Latest Fact-checks in Illinois 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 Adam Kinzinger stated on August 9, 2019 in a TV interview: "97% of murders occur with handguns." Ivanka Trump stated on August 6, 2019 in a tweet: "Chicago experienced its deadliest weekend of the year...With 7 dead and 52 wounded near a playground." Jeanne Ives stated on July 26, 2019 in a TV interview: Says ex-Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti "publicly did not stand in opposition to" former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to sign a bill that expanded the public funding of abortions in Illinois. Richard Durbin stated on July 11, 2019 in a speech: Says President Trump "has ended up attracting larger numbers of people coming to the United States presenting themselves for asylum status at our border than we’ve ever seen." Susana Mendoza stated on July 8, 2019 in a podcast interview: "Indiana actually has a higher gas tax than Illinois does even with the increase in (Illinois’) taxes." Kevin Graham stated on June 21, 2019 in in an interview: Says the U.S. Department of Justice has "seen in the past" that police department "consent decrees don’t work, that there’s very little change, that oftentimes immediately after a consent decree goes into effect, crime actually goes up." Bill Brady stated on June 18, 2019 in a speech: Says that after "the last income tax increase in the state of Illinois, we saw the largest exodus of middle-income families." Jim Durkin stated on June 3, 2019 in a radio interview: "There are parts of I-80 near Joliet that school buses are not allowed to cross because of the fragile nature of a bridge." Lori Lightfoot stated on May 30, 2019 in a TV interview: Says there were "rumors floating around" that Chicago police union officials were "telling their officers, ‘don’t do anything. Over Memorial Day weekend, don’t intercede. If you see some criminal activity, just lay back, do nothing.’" Mike Murphy stated on May 22, 2019 in remarks during a press conference: Says when New York "implemented a program" to tax the wealthy at higher rates it saw a revenue shortfall "because of the outward migration of their top earners." JB Pritzker stated on May 1, 2019 in a speech: Says states with graduated income taxes "create jobs and grow their economies faster" than Illinois. Kelly Cassidy stated on May 4, 2019 in press conference remarks: "In states that have legalized (recreational marijuana), you see steady decreases in youth use if you do it right." Dale Righter stated on April 29, 2019 in a TV interview: "The last time Illinois raised the minimum wage in 2006, the very next year this state lost 50,000 jobs. The prediction this time is, we’ll lose 90,000 jobs." Marie Newman stated on April 24, 2019 in a radio interview: "We’re in a situation right now where 80% of the country is living paycheck to paycheck." Think Big Illinois stated on April 16, 2019 in an ad: "In almost every state with an income tax, wealthy people pay a higher tax rate than the middle class." Rahm Emanuel stated on April 7, 2019 in a speech: Says Chicago’s reduction in teen smoking over the last eight years is the "largest drop in the United States of America." Brad Halbrook stated on February 7, 2019 in a resolution: "The City of Chicago is often bailed out by taxpayers in the rest of the State, such as the $221 million bailout for the CPS (Chicago Public Schools) pension system that was signed into law." Ideas Illinois stated on March 21, 2019 in an ad: "Pritzker and Madigan want to change the constitution to allow a permanent jobs tax on middle class families." Toni Preckwinkle stated on March 19, 2019 in a debate: "Nationally, they predict prison populations on the basis of third-grade achievement." Toni Preckwinkle stated on March 12, 2019 in a debate: Says that "despite the tremendous amounts of money that have gone into it, only 400 family (housing) units have been created" in the last 12 years through Chicago’s Affordable Requirements Ordinance. Lori Lightfoot stated on March 5, 2019 in a tweet: Says the percentage of officers the Chicago Police Board fired after hearing their cases or who chose to resign prior to a board hearing roughly doubled during her tenure. JB Pritzker stated on February 20, 2019 in a speech: Says taxing more services, taxing retirement income and increasing the flat-rate income tax would "fall disproportionately on the working poor and the middle class." Susana Mendoza stated on February 13, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Bill Daley, as part of former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s transition team, wrote "the blueprint" for record Springfield gridlock. Toni Preckwinkle stated on January 29, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Susana Mendoza is a supporter of the death penalty who could administer it herself and "‘...sleep like a baby at night…’" Gery Chico stated on January 16, 2019 in a campaign ad: "In Springfield, Susana Mendoza voted to hit working families with a massive new soda tax." Garry McCarthy stated on January 15, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Chicago "had the lowest murder rates in a generation" during his time as police superintendent. Gery Chico stated on January 2, 2019 in a campaign ad: "As chairman of the City Colleges, I cut millions in waste and we cut property taxes." Toni Preckwinkle stated on January 9, 2019 in a TV ad: Says she "made sure Laquan McDonald’s autopsy went public" and "called for the dash cam footage to be released." Susana Mendoza stated on January 6, 2019 in a radio interview: "Every city that has a commuter tax — look at Detroit, Philadelphia — they are actually stagnating in terms of their economy. It’s been a job-killer." Paul Vallas stated on December 31, 2018 in a radio interview: "I took over the school district when it had a $1 billion structural deficit and left them with $1 billion in cash and 70,000 more students than they have today."
