Latest Half-True Fact-checks Kevin McCarthy stated on January 10, 2023 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: “When the Republicans were in power the last time for eight years, do you know how much discretionary spending increased in those eight years? Zero.” Joe Biden stated on January 12, 2023 in remarks at the White House: “Take-home pay for workers is going up.” Lindsay Cross stated on January 3, 2023 in a press release: "Florida's water is dirtier and sicker than when Gov. DeSantis first took office." Kari Lake stated on December 10, 2022 in a tweet: Luana Stoltenberg “originally LOST her race for Iowa State House when Machines declared the Democrat the Winner.” Bernie Sanders stated on December 11, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “We have 85 million Americans who have no health insurance.” Chris Murphy stated on November 27, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “60% of counties in this country are refusing to implement the nation's gun laws.” League of Conservation Voters stated on November 28, 2022 in a statement on a website: Herschel Walker “is heavily funded by the oil and gas industry, raking in more than $140,000 in donations from Big Oil and other energy interests." Herschel Walker stated on November 16, 2022 in an ad: “(Raphael) Warnock’s camp was shut down for failing to report five findings of child abuse and neglect." Senate Majority PAC stated on October 24, 2022 in a political ad: “Ted Budd voted to cut Medicare and Social Security and voted to raise the retirement age, too.” Yesli Vega stated on October 20, 2022 in an interview.: They were “never my comments” that a woman can’t get pregnant from rape. Kris Mayes stated on September 25, 2022 in a tweet: Abraham Hamadeh says he will “lock up doctors, nurses, pharmacists” and “punish women for abortion.” Florida Immigrant Coalition stated on October 18, 2022 in un anuncio de campaña: “Marco Rubio le ha votado en contra a los Dreamers”. Kim Reynolds stated on October 6, 2022 in a campaign ad: "Deidre DeJear refused to stand for police." Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a screenshot shared on Instagram: Pennsylvania drop boxes were “pre-loaded” with ballots. Tom Horne stated on September 14, 2022 in a debate: “Kids are resistant to COVID as opposed to older people.” Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a post: A Phoenix TV station aired the election results more than a week early. Catherine Cortez Masto stated on October 13, 2022 in a tweet: Adam Laxalt is “anti-DACA” and “fought against the protections for DACA recipients when he was attorney general.” Kathy Hochul stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech: New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%. Instagram posts stated on October 17, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Boston University CREATES a new COVID strain that has an 80% kill rate.” Senate Majority PAC stated on October 11, 2022 in an ad: A dog endured “unimaginable pain and suffering” during heart research experiments, “just one of 300 killed in (Dr. Mehmet) Oz’s lab.” Arizona Democratic Party stated on September 13, 2022 in a tweet: Abraham Hamadeh misled "about his legal experience.” Joe Manchin stated on September 20, 2022 in a tweet: “Over the past 5 years, natural gas costs have gone up over 200%” in the United States. National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 4, 2022 in a TV ad.: Abigail Spanberger supported “nearly $1 billion in stimulus checks for prisoners, including domestic terrorists.” Joe Biden stated on October 8, 2022 in an Instagram post: The Biden administration has “created” more than double the number of jobs per month, on average, than any other administration going back to George H.W. Bush. J.D. Vance stated on October 10, 2022 in a debate: “Tim Ryan when he ran for president two years ago … supported banning fracking both on public lands and generally speaking.” Val Demings stated on September 23, 2022 in a tweet: U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio "has denied climate change." Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 22, 2022 in an ad: Adam Laxalt “would let Nevada and other states ban abortion with zero exceptions.” Ron Johnson stated on September 26, 2022 in TV ad: Says Mandela Barnes “supported a 20% increase in the gas tax.” Marco Rubio stated on September 14, 2022 in an ad: Val Demings "voted to allow transgender youth sports and teaching radical gender identity without parental consent." Zach Nunn stated on September 14, 2022 in a tweet: “Iowans are paying $5,000 extra for everyday goods under Biden and Axne’s inflation.”
