Latest Fact-checks in Nevada 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 Jim Marchant stated on October 8, 2022 in a rally: “President Trump and I lost an election in 2020 because of a rigged election.” Catherine Cortez Masto stated on August 18, 2022 in an ad: Adam Laxalt took “campaign cash” from drug companies “and used his office to block local attempts at holding one of the worst offenders accountable.” Jim Marchant stated on August 9, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon: “Here in Nevada, the DMV registers everybody (to vote) and so that means illegals. They don’t check.” Adam Laxalt stated on August 8, 2022 in a statement: The public health order Title 42 is "the last tool Border Patrol has to stop the overwhelming flood of illegal immigrants pouring into our country.” Catherine Cortez Masto stated on June 17, 2022 in an ad: "Adam Laxalt fought an investigation into the oil industry, then they funded his campaign." One Nation stated on July 16, 2022 in ads: Raphael Warnock and Catherine Cortez Masto “voted to allow hundreds of millions of dollars of COVID relief funds to be squandered” on leisure projects. Catherine Cortez Masto stated on June 14, 2022 in an ad: Adam Laxalt "wants to restrict" and "worked to limit access to birth control." Catherine Cortez Masto stated on June 14, 2022 in an ad: Adam Laxalt "supports eliminating Nevada's protections for legal abortions." Jesse Haw stated on February 2, 2022 in a Facebook ad: “Nevada ranks 50th in election integrity ratings.” Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Stunning report: nearly 15 million mail-in ballots were not counted in the 2020 election.” Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2020 in a tweet: “In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.” Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2020 in a tweet: "Big victory moments ago in the State of Nevada. The all Democrat County Commissioner race, on same ballot as President, just thrown out because of large scale voter discrepancy." Matt Schlapp stated on November 8, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: As an example of voter fraud, “we have literally 9,000 people who voted in this election (in Nevada) who don’t live in Nevada.” Nevada Republican Party stated on November 5, 2020 in a tweet: Republicans in Nevada found “at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud. ... Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from NV." Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Now that it’s even, Nevada decides to stop counting and is now not going to count anything until TOMORROW! What?!” Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2020 in a rally: “In Nevada, they want to have a thing where you don’t have to have any verification of the signature” on ballots. Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: More than 500,000 mail in ballots in Virginia and 200,000 in Nevada were sent to dead people or pets Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2016 in a campaign speech.: Says Nevadans will have a "double-digit hike in their Obamacare premiums for the year" and "10 of Nevada’s 16 counties will only have one Obamacare...exchange insurer" Joe Heck stated on October 25, 2016 in a political ad.: Says "Catherine Cortez Masto indicted (Brian Krolicki), who was an innocent man, in order to save Harry Reid's political career" Catherine Cortez Masto stated on October 14, 2016 in a Nevada U.S. Senate debate.: Says Joe Heck "voted to shut down the government." Lesley Cohen stated on September 24, 2016 in a political mail piece.: "It’s bad enough that (Stephen) Silberkraus appeared in a sexual fetish film where women were kidnapped from their homes and forced to live naked in kennels and trained to be pets. But when Silberkraus isn’t acting in films that degrade women, he’s stalking them in his personal time." Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 13, 2016 in a television ad: Says "Catherine Cortez Masto failed Nevada rape victims. While attorney general, thousands of rape kits were never sent for DNA analysis." LIBRE Initiative stated on September 13, 2016 in a digital ad: "Latinos in Nevada support Educational Savings Accounts, helping more than 450,000 students access better schools. But Catherine Cortez Masto is against it." Planned Parenthood Votes stated on September 7, 2016 in an ad: Nevada Republican Senate nominee "Joe Heck voted to criminalize abortion for rape victims." Catherine Cortez Masto stated on August 29, 2016 in a television ad: Says "Joe Heck voted 10 times to defund Planned Parenthood ... and Heck opposes a woman's right to choose, even when her health is at risk." Ruben Kihuen stated on August 15, 2016 in a press conference: "In Congress, (Cresent Hardy) voted to defund DACA." Jacky Rosen stated on May 25, 2016 in in an interview.: On the Iran nuclear deal AFSCME stated on August 10, 2016 in a television ad: "In Washington, Congressman Joe Heck supports privatizing (Social Security), turning our savings over to Wall Street and risking it on the stock market." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 2, 2016 in a television ad: "In Catherine Cortez Masto's last term as attorney general, Nevada murder went up 11 percent, robbery went up 28 percent, rape 51 percent. When Cortez Masto left office, Nevada ranked as America's third most dangerous state." Jacky Rosen stated on July 20, 2016 in a press release.: Says "Danny Tarkanian … wants to defund Planned Parenthood and would outlaw a woman's right to choose, even in cases of rape or incest."
