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 Lupe Valdez stated on May 8, 2018 in a Facebook Live interview by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial board: "There are some counties in Texas where the first day of hunting, you have to shut down the schools because people are going to go hunting." Randy Bryce stated on May 6, 2018 in an interview: Says he’s not a politician. Stokes County school teacher stated on May 10, 2018 in a Facebook post: "I am roughly being paid $53 a day to educate your child." Jeff Sessions stated on May 8, 2018 in remarks to a conference: A legal settlement that reined in Chicago police "resulted in approximately 236 additional victims killed and over 1,100 additional shootings in 2016 alone." Andrew White stated on May 11, 2018 in a Democratic gubernatorial debate: Says Cecile Richards recently said there’s room in "her movement" for people who personally believe abortion is wrong. The Political Voice stated on May 12, 2018 in a headline: "Official: Rudy Giuliani officially resigns, Trump’s legal team on it's last leg." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: Says of MS-13 gang members, "We are getting them out of our country by the thousands." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: "In 2016, an officer was assaulted in America on an average of every 10 minutes." Bloggers stated on May 14, 2018 in a post on the Internet: Says Julia Roberts told Celine Dion, "If you hate Trump you can go in your country." Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: "If Joe Manchin had his way, Judge Gorsuch never would have been able to get a vote." Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Joe Manchin displayed an "unwillingness to change the failed Obamacare." The Breaking Dawn stated on May 10, 2018 in a headline: "It begins: California appoints first illegal alien to state office." Jacky Rosen stated on May 10, 2018 in a Rosen campaign press release: Says Dean Heller "has voted for a GOP bill that funded efforts to revive Yucca Mountain." Patty Murray stated on May 8, 2018 in a Senate subcommittee hearing: "Each year ICE detains someone, it costs taxpayers over $50,000. For comparison, by the way, that's four times the amount the federal government spends on each child in our public schools." Nancy Pelosi stated on May 10, 2018 in remarks at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation: "Two-thirds of the people who use Medicaid are poor children, but two-thirds of the money is for long-term care for seniors, whether in a facility or at home." Donald Trump stated on May 5, 2018 in a speech in Cleveland: A "catch and release" immigration policy "is a Democrat rule, Sherrod Brown, this is a Democrat rule." Mike Pence stated on April 25, 2018 in a speech: "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent." Gavin Newsom stated on May 8, 2018 in a campaign debate: "In San Francisco, we were successful in reducing our street population 40 percent. We got 12,000 people off the street." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2018 in remarks at the White House: Says the 2018 defense authorization bill includes raises for the military "for the first time in 10 years." WashingtonSources stated on May 7, 2018 in a headline: "Trump votes for death penalty for being gay." NY Evening News stated on May 9, 2018 in a headline: "Eric Schneiderman helped NXIVM sell child sex slaves to the Clintons" The Liberty Raise stated on May 9, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II Dead At 94" Kevin Cramer stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: Says Heidi Heitkamp "cast the deciding vote to kill the Congressional Review Act that would have repealed a BLM flaring rule that was designed just for North Dakota." TheNewYorkEvening.com stated on May 8, 2018 in a fake news blog post: "Pope Francis: Gun owners ‘can’t call themselves Christian’" RevolutionRadio.org stated on May 7, 2018 in a headline: "Democrats go full tyranny: now demand nationwide gun confiscation from law-abiding Americans ... at gunpoint, of course." Adam Putnam stated on May 5, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures." Joe Manchin stated on May 9, 2018 in an interview with Hoppy Kercheval: "By 2022, just the interest payment on our debt will be greater than the defense of our country." Steve McCraw stated on April 18, 2018 in testimony to a Texas House panel: Says the term "illegal alien" is "a legal term, it’s in statute, it’s a federal term." Madeleine Albright stated on April 10, 2018 in her book, "Fascism: A Warning": Says Benito Mussolini "initiated a campaign to 'drenare la palude' ('drain the swamp') by firing more than 35,000 civil servants." Kevin Nicholson stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview: "Tammy Baldwin cosponsored legislation that wanted to establish the Department of Peace and Nonviolence."
