Latest Fact-checks by Bill McCarthy 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 Tucker Carlson stated on December 15, 2019 in an interview with the Atlantic: Says the Potomac River "has gotten dirtier and dirtier and dirtier and dirtier. I go down there and that litter is left almost exclusively by immigrants." William Barr stated on December 9, 2019 in a statement: "The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions." Rob Wittman stated on November 11, 2019: "There’s actually been more subpoenas issued by the (U.S. House) majority than bills passed." Mike Shields stated on October 31, 2019 in a CNN panel discussion: Says Democrats "have issued more subpoenas than they’ve passed bills." Rush Limbaugh stated on October 25, 2019 in a statement on his radio show: Says House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump "doesn’t feature the opposition party, it doesn’t feature cross-examination." Lindsey Graham stated on October 24, 2019 in a Senate resolution: Says House Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry are "denying President Trump basic fairness and due process accorded every American." 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." Eric Trump stated on October 15, 2019 in a Fox News appearance: "When my father became commander in chief of this country, we got out of all international business." The Other 98% stated on October 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Fox News anchor Shepard Smith stepped down after Attorney General William Barr "had a closed door meeting with Rupert Murdoch." Mark Levin stated on October 3, 2019 in on Fox News's "Hannity": Says the whistleblower hired "left-wing lawyers, left-wing firms, Soros involved in funding one of them." Adam Schiff stated on September 17, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: "We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower." Charlie Kirk stated on September 29, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama asked Ukraine to investigate his political rival's campaign manager, 3 Democrat senators asked Ukraine to investigate Trump, and the DNC solicited Ukraine's help to dig up dirt on Trump." Kaya Jones stated on October 1, 2019 in a tweet: "If the impeachment reaches the house and passes to the senate and isn’t passed the first term is nullified and Trump can run two more terms." Donald Trump stated on September 18, 2019 in a retweet from his account: Says Ilhan Omar "partied" on the anniversary of 9/11. Bloggers stated on September 16, 2019 in a viral meme: Says Elizabeth Warren "was paid $400,000 to teach one class." Tucker Carlson stated on September 10, 2019 in a TV segment: Says John Bolton "fundamentally was a man of the left." Donald Trump stated on September 9, 2019 in a rally in Fayetteville, N.C.: China has "had now the worst year in 57 years." Samuel Sinyangwe stated on August 30, 2019 in a tweet: "America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors." Whoopi Goldberg stated on September 3, 2019 in an episode of ABC's "The View": "The last time people (created a Hollywood blacklist), people ended up killing themselves … They were accused, and they lost their right to work." Mark Cuban stated on August 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says "wealthy people in Canada donate to hospitals" to get better health care treatment. Rob Schmitt stated on August 14, 2019 in a "Fox & Friends First" discussion: Says the Trump administration’s new policy for legal immigrants on welfare "has been around for a while. This is not a new thing that the president is trying to implement here, that the United States has been this way." Michael Bloomberg stated on August 11, 2019 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "If you go back, you can see Wayne LaPierre, who runs the NRA, testifying in front of Congress in favor of background checks 15 or 20 years ago." Nicolle Wallace stated on August 5, 2019 in on MSNBC: Says President Donald Trump is "talking about exterminating Latinos." Stephanie Ruhle stated on August 5, 2019 in on MSNBC: Says Walmart is "one of the largest sellers of assault-style weapons." Chelsea Handler stated on August 2, 2019 in a tweet: "Elijah Cummings’ house was broken into after Trump publicly attacked him on Twitter." Joe Biden stated on July 31, 2019 in a Democratic presidential primary debate: Says Kamala Harris oversaw a police department that was "abusing people’s rights" and that she did not "disclose to defense attorneys" when there was exculpatory evidence: "She didn't do that. She never did it. And so, what happened? Along came a federal judge and said enough, enough, and he freed 1,000 of these people." Marianne Williamson stated on July 28, 2019 in an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation": "We are the only advanced industrialized nation that bases our educational funding on property taxes." Roland Martin stated on July 21, 2019 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Republicans "are advancing federal judges who won't even say that Brown vs. Board of Education was properly decided." Occupy Democrats stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Fox ‘News’ just announced that they will not air Mueller’s testimony about his report, which they claim ‘exonerates’ Trump." Rush Limbaugh stated on July 12, 2019 in a "Fox & Friends" appearance: "Somebody in the Obama regime decided to get rid of" the citizenship question in the census.
