Latest Mostly False 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 Phil Berger stated on December 19, 2018 in a press release: Says former North Carolina elections board chairman "tried to drag a cancer-stricken woman out of her hospital bed to testify at her son’s hearing on the first day of early voting over a bogus complaint that the board hadn’t even fully investigated." North Carolina Democratic Party stated on December 27, 2018 in a tweet: Legislators are "ramming through a provision that’ll make investigations like #NC09 less transparent." North Carolina Republican Party stated on December 2, 2018 in a press release: "There aren’t enough ballots in question to change the outcome" of the Harris vs. McCready race in NC Congressional District 9. Kevin Cramer stated on October 18, 2018 in North Dakota Senate debate: "The standard of voting in North Dakota is the easiest in the country." Bloggers stated on October 9, 2018 in blog post: "Indiana has purged no less than 20,000 voters in violation of a federal court order." Saundra McDowell stated on August 20, 2018 in remarks on "The Weekend Report": If Missouri Amendment 1 passes, the auditor's office "could take one district, St. Louis here, and merge it with a district in southwest Missouri, a Republican district, and they don't even have to touch." Brad Schimel stated on August 12, 2018 in a video: "We need an ID" to "buy a beer." AmericanJournalReview.com stated on August 8, 2018 in an article: "Red Alert: Major Signs of Voter Fraud Uncovered In Ohio." Marco Rubio stated on August 2, 2018 in an interview with CBS News: States "haven't even begun to spend the (election security) money they have now." Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2018 in a tweet: "Collusion is not a crime." Sean Hannity stated on July 16, 2018 in on television: "In 2016, when Hillary Clinton appeared to have a firm lead in the polls — oh, just before the election, it was President Obama who laughed off any notion that American elections could possibly be tampered with." Bloggers stated on June 11, 2018 in in a blog post: "Busted: Obama is holding secret meetings to overtake the White House" Tim Moore stated on June 7, 2018 in a TV interview: States with voter ID laws have seen "zero decrease" in participation. "Most have seen an increase." Randy Bryce stated on May 6, 2018 in an interview: Says he’s not a politician. Jacky Rosen stated on May 10, 2018 in a Rosen campaign press release: Says Dean Heller "has voted for a GOP bill that funded efforts to revive Yucca Mountain." Scott Walker stated on April 9, 2018 in an interview: Says "Eric Holder and his group came in and made" the Wisconsin Supreme Court race "highly partisan." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on March 12, 2018 in a billboard campaign: Says Rebecca Dallet is a "hypocrite" because she "took money from attorneys with over 100 cases before her." Jack Posobiec stated on March 20, 2018 in a tweet: Says Donald "Trump decided to *not* work with Cambridge Analytica during the election." Robert Pittenger stated on February 19, 2018 in an attack ad: "Mark Harris worked to stop Trump from being president." Viral image stated on February 18, 2018 in on the Internet: In most states, you can buy an assault rifle with no proof of ID, but in every state, you need proof of ID to vote. Joe Berrios stated on December 11, 2017 in a campaign ad: "(Fritz) Kaegi managed a fund that invested nearly $30 million in private prisons." Bruce Rauner stated on December 4, 2017 in a press conference: "The candidates controlled by Madigan, all of them have said, ‘The answer to our problems is a massive income tax hike.’ " Doug Jones stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign ad: "In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion." Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2017 in a tweet: Says Paul Manafort’s alleged crimes were "years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign." Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2017 in a tweet: "The person in charge of the Hillary investigation, Andrew McCabe, got $700,000 from (Hillary Clinton) for wife!" Eric Bolling stated on July 11, 2017 in comments on 'Fox News Specialists': "Collusion is not illegal." X posts stated on May 23, 2017 in a tweet: "Docs: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker took $1 million from a pro-Putin Ukrainian businessman—last election cycle." Hillary Clinton stated on May 31, 2017 in an interview: "The best estimate is that 200,000 people in Wisconsin were either denied or chilled in their efforts to vote" in the 2016 presidential election. Tammy Baldwin stated on May 17, 2017 in a tweet: "Voter turnout in 2016 was reduced by approx. 200,000 votes because of WI’s photo ID laws." Kris Kobach stated on May 14, 2017 in an interview on Fox: The Department of Homeland Security’s database of legal immigrants has "never" been "bounced against a state’s voter rolls."
