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 Amy Klobuchar stated on December 20, 2019 in the sixth Democratic presidential debate: Says Pete Buttigieg ran statewide in Indiana and "lost by 20 points." Nancy Pelosi stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting." Joe Biden stated on December 12, 2019 in a campaign ad: California firefighters decided "to speak out" against President Trump because his tweet about the state’s wildfires "contained so much misinformation." Viral image stated on December 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Pamela Karlan reacting to Hillary Clinton’s presidential defeat. Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2019 in a TV interview: "Ukraine blatantly interfered in our election." William Barr stated on December 9, 2019 in a statement: "The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions." 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." Nikki Fried stated on October 29, 2019 in a pre-legislative media forum: While previous clemency boards granted restoration of civil rights to thousands of Floridians, "so far this year, under this clemency board, four (felons) have gotten their rights back." Viral image stated on October 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: "449,000 Californians turned down jury duty because they were not citizens… but they were registered voters." Viral image stated on November 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: "JFK Jr was declared the frontrunner for the NY Senate seat in 1999. Days later his plane crashed, making Hillary Clinton the newly elected senator." Donald Trump stated on November 1, 2019 in a rally in Mississippi: Says "Stacey Abrams wants to give illegal aliens the right to vote." Facebook posts stated on October 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Sen. Kamala Harris said Democrats are "coming for" Trump supporters if they win the White House in 2020. Bloggers stated on October 25, 2019 in an ad on Facebook: Say Sen. Lindsey Graham supports the Green New Deal. Elizabeth Warren stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook ad: "If Trump tries to lie in a TV ad, most networks will refuse to air it. But Facebook just cashes Trump’s checks." Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2019 in a speech: Says Republican Dan Bishop was "down by 17" points in NC congressional race and then won "by a lot." Kaya Jones stated on October 1, 2019 in a tweet: "If the impeachment reaches the house and passes to the senate and isn’t passed the first term is nullified and Trump can run two more terms." Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech in Monaca, Pa.: Says in the 2016 presidential election, "I won that one by 42 points -- 42 points -- West Virginia." Hillary Clinton stated on September 17, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: Between 27,000 and 200,000 Wisconsinites were "turned away" from the polls in 2016 due to lack of proper identification. Samuel Sinyangwe stated on August 30, 2019 in a tweet: "America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors." Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2019 in a tweet: "Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election!" California Republican Party stated on August 6, 2019 in a fundraising pitch: President Trump was "kicked off" the California ballot Bloggers stated on July 20, 2019 in in a story: "Triggering leftists, Trump's reelection campaign is selling plastic straws." Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2019 in a speech at Derco Aerospace: "We won (Wisconsin in 2016) not so late in the evening — a little bit early in the evening, actually, which is even better." Tulsi Gabbard stated on June 28, 2019 in an interview: "There’s a hacking conference that’s held every year in Las Vegas, where I think a 14- or 15-year old-girl from Florida hacked into a replica of Florida’s election system in less than 15 minutes." Viral image stated on June 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Robert De Niro said, "I preferred the time in America when the president and the village idiot were two different people." Viral image stated on June 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows thousands of Donald Trump supporters outside his Orlando rally. Charles Payne stated on June 17, 2019 in a TV appearance: "When President Obama was elected, the market crashed … Trump was up 9%, President Obama was down 14.8% and President Bush was down almost 4%. There is an instant reaction on Wall Street." Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press": California "admitted" there were "a million" illegal votes in the 2016 presidential election. Beto O'Rourke stated on June 13, 2019 in an interview with Stephen Colbert: In 2018, when he ran for senator, "young voter turnout in early voting was up 500%. We won more votes than any Democrat has in the history of the state of Texas." Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2019 in an ABC News interview: "Well, I got 52% (of women voters). And I will tell you — in my opinion I might have won women. ... Hey, Hillary Clinton focused on women, and I did phenomenally well."
