Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Corrections and Updates 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 Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.” Ted Cruz stated on January 6, 2021 in a speech on the Senate floor: “39% of Americans … 31% of independents ... 17% of Democrats believe the election was rigged." Facebook posts stated on September 23, 2020 in a series of images: A U-Haul operated by antifa activists distributed “shields, weapons & black bloc” to protesters in Louisville, Ky., and is linked to “a George Soros-funded initiative.” Michael Caputo stated on August 17, 2020 in a tweet: “Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds of infection that killed thousands of grandmothers and grandfathers?” Peggy Hubbard stated on August 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The DNC omitted ‘one nation under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance.” Facebook posts stated on June 1, 2020 in post on Facebook: “The CEO of the company that owns Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut donated $400,000 towards Trump’s re-election campaign.” Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.” Republican National Committee stated on May 8, 2020 in a video: Says Joe Biden said voting by mail is a way to “fundamentally change this country,” contradicting past statements by Barack Obama and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Liberty Counsel stated on May 1, 2020 in a blog post: Under the mayor’s COVID-19 order, Kansas City “churchgoers must register with the government.” Viral image stated on March 13, 2020 in a viral image: “President Trump, COVID-19 coronavirus: U.S. cases 1,329; U.S. deaths, 38; panic level: mass hysteria. President Obama, H1N1 virus: U.S. cases, 60.8 million; U.S. deaths, 12,469; panic level: totally chill. Do you all see how the media can manipulate your life.” Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2020 in in remarks during the South Carolina Democratic primary debate: “(A recent study) said ‘Medicare for All’ will lower health care costs in this country by $450 billion a year and save the lives of 68,000 people who would otherwise have died.” Bernie Sanders stated on February 15, 2020 in a speech in Las Vegas: Says Mike Bloomberg “opposed modest proposals during Barack Obama’s presidency to raise taxes on the wealthy, while advocating for cuts to Medicare and Social Security.” Elizabeth Warren stated on December 10, 2019 in a policy white paper: "Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers." Pete Buttigieg stated on December 9, 2019 in an interview published by The Root: Says that in South Bend, Ind., the "black poverty fell by more than half on my watch." Mark Levin stated on October 3, 2019 in on Fox News's "Hannity": Says the whistleblower hired "left-wing lawyers, left-wing firms, Soros involved in funding one of them." Shelley Moore Capito stated on August 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "A study shows that households neighboring West Virginia could be on the hook for upwards of $70,000 in the first year alone under the Green New Deal!" Beto O'Rourke stated on July 30, 2019 in in a debate: Says "we lose nearly 40,000 people in this country to gun violence, a number that no other country comes even close to." Barack Obama stated on May 30, 2019 in an on stage interview in Brazil: "Anybody can buy any weapon, any time without much, if any, regulation. They buy it over the internet. They can buy machine guns." Facebook posts stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on hemp paper, grew and smoked marijuana, and said "hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country." Ron DeSantis stated on March 5, 2019 in his State of the State address: "I’ve already traveled to Washington, D.C., and secured a historic commitment from the Trump administration to provide assistance to the communities that Michael battered." Tom Cotton stated on November 16, 2018 in a tweet: "There have been no hearings" on a criminal justice bill being considered in the Senate. North Carolina Republican Party stated on August 28, 2018 in a Facebook post: "As hundreds of North Carolinians face long lines at DMV offices around the state, Governor Cooper created a secret DMV office just for his friends." Martha McSally stated on August 23, 2018 in a campaign ad: "While we were in harm’s way in uniform, Kyrsten Sinema was protesting us in a pink tutu and denigrating our service." Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2018 in a tweet: Says the "South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers" and alleges a "large scale killing of farmers" in the country. Corey Stewart stated on June 13, 2018 in in an interview: "I have always condemned … any of these white supremacists or bigots or anything like that." Ted Cruz stated on March 7, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": "The Obama administration had cut $300 million from school safety." Claire McCaskill stated on October 10, 2017 in a campaign statement: Says Josh Hawley "broke his promise to create a Public Corruption Unit to crack down on the pay-to-play culture of Jefferson City." Andrew Cuomo stated on November 6, 2017 in a conference call: "Bump stocks are already illegal in the state of New York. You can't buy one." Patrick Morrisey stated on October 12, 2017 in a radio interview: Says Evan "Jenkins has the same positions on the issues as Joe Manchin: supporting Hillary (Clinton), supporting cap-and-trade, supporting Planned Parenthood, many tax increases." Crystal Quade stated on August 9, 2017 in a letter: "The governor’s cuts would kick over 8,000 people out of their homes."
