Latest 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 Gavin Newsom stated on August 9, 2021 in a tweet: “California is moving folks out of encampments, into safe housing and getting them the mental health services they need.” Larry Elder stated on August 31, 2021 in a CNN interview: “I don’t believe the science suggests that young people should be vaccinated. I don’t believe that young people should have to wear masks at school. I’m not sure the science is settled on that at all.” Facebook posts stated on January 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says TikTok found Cassie Compton, who has been missing from Arkansas since 2014. Viral image stated on September 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Bidens own 10% of” a Chinese firm whose stock is up almost 300%” since Joe Biden was elected. Viral image stated on August 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner paid for a Wall Street Journal ad critical of the president. Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in Facebook posts: “27 U.S. Air Force pilots resign over COVID-19 vaccination mandate.” Viral image stated on September 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “FEMA forcibly vaccinating Ida evacuees.” Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Ivermectin sterilizes the majority (85%) of the men who take it." Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 31 blocked members of Congress from reading aloud on the House floor the names of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan. Bjorn Lomborg stated on September 3, 2021 in an column in the Wall Street Journal: “The frequency of hurricanes making landfall in the continental U.S. has declined slightly since 1900...There aren’t more powerful hurricanes either.” Instagram posts stated on September 7, 2021 in an Instagram post: “President Putin bans mandatory vaccinations in Russia.” Greg Abbott stated on September 7, 2021 in a press conference: The Texas abortion law “provides at least six weeks for a person to be able to get an abortion.” Bloggers stated on August 27, 2021 in a blog post: “Germany halts all Covid-19 vaccines, says they are unsafe and no longer recommended!!” Instagram posts stated on September 5, 2021 in an Instagram post: Photo shows a Chinese restaurant sign that says “F--- DeSantis.” Bloggers stated on August 31, 2021 in a blog post: “Military arrests Hunter Biden!” Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a demonstration with an air quality monitor shows that cloth masks are dangerous for children. Occupy Democrats stated on September 1, 2021 in on social media: Texas “ranks 50th in baby wellness checks, ranks 50th in clinical care for infants, ranks 50th in uninsured women, ranks 43rd in maternal mortality, ranks 44th in school funding per child, and ranks 46th in child hunger.” Charles Schumer stated on September 3, 2021 in an interview with WSYR-TV: “All” Americans in Afghanistan who “have wanted to come out have come out.” Viral image stated on September 2, 2021 in a Bitchute post: Video shows “Pfizer lab in Madrid on fire.” Bloggers stated on August 31, 2021 in a blog post: “Bill Gates calls for the withdrawal of all Covid-19 Vaccines; ‘The vaccines are far more dangerous than anyone imagined.’” Viral image stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: The US government is trying to create food shortages by telling farmers to destroy their crops. Joe Biden stated on August 26, 2021 in a proclamation: Women are "disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws — especially married women who change their names, or those whose IDs do not accurately reflect their gender." Ralph Northam stated on August 18, 2021 in a speech.: The Virginia Employment Commission is sixth in the nation for getting benefits to eligible people quickly…” Ted Cruz stated on August 4, 2021 in an interview: “In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden's border policies are "endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country." Mark Pocan stated on August 27, 2021 in Twitter: End of eviction moratorium means “millions of Americans” could lose their housing in the middle of a pandemic. Pramila Jayapal stated on August 30, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The average hospital stay for a case of COVID-19 costs about $17,064. The vaccine is free.” Kevin McCarthy stated on August 31, 2021 in a statement via Twitter: “If these (telecom and internet) companies comply with the Democrat order to turn over private information, they are in violation of federal law and subject to losing their ability to operate in the United States.” Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: Following Hurricane Ida, animals from Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey are “fleeing the premises.” X posts stated on August 30, 2021 in on social media: “Near Morgantown, WV, a Moderna shipment truck crashed, hazmat dispatched, airspace shut down and now apparently Emergency Response is claiming the Department of Defense took it over.” The Gateway Pundit stated on August 29, 2021 in an Instagram post: “New Israeli study finds fully vaccinated people are at ‘greater risk of hospitalization’ and 13 times more likely to catch COVID-19 than those who have recovered and have natural immunity.”