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Amy Klobuchar stated on December 20, 2019 in the sixth Democratic presidential debate: Says Pete Buttigieg ran statewide in Indiana and "lost by 20 points." Nancy Pelosi stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting." Joe Biden stated on December 12, 2019 in a campaign ad: California firefighters decided "to speak out" against President Trump because his tweet about the state’s wildfires "contained so much misinformation." Viral image stated on December 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Pamela Karlan reacting to Hillary Clinton’s presidential defeat. Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2019 in a TV interview: "Ukraine blatantly interfered in our election." William Barr stated on December 9, 2019 in a statement: "The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions." 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." Nikki Fried stated on October 29, 2019 in a pre-legislative media forum: While previous clemency boards granted restoration of civil rights to thousands of Floridians, "so far this year, under this clemency board, four (felons) have gotten their rights back." Viral image stated on October 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: "449,000 Californians turned down jury duty because they were not citizens… but they were registered voters." Viral image stated on November 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: "JFK Jr was declared the frontrunner for the NY Senate seat in 1999. Days later his plane crashed, making Hillary Clinton the newly elected senator." Donald Trump stated on November 1, 2019 in a rally in Mississippi: Says "Stacey Abrams wants to give illegal aliens the right to vote." Facebook posts stated on October 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Sen. Kamala Harris said Democrats are "coming for" Trump supporters if they win the White House in 2020. Bloggers stated on October 25, 2019 in an ad on Facebook: Say Sen. Lindsey Graham supports the Green New Deal. Elizabeth Warren stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook ad: "If Trump tries to lie in a TV ad, most networks will refuse to air it. But Facebook just cashes Trump’s checks." Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2019 in a speech: Says Republican Dan Bishop was "down by 17" points in NC congressional race and then won "by a lot." Kaya Jones stated on October 1, 2019 in a tweet: "If the impeachment reaches the house and passes to the senate and isn’t passed the first term is nullified and Trump can run two more terms." Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech in Monaca, Pa.: Says in the 2016 presidential election, "I won that one by 42 points -- 42 points -- West Virginia." Hillary Clinton stated on September 17, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: Between 27,000 and 200,000 Wisconsinites were "turned away" from the polls in 2016 due to lack of proper identification. Samuel Sinyangwe stated on August 30, 2019 in a tweet: "America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors." Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2019 in a tweet: "Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election!" California Republican Party stated on August 6, 2019 in a fundraising pitch: President Trump was "kicked off" the California ballot Bloggers stated on July 20, 2019 in in a story: "Triggering leftists, Trump's reelection campaign is selling plastic straws." Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2019 in a speech at Derco Aerospace: "We won (Wisconsin in 2016) not so late in the evening — a little bit early in the evening, actually, which is even better." Tulsi Gabbard stated on June 28, 2019 in an interview: "There’s a hacking conference that’s held every year in Las Vegas, where I think a 14- or 15-year old-girl from Florida hacked into a replica of Florida’s election system in less than 15 minutes." Viral image stated on June 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Robert De Niro said, "I preferred the time in America when the president and the village idiot were two different people." Viral image stated on June 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows thousands of Donald Trump supporters outside his Orlando rally. Charles Payne stated on June 17, 2019 in a TV appearance: "When President Obama was elected, the market crashed … Trump was up 9%, President Obama was down 14.8% and President Bush was down almost 4%. There is an instant reaction on Wall Street." Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press": California "admitted" there were "a million" illegal votes in the 2016 presidential election. Beto O'Rourke stated on June 13, 2019 in an interview with Stephen Colbert: In 2018, when he ran for senator, "young voter turnout in early voting was up 500%. We won more votes than any Democrat has in the history of the state of Texas." Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2019 in an ABC News interview: "Well, I got 52% (of women voters). And I will tell you — in my opinion I might have won women. ... Hey, Hillary Clinton focused on women, and I did phenomenally well."
