Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Children Ruben Gallego stated on October 9, 2024 in a debate: Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake “was against” the child tax credit expansion “when the bill was on the floor.” Kamala Harris stated on April 15, 2024 in a moderated conversation: “As many as 75% of school shootings resulted from a gun that was not secured.” Heartland Signal stated on February 20, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde claims he "understands the tragedy of children being trafficked through Central America because he owns three homes there." Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2023 in Fox News' “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate.": “Your minor child can go to California without your knowledge or without your consent, and get hormone therapy, puberty blockers and a sex change operation.” Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall: “We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.” X posts stated on April 5, 2023 in a Tweet: New Kansas law will “authorize genital inspections of children in order for kids to play sports.” Jill Underly stated on October 24, 2022 in News release: “Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.” Tony Evers stated on October 6, 2022 in Campaign email: Says “Tim Michels wants to defund public education — calling it ‘the definition of insanity’ to continue to fund public schools.” Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2022 in posts on social media: The United States can’t import baby formula because of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: Amazon will ship baby formula to U.S. addresses if you change your preferred country on its website from the U.S. to Canada. Greg Abbott stated on May 12, 2022 in a press release: Says the Biden administration is choosing to send baby formula to the border as one of its “out-of-touch priorities.” Scott Fitzgerald stated on December 21, 2021 in Twitter: "Mask mandates on children lead to learning loss that harms early childhood development." Rick Scott stated on November 8, 2021 in in a CNN interview: "In 2015, when Terry McAuliffe was governor, the Virginia Department of Education promoted incorporating critical race theory lens in education...They were trying to indoctrinate kids.” Tom Tiffany stated on August 8, 2021 in Twitter: “The seasonal cold and flu is actually more dangerous for kids than the Coronavirus” and “there is very low transmissibility from children to their families and communities.” Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Tennessee new law passed 48 hours ago now makes it illegal to teach Black history in the grades K-12." Viral image stated on September 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are 500,000 “missing kids a year.” Facebook posts stated on May 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: “San Francisco Allowing Children to ‘Consent’ to Covid Vaccine Without Parents Approval.” Tom Tiffany stated on March 29, 2021 in Speech: Says it doesn't make sense for young adults to get the vaccine since they "really are not under that much of a threat as a result of this virus." Roger Marshall stated on March 1, 2021 in an op-ed: A study “suggests that even after two years of hormone therapy, biological boys still maintain significant advantages over girls, including being 12% faster on the 1.5-mile run.” Van Wanggaard stated on October 7, 2020 in Video interview: No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 6, 2020 in an ad: When Sara Gideon “knew the truth about” sexual allegations against a state lawmaker, “she could have called for an immediate investigation, but didn’t…Gideon knew for months, using her power to cover up.” Linda Sánchez stated on July 29, 2020 in a press conference: “The average cost of child care in this country is more than what it costs to send a child to college for one year.” Tucker Carlson stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: “To children and the vast majority of young and middle-aged adults and the vast majority of teachers, (the coronavirus) poses virtually zero threat." Lena Taylor stated on March 14, 2019 in a community meeting: Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett did not want a juvenile facility in Milwaukee, "has never been to a juvenile facility," and "didn't want it to be done." Scott Walker stated on September 5, 2018 in a TV ad: "A teacher watched hard-core pornography in his classroom," along with other inappropriate behavior, but Tony Evers didn't revoke the teacher's license and "the teacher is still in the classroom." Fox News Channel stated on August 19, 2018 in California: "California is proposing to legislate what drinks restaurants can serve your kids, only giving two options: milk or water." Ted Cruz stated on June 11, 2018 in an interview aired on "Think," produced by KERA radio in Dallas: "There’s actually a court order that prevents keeping the kids with the parents when you put the parents in jail." Gordon Hintz stated on November 21, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin's Lincoln Hills youth prison has a "66 percent recidivism rate," while "states like Missouri, that have more of a regional model -- 8 percent." Tom Luce stated on November 15, 2017 in testimony before the House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness: "Only 20 percent of our current graduates from Texas high schools go ahead and achieve either a national certificate or a community college degree -- or a college degree." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 21, 2017 in a digital ad: Says Tony Evers "allowed a middle-school teacher found guilty of spreading pornographic material at school to keep teaching students."
