Latest 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 Bloggers stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post and article: Arizona House bill to “decertify” 2020 results “could effectively recall the Biden electors.” Kevin Nicholson stated on January 28, 2022 in Twitter: "The use of ballot drop boxes and ballot harvesting is illegal.” Facebook posts stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “MSNBC announced Trump won 2020 election.” Mauro Garza stated on January 24, 2022 in an ad: “They call” Jan. 6 “an insurrection,” but “were FBI agents used as political agitators?" Stacey Abrams stated on January 31, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “In Texas, because of the laws they passed, a 95-year-old World War II veteran is being denied the right to vote by mail because he can't produce a registration number he got back in the 1950s.” Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Pennsylvania had 2.6 million mail in votes that the court of appeals of PA held to be unconstitutional. Umm that alone means Biden lost PA.” Viral image stated on January 30, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: “Over 65% of the country believes that (the) 2020 election was fraudulent. That number was around 35% a year ago.” Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2022 in a statement given to the press: Proposed changes to the Electoral Count act show Pence had the power and “could have overturned the election!” Ronny Jackson stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: "In 2022, illegal immigrants will have MORE FREEDOMS and easier access to healthcare and ballot boxes than most Americans... Just think about that." Iowa Republican Party stated on January 24, 2022 in a news release: When asked if she supports the Build Back Better bill, Abby Finkenauer said that she didn’t know what was in it. Viral image stated on January 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: Quotes show Joseph Stalin and Joe Biden expressed similar views about counting votes. Joni Ernst stated on January 23, 2022 in an interview: In Iowa, “since we have put a number of the voting laws into place over the last several years — voter ID is one of those — we've actually seen voter participation increase, even in off-election years.” Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: “It begins. Wisconsin Assembly votes to remove electoral votes from Biden.” Jim Lamon stated on January 26, 2022 in an ad: The Biden-Harris administration "wants to hand out $450,000 to illegal immigrants." Mitch McConnell stated on January 19, 2022 in in a Senate hearing: The Freedom to Vote Act is “a sprawling takeover of our whole political system.” Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2022 in a post: “India has nearly 1.4 billion citizens. Nearly 800 million of them live in extreme poverty — less than $1.90 per day. Yet EVERY singly (sic) Indian citizen is required to have a valid form of ID to vote in national elections.” Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden said “dozens of police were killed” during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol but “exactly zero people” died that day. Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2022 in a Facebook video: “The Wisconsin voter roll has over 120,000 active voters who have been registered to vote for over 100 years.” Ron Johnson stated on January 9, 2022 in Public statement: On not seeking a third term. Joe Biden stated on January 11, 2022 in a speech on voting rights in Georgia: “In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.” Donald Trump stated on January 7, 2022 in an email: Democrats “are trying to ban voter ID.” Bloggers stated on January 5, 2022 in a blog post: Says Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “to investigate himself over voter fraud.” Facebook posts stated on December 28, 2021 in a post: “Jan. 6 was NOT an insurrection…but Nov. 4 at 3 a.m. was!” Facebook posts stated on December 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin 2020 election investigation finds more illegal votes were cast than Biden's margin of victory.” Amy Klobuchar stated on December 5, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Over time there have been 160-some carve-outs to the filibuster." Bloggers stated on November 18, 2021 in an article: The FBI targeted a woman and searched her home because she “protested local school board, elections.” Janet Bewley stated on November 5, 2021 in News release: “Wisconsin is almost equally divided on partisan lines” and therefore new Legislative maps could be drawn to “represent that 50-50 split.” Meagan Wolfe stated on November 5, 2021 in TV interview: "Only a court can decide that somebody is incompetent to vote" -- the state Election Commission "cannot force facilities, private facilities, to allow special voting deputies" inside. Joe Biden stated on November 3, 2021 in a news conference.: “No governor in Virginia has ever won when...he or she is the same party as the sitting president.” Bloggers stated on November 3, 2021 in a story: “More fraud in New Jersey’s election uncovered – voting machines would not allow citizens to vote for Republican governor candidate.”
