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 Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2020 in on social media: Politicians “receive full pay retirement after serving 1 term!” Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2020 in on social media: The government must have planned the coronavirus pandemic because the coronavirus relief bill had been introduced three years earlier. Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in posts on the Internet: “The Democrats are pushing for an implanted microchip in humans, and everyone to be vaccinated.” Jay Inslee stated on April 19, 2020 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.” Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in an endorsement announcement: Joe Biden "already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history." YouTube videos stated on April 12, 2020 in social media posts: The $1,200 coronavirus relief checks this year are “just an advance on your next tax return. … Next year, you're automatically going to owe $1,200 come tax season.” DeAnna Lorraine stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet that was retweeted by President Donald Trump: Says of COVID-19 that Dr. Anthony Fauci "was telling people on February 29th that there was nothing to worry about and it posed no threat to the US public at large." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a press briefing: With voting by mail, “you get thousands and thousands of people sitting in somebody's living room, signing ballots all over the place.” Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in social media: Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats” Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2020 in a press conference: “I didn’t say that” some of the medical equipment that governors are requesting, they don't actually need. Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more. Instagram posts stated on March 23, 2020 in social media posts: “Putin has stated: Russian citizens (have) 2 options: Stay home for 15 days or in jail for 5 years.” Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a debate: Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.” Instagram posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a screenshot: Says Donald Trump “cut funding to the CDC,” “fired the Pandemic Response Team,” “refused WHO tests” and “wasted two weeks calling this outbreak a ‘Democrat hoax.’” Bloggers stated on March 12, 2020 in a post on the internet: “The CDC can detain anyone with a fever — indefinitely. … Vaccination (is) a way people could get out of detention.” Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2018 in posts on the Internet: A post comparing two construction workers — “Joe legal” and “Jose illegal” — says “Jose” pays no taxes yet gets free medical care, food stamps, welfare, and 'head of the class' priority for his children in applying for college. Republican National Committee stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email: On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: Says Bernie Sanders “voted against the Brady Bill five times for background checks on people.” Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: “You’ve raised a lot more money than I have, Bernie.” Bernie Sanders stated on February 19, 2020 in a debate: “Mike Bloomberg owns more wealth than the bottom 125 million Americans.” Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2020 in social media: “Bernie Sanders voted in favor of every war during his tenure.” Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall: Says of President Donald Trump’s actions on the coronavirus: “No. 1, he fired the pandemic team two years ago. No. 2, he's been defunding the Centers for Disease Control.” Pete Buttigieg stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support." Elizabeth Warren stated on February 19, 2020 in a debate: "Amy, I looked online at your (health care) plan. It’s two paragraphs." Elizabeth Warren stated on February 7, 2020 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: “Everyone on this stage except Amy (Klobuchar) and me is either a billionaire or is receiving help from PACs that can do unlimited spending.” Committee to Defend the President stated on January 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Mitt Romney voted against convicting President Donald Trump because Burisma board member Joseph Cofer Black “is Romney’s national security advisor” and because of ties to Obama CIA director John Brennan. Elizabeth Warren stated on February 5, 2020 in a CNN town hall: “We have an America where … hard-working families have flat wages.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020: "Years of economic decay are over" because Trump "reversed the failed economic policies of the previous administration." Jake Tapper stated on February 4, 2020 in comments on CNN: “Traditionally, the Speaker says: ‘Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States.’ (Tonight) Speaker Pelosi said, ‘Members of Congress, the President of the United States.’ " Veronica Escobar stated on February 4, 2020 in a speech: “The president has exploded the debt by more than $3 trillion — all to give billion-dollar tax cuts to the wealthiest few.”
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Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2020 in on social media: Politicians “receive full pay retirement after serving 1 term!” Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2020 in on social media: The government must have planned the coronavirus pandemic because the coronavirus relief bill had been introduced three years earlier. Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in posts on the Internet: “The Democrats are pushing for an implanted microchip in humans, and everyone to be vaccinated.” Jay Inslee stated on April 19, 2020 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.” Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in an endorsement announcement: Joe Biden "already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history." YouTube videos stated on April 12, 2020 in social media posts: The $1,200 coronavirus relief checks this year are “just an advance on your next tax return. … Next year, you're automatically going to owe $1,200 come tax season.” DeAnna Lorraine stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet that was retweeted by President Donald Trump: Says of COVID-19 that Dr. Anthony Fauci "was telling people on February 29th that there was nothing to worry about and it posed no threat to the US public at large." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a press briefing: With voting by mail, “you get thousands and thousands of people sitting in somebody's living room, signing ballots all over the place.” Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in social media: Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats” Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2020 in a press conference: “I didn’t say that” some of the medical equipment that governors are requesting, they don't actually need. Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more. Instagram posts stated on March 23, 2020 in social media posts: “Putin has stated: Russian citizens (have) 2 options: Stay home for 15 days or in jail for 5 years.” Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a debate: Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.” Instagram posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a screenshot: Says Donald Trump “cut funding to the CDC,” “fired the Pandemic Response Team,” “refused WHO tests” and “wasted two weeks calling this outbreak a ‘Democrat hoax.’” Bloggers stated on March 12, 2020 in a post on the internet: “The CDC can detain anyone with a fever — indefinitely. … Vaccination (is) a way people could get out of detention.” Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2018 in posts on the Internet: A post comparing two construction workers — “Joe legal” and “Jose illegal” — says “Jose” pays no taxes yet gets free medical care, food stamps, welfare, and 'head of the class' priority for his children in applying for college. Republican National Committee stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email: On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: Says Bernie Sanders “voted against the Brady Bill five times for background checks on people.” Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: “You’ve raised a lot more money than I have, Bernie.” Bernie Sanders stated on February 19, 2020 in a debate: “Mike Bloomberg owns more wealth than the bottom 125 million Americans.” Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2020 in social media: “Bernie Sanders voted in favor of every war during his tenure.” Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall: Says of President Donald Trump’s actions on the coronavirus: “No. 1, he fired the pandemic team two years ago. No. 2, he's been defunding the Centers for Disease Control.” Pete Buttigieg stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support." Elizabeth Warren stated on February 19, 2020 in a debate: "Amy, I looked online at your (health care) plan. It’s two paragraphs." Elizabeth Warren stated on February 7, 2020 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: “Everyone on this stage except Amy (Klobuchar) and me is either a billionaire or is receiving help from PACs that can do unlimited spending.” Committee to Defend the President stated on January 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Mitt Romney voted against convicting President Donald Trump because Burisma board member Joseph Cofer Black “is Romney’s national security advisor” and because of ties to Obama CIA director John Brennan. Elizabeth Warren stated on February 5, 2020 in a CNN town hall: “We have an America where … hard-working families have flat wages.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020: "Years of economic decay are over" because Trump "reversed the failed economic policies of the previous administration." Jake Tapper stated on February 4, 2020 in comments on CNN: “Traditionally, the Speaker says: ‘Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States.’ (Tonight) Speaker Pelosi said, ‘Members of Congress, the President of the United States.’ " Veronica Escobar stated on February 4, 2020 in a speech: “The president has exploded the debt by more than $3 trillion — all to give billion-dollar tax cuts to the wealthiest few.”
Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2020 in on social media: Politicians “receive full pay retirement after serving 1 term!”
Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2020 in on social media: The government must have planned the coronavirus pandemic because the coronavirus relief bill had been introduced three years earlier.
Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in posts on the Internet: “The Democrats are pushing for an implanted microchip in humans, and everyone to be vaccinated.”
Jay Inslee stated on April 19, 2020 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.”
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in an endorsement announcement: Joe Biden "already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history."
YouTube videos stated on April 12, 2020 in social media posts: The $1,200 coronavirus relief checks this year are “just an advance on your next tax return. … Next year, you're automatically going to owe $1,200 come tax season.”
DeAnna Lorraine stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet that was retweeted by President Donald Trump: Says of COVID-19 that Dr. Anthony Fauci "was telling people on February 29th that there was nothing to worry about and it posed no threat to the US public at large."
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a press briefing: With voting by mail, “you get thousands and thousands of people sitting in somebody's living room, signing ballots all over the place.”
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in social media: Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats”
Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2020 in a press conference: “I didn’t say that” some of the medical equipment that governors are requesting, they don't actually need.
Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more.
Instagram posts stated on March 23, 2020 in social media posts: “Putin has stated: Russian citizens (have) 2 options: Stay home for 15 days or in jail for 5 years.”
Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a debate: Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.”
Instagram posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a screenshot: Says Donald Trump “cut funding to the CDC,” “fired the Pandemic Response Team,” “refused WHO tests” and “wasted two weeks calling this outbreak a ‘Democrat hoax.’”
Bloggers stated on March 12, 2020 in a post on the internet: “The CDC can detain anyone with a fever — indefinitely. … Vaccination (is) a way people could get out of detention.”
Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2018 in posts on the Internet: A post comparing two construction workers — “Joe legal” and “Jose illegal” — says “Jose” pays no taxes yet gets free medical care, food stamps, welfare, and 'head of the class' priority for his children in applying for college.
Republican National Committee stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email: On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden.
Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: Says Bernie Sanders “voted against the Brady Bill five times for background checks on people.”
Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: “You’ve raised a lot more money than I have, Bernie.”
Bernie Sanders stated on February 19, 2020 in a debate: “Mike Bloomberg owns more wealth than the bottom 125 million Americans.”
Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2020 in social media: “Bernie Sanders voted in favor of every war during his tenure.”
Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall: Says of President Donald Trump’s actions on the coronavirus: “No. 1, he fired the pandemic team two years ago. No. 2, he's been defunding the Centers for Disease Control.”
Pete Buttigieg stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support."
Elizabeth Warren stated on February 19, 2020 in a debate: "Amy, I looked online at your (health care) plan. It’s two paragraphs."
Elizabeth Warren stated on February 7, 2020 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: “Everyone on this stage except Amy (Klobuchar) and me is either a billionaire or is receiving help from PACs that can do unlimited spending.”
Committee to Defend the President stated on January 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Mitt Romney voted against convicting President Donald Trump because Burisma board member Joseph Cofer Black “is Romney’s national security advisor” and because of ties to Obama CIA director John Brennan.
Elizabeth Warren stated on February 5, 2020 in a CNN town hall: “We have an America where … hard-working families have flat wages.”
Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020: "Years of economic decay are over" because Trump "reversed the failed economic policies of the previous administration."
Jake Tapper stated on February 4, 2020 in comments on CNN: “Traditionally, the Speaker says: ‘Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States.’ (Tonight) Speaker Pelosi said, ‘Members of Congress, the President of the United States.’ "
Veronica Escobar stated on February 4, 2020 in a speech: “The president has exploded the debt by more than $3 trillion — all to give billion-dollar tax cuts to the wealthiest few.”