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Tucker Carlson stated on December 15, 2019 in an interview with the Atlantic: Says the Potomac River "has gotten dirtier and dirtier and dirtier and dirtier. I go down there and that litter is left almost exclusively by immigrants." William Barr stated on December 9, 2019 in a statement: "The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions." Rob Wittman stated on November 11, 2019: "There’s actually been more subpoenas issued by the (U.S. House) majority than bills passed." Mike Shields stated on October 31, 2019 in a CNN panel discussion: Says Democrats "have issued more subpoenas than they’ve passed bills." Rush Limbaugh stated on October 25, 2019 in a statement on his radio show: Says House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump "doesn’t feature the opposition party, it doesn’t feature cross-examination." Lindsey Graham stated on October 24, 2019 in a Senate resolution: Says House Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry are "denying President Trump basic fairness and due process accorded every American." 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." Eric Trump stated on October 15, 2019 in a Fox News appearance: "When my father became commander in chief of this country, we got out of all international business." The Other 98% stated on October 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Fox News anchor Shepard Smith stepped down after Attorney General William Barr "had a closed door meeting with Rupert Murdoch." Mark Levin stated on October 3, 2019 in on Fox News's "Hannity": Says the whistleblower hired "left-wing lawyers, left-wing firms, Soros involved in funding one of them." Adam Schiff stated on September 17, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: "We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower." Charlie Kirk stated on September 29, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama asked Ukraine to investigate his political rival's campaign manager, 3 Democrat senators asked Ukraine to investigate Trump, and the DNC solicited Ukraine's help to dig up dirt on Trump." Kaya Jones stated on October 1, 2019 in a tweet: "If the impeachment reaches the house and passes to the senate and isn’t passed the first term is nullified and Trump can run two more terms." Donald Trump stated on September 18, 2019 in a retweet from his account: Says Ilhan Omar "partied" on the anniversary of 9/11. Bloggers stated on September 16, 2019 in a viral meme: Says Elizabeth Warren "was paid $400,000 to teach one class." Tucker Carlson stated on September 10, 2019 in a TV segment: Says John Bolton "fundamentally was a man of the left." Donald Trump stated on September 9, 2019 in a rally in Fayetteville, N.C.: China has "had now the worst year in 57 years." Samuel Sinyangwe stated on August 30, 2019 in a tweet: "America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors." Whoopi Goldberg stated on September 3, 2019 in an episode of ABC's "The View": "The last time people (created a Hollywood blacklist), people ended up killing themselves … They were accused, and they lost their right to work." Mark Cuban stated on August 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says "wealthy people in Canada donate to hospitals" to get better health care treatment. Rob Schmitt stated on August 14, 2019 in a "Fox & Friends First" discussion: Says the Trump administration’s new policy for legal immigrants on welfare "has been around for a while. This is not a new thing that the president is trying to implement here, that the United States has been this way." Michael Bloomberg stated on August 11, 2019 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "If you go back, you can see Wayne LaPierre, who runs the NRA, testifying in front of Congress in favor of background checks 15 or 20 years ago." Nicolle Wallace stated on August 5, 2019 in on MSNBC: Says President Donald Trump is "talking about exterminating Latinos." Stephanie Ruhle stated on August 5, 2019 in on MSNBC: Says Walmart is "one of the largest sellers of assault-style weapons." Chelsea Handler stated on August 2, 2019 in a tweet: "Elijah Cummings’ house was broken into after Trump publicly attacked him on Twitter." Joe Biden stated on July 31, 2019 in a Democratic presidential primary debate: Says Kamala Harris oversaw a police department that was "abusing people’s rights" and that she did not "disclose to defense attorneys" when there was exculpatory evidence: "She didn't do that. She never did it. And so, what happened? Along came a federal judge and said enough, enough, and he freed 1,000 of these people." Marianne Williamson stated on July 28, 2019 in an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation": "We are the only advanced industrialized nation that bases our educational funding on property taxes." Roland Martin stated on July 21, 2019 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Republicans "are advancing federal judges who won't even say that Brown vs. Board of Education was properly decided." Occupy Democrats stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Fox ‘News’ just announced that they will not air Mueller’s testimony about his report, which they claim ‘exonerates’ Trump." Rush Limbaugh stated on July 12, 2019 in a "Fox & Friends" appearance: "Somebody in the Obama regime decided to get rid of" the citizenship question in the census.
