Latest True Fact-checks 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 Viral image stated on January 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: A man at "the storming of the U.S. embassy" in Iraq visited the White House in 2011. Ron Johnson stated on November 13, 2019 in a tweet: The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year." Elizabeth Warren stated on December 19, 2019 in comments made during the December Democratic presidential primary debate.: "Last year, 36 million Americans didn’t have a prescription filled because they couldn’t afford it." Andrew Yang stated on December 19, 2019 in comments during the December Democratic presidential primary debate.: "If you're a black woman, you're 320% more likely to die from complications in childbirth." Amy Klobuchar stated on December 20, 2019 in the sixth Democratic presidential debate: Says Pete Buttigieg ran statewide in Indiana and "lost by 20 points." Bernie Sanders stated on December 19, 2019 in the Democratic debate in Los Angeles: Real wages "went up last year 1.1%." Joe Biden stated on December 12, 2019 in a campaign ad: California firefighters decided "to speak out" against President Trump because his tweet about the state’s wildfires "contained so much misinformation." Jim Justice stated on October 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a new annual report shows that "West Virginia’s tourism industry has grown for the second consecutive year, reversing years of decline and outpacing national growth by 58 percent." Rob Hutton stated on December 4, 2019 in a radio interview: A "study showed as many as one in four people have had a package stolen from their residence." Mark Walker stated on November 27, 2019 in a tweet: Says the cartels are so bad in a Mexican border state that the U.S. government issued a ‘Do Not Travel’ warning -- the same warning it issued for Syria. Ron Kind stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview: "I am the only member of Congress that voted for both inquiries -- the Clinton inquiry and now the Trump inquiry." Elizabeth Warren stated on November 4, 2019 in in an Instagram post: "If we make no changes over the next 10 years, Americans will reach into their pockets and pay out about $11 trillion on insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and uncovered medical expenses." Shelley Moore Capito stated on September 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: "On average, one person dies by suicide every 22 hours in West Virginia." Darrell Steinberg stated on October 24, 2019 in an interview with Capital Public Radio: "90,000 Californians are unsheltered and homeless." Andrew Napolitano stated on October 24, 2019 in an interview: The impeachment inquiry hearings "going on behind closed doors over which Congressman Schiff is presiding—they are consistent with the rules" of the U.S. House of Representatives. Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance: "President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region." Pete Buttigieg stated on October 15, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: Americans "say that what they want is a choice" to join a single-payer system like Medicare rather than ending private insurance. Joe Manchin stated on September 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: "West Virginia Department of Education reported over 10,000 children and youth have been identified as homeless for the 2018-2019 school year." Glenn Grothman stated on October 2, 2019 in a newspaper: Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it." David McKinley stated on September 23, 2019 in a news release: "About 95 percent of America’s production of ethylene is produced on the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana." Josh Hawley stated on September 10, 2019 in a tweet: "Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018." Donald Trump stated on October 7, 2019 in a statement to the press: Minneapolis "city government preemptively informed the Target Center that it would be responsible for $530,000 in security and other costs" related to a Trump rally, "more than 26 times the estimated security costs for a 2009 Target Center health care rally held by President Barack Obama." Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech in Monaca, Pa.: Says in the 2016 presidential election, "I won that one by 42 points -- 42 points -- West Virginia." Gwen Moore stated on July 26, 2019 in a tweet: "More than half of death row prisoners are people of color." Roy Blunt stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: "U.S. agricultural & food exports are expected to increase more than $2 billion annually under #USMCA" Josh Kaul stated on August 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on September 6, 2019 in an op-ed: "One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh." Arlen Parsa stated on September 1, 2019 in a tweet: Thirty-four of the 47 men depicted in the famous "Declaration of Independence" painting were slaveholders. Beto O'Rourke stated on September 4, 2019 in an interview: "There are 390 million guns out on the streets of a country of 329 million people." Samuel Sinyangwe stated on August 30, 2019 in a tweet: "America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors."
