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 April 7, 2020 in a press briefing: With voting by mail, “you get thousands and thousands of people sitting in somebody's living room, signing ballots all over the place.” Facebook posts stated on April 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Conservative Supreme Court Justices vote remotely to deny Wisconsin voters their right to vote remotely.” Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns. Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: “As soon as I endorsed (Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly), the Wisconsin Democrats said, let’s move the election to two months later.” Ben Wikler stated on April 6, 2020 in a tweet: Says a ballot can be emailed to Wisconsin voters even a day before the election. David Lewis stated on March 26, 2020 in a tweet: “Pelosi tried to block voter ID/absentee ballot protections.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden stuck a gun in an elderly woman’s mouth at a Wisconsin rally Leaders for a Better Community stated on March 25, 2020 in a flier: Says Deputy Comptroller Aycha Sawa "blocked an audit" of the Milwaukee lead program for three years that "put our children in danger" and spurred a criminal investigation. Daniel Kelly stated on March 3, 2020 in campaign email: Says rival Jill Karofsky wants "to disarm law abiding citizens." Bloggers stated on February 28, 2020 in a news article: “Swing State Hit With 2020 Voting Lawsuit - Accused Of Registering Over 1,500 Deceased People In Pennsylvania.” JB Pritzker stated on March 17, 2020 in remarks at a press conference: Says it was “unquestionably” not within his “legal authority” to postpone Illinois’ primary election by changing the date or shifting to vote-by-mail. Chris Jacobs stated on March 4, 2020 in a television commercial: "Nate McMurray wants to reward illegals with amnesty." Brad Parscale stated on February 25, 2020 in a Tweet: “Did you see President Trump’s RECORD TURNOUT? Iowa - 32,389 Republicans.” Facebook posts stated on March 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says 93,000 blacks didn’t vote in Milwaukee (in 2016) Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a debate: Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.” North Carolina Republican Party stated on February 25, 2020 in a tweet: Says North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper “has seen his approval rating plummet” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in posts on social media: “Every election year has a disease” ... SARS in 2004; avian flu in 2008; swine flu in 2010; MERS in 2012; Ebola in 2014 and 2018; Zika in 2016 and the coronavirus in 2020. Robin Vos stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.” Donald Trump stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.” Hillary Clinton stated on March 4, 2020 in an interview: Says at polling places in Texas on Super Tuesday “the Republican side gets 25 machines, the Democratic side gets 5 machines. People were literally standing in line for seven hours.” MSNBC stated on March 5, 2020 in an MSNBC segment: “Bloomberg spent $500 million on ads. The U.S. population is 327 million. He could have given each American $1 million and still have money left over.” Viral image stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders “only had 3,444 votes” in Nevada. William Barber stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweet: Says “every time" the DSCC endorsed someone in North Carolina's U.S. Senate primary, "and the person they didn’t support was black, the candidate they picked ended up losing." Bloggers stated on February 24, 2020 in a post on Facebook: "Cuba has a lung cancer vaccine we in the US had no access to because we sanctioned Cuba.” Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall: “I certainly supported Barack Obama and Joe Biden. ... I was there both times for them.” Committee to Defend the President stated on February 25, 2020 in a television ad attacking Joe Biden: 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." Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020. Jane O’Meara Sanders stated on January 26, 2020 in a tweet: "@BernieSanders receives strong support from the conservative & most rural part of Vermont." Tim Moore stated on December 27, 2019 in a press release: Says the photo ID law passed by North Carolina lawmakers is “one of the nation’s most lenient voter ID laws." Facebook posts stated on March 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: “The KKK officially endorses Trump 2020.”
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Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a press briefing: With voting by mail, “you get thousands and thousands of people sitting in somebody's living room, signing ballots all over the place.” Facebook posts stated on April 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Conservative Supreme Court Justices vote remotely to deny Wisconsin voters their right to vote remotely.” Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns. Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: “As soon as I endorsed (Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly), the Wisconsin Democrats said, let’s move the election to two months later.” Ben Wikler stated on April 6, 2020 in a tweet: Says a ballot can be emailed to Wisconsin voters even a day before the election. David Lewis stated on March 26, 2020 in a tweet: “Pelosi tried to block voter ID/absentee ballot protections.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden stuck a gun in an elderly woman’s mouth at a Wisconsin rally Leaders for a Better Community stated on March 25, 2020 in a flier: Says Deputy Comptroller Aycha Sawa "blocked an audit" of the Milwaukee lead program for three years that "put our children in danger" and spurred a criminal investigation. Daniel Kelly stated on March 3, 2020 in campaign email: Says rival Jill Karofsky wants "to disarm law abiding citizens." Bloggers stated on February 28, 2020 in a news article: “Swing State Hit With 2020 Voting Lawsuit - Accused Of Registering Over 1,500 Deceased People In Pennsylvania.” JB Pritzker stated on March 17, 2020 in remarks at a press conference: Says it was “unquestionably” not within his “legal authority” to postpone Illinois’ primary election by changing the date or shifting to vote-by-mail. Chris Jacobs stated on March 4, 2020 in a television commercial: "Nate McMurray wants to reward illegals with amnesty." Brad Parscale stated on February 25, 2020 in a Tweet: “Did you see President Trump’s RECORD TURNOUT? Iowa - 32,389 Republicans.” Facebook posts stated on March 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says 93,000 blacks didn’t vote in Milwaukee (in 2016) Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a debate: Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.” North