Latest Half-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 April 29, 2021 in an image on Facebook: 11.6 million people watched Biden’s first presidential address to Congress while far larger audiences watched Donald Trump’s speeches. Janet Yellen stated on May 2, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Corporate income has increased as a share of” gross domestic product. Randy Feenstra stated on April 28, 2021 in a tweet: "Only <6% of the $2.1 trillion 'infrastructure' bill contains funding for roads & bridges.” Tony Evers stated on April 21, 2021 in Twitter: A new state agreement with Foxconn “will save Wisconsin taxpayers $2.77 billion.” Thom Tillis stated on April 19, 2021 in an op-ed: “One of (Joe Biden’s) first acts in office was sending an immigration bill to Congress to grant mass amnesty to illegal immigrants.” Joe Biden stated on April 21, 2021 in remarks: Says his administration’s efforts have led to more school reopenings. Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Children ages 5 to 9 “are not affected by” the coronavirus. Richard Durbin stated on April 13, 2021 in a TV interview: “We have 23% of all the lead pipe leads in America in the Chicagoland area.” Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Kids in cages" in border facilities are "at 700% capacity." Liz Krueger stated on March 30, 2021 in a floor debate: "In fact, the data coming in from some states that have legalized marijuana is that they actually see a decrease in use over time, particularly among young people." Brandon Tatum stated on April 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Kids at the border: 2,600 highest number Trump, 12,000 currently under Biden.” Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.” Tammy Baldwin stated on March 23, 2021 in News release: "Over the past decade, drug prices have risen at three times the rate of inflation." Roy Blunt stated on April 4, 2021 in remarks on "Fox News Sunday": The proposal by President Joe Biden would put the U.S. “No. 2 in the world” for the highest corporate tax rate. Alex Mooney stated on March 3, 2021 in a news release: H.R. 1 “mandates practices nationwide” that include “ballot harvesting, universal mail-in voting and same-day registration.” Jennifer Carroll Foy stated on March 16, 2021 in a forum.: “Two out of our last three governors in Virginia were investigated by the FBI. One went to jail and one is running for office again in this election.” Tony Evers stated on March 30, 2021 in Twitter: “It took the Legislature nearly 300 days to act on a (COVID-19) bill during this pandemic.” Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2021 in a statement given to the press: Says Deborah Birx “traveled a great distance to see her family for Thanksgiving, only to have them call the police and turn her in. She then ... resigned.” Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Minority farmers get big bonus, white ones get none,” because of Democrats. Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook." Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2021 in Facebook posts: Nike and Lil Nas X are launching “demonic shoes” containing human blood. Veronica Escobar stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview: "We began seeing the increase in unaccompanied minors going back to last April 2020. This is not something that happened as a result of Joe Biden becoming president.” Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated on March 18, 2021 in a House hearing: The Democratic clean energy plan is pro-China, because "90% of the solar panels, 80% of the wind machines, 90% of the rare earth minerals … are in Asia or in China.” Rand Paul stated on March 21, 2021 in a tweet: “Sorry Dr Fauci and other fearmongers, new study shows vaccines and naturally acquired immunity DO effectively neutralize COVID variants.” Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents." Richard Hudson stated on March 15, 2021 in a tweet: "Illegal border crossings are up 173% from 1 year ago and 28% since January when President Biden stopped the wall & deportations and started catch & release." Alejandro Mayorkas stated on March 21, 2021 in in an ABC News interview: The border surge is “challenging” because the immigration system that had been in place for decades “was dismantled in its entirety by the Trump administration.” Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.” Mike Bost stated on March 15, 2021 in a radio interview: The American Rescue Plan Act “does not” include “checks and balances” on how funds for state and local governments can be spent. Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.”
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Viral image stated on April 29, 2021 in an image on Facebook: 11.6 million people watched Biden’s first presidential address to Congress while far larger audiences watched Donald Trump’s speeches. Janet Yellen stated on May 2, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Corporate income has increased as a share of” gross domestic product. Randy Feenstra stated on April 28, 2021 in a tweet: "Only <6% of the $2.1 trillion 'infrastructure' bill contains funding for roads & bridges.” Tony Evers stated on April 21, 2021 in Twitter: A new state agreement with Foxconn “will save Wisconsin taxpayers $2.77 billion.” Thom Tillis stated on April 19, 2021 in an op-ed: “One of (Joe Biden’s) first acts in office was sending an immigration bill to Congress to grant mass amnesty to illegal immigrants.” Joe Biden stated on April 21, 2021 in remarks: Says his administration’s efforts have led to more school reopenings. Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Children ages 5 to 9 “are not affected by” the coronavirus. Richard Durbin stated on April 13, 2021 in a TV interview: “We have 23% of all the lead pipe leads in America in the Chicagoland area.” Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Kids in cages" in border facilities are "at 700% capacity." Liz Krueger stated on March 30, 2021 in a floor debate: "In fact, the data coming in from some states that have legalized marijuana is that they actually see a decrease in use over time, particularly among young people." Brandon Tatum stated on April 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Kids at the border: 2,600 highest number Trump, 12,000 currently under Biden.” Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.” Tammy Baldwin stated on March 23, 2021 in News release: "Over the past decade, drug prices have risen at three times the rate of inflation." Roy Blunt stated on April 4, 2021 in remarks on "Fox News Sunday": The proposal by President Joe Biden would put the U.S. “No. 2 in the world” for the highest corporate tax rate. Alex Mooney stated on March 3, 2021 in a news release: H.R. 1 “mandates practices nationwide” that include “ballot harvesting, universal mail-in voting and same-day registration.” Jennifer Carroll Foy stated on March 16, 2021 in a forum.: “Two out of our last three governors in Virginia were investigated by the FBI. One went to jail and one is running for office again in this election.” Tony Evers stated on March 30, 2021 in Twitter: “It took the Legislature nearly 300 days to act on a (COVID-19) bill during this pandemic.” Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2021 in a statement given to the press: Says Deborah Birx “traveled a great distance to see her family for Thanksgiving, only to have them call the police and turn her in. She then ... resigned.” Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Minority farmers get big bonus, white ones get none,” because of Democrats. Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook." Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2021 in Facebook posts: Nike and Lil Nas X are launching “demonic shoes” containing human blood. Veronica Escobar stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview: "We began seeing the increase in unaccompanied minors going back to last April 2020. This is not something that happened as a result of Joe Biden becoming president.” Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated on March 18, 2021 in a House hearing: The Democratic clean energy plan is pro-China, because "90% of the solar panels, 80% of the wind machines, 90% of the rare earth minerals … are in Asia or in China.” Rand Paul stated on March 21, 2021 in a tweet: “Sorry Dr Fauci and other fearmongers, new study shows vaccines and naturally acquired immunity DO effectively neutralize COVID variants.” Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents." Richard Hudson stated on March 15, 2021 in a tweet: "Illegal border crossings are up 173% from 1 year ago and 28% since January when President Biden stopped the wall & deportations and started catch & release." Alejandro Mayorkas stated on March 21, 2021 in in an ABC News interview: The border surge is “challenging” because the immigration system that had been in place for decades “was dismantled in its entirety by the Trump administration.” Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.” Mike Bost stated on March 15, 2021 in a radio interview: The American Rescue Plan Act “does not” include “checks and balances” on how funds for state and local governments can be spent. Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.”
Viral image stated on April 29, 2021 in an image on Facebook: 11.6 million people watched Biden’s first presidential address to Congress while far larger audiences watched Donald Trump’s speeches.
Janet Yellen stated on May 2, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Corporate income has increased as a share of” gross domestic product.
Randy Feenstra stated on April 28, 2021 in a tweet: "Only <6% of the $2.1 trillion 'infrastructure' bill contains funding for roads & bridges.”
Tony Evers stated on April 21, 2021 in Twitter: A new state agreement with Foxconn “will save Wisconsin taxpayers $2.77 billion.”
Thom Tillis stated on April 19, 2021 in an op-ed: “One of (Joe Biden’s) first acts in office was sending an immigration bill to Congress to grant mass amnesty to illegal immigrants.”
Joe Biden stated on April 21, 2021 in remarks: Says his administration’s efforts have led to more school reopenings.
Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Children ages 5 to 9 “are not affected by” the coronavirus.
Richard Durbin stated on April 13, 2021 in a TV interview: “We have 23% of all the lead pipe leads in America in the Chicagoland area.”
Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Kids in cages" in border facilities are "at 700% capacity."
Liz Krueger stated on March 30, 2021 in a floor debate: "In fact, the data coming in from some states that have legalized marijuana is that they actually see a decrease in use over time, particularly among young people."
Brandon Tatum stated on April 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Kids at the border: 2,600 highest number Trump, 12,000 currently under Biden.”
Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.”
Tammy Baldwin stated on March 23, 2021 in News release: "Over the past decade, drug prices have risen at three times the rate of inflation."
Roy Blunt stated on April 4, 2021 in remarks on "Fox News Sunday": The proposal by President Joe Biden would put the U.S. “No. 2 in the world” for the highest corporate tax rate.
Alex Mooney stated on March 3, 2021 in a news release: H.R. 1 “mandates practices nationwide” that include “ballot harvesting, universal mail-in voting and same-day registration.”
Jennifer Carroll Foy stated on March 16, 2021 in a forum.: “Two out of our last three governors in Virginia were investigated by the FBI. One went to jail and one is running for office again in this election.”
Tony Evers stated on March 30, 2021 in Twitter: “It took the Legislature nearly 300 days to act on a (COVID-19) bill during this pandemic.”
Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2021 in a statement given to the press: Says Deborah Birx “traveled a great distance to see her family for Thanksgiving, only to have them call the police and turn her in. She then ... resigned.”
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Minority farmers get big bonus, white ones get none,” because of Democrats.
Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook."
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2021 in Facebook posts: Nike and Lil Nas X are launching “demonic shoes” containing human blood.
Veronica Escobar stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview: "We began seeing the increase in unaccompanied minors going back to last April 2020. This is not something that happened as a result of Joe Biden becoming president.”
Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated on March 18, 2021 in a House hearing: The Democratic clean energy plan is pro-China, because "90% of the solar panels, 80% of the wind machines, 90% of the rare earth minerals … are in Asia or in China.”
Rand Paul stated on March 21, 2021 in a tweet: “Sorry Dr Fauci and other fearmongers, new study shows vaccines and naturally acquired immunity DO effectively neutralize COVID variants.”
Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents."
Richard Hudson stated on March 15, 2021 in a tweet: "Illegal border crossings are up 173% from 1 year ago and 28% since January when President Biden stopped the wall & deportations and started catch & release."
Alejandro Mayorkas stated on March 21, 2021 in in an ABC News interview: The border surge is “challenging” because the immigration system that had been in place for decades “was dismantled in its entirety by the Trump administration.”
Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.”
Mike Bost stated on March 15, 2021 in a radio interview: The American Rescue Plan Act “does not” include “checks and balances” on how funds for state and local governments can be spent.
Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.”
