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 Donald Trump stated on April 9, 2025 in remarks at a White House event: In 2024, “China made $1 trillion off trade with the United States.” Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2025 in a speech announcing tariffs: “Egg prices came down 50%” Cory Booker stated on April 1, 2025 in a Senate floor speech: "The consumer confidence in this country has gone way down." JD Vance stated on April 1, 2025 in a post on X: Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “was a convicted MS-13 gang member.” Donald Trump stated on March 26, 2025 in an interview with Newsmax: “We have automobile plants being built at levels we've never seen … and they're going up fast.” Harriet Hageman stated on March 16, 2025 in a podcast interview: The federal Education Department has a “budget of about $280 billion a year. Less than 25% goes to educating our students.” Elon Musk stated on February 28, 2025 in an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan: “Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.” Donald Trump stated on March 17, 2025 in a Truth Social post: Former President Joe Biden’s pardons of lawmakers on the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack “are hereby declared void, vacant, and of no further force or effect,” because “they were done by autopen.” Karoline Leavitt stated on March 11, 2025 in a White House press briefing: “Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people.” JD Vance stated on March 10, 2025 in a speech: “Under the previous administration … the cost of a median-price home in America more than doubled, and that was just in four years.” Rick Scott stated on March 9, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “The number of full-time jobs (was) dropping almost the entire Biden administration.” X posts stated on March 7, 2025 in on social media: During President Joe Biden’s four years in office, “31% of U.S. job growth” came from public-sector jobs. Larry Kudlow stated on March 4, 2025 in on-air remarks: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is “polling very well. It’s very popular.” Kevin O'Leary stated on February 24, 2025 in an interview on CNN: “We've never audited government for 100 years.” Patty Murray stated on February 20, 2025 in a Senate floor speech: “The single biggest driver of our national debt since 2001 has been Republican tax cuts.” Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago: Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia. Marco Rubio stated on February 3, 2025 in in a letter to Congress: On support for U.S. Agency for International Development Adam Schiff stated on January 26, 2025 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “As a Californian, we have given more to the recovery of other states than any other state in the union.” Sara Jacobs stated on December 18, 2024 in an X post: Government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 “cost our economy billions of dollars each.” Mike Johnson stated on December 5, 2024 in remarks to reporters: About 1% of federal employees are “actually working in the office.” Joe Biden stated on December 1, 2024 in a statement: On pardoning his son Hunter Biden Bernie Sanders stated on November 10, 2024 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Inflation-adjusted weekly wages “are lower today than they were 50 years ago.” Instagram posts stated on November 7, 2024 in on social media: “Something stinks” that Donald Trump won in several battleground states while Democrats won Senate or governor races in those states. Donald Trump stated on October 31, 2024 in a social media post: “I never mentioned” wanting to end the Affordable Care Act. Kamala Harris stated on October 29, 2024 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: Former President Donald Trump would “force states to monitor women's pregnancies.” Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 1, 2024 in an ad: Sen. Jon Tester “voted to let men compete against our girls in their sports.” Jon Tester stated on August 20, 2024 in a post on X: “In Montana, we cherish our public lands. But Tim Sheehy called to transfer them off, so the ultra-rich can buy them up.” Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2024 in on Facebook: “Ballots are not supposed to have fold lines or creases in the candidates name area” or it could invalidate your vote. Threads posts stated on October 21, 2024 in a Threads post: The Biden-Harris administration “brought over” 10 million migrants who got 9 million jobs. Kamala Harris stated on October 23, 2024 in a CNN town hall: "As of today, we have cut the flow of immigration by over half."
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Donald Trump stated on April 9, 2025 in remarks at a White House event: In 2024, “China made $1 trillion off trade with the United States.” Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2025 in a speech announcing tariffs: “Egg prices came down 50%” Cory Booker stated on April 1, 2025 in a Senate floor speech: "The consumer confidence in this country has gone way down." JD Vance stated on April 1, 2025 in a post on X: Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “was a convicted MS-13 gang member.” Donald Trump stated on March 26, 2025 in an interview with Newsmax: “We have automobile plants being built at levels we've never seen … and they're going up fast.” Harriet Hageman stated on March 16, 2025 in a podcast interview: The federal Education Department has a “budget of about $280 billion a year. Less than 25% goes to educating our students.” Elon Musk stated on February 28, 2025 in an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan: “Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.” Donald Trump stated on March 17, 2025 in a Truth Social post: Former President Joe Biden’s pardons of lawmakers on the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack “are hereby declared void, vacant, and of no further force or effect,” because “they were done by autopen.” Karoline Leavitt stated on March 11, 2025 in a White House press briefing: “Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people.” JD Vance stated on March 10, 2025 in a speech: “Under the previous administration … the cost of a median-price home in America more than doubled, and that was just in four years.” Rick Scott stated on March 9, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “The number of full-time jobs (was) dropping almost the entire Biden administration.” X posts stated on March 7, 2025 in on social media: During President Joe Biden’s four years in office, “31% of U.S. job growth” came from public-sector jobs. Larry Kudlow stated on March 4, 2025 in on-air remarks: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is “polling very well. It’s very popular.” Kevin O'Leary stated on February 24, 2025 in an interview on CNN: “We've never audited government for 100 years.” Patty Murray stated on February 20, 2025 in a Senate floor speech: “The single biggest driver of our national debt since 2001 has been Republican tax cuts.” Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago: Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia. Marco Rubio stated on February 3, 2025 in in a letter to Congress: On support for U.S. Agency for International Development Adam Schiff stated on January 26, 2025 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “As a Californian, we have given more to the recovery of other states than any other state in the union.” Sara Jacobs stated on December 18, 2024 in an X post: Government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 “cost our economy billions of dollars each.” Mike Johnson stated on December 5, 2024 in remarks to reporters: About 1% of federal employees are “actually working in the office.” Joe Biden stated on December 1, 2024 in a statement: On pardoning his son Hunter Biden Bernie Sanders stated on November 10, 2024 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Inflation-adjusted weekly wages “are lower today than they were 50 years ago.” Instagram posts stated on November 7, 2024 in on social media: “Something stinks” that Donald Trump won in several battleground states while Democrats won Senate or governor races in those states. Donald Trump stated on October 31, 2024 in a social media post: “I never mentioned” wanting to end the Affordable Care Act. Kamala Harris stated on October 29, 2024 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: Former President Donald Trump would “force states to monitor women's pregnancies.” Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 1, 2024 in an ad: Sen. Jon Tester “voted to let men compete against our girls in their sports.” Jon Tester stated on August 20, 2024 in a post on X: “In Montana, we cherish our public lands. But Tim Sheehy called to transfer them off, so the ultra-rich can buy them up.” Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2024 in on Facebook: “Ballots are not supposed to have fold lines or creases in the candidates name area” or it could invalidate your vote. Threads posts stated on October 21, 2024 in a Threads post: The Biden-Harris administration “brought over” 10 million migrants who got 9 million jobs. Kamala Harris stated on October 23, 2024 in a CNN town hall: "As of today, we have cut the flow of immigration by over half."
Donald Trump stated on April 9, 2025 in remarks at a White House event: In 2024, “China made $1 trillion off trade with the United States.”
Cory Booker stated on April 1, 2025 in a Senate floor speech: "The consumer confidence in this country has gone way down."
JD Vance stated on April 1, 2025 in a post on X: Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “was a convicted MS-13 gang member.”
Donald Trump stated on March 26, 2025 in an interview with Newsmax: “We have automobile plants being built at levels we've never seen … and they're going up fast.”
Harriet Hageman stated on March 16, 2025 in a podcast interview: The federal Education Department has a “budget of about $280 billion a year. Less than 25% goes to educating our students.”
Elon Musk stated on February 28, 2025 in an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan: “Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.”
Donald Trump stated on March 17, 2025 in a Truth Social post: Former President Joe Biden’s pardons of lawmakers on the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack “are hereby declared void, vacant, and of no further force or effect,” because “they were done by autopen.”
Karoline Leavitt stated on March 11, 2025 in a White House press briefing: “Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people.”
JD Vance stated on March 10, 2025 in a speech: “Under the previous administration … the cost of a median-price home in America more than doubled, and that was just in four years.”
Rick Scott stated on March 9, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “The number of full-time jobs (was) dropping almost the entire Biden administration.”
X posts stated on March 7, 2025 in on social media: During President Joe Biden’s four years in office, “31% of U.S. job growth” came from public-sector jobs.
Larry Kudlow stated on March 4, 2025 in on-air remarks: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is “polling very well. It’s very popular.”
Kevin O'Leary stated on February 24, 2025 in an interview on CNN: “We've never audited government for 100 years.”
Patty Murray stated on February 20, 2025 in a Senate floor speech: “The single biggest driver of our national debt since 2001 has been Republican tax cuts.”
Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago: Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia.
Marco Rubio stated on February 3, 2025 in in a letter to Congress: On support for U.S. Agency for International Development
Adam Schiff stated on January 26, 2025 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “As a Californian, we have given more to the recovery of other states than any other state in the union.”
Sara Jacobs stated on December 18, 2024 in an X post: Government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 “cost our economy billions of dollars each.”
Mike Johnson stated on December 5, 2024 in remarks to reporters: About 1% of federal employees are “actually working in the office.”
Bernie Sanders stated on November 10, 2024 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Inflation-adjusted weekly wages “are lower today than they were 50 years ago.”
Instagram posts stated on November 7, 2024 in on social media: “Something stinks” that Donald Trump won in several battleground states while Democrats won Senate or governor races in those states.
Donald Trump stated on October 31, 2024 in a social media post: “I never mentioned” wanting to end the Affordable Care Act.
Kamala Harris stated on October 29, 2024 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: Former President Donald Trump would “force states to monitor women's pregnancies.”
Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 1, 2024 in an ad: Sen. Jon Tester “voted to let men compete against our girls in their sports.”
Jon Tester stated on August 20, 2024 in a post on X: “In Montana, we cherish our public lands. But Tim Sheehy called to transfer them off, so the ultra-rich can buy them up.”
Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2024 in on Facebook: “Ballots are not supposed to have fold lines or creases in the candidates name area” or it could invalidate your vote.
Threads posts stated on October 21, 2024 in a Threads post: The Biden-Harris administration “brought over” 10 million migrants who got 9 million jobs.
Kamala Harris stated on October 23, 2024 in a CNN town hall: "As of today, we have cut the flow of immigration by over half."