Carolina Republican Party stated on February 25, 2020 in a tweet: Says North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper “has seen his approval rating plummet” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in posts on social media: “Every election year has a disease” ... SARS in 2004; avian flu in 2008; swine flu in 2010; MERS in 2012; Ebola in 2014 and 2018; Zika in 2016 and the coronavirus in 2020. Robin Vos stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.” Donald Trump stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.” Hillary Clinton stated on March 4, 2020 in an interview: Says at polling places in Texas on Super Tuesday “the Republican side gets 25 machines, the Democratic side gets 5 machines. People were literally standing in line for seven hours.” MSNBC stated on March 5, 2020 in an MSNBC segment: “Bloomberg spent $500 million on ads. The U.S. population is 327 million. He could have given each American $1 million and still have money left over.” Viral image stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders “only had 3,444 votes” in Nevada. William Barber stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweet: Says “every time" the DSCC endorsed someone in North Carolina's U.S. Senate primary, "and the person they didn’t support was black, the candidate they picked ended up losing." Bloggers stated on February 24, 2020 in a post on Facebook: "Cuba has a lung cancer vaccine we in the US had no access to because we sanctioned Cuba.” Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall: “I certainly supported Barack Obama and Joe Biden. ... I was there both times for them.” Committee to Defend the President stated on February 25, 2020 in a television ad attacking Joe Biden: 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." Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020. Jane O’Meara Sanders stated on January 26, 2020 in a tweet: "@BernieSanders receives strong support from the conservative & most rural part of Vermont." Tim Moore stated on December 27, 2019 in a press release: Says the photo ID law passed by North Carolina lawmakers is “one of the nation’s most lenient voter ID laws." Facebook posts stated on March 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: “The KKK officially endorses Trump 2020.”
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a press briefing: With voting by mail, “you get thousands and thousands of people sitting in somebody's living room, signing ballots all over the place.”
Facebook posts stated on April 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Conservative Supreme Court Justices vote remotely to deny Wisconsin voters their right to vote remotely.”
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns.
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: “As soon as I endorsed (Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly), the Wisconsin Democrats said, let’s move the election to two months later.”
Ben Wikler stated on April 6, 2020 in a tweet: Says a ballot can be emailed to Wisconsin voters even a day before the election.
David Lewis stated on March 26, 2020 in a tweet: “Pelosi tried to block voter ID/absentee ballot protections.”
Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden stuck a gun in an elderly woman’s mouth at a Wisconsin rally
Leaders for a Better Community stated on March 25, 2020 in a flier: Says Deputy Comptroller Aycha Sawa "blocked an audit" of the Milwaukee lead program for three years that "put our children in danger" and spurred a criminal investigation.
Daniel Kelly stated on March 3, 2020 in campaign email: Says rival Jill Karofsky wants "to disarm law abiding citizens."
Bloggers stated on February 28, 2020 in a news article: “Swing State Hit With 2020 Voting Lawsuit - Accused Of Registering Over 1,500 Deceased People In Pennsylvania.”
JB Pritzker stated on March 17, 2020 in remarks at a press conference: Says it was “unquestionably” not within his “legal authority” to postpone Illinois’ primary election by changing the date or shifting to vote-by-mail.
Chris Jacobs stated on March 4, 2020 in a television commercial: "Nate McMurray wants to reward illegals with amnesty."
Brad Parscale stated on February 25, 2020 in a Tweet: “Did you see President Trump’s RECORD TURNOUT? Iowa - 32,389 Republicans.”
Facebook posts stated on March 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says 93,000 blacks didn’t vote in Milwaukee (in 2016)
Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a debate: Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.”
North Carolina Republican Party stated on February 25, 2020 in a tweet: Says North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper “has seen his approval rating plummet”
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in posts on social media: “Every election year has a disease” ... SARS in 2004; avian flu in 2008; swine flu in 2010; MERS in 2012; Ebola in 2014 and 2018; Zika in 2016 and the coronavirus in 2020.
Robin Vos stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.”
Donald Trump stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.”
Hillary Clinton stated on March 4, 2020 in an interview: Says at polling places in Texas on Super Tuesday “the Republican side gets 25 machines, the Democratic side gets 5 machines. People were literally standing in line for seven hours.”
MSNBC stated on March 5, 2020 in an MSNBC segment: “Bloomberg spent $500 million on ads. The U.S. population is 327 million. He could have given each American $1 million and still have money left over.”
Viral image stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders “only had 3,444 votes” in Nevada.
William Barber stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweet: Says “every time" the DSCC endorsed someone in North Carolina's U.S. Senate primary, "and the person they didn’t support was black, the candidate they picked ended up losing."
Bloggers stated on February 24, 2020 in a post on Facebook: "Cuba has a lung cancer vaccine we in the US had no access to because we sanctioned Cuba.”
Michael Bloomberg stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall: “I certainly supported Barack Obama and Joe Biden. ... I was there both times for them.”
Committee to Defend the President stated on February 25, 2020 in a television ad attacking Joe Biden: 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."
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020.
Jane O’Meara Sanders stated on January 26, 2020 in a tweet: "@BernieSanders receives strong support from the conservative & most rural part of Vermont."
Tim Moore stated on December 27, 2019 in a press release: Says the photo ID law passed by North Carolina lawmakers is “one of the nation’s most lenient voter ID laws."
Facebook posts stated on March 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: “The KKK officially endorses Trump 2020.”
