Latest Fact-checks in Legal Issues 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 Elizabeth Warren stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook ad: "If Trump tries to lie in a TV ad, most networks will refuse to air it. But Facebook just cashes Trump’s checks." Robin Vos stated on August 15, 2019 in a radio interview: The push by Assembly Democrats seeking Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations for a lawmaker were timed to make Vos look bad as he became president "of the nation’s largest bipartisan organization called the National Conference of State Legislatures." Roland Martin stated on July 21, 2019 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Republicans "are advancing federal judges who won't even say that Brown vs. Board of Education was properly decided." John Ratcliffe stated on July 24, 2019 in a House hearing with Robert Mueller: Says Robert Mueller "didn’t follow the special counsel regulations. It clearly says write a confidential report about decisions reached. Nowhere in here does it say write a report about decisions that were not reached." Justin Amash stated on May 20, 2019 in a tweet: "In fact, ‘high Crimes and Misdemeanors’ is not defined in the Constitution and does not require corresponding statutory charges. The context implies conduct that violates the public trust—and that view is echoed by the Framers of the Constitution and early American scholars." Wayne Messam stated on May 16, 2019 in campaign website: In Florida, "it’s illegal for mayors to even bring up gun reform for discussion." Cindy O’Laughlin stated on February 14, 2019 in an opinion piece: "When comparing state by state, the data clearly demonstrates that over 20 other states with (Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs) are still substantially worse off than Missouri in terms of curbing the effects of opioid abuse." Donald Trump stated on April 25, 2019 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: The Russia investigation "was a coup. This was an attempted overthrow of the United States government." Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: For the first time in U.S. history, a one-year-old appears in court as a defendant. Dave Griffith stated on February 12, 2019 in a hearing: "Every county in the state of Texas has a veterans court." Amy Klobuchar stated on March 17, 2019 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": During her tenure as county attorney in Minnesota, "there was a 65 percent decrease in incarceration of African-Americans." Kevin Downing stated on March 13, 2019 in remarks to reporters: Says Paul Manafort’s sentencing judge, Amy Berman Jackson, "conceded that there was absolutely no evidence of any Russian collusion in this case. So that makes two courts. Two courts have ruled no evidence of any collusion with any Russians." Donald Trump stated on March 5, 2019 in remarks at the White House: When Congress sought documents from President Barack Obama, the White House "didn’t do anything. They didn’t give one letter of the request. Many requests were made. They didn’t give a letter." Ilhan Omar stated on February 27, 2019 in a tweet: "#MichaelCohen: Convicted of lying to Congress re: Russia investigation … #ElliottAbrams: Convicted of lying to Congress re: arming Contra death squads" Ed Emery stated on January 28, 2019 in legislative testimony: "80 percent of impeachments in Missouri have been against judges." Tony Evers stated on January 23, 2019: On directing the attorney general to withdraw Wisconsin from pre-existing conditions lawsuit. Jim Ott stated on December 3, 2018 in a newsletter: "Municipalities are now required to have two or more polling locations opened 24-hours a day, two weeks before any election." Roger Roth stated on December 16, 2018 in an appearance on "UpFront with Mike Gousha" on WISN-TV: In the lame-duck session, "no power was taken away from the governor. Power was not taken away from the attorney general." Donald Trump stated on December 18, 2018 in in a tweet: Says 19,000 text messages exchanged between former FBI officials that were "purposely and illegally deleted ... would have explained (the special counsel investigation) hoax." Tony Evers stated on December 9, 2018 in an interview: "At least three or four of the pieces that are in" in the Republican lame-duck legislation, Scott Walker "has vetoed previously." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2018 in a session with reporters: On taking major actions in a lame-duck session. Nancy Pelosi stated on November 16, 2018 in in a press conference : "There’s bipartisan consensus that (Matthew Whitaker’s) appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the Constitution." Tom Cotton stated on November 16, 2018 in a tweet: "There have been no hearings" on a criminal justice bill being considered in the Senate. Ron Johnson stated on November 1, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation." Patrick Morrisey stated on October 6, 2018 in a tweet: Says Joe Manchin "refused to commit to Kavanaugh until AFTER the Senate had the votes." Marco Rubio stated on November 8, 2018 in a tweet: "#Broward elections department has a history of violating the law." Scott Walker stated on October 23, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Tony Evers wants to give in-state tuition and drivers licenses to "illegal aliens." Tony Evers stated on September 26, 2018 in a campaign ad: "Under Scott Walker, the Department of Corrections has only 18 people tracking 25,000 sex offenders" and "there are nearly 3,000 sex offenders that are unaccounted for." Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2018 in a rally in Mosinee, Wis.: "Many presidents don’t get the chance to put a Supreme Court justice on." VoteVets.org stated on October 12, 2018 in an ad: Says Rick Scott’s "hospital company stole millions, defrauding the military’s health care program."