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Gavin Newsom stated on August 9, 2021 in a tweet: “California is moving folks out of encampments, into safe housing and getting them the mental health services they need.” Larry Elder stated on August 31, 2021 in a CNN interview: “I don’t believe the science suggests that young people should be vaccinated. I don’t believe that young people should have to wear masks at school. I’m not sure the science is settled on that at all.” Facebook posts stated on January 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says TikTok found Cassie Compton, who has been missing from Arkansas since 2014. Viral image stated on September 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Bidens own 10% of” a Chinese firm whose stock is up almost 300%” since Joe Biden was elected. Viral image stated on August 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner paid for a Wall Street Journal ad critical of the president. Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in Facebook posts: “27 U.S. Air Force pilots resign over COVID-19 vaccination mandate.” Viral image stated on September 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “FEMA forcibly vaccinating Ida evacuees.” Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Ivermectin sterilizes the majority (85%) of the men who take it." Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 31 blocked members of Congress from reading aloud on the House floor the names of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan. Bjorn Lomborg stated on September 3, 2021 in an column in the Wall Street Journal: “The frequency of hurricanes making landfall in the continental U.S. has declined slightly since 1900...There aren’t more powerful hurricanes either.” Instagram posts stated on September 7, 2021 in an Instagram post: “President Putin bans mandatory vaccinations in Russia.” Greg Abbott stated on September 7, 2021 in a press conference: The Texas abortion law “provides at least six weeks for a person to be able to get an abortion.” Bloggers stated on August 27, 2021 in a blog post: “Germany halts all Covid-19 vaccines, says they are unsafe and no longer recommended!!” Instagram posts stated on September 5, 2021 in an Instagram post: Photo shows a Chinese restaurant sign that says “F--- DeSantis.” Bloggers stated on August 31, 2021 in a blog post: “Military arrests Hunter Biden!” Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a demonstration with an air quality monitor shows that cloth masks are dangerous for children. Occupy Democrats stated on September 1, 2021 in on social media: Texas “ranks 50th in baby wellness checks, ranks 50th in clinical care for infants, ranks 50th in uninsured women, ranks 43rd in maternal mortality, ranks 44th in school funding per child, and ranks 46th in child hunger.” Charles Schumer stated on September 3, 2021 in an interview with WSYR-TV: “All” Americans in Afghanistan who “have wanted to come out have come out.” Viral image stated on September 2, 2021 in a Bitchute post: Video shows “Pfizer lab in Madrid on fire.” Bloggers stated on August 31, 2021 in a blog post: “Bill Gates calls for the withdrawal of all Covid-19 Vaccines; ‘The vaccines are far more dangerous than anyone imagined.’” Viral image stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: The US government is trying to create food shortages by telling farmers to destroy their crops. Joe Biden stated on August 26, 2021 in a proclamation: Women are "disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws — especially married women who change their names, or those whose IDs do not accurately reflect their gender." Ralph Northam stated on August 18, 2021 in a speech.: The Virginia Employment Commission is sixth in the nation for getting benefits to eligible people quickly…” Ted Cruz stated on August 4, 2021 in an interview: “In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden's border policies are "endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country." Mark Pocan stated on August 27, 2021 in Twitter: End of eviction moratorium means “millions of Americans” could lose their housing in the middle of a pandemic. Pramila Jayapal stated on August 30, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The average hospital stay for a case of COVID-19 costs about $17,064. The vaccine is free.” Kevin McCarthy stated on August 31, 2021 in a statement via Twitter: “If these (telecom and internet) companies comply with the Democrat order to turn over private information, they are in violation of federal law and subject to losing their ability to operate in the United States.” Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: Following Hurricane Ida, animals from Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey are “fleeing the premises.” X posts stated on August 30, 2021 in on social media: “Near Morgantown, WV, a Moderna shipment truck crashed, hazmat dispatched, airspace shut down and now apparently Emergency Response is claiming the Department of Defense took it over.” The Gateway Pundit stated on August 29, 2021 in an Instagram post: “New Israeli study finds fully vaccinated people are at ‘greater risk of hospitalization’ and 13 times more likely to catch COVID-19 than those who have recovered and have natural immunity.”
