Latest False Fact-checks in Legal Issues JD Vance stated on April 1, 2025 in a post on X: Kilmar Armado Abrego-Garcia “was a convicted MS-13 gang member.” Donald Trump stated on March 17, 2025 in a Truth Social post: Former President Joe Biden’s pardons of lawmakers on the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack “are hereby declared void, vacant, and of no further force or effect,” because “they were done by autopen.” Brad Schimel stated on February 6, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter: “Eliminate school choice” is on Susan Crawford’s agenda. Threads posts stated on February 1, 2025 in a Threads post: “Melania wins $900 million ‘defamation lawsuit’ against The View & Sunny Hostin.” X posts stated on January 21, 2025 in a post: “Under Trump's executive order, every single person in America is now legally classified as female.” Threads posts stated on January 21, 2025 in a post on Threads: “The removal of birthright citizenship only applies to the children of those that are here ILLEGALLY.” Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2025 in an Instagram post: “Fani Willis has just confessed to collusion with J6 committee.” Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2025 in remarks: The United States is the only country with unrestricted birthright citizenship. Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 in a Threads post: “Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime.” Instagram posts stated on October 23, 2024 in a video: Kamala Harris imprisoned a woman for three years for praying. Social Media stated on October 15, 2024 in in social media posts: "The Defense Department, with the stroke of a pen, has quietly codified its right to deploy lethal force against its own citizens.” Eric Hovde stated on October 18, 2024 in TV debate: Ballot drop boxes 'were only used for a pandemic.' TikTok posts stated on September 18, 2024 in a TikTok video: “Attorney General Merrick Garland just vetoed charging Ryan Routh with attempted assassination” of Donald Trump. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stated on August 7, 2024 in an ad: Sen. Rick Scott does not support abortion exceptions. X posts stated on July 8, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Deadlines have passed in … Wisconsin” to replace President Joe Biden on the ballot. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on June 12, 2024 in a post on Facebook: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals “just ruled Covid vax mandates unconstitutional.” Threads posts stated on June 8, 2024 in a Threads post: “Trump can’t be on the Texas ballot because of our state constitution.” TikTok posts stated on June 5, 2024 in a TikTok video: Audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur leaked. X posts stated on May 30, 2024 in posts on X: Photo shows the judges who will hear the appeal of former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction. Jesse Watters stated on May 28, 2024 in a segment of "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News: Judge Juan Merchan “overrules every objection from the defense and sustains every objection from the prosecution” during former President Donald Trump’s New York trial. X posts stated on May 30, 2024 in an X post: “Trump is no longer eligible to run for president and must drop out of the race immediately.” Social Media stated on May 29, 2024 in social media posts: Judge Juan Merchan told New York jurors the verdict in Donald Trump’s trial does not need to be unanimous. Ron Johnson stated on April 15, 2024 in Podcast: "Every Senate Democrat has voted to support unlimited abortions up to the moment of birth.” Lila Rose stated on May 14, 2024 in an Instagram post: Anti-abortion activist sentenced to 57 months in prison for “handing roses and resources to women at an abortion facility.” X posts stated on May 13, 2024 in an X post: “Alvin Bragg’s office deleted 3 pages of phone call records of Michael Cohen with Stormy Daniels’ lawyer,” which is evidence tampering. Donald Trump stated on May 2, 2024 in remarks to reporters: “I’m not allowed to testify” because of a gag order. Donald Trump stated on April 16, 2024 in statement to the media in New York City: “This trial that I have now, that’s a Biden trial.” Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a Facebook post: Document shows “Stormy Daniels exonerated Trump herself!” X posts stated on April 14, 2024 in an X post: Donald Trump violated the Logan Act by resharing 2018 Iran tweet on Truth Social. Donald Trump stated on April 8, 2024 in a video posted on Truth Social: "All legal scholars, both sides, wanted, and in fact demanded” that Roe v. Wade be overturned.