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Phil Berger stated on December 19, 2018 in a press release: Says former North Carolina elections board chairman "tried to drag a cancer-stricken woman out of her hospital bed to testify at her son’s hearing on the first day of early voting over a bogus complaint that the board hadn’t even fully investigated." North Carolina Democratic Party stated on December 27, 2018 in a tweet: Legislators are "ramming through a provision that’ll make investigations like #NC09 less transparent." North Carolina Republican Party stated on December 2, 2018 in a press release: "There aren’t enough ballots in question to change the outcome" of the Harris vs. McCready race in NC Congressional District 9. Kevin Cramer stated on October 18, 2018 in North Dakota Senate debate: "The standard of voting in North Dakota is the easiest in the country." Bloggers stated on October 9, 2018 in blog post: "Indiana has purged no less than 20,000 voters in violation of a federal court order." Saundra McDowell stated on August 20, 2018 in remarks on "The Weekend Report": If Missouri Amendment 1 passes, the auditor's office "could take one district, St. Louis here, and merge it with a district in southwest Missouri, a Republican district, and they don't even have to touch." Brad Schimel stated on August 12, 2018 in a video: "We need an ID" to "buy a beer." AmericanJournalReview.com stated on August 8, 2018 in an article: "Red Alert: Major Signs of Voter Fraud Uncovered In Ohio." Marco Rubio stated on August 2, 2018 in an interview with CBS News: States "haven't even begun to spend the (election security) money they have now." Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2018 in a tweet: "Collusion is not a crime." Sean Hannity stated on July 16, 2018 in on television: "In 2016, when Hillary Clinton appeared to have a firm lead in the polls — oh, just before the election, it was President Obama who laughed off any notion that American elections could possibly be tampered with." Bloggers stated on June 11, 2018 in in a blog post: "Busted: Obama is holding secret meetings to overtake the White House" Tim Moore stated on June 7, 2018 in a TV interview: States with voter ID laws have seen "zero decrease" in participation. "Most have seen an increase." Randy Bryce stated on May 6, 2018 in an interview: Says he’s not a politician. Jacky Rosen stated on May 10, 2018 in a Rosen campaign press release: Says Dean Heller "has voted for a GOP bill that funded efforts to revive Yucca Mountain." Scott Walker stated on April 9, 2018 in an interview: Says "Eric Holder and his group came in and made" the Wisconsin Supreme Court race "highly partisan." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on March 12, 2018 in a billboard campaign: Says Rebecca Dallet is a "hypocrite" because she "took money from attorneys with over 100 cases before her." Jack Posobiec stated on March 20, 2018 in a tweet: Says Donald "Trump decided to *not* work with Cambridge Analytica during the election." Robert Pittenger stated on February 19, 2018 in an attack ad: "Mark Harris worked to stop Trump from being president." Viral image stated on February 18, 2018 in on the Internet: In most states, you can buy an assault rifle with no proof of ID, but in every state, you need proof of ID to vote. Joe Berrios stated on December 11, 2017 in a campaign ad: "(Fritz) Kaegi managed a fund that invested nearly $30 million in private prisons." Bruce Rauner stated on December 4, 2017 in a press conference: "The candidates controlled by Madigan, all of them have said, ‘The answer to our problems is a massive income tax hike.’ " Doug Jones stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign ad: "In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion." Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2017 in a tweet: Says Paul Manafort’s alleged crimes were "years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign." Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2017 in a tweet: "The person in charge of the Hillary investigation, Andrew McCabe, got $700,000 from (Hillary Clinton) for wife!" Eric Bolling stated on July 11, 2017 in comments on 'Fox News Specialists': "Collusion is not illegal." X posts stated on May 23, 2017 in a tweet: "Docs: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker took $1 million from a pro-Putin Ukrainian businessman—last election cycle." Hillary Clinton stated on May 31, 2017 in an interview: "The best estimate is that 200,000 people in Wisconsin were either denied or chilled in their efforts to vote" in the 2016 presidential election. Tammy Baldwin stated on May 17, 2017 in a tweet: "Voter turnout in 2016 was reduced by approx. 200,000 votes because of WI’s photo ID laws." Kris Kobach stated on May 14, 2017 in an interview on Fox: The Department of Homeland Security’s database of legal immigrants has "never" been "bounced against a state’s voter rolls."
