Latest Mostly 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 Ivanka Trump stated on August 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Since the passage of Tax Cuts, real disposable personal income per household has increased $5,205." Jason Miyares stated on August 13, 2019 in a radio interview.: "On average, 65% of gun deaths in America are from suicides." Philip Van Cleave stated on August 8, 2019 in a radio interview.: "Criminals don’t go through (gun) background checks. I think it’s like 3% go through a background check." Sheila Bynum-Coleman stated on July 26, 2019 in a website post.: "African Americans are three to four times more likely to be arrested for drug crimes, and nine times more likely to be imprisoned." Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2019 in a speech: "Last year, we prosecuted a record number of firearms offenses." Joe Biden stated on July 31, 2019 in a Democratic presidential primary debate: Says Kamala Harris oversaw a police department that was "abusing people’s rights" and that she did not "disclose to defense attorneys" when there was exculpatory evidence: "She didn't do that. She never did it. And so, what happened? Along came a federal judge and said enough, enough, and he freed 1,000 of these people." Ben Carson stated on July 31, 2019 in a press conference: "You look at the homelessness situation. Take a city like Tokyo, which has more people than New York City. There's no homelessness there." X posts stated on July 23, 2019 in a tweet: "Reagan took the deficit from $70 billion to $175 billion. Bush 41 took it to $300 billion. Clinton got it to zero. Bush 43 took it from zero to $1.2 trillion. Obama halved it to $600 billion. Trump’s got it back to a trillion." Beto O'Rourke stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: "We are incarcerating more children than any time ... since we interned Japanese-Americans during World War II" Amy Klobuchar stated on July 15, 2019 in comments made at an AARP-sponsored Democratic presidential primary candidate forum: "There are, literally, two pharmaceutical lobbyists for every member of Congress." Roland Martin stated on July 21, 2019 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Republicans "are advancing federal judges who won't even say that Brown vs. Board of Education was properly decided." Tulsi Gabbard stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: At the same time President Trump talks about supporting veterans, "he is deporting service members who have volunteered to serve this country." Bernie Sanders stated on June 12, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: "In 2014 ... in McDowell County, W.Va., one of the poorest counties in the nation, life expectancy for men was 64 years. In Fairfax County, Va., a wealthy county, just 350 miles away, life expectancy was nearly 82 years, an 18 year differential. The life expectancy gap for women in the two counties was 12 years." Julián Castro stated on June 30, 2019 in an interview: Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was "put into place in 1929, by a segregationist." Joe Biden stated on July 8, 2019 in a TV interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo: "We made parity between mental health and physical health. It was a fundamental breakthrough in how we thought about how things should work." Bernie Sanders stated on June 28, 2019 in the Democratic presidential debate in Miami, Florida.: "No, that’s a mischaracterization of my thinking." Kelly E. Hastings stated on June 30, 2019 in On twitter: Said, "The Seven Years’ War led to near bankruptcy for many countries; Britain’s need to raise taxes fueled the American desire for independence." Kamala Harris stated on June 27, 2019 in her exchange on busing during the Democratic presidential debate: Says "I was part of the second class to integrate Berkeley, California, public schools." Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2019 in a tweet from the Trump campaign: Says Cory Booker has accepted over $400,000 from the pharmaceutical industry during his political career. Elizabeth Warren stated on June 21, 2019 in a policy proposal to ban private prisons: "Prison phone companies charge as much as $25 for a 15-minute call." Jon Erpenbach stated on June 6, 2019 in a tweet: "If out-of-state drivers paid gas tax, they would contribute $73 million to fix our roads" Bernie Sanders stated on June 24, 2019 in Press conference in Washington D.C.: "Forty years ago, a federal Pell Grant paid for nearly 80% of tuition, fees, room and board at a four-year college." Creigh Deeds stated on June 11, 2019 in radio interview.: Red-flag laws have been "shown to reduce the number of suicides by firearms." Dan Bishop stated on May 31, 2019 in in a Facebook post: Said Dan McCready "got nearly $1 million in support from a Nancy Pelosi aligned dark money org in the 2018 election cycle right after he tweeted, ‘Dark money has no place in our politics’." Joe Biden stated on June 11, 2019 in a campaign speech: "In the Obama-Biden administration, we got China to cut cyber-theft -- it's gotten significantly worse under this administration." Amy Klobuchar stated on June 7, 2019 in a tweet: "Millions of Americans need mental health care. Yet in Iowa, there are just 64 public mental health care beds. And you see similar numbers across the country." Greg Steube stated on May 28, 2019 in a press release: "It’s estimated that in 2018 alone, dead people received $1 billion in benefits from Medicare, Medicaid, social security payments, and federal pensions." Tim Kaine stated on May 29, 2019 in a radio interview.: "The e-cigarette vaping phenomenon has wiped out all the progress we’ve made on reducing youth smoking." Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2019 in a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention: President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month." Michael Bennet stated on May 30, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The vast majority of Americans believe that climate change is real and we need to do something about it."
