Latest Half-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 Bernie Sanders stated on March 15, 2020 in a Democratic presidential primary debate: Says a 2007 immigration bill “was opposed by (the League of United Latin American Citizens), the largest Latino organization in America. The Southern Poverty Law Center called its guest-worker programs akin to slavery. … And you know who voted with me on that one, Joe? Barack Obama.” Occupy Democrats stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Matt Gaetz and Sen. Ted Cruz took two weeks paid sick leave to self-quarantine. Gaetz “voted in 2013 to make it illegal for any city in Florida to enact paid sick leave,” and Cruz “voted in 2015 in the U.S. Senate against paid sick leave.” Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in the Democratic debate in Washington D.C.: Says Bernie Sanders voted against the auto bailout Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Sen. Bernie Sanders led the effort to dump Vermont's nuclear waste on a poor Latino community in Texas.” Joe Biden stated on February 14, 2020 in an interview with Jorge Ramos: “You had the last two administrations deport twice as many people as we deported — twice as many.” Nancy Pelosi stated on March 12, 2020 in a press conference: Of the Trump administration’s European travel restrictions that exempt the U.K.: “Well, you can just get into the Chunnel, and you’ll be in the U.K.” Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Harvard scientists say the coronavirus is “spreading so fast that it will infect 70% of humanity this year.” Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2020 in a Tweet: Michael Bloomberg “did not poll well as mayor in handling crisis!” Gwen Moore stated on February 14, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Donald “Trump promised 13,000 new jobs to the people of #Wisconsin. 3 years later, we’re still waiting…” Dr. Drew Pinsky stated on February 3, 2020 in a Daily Blast Live segment: “You’re more likely to die of influenza right now” than the 2019 coronavirus. Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in an interview on MSNBC: “Joe Biden just told @Lawrence that as president he would veto Medicare for All if it passed both houses and came to his desk.” Republican National Committee stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email: On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. Bernie Sanders stated on March 4, 2020 in a news conference: "If you look at California, if you look at people of color in general, African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, we won that big time. Big time. Not even close.” Mike Pence stated on March 4, 2020 in in a press briefing: “With regard to the cost, let me be very clear: HHS has designated the coronavirus test as an essential health benefit. That means, by definition, it's covered in the private health insurance of every American, as well as covered by Medicare and Medicaid." Mike Pence stated on February 29, 2020 in a press conference: Speaking of an HIV outbreak in Indiana during his time as governor, says “we immediately deployed health resources.” Robin Vos stated on February 13, 2020 in a newsletter: Says Gov. Tony Evers “wants to release half of the prison population.” Bloggers stated on February 24, 2020 in a post on Facebook: "Cuba has a lung cancer vaccine we in the US had no access to because we sanctioned Cuba.” Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall: “I certainly supported Barack Obama and Joe Biden. ... I was there both times for them.” Bernie Sanders stated on February 24, 2020 in a CNN town hall: Says Democratic members of Congress who represent Cuban Americans in Florida and have been critical of Sanders “just so happen to be supporting other candidates.” Quentin Fulks stated on February 25, 2020 in a TV interview: Says California has a top income tax rate of 13.3% “and people aren’t leaving.” Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Fact: Mike Bloomberg spent $12 million to re-elect a Senate Republican (Toomey) in 2016. Toomey beat the Dem (McGinty) by 1.5 points. If McGinty had won, Ds would have controlled the Senate after Doug Jones won and could have blocked Kavanaugh from the Supreme Court.” Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall: Says of President Donald Trump’s actions on the coronavirus: “No. 1, he fired the pandemic team two years ago. No. 2, he's been defunding the Centers for Disease Control.” X posts stated on February 22, 2020 in a tweet: "Not once in his entire career in Washington, D.C., which started way back in 1991, has Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders ever voted yes on sanctions against Russia." Tim O'Brien stated on February 25, 2020 in a CNN interview: Says Bernie Sanders has said “things like women get cancer from having too many orgasms, or toddlers should run around naked and touch each others' genitals to insulate themselves from porn … He's written about women's rape fantasies." Glenn Grothman stated on January 16, 2020 in a tweet: "In #WI, over 44,000 jobs depend on trade with Mexico and Canada." Daniel Lipinski stated on February 14, 2020 in a TV interview: Says the Affordable Care Act “took money out of the Medicare trust fund.” Gavin Newsom stated on February 19, 2020 in a State of the State Address: "Back in 2005, when we did that first point-in-time count, there were over 188,000 thousand people that were deemed homeless in the state of California. … That’s 35,000 more than we have today.” Pete Buttigieg stated on February 19, 2020 in the Democratic debate in Nevada: The budget hole in Bernie Sanders’ plans “is bigger than the size of the entire economy of the United States." Michael Bloomberg stated on February 19, 2020 in a Democratic presidential primary debate in Las Vegas: “When we discovered, I discovered, that we were doing many, many, too many stop and frisks, we cut 95% of it out.” Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2020 in campaign talking points issued days before the New Hampshire primary: “Pete Buttigieg is a favorite candidate of Wall Street and the health care industry.”
