Latest Pants on Fire! 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 November 1, 2022 in Instagram/Truth Social posts: “So the Pennsylvania Supreme Court just ruled, in effect, that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.” Instagram posts stated on November 3, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” Facebook posts stated on November 2, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Pennsylvania is under a court order to count their ballots on election day and not after!!” Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a video: “If you use the US Postal Service certified mail or registered mail, they can do anything they want with those ballots." They “can burn your mail and they won't get in any trouble.” J.D. Vance stated on October 26, 2022 in a tweet: Rep. Tim Ryan “wanted to decriminalize fentanyl.” Instagram posts stated on October 23, 2022 in a video: Mailing in a ballot “gives the bad guys a chance to know how many ballots they need to make.” Instagram posts stated on October 24, 2022 in an Instagram video: In Arizona, early voting would allow Kari Lake’s opponents to see how many votes they “need to fake to catch up and surpass.” Viral image stated on October 23, 2022 in an Instagram post: There are no photos of “Biden in the Oval Office” from after early 2021. Jim Marchant stated on October 8, 2022 in a rally: “President Trump and I lost an election in 2020 because of a rigged election.” Restoration PAC stated on September 28, 2022 in Digital ad: Says Mandela Barnes supports killing “preemies” – “infants born prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy" Tim Michels stated on September 10, 2022 in Public statement: “You know how many convicted felons Scott Walker let out during his eight years early on parole? Zero. Tony Evers is approaching 1,000 of these that he’s let out early." Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: King Charles III signed “a proclamation stating that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election and is the rightful president by law.” Mark Finchem stated on August 25, 2022 in a radio show: “In Arizona, we have flood the zone with fake ballots.” Facebook posts stated on August 18, 2022 in a TikTok on Facebook: The Supreme Court will put Donald Trump back in office in October Viral image stated on August 16, 2022 in an Instagram post: Half of the votes for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election “are from dead people.” Facebook posts stated on August 3, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Send your postcards to 5 key states to decertify fraud” in the 2020 election. Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Liz Cheney cries like kids after loses in ‘primary’ against Trump’s pick,” two days before the primary election. The Gateway Pundit stated on July 22, 2022 in a headline: In 2020, “250,000 ballots were manufactured” in Georgia and “Biden was given win” by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Donald Trump stated on July 9, 2022 in a rally: Ranked choice voting in Alaska is a “total rigged deal.” Facebook posts stated on July 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: CNN coverage has evidence of the “single most egregious, real-time example of electronic vote fraud.” Donald Trump stated on July 9, 2022 in Social media: The Wisconsin Supreme Court decision declaring ballot drop boxes illegal "includes the 2020 Presidential Election." Facebook posts stated on June 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden resigned and “Trump is the new president.” Emerald Robinson stated on May 26, 2022 in a Substack post: “Nobody in any election in America gets 74% of the votes. Ever. It doesn’t happen.” David Perdue stated on April 24, 2022 in a debate: A consent decree approved by Gov. Brian Kemp “invalidated all voter ID law” and “allowed fraudulent ballots to be accepted” in the 2020 race. Mike Gibbons stated on March 28, 2022 in a Republican debate: According to the Census Bureau, “5 million more people voted than were registered to vote” in the 2020 election. David Perdue stated on March 25, 2022 in a radio interview: The 2021 Georgia Senate runoff and the 2020 presidential election “were stolen.” Michael Gableman stated on March 7, 2022 in TV interview: Five Wisconsin cities received money for the 2020 election from Mark Zuckerberg, which amounted to "a wave of massive election bribery." Josh Mandel stated on February 25, 2022 in a speech at the 2022 CPAC meeting in Florida: The 2020 election “was stolen from Donald J. Trump.” Bloggers stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post and article: Arizona House bill to “decertify” 2020 results “could effectively recall the Biden electors.” Facebook posts stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “MSNBC announced Trump won 2020 election.”
