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 Dan Patrick stated on August 8, 2019 in a TV interview: Says after the shooting in El Paso, "on Sunday, everyone was going to church in America, praying about this, and the next day when their kids went to school, they weren’t allowed to pray or bring it up." Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2019 in a rally in Manchester, NH: Says Pennsylvania chemical plant and Louisiana liquified natural gas plant "could never have happened" without his administration. Viral image stated on August 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of Trump smiling with staff at a hospital in Dayton, Ohio, was staged and the nurses were paid actors. Viral image stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: A man arrested by Lubbock, Texas, police for a gun threat said "his accomplices will be going to different Wal-Mart stores and shooting." Viral image stated on August 6, 2019 in a post on Facebook: "Not one Democrat called for gun control" after a man shot at Republican lawmakers playing softball. Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has been "arrested 23 times" and is the "daughter of (a) Somali terrorist." Viral image stated on July 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says that ice melting in a cup illustrates that sea levels don’t rise when icebergs melt. Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden leaked the names of SEAL Team 6’s families to al-Qaida and that he "cannot be trusted." Viral image stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: A Fox News affiliate reported on a shooting before it happened. Joe Biden stated on August 7, 2019 in a campaign stop in Iowa: Says Donald Trump "asserted that immigrants would quote, ‘carve you up with a knife’." Viral image stated on June 9, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders wants "to make the cut off date for abortions up to 36 weeks" because he says "a baby at that point feels no pain and has no rights to life." Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley were "totally misrepresenting what took place inside of the hospital. Their news conference after I left for El Paso was a fraud. It bore no resemblance to what took place with those incredible people that I was so lucky to meet and spend time with." Stephanie Ruhle stated on August 5, 2019 in on MSNBC: Says Walmart is "one of the largest sellers of assault-style weapons." Viral image stated on August 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Old photograph shows a group of women in KKK attire holding a sign that reads "Women of the Democrat Party." Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says congressional salaries have gone up 231% over the last 30 years...Now Congress is saying they need a $4,500 raise. Physicians for Fair Coverage stated on July 15, 2019 in a national commercial: "What Congress is considering would cut money that vulnerable patients rely on the most. That means seniors, children and Americans who rely on Medicaid would be hurt. … Tell Congress we can end surprise billing without shredding the safety net." Dianne Feinstein stated on August 3, 2019 in a tweet: There are "more gun deaths by far" in the United States than any other country in the world. Viral image stated on August 3, 2019 in posts on Facebook: "ICE just rolled up to the school where the families are reunifying after the El Paso shooting to check citizenship papers." Viral image stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: The Dayton, Ohio, shooting suspect died in 2014. Chelsea Handler stated on August 2, 2019 in a tweet: "Elijah Cummings’ house was broken into after Trump publicly attacked him on Twitter." Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2019 in a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio: Democrats "want virtual immunity for illegal aliens who have created horrible crimes and murder." Tulsi Gabbard stated on July 31, 2019 in a debate: Says that under President Donald Trump, "not only have we not gone after al-Qaida ... our president is supporting al-Qaida." Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2019 in an interview: U.S. farmers are receiving $16 billion "out of the tariffs that we’ve gotten from China." Jeanne Ives stated on July 26, 2019 in a TV interview: Says ex-Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti "publicly did not stand in opposition to" former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to sign a bill that expanded the public funding of abortions in Illinois. Viral image stated on July 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo showing thousands on a ship next to a crowded dock are "Europeans trying to get to North Africa during World War II." Viral image stated on July 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Werner Herzog said, "Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches." Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Whoopi Goldberg kept her job and was applauded by ABC after calling Jeanine Pirro a racist slur. Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said, "Immigrants aren’t people, they’re animals." Bloggers stated on April 3, 2019 in an article: "George Washington, as many don’t know, was not the first President of the United States. The first President of the United States was one John Hanson, and he was a black man." Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Soccer players on the U.S. women’s national team "stomped" on the American flag.
