Latest Fact-checks by Louis Jacobson 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 Donald Trump stated on September 7, 2020 in a press conference: "Under Operation Warp Speed, we’ve pioneered groundbreaking therapies, reducing the fatality rate 85% since April.” Donald Trump stated on September 3, 2020 in a tweet: "I never called John (McCain) a loser." Joe Biden stated on September 2, 2020 in a speech in Wilmington, Del.: Says he was the first person to call for invoking the Defense Production Act. John James stated on August 26, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is "known for doing nothing. … (Peters) skipped 84% of small business hearings (and) skipped 89% of hearings on China." Nikki Haley stated on August 24, 2020 in a Republican convention speech: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “want massive tax hikes on working families.” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in comments in Scranton, Pa.: “So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.” Bill Clinton stated on August 18, 2020 in a Democratic convention speech: The United States is “the only major industrial economy to have its unemployment rate triple” since the coronavirus pandemic began. Michelle Obama stated on August 17, 2020 in a Democratic convention speech: “In one of the states that determined the outcome” of the 2016 presidential race, “the winning margin averaged out to just two votes per precinct, two votes.” Facebook posts stated on August 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: If Joe Biden can’t serve his full term, Kamala Harris “cannot by constitutional law become president.” Facebook posts stated on August 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: President Donald Trump “put a hold on ALL EVICTIONS through December.” Donald Trump stated on July 30, 2020 in a press conference: Absentee voting is different from mail-in voting and has more protections against fraud. Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in on social media: Say that according to the Los Angeles Times, “95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens,” more than two-thirds of all births in Los Angeles County “are to illegal alien Mexicans” on Medicaid, “nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal,” and Nancy Pelosi “wants to put a windfall tax” on retirement fund profits. Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a town hall: No U.S. presidents elected before Donald Trump were racist. Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2020 in a White House briefing: “We're setting record job numbers.” Joe Biden stated on July 20, 2020 in an interview with Joy Reid on MSNBC: “I, all the way back in January, warned (President Trump that) this pandemic was coming. I talked about what we needed to do.” Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2020 in an interview with Fox News' Chris Wallace: “We have one of the lowest mortality rates in the world” from COVID-19. Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: A Joe Biden-Bernie Sanders “unity” policy document shows “they want to abolish our police departments. They want to abolish our prisons, I guess.” Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2020 in on social media: Only 56 coronavirus deaths a day was enough to collapse the world economy, even though thousands of people die daily from tuberculosis, hepatitis B, and other diseases. Mike Pence stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: “And I heard that just yesterday, Joe Biden said that well-armed police in his words ‘become the enemy’ and he said that he would ‘absolutely cut funding for law enforcement.’” Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2020 in an ad: “Trump lost a trade war that he started.” Joe Biden stated on May 21, 2020 in a video: "You weren't allowed to own a cannon during the Revolutionary War as an individual." Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2020 in a tweet: As of June 23, the COVID-19 death rate is “way down.” Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2020 in a tweet: COVID-19 cases are “up only because of our big number testing.” Mike Pence stated on June 15, 2020 in remarks at the White House: "In a very real sense, (Oklahoma has) flattened the curve. ... The number of cases in Oklahoma — it's declined precipitously." Donald Trump stated on June 3, 2020 in a tweet: Says he’s the one who gave the nickname “Mad Dog” to former Defense Secretary James Mattis. Facebook posts stated on June 1, 2020 in post on Facebook: “The CEO of the company that owns Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut donated $400,000 towards Trump’s re-election campaign.” Erin Burnett stated on June 1, 2020 in remarks on her CNN show: If President Trump decides to deploy the U.S. military domestically, he would be “mobilizing U.S. military troops on American soil for the first time since 1807.” Donald Trump stated on May 24, 2020 in a tweet: “Cases, numbers and deaths (of COVID-19) are going down all over the Country!” Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in on social media: "Hidden in the CARES Act was an obscure $135 billion tax break for 43,000 millionaires." Lincoln Project stated on May 5, 2020 in an ad: "Trump bailed out Wall Street, but not Main Street."
