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 Cheri Toalson Reisch stated on April 1, 2019 in in the state House during discussion of a criminal justice bill: "We have an unemployment (rate of) 1.5 in Boone County, and we can’t find enough workers." Marie Newman stated on April 24, 2019 in a radio interview: "We’re in a situation right now where 80% of the country is living paycheck to paycheck." Justice Democrats stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation." Gavin Newsom stated on April 17, 2019 in a news release: California is leading the nation in holding drug companies accountable and fighting prescription drug prices. David Craig stated on April 2, 2019 in a tweet: Says Gov. Tony Evers' budget includes tax and fee increases even while spending "more on his way to a nearly $2 billion deficit." Marianne Williamson stated on April 14, 2019 in a CNN town hall: Says Jimmy Carter was the last "U.S. president to say flat out those (Israeli) settlements are illegal." Eric Swalwell stated on April 14, 2019 in a campaign rally: In 2017, the first piece of legislation that Republicans passed "made it easier for the mentally ill to purchase guns." Kamala Harris stated on April 17, 2019 in a podcast: "It's clear in our country right now, almost half of American families are a $400 unexpected expense away from complete upheaval." Marianne Williamson stated on April 4, 2019 in an interview: "For every dollar we spend on actual peace creation, we spend over $1,000 on ways to prepare for war." Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on March 27, 2019 in a tweet: "Governor Evers' budget would increase property taxes by the largest amount in a decade" Viral image stated on April 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says William T. Thompson, the designer of the Confederate flag, said, "As a people we are fighting to maintain the Heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race" and "As a national emblem, it is significant of our higher cause, the cause of the superior race." Jim Steineke stated on March 31, 2019 in an appearance on WISN-TV's UpFront: Says GOP leaders have "made overtures to meet on a regular basis," but Gov. Tony Evers has "refused to even meet with us." Pete Buttigieg stated on April 1, 2019 in a podcast interview: "Since 1973, the income of the bottom 90 percent, so pretty much all of us, didn’t budge, or even retreated a little bit." Elizabeth Warren stated on March 27, 2019 in a policy paper posted on Medium: Mergers and integration in agribusiness "squeeze" family farms, and "the result is that farmers are getting a record-low amount of every dollar Americans spend on food." Julián Castro stated on March 26, 2019 in a tweet: Says Donald Trump’s health care policies have "left millions more Americans uninsured since he took office." West Virginia Republican Party stated on February 6, 2019 in a tweet: "We have more women in the workforce than ever before." Bob Hall stated on March 25, 2019 in the Texas Senate: "We now have several hundred teachers that are over 100 years old and what I've read recently is that a baby born today, their age expectancy is 110, at least." John Hickenlooper stated on March 20, 2019 in a CNN town hall: After legalizing marijuana in Colorado, "we haven't seen a spike in consumption." Andrew Cuomo stated on March 12, 2019 in a speech: There’s been a "20 percent increase in young people coming back to Buffalo after a decade where we lost 10 percent of our young people." John Carter stated on February 18, 2019 in a speech: "I was the first elected Republican in Williamson County history." Julián Castro stated on March 12, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires." Beto O'Rourke stated on March 14, 2019 in a campaign stop in Iowa: "Nearly half of public school teachers in Texas are working a second or a third job, not for kicks, not for extra spending cash, but just to make ends meet." Vicky Hartzler stated on February 1, 2019 in a claim on Facebook and Twitter: Says the University of Missouri "has been cleared of involvement" in academic fraud involving student athletes. Denny Hoskins stated on February 5, 2019 in an interview and multiple media reports: The sports betting bill would create "$12.5 million to $30.9 million in additional revenue for the state" Hannah Kelly stated on January 29, 2019 in an education budget hearing at the Missouri state capitol: "The schools in my district don't have a kitchen." Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke did his father-in-law’s "bidding on the El Paso City Council, pushing a downtown redevelopment scheme to bulldoze a poor Hispanic neighborhood while enriching developers like his father-in-law." Matthew Dowd stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: "Job growth and stock growth for the first two years of Trump are down from where they were (during the) last two years of Obama." Turning Point USA stated on March 11, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Michelle Obama "had a staff of 23" while Melania Trump "has a staff of 4." America First stated on March 1, 2019 in a tweet: Says Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "have both said they would tear down the wall if elected president." Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2019 in a CNN town hall event: Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund."
