Latest False Fact-checks in Elections 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 Jim Banks stated on September 16, 2021 in a letter: Says he is the "ranking member" of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Heritage Action stated on October 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Freedom to Vote Act "automatically registers ineligible voters." Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Arizona audit” shows 86,391 voters “don’t appear to exist.” Instagram posts stated on September 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Maricopa County official purged machine records before audit started." Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2021 in Facebook posts: “The Arizona forensic audit found over 17,000 duplicates of votes.” Eric Toney stated on September 9, 2021 in News release: Says he “is the only candidate in the Wisconsin Attorney General race with experience as a prosecutor.” Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a CNN broadcast shows “400,000 votes just disappeared” in the California recall election. Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Mail-in voting requires no signature verification. Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are “22 million illegal aliens living in America and ... voting illegally.” Facebook posts stated on July 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “This week the military was moving big equipment into the major big cities preparing for the Maricopa audit results.” Viral image stated on July 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump “won Arizona.” Tucker Carlson stated on July 14, 2021 in a TV segment: “It now appears there actually was meaningful voter fraud in Fulton County, Georgia, last November. That is not a conspiracy theory. It's true.” Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: In the 2020 presidential election, “4,255 ballots in Fulton County, Georgia, were scanned multiple times” and “3,390 went to Biden.” Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2021 in a statement: Says that in the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County, Ariz., "74,243 mail-in ballots were counted with 'no clear record of them being sent.'" Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: A bodyguard of a high-ranking Democrat in Congress fired the shot that killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6. Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2021 in in an interview on Fox News: “There were no guns whatsoever” at the Capitol riot on Jan. 6. Just the News stated on June 17, 2021 in an article: "Records suggest more than 100 batches of absentee ballots in Fulton County could be missing." Donald Trump stated on July 7, 2021 in a press conference: "The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that." Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Military ready to act on audit results!” in Arizona National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on June 22, 2021 in an ad: Sen. Raphael Warnock “voted for welfare for politicians plan. Up to $25 million of government money for Warnock’s own political campaign.” Bloggers stated on June 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: The 2020 election results in Pennsylvania “show a statistically impossible pattern” and votes were manufactured for Joe Biden. Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2021 in a speech to the North Carolina Republican Convention: “Republican state senators” who started an audit of 2020 election results in Maricopa County are “exposing this fraud.” Viral image stated on June 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “In 38 days Pelosi and Schiff are up for reelection. Nadler up June 23.” Derrick Van Orden stated on May 11, 2021 in Twitter: Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has “spent more $ in 100+ days than was spent fighting WWII Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Absent from the news — Dominion lost their lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2021 in a statement: "The entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been DELETED!" Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Michigan has requested a full forensic audit." John Cox stated on May 4, 2021 in a campaign press conference: California Gov. Gavin Newsom “just let 76,000 inmates out of jail." Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: An audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Ariz., “is confirming the rumors that real ballots have a special watermark.” Bloggers stated on April 21, 2021 in articles and social media: Group “identifies 12,547 illegal votes” in Georgia's 2020 election results, “exceeds margin of victory in the state.”
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Jim Banks stated on September 16, 2021 in a letter: Says he is the "ranking member" of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Heritage Action stated on October 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Freedom to Vote Act "automatically registers ineligible voters." Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Arizona audit” shows 86,391 voters “don’t appear to exist.” Instagram posts stated on September 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Maricopa County official purged machine records before audit started." Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2021 in Facebook posts: “The Arizona forensic audit found over 17,000 duplicates of votes.” Eric Toney stated on September 9, 2021 in News release: Says he “is the only candidate in the Wisconsin Attorney General race with experience as a prosecutor.” Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a CNN broadcast shows “400,000 votes just disappeared” in the California recall election. Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Mail-in voting requires no signature verification. Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are “22 million illegal aliens living in America and ... voting illegally.” Facebook posts stated on July 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “This week the military was moving big equipment into the major big cities preparing for the Maricopa audit results.” Viral image stated on July 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump “won Arizona.” Tucker Carlson stated on July 14, 2021 in a TV segment: “It now appears there actually was meaningful voter fraud in Fulton County, Georgia, last November. That is not a conspiracy theory. It's true.” Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: In the 2020 presidential election, “4,255 ballots in Fulton County, Georgia, were scanned multiple times” and “3,390 went to Biden.” Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2021 in a statement: Says that in the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County, Ariz., "74,243 mail-in ballots were counted with 'no clear record of them being sent.'" Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: A bodyguard of a high-ranking Democrat in Congress fired the shot that killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6. Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2021 in in an interview on Fox News: “There were no guns whatsoever” at the Capitol riot on Jan. 6. Just the News stated on June 17, 2021 in an article: "Records suggest more than 100 batches of absentee ballots in Fulton County could be missing." Donald Trump stated on July 7, 2021 in a press conference: "The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that." Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Military ready to act on audit results!” in Arizona National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on June 22, 2021 in an ad: Sen. Raphael Warnock “voted for welfare for politicians plan. Up to $25 million of government money for Warnock’s own political campaign.” Bloggers stated on June 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: The 2020 election results in Pennsylvania “show a statistically impossible pattern” and votes were manufactured for Joe Biden. Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2021 in a speech to the North Carolina Republican Convention: “Republican state senators” who started an audit of 2020 election results in Maricopa County are “exposing this fraud.” Viral image stated on June 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “In 38 days Pelosi and Schiff are up for reelection. Nadler up June 23.” Derrick Van Orden stated on May 11, 2021 in Twitter: Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has “spent more $ in 100+ days than was spent fighting WWII Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Absent from the news — Dominion lost their lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2021 in a statement: "The entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been DELETED!" Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Michigan has requested a full forensic audit." John Cox stated on May 4, 2021 in a campaign press conference: California Gov. Gavin Newsom “just let 76,000 inmates out of jail." Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: An audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Ariz., “is confirming the rumors that real ballots have a special watermark.” Bloggers stated on April 21, 2021 in articles and social media: Group “identifies 12,547 illegal votes” in Georgia's 2020 election results, “exceeds margin of victory in the state.”
Jim Banks stated on September 16, 2021 in a letter: Says he is the "ranking member" of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Heritage Action stated on October 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Freedom to Vote Act "automatically registers ineligible voters."
Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Arizona audit” shows 86,391 voters “don’t appear to exist.”
Instagram posts stated on September 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Maricopa County official purged machine records before audit started."
Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2021 in Facebook posts: “The Arizona forensic audit found over 17,000 duplicates of votes.”
Eric Toney stated on September 9, 2021 in News release: Says he “is the only candidate in the Wisconsin Attorney General race with experience as a prosecutor.”
Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a CNN broadcast shows “400,000 votes just disappeared” in the California recall election.
Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Mail-in voting requires no signature verification.
Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are “22 million illegal aliens living in America and ... voting illegally.”
Facebook posts stated on July 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “This week the military was moving big equipment into the major big cities preparing for the Maricopa audit results.”
Tucker Carlson stated on July 14, 2021 in a TV segment: “It now appears there actually was meaningful voter fraud in Fulton County, Georgia, last November. That is not a conspiracy theory. It's true.”
Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: In the 2020 presidential election, “4,255 ballots in Fulton County, Georgia, were scanned multiple times” and “3,390 went to Biden.”
Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2021 in a statement: Says that in the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County, Ariz., "74,243 mail-in ballots were counted with 'no clear record of them being sent.'"
Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: A bodyguard of a high-ranking Democrat in Congress fired the shot that killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6.
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2021 in in an interview on Fox News: “There were no guns whatsoever” at the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.
Just the News stated on June 17, 2021 in an article: "Records suggest more than 100 batches of absentee ballots in Fulton County could be missing."
Donald Trump stated on July 7, 2021 in a press conference: "The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that."
Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Military ready to act on audit results!” in Arizona
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on June 22, 2021 in an ad: Sen. Raphael Warnock “voted for welfare for politicians plan. Up to $25 million of government money for Warnock’s own political campaign.”
Bloggers stated on June 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: The 2020 election results in Pennsylvania “show a statistically impossible pattern” and votes were manufactured for Joe Biden.
Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2021 in a speech to the North Carolina Republican Convention: “Republican state senators” who started an audit of 2020 election results in Maricopa County are “exposing this fraud.”
Viral image stated on June 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “In 38 days Pelosi and Schiff are up for reelection. Nadler up June 23.”
Derrick Van Orden stated on May 11, 2021 in Twitter: Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has “spent more $ in 100+ days than was spent fighting WWII
Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Absent from the news — Dominion lost their lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell."
Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2021 in a statement: "The entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been DELETED!"
Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Michigan has requested a full forensic audit."
John Cox stated on May 4, 2021 in a campaign press conference: California Gov. Gavin Newsom “just let 76,000 inmates out of jail."
Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: An audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Ariz., “is confirming the rumors that real ballots have a special watermark.”
Bloggers stated on April 21, 2021 in articles and social media: Group “identifies 12,547 illegal votes” in Georgia's 2020 election results, “exceeds margin of victory in the state.”
