Latest False Fact-checks in Arizona 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 Blake Masters stated on May 14, 2022 in a tweet: “Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens — that’s their electoral strategy.” The Gateway Pundit stated on April 24, 2022 in a blog post: “A STOLEN ELECTION: State totals minus illegal ballot trafficking numbers give President Trump decisive victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 25, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Mark Kelly voted “for benefits to illegals.” Kari Lake stated on March 13, 2022 in an interview with 60 Minutes Australia: Jan. 6 defendants “are being held in prison without being charged.” Jim Lamon stated on January 26, 2022 in an ad: The Biden-Harris administration "wants to hand out $450,000 to illegal immigrants." Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Arizona audit” shows 86,391 voters “don’t appear to exist.” Instagram posts stated on September 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Maricopa County official purged machine records before audit started." Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2021 in Facebook posts: “The Arizona forensic audit found over 17,000 duplicates of votes.” Facebook posts stated on July 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “This week the military was moving big equipment into the major big cities preparing for the Maricopa audit results.” Viral image stated on July 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump “won Arizona.” Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2021 in a statement: Says that in the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County, Ariz., "74,243 mail-in ballots were counted with 'no clear record of them being sent.'" Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Military ready to act on audit results!” in Arizona Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2021 in a speech to the North Carolina Republican Convention: “Republican state senators” who started an audit of 2020 election results in Maricopa County are “exposing this fraud.” Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2021 in a statement: "The entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been DELETED!" Viral image stated on April 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Parents in Vail, Arizona just took over the school board — all according to the rules. Voted in a whole new board, and immediately removed the mask mandate.” Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: An audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Ariz., “is confirming the rumors that real ballots have a special watermark.” Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A quarter of a million illegal votes found in Arizona’s audit.” The Gateway Pundit stated on March 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Ballots in Arizona’s Maricopa County” from the 2020 presidential election “found shredded and in dumpster days before Senate audit to begin.” Facebook posts stated on December 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Voting machines found in bus in Arizona.” Sidney Powell stated on November 8, 2020 in an interview with Fox News: “At least 450,000 ballots in the key states ... miraculously only have a mark for Joe Biden on them, and no other candidate." Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Arizona trooper found 50,000 ballots in dumpster all for President Trump!!” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you were forced to use a Sharpie” to fill out your ballot, “that is voter fraud.” Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Voters in Maricopa County, Ariz., were forced to vote using Sharpie pens that aren’t read by voting machines. Bloggers stated on October 24, 2020 in online posts: A yearbook photo shows Mark Kelly dressed as Adolf Hitler. Martha McSally stated on October 6, 2020 in a debate: Says Mark Kelly took to space a “Chinese communist banner.” Martha McSally stated on June 22, 2020 in a campaign ad: “Of course I will always protect those with preexisting conditions. Always.” Andy Biggs stated on May 7, 2020 in a letter: "States like New York, Illinois and California have been vocal in their demands for funding to bail out their pension systems, which were failing long before the COVID-19 outbreak, and other programs that aren’t related to this crisis." Martha McSally stated on September 16, 2018 in a Fox News interview: Says Rep. Kyrsten Sinema supported a bill that is "essentially encouraging child trafficking." Kelly Terry-Willis stated on July 18, 2016 in a Republican National Convention video: In Arizona, "there are only one and a half (Border Patrol) agents per every 10 square miles." Kelli Ward stated on July 3, 2016 in a campaign advertisement: Says Sen. John McCain spent the July 4 weekend in Islamabad, Pakistan, selling "F-16s and advanced weapons to the folks who harbored Osama bin Laden."
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Blake Masters stated on May 14, 2022 in a tweet: “Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens — that’s their electoral strategy.” The Gateway Pundit stated on April 24, 2022 in a blog post: “A STOLEN ELECTION: State totals minus illegal ballot trafficking numbers give President Trump decisive victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 25, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Mark Kelly voted “for benefits to illegals.” Kari Lake stated on March 13, 2022 in an interview with 60 Minutes Australia: Jan. 6 defendants “are being held in prison without being charged.” Jim Lamon stated on January 26, 2022 in an ad: The Biden-Harris administration "wants to hand out $450,000 to illegal immigrants." Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Arizona audit” shows 86,391 voters “don’t appear to exist.” Instagram posts stated on September 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Maricopa County official purged machine records before audit started." Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2021 in Facebook posts: “The Arizona forensic audit found over 17,000 duplicates of votes.” Facebook posts stated on July 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “This week the military was moving big equipment into the major big cities preparing for the Maricopa audit results.” Viral image stated on July 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump “won Arizona.” Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2021 in a statement: Says that in the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County, Ariz., "74,243 mail-in ballots were counted with 'no clear record of them being sent.'" Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Military ready to act on audit results!” in Arizona Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2021 in a speech to the North Carolina Republican Convention: “Republican state senators” who started an audit of 2020 election results in Maricopa County are “exposing this fraud.” Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2021 in a statement: "The entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been DELETED!" Viral image stated on April 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Parents in Vail, Arizona just took over the school board — all according to the rules. Voted in a whole new board, and immediately removed the mask mandate.” Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: An audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Ariz., “is confirming the rumors that real ballots have a special watermark.” Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A quarter of a million illegal votes found in Arizona’s audit.” The Gateway Pundit stated on March 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Ballots in Arizona’s Maricopa County” from the 2020 presidential election “found shredded and in dumpster days before Senate audit to begin.” Facebook posts stated on December 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Voting machines found in bus in Arizona.” Sidney Powell stated on November 8, 2020 in an interview with Fox News: “At least 450,000 ballots in the key states ... miraculously only have a mark for Joe Biden on them, and no other candidate." Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Arizona trooper found 50,000 ballots in dumpster all for President Trump!!” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you were forced to use a Sharpie” to fill out your ballot, “that is voter fraud.” Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Voters in Maricopa County, Ariz., were forced to vote using Sharpie pens that aren’t read by voting machines. Bloggers stated on October 24, 2020 in online posts: A yearbook photo shows Mark Kelly dressed as Adolf Hitler. Martha McSally stated on October 6, 2020 in a debate: Says Mark Kelly took to space a “Chinese communist banner.” Martha McSally stated on June 22, 2020 in a campaign ad: “Of course I will always protect those with preexisting conditions. Always.” Andy Biggs stated on May 7, 2020 in a letter: "States like New York, Illinois and California have been vocal in their demands for funding to bail out their pension systems, which were failing long before the COVID-19 outbreak, and other programs that aren’t related to this crisis." Martha McSally stated on September 16, 2018 in a Fox News interview: Says Rep. Kyrsten Sinema supported a bill that is "essentially encouraging child trafficking." Kelly Terry-Willis stated on July 18, 2016 in a Republican National Convention video: In Arizona, "there are only one and a half (Border Patrol) agents per every 10 square miles." Kelli Ward stated on July 3, 2016 in a campaign advertisement: Says Sen. John McCain spent the July 4 weekend in Islamabad, Pakistan, selling "F-16s and advanced weapons to the folks who harbored Osama bin Laden."
Blake Masters stated on May 14, 2022 in a tweet: “Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens — that’s their electoral strategy.”
The Gateway Pundit stated on April 24, 2022 in a blog post: “A STOLEN ELECTION: State totals minus illegal ballot trafficking numbers give President Trump decisive victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI.”
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 25, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Mark Kelly voted “for benefits to illegals.”
Kari Lake stated on March 13, 2022 in an interview with 60 Minutes Australia: Jan. 6 defendants “are being held in prison without being charged.”
Jim Lamon stated on January 26, 2022 in an ad: The Biden-Harris administration "wants to hand out $450,000 to illegal immigrants."
Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Arizona audit” shows 86,391 voters “don’t appear to exist.”
Instagram posts stated on September 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Maricopa County official purged machine records before audit started."
Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2021 in Facebook posts: “The Arizona forensic audit found over 17,000 duplicates of votes.”
Facebook posts stated on July 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “This week the military was moving big equipment into the major big cities preparing for the Maricopa audit results.”
Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2021 in a statement: Says that in the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County, Ariz., "74,243 mail-in ballots were counted with 'no clear record of them being sent.'"
Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Military ready to act on audit results!” in Arizona
Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2021 in a speech to the North Carolina Republican Convention: “Republican state senators” who started an audit of 2020 election results in Maricopa County are “exposing this fraud.”
Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2021 in a statement: "The entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been DELETED!"
Viral image stated on April 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Parents in Vail, Arizona just took over the school board — all according to the rules. Voted in a whole new board, and immediately removed the mask mandate.”
Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: An audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Ariz., “is confirming the rumors that real ballots have a special watermark.”
Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A quarter of a million illegal votes found in Arizona’s audit.”
The Gateway Pundit stated on March 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Ballots in Arizona’s Maricopa County” from the 2020 presidential election “found shredded and in dumpster days before Senate audit to begin.”
Facebook posts stated on December 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Voting machines found in bus in Arizona.”
Sidney Powell stated on November 8, 2020 in an interview with Fox News: “At least 450,000 ballots in the key states ... miraculously only have a mark for Joe Biden on them, and no other candidate."
Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Arizona trooper found 50,000 ballots in dumpster all for President Trump!!”
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you were forced to use a Sharpie” to fill out your ballot, “that is voter fraud.”
Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Voters in Maricopa County, Ariz., were forced to vote using Sharpie pens that aren’t read by voting machines.
Bloggers stated on October 24, 2020 in online posts: A yearbook photo shows Mark Kelly dressed as Adolf Hitler.
Martha McSally stated on October 6, 2020 in a debate: Says Mark Kelly took to space a “Chinese communist banner.”
Martha McSally stated on June 22, 2020 in a campaign ad: “Of course I will always protect those with preexisting conditions. Always.”
Andy Biggs stated on May 7, 2020 in a letter: "States like New York, Illinois and California have been vocal in their demands for funding to bail out their pension systems, which were failing long before the COVID-19 outbreak, and other programs that aren’t related to this crisis."
Martha McSally stated on September 16, 2018 in a Fox News interview: Says Rep. Kyrsten Sinema supported a bill that is "essentially encouraging child trafficking."
Kelly Terry-Willis stated on July 18, 2016 in a Republican National Convention video: In Arizona, "there are only one and a half (Border Patrol) agents per every 10 square miles."
Kelli Ward stated on July 3, 2016 in a campaign advertisement: Says Sen. John McCain spent the July 4 weekend in Islamabad, Pakistan, selling "F-16s and advanced weapons to the folks who harbored Osama bin Laden."