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Donald Trump stated on September 7, 2020 in a press conference: "Under Operation Warp Speed, we’ve pioneered groundbreaking therapies, reducing the fatality rate 85% since April.” Donald Trump stated on September 3, 2020 in a tweet: "I never called John (McCain) a loser." Joe Biden stated on September 2, 2020 in a speech in Wilmington, Del.: Says he was the first person to call for invoking the Defense Production Act. John James stated on August 26, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is "known for doing nothing. … (Peters) skipped 84% of small business hearings (and) skipped 89% of hearings on China." Nikki Haley stated on August 24, 2020 in a Republican convention speech: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “want massive tax hikes on working families.” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in comments in Scranton, Pa.: “So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.” Bill Clinton stated on August 18, 2020 in a Democratic convention speech: The United States is “the only major industrial economy to have its unemployment rate triple” since the coronavirus pandemic began. Michelle Obama stated on August 17, 2020 in a Democratic convention speech: “In one of the states that determined the outcome” of the 2016 presidential race, “the winning margin averaged out to just two votes per precinct, two votes.” Facebook posts stated on August 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: If Joe Biden can’t serve his full term, Kamala Harris “cannot by constitutional law become president.” Facebook posts stated on August 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: President Donald Trump “put a hold on ALL EVICTIONS through December.” Donald Trump stated on July 30, 2020 in a press conference: Absentee voting is different from mail-in voting and has more protections against fraud. Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in on social media: Say that according to the Los Angeles Times, “95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens,” more than two-thirds of all births in Los Angeles County “are to illegal alien Mexicans” on Medicaid, “nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal,” and Nancy Pelosi “wants to put a windfall tax” on retirement fund profits. Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a town hall: No U.S. presidents elected before Donald Trump were racist. Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2020 in a White House briefing: “We're setting record job numbers.” Joe Biden stated on July 20, 2020 in an interview with Joy Reid on MSNBC: “I, all the way back in January, warned (President Trump that) this pandemic was coming. I talked about what we needed to do.” Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2020 in an interview with Fox News' Chris Wallace: “We have one of the lowest mortality rates in the world” from COVID-19. Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: A Joe Biden-Bernie Sanders “unity” policy document shows “they want to abolish our police departments. They want to abolish our prisons, I guess.” Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2020 in on social media: Only 56 coronavirus deaths a day was enough to collapse the world economy, even though thousands of people die daily from tuberculosis, hepatitis B, and other diseases. Mike Pence stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: “And I heard that just yesterday, Joe Biden said that well-armed police in his words ‘become the enemy’ and he said that he would ‘absolutely cut funding for law enforcement.’” Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2020 in an ad: “Trump lost a trade war that he started.” Joe Biden stated on May 21, 2020 in a video: "You weren't allowed to own a cannon during the Revolutionary War as an individual." Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2020 in a tweet: As of June 23, the COVID-19 death rate is “way down.” Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2020 in a tweet: COVID-19 cases are “up only because of our big number testing.” Mike Pence stated on June 15, 2020 in remarks at the White House: "In a very real sense, (Oklahoma has) flattened the curve. ... The number of cases in Oklahoma — it's declined precipitously." Donald Trump stated on June 3, 2020 in a tweet: Says he’s the one who gave the nickname “Mad Dog” to former Defense Secretary James Mattis. Facebook posts stated on June 1, 2020 in post on Facebook: “The CEO of the company that owns Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut donated $400,000 towards Trump’s re-election campaign.” Erin Burnett stated on June 1, 2020 in remarks on her CNN show: If President Trump decides to deploy the U.S. military domestically, he would be “mobilizing U.S. military troops on American soil for the first time since 1807.” Donald Trump stated on May 24, 2020 in a tweet: “Cases, numbers and deaths (of COVID-19) are going down all over the Country!” Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in on social media: "Hidden in the CARES Act was an obscure $135 billion tax break for 43,000 millionaires." Lincoln Project stated on May 5, 2020 in an ad: "Trump bailed out Wall Street, but not Main Street."
