Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Federal Budget 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 Mike Pence stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: “And I heard that just yesterday, Joe Biden said that well-armed police in his words ‘become the enemy’ and he said that he would ‘absolutely cut funding for law enforcement.’” Donald Trump stated on April 6, 2020 in a White House briefing: The Obama administration left Trump with a “stockpile with a cupboard that was bare.” Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in social media: Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats” Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump’s farmer bailout is now twice the size of Obama’s GM bailout. The big difference is GM paid their bailout back — with interest.” Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the U.S. gives Israel "$3 billion annually" in aid and zero to Detroit. Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2019 in a tweet: Democrats "don’t want money" to go to the Florida Panhandle for Hurricane Michael aid Ron DeSantis stated on March 5, 2019 in his State of the State address: "I’ve already traveled to Washington, D.C., and secured a historic commitment from the Trump administration to provide assistance to the communities that Michael battered." James Lankford stated on March 6, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Tax revenue went up, actually, $14 billion last year after the tax cut actually occurred. We had greater revenue." Chris Murphy stated on December 23, 2018 in a tweet: "The 2017/2018 budgets gave (President Donald) Trump billions for border upgrades. He’s spent ALMOST NONE of it. 6%." Kevin Cramer stated on July 31, 2018 in a radio interview: "I've always voted for keeping the government open. I’ve never cast a vote to shut down the government." Bloggers stated on July 25, 2018 in a blog post: "SHOCK REPORT: Senator McCaskill BUSTED Funneling Millions of Tax Dollars to Her Hubby." Corey Stewart stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate: "President Trump proposed the increase to $700 billion to our military budget, which included the 355-ship Navy, which included a military pay increase, a modest one, which included, a yet even more modest housing allowance, but yet (Sen. Tim Kaine) even voted against giving more money to our men and women who are in the military service and against our housing allowance." Nancy Pelosi stated on May 23, 2018 in a CNN town hall: A recent spending bill had at least "$1.6 billion in there ... for schools to give them an opportunity to secure them." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2018 in a tweet: Says Scott Pruitt’s security spending was "somewhat more" than his predecessor. Donald Trump stated on January 12, 2018 in a tweet: In a government shutdown, "what they are really doing is shutting down our military." Democrats Rising stated on November 26, 2017 in a headline: "Trump vows to end winter heating assistance for elderly and disabled." Jeff Sessions stated on December 18, 2017 in a news conference: In Milwaukee, "murder is up an astonishing 57 percent." Ron Johnson stated on September 25, 2017 in an interview: "California, New York and Massachusetts, they represent about 20 percent of the population, they get close to 36 percent of Obamacare funding. It's just simply inequitable." Ted Cruz stated on August 28, 2017 in an MSNBC interview: "Two-thirds of the (Hurricane Sandy relief) bill had nothing to do with Sandy." David Frum stated on August 21, 2017 in a tweet: "No president in history has imposed larger personal lifestyle costs on the taxpayer than Donald Trump." Andy Gronik stated on July 14, 2017 in a TV interview: Says Scott Walker "has taken money away from internet expansion in our state." Restoration PAC stated on March 21, 2017 in a video: Says Tammy Baldwin "supported legislation allowing citizens to withhold funding for our troops." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2017 in a CEO town hall: "There was a very large infrastructure bill that was approved during the Obama administration, a trillion dollars. Nobody ever saw anything being built." Nicholas Burns stated on March 28, 2017 in a House committee hearing: "There are about as many members of the Armed Forces marching bands as there are American diplomats." Mick Mulvaney stated on March 16, 2017 in a press conference: "There's no demonstrable evidence they (after-school programs that feed kids) are helping kids do better at school." Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech to Congress: Says his budget "calls for one of the largest increases in national defense spending in American history." Social Media stated on February 1, 2017 in tweets : Says Melania Trump’s security detail at Trump Tower costs more than the annual budget for the National Endowment for the Arts. Paul Ryan stated on January 5, 2017 in a press briefing: "Obamacare has failed." Sean Spicer stated on January 23, 2017 in the daily press briefing: There has been a "dramatic expansion of the federal workforce in recent years." Eric Bolling stated on November 26, 2016 in a commentary on Fox News: "President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (was) a fancy name for almost a trillion-dollar spending bill. The ARRA was supposed to fix our crumbling roads and bridges," but now, "we have absolutely nothing to show for it."
