Latest Fact-checks by Jill Terreri Ramos 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 Lee Zeldin stated on December 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “Voter ID is supported by an overwhelming majority of NYers, from all across the state, walks of life, & political parties.” Bloggers stated on December 4, 2021 in a blog post: "2,809 Dead Babies in VAERS Following COVID Shots as New Documents Prove Pfizer, the FDA, and the CDC Knew the Shots Were Not Safe for Pregnant Women" Chris Jacobs stated on November 19, 2021 in a radio interview: “This one here has subsidies for people making as much as $800,000 to be able to buy a Tesla.” NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision stated on November 8, 2021 in a news release: New York is "leading the nation with the lowest imprisonment rate of any large state” Bloggers stated on November 14, 2021 in a blog post: “Biden’s banking nominee demands all ‘private bank accounts’ be eliminated” Facebook posts stated on November 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: No new COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, India, due to use of ivermectin TikTok posts stated on October 24, 2021 in in a TikTok video: Product shortages are manufactured; goods are stuck in warehouses. Byron Brown stated on September 9, 2021 in a debate: “Three percent is not a modest tax increase, if you own a $100,000 home in the city of Buffalo, that means an extra $300 a year.” Byron Brown stated on September 26, 2021 in a speech: “My opponent’s plan for people who commit sexual assault, sexual predators, is no jail time.” India Walton stated on September 9, 2021 in a debate: Under Mayor Byron Brown, “we’ve been defunding community centers, our pools were closed this summer, we’ve been defunding senior and youth services.” Byron Brown stated on August 23, 2021 in an interview: Before 2020, “crime had been falling, every year, year after year, in the city of Buffalo.” Adriano Espaillat stated on June 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “40% of jobs in this country pay less than the average unemployment check of $750/week.” Andrew Giuliani stated on May 18, 2021 in a news conference: "The one good thing about the antibodies if you’ve had it, is it actually is even better than the vaccine, and here's why. With the vaccine you can still transmit, with the antibodies you can't transmit.” Kevin Parker stated on April 14, 2021 in a Tweet: “Law enforcement violence is the leading cause of death for young Black men and women in the US.” 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." Nicole Malliotakis stated on March 8, 2021 in a Tweet: "If you are a hard-working law-abiding citizen who earns $80,000, you don’t get a stimulus check. But if you are a convicted murderer or rapist sitting in jail, you do." Ron Kim stated on February 18, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo "issued a legal blanket immunity, and snuck that into our budget, giving these facilities essentially a license to kill, a get-out-of-jail free card.” Lee Merritt stated on January 16, 2021 in a video shared on Facebook: The COVID-19 vaccine “went out for distribution” in Nebraska “days before the FDA even said they were going to approve it.” Andrew Cuomo stated on January 29, 2021 in a news conference: “But we’re below the national average in number of deaths in nursing homes.” Colin Schmitt stated on January 14, 2021 in a news conference: “We have scientific data, from all different levels, but particularly from the high school sports levels, from numerous different states that shows that it is safe to play what New York is considering high-risk sports.” Chris Jacobs stated on January 7, 2021 in a television interview: “There were several states where outside actors dramatically changed the rules of the road, so to speak, two weeks out, one week out, on how elections would be run.” Claudia Tenney stated on December 8, 2020 in a Tweet: “Dead people also voted.” Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2020 in a television interview: Says Charles Schumer supports “putting everybody on the Medicare system. He wants the Green New Deal … reduce funding for the police.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on November 7, 2020 in a Tweet: “Every single swing-seat House Democrat who endorsed #MedicareForAll won re-election or is on track to win re-election. Every. Single. One.” Chris Jacobs stated on October 21, 2020 in a debate: "I am for protecting pre-existing conditions. … I actually co-sponsored legislation to do just that." Chris Jacobs stated on October 22, 2020 in campaign mailer: “While serving as Town Supervisor, Nate McMurray voted to raise taxes on homeowners.” Andrew Cuomo stated on September 30, 2020 in a press call: "We're No. 46 out of 50 states... we're 46th in terms of percentage of deaths in nursing homes." Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a television interview: “There was tremendous cheating in New York” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a speech: “Cuomo ended cash bail ... and now the crime rate has gone through the roof.” Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2020 in a Tweet: “New York Mail-In voting is in a disastrous state of condition. Votes from many weeks ago are missing - a total mess. They have no idea what is going on. Rigged Election.”