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Jim Marchant stated on October 8, 2022 in a rally: “President Trump and I lost an election in 2020 because of a rigged election.” Catherine Cortez Masto stated on August 18, 2022 in an ad: Adam Laxalt took “campaign cash” from drug companies “and used his office to block local attempts at holding one of the worst offenders accountable.” Jim Marchant stated on August 9, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon: “Here in Nevada, the DMV registers everybody (to vote) and so that means illegals. They don’t check.” Adam Laxalt stated on August 8, 2022 in a statement: The public health order Title 42 is "the last tool Border Patrol has to stop the overwhelming flood of illegal immigrants pouring into our country.” Catherine Cortez Masto stated on June 17, 2022 in an ad: "Adam Laxalt fought an investigation into the oil industry, then they funded his campaign." One Nation stated on July 16, 2022 in ads: Raphael Warnock and Catherine Cortez Masto “voted to allow hundreds of millions of dollars of COVID relief funds to be squandered” on leisure projects. Catherine Cortez Masto stated on June 14, 2022 in an ad: Adam Laxalt "wants to restrict" and "worked to limit access to birth control." Catherine Cortez Masto stated on June 14, 2022 in an ad: Adam Laxalt "supports eliminating Nevada's protections for legal abortions." Jesse Haw stated on February 2, 2022 in a Facebook ad: “Nevada ranks 50th in election integrity ratings.” Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Stunning report: nearly 15 million mail-in ballots were not counted in the 2020 election.” Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2020 in a tweet: “In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.” Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2020 in a tweet: "Big victory moments ago in the State of Nevada. The all Democrat County Commissioner race, on same ballot as President, just thrown out because of large scale voter discrepancy." Matt Schlapp stated on November 8, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: As an example of voter fraud, “we have literally 9,000 people who voted in this election (in Nevada) who don’t live in Nevada.” Nevada Republican Party stated on November 5, 2020 in a tweet: Republicans in Nevada found “at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud. ... Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from NV." Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Now that it’s even, Nevada decides to stop counting and is now not going to count anything until TOMORROW! What?!” Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2020 in a rally: “In Nevada, they want to have a thing where you don’t have to have any verification of the signature” on ballots. Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: More than 500,000 mail in ballots in Virginia and 200,000 in Nevada were sent to dead people or pets Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2016 in a campaign speech.: Says Nevadans will have a "double-digit hike in their Obamacare premiums for the year" and "10 of Nevada’s 16 counties will only have one Obamacare...exchange insurer" Joe Heck stated on October 25, 2016 in a political ad.: Says "Catherine Cortez Masto indicted (Brian Krolicki), who was an innocent man, in order to save Harry Reid's political career" Catherine Cortez Masto stated on October 14, 2016 in a Nevada U.S. Senate debate.: Says Joe Heck "voted to shut down the government." Lesley Cohen stated on September 24, 2016 in a political mail piece.: "It’s bad enough that (Stephen) Silberkraus appeared in a sexual fetish film where women were kidnapped from their homes and forced to live naked in kennels and trained to be pets. But when Silberkraus isn’t acting in films that degrade women, he’s stalking them in his personal time." Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 13, 2016 in a television ad: Says "Catherine Cortez Masto failed Nevada rape victims. While attorney general, thousands of rape kits were never sent for DNA analysis." LIBRE Initiative stated on September 13, 2016 in a digital ad: "Latinos in Nevada support Educational Savings Accounts, helping more than 450,000 students access better schools. But Catherine Cortez Masto is against it." Planned Parenthood Votes stated on September 7, 2016 in an ad: Nevada Republican Senate nominee "Joe Heck voted to criminalize abortion for rape victims." Catherine Cortez Masto stated on August 29, 2016 in a television ad: Says "Joe Heck voted 10 times to defund Planned Parenthood ... and Heck opposes a woman's right to choose, even when her health is at risk." Ruben Kihuen stated on August 15, 2016 in a press conference: "In Congress, (Cresent Hardy) voted to defund DACA." Jacky Rosen stated on May 25, 2016 in in an interview.: On the Iran nuclear deal AFSCME stated on August 10, 2016 in a television ad: "In Washington, Congressman Joe Heck supports privatizing (Social Security), turning our savings over to Wall Street and risking it on the stock market." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 2, 2016 in a television ad: "In Catherine Cortez Masto's last term as attorney general, Nevada murder went up 11 percent, robbery went up 28 percent, rape 51 percent. When Cortez Masto left office, Nevada ranked as America's third most dangerous state." Jacky Rosen stated on July 20, 2016 in a press release.: Says "Danny Tarkanian … wants to defund Planned Parenthood and would outlaw a woman's right to choose, even in cases of rape or incest."