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Mike Pence stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: “And I heard that just yesterday, Joe Biden said that well-armed police in his words ‘become the enemy’ and he said that he would ‘absolutely cut funding for law enforcement.’” Donald Trump stated on April 6, 2020 in a White House briefing: The Obama administration left Trump with a “stockpile with a cupboard that was bare.” Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in social media: Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats” Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump’s farmer bailout is now twice the size of Obama’s GM bailout. The big difference is GM paid their bailout back — with interest.” Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the U.S. gives Israel "$3 billion annually" in aid and zero to Detroit. Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2019 in a tweet: Democrats "don’t want money" to go to the Florida Panhandle for Hurricane Michael aid Ron DeSantis stated on March 5, 2019 in his State of the State address: "I’ve already traveled to Washington, D.C., and secured a historic commitment from the Trump administration to provide assistance to the communities that Michael battered." James Lankford stated on March 6, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Tax revenue went up, actually, $14 billion last year after the tax cut actually occurred. We had greater revenue." Chris Murphy stated on December 23, 2018 in a tweet: "The 2017/2018 budgets gave (President Donald) Trump billions for border upgrades. He’s spent ALMOST NONE of it. 6%." Kevin Cramer stated on July 31, 2018 in a radio interview: "I've always voted for keeping the government open. I’ve never cast a vote to shut down the government." Bloggers stated on July 25, 2018 in a blog post: "SHOCK REPORT: Senator McCaskill BUSTED Funneling Millions of Tax Dollars to Her Hubby." Corey Stewart stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate: "President Trump proposed the increase to $700 billion to our military budget, which included the 355-ship Navy, which included a military pay increase, a modest one, which included, a yet even more modest housing allowance, but yet (Sen. Tim Kaine) even voted against giving more money to our men and women who are in the military service and against our housing allowance." Nancy Pelosi stated on May 23, 2018 in a CNN town hall: A recent spending bill had at least "$1.6 billion in there ... for schools to give them an opportunity to secure them." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2018 in a tweet: Says Scott Pruitt’s security spending was "somewhat more" than his predecessor. Donald Trump stated on January 12, 2018 in a tweet: In a government shutdown, "what they are really doing is shutting down our military." Democrats Rising stated on November 26, 2017 in a headline: "Trump vows to end winter heating assistance for elderly and disabled." Jeff Sessions stated on December 18, 2017 in a news conference: In Milwaukee, "murder is up an astonishing 57 percent." Ron Johnson stated on September 25, 2017 in an interview: "California, New York and Massachusetts, they represent about 20 percent of the population, they get close to 36 percent of Obamacare funding. It's just simply inequitable." Ted Cruz stated on August 28, 2017 in an MSNBC interview: "Two-thirds of the (Hurricane Sandy relief) bill had nothing to do with Sandy." David Frum stated on August 21, 2017 in a tweet: "No president in history has imposed larger personal lifestyle costs on the taxpayer than Donald Trump." Andy Gronik stated on July 14, 2017 in a TV interview: Says Scott Walker "has taken money away from internet expansion in our state." Restoration PAC stated on March 21, 2017 in a video: Says Tammy Baldwin "supported legislation allowing citizens to withhold funding for our troops." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2017 in a CEO town hall: "There was a very large infrastructure bill that was approved during the Obama administration, a trillion dollars. Nobody ever saw anything being built." Nicholas Burns stated on March 28, 2017 in a House committee hearing: "There are about as many members of the Armed Forces marching bands as there are American diplomats." Mick Mulvaney stated on March 16, 2017 in a press conference: "There's no demonstrable evidence they (after-school programs that feed kids) are helping kids do better at school." Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech to Congress: Says his budget "calls for one of the largest increases in national defense spending in American history." Social Media stated on February 1, 2017 in tweets : Says Melania Trump’s security detail at Trump Tower costs more than the annual budget for the National Endowment for the Arts. Paul Ryan stated on January 5, 2017 in a press briefing: "Obamacare has failed." Sean Spicer stated on January 23, 2017 in the daily press briefing: There has been a "dramatic expansion of the federal workforce in recent years." Eric Bolling stated on November 26, 2016 in a commentary on Fox News: "President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (was) a fancy name for almost a trillion-dollar spending bill. The ARRA was supposed to fix our crumbling roads and bridges," but now, "we have absolutely nothing to show for it."
