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 March 9, 2024 in a rally in Rome, Georgia: "In February alone, nearly 1 million jobs held by native-born Americans disappeared." Joe Biden stated on March 7, 2024 in his State of the Union address: The Trump administration "added more to the national debt than any presidential term in American history." Pete Buttigieg stated on March 10, 2024 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The stock market “hit an all-time high under President Biden and not under President Trump." Joe Biden stated on March 7, 2024 in a State of the Union address: "We’ve already cut the federal deficit by over $1 trillion." Katie Porter stated on March 7, 2024 in a post on X: Billionaires “rigged” the California Senate primary election through “dishonest means.” Joe Biden stated on February 12, 2024 in a speech to county officials: The 2022 CHIPS and Science Act “attracted $640 billion in private companies’ investments.” Donald Trump stated on February 20, 2024 in a Fox News town hall: Donald Trump’s fine in the New York fraud case “is a form of Navalny, it is a form of communism or fascism.” Donald Trump stated on February 16, 2024 in a statement to the media: President Joe Biden “directed New York AG Witch Hunt” into Donald Trump’s real estate. Joe Biden stated on February 13, 2024 in a campaign ad: Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs.” Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2024 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: Food “costs 40%, 50%, 60% more than it did just a few years ago.” Joe Biden stated on February 4, 2024 in a post on X: “Inflation has been at the pre-pandemic level of 2% over the last half year.” Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2024 in an appearance on Dan Bongino's show: In Oklahoma, "I won 77 out of 77 counties. Ronald Reagan is second with 56." Donna Brazile stated on February 4, 2024 in a roundtable on ABC's "This Week": Under President Joe Biden, “Black unemployment is the lowest in American history.” Joe Biden stated on January 24, 2024 in a speech to the United Auto Workers: “Tens of thousands of auto jobs were lost nationwide during Trump's presidency,” but during Biden’s presidency, “we've created more than 250,000 auto jobs.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 18, 2024 in a CNN town hall in Henniker, N.H.: “Florida state government (has the) lowest number of state employees per capita in the country.” Nikki Haley stated on January 17, 2024 in a rally in Rochester, N.H.: Donald Trump “proposed when he was president” that “he wanted to raise the gas tax up to 25 cents." Ron DeSantis stated on January 17, 2024 in an event in Hampton, N.H.: “Every booster you take, you’re more likely to get COVID as a result of it.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 4, 2024 in a CNN town hall: In Florida, “income growth is top of the chart.” Nikki Haley stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall in Rye, N.H.: “Right now, over 70% of federal employees are still working from home three years after COVID." SFA Fund stated on December 28, 2023 in a campaign ad: Gov. Ron DeSantis “called China ‘Florida’s most important trading partner.’” Chris Christie stated on December 13, 2023 in a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire: Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.” Asa Hutchinson stated on December 11, 2023 in comments at Stand with Crypto Alliance at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire: China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S. Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2023 in a rally in Coralville, Iowa: “Gasoline prices are now $5, $6, $7 and even $8 a gallon.” Joe Biden stated on December 5, 2023 in a post on X: “We’ve created close to 800,000 manufacturing jobs since I’ve taken office.” Nikki Haley stated on November 28, 2023 in an event in Derry, N.H.: China “had the largest naval fleet in the world. They had 370 ships. They'll have 400 ships in two years. We won't even have 350 ships in two decades." Joe Biden stated on November 27, 2023 in remarks at the White House: Republicans’ “plan would cut Social Security benefits. … Average benefit cut would be 13%.” Kevin McCarthy stated on November 26, 2023 in a speech at the Oxford Union: “In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterwards, except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for that freedom we went in for.” Karine Jean-Pierre stated on November 20, 2023 in a White House press briefing: “Because wages are rising, this Thanksgiving dinner is the fourth-cheapest ever as a percentage of average earnings.” TikTok posts stated on November 18, 2023 in a post on TikTok: The federal government and the Federal Reserve were “raising inflation,” something that “had nothing to do with … getting our economy back in line” but rather to fund a “war against a bunch of civilians.” Dean Phillips stated on November 13, 2023 in a speech at Dartmouth College: "Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust."