Kevin McCarthy stated on January 10, 2023 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: “When the Republicans were in power the last time for eight years, do you know how much discretionary spending increased in those eight years? Zero.” Joe Biden stated on January 12, 2023 in remarks at the White House: “Take-home pay for workers is going up.” Lindsay Cross stated on January 3, 2023 in a press release: "Florida's water is dirtier and sicker than when Gov. DeSantis first took office." Kari Lake stated on December 10, 2022 in a tweet: Luana Stoltenberg “originally LOST her race for Iowa State House when Machines declared the Democrat the Winner.” Bernie Sanders stated on December 11, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “We have 85 million Americans who have no health insurance.” Chris Murphy stated on November 27, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “60% of counties in this country are refusing to implement the nation's gun laws.” League of Conservation Voters stated on November 28, 2022 in a statement on a website: Herschel Walker “is heavily funded by the oil and gas industry, raking in more than $140,000 in donations from Big Oil and other energy interests." Herschel Walker stated on November 16, 2022 in an ad: “(Raphael) Warnock’s camp was shut down for failing to report five findings of child abuse and neglect." Senate Majority PAC stated on October 24, 2022 in a political ad: “Ted Budd voted to cut Medicare and Social Security and voted to raise the retirement age, too.” Yesli Vega stated on October 20, 2022 in an interview.: They were “never my comments” that a woman can’t get pregnant from rape. Kris Mayes stated on September 25, 2022 in a tweet: Abraham Hamadeh says he will “lock up doctors, nurses, pharmacists” and “punish women for abortion.” Florida Immigrant Coalition stated on October 18, 2022 in un anuncio de campaña: “Marco Rubio le ha votado en contra a los Dreamers”. Kim Reynolds stated on October 6, 2022 in a campaign ad: "Deidre DeJear refused to stand for police." Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a screenshot shared on Instagram: Pennsylvania drop boxes were “pre-loaded” with ballots. Tom Horne stated on September 14, 2022 in a debate: “Kids are resistant to COVID as opposed to older people.” Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a post: A Phoenix TV station aired the election results more than a week early. Catherine Cortez Masto stated on October 13, 2022 in a tweet: Adam Laxalt is “anti-DACA” and “fought against the protections for DACA recipients when he was attorney general.” Kathy Hochul stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech: New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%. Instagram posts stated on October 17, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Boston University CREATES a new COVID strain that has an 80% kill rate.” Senate Majority PAC stated on October 11, 2022 in an ad: A dog endured “unimaginable pain and suffering” during heart research experiments, “just one of 300 killed in (Dr. Mehmet) Oz’s lab.” Arizona Democratic Party stated on September 13, 2022 in a tweet: Abraham Hamadeh misled "about his legal experience.” Joe Manchin stated on September 20, 2022 in a tweet: “Over the past 5 years, natural gas costs have gone up over 200%” in the United States. National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 4, 2022 in a TV ad.: Abigail Spanberger supported “nearly $1 billion in stimulus checks for prisoners, including domestic terrorists.” Joe Biden stated on October 8, 2022 in an Instagram post: The Biden administration has “created” more than double the number of jobs per month, on average, than any other administration going back to George H.W. Bush. J.D. Vance stated on October 10, 2022 in a debate: “Tim Ryan when he ran for president two years ago … supported banning fracking both on public lands and generally speaking.” Val Demings stated on September 23, 2022 in a tweet: U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio "has denied climate change." Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 22, 2022 in an ad: Adam Laxalt “would let Nevada and other states ban abortion with zero exceptions.” Ron Johnson stated on September 26, 2022 in TV ad: Says Mandela Barnes “supported a 20% increase in the gas tax.” Marco Rubio stated on September 14, 2022 in an ad: Val Demings "voted to allow transgender youth sports and teaching radical gender identity without parental consent." Zach Nunn stated on September 14, 2022 in a tweet: “Iowans are paying $5,000 extra for everyday goods under Biden and Axne’s inflation.”
