Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Corrections and Updates X posts stated on January 25, 2023 in a tweet: “Female student-athletes in Florida need to provide their schools with detailed information about their periods.” Joe Biden stated on January 20, 2023 in a speech at the White House: “One quarter” of today’s $31.4 trillion federal debt “was accumulated in the four years of my predecessor,” Donald Trump. Jane Timken stated on April 13, 2022 in a campaign ad: Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing." Rob Wittman stated on April 8, 2022 in a radio interview.: “They’re going to be giving these people who come across the border, giving them smartphones.” Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.” John Cornyn stated on March 22, 2022 in a Senate judiciary committee hearing: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson called former President George W. Bush and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as “war criminals in a legal filing.” Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Most Americans on minimum wage earn less than a Dickensian allegory for destitution.” Dave Loebsack stated on November 6, 2021 in a tweet: Ashley Hinson’s and Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ no votes on the infrastructure bill are "denying rural Iowa broadband internet." Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2020 in a debate: “I have been very clear with DACA. Even in my campaign six years ago I stood for those Dreamers.” Lyft stated on October 8, 2020 in a campaign ad in support of California's Prop 22: Drivers will “get guaranteed earnings, health care benefits, personal protections, and they can maintain their flexible schedules.” Gary Peters stated on September 21, 2020 in Gary Peters in a Sept. 21 Facebook ad: Says “John James opposes abortion, even refusing to make an exception when a woman’s life is at risk” and “wants to make it a felony even in cases of rape and incest.” Jeff Bezos stated on July 29, 2020 in a congressional hearing: “The retail market we participate in is extraordinarily large and competitive. Amazon accounts for less than 1% of the $25 trillion global retail market, and less than 4% of U.S. retail.” Viral image stated on June 8, 2020 in post on Facebook: “Cops in Norway: require 3 years of training, 4 people killed since 2002. Cops in Finland: require 2 years of training, 7 people killed since 2000. Cops in Iceland: require 2 years of training, 1 person killed since ever. Cops in the U.S.: require 21 weeks of training, 8,000+ people killed since 2001.” Franklin Graham stated on April 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Even with no shutdown, Sweden has a lower COVID-19 infection rate than UK, Italy and Spain. Nancy Pelosi stated on March 12, 2020 in a press conference: Of the Trump administration’s European travel restrictions that exempt the U.K.: “Well, you can just get into the Chunnel, and you’ll be in the U.K.” Viral image stated on October 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Ann Landers said, "At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think. At age 60, we discover that they have not been thinking of us at all." Bernie Sanders stated on October 19, 2019 in a rally in New York City: Says Congress gave Wall Street "trillions of dollars of zero interest loans." Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2019 in a speech: "The U.S. now leads the world in producing both oil and natural gas, and at the same time reducing energy-related emissions." Viral image stated on July 19, 2019 in post on Facebook: "Ida B. Wells refused to give up her seat 71 years before Rosa Parks did. At age 33, she owned the first African American newspaper in Chicago, the Chicago Conservator. Why do you never hear about her? Because she was a Republican." Richard Durbin stated on July 11, 2019 in a speech: Says President Trump "has ended up attracting larger numbers of people coming to the United States presenting themselves for asylum status at our border than we’ve ever seen." Seth Moulton stated on June 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden hasn’t admitted he was wrong on the Iraq War, as he did with the Hyde Amendment. Natasha Marcus stated on May 8, 2019 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says there’s "no wait list" for private school vouchers 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. Marie Newman stated on April 24, 2019 in a radio interview: "We’re in a situation right now where 80% of the country is living paycheck to paycheck." Facebook posts stated on March 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says author J.K. Rowling was the first billionaire to fall off Forbes billionaire list because of charitable giving. Donald Trump stated on January 19, 2019 in a speech: "One in three women is sexually assaulted on the dangerous journey north." Senate Leadership Fund stated on October 16, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Claire McCaskill "even said this about private planes, ‘that normal people can afford it.’" Donald Trump stated on September 11, 2018 in press conference: "Puerto Rico’s electric grid and their electric generating plant was dead before the storms ever hit. It was in very bad shape. It was in bankruptcy. It had no money. It was largely -- you know, it was largely closed." Kevin McCarthy stated on August 15, 2018 in a speech: Studies are showing California’s wildfires "are producing more emissions than all of our cars are doing." Patrick Kennedy stated on April 17, 2018 in an editorial: Marijuana and THC "have caused emergency room visits to skyrocket."
