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 Dan Patrick stated on October 28, 2020 in a press conference: Says “the city of Austin is a disaster if you haven’t been there. A great city, now one of the most dangerous cities in America and definitely in Texas.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: The Trump administration put secret watermarks on official ballots to trick cheating Democrats. Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Arizona trooper found 50,000 ballots in dumpster all for President Trump!!” TikTok posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a TikTok video: Video showing collection of California ballots on Nov. 4 shows “cheating.” Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Video shows a poll worker committing voter fraud in Delaware County, Pa. Paula Jean Swearengin stated on September 10, 2020 in a tweet: “West Virginia is near last in the U.S.” rankings of education, clean drinking water, and child mortality. TikTok posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a video posted on TikTok: “40,000+ votes for Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen magically become votes for Joe Biden.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “118-year-old William Bradley voted via an absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan this year. William died in 1984. They’re trying to steal this election.” Bloggers stated on November 4, 2020 in an article: Wagon arriving at Detroit counting center after deadline “may have been a ballot box.” Bloggers stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “USPS failed to deliver 27% of mail-in ballots in South Florida” Social Media stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: Says North Carolina’s "Democratic Secretary of State" controls the state's elections. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Seven Milwaukee wards report more 2020 presidential votes than registered voters.” Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Thousands of military ballots were found in the trash in Wisconsin. Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: More mail-in ballots were counted in Lancaster County, Pa., than were returned. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in social media posts: Say a video shows “staffers stuffing ballots in flint mi” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you were forced to use a Sharpie” to fill out your ballot, “that is voter fraud.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Detroit has “2,503 dead people registered” including “one voter born in 1823.” Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden was called for Michigan even though Donald Trump won more votes. Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Any votes counted after midnight” on Election Day in Michigan “are fraud.” Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Wisconsin voter turnout jumped from 67% in 2016 to 89% in 2020. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin took a break, and when they returned, Biden coincidentally came back ahead by 100k.” Tucker Carlson stated on November 2, 2020 in a Fox News broadcast: “When large numbers of people in Butler (Pa.) started killing themselves with narcotics, no one in Washington or New York or Los Angeles said a word about it.” Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Asks, “How is this possible?” with a chart showing that 104.41% of registered voters in North Carolina and 103.56% of registered voters in Wisconsin cast votes. Eric Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: A person is on film “burning 80 Trump ballots.” Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a screenshot: "Six states can't get the votes counted. Six states in which @realDonaldTrump is leading. Six states where Dems are in charge." X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a post: “40,000 rejected vote by mail ballots in DeKalb County need to be cured by Friday or they will be tossed.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Now that it’s even, Nevada decides to stop counting and is now not going to count anything until TOMORROW! What?!” Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Early morning election results from Michigan and Wisconsin show voter fraud. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin found 112k votes at 3am.”
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Dan Patrick stated on October 28, 2020 in a press conference: Says “the city of Austin is a disaster if you haven’t been there. A great city, now one of the most dangerous cities in America and definitely in Texas.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: The Trump administration put secret watermarks on official ballots to trick cheating Democrats. Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Arizona trooper found 50,000 ballots in dumpster all for President Trump!!” TikTok posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a TikTok video: Video showing collection of California ballots on Nov. 4 shows “cheating.” Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Video shows a poll worker committing voter fraud in Delaware County, Pa. Paula Jean Swearengin stated on September 10, 2020 in a tweet: “West Virginia is near last in the U.S.” rankings of education, clean drinking water, and child mortality. TikTok posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a video posted on TikTok: “40,000+ votes for Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen magically become votes for Joe Biden.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “118-year-old William Bradley voted via an absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan this year. William died in 1984. They’re trying to steal this election.” Bloggers stated on November 4, 2020 in an article: Wagon arriving at Detroit counting center after deadline “may have been a ballot box.” Bloggers stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “USPS failed to deliver 27% of mail-in ballots in South Florida” Social Media stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: Says North Carolina’s "Democratic Secretary of State" controls the state's elections. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Seven Milwaukee wards report more 2020 presidential votes than registered voters.” Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Thousands of military ballots were found in the trash in Wisconsin. Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: More mail-in ballots were counted in Lancaster County, Pa., than were returned. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in social media posts: Say a video shows “staffers stuffing ballots in flint mi” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you were forced to use a Sharpie” to fill out your ballot, “that is voter fraud.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Detroit has “2,503 dead people registered” including “one voter born in 1823.” Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden was called for Michigan even though Donald Trump won more votes. Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Any votes counted after midnight” on Election Day in Michigan “are fraud.” Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Wisconsin voter turnout jumped from 67% in 2016 to 89% in 2020. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin took a break, and when they returned, Biden coincidentally came back ahead by 100k.” Tucker Carlson stated on November 2, 2020 in a Fox News broadcast: “When large numbers of people in Butler (Pa.) started killing themselves with narcotics, no one in Washington or New York or Los Angeles said a word about it.” Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Asks, “How is this possible?” with a chart showing that 104.41% of registered voters in North Carolina and 103.56% of registered voters in Wisconsin cast votes. Eric Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: A person is on film “burning 80 Trump ballots.” Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a screenshot: "Six states can't get the votes counted. Six states in which @realDonaldTrump is leading. Six states where Dems are in charge." X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a post: “40,000 rejected vote by mail ballots in DeKalb County need to be cured by Friday or they will be tossed.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Now that it’s even, Nevada decides to stop counting and is now not going to count anything until TOMORROW! What?!” Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Early morning election results from Michigan and Wisconsin show voter fraud. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin found 112k votes at 3am.”
Dan Patrick stated on October 28, 2020 in a press conference: Says “the city of Austin is a disaster if you haven’t been there. A great city, now one of the most dangerous cities in America and definitely in Texas.”
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: The Trump administration put secret watermarks on official ballots to trick cheating Democrats.
Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Arizona trooper found 50,000 ballots in dumpster all for President Trump!!”
TikTok posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a TikTok video: Video showing collection of California ballots on Nov. 4 shows “cheating.”
Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Video shows a poll worker committing voter fraud in Delaware County, Pa.
Paula Jean Swearengin stated on September 10, 2020 in a tweet: “West Virginia is near last in the U.S.” rankings of education, clean drinking water, and child mortality.
TikTok posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a video posted on TikTok: “40,000+ votes for Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen magically become votes for Joe Biden.”
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “118-year-old William Bradley voted via an absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan this year. William died in 1984. They’re trying to steal this election.”
Bloggers stated on November 4, 2020 in an article: Wagon arriving at Detroit counting center after deadline “may have been a ballot box.”
Bloggers stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “USPS failed to deliver 27% of mail-in ballots in South Florida”
Social Media stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: Says North Carolina’s "Democratic Secretary of State" controls the state's elections.
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Seven Milwaukee wards report more 2020 presidential votes than registered voters.”
Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Thousands of military ballots were found in the trash in Wisconsin.
Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: More mail-in ballots were counted in Lancaster County, Pa., than were returned.
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in social media posts: Say a video shows “staffers stuffing ballots in flint mi”
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you were forced to use a Sharpie” to fill out your ballot, “that is voter fraud.”
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Detroit has “2,503 dead people registered” including “one voter born in 1823.”
Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden was called for Michigan even though Donald Trump won more votes.
Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Any votes counted after midnight” on Election Day in Michigan “are fraud.”
Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Wisconsin voter turnout jumped from 67% in 2016 to 89% in 2020.
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin took a break, and when they returned, Biden coincidentally came back ahead by 100k.”
Tucker Carlson stated on November 2, 2020 in a Fox News broadcast: “When large numbers of people in Butler (Pa.) started killing themselves with narcotics, no one in Washington or New York or Los Angeles said a word about it.”
Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Asks, “How is this possible?” with a chart showing that 104.41% of registered voters in North Carolina and 103.56% of registered voters in Wisconsin cast votes.
Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.”
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a screenshot: "Six states can't get the votes counted. Six states in which @realDonaldTrump is leading. Six states where Dems are in charge."
X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a post: “40,000 rejected vote by mail ballots in DeKalb County need to be cured by Friday or they will be tossed.”
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Now that it’s even, Nevada decides to stop counting and is now not going to count anything until TOMORROW! What?!”
Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Early morning election results from Michigan and Wisconsin show voter fraud.
