Latest Fact-checks by Samantha Putterman 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 January 11, 2024 in a campaign ad: “Haley’s plan cuts Social Security benefits for 82% of Americans.” Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2024 in a speech: Nikki Haley “says the retirement age at 65 is way too low, it must be much higher.” SFA Fund stated on December 28, 2023 in a campaign ad: Gov. Ron DeSantis “called China ‘Florida’s most important trading partner.’” X posts stated on December 19, 2023 in an X post: Migrants who enter the U.S. illegally get U.S. passports immediately after leaving a border processing center. TikTok posts stated on November 11, 2023 in a TikTok post: CNN and The Associated Press “admitted” to knowing about Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in advance but didn’t tell anyone. Nikki Haley stated on November 10, 2023 in an interview: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “did something six months ago” akin to Nikki Haley recruiting Chinese companies to South Carolina. Vivek Ramaswamy stated on November 8, 2023 in Republican primary debate: An exemption in a new Florida law “allowed Chinese nationals to buy land within a 20-mile radius of a military base, lobbied for by one of (Gov. Ron DeSantis’) donors.” Nikki Haley stated on October 12, 2023 in a town hall in Exeter, N.H.: China is “the largest developer of neuro-strike weapons, weapons engineered to change the brain activity of military commanders and segments of the population.” Vivek Ramaswamy stated on October 13, 2023 in a speech at the First in the Nation summit in Nashua, N.H.: "95% of over-the-counter pharmaceuticals" in the U.S. come from China. Vivek Ramaswamy stated on October 18, 2023 in a press gaggle in New Hampshire: "Russia has hypersonic missile capabilities ahead of that of the U.S.” Social Media stated on October 17, 2023 in a post on X: The Wall Street Journal reported that the Oct. 17 Gaza hospital explosion was caused by an American missile. Donald Trump stated on October 7, 2023 in a news release: "Sadly, American taxpayer dollars helped fund these attacks, which many reports are saying came from the Biden administration.” Nikki Haley stated on September 22, 2023 in a speech: Joe Biden "put 20 million people on Medicaid who aren’t even eligible, then stopped states from taking them off." Ron DeSantis stated on September 29, 2023 in a speech: Six million or 7 million people have “come illegally under Biden.” Joe Biden stated on August 25, 2023 in an ad: Video shows Donald Trump believes “there has to be some form of punishment” for women who have abortions. Donald Trump stated on September 14, 2023 in an interview with Megyn Kelly: “Florida sort of had a mandate because they were giving the vaccine, they were demanding everybody take the vaccine.” Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2023 in a interview: Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida. Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2023 in a Facebook post: A new Florida law says “a father must submit a DNA test before signing the birth certificates.” Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stated on August 22, 2023 in campaign website: Sen. Rick Scott “wants to … end Social Security and Medicare coverage.” Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall: “We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.” Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a speech: Says Gov. Ron DeSantis “opposed my China tariffs and he heartlessly opposed” $28 billion for farm relief, which was paid for by China. Ron DeSantis stated on July 18, 2023 in an interview: “In some liberal states, you actually have post-birth abortions.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on July 11, 2023 in a video: “COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people. The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.” Instagram posts stated on July 8, 2023 in an Instagram post: The Wall Street Journal reporting proves that “Pizzagate” is real. Instagram posts stated on July 7, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows Joe Biden leaning in and sniffing a child. Instagram posts stated on July 4, 2023 in a post: Protestors in France have released animals from the zoo. Facebook posts stated on June 23, 2023 in a reel: More than “200 dogs showed up and lined up around the block” for a man’s 100th birthday celebration. Mike Pence stated on June 23, 2023 in a speech: “The fact is, today abortion law in the United States is more aligned with China and North Korea than with Western nations in Europe.” X posts stated on June 11, 2023 in una publicación en Twitter: Una iglesia fue “quemada por un rayo en Boston, EE. UU. durante una ceremonia de boda gay. Este 5 de mayo de 2023, sin sobrevivientes entre los participantes”. TikTok posts stated on June 9, 2023 in a TikTok post: A Boston church burned during “a homosexual marriage” and there were no survivors.