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Dan Patrick stated on August 8, 2019 in a TV interview: Says after the shooting in El Paso, "on Sunday, everyone was going to church in America, praying about this, and the next day when their kids went to school, they weren’t allowed to pray or bring it up." Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2019 in a rally in Manchester, NH: Says Pennsylvania chemical plant and Louisiana liquified natural gas plant "could never have happened" without his administration. Viral image stated on August 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of Trump smiling with staff at a hospital in Dayton, Ohio, was staged and the nurses were paid actors. Viral image stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: A man arrested by Lubbock, Texas, police for a gun threat said "his accomplices will be going to different Wal-Mart stores and shooting." Viral image stated on August 6, 2019 in a post on Facebook: "Not one Democrat called for gun control" after a man shot at Republican lawmakers playing softball. Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has been "arrested 23 times" and is the "daughter of (a) Somali terrorist." Viral image stated on July 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says that ice melting in a cup illustrates that sea levels don’t rise when icebergs melt. Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden leaked the names of SEAL Team 6’s families to al-Qaida and that he "cannot be trusted." Viral image stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: A Fox News affiliate reported on a shooting before it happened. Joe Biden stated on August 7, 2019 in a campaign stop in Iowa: Says Donald Trump "asserted that immigrants would quote, ‘carve you up with a knife’." Viral image stated on June 9, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders wants "to make the cut off date for abortions up to 36 weeks" because he says "a baby at that point feels no pain and has no rights to life." Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley were "totally misrepresenting what took place inside of the hospital. Their news conference after I left for El Paso was a fraud. It bore no resemblance to what took place with those incredible people that I was so lucky to meet and spend time with." Stephanie Ruhle stated on August 5, 2019 in on MSNBC: Says Walmart is "one of the largest sellers of assault-style weapons." Viral image stated on August 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Old photograph shows a group of women in KKK attire holding a sign that reads "Women of the Democrat Party." Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says congressional salaries have gone up 231% over the last 30 years...Now Congress is saying they need a $4,500 raise. Physicians for Fair Coverage stated on July 15, 2019 in a national commercial: "What Congress is considering would cut money that vulnerable patients rely on the most. That means seniors, children and Americans who rely on Medicaid would be hurt. … Tell Congress we can end surprise billing without shredding the safety net." Dianne Feinstein stated on August 3, 2019 in a tweet: There are "more gun deaths by far" in the United States than any other country in the world. Viral image stated on August 3, 2019 in posts on Facebook: "ICE just rolled up to the school where the families are reunifying after the El Paso shooting to check citizenship papers." Viral image stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: The Dayton, Ohio, shooting suspect died in 2014. Chelsea Handler stated on August 2, 2019 in a tweet: "Elijah Cummings’ house was broken into after Trump publicly attacked him on Twitter." Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2019 in a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio: Democrats "want virtual immunity for illegal aliens who have created horrible crimes and murder." Tulsi Gabbard stated on July 31, 2019 in a debate: Says that under President Donald Trump, "not only have we not gone after al-Qaida ... our president is supporting al-Qaida." Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2019 in an interview: U.S. farmers are receiving $16 billion "out of the tariffs that we’ve gotten from China." Jeanne Ives stated on July 26, 2019 in a TV interview: Says ex-Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti "publicly did not stand in opposition to" former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to sign a bill that expanded the public funding of abortions in Illinois. Viral image stated on July 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo showing thousands on a ship next to a crowded dock are "Europeans trying to get to North Africa during World War II." Viral image stated on July 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Werner Herzog said, "Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches." Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Whoopi Goldberg kept her job and was applauded by ABC after calling Jeanine Pirro a racist slur. Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said, "Immigrants aren’t people, they’re animals." Bloggers stated on April 3, 2019 in an article: "George Washington, as many don’t know, was not the first President of the United States. The first President of the United States was one John Hanson, and he was a black man." Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Soccer players on the U.S. women’s national team "stomped" on the American flag.
