Latest Fact-checks in Candidate Biography 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 Viral image stated on November 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Adam Schiff and Jeffrey Epstein. Facebook posts stated on December 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the NAACP endorsed Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Viral image stated on December 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Elizabeth Warren tweeted, "Looks like I’m the last woman of color left in this race." Facebook posts stated on November 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi and Bernie Sanders have passed six bills in a combined 67 years. Viral image stated on November 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Chris Wallace tweeted to Donald Trump, "You’re a fraud. A charlatan. A thug. A loser. A trust fund baby." Kay Hoflander stated on October 11, 2019 in a fundraising email: "All signs seem to point to Hillary (Clinton) laying the groundwork to run for president again." Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2019 in a fundraising email: Says William Taylor and George Kent, the public witnesses in the House impeachment inquiry, are "Never Trumpers." Committee to Defend the President stated on November 8, 2019 in a Facebook ad: Says Obama said black people have the "worst jobs, the worst housing" and face rampant police brutality, "but when so-called black committeemen came around election time we’d all line up and vote the straight Democratic ticket, sell our souls for a Christmas turkey." Pete Buttigieg stated on October 30, 2019 in an interview: "When it comes to electability, every single time my party has won the presidency in the last 50 years, it’s been with a candidate who was new on the national scene, hadn’t spent a lot of time in Washington, and represented a new generation of leadership." Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Matt Gaetz has had numerous DUIs and his dad got him off each time. He was part of a company that had to pay 75 million in hospice fraud. They stole from dying people." Joe Biden stated on October 16, 2019 in answering questions from reporters: "I entered as one of the poorest men in Congress, left one of the poorest men in government, in Congress and as vice president." Facebook posts stated on October 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Hillary Clinton "paid for a Russian dossier to win an election," her husband "made $500k for a Russian speech," "sold 20% of US Uranium to Russia" and her foundation "received $150M from Russia." Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2019 in a press conference: Says in his 2000 book "I was talking about Osama bin Laden. I said, ‘You have to kill him. You have to take him out.’" Mick Mulvaney stated on October 17, 2019 in a news conference: Says Donald Trump "will not be profiting" from the G-7 summit meeting to be held at Trump’s Doral resort. Viral image stated on September 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Beto O’Rourke "in college drunk and pissing his pants." Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech in Monaca, Pa.: Says in the 2016 presidential election, "I won that one by 42 points -- 42 points -- West Virginia." Dan Bishop stated on August 30, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Dan McCready "really admires socialism." Joe Biden stated on August 23, 2019 in an event in Hanover, N.H.: Says that as vice president, he pinned a Silver Star on a Navy captain in Afghanistan who had carried a mortally wounded comrade out of a ravine, and resisted receiving a medal for his actions. Viral image stated on August 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows Joe Biden with a Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has been "arrested 23 times" and is the "daughter of (a) Somali terrorist." Viral image stated on June 9, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders wants "to make the cut off date for abortions up to 36 weeks" because he says "a baby at that point feels no pain and has no rights to life." Viral image stated on June 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "The Nevada Gaming Commission did not find Trump ‘trustworthy’ enough for a gaming license." Viral image stated on June 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Michael Bloomberg said, "I have known Trump for decades. We have traveled in the same business circles. He is known among millionaires as a con-artist and among business owners as a cheat out to stiff everyone." Kevin McCarthy stated on May 19, 2019 in an interview on Fox News: Says U.S. Rep. Justin Amash "votes more with Nancy Pelosi than he ever does with me." Chris Collins stated on May 21, 2019 in a fundraising email: Says Chris Jacobs is a "Never Trumper." Viral image stated on May 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows Barack Obama bowing to Ayatollah Khamenei. Viral image stated on May 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Donald Trump has been in public eye for over 30 years and he was never once accused of being racist by anyone until he decided to run against the Democrats." Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2019 in a rally in Montoursville, Pa.: Says Joe Biden "deserted you. … I guess he was born here, but he left you, folks. He left you for another state." Viral image stated on May 2, 2019 in social media posts: When Joe Biden’s son Hunter was serving as "a director to Ukraine’s largest private gas producer," the elder Biden "threatened to withhold $1 BILLION in U.S. aid to Ukraine if they didn’t fire a prosecutor looking into" the gas company. Viral image stated on April 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden said, "the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor."