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Bernie Sanders stated on March 15, 2020 in a Democratic presidential primary debate: Says a 2007 immigration bill “was opposed by (the League of United Latin American Citizens), the largest Latino organization in America. The Southern Poverty Law Center called its guest-worker programs akin to slavery. … And you know who voted with me on that one, Joe? Barack Obama.” Occupy Democrats stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Matt Gaetz and Sen. Ted Cruz took two weeks paid sick leave to self-quarantine. Gaetz “voted in 2013 to make it illegal for any city in Florida to enact paid sick leave,” and Cruz “voted in 2015 in the U.S. Senate against paid sick leave.” Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in the Democratic debate in Washington D.C.: Says Bernie Sanders voted against the auto bailout Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Sen. Bernie Sanders led the effort to dump Vermont's nuclear waste on a poor Latino community in Texas.” Joe Biden stated on February 14, 2020 in an interview with Jorge Ramos: “You had the last two administrations deport twice as many people as we deported — twice as many.” Nancy Pelosi stated on March 12, 2020 in a press conference: Of the Trump administration’s European travel restrictions that exempt the U.K.: “Well, you can just get into the Chunnel, and you’ll be in the U.K.” Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Harvard scientists say the coronavirus is “spreading so fast that it will infect 70% of humanity this year.” Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2020 in a Tweet: Michael Bloomberg “did not poll well as mayor in handling crisis!” Gwen Moore stated on February 14, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Donald “Trump promised 13,000 new jobs to the people of #Wisconsin. 3 years later, we’re still waiting…” Dr. Drew Pinsky stated on February 3, 2020 in a Daily Blast Live segment: “You’re more likely to die of influenza right now” than the 2019 coronavirus. Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in an interview on MSNBC: “Joe Biden just told @Lawrence that as president he would veto Medicare for All if it passed both houses and came to his desk.” Republican National Committee stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email: On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. Bernie Sanders stated on March 4, 2020 in a news conference: "If you look at California, if you look at people of color in general, African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, we won that big time. Big time. Not even close.” Mike Pence stated on March 4, 2020 in in a press briefing: “With regard to the cost, let me be very clear: HHS has designated the coronavirus test as an essential health benefit. That means, by definition, it's covered in the private health insurance of every American, as well as covered by Medicare and Medicaid." Mike Pence stated on February 29, 2020 in a press conference: Speaking of an HIV outbreak in Indiana during his time as governor, says “we immediately deployed health resources.” Robin Vos stated on February 13, 2020 in a newsletter: Says Gov. Tony Evers “wants to release half of the prison population.” Bloggers stated on February 24, 2020 in a post on Facebook: "Cuba has a lung cancer vaccine we in the US had no access to because we sanctioned Cuba.” Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall: “I certainly supported Barack Obama and Joe Biden. ... I was there both times for them.” Bernie Sanders stated on February 24, 2020 in a CNN town hall: Says Democratic members of Congress who represent Cuban Americans in Florida and have been critical of Sanders “just so happen to be supporting other candidates.” Quentin Fulks stated on February 25, 2020 in a TV interview: Says California has a top income tax rate of 13.3% “and people aren’t leaving.” Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Fact: Mike Bloomberg spent $12 million to re-elect a Senate Republican (Toomey) in 2016. Toomey beat the Dem (McGinty) by 1.5 points. If McGinty had won, Ds would have controlled the Senate after Doug Jones won and could have blocked Kavanaugh from the Supreme Court.” Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall: Says of President Donald Trump’s actions on the coronavirus: “No. 1, he fired the pandemic team two years ago. No. 2, he's been defunding the Centers for Disease Control.” X posts stated on February 22, 2020 in a tweet: "Not once in his entire career in Washington, D.C., which started way back in 1991, has Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders ever voted yes on sanctions against Russia." Tim O'Brien stated on February 25, 2020 in a CNN interview: Says Bernie Sanders has said “things like women get cancer from having too many orgasms, or toddlers should run around naked and touch each others' genitals to insulate themselves from porn … He's written about women's rape fantasies." Glenn Grothman stated on January 16, 2020 in a tweet: "In #WI, over 44,000 jobs depend on trade with Mexico and Canada." Daniel Lipinski stated on February 14, 2020 in a TV interview: Says the Affordable Care Act “took money out of the Medicare trust fund.” Gavin Newsom stated on February 19, 2020 in a State of the State Address: "Back in 2005, when we did that first point-in-time count, there were over 188,000 thousand people that were deemed homeless in the state of California. … That’s 35,000 more than we have today.” Pete Buttigieg stated on February 19, 2020 in the Democratic debate in Nevada: The budget hole in Bernie Sanders’ plans “is bigger than the size of the entire economy of the United States." Michael Bloomberg stated on February 19, 2020 in a Democratic presidential primary debate in Las Vegas: “When we discovered, I discovered, that we were doing many, many, too many stop and frisks, we cut 95% of it out.” Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2020 in campaign talking points issued days before the New Hampshire primary: “Pete Buttigieg is a favorite candidate of Wall Street and the health care industry.”
