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 Garry McCarthy stated on December 11, 2018 in a speech: "There was almost a 70 percent reduction in police-related shootings under my tenure because of training, supervision and policy decisions." Bill Daley stated on December 6, 2018 in a TV ad: Says he "will put a moratorium on tax hikes to keep families in their homes." Lori Lightfoot stated on November 19, 2018 in a debate appearance: Says Chicagoans "live in one of the most taxed cities and the most taxed county, unfortunately, in the country." Susana Mendoza stated on November 19, 2018 in in a debate appearance: "I was the deciding vote on abolishing the death penalty in the state of Illinois." Paul Vallas stated on November 14, 2018 in a press release: Says Susana Mendoza’s assertion that she fought efforts to hike vehicle sticker prices when she was Chicago’s city clerk "is absurd … Mendoza pushed a draconian sticker penalty program." Sean Casten stated on October 22, 2018 in a debate: Under the GOP tax law, "if you live in Hinsdale, Illinois … you are now being double-taxed to the tune of $35,000." Peter Roskam stated on October 22, 2018 in a debate appearance: Says the Washington Post fact-checked a charge he opposed pre-existing condition protections for health insurance "and gave that Four Pinocchios." Jeff Sessions stated on October 19, 2018 in a speech: An agreement between the city of Chicago and the ACLU caused "virtually all of the rise in homicides" in 2016. Bruce Rauner stated on October 1, 2018 in a campaign ad: "For decades, Madigan kept property taxes high and made a fortune helping cronies like Pritzker dodge them." Mike Bost stated on September 14, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Brendan Kelly "spent his career" supporting Nancy Pelosi. Rahm Emanuel stated on September 25, 2018 in remarks at an event: Says three research universities "came out and said (CPS is) the best public school system in the United States of a major urban system." Brendan Kelly stated on September 14, 2018 in a campaign ad: "While southern Illinois families struggled," Mike Bost "voted to raise his own pay." JB Pritzker stated on September 13, 2018 in a TV ad: "Because of Bruce Rauner, Illinois went 736 days without a budget, delaying funding for schools while local governments were forced to raise property taxes." Bruce Rauner stated on September 6, 2018 in a TV ad: Says "J.B. Pritzker’s tax plan" includes a "new tax per mile you drive with government tracking device." Kwame Raoul stated on September 4, 2018 in a TV ad: Says "we know" Erika Harold would "discriminate against a loving gay couple who want to adopt a child, favoring an abusive straight couple instead." Erika Harold stated on August 13, 2018 in a TV ad: Says "Mike Madigan and Kwame Raoul team up to raise property taxes." Bruce Rauner stated on August 22, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every state that has put in a graduated income tax, the middle class always pays more." JB Pritzker stated on August 24, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Bruce Rauner is "misquoting newspapers to lie about J.B. Pritzker." Tammy Duckworth stated on August 7, 2018 in remarks during a press conference: "If you are a gun store owner and you decide to go out of business … you right now are allowed to convert your entire gun store inventory to ‘personal use’ and once it is a personal use weapon, you can sell it without background checks." Peter Roskam stated on July 1, 2018 in in a Facebook ad: Says Sean Casten supports "doubling premiums" and "cutting current health care plans." Rudy Giuliani stated on August 6, 2018 in a tweet: There were "63 murders this weekend" in Chicago and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s legacy is "more murders in his city than ever before." JB Pritzker stated on July 31, 2018 in a video on Twitter: "We have the most educated … workforce in the entire nation." Dorothy Brown stated on July 15, 2018 in a radio interview: "Pre-K has gone down since the current mayor took office." Juliana Stratton stated on June 28, 2018 in a radio interview: Gov. Bruce Rauner has "created no jobs over the past three years." Rahm Emanuel stated on June 28, 2018 in a television interview: "Chicago is experiencing right now the highest employment since 1950." Evelyn Sanguinetti stated on June 26, 2018 in a radio interview: Says a progressive income tax proposal from Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker "is wholly regressive." JB Pritzker stated on June 7, 2018 in a campaign ad: "$1 billion—that’s how much Bruce Rauner has wasted with his budget crisis." Troy LaRaviere stated on June 1, 2018 in a blog post: "Under Emanuel, CPS has become the most understaffed school district in Illinois." Bruce Rauner stated on June 12, 2018 in a speech: Says "massive floods" led to Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks at the Quincy Veterans’ Home. Lori Lightfoot stated on May 20, 2018 in a radio interview: "We are the only metropolitan area in the country that’s losing population."