Ruben Gallego stated on October 9, 2024 in a debate: Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake “was against” the child tax credit expansion “when the bill was on the floor.” Kamala Harris stated on April 15, 2024 in a moderated conversation: “As many as 75% of school shootings resulted from a gun that was not secured.” Heartland Signal stated on February 20, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde claims he "understands the tragedy of children being trafficked through Central America because he owns three homes there." Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2023 in Fox News' “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate.": “Your minor child can go to California without your knowledge or without your consent, and get hormone therapy, puberty blockers and a sex change operation.” Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall: “We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.” X posts stated on April 5, 2023 in a Tweet: New Kansas law will “authorize genital inspections of children in order for kids to play sports.” Jill Underly stated on October 24, 2022 in News release: “Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.” Tony Evers stated on October 6, 2022 in Campaign email: Says “Tim Michels wants to defund public education — calling it ‘the definition of insanity’ to continue to fund public schools.” Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2022 in posts on social media: The United States can’t import baby formula because of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: Amazon will ship baby formula to U.S. addresses if you change your preferred country on its website from the U.S. to Canada. Greg Abbott stated on May 12, 2022 in a press release: Says the Biden administration is choosing to send baby formula to the border as one of its “out-of-touch priorities.” Scott Fitzgerald stated on December 21, 2021 in Twitter: "Mask mandates on children lead to learning loss that harms early childhood development." Rick Scott stated on November 8, 2021 in in a CNN interview: "In 2015, when Terry McAuliffe was governor, the Virginia Department of Education promoted incorporating critical race theory lens in education...They were trying to indoctrinate kids.” Tom Tiffany stated on August 8, 2021 in Twitter: “The seasonal cold and flu is actually more dangerous for kids than the Coronavirus” and “there is very low transmissibility from children to their families and communities.” Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Tennessee new law passed 48 hours ago now makes it illegal to teach Black history in the grades K-12." Viral image stated on September 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are 500,000 “missing kids a year.” Facebook posts stated on May 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: “San Francisco Allowing Children to ‘Consent’ to Covid Vaccine Without Parents Approval.” Tom Tiffany stated on March 29, 2021 in Speech: Says it doesn't make sense for young adults to get the vaccine since they "really are not under that much of a threat as a result of this virus." Roger Marshall stated on March 1, 2021 in an op-ed: A study “suggests that even after two years of hormone therapy, biological boys still maintain significant advantages over girls, including being 12% faster on the 1.5-mile run.” Van Wanggaard stated on October 7, 2020 in Video interview: No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 6, 2020 in an ad: When Sara Gideon “knew the truth about” sexual allegations against a state lawmaker, “she could have called for an immediate investigation, but didn’t…Gideon knew for months, using her power to cover up.” Linda Sánchez stated on July 29, 2020 in a press conference: “The average cost of child care in this country is more than what it costs to send a child to college for one year.” Tucker Carlson stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: “To children and the vast majority of young and middle-aged adults and the vast majority of teachers, (the coronavirus) poses virtually zero threat." Lena Taylor stated on March 14, 2019 in a community meeting: Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett did not want a juvenile facility in Milwaukee, "has never been to a juvenile facility," and "didn't want it to be done." Scott Walker stated on September 5, 2018 in a TV ad: "A teacher watched hard-core pornography in his classroom," along with other inappropriate behavior, but Tony Evers didn't revoke the teacher's license and "the teacher is still in the classroom." Fox News Channel stated on August 19, 2018 in California: "California is proposing to legislate what drinks restaurants can serve your kids, only giving two options: milk or water." Ted Cruz stated on June 11, 2018 in an interview aired on "Think," produced by KERA radio in Dallas: "There’s actually a court order that prevents keeping the kids with the parents when you put the parents in jail." Gordon Hintz stated on November 21, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin's Lincoln Hills youth prison has a "66 percent recidivism rate," while "states like Missouri, that have more of a regional model -- 8 percent." Tom Luce stated on November 15, 2017 in testimony before the House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness: "Only 20 percent of our current graduates from Texas high schools go ahead and achieve either a national certificate or a community college degree -- or a college degree." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 21, 2017 in a digital ad: Says Tony Evers "allowed a middle-school teacher found guilty of spreading pornographic material at school to keep teaching students."
Ruben Gallego stated on October 9, 2024 in a debate: Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake “was against” the child tax credit expansion “when the bill was on the floor.”
