Latest False Fact-checks in National 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 Patricia McCloskey stated on August 24, 2020 in a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention: Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.” Facebook posts stated on August 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: "In 3 months, Melania took 21 trips to NY, to get her hair done, at taxpayer cost of $675,000 or $32,143/trip." Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Barack Obama “spied on my campaign, and got caught!” Donald Trump stated on August 17, 2020 in a speech: The coronavirus has seen a “big surge in New Zealand. It's terrible. We don't want that." Donald Trump stated on August 18, 2020 in a tweet: “In California, Democrats have intentionally implemented rolling blackouts.” Donald Trump stated on August 17, 2020 in a campaign rally speech in Wisconsin: "Our (COVID-19) numbers are better than almost all countries." Wisconsin Trump Victory stated on August 12, 2020 in an email: Says Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden backs a fracking ban that would cost 100,000 Wisconsin jobs Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2020 in Facebook post: Says Kamala Harris wants to eliminate beef. Mike Pence stated on July 29, 2020 in an email: The Trump administration “added over 209,000 jobs, including 16,000 new manufacturing jobs, to Pennsylvania over the last three years. Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2020 in press briefing in Bedminster, N.J.: “The Democrats don’t want to do anything having to do with protecting people from eviction.” Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden “a racist” during a Democratic presidential debate. Bloggers stated on August 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Video shows missile attack in Beirut explosion. Donald Trump stated on July 20, 2020 in Campaign ad: Says “Joe Biden is absolutely on board with defunding the police.” Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a SEIU roundtable discussion: “McDonald’s (makes) you all sign noncompete contracts that you cannot go across town to try to get a job at Burger King.” Mike Kelly stated on July 14, 2020 in a campaign call: Says Joe Biden proposed “killing over 600,000 jobs supported by fracking.” Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in White House Rose Garden: Says Joe Biden plans to “mandate net-zero carbon emissions for homes, offices and all new buildings by 2030. That basically means no windows, no nothing.” Jim Bognet stated on June 12, 2020 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.” Donald Trump stated on July 4, 2020 in a Fourth of July speech: Says 99% of COVID-19 cases “are totally harmless.” Donald Trump stated on June 20, 2020 in a campaign rally: “Joe Biden and the Democrats want to prosecute Americans for going to church, but not for burning a church.” Donald Trump Jr. stated on June 18, 2020 in an episode of Triggered with President Donald Trump: Says Osama bin Laden endorsed Joe Biden Viral image stated on June 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Wearing the Kente cloth “worn by affluent African slave traders” is “like honoring Jews by wearing swastikas.” Facebook posts stated on June 3, 2020 in Facebook post: “It wasn't a big deal when Bill Clinton held up the Bible in front of the same exact church (as Donald Trump).” Facebook posts stated on June 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “More than 20 police officers are dead now because of the riots.” Donald Trump stated on May 19, 2020 in remarks to reporters at the Capitol: “If you look at the one (hydroxychloroquine) survey, the only bad survey, they were giving it to people that were in very bad shape. They were very old. Almost dead.” Stacey Abrams stated on May 7, 2020 in an interview with Mother Jones: “Since the reopening of (Georgia), we’ve seen our COVID rate skyrocket by 40%.” Bloggers stated on April 23, 2020 in a post on TikTok: “It’s not the coronavirus that’s killing people. It is the economy.” Mike Turzai stated on May 9, 2020 in a video: “Guess what, [children are] not at risk unless they have an underlying medical issue.” X posts stated on May 10, 2020 in a tweet: Barack Obama “is the first ex-president to ever speak against his successor.” Donald Trump stated on May 3, 2020 in a Fox News virtual town hall: Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.” Bloggers stated on April 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “President Trump just announced that the ‘biological’ lab in Wuhan where the COVID-19 virus was created was ‘funded’ by President Barak (sp) Hussein Obama in 2015 to the tune of $3,800,000 American dollars!”
