Latest Fact-checks in Michigan 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 Michelle Obama stated on August 17, 2020 in a Democratic convention speech: “In one of the states that determined the outcome” of the 2016 presidential race, “the winning margin averaged out to just two votes per precinct, two votes.” Eric Esshaki stated on July 10, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Haley Stevens’ plan for “socialized medicine” would “eliminate 100,000 doctors and nurses.” Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2020 in posts on Facebook: Michigan House “passes bill to ‘voluntarily’ begin placing human implantable microchips into the bodies of all state government employees” Great Lakes News stated on July 22, 2020 in in a tweet: Says Gov. Gretchen Whitmer “defunded the Michigan State Police and the prisons.” AFSCME stated on June 18, 2020 in an attack ad: Says John James "wants to allow insurance companies to discriminate against people with preexisting conditions.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 6, 2020 in website profiteeringpeters.com: Says Gary Peters "fought against funding for the VA, veterans housing programs, military pay raises, and health care and research for veterans and their families. He also fought against funding for processing veterans’ disability claims.” Paul Junge stated on June 10, 2020 in a campaign website: “Even so-called moderate Democrats like Joe Biden have endorsed a ban on fracking, which would eliminate 516,000 Michigan jobs and reduce the state’s gross domestic product by $159 billion over five years.” Rashida Tlaib stated on June 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Detroit spent $294 million on police last year, and $9 million on health.”
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Michelle Obama stated on August 17, 2020 in a Democratic convention speech: “In one of the states that determined the outcome” of the 2016 presidential race, “the winning margin averaged out to just two votes per precinct, two votes.” Eric Esshaki stated on July 10, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Haley Stevens’ plan for “socialized medicine” would “eliminate 100,000 doctors and nurses.” Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2020 in posts on Facebook: Michigan House “passes bill to ‘voluntarily’ begin placing human implantable microchips into the bodies of all state government employees” Great Lakes News stated on July 22, 2020 in in a tweet: Says Gov. Gretchen Whitmer “defunded the Michigan State Police and the prisons.” AFSCME stated on June 18, 2020 in an attack ad: Says John James "wants to allow insurance companies to discriminate against people with preexisting conditions.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 6, 2020 in website profiteeringpeters.com: Says Gary Peters "fought against funding for the VA, veterans housing programs, military pay raises, and health care and research for veterans and their families. He also fought against funding for processing veterans’ disability claims.” Paul Junge stated on June 10, 2020 in a campaign website: “Even so-called moderate Democrats like Joe Biden have endorsed a ban on fracking, which would eliminate 516,000 Michigan jobs and reduce the state’s gross domestic product by $159 billion over five years.” Rashida Tlaib stated on June 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Detroit spent $294 million on police last year, and $9 million on health.”
Michelle Obama stated on August 17, 2020 in a Democratic convention speech: “In one of the states that determined the outcome” of the 2016 presidential race, “the winning margin averaged out to just two votes per precinct, two votes.”
Eric Esshaki stated on July 10, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Haley Stevens’ plan for “socialized medicine” would “eliminate 100,000 doctors and nurses.”
Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2020 in posts on Facebook: Michigan House “passes bill to ‘voluntarily’ begin placing human implantable microchips into the bodies of all state government employees”
Great Lakes News stated on July 22, 2020 in in a tweet: Says Gov. Gretchen Whitmer “defunded the Michigan State Police and the prisons.”
AFSCME stated on June 18, 2020 in an attack ad: Says John James "wants to allow insurance companies to discriminate against people with preexisting conditions.”
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on July 6, 2020 in website profiteeringpeters.com: Says Gary Peters "fought against funding for the VA, veterans housing programs, military pay raises, and health care and research for veterans and their families. He also fought against funding for processing veterans’ disability claims.”
Paul Junge stated on June 10, 2020 in a campaign website: “Even so-called moderate Democrats like Joe Biden have endorsed a ban on fracking, which would eliminate 516,000 Michigan jobs and reduce the state’s gross domestic product by $159 billion over five years.”
Rashida Tlaib stated on June 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Detroit spent $294 million on police last year, and $9 million on health.”
