Latest Fact-checks by Tom Kertscher 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 Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2020 in an Instagram post: "California sends 440,000 ballots to ineligible voters." Joe Cunningham stated on October 16, 2020 in a website post: "Nancy Mace denies climate change." Congressional Leadership Fund stated on October 7, 2020 in an ad: Says Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's family received $700,000 from the firm of "violent warlord Ihor Kolomoisky," who is compared to Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro. Tommy Tuberville stated on October 8, 2020 in an ad: Says Doug Jones "has voted to spend our tax dollars on late-term abortions" and "supports abortion up until birth." Nancy Mace stated on October 6, 2020 in a debate: Says Joe Cunningham voted for $5 million in taxpayer funds to go into his and other politicians’ campaigns to pay for personal expenses and TV ads. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 6, 2020 in an ad: When Sara Gideon “knew the truth about” sexual allegations against a state lawmaker, “she could have called for an immediate investigation, but didn’t…Gideon knew for months, using her power to cover up.” Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Kamala Harris said there will be “a federal tax on your home for reparations.” Doug Jones stated on October 1, 2020 in an ad: Says Tommy Tuberville "quit on his players" all four times that he was a college football coach. Sara Gideon stated on September 16, 2020 in an ad: Says Susan Collins “pushed for policies that benefited her husband’s lobbying business.” Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Amy Coney Barrett has said that a woman should not be able to own property, buy or sell without the permission of her husband or a male relative.” Susan Collins stated on September 14, 2020 in an ad: Says Sara Gideon "voted to defund" the Freeport police "and gave the money to a nonprofit she helped run." Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 9, 2020 in an ad: "When California faced a budget crisis," Christy Smith "voted to lay off teachers and then voted to increase her pay." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on September 8, 2020 in an ad: Says that to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Garcia said: "Everyone should have to figure out how to fend for themselves." Lucy McBath stated on September 9, 2020 in an ad: Says Karen Handel voted with Donald Trump, "gutting health care for millions, supporting horrific child separation policies" and for "abortion bans." Karen Handel stated on August 24, 2020 in an ad: Says Lucy McBath "is supporting those who attack the police." Scott Perry stated on August 31, 2020 in an ad: Says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Eugene DePasquale support "socialized medicine," the Green New Deal and defunding the police. Doug Collins stated on August 29, 2020 in a tweet: Kelly Loeffler has a "long history of donating to abortion-on-demand Democrats." Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stated on August 21, 2020 in an ad: After a bridge collapse killed six people, Carlos Gimenez extended a $130 million contract to the construction company, where one of his sons worked and for which another lobbied. Doug Jones stated on August 10, 2020 in an interview: In April, when asked how he would handle the COVID-19 pandemic, Tommy Tuberville "said he didn't have a clue" and after winning the Republican nomination in July, "he still said he didn't have a clue." Ann Wagner stated on August 18, 2020 in an ad: Says Jill Schupp has shown a “disturbing pattern of putting sex offenders over our safety.” Tommy Tuberville stated on August 17, 2020 in an interview: Amid COVID-19, 25 of the 26 Republican governors "have decided to play football," but "three-fourths" of the 24 Democratic governors "have decided not to play already and most will probably not play.” Susan Collins stated on August 1, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Sara Gideon’s husband’s law firm “took up to $2 million” from the same federal program she “falsely” attacked Susan Collins over. Senate Majority PAC stated on July 13, 2020 in a TV ad: Says Susan Collins "voted against accountability for opioid makers” and denied taking campaign money from a family who made its wealth selling OxyContin. Nancy Mace stated on August 11, 2020 in a tweet: Says Kamala Harris “advocated for restoring voting rights for the Boston bomber.” Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Black Lives Matter "injures 1000 police officers kills 36 people and does $8 billion in damage." Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Scores of politicians and others are on a “list” of sex cases from newly unsealed Ghislaine Maxwell court documents. Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “California has six extra” congressional representatives “because illegals are counted” in the census. Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: The White House doctored a photo of a Donald Trump event “to make the crowd look bigger.” Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: A study from the CDC and the WHO “proves face masks do not prevent the spread of a virus.” Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people.
