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 Amy Klobuchar stated on February 18, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "Comprehensive immigration reform, the bill we had back in 2013 ... brought the debt down $158 billion." Donald Trump stated on February 11, 2019 in a rally.: Says Gov. Ralph Northam "stated that he would even allow a newborn baby to come out into the world... then talk to the mother and talk to the father and then execute the baby." Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz once said that he would "hire an illegal immigrant" before he would hire a veteran. Viral image stated on February 17, 2019 in a post on Facebook: A photo of a homeless camp on old railroad tracks is present-day Los Angeles. Glenn Grothman stated on January 15, 2019 in a statement: A provision in the first bill passed by House Democrats would "allow the billions of dollars of aid we send to other countries to be used for abortions." Rush Limbaugh stated on February 17, 2019 in in an interview: "Climate change is nothing but a bunch of computer models that attempt to tell us what's going to happen in 50 years or 30. Notice the predictions are never for next year or the next 10 years. They're always for way, way, way, way out there, when none of us are going to be around or alive to know whether or not they were true." Matt Gaetz stated on February 7, 2019 in a CNN interview: "One out of every 5 people that the federal government charges with murder is an illegal alien." Facebook posts stated on February 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Mike Pence as saying that people with pre-existing conditions need "more Jesus care," not health care. Susana Mendoza stated on February 13, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Bill Daley, as part of former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s transition team, wrote "the blueprint" for record Springfield gridlock. Christopher Coyne stated on February 6, 2019 in speech at a public meeting in Rutland: "We’re talking about a law that would allow a child to be aborted right up to the moment of birth." Chuck McGrady stated on February 13, 2019 in a press conference: Says "nearly half" of House Republicans have supported a nonpartisan redistricting bill. Viral image stated on February 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Chinese workers made "90,000 banners" for Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign and the president chose to hire "Chinese workers instead of American workers" Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took a "$10 million payout from Netflix." Beto O'Rourke stated on February 8, 2019 in a blog post: When visa holders exit the United States and enter Mexico, "if they leave through a land port of entry we literally have no clue if they are still here or have returned to their country of origin." Facebook posts stated on February 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Dr. Robert Gallo, the man who helped discover the HIV virus, confessed he was "forced" to "create the HIV virus as a secret weapon to wipe out the African race." Tony Evers stated on January 3, 2019 in news reports: On Evers' support for a $15 minimum wage Gavin Newsom stated on February 12, 2019 in a State of the State Address: "More than a million Californians" do not have "clean water to bathe in or drink." Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2019 in a speech: "Violent crime is now going down for the first time in a long while." Viral image stated on February 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: The intersection of a rainbow and tornado is called a "tornabow." Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Mitch McConnell's "biggest donor" is a "Russian oligarch that the GOP just lifted sanctions on." Viral image stated on February 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Eric Trump said, "The president should be able to choose governors, senators, and congressmen, just like our founders meant it to be. The only election should be for president." Jerrold Nadler stated on February 6, 2019 in a committee hearing: "In 2011, for example, the United Kingdom had 146 deaths due to gun violence; Denmark, 71; Portugal, 142; and Japan, 30. But last year, in the United States, almost 40,000." Roy Cooper stated on January 30, 2019: Says "30,000 veterans in North Carolina have no health insurance." Viral image stated on February 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Robert Mueller as saying, "We must move as quickly as possible to a one-world government; a one-world religion; under a one world leader." Viral image stated on February 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Beto O’Rourke as saying, "If I could throw two kinds of people in the garbage it would be the elderly and wounded veterans. When a tool breaks you don’t fix it, you throw it in the damn trash." Facebook posts stated on February 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Since 1938 the minimum wage has been increased "23 times" and was raised "21 times during Democratic congresses, and only twice during Republican ones." Elizabeth Warren stated on February 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: "By rubber-stamping the Bayer-Monsanto merger, the Justice Department is handing control over one quarter of the world's seeds and pesticides market to one ginormous agribusiness." Darren Jackson stated on January 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Expanding Medicaid would bring 40,000 jobs to North Carolina." Kamala Harris stated on February 11, 2019 in a tweet: "The average tax refund is down about $170 compared to last year. Let’s call the President’s tax cut what it is: a middle-class tax hike to line the pockets of already wealthy corporations and the 1%." Matt Gaetz stated on February 7, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "In 1992, the Democratic Party had in their platform provisions that said that illegal aliens were coming in this country, committing felonies, sent back and then they were right back across the border to do the same thing."