Bernie Sanders stated on March 15, 2020 in a Democratic presidential primary debate: Says a 2007 immigration bill “was opposed by (the League of United Latin American Citizens), the largest Latino organization in America. The Southern Poverty Law Center called its guest-worker programs akin to slavery. … And you know who voted with me on that one, Joe? Barack Obama.”
Occupy Democrats stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Matt Gaetz and Sen. Ted Cruz took two weeks paid sick leave to self-quarantine. Gaetz “voted in 2013 to make it illegal for any city in Florida to enact paid sick leave,” and Cruz “voted in 2015 in the U.S. Senate against paid sick leave.”
Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in the Democratic debate in Washington D.C.: Says Bernie Sanders voted against the auto bailout
Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Sen. Bernie Sanders led the effort to dump Vermont's nuclear waste on a poor Latino community in Texas.”
Joe Biden stated on February 14, 2020 in an interview with Jorge Ramos: “You had the last two administrations deport twice as many people as we deported — twice as many.”
Nancy Pelosi stated on March 12, 2020 in a press conference: Of the Trump administration’s European travel restrictions that exempt the U.K.: “Well, you can just get into the Chunnel, and you’ll be in the U.K.”
Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Harvard scientists say the coronavirus is “spreading so fast that it will infect 70% of humanity this year.”
Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2020 in a Tweet: Michael Bloomberg “did not poll well as mayor in handling crisis!”
Gwen Moore stated on February 14, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Donald “Trump promised 13,000 new jobs to the people of #Wisconsin. 3 years later, we’re still waiting…”
Dr. Drew Pinsky stated on February 3, 2020 in a Daily Blast Live segment: “You’re more likely to die of influenza right now” than the 2019 coronavirus.
Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in an interview on MSNBC: “Joe Biden just told @Lawrence that as president he would veto Medicare for All if it passed both houses and came to his desk.”
Republican National Committee stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email: On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden.
Bernie Sanders stated on March 4, 2020 in a news conference: "If you look at California, if you look at people of color in general, African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, we won that big time. Big time. Not even close.”
Mike Pence stated on March 4, 2020 in in a press briefing: “With regard to the cost, let me be very clear: HHS has designated the coronavirus test as an essential health benefit. That means, by definition, it's covered in the private health insurance of every American, as well as covered by Medicare and Medicaid."
Mike Pence stated on February 29, 2020 in a press conference: Speaking of an HIV outbreak in Indiana during his time as governor, says “we immediately deployed health resources.”
Robin Vos stated on February 13, 2020 in a newsletter: Says Gov. Tony Evers “wants to release half of the prison population.”
Bloggers stated on February 24, 2020 in a post on Facebook: "Cuba has a lung cancer vaccine we in the US had no access to because we sanctioned Cuba.”
Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall: “I certainly supported Barack Obama and Joe Biden. ... I was there both times for them.”
Bernie Sanders stated on February 24, 2020 in a CNN town hall: Says Democratic members of Congress who represent Cuban Americans in Florida and have been critical of Sanders “just so happen to be supporting other candidates.”
Quentin Fulks stated on February 25, 2020 in a TV interview: Says California has a top income tax rate of 13.3% “and people aren’t leaving.”
Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Fact: Mike Bloomberg spent $12 million to re-elect a Senate Republican (Toomey) in 2016. Toomey beat the Dem (McGinty) by 1.5 points. If McGinty had won, Ds would have controlled the Senate after Doug Jones won and could have blocked Kavanaugh from the Supreme Court.”
Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall: Says of President Donald Trump’s actions on the coronavirus: “No. 1, he fired the pandemic team two years ago. No. 2, he's been defunding the Centers for Disease Control.”
X posts stated on February 22, 2020 in a tweet: "Not once in his entire career in Washington, D.C., which started way back in 1991, has Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders ever voted yes on sanctions against Russia."
Tim O'Brien stated on February 25, 2020 in a CNN interview: Says Bernie Sanders has said “things like women get cancer from having too many orgasms, or toddlers should run around naked and touch each others' genitals to insulate themselves from porn … He's written about women's rape fantasies."
Glenn Grothman stated on January 16, 2020 in a tweet: "In #WI, over 44,000 jobs depend on trade with Mexico and Canada."
Daniel Lipinski stated on February 14, 2020 in a TV interview: Says the Affordable Care Act “took money out of the Medicare trust fund.”
Gavin Newsom stated on February 19, 2020 in a State of the State Address: "Back in 2005, when we did that first point-in-time count, there were over 188,000 thousand people that were deemed homeless in the state of California. … That’s 35,000 more than we have today.”
Pete Buttigieg stated on February 19, 2020 in the Democratic debate in Nevada: The budget hole in Bernie Sanders’ plans “is bigger than the size of the entire economy of the United States."
Michael Bloomberg stated on February 19, 2020 in a Democratic presidential primary debate in Las Vegas: “When we discovered, I discovered, that we were doing many, many, too many stop and frisks, we cut 95% of it out.”
Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2020 in campaign talking points issued days before the New Hampshire primary: “Pete Buttigieg is a favorite candidate of Wall Street and the health care industry.”