Tucker Carlson stated on December 15, 2019 in an interview with the Atlantic: Says the Potomac River "has gotten dirtier and dirtier and dirtier and dirtier. I go down there and that litter is left almost exclusively by immigrants."
William Barr stated on December 9, 2019 in a statement: "The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions."
Rob Wittman stated on November 11, 2019: "There’s actually been more subpoenas issued by the (U.S. House) majority than bills passed."
Mike Shields stated on October 31, 2019 in a CNN panel discussion: Says Democrats "have issued more subpoenas than they’ve passed bills."
Rush Limbaugh stated on October 25, 2019 in a statement on his radio show: Says House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump "doesn’t feature the opposition party, it doesn’t feature cross-examination."
Lindsey Graham stated on October 24, 2019 in a Senate resolution: Says House Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry are "denying President Trump basic fairness and due process accorded every American."
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."
Eric Trump stated on October 15, 2019 in a Fox News appearance: "When my father became commander in chief of this country, we got out of all international business."
The Other 98% stated on October 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Fox News anchor Shepard Smith stepped down after Attorney General William Barr "had a closed door meeting with Rupert Murdoch."
Mark Levin stated on October 3, 2019 in on Fox News's "Hannity": Says the whistleblower hired "left-wing lawyers, left-wing firms, Soros involved in funding one of them."
Adam Schiff stated on September 17, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: "We have not spoken directly with the whistleblower."
Charlie Kirk stated on September 29, 2019 in a tweet: "Barack Obama asked Ukraine to investigate his political rival's campaign manager, 3 Democrat senators asked Ukraine to investigate Trump, and the DNC solicited Ukraine's help to dig up dirt on Trump."
Kaya Jones stated on October 1, 2019 in a tweet: "If the impeachment reaches the house and passes to the senate and isn’t passed the first term is nullified and Trump can run two more terms."
Donald Trump stated on September 18, 2019 in a retweet from his account: Says Ilhan Omar "partied" on the anniversary of 9/11.
Bloggers stated on September 16, 2019 in a viral meme: Says Elizabeth Warren "was paid $400,000 to teach one class."
Tucker Carlson stated on September 10, 2019 in a TV segment: Says John Bolton "fundamentally was a man of the left."
Donald Trump stated on September 9, 2019 in a rally in Fayetteville, N.C.: China has "had now the worst year in 57 years."
Samuel Sinyangwe stated on August 30, 2019 in a tweet: "America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors."
Whoopi Goldberg stated on September 3, 2019 in an episode of ABC's "The View": "The last time people (created a Hollywood blacklist), people ended up killing themselves … They were accused, and they lost their right to work."
Mark Cuban stated on August 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says "wealthy people in Canada donate to hospitals" to get better health care treatment.
Rob Schmitt stated on August 14, 2019 in a "Fox & Friends First" discussion: Says the Trump administration’s new policy for legal immigrants on welfare "has been around for a while. This is not a new thing that the president is trying to implement here, that the United States has been this way."
Michael Bloomberg stated on August 11, 2019 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "If you go back, you can see Wayne LaPierre, who runs the NRA, testifying in front of Congress in favor of background checks 15 or 20 years ago."
Nicolle Wallace stated on August 5, 2019 in on MSNBC: Says President Donald Trump is "talking about exterminating Latinos."
Stephanie Ruhle stated on August 5, 2019 in on MSNBC: Says Walmart is "one of the largest sellers of assault-style weapons."
Chelsea Handler stated on August 2, 2019 in a tweet: "Elijah Cummings’ house was broken into after Trump publicly attacked him on Twitter."
Joe Biden stated on July 31, 2019 in a Democratic presidential primary debate: Says Kamala Harris oversaw a police department that was "abusing people’s rights" and that she did not "disclose to defense attorneys" when there was exculpatory evidence: "She didn't do that. She never did it. And so, what happened? Along came a federal judge and said enough, enough, and he freed 1,000 of these people."
Marianne Williamson stated on July 28, 2019 in an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation": "We are the only advanced industrialized nation that bases our educational funding on property taxes."
Roland Martin stated on July 21, 2019 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Republicans "are advancing federal judges who won't even say that Brown vs. Board of Education was properly decided."
Occupy Democrats stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Fox ‘News’ just announced that they will not air Mueller’s testimony about his report, which they claim ‘exonerates’ Trump."
Rush Limbaugh stated on July 12, 2019 in a "Fox & Friends" appearance: "Somebody in the Obama regime decided to get rid of" the citizenship question in the census.