Kevin McCarthy stated on January 10, 2023 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: “When the Republicans were in power the last time for eight years, do you know how much discretionary spending increased in those eight years? Zero.”
Joe Biden stated on January 12, 2023 in remarks at the White House: “Take-home pay for workers is going up.”
Lindsay Cross stated on January 3, 2023 in a press release: "Florida's water is dirtier and sicker than when Gov. DeSantis first took office."
Kari Lake stated on December 10, 2022 in a tweet: Luana Stoltenberg “originally LOST her race for Iowa State House when Machines declared the Democrat the Winner.”
Bernie Sanders stated on December 11, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “We have 85 million Americans who have no health insurance.”
Chris Murphy stated on November 27, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “60% of counties in this country are refusing to implement the nation's gun laws.”
League of Conservation Voters stated on November 28, 2022 in a statement on a website: Herschel Walker “is heavily funded by the oil and gas industry, raking in more than $140,000 in donations from Big Oil and other energy interests."
Herschel Walker stated on November 16, 2022 in an ad: “(Raphael) Warnock’s camp was shut down for failing to report five findings of child abuse and neglect."
Senate Majority PAC stated on October 24, 2022 in a political ad: “Ted Budd voted to cut Medicare and Social Security and voted to raise the retirement age, too.”
Yesli Vega stated on October 20, 2022 in an interview.: They were “never my comments” that a woman can’t get pregnant from rape.
Kris Mayes stated on September 25, 2022 in a tweet: Abraham Hamadeh says he will “lock up doctors, nurses, pharmacists” and “punish women for abortion.”
Florida Immigrant Coalition stated on October 18, 2022 in un anuncio de campaña: “Marco Rubio le ha votado en contra a los Dreamers”.
Kim Reynolds stated on October 6, 2022 in a campaign ad: "Deidre DeJear refused to stand for police."
Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a screenshot shared on Instagram: Pennsylvania drop boxes were “pre-loaded” with ballots.
Tom Horne stated on September 14, 2022 in a debate: “Kids are resistant to COVID as opposed to older people.”
Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a post: A Phoenix TV station aired the election results more than a week early.
Catherine Cortez Masto stated on October 13, 2022 in a tweet: Adam Laxalt is “anti-DACA” and “fought against the protections for DACA recipients when he was attorney general.”
Kathy Hochul stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech: New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%.
Instagram posts stated on October 17, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Boston University CREATES a new COVID strain that has an 80% kill rate.”
Senate Majority PAC stated on October 11, 2022 in an ad: A dog endured “unimaginable pain and suffering” during heart research experiments, “just one of 300 killed in (Dr. Mehmet) Oz’s lab.”
Arizona Democratic Party stated on September 13, 2022 in a tweet: Abraham Hamadeh misled "about his legal experience.”
Joe Manchin stated on September 20, 2022 in a tweet: “Over the past 5 years, natural gas costs have gone up over 200%” in the United States.
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 4, 2022 in a TV ad.: Abigail Spanberger supported “nearly $1 billion in stimulus checks for prisoners, including domestic terrorists.”
Joe Biden stated on October 8, 2022 in an Instagram post: The Biden administration has “created” more than double the number of jobs per month, on average, than any other administration going back to George H.W. Bush.
J.D. Vance stated on October 10, 2022 in a debate: “Tim Ryan when he ran for president two years ago … supported banning fracking both on public lands and generally speaking.”
Val Demings stated on September 23, 2022 in a tweet: U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio "has denied climate change."
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 22, 2022 in an ad: Adam Laxalt “would let Nevada and other states ban abortion with zero exceptions.”
Ron Johnson stated on September 26, 2022 in TV ad: Says Mandela Barnes “supported a 20% increase in the gas tax.”
Marco Rubio stated on September 14, 2022 in an ad: Val Demings "voted to allow transgender youth sports and teaching radical gender identity without parental consent."
Zach Nunn stated on September 14, 2022 in a tweet: “Iowans are paying $5,000 extra for everyday goods under Biden and Axne’s inflation.”