Latest Half-True 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 Jay Ashcroft stated on April 14, 2020 in a radio interview: “When you look at Wisconsin, in their largest city they normally have roughly 500 polling places. They just had their election a week ago, and they had five. That is ludicrous.” Facebook posts stated on April 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Conservative Supreme Court Justices vote remotely to deny Wisconsin voters their right to vote remotely.” David Lewis stated on March 26, 2020 in a tweet: “Pelosi tried to block voter ID/absentee ballot protections.” Brad Parscale stated on February 25, 2020 in a Tweet: “Did you see President Trump’s RECORD TURNOUT? Iowa - 32,389 Republicans.” Bloggers stated on February 24, 2020 in a post on Facebook: "Cuba has a lung cancer vaccine we in the US had no access to because we sanctioned Cuba.” Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall: “I certainly supported Barack Obama and Joe Biden. ... I was there both times for them.” Jerry Tillman stated on November 15, 2019 in a speech: Says the U.S. Constitution "doesn’t say anything about (redistricting) being fair. … it’s set up to be partisan." John Carter stated on February 18, 2019 in a speech: "I was the first elected Republican in Williamson County history." Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke did his father-in-law’s "bidding on the El Paso City Council, pushing a downtown redevelopment scheme to bulldoze a poor Hispanic neighborhood while enriching developers like his father-in-law." Chuck McGrady stated on February 13, 2019 in a press conference: Says "nearly half" of House Republicans have supported a nonpartisan redistricting bill. Matthew Rothschild stated on January 3, 2019 in a radio interview: The NRA is "one of the biggest lobbyists here in the capital. They spend a ton of money during elections. … they spent more than a million dollars here in Wisconsin on the 2018 elections. Most of that was for Walker, or more specifically against Evers." Terry Van Duyn stated on November 27, 2018 in a speech: "Over 1,000 people were denied a ballot on Election Day" in the 2016 North Carolina primaries. Donald Trump stated on November 7, 2018 in in a press conference: "This election marks the largest Senate gains for a president's party in a first midterm election since at least President Kennedy's in 1962." Kathy Manning stated on October 23, 2018 in a debate: "I'm not taking any corporate PAC money." Yes on 10 campaign stated on September 28, 2018 in a TV advertisement: California’s rent control measure Proposition 10 would have "No effect on homeowners" Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 19, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Kansas U.S. House candidate Paul Davis was caught with a stripper during a drug raid and later voted to "allow strip clubs to open near homes, churches, schools and daycare facilities." Mike Bishop stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Michigan congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin "just parachuted into the district to run for Congress" and "admitted that she doesn’t know our area." Dan Kohl stated on September 4, 2018 in TV ads: "I'm not a politician." 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." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2018 in a news release: Says Mahlon Mitchell "received a massive raise on the backs of hard-working firefighters and turned the union into his own personal political slush fund." Ohio Republican Party stated on June 12, 2018 in a tweet: Says Sherrod Brown in 1978 "voted for stricter removal standards (for voter registration) and then enforced them as Secretary of State." John Cox stated on April 23, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: GOP candidate for California governor Travis Allen "on the floor vote … refused to join Republicans opposing driver licenses for illegal aliens." Dennis Kucinich stated on April 19, 2018 in a radio interview: Says of disclosing his $20,000 speech about Syria, "there was no hiding. I released it." Rebecca Dallet stated on February 2, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Supreme Court rival Michael Screnock "is running with the Koch brothers support." Meghan McCain stated on March 20, 2018 in a discussion on "The View": "It happened under Obama, and it was lauded by the media as being genius. And now under the Trump campaign — it’s the Cambridge Analytica scandal." Rebecca Dallet stated on March 2, 2018 in a debate: Says that during the Supreme Court campaign, Michael Screnock has "vowed to uphold the platform of the NRA." Bernie Sanders stated on February 24, 2018 in a campaign appearance: "The Koch brothers have given" Paul Ryan "$500,000 in campaign contributions." Donald Trump stated on January 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Mostly Democrat states refused to hand over data" that could show election fraud. Scot Ross stated on November 3, 2017 in an interview: "Since 2015, Scott Walker has not done a public event where you don't have to pay admission or be on an approved list." Nancy McFarlane stated on October 16, 2017 in in a press conference: Says she debated her opponent "multiple times."
