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 Matt Gaetz stated on February 7, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "In 1992, the Democratic Party had in their platform provisions that said that illegal aliens were coming in this country, committing felonies, sent back and then they were right back across the border to do the same thing." Bobby Scott stated on February 7, 2019 in a speech.: "Today’s minimum wage worker making $7.25 an hour has less buying power than a minimum wage worker in the 1960s." Donald Trump stated on February 11, 2019 in a speech in El Paso, Texas: Says that at Beto O’Rourke’s rally in El Paso, there were "200 people, 300 people." Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on January 30, 2019 in a joint statement: Foxconn has already "made a positive impact across Wisconsin with more than 1,000 new jobs." Ilhan Omar stated on February 7, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "In 2017, the CEO of McDonalds got paid $21.8 million. The median pay for a McDonald's worker that year was $7,000. This is a moral outrage. We need a $15 minimum wage so that no one is paid a poverty wage." Pete Buttigieg stated on January 31, 2019 in an interview: "I have more military experience than anybody who’s arrived behind that desk since George H.W. Bush." Facebook posts stated on February 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Kurt Cobain saying in 1993 that he wouldn’t be surprised if his generation eventually elected a "true outsider" a "business tycoon who can’t be bought" … "someone like Donald Trump" Bloggers stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Trump signed a bill "to clean millions of tons of garbage from world’s oceans." Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in a story: Courts have "quietly confirmed" that the MMR vaccine causes autism. Alcee Hastings stated on February 5, 2019 in a statement to the press: "In 2018, we endured a school shooting nearly once a week." Viral image stated on February 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows KKK members marching at the 1924 Democratic National Convention. 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…’" Jacob Wohl stated on February 7, 2019: "Racist picture of Democrat North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper emerges just days after he called on Ralph Northam to resign - DAILY MAIL." Viral image stated on February 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Muslim immigrants were responsible for 11,000 of 13,000 knife attacks in London in the past 12 months. Facebook posts stated on February 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Ben Carson said "illegal immigrants caught voting should be stripped of their citizenship." Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2019 in State of the Union address: "The border city of El Paso, Texas, used to have extremely high rates of violent crime — one of the highest in the country, and considered one of our nation's most dangerous cities. Now, immediately upon its building, with a powerful barrier in place, El Paso is one of the safest cities in our country." Bloggers stated on February 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says George Soros was arrested in Switzerland for a web of crimes based on information provided by Barack Obama. Cory Booker stated on February 4, 2019 in an interview on CBS This Morning: "Even the (Congressional Budget Office) says if you lower Medicare to allow 50 year olds to get into it, you can not only save the government money, but you can lower premiums for all Americans." John Nygren stated on January 11, 2019 in a tweet: "Today, property taxes are lower than they were in 2010." Bloggers stated on February 4, 2019 in a story: NASA has discovered a new planet covered with marijuana Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Red Cross President and CEO Marsha J. Evans makes "$651,957 plus expenses" a year and "only 9 cents of every dollar" donated to the organization goes to helping people in need. Donald Trump stated on February 7, 2019 in a tweet: "The Dems and their committees are going ‘nuts.’ The Republicans never did this to President Obama." Patrick Morrisey stated on January 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Obamacare premiums "have gone up 160 percent in West Virginia in 4 yrs." Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2019 in a State of the Union Address: San Diego’s border barrier "almost completely ended illegal crossings." Viral image stated on February 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Stacey Abrams said "Who needs agriculture when you can just get food at the store?" Michael Bloomberg stated on January 21, 2019 in a speech: "All of this work helped us increase graduation rates by 42 percent and substantially reduce the racial achievement gap." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on February 5, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: "70 percent of Americans believe in improved and expanded Medicare for All." Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: A Virginia principal "expelled two kids for wearing a crucifix around their necks saying, ‘there is no place for religion at school.’" Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Nancy Pelosi and Beto O’Rourke were photographed with El Chapo. Michael Moore stated on February 1, 2019 in an interview: "Seventy percent of the American public agree with" Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "on having the top marginal (tax) rate for the rich" at 70 percent, and "that's a Fox News Poll saying that."
