Latest 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 Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Stunning report: nearly 15 million mail-in ballots were not counted in the 2020 election.” 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 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Arizona and Georgia now have the proof,” Joe Biden is “not our elected president!” 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 27, 2021 in a statement: “Facts have now come out to show conclusively” that the 2020 presidential election wasn’t legitimate. 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.” Joe Biden stated on June 1, 2021 in a speech in Tulsa, Okla.: "Two members of the Senate," Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, "voted more with my Republican friends" than with the president from their own party. Instagram posts stated on May 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: Arizona ballots were shredded and burned in a chicken farm fire. Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2021 in a statement: "The entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been DELETED!" Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: An ongoing audit of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona “showed Trump ahead by 250,000” votes, and “nearly 950,000 ballots are declared illegal, nearly all for Biden.” Bloggers stated on May 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: A spy plane was circling the building of the Arizona election audit. 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.” Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2020 in a tweet: “In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.” 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.” Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Biden said, "The day after I’m elected I will let you know what I stand for, bc if I tell you now it will be all over the news." AFSCME stated on October 7, 2020 in a Facebook ad: Says "David Schweikert took over $120,000 from the drug industry and voted against legislation to lower prescription drug prices." Mark Kelly stated on September 2, 2020 in campaign website: Says Sen. Martha McSally “supported a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program and ‘shift costs’ onto seniors” and “even supported raising the retirement age.” 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."
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Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Stunning report: nearly 15 million mail-in ballots were not counted in the 2020 election.” 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 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Arizona and Georgia now have the proof,” Joe Biden is “not our elected president!” 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 27, 2021 in a statement: “Facts have now come out to show conclusively” that the 2020 presidential election wasn’t legitimate. 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.” Joe Biden stated on June 1, 2021 in a speech in Tulsa, Okla.: "Two members of the Senate," Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, "voted more with my Republican friends" than with the president from their own party. Instagram posts stated on May 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: Arizona ballots were shredded and burned in a chicken farm fire. Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2021 in a statement: "The entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been DELETED!" Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: An ongoing audit of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona “showed Trump ahead by 250,000” votes, and “nearly 950,000 ballots are declared illegal, nearly all for Biden.” Bloggers stated on May 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: A spy plane was circling the building of the Arizona election audit. 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.” Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2020 in a tweet: “In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.” 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.” Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Biden said, "The day after I’m elected I will let you know what I stand for, bc if I tell you now it will be all over the news." AFSCME stated on October 7, 2020 in a Facebook ad: Says "David Schweikert took over $120,000 from the drug industry and voted against legislation to lower prescription drug prices." Mark Kelly stated on September 2, 2020 in campaign website: Says Sen. Martha McSally “supported a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program and ‘shift costs’ onto seniors” and “even supported raising the retirement age.” 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."
Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Stunning report: nearly 15 million mail-in ballots were not counted in the 2020 election.”
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 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Arizona and Georgia now have the proof,” Joe Biden is “not our elected president!”
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 27, 2021 in a statement: “Facts have now come out to show conclusively” that the 2020 presidential election wasn’t legitimate.
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.”
Joe Biden stated on June 1, 2021 in a speech in Tulsa, Okla.: "Two members of the Senate," Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, "voted more with my Republican friends" than with the president from their own party.
Instagram posts stated on May 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: Arizona ballots were shredded and burned in a chicken farm fire.
Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2021 in a statement: "The entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been DELETED!"
Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: An ongoing audit of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona “showed Trump ahead by 250,000” votes, and “nearly 950,000 ballots are declared illegal, nearly all for Biden.”
Bloggers stated on May 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: A spy plane was circling the building of the Arizona election audit.
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.”
Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2020 in a tweet: “In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.”
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.”
Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Biden said, "The day after I’m elected I will let you know what I stand for, bc if I tell you now it will be all over the news."
AFSCME stated on October 7, 2020 in a Facebook ad: Says "David Schweikert took over $120,000 from the drug industry and voted against legislation to lower prescription drug prices."
Mark Kelly stated on September 2, 2020 in campaign website: Says Sen. Martha McSally “supported a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program and ‘shift costs’ onto seniors” and “even supported raising the retirement age.”
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."