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Bloggers stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post and article: Arizona House bill to “decertify” 2020 results “could effectively recall the Biden electors.” Kevin Nicholson stated on January 28, 2022 in Twitter: "The use of ballot drop boxes and ballot harvesting is illegal.” Facebook posts stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “MSNBC announced Trump won 2020 election.” Mauro Garza stated on January 24, 2022 in an ad: “They call” Jan. 6 “an insurrection,” but “were FBI agents used as political agitators?" Stacey Abrams stated on January 31, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “In Texas, because of the laws they passed, a 95-year-old World War II veteran is being denied the right to vote by mail because he can't produce a registration number he got back in the 1950s.” Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Pennsylvania had 2.6 million mail in votes that the court of appeals of PA held to be unconstitutional. Umm that alone means Biden lost PA.” Viral image stated on January 30, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: “Over 65% of the country believes that (the) 2020 election was fraudulent. That number was around 35% a year ago.” Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2022 in a statement given to the press: Proposed changes to the Electoral Count act show Pence had the power and “could have overturned the election!” Ronny Jackson stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: "In 2022, illegal immigrants will have MORE FREEDOMS and easier access to healthcare and ballot boxes than most Americans... Just think about that." Iowa Republican Party stated on January 24, 2022 in a news release: When asked if she supports the Build Back Better bill, Abby Finkenauer said that she didn’t know what was in it. Viral image stated on January 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: Quotes show Joseph Stalin and Joe Biden expressed similar views about counting votes. Joni Ernst stated on January 23, 2022 in an interview: In Iowa, “since we have put a number of the voting laws into place over the last several years — voter ID is one of those — we've actually seen voter participation increase, even in off-election years.” Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: “It begins. Wisconsin Assembly votes to remove electoral votes from Biden.” Jim Lamon stated on January 26, 2022 in an ad: The Biden-Harris administration "wants to hand out $450,000 to illegal immigrants." Mitch McConnell stated on January 19, 2022 in in a Senate hearing: The Freedom to Vote Act is “a sprawling takeover of our whole political system.” Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2022 in a post: “India has nearly 1.4 billion citizens. Nearly 800 million of them live in extreme poverty — less than $1.90 per day. Yet EVERY singly (sic) Indian citizen is required to have a valid form of ID to vote in national elections.” Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden said “dozens of police were killed” during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol but “exactly zero people” died that day. Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2022 in a Facebook video: “The Wisconsin voter roll has over 120,000 active voters who have been registered to vote for over 100 years.” Ron Johnson stated on January 9, 2022 in Public statement: On not seeking a third term. Joe Biden stated on January 11, 2022 in a speech on voting rights in Georgia: “In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.” Donald Trump stated on January 7, 2022 in an email: Democrats “are trying to ban voter ID.” Bloggers stated on January 5, 2022 in a blog post: Says Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “to investigate himself over voter fraud.” Facebook posts stated on December 28, 2021 in a post: “Jan. 6 was NOT an insurrection…but Nov. 4 at 3 a.m. was!” Facebook posts stated on December 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin 2020 election investigation finds more illegal votes were cast than Biden's margin of victory.” Amy Klobuchar stated on December 5, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Over time there have been 160-some carve-outs to the filibuster." Bloggers stated on November 18, 2021 in an article: The FBI targeted a woman and searched her home because she “protested local school board, elections.” Janet Bewley stated on November 5, 2021 in News release: “Wisconsin is almost equally divided on partisan lines” and therefore new Legislative maps could be drawn to “represent that 50-50 split.” Meagan Wolfe stated on November 5, 2021 in TV interview: "Only a court can decide that somebody is incompetent to vote" -- the state Election Commission "cannot force facilities, private facilities, to allow special voting deputies" inside. Joe Biden stated on November 3, 2021 in a news conference.: “No governor in Virginia has ever won when...he or she is the same party as the sitting president.” Bloggers stated on November 3, 2021 in a story: “More fraud in New Jersey’s election uncovered – voting machines would not allow citizens to vote for Republican governor candidate.”
