cruz stated on June 11, 2018 in an interview aired on "Think," produced by KERA radio in Dallas: "There’s actually a court order that prevents keeping the kids with the parents when you put the parents in jail." YourNewsWire.com stated on June 17, 2018 in in a blog post: "Senate report admits Clinton ‘gifted’ children to human traffickers" X posts stated on June 11, 2018 in a post by a filmmaker: Say a boy was 'caged' in a wire enclosure. Dan Patrick stated on May 20, 2018 in an interview on ABC News, "This Week": "It’s against the law in Texas to let any loaded gun get in the hands of a child." Donald Trump stated on May 29, 2018 in a tweet: "Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages."
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Jeremiah Samples stated on February 28, 2019 in testimony before the West Virginia state Senate: "We have had an increase of 67 percent (in) the number of children taken into state custody since 2014." Lena Taylor stated on March 14, 2019 in a community meeting: Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett did not want a juvenile facility in Milwaukee, "has never been to a juvenile facility," and "didn't want it to be done." Children at Risk stated on March 19, 2019 in a press conference: "Right now, only 11 percent of the 15,000 child care providers in Texas are certified as meeting quality standards." Tony Evers stated on February 19, 2019 in a TV interview: On phasing out the private-school voucher program in his first budget Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2019 in Facebook posts: Says the WIC program was created by the Black Panthers to help feed single mothers and children in their communities. Bloggers stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Thai police found bodies of children with their organs removed. Mary Elizabeth Coleman stated on January 23, 2019 in a speech at a General Laws Committee hearing: A girl’s "life expectancy is seven years after entering into prostitution." Elizabeth Warren stated on February 19, 2019 in a policy announcement on Medium: "The high cost of child care is the No. 1 reason people give for having fewer children than they’d like." Jim Justice stated on November 9, 2018 in a tweet: "As of September 2018, there are 6,683 WV children in foster care — 1,415 of whom are legally eligible for adoption." House Majority PAC stated on October 26, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Ohio U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot "voted to cut health care for kids, affecting up to half the families at Cincinnati’s own Children’s Hospital." Tony Evers stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says he "raised graduation rates to nearly 90 percent." Beto O'Rourke stated on September 29, 2018 in an Austin rally: Says that in Texas, "you can be too gay to adopt" a foster child "who needs a loving home." Tony Evers stated on August 16, 2018 in a public forum: "Special education categorical aid" from the state "hasn’t been raised in over a decade." House Majority PAC stated on September 12, 2018 in campaign ad: Says Dino Rossi "stripped" health care "from 45,000 children." Scott Walker stated on September 5, 2018 in a TV ad: "A teacher watched hard-core pornography in his classroom," along with other inappropriate behavior, but Tony Evers didn't revoke the teacher's license and "the teacher is still in the classroom." A Stronger Wisconsin stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When two judges said it was illegal to fire a teacher" who viewed pornography at school, "Tony Evers worked with Republicans and Democrats and changed the law." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When the law stopped Tony Evers from revoking a teacher's license for viewing pornography, Tony worked with lawmakers from both parties to change the law so offenders could be kicked out of the classroom." Fox News Channel stated on August 19, 2018 in California: "California is proposing to legislate what drinks restaurants can serve your kids, only giving two options: milk or water." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2018 in a radio ad: Claims that Democratic candidate for governor Matt Flynn "told one child predator to ‘wait and see,’ when he should have turned him in to authorities." Matt Flynn stated on August 8, 2018 in a candidates forum: Says he was "not part of transferring" any priests accused of sexual abuse. Leah Vukmir stated on June 1, 2018 in a news release: Says Tammy Baldwin's record includes "opposing harsher punishments for criminals who commit violent crimes near schools." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2018 in a radio ad: Says Tony Evers "didn't revoke the license of a teacher caught spreading pornography and commenting on the bodies of middle-school girls." 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." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 21, 2018 in an interview: Says Donald Trump's executive order "doesn't address the over 2,000 children who are already separated from their parents, and it doesn't change the fact that we would be jailing children with their families." Leah Vukmir stated on June 19, 2018 in a statement: On separating families at the border. Ted Cruz stated on June 11, 2018 in an interview aired on "Think," produced by KERA radio in Dallas: "There’s actually a court order that prevents keeping the kids with the parents when you put the parents in jail." YourNewsWire.com stated on June 17, 2018 in in a blog post: "Senate report admits Clinton ‘gifted’ children to human traffickers" X posts stated on June 11, 2018 in a post by a filmmaker: Say a boy was 'caged' in a wire enclosure. Dan Patrick stated on May 20, 2018 in an interview on ABC News, "This Week": "It’s against the law in Texas to let any loaded gun get in the hands of a child." Donald Trump stated on May 29, 2018 in a tweet: "Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages."