Donald Trump stated on September 7, 2020 in a press conference: "Under Operation Warp Speed, we’ve pioneered groundbreaking therapies, reducing the fatality rate 85% since April.”
Joe Biden stated on September 2, 2020 in a speech in Wilmington, Del.: Says he was the first person to call for invoking the Defense Production Act.
John James stated on August 26, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is "known for doing nothing. … (Peters) skipped 84% of small business hearings (and) skipped 89% of hearings on China."
Nikki Haley stated on August 24, 2020 in a Republican convention speech: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “want massive tax hikes on working families.”
Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in comments in Scranton, Pa.: “So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.”
Bill Clinton stated on August 18, 2020 in a Democratic convention speech: The United States is “the only major industrial economy to have its unemployment rate triple” since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Michelle Obama stated on August 17, 2020 in a Democratic convention speech: “In one of the states that determined the outcome” of the 2016 presidential race, “the winning margin averaged out to just two votes per precinct, two votes.”
Facebook posts stated on August 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: If Joe Biden can’t serve his full term, Kamala Harris “cannot by constitutional law become president.”
Facebook posts stated on August 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: President Donald Trump “put a hold on ALL EVICTIONS through December.”
Donald Trump stated on July 30, 2020 in a press conference: Absentee voting is different from mail-in voting and has more protections against fraud.
Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in on social media: Say that according to the Los Angeles Times, “95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens,” more than two-thirds of all births in Los Angeles County “are to illegal alien Mexicans” on Medicaid, “nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal,” and Nancy Pelosi “wants to put a windfall tax” on retirement fund profits.
Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a town hall: No U.S. presidents elected before Donald Trump were racist.
Joe Biden stated on July 20, 2020 in an interview with Joy Reid on MSNBC: “I, all the way back in January, warned (President Trump that) this pandemic was coming. I talked about what we needed to do.”
Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2020 in an interview with Fox News' Chris Wallace: “We have one of the lowest mortality rates in the world” from COVID-19.
Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: A Joe Biden-Bernie Sanders “unity” policy document shows “they want to abolish our police departments. They want to abolish our prisons, I guess.”
Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2020 in on social media: Only 56 coronavirus deaths a day was enough to collapse the world economy, even though thousands of people die daily from tuberculosis, hepatitis B, and other diseases.
Mike Pence stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: “And I heard that just yesterday, Joe Biden said that well-armed police in his words ‘become the enemy’ and he said that he would ‘absolutely cut funding for law enforcement.’”
Joe Biden stated on May 21, 2020 in a video: "You weren't allowed to own a cannon during the Revolutionary War as an individual."
Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2020 in a tweet: As of June 23, the COVID-19 death rate is “way down.”
Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2020 in a tweet: COVID-19 cases are “up only because of our big number testing.”
Mike Pence stated on June 15, 2020 in remarks at the White House: "In a very real sense, (Oklahoma has) flattened the curve. ... The number of cases in Oklahoma — it's declined precipitously."
Donald Trump stated on June 3, 2020 in a tweet: Says he’s the one who gave the nickname “Mad Dog” to former Defense Secretary James Mattis.
Facebook posts stated on June 1, 2020 in post on Facebook: “The CEO of the company that owns Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut donated $400,000 towards Trump’s re-election campaign.”
Erin Burnett stated on June 1, 2020 in remarks on her CNN show: If President Trump decides to deploy the U.S. military domestically, he would be “mobilizing U.S. military troops on American soil for the first time since 1807.”
Donald Trump stated on May 24, 2020 in a tweet: “Cases, numbers and deaths (of COVID-19) are going down all over the Country!”
Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in on social media: "Hidden in the CARES Act was an obscure $135 billion tax break for 43,000 millionaires."