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Patricia McCloskey stated on August 24, 2020 in a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention: Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.” Facebook posts stated on August 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: "In 3 months, Melania took 21 trips to NY, to get her hair done, at taxpayer cost of $675,000 or $32,143/trip." Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Barack Obama “spied on my campaign, and got caught!” Donald Trump stated on August 17, 2020 in a speech: The coronavirus has seen a “big surge in New Zealand. It's terrible. We don't want that." Donald Trump stated on August 18, 2020 in a tweet: “In California, Democrats have intentionally implemented rolling blackouts.” Donald Trump stated on August 17, 2020 in a campaign rally speech in Wisconsin: "Our (COVID-19) numbers are better than almost all countries." Wisconsin Trump Victory stated on August 12, 2020 in an email: Says Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden backs a fracking ban that would cost 100,000 Wisconsin jobs Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2020 in Facebook post: Says Kamala Harris wants to eliminate beef. Mike Pence stated on July 29, 2020 in an email: The Trump administration “added over 209,000 jobs, including 16,000 new manufacturing jobs, to Pennsylvania over the last three years. Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2020 in press briefing in Bedminster, N.J.: “The Democrats don’t want to do anything having to do with protecting people from eviction.” Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden “a racist” during a Democratic presidential debate. Bloggers stated on August 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Video shows missile attack in Beirut explosion. Donald Trump stated on July 20, 2020 in Campaign ad: Says “Joe Biden is absolutely on board with defunding the police.” Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a SEIU roundtable discussion: “McDonald’s (makes) you all sign noncompete contracts that you cannot go across town to try to get a job at Burger King.” Mike Kelly stated on July 14, 2020 in a campaign call: Says Joe Biden proposed “killing over 600,000 jobs supported by fracking.” Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in White House Rose Garden: Says Joe Biden plans to “mandate net-zero carbon emissions for homes, offices and all new buildings by 2030. That basically means no windows, no nothing.” Jim Bognet stated on June 12, 2020 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.” Donald Trump stated on July 4, 2020 in a Fourth of July speech: Says 99% of COVID-19 cases “are totally harmless.” Donald Trump stated on June 20, 2020 in a campaign rally: “Joe Biden and the Democrats want to prosecute Americans for going to church, but not for burning a church.” Donald Trump Jr. stated on June 18, 2020 in an episode of Triggered with President Donald Trump: Says Osama bin Laden endorsed Joe Biden Viral image stated on June 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Wearing the Kente cloth “worn by affluent African slave traders” is “like honoring Jews by wearing swastikas.” Facebook posts stated on June 3, 2020 in Facebook post: “It wasn't a big deal when Bill Clinton held up the Bible in front of the same exact church (as Donald Trump).” Facebook posts stated on June 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “More than 20 police officers are dead now because of the riots.” Donald Trump stated on May 19, 2020 in remarks to reporters at the Capitol: “If you look at the one (hydroxychloroquine) survey, the only bad survey, they were giving it to people that were in very bad shape. They were very old. Almost dead.” Stacey Abrams stated on May 7, 2020 in an interview with Mother Jones: “Since the reopening of (Georgia), we’ve seen our COVID rate skyrocket by 40%.” Bloggers stated on April 23, 2020 in a post on TikTok: “It’s not the coronavirus that’s killing people. It is the economy.” Mike Turzai stated on May 9, 2020 in a video: “Guess what, [children are] not at risk unless they have an underlying medical issue.” X posts stated on May 10, 2020 in a tweet: Barack Obama “is the first ex-president to ever speak against his successor.” Donald Trump stated on May 3, 2020 in a Fox News virtual town hall: Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.” Bloggers stated on April 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “President Trump just announced that the ‘biological’ lab in Wuhan where the COVID-19 virus was created was ‘funded’ by President Barak (sp) Hussein Obama in 2015 to the tune of $3,800,000 American dollars!”