Bloggers stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post and article: Arizona House bill to “decertify” 2020 results “could effectively recall the Biden electors.”
Kevin Nicholson stated on January 28, 2022 in Twitter: "The use of ballot drop boxes and ballot harvesting is illegal.”
Facebook posts stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “MSNBC announced Trump won 2020 election.”
Mauro Garza stated on January 24, 2022 in an ad: “They call” Jan. 6 “an insurrection,” but “were FBI agents used as political agitators?"
Stacey Abrams stated on January 31, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “In Texas, because of the laws they passed, a 95-year-old World War II veteran is being denied the right to vote by mail because he can't produce a registration number he got back in the 1950s.”
Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Pennsylvania had 2.6 million mail in votes that the court of appeals of PA held to be unconstitutional. Umm that alone means Biden lost PA.”
Viral image stated on January 30, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: “Over 65% of the country believes that (the) 2020 election was fraudulent. That number was around 35% a year ago.”
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2022 in a statement given to the press: Proposed changes to the Electoral Count act show Pence had the power and “could have overturned the election!”
Ronny Jackson stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: "In 2022, illegal immigrants will have MORE FREEDOMS and easier access to healthcare and ballot boxes than most Americans... Just think about that."
Iowa Republican Party stated on January 24, 2022 in a news release: When asked if she supports the Build Back Better bill, Abby Finkenauer said that she didn’t know what was in it.
Viral image stated on January 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: Quotes show Joseph Stalin and Joe Biden expressed similar views about counting votes.
Joni Ernst stated on January 23, 2022 in an interview: In Iowa, “since we have put a number of the voting laws into place over the last several years — voter ID is one of those — we've actually seen voter participation increase, even in off-election years.”
Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: “It begins. Wisconsin Assembly votes to remove electoral votes from Biden.”
Jim Lamon stated on January 26, 2022 in an ad: The Biden-Harris administration "wants to hand out $450,000 to illegal immigrants."
Mitch McConnell stated on January 19, 2022 in in a Senate hearing: The Freedom to Vote Act is “a sprawling takeover of our whole political system.”
Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2022 in a post: “India has nearly 1.4 billion citizens. Nearly 800 million of them live in extreme poverty — less than $1.90 per day. Yet EVERY singly (sic) Indian citizen is required to have a valid form of ID to vote in national elections.”
Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden said “dozens of police were killed” during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol but “exactly zero people” died that day.
Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2022 in a Facebook video: “The Wisconsin voter roll has over 120,000 active voters who have been registered to vote for over 100 years.”
Joe Biden stated on January 11, 2022 in a speech on voting rights in Georgia: “In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.”
Bloggers stated on January 5, 2022 in a blog post: Says Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “to investigate himself over voter fraud.”
Facebook posts stated on December 28, 2021 in a post: “Jan. 6 was NOT an insurrection…but Nov. 4 at 3 a.m. was!”
Facebook posts stated on December 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin 2020 election investigation finds more illegal votes were cast than Biden's margin of victory.”
Amy Klobuchar stated on December 5, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Over time there have been 160-some carve-outs to the filibuster."
Bloggers stated on November 18, 2021 in an article: The FBI targeted a woman and searched her home because she “protested local school board, elections.”
Janet Bewley stated on November 5, 2021 in News release: “Wisconsin is almost equally divided on partisan lines” and therefore new Legislative maps could be drawn to “represent that 50-50 split.”
Meagan Wolfe stated on November 5, 2021 in TV interview: "Only a court can decide that somebody is incompetent to vote" -- the state Election Commission "cannot force facilities, private facilities, to allow special voting deputies" inside.
Joe Biden stated on November 3, 2021 in a news conference.: “No governor in Virginia has ever won when...he or she is the same party as the sitting president.”
Bloggers stated on November 3, 2021 in a story: “More fraud in New Jersey’s election uncovered – voting machines would not allow citizens to vote for Republican governor candidate.”