Phil Berger stated on December 19, 2018 in a press release: Says former North Carolina elections board chairman "tried to drag a cancer-stricken woman out of her hospital bed to testify at her son’s hearing on the first day of early voting over a bogus complaint that the board hadn’t even fully investigated."
North Carolina Democratic Party stated on December 27, 2018 in a tweet: Legislators are "ramming through a provision that’ll make investigations like #NC09 less transparent."
North Carolina Republican Party stated on December 2, 2018 in a press release: "There aren’t enough ballots in question to change the outcome" of the Harris vs. McCready race in NC Congressional District 9.
Kevin Cramer stated on October 18, 2018 in North Dakota Senate debate: "The standard of voting in North Dakota is the easiest in the country."
Bloggers stated on October 9, 2018 in blog post: "Indiana has purged no less than 20,000 voters in violation of a federal court order."
Saundra McDowell stated on August 20, 2018 in remarks on "The Weekend Report": If Missouri Amendment 1 passes, the auditor's office "could take one district, St. Louis here, and merge it with a district in southwest Missouri, a Republican district, and they don't even have to touch."
AmericanJournalReview.com stated on August 8, 2018 in an article: "Red Alert: Major Signs of Voter Fraud Uncovered In Ohio."
Marco Rubio stated on August 2, 2018 in an interview with CBS News: States "haven't even begun to spend the (election security) money they have now."
Sean Hannity stated on July 16, 2018 in on television: "In 2016, when Hillary Clinton appeared to have a firm lead in the polls — oh, just before the election, it was President Obama who laughed off any notion that American elections could possibly be tampered with."
Bloggers stated on June 11, 2018 in in a blog post: "Busted: Obama is holding secret meetings to overtake the White House"
Tim Moore stated on June 7, 2018 in a TV interview: States with voter ID laws have seen "zero decrease" in participation. "Most have seen an increase."
Jacky Rosen stated on May 10, 2018 in a Rosen campaign press release: Says Dean Heller "has voted for a GOP bill that funded efforts to revive Yucca Mountain."
Scott Walker stated on April 9, 2018 in an interview: Says "Eric Holder and his group came in and made" the Wisconsin Supreme Court race "highly partisan."
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on March 12, 2018 in a billboard campaign: Says Rebecca Dallet is a "hypocrite" because she "took money from attorneys with over 100 cases before her."
Jack Posobiec stated on March 20, 2018 in a tweet: Says Donald "Trump decided to *not* work with Cambridge Analytica during the election."
Robert Pittenger stated on February 19, 2018 in an attack ad: "Mark Harris worked to stop Trump from being president."
Viral image stated on February 18, 2018 in on the Internet: In most states, you can buy an assault rifle with no proof of ID, but in every state, you need proof of ID to vote.
Joe Berrios stated on December 11, 2017 in a campaign ad: "(Fritz) Kaegi managed a fund that invested nearly $30 million in private prisons."
Bruce Rauner stated on December 4, 2017 in a press conference: "The candidates controlled by Madigan, all of them have said, ‘The answer to our problems is a massive income tax hike.’ "
Doug Jones stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign ad: "In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion."
Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2017 in a tweet: Says Paul Manafort’s alleged crimes were "years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign."
Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2017 in a tweet: "The person in charge of the Hillary investigation, Andrew McCabe, got $700,000 from (Hillary Clinton) for wife!"
Eric Bolling stated on July 11, 2017 in comments on 'Fox News Specialists': "Collusion is not illegal."
X posts stated on May 23, 2017 in a tweet: "Docs: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker took $1 million from a pro-Putin Ukrainian businessman—last election cycle."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 31, 2017 in an interview: "The best estimate is that 200,000 people in Wisconsin were either denied or chilled in their efforts to vote" in the 2016 presidential election.
Tammy Baldwin stated on May 17, 2017 in a tweet: "Voter turnout in 2016 was reduced by approx. 200,000 votes because of WI’s photo ID laws."
Kris Kobach stated on May 14, 2017 in an interview on Fox: The Department of Homeland Security’s database of legal immigrants has "never" been "bounced against a state’s voter rolls."