Mike Pence stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: “And I heard that just yesterday, Joe Biden said that well-armed police in his words ‘become the enemy’ and he said that he would ‘absolutely cut funding for law enforcement.’”
Donald Trump stated on April 6, 2020 in a White House briefing: The Obama administration left Trump with a “stockpile with a cupboard that was bare.”
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in social media: Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats”
Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump’s farmer bailout is now twice the size of Obama’s GM bailout. The big difference is GM paid their bailout back — with interest.”
Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the U.S. gives Israel "$3 billion annually" in aid and zero to Detroit.
Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2019 in a tweet: Democrats "don’t want money" to go to the Florida Panhandle for Hurricane Michael aid
Ron DeSantis stated on March 5, 2019 in his State of the State address: "I’ve already traveled to Washington, D.C., and secured a historic commitment from the Trump administration to provide assistance to the communities that Michael battered."
James Lankford stated on March 6, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Tax revenue went up, actually, $14 billion last year after the tax cut actually occurred. We had greater revenue."
Chris Murphy stated on December 23, 2018 in a tweet: "The 2017/2018 budgets gave (President Donald) Trump billions for border upgrades. He’s spent ALMOST NONE of it. 6%."
Kevin Cramer stated on July 31, 2018 in a radio interview: "I've always voted for keeping the government open. I’ve never cast a vote to shut down the government."
Bloggers stated on July 25, 2018 in a blog post: "SHOCK REPORT: Senator McCaskill BUSTED Funneling Millions of Tax Dollars to Her Hubby."
Corey Stewart stated on July 21, 2018 in a debate: "President Trump proposed the increase to $700 billion to our military budget, which included the 355-ship Navy, which included a military pay increase, a modest one, which included, a yet even more modest housing allowance, but yet (Sen. Tim Kaine) even voted against giving more money to our men and women who are in the military service and against our housing allowance."
Nancy Pelosi stated on May 23, 2018 in a CNN town hall: A recent spending bill had at least "$1.6 billion in there ... for schools to give them an opportunity to secure them."
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2018 in a tweet: Says Scott Pruitt’s security spending was "somewhat more" than his predecessor.
Donald Trump stated on January 12, 2018 in a tweet: In a government shutdown, "what they are really doing is shutting down our military."
Democrats Rising stated on November 26, 2017 in a headline: "Trump vows to end winter heating assistance for elderly and disabled."
Jeff Sessions stated on December 18, 2017 in a news conference: In Milwaukee, "murder is up an astonishing 57 percent."
Ron Johnson stated on September 25, 2017 in an interview: "California, New York and Massachusetts, they represent about 20 percent of the population, they get close to 36 percent of Obamacare funding. It's just simply inequitable."
Ted Cruz stated on August 28, 2017 in an MSNBC interview: "Two-thirds of the (Hurricane Sandy relief) bill had nothing to do with Sandy."
David Frum stated on August 21, 2017 in a tweet: "No president in history has imposed larger personal lifestyle costs on the taxpayer than Donald Trump."
Andy Gronik stated on July 14, 2017 in a TV interview: Says Scott Walker "has taken money away from internet expansion in our state."
Restoration PAC stated on March 21, 2017 in a video: Says Tammy Baldwin "supported legislation allowing citizens to withhold funding for our troops."
Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2017 in a CEO town hall: "There was a very large infrastructure bill that was approved during the Obama administration, a trillion dollars. Nobody ever saw anything being built."
Nicholas Burns stated on March 28, 2017 in a House committee hearing: "There are about as many members of the Armed Forces marching bands as there are American diplomats."
Mick Mulvaney stated on March 16, 2017 in a press conference: "There's no demonstrable evidence they (after-school programs that feed kids) are helping kids do better at school."
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech to Congress: Says his budget "calls for one of the largest increases in national defense spending in American history."
Social Media stated on February 1, 2017 in tweets : Says Melania Trump’s security detail at Trump Tower costs more than the annual budget for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Sean Spicer stated on January 23, 2017 in the daily press briefing: There has been a "dramatic expansion of the federal workforce in recent years."
Eric Bolling stated on November 26, 2016 in a commentary on Fox News: "President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (was) a fancy name for almost a trillion-dollar spending bill. The ARRA was supposed to fix our crumbling roads and bridges," but now, "we have absolutely nothing to show for it."