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Adam Kinzinger stated on August 9, 2019 in a TV interview: "97% of murders occur with handguns." Ivanka Trump stated on August 6, 2019 in a tweet: "Chicago experienced its deadliest weekend of the year...With 7 dead and 52 wounded near a playground." Jeanne Ives stated on July 26, 2019 in a TV interview: Says ex-Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti "publicly did not stand in opposition to" former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to sign a bill that expanded the public funding of abortions in Illinois. Richard Durbin stated on July 11, 2019 in a speech: Says President Trump "has ended up attracting larger numbers of people coming to the United States presenting themselves for asylum status at our border than we’ve ever seen." Susana Mendoza stated on July 8, 2019 in a podcast interview: "Indiana actually has a higher gas tax than Illinois does even with the increase in (Illinois’) taxes." Kevin Graham stated on June 21, 2019 in in an interview: Says the U.S. Department of Justice has "seen in the past" that police department "consent decrees don’t work, that there’s very little change, that oftentimes immediately after a consent decree goes into effect, crime actually goes up." Bill Brady stated on June 18, 2019 in a speech: Says that after "the last income tax increase in the state of Illinois, we saw the largest exodus of middle-income families." Jim Durkin stated on June 3, 2019 in a radio interview: "There are parts of I-80 near Joliet that school buses are not allowed to cross because of the fragile nature of a bridge." Lori Lightfoot stated on May 30, 2019 in a TV interview: Says there were "rumors floating around" that Chicago police union officials were "telling their officers, ‘don’t do anything. Over Memorial Day weekend, don’t intercede. If you see some criminal activity, just lay back, do nothing.’" Mike Murphy stated on May 22, 2019 in remarks during a press conference: Says when New York "implemented a program" to tax the wealthy at higher rates it saw a revenue shortfall "because of the outward migration of their top earners." JB Pritzker stated on May 1, 2019 in a speech: Says states with graduated income taxes "create jobs and grow their economies faster" than Illinois. Kelly Cassidy stated on May 4, 2019 in press conference remarks: "In states that have legalized (recreational marijuana), you see steady decreases in youth use if you do it right." Dale Righter stated on April 29, 2019 in a TV interview: "The last time Illinois raised the minimum wage in 2006, the very next year this state lost 50,000 jobs. The prediction this time is, we’ll lose 90,000 jobs." Marie Newman stated on April 24, 2019 in a radio interview: "We’re in a situation right now where 80% of the country is living paycheck to paycheck." Think Big Illinois stated on April 16, 2019 in an ad: "In almost every state with an income tax, wealthy people pay a higher tax rate than the middle class." Rahm Emanuel stated on April 7, 2019 in a speech: Says Chicago’s reduction in teen smoking over the last eight years is the "largest drop in the United States of America." Brad Halbrook stated on February 7, 2019 in a resolution: "The City of Chicago is often bailed out by taxpayers in the rest of the State, such as the $221 million bailout for the CPS (Chicago Public Schools) pension system that was signed into law." Ideas Illinois stated on March 21, 2019 in an ad: "Pritzker and Madigan want to change the constitution to allow a permanent jobs tax on middle class families." Toni Preckwinkle stated on March 19, 2019 in a debate: "Nationally, they predict prison populations on the basis of third-grade achievement." Toni Preckwinkle stated on March 12, 2019 in a debate: Says that "despite the tremendous amounts of money that have gone into it, only 400 family (housing) units have been created" in the last 12 years through Chicago’s Affordable Requirements Ordinance. Lori Lightfoot stated on March 5, 2019 in a tweet: Says the percentage of officers the Chicago Police Board fired after hearing their cases or who chose to resign prior to a board hearing roughly doubled during her tenure. JB Pritzker stated on February 20, 2019 in a speech: Says taxing more services, taxing retirement income and increasing the flat-rate income tax would "fall disproportionately on the working poor and the middle class." Susana Mendoza stated on February 13, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Bill Daley, as part of former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s transition team, wrote "the blueprint" for record Springfield gridlock. Toni Preckwinkle stated on January 29, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Susana Mendoza is a supporter of the death penalty who could administer it herself and "‘...sleep like a baby at night…’" Gery Chico stated on January 16, 2019 in a campaign ad: "In Springfield, Susana Mendoza voted to hit working families with a massive new soda tax." Garry McCarthy stated on January 15, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Chicago "had the lowest murder rates in a generation" during his time as police superintendent. Gery Chico stated on January 2, 2019 in a campaign ad: "As chairman of the City Colleges, I cut millions in waste and we cut property taxes." Toni Preckwinkle stated on January 9, 2019 in a TV ad: Says she "made sure Laquan McDonald’s autopsy went public" and "called for the dash cam footage to be released." Susana Mendoza stated on January 6, 2019 in a radio interview: "Every city that has a commuter tax — look at Detroit, Philadelphia — they are actually stagnating in terms of their economy. It’s been a job-killer." Paul Vallas stated on December 31, 2018 in a radio interview: "I took over the school district when it had a $1 billion structural deficit and left them with $1 billion in cash and 70,000 more students than they have today."
