Latest 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 Eric Toney stated on September 9, 2021 in News release: Says he “is the only candidate in the Wisconsin Attorney General race with experience as a prosecutor.” Infowars stated on September 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Biden’s Treasury Department declares IRS will monitor” all accounts over $600. Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a CNN broadcast shows “400,000 votes just disappeared” in the California recall election. Ron DeSantis stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks at an event in Gainesville, Fla.: People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.” Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Ivermectin has been FDA approved for human use since 1996.” Empower Wisconsin stated on August 17, 2021 in TV ad: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” Bernie Sanders stated on August 29, 2021 in a speech: “It is a result of the $300 per month that working parents are now receiving for their young children that we have reduced childhood poverty in the United States by 50%.” Viral image stated on September 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Biden orders VA to withhold benefits from unvaccinated veterans.” Viral image stated on August 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows a child who tested positive for COVID-19 “being separated from their parents.” Election Integrity Project California stated on June 22, 2021 in a headline: "California Has 1.8M More Registered Voters Than It Should” Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: "The top 1% pays 90% of income taxes.” Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Stunning report: nearly 15 million mail-in ballots were not counted in the 2020 election.” Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Farmers stand in silence at auction so a young man can buy back his family farmhouse.” Breitbart stated on September 13, 2021 in an article: “Polling center tells some Republicans they ‘already voted’" in the California recall election. Instagram posts stated on August 31, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Japan says goodbye Moderna, hello ivermectin." Instagram posts stated on September 8, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says the defense secretary texted all active military personnel saying they needed to get vaccinated by the following morning or “be court martialed.” Jason Miyares stated on September 2, 2021 in a tweet: “The Parole Board operates with Mark Herring’s advice and consent.” Viral image stated on September 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Florida has had 119 hurricanes since 1850,” yet experts are saying “the last one was due to climate change." Eric Toney stated on August 22, 2021 in TV interview: "I'm the only front-line prosecutor in this race that's actually used the resources of the Wisconsin Crime Lab in the prosecution of cases." Byron Brown stated on August 23, 2021 in an interview: Before 2020, “crime had been falling, every year, year after year, in the city of Buffalo.” Gavin Newsom stated on August 9, 2021 in a tweet: “California is moving folks out of encampments, into safe housing and getting them the mental health services they need.” Larry Elder stated on August 31, 2021 in a CNN interview: “I don’t believe the science suggests that young people should be vaccinated. I don’t believe that young people should have to wear masks at school. I’m not sure the science is settled on that at all.” Facebook posts stated on January 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says TikTok found Cassie Compton, who has been missing from Arkansas since 2014. Viral image stated on September 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Bidens own 10% of” a Chinese firm whose stock is up almost 300%” since Joe Biden was elected. Viral image stated on August 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner paid for a Wall Street Journal ad critical of the president. Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in Facebook posts: “27 U.S. Air Force pilots resign over COVID-19 vaccination mandate.” Viral image stated on September 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “FEMA forcibly vaccinating Ida evacuees.” Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Ivermectin sterilizes the majority (85%) of the men who take it." Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 31 blocked members of Congress from reading aloud on the House floor the names of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan. Bjorn Lomborg stated on September 3, 2021 in an column in the Wall Street Journal: “The frequency of hurricanes making landfall in the continental U.S. has declined slightly since 1900...There aren’t more powerful hurricanes either.”
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Eric Toney stated on September 9, 2021 in News release: Says he “is the only candidate in the Wisconsin Attorney General race with experience as a prosecutor.” Infowars stated on September 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Biden’s Treasury Department declares IRS will monitor” all accounts over $600. Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a CNN broadcast shows “400,000 votes just disappeared” in the California recall election. Ron DeSantis stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks at an event in Gainesville, Fla.: People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.” Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Ivermectin has been FDA approved for human use since 1996.” Empower Wisconsin stated on August 17, 2021 in TV ad: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” Bernie Sanders stated on August 29, 2021 in a speech: “It is a result of the $300 per month that working parents are now receiving for their young children that we have reduced childhood poverty in the United States by 50%.” Viral image stated on September 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Biden orders VA to withhold benefits from unvaccinated veterans.” Viral image stated on August 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows a child who tested positive for COVID-19 “being separated from their parents.” Election Integrity Project California stated on June 22, 2021 in a headline: "California Has 1.8M More Registered Voters Than It Should” Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: "The top 1% pays 90% of income taxes.” Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Stunning report: nearly 15 million mail-in ballots were not counted in the 2020 election.” Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Farmers stand in silence at auction so a young man can buy back his family farmhouse.” Breitbart stated on September 13, 2021 in an article: “Polling center tells some Republicans they ‘already voted’" in the California recall election. Instagram posts stated on August 31, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Japan says goodbye Moderna, hello ivermectin." Instagram posts stated on September 8, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says the defense secretary texted all active military personnel saying they needed to get vaccinated by the following morning or “be court martialed.” Jason Miyares stated on September 2, 2021 in a tweet: “The Parole Board operates with Mark Herring’s advice and consent.” Viral image stated on September 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Florida has had 119 hurricanes since 1850,” yet experts are saying “the last one was due to climate change." Eric Toney stated on August 22, 2021 in TV interview: "I'm the only front-line prosecutor in this race that's actually used the resources of the Wisconsin Crime Lab in the prosecution of cases." Byron Brown stated on August 23, 2021 in an interview: Before 2020, “crime had been falling, every year, year after year, in the city of Buffalo.” Gavin Newsom stated on August 9, 2021 in a tweet: “California is moving folks out of encampments, into safe housing and getting them the mental health services they need.” Larry Elder stated on August 31, 2021 in a CNN interview: “I don’t believe the science suggests that young people should be vaccinated. I don’t believe that young people should have to wear masks at school. I’m not sure the science is settled on that at all.” Facebook posts stated on January 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says TikTok found Cassie Compton, who has been missing from Arkansas since 2014. Viral image stated on September 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Bidens own 10% of” a Chinese firm whose stock is up almost 300%” since Joe Biden was elected. Viral image stated on August 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner paid for a Wall Street Journal ad critical of the president. Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in Facebook posts: “27 U.S. Air Force pilots resign over COVID-19 vaccination mandate.” Viral image stated on September 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “FEMA forcibly vaccinating Ida evacuees.” Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Ivermectin sterilizes the majority (85%) of the men who take it." Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 31 blocked members of Congress from reading aloud on the House floor the names of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan. Bjorn Lomborg stated on September 3, 2021 in an column in the Wall Street Journal: “The frequency of hurricanes making landfall in the continental U.S. has declined slightly since 1900...There aren’t more powerful hurricanes either.”
Eric Toney stated on September 9, 2021 in News release: Says he “is the only candidate in the Wisconsin Attorney General race with experience as a prosecutor.”
Infowars stated on September 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Biden’s Treasury Department declares IRS will monitor” all accounts over $600.
Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a CNN broadcast shows “400,000 votes just disappeared” in the California recall election.
Ron DeSantis stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks at an event in Gainesville, Fla.: People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.”
Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Ivermectin has been FDA approved for human use since 1996.”
Empower Wisconsin stated on August 17, 2021 in TV ad: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.”
Bernie Sanders stated on August 29, 2021 in a speech: “It is a result of the $300 per month that working parents are now receiving for their young children that we have reduced childhood poverty in the United States by 50%.”
Viral image stated on September 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Biden orders VA to withhold benefits from unvaccinated veterans.”
Viral image stated on August 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows a child who tested positive for COVID-19 “being separated from their parents.”
Election Integrity Project California stated on June 22, 2021 in a headline: "California Has 1.8M More Registered Voters Than It Should”
Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: "The top 1% pays 90% of income taxes.”
Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Stunning report: nearly 15 million mail-in ballots were not counted in the 2020 election.”
Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Farmers stand in silence at auction so a young man can buy back his family farmhouse.”
Breitbart stated on September 13, 2021 in an article: “Polling center tells some Republicans they ‘already voted’" in the California recall election.
Instagram posts stated on August 31, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Japan says goodbye Moderna, hello ivermectin."
Instagram posts stated on September 8, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says the defense secretary texted all active military personnel saying they needed to get vaccinated by the following morning or “be court martialed.”
Jason Miyares stated on September 2, 2021 in a tweet: “The Parole Board operates with Mark Herring’s advice and consent.”
Viral image stated on September 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Florida has had 119 hurricanes since 1850,” yet experts are saying “the last one was due to climate change."
Eric Toney stated on August 22, 2021 in TV interview: "I'm the only front-line prosecutor in this race that's actually used the resources of the Wisconsin Crime Lab in the prosecution of cases."
Byron Brown stated on August 23, 2021 in an interview: Before 2020, “crime had been falling, every year, year after year, in the city of Buffalo.”
Gavin Newsom stated on August 9, 2021 in a tweet: “California is moving folks out of encampments, into safe housing and getting them the mental health services they need.”
Larry Elder stated on August 31, 2021 in a CNN interview: “I don’t believe the science suggests that young people should be vaccinated. I don’t believe that young people should have to wear masks at school. I’m not sure the science is settled on that at all.”
Facebook posts stated on January 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says TikTok found Cassie Compton, who has been missing from Arkansas since 2014.
Viral image stated on September 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Bidens own 10% of” a Chinese firm whose stock is up almost 300%” since Joe Biden was elected.
Viral image stated on August 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner paid for a Wall Street Journal ad critical of the president.
Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in Facebook posts: “27 U.S. Air Force pilots resign over COVID-19 vaccination mandate.”
Viral image stated on September 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “FEMA forcibly vaccinating Ida evacuees.”
Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Ivermectin sterilizes the majority (85%) of the men who take it."
Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 31 blocked members of Congress from reading aloud on the House floor the names of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan.
Bjorn Lomborg stated on September 3, 2021 in an column in the Wall Street Journal: “The frequency of hurricanes making landfall in the continental U.S. has declined slightly since 1900...There aren’t more powerful hurricanes either.”