Gavin Newsom stated on August 9, 2021 in a tweet: “California is moving folks out of encampments, into safe housing and getting them the mental health services they need.”
Larry Elder stated on August 31, 2021 in a CNN interview: “I don’t believe the science suggests that young people should be vaccinated. I don’t believe that young people should have to wear masks at school. I’m not sure the science is settled on that at all.”
Facebook posts stated on January 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says TikTok found Cassie Compton, who has been missing from Arkansas since 2014.
Viral image stated on September 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Bidens own 10% of” a Chinese firm whose stock is up almost 300%” since Joe Biden was elected.
Viral image stated on August 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner paid for a Wall Street Journal ad critical of the president.
Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in Facebook posts: “27 U.S. Air Force pilots resign over COVID-19 vaccination mandate.”
Viral image stated on September 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “FEMA forcibly vaccinating Ida evacuees.”
Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Ivermectin sterilizes the majority (85%) of the men who take it."
Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 31 blocked members of Congress from reading aloud on the House floor the names of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan.
Bjorn Lomborg stated on September 3, 2021 in an column in the Wall Street Journal: “The frequency of hurricanes making landfall in the continental U.S. has declined slightly since 1900...There aren’t more powerful hurricanes either.”
Instagram posts stated on September 7, 2021 in an Instagram post: “President Putin bans mandatory vaccinations in Russia.”
Greg Abbott stated on September 7, 2021 in a press conference: The Texas abortion law “provides at least six weeks for a person to be able to get an abortion.”
Bloggers stated on August 27, 2021 in a blog post: “Germany halts all Covid-19 vaccines, says they are unsafe and no longer recommended!!”
Instagram posts stated on September 5, 2021 in an Instagram post: Photo shows a Chinese restaurant sign that says “F--- DeSantis.”
Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a demonstration with an air quality monitor shows that cloth masks are dangerous for children.
Occupy Democrats stated on September 1, 2021 in on social media: Texas “ranks 50th in baby wellness checks, ranks 50th in clinical care for infants, ranks 50th in uninsured women, ranks 43rd in maternal mortality, ranks 44th in school funding per child, and ranks 46th in child hunger.”
Charles Schumer stated on September 3, 2021 in an interview with WSYR-TV: “All” Americans in Afghanistan who “have wanted to come out have come out.”
Viral image stated on September 2, 2021 in a Bitchute post: Video shows “Pfizer lab in Madrid on fire.”
Bloggers stated on August 31, 2021 in a blog post: “Bill Gates calls for the withdrawal of all Covid-19 Vaccines; ‘The vaccines are far more dangerous than anyone imagined.’”
Viral image stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: The US government is trying to create food shortages by telling farmers to destroy their crops.
Joe Biden stated on August 26, 2021 in a proclamation: Women are "disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws — especially married women who change their names, or those whose IDs do not accurately reflect their gender."
Ralph Northam stated on August 18, 2021 in a speech.: The Virginia Employment Commission is sixth in the nation for getting benefits to eligible people quickly…”
Ted Cruz stated on August 4, 2021 in an interview: “In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden's border policies are "endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country."
Mark Pocan stated on August 27, 2021 in Twitter: End of eviction moratorium means “millions of Americans” could lose their housing in the middle of a pandemic.
Pramila Jayapal stated on August 30, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The average hospital stay for a case of COVID-19 costs about $17,064. The vaccine is free.”
Kevin McCarthy stated on August 31, 2021 in a statement via Twitter: “If these (telecom and internet) companies comply with the Democrat order to turn over private information, they are in violation of federal law and subject to losing their ability to operate in the United States.”
Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: Following Hurricane Ida, animals from Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey are “fleeing the premises.”
X posts stated on August 30, 2021 in on social media: “Near Morgantown, WV, a Moderna shipment truck crashed, hazmat dispatched, airspace shut down and now apparently Emergency Response is claiming the Department of Defense took it over.”
The Gateway Pundit stated on August 29, 2021 in an Instagram post: “New Israeli study finds fully vaccinated people are at ‘greater risk of hospitalization’ and 13 times more likely to catch COVID-19 than those who have recovered and have natural immunity.”