Ivanka Trump stated on August 6, 2019 in a tweet: "Chicago experienced its deadliest weekend of the year...With 7 dead and 52 wounded near a playground."
Jeanne Ives stated on July 26, 2019 in a TV interview: Says ex-Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti "publicly did not stand in opposition to" former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to sign a bill that expanded the public funding of abortions in Illinois.
Richard Durbin stated on July 11, 2019 in a speech: Says President Trump "has ended up attracting larger numbers of people coming to the United States presenting themselves for asylum status at our border than we’ve ever seen."
Susana Mendoza stated on July 8, 2019 in a podcast interview: "Indiana actually has a higher gas tax than Illinois does even with the increase in (Illinois’) taxes."
Kevin Graham stated on June 21, 2019 in in an interview: Says the U.S. Department of Justice has "seen in the past" that police department "consent decrees don’t work, that there’s very little change, that oftentimes immediately after a consent decree goes into effect, crime actually goes up."
Bill Brady stated on June 18, 2019 in a speech: Says that after "the last income tax increase in the state of Illinois, we saw the largest exodus of middle-income families."
Jim Durkin stated on June 3, 2019 in a radio interview: "There are parts of I-80 near Joliet that school buses are not allowed to cross because of the fragile nature of a bridge."
Lori Lightfoot stated on May 30, 2019 in a TV interview: Says there were "rumors floating around" that Chicago police union officials were "telling their officers, ‘don’t do anything. Over Memorial Day weekend, don’t intercede. If you see some criminal activity, just lay back, do nothing.’"
Mike Murphy stated on May 22, 2019 in remarks during a press conference: Says when New York "implemented a program" to tax the wealthy at higher rates it saw a revenue shortfall "because of the outward migration of their top earners."
JB Pritzker stated on May 1, 2019 in a speech: Says states with graduated income taxes "create jobs and grow their economies faster" than Illinois.
Kelly Cassidy stated on May 4, 2019 in press conference remarks: "In states that have legalized (recreational marijuana), you see steady decreases in youth use if you do it right."
Dale Righter stated on April 29, 2019 in a TV interview: "The last time Illinois raised the minimum wage in 2006, the very next year this state lost 50,000 jobs. The prediction this time is, we’ll lose 90,000 jobs."
Marie Newman stated on April 24, 2019 in a radio interview: "We’re in a situation right now where 80% of the country is living paycheck to paycheck."
Think Big Illinois stated on April 16, 2019 in an ad: "In almost every state with an income tax, wealthy people pay a higher tax rate than the middle class."
Rahm Emanuel stated on April 7, 2019 in a speech: Says Chicago’s reduction in teen smoking over the last eight years is the "largest drop in the United States of America."
Brad Halbrook stated on February 7, 2019 in a resolution: "The City of Chicago is often bailed out by taxpayers in the rest of the State, such as the $221 million bailout for the CPS (Chicago Public Schools) pension system that was signed into law."
Ideas Illinois stated on March 21, 2019 in an ad: "Pritzker and Madigan want to change the constitution to allow a permanent jobs tax on middle class families."
Toni Preckwinkle stated on March 19, 2019 in a debate: "Nationally, they predict prison populations on the basis of third-grade achievement."
Toni Preckwinkle stated on March 12, 2019 in a debate: Says that "despite the tremendous amounts of money that have gone into it, only 400 family (housing) units have been created" in the last 12 years through Chicago’s Affordable Requirements Ordinance.
Lori Lightfoot stated on March 5, 2019 in a tweet: Says the percentage of officers the Chicago Police Board fired after hearing their cases or who chose to resign prior to a board hearing roughly doubled during her tenure.
JB Pritzker stated on February 20, 2019 in a speech: Says taxing more services, taxing retirement income and increasing the flat-rate income tax would "fall disproportionately on the working poor and the middle class."
Susana Mendoza stated on February 13, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Bill Daley, as part of former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s transition team, wrote "the blueprint" for record Springfield gridlock.
Toni Preckwinkle stated on January 29, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Susana Mendoza is a supporter of the death penalty who could administer it herself and "‘...sleep like a baby at night…’"
Gery Chico stated on January 16, 2019 in a campaign ad: "In Springfield, Susana Mendoza voted to hit working families with a massive new soda tax."
Garry McCarthy stated on January 15, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Chicago "had the lowest murder rates in a generation" during his time as police superintendent.
Gery Chico stated on January 2, 2019 in a campaign ad: "As chairman of the City Colleges, I cut millions in waste and we cut property taxes."
Toni Preckwinkle stated on January 9, 2019 in a TV ad: Says she "made sure Laquan McDonald’s autopsy went public" and "called for the dash cam footage to be released."
Susana Mendoza stated on January 6, 2019 in a radio interview: "Every city that has a commuter tax — look at Detroit, Philadelphia — they are actually stagnating in terms of their economy. It’s been a job-killer."
Paul Vallas stated on December 31, 2018 in a radio interview: "I took over the school district when it had a $1 billion structural deficit and left them with $1 billion in cash and 70,000 more students than they have today."