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Viral image stated on November 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Adam Schiff and Jeffrey Epstein. Facebook posts stated on December 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the NAACP endorsed Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Viral image stated on December 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Elizabeth Warren tweeted, "Looks like I’m the last woman of color left in this race." Facebook posts stated on November 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi and Bernie Sanders have passed six bills in a combined 67 years. Viral image stated on November 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Chris Wallace tweeted to Donald Trump, "You’re a fraud. A charlatan. A thug. A loser. A trust fund baby." Kay Hoflander stated on October 11, 2019 in a fundraising email: "All signs seem to point to Hillary (Clinton) laying the groundwork to run for president again." Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2019 in a fundraising email: Says William Taylor and George Kent, the public witnesses in the House impeachment inquiry, are "Never Trumpers." Committee to Defend the President stated on November 8, 2019 in a Facebook ad: Says Obama said black people have the "worst jobs, the worst housing" and face rampant police brutality, "but when so-called black committeemen came around election time we’d all line up and vote the straight Democratic ticket, sell our souls for a Christmas turkey." Pete Buttigieg stated on October 30, 2019 in an interview: "When it comes to electability, every single time my party has won the presidency in the last 50 years, it’s been with a candidate who was new on the national scene, hadn’t spent a lot of time in Washington, and represented a new generation of leadership." Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Matt Gaetz has had numerous DUIs and his dad got him off each time. He was part of a company that had to pay 75 million in hospice fraud. They stole from dying people." Joe Biden stated on October 16, 2019 in answering questions from reporters: "I entered as one of the poorest men in Congress, left one of the poorest men in government, in Congress and as vice president." Facebook posts stated on October 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Hillary Clinton "paid for a Russian dossier to win an election," her husband "made $500k for a Russian speech," "sold 20% of US Uranium to Russia" and her foundation "received $150M from Russia." Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2019 in a press conference: Says in his 2000 book "I was talking about Osama bin Laden. I said, ‘You have to kill him. You have to take him out.’" Mick Mulvaney stated on October 17, 2019 in a news conference: Says Donald Trump "will not be profiting" from the G-7 summit meeting to be held at Trump’s Doral resort. Viral image stated on September 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Beto O’Rourke "in college drunk and pissing his pants." Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech in Monaca, Pa.: Says in the 2016 presidential election, "I won that one by 42 points -- 42 points -- West Virginia." Dan Bishop stated on August 30, 2019 in a campaign ad: Says Dan McCready "really admires socialism." Joe Biden stated on August 23, 2019 in an event in Hanover, N.H.: Says that as vice president, he pinned a Silver Star on a Navy captain in Afghanistan who had carried a mortally wounded comrade out of a ravine, and resisted receiving a medal for his actions. Viral image stated on August 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows Joe Biden with a Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has been "arrested 23 times" and is the "daughter of (a) Somali terrorist." Viral image stated on June 9, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders wants "to make the cut off date for abortions up to 36 weeks" because he says "a baby at that point feels no pain and has no rights to life." Viral image stated on June 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "The Nevada Gaming Commission did not find Trump ‘trustworthy’ enough for a gaming license." Viral image stated on June 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Michael Bloomberg said, "I have known Trump for decades. We have traveled in the same business circles. He is known among millionaires as a con-artist and among business owners as a cheat out to stiff everyone." Kevin McCarthy stated on May 19, 2019 in an interview on Fox News: Says U.S. Rep. Justin Amash "votes more with Nancy Pelosi than he ever does with me." Chris Collins stated on May 21, 2019 in a fundraising email: Says Chris Jacobs is a "Never Trumper." Viral image stated on May 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows Barack Obama bowing to Ayatollah Khamenei. Viral image stated on May 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Donald Trump has been in public eye for over 30 years and he was never once accused of being racist by anyone until he decided to run against the Democrats." Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2019 in a rally in Montoursville, Pa.: Says Joe Biden "deserted you. … I guess he was born here, but he left you, folks. He left you for another state." Viral image stated on May 2, 2019 in social media posts: When Joe Biden’s son Hunter was serving as "a director to Ukraine’s largest private gas producer," the elder Biden "threatened to withhold $1 BILLION in U.S. aid to Ukraine if they didn’t fire a prosecutor looking into" the gas company. Viral image stated on April 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden said, "the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor."