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Cheri Toalson Reisch stated on April 1, 2019 in in the state House during discussion of a criminal justice bill: "We have an unemployment (rate of) 1.5 in Boone County, and we can’t find enough workers." Marie Newman stated on April 24, 2019 in a radio interview: "We’re in a situation right now where 80% of the country is living paycheck to paycheck." Justice Democrats stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation." Gavin Newsom stated on April 17, 2019 in a news release: California is leading the nation in holding drug companies accountable and fighting prescription drug prices. David Craig stated on April 2, 2019 in a tweet: Says Gov. Tony Evers' budget includes tax and fee increases even while spending "more on his way to a nearly $2 billion deficit." Marianne Williamson stated on April 14, 2019 in a CNN town hall: Says Jimmy Carter was the last "U.S. president to say flat out those (Israeli) settlements are illegal." Eric Swalwell stated on April 14, 2019 in a campaign rally: In 2017, the first piece of legislation that Republicans passed "made it easier for the mentally ill to purchase guns." Kamala Harris stated on April 17, 2019 in a podcast: "It's clear in our country right now, almost half of American families are a $400 unexpected expense away from complete upheaval." Marianne Williamson stated on April 4, 2019 in an interview: "For every dollar we spend on actual peace creation, we spend over $1,000 on ways to prepare for war." Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on March 27, 2019 in a tweet: "Governor Evers' budget would increase property taxes by the largest amount in a decade" Viral image stated on April 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says William T. Thompson, the designer of the Confederate flag, said, "As a people we are fighting to maintain the Heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race" and "As a national emblem, it is significant of our higher cause, the cause of the superior race." Jim Steineke stated on March 31, 2019 in an appearance on WISN-TV's UpFront: Says GOP leaders have "made overtures to meet on a regular basis," but Gov. Tony Evers has "refused to even meet with us." Pete Buttigieg stated on April 1, 2019 in a podcast interview: "Since 1973, the income of the bottom 90 percent, so pretty much all of us, didn’t budge, or even retreated a little bit." Elizabeth Warren stated on March 27, 2019 in a policy paper posted on Medium: Mergers and integration in agribusiness "squeeze" family farms, and "the result is that farmers are getting a record-low amount of every dollar Americans spend on food." Julián Castro stated on March 26, 2019 in a tweet: Says Donald Trump’s health care policies have "left millions more Americans uninsured since he took office." West Virginia Republican Party stated on February 6, 2019 in a tweet: "We have more women in the workforce than ever before." Bob Hall stated on March 25, 2019 in the Texas Senate: "We now have several hundred teachers that are over 100 years old and what I've read recently is that a baby born today, their age expectancy is 110, at least." John Hickenlooper stated on March 20, 2019 in a CNN town hall: After legalizing marijuana in Colorado, "we haven't seen a spike in consumption." Andrew Cuomo stated on March 12, 2019 in a speech: There’s been a "20 percent increase in young people coming back to Buffalo after a decade where we lost 10 percent of our young people." John Carter stated on February 18, 2019 in a speech: "I was the first elected Republican in Williamson County history." Julián Castro stated on March 12, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires." Beto O'Rourke stated on March 14, 2019 in a campaign stop in Iowa: "Nearly half of public school teachers in Texas are working a second or a third job, not for kicks, not for extra spending cash, but just to make ends meet." Vicky Hartzler stated on February 1, 2019 in a claim on Facebook and Twitter: Says the University of Missouri "has been cleared of involvement" in academic fraud involving student athletes. Denny Hoskins stated on February 5, 2019 in an interview and multiple media reports: The sports betting bill would create "$12.5 million to $30.9 million in additional revenue for the state" Hannah Kelly stated on January 29, 2019 in an education budget hearing at the Missouri state capitol: "The schools in my district don't have a kitchen." Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke did his father-in-law’s "bidding on the El Paso City Council, pushing a downtown redevelopment scheme to bulldoze a poor Hispanic neighborhood while enriching developers like his father-in-law." Matthew Dowd stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: "Job growth and stock growth for the first two years of Trump are down from where they were (during the) last two years of Obama." Turning Point USA stated on March 11, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Michelle Obama "had a staff of 23" while Melania Trump "has a staff of 4." America First stated on March 1, 2019 in a tweet: Says Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "have both said they would tear down the wall if elected president." Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2019 in a CNN town hall event: Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund."
Cheri Toalson Reisch stated on April 1, 2019 in in the state House during discussion of a criminal justice bill: "We have an unemployment (rate of) 1.5 in Boone County, and we can’t find enough workers."