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Elizabeth Warren stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook ad: "If Trump tries to lie in a TV ad, most networks will refuse to air it. But Facebook just cashes Trump’s checks." Robin Vos stated on August 15, 2019 in a radio interview: The push by Assembly Democrats seeking Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations for a lawmaker were timed to make Vos look bad as he became president "of the nation’s largest bipartisan organization called the National Conference of State Legislatures." Roland Martin stated on July 21, 2019 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Republicans "are advancing federal judges who won't even say that Brown vs. Board of Education was properly decided." John Ratcliffe stated on July 24, 2019 in a House hearing with Robert Mueller: Says Robert Mueller "didn’t follow the special counsel regulations. It clearly says write a confidential report about decisions reached. Nowhere in here does it say write a report about decisions that were not reached." Justin Amash stated on May 20, 2019 in a tweet: "In fact, ‘high Crimes and Misdemeanors’ is not defined in the Constitution and does not require corresponding statutory charges. The context implies conduct that violates the public trust—and that view is echoed by the Framers of the Constitution and early American scholars." Wayne Messam stated on May 16, 2019 in campaign website: In Florida, "it’s illegal for mayors to even bring up gun reform for discussion." Cindy O’Laughlin stated on February 14, 2019 in an opinion piece: "When comparing state by state, the data clearly demonstrates that over 20 other states with (Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs) are still substantially worse off than Missouri in terms of curbing the effects of opioid abuse." Donald Trump stated on April 25, 2019 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: The Russia investigation "was a coup. This was an attempted overthrow of the United States government." Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: For the first time in U.S. history, a one-year-old appears in court as a defendant. Dave Griffith stated on February 12, 2019 in a hearing: "Every county in the state of Texas has a veterans court." Amy Klobuchar stated on March 17, 2019 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": During her tenure as county attorney in Minnesota, "there was a 65 percent decrease in incarceration of African-Americans." Kevin Downing stated on March 13, 2019 in remarks to reporters: Says Paul Manafort’s sentencing judge, Amy Berman Jackson, "conceded that there was absolutely no evidence of any Russian collusion in this case. So that makes two courts. Two courts have ruled no evidence of any collusion with any Russians." Donald Trump stated on March 5, 2019 in remarks at the White House: When Congress sought documents from President Barack Obama, the White House "didn’t do anything. They didn’t give one letter of the request. Many requests were made. They didn’t give a letter." Ilhan Omar stated on February 27, 2019 in a tweet: "#MichaelCohen: Convicted of lying to Congress re: Russia investigation … #ElliottAbrams: Convicted of lying to Congress re: arming Contra death squads" Ed Emery stated on January 28, 2019 in legislative testimony: "80 percent of impeachments in Missouri have been against judges." Tony Evers stated on January 23, 2019: On directing the attorney general to withdraw Wisconsin from pre-existing conditions lawsuit. Jim Ott stated on December 3, 2018 in a newsletter: "Municipalities are now required to have two or more polling locations opened 24-hours a day, two weeks before any election." Roger Roth stated on December 16, 2018 in an appearance on "UpFront with Mike Gousha" on WISN-TV: In the lame-duck session, "no power was taken away from the governor. Power was not taken away from the attorney general." Donald Trump stated on December 18, 2018 in in a tweet: Says 19,000 text messages exchanged between former FBI officials that were "purposely and illegally deleted ... would have explained (the special counsel investigation) hoax." Tony Evers stated on December 9, 2018 in an interview: "At least three or four of the pieces that are in" in the Republican lame-duck legislation, Scott Walker "has vetoed previously." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2018 in a session with reporters: On taking major actions in a lame-duck session. Nancy Pelosi stated on November 16, 2018 in in a press conference : "There’s bipartisan consensus that (Matthew Whitaker’s) appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the Constitution." Tom Cotton stated on November 16, 2018 in a tweet: "There have been no hearings" on a criminal justice bill being considered in the Senate. Ron Johnson stated on November 1, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation." Patrick Morrisey stated on October 6, 2018 in a tweet: Says Joe Manchin "refused to commit to Kavanaugh until AFTER the Senate had the votes." Marco Rubio stated on November 8, 2018 in a tweet: "#Broward elections department has a history of violating the law." Scott Walker stated on October 23, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Tony Evers wants to give in-state tuition and drivers licenses to "illegal aliens." Tony Evers stated on September 26, 2018 in a campaign ad: "Under Scott Walker, the Department of Corrections has only 18 people tracking 25,000 sex offenders" and "there are nearly 3,000 sex offenders that are unaccounted for." Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2018 in a rally in Mosinee, Wis.: "Many presidents don’t get the chance to put a Supreme Court justice on." VoteVets.org stated on October 12, 2018 in an ad: Says Rick Scott’s "hospital company stole millions, defrauding the military’s health care program."