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Matt Gaetz stated on February 7, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "In 1992, the Democratic Party had in their platform provisions that said that illegal aliens were coming in this country, committing felonies, sent back and then they were right back across the border to do the same thing." Bobby Scott stated on February 7, 2019 in a speech.: "Today’s minimum wage worker making $7.25 an hour has less buying power than a minimum wage worker in the 1960s." Donald Trump stated on February 11, 2019 in a speech in El Paso, Texas: Says that at Beto O’Rourke’s rally in El Paso, there were "200 people, 300 people." Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on January 30, 2019 in a joint statement: Foxconn has already "made a positive impact across Wisconsin with more than 1,000 new jobs." Ilhan Omar stated on February 7, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "In 2017, the CEO of McDonalds got paid $21.8 million. The median pay for a McDonald's worker that year was $7,000. This is a moral outrage. We need a $15 minimum wage so that no one is paid a poverty wage." Pete Buttigieg stated on January 31, 2019 in an interview: "I have more military experience than anybody who’s arrived behind that desk since George H.W. Bush." Facebook posts stated on February 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Kurt Cobain saying in 1993 that he wouldn’t be surprised if his generation eventually elected a "true outsider" a "business tycoon who can’t be bought" … "someone like Donald Trump" Bloggers stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Trump signed a bill "to clean millions of tons of garbage from world’s oceans." Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in a story: Courts have "quietly confirmed" that the MMR vaccine causes autism. Alcee Hastings stated on February 5, 2019 in a statement to the press: "In 2018, we endured a school shooting nearly once a week." Viral image stated on February 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows KKK members marching at the 1924 Democratic National Convention. 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…’" Jacob Wohl stated on February 7, 2019: "Racist picture of Democrat North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper emerges just days after he called on Ralph Northam to resign - DAILY MAIL." Viral image stated on February 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Muslim immigrants were responsible for 11,000 of 13,000 knife attacks in London in the past 12 months. Facebook posts stated on February 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Ben Carson said "illegal immigrants caught voting should be stripped of their citizenship." Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2019 in State of the Union address: "The border city of El Paso, Texas, used to have extremely high rates of violent crime — one of the highest in the country, and considered one of our nation's most dangerous cities. Now, immediately upon its building, with a powerful barrier in place, El Paso is one of the safest cities in our country." Bloggers stated on February 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says George Soros was arrested in Switzerland for a web of crimes based on information provided by Barack Obama. Cory Booker stated on February 4, 2019 in an interview on CBS This Morning: "Even the (Congressional Budget Office) says if you lower Medicare to allow 50 year olds to get into it, you can not only save the government money, but you can lower premiums for all Americans." John Nygren stated on January 11, 2019 in a tweet: "Today, property taxes are lower than they were in 2010." Bloggers stated on February 4, 2019 in a story: NASA has discovered a new planet covered with marijuana Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Red Cross President and CEO Marsha J. Evans makes "$651,957 plus expenses" a year and "only 9 cents of every dollar" donated to the organization goes to helping people in need. Donald Trump stated on February 7, 2019 in a tweet: "The Dems and their committees are going ‘nuts.’ The Republicans never did this to President Obama." Patrick Morrisey stated on January 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Obamacare premiums "have gone up 160 percent in West Virginia in 4 yrs." Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2019 in a State of the Union Address: San Diego’s border barrier "almost completely ended illegal crossings." Viral image stated on February 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Stacey Abrams said "Who needs agriculture when you can just get food at the store?" Michael Bloomberg stated on January 21, 2019 in a speech: "All of this work helped us increase graduation rates by 42 percent and substantially reduce the racial achievement gap." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on February 5, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: "70 percent of Americans believe in improved and expanded Medicare for All." Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: A Virginia principal "expelled two kids for wearing a crucifix around their necks saying, ‘there is no place for religion at school.’" Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Nancy Pelosi and Beto O’Rourke were photographed with El Chapo. Michael Moore stated on February 1, 2019 in an interview: "Seventy percent of the American public agree with" Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "on having the top marginal (tax) rate for the rich" at 70 percent, and "that's a Fox News Poll saying that."