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Amy Klobuchar stated on February 18, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "Comprehensive immigration reform, the bill we had back in 2013 ... brought the debt down $158 billion." Donald Trump stated on February 11, 2019 in a rally.: Says Gov. Ralph Northam "stated that he would even allow a newborn baby to come out into the world... then talk to the mother and talk to the father and then execute the baby." Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz once said that he would "hire an illegal immigrant" before he would hire a veteran. Viral image stated on February 17, 2019 in a post on Facebook: A photo of a homeless camp on old railroad tracks is present-day Los Angeles. Glenn Grothman stated on January 15, 2019 in a statement: A provision in the first bill passed by House Democrats would "allow the billions of dollars of aid we send to other countries to be used for abortions." Rush Limbaugh stated on February 17, 2019 in in an interview: "Climate change is nothing but a bunch of computer models that attempt to tell us what's going to happen in 50 years or 30. Notice the predictions are never for next year or the next 10 years. They're always for way, way, way, way out there, when none of us are going to be around or alive to know whether or not they were true." Matt Gaetz stated on February 7, 2019 in a CNN interview: "One out of every 5 people that the federal government charges with murder is an illegal alien." Facebook posts stated on February 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Mike Pence as saying that people with pre-existing conditions need "more Jesus care," not health care. Susana Mendoza stated on February 13, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Bill Daley, as part of former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s transition team, wrote "the blueprint" for record Springfield gridlock. Christopher Coyne stated on February 6, 2019 in speech at a public meeting in Rutland: "We’re talking about a law that would allow a child to be aborted right up to the moment of birth." Chuck McGrady stated on February 13, 2019 in a press conference: Says "nearly half" of House Republicans have supported a nonpartisan redistricting bill. Viral image stated on February 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Chinese workers made "90,000 banners" for Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign and the president chose to hire "Chinese workers instead of American workers" Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took a "$10 million payout from Netflix." Beto O'Rourke stated on February 8, 2019 in a blog post: When visa holders exit the United States and enter Mexico, "if they leave through a land port of entry we literally have no clue if they are still here or have returned to their country of origin." Facebook posts stated on February 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Dr. Robert Gallo, the man who helped discover the HIV virus, confessed he was "forced" to "create the HIV virus as a secret weapon to wipe out the African race." Tony Evers stated on January 3, 2019 in news reports: On Evers' support for a $15 minimum wage Gavin Newsom stated on February 12, 2019 in a State of the State Address: "More than a million Californians" do not have "clean water to bathe in or drink." Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2019 in a speech: "Violent crime is now going down for the first time in a long while." Viral image stated on February 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: The intersection of a rainbow and tornado is called a "tornabow." Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Mitch McConnell's "biggest donor" is a "Russian oligarch that the GOP just lifted sanctions on." Viral image stated on February 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Eric Trump said, "The president should be able to choose governors, senators, and congressmen, just like our founders meant it to be. The only election should be for president." Jerrold Nadler stated on February 6, 2019 in a committee hearing: "In 2011, for example, the United Kingdom had 146 deaths due to gun violence; Denmark, 71; Portugal, 142; and Japan, 30. But last year, in the United States, almost 40,000." Roy Cooper stated on January 30, 2019: Says "30,000 veterans in North Carolina have no health insurance." Viral image stated on February 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Robert Mueller as saying, "We must move as quickly as possible to a one-world government; a one-world religion; under a one world leader." Viral image stated on February 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Beto O’Rourke as saying, "If I could throw two kinds of people in the garbage it would be the elderly and wounded veterans. When a tool breaks you don’t fix it, you throw it in the damn trash." Facebook posts stated on February 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Since 1938 the minimum wage has been increased "23 times" and was raised "21 times during Democratic congresses, and only twice during Republican ones." Elizabeth Warren stated on February 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: "By rubber-stamping the Bayer-Monsanto merger, the Justice Department is handing control over one quarter of the world's seeds and pesticides market to one ginormous agribusiness." Darren Jackson stated on January 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Expanding Medicaid would bring 40,000 jobs to North Carolina." Kamala Harris stated on February 11, 2019 in a tweet: "The average tax refund is down about $170 compared to last year. Let’s call the President’s tax cut what it is: a middle-class tax hike to line the pockets of already wealthy corporations and the 1%." Matt Gaetz stated on February 7, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "In 1992, the Democratic Party had in their platform provisions that said that illegal aliens were coming in this country, committing felonies, sent back and then they were right back across the border to do the same thing."