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Donald Trump stated on November 1, 2022 in Instagram/Truth Social posts: “So the Pennsylvania Supreme Court just ruled, in effect, that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.” Instagram posts stated on November 3, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.” Facebook posts stated on November 2, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Pennsylvania is under a court order to count their ballots on election day and not after!!” Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a video: “If you use the US Postal Service certified mail or registered mail, they can do anything they want with those ballots." They “can burn your mail and they won't get in any trouble.” J.D. Vance stated on October 26, 2022 in a tweet: Rep. Tim Ryan “wanted to decriminalize fentanyl.” Instagram posts stated on October 23, 2022 in a video: Mailing in a ballot “gives the bad guys a chance to know how many ballots they need to make.” Instagram posts stated on October 24, 2022 in an Instagram video: In Arizona, early voting would allow Kari Lake’s opponents to see how many votes they “need to fake to catch up and surpass.” Viral image stated on October 23, 2022 in an Instagram post: There are no photos of “Biden in the Oval Office” from after early 2021. Jim Marchant stated on October 8, 2022 in a rally: “President Trump and I lost an election in 2020 because of a rigged election.” Restoration PAC stated on September 28, 2022 in Digital ad: Says Mandela Barnes supports killing “preemies” – “infants born prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy" Tim Michels stated on September 10, 2022 in Public statement: “You know how many convicted felons Scott Walker let out during his eight years early on parole? Zero. Tony Evers is approaching 1,000 of these that he’s let out early." Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: King Charles III signed “a proclamation stating that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election and is the rightful president by law.” Mark Finchem stated on August 25, 2022 in a radio show: “In Arizona, we have flood the zone with fake ballots.” Facebook posts stated on August 18, 2022 in a TikTok on Facebook: The Supreme Court will put Donald Trump back in office in October Viral image stated on August 16, 2022 in an Instagram post: Half of the votes for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election “are from dead people.” Facebook posts stated on August 3, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Send your postcards to 5 key states to decertify fraud” in the 2020 election. Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Liz Cheney cries like kids after loses in ‘primary’ against Trump’s pick,” two days before the primary election. The Gateway Pundit stated on July 22, 2022 in a headline: In 2020, “250,000 ballots were manufactured” in Georgia and “Biden was given win” by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Donald Trump stated on July 9, 2022 in a rally: Ranked choice voting in Alaska is a “total rigged deal.” Facebook posts stated on July 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: CNN coverage has evidence of the “single most egregious, real-time example of electronic vote fraud.” Donald Trump stated on July 9, 2022 in Social media: The Wisconsin Supreme Court decision declaring ballot drop boxes illegal "includes the 2020 Presidential Election." Facebook posts stated on June 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden resigned and “Trump is the new president.” Emerald Robinson stated on May 26, 2022 in a Substack post: “Nobody in any election in America gets 74% of the votes. Ever. It doesn’t happen.” David Perdue stated on April 24, 2022 in a debate: A consent decree approved by Gov. Brian Kemp “invalidated all voter ID law” and “allowed fraudulent ballots to be accepted” in the 2020 race. Mike Gibbons stated on March 28, 2022 in a Republican debate: According to the Census Bureau, “5 million more people voted than were registered to vote” in the 2020 election. David Perdue stated on March 25, 2022 in a radio interview: The 2021 Georgia Senate runoff and the 2020 presidential election “were stolen.” Michael Gableman stated on March 7, 2022 in TV interview: Five Wisconsin cities received money for the 2020 election from Mark Zuckerberg, which amounted to "a wave of massive election bribery." Josh Mandel stated on February 25, 2022 in a speech at the 2022 CPAC meeting in Florida: The 2020 election “was stolen from Donald J. Trump.” Bloggers stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post and article: Arizona House bill to “decertify” 2020 results “could effectively recall the Biden electors.” Facebook posts stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “MSNBC announced Trump won 2020 election.”
