Latest Half-True 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 Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2021 in a statement given to the press: Says Deborah Birx “traveled a great distance to see her family for Thanksgiving, only to have them call the police and turn her in. She then ... resigned.” Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Minority farmers get big bonus, white ones get none,” because of Democrats. Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook." Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2021 in Facebook posts: Nike and Lil Nas X are launching “demonic shoes” containing human blood. Veronica Escobar stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview: "We began seeing the increase in unaccompanied minors going back to last April 2020. This is not something that happened as a result of Joe Biden becoming president.” Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated on March 18, 2021 in a House hearing: The Democratic clean energy plan is pro-China, because "90% of the solar panels, 80% of the wind machines, 90% of the rare earth minerals … are in Asia or in China.” Rand Paul stated on March 21, 2021 in a tweet: “Sorry Dr Fauci and other fearmongers, new study shows vaccines and naturally acquired immunity DO effectively neutralize COVID variants.” Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents." Richard Hudson stated on March 15, 2021 in a tweet: "Illegal border crossings are up 173% from 1 year ago and 28% since January when President Biden stopped the wall & deportations and started catch & release." Alejandro Mayorkas stated on March 21, 2021 in in an ABC News interview: The border surge is “challenging” because the immigration system that had been in place for decades “was dismantled in its entirety by the Trump administration.” Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.” Mike Bost stated on March 15, 2021 in a radio interview: The American Rescue Plan Act “does not” include “checks and balances” on how funds for state and local governments can be spent. Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.” LaKeshia Myers stated on February 16, 2021 in News release: "Wisconsin is one of only nine states in the nation in which 17 year-olds are automatically treated as adults in the criminal justice system." Nancy Pelosi stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The Republican tax bill passed in 2017 "gave 83% of the benefits to the top 1%." Ashley Moody stated on March 9, 2021 in a Fox & Friends interview: Says the Biden administration is canceling immigration detainers and “requiring our law enforcement leaders to release” serious criminal offenders. Gavin Newsom stated on March 9, 2021 in a State of the State Address: “California’s [COVID-19] death rate has remained one of the lowest per capita in the nation: 134 deaths per 100,000, compared to 158 nationally, 153 in Texas and 247 in New York.” Roy Blunt stated on February 25, 2021 in a tweet: Says his amendment on a budget bill “would have helped get kids back in school after teachers were vaccinated. Every single Senate Democrat voted against it.” Marco Rubio stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: In rejecting his amendment, “Democrats voted to send reopening money to schools that refuse to reopen.” Ron Kim stated on February 18, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo "issued a legal blanket immunity, and snuck that into our budget, giving these facilities essentially a license to kill, a get-out-of-jail free card.” Melissa Agard stated on February 10, 2021 in Twitter: "Youth usage of marijuana has actually gone down in states that have fully legalized.” Doug LaMalfa stated on March 2, 2021 in a constituent email.: Voting-rights legislation proposed by Democrats in Congress called H.R. 1 “would force states to restore the voting rights of convicted felons—including violent felons convicted of murder or rape.” Ronna McDaniel stated on February 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says the American Civil Liberties Union opposes H.R. 1 on grounds that “it threatens our freedom of speech.” Ted Budd stated on February 24, 2021 in a speech: “There’s about 9% of (the American Rescue Plan) actually going to COVID, meaning 91% of it is not even COVID-related.” Xavier Becerra stated on February 24, 2021 in statements at a confirmation hearing: “I have never sued a nun — any nuns.” JB Pritzker stated on February 17, 2021 in a speech: “For the month of February, Illinois has been the vaccination leader among the 10 most populous states in the country.” Sarah Godlewski stated on February 6, 2021 in a tweet: “On average, 17% of a family’s income goes towards child care in Wisconsin.” Steve Scalise stated on February 21, 2021 in an interview on ABC News' This Week: “There's over a trillion dollars of money unspent from previous (coronavirus) relief bills ... still sitting in a bank account.” Joe Biden stated on February 19, 2021 in a speech: “The vast majority of the American people” support Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan, “including a majority of Republicans.” Viral image stated on February 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: A Texas energy company billed a customer more than $200,000.
