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 Donald Trump stated on September 5, 2018 in an exchange with reporters: "We’re making (Medicare) stronger. We’re making Social Security stronger." Donald Trump stated on September 5, 2018 in a tweet: "Someone can write an article or book, totally make up stories and form a picture of a person that is literally the exact opposite of the fact, and get away with it without retribution or cost. Don’t know why Washington politicians don’t change libel laws?" Americans for Prosperity stated on August 29, 2018 in an attack ad: As Tennessee governor, Phil Bredesen "supported higher taxes on us. Higher gas taxes. Higher sales taxes." Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2018 in a tweet: Says "96 percent of (Google News) results on ‘Trump News’ are from National Left-Wing Media." Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on August 14, 2018 in a White House press briefing: "President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years." Marsha Blackburn stated on August 8, 2018 in a speech to farmers: "Hospitals are closing in rural America because they don't have access to high-speed internet." Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2018 in rally in Tampa: "U.S. Steel just announced that they are building six new steel mills." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 26, 2018 in an interview on the Daily Show: "Just last year we gave the military a $700 billion budget increase, which they didn’t even ask for." Larry Kudlow stated on July 29, 2018 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: "Even the CBO numbers show now that the entire $1.5 trillion tax cut is virtually paid for by higher revenues and better nominal GDP." Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2018 in a tweet: "Wow, highest Poll Numbers in the history of the Republican Party. That includes Honest Abe Lincoln and Ronald Reagan." Kirstjen Nielsen stated on July 19, 2018 in an interview: "There are billboards in Central America in the Northern Triangle countries advertising how to grab a kid to get into the United States illegally." Donald Trump stated on July 23, 2018 in in a tweet: Says the Steele dossier "was responsible for starting" Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into links between the Trump campaign and Russia. Bloggers stated on July 15, 2018 in a blog post: "Puerto Rico mayor facing fraud charges over $3M in federal disaster relief" Donald Trump stated on July 16, 2018 in a press conference in Helsinki: "The Electoral College is much more advantageous for Democrats." Donald Trump stated on July 16, 2018 in a press conference with Vladimir Putin: "The servers of the Pakistani gentleman that worked on the DNC" are "missing." Bloggers stated on July 5, 2018 in a blog post: "Shocking Video Emerges of Obama Mocking God and the Bible." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2018 in the NATO summit: "Many countries (in NATO) owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back, where they’re delinquent, as far as I’m concerned, because the United States has had to pay for them." Raul Labrador stated on June 27, 2018 in an opinion piece in the Idaho Statesman: Immigrants "can show up at any embassy or consulate abroad" to make their asylum claims. Bloggers stated on June 30, 2018 in a blog post: "Justice Kennedy quit because he and his son helped Trump launder illegal Russian money through Deutsche Bank." Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2018 in a tweet: "I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 27, 2018 in an interview with The Intercept: "ICE is required to fill 34,000 beds with detainees every single night and that number has only been increasing since 2009." Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "39% of All California Students are illegals." Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "More than 66% of ALL births in California are to illegals on Medi-Cal." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "Watch those GDP numbers. We started off at a very low number, and right now we hit a 3.2 (percent). Nobody thought that was possible." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions." Jeff Sessions stated on June 25, 2018 in a speech: "Our courts find that 80 percent of those who do file for asylum aren’t qualified for it, do not merit that relief." AFSCME stated on June 6, 2018 in an attack ad: Says Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt "tried to cut a deal with big pharma" in a lawsuit. Ivanka Trump stated on June 11, 2018 in a tweet: A Chinese proverb says, "Those who say it can not be done, should not interrupt those doing it." Donald Trump stated on June 18, 2018 in a tweet: "Crime in Germany is way up." Ted Cruz stated on June 4, 2018 in an interview: Says "Rosie O’Donnell apparently committed the same offense five times, five times, when she broke the identical law that Dinesh (D'Souza) was prosecuted for."
