Latest False Fact-checks in Michigan 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 Viral image stated on October 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: Hecklers chanted “f--- Joe Biden” during a Barack Obama speech. Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post: The documentary “2,000 Mules proves” Democrats “cheated on the 2020 elections.” Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 9, 2022 in an ad: Following protests in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 2020, Democratic U.S. House candidate Hillary Scholten "dismissed the destruction and praised the rioters." John Gibbs stated on June 23, 2022 in a campaign email: Peter Meijer voted to “create the Adam Schiff-led January 6th Commission.” Kevin Rinke stated on June 1, 2022 in a campaign ad: "Dead people always vote Democrat." The Gateway Pundit stated on April 24, 2022 in a blog post: “A STOLEN ELECTION: State totals minus illegal ballot trafficking numbers give President Trump decisive victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI.” Mike Shirkey stated on August 16, 2021 in a TV interview: “I don’t need” the COVID-19 vaccine. “I have natural immunity” that lasts “forever.” Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Michigan has requested a full forensic audit." Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Finally, a judge has ruled Dominion voting machines were designed to create fraud.” Mike Shirkey stated on February 16, 2021 in a radio interview: “Too many dead people voted” in Michigan The Gateway Pundit stated on February 5, 2021 in an article: “Newly discovered video shows late night deliveries of tens of thousands of illegal ballots 8 hours after deadline.” Facebook posts stated on December 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: An “audit report” found that a voting system used in Michigan in the 2020 presidential election was designed to “create systemic fraud.” Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2020 in a tweet: “68% error rate in Michigan Voting Machines. Should be, by law, a tiny percentage of one percent.” Sidney Powell stated on November 8, 2020 in an interview with Fox News: “At least 450,000 ballots in the key states ... miraculously only have a mark for Joe Biden on them, and no other candidate." Donald Trump stated on November 18, 2020 in a tweet: “Michigan just refused to certify the election results!” Big League Politics stated on October 30, 2020 in a video: Detroit election worker trainings “reveal the mechanisms of the planned theft of the election” Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2020 in a screenshot: A judge has ordered a "HAND RECOUNT by an INDEPENDENT COMMISSION in the state of Michigan, following hard evidence of voting fraud by Detroit City Election Commission." X posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a tweet: A list shows over 14,000 dead people voted in Wayne County, Michigan. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Republican election challengers were unfairly barred from observing absentee ballot processing and counting in Detroit. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “118-year-old William Bradley voted via an absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan this year. William died in 1984. They’re trying to steal this election.” Bloggers stated on November 4, 2020 in an article: Wagon arriving at Detroit counting center after deadline “may have been a ballot box.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Detroit has “2,503 dead people registered” including “one voter born in 1823.” Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden was called for Michigan even though Donald Trump won more votes. Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Any votes counted after midnight” on Election Day in Michigan “are fraud.” Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.” Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Early morning election results from Michigan and Wisconsin show voter fraud. X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden received a sudden influx of 138,339 votes in Michigan while Donald Trump received none. Viral image stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said, “I will not certify the vote in my state for Donald Trump, no matter the outcome.” Facebook posts stated on November 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Bricks are being “randomly placed all over Detroit.” TikTok posts stated on November 2, 2020 in a video posted on TikTok: “Biden says he doesn’t need voters to get elected.”
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Viral image stated on October 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: Hecklers chanted “f--- Joe Biden” during a Barack Obama speech. Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post: The documentary “2,000 Mules proves” Democrats “cheated on the 2020 elections.” Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 9, 2022 in an ad: Following protests in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 2020, Democratic U.S. House candidate Hillary Scholten "dismissed the destruction and praised the rioters." John Gibbs stated on June 23, 2022 in a campaign email: Peter Meijer voted to “create the Adam Schiff-led January 6th Commission.” Kevin Rinke stated on June 1, 2022 in a campaign ad: "Dead people always vote Democrat." The Gateway Pundit stated on April 24, 2022 in a blog post: “A STOLEN ELECTION: State totals minus illegal ballot trafficking numbers give President Trump decisive victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI.” Mike Shirkey stated on August 16, 2021 in a TV interview: “I don’t need” the COVID-19 vaccine. “I have natural immunity” that lasts “forever.” Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Michigan has requested a full forensic audit." Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Finally, a judge has ruled Dominion voting machines were designed to create fraud.” Mike Shirkey stated on February 16, 2021 in a radio interview: “Too many dead people voted” in Michigan The Gateway Pundit stated on February 5, 2021 in an article: “Newly discovered video shows late night deliveries of tens of thousands of illegal ballots 8 hours after deadline.” Facebook posts stated on December 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: An “audit report” found that a voting system used in Michigan in the 2020 presidential election was designed to “create systemic fraud.” Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2020 in a tweet: “68% error rate in Michigan Voting Machines. Should be, by law, a tiny percentage of one percent.” Sidney Powell stated on November 8, 2020 in an interview with Fox News: “At least 450,000 ballots in the key states ... miraculously only have a mark for Joe Biden on them, and no other candidate." Donald Trump stated on November 18, 2020 in a tweet: “Michigan just refused to certify the election results!” Big League Politics stated on October 30, 2020 in a video: Detroit election worker trainings “reveal the mechanisms of the planned theft of the election” Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2020 in a screenshot: A judge has ordered a "HAND RECOUNT by an INDEPENDENT COMMISSION in the state of Michigan, following hard evidence of voting fraud by Detroit City Election Commission." X posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a tweet: A list shows over 14,000 dead people voted in Wayne County, Michigan. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Republican election challengers were unfairly barred from observing absentee ballot processing and counting in Detroit. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “118-year-old William Bradley voted via an absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan this year. William died in 1984. They’re trying to steal this election.” Bloggers stated on November 4, 2020 in an article: Wagon arriving at Detroit counting center after deadline “may have been a ballot box.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Detroit has “2,503 dead people registered” including “one voter born in 1823.” Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden was called for Michigan even though Donald Trump won more votes. Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Any votes counted after midnight” on Election Day in Michigan “are fraud.” Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.” Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Early morning election results from Michigan and Wisconsin show voter fraud. X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden received a sudden influx of 138,339 votes in Michigan while Donald Trump received none. Viral image stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said, “I will not certify the vote in my state for Donald Trump, no matter the outcome.” Facebook posts stated on November 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Bricks are being “randomly placed all over Detroit.” TikTok posts stated on November 2, 2020 in a video posted on TikTok: “Biden says he doesn’t need voters to get elected.”
Viral image stated on October 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: Hecklers chanted “f--- Joe Biden” during a Barack Obama speech.
Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post: The documentary “2,000 Mules proves” Democrats “cheated on the 2020 elections.”
Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 9, 2022 in an ad: Following protests in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 2020, Democratic U.S. House candidate Hillary Scholten "dismissed the destruction and praised the rioters."
John Gibbs stated on June 23, 2022 in a campaign email: Peter Meijer voted to “create the Adam Schiff-led January 6th Commission.”
The Gateway Pundit stated on April 24, 2022 in a blog post: “A STOLEN ELECTION: State totals minus illegal ballot trafficking numbers give President Trump decisive victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI.”
Mike Shirkey stated on August 16, 2021 in a TV interview: “I don’t need” the COVID-19 vaccine. “I have natural immunity” that lasts “forever.”
Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Michigan has requested a full forensic audit."
Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Finally, a judge has ruled Dominion voting machines were designed to create fraud.”
Mike Shirkey stated on February 16, 2021 in a radio interview: “Too many dead people voted” in Michigan
The Gateway Pundit stated on February 5, 2021 in an article: “Newly discovered video shows late night deliveries of tens of thousands of illegal ballots 8 hours after deadline.”
Facebook posts stated on December 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: An “audit report” found that a voting system used in Michigan in the 2020 presidential election was designed to “create systemic fraud.”
Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2020 in a tweet: “68% error rate in Michigan Voting Machines. Should be, by law, a tiny percentage of one percent.”
Sidney Powell stated on November 8, 2020 in an interview with Fox News: “At least 450,000 ballots in the key states ... miraculously only have a mark for Joe Biden on them, and no other candidate."
Donald Trump stated on November 18, 2020 in a tweet: “Michigan just refused to certify the election results!”
Big League Politics stated on October 30, 2020 in a video: Detroit election worker trainings “reveal the mechanisms of the planned theft of the election”
Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2020 in a screenshot: A judge has ordered a "HAND RECOUNT by an INDEPENDENT COMMISSION in the state of Michigan, following hard evidence of voting fraud by Detroit City Election Commission."
X posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a tweet: A list shows over 14,000 dead people voted in Wayne County, Michigan.
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Republican election challengers were unfairly barred from observing absentee ballot processing and counting in Detroit.
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “118-year-old William Bradley voted via an absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan this year. William died in 1984. They’re trying to steal this election.”
Bloggers stated on November 4, 2020 in an article: Wagon arriving at Detroit counting center after deadline “may have been a ballot box.”
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Detroit has “2,503 dead people registered” including “one voter born in 1823.”
Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden was called for Michigan even though Donald Trump won more votes.
Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Any votes counted after midnight” on Election Day in Michigan “are fraud.”
Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.”
Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Early morning election results from Michigan and Wisconsin show voter fraud.
X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden received a sudden influx of 138,339 votes in Michigan while Donald Trump received none.
Viral image stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said, “I will not certify the vote in my state for Donald Trump, no matter the outcome.”
Facebook posts stated on November 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Bricks are being “randomly placed all over Detroit.”
TikTok posts stated on November 2, 2020 in a video posted on TikTok: “Biden says he doesn’t need voters to get elected.”