Dan Patrick stated on August 8, 2019 in a TV interview: Says after the shooting in El Paso, "on Sunday, everyone was going to church in America, praying about this, and the next day when their kids went to school, they weren’t allowed to pray or bring it up."
Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2019 in a rally in Manchester, NH: Says Pennsylvania chemical plant and Louisiana liquified natural gas plant "could never have happened" without his administration.
Viral image stated on August 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of Trump smiling with staff at a hospital in Dayton, Ohio, was staged and the nurses were paid actors.
Viral image stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: A man arrested by Lubbock, Texas, police for a gun threat said "his accomplices will be going to different Wal-Mart stores and shooting."
Viral image stated on August 6, 2019 in a post on Facebook: "Not one Democrat called for gun control" after a man shot at Republican lawmakers playing softball.
Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has been "arrested 23 times" and is the "daughter of (a) Somali terrorist."
Viral image stated on July 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says that ice melting in a cup illustrates that sea levels don’t rise when icebergs melt.
Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden leaked the names of SEAL Team 6’s families to al-Qaida and that he "cannot be trusted."
Viral image stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: A Fox News affiliate reported on a shooting before it happened.
Joe Biden stated on August 7, 2019 in a campaign stop in Iowa: Says Donald Trump "asserted that immigrants would quote, ‘carve you up with a knife’."
Viral image stated on June 9, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders wants "to make the cut off date for abortions up to 36 weeks" because he says "a baby at that point feels no pain and has no rights to life."
Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley were "totally misrepresenting what took place inside of the hospital. Their news conference after I left for El Paso was a fraud. It bore no resemblance to what took place with those incredible people that I was so lucky to meet and spend time with."
Stephanie Ruhle stated on August 5, 2019 in on MSNBC: Says Walmart is "one of the largest sellers of assault-style weapons."
Viral image stated on August 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Old photograph shows a group of women in KKK attire holding a sign that reads "Women of the Democrat Party."
Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says congressional salaries have gone up 231% over the last 30 years...Now Congress is saying they need a $4,500 raise.
Physicians for Fair Coverage stated on July 15, 2019 in a national commercial: "What Congress is considering would cut money that vulnerable patients rely on the most. That means seniors, children and Americans who rely on Medicaid would be hurt. … Tell Congress we can end surprise billing without shredding the safety net."
Dianne Feinstein stated on August 3, 2019 in a tweet: There are "more gun deaths by far" in the United States than any other country in the world.
Viral image stated on August 3, 2019 in posts on Facebook: "ICE just rolled up to the school where the families are reunifying after the El Paso shooting to check citizenship papers."
Viral image stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: The Dayton, Ohio, shooting suspect died in 2014.
Chelsea Handler stated on August 2, 2019 in a tweet: "Elijah Cummings’ house was broken into after Trump publicly attacked him on Twitter."
Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2019 in a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio: Democrats "want virtual immunity for illegal aliens who have created horrible crimes and murder."
Tulsi Gabbard stated on July 31, 2019 in a debate: Says that under President Donald Trump, "not only have we not gone after al-Qaida ... our president is supporting al-Qaida."
Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2019 in an interview: U.S. farmers are receiving $16 billion "out of the tariffs that we’ve gotten from China."
Jeanne Ives stated on July 26, 2019 in a TV interview: Says ex-Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti "publicly did not stand in opposition to" former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to sign a bill that expanded the public funding of abortions in Illinois.
Viral image stated on July 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo showing thousands on a ship next to a crowded dock are "Europeans trying to get to North Africa during World War II."
Viral image stated on July 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Werner Herzog said, "Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches."
Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Whoopi Goldberg kept her job and was applauded by ABC after calling Jeanine Pirro a racist slur.
Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said, "Immigrants aren’t people, they’re animals."
Bloggers stated on April 3, 2019 in an article: "George Washington, as many don’t know, was not the first President of the United States. The first President of the United States was one John Hanson, and he was a black man."
Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Soccer players on the U.S. women’s national team "stomped" on the American flag.
