Latest Fact-checks in Elections 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 July 7, 2021 in a press conference: "The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that." Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2021 in Statement: “In 2020 we won (Wisconsin).” Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2021 in Statement: Says Republican leaders “are working hard to cover up election corruption in Wisconsin.” Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Military ready to act on audit results!” in Arizona Donald Trump stated on June 27, 2021 in a statement: “Facts have now come out to show conclusively” that the 2020 presidential election wasn’t legitimate. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on June 22, 2021 in an ad: Sen. Raphael Warnock “voted for welfare for politicians plan. Up to $25 million of government money for Warnock’s own political campaign.” Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2021 in a statement: Georgia didn’t update its voter rolls prior to the 2020 presidential election; “this means we (you!) won the presidential election in Georgia.” Bloggers stated on June 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: The 2020 election results in Pennsylvania “show a statistically impossible pattern” and votes were manufactured for Joe Biden. Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2021 in a speech to the North Carolina Republican Convention: “Republican state senators” who started an audit of 2020 election results in Maricopa County are “exposing this fraud.” Ron DeSantis stated on June 2, 2021 in a press conference: Says Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “spent millions of dollars to put her face on every gas pump across this state.” Viral image stated on June 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “In 38 days Pelosi and Schiff are up for reelection. Nadler up June 23.” Derrick Van Orden stated on May 11, 2021 in Twitter: Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has “spent more $ in 100+ days than was spent fighting WWII Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Absent from the news — Dominion lost their lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell." Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: "21% of 140,000 ballots were found to be in error in GA.” Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Boom! Georgia 1st to decertify election.” Jocelyn Benson stated on May 20, 2021 in a campaign fundraising email: A Republican bill in Michigan “would make it a crime for election officials … to share information about how to vote by mail and where to find a ballot drop box.” Instagram posts stated on May 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: Arizona ballots were shredded and burned in a chicken farm fire. Robert Martwick stated on May 10, 2021 in a podcast interview: Opposition to having a fully elected Chicago Board of Education is in the “super minority.” Glenn Youngkin stated on May 13, 2021 in campaign statement: On the legitimacy of President Joe Biden's election. Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2021 in a statement: "The entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been DELETED!" Kevin McCarthy stated on May 12, 2021 in a statement to reporters: "I don't think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election." Ted Cruz stated on May 11, 2021 in a meeting: The voting rights bill “would register millions of illegal aliens to vote. It is intended to do that.” Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Michigan has requested a full forensic audit." Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: Caitlyn Jenner “literally killed someone 6 years ago in the streets and was released by a District Attorney.” Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: An ongoing audit of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona “showed Trump ahead by 250,000” votes, and “nearly 950,000 ballots are declared illegal, nearly all for Biden.” Bloggers stated on May 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: A spy plane was circling the building of the Arizona election audit. John Cox stated on May 4, 2021 in a campaign press conference: California Gov. Gavin Newsom “just let 76,000 inmates out of jail." Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: An audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Ariz., “is confirming the rumors that real ballots have a special watermark.” Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Social media posts stated: “Remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate, ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’” Bloggers stated on April 21, 2021 in articles and social media: Group “identifies 12,547 illegal votes” in Georgia's 2020 election results, “exceeds margin of victory in the state.”
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Donald Trump stated on July 7, 2021 in a press conference: "The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that." Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2021 in Statement: “In 2020 we won (Wisconsin).” Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2021 in Statement: Says Republican leaders “are working hard to cover up election corruption in Wisconsin.” Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Military ready to act on audit results!” in Arizona Donald Trump stated on June 27, 2021 in a statement: “Facts have now come out to show conclusively” that the 2020 presidential election wasn’t legitimate. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on June 22, 2021 in an ad: Sen. Raphael Warnock “voted for welfare for politicians plan. Up to $25 million of government money for Warnock’s own political campaign.” Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2021 in a statement: Georgia didn’t update its voter rolls prior to the 2020 presidential election; “this means we (you!) won the presidential election in Georgia.” Bloggers stated on June 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: The 2020 election results in Pennsylvania “show a statistically impossible pattern” and votes were manufactured for Joe Biden. Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2021 in a speech to the North Carolina Republican Convention: “Republican state senators” who started an audit of 2020 election results in Maricopa County are “exposing this fraud.” Ron DeSantis stated on June 2, 2021 in a press conference: Says Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “spent millions of dollars to put her face on every gas pump across this state.” Viral image stated on June 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “In 38 days Pelosi and Schiff are up for reelection. Nadler up June 23.” Derrick Van Orden stated on May 11, 2021 in Twitter: Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has “spent more $ in 100+ days than was spent fighting WWII Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Absent from the news — Dominion lost their lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell." Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: "21% of 140,000 ballots were found to be in error in GA.” Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Boom! Georgia 1st to decertify election.” Jocelyn Benson stated on May 20, 2021 in a campaign fundraising email: A Republican bill in Michigan “would make it a crime for election officials … to share information about how to vote by mail and where to find a ballot drop box.” Instagram posts stated on May 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: Arizona ballots were shredded and burned in a chicken farm fire. Robert Martwick stated on May 10, 2021 in a podcast interview: Opposition to having a fully elected Chicago Board of Education is in the “super minority.” Glenn Youngkin stated on May 13, 2021 in campaign statement: On the legitimacy of President Joe Biden's election. Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2021 in a statement: "The entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been DELETED!" Kevin McCarthy stated on May 12, 2021 in a statement to reporters: "I don't think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election." Ted Cruz stated on May 11, 2021 in a meeting: The voting rights bill “would register millions of illegal aliens to vote. It is intended to do that.” Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Michigan has requested a full forensic audit." Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: Caitlyn Jenner “literally killed someone 6 years ago in the streets and was released by a District Attorney.” Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: An ongoing audit of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona “showed Trump ahead by 250,000” votes, and “nearly 950,000 ballots are declared illegal, nearly all for Biden.” Bloggers stated on May 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: A spy plane was circling the building of the Arizona election audit. John Cox stated on May 4, 2021 in a campaign press conference: California Gov. Gavin Newsom “just let 76,000 inmates out of jail." Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: An audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Ariz., “is confirming the rumors that real ballots have a special watermark.” Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Social media posts stated: “Remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate, ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’” Bloggers stated on April 21, 2021 in articles and social media: Group “identifies 12,547 illegal votes” in Georgia's 2020 election results, “exceeds margin of victory in the state.”
Donald Trump stated on July 7, 2021 in a press conference: "The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that."
Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2021 in Statement: Says Republican leaders “are working hard to cover up election corruption in Wisconsin.”
Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Military ready to act on audit results!” in Arizona
Donald Trump stated on June 27, 2021 in a statement: “Facts have now come out to show conclusively” that the 2020 presidential election wasn’t legitimate.
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on June 22, 2021 in an ad: Sen. Raphael Warnock “voted for welfare for politicians plan. Up to $25 million of government money for Warnock’s own political campaign.”
Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2021 in a statement: Georgia didn’t update its voter rolls prior to the 2020 presidential election; “this means we (you!) won the presidential election in Georgia.”
Bloggers stated on June 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: The 2020 election results in Pennsylvania “show a statistically impossible pattern” and votes were manufactured for Joe Biden.
Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2021 in a speech to the North Carolina Republican Convention: “Republican state senators” who started an audit of 2020 election results in Maricopa County are “exposing this fraud.”
Ron DeSantis stated on June 2, 2021 in a press conference: Says Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “spent millions of dollars to put her face on every gas pump across this state.”
Viral image stated on June 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “In 38 days Pelosi and Schiff are up for reelection. Nadler up June 23.”
Derrick Van Orden stated on May 11, 2021 in Twitter: Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has “spent more $ in 100+ days than was spent fighting WWII
Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Absent from the news — Dominion lost their lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell."
Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: "21% of 140,000 ballots were found to be in error in GA.”
Jocelyn Benson stated on May 20, 2021 in a campaign fundraising email: A Republican bill in Michigan “would make it a crime for election officials … to share information about how to vote by mail and where to find a ballot drop box.”
Instagram posts stated on May 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: Arizona ballots were shredded and burned in a chicken farm fire.
Robert Martwick stated on May 10, 2021 in a podcast interview: Opposition to having a fully elected Chicago Board of Education is in the “super minority.”
Glenn Youngkin stated on May 13, 2021 in campaign statement: On the legitimacy of President Joe Biden's election.
Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2021 in a statement: "The entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been DELETED!"
Kevin McCarthy stated on May 12, 2021 in a statement to reporters: "I don't think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election."
Ted Cruz stated on May 11, 2021 in a meeting: The voting rights bill “would register millions of illegal aliens to vote. It is intended to do that.”
Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Michigan has requested a full forensic audit."
Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: Caitlyn Jenner “literally killed someone 6 years ago in the streets and was released by a District Attorney.”
Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: An ongoing audit of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona “showed Trump ahead by 250,000” votes, and “nearly 950,000 ballots are declared illegal, nearly all for Biden.”
Bloggers stated on May 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: A spy plane was circling the building of the Arizona election audit.
John Cox stated on May 4, 2021 in a campaign press conference: California Gov. Gavin Newsom “just let 76,000 inmates out of jail."
Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: An audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Ariz., “is confirming the rumors that real ballots have a special watermark.”
Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Social media posts stated: “Remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate, ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’”
Bloggers stated on April 21, 2021 in articles and social media: Group “identifies 12,547 illegal votes” in Georgia's 2020 election results, “exceeds margin of victory in the state.”
