Latest 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 Michael van der Veen stated on February 12, 2021 in a speech at the U.S. Senate: After the Capitol insurrection, “one of the first people arrested was a leader of antifa." Joe Biden stated on February 5, 2021 in an interview on CBS: “If you're making less than $15 an hour, you're living below the poverty wage.” Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2021 in Facebook posts: “Biden’s Air Force One is not the same as Trump’s Air Force One,” which indicates Biden is not the real president. DCCC stated on February 2, 2021 in an attack ad: Says Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., “stood with Trump and the lies… He stood with QAnon, not you.” Rick Scott stated on February 1, 2021 in a press release: States are seeing increases in revenue, with an average decline of just 0.12% compared with 2019. Over half of states report positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois. Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: “Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war.” Ryan Fournier stated on January 31, 2021 in a Tweet: “The Biden administration lost 20 million COVID vaccines.” Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: Masks have negative impacts on 68% of children. Joe Biden stated on January 27, 2021 in remarks when signing climate change executive orders: “84% of all new electric capacity planned to come onto the electric grid this year is clean energy.” Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2021 in an image: Says Joe Biden is “following through with a fracking ban.” Charlie Kirk stated on January 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Joe Biden admits he is governing like a 'dictator.'" Ron Klain stated on January 24, 2021 in an interview on Meet the Press: "The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House." L. Lin Wood stated on January 25, 2021 in an interview with the Patriotically Correct Radio Show: “I believe, without having definitive proof, that the military is in charge of our country ... because Joe Biden is an illegal president.” Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2021 in a statement given to the press: The Paris Climate Agreement is “bad for America,” because it "does nothing to hold real polluters, like Communist China and India, accountable." Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2021 in a series of images: Joe Biden was sworn in on a "Masonic/Illuminati Bible." Glenn Grothman stated on January 4, 2021 in News release: A majority of Americans have voted for a party that … wants a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad." Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2021 in an image: On Inauguration Day, Vice President Kamala Harris “put her clutch on top of the Bible so her hand is not touching it.” Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Biden had to take a private plane to D.C. instead of a government plane “because they know he’s not a legitimate president” and "the military is now responsible for restoring legitimate civilian government.” Pat Toomey stated on January 19, 2021 in a hearing: “There will be several thousand dollars in payments going to families with six-figure incomes who’ve had no income interruption whatsoever.” L. Lin Wood stated on January 18, 2021 in an interview with the Patriotically Correct Radio Show: "China was behind the interference and the effort to overthrow our government and the election, election fraud." Hogan Gidley stated on January 17, 2021 in a Fox News interview: President Donald Trump “can’t say anything (about the U.S. Capitol riot) because the platforms have removed him.” Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 17, 2021 in a tweeted video: A video shows Joe Biden lost and confused on stage. Bloggers stated on January 13, 2021 in a story: Says Gen. David H. Berger, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps., refused Nancy Pelosi’s request to use the Marines for inauguration security, telling her “we don’t work for you.” Jake Corman stated on January 14, 2021 in an interview: Says unproven voter fraud claims didn’t play “any role” in the Capitol riot. Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2021 in a headline: “Inauguration Cancelled, Trump Remains in Office.” Bloggers stated on January 12, 2021 in blogs: Antifa provoked the shooting of Ashli Babbitt at the Capitol. Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says President Trump has ordered the military to take over “major corrupt cities” to stay in office and that U.S. citizens will receive emergency alerts on their devices. Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The U.S. Department of State … released a statement on their website stating that Donald J. Trump's term ended” on Jan. 11, 2021. Sherrod Brown stated on January 8, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters: Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.” Bloggers stated on January 10, 2021 in a story: "Trump signs Insurrection Act - General Flynn to be appointed vice president."
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Michael van der Veen stated on February 12, 2021 in a speech at the U.S. Senate: After the Capitol insurrection, “one of the first people arrested was a leader of antifa." Joe Biden stated on February 5, 2021 in an interview on CBS: “If you're making less than $15 an hour, you're living below the poverty wage.” Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2021 in Facebook posts: “Biden’s Air Force One is not the same as Trump’s Air Force One,” which indicates Biden is not the real president. DCCC stated on February 2, 2021 in an attack ad: Says Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., “stood with Trump and the lies… He stood with QAnon, not you.” Rick Scott stated on February 1, 2021 in a press release: States are seeing increases in revenue, with an average decline of just 0.12% compared with 2019. Over half of states report positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois. Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: “Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war.” Ryan Fournier stated on January 31, 2021 in a Tweet: “The Biden administration lost 20 million COVID vaccines.” Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: Masks have negative impacts on 68% of children. Joe Biden stated on January 27, 2021 in remarks when signing climate change executive orders: “84% of all new electric capacity planned to come onto the electric grid this year is clean energy.” Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2021 in an image: Says Joe Biden is “following through with a fracking ban.” Charlie Kirk stated on January 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Joe Biden admits he is governing like a 'dictator.'" Ron Klain stated on January 24, 2021 in an interview on Meet the Press: "The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House." L. Lin Wood stated on January 25, 2021 in an interview with the Patriotically Correct Radio Show: “I believe, without having definitive proof, that the military is in charge of our country ... because Joe Biden is an illegal president.” Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2021 in a statement given to the press: The Paris Climate Agreement is “bad for America,” because it "does nothing to hold real polluters, like Communist China and India, accountable." Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2021 in a series of images: Joe Biden was sworn in on a "Masonic/Illuminati Bible." Glenn Grothman stated on January 4, 2021 in News release: A majority of Americans have voted for a party that … wants a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad." Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2021 in an image: On Inauguration Day, Vice President Kamala Harris “put her clutch on top of the Bible so her hand is not touching it.” Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Biden had to take a private plane to D.C. instead of a government plane “because they know he’s not a legitimate president” and "the military is now responsible for restoring legitimate civilian government.” Pat Toomey stated on January 19, 2021 in a hearing: “There will be several thousand dollars in payments going to families with six-figure incomes who’ve had no income interruption whatsoever.” L. Lin Wood stated on January 18, 2021 in an interview with the Patriotically Correct Radio Show: "China was behind the interference and the effort to overthrow our government and the election, election fraud." Hogan Gidley stated on January 17, 2021 in a Fox News interview: President Donald Trump “can’t say anything (about the U.S. Capitol riot) because the platforms have removed him.” Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 17, 2021 in a tweeted video: A video shows Joe Biden lost and confused on stage. Bloggers stated on January 13, 2021 in a story: Says Gen. David H. Berger, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps., refused Nancy Pelosi’s request to use the Marines for inauguration security, telling her “we don’t work for you.” Jake Corman stated on January 14, 2021 in an interview: Says unproven voter fraud claims didn’t play “any role” in the Capitol riot. Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2021 in a headline: “Inauguration Cancelled, Trump Remains in Office.” Bloggers stated on January 12, 2021 in blogs: Antifa provoked the shooting of Ashli Babbitt at the Capitol. Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says President Trump has ordered the military to take over “major corrupt cities” to stay in office and that U.S. citizens will receive emergency alerts on their devices. Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The U.S. Department of State … released a statement on their website stating that Donald J. Trump's term ended” on Jan. 11, 2021. Sherrod Brown stated on January 8, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters: Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.” Bloggers stated on January 10, 2021 in a story: "Trump signs Insurrection Act - General Flynn to be appointed vice president."
Michael van der Veen stated on February 12, 2021 in a speech at the U.S. Senate: After the Capitol insurrection, “one of the first people arrested was a leader of antifa."
Joe Biden stated on February 5, 2021 in an interview on CBS: “If you're making less than $15 an hour, you're living below the poverty wage.”
Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2021 in Facebook posts: “Biden’s Air Force One is not the same as Trump’s Air Force One,” which indicates Biden is not the real president.
DCCC stated on February 2, 2021 in an attack ad: Says Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., “stood with Trump and the lies… He stood with QAnon, not you.”
Rick Scott stated on February 1, 2021 in a press release: States are seeing increases in revenue, with an average decline of just 0.12% compared with 2019. Over half of states report positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois.
Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: “Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war.”
Ryan Fournier stated on January 31, 2021 in a Tweet: “The Biden administration lost 20 million COVID vaccines.”
Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: Masks have negative impacts on 68% of children.
Joe Biden stated on January 27, 2021 in remarks when signing climate change executive orders: “84% of all new electric capacity planned to come onto the electric grid this year is clean energy.”
Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2021 in an image: Says Joe Biden is “following through with a fracking ban.”
Charlie Kirk stated on January 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Joe Biden admits he is governing like a 'dictator.'"
Ron Klain stated on January 24, 2021 in an interview on Meet the Press: "The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House."
L. Lin Wood stated on January 25, 2021 in an interview with the Patriotically Correct Radio Show: “I believe, without having definitive proof, that the military is in charge of our country ... because Joe Biden is an illegal president.”
Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2021 in a statement given to the press: The Paris Climate Agreement is “bad for America,” because it "does nothing to hold real polluters, like Communist China and India, accountable."
Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2021 in a series of images: Joe Biden was sworn in on a "Masonic/Illuminati Bible."
Glenn Grothman stated on January 4, 2021 in News release: A majority of Americans have voted for a party that … wants a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad."
Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2021 in an image: On Inauguration Day, Vice President Kamala Harris “put her clutch on top of the Bible so her hand is not touching it.”
Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Biden had to take a private plane to D.C. instead of a government plane “because they know he’s not a legitimate president” and "the military is now responsible for restoring legitimate civilian government.”
Pat Toomey stated on January 19, 2021 in a hearing: “There will be several thousand dollars in payments going to families with six-figure incomes who’ve had no income interruption whatsoever.”
L. Lin Wood stated on January 18, 2021 in an interview with the Patriotically Correct Radio Show: "China was behind the interference and the effort to overthrow our government and the election, election fraud."
Hogan Gidley stated on January 17, 2021 in a Fox News interview: President Donald Trump “can’t say anything (about the U.S. Capitol riot) because the platforms have removed him.”
Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 17, 2021 in a tweeted video: A video shows Joe Biden lost and confused on stage.
Bloggers stated on January 13, 2021 in a story: Says Gen. David H. Berger, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps., refused Nancy Pelosi’s request to use the Marines for inauguration security, telling her “we don’t work for you.”
Jake Corman stated on January 14, 2021 in an interview: Says unproven voter fraud claims didn’t play “any role” in the Capitol riot.
Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2021 in a headline: “Inauguration Cancelled, Trump Remains in Office.”
Bloggers stated on January 12, 2021 in blogs: Antifa provoked the shooting of Ashli Babbitt at the Capitol.
Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says President Trump has ordered the military to take over “major corrupt cities” to stay in office and that U.S. citizens will receive emergency alerts on their devices.
Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The U.S. Department of State … released a statement on their website stating that Donald J. Trump's term ended” on Jan. 11, 2021.
Sherrod Brown stated on January 8, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters: Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.”
Bloggers stated on January 10, 2021 in a story: "Trump signs Insurrection Act - General Flynn to be appointed vice president."
