Latest False Fact-checks in Elections 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 Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2019 in a speech at Derco Aerospace: "We won (Wisconsin in 2016) not so late in the evening — a little bit early in the evening, actually, which is even better." Viral image stated on June 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Robert De Niro said, "I preferred the time in America when the president and the village idiot were two different people." Viral image stated on June 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Barack Obama said, ‘If we don’t do something about this president, I will’ at DNC fundraiser last night." Marcia Fudge stated on May 8, 2019 in a hearing: Ohio "thought that our (voting) machines were so awful we got rid of them, but South Carolina bought them. This is true. South Carolina bought all the machines we got rid of because they were not effective." Donald Trump stated on May 22, 2019 in remarks in the Rose Garden: Says Pennsylvania Republican nominee for Congress Fred Keller "was a 50-50 shot" before his landslide victory. William Barr stated on April 18, 2019 in a press conference: "The White House fully cooperated with the Special Counsel’s investigation." Candace Owens stated on April 9, 2019 in a House Judiciary Committee hearing: The Southern strategy is a "myth" that "never happened." Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: In 20 years "there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president." Viral image stated on March 18, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donna Brazile is a "criminal." North Carolina Republican Party stated on March 12, 2019 in an email: "Democrats have forced a special election" Dan Crenshaw stated on March 9, 2019 in a tweet: Says HR 1 would "legalize" the kind of fraud found in North Carolina Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2019 in a text post on Facebook: Says 228 House Democrats voted "to allow illegal aliens to have right to vote" Bloggers stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Chicago now has City ID Cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state & federal elections." Dallas Woodhouse stated on January 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says the NC elections board received "no calls" after alerting Bladen County voters to possible absentee ballot fraud. Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2019 in a tweet: "58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000 non-citizens registered to vote." Jim Ott stated on December 3, 2018 in a newsletter: "Municipalities are now required to have two or more polling locations opened 24-hours a day, two weeks before any election." Jerry Falwell Jr. stated on January 1, 2019 in a newspaper interview.: "This midterm (election), the president did better than the average president does in his first midterms." Dan Blue stated on December 6, 2018: "Public trust in our election system is at an all-time low." Andrea Mitchell stated on November 12, 2018 in on MSNBC: Says "Brenda Snipes in Broward County is a Republican." Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 12, 2018 in in a tweet: "Nearly 200,000 Florida voters may not be citizens." Bloggers stated on November 7, 2018 in a tweet: Said that man wearing racist shirt was working at a polling station in Mississippi. Bloggers stated on November 6, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says MSNBC called the Florida governor’s race for Andrew Gillum before Election Day. Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "sued by the ACLU" for leaving students in unsafe conditions. Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "Reprimanded by the Obama Administration for failing to address widespread sexual harassment and assault in district schools." Tony Thurmond stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Marshall Tuck "is backed by Donald Trump’s education advisor" pictured as Betsy DeVos. Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2018 in a rally in North Carolina: "The Democrats want to invite caravan after caravan of illegal aliens into our country. And they want to sign them up for free health care, free welfare, free education, and for the right to vote." Stop Deceptive Amendments stated on September 24, 2018 in an ad: Every former North Carolina governor opposes "constitutional amendments Raleigh lawmakers put on the ballot this fall." Marc Molinaro stated on September 14, 2018 in in a news conference: Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo is "stealing money from the MTA and sending it upstate for projects that have nothing to do with transit." teaparty.org stated on August 15, 2018 in a headline: "Pelosi sinks to new low, tells Dems: if you have to lie to voters to win, do it." Jeff Denham stated on July 24, 2018 in a podcast interview: China has "not acted so well with our elections. They’ve tampered with our elections quite a bit."
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Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2019 in a speech at Derco Aerospace: "We won (Wisconsin in 2016) not so late in the evening — a little bit early in the evening, actually, which is even better." Viral image stated on June 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Robert De Niro said, "I preferred the time in America when the president and the village idiot were two different people." Viral image stated on June 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Barack Obama said, ‘If we don’t do something about this president, I will’ at DNC fundraiser last night." Marcia Fudge stated on May 8, 2019 in a hearing: Ohio "thought that our (voting) machines were so awful we got rid of them, but South Carolina bought them. This is true. South Carolina bought all the machines we got rid of because they were not effective." Donald Trump stated on May 22, 2019 in remarks in the Rose Garden: Says Pennsylvania Republican nominee for Congress Fred Keller "was a 50-50 shot" before his landslide victory. William Barr stated on April 18, 2019 in a press conference: "The White House fully cooperated with the Special Counsel’s investigation." Candace Owens stated on April 9, 2019 in a House Judiciary Committee hearing: The Southern strategy is a "myth" that "never happened." Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: In 20 years "there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president." Viral image stated on March 18, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Donna Brazile is a "criminal." North Carolina Republican Party stated on March 12, 2019 in an email: "Democrats have forced a special election" Dan Crenshaw stated on March 9, 2019 in a tweet: Says HR 1 would "legalize" the kind of fraud found in North Carolina Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2019 in a text post on Facebook: Says 228 House Democrats voted "to allow illegal aliens to have right to vote" Bloggers stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Chicago now has City ID Cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state & federal elections." Dallas Woodhouse stated on January 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says the NC elections board received "no calls" after alerting Bladen County voters to possible absentee ballot fraud. Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2019 in a tweet: "58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000 non-citizens registered to vote." Jim Ott stated on December 3, 2018 in a newsletter: "Municipalities are now required to have two or more polling locations opened 24-hours a day, two weeks before any election." Jerry Falwell Jr. stated on January 1, 2019 in a newspaper interview.: "This midterm (election), the president did better than the average president does in his first midterms." Dan Blue stated on December 6, 2018: "Public trust in our election system is at an all-time low." Andrea Mitchell stated on November 12, 2018 in on MSNBC: Says "Brenda Snipes in Broward County is a Republican." Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 12, 2018 in in a tweet: "Nearly 200,000 Florida voters may not be citizens." Bloggers stated on November 7, 2018 in a tweet: Said that man wearing racist shirt was working at a polling station in Mississippi. Bloggers stated on November 6, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says MSNBC called the Florida governor’s race for Andrew Gillum before Election Day. Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "sued by the ACLU" for leaving students in unsafe conditions. Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "Reprimanded by the Obama Administration for failing to address widespread sexual harassment and assault in district schools." Tony Thurmond stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Marshall Tuck "is backed by Donald Trump’s education advisor" pictured as Betsy DeVos. Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2018 in a rally in North Carolina: "The Democrats want to invite caravan after caravan of illegal aliens into our country. And they want to sign them up for free health care, free welfare, free education, and for the right to vote." Stop Deceptive Amendments stated on September 24, 2018 in an ad: Every former North Carolina governor opposes "constitutional amendments Raleigh lawmakers put on the ballot this fall." Marc Molinaro stated on September 14, 2018 in in a news conference: Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo is "stealing money from the MTA and sending it upstate for projects that have nothing to do with transit." teaparty.org stated on August 15, 2018 in a headline: "Pelosi sinks to new low, tells Dems: if you have to lie to voters to win, do it." Jeff Denham stated on July 24, 2018 in a podcast interview: China has "not acted so well with our elections. They’ve tampered with our elections quite a bit."
Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2019 in a speech at Derco Aerospace: "We won (Wisconsin in 2016) not so late in the evening — a little bit early in the evening, actually, which is even better."
Viral image stated on June 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Robert De Niro said, "I preferred the time in America when the president and the village idiot were two different people."
Viral image stated on June 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Barack Obama said, ‘If we don’t do something about this president, I will’ at DNC fundraiser last night."
Marcia Fudge stated on May 8, 2019 in a hearing: Ohio "thought that our (voting) machines were so awful we got rid of them, but South Carolina bought them. This is true. South Carolina bought all the machines we got rid of because they were not effective."
Donald Trump stated on May 22, 2019 in remarks in the Rose Garden: Says Pennsylvania Republican nominee for Congress Fred Keller "was a 50-50 shot" before his landslide victory.
William Barr stated on April 18, 2019 in a press conference: "The White House fully cooperated with the Special Counsel’s investigation."
Candace Owens stated on April 9, 2019 in a House Judiciary Committee hearing: The Southern strategy is a "myth" that "never happened."
Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: In 20 years "there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president."
North Carolina Republican Party stated on March 12, 2019 in an email: "Democrats have forced a special election"
Dan Crenshaw stated on March 9, 2019 in a tweet: Says HR 1 would "legalize" the kind of fraud found in North Carolina
Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2019 in a text post on Facebook: Says 228 House Democrats voted "to allow illegal aliens to have right to vote"
Bloggers stated on February 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Chicago now has City ID Cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state & federal elections."
Dallas Woodhouse stated on January 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says the NC elections board received "no calls" after alerting Bladen County voters to possible absentee ballot fraud.
Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2019 in a tweet: "58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000 non-citizens registered to vote."
Jim Ott stated on December 3, 2018 in a newsletter: "Municipalities are now required to have two or more polling locations opened 24-hours a day, two weeks before any election."
Jerry Falwell Jr. stated on January 1, 2019 in a newspaper interview.: "This midterm (election), the president did better than the average president does in his first midterms."
Andrea Mitchell stated on November 12, 2018 in on MSNBC: Says "Brenda Snipes in Broward County is a Republican."
Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 12, 2018 in in a tweet: "Nearly 200,000 Florida voters may not be citizens."
Bloggers stated on November 7, 2018 in a tweet: Said that man wearing racist shirt was working at a polling station in Mississippi.
Bloggers stated on November 6, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says MSNBC called the Florida governor’s race for Andrew Gillum before Election Day.
Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "sued by the ACLU" for leaving students in unsafe conditions.
Students, Parents and Teachers supporting Marshall Tuck stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign TV ad: Says Tony Thurmond was "Reprimanded by the Obama Administration for failing to address widespread sexual harassment and assault in district schools."
Tony Thurmond stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Marshall Tuck "is backed by Donald Trump’s education advisor" pictured as Betsy DeVos.
Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2018 in a rally in North Carolina: "The Democrats want to invite caravan after caravan of illegal aliens into our country. And they want to sign them up for free health care, free welfare, free education, and for the right to vote."
Stop Deceptive Amendments stated on September 24, 2018 in an ad: Every former North Carolina governor opposes "constitutional amendments Raleigh lawmakers put on the ballot this fall."
Marc Molinaro stated on September 14, 2018 in in a news conference: Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo is "stealing money from the MTA and sending it upstate for projects that have nothing to do with transit."
teaparty.org stated on August 15, 2018 in a headline: "Pelosi sinks to new low, tells Dems: if you have to lie to voters to win, do it."
Jeff Denham stated on July 24, 2018 in a podcast interview: China has "not acted so well with our elections. They’ve tampered with our elections quite a bit."