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Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.” Ted Cruz stated on January 6, 2021 in a speech on the Senate floor: “39% of Americans … 31% of independents ... 17% of Democrats believe the election was rigged." Facebook posts stated on September 23, 2020 in a series of images: A U-Haul operated by antifa activists distributed “shields, weapons & black bloc” to protesters in Louisville, Ky., and is linked to “a George Soros-funded initiative.” Michael Caputo stated on August 17, 2020 in a tweet: “Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds of infection that killed thousands of grandmothers and grandfathers?” Peggy Hubbard stated on August 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The DNC omitted ‘one nation under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance.” Facebook posts stated on June 1, 2020 in post on Facebook: “The CEO of the company that owns Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut donated $400,000 towards Trump’s re-election campaign.” Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.” Republican National Committee stated on May 8, 2020 in a video: Says Joe Biden said voting by mail is a way to “fundamentally change this country,” contradicting past statements by Barack Obama and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Liberty Counsel stated on May 1, 2020 in a blog post: Under the mayor’s COVID-19 order, Kansas City “churchgoers must register with the government.” Viral image stated on March 13, 2020 in a viral image: “President Trump, COVID-19 coronavirus: U.S. cases 1,329; U.S. deaths, 38; panic level: mass hysteria. President Obama, H1N1 virus: U.S. cases, 60.8 million; U.S. deaths, 12,469; panic level: totally chill. Do you all see how the media can manipulate your life.” Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2020 in in remarks during the South Carolina Democratic primary debate: “(A recent study) said ‘Medicare for All’ will lower health care costs in this country by $450 billion a year and save the lives of 68,000 people who would otherwise have died.” Bernie Sanders stated on February 15, 2020 in a speech in Las Vegas: Says Mike Bloomberg “opposed modest proposals during Barack Obama’s presidency to raise taxes on the wealthy, while advocating for cuts to Medicare and Social Security.” Elizabeth Warren stated on December 10, 2019 in a policy white paper: "Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers." Pete Buttigieg stated on December 9, 2019 in an interview published by The Root: Says that in South Bend, Ind., the "black poverty fell by more than half on my watch." Mark Levin stated on October 3, 2019 in on Fox News's "Hannity": Says the whistleblower hired "left-wing lawyers, left-wing firms, Soros involved in funding one of them." Shelley Moore Capito stated on August 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "A study shows that households neighboring West Virginia could be on the hook for upwards of $70,000 in the first year alone under the Green New Deal!" Beto O'Rourke stated on July 30, 2019 in in a debate: Says "we lose nearly 40,000 people in this country to gun violence, a number that no other country comes even close to." Barack Obama stated on May 30, 2019 in an on stage interview in Brazil: "Anybody can buy any weapon, any time without much, if any, regulation. They buy it over the internet. They can buy machine guns." Facebook posts stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on hemp paper, grew and smoked marijuana, and said "hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country." Ron DeSantis stated on March 5, 2019 in his State of the State address: "I’ve already traveled to Washington, D.C., and secured a historic commitment from the Trump administration to provide assistance to the communities that Michael battered." Tom Cotton stated on November 16, 2018 in a tweet: "There have been no hearings" on a criminal justice bill being considered in the Senate. North Carolina Republican Party stated on August 28, 2018 in a Facebook post: "As hundreds of North Carolinians face long lines at DMV offices around the state, Governor Cooper created a secret DMV office just for his friends." Martha McSally stated on August 23, 2018 in a campaign ad: "While we were in harm’s way in uniform, Kyrsten Sinema was protesting us in a pink tutu and denigrating our service." Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2018 in a tweet: Says the "South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers" and alleges a "large scale killing of farmers" in the country. Corey Stewart stated on June 13, 2018 in in an interview: "I have always condemned … any of these white supremacists or bigots or anything like that." Ted Cruz stated on March 7, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": "The Obama administration had cut $300 million from school safety." Claire McCaskill stated on October 10, 2017 in a campaign statement: Says Josh Hawley "broke his promise to create a Public Corruption Unit to crack down on the pay-to-play culture of Jefferson City." Andrew Cuomo stated on November 6, 2017 in a conference call: "Bump stocks are already illegal in the state of New York. You can't buy one." Patrick Morrisey stated on October 12, 2017 in a radio interview: Says Evan "Jenkins has the same positions on the issues as Joe Manchin: supporting Hillary (Clinton), supporting cap-and-trade, supporting Planned Parenthood, many tax increases." Crystal Quade stated on August 9, 2017 in a letter: "The governor’s cuts would kick over 8,000 people out of their homes."
Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.”