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
Lupe Valdez stated on May 8, 2018 in a Facebook Live interview by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial board: "There are some counties in Texas where the first day of hunting, you have to shut down the schools because people are going to go hunting." Randy Bryce stated on May 6, 2018 in an interview: Says he’s not a politician. Stokes County school teacher stated on May 10, 2018 in a Facebook post: "I am roughly being paid $53 a day to educate your child." Jeff Sessions stated on May 8, 2018 in remarks to a conference: A legal settlement that reined in Chicago police "resulted in approximately 236 additional victims killed and over 1,100 additional shootings in 2016 alone." Andrew White stated on May 11, 2018 in a Democratic gubernatorial debate: Says Cecile Richards recently said there’s room in "her movement" for people who personally believe abortion is wrong. The Political Voice stated on May 12, 2018 in a headline: "Official: Rudy Giuliani officially resigns, Trump’s legal team on it's last leg." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: Says of MS-13 gang members, "We are getting them out of our country by the thousands." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: "In 2016, an officer was assaulted in America on an average of every 10 minutes." Bloggers stated on May 14, 2018 in a post on the Internet: Says Julia Roberts told Celine Dion, "If you hate Trump you can go in your country." Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: "If Joe Manchin had his way, Judge Gorsuch never would have been able to get a vote." Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Joe Manchin displayed an "unwillingness to change the failed Obamacare." The Breaking Dawn stated on May 10, 2018 in a headline: "It begins: California appoints first illegal alien to state office." Jacky Rosen stated on May 10, 2018 in a Rosen campaign press release: Says Dean Heller "has voted for a GOP bill that funded efforts to revive Yucca Mountain." Patty Murray stated on May 8, 2018 in a Senate subcommittee hearing: "Each year ICE detains someone, it costs taxpayers over $50,000. For comparison, by the way, that's four times the amount the federal government spends on each child in our public schools." Nancy Pelosi stated on May 10, 2018 in remarks at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation: "Two-thirds of the people who use Medicaid are poor children, but two-thirds of the money is for long-term care for seniors, whether in a facility or at home." Donald Trump stated on May 5, 2018 in a speech in Cleveland: A "catch and release" immigration policy "is a Democrat rule, Sherrod Brown, this is a Democrat rule." Mike Pence stated on April 25, 2018 in a speech: "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent." Gavin Newsom stated on May 8, 2018 in a campaign debate: "In San Francisco, we were successful in reducing our street population 40 percent. We got 12,000 people off the street." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2018 in remarks at the White House: Says the 2018 defense authorization bill includes raises for the military "for the first time in 10 years." WashingtonSources stated on May 7, 2018 in a headline: "Trump votes for death penalty for being gay." NY Evening News stated on May 9, 2018 in a headline: "Eric Schneiderman helped NXIVM sell child sex slaves to the Clintons" The Liberty Raise stated on May 9, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II Dead At 94" Kevin Cramer stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: Says Heidi Heitkamp "cast the deciding vote to kill the Congressional Review Act that would have repealed a BLM flaring rule that was designed just for North Dakota." TheNewYorkEvening.com stated on May 8, 2018 in a fake news blog post: "Pope Francis: Gun owners ‘can’t call themselves Christian’" RevolutionRadio.org stated on May 7, 2018 in a headline: "Democrats go full tyranny: now demand nationwide gun confiscation from law-abiding Americans ... at gunpoint, of course." Adam Putnam stated on May 5, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures." Joe Manchin stated on May 9, 2018 in an interview with Hoppy Kercheval: "By 2022, just the interest payment on our debt will be greater than the defense of our country." Steve McCraw stated on April 18, 2018 in testimony to a Texas House panel: Says the term "illegal alien" is "a legal term, it’s in statute, it’s a federal term." Madeleine Albright stated on April 10, 2018 in her book, "Fascism: A Warning": Says Benito Mussolini "initiated a campaign to 'drenare la palude' ('drain the swamp') by firing more than 35,000 civil servants." Kevin Nicholson stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview: "Tammy Baldwin cosponsored legislation that wanted to establish the Department of Peace and Nonviolence."