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Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2024 in a campaign ad: “Haley’s plan cuts Social Security benefits for 82% of Americans.” Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2024 in a speech: Nikki Haley “says the retirement age at 65 is way too low, it must be much higher.” SFA Fund stated on December 28, 2023 in a campaign ad: Gov. Ron DeSantis “called China ‘Florida’s most important trading partner.’” X posts stated on December 19, 2023 in an X post: Migrants who enter the U.S. illegally get U.S. passports immediately after leaving a border processing center. TikTok posts stated on November 11, 2023 in a TikTok post: CNN and The Associated Press “admitted” to knowing about Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in advance but didn’t tell anyone. Nikki Haley stated on November 10, 2023 in an interview: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “did something six months ago” akin to Nikki Haley recruiting Chinese companies to South Carolina. Vivek Ramaswamy stated on November 8, 2023 in Republican primary debate: An exemption in a new Florida law “allowed Chinese nationals to buy land within a 20-mile radius of a military base, lobbied for by one of (Gov. Ron DeSantis’) donors.” Nikki Haley stated on October 12, 2023 in a town hall in Exeter, N.H.: China is “the largest developer of neuro-strike weapons, weapons engineered to change the brain activity of military commanders and segments of the population.” Vivek Ramaswamy stated on October 13, 2023 in a speech at the First in the Nation summit in Nashua, N.H.: "95% of over-the-counter pharmaceuticals" in the U.S. come from China. Vivek Ramaswamy stated on October 18, 2023 in a press gaggle in New Hampshire: "Russia has hypersonic missile capabilities ahead of that of the U.S.” Social Media stated on October 17, 2023 in a post on X: The Wall Street Journal reported that the Oct. 17 Gaza hospital explosion was caused by an American missile. Donald Trump stated on October 7, 2023 in a news release: "Sadly, American taxpayer dollars helped fund these attacks, which many reports are saying came from the Biden administration.” Nikki Haley stated on September 22, 2023 in a speech: Joe Biden "put 20 million people on Medicaid who aren’t even eligible, then stopped states from taking them off." Ron DeSantis stated on September 29, 2023 in a speech: Six million or 7 million people have “come illegally under Biden.” Joe Biden stated on August 25, 2023 in an ad: Video shows Donald Trump believes “there has to be some form of punishment” for women who have abortions. Donald Trump stated on September 14, 2023 in an interview with Megyn Kelly: “Florida sort of had a mandate because they were giving the vaccine, they were demanding everybody take the vaccine.” Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2023 in a interview: Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida. Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2023 in a Facebook post: A new Florida law says “a father must submit a DNA test before signing the birth certificates.” Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stated on August 22, 2023 in campaign website: Sen. Rick Scott “wants to … end Social Security and Medicare coverage.” Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall: “We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.” Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a speech: Says Gov. Ron DeSantis “opposed my China tariffs and he heartlessly opposed” $28 billion for farm relief, which was paid for by China. Ron DeSantis stated on July 18, 2023 in an interview: “In some liberal states, you actually have post-birth abortions.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on July 11, 2023 in a video: “COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people. The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.” Instagram posts stated on July 8, 2023 in an Instagram post: The Wall Street Journal reporting proves that “Pizzagate” is real. Instagram posts stated on July 7, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows Joe Biden leaning in and sniffing a child. Instagram posts stated on July 4, 2023 in a post: Protestors in France have released animals from the zoo. Facebook posts stated on June 23, 2023 in a reel: More than “200 dogs showed up and lined up around the block” for a man’s 100th birthday celebration. Mike Pence stated on June 23, 2023 in a speech: “The fact is, today abortion law in the United States is more aligned with China and North Korea than with Western nations in Europe.” X posts stated on June 11, 2023 in una publicación en Twitter: Una iglesia fue “quemada por un rayo en Boston, EE. UU. durante una ceremonia de boda gay. Este 5 de mayo de 2023, sin sobrevivientes entre los participantes”. TikTok posts stated on June 9, 2023 in a TikTok post: A Boston church burned during “a homosexual marriage” and there were no survivors.
Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2024 in a campaign ad: “Haley’s plan cuts Social Security benefits for 82% of Americans.”
Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2024 in a speech: Nikki Haley “says the retirement age at 65 is way too low, it must be much higher.”
SFA Fund stated on December 28, 2023 in a campaign ad: Gov. Ron DeSantis “called China ‘Florida’s most important trading partner.’”
X posts stated on December 19, 2023 in an X post: Migrants who enter the U.S. illegally get U.S. passports immediately after leaving a border processing center.
TikTok posts stated on November 11, 2023 in a TikTok post: CNN and The Associated Press “admitted” to knowing about Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in advance but didn’t tell anyone.
Nikki Haley stated on November 10, 2023 in an interview: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “did something six months ago” akin to Nikki Haley recruiting Chinese companies to South Carolina.
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on November 8, 2023 in Republican primary debate: An exemption in a new Florida law “allowed Chinese nationals to buy land within a 20-mile radius of a military base, lobbied for by one of (Gov. Ron DeSantis’) donors.”
Nikki Haley stated on October 12, 2023 in a town hall in Exeter, N.H.: China is “the largest developer of neuro-strike weapons, weapons engineered to change the brain activity of military commanders and segments of the population.”
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on October 13, 2023 in a speech at the First in the Nation summit in Nashua, N.H.: "95% of over-the-counter pharmaceuticals" in the U.S. come from China.
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on October 18, 2023 in a press gaggle in New Hampshire: "Russia has hypersonic missile capabilities ahead of that of the U.S.”
Social Media stated on October 17, 2023 in a post on X: The Wall Street Journal reported that the Oct. 17 Gaza hospital explosion was caused by an American missile.
Donald Trump stated on October 7, 2023 in a news release: "Sadly, American taxpayer dollars helped fund these attacks, which many reports are saying came from the Biden administration.”
Nikki Haley stated on September 22, 2023 in a speech: Joe Biden "put 20 million people on Medicaid who aren’t even eligible, then stopped states from taking them off."
Ron DeSantis stated on September 29, 2023 in a speech: Six million or 7 million people have “come illegally under Biden.”
Joe Biden stated on August 25, 2023 in an ad: Video shows Donald Trump believes “there has to be some form of punishment” for women who have abortions.
Donald Trump stated on September 14, 2023 in an interview with Megyn Kelly: “Florida sort of had a mandate because they were giving the vaccine, they were demanding everybody take the vaccine.”
Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2023 in a interview: Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida.
Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2023 in a Facebook post: A new Florida law says “a father must submit a DNA test before signing the birth certificates.”
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stated on August 22, 2023 in campaign website: Sen. Rick Scott “wants to … end Social Security and Medicare coverage.”
Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall: “We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.”
Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a speech: Says Gov. Ron DeSantis “opposed my China tariffs and he heartlessly opposed” $28 billion for farm relief, which was paid for by China.
Ron DeSantis stated on July 18, 2023 in an interview: “In some liberal states, you actually have post-birth abortions.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on July 11, 2023 in a video: “COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people. The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.”
Instagram posts stated on July 8, 2023 in an Instagram post: The Wall Street Journal reporting proves that “Pizzagate” is real.
Instagram posts stated on July 7, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows Joe Biden leaning in and sniffing a child.
Instagram posts stated on July 4, 2023 in a post: Protestors in France have released animals from the zoo.
Facebook posts stated on June 23, 2023 in a reel: More than “200 dogs showed up and lined up around the block” for a man’s 100th birthday celebration.
Mike Pence stated on June 23, 2023 in a speech: “The fact is, today abortion law in the United States is more aligned with China and North Korea than with Western nations in Europe.”
X posts stated on June 11, 2023 in una publicación en Twitter: Una iglesia fue “quemada por un rayo en Boston, EE. UU. durante una ceremonia de boda gay. Este 5 de mayo de 2023, sin sobrevivientes entre los participantes”.
TikTok posts stated on June 9, 2023 in a TikTok post: A Boston church burned during “a homosexual marriage” and there were no survivors.