Amy Klobuchar stated on December 20, 2019 in the sixth Democratic presidential debate: Says Pete Buttigieg ran statewide in Indiana and "lost by 20 points."
Nancy Pelosi stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting."
Joe Biden stated on December 12, 2019 in a campaign ad: California firefighters decided "to speak out" against President Trump because his tweet about the state’s wildfires "contained so much misinformation."
Viral image stated on December 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Pamela Karlan reacting to Hillary Clinton’s presidential defeat.
Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2019 in a TV interview: "Ukraine blatantly interfered in our election."
William Barr stated on December 9, 2019 in a statement: "The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions."
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."
Nikki Fried stated on October 29, 2019 in a pre-legislative media forum: While previous clemency boards granted restoration of civil rights to thousands of Floridians, "so far this year, under this clemency board, four (felons) have gotten their rights back."
Viral image stated on October 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: "449,000 Californians turned down jury duty because they were not citizens… but they were registered voters."
Viral image stated on November 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: "JFK Jr was declared the frontrunner for the NY Senate seat in 1999. Days later his plane crashed, making Hillary Clinton the newly elected senator."
Donald Trump stated on November 1, 2019 in a rally in Mississippi: Says "Stacey Abrams wants to give illegal aliens the right to vote."
Facebook posts stated on October 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Sen. Kamala Harris said Democrats are "coming for" Trump supporters if they win the White House in 2020.
Bloggers stated on October 25, 2019 in an ad on Facebook: Say Sen. Lindsey Graham supports the Green New Deal.
Elizabeth Warren stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook ad: "If Trump tries to lie in a TV ad, most networks will refuse to air it. But Facebook just cashes Trump’s checks."
Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2019 in a speech: Says Republican Dan Bishop was "down by 17" points in NC congressional race and then won "by a lot."
Kaya Jones stated on October 1, 2019 in a tweet: "If the impeachment reaches the house and passes to the senate and isn’t passed the first term is nullified and Trump can run two more terms."
Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech in Monaca, Pa.: Says in the 2016 presidential election, "I won that one by 42 points -- 42 points -- West Virginia."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 17, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: Between 27,000 and 200,000 Wisconsinites were "turned away" from the polls in 2016 due to lack of proper identification.
Samuel Sinyangwe stated on August 30, 2019 in a tweet: "America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors."
Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2019 in a tweet: "Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election!"
California Republican Party stated on August 6, 2019 in a fundraising pitch: President Trump was "kicked off" the California ballot
Bloggers stated on July 20, 2019 in in a story: "Triggering leftists, Trump's reelection campaign is selling plastic straws."
Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2019 in a speech at Derco Aerospace: "We won (Wisconsin in 2016) not so late in the evening — a little bit early in the evening, actually, which is even better."
Tulsi Gabbard stated on June 28, 2019 in an interview: "There’s a hacking conference that’s held every year in Las Vegas, where I think a 14- or 15-year old-girl from Florida hacked into a replica of Florida’s election system in less than 15 minutes."
Viral image stated on June 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Robert De Niro said, "I preferred the time in America when the president and the village idiot were two different people."
Viral image stated on June 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows thousands of Donald Trump supporters outside his Orlando rally.
Charles Payne stated on June 17, 2019 in a TV appearance: "When President Obama was elected, the market crashed … Trump was up 9%, President Obama was down 14.8% and President Bush was down almost 4%. There is an instant reaction on Wall Street."
Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press": California "admitted" there were "a million" illegal votes in the 2016 presidential election.
Beto O'Rourke stated on June 13, 2019 in an interview with Stephen Colbert: In 2018, when he ran for senator, "young voter turnout in early voting was up 500%. We won more votes than any Democrat has in the history of the state of Texas."
Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2019 in an ABC News interview: "Well, I got 52% (of women voters). And I will tell you — in my opinion I might have won women. ... Hey, Hillary Clinton focused on women, and I did phenomenally well."
