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 Kevin McCarthy stated on May 12, 2021 in a statement to reporters: "I don't think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election." Ted Cruz stated on May 11, 2021 in a meeting: The voting rights bill “would register millions of illegal aliens to vote. It is intended to do that.” Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Michigan has requested a full forensic audit." Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: Caitlyn Jenner “literally killed someone 6 years ago in the streets and was released by a District Attorney.” Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: An ongoing audit of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona “showed Trump ahead by 250,000” votes, and “nearly 950,000 ballots are declared illegal, nearly all for Biden.” Bloggers stated on May 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: A spy plane was circling the building of the Arizona election 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.” Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Social media posts stated: “Remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate, ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’” 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.” Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A quarter of a million illegal votes found in Arizona’s audit.” Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2021 in on social media: “70% of Americans don't believe a word the mainstream media puts out,” so “everyone who thinks Biden won are only 30% of the population.” Dan Patrick stated on April 6, 2021 in a press conference: “Statistics show that more people of color don't have cars than not. So how do (drive-thru voting centers) help those folks?" National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 9, 2021 in an online ad: Says Raphael Warnock supports boycotts of Georgia to protest voting law. Dan Patrick stated on April 6, 2021 in a press conference: “Nothing has changed in the election code (under SB 7) regarding early voting. Nothing has changed." Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.” Edward Lawrence stated on April 2, 2021 in a Fox News appearance: "Sunday was never used before as a voting day in Georgia.” Bloggers stated on April 5, 2021 in a blog post: “Report: Biden administration busing ‘thousands’ of illegals to red states to get permanent status.” Tim Scott stated on April 6, 2021 in a tweet: Says Georgia “has more day-of voting rights than Colorado.” Alex Mooney stated on March 3, 2021 in a news release: H.R. 1 “mandates practices nationwide” that include “ballot harvesting, universal mail-in voting and same-day registration.” Roy Cooper stated on March 26, 2021 in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper: “People don’t pretend to be someone else to go in and vote. You just don’t see that kind of fraud.” Turning Point USA stated on March 27, 2021 in a video posted on Instagram: HR 1 “gives the federal government the power to establish their own committees” to take over the redistricting process. Michael MacDonald stated on March 24, 2021 in a statement: Michigan election bills are “designed to make it easier for people to vote.” Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2021 in an online video: If the voting bill H.R. 1 is passed, “absentee ballots would be mailed out to anyone without proof of the voter’s identity.” Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Georgia’s new voting law “makes it a JAIL-TIME CRIME to drop off grandma’s absentee ballot in a dropbox.” Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook." Josh Holmes stated on March 28, 2021 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: A Georgia law has not “criminalized giving people bottles of water.” It pertains to political organizations. James Clyburn stated on March 25, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC: "There are 43 states that have now passed voter suppression laws." X posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a tweet: "Joe Biden forced the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina to resign after 24 people were charged with election fraud and the Mainstream Media never even batted an eyelash." Alex Padilla stated on March 22, 2021 in remarks in a Senate hearing: “In a majority of states, new voters are able to obtain a rifle quicker than they’re able to cast their first ballot.”
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Kevin McCarthy stated on May 12, 2021 in a statement to reporters: "I don't think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election." Ted Cruz stated on May 11, 2021 in a meeting: The voting rights bill “would register millions of illegal aliens to vote. It is intended to do that.” Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Michigan has requested a full forensic audit." Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: Caitlyn Jenner “literally killed someone 6 years ago in the streets and was released by a District Attorney.” Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: An ongoing audit of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona “showed Trump ahead by 250,000” votes, and “nearly 950,000 ballots are declared illegal, nearly all for Biden.” Bloggers stated on May 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: A spy plane was circling the building of the Arizona election 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.” Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Social media posts stated: “Remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate, ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’” 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.” Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A quarter of a million illegal votes found in Arizona’s audit.” Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2021 in on social media: “70% of Americans don't believe a word the mainstream media puts out,” so “everyone who thinks Biden won are only 30% of the population.” Dan Patrick stated on April 6, 2021 in a press conference: “Statistics show that more people of color don't have cars than not. So how do (drive-thru voting centers) help those folks?" National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 9, 2021 in an online ad: Says Raphael Warnock supports boycotts of Georgia to protest voting law. Dan Patrick stated on April 6, 2021 in a press conference: “Nothing has changed in the election code (under SB 7) regarding early voting. Nothing has changed." Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.” Edward Lawrence stated on April 2, 2021 in a Fox News appearance: "Sunday was never used before as a voting day in Georgia.” Bloggers stated on April 5, 2021 in a blog post: “Report: Biden administration busing ‘thousands’ of illegals to red states to get permanent status.” Tim Scott stated on April 6, 2021 in a tweet: Says Georgia “has more day-of voting rights than Colorado.” Alex Mooney stated on March 3, 2021 in a news release: H.R. 1 “mandates practices nationwide” that include “ballot harvesting, universal mail-in voting and same-day registration.” Roy Cooper stated on March 26, 2021 in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper: “People don’t pretend to be someone else to go in and vote. You just don’t see that kind of fraud.” Turning Point USA stated on March 27, 2021 in a video posted on Instagram: HR 1 “gives the federal government the power to establish their own committees” to take over the redistricting process. Michael MacDonald stated on March 24, 2021 in a statement: Michigan election bills are “designed to make it easier for people to vote.” Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2021 in an online video: If the voting bill H.R. 1 is passed, “absentee ballots would be mailed out to anyone without proof of the voter’s identity.” Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Georgia’s new voting law “makes it a JAIL-TIME CRIME to drop off grandma’s absentee ballot in a dropbox.” Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook." Josh Holmes stated on March 28, 2021 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: A Georgia law has not “criminalized giving people bottles of water.” It pertains to political organizations. James Clyburn stated on March 25, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC: "There are 43 states that have now passed voter suppression laws." X posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a tweet: "Joe Biden forced the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina to resign after 24 people were charged with election fraud and the Mainstream Media never even batted an eyelash." Alex Padilla stated on March 22, 2021 in remarks in a Senate hearing: “In a majority of states, new voters are able to obtain a rifle quicker than they’re able to cast their first ballot.”
Kevin McCarthy stated on May 12, 2021 in a statement to reporters: "I don't think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election."
Ted Cruz stated on May 11, 2021 in a meeting: The voting rights bill “would register millions of illegal aliens to vote. It is intended to do that.”
Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Michigan has requested a full forensic audit."
Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: Caitlyn Jenner “literally killed someone 6 years ago in the streets and was released by a District Attorney.”
Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: An ongoing audit of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona “showed Trump ahead by 250,000” votes, and “nearly 950,000 ballots are declared illegal, nearly all for Biden.”
Bloggers stated on May 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: A spy plane was circling the building of the Arizona election 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.”
Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Social media posts stated: “Remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate, ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’”
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.”
Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A quarter of a million illegal votes found in Arizona’s audit.”
Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2021 in on social media: “70% of Americans don't believe a word the mainstream media puts out,” so “everyone who thinks Biden won are only 30% of the population.”
Dan Patrick stated on April 6, 2021 in a press conference: “Statistics show that more people of color don't have cars than not. So how do (drive-thru voting centers) help those folks?"
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 9, 2021 in an online ad: Says Raphael Warnock supports boycotts of Georgia to protest voting law.
Dan Patrick stated on April 6, 2021 in a press conference: “Nothing has changed in the election code (under SB 7) regarding early voting. Nothing has changed."
Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.”
Edward Lawrence stated on April 2, 2021 in a Fox News appearance: "Sunday was never used before as a voting day in Georgia.”
Bloggers stated on April 5, 2021 in a blog post: “Report: Biden administration busing ‘thousands’ of illegals to red states to get permanent status.”
Tim Scott stated on April 6, 2021 in a tweet: Says Georgia “has more day-of voting rights than Colorado.”
Alex Mooney stated on March 3, 2021 in a news release: H.R. 1 “mandates practices nationwide” that include “ballot harvesting, universal mail-in voting and same-day registration.”
Roy Cooper stated on March 26, 2021 in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper: “People don’t pretend to be someone else to go in and vote. You just don’t see that kind of fraud.”
Turning Point USA stated on March 27, 2021 in a video posted on Instagram: HR 1 “gives the federal government the power to establish their own committees” to take over the redistricting process.
Michael MacDonald stated on March 24, 2021 in a statement: Michigan election bills are “designed to make it easier for people to vote.”
Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2021 in an online video: If the voting bill H.R. 1 is passed, “absentee ballots would be mailed out to anyone without proof of the voter’s identity.”
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: Georgia’s new voting law “makes it a JAIL-TIME CRIME to drop off grandma’s absentee ballot in a dropbox.”
Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook."
Josh Holmes stated on March 28, 2021 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: A Georgia law has not “criminalized giving people bottles of water.” It pertains to political organizations.
James Clyburn stated on March 25, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC: "There are 43 states that have now passed voter suppression laws."
X posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a tweet: "Joe Biden forced the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina to resign after 24 people were charged with election fraud and the Mainstream Media never even batted an eyelash."
Alex Padilla stated on March 22, 2021 in remarks in a Senate hearing: “In a majority of states, new voters are able to obtain a rifle quicker than they’re able to cast their first ballot.”