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Jay Ashcroft stated on April 14, 2020 in a radio interview: “When you look at Wisconsin, in their largest city they normally have roughly 500 polling places. They just had their election a week ago, and they had five. That is ludicrous.” Facebook posts stated on April 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Conservative Supreme Court Justices vote remotely to deny Wisconsin voters their right to vote remotely.” David Lewis stated on March 26, 2020 in a tweet: “Pelosi tried to block voter ID/absentee ballot protections.” Brad Parscale stated on February 25, 2020 in a Tweet: “Did you see President Trump’s RECORD TURNOUT? Iowa - 32,389 Republicans.” Bloggers stated on February 24, 2020 in a post on Facebook: "Cuba has a lung cancer vaccine we in the US had no access to because we sanctioned Cuba.” Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall: “I certainly supported Barack Obama and Joe Biden. ... I was there both times for them.” Jerry Tillman stated on November 15, 2019 in a speech: Says the U.S. Constitution "doesn’t say anything about (redistricting) being fair. … it’s set up to be partisan." John Carter stated on February 18, 2019 in a speech: "I was the first elected Republican in Williamson County history." Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke did his father-in-law’s "bidding on the El Paso City Council, pushing a downtown redevelopment scheme to bulldoze a poor Hispanic neighborhood while enriching developers like his father-in-law." Chuck McGrady stated on February 13, 2019 in a press conference: Says "nearly half" of House Republicans have supported a nonpartisan redistricting bill. Matthew Rothschild stated on January 3, 2019 in a radio interview: The NRA is "one of the biggest lobbyists here in the capital. They spend a ton of money during elections. … they spent more than a million dollars here in Wisconsin on the 2018 elections. Most of that was for Walker, or more specifically against Evers." Terry Van Duyn stated on November 27, 2018 in a speech: "Over 1,000 people were denied a ballot on Election Day" in the 2016 North Carolina primaries. Donald Trump stated on November 7, 2018 in in a press conference: "This election marks the largest Senate gains for a president's party in a first midterm election since at least President Kennedy's in 1962." Kathy Manning stated on October 23, 2018 in a debate: "I'm not taking any corporate PAC money." Yes on 10 campaign stated on September 28, 2018 in a TV advertisement: California’s rent control measure Proposition 10 would have "No effect on homeowners" Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 19, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Kansas U.S. House candidate Paul Davis was caught with a stripper during a drug raid and later voted to "allow strip clubs to open near homes, churches, schools and daycare facilities." Mike Bishop stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Michigan congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin "just parachuted into the district to run for Congress" and "admitted that she doesn’t know our area." Dan Kohl stated on September 4, 2018 in TV ads: "I'm not a politician." 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." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2018 in a news release: Says Mahlon Mitchell "received a massive raise on the backs of hard-working firefighters and turned the union into his own personal political slush fund." Ohio Republican Party stated on June 12, 2018 in a tweet: Says Sherrod Brown in 1978 "voted for stricter removal standards (for voter registration) and then enforced them as Secretary of State." John Cox stated on April 23, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: GOP candidate for California governor Travis Allen "on the floor vote … refused to join Republicans opposing driver licenses for illegal aliens." Dennis Kucinich stated on April 19, 2018 in a radio interview: Says of disclosing his $20,000 speech about Syria, "there was no hiding. I released it." Rebecca Dallet stated on February 2, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Supreme Court rival Michael Screnock "is running with the Koch brothers support." Meghan McCain stated on March 20, 2018 in a discussion on "The View": "It happened under Obama, and it was lauded by the media as being genius. And now under the Trump campaign — it’s the Cambridge Analytica scandal." Rebecca Dallet stated on March 2, 2018 in a debate: Says that during the Supreme Court campaign, Michael Screnock has "vowed to uphold the platform of the NRA." Bernie Sanders stated on February 24, 2018 in a campaign appearance: "The Koch brothers have given" Paul Ryan "$500,000 in campaign contributions." Donald Trump stated on January 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Mostly Democrat states refused to hand over data" that could show election fraud. Scot Ross stated on November 3, 2017 in an interview: "Since 2015, Scott Walker has not done a public event where you don't have to pay admission or be on an approved list." Nancy McFarlane stated on October 16, 2017 in in a press conference: Says she debated her opponent "multiple times."
