Latest Fact-checks by Louis Jacobson 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 Lawrence Summers stated on June 17, 2022 in an interview with Barron's: “When you have unemployment below 4% and inflation above 4%, recession always follows within two years.” Joe Biden stated on June 16, 2022 in an interview with the Associated Press: “In every other major industrial country in the world … inflation is higher.” Monica Crowley stated on June 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: Soviet and Chinese communists have “grabbed control” of U.S. entertainment, movies, television, music, academia, K-12 education and the news media. Karine Jean-Pierre stated on June 13, 2022 in a press briefing: When Joe Biden “walked into this administration … 20 million people were on unemployment insurance benefits.” House Republican Conference stated on June 9, 2022 in a tweet: “Bennie Thompson objected to the 2004 Presidential election.” Kevin Rinke stated on June 1, 2022 in a campaign ad: "Dead people always vote Democrat." Emerald Robinson stated on May 26, 2022 in a Substack post: “Nobody in any election in America gets 74% of the votes. Ever. It doesn’t happen.” Ted Cruz stated on May 26, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: In 2013, under a Democratic Senate, "a majority of the Senate voted in favor of" gun-related legislation sponsored by Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz, “but the Democrats filibustered it.” Chris Murphy stated on May 24, 2022 in an interview with CNN: “Most of these killers tend to be 18, 19 years old.” Chris Carr stated on May 22, 2022 in a tweet: Stacey Abrams "supported the MLB boycott." Gary Black stated on May 13, 2022 in a radio interview: In 2020, when Raphael Warnock ran a campaign ad featuring himself with a beagle, “that wasn’t his dog.” Gary Black stated on May 13, 2022 in an interview with WLBB: Agriculture “is still the No. 1 sector of the economy” in Georgia. Nancy Pelosi stated on May 15, 2022 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": “When unemployment goes down, inflation goes up.” Joe Biden stated on May 12, 2022 in a tweet: “When President Biden took office … there was no vaccine available.” Kathy Barnette stated on May 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham: Joe Biden “inherited inflation of 1.7%. Now we're well over 8% and growing.” Kathy Barnette stated on May 12, 2022 in an interview with Glenn Beck: “Agriculture is the No. 1 industry here in Pennsylvania.” Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2022 in remarks at the White House: “My Treasury Department is planning to pay down the national debt this quarter, which never happened under my predecessor.” Joe Biden stated on April 14, 2022 in a speech at North Carolina A&T State University: "For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania." Raphael Warnock stated on April 5, 2022 in a letter to President Joe Biden: “While the initial increase in oil prices resulted in a near instantaneous increase in gas prices for consumers, the subsequent decrease in crude oil prices has failed to meaningfully provide relief for Georgia's families at the pump.” Ron Klain stated on April 3, 2022 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The economy was "dead in the water when we got here. Virtually no jobs created." Donald Trump stated on March 31, 2022 in a public statement: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has “been mostly empty” for decades. Bill O'Reilly stated on March 15, 2022 in a video on his website: “As soon as Biden took office, he eliminated all subsidies for fossil fuels.” Joe Biden stated on March 14, 2022 in a speech to the National League of Cities: “Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.” Russian Embassy in Canada stated on March 1, 2022 in a statement: "The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory." Joe Biden stated on March 1, 2022 in his State of the Union address: “Our economy created over 6.5 million new jobs just last year, more jobs in one year than ever before in the history of the United States of America.” Dmitry Peskov stated on February 20, 2022 in an interview with a Russian TV network: “Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.” Patrick Gaspard stated on February 13, 2022 in remarks on ABC's "This Week": "Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD." Sean Spicer stated on February 8, 2022 in a tweet: The Biden administration “is spending $30 million on crack pipes.” Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.” Joe Biden stated on January 27, 2022 in a statement: Thanks to the American Rescue Plan’s changes to the Affordable Care Act, “four out of five consumers (are) finding quality coverage for under $10 a month.”
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Lawrence Summers stated on June 17, 2022 in an interview with Barron's: “When you have unemployment below 4% and inflation above 4%, recession always follows within two years.” Joe Biden stated on June 16, 2022 in an interview with the Associated Press: “In every other major industrial country in the world … inflation is higher.” Monica Crowley stated on June 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: Soviet and Chinese communists have “grabbed control” of U.S. entertainment, movies, television, music, academia, K-12 education and the news media. Karine Jean-Pierre stated on June 13, 2022 in a press briefing: When Joe Biden “walked into this administration … 20 million people were on unemployment insurance benefits.” House Republican Conference stated on June 9, 2022 in a tweet: “Bennie Thompson objected to the 2004 Presidential election.” Kevin Rinke stated on June 1, 2022 in a campaign ad: "Dead people always vote Democrat." Emerald Robinson stated on May 26, 2022 in a Substack post: “Nobody in any election in America gets 74% of the votes. Ever. It doesn’t happen.” Ted Cruz stated on May 26, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: In 2013, under a Democratic Senate, "a majority of the Senate voted in favor of" gun-related legislation sponsored by Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz, “but the Democrats filibustered it.” Chris Murphy stated on May 24, 2022 in an interview with CNN: “Most of these killers tend to be 18, 19 years old.” Chris Carr stated on May 22, 2022 in a tweet: Stacey Abrams "supported the MLB boycott." Gary Black stated on May 13, 2022 in a radio interview: In 2020, when Raphael Warnock ran a campaign ad featuring himself with a beagle, “that wasn’t his dog.” Gary Black stated on May 13, 2022 in an interview with WLBB: Agriculture “is still the No. 1 sector of the economy” in Georgia. Nancy Pelosi stated on May 15, 2022 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": “When unemployment goes down, inflation goes up.” Joe Biden stated on May 12, 2022 in a tweet: “When President Biden took office … there was no vaccine available.” Kathy Barnette stated on May 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham: Joe Biden “inherited inflation of 1.7%. Now we're well over 8% and growing.” Kathy Barnette stated on May 12, 2022 in an interview with Glenn Beck: “Agriculture is the No. 1 industry here in Pennsylvania.” Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2022 in remarks at the White House: “My Treasury Department is planning to pay down the national debt this quarter, which never happened under my predecessor.” Joe Biden stated on April 14, 2022 in a speech at North Carolina A&T State University: "For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania." Raphael Warnock stated on April 5, 2022 in a letter to President Joe Biden: “While the initial increase in oil prices resulted in a near instantaneous increase in gas prices for consumers, the subsequent decrease in crude oil prices has failed to meaningfully provide relief for Georgia's families at the pump.” Ron Klain stated on April 3, 2022 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The economy was "dead in the water when we got here. Virtually no jobs created." Donald Trump stated on March 31, 2022 in a public statement: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has “been mostly empty” for decades. Bill O'Reilly stated on March 15, 2022 in a video on his website: “As soon as Biden took office, he eliminated all subsidies for fossil fuels.” Joe Biden stated on March 14, 2022 in a speech to the National League of Cities: “Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.” Russian Embassy in Canada stated on March 1, 2022 in a statement: "The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory." Joe Biden stated on March 1, 2022 in his State of the Union address: “Our economy created over 6.5 million new jobs just last year, more jobs in one year than ever before in the history of the United States of America.” Dmitry Peskov stated on February 20, 2022 in an interview with a Russian TV network: “Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.” Patrick Gaspard stated on February 13, 2022 in remarks on ABC's "This Week": "Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD." Sean Spicer stated on February 8, 2022 in a tweet: The Biden administration “is spending $30 million on crack pipes.” Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.” Joe Biden stated on January 27, 2022 in a statement: Thanks to the American Rescue Plan’s changes to the Affordable Care Act, “four out of five consumers (are) finding quality coverage for under $10 a month.”
Lawrence Summers stated on June 17, 2022 in an interview with Barron's: “When you have unemployment below 4% and inflation above 4%, recession always follows within two years.”
Joe Biden stated on June 16, 2022 in an interview with the Associated Press: “In every other major industrial country in the world … inflation is higher.”
Monica Crowley stated on June 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: Soviet and Chinese communists have “grabbed control” of U.S. entertainment, movies, television, music, academia, K-12 education and the news media.
Karine Jean-Pierre stated on June 13, 2022 in a press briefing: When Joe Biden “walked into this administration … 20 million people were on unemployment insurance benefits.”
House Republican Conference stated on June 9, 2022 in a tweet: “Bennie Thompson objected to the 2004 Presidential election.”
Emerald Robinson stated on May 26, 2022 in a Substack post: “Nobody in any election in America gets 74% of the votes. Ever. It doesn’t happen.”
Ted Cruz stated on May 26, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: In 2013, under a Democratic Senate, "a majority of the Senate voted in favor of" gun-related legislation sponsored by Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz, “but the Democrats filibustered it.”
Chris Murphy stated on May 24, 2022 in an interview with CNN: “Most of these killers tend to be 18, 19 years old.”
Gary Black stated on May 13, 2022 in a radio interview: In 2020, when Raphael Warnock ran a campaign ad featuring himself with a beagle, “that wasn’t his dog.”
Gary Black stated on May 13, 2022 in an interview with WLBB: Agriculture “is still the No. 1 sector of the economy” in Georgia.
Nancy Pelosi stated on May 15, 2022 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": “When unemployment goes down, inflation goes up.”
Joe Biden stated on May 12, 2022 in a tweet: “When President Biden took office … there was no vaccine available.”
Kathy Barnette stated on May 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham: Joe Biden “inherited inflation of 1.7%. Now we're well over 8% and growing.”
Kathy Barnette stated on May 12, 2022 in an interview with Glenn Beck: “Agriculture is the No. 1 industry here in Pennsylvania.”
Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2022 in remarks at the White House: “My Treasury Department is planning to pay down the national debt this quarter, which never happened under my predecessor.”
Joe Biden stated on April 14, 2022 in a speech at North Carolina A&T State University: "For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania."
Raphael Warnock stated on April 5, 2022 in a letter to President Joe Biden: “While the initial increase in oil prices resulted in a near instantaneous increase in gas prices for consumers, the subsequent decrease in crude oil prices has failed to meaningfully provide relief for Georgia's families at the pump.”
Ron Klain stated on April 3, 2022 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The economy was "dead in the water when we got here. Virtually no jobs created."
Donald Trump stated on March 31, 2022 in a public statement: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has “been mostly empty” for decades.
Bill O'Reilly stated on March 15, 2022 in a video on his website: “As soon as Biden took office, he eliminated all subsidies for fossil fuels.”
Joe Biden stated on March 14, 2022 in a speech to the National League of Cities: “Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.”
Russian Embassy in Canada stated on March 1, 2022 in a statement: "The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory."
Joe Biden stated on March 1, 2022 in his State of the Union address: “Our economy created over 6.5 million new jobs just last year, more jobs in one year than ever before in the history of the United States of America.”
Dmitry Peskov stated on February 20, 2022 in an interview with a Russian TV network: “Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.”
Patrick Gaspard stated on February 13, 2022 in remarks on ABC's "This Week": "Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD."
Sean Spicer stated on February 8, 2022 in a tweet: The Biden administration “is spending $30 million on crack pipes.”
Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 8, 2022 in a Facebook post: “President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.”
Joe Biden stated on January 27, 2022 in a statement: Thanks to the American Rescue Plan’s changes to the Affordable Care Act, “four out of five consumers (are) finding quality coverage for under $10 a month.”