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Garry McCarthy stated on December 11, 2018 in a speech: "There was almost a 70 percent reduction in police-related shootings under my tenure because of training, supervision and policy decisions." Bill Daley stated on December 6, 2018 in a TV ad: Says he "will put a moratorium on tax hikes to keep families in their homes." Lori Lightfoot stated on November 19, 2018 in a debate appearance: Says Chicagoans "live in one of the most taxed cities and the most taxed county, unfortunately, in the country." Susana Mendoza stated on November 19, 2018 in in a debate appearance: "I was the deciding vote on abolishing the death penalty in the state of Illinois." Paul Vallas stated on November 14, 2018 in a press release: Says Susana Mendoza’s assertion that she fought efforts to hike vehicle sticker prices when she was Chicago’s city clerk "is absurd … Mendoza pushed a draconian sticker penalty program." Sean Casten stated on October 22, 2018 in a debate: Under the GOP tax law, "if you live in Hinsdale, Illinois … you are now being double-taxed to the tune of $35,000." Peter Roskam stated on October 22, 2018 in a debate appearance: Says the Washington Post fact-checked a charge he opposed pre-existing condition protections for health insurance "and gave that Four Pinocchios." Jeff Sessions stated on October 19, 2018 in a speech: An agreement between the city of Chicago and the ACLU caused "virtually all of the rise in homicides" in 2016. Bruce Rauner stated on October 1, 2018 in a campaign ad: "For decades, Madigan kept property taxes high and made a fortune helping cronies like Pritzker dodge them." Mike Bost stated on September 14, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Brendan Kelly "spent his career" supporting Nancy Pelosi. Rahm Emanuel stated on September 25, 2018 in remarks at an event: Says three research universities "came out and said (CPS is) the best public school system in the United States of a major urban system." Brendan Kelly stated on September 14, 2018 in a campaign ad: "While southern Illinois families struggled," Mike Bost "voted to raise his own pay." JB Pritzker stated on September 13, 2018 in a TV ad: "Because of Bruce Rauner, Illinois went 736 days without a budget, delaying funding for schools while local governments were forced to raise property taxes." Bruce Rauner stated on September 6, 2018 in a TV ad: Says "J.B. Pritzker’s tax plan" includes a "new tax per mile you drive with government tracking device." Kwame Raoul stated on September 4, 2018 in a TV ad: Says "we know" Erika Harold would "discriminate against a loving gay couple who want to adopt a child, favoring an abusive straight couple instead." Erika Harold stated on August 13, 2018 in a TV ad: Says "Mike Madigan and Kwame Raoul team up to raise property taxes." Bruce Rauner stated on August 22, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every state that has put in a graduated income tax, the middle class always pays more." JB Pritzker stated on August 24, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Bruce Rauner is "misquoting newspapers to lie about J.B. Pritzker." Tammy Duckworth stated on August 7, 2018 in remarks during a press conference: "If you are a gun store owner and you decide to go out of business … you right now are allowed to convert your entire gun store inventory to ‘personal use’ and once it is a personal use weapon, you can sell it without background checks." Peter Roskam stated on July 1, 2018 in in a Facebook ad: Says Sean Casten supports "doubling premiums" and "cutting current health care plans." Rudy Giuliani stated on August 6, 2018 in a tweet: There were "63 murders this weekend" in Chicago and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s legacy is "more murders in his city than ever before." JB Pritzker stated on July 31, 2018 in a video on Twitter: "We have the most educated … workforce in the entire nation." Dorothy Brown stated on July 15, 2018 in a radio interview: "Pre-K has gone down since the current mayor took office." Juliana Stratton stated on June 28, 2018 in a radio interview: Gov. Bruce Rauner has "created no jobs over the past three years." Rahm Emanuel stated on June 28, 2018 in a television interview: "Chicago is experiencing right now the highest employment since 1950." Evelyn Sanguinetti stated on June 26, 2018 in a radio interview: Says a progressive income tax proposal from Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker "is wholly regressive." JB Pritzker stated on June 7, 2018 in a campaign ad: "$1 billion—that’s how much Bruce Rauner has wasted with his budget crisis." Troy LaRaviere stated on June 1, 2018 in a blog post: "Under Emanuel, CPS has become the most understaffed school district in Illinois." Bruce Rauner stated on June 12, 2018 in a speech: Says "massive floods" led to Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks at the Quincy Veterans’ Home. Lori Lightfoot stated on May 20, 2018 in a radio interview: "We are the only metropolitan area in the country that’s losing population."