Jay Ashcroft stated on April 14, 2020 in a radio interview: “When you look at Wisconsin, in their largest city they normally have roughly 500 polling places. They just had their election a week ago, and they had five. That is ludicrous.”
Facebook posts stated on April 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Conservative Supreme Court Justices vote remotely to deny Wisconsin voters their right to vote remotely.”
David Lewis stated on March 26, 2020 in a tweet: “Pelosi tried to block voter ID/absentee ballot protections.”
Brad Parscale stated on February 25, 2020 in a Tweet: “Did you see President Trump’s RECORD TURNOUT? Iowa - 32,389 Republicans.”
Bloggers stated on February 24, 2020 in a post on Facebook: "Cuba has a lung cancer vaccine we in the US had no access to because we sanctioned Cuba.”
Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall: “I certainly supported Barack Obama and Joe Biden. ... I was there both times for them.”
Jerry Tillman stated on November 15, 2019 in a speech: Says the U.S. Constitution "doesn’t say anything about (redistricting) being fair. … it’s set up to be partisan."
John Carter stated on February 18, 2019 in a speech: "I was the first elected Republican in Williamson County history."
Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke did his father-in-law’s "bidding on the El Paso City Council, pushing a downtown redevelopment scheme to bulldoze a poor Hispanic neighborhood while enriching developers like his father-in-law."
Chuck McGrady stated on February 13, 2019 in a press conference: Says "nearly half" of House Republicans have supported a nonpartisan redistricting bill.
Matthew Rothschild stated on January 3, 2019 in a radio interview: The NRA is "one of the biggest lobbyists here in the capital. They spend a ton of money during elections. … they spent more than a million dollars here in Wisconsin on the 2018 elections. Most of that was for Walker, or more specifically against Evers."
Terry Van Duyn stated on November 27, 2018 in a speech: "Over 1,000 people were denied a ballot on Election Day" in the 2016 North Carolina primaries.
Donald Trump stated on November 7, 2018 in in a press conference: "This election marks the largest Senate gains for a president's party in a first midterm election since at least President Kennedy's in 1962."
Yes on 10 campaign stated on September 28, 2018 in a TV advertisement: California’s rent control measure Proposition 10 would have "No effect on homeowners"
Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 19, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Kansas U.S. House candidate Paul Davis was caught with a stripper during a drug raid and later voted to "allow strip clubs to open near homes, churches, schools and daycare facilities."
Mike Bishop stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Michigan congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin "just parachuted into the district to run for Congress" and "admitted that she doesn’t know our area."
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."
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2018 in a news release: Says Mahlon Mitchell "received a massive raise on the backs of hard-working firefighters and turned the union into his own personal political slush fund."
Ohio Republican Party stated on June 12, 2018 in a tweet: Says Sherrod Brown in 1978 "voted for stricter removal standards (for voter registration) and then enforced them as Secretary of State."
John Cox stated on April 23, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: GOP candidate for California governor Travis Allen "on the floor vote … refused to join Republicans opposing driver licenses for illegal aliens."
Dennis Kucinich stated on April 19, 2018 in a radio interview: Says of disclosing his $20,000 speech about Syria, "there was no hiding. I released it."
Rebecca Dallet stated on February 2, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Supreme Court rival Michael Screnock "is running with the Koch brothers support."
Meghan McCain stated on March 20, 2018 in a discussion on "The View": "It happened under Obama, and it was lauded by the media as being genius. And now under the Trump campaign — it’s the Cambridge Analytica scandal."
Rebecca Dallet stated on March 2, 2018 in a debate: Says that during the Supreme Court campaign, Michael Screnock has "vowed to uphold the platform of the NRA."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 24, 2018 in a campaign appearance: "The Koch brothers have given" Paul Ryan "$500,000 in campaign contributions."
Donald Trump stated on January 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Mostly Democrat states refused to hand over data" that could show election fraud.
Scot Ross stated on November 3, 2017 in an interview: "Since 2015, Scott Walker has not done a public event where you don't have to pay admission or be on an approved list."
Nancy McFarlane stated on October 16, 2017 in in a press conference: Says she debated her opponent "multiple times."
