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 Glenn Grothman stated on October 4, 2020 in Newsletter: Says the U.S. House’s COVID-19 relief bill, advanced by Democrats, “strips states of their right to administer elections.” Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in a debate: Says ballots in Wisconsin “are being dumped in rivers” or creeks. Bloggers stated on October 7, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Shredded Pennsylvania Mail in ballot Applications were discovered in a trailer. The applications were for @realDonaldTrump.” Facebook posts stated on October 2, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “The Rock has lost 48 million followers on his IG and YouTube after coming out for Biden.” Jason MIller stated on October 4, 2020 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Joe Biden stays in his basement. Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in a presidential debate: Poll watchers in Philadelphia “were thrown out.” Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says over 1,000 mail in ballots were found in a dumpster in California. Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2020 in Speech: Says under U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal proposal, “Cows are out.” Fred Upton stated on September 8, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says House candidate Jon Hoadley voted to defund the police Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Joe Biden's plan for net-zero emissions "would instantly shut down all fracking and all mining immediately in Pennsylvania." William Barr stated on September 2, 2020 in a CNN interview: “We indicted someone in Texas, 1,700 ballots collected from people who could vote, he made them out and voted for the person he wanted to.” Michael Caputo stated on September 13, 2020 in a Facebook video: "There are hit squads being trained all over this country” to violently oppose a second term for President Donald Trump. Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: If Joe Biden steps down, Nancy Pelosi will become vice president. Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Feds Seize 19,888 Fake State Driver Licenses (Made in China) in Chicago O'Hare Airport - ALL Registered to Vote -- ALL Demorats!” Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: More than 500,000 mail in ballots in Virginia and 200,000 in Nevada were sent to dead people or pets Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in News release: “Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.” Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If I mail in my ballot on Sunday and show up to the polling station on Tuesday, they won’t know if I’ve already voted or not. That, my friends, is a serious concern for all of us.” Viral image stated on August 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi “wants to remove votes from soldiers overseas” and said, “They don’t even live here.” Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Barack Obama “spied on my campaign, and got caught!” Viral image stated on August 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Thousands of Seattle Democrats gather to demand mail-in voting because it’s too dangerous to vote in-person.” Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Mike Pence “said he won’t debate Kamala Harris.” Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a picture of stacked mailboxes is proof of voter suppression in Wisconsin National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 17, 2020 in a campaign ad: “[Steve] Bullock’s health care plan will force rural hospitals to close. Medicare as we know it will change, replaced by a government-run program with fewer doctors and longer wait times.” Gene Wu stated on August 7, 2020 in an interview: Says in Texas the “average age of the Republican voter is like 20 years older than the average Democrat.” Facebook posts stated on August 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: An Illinois couple who received five vote-by-mail applications can vote five times. Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden “a racist” during a Democratic presidential debate. Facebook posts stated on August 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: If Joe Biden can’t serve his full term, Kamala Harris “cannot by constitutional law become president.” Instagram posts stated on August 6, 2020 in an Instagram post: "Third party votes only siphon from (Democrats).” Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “At John Lewis funeral Obama told a room full of people that rooms full of people is too dangerous so we must mail in vote.” Donald Trump stated on July 20, 2020 in Campaign ad: Says “Joe Biden is absolutely on board with defunding the police.”
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Glenn Grothman stated on October 4, 2020 in Newsletter: Says the U.S. House’s COVID-19 relief bill, advanced by Democrats, “strips states of their right to administer elections.” Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in a debate: Says ballots in Wisconsin “are being dumped in rivers” or creeks. Bloggers stated on October 7, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Shredded Pennsylvania Mail in ballot Applications were discovered in a trailer. The applications were for @realDonaldTrump.” Facebook posts stated on October 2, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “The Rock has lost 48 million followers on his IG and YouTube after coming out for Biden.” Jason MIller stated on October 4, 2020 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Joe Biden stays in his basement. Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in a presidential debate: Poll watchers in Philadelphia “were thrown out.” Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says over 1,000 mail in ballots were found in a dumpster in California. Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2020 in Speech: Says under U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal proposal, “Cows are out.” Fred Upton stated on September 8, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says House candidate Jon Hoadley voted to defund the police Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Joe Biden's plan for net-zero emissions "would instantly shut down all fracking and all mining immediately in Pennsylvania." William Barr stated on September 2, 2020 in a CNN interview: “We indicted someone in Texas, 1,700 ballots collected from people who could vote, he made them out and voted for the person he wanted to.” Michael Caputo stated on September 13, 2020 in a Facebook video: "There are hit squads being trained all over this country” to violently oppose a second term for President Donald Trump. Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: If Joe Biden steps down, Nancy Pelosi will become vice president. Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Feds Seize 19,888 Fake State Driver Licenses (Made in China) in Chicago O'Hare Airport - ALL Registered to Vote -- ALL Demorats!” Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: More than 500,000 mail in ballots in Virginia and 200,000 in Nevada were sent to dead people or pets Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in News release: “Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.” Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If I mail in my ballot on Sunday and show up to the polling station on Tuesday, they won’t know if I’ve already voted or not. That, my friends, is a serious concern for all of us.” Viral image stated on August 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi “wants to remove votes from soldiers overseas” and said, “They don’t even live here.” Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Barack Obama “spied on my campaign, and got caught!” Viral image stated on August 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Thousands of Seattle Democrats gather to demand mail-in voting because it’s too dangerous to vote in-person.” Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Mike Pence “said he won’t debate Kamala Harris.” Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a picture of stacked mailboxes is proof of voter suppression in Wisconsin National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 17, 2020 in a campaign ad: “[Steve] Bullock’s health care plan will force rural hospitals to close. Medicare as we know it will change, replaced by a government-run program with fewer doctors and longer wait times.” Gene Wu stated on August 7, 2020 in an interview: Says in Texas the “average age of the Republican voter is like 20 years older than the average Democrat.” Facebook posts stated on August 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: An Illinois couple who received five vote-by-mail applications can vote five times. Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden “a racist” during a Democratic presidential debate. Facebook posts stated on August 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: If Joe Biden can’t serve his full term, Kamala Harris “cannot by constitutional law become president.” Instagram posts stated on August 6, 2020 in an Instagram post: "Third party votes only siphon from (Democrats).” Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “At John Lewis funeral Obama told a room full of people that rooms full of people is too dangerous so we must mail in vote.” Donald Trump stated on July 20, 2020 in Campaign ad: Says “Joe Biden is absolutely on board with defunding the police.”
Glenn Grothman stated on October 4, 2020 in Newsletter: Says the U.S. House’s COVID-19 relief bill, advanced by Democrats, “strips states of their right to administer elections.”
Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in a debate: Says ballots in Wisconsin “are being dumped in rivers” or creeks.
Bloggers stated on October 7, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Shredded Pennsylvania Mail in ballot Applications were discovered in a trailer. The applications were for @realDonaldTrump.”
Facebook posts stated on October 2, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “The Rock has lost 48 million followers on his IG and YouTube after coming out for Biden.”
Jason MIller stated on October 4, 2020 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Joe Biden stays in his basement.
Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in a presidential debate: Poll watchers in Philadelphia “were thrown out.”
Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says over 1,000 mail in ballots were found in a dumpster in California.
Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2020 in Speech: Says under U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal proposal, “Cows are out.”
Fred Upton stated on September 8, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says House candidate Jon Hoadley voted to defund the police
Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Joe Biden's plan for net-zero emissions "would instantly shut down all fracking and all mining immediately in Pennsylvania."
William Barr stated on September 2, 2020 in a CNN interview: “We indicted someone in Texas, 1,700 ballots collected from people who could vote, he made them out and voted for the person he wanted to.”
Michael Caputo stated on September 13, 2020 in a Facebook video: "There are hit squads being trained all over this country” to violently oppose a second term for President Donald Trump.
Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: If Joe Biden steps down, Nancy Pelosi will become vice president.
Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Feds Seize 19,888 Fake State Driver Licenses (Made in China) in Chicago O'Hare Airport - ALL Registered to Vote -- ALL Demorats!”
Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: More than 500,000 mail in ballots in Virginia and 200,000 in Nevada were sent to dead people or pets
Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in News release: “Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.”
Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If I mail in my ballot on Sunday and show up to the polling station on Tuesday, they won’t know if I’ve already voted or not. That, my friends, is a serious concern for all of us.”
Viral image stated on August 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi “wants to remove votes from soldiers overseas” and said, “They don’t even live here.”
Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Barack Obama “spied on my campaign, and got caught!”
Viral image stated on August 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Thousands of Seattle Democrats gather to demand mail-in voting because it’s too dangerous to vote in-person.”
Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Mike Pence “said he won’t debate Kamala Harris.”
Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a picture of stacked mailboxes is proof of voter suppression in Wisconsin
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 17, 2020 in a campaign ad: “[Steve] Bullock’s health care plan will force rural hospitals to close. Medicare as we know it will change, replaced by a government-run program with fewer doctors and longer wait times.”
Gene Wu stated on August 7, 2020 in an interview: Says in Texas the “average age of the Republican voter is like 20 years older than the average Democrat.”
Facebook posts stated on August 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: An Illinois couple who received five vote-by-mail applications can vote five times.
Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden “a racist” during a Democratic presidential debate.
Facebook posts stated on August 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: If Joe Biden can’t serve his full term, Kamala Harris “cannot by constitutional law become president.”
Instagram posts stated on August 6, 2020 in an Instagram post: "Third party votes only siphon from (Democrats).”
Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “At John Lewis funeral Obama told a room full of people that rooms full of people is too dangerous so we must mail in vote.”
Donald Trump stated on July 20, 2020 in Campaign ad: Says “Joe Biden is absolutely on board with defunding the police.”