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Viral image stated on January 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: A man at "the storming of the U.S. embassy" in Iraq visited the White House in 2011. Ron Johnson stated on November 13, 2019 in a tweet: The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year." Elizabeth Warren stated on December 19, 2019 in comments made during the December Democratic presidential primary debate.: "Last year, 36 million Americans didn’t have a prescription filled because they couldn’t afford it." Andrew Yang stated on December 19, 2019 in comments during the December Democratic presidential primary debate.: "If you're a black woman, you're 320% more likely to die from complications in childbirth." Amy Klobuchar stated on December 20, 2019 in the sixth Democratic presidential debate: Says Pete Buttigieg ran statewide in Indiana and "lost by 20 points." Bernie Sanders stated on December 19, 2019 in the Democratic debate in Los Angeles: Real wages "went up last year 1.1%." Joe Biden stated on December 12, 2019 in a campaign ad: California firefighters decided "to speak out" against President Trump because his tweet about the state’s wildfires "contained so much misinformation." Jim Justice stated on October 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a new annual report shows that "West Virginia’s tourism industry has grown for the second consecutive year, reversing years of decline and outpacing national growth by 58 percent." Rob Hutton stated on December 4, 2019 in a radio interview: A "study showed as many as one in four people have had a package stolen from their residence." Mark Walker stated on November 27, 2019 in a tweet: Says the cartels are so bad in a Mexican border state that the U.S. government issued a ‘Do Not Travel’ warning -- the same warning it issued for Syria. Ron Kind stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview: "I am the only member of Congress that voted for both inquiries -- the Clinton inquiry and now the Trump inquiry." Elizabeth Warren stated on November 4, 2019 in in an Instagram post: "If we make no changes over the next 10 years, Americans will reach into their pockets and pay out about $11 trillion on insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and uncovered medical expenses." Shelley Moore Capito stated on September 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: "On average, one person dies by suicide every 22 hours in West Virginia." Darrell Steinberg stated on October 24, 2019 in an interview with Capital Public Radio: "90,000 Californians are unsheltered and homeless." Andrew Napolitano stated on October 24, 2019 in an interview: The impeachment inquiry hearings "going on behind closed doors over which Congressman Schiff is presiding—they are consistent with the rules" of the U.S. House of Representatives. Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance: "President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region." Pete Buttigieg stated on October 15, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: Americans "say that what they want is a choice" to join a single-payer system like Medicare rather than ending private insurance. Joe Manchin stated on September 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: "West Virginia Department of Education reported over 10,000 children and youth have been identified as homeless for the 2018-2019 school year." Glenn Grothman stated on October 2, 2019 in a newspaper: Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it." David McKinley stated on September 23, 2019 in a news release: "About 95 percent of America’s production of ethylene is produced on the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana." Josh Hawley stated on September 10, 2019 in a tweet: "Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018." Donald Trump stated on October 7, 2019 in a statement to the press: Minneapolis "city government preemptively informed the Target Center that it would be responsible for $530,000 in security and other costs" related to a Trump rally, "more than 26 times the estimated security costs for a 2009 Target Center health care rally held by President Barack Obama." Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech in Monaca, Pa.: Says in the 2016 presidential election, "I won that one by 42 points -- 42 points -- West Virginia." Gwen Moore stated on July 26, 2019 in a tweet: "More than half of death row prisoners are people of color." Roy Blunt stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: "U.S. agricultural & food exports are expected to increase more than $2 billion annually under #USMCA" Josh Kaul stated on August 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on September 6, 2019 in an op-ed: "One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh." Arlen Parsa stated on September 1, 2019 in a tweet: Thirty-four of the 47 men depicted in the famous "Declaration of Independence" painting were slaveholders. Beto O'Rourke stated on September 4, 2019 in an interview: "There are 390 million guns out on the streets of a country of 329 million people." Samuel Sinyangwe stated on August 30, 2019 in a tweet: "America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors."