Matt Gaetz stated on February 7, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "In 1992, the Democratic Party had in their platform provisions that said that illegal aliens were coming in this country, committing felonies, sent back and then they were right back across the border to do the same thing."
Bobby Scott stated on February 7, 2019 in a speech.: "Today’s minimum wage worker making $7.25 an hour has less buying power than a minimum wage worker in the 1960s."
Donald Trump stated on February 11, 2019 in a speech in El Paso, Texas: Says that at Beto O’Rourke’s rally in El Paso, there were "200 people, 300 people."
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on January 30, 2019 in a joint statement: Foxconn has already "made a positive impact across Wisconsin with more than 1,000 new jobs."
Ilhan Omar stated on February 7, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "In 2017, the CEO of McDonalds got paid $21.8 million. The median pay for a McDonald's worker that year was $7,000. This is a moral outrage. We need a $15 minimum wage so that no one is paid a poverty wage."
Pete Buttigieg stated on January 31, 2019 in an interview: "I have more military experience than anybody who’s arrived behind that desk since George H.W. Bush."
Facebook posts stated on February 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Kurt Cobain saying in 1993 that he wouldn’t be surprised if his generation eventually elected a "true outsider" a "business tycoon who can’t be bought" … "someone like Donald Trump"
Bloggers stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Trump signed a bill "to clean millions of tons of garbage from world’s oceans."
Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in a story: Courts have "quietly confirmed" that the MMR vaccine causes autism.
Alcee Hastings stated on February 5, 2019 in a statement to the press: "In 2018, we endured a school shooting nearly once a week."
Viral image stated on February 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows KKK members marching at the 1924 Democratic National Convention.
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…’"
Jacob Wohl stated on February 7, 2019: "Racist picture of Democrat North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper emerges just days after he called on Ralph Northam to resign - DAILY MAIL."
Viral image stated on February 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Muslim immigrants were responsible for 11,000 of 13,000 knife attacks in London in the past 12 months.
Facebook posts stated on February 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Ben Carson said "illegal immigrants caught voting should be stripped of their citizenship."
Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2019 in State of the Union address: "The border city of El Paso, Texas, used to have extremely high rates of violent crime — one of the highest in the country, and considered one of our nation's most dangerous cities. Now, immediately upon its building, with a powerful barrier in place, El Paso is one of the safest cities in our country."
Bloggers stated on February 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says George Soros was arrested in Switzerland for a web of crimes based on information provided by Barack Obama.
Cory Booker stated on February 4, 2019 in an interview on CBS This Morning: "Even the (Congressional Budget Office) says if you lower Medicare to allow 50 year olds to get into it, you can not only save the government money, but you can lower premiums for all Americans."
John Nygren stated on January 11, 2019 in a tweet: "Today, property taxes are lower than they were in 2010."
Bloggers stated on February 4, 2019 in a story: NASA has discovered a new planet covered with marijuana
Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Red Cross President and CEO Marsha J. Evans makes "$651,957 plus expenses" a year and "only 9 cents of every dollar" donated to the organization goes to helping people in need.
Donald Trump stated on February 7, 2019 in a tweet: "The Dems and their committees are going ‘nuts.’ The Republicans never did this to President Obama."
Patrick Morrisey stated on January 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Obamacare premiums "have gone up 160 percent in West Virginia in 4 yrs."
Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2019 in a State of the Union Address: San Diego’s border barrier "almost completely ended illegal crossings."
Viral image stated on February 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Stacey Abrams said "Who needs agriculture when you can just get food at the store?"
Michael Bloomberg stated on January 21, 2019 in a speech: "All of this work helped us increase graduation rates by 42 percent and substantially reduce the racial achievement gap."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on February 5, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: "70 percent of Americans believe in improved and expanded Medicare for All."
Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: A Virginia principal "expelled two kids for wearing a crucifix around their necks saying, ‘there is no place for religion at school.’"
Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Nancy Pelosi and Beto O’Rourke were photographed with El Chapo.
Michael Moore stated on February 1, 2019 in an interview: "Seventy percent of the American public agree with" Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "on having the top marginal (tax) rate for the rich" at 70 percent, and "that's a Fox News Poll saying that."