JD Vance stated on April 1, 2025 in a post on X: Kilmar Armado Abrego-Garcia “was a convicted MS-13 gang member.” Donald Trump stated on March 17, 2025 in a Truth Social post: Former President Joe Biden’s pardons of lawmakers on the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack “are hereby declared void, vacant, and of no further force or effect,” because “they were done by autopen.” Brad Schimel stated on February 6, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter: “Eliminate school choice” is on Susan Crawford’s agenda. Threads posts stated on February 1, 2025 in a Threads post: “Melania wins $900 million ‘defamation lawsuit’ against The View & Sunny Hostin.” X posts stated on January 21, 2025 in a post: “Under Trump's executive order, every single person in America is now legally classified as female.” Threads posts stated on January 21, 2025 in a post on Threads: “The removal of birthright citizenship only applies to the children of those that are here ILLEGALLY.” Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2025 in an Instagram post: “Fani Willis has just confessed to collusion with J6 committee.” Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2025 in remarks: The United States is the only country with unrestricted birthright citizenship. Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 in a Threads post: “Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime.” Instagram posts stated on October 23, 2024 in a video: Kamala Harris imprisoned a woman for three years for praying. Social Media stated on October 15, 2024 in in social media posts: "The Defense Department, with the stroke of a pen, has quietly codified its right to deploy lethal force against its own citizens.” Eric Hovde stated on October 18, 2024 in TV debate: Ballot drop boxes 'were only used for a pandemic.' TikTok posts stated on September 18, 2024 in a TikTok video: “Attorney General Merrick Garland just vetoed charging Ryan Routh with attempted assassination” of Donald Trump. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stated on August 7, 2024 in an ad: Sen. Rick Scott does not support abortion exceptions. X posts stated on July 8, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Deadlines have passed in … Wisconsin” to replace President Joe Biden on the ballot. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on June 12, 2024 in a post on Facebook: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals “just ruled Covid vax mandates unconstitutional.” Threads posts stated on June 8, 2024 in a Threads post: “Trump can’t be on the Texas ballot because of our state constitution.” TikTok posts stated on June 5, 2024 in a TikTok video: Audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur leaked. X posts stated on May 30, 2024 in posts on X: Photo shows the judges who will hear the appeal of former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction. Jesse Watters stated on May 28, 2024 in a segment of "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News: Judge Juan Merchan “overrules every objection from the defense and sustains every objection from the prosecution” during former President Donald Trump’s New York trial. X posts stated on May 30, 2024 in an X post: “Trump is no longer eligible to run for president and must drop out of the race immediately.” Social Media stated on May 29, 2024 in social media posts: Judge Juan Merchan told New York jurors the verdict in Donald Trump’s trial does not need to be unanimous. Ron Johnson stated on April 15, 2024 in Podcast: "Every Senate Democrat has voted to support unlimited abortions up to the moment of birth.” Lila Rose stated on May 14, 2024 in an Instagram post: Anti-abortion activist sentenced to 57 months in prison for “handing roses and resources to women at an abortion facility.” X posts stated on May 13, 2024 in an X post: “Alvin Bragg’s office deleted 3 pages of phone call records of Michael Cohen with Stormy Daniels’ lawyer,” which is evidence tampering. Donald Trump stated on May 2, 2024 in remarks to reporters: “I’m not allowed to testify” because of a gag order. Donald Trump stated on April 16, 2024 in statement to the media in New York City: “This trial that I have now, that’s a Biden trial.” Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a Facebook post: Document shows “Stormy Daniels exonerated Trump herself!” X posts stated on April 14, 2024 in an X post: Donald Trump violated the Logan Act by resharing 2018 Iran tweet on Truth Social. Donald Trump stated on April 8, 2024 in a video posted on Truth Social: "All legal scholars, both sides, wanted, and in fact demanded” that Roe v. Wade be overturned.