Viral image stated on January 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: A man at "the storming of the U.S. embassy" in Iraq visited the White House in 2011.
Ron Johnson stated on November 13, 2019 in a tweet: The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year."
Elizabeth Warren stated on December 19, 2019 in comments made during the December Democratic presidential primary debate.: "Last year, 36 million Americans didn’t have a prescription filled because they couldn’t afford it."
Andrew Yang stated on December 19, 2019 in comments during the December Democratic presidential primary debate.: "If you're a black woman, you're 320% more likely to die from complications in childbirth."
Amy Klobuchar stated on December 20, 2019 in the sixth Democratic presidential debate: Says Pete Buttigieg ran statewide in Indiana and "lost by 20 points."
Bernie Sanders stated on December 19, 2019 in the Democratic debate in Los Angeles: Real wages "went up last year 1.1%."
Joe Biden stated on December 12, 2019 in a campaign ad: California firefighters decided "to speak out" against President Trump because his tweet about the state’s wildfires "contained so much misinformation."
Jim Justice stated on October 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a new annual report shows that "West Virginia’s tourism industry has grown for the second consecutive year, reversing years of decline and outpacing national growth by 58 percent."
Rob Hutton stated on December 4, 2019 in a radio interview: A "study showed as many as one in four people have had a package stolen from their residence."
Mark Walker stated on November 27, 2019 in a tweet: Says the cartels are so bad in a Mexican border state that the U.S. government issued a ‘Do Not Travel’ warning -- the same warning it issued for Syria.
Ron Kind stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview: "I am the only member of Congress that voted for both inquiries -- the Clinton inquiry and now the Trump inquiry."
Elizabeth Warren stated on November 4, 2019 in in an Instagram post: "If we make no changes over the next 10 years, Americans will reach into their pockets and pay out about $11 trillion on insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and uncovered medical expenses."
Shelley Moore Capito stated on September 19, 2019 in a Facebook post: "On average, one person dies by suicide every 22 hours in West Virginia."
Darrell Steinberg stated on October 24, 2019 in an interview with Capital Public Radio: "90,000 Californians are unsheltered and homeless."
Andrew Napolitano stated on October 24, 2019 in an interview: The impeachment inquiry hearings "going on behind closed doors over which Congressman Schiff is presiding—they are consistent with the rules" of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance: "President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region."
Pete Buttigieg stated on October 15, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: Americans "say that what they want is a choice" to join a single-payer system like Medicare rather than ending private insurance.
Joe Manchin stated on September 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: "West Virginia Department of Education reported over 10,000 children and youth have been identified as homeless for the 2018-2019 school year."
Glenn Grothman stated on October 2, 2019 in a newspaper: Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it."
David McKinley stated on September 23, 2019 in a news release: "About 95 percent of America’s production of ethylene is produced on the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana."
Josh Hawley stated on September 10, 2019 in a tweet: "Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018."
Donald Trump stated on October 7, 2019 in a statement to the press: Minneapolis "city government preemptively informed the Target Center that it would be responsible for $530,000 in security and other costs" related to a Trump rally, "more than 26 times the estimated security costs for a 2009 Target Center health care rally held by President Barack Obama."
Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech in Monaca, Pa.: Says in the 2016 presidential election, "I won that one by 42 points -- 42 points -- West Virginia."
Gwen Moore stated on July 26, 2019 in a tweet: "More than half of death row prisoners are people of color."
Roy Blunt stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: "U.S. agricultural & food exports are expected to increase more than $2 billion annually under #USMCA"
Josh Kaul stated on August 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on September 6, 2019 in an op-ed: "One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh."
Arlen Parsa stated on September 1, 2019 in a tweet: Thirty-four of the 47 men depicted in the famous "Declaration of Independence" painting were slaveholders.
Beto O'Rourke stated on September 4, 2019 in an interview: "There are 390 million guns out on the streets of a country of 329 million people."
Samuel Sinyangwe stated on August 30, 2019 in a tweet: "America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors."