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Ivanka Trump stated on August 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Since the passage of Tax Cuts, real disposable personal income per household has increased $5,205." Jason Miyares stated on August 13, 2019 in a radio interview.: "On average, 65% of gun deaths in America are from suicides." Philip Van Cleave stated on August 8, 2019 in a radio interview.: "Criminals don’t go through (gun) background checks. I think it’s like 3% go through a background check." Sheila Bynum-Coleman stated on July 26, 2019 in a website post.: "African Americans are three to four times more likely to be arrested for drug crimes, and nine times more likely to be imprisoned." Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2019 in a speech: "Last year, we prosecuted a record number of firearms offenses." Joe Biden stated on July 31, 2019 in a Democratic presidential primary debate: Says Kamala Harris oversaw a police department that was "abusing people’s rights" and that she did not "disclose to defense attorneys" when there was exculpatory evidence: "She didn't do that. She never did it. And so, what happened? Along came a federal judge and said enough, enough, and he freed 1,000 of these people." Ben Carson stated on July 31, 2019 in a press conference: "You look at the homelessness situation. Take a city like Tokyo, which has more people than New York City. There's no homelessness there." X posts stated on July 23, 2019 in a tweet: "Reagan took the deficit from $70 billion to $175 billion. Bush 41 took it to $300 billion. Clinton got it to zero. Bush 43 took it from zero to $1.2 trillion. Obama halved it to $600 billion. Trump’s got it back to a trillion." Beto O'Rourke stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: "We are incarcerating more children than any time ... since we interned Japanese-Americans during World War II" Amy Klobuchar stated on July 15, 2019 in comments made at an AARP-sponsored Democratic presidential primary candidate forum: "There are, literally, two pharmaceutical lobbyists for every member of Congress." Roland Martin stated on July 21, 2019 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Republicans "are advancing federal judges who won't even say that Brown vs. Board of Education was properly decided." Tulsi Gabbard stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: At the same time President Trump talks about supporting veterans, "he is deporting service members who have volunteered to serve this country." Bernie Sanders stated on June 12, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: "In 2014 ... in McDowell County, W.Va., one of the poorest counties in the nation, life expectancy for men was 64 years. In Fairfax County, Va., a wealthy county, just 350 miles away, life expectancy was nearly 82 years, an 18 year differential. The life expectancy gap for women in the two counties was 12 years." Julián Castro stated on June 30, 2019 in an interview: Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was "put into place in 1929, by a segregationist." Joe Biden stated on July 8, 2019 in a TV interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo: "We made parity between mental health and physical health. It was a fundamental breakthrough in how we thought about how things should work." Bernie Sanders stated on June 28, 2019 in the Democratic presidential debate in Miami, Florida.: "No, that’s a mischaracterization of my thinking." Kelly E. Hastings stated on June 30, 2019 in On twitter: Said, "The Seven Years’ War led to near bankruptcy for many countries; Britain’s need to raise taxes fueled the American desire for independence." Kamala Harris stated on June 27, 2019 in her exchange on busing during the Democratic presidential debate: Says "I was part of the second class to integrate Berkeley, California, public schools." Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2019 in a tweet from the Trump campaign: Says Cory Booker has accepted over $400,000 from the pharmaceutical industry during his political career. Elizabeth Warren stated on June 21, 2019 in a policy proposal to ban private prisons: "Prison phone companies charge as much as $25 for a 15-minute call." Jon Erpenbach stated on June 6, 2019 in a tweet: "If out-of-state drivers paid gas tax, they would contribute $73 million to fix our roads" Bernie Sanders stated on June 24, 2019 in Press conference in Washington D.C.: "Forty years ago, a federal Pell Grant paid for nearly 80% of tuition, fees, room and board at a four-year college." Creigh Deeds stated on June 11, 2019 in radio interview.: Red-flag laws have been "shown to reduce the number of suicides by firearms." Dan Bishop stated on May 31, 2019 in in a Facebook post: Said Dan McCready "got nearly $1 million in support from a Nancy Pelosi aligned dark money org in the 2018 election cycle right after he tweeted, ‘Dark money has no place in our politics’." Joe Biden stated on June 11, 2019 in a campaign speech: "In the Obama-Biden administration, we got China to cut cyber-theft -- it's gotten significantly worse under this administration." Amy Klobuchar stated on June 7, 2019 in a tweet: "Millions of Americans need mental health care. Yet in Iowa, there are just 64 public mental health care beds. And you see similar numbers across the country." Greg Steube stated on May 28, 2019 in a press release: "It’s estimated that in 2018 alone, dead people received $1 billion in benefits from Medicare, Medicaid, social security payments, and federal pensions." Tim Kaine stated on May 29, 2019 in a radio interview.: "The e-cigarette vaping phenomenon has wiped out all the progress we’ve made on reducing youth smoking." Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2019 in a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention: President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month." Michael Bennet stated on May 30, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The vast majority of Americans believe that climate change is real and we need to do something about it."
