Latest Fact-checks in Foreign Policy 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 Instagram posts stated on February 5, 2023 in an Instagram post: “‘Satellites’ are on balloons and not in space.” Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2022 in a speech: Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president. Joe Biden stated on November 29, 2022 in a speech in Bay City, Mich.: “Gas prices are down back to where they were before Russia invaded Ukraine.” Citizens for Sanity stated on November 2, 2022 in an ad: President Joe Biden and Democrats "send a fortune to Ukraine but nothing for our children." Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2022 in Facebook post: North Korea has taken military action against Russia. Instagram posts stated on July 31, 2022 in a post: “China threatens to shoot Nancy Pelosi’s plane down if she visits Taiwan.” Monica Crowley stated on June 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: Soviet and Chinese communists have “grabbed control” of U.S. entertainment, movies, television, music, academia, K-12 education and the news media. Zach Nunn stated on May 9, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.” Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2018 in a post: Vladimir Putin “ended the Rothschild's control over Russia by nationalizing the Russian centralized bank." Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: Poland palace that Biden visited is fake. Alabama's Future stated on March 11, 2022 in an ad: Mo Brooks "voted to cut off funding to destroy ISIS terrorists in the middle of the fight." Pearson Sharp stated on March 11, 2022 in a TV segment: The Russian airstrike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, had “the makings of yet another false flag operation” led by the U.S. Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Wladimir Klitschko has auctioned off his 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games gold medal to raise money for the children of Ukraine.” Joe Biden stated on March 14, 2022 in a speech to the National League of Cities: “Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.” Pat McCrory stated on March 8, 2022 in a campaign ad: “While Ukrainians bled and died, Congressman Budd excused their killer.” X posts stated on March 13, 2022 in tweets: A Ukrainian combat medic who died in February was seen in a video Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky posted of his visit to see wounded soldiers. Instagram posts stated on March 9, 2022 in a post on Instagram: U.S. has biological weapons labs in Ukraine. VoteVets stated on March 2, 2022 in an ad: "Donald Trump's appeasement of Putin wasn't just a personal act of treason, it's the Republican Party's official position." Joe Biden stated on March 8, 2022 in a speech: The oil industry has "9,000 permits to drill now. They could be drilling right now, yesterday, last week, last year." Evan McMullin stated on March 6, 2022 in an ad: “As the world rallies around Ukraine, Mike Lee was one of only two senators to oppose sanctions on Putin. Then he flew to the Kremlin and discussed dropping sanctions. Lee even opposed arming Ukrainians fighting for their lives.” Facebook posts stated on March 1, 2022 in a post: Ukraine issued a press release about Joe Biden Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: The war in Ukraine is “scripted and staged.” Mike Gibbons stated on March 1, 2022 in an ad: Joe Biden's sanctions on Russia “are riddled with loopholes and don't even start for 30 days. They have carve outs for the energy and financial sectors.” Joe Biden stated on March 1, 2022 in in his State of the Union address: “I’ve been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: A 2022 CNN report said, “Russia deploys two nuke bombers in US backyard, Venezuela.” Russian Embassy in Canada stated on March 1, 2022 in a statement: "The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory." Facebook posts stated on February 24, 2022 in social media posts: A photo of a wounded young child was captured in Ukraine in 2022. Maria Bartiromo stated on February 22, 2022 in a TV segment: “We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.” Viral image stated on February 25, 2022 in social media posts: A photo showing young children saluting troops was captured in Ukraine in 2022. Candace Owens stated on February 22, 2022 in a tweet: “NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.”
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Instagram posts stated on February 5, 2023 in an Instagram post: “‘Satellites’ are on balloons and not in space.” Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2022 in a speech: Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president. Joe Biden stated on November 29, 2022 in a speech in Bay City, Mich.: “Gas prices are down back to where they were before Russia invaded Ukraine.” Citizens for Sanity stated on November 2, 2022 in an ad: President Joe Biden and Democrats "send a fortune to Ukraine but nothing for our children." Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2022 in Facebook post: North Korea has taken military action against Russia. Instagram posts stated on July 31, 2022 in a post: “China threatens to shoot Nancy Pelosi’s plane down if she visits Taiwan.” Monica Crowley stated on June 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: Soviet and Chinese communists have “grabbed control” of U.S. entertainment, movies, television, music, academia, K-12 education and the news media. Zach Nunn stated on May 9, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.” Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2018 in a post: Vladimir Putin “ended the Rothschild's control over Russia by nationalizing the Russian centralized bank." Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: Poland palace that Biden visited is fake. Alabama's Future stated on March 11, 2022 in an ad: Mo Brooks "voted to cut off funding to destroy ISIS terrorists in the middle of the fight." Pearson Sharp stated on March 11, 2022 in a TV segment: The Russian airstrike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, had “the makings of yet another false flag operation” led by the U.S. Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Wladimir Klitschko has auctioned off his 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games gold medal to raise money for the children of Ukraine.” Joe Biden stated on March 14, 2022 in a speech to the National League of Cities: “Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.” Pat McCrory stated on March 8, 2022 in a campaign ad: “While Ukrainians bled and died, Congressman Budd excused their killer.” X posts stated on March 13, 2022 in tweets: A Ukrainian combat medic who died in February was seen in a video Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky posted of his visit to see wounded soldiers. Instagram posts stated on March 9, 2022 in a post on Instagram: U.S. has biological weapons labs in Ukraine. VoteVets stated on March 2, 2022 in an ad: "Donald Trump's appeasement of Putin wasn't just a personal act of treason, it's the Republican Party's official position." Joe Biden stated on March 8, 2022 in a speech: The oil industry has "9,000 permits to drill now. They could be drilling right now, yesterday, last week, last year." Evan McMullin stated on March 6, 2022 in an ad: “As the world rallies around Ukraine, Mike Lee was one of only two senators to oppose sanctions on Putin. Then he flew to the Kremlin and discussed dropping sanctions. Lee even opposed arming Ukrainians fighting for their lives.” Facebook posts stated on March 1, 2022 in a post: Ukraine issued a press release about Joe Biden Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: The war in Ukraine is “scripted and staged.” Mike Gibbons stated on March 1, 2022 in an ad: Joe Biden's sanctions on Russia “are riddled with loopholes and don't even start for 30 days. They have carve outs for the energy and financial sectors.” Joe Biden stated on March 1, 2022 in in his State of the Union address: “I’ve been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: A 2022 CNN report said, “Russia deploys two nuke bombers in US backyard, Venezuela.” Russian Embassy in Canada stated on March 1, 2022 in a statement: "The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory." Facebook posts stated on February 24, 2022 in social media posts: A photo of a wounded young child was captured in Ukraine in 2022. Maria Bartiromo stated on February 22, 2022 in a TV segment: “We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.” Viral image stated on February 25, 2022 in social media posts: A photo showing young children saluting troops was captured in Ukraine in 2022. Candace Owens stated on February 22, 2022 in a tweet: “NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.”
Instagram posts stated on February 5, 2023 in an Instagram post: “‘Satellites’ are on balloons and not in space.”
Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2022 in a speech: Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president.
Joe Biden stated on November 29, 2022 in a speech in Bay City, Mich.: “Gas prices are down back to where they were before Russia invaded Ukraine.”
Citizens for Sanity stated on November 2, 2022 in an ad: President Joe Biden and Democrats "send a fortune to Ukraine but nothing for our children."
Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2022 in Facebook post: North Korea has taken military action against Russia.
Instagram posts stated on July 31, 2022 in a post: “China threatens to shoot Nancy Pelosi’s plane down if she visits Taiwan.”
Monica Crowley stated on June 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: Soviet and Chinese communists have “grabbed control” of U.S. entertainment, movies, television, music, academia, K-12 education and the news media.
Zach Nunn stated on May 9, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.”
Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2018 in a post: Vladimir Putin “ended the Rothschild's control over Russia by nationalizing the Russian centralized bank."
Alabama's Future stated on March 11, 2022 in an ad: Mo Brooks "voted to cut off funding to destroy ISIS terrorists in the middle of the fight."
Pearson Sharp stated on March 11, 2022 in a TV segment: The Russian airstrike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, had “the makings of yet another false flag operation” led by the U.S.
Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Wladimir Klitschko has auctioned off his 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games gold medal to raise money for the children of Ukraine.”
Joe Biden stated on March 14, 2022 in a speech to the National League of Cities: “Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.”
Pat McCrory stated on March 8, 2022 in a campaign ad: “While Ukrainians bled and died, Congressman Budd excused their killer.”
X posts stated on March 13, 2022 in tweets: A Ukrainian combat medic who died in February was seen in a video Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky posted of his visit to see wounded soldiers.
Instagram posts stated on March 9, 2022 in a post on Instagram: U.S. has biological weapons labs in Ukraine.
VoteVets stated on March 2, 2022 in an ad: "Donald Trump's appeasement of Putin wasn't just a personal act of treason, it's the Republican Party's official position."
Joe Biden stated on March 8, 2022 in a speech: The oil industry has "9,000 permits to drill now. They could be drilling right now, yesterday, last week, last year."
Evan McMullin stated on March 6, 2022 in an ad: “As the world rallies around Ukraine, Mike Lee was one of only two senators to oppose sanctions on Putin. Then he flew to the Kremlin and discussed dropping sanctions. Lee even opposed arming Ukrainians fighting for their lives.”
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: The war in Ukraine is “scripted and staged.”
Mike Gibbons stated on March 1, 2022 in an ad: Joe Biden's sanctions on Russia “are riddled with loopholes and don't even start for 30 days. They have carve outs for the energy and financial sectors.”
Joe Biden stated on March 1, 2022 in in his State of the Union address: “I’ve been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times.”
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: A 2022 CNN report said, “Russia deploys two nuke bombers in US backyard, Venezuela.”
Russian Embassy in Canada stated on March 1, 2022 in a statement: "The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory."
Facebook posts stated on February 24, 2022 in social media posts: A photo of a wounded young child was captured in Ukraine in 2022.
Maria Bartiromo stated on February 22, 2022 in a TV segment: “We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.”
Viral image stated on February 25, 2022 in social media posts: A photo showing young children saluting troops was captured in Ukraine in 2022.
Candace Owens stated on February 22, 2022 in a tweet: “NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.”