Viral image stated on November 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Adam Schiff and Jeffrey Epstein.
Facebook posts stated on December 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the NAACP endorsed Donald Trump in the 2020 election.
Viral image stated on December 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Elizabeth Warren tweeted, "Looks like I’m the last woman of color left in this race."
Facebook posts stated on November 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi and Bernie Sanders have passed six bills in a combined 67 years.
Viral image stated on November 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Chris Wallace tweeted to Donald Trump, "You’re a fraud. A charlatan. A thug. A loser. A trust fund baby."
Kay Hoflander stated on October 11, 2019 in a fundraising email: "All signs seem to point to Hillary (Clinton) laying the groundwork to run for president again."
Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2019 in a fundraising email: Says William Taylor and George Kent, the public witnesses in the House impeachment inquiry, are "Never Trumpers."
Committee to Defend the President stated on November 8, 2019 in a Facebook ad: Says Obama said black people have the "worst jobs, the worst housing" and face rampant police brutality, "but when so-called black committeemen came around election time we’d all line up and vote the straight Democratic ticket, sell our souls for a Christmas turkey."
Pete Buttigieg stated on October 30, 2019 in an interview: "When it comes to electability, every single time my party has won the presidency in the last 50 years, it’s been with a candidate who was new on the national scene, hadn’t spent a lot of time in Washington, and represented a new generation of leadership."
Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Matt Gaetz has had numerous DUIs and his dad got him off each time. He was part of a company that had to pay 75 million in hospice fraud. They stole from dying people."
Joe Biden stated on October 16, 2019 in answering questions from reporters: "I entered as one of the poorest men in Congress, left one of the poorest men in government, in Congress and as vice president."
Facebook posts stated on October 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Hillary Clinton "paid for a Russian dossier to win an election," her husband "made $500k for a Russian speech," "sold 20% of US Uranium to Russia" and her foundation "received $150M from Russia."
Donald Trump stated on October 27, 2019 in a press conference: Says in his 2000 book "I was talking about Osama bin Laden. I said, ‘You have to kill him. You have to take him out.’"
Mick Mulvaney stated on October 17, 2019 in a news conference: Says Donald Trump "will not be profiting" from the G-7 summit meeting to be held at Trump’s Doral resort.
Viral image stated on September 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Beto O’Rourke "in college drunk and pissing his pants."
Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech in Monaca, Pa.: Says in the 2016 presidential election, "I won that one by 42 points -- 42 points -- West Virginia."
Joe Biden stated on August 23, 2019 in an event in Hanover, N.H.: Says that as vice president, he pinned a Silver Star on a Navy captain in Afghanistan who had carried a mortally wounded comrade out of a ravine, and resisted receiving a medal for his actions.
Viral image stated on August 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows Joe Biden with a Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has been "arrested 23 times" and is the "daughter of (a) Somali terrorist."
Viral image stated on June 9, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders wants "to make the cut off date for abortions up to 36 weeks" because he says "a baby at that point feels no pain and has no rights to life."
Viral image stated on June 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "The Nevada Gaming Commission did not find Trump ‘trustworthy’ enough for a gaming license."
Viral image stated on June 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Michael Bloomberg said, "I have known Trump for decades. We have traveled in the same business circles. He is known among millionaires as a con-artist and among business owners as a cheat out to stiff everyone."
Kevin McCarthy stated on May 19, 2019 in an interview on Fox News: Says U.S. Rep. Justin Amash "votes more with Nancy Pelosi than he ever does with me."
Viral image stated on May 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows Barack Obama bowing to Ayatollah Khamenei.
Viral image stated on May 16, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Donald Trump has been in public eye for over 30 years and he was never once accused of being racist by anyone until he decided to run against the Democrats."
Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2019 in a rally in Montoursville, Pa.: Says Joe Biden "deserted you. … I guess he was born here, but he left you, folks. He left you for another state."
Viral image stated on May 2, 2019 in social media posts: When Joe Biden’s son Hunter was serving as "a director to Ukraine’s largest private gas producer," the elder Biden "threatened to withhold $1 BILLION in U.S. aid to Ukraine if they didn’t fire a prosecutor looking into" the gas company.
Viral image stated on April 29, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden said, "the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor."