Ivanka Trump stated on August 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Since the passage of Tax Cuts, real disposable personal income per household has increased $5,205."
Jason Miyares stated on August 13, 2019 in a radio interview.: "On average, 65% of gun deaths in America are from suicides."
Philip Van Cleave stated on August 8, 2019 in a radio interview.: "Criminals don’t go through (gun) background checks. I think it’s like 3% go through a background check."
Sheila Bynum-Coleman stated on July 26, 2019 in a website post.: "African Americans are three to four times more likely to be arrested for drug crimes, and nine times more likely to be imprisoned."
Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2019 in a speech: "Last year, we prosecuted a record number of firearms offenses."
Joe Biden stated on July 31, 2019 in a Democratic presidential primary debate: Says Kamala Harris oversaw a police department that was "abusing people’s rights" and that she did not "disclose to defense attorneys" when there was exculpatory evidence: "She didn't do that. She never did it. And so, what happened? Along came a federal judge and said enough, enough, and he freed 1,000 of these people."
Ben Carson stated on July 31, 2019 in a press conference: "You look at the homelessness situation. Take a city like Tokyo, which has more people than New York City. There's no homelessness there."
X posts stated on July 23, 2019 in a tweet: "Reagan took the deficit from $70 billion to $175 billion. Bush 41 took it to $300 billion. Clinton got it to zero. Bush 43 took it from zero to $1.2 trillion. Obama halved it to $600 billion. Trump’s got it back to a trillion."
Beto O'Rourke stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: "We are incarcerating more children than any time ... since we interned Japanese-Americans during World War II"
Amy Klobuchar stated on July 15, 2019 in comments made at an AARP-sponsored Democratic presidential primary candidate forum: "There are, literally, two pharmaceutical lobbyists for every member of Congress."
Roland Martin stated on July 21, 2019 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Republicans "are advancing federal judges who won't even say that Brown vs. Board of Education was properly decided."
Tulsi Gabbard stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: At the same time President Trump talks about supporting veterans, "he is deporting service members who have volunteered to serve this country."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 12, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: "In 2014 ... in McDowell County, W.Va., one of the poorest counties in the nation, life expectancy for men was 64 years. In Fairfax County, Va., a wealthy county, just 350 miles away, life expectancy was nearly 82 years, an 18 year differential. The life expectancy gap for women in the two counties was 12 years."
Julián Castro stated on June 30, 2019 in an interview: Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was "put into place in 1929, by a segregationist."
Joe Biden stated on July 8, 2019 in a TV interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo: "We made parity between mental health and physical health. It was a fundamental breakthrough in how we thought about how things should work."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 28, 2019 in the Democratic presidential debate in Miami, Florida.: "No, that’s a mischaracterization of my thinking."
Kelly E. Hastings stated on June 30, 2019 in On twitter: Said, "The Seven Years’ War led to near bankruptcy for many countries; Britain’s need to raise taxes fueled the American desire for independence."
Kamala Harris stated on June 27, 2019 in her exchange on busing during the Democratic presidential debate: Says "I was part of the second class to integrate Berkeley, California, public schools."
Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2019 in a tweet from the Trump campaign: Says Cory Booker has accepted over $400,000 from the pharmaceutical industry during his political career.
Elizabeth Warren stated on June 21, 2019 in a policy proposal to ban private prisons: "Prison phone companies charge as much as $25 for a 15-minute call."
Jon Erpenbach stated on June 6, 2019 in a tweet: "If out-of-state drivers paid gas tax, they would contribute $73 million to fix our roads"
Bernie Sanders stated on June 24, 2019 in Press conference in Washington D.C.: "Forty years ago, a federal Pell Grant paid for nearly 80% of tuition, fees, room and board at a four-year college."
Creigh Deeds stated on June 11, 2019 in radio interview.: Red-flag laws have been "shown to reduce the number of suicides by firearms."
Dan Bishop stated on May 31, 2019 in in a Facebook post: Said Dan McCready "got nearly $1 million in support from a Nancy Pelosi aligned dark money org in the 2018 election cycle right after he tweeted, ‘Dark money has no place in our politics’."
Joe Biden stated on June 11, 2019 in a campaign speech: "In the Obama-Biden administration, we got China to cut cyber-theft -- it's gotten significantly worse under this administration."
Amy Klobuchar stated on June 7, 2019 in a tweet: "Millions of Americans need mental health care. Yet in Iowa, there are just 64 public mental health care beds. And you see similar numbers across the country."
Greg Steube stated on May 28, 2019 in a press release: "It’s estimated that in 2018 alone, dead people received $1 billion in benefits from Medicare, Medicaid, social security payments, and federal pensions."
Tim Kaine stated on May 29, 2019 in a radio interview.: "The e-cigarette vaping phenomenon has wiped out all the progress we’ve made on reducing youth smoking."
Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2019 in a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention: President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month."
Michael Bennet stated on May 30, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The vast majority of Americans believe that climate change is real and we need to do something about it."