Elizabeth Warren stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook ad: "If Trump tries to lie in a TV ad, most networks will refuse to air it. But Facebook just cashes Trump’s checks."
Robin Vos stated on August 15, 2019 in a radio interview: The push by Assembly Democrats seeking Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations for a lawmaker were timed to make Vos look bad as he became president "of the nation’s largest bipartisan organization called the National Conference of State Legislatures."
Roland Martin stated on July 21, 2019 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Republicans "are advancing federal judges who won't even say that Brown vs. Board of Education was properly decided."
John Ratcliffe stated on July 24, 2019 in a House hearing with Robert Mueller: Says Robert Mueller "didn’t follow the special counsel regulations. It clearly says write a confidential report about decisions reached. Nowhere in here does it say write a report about decisions that were not reached."
Justin Amash stated on May 20, 2019 in a tweet: "In fact, ‘high Crimes and Misdemeanors’ is not defined in the Constitution and does not require corresponding statutory charges. The context implies conduct that violates the public trust—and that view is echoed by the Framers of the Constitution and early American scholars."
Wayne Messam stated on May 16, 2019 in campaign website: In Florida, "it’s illegal for mayors to even bring up gun reform for discussion."
Cindy O’Laughlin stated on February 14, 2019 in an opinion piece: "When comparing state by state, the data clearly demonstrates that over 20 other states with (Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs) are still substantially worse off than Missouri in terms of curbing the effects of opioid abuse."
Donald Trump stated on April 25, 2019 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: The Russia investigation "was a coup. This was an attempted overthrow of the United States government."
Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: For the first time in U.S. history, a one-year-old appears in court as a defendant.
Dave Griffith stated on February 12, 2019 in a hearing: "Every county in the state of Texas has a veterans court."
Amy Klobuchar stated on March 17, 2019 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": During her tenure as county attorney in Minnesota, "there was a 65 percent decrease in incarceration of African-Americans."
Kevin Downing stated on March 13, 2019 in remarks to reporters: Says Paul Manafort’s sentencing judge, Amy Berman Jackson, "conceded that there was absolutely no evidence of any Russian collusion in this case. So that makes two courts. Two courts have ruled no evidence of any collusion with any Russians."
Donald Trump stated on March 5, 2019 in remarks at the White House: When Congress sought documents from President Barack Obama, the White House "didn’t do anything. They didn’t give one letter of the request. Many requests were made. They didn’t give a letter."
Ilhan Omar stated on February 27, 2019 in a tweet: "#MichaelCohen: Convicted of lying to Congress re: Russia investigation … #ElliottAbrams: Convicted of lying to Congress re: arming Contra death squads"
Ed Emery stated on January 28, 2019 in legislative testimony: "80 percent of impeachments in Missouri have been against judges."
Tony Evers stated on January 23, 2019: On directing the attorney general to withdraw Wisconsin from pre-existing conditions lawsuit.
Jim Ott stated on December 3, 2018 in a newsletter: "Municipalities are now required to have two or more polling locations opened 24-hours a day, two weeks before any election."
Roger Roth stated on December 16, 2018 in an appearance on "UpFront with Mike Gousha" on WISN-TV: In the lame-duck session, "no power was taken away from the governor. Power was not taken away from the attorney general."
Donald Trump stated on December 18, 2018 in in a tweet: Says 19,000 text messages exchanged between former FBI officials that were "purposely and illegally deleted ... would have explained (the special counsel investigation) hoax."
Tony Evers stated on December 9, 2018 in an interview: "At least three or four of the pieces that are in" in the Republican lame-duck legislation, Scott Walker "has vetoed previously."
Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2018 in a session with reporters: On taking major actions in a lame-duck session.
Nancy Pelosi stated on November 16, 2018 in in a press conference : "There’s bipartisan consensus that (Matthew Whitaker’s) appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the Constitution."
Tom Cotton stated on November 16, 2018 in a tweet: "There have been no hearings" on a criminal justice bill being considered in the Senate.
Ron Johnson stated on November 1, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation."
Patrick Morrisey stated on October 6, 2018 in a tweet: Says Joe Manchin "refused to commit to Kavanaugh until AFTER the Senate had the votes."
Marco Rubio stated on November 8, 2018 in a tweet: "#Broward elections department has a history of violating the law."
Scott Walker stated on October 23, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Tony Evers wants to give in-state tuition and drivers licenses to "illegal aliens."
Tony Evers stated on September 26, 2018 in a campaign ad: "Under Scott Walker, the Department of Corrections has only 18 people tracking 25,000 sex offenders" and "there are nearly 3,000 sex offenders that are unaccounted for."
Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2018 in a rally in Mosinee, Wis.: "Many presidents don’t get the chance to put a Supreme Court justice on."
VoteVets.org stated on October 12, 2018 in an ad: Says Rick Scott’s "hospital company stole millions, defrauding the military’s health care program."