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Lee Zeldin stated on December 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “Voter ID is supported by an overwhelming majority of NYers, from all across the state, walks of life, & political parties.” Bloggers stated on December 4, 2021 in a blog post: "2,809 Dead Babies in VAERS Following COVID Shots as New Documents Prove Pfizer, the FDA, and the CDC Knew the Shots Were Not Safe for Pregnant Women" Chris Jacobs stated on November 19, 2021 in a radio interview: “This one here has subsidies for people making as much as $800,000 to be able to buy a Tesla.” NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision stated on November 8, 2021 in a news release: New York is "leading the nation with the lowest imprisonment rate of any large state” Bloggers stated on November 14, 2021 in a blog post: “Biden’s banking nominee demands all ‘private bank accounts’ be eliminated” Facebook posts stated on November 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: No new COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, India, due to use of ivermectin TikTok posts stated on October 24, 2021 in in a TikTok video: Product shortages are manufactured; goods are stuck in warehouses. Byron Brown stated on September 9, 2021 in a debate: “Three percent is not a modest tax increase, if you own a $100,000 home in the city of Buffalo, that means an extra $300 a year.” Byron Brown stated on September 26, 2021 in a speech: “My opponent’s plan for people who commit sexual assault, sexual predators, is no jail time.” India Walton stated on September 9, 2021 in a debate: Under Mayor Byron Brown, “we’ve been defunding community centers, our pools were closed this summer, we’ve been defunding senior and youth services.” Byron Brown stated on August 23, 2021 in an interview: Before 2020, “crime had been falling, every year, year after year, in the city of Buffalo.” Adriano Espaillat stated on June 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “40% of jobs in this country pay less than the average unemployment check of $750/week.” Andrew Giuliani stated on May 18, 2021 in a news conference: "The one good thing about the antibodies if you’ve had it, is it actually is even better than the vaccine, and here's why. With the vaccine you can still transmit, with the antibodies you can't transmit.” Kevin Parker stated on April 14, 2021 in a Tweet: “Law enforcement violence is the leading cause of death for young Black men and women in the US.” 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." Nicole Malliotakis stated on March 8, 2021 in a Tweet: "If you are a hard-working law-abiding citizen who earns $80,000, you don’t get a stimulus check. But if you are a convicted murderer or rapist sitting in jail, you do." Ron Kim stated on February 18, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo "issued a legal blanket immunity, and snuck that into our budget, giving these facilities essentially a license to kill, a get-out-of-jail free card.” Lee Merritt stated on January 16, 2021 in a video shared on Facebook: The COVID-19 vaccine “went out for distribution” in Nebraska “days before the FDA even said they were going to approve it.” Andrew Cuomo stated on January 29, 2021 in a news conference: “But we’re below the national average in number of deaths in nursing homes.” Colin Schmitt stated on January 14, 2021 in a news conference: “We have scientific data, from all different levels, but particularly from the high school sports levels, from numerous different states that shows that it is safe to play what New York is considering high-risk sports.” Chris Jacobs stated on January 7, 2021 in a television interview: “There were several states where outside actors dramatically changed the rules of the road, so to speak, two weeks out, one week out, on how elections would be run.” Claudia Tenney stated on December 8, 2020 in a Tweet: “Dead people also voted.” Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2020 in a television interview: Says Charles Schumer supports “putting everybody on the Medicare system. He wants the Green New Deal … reduce funding for the police.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on November 7, 2020 in a Tweet: “Every single swing-seat House Democrat who endorsed #MedicareForAll won re-election or is on track to win re-election. Every. Single. One.” Chris Jacobs stated on October 21, 2020 in a debate: "I am for protecting pre-existing conditions. … I actually co-sponsored legislation to do just that." Chris Jacobs stated on October 22, 2020 in campaign mailer: “While serving as Town Supervisor, Nate McMurray voted to raise taxes on homeowners.” Andrew Cuomo stated on September 30, 2020 in a press call: "We're No. 46 out of 50 states... we're 46th in terms of percentage of deaths in nursing homes." Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a television interview: “There was tremendous cheating in New York” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a speech: “Cuomo ended cash bail ... and now the crime rate has gone through the roof.” Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2020 in a Tweet: “New York Mail-In voting is in a disastrous state of condition. Votes from many weeks ago are missing - a total mess. They have no idea what is going on. Rigged Election.”