Garry McCarthy stated on December 11, 2018 in a speech: "There was almost a 70 percent reduction in police-related shootings under my tenure because of training, supervision and policy decisions."
Bill Daley stated on December 6, 2018 in a TV ad: Says he "will put a moratorium on tax hikes to keep families in their homes."
Lori Lightfoot stated on November 19, 2018 in a debate appearance: Says Chicagoans "live in one of the most taxed cities and the most taxed county, unfortunately, in the country."
Susana Mendoza stated on November 19, 2018 in in a debate appearance: "I was the deciding vote on abolishing the death penalty in the state of Illinois."
Paul Vallas stated on November 14, 2018 in a press release: Says Susana Mendoza’s assertion that she fought efforts to hike vehicle sticker prices when she was Chicago’s city clerk "is absurd … Mendoza pushed a draconian sticker penalty program."
Sean Casten stated on October 22, 2018 in a debate: Under the GOP tax law, "if you live in Hinsdale, Illinois … you are now being double-taxed to the tune of $35,000."
Peter Roskam stated on October 22, 2018 in a debate appearance: Says the Washington Post fact-checked a charge he opposed pre-existing condition protections for health insurance "and gave that Four Pinocchios."
Jeff Sessions stated on October 19, 2018 in a speech: An agreement between the city of Chicago and the ACLU caused "virtually all of the rise in homicides" in 2016.
Bruce Rauner stated on October 1, 2018 in a campaign ad: "For decades, Madigan kept property taxes high and made a fortune helping cronies like Pritzker dodge them."
Mike Bost stated on September 14, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Brendan Kelly "spent his career" supporting Nancy Pelosi.
Rahm Emanuel stated on September 25, 2018 in remarks at an event: Says three research universities "came out and said (CPS is) the best public school system in the United States of a major urban system."
Brendan Kelly stated on September 14, 2018 in a campaign ad: "While southern Illinois families struggled," Mike Bost "voted to raise his own pay."
JB Pritzker stated on September 13, 2018 in a TV ad: "Because of Bruce Rauner, Illinois went 736 days without a budget, delaying funding for schools while local governments were forced to raise property taxes."
Bruce Rauner stated on September 6, 2018 in a TV ad: Says "J.B. Pritzker’s tax plan" includes a "new tax per mile you drive with government tracking device."
Kwame Raoul stated on September 4, 2018 in a TV ad: Says "we know" Erika Harold would "discriminate against a loving gay couple who want to adopt a child, favoring an abusive straight couple instead."
Erika Harold stated on August 13, 2018 in a TV ad: Says "Mike Madigan and Kwame Raoul team up to raise property taxes."
Bruce Rauner stated on August 22, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every state that has put in a graduated income tax, the middle class always pays more."
JB Pritzker stated on August 24, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Bruce Rauner is "misquoting newspapers to lie about J.B. Pritzker."
Tammy Duckworth stated on August 7, 2018 in remarks during a press conference: "If you are a gun store owner and you decide to go out of business … you right now are allowed to convert your entire gun store inventory to ‘personal use’ and once it is a personal use weapon, you can sell it without background checks."
Peter Roskam stated on July 1, 2018 in in a Facebook ad: Says Sean Casten supports "doubling premiums" and "cutting current health care plans."
Rudy Giuliani stated on August 6, 2018 in a tweet: There were "63 murders this weekend" in Chicago and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s legacy is "more murders in his city than ever before."
JB Pritzker stated on July 31, 2018 in a video on Twitter: "We have the most educated … workforce in the entire nation."
Dorothy Brown stated on July 15, 2018 in a radio interview: "Pre-K has gone down since the current mayor took office."
Juliana Stratton stated on June 28, 2018 in a radio interview: Gov. Bruce Rauner has "created no jobs over the past three years."
Rahm Emanuel stated on June 28, 2018 in a television interview: "Chicago is experiencing right now the highest employment since 1950."
Evelyn Sanguinetti stated on June 26, 2018 in a radio interview: Says a progressive income tax proposal from Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker "is wholly regressive."
JB Pritzker stated on June 7, 2018 in a campaign ad: "$1 billion—that’s how much Bruce Rauner has wasted with his budget crisis."
Troy LaRaviere stated on June 1, 2018 in a blog post: "Under Emanuel, CPS has become the most understaffed school district in Illinois."
Bruce Rauner stated on June 12, 2018 in a speech: Says "massive floods" led to Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks at the Quincy Veterans’ Home.
Lori Lightfoot stated on May 20, 2018 in a radio interview: "We are the only metropolitan area in the country that’s losing population."