X posts stated on January 25, 2023 in a tweet: “Female student-athletes in Florida need to provide their schools with detailed information about their periods.” Joe Biden stated on January 20, 2023 in a speech at the White House: “One quarter” of today’s $31.4 trillion federal debt “was accumulated in the four years of my predecessor,” Donald Trump. Jane Timken stated on April 13, 2022 in a campaign ad: Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing." Rob Wittman stated on April 8, 2022 in a radio interview.: “They’re going to be giving these people who come across the border, giving them smartphones.” Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.” John Cornyn stated on March 22, 2022 in a Senate judiciary committee hearing: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson called former President George W. Bush and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as “war criminals in a legal filing.” Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Most Americans on minimum wage earn less than a Dickensian allegory for destitution.” Dave Loebsack stated on November 6, 2021 in a tweet: Ashley Hinson’s and Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ no votes on the infrastructure bill are "denying rural Iowa broadband internet." Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2020 in a debate: “I have been very clear with DACA. Even in my campaign six years ago I stood for those Dreamers.” Lyft stated on October 8, 2020 in a campaign ad in support of California's Prop 22: Drivers will “get guaranteed earnings, health care benefits, personal protections, and they can maintain their flexible schedules.” Gary Peters stated on September 21, 2020 in Gary Peters in a Sept. 21 Facebook ad: Says “John James opposes abortion, even refusing to make an exception when a woman’s life is at risk” and “wants to make it a felony even in cases of rape and incest.” Jeff Bezos stated on July 29, 2020 in a congressional hearing: “The retail market we participate in is extraordinarily large and competitive. Amazon accounts for less than 1% of the $25 trillion global retail market, and less than 4% of U.S. retail.” Viral image stated on June 8, 2020 in post on Facebook: “Cops in Norway: require 3 years of training, 4 people killed since 2002. Cops in Finland: require 2 years of training, 7 people killed since 2000. Cops in Iceland: require 2 years of training, 1 person killed since ever. Cops in the U.S.: require 21 weeks of training, 8,000+ people killed since 2001.” Franklin Graham stated on April 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Even with no shutdown, Sweden has a lower COVID-19 infection rate than UK, Italy and Spain. Nancy Pelosi stated on March 12, 2020 in a press conference: Of the Trump administration’s European travel restrictions that exempt the U.K.: “Well, you can just get into the Chunnel, and you’ll be in the U.K.” Viral image stated on October 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Ann Landers said, "At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think. At age 60, we discover that they have not been thinking of us at all." Bernie Sanders stated on October 19, 2019 in a rally in New York City: Says Congress gave Wall Street "trillions of dollars of zero interest loans." Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2019 in a speech: "The U.S. now leads the world in producing both oil and natural gas, and at the same time reducing energy-related emissions." Viral image stated on July 19, 2019 in post on Facebook: "Ida B. Wells refused to give up her seat 71 years before Rosa Parks did. At age 33, she owned the first African American newspaper in Chicago, the Chicago Conservator. Why do you never hear about her? Because she was a Republican." Richard Durbin stated on July 11, 2019 in a speech: Says President Trump "has ended up attracting larger numbers of people coming to the United States presenting themselves for asylum status at our border than we’ve ever seen." Seth Moulton stated on June 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden hasn’t admitted he was wrong on the Iraq War, as he did with the Hyde Amendment. Natasha Marcus stated on May 8, 2019 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says there’s "no wait list" for private school vouchers 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. Marie Newman stated on April 24, 2019 in a radio interview: "We’re in a situation right now where 80% of the country is living paycheck to paycheck." Facebook posts stated on March 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says author J.K. Rowling was the first billionaire to fall off Forbes billionaire list because of charitable giving. Donald Trump stated on January 19, 2019 in a speech: "One in three women is sexually assaulted on the dangerous journey north." Senate Leadership Fund stated on October 16, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Claire McCaskill "even said this about private planes, ‘that normal people can afford it.’" Donald Trump stated on September 11, 2018 in press conference: "Puerto Rico’s electric grid and their electric generating plant was dead before the storms ever hit. It was in very bad shape. It was in bankruptcy. It had no money. It was largely -- you know, it was largely closed." Kevin McCarthy stated on August 15, 2018 in a speech: Studies are showing California’s wildfires "are producing more emissions than all of our cars are doing." Patrick Kennedy stated on April 17, 2018 in an editorial: Marijuana and THC "have caused emergency room visits to skyrocket."