Ted Cruz stated on January 6, 2021 in a speech on the Senate floor: “39% of Americans … 31% of independents ... 17% of Democrats believe the election was rigged."
Facebook posts stated on September 23, 2020 in a series of images: A U-Haul operated by antifa activists distributed “shields, weapons & black bloc” to protesters in Louisville, Ky., and is linked to “a George Soros-funded initiative.”
Michael Caputo stated on August 17, 2020 in a tweet: “Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds of infection that killed thousands of grandmothers and grandfathers?”
Peggy Hubbard stated on August 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The DNC omitted ‘one nation under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance.”
Facebook posts stated on June 1, 2020 in post on Facebook: “The CEO of the company that owns Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut donated $400,000 towards Trump’s re-election campaign.”
Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.”
Republican National Committee stated on May 8, 2020 in a video: Says Joe Biden said voting by mail is a way to “fundamentally change this country,” contradicting past statements by Barack Obama and Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Liberty Counsel stated on May 1, 2020 in a blog post: Under the mayor’s COVID-19 order, Kansas City “churchgoers must register with the government.”
Viral image stated on March 13, 2020 in a viral image: “President Trump, COVID-19 coronavirus: U.S. cases 1,329; U.S. deaths, 38; panic level: mass hysteria. President Obama, H1N1 virus: U.S. cases, 60.8 million; U.S. deaths, 12,469; panic level: totally chill. Do you all see how the media can manipulate your life.”
Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2020 in in remarks during the South Carolina Democratic primary debate: “(A recent study) said ‘Medicare for All’ will lower health care costs in this country by $450 billion a year and save the lives of 68,000 people who would otherwise have died.”
Bernie Sanders stated on February 15, 2020 in a speech in Las Vegas: Says Mike Bloomberg “opposed modest proposals during Barack Obama’s presidency to raise taxes on the wealthy, while advocating for cuts to Medicare and Social Security.”
Elizabeth Warren stated on December 10, 2019 in a policy white paper: "Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers."
Pete Buttigieg stated on December 9, 2019 in an interview published by The Root: Says that in South Bend, Ind., the "black poverty fell by more than half on my watch."
Mark Levin stated on October 3, 2019 in on Fox News's "Hannity": Says the whistleblower hired "left-wing lawyers, left-wing firms, Soros involved in funding one of them."
Shelley Moore Capito stated on August 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "A study shows that households neighboring West Virginia could be on the hook for upwards of $70,000 in the first year alone under the Green New Deal!"
Beto O'Rourke stated on July 30, 2019 in in a debate: Says "we lose nearly 40,000 people in this country to gun violence, a number that no other country comes even close to."
Barack Obama stated on May 30, 2019 in an on stage interview in Brazil: "Anybody can buy any weapon, any time without much, if any, regulation. They buy it over the internet. They can buy machine guns."
Facebook posts stated on March 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on hemp paper, grew and smoked marijuana, and said "hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country."
Ron DeSantis stated on March 5, 2019 in his State of the State address: "I’ve already traveled to Washington, D.C., and secured a historic commitment from the Trump administration to provide assistance to the communities that Michael battered."
Tom Cotton stated on November 16, 2018 in a tweet: "There have been no hearings" on a criminal justice bill being considered in the Senate.
North Carolina Republican Party stated on August 28, 2018 in a Facebook post: "As hundreds of North Carolinians face long lines at DMV offices around the state, Governor Cooper created a secret DMV office just for his friends."
Martha McSally stated on August 23, 2018 in a campaign ad: "While we were in harm’s way in uniform, Kyrsten Sinema was protesting us in a pink tutu and denigrating our service."
Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2018 in a tweet: Says the "South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers" and alleges a "large scale killing of farmers" in the country.
Corey Stewart stated on June 13, 2018 in in an interview: "I have always condemned … any of these white supremacists or bigots or anything like that."
Ted Cruz stated on March 7, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": "The Obama administration had cut $300 million from school safety."
Claire McCaskill stated on October 10, 2017 in a campaign statement: Says Josh Hawley "broke his promise to create a Public Corruption Unit to crack down on the pay-to-play culture of Jefferson City."
Andrew Cuomo stated on November 6, 2017 in a conference call: "Bump stocks are already illegal in the state of New York. You can't buy one."
Patrick Morrisey stated on October 12, 2017 in a radio interview: Says Evan "Jenkins has the same positions on the issues as Joe Manchin: supporting Hillary (Clinton), supporting cap-and-trade, supporting Planned Parenthood, many tax increases."
Crystal Quade stated on August 9, 2017 in a letter: "The governor’s cuts would kick over 8,000 people out of their homes."