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Donald Trump stated on September 5, 2018 in an exchange with reporters: "We’re making (Medicare) stronger. We’re making Social Security stronger." Donald Trump stated on September 5, 2018 in a tweet: "Someone can write an article or book, totally make up stories and form a picture of a person that is literally the exact opposite of the fact, and get away with it without retribution or cost. Don’t know why Washington politicians don’t change libel laws?" Americans for Prosperity stated on August 29, 2018 in an attack ad: As Tennessee governor, Phil Bredesen "supported higher taxes on us. Higher gas taxes. Higher sales taxes." Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2018 in a tweet: Says "96 percent of (Google News) results on ‘Trump News’ are from National Left-Wing Media." Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on August 14, 2018 in a White House press briefing: "President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years." Marsha Blackburn stated on August 8, 2018 in a speech to farmers: "Hospitals are closing in rural America because they don't have access to high-speed internet." Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2018 in rally in Tampa: "U.S. Steel just announced that they are building six new steel mills." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 26, 2018 in an interview on the Daily Show: "Just last year we gave the military a $700 billion budget increase, which they didn’t even ask for." Larry Kudlow stated on July 29, 2018 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: "Even the CBO numbers show now that the entire $1.5 trillion tax cut is virtually paid for by higher revenues and better nominal GDP." Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2018 in a tweet: "Wow, highest Poll Numbers in the history of the Republican Party. That includes Honest Abe Lincoln and Ronald Reagan." Kirstjen Nielsen stated on July 19, 2018 in an interview: "There are billboards in Central America in the Northern Triangle countries advertising how to grab a kid to get into the United States illegally." Donald Trump stated on July 23, 2018 in in a tweet: Says the Steele dossier "was responsible for starting" Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into links between the Trump campaign and Russia. Bloggers stated on July 15, 2018 in a blog post: "Puerto Rico mayor facing fraud charges over $3M in federal disaster relief" Donald Trump stated on July 16, 2018 in a press conference in Helsinki: "The Electoral College is much more advantageous for Democrats." Donald Trump stated on July 16, 2018 in a press conference with Vladimir Putin: "The servers of the Pakistani gentleman that worked on the DNC" are "missing." Bloggers stated on July 5, 2018 in a blog post: "Shocking Video Emerges of Obama Mocking God and the Bible." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2018 in the NATO summit: "Many countries (in NATO) owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back, where they’re delinquent, as far as I’m concerned, because the United States has had to pay for them." Raul Labrador stated on June 27, 2018 in an opinion piece in the Idaho Statesman: Immigrants "can show up at any embassy or consulate abroad" to make their asylum claims. Bloggers stated on June 30, 2018 in a blog post: "Justice Kennedy quit because he and his son helped Trump launder illegal Russian money through Deutsche Bank." Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2018 in a tweet: "I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 27, 2018 in an interview with The Intercept: "ICE is required to fill 34,000 beds with detainees every single night and that number has only been increasing since 2009." Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "39% of All California Students are illegals." Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "More than 66% of ALL births in California are to illegals on Medi-Cal." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "Watch those GDP numbers. We started off at a very low number, and right now we hit a 3.2 (percent). Nobody thought that was possible." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions." Jeff Sessions stated on June 25, 2018 in a speech: "Our courts find that 80 percent of those who do file for asylum aren’t qualified for it, do not merit that relief." AFSCME stated on June 6, 2018 in an attack ad: Says Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt "tried to cut a deal with big pharma" in a lawsuit. Ivanka Trump stated on June 11, 2018 in a tweet: A Chinese proverb says, "Those who say it can not be done, should not interrupt those doing it." Donald Trump stated on June 18, 2018 in a tweet: "Crime in Germany is way up." Ted Cruz stated on June 4, 2018 in an interview: Says "Rosie O’Donnell apparently committed the same offense five times, five times, when she broke the identical law that Dinesh (D'Souza) was prosecuted for."