Marie Newman stated on April 24, 2019 in a radio interview: "We’re in a situation right now where 80% of the country is living paycheck to paycheck."
Justice Democrats stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation."
Gavin Newsom stated on April 17, 2019 in a news release: California is leading the nation in holding drug companies accountable and fighting prescription drug prices.
David Craig stated on April 2, 2019 in a tweet: Says Gov. Tony Evers' budget includes tax and fee increases even while spending "more on his way to a nearly $2 billion deficit."
Marianne Williamson stated on April 14, 2019 in a CNN town hall: Says Jimmy Carter was the last "U.S. president to say flat out those (Israeli) settlements are illegal."
Eric Swalwell stated on April 14, 2019 in a campaign rally: In 2017, the first piece of legislation that Republicans passed "made it easier for the mentally ill to purchase guns."
Kamala Harris stated on April 17, 2019 in a podcast: "It's clear in our country right now, almost half of American families are a $400 unexpected expense away from complete upheaval."
Marianne Williamson stated on April 4, 2019 in an interview: "For every dollar we spend on actual peace creation, we spend over $1,000 on ways to prepare for war."
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on March 27, 2019 in a tweet: "Governor Evers' budget would increase property taxes by the largest amount in a decade"
Viral image stated on April 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says William T. Thompson, the designer of the Confederate flag, said, "As a people we are fighting to maintain the Heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race" and "As a national emblem, it is significant of our higher cause, the cause of the superior race."
Jim Steineke stated on March 31, 2019 in an appearance on WISN-TV's UpFront: Says GOP leaders have "made overtures to meet on a regular basis," but Gov. Tony Evers has "refused to even meet with us."
Pete Buttigieg stated on April 1, 2019 in a podcast interview: "Since 1973, the income of the bottom 90 percent, so pretty much all of us, didn’t budge, or even retreated a little bit."
Elizabeth Warren stated on March 27, 2019 in a policy paper posted on Medium: Mergers and integration in agribusiness "squeeze" family farms, and "the result is that farmers are getting a record-low amount of every dollar Americans spend on food."
Julián Castro stated on March 26, 2019 in a tweet: Says Donald Trump’s health care policies have "left millions more Americans uninsured since he took office."
West Virginia Republican Party stated on February 6, 2019 in a tweet: "We have more women in the workforce than ever before."
Bob Hall stated on March 25, 2019 in the Texas Senate: "We now have several hundred teachers that are over 100 years old and what I've read recently is that a baby born today, their age expectancy is 110, at least."
John Hickenlooper stated on March 20, 2019 in a CNN town hall: After legalizing marijuana in Colorado, "we haven't seen a spike in consumption."
Andrew Cuomo stated on March 12, 2019 in a speech: There’s been a "20 percent increase in young people coming back to Buffalo after a decade where we lost 10 percent of our young people."
John Carter stated on February 18, 2019 in a speech: "I was the first elected Republican in Williamson County history."
Julián Castro stated on March 12, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires."
Beto O'Rourke stated on March 14, 2019 in a campaign stop in Iowa: "Nearly half of public school teachers in Texas are working a second or a third job, not for kicks, not for extra spending cash, but just to make ends meet."
Vicky Hartzler stated on February 1, 2019 in a claim on Facebook and Twitter: Says the University of Missouri "has been cleared of involvement" in academic fraud involving student athletes.
Denny Hoskins stated on February 5, 2019 in an interview and multiple media reports: The sports betting bill would create "$12.5 million to $30.9 million in additional revenue for the state"
Hannah Kelly stated on January 29, 2019 in an education budget hearing at the Missouri state capitol: "The schools in my district don't have a kitchen."
Club for Growth stated on March 10, 2019 in in a TV ad: Says Beto O’Rourke did his father-in-law’s "bidding on the El Paso City Council, pushing a downtown redevelopment scheme to bulldoze a poor Hispanic neighborhood while enriching developers like his father-in-law."
Matthew Dowd stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: "Job growth and stock growth for the first two years of Trump are down from where they were (during the) last two years of Obama."
Turning Point USA stated on March 11, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Michelle Obama "had a staff of 23" while Melania Trump "has a staff of 4."
America First stated on March 1, 2019 in a tweet: Says Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "have both said they would tear down the wall if elected president."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 25, 2019 in a CNN town hall event: Says President Donald Trump "came forth with a budget — a trillion dollar cut in Medicaid, $500 billion to Medicare, and $72 billion for the Social Security Disability Fund."