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Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2020 in an Instagram post: "California sends 440,000 ballots to ineligible voters." Joe Cunningham stated on October 16, 2020 in a website post: "Nancy Mace denies climate change." Congressional Leadership Fund stated on October 7, 2020 in an ad: Says Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's family received $700,000 from the firm of "violent warlord Ihor Kolomoisky," who is compared to Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro. Tommy Tuberville stated on October 8, 2020 in an ad: Says Doug Jones "has voted to spend our tax dollars on late-term abortions" and "supports abortion up until birth." Nancy Mace stated on October 6, 2020 in a debate: Says Joe Cunningham voted for $5 million in taxpayer funds to go into his and other politicians’ campaigns to pay for personal expenses and TV ads. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 6, 2020 in an ad: When Sara Gideon “knew the truth about” sexual allegations against a state lawmaker, “she could have called for an immediate investigation, but didn’t…Gideon knew for months, using her power to cover up.” Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Kamala Harris said there will be “a federal tax on your home for reparations.” Doug Jones stated on October 1, 2020 in an ad: Says Tommy Tuberville "quit on his players" all four times that he was a college football coach. Sara Gideon stated on September 16, 2020 in an ad: Says Susan Collins “pushed for policies that benefited her husband’s lobbying business.” Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Amy Coney Barrett has said that a woman should not be able to own property, buy or sell without the permission of her husband or a male relative.” Susan Collins stated on September 14, 2020 in an ad: Says Sara Gideon "voted to defund" the Freeport police "and gave the money to a nonprofit she helped run." Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 9, 2020 in an ad: "When California faced a budget crisis," Christy Smith "voted to lay off teachers and then voted to increase her pay." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on September 8, 2020 in an ad: Says that to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Garcia said: "Everyone should have to figure out how to fend for themselves." Lucy McBath stated on September 9, 2020 in an ad: Says Karen Handel voted with Donald Trump, "gutting health care for millions, supporting horrific child separation policies" and for "abortion bans." Karen Handel stated on August 24, 2020 in an ad: Says Lucy McBath "is supporting those who attack the police." Scott Perry stated on August 31, 2020 in an ad: Says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Eugene DePasquale support "socialized medicine," the Green New Deal and defunding the police. Doug Collins stated on August 29, 2020 in a tweet: Kelly Loeffler has a "long history of donating to abortion-on-demand Democrats." Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stated on August 21, 2020 in an ad: After a bridge collapse killed six people, Carlos Gimenez extended a $130 million contract to the construction company, where one of his sons worked and for which another lobbied. Doug Jones stated on August 10, 2020 in an interview: In April, when asked how he would handle the COVID-19 pandemic, Tommy Tuberville "said he didn't have a clue" and after winning the Republican nomination in July, "he still said he didn't have a clue." Ann Wagner stated on August 18, 2020 in an ad: Says Jill Schupp has shown a “disturbing pattern of putting sex offenders over our safety.” Tommy Tuberville stated on August 17, 2020 in an interview: Amid COVID-19, 25 of the 26 Republican governors "have decided to play football," but "three-fourths" of the 24 Democratic governors "have decided not to play already and most will probably not play.” Susan Collins stated on August 1, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Sara Gideon’s husband’s law firm “took up to $2 million” from the same federal program she “falsely” attacked Susan Collins over. Senate Majority PAC stated on July 13, 2020 in a TV ad: Says Susan Collins "voted against accountability for opioid makers” and denied taking campaign money from a family who made its wealth selling OxyContin. Nancy Mace stated on August 11, 2020 in a tweet: Says Kamala Harris “advocated for restoring voting rights for the Boston bomber.” Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Black Lives Matter "injures 1000 police officers kills 36 people and does $8 billion in damage." Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Scores of politicians and others are on a “list” of sex cases from newly unsealed Ghislaine Maxwell court documents. Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “California has six extra” congressional representatives “because illegals are counted” in the census. Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: The White House doctored a photo of a Donald Trump event “to make the crowd look bigger.” Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: A study from the CDC and the WHO “proves face masks do not prevent the spread of a virus.” Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people.
Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2020 in an Instagram post: "California sends 440,000 ballots to ineligible voters."
Congressional Leadership Fund stated on October 7, 2020 in an ad: Says Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's family received $700,000 from the firm of "violent warlord Ihor Kolomoisky," who is compared to Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro.
Tommy Tuberville stated on October 8, 2020 in an ad: Says Doug Jones "has voted to spend our tax dollars on late-term abortions" and "supports abortion up until birth."
Nancy Mace stated on October 6, 2020 in a debate: Says Joe Cunningham voted for $5 million in taxpayer funds to go into his and other politicians’ campaigns to pay for personal expenses and TV ads.
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 6, 2020 in an ad: When Sara Gideon “knew the truth about” sexual allegations against a state lawmaker, “she could have called for an immediate investigation, but didn’t…Gideon knew for months, using her power to cover up.”
Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Kamala Harris said there will be “a federal tax on your home for reparations.”
Doug Jones stated on October 1, 2020 in an ad: Says Tommy Tuberville "quit on his players" all four times that he was a college football coach.
Sara Gideon stated on September 16, 2020 in an ad: Says Susan Collins “pushed for policies that benefited her husband’s lobbying business.”
Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Amy Coney Barrett has said that a woman should not be able to own property, buy or sell without the permission of her husband or a male relative.”
Susan Collins stated on September 14, 2020 in an ad: Says Sara Gideon "voted to defund" the Freeport police "and gave the money to a nonprofit she helped run."
Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 9, 2020 in an ad: "When California faced a budget crisis," Christy Smith "voted to lay off teachers and then voted to increase her pay."
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on September 8, 2020 in an ad: Says that to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Garcia said: "Everyone should have to figure out how to fend for themselves."
Lucy McBath stated on September 9, 2020 in an ad: Says Karen Handel voted with Donald Trump, "gutting health care for millions, supporting horrific child separation policies" and for "abortion bans."
Karen Handel stated on August 24, 2020 in an ad: Says Lucy McBath "is supporting those who attack the police."
Scott Perry stated on August 31, 2020 in an ad: Says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Eugene DePasquale support "socialized medicine," the Green New Deal and defunding the police.
Doug Collins stated on August 29, 2020 in a tweet: Kelly Loeffler has a "long history of donating to abortion-on-demand Democrats."
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stated on August 21, 2020 in an ad: After a bridge collapse killed six people, Carlos Gimenez extended a $130 million contract to the construction company, where one of his sons worked and for which another lobbied.
Doug Jones stated on August 10, 2020 in an interview: In April, when asked how he would handle the COVID-19 pandemic, Tommy Tuberville "said he didn't have a clue" and after winning the Republican nomination in July, "he still said he didn't have a clue."
Ann Wagner stated on August 18, 2020 in an ad: Says Jill Schupp has shown a “disturbing pattern of putting sex offenders over our safety.”
Tommy Tuberville stated on August 17, 2020 in an interview: Amid COVID-19, 25 of the 26 Republican governors "have decided to play football," but "three-fourths" of the 24 Democratic governors "have decided not to play already and most will probably not play.”
Susan Collins stated on August 1, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Sara Gideon’s husband’s law firm “took up to $2 million” from the same federal program she “falsely” attacked Susan Collins over.
Senate Majority PAC stated on July 13, 2020 in a TV ad: Says Susan Collins "voted against accountability for opioid makers” and denied taking campaign money from a family who made its wealth selling OxyContin.
Nancy Mace stated on August 11, 2020 in a tweet: Says Kamala Harris “advocated for restoring voting rights for the Boston bomber.”
Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Black Lives Matter "injures 1000 police officers kills 36 people and does $8 billion in damage."
Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Scores of politicians and others are on a “list” of sex cases from newly unsealed Ghislaine Maxwell court documents.
Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “California has six extra” congressional representatives “because illegals are counted” in the census.
Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: The White House doctored a photo of a Donald Trump event “to make the crowd look bigger.”
Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: A study from the CDC and the WHO “proves face masks do not prevent the spread of a virus.”
Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people.