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Donald Trump stated on March 9, 2024 in a rally in Rome, Georgia: "In February alone, nearly 1 million jobs held by native-born Americans disappeared." Joe Biden stated on March 7, 2024 in his State of the Union address: The Trump administration "added more to the national debt than any presidential term in American history." Pete Buttigieg stated on March 10, 2024 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The stock market “hit an all-time high under President Biden and not under President Trump." Joe Biden stated on March 7, 2024 in a State of the Union address: "We’ve already cut the federal deficit by over $1 trillion." Katie Porter stated on March 7, 2024 in a post on X: Billionaires “rigged” the California Senate primary election through “dishonest means.” Joe Biden stated on February 12, 2024 in a speech to county officials: The 2022 CHIPS and Science Act “attracted $640 billion in private companies’ investments.” Donald Trump stated on February 20, 2024 in a Fox News town hall: Donald Trump’s fine in the New York fraud case “is a form of Navalny, it is a form of communism or fascism.” Donald Trump stated on February 16, 2024 in a statement to the media: President Joe Biden “directed New York AG Witch Hunt” into Donald Trump’s real estate. Joe Biden stated on February 13, 2024 in a campaign ad: Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs.” Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2024 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: Food “costs 40%, 50%, 60% more than it did just a few years ago.” Joe Biden stated on February 4, 2024 in a post on X: “Inflation has been at the pre-pandemic level of 2% over the last half year.” Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2024 in an appearance on Dan Bongino's show: In Oklahoma, "I won 77 out of 77 counties. Ronald Reagan is second with 56." Donna Brazile stated on February 4, 2024 in a roundtable on ABC's "This Week": Under President Joe Biden, “Black unemployment is the lowest in American history.” Joe Biden stated on January 24, 2024 in a speech to the United Auto Workers: “Tens of thousands of auto jobs were lost nationwide during Trump's presidency,” but during Biden’s presidency, “we've created more than 250,000 auto jobs.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 18, 2024 in a CNN town hall in Henniker, N.H.: “Florida state government (has the) lowest number of state employees per capita in the country.” Nikki Haley stated on January 17, 2024 in a rally in Rochester, N.H.: Donald Trump “proposed when he was president” that “he wanted to raise the gas tax up to 25 cents." Ron DeSantis stated on January 17, 2024 in an event in Hampton, N.H.: “Every booster you take, you’re more likely to get COVID as a result of it.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 4, 2024 in a CNN town hall: In Florida, “income growth is top of the chart.” Nikki Haley stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall in Rye, N.H.: “Right now, over 70% of federal employees are still working from home three years after COVID." SFA Fund stated on December 28, 2023 in a campaign ad: Gov. Ron DeSantis “called China ‘Florida’s most important trading partner.’” Chris Christie stated on December 13, 2023 in a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire: Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.” Asa Hutchinson stated on December 11, 2023 in comments at Stand with Crypto Alliance at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire: China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S. Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2023 in a rally in Coralville, Iowa: “Gasoline prices are now $5, $6, $7 and even $8 a gallon.” Joe Biden stated on December 5, 2023 in a post on X: “We’ve created close to 800,000 manufacturing jobs since I’ve taken office.” Nikki Haley stated on November 28, 2023 in an event in Derry, N.H.: China “had the largest naval fleet in the world. They had 370 ships. They'll have 400 ships in two years. We won't even have 350 ships in two decades." Joe Biden stated on November 27, 2023 in remarks at the White House: Republicans’ “plan would cut Social Security benefits. … Average benefit cut would be 13%.” Kevin McCarthy stated on November 26, 2023 in a speech at the Oxford Union: “In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterwards, except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for that freedom we went in for.” Karine Jean-Pierre stated on November 20, 2023 in a White House press briefing: “Because wages are rising, this Thanksgiving dinner is the fourth-cheapest ever as a percentage of average earnings.” TikTok posts stated on November 18, 2023 in a post on TikTok: The federal government and the Federal Reserve were “raising inflation,” something that “had nothing to do with … getting our economy back in line” but rather to fund a “war against a bunch of civilians.” Dean Phillips stated on November 13, 2023 in a speech at Dartmouth College: "Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust."
Donald Trump stated on March 9, 2024 in a rally in Rome, Georgia: "In February alone, nearly 1 million jobs held by native-born Americans disappeared."