Donald Trump stated on September 5, 2018 in an exchange with reporters: "We’re making (Medicare) stronger. We’re making Social Security stronger."
Donald Trump stated on September 5, 2018 in a tweet: "Someone can write an article or book, totally make up stories and form a picture of a person that is literally the exact opposite of the fact, and get away with it without retribution or cost. Don’t know why Washington politicians don’t change libel laws?"
Americans for Prosperity stated on August 29, 2018 in an attack ad: As Tennessee governor, Phil Bredesen "supported higher taxes on us. Higher gas taxes. Higher sales taxes."
Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2018 in a tweet: Says "96 percent of (Google News) results on ‘Trump News’ are from National Left-Wing Media."
Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on August 14, 2018 in a White House press briefing: "President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years."
Marsha Blackburn stated on August 8, 2018 in a speech to farmers: "Hospitals are closing in rural America because they don't have access to high-speed internet."
Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2018 in rally in Tampa: "U.S. Steel just announced that they are building six new steel mills."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 26, 2018 in an interview on the Daily Show: "Just last year we gave the military a $700 billion budget increase, which they didn’t even ask for."
Larry Kudlow stated on July 29, 2018 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: "Even the CBO numbers show now that the entire $1.5 trillion tax cut is virtually paid for by higher revenues and better nominal GDP."
Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2018 in a tweet: "Wow, highest Poll Numbers in the history of the Republican Party. That includes Honest Abe Lincoln and Ronald Reagan."
Kirstjen Nielsen stated on July 19, 2018 in an interview: "There are billboards in Central America in the Northern Triangle countries advertising how to grab a kid to get into the United States illegally."
Donald Trump stated on July 23, 2018 in in a tweet: Says the Steele dossier "was responsible for starting" Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into links between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Bloggers stated on July 15, 2018 in a blog post: "Puerto Rico mayor facing fraud charges over $3M in federal disaster relief"
Donald Trump stated on July 16, 2018 in a press conference in Helsinki: "The Electoral College is much more advantageous for Democrats."
Donald Trump stated on July 16, 2018 in a press conference with Vladimir Putin: "The servers of the Pakistani gentleman that worked on the DNC" are "missing."
Bloggers stated on July 5, 2018 in a blog post: "Shocking Video Emerges of Obama Mocking God and the Bible."
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2018 in the NATO summit: "Many countries (in NATO) owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back, where they’re delinquent, as far as I’m concerned, because the United States has had to pay for them."
Raul Labrador stated on June 27, 2018 in an opinion piece in the Idaho Statesman: Immigrants "can show up at any embassy or consulate abroad" to make their asylum claims.
Bloggers stated on June 30, 2018 in a blog post: "Justice Kennedy quit because he and his son helped Trump launder illegal Russian money through Deutsche Bank."
Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2018 in a tweet: "I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 27, 2018 in an interview with The Intercept: "ICE is required to fill 34,000 beds with detainees every single night and that number has only been increasing since 2009."
Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "39% of All California Students are illegals."
Viral image stated on July 3, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet: "More than 66% of ALL births in California are to illegals on Medi-Cal."
Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "Watch those GDP numbers. We started off at a very low number, and right now we hit a 3.2 (percent). Nobody thought that was possible."
Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions."
Jeff Sessions stated on June 25, 2018 in a speech: "Our courts find that 80 percent of those who do file for asylum aren’t qualified for it, do not merit that relief."
AFSCME stated on June 6, 2018 in an attack ad: Says Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt "tried to cut a deal with big pharma" in a lawsuit.
Ivanka Trump stated on June 11, 2018 in a tweet: A Chinese proverb says, "Those who say it can not be done, should not interrupt those doing it."
Ted Cruz stated on June 4, 2018 in an interview: Says "Rosie O’Donnell apparently committed the same offense five times, five times, when she broke the identical law that Dinesh (D'Souza) was prosecuted for."