JD Vance stated on April 1, 2025 in a post on X: Kilmar Armado Abrego-Garcia “was a convicted MS-13 gang member.”
Donald Trump stated on March 17, 2025 in a Truth Social post: Former President Joe Biden’s pardons of lawmakers on the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack “are hereby declared void, vacant, and of no further force or effect,” because “they were done by autopen.”
Brad Schimel stated on February 6, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter: “Eliminate school choice” is on Susan Crawford’s agenda.
Threads posts stated on February 1, 2025 in a Threads post: “Melania wins $900 million ‘defamation lawsuit’ against The View & Sunny Hostin.”
X posts stated on January 21, 2025 in a post: “Under Trump's executive order, every single person in America is now legally classified as female.”
Threads posts stated on January 21, 2025 in a post on Threads: “The removal of birthright citizenship only applies to the children of those that are here ILLEGALLY.”
Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2025 in an Instagram post: “Fani Willis has just confessed to collusion with J6 committee.”
Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2025 in remarks: The United States is the only country with unrestricted birthright citizenship.
Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 in a Threads post: “Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime.”
Instagram posts stated on October 23, 2024 in a video: Kamala Harris imprisoned a woman for three years for praying.
Social Media stated on October 15, 2024 in in social media posts: "The Defense Department, with the stroke of a pen, has quietly codified its right to deploy lethal force against its own citizens.”
Eric Hovde stated on October 18, 2024 in TV debate: Ballot drop boxes 'were only used for a pandemic.'
TikTok posts stated on September 18, 2024 in a TikTok video: “Attorney General Merrick Garland just vetoed charging Ryan Routh with attempted assassination” of Donald Trump.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stated on August 7, 2024 in an ad: Sen. Rick Scott does not support abortion exceptions.
X posts stated on July 8, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Deadlines have passed in … Wisconsin” to replace President Joe Biden on the ballot.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on June 12, 2024 in a post on Facebook: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals “just ruled Covid vax mandates unconstitutional.”
Threads posts stated on June 8, 2024 in a Threads post: “Trump can’t be on the Texas ballot because of our state constitution.”
TikTok posts stated on June 5, 2024 in a TikTok video: Audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur leaked.
X posts stated on May 30, 2024 in posts on X: Photo shows the judges who will hear the appeal of former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction.
Jesse Watters stated on May 28, 2024 in a segment of "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News: Judge Juan Merchan “overrules every objection from the defense and sustains every objection from the prosecution” during former President Donald Trump’s New York trial.
X posts stated on May 30, 2024 in an X post: “Trump is no longer eligible to run for president and must drop out of the race immediately.”
Social Media stated on May 29, 2024 in social media posts: Judge Juan Merchan told New York jurors the verdict in Donald Trump’s trial does not need to be unanimous.
Ron Johnson stated on April 15, 2024 in Podcast: "Every Senate Democrat has voted to support unlimited abortions up to the moment of birth.”
Lila Rose stated on May 14, 2024 in an Instagram post: Anti-abortion activist sentenced to 57 months in prison for “handing roses and resources to women at an abortion facility.”
X posts stated on May 13, 2024 in an X post: “Alvin Bragg’s office deleted 3 pages of phone call records of Michael Cohen with Stormy Daniels’ lawyer,” which is evidence tampering.
Donald Trump stated on May 2, 2024 in remarks to reporters: “I’m not allowed to testify” because of a gag order.
Donald Trump stated on April 16, 2024 in statement to the media in New York City: “This trial that I have now, that’s a Biden trial.”
Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a Facebook post: Document shows “Stormy Daniels exonerated Trump herself!”
X posts stated on April 14, 2024 in an X post: Donald Trump violated the Logan Act by resharing 2018 Iran tweet on Truth Social.
Donald Trump stated on April 8, 2024 in a video posted on Truth Social: "All legal scholars, both sides, wanted, and in fact demanded” that Roe v. Wade be overturned.