Kamala Harris stated on April 15, 2024 in a moderated conversation: “As many as 75% of school shootings resulted from a gun that was not secured.”
Heartland Signal stated on February 20, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde claims he "understands the tragedy of children being trafficked through Central America because he owns three homes there."
Ron DeSantis stated on November 30, 2023 in Fox News' “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate.": “Your minor child can go to California without your knowledge or without your consent, and get hormone therapy, puberty blockers and a sex change operation.”
Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall: “We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.”
X posts stated on April 5, 2023 in a Tweet: New Kansas law will “authorize genital inspections of children in order for kids to play sports.”
Jill Underly stated on October 24, 2022 in News release: “Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.”
Tony Evers stated on October 6, 2022 in Campaign email: Says “Tim Michels wants to defund public education — calling it ‘the definition of insanity’ to continue to fund public schools.”
Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2022 in posts on social media: The United States can’t import baby formula because of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: Amazon will ship baby formula to U.S. addresses if you change your preferred country on its website from the U.S. to Canada.
Greg Abbott stated on May 12, 2022 in a press release: Says the Biden administration is choosing to send baby formula to the border as one of its “out-of-touch priorities.”
Scott Fitzgerald stated on December 21, 2021 in Twitter: "Mask mandates on children lead to learning loss that harms early childhood development."
Rick Scott stated on November 8, 2021 in in a CNN interview: "In 2015, when Terry McAuliffe was governor, the Virginia Department of Education promoted incorporating critical race theory lens in education...They were trying to indoctrinate kids.”
Tom Tiffany stated on August 8, 2021 in Twitter: “The seasonal cold and flu is actually more dangerous for kids than the Coronavirus” and “there is very low transmissibility from children to their families and communities.”
Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Tennessee new law passed 48 hours ago now makes it illegal to teach Black history in the grades K-12."
Viral image stated on September 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are 500,000 “missing kids a year.”
Facebook posts stated on May 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: “San Francisco Allowing Children to ‘Consent’ to Covid Vaccine Without Parents Approval.”
Tom Tiffany stated on March 29, 2021 in Speech: Says it doesn't make sense for young adults to get the vaccine since they "really are not under that much of a threat as a result of this virus."
Roger Marshall stated on March 1, 2021 in an op-ed: A study “suggests that even after two years of hormone therapy, biological boys still maintain significant advantages over girls, including being 12% faster on the 1.5-mile run.”
Van Wanggaard stated on October 7, 2020 in Video interview: No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 6, 2020 in an ad: When Sara Gideon “knew the truth about” sexual allegations against a state lawmaker, “she could have called for an immediate investigation, but didn’t…Gideon knew for months, using her power to cover up.”
Linda Sánchez stated on July 29, 2020 in a press conference: “The average cost of child care in this country is more than what it costs to send a child to college for one year.”
Tucker Carlson stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: “To children and the vast majority of young and middle-aged adults and the vast majority of teachers, (the coronavirus) poses virtually zero threat."
Lena Taylor stated on March 14, 2019 in a community meeting: Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett did not want a juvenile facility in Milwaukee, "has never been to a juvenile facility," and "didn't want it to be done."
Scott Walker stated on September 5, 2018 in a TV ad: "A teacher watched hard-core pornography in his classroom," along with other inappropriate behavior, but Tony Evers didn't revoke the teacher's license and "the teacher is still in the classroom."
Fox News Channel stated on August 19, 2018 in California: "California is proposing to legislate what drinks restaurants can serve your kids, only giving two options: milk or water."
Ted Cruz stated on June 11, 2018 in an interview aired on "Think," produced by KERA radio in Dallas: "There’s actually a court order that prevents keeping the kids with the parents when you put the parents in jail."
Gordon Hintz stated on November 21, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin's Lincoln Hills youth prison has a "66 percent recidivism rate," while "states like Missouri, that have more of a regional model -- 8 percent."
Tom Luce stated on November 15, 2017 in testimony before the House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness: "Only 20 percent of our current graduates from Texas high schools go ahead and achieve either a national certificate or a community college degree -- or a college degree."
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 21, 2017 in a digital ad: Says Tony Evers "allowed a middle-school teacher found guilty of spreading pornographic material at school to keep teaching students."