Jeremiah Samples stated on February 28, 2019 in testimony before the West Virginia state Senate: "We have had an increase of 67 percent (in) the number of children taken into state custody since 2014."
Lena Taylor stated on March 14, 2019 in a community meeting: Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett did not want a juvenile facility in Milwaukee, "has never been to a juvenile facility," and "didn't want it to be done."
Children at Risk stated on March 19, 2019 in a press conference: "Right now, only 11 percent of the 15,000 child care providers in Texas are certified as meeting quality standards."
Tony Evers stated on February 19, 2019 in a TV interview: On phasing out the private-school voucher program in his first budget
Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2019 in Facebook posts: Says the WIC program was created by the Black Panthers to help feed single mothers and children in their communities.
Bloggers stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Thai police found bodies of children with their organs removed.
Mary Elizabeth Coleman stated on January 23, 2019 in a speech at a General Laws Committee hearing: A girl’s "life expectancy is seven years after entering into prostitution."
Elizabeth Warren stated on February 19, 2019 in a policy announcement on Medium: "The high cost of child care is the No. 1 reason people give for having fewer children than they’d like."
Jim Justice stated on November 9, 2018 in a tweet: "As of September 2018, there are 6,683 WV children in foster care — 1,415 of whom are legally eligible for adoption."
House Majority PAC stated on October 26, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Ohio U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot "voted to cut health care for kids, affecting up to half the families at Cincinnati’s own Children’s Hospital."
Tony Evers stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says he "raised graduation rates to nearly 90 percent."
Beto O'Rourke stated on September 29, 2018 in an Austin rally: Says that in Texas, "you can be too gay to adopt" a foster child "who needs a loving home."
Tony Evers stated on August 16, 2018 in a public forum: "Special education categorical aid" from the state "hasn’t been raised in over a decade."
House Majority PAC stated on September 12, 2018 in campaign ad: Says Dino Rossi "stripped" health care "from 45,000 children."
Scott Walker stated on September 5, 2018 in a TV ad: "A teacher watched hard-core pornography in his classroom," along with other inappropriate behavior, but Tony Evers didn't revoke the teacher's license and "the teacher is still in the classroom."
A Stronger Wisconsin stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When two judges said it was illegal to fire a teacher" who viewed pornography at school, "Tony Evers worked with Republicans and Democrats and changed the law."
Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "When the law stopped Tony Evers from revoking a teacher's license for viewing pornography, Tony worked with lawmakers from both parties to change the law so offenders could be kicked out of the classroom."
Fox News Channel stated on August 19, 2018 in California: "California is proposing to legislate what drinks restaurants can serve your kids, only giving two options: milk or water."
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2018 in a radio ad: Claims that Democratic candidate for governor Matt Flynn "told one child predator to ‘wait and see,’ when he should have turned him in to authorities."
Matt Flynn stated on August 8, 2018 in a candidates forum: Says he was "not part of transferring" any priests accused of sexual abuse.
Leah Vukmir stated on June 1, 2018 in a news release: Says Tammy Baldwin's record includes "opposing harsher punishments for criminals who commit violent crimes near schools."
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2018 in a radio ad: Says Tony Evers "didn't revoke the license of a teacher caught spreading pornography and commenting on the bodies of middle-school girls."
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."
Tammy Baldwin stated on June 21, 2018 in an interview: Says Donald Trump's executive order "doesn't address the over 2,000 children who are already separated from their parents, and it doesn't change the fact that we would be jailing children with their families."
Ted Cruz stated on June 11, 2018 in an interview aired on "Think," produced by KERA radio in Dallas: "There’s actually a court order that prevents keeping the kids with the parents when you put the parents in jail."
YourNewsWire.com stated on June 17, 2018 in in a blog post: "Senate report admits Clinton ‘gifted’ children to human traffickers"
Dan Patrick stated on May 20, 2018 in an interview on ABC News, "This Week": "It’s against the law in Texas to let any loaded gun get in the hands of a child."
Donald Trump stated on May 29, 2018 in a tweet: "Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages."