Lupe Valdez stated on May 8, 2018 in a Facebook Live interview by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial board: "There are some counties in Texas where the first day of hunting, you have to shut down the schools because people are going to go hunting."
Stokes County school teacher stated on May 10, 2018 in a Facebook post: "I am roughly being paid $53 a day to educate your child."
Jeff Sessions stated on May 8, 2018 in remarks to a conference: A legal settlement that reined in Chicago police "resulted in approximately 236 additional victims killed and over 1,100 additional shootings in 2016 alone."
Andrew White stated on May 11, 2018 in a Democratic gubernatorial debate: Says Cecile Richards recently said there’s room in "her movement" for people who personally believe abortion is wrong.
The Political Voice stated on May 12, 2018 in a headline: "Official: Rudy Giuliani officially resigns, Trump’s legal team on it's last leg."
Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: Says of MS-13 gang members, "We are getting them out of our country by the thousands."
Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: "In 2016, an officer was assaulted in America on an average of every 10 minutes."
Bloggers stated on May 14, 2018 in a post on the Internet: Says Julia Roberts told Celine Dion, "If you hate Trump you can go in your country."
Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: "If Joe Manchin had his way, Judge Gorsuch never would have been able to get a vote."
Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Joe Manchin displayed an "unwillingness to change the failed Obamacare."
The Breaking Dawn stated on May 10, 2018 in a headline: "It begins: California appoints first illegal alien to state office."
Jacky Rosen stated on May 10, 2018 in a Rosen campaign press release: Says Dean Heller "has voted for a GOP bill that funded efforts to revive Yucca Mountain."
Patty Murray stated on May 8, 2018 in a Senate subcommittee hearing: "Each year ICE detains someone, it costs taxpayers over $50,000. For comparison, by the way, that's four times the amount the federal government spends on each child in our public schools."
Nancy Pelosi stated on May 10, 2018 in remarks at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation: "Two-thirds of the people who use Medicaid are poor children, but two-thirds of the money is for long-term care for seniors, whether in a facility or at home."
Donald Trump stated on May 5, 2018 in a speech in Cleveland: A "catch and release" immigration policy "is a Democrat rule, Sherrod Brown, this is a Democrat rule."
Mike Pence stated on April 25, 2018 in a speech: "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent."
Gavin Newsom stated on May 8, 2018 in a campaign debate: "In San Francisco, we were successful in reducing our street population 40 percent. We got 12,000 people off the street."
Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2018 in remarks at the White House: Says the 2018 defense authorization bill includes raises for the military "for the first time in 10 years."
WashingtonSources stated on May 7, 2018 in a headline: "Trump votes for death penalty for being gay."
NY Evening News stated on May 9, 2018 in a headline: "Eric Schneiderman helped NXIVM sell child sex slaves to the Clintons"
The Liberty Raise stated on May 9, 2018 in a post on Facebook: "BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II Dead At 94"
Kevin Cramer stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: Says Heidi Heitkamp "cast the deciding vote to kill the Congressional Review Act that would have repealed a BLM flaring rule that was designed just for North Dakota."
TheNewYorkEvening.com stated on May 8, 2018 in a fake news blog post: "Pope Francis: Gun owners ‘can’t call themselves Christian’"
RevolutionRadio.org stated on May 7, 2018 in a headline: "Democrats go full tyranny: now demand nationwide gun confiscation from law-abiding Americans ... at gunpoint, of course."
Adam Putnam stated on May 5, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures."
Joe Manchin stated on May 9, 2018 in an interview with Hoppy Kercheval: "By 2022, just the interest payment on our debt will be greater than the defense of our country."
Steve McCraw stated on April 18, 2018 in testimony to a Texas House panel: Says the term "illegal alien" is "a legal term, it’s in statute, it’s a federal term."
Madeleine Albright stated on April 10, 2018 in her book, "Fascism: A Warning": Says Benito Mussolini "initiated a campaign to 'drenare la palude' ('drain the swamp') by firing more than 35,000 civil servants."
Kevin Nicholson stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview: "Tammy Baldwin cosponsored legislation that wanted to establish the Department of Peace and Nonviolence."