Patricia McCloskey stated on August 24, 2020 in a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention: Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.”
Facebook posts stated on August 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: "In 3 months, Melania took 21 trips to NY, to get her hair done, at taxpayer cost of $675,000 or $32,143/trip."
Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Barack Obama “spied on my campaign, and got caught!”
Donald Trump stated on August 17, 2020 in a speech: The coronavirus has seen a “big surge in New Zealand. It's terrible. We don't want that."
Donald Trump stated on August 18, 2020 in a tweet: “In California, Democrats have intentionally implemented rolling blackouts.”
Donald Trump stated on August 17, 2020 in a campaign rally speech in Wisconsin: "Our (COVID-19) numbers are better than almost all countries."
Wisconsin Trump Victory stated on August 12, 2020 in an email: Says Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden backs a fracking ban that would cost 100,000 Wisconsin jobs
Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2020 in Facebook post: Says Kamala Harris wants to eliminate beef.
Mike Pence stated on July 29, 2020 in an email: The Trump administration “added over 209,000 jobs, including 16,000 new manufacturing jobs, to Pennsylvania over the last three years.
Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2020 in press briefing in Bedminster, N.J.: “The Democrats don’t want to do anything having to do with protecting people from eviction.”
Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden “a racist” during a Democratic presidential debate.
Bloggers stated on August 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Video shows missile attack in Beirut explosion.
Donald Trump stated on July 20, 2020 in Campaign ad: Says “Joe Biden is absolutely on board with defunding the police.”
Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a SEIU roundtable discussion: “McDonald’s (makes) you all sign noncompete contracts that you cannot go across town to try to get a job at Burger King.”
Mike Kelly stated on July 14, 2020 in a campaign call: Says Joe Biden proposed “killing over 600,000 jobs supported by fracking.”
Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in White House Rose Garden: Says Joe Biden plans to “mandate net-zero carbon emissions for homes, offices and all new buildings by 2030. That basically means no windows, no nothing.”
Jim Bognet stated on June 12, 2020 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.”
Donald Trump stated on July 4, 2020 in a Fourth of July speech: Says 99% of COVID-19 cases “are totally harmless.”
Donald Trump stated on June 20, 2020 in a campaign rally: “Joe Biden and the Democrats want to prosecute Americans for going to church, but not for burning a church.”
Donald Trump Jr. stated on June 18, 2020 in an episode of Triggered with President Donald Trump: Says Osama bin Laden endorsed Joe Biden
Viral image stated on June 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Wearing the Kente cloth “worn by affluent African slave traders” is “like honoring Jews by wearing swastikas.”
Facebook posts stated on June 3, 2020 in Facebook post: “It wasn't a big deal when Bill Clinton held up the Bible in front of the same exact church (as Donald Trump).”
Facebook posts stated on June 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “More than 20 police officers are dead now because of the riots.”
Donald Trump stated on May 19, 2020 in remarks to reporters at the Capitol: “If you look at the one (hydroxychloroquine) survey, the only bad survey, they were giving it to people that were in very bad shape. They were very old. Almost dead.”
Stacey Abrams stated on May 7, 2020 in an interview with Mother Jones: “Since the reopening of (Georgia), we’ve seen our COVID rate skyrocket by 40%.”
Bloggers stated on April 23, 2020 in a post on TikTok: “It’s not the coronavirus that’s killing people. It is the economy.”
Mike Turzai stated on May 9, 2020 in a video: “Guess what, [children are] not at risk unless they have an underlying medical issue.”
X posts stated on May 10, 2020 in a tweet: Barack Obama “is the first ex-president to ever speak against his successor.”
Donald Trump stated on May 3, 2020 in a Fox News virtual town hall: Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.”
Bloggers stated on April 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “President Trump just announced that the ‘biological’ lab in Wuhan where the COVID-19 virus was created was ‘funded’ by President Barak (sp) Hussein Obama in 2015 to the tune of $3,800,000 American dollars!”
