Latest False 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 Mike Kelly stated on July 14, 2020 in a campaign call: Says Joe Biden proposed “killing over 600,000 jobs supported by fracking.” Viral image stated on July 17, 2020 in a viral image: Nine “antifa members arrested” in Portland, Ore. Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2020 in an interview with Fox News' Chris Wallace: “We have one of the lowest mortality rates in the world” from COVID-19. YouTube videos stated on July 13, 2020 in a YouTube post: “Old C-SPAN footage of Joe Biden introducing man in blackface.” Viral image stated on July 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wayfair CEO steps down.” Tom Reed stated on July 9, 2020 in a news conference: Opening the schools “is a local determination, but it’s not a state determination.” Viral image stated on July 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “Chuck Schumer kissing this child on Epstein island!” Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in White House Rose Garden: Says Joe Biden plans to “mandate net-zero carbon emissions for homes, offices and all new buildings by 2030. That basically means no windows, no nothing.” Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in a White House speech: Under Joe Biden’s policy, immigrants in the country illegally “get welfare benefits. United States citizens don't get what they're looking to give illegal immigrants.” Viral image stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “All the books” have been removed from the classrooms of a Minnesota middle school because administrators “claim that the books cannot be cleaned.” Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2020 in a media website: "New study: The flu vaccine is 'significantly associated' with an increased risk of coronavirus" Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Wrong" COVID-19 case count by Orlando Health "explains the 'outbreak' in Florida." Facebook posts stated on June 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The Supreme Court ruled today NO VOTING BY MAIL !!!” Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “No other country” is having a “second wave” of COVID-19 “because they are not trying to unseat a President in November.” Facebook posts stated on July 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Weis Food stores will no longer sell anything with the American flag and their employees can no longer wear anything with the flag.” Viral image stated on July 13, 2020 in a video on Facebook: “Registered Republican not allowed to vote.” Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on July 7, 2020 in a tweet: Says “Democratic Mayors in some of Wisconsin's largest cities closed voting locations in April to cause chaos.” Facebook posts stated on July 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Dr. Denis Mukwege as saying he resigned from the Congolese coronavirus response team because he was ordered to fabricate COVID-19 case and death numbers. Facebook posts stated on July 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Amber Alerts are issued for white kids "but not Black kids in Milwaukee." Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC may have to stop calling COVID-19 an ‘epidemic’ due to a remarkably low death rate.” John Cornyn stated on July 9, 2020 in an interview: Says “no one under the age of 20 has died of the coronavirus. We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to others.” Melissa Melendez stated on July 9, 2020 in a tweet: “There is no science or data to suggest that kids are at risk from COVID.” Ken Zarifis stated on July 8, 2020 in a press conference: Says Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath is requiring teachers to return to classrooms while “he has closed his offices at TEA through January.” Dan Forest stated on July 4, 2020 in an interview: Multiple studies “all said for decades, masks do not work with viruses.” Jim Bognet stated on June 12, 2020 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.” Facebook posts stated on July 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Federal officials confirmed that the CDC “sent states tainted lab test kits in early February that were themselves seeded with the virus.” Viral image stated on September 3, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt said, “You will stand, with your hand over your heart and with respect, when our country’s national anthem is being played or you will no longer be a Kansas City Chief.” Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: “For the first time, the Honor Guard soldiers that march at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery have been issued live ammunition.” Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a meme: People carrying guns can’t wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus because it’s a “class 4 felony.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 6, 2020 in website profiteeringpeters.com: Says Gary Peters "fought against funding for the VA, veterans housing programs, military pay raises, and health care and research for veterans and their families. He also fought against funding for processing veterans’ disability claims.”
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Mike Kelly stated on July 14, 2020 in a campaign call: Says Joe Biden proposed “killing over 600,000 jobs supported by fracking.” Viral image stated on July 17, 2020 in a viral image: Nine “antifa members arrested” in Portland, Ore. Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2020 in an interview with Fox News' Chris Wallace: “We have one of the lowest mortality rates in the world” from COVID-19. YouTube videos stated on July 13, 2020 in a YouTube post: “Old C-SPAN footage of Joe Biden introducing man in blackface.” Viral image stated on July 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wayfair CEO steps down.” Tom Reed stated on July 9, 2020 in a news conference: Opening the schools “is a local determination, but it’s not a state determination.” Viral image stated on July 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “Chuck Schumer kissing this child on Epstein island!” Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in White House Rose Garden: Says Joe Biden plans to “mandate net-zero carbon emissions for homes, offices and all new buildings by 2030. That basically means no windows, no nothing.” Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in a White House speech: Under Joe Biden’s policy, immigrants in the country illegally “get welfare benefits. United States citizens don't get what they're looking to give illegal immigrants.” Viral image stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “All the books” have been removed from the classrooms of a Minnesota middle school because administrators “claim that the books cannot be cleaned.” Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2020 in a media website: "New study: The flu vaccine is 'significantly associated' with an increased risk of coronavirus" Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Wrong" COVID-19 case count by Orlando Health "explains the 'outbreak' in Florida." Facebook posts stated on June 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The Supreme Court ruled today NO VOTING BY MAIL !!!” Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “No other country” is having a “second wave” of COVID-19 “because they are not trying to unseat a President in November.” Facebook posts stated on July 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Weis Food stores will no longer sell anything with the American flag and their employees can no longer wear anything with the flag.” Viral image stated on July 13, 2020 in a video on Facebook: “Registered Republican not allowed to vote.” Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on July 7, 2020 in a tweet: Says “Democratic Mayors in some of Wisconsin's largest cities closed voting locations in April to cause chaos.” Facebook posts stated on July 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Dr. Denis Mukwege as saying he resigned from the Congolese coronavirus response team because he was ordered to fabricate COVID-19 case and death numbers. Facebook posts stated on July 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Amber Alerts are issued for white kids "but not Black kids in Milwaukee." Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC may have to stop calling COVID-19 an ‘epidemic’ due to a remarkably low death rate.” John Cornyn stated on July 9, 2020 in an interview: Says “no one under the age of 20 has died of the coronavirus. We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to others.” Melissa Melendez stated on July 9, 2020 in a tweet: “There is no science or data to suggest that kids are at risk from COVID.” Ken Zarifis stated on July 8, 2020 in a press conference: Says Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath is requiring teachers to return to classrooms while “he has closed his offices at TEA through January.” Dan Forest stated on July 4, 2020 in an interview: Multiple studies “all said for decades, masks do not work with viruses.” Jim Bognet stated on June 12, 2020 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.” Facebook posts stated on July 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Federal officials confirmed that the CDC “sent states tainted lab test kits in early February that were themselves seeded with the virus.” Viral image stated on September 3, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt said, “You will stand, with your hand over your heart and with respect, when our country’s national anthem is being played or you will no longer be a Kansas City Chief.” Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: “For the first time, the Honor Guard soldiers that march at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery have been issued live ammunition.” Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a meme: People carrying guns can’t wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus because it’s a “class 4 felony.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 6, 2020 in website profiteeringpeters.com: Says Gary Peters "fought against funding for the VA, veterans housing programs, military pay raises, and health care and research for veterans and their families. He also fought against funding for processing veterans’ disability claims.”
Mike Kelly stated on July 14, 2020 in a campaign call: Says Joe Biden proposed “killing over 600,000 jobs supported by fracking.”
Viral image stated on July 17, 2020 in a viral image: Nine “antifa members arrested” in Portland, Ore.
Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2020 in an interview with Fox News' Chris Wallace: “We have one of the lowest mortality rates in the world” from COVID-19.
YouTube videos stated on July 13, 2020 in a YouTube post: “Old C-SPAN footage of Joe Biden introducing man in blackface.”
Tom Reed stated on July 9, 2020 in a news conference: Opening the schools “is a local determination, but it’s not a state determination.”
Viral image stated on July 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “Chuck Schumer kissing this child on Epstein island!”
Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in White House Rose Garden: Says Joe Biden plans to “mandate net-zero carbon emissions for homes, offices and all new buildings by 2030. That basically means no windows, no nothing.”
Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in a White House speech: Under Joe Biden’s policy, immigrants in the country illegally “get welfare benefits. United States citizens don't get what they're looking to give illegal immigrants.”
Viral image stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “All the books” have been removed from the classrooms of a Minnesota middle school because administrators “claim that the books cannot be cleaned.”
Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2020 in a media website: "New study: The flu vaccine is 'significantly associated' with an increased risk of coronavirus"
Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Wrong" COVID-19 case count by Orlando Health "explains the 'outbreak' in Florida."
Facebook posts stated on June 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The Supreme Court ruled today NO VOTING BY MAIL !!!”
Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “No other country” is having a “second wave” of COVID-19 “because they are not trying to unseat a President in November.”
Facebook posts stated on July 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Weis Food stores will no longer sell anything with the American flag and their employees can no longer wear anything with the flag.”
Viral image stated on July 13, 2020 in a video on Facebook: “Registered Republican not allowed to vote.”
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on July 7, 2020 in a tweet: Says “Democratic Mayors in some of Wisconsin's largest cities closed voting locations in April to cause chaos.”
Facebook posts stated on July 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Dr. Denis Mukwege as saying he resigned from the Congolese coronavirus response team because he was ordered to fabricate COVID-19 case and death numbers.
Facebook posts stated on July 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Amber Alerts are issued for white kids "but not Black kids in Milwaukee."
Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC may have to stop calling COVID-19 an ‘epidemic’ due to a remarkably low death rate.”
John Cornyn stated on July 9, 2020 in an interview: Says “no one under the age of 20 has died of the coronavirus. We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to others.”
Melissa Melendez stated on July 9, 2020 in a tweet: “There is no science or data to suggest that kids are at risk from COVID.”
Ken Zarifis stated on July 8, 2020 in a press conference: Says Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath is requiring teachers to return to classrooms while “he has closed his offices at TEA through January.”
Dan Forest stated on July 4, 2020 in an interview: Multiple studies “all said for decades, masks do not work with viruses.”
Jim Bognet stated on June 12, 2020 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.”
Facebook posts stated on July 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Federal officials confirmed that the CDC “sent states tainted lab test kits in early February that were themselves seeded with the virus.”
Viral image stated on September 3, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt said, “You will stand, with your hand over your heart and with respect, when our country’s national anthem is being played or you will no longer be a Kansas City Chief.”
Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: “For the first time, the Honor Guard soldiers that march at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery have been issued live ammunition.”
Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a meme: People carrying guns can’t wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus because it’s a “class 4 felony.”
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 6, 2020 in website profiteeringpeters.com: Says Gary Peters "fought against funding for the VA, veterans housing programs, military pay raises, and health care and research for veterans and their families. He also fought against funding for processing veterans’ disability claims.”