Donald Trump stated on November 1, 2022 in Instagram/Truth Social posts: “So the Pennsylvania Supreme Court just ruled, in effect, that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.”
Instagram posts stated on November 3, 2022 in an Instagram post: “Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.”
Facebook posts stated on November 2, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Pennsylvania is under a court order to count their ballots on election day and not after!!”
Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a video: “If you use the US Postal Service certified mail or registered mail, they can do anything they want with those ballots." They “can burn your mail and they won't get in any trouble.”
Instagram posts stated on October 23, 2022 in a video: Mailing in a ballot “gives the bad guys a chance to know how many ballots they need to make.”
Instagram posts stated on October 24, 2022 in an Instagram video: In Arizona, early voting would allow Kari Lake’s opponents to see how many votes they “need to fake to catch up and surpass.”
Viral image stated on October 23, 2022 in an Instagram post: There are no photos of “Biden in the Oval Office” from after early 2021.
Jim Marchant stated on October 8, 2022 in a rally: “President Trump and I lost an election in 2020 because of a rigged election.”
Restoration PAC stated on September 28, 2022 in Digital ad: Says Mandela Barnes supports killing “preemies” – “infants born prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy"
Tim Michels stated on September 10, 2022 in Public statement: “You know how many convicted felons Scott Walker let out during his eight years early on parole? Zero. Tony Evers is approaching 1,000 of these that he’s let out early."
Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: King Charles III signed “a proclamation stating that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election and is the rightful president by law.”
Mark Finchem stated on August 25, 2022 in a radio show: “In Arizona, we have flood the zone with fake ballots.”
Facebook posts stated on August 18, 2022 in a TikTok on Facebook: The Supreme Court will put Donald Trump back in office in October
Viral image stated on August 16, 2022 in an Instagram post: Half of the votes for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election “are from dead people.”
Facebook posts stated on August 3, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Send your postcards to 5 key states to decertify fraud” in the 2020 election.
Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Liz Cheney cries like kids after loses in ‘primary’ against Trump’s pick,” two days before the primary election.
The Gateway Pundit stated on July 22, 2022 in a headline: In 2020, “250,000 ballots were manufactured” in Georgia and “Biden was given win” by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger
Donald Trump stated on July 9, 2022 in a rally: Ranked choice voting in Alaska is a “total rigged deal.”
Facebook posts stated on July 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: CNN coverage has evidence of the “single most egregious, real-time example of electronic vote fraud.”
Donald Trump stated on July 9, 2022 in Social media: The Wisconsin Supreme Court decision declaring ballot drop boxes illegal "includes the 2020 Presidential Election."
Facebook posts stated on June 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden resigned and “Trump is the new president.”
Emerald Robinson stated on May 26, 2022 in a Substack post: “Nobody in any election in America gets 74% of the votes. Ever. It doesn’t happen.”
David Perdue stated on April 24, 2022 in a debate: A consent decree approved by Gov. Brian Kemp “invalidated all voter ID law” and “allowed fraudulent ballots to be accepted” in the 2020 race.
Mike Gibbons stated on March 28, 2022 in a Republican debate: According to the Census Bureau, “5 million more people voted than were registered to vote” in the 2020 election.
David Perdue stated on March 25, 2022 in a radio interview: The 2021 Georgia Senate runoff and the 2020 presidential election “were stolen.”
Michael Gableman stated on March 7, 2022 in TV interview: Five Wisconsin cities received money for the 2020 election from Mark Zuckerberg, which amounted to "a wave of massive election bribery."
Josh Mandel stated on February 25, 2022 in a speech at the 2022 CPAC meeting in Florida: The 2020 election “was stolen from Donald J. Trump.”
Bloggers stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post and article: Arizona House bill to “decertify” 2020 results “could effectively recall the Biden electors.”
Facebook posts stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “MSNBC announced Trump won 2020 election.”