X posts stated on January 25, 2023 in a tweet: “Female student-athletes in Florida need to provide their schools with detailed information about their periods.”
Joe Biden stated on January 20, 2023 in a speech at the White House: “One quarter” of today’s $31.4 trillion federal debt “was accumulated in the four years of my predecessor,” Donald Trump.
Jane Timken stated on April 13, 2022 in a campaign ad: Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing."
Rob Wittman stated on April 8, 2022 in a radio interview.: “They’re going to be giving these people who come across the border, giving them smartphones.”
Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.”
John Cornyn stated on March 22, 2022 in a Senate judiciary committee hearing: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson called former President George W. Bush and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as “war criminals in a legal filing.”
Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Most Americans on minimum wage earn less than a Dickensian allegory for destitution.”
Dave Loebsack stated on November 6, 2021 in a tweet: Ashley Hinson’s and Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ no votes on the infrastructure bill are "denying rural Iowa broadband internet."
Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2020 in a debate: “I have been very clear with DACA. Even in my campaign six years ago I stood for those Dreamers.”
Lyft stated on October 8, 2020 in a campaign ad in support of California's Prop 22: Drivers will “get guaranteed earnings, health care benefits, personal protections, and they can maintain their flexible schedules.”
Gary Peters stated on September 21, 2020 in Gary Peters in a Sept. 21 Facebook ad: Says “John James opposes abortion, even refusing to make an exception when a woman’s life is at risk” and “wants to make it a felony even in cases of rape and incest.”
Jeff Bezos stated on July 29, 2020 in a congressional hearing: “The retail market we participate in is extraordinarily large and competitive. Amazon accounts for less than 1% of the $25 trillion global retail market, and less than 4% of U.S. retail.”
Viral image stated on June 8, 2020 in post on Facebook: “Cops in Norway: require 3 years of training, 4 people killed since 2002. Cops in Finland: require 2 years of training, 7 people killed since 2000. Cops in Iceland: require 2 years of training, 1 person killed since ever. Cops in the U.S.: require 21 weeks of training, 8,000+ people killed since 2001.”
Franklin Graham stated on April 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Even with no shutdown, Sweden has a lower COVID-19 infection rate than UK, Italy and Spain.
Nancy Pelosi stated on March 12, 2020 in a press conference: Of the Trump administration’s European travel restrictions that exempt the U.K.: “Well, you can just get into the Chunnel, and you’ll be in the U.K.”
Viral image stated on October 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Ann Landers said, "At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think. At age 60, we discover that they have not been thinking of us at all."
Bernie Sanders stated on October 19, 2019 in a rally in New York City: Says Congress gave Wall Street "trillions of dollars of zero interest loans."
Rick Perry stated on August 14, 2019 in a speech: "The U.S. now leads the world in producing both oil and natural gas, and at the same time reducing energy-related emissions."
Viral image stated on July 19, 2019 in post on Facebook: "Ida B. Wells refused to give up her seat 71 years before Rosa Parks did. At age 33, she owned the first African American newspaper in Chicago, the Chicago Conservator. Why do you never hear about her? Because she was a Republican."
Richard Durbin stated on July 11, 2019 in a speech: Says President Trump "has ended up attracting larger numbers of people coming to the United States presenting themselves for asylum status at our border than we’ve ever seen."
Seth Moulton stated on June 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden hasn’t admitted he was wrong on the Iraq War, as he did with the Hyde Amendment.
Natasha Marcus stated on May 8, 2019 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says there’s "no wait list" for private school vouchers
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.
Marie Newman stated on April 24, 2019 in a radio interview: "We’re in a situation right now where 80% of the country is living paycheck to paycheck."
Facebook posts stated on March 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says author J.K. Rowling was the first billionaire to fall off Forbes billionaire list because of charitable giving.
Donald Trump stated on January 19, 2019 in a speech: "One in three women is sexually assaulted on the dangerous journey north."
Senate Leadership Fund stated on October 16, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Claire McCaskill "even said this about private planes, ‘that normal people can afford it.’"
Donald Trump stated on September 11, 2018 in press conference: "Puerto Rico’s electric grid and their electric generating plant was dead before the storms ever hit. It was in very bad shape. It was in bankruptcy. It had no money. It was largely -- you know, it was largely closed."
Kevin McCarthy stated on August 15, 2018 in a speech: Studies are showing California’s wildfires "are producing more emissions than all of our cars are doing."
Patrick Kennedy stated on April 17, 2018 in an editorial: Marijuana and THC "have caused emergency room visits to skyrocket."