Latest Fact-checks 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 Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke crashed into barriers, "causing a collision while driving drunk, then fleeing the scene to avoid accountability." Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke perpetuated stereotypes, "casting aspersions on working women whose ‘only qualifications seemed to be large breasts and tight buttocks’." 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." Gavin Newsom stated on March 13, 2019 in a news conference: California has "the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere, the largest death row in the United States of America — two times the size of the next largest state: Florida." Matthew Dowd stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: "Job growth and stock growth for the first two years of Trump are down from where they were (during the) last two years of Obama." Jay Inslee stated on March 10, 2019 in in an interview: "We have developed a wind industry (in Washington state) from zero to $6 billion in 12 years." Dan Crenshaw stated on March 9, 2019 in a tweet: Says HR 1 would "legalize" the kind of fraud found in North Carolina Facebook posts stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on hemp paper, grew and smoked marijuana, and said "hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country." Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on March 12, 2019 in news release: In-state tuition available "for non-U.S. citizens after three years … veterans have to wait five years." Viral image stated on March 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We’ll never have to worry about China attacking us! They are 12 hours ahead, so we’ll have plenty of time to shoot down their missiles!" Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2019 in a text post on Facebook: Says 228 House Democrats voted "to allow illegal aliens to have right to vote" Bobby Scott stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech.: "Women earn on average 80-cents on the dollar compared to white men doing similar jobs." Elizabeth Warren stated on March 12, 2019 in a press release: The Boeing 737 Max 8, the type of plane that crashed in Ethiopia, continues to fly in the United States, despite the FAA saying "software updates are likely coming." Tony Evers stated on February 19, 2019 in a TV interview: On phasing out the private-school voucher program in his first budget Joni Ernst stated on March 6, 2019 in a speech: "At $93 trillion, the Green New Deal would cost more than the entire recorded spending of the U.S. since the Constitution went into effect in 1789." Viral image stated on March 5, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Sinclair Lewis said, "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Viral image stated on March 8, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "was fired from ‘Hot Dog On A Stick’ in 2008 — for incompetence." Turning Point USA stated on March 11, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Michelle Obama "had a staff of 23" while Melania Trump "has a staff of 4." Bloggers stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: "In February alone there were enough illegal immigrants who crossed the border to fill this (Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead) stadium." Elizabeth Warren stated on March 7, 2019 in a tweet: "Trump's campaign manager, Paul Manafort, commits bank and tax fraud and gets 47 months. A homeless man, Fate Winslow, helped sell $20 of pot and got life in prison." Kiki Curls stated on January 22, 2019 in a hearing: Says Arrowhead Stadium "is considered the loudest stadium in the world." Facebook posts stated on March 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Theodore Roosevelt said "To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth." 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. Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 25, 2019 in in a news conference: "Almost every day another 9/11 survivor or responder dies from a 9/11-related cancer." Greg Abbott stated on March 4, 2019 in a press conference: "On a per capita basis, Irving-Las Colinas has more Fortune 500 companies than any city in the United States of America." Jay Inslee stated on February 20, 2019 in an interview: "The forest fires were so grotesque last year that we had the worst air in the world in Washington." Donald Trump stated on March 5, 2019 in remarks at the White House: When Congress sought documents from President Barack Obama, the White House "didn’t do anything. They didn’t give one letter of the request. Many requests were made. They didn’t give a letter." Viral image stated on March 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Winston Churchill said, "When you’re 20, you care what everyone thinks, when you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you’re 60, you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place." Mitch McConnell stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech: Says NC absentee voters have "no way" to know if ballots are delivered America First stated on March 1, 2019 in a tweet: Says Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "have both said they would tear down the wall if elected president."
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Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke crashed into barriers, "causing a collision while driving drunk, then fleeing the scene to avoid accountability." Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke perpetuated stereotypes, "casting aspersions on working women whose ‘only qualifications seemed to be large breasts and tight buttocks’." 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." Gavin Newsom stated on March 13, 2019 in a news conference: California has "the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere, the largest death row in the United States of America — two times the size of the next largest state: Florida." Matthew Dowd stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: "Job growth and stock growth for the first two years of Trump are down from where they were (during the) last two years of Obama." Jay Inslee stated on March 10, 2019 in in an interview: "We have developed a wind industry (in Washington state) from zero to $6 billion in 12 years." Dan Crenshaw stated on March 9, 2019 in a tweet: Says HR 1 would "legalize" the kind of fraud found in North Carolina Facebook posts stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on hemp paper, grew and smoked marijuana, and said "hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country." Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on March 12, 2019 in news release: In-state tuition available "for non-U.S. citizens after three years … veterans have to wait five years." Viral image stated on March 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We’ll never have to worry about China attacking us! They are 12 hours ahead, so we’ll have plenty of time to shoot down their missiles!" Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2019 in a text post on Facebook: Says 228 House Democrats voted "to allow illegal aliens to have right to vote" Bobby Scott stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech.: "Women earn on average 80-cents on the dollar compared to white men doing similar jobs." Elizabeth Warren stated on March 12, 2019 in a press release: The Boeing 737 Max 8, the type of plane that crashed in Ethiopia, continues to fly in the United States, despite the FAA saying "software updates are likely coming." Tony Evers stated on February 19, 2019 in a TV interview: On phasing out the private-school voucher program in his first budget Joni Ernst stated on March 6, 2019 in a speech: "At $93 trillion, the Green New Deal would cost more than the entire recorded spending of the U.S. since the Constitution went into effect in 1789." Viral image stated on March 5, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Sinclair Lewis said, "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Viral image stated on March 8, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "was fired from ‘Hot Dog On A Stick’ in 2008 — for incompetence." Turning Point USA stated on March 11, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Michelle Obama "had a staff of 23" while Melania Trump "has a staff of 4." Bloggers stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: "In February alone there were enough illegal immigrants who crossed the border to fill this (Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead) stadium." Elizabeth Warren stated on March 7, 2019 in a tweet: "Trump's campaign manager, Paul Manafort, commits bank and tax fraud and gets 47 months. A homeless man, Fate Winslow, helped sell $20 of pot and got life in prison." Kiki Curls stated on January 22, 2019 in a hearing: Says Arrowhead Stadium "is considered the loudest stadium in the world." Facebook posts stated on March 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Theodore Roosevelt said "To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth." 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. Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 25, 2019 in in a news conference: "Almost every day another 9/11 survivor or responder dies from a 9/11-related cancer." Greg Abbott stated on March 4, 2019 in a press conference: "On a per capita basis, Irving-Las Colinas has more Fortune 500 companies than any city in the United States of America." Jay Inslee stated on February 20, 2019 in an interview: "The forest fires were so grotesque last year that we had the worst air in the world in Washington." Donald Trump stated on March 5, 2019 in remarks at the White House: When Congress sought documents from President Barack Obama, the White House "didn’t do anything. They didn’t give one letter of the request. Many requests were made. They didn’t give a letter." Viral image stated on March 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Winston Churchill said, "When you’re 20, you care what everyone thinks, when you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you’re 60, you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place." Mitch McConnell stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech: Says NC absentee voters have "no way" to know if ballots are delivered America First stated on March 1, 2019 in a tweet: Says Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "have both said they would tear down the wall if elected president."
Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke crashed into barriers, "causing a collision while driving drunk, then fleeing the scene to avoid accountability."
Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke perpetuated stereotypes, "casting aspersions on working women whose ‘only qualifications seemed to be large breasts and tight buttocks’."
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."
Gavin Newsom stated on March 13, 2019 in a news conference: California has "the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere, the largest death row in the United States of America — two times the size of the next largest state: Florida."
Matthew Dowd stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: "Job growth and stock growth for the first two years of Trump are down from where they were (during the) last two years of Obama."
Jay Inslee stated on March 10, 2019 in in an interview: "We have developed a wind industry (in Washington state) from zero to $6 billion in 12 years."
Dan Crenshaw stated on March 9, 2019 in a tweet: Says HR 1 would "legalize" the kind of fraud found in North Carolina
Facebook posts stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on hemp paper, grew and smoked marijuana, and said "hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country."
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on March 12, 2019 in news release: In-state tuition available "for non-U.S. citizens after three years … veterans have to wait five years."
Viral image stated on March 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We’ll never have to worry about China attacking us! They are 12 hours ahead, so we’ll have plenty of time to shoot down their missiles!"
Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2019 in a text post on Facebook: Says 228 House Democrats voted "to allow illegal aliens to have right to vote"
Bobby Scott stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech.: "Women earn on average 80-cents on the dollar compared to white men doing similar jobs."
Elizabeth Warren stated on March 12, 2019 in a press release: The Boeing 737 Max 8, the type of plane that crashed in Ethiopia, continues to fly in the United States, despite the FAA saying "software updates are likely coming."
Tony Evers stated on February 19, 2019 in a TV interview: On phasing out the private-school voucher program in his first budget
Joni Ernst stated on March 6, 2019 in a speech: "At $93 trillion, the Green New Deal would cost more than the entire recorded spending of the U.S. since the Constitution went into effect in 1789."
Viral image stated on March 5, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Sinclair Lewis said, "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."
Viral image stated on March 8, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "was fired from ‘Hot Dog On A Stick’ in 2008 — for incompetence."
Turning Point USA stated on March 11, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Michelle Obama "had a staff of 23" while Melania Trump "has a staff of 4."
Bloggers stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: "In February alone there were enough illegal immigrants who crossed the border to fill this (Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead) stadium."
Elizabeth Warren stated on March 7, 2019 in a tweet: "Trump's campaign manager, Paul Manafort, commits bank and tax fraud and gets 47 months. A homeless man, Fate Winslow, helped sell $20 of pot and got life in prison."
Kiki Curls stated on January 22, 2019 in a hearing: Says Arrowhead Stadium "is considered the loudest stadium in the world."
Facebook posts stated on March 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says President Theodore Roosevelt said "To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth."
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.
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 25, 2019 in in a news conference: "Almost every day another 9/11 survivor or responder dies from a 9/11-related cancer."
Greg Abbott stated on March 4, 2019 in a press conference: "On a per capita basis, Irving-Las Colinas has more Fortune 500 companies than any city in the United States of America."
Jay Inslee stated on February 20, 2019 in an interview: "The forest fires were so grotesque last year that we had the worst air in the world in Washington."
Donald Trump stated on March 5, 2019 in remarks at the White House: When Congress sought documents from President Barack Obama, the White House "didn’t do anything. They didn’t give one letter of the request. Many requests were made. They didn’t give a letter."
Viral image stated on March 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Winston Churchill said, "When you’re 20, you care what everyone thinks, when you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you’re 60, you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place."
Mitch McConnell stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech: Says NC absentee voters have "no way" to know if ballots are delivered
America First stated on March 1, 2019 in a tweet: Says Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "have both said they would tear down the wall if elected president."