Amy Klobuchar stated on February 18, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "Comprehensive immigration reform, the bill we had back in 2013 ... brought the debt down $158 billion."
Donald Trump stated on February 11, 2019 in a rally.: Says Gov. Ralph Northam "stated that he would even allow a newborn baby to come out into the world... then talk to the mother and talk to the father and then execute the baby."
Facebook posts stated on February 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz once said that he would "hire an illegal immigrant" before he would hire a veteran.
Viral image stated on February 17, 2019 in a post on Facebook: A photo of a homeless camp on old railroad tracks is present-day Los Angeles.
Glenn Grothman stated on January 15, 2019 in a statement: A provision in the first bill passed by House Democrats would "allow the billions of dollars of aid we send to other countries to be used for abortions."
Rush Limbaugh stated on February 17, 2019 in in an interview: "Climate change is nothing but a bunch of computer models that attempt to tell us what's going to happen in 50 years or 30. Notice the predictions are never for next year or the next 10 years. They're always for way, way, way, way out there, when none of us are going to be around or alive to know whether or not they were true."
Matt Gaetz stated on February 7, 2019 in a CNN interview: "One out of every 5 people that the federal government charges with murder is an illegal alien."
Facebook posts stated on February 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Mike Pence as saying that people with pre-existing conditions need "more Jesus care," not health care.
Susana Mendoza stated on February 13, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Bill Daley, as part of former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s transition team, wrote "the blueprint" for record Springfield gridlock.
Christopher Coyne stated on February 6, 2019 in speech at a public meeting in Rutland: "We’re talking about a law that would allow a child to be aborted right up to the moment of birth."
Chuck McGrady stated on February 13, 2019 in a press conference: Says "nearly half" of House Republicans have supported a nonpartisan redistricting bill.
Viral image stated on February 6, 2019 in a Facebook post: Chinese workers made "90,000 banners" for Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign and the president chose to hire "Chinese workers instead of American workers"
Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took a "$10 million payout from Netflix."
Beto O'Rourke stated on February 8, 2019 in a blog post: When visa holders exit the United States and enter Mexico, "if they leave through a land port of entry we literally have no clue if they are still here or have returned to their country of origin."
Facebook posts stated on February 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Dr. Robert Gallo, the man who helped discover the HIV virus, confessed he was "forced" to "create the HIV virus as a secret weapon to wipe out the African race."
Gavin Newsom stated on February 12, 2019 in a State of the State Address: "More than a million Californians" do not have "clean water to bathe in or drink."
Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2019 in a speech: "Violent crime is now going down for the first time in a long while."
Viral image stated on February 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: The intersection of a rainbow and tornado is called a "tornabow."
Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Mitch McConnell's "biggest donor" is a "Russian oligarch that the GOP just lifted sanctions on."
Viral image stated on February 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Eric Trump said, "The president should be able to choose governors, senators, and congressmen, just like our founders meant it to be. The only election should be for president."
Jerrold Nadler stated on February 6, 2019 in a committee hearing: "In 2011, for example, the United Kingdom had 146 deaths due to gun violence; Denmark, 71; Portugal, 142; and Japan, 30. But last year, in the United States, almost 40,000."
Roy Cooper stated on January 30, 2019: Says "30,000 veterans in North Carolina have no health insurance."
Viral image stated on February 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Robert Mueller as saying, "We must move as quickly as possible to a one-world government; a one-world religion; under a one world leader."
Viral image stated on February 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Beto O’Rourke as saying, "If I could throw two kinds of people in the garbage it would be the elderly and wounded veterans. When a tool breaks you don’t fix it, you throw it in the damn trash."
Facebook posts stated on February 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Since 1938 the minimum wage has been increased "23 times" and was raised "21 times during Democratic congresses, and only twice during Republican ones."
Elizabeth Warren stated on February 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: "By rubber-stamping the Bayer-Monsanto merger, the Justice Department is handing control over one quarter of the world's seeds and pesticides market to one ginormous agribusiness."
Darren Jackson stated on January 30, 2019 in a tweet: "Expanding Medicaid would bring 40,000 jobs to North Carolina."
Kamala Harris stated on February 11, 2019 in a tweet: "The average tax refund is down about $170 compared to last year. Let’s call the President’s tax cut what it is: a middle-class tax hike to line the pockets of already wealthy corporations and the 1%."
Matt Gaetz stated on February 7, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "In 1992, the Democratic Party had in their platform provisions that said that illegal aliens were coming in this country, committing felonies, sent back and then they were right back across the border to do the same thing."