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Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2021 in a statement given to the press: Says Deborah Birx “traveled a great distance to see her family for Thanksgiving, only to have them call the police and turn her in. She then ... resigned.” Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Minority farmers get big bonus, white ones get none,” because of Democrats. Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook." Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2021 in Facebook posts: Nike and Lil Nas X are launching “demonic shoes” containing human blood. Veronica Escobar stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview: "We began seeing the increase in unaccompanied minors going back to last April 2020. This is not something that happened as a result of Joe Biden becoming president.” Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated on March 18, 2021 in a House hearing: The Democratic clean energy plan is pro-China, because "90% of the solar panels, 80% of the wind machines, 90% of the rare earth minerals … are in Asia or in China.” Rand Paul stated on March 21, 2021 in a tweet: “Sorry Dr Fauci and other fearmongers, new study shows vaccines and naturally acquired immunity DO effectively neutralize COVID variants.” Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents." Richard Hudson stated on March 15, 2021 in a tweet: "Illegal border crossings are up 173% from 1 year ago and 28% since January when President Biden stopped the wall & deportations and started catch & release." Alejandro Mayorkas stated on March 21, 2021 in in an ABC News interview: The border surge is “challenging” because the immigration system that had been in place for decades “was dismantled in its entirety by the Trump administration.” Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.” Mike Bost stated on March 15, 2021 in a radio interview: The American Rescue Plan Act “does not” include “checks and balances” on how funds for state and local governments can be spent. Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.” LaKeshia Myers stated on February 16, 2021 in News release: "Wisconsin is one of only nine states in the nation in which 17 year-olds are automatically treated as adults in the criminal justice system." Nancy Pelosi stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The Republican tax bill passed in 2017 "gave 83% of the benefits to the top 1%." Ashley Moody stated on March 9, 2021 in a Fox & Friends interview: Says the Biden administration is canceling immigration detainers and “requiring our law enforcement leaders to release” serious criminal offenders. Gavin Newsom stated on March 9, 2021 in a State of the State Address: “California’s [COVID-19] death rate has remained one of the lowest per capita in the nation: 134 deaths per 100,000, compared to 158 nationally, 153 in Texas and 247 in New York.” Roy Blunt stated on February 25, 2021 in a tweet: Says his amendment on a budget bill “would have helped get kids back in school after teachers were vaccinated. Every single Senate Democrat voted against it.” Marco Rubio stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: In rejecting his amendment, “Democrats voted to send reopening money to schools that refuse to reopen.” Ron Kim stated on February 18, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo "issued a legal blanket immunity, and snuck that into our budget, giving these facilities essentially a license to kill, a get-out-of-jail free card.” Melissa Agard stated on February 10, 2021 in Twitter: "Youth usage of marijuana has actually gone down in states that have fully legalized.” Doug LaMalfa stated on March 2, 2021 in a constituent email.: Voting-rights legislation proposed by Democrats in Congress called H.R. 1 “would force states to restore the voting rights of convicted felons—including violent felons convicted of murder or rape.” Ronna McDaniel stated on February 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says the American Civil Liberties Union opposes H.R. 1 on grounds that “it threatens our freedom of speech.” Ted Budd stated on February 24, 2021 in a speech: “There’s about 9% of (the American Rescue Plan) actually going to COVID, meaning 91% of it is not even COVID-related.” Xavier Becerra stated on February 24, 2021 in statements at a confirmation hearing: “I have never sued a nun — any nuns.” JB Pritzker stated on February 17, 2021 in a speech: “For the month of February, Illinois has been the vaccination leader among the 10 most populous states in the country.” Sarah Godlewski stated on February 6, 2021 in a tweet: “On average, 17% of a family’s income goes towards child care in Wisconsin.” Steve Scalise stated on February 21, 2021 in an interview on ABC News' This Week: “There's over a trillion dollars of money unspent from previous (coronavirus) relief bills ... still sitting in a bank account.” Joe Biden stated on February 19, 2021 in a speech: “The vast majority of the American people” support Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan, “including a majority of Republicans.” Viral image stated on February 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: A Texas energy company billed a customer more than $200,000.
Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2021 in a statement given to the press: Says Deborah Birx “traveled a great distance to see her family for Thanksgiving, only to have them call the police and turn her in. She then ... resigned.”
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Minority farmers get big bonus, white ones get none,” because of Democrats.
Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook."
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2021 in Facebook posts: Nike and Lil Nas X are launching “demonic shoes” containing human blood.
Veronica Escobar stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview: "We began seeing the increase in unaccompanied minors going back to last April 2020. This is not something that happened as a result of Joe Biden becoming president.”
Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated on March 18, 2021 in a House hearing: The Democratic clean energy plan is pro-China, because "90% of the solar panels, 80% of the wind machines, 90% of the rare earth minerals … are in Asia or in China.”
Rand Paul stated on March 21, 2021 in a tweet: “Sorry Dr Fauci and other fearmongers, new study shows vaccines and naturally acquired immunity DO effectively neutralize COVID variants.”
Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents."
Richard Hudson stated on March 15, 2021 in a tweet: "Illegal border crossings are up 173% from 1 year ago and 28% since January when President Biden stopped the wall & deportations and started catch & release."
Alejandro Mayorkas stated on March 21, 2021 in in an ABC News interview: The border surge is “challenging” because the immigration system that had been in place for decades “was dismantled in its entirety by the Trump administration.”
Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.”
Mike Bost stated on March 15, 2021 in a radio interview: The American Rescue Plan Act “does not” include “checks and balances” on how funds for state and local governments can be spent.
Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.”
LaKeshia Myers stated on February 16, 2021 in News release: "Wisconsin is one of only nine states in the nation in which 17 year-olds are automatically treated as adults in the criminal justice system."
Nancy Pelosi stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The Republican tax bill passed in 2017 "gave 83% of the benefits to the top 1%."
Ashley Moody stated on March 9, 2021 in a Fox & Friends interview: Says the Biden administration is canceling immigration detainers and “requiring our law enforcement leaders to release” serious criminal offenders.
Gavin Newsom stated on March 9, 2021 in a State of the State Address: “California’s [COVID-19] death rate has remained one of the lowest per capita in the nation: 134 deaths per 100,000, compared to 158 nationally, 153 in Texas and 247 in New York.”
Roy Blunt stated on February 25, 2021 in a tweet: Says his amendment on a budget bill “would have helped get kids back in school after teachers were vaccinated. Every single Senate Democrat voted against it.”
Marco Rubio stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: In rejecting his amendment, “Democrats voted to send reopening money to schools that refuse to reopen.”
Ron Kim stated on February 18, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo "issued a legal blanket immunity, and snuck that into our budget, giving these facilities essentially a license to kill, a get-out-of-jail free card.”
Melissa Agard stated on February 10, 2021 in Twitter: "Youth usage of marijuana has actually gone down in states that have fully legalized.”
Doug LaMalfa stated on March 2, 2021 in a constituent email.: Voting-rights legislation proposed by Democrats in Congress called H.R. 1 “would force states to restore the voting rights of convicted felons—including violent felons convicted of murder or rape.”
Ronna McDaniel stated on February 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says the American Civil Liberties Union opposes H.R. 1 on grounds that “it threatens our freedom of speech.”
Ted Budd stated on February 24, 2021 in a speech: “There’s about 9% of (the American Rescue Plan) actually going to COVID, meaning 91% of it is not even COVID-related.”
Xavier Becerra stated on February 24, 2021 in statements at a confirmation hearing: “I have never sued a nun — any nuns.”
JB Pritzker stated on February 17, 2021 in a speech: “For the month of February, Illinois has been the vaccination leader among the 10 most populous states in the country.”
Sarah Godlewski stated on February 6, 2021 in a tweet: “On average, 17% of a family’s income goes towards child care in Wisconsin.”
Steve Scalise stated on February 21, 2021 in an interview on ABC News' This Week: “There's over a trillion dollars of money unspent from previous (coronavirus) relief bills ... still sitting in a bank account.”
Joe Biden stated on February 19, 2021 in a speech: “The vast majority of the American people” support Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan, “including a majority of Republicans.”
Viral image stated on February 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: A Texas energy company billed a customer more than $200,000.
