Latest Fact-checks in Abortion 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 Terry McAuliffe stated on September 17, 2021 in a tweet.: “Time and again Glenn Youngkin has made it clear: He would ban abortion as governor.” Greg Abbott stated on September 7, 2021 in a press conference: The Texas abortion law “provides at least six weeks for a person to be able to get an abortion.” Occupy Democrats stated on September 1, 2021 in on social media: Texas “ranks 50th in baby wellness checks, ranks 50th in clinical care for infants, ranks 50th in uninsured women, ranks 43rd in maternal mortality, ranks 44th in school funding per child, and ranks 46th in child hunger.” Facebook posts stated on July 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Newly obtained emails show UCSF harvesting the clitorises, testicles and penises of murdered babies.” Derrick Van Orden stated on June 12, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden “will force Americans to pay for abortion — on demand — up to birth.” Dean Arp stated on June 2, 2021 in in a committee meeting: Says North Carolina’s proposed abortion bill would not “govern the conversation between the doctor and patient.” Xavier Becerra stated on May 12, 2021 in testimony before a House subcommittee: "There is no law that deals specifically with the term ‘partial-birth abortion.’” Facebook posts stated on May 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Chelsea Clinton tweeted, "If Jesus were alive today he'd be working at Planned Parenthood." Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden puts pro-life groups on domestic extremist list, calls pro-life people ‘violent.’” Greg Abbott stated on January 24, 2021 in a tweet: “Innocent lives will be saved” by ending taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood. Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: There is “aborted male fetus” in the Oxford-AstraZeneca “Covid 19 vaccine.” 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." Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2020 in a headline: “Kamala Harris Tried to Put Pro-Lifers in Jail Who Exposed Planned Parenthood Selling Baby Parts” Mike Pence stated on October 7, 2020 in a debate: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris support abortion “up to the moment of birth.” Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “AARP endorses Biden and gives financial support to Planned Parenthood.” Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: A graphic on U.S. abortion rates shows larger declines during recent Democratic presidential administrations, and says its due to the party’s approach of making abortions unnecessary, rather than the Republican Party’s approach of making the procedure illegal. 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." Viral image stated on August 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Kamala Harris and other Democratic senators “voted to let babies scream until they die if born alive.” The Family Foundation stated on July 9, 2020 in a blog.: “...Virginia, more than any other state, had the steepest drop in the number of abortions between 2011 and 2017.” Chris Jacobs stated on June 13, 2020 in remarks in a debate: Says Nate McMurray said that “gun owners are part of the most insecure and dangerous club on earth,” that “the NRA are homegrown terrorists,” and that “abortion opponents are the American Taliban.” Bloggers stated on May 13, 2020 in a story: Says Nancy Pelosi tried “once again” to include abortion funding in the latest coronavirus bill. Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in Facebook post: Says Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers “wants to force residents to fund Planned Parenthood abortion business.” Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: "U.S. deaths since 1/22 (2020): COVID-19: 27, flu, 4,700; abortion: 118,000." Bloggers stated on March 12, 2020 in a story: Says Nancy Pelosi was “caught trying to include abortion funding in bill to combat coronavirus.” 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. Ted Cruz stated on February 24, 2020 in a speech: Says Democrats are embracing “abortion up until the moment of birth and even, horrifically, after that.” Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it’s “OK to kill babies once born” in Virginia. Bloggers stated on September 6, 2019 in a blog post: “Pete Buttigieg claims Bible says babies can be aborted ‘up to their first breath.’” Viral image stated on January 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: In New York, "it is now perfectly legal to murder" a baby a minute before it would be born. Facebook posts stated on November 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Jeff Foxworthy wrote a list of examples explaining how "you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots."
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Terry McAuliffe stated on September 17, 2021 in a tweet.: “Time and again Glenn Youngkin has made it clear: He would ban abortion as governor.” Greg Abbott stated on September 7, 2021 in a press conference: The Texas abortion law “provides at least six weeks for a person to be able to get an abortion.” Occupy Democrats stated on September 1, 2021 in on social media: Texas “ranks 50th in baby wellness checks, ranks 50th in clinical care for infants, ranks 50th in uninsured women, ranks 43rd in maternal mortality, ranks 44th in school funding per child, and ranks 46th in child hunger.” Facebook posts stated on July 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Newly obtained emails show UCSF harvesting the clitorises, testicles and penises of murdered babies.” Derrick Van Orden stated on June 12, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden “will force Americans to pay for abortion — on demand — up to birth.” Dean Arp stated on June 2, 2021 in in a committee meeting: Says North Carolina’s proposed abortion bill would not “govern the conversation between the doctor and patient.” Xavier Becerra stated on May 12, 2021 in testimony before a House subcommittee: "There is no law that deals specifically with the term ‘partial-birth abortion.’” Facebook posts stated on May 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Chelsea Clinton tweeted, "If Jesus were alive today he'd be working at Planned Parenthood." Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden puts pro-life groups on domestic extremist list, calls pro-life people ‘violent.’” Greg Abbott stated on January 24, 2021 in a tweet: “Innocent lives will be saved” by ending taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood. Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: There is “aborted male fetus” in the Oxford-AstraZeneca “Covid 19 vaccine.” 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." Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2020 in a headline: “Kamala Harris Tried to Put Pro-Lifers in Jail Who Exposed Planned Parenthood Selling Baby Parts” Mike Pence stated on October 7, 2020 in a debate: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris support abortion “up to the moment of birth.” Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “AARP endorses Biden and gives financial support to Planned Parenthood.” Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: A graphic on U.S. abortion rates shows larger declines during recent Democratic presidential administrations, and says its due to the party’s approach of making abortions unnecessary, rather than the Republican Party’s approach of making the procedure illegal. 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." Viral image stated on August 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Kamala Harris and other Democratic senators “voted to let babies scream until they die if born alive.” The Family Foundation stated on July 9, 2020 in a blog.: “...Virginia, more than any other state, had the steepest drop in the number of abortions between 2011 and 2017.” Chris Jacobs stated on June 13, 2020 in remarks in a debate: Says Nate McMurray said that “gun owners are part of the most insecure and dangerous club on earth,” that “the NRA are homegrown terrorists,” and that “abortion opponents are the American Taliban.” Bloggers stated on May 13, 2020 in a story: Says Nancy Pelosi tried “once again” to include abortion funding in the latest coronavirus bill. Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in Facebook post: Says Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers “wants to force residents to fund Planned Parenthood abortion business.” Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: "U.S. deaths since 1/22 (2020): COVID-19: 27, flu, 4,700; abortion: 118,000." Bloggers stated on March 12, 2020 in a story: Says Nancy Pelosi was “caught trying to include abortion funding in bill to combat coronavirus.” 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. Ted Cruz stated on February 24, 2020 in a speech: Says Democrats are embracing “abortion up until the moment of birth and even, horrifically, after that.” Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it’s “OK to kill babies once born” in Virginia. Bloggers stated on September 6, 2019 in a blog post: “Pete Buttigieg claims Bible says babies can be aborted ‘up to their first breath.’” Viral image stated on January 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: In New York, "it is now perfectly legal to murder" a baby a minute before it would be born. Facebook posts stated on November 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Jeff Foxworthy wrote a list of examples explaining how "you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots."
Terry McAuliffe stated on September 17, 2021 in a tweet.: “Time and again Glenn Youngkin has made it clear: He would ban abortion as governor.”
Greg Abbott stated on September 7, 2021 in a press conference: The Texas abortion law “provides at least six weeks for a person to be able to get an abortion.”
Occupy Democrats stated on September 1, 2021 in on social media: Texas “ranks 50th in baby wellness checks, ranks 50th in clinical care for infants, ranks 50th in uninsured women, ranks 43rd in maternal mortality, ranks 44th in school funding per child, and ranks 46th in child hunger.”
Facebook posts stated on July 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Newly obtained emails show UCSF harvesting the clitorises, testicles and penises of murdered babies.”
Derrick Van Orden stated on June 12, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden “will force Americans to pay for abortion — on demand — up to birth.”
Dean Arp stated on June 2, 2021 in in a committee meeting: Says North Carolina’s proposed abortion bill would not “govern the conversation between the doctor and patient.”
Xavier Becerra stated on May 12, 2021 in testimony before a House subcommittee: "There is no law that deals specifically with the term ‘partial-birth abortion.’”
Facebook posts stated on May 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Chelsea Clinton tweeted, "If Jesus were alive today he'd be working at Planned Parenthood."
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden puts pro-life groups on domestic extremist list, calls pro-life people ‘violent.’”
Greg Abbott stated on January 24, 2021 in a tweet: “Innocent lives will be saved” by ending taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood.
Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: There is “aborted male fetus” in the Oxford-AstraZeneca “Covid 19 vaccine.”
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."
Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2020 in a headline: “Kamala Harris Tried to Put Pro-Lifers in Jail Who Exposed Planned Parenthood Selling Baby Parts”
Mike Pence stated on October 7, 2020 in a debate: Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris support abortion “up to the moment of birth.”
Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “AARP endorses Biden and gives financial support to Planned Parenthood.”
Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: A graphic on U.S. abortion rates shows larger declines during recent Democratic presidential administrations, and says its due to the party’s approach of making abortions unnecessary, rather than the Republican Party’s approach of making the procedure illegal.
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."
Viral image stated on August 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Kamala Harris and other Democratic senators “voted to let babies scream until they die if born alive.”
The Family Foundation stated on July 9, 2020 in a blog.: “...Virginia, more than any other state, had the steepest drop in the number of abortions between 2011 and 2017.”
Chris Jacobs stated on June 13, 2020 in remarks in a debate: Says Nate McMurray said that “gun owners are part of the most insecure and dangerous club on earth,” that “the NRA are homegrown terrorists,” and that “abortion opponents are the American Taliban.”
Bloggers stated on May 13, 2020 in a story: Says Nancy Pelosi tried “once again” to include abortion funding in the latest coronavirus bill.
Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in Facebook post: Says Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers “wants to force residents to fund Planned Parenthood abortion business.”
Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: "U.S. deaths since 1/22 (2020): COVID-19: 27, flu, 4,700; abortion: 118,000."
Bloggers stated on March 12, 2020 in a story: Says Nancy Pelosi was “caught trying to include abortion funding in bill to combat coronavirus.”
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.
Ted Cruz stated on February 24, 2020 in a speech: Says Democrats are embracing “abortion up until the moment of birth and even, horrifically, after that.”
Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it’s “OK to kill babies once born” in Virginia.
Bloggers stated on September 6, 2019 in a blog post: “Pete Buttigieg claims Bible says babies can be aborted ‘up to their first breath.’”
Viral image stated on January 26, 2019 in a Facebook post: In New York, "it is now perfectly legal to murder" a baby a minute before it would be born.
Facebook posts stated on November 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Jeff Foxworthy wrote a list of examples explaining how "you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots."
