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 Doug Wilder stated on January 3, 2022 in a radio interview.: “When I became mayor of the City of Richmond in 2004, the crime rate was at its highest. When I left in 2008, it was at its lowest.” Erica Smith stated on December 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Corporate profit margins are at their highest point in 70 years. … They’re overcharging us for gas, medicine, and groceries, and pocketing the difference.” Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Most Americans on minimum wage earn less than a Dickensian allegory for destitution.” Jon Erpenbach stated on December 12, 2021 in TV interview: The push for high-speed internet for rural areas, from the start, “was a Democratic thing.” Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in social media posts: “More people, aged 18-45, died of Fentanyl overdoses in 2020 than covid, car accidents, cancer, + suicide combined.” Abby Finkenauer stated on December 9, 2021 in a tweet: Chuck Grassley was “voting to slash Medicare” when voting against the debt ceiling bill. Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden “shut down travel from 8 countries in response to the Omicron variant, but he refuses to require a #COVID19 test for illegal immigrants crossing our Southern border.” Joe Manchin stated on November 16, 2021 in a Senate hearing: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." Rick Scott stated on December 7, 2021 in a press release: The Build Back Better Act “includes $34.5 billion in cuts” for charity care funding to hospitals. Community Oncology Alliance stated on November 29, 2021 in a radio ad: "An independent analysis shows that payments for cancer care will be slashed by close to 45% causing cancer clinics to close and massively raising your healthcare costs.” Facebook posts stated on October 28, 2021 in Facebook posts: A chart shows China and India are leading in per capita carbon dioxide emissions. Tate Reeves stated on November 28, 2021 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “39 out of 42 (countries) in Europe have more restrictive abortion laws” than Mississippi. Roger Williams stated on October 28, 2021 in in a speech: "U.S. households are on track to spend $19 billion more on energy by 2030." Bloggers stated on November 4, 2021 in a video: "Spike protein goes to nucleus and impairs DNA repair." Dave Loebsack stated on November 6, 2021 in a tweet: Ashley Hinson’s and Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ no votes on the infrastructure bill are "denying rural Iowa broadband internet." Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.” Dan Patrick stated on October 18, 2021 in a TV interview: Over a million people apprehended at the border this year, "meaning probably another 2 or 3 million have come in illegally." Bryan Steil stated on October 28, 2021 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden “is in talks to pay illegal immigrants $450,000.” Ron Klain stated on November 7, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Biden administration inherited gains of “50,000 jobs a month. We're now finally back to 500,000 jobs a month. We inherited a country where 4,000 people a day were dying from Covid. That's now down 75%.” Facebook posts stated on October 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Atheists are prohibited from holding office in 8 states.” Viral image stated on October 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show Manila Bay before and during Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. Ron DeSantis stated on October 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The nation reported adding 194,000 jobs in September, and Florida accounted for 84,500.” Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Gas prices were WAY higher in 2008, under REPUBLICAN president George W. Bush.” Joe Biden stated on October 21, 2021 in a town hall in Baltimore: “We’ve created more jobs in the first eight months of my administration than any president in American history — total number of jobs created.” Glenn Youngkin stated on September 2, 2021 in a newspaper column.: “Virginia has the lowest standards for math and reading of all 50 states.” YouTube videos stated on October 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: COVID-19 “surges among most vaxxed communities, says Harvard study.” Joe Biden stated on October 7, 2021 in remarks in Elk Grove Village, Ill.: People who are vaccinated for the coronavirus “cannot spread it to you." Viral image stated on October 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Roe was the end of women dying from abortions.” TikTok posts stated on September 5, 2021 in a TikTok post: “Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.” Joe Biden stated on October 4, 2021 in a speech: “Raising the debt limit is usually a bipartisan undertaking.”
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Doug Wilder stated on January 3, 2022 in a radio interview.: “When I became mayor of the City of Richmond in 2004, the crime rate was at its highest. When I left in 2008, it was at its lowest.” Erica Smith stated on December 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Corporate profit margins are at their highest point in 70 years. … They’re overcharging us for gas, medicine, and groceries, and pocketing the difference.” Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Most Americans on minimum wage earn less than a Dickensian allegory for destitution.” Jon Erpenbach stated on December 12, 2021 in TV interview: The push for high-speed internet for rural areas, from the start, “was a Democratic thing.” Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in social media posts: “More people, aged 18-45, died of Fentanyl overdoses in 2020 than covid, car accidents, cancer, + suicide combined.” Abby Finkenauer stated on December 9, 2021 in a tweet: Chuck Grassley was “voting to slash Medicare” when voting against the debt ceiling bill. Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden “shut down travel from 8 countries in response to the Omicron variant, but he refuses to require a #COVID19 test for illegal immigrants crossing our Southern border.” Joe Manchin stated on November 16, 2021 in a Senate hearing: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy." Rick Scott stated on December 7, 2021 in a press release: The Build Back Better Act “includes $34.5 billion in cuts” for charity care funding to hospitals. Community Oncology Alliance stated on November 29, 2021 in a radio ad: "An independent analysis shows that payments for cancer care will be slashed by close to 45% causing cancer clinics to close and massively raising your healthcare costs.” Facebook posts stated on October 28, 2021 in Facebook posts: A chart shows China and India are leading in per capita carbon dioxide emissions. Tate Reeves stated on November 28, 2021 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “39 out of 42 (countries) in Europe have more restrictive abortion laws” than Mississippi. Roger Williams stated on October 28, 2021 in in a speech: "U.S. households are on track to spend $19 billion more on energy by 2030." Bloggers stated on November 4, 2021 in a video: "Spike protein goes to nucleus and impairs DNA repair." Dave Loebsack stated on November 6, 2021 in a tweet: Ashley Hinson’s and Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ no votes on the infrastructure bill are "denying rural Iowa broadband internet." Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.” Dan Patrick stated on October 18, 2021 in a TV interview: Over a million people apprehended at the border this year, "meaning probably another 2 or 3 million have come in illegally." Bryan Steil stated on October 28, 2021 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden “is in talks to pay illegal immigrants $450,000.” Ron Klain stated on November 7, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Biden administration inherited gains of “50,000 jobs a month. We're now finally back to 500,000 jobs a month. We inherited a country where 4,000 people a day were dying from Covid. That's now down 75%.” Facebook posts stated on October 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Atheists are prohibited from holding office in 8 states.” Viral image stated on October 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show Manila Bay before and during Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. Ron DeSantis stated on October 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The nation reported adding 194,000 jobs in September, and Florida accounted for 84,500.” Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Gas prices were WAY higher in 2008, under REPUBLICAN president George W. Bush.” Joe Biden stated on October 21, 2021 in a town hall in Baltimore: “We’ve created more jobs in the first eight months of my administration than any president in American history — total number of jobs created.” Glenn Youngkin stated on September 2, 2021 in a newspaper column.: “Virginia has the lowest standards for math and reading of all 50 states.” YouTube videos stated on October 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: COVID-19 “surges among most vaxxed communities, says Harvard study.” Joe Biden stated on October 7, 2021 in remarks in Elk Grove Village, Ill.: People who are vaccinated for the coronavirus “cannot spread it to you." Viral image stated on October 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Roe was the end of women dying from abortions.” TikTok posts stated on September 5, 2021 in a TikTok post: “Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.” Joe Biden stated on October 4, 2021 in a speech: “Raising the debt limit is usually a bipartisan undertaking.”
Doug Wilder stated on January 3, 2022 in a radio interview.: “When I became mayor of the City of Richmond in 2004, the crime rate was at its highest. When I left in 2008, it was at its lowest.”
Erica Smith stated on December 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Corporate profit margins are at their highest point in 70 years. … They’re overcharging us for gas, medicine, and groceries, and pocketing the difference.”
Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Most Americans on minimum wage earn less than a Dickensian allegory for destitution.”
Jon Erpenbach stated on December 12, 2021 in TV interview: The push for high-speed internet for rural areas, from the start, “was a Democratic thing.”
Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in social media posts: “More people, aged 18-45, died of Fentanyl overdoses in 2020 than covid, car accidents, cancer, + suicide combined.”
Abby Finkenauer stated on December 9, 2021 in a tweet: Chuck Grassley was “voting to slash Medicare” when voting against the debt ceiling bill.
Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden “shut down travel from 8 countries in response to the Omicron variant, but he refuses to require a #COVID19 test for illegal immigrants crossing our Southern border.”
Joe Manchin stated on November 16, 2021 in a Senate hearing: The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy."
Rick Scott stated on December 7, 2021 in a press release: The Build Back Better Act “includes $34.5 billion in cuts” for charity care funding to hospitals.
Community Oncology Alliance stated on November 29, 2021 in a radio ad: "An independent analysis shows that payments for cancer care will be slashed by close to 45% causing cancer clinics to close and massively raising your healthcare costs.”
Facebook posts stated on October 28, 2021 in Facebook posts: A chart shows China and India are leading in per capita carbon dioxide emissions.
Tate Reeves stated on November 28, 2021 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “39 out of 42 (countries) in Europe have more restrictive abortion laws” than Mississippi.
Roger Williams stated on October 28, 2021 in in a speech: "U.S. households are on track to spend $19 billion more on energy by 2030."
Bloggers stated on November 4, 2021 in a video: "Spike protein goes to nucleus and impairs DNA repair."
Dave Loebsack stated on November 6, 2021 in a tweet: Ashley Hinson’s and Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ no votes on the infrastructure bill are "denying rural Iowa broadband internet."
Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.”
Dan Patrick stated on October 18, 2021 in a TV interview: Over a million people apprehended at the border this year, "meaning probably another 2 or 3 million have come in illegally."
Bryan Steil stated on October 28, 2021 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden “is in talks to pay illegal immigrants $450,000.”
Ron Klain stated on November 7, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Biden administration inherited gains of “50,000 jobs a month. We're now finally back to 500,000 jobs a month. We inherited a country where 4,000 people a day were dying from Covid. That's now down 75%.”
Facebook posts stated on October 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Atheists are prohibited from holding office in 8 states.”
Viral image stated on October 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show Manila Bay before and during Rodrigo Duterte’s administration.
Ron DeSantis stated on October 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The nation reported adding 194,000 jobs in September, and Florida accounted for 84,500.”
Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Gas prices were WAY higher in 2008, under REPUBLICAN president George W. Bush.”
Joe Biden stated on October 21, 2021 in a town hall in Baltimore: “We’ve created more jobs in the first eight months of my administration than any president in American history — total number of jobs created.”
Glenn Youngkin stated on September 2, 2021 in a newspaper column.: “Virginia has the lowest standards for math and reading of all 50 states.”
YouTube videos stated on October 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: COVID-19 “surges among most vaxxed communities, says Harvard study.”
Joe Biden stated on October 7, 2021 in remarks in Elk Grove Village, Ill.: People who are vaccinated for the coronavirus “cannot spread it to you."
Viral image stated on October 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Roe was the end of women dying from abortions.”
TikTok posts stated on September 5, 2021 in a TikTok post: “Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.”
Joe Biden stated on October 4, 2021 in a speech: “Raising the debt limit is usually a bipartisan undertaking.”