Joe Biden stated on March 7, 2024 in his State of the Union address: The Trump administration "added more to the national debt than any presidential term in American history."
Pete Buttigieg stated on March 10, 2024 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The stock market “hit an all-time high under President Biden and not under President Trump."
Joe Biden stated on March 7, 2024 in a State of the Union address: "We’ve already cut the federal deficit by over $1 trillion."
Katie Porter stated on March 7, 2024 in a post on X: Billionaires “rigged” the California Senate primary election through “dishonest means.”
Joe Biden stated on February 12, 2024 in a speech to county officials: The 2022 CHIPS and Science Act “attracted $640 billion in private companies’ investments.”
Donald Trump stated on February 20, 2024 in a Fox News town hall: Donald Trump’s fine in the New York fraud case “is a form of Navalny, it is a form of communism or fascism.”
Donald Trump stated on February 16, 2024 in a statement to the media: President Joe Biden “directed New York AG Witch Hunt” into Donald Trump’s real estate.
Joe Biden stated on February 13, 2024 in a campaign ad: Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs.”
Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2024 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: Food “costs 40%, 50%, 60% more than it did just a few years ago.”
Joe Biden stated on February 4, 2024 in a post on X: “Inflation has been at the pre-pandemic level of 2% over the last half year.”
Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2024 in an appearance on Dan Bongino's show: In Oklahoma, "I won 77 out of 77 counties. Ronald Reagan is second with 56."
Donna Brazile stated on February 4, 2024 in a roundtable on ABC's "This Week": Under President Joe Biden, “Black unemployment is the lowest in American history.”
Joe Biden stated on January 24, 2024 in a speech to the United Auto Workers: “Tens of thousands of auto jobs were lost nationwide during Trump's presidency,” but during Biden’s presidency, “we've created more than 250,000 auto jobs.”
Ron DeSantis stated on January 18, 2024 in a CNN town hall in Henniker, N.H.: “Florida state government (has the) lowest number of state employees per capita in the country.”
Nikki Haley stated on January 17, 2024 in a rally in Rochester, N.H.: Donald Trump “proposed when he was president” that “he wanted to raise the gas tax up to 25 cents."
Ron DeSantis stated on January 17, 2024 in an event in Hampton, N.H.: “Every booster you take, you’re more likely to get COVID as a result of it.”
Ron DeSantis stated on January 4, 2024 in a CNN town hall: In Florida, “income growth is top of the chart.”
Nikki Haley stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall in Rye, N.H.: “Right now, over 70% of federal employees are still working from home three years after COVID."
SFA Fund stated on December 28, 2023 in a campaign ad: Gov. Ron DeSantis “called China ‘Florida’s most important trading partner.’”
Chris Christie stated on December 13, 2023 in a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire: Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.”
Asa Hutchinson stated on December 11, 2023 in comments at Stand with Crypto Alliance at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire: China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S.
Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2023 in a rally in Coralville, Iowa: “Gasoline prices are now $5, $6, $7 and even $8 a gallon.”
Joe Biden stated on December 5, 2023 in a post on X: “We’ve created close to 800,000 manufacturing jobs since I’ve taken office.”
Nikki Haley stated on November 28, 2023 in an event in Derry, N.H.: China “had the largest naval fleet in the world. They had 370 ships. They'll have 400 ships in two years. We won't even have 350 ships in two decades."
Joe Biden stated on November 27, 2023 in remarks at the White House: Republicans’ “plan would cut Social Security benefits. … Average benefit cut would be 13%.”
Kevin McCarthy stated on November 26, 2023 in a speech at the Oxford Union: “In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterwards, except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for that freedom we went in for.”
Karine Jean-Pierre stated on November 20, 2023 in a White House press briefing: “Because wages are rising, this Thanksgiving dinner is the fourth-cheapest ever as a percentage of average earnings.”
TikTok posts stated on November 18, 2023 in a post on TikTok: The federal government and the Federal Reserve were “raising inflation,” something that “had nothing to do with … getting our economy back in line” but rather to fund a “war against a bunch of civilians.”
Dean Phillips stated on November 13, 2023 in a speech at Dartmouth College: "Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust."