Lee Zeldin stated on December 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “Voter ID is supported by an overwhelming majority of NYers, from all across the state, walks of life, & political parties.”
Bloggers stated on December 4, 2021 in a blog post: "2,809 Dead Babies in VAERS Following COVID Shots as New Documents Prove Pfizer, the FDA, and the CDC Knew the Shots Were Not Safe for Pregnant Women"
Chris Jacobs stated on November 19, 2021 in a radio interview: “This one here has subsidies for people making as much as $800,000 to be able to buy a Tesla.”
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision stated on November 8, 2021 in a news release: New York is "leading the nation with the lowest imprisonment rate of any large state”
Bloggers stated on November 14, 2021 in a blog post: “Biden’s banking nominee demands all ‘private bank accounts’ be eliminated”
Facebook posts stated on November 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: No new COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, India, due to use of ivermectin
TikTok posts stated on October 24, 2021 in in a TikTok video: Product shortages are manufactured; goods are stuck in warehouses.
Byron Brown stated on September 9, 2021 in a debate: “Three percent is not a modest tax increase, if you own a $100,000 home in the city of Buffalo, that means an extra $300 a year.”
Byron Brown stated on September 26, 2021 in a speech: “My opponent’s plan for people who commit sexual assault, sexual predators, is no jail time.”
India Walton stated on September 9, 2021 in a debate: Under Mayor Byron Brown, “we’ve been defunding community centers, our pools were closed this summer, we’ve been defunding senior and youth services.”
Byron Brown stated on August 23, 2021 in an interview: Before 2020, “crime had been falling, every year, year after year, in the city of Buffalo.”
Adriano Espaillat stated on June 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “40% of jobs in this country pay less than the average unemployment check of $750/week.”
Andrew Giuliani stated on May 18, 2021 in a news conference: "The one good thing about the antibodies if you’ve had it, is it actually is even better than the vaccine, and here's why. With the vaccine you can still transmit, with the antibodies you can't transmit.”
Kevin Parker stated on April 14, 2021 in a Tweet: “Law enforcement violence is the leading cause of death for young Black men and women in the US.”
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."
Nicole Malliotakis stated on March 8, 2021 in a Tweet: "If you are a hard-working law-abiding citizen who earns $80,000, you don’t get a stimulus check. But if you are a convicted murderer or rapist sitting in jail, you do."
Ron Kim stated on February 18, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo "issued a legal blanket immunity, and snuck that into our budget, giving these facilities essentially a license to kill, a get-out-of-jail free card.”
Lee Merritt stated on January 16, 2021 in a video shared on Facebook: The COVID-19 vaccine “went out for distribution” in Nebraska “days before the FDA even said they were going to approve it.”
Andrew Cuomo stated on January 29, 2021 in a news conference: “But we’re below the national average in number of deaths in nursing homes.”
Colin Schmitt stated on January 14, 2021 in a news conference: “We have scientific data, from all different levels, but particularly from the high school sports levels, from numerous different states that shows that it is safe to play what New York is considering high-risk sports.”
Chris Jacobs stated on January 7, 2021 in a television interview: “There were several states where outside actors dramatically changed the rules of the road, so to speak, two weeks out, one week out, on how elections would be run.”
Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2020 in a television interview: Says Charles Schumer supports “putting everybody on the Medicare system. He wants the Green New Deal … reduce funding for the police.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on November 7, 2020 in a Tweet: “Every single swing-seat House Democrat who endorsed #MedicareForAll won re-election or is on track to win re-election. Every. Single. One.”
Chris Jacobs stated on October 21, 2020 in a debate: "I am for protecting pre-existing conditions. … I actually co-sponsored legislation to do just that."
Chris Jacobs stated on October 22, 2020 in campaign mailer: “While serving as Town Supervisor, Nate McMurray voted to raise taxes on homeowners.”
Andrew Cuomo stated on September 30, 2020 in a press call: "We're No. 46 out of 50 states... we're 46th in terms of percentage of deaths in nursing homes."
Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a television interview: “There was tremendous cheating in New York”
Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a speech: “Cuomo ended cash bail ... and now the crime rate has gone through the roof.”
Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2020 in a Tweet: “New York Mail-In voting is in a disastrous state of condition. Votes from many weeks ago are missing - a total mess. They have no idea what is going on. Rigged Election.”