Jim Marchant stated on October 8, 2022 in a rally: “President Trump and I lost an election in 2020 because of a rigged election.”
Catherine Cortez Masto stated on August 18, 2022 in an ad: Adam Laxalt took “campaign cash” from drug companies “and used his office to block local attempts at holding one of the worst offenders accountable.”
Jim Marchant stated on August 9, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon: “Here in Nevada, the DMV registers everybody (to vote) and so that means illegals. They don’t check.”
Adam Laxalt stated on August 8, 2022 in a statement: The public health order Title 42 is "the last tool Border Patrol has to stop the overwhelming flood of illegal immigrants pouring into our country.”
Catherine Cortez Masto stated on June 17, 2022 in an ad: "Adam Laxalt fought an investigation into the oil industry, then they funded his campaign."
One Nation stated on July 16, 2022 in ads: Raphael Warnock and Catherine Cortez Masto “voted to allow hundreds of millions of dollars of COVID relief funds to be squandered” on leisure projects.
Catherine Cortez Masto stated on June 14, 2022 in an ad: Adam Laxalt "wants to restrict" and "worked to limit access to birth control."
Catherine Cortez Masto stated on June 14, 2022 in an ad: Adam Laxalt "supports eliminating Nevada's protections for legal abortions."
Jesse Haw stated on February 2, 2022 in a Facebook ad: “Nevada ranks 50th in election integrity ratings.”
Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Stunning report: nearly 15 million mail-in ballots were not counted in the 2020 election.”
Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2020 in a tweet: “In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.”
Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2020 in a tweet: "Big victory moments ago in the State of Nevada. The all Democrat County Commissioner race, on same ballot as President, just thrown out because of large scale voter discrepancy."
Matt Schlapp stated on November 8, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: As an example of voter fraud, “we have literally 9,000 people who voted in this election (in Nevada) who don’t live in Nevada.”
Nevada Republican Party stated on November 5, 2020 in a tweet: Republicans in Nevada found “at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud. ... Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from NV."
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Now that it’s even, Nevada decides to stop counting and is now not going to count anything until TOMORROW! What?!”
Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2020 in a rally: “In Nevada, they want to have a thing where you don’t have to have any verification of the signature” on ballots.
Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: More than 500,000 mail in ballots in Virginia and 200,000 in Nevada were sent to dead people or pets
Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2016 in a campaign speech.: Says Nevadans will have a "double-digit hike in their Obamacare premiums for the year" and "10 of Nevada’s 16 counties will only have one Obamacare...exchange insurer"
Joe Heck stated on October 25, 2016 in a political ad.: Says "Catherine Cortez Masto indicted (Brian Krolicki), who was an innocent man, in order to save Harry Reid's political career"
Catherine Cortez Masto stated on October 14, 2016 in a Nevada U.S. Senate debate.: Says Joe Heck "voted to shut down the government."
Lesley Cohen stated on September 24, 2016 in a political mail piece.: "It’s bad enough that (Stephen) Silberkraus appeared in a sexual fetish film where women were kidnapped from their homes and forced to live naked in kennels and trained to be pets. But when Silberkraus isn’t acting in films that degrade women, he’s stalking them in his personal time."
Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 13, 2016 in a television ad: Says "Catherine Cortez Masto failed Nevada rape victims. While attorney general, thousands of rape kits were never sent for DNA analysis."
LIBRE Initiative stated on September 13, 2016 in a digital ad: "Latinos in Nevada support Educational Savings Accounts, helping more than 450,000 students access better schools. But Catherine Cortez Masto is against it."
Planned Parenthood Votes stated on September 7, 2016 in an ad: Nevada Republican Senate nominee "Joe Heck voted to criminalize abortion for rape victims."
Catherine Cortez Masto stated on August 29, 2016 in a television ad: Says "Joe Heck voted 10 times to defund Planned Parenthood ... and Heck opposes a woman's right to choose, even when her health is at risk."
Ruben Kihuen stated on August 15, 2016 in a press conference: "In Congress, (Cresent Hardy) voted to defund DACA."
AFSCME stated on August 10, 2016 in a television ad: "In Washington, Congressman Joe Heck supports privatizing (Social Security), turning our savings over to Wall Street and risking it on the stock market."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 2, 2016 in a television ad: "In Catherine Cortez Masto's last term as attorney general, Nevada murder went up 11 percent, robbery went up 28 percent, rape 51 percent. When Cortez Masto left office, Nevada ranked as America's third most dangerous state."
Jacky Rosen stated on July 20, 2016 in a press release.: Says "Danny Tarkanian … wants to defund Planned Parenthood and would outlaw a woman's right to choose, even in cases of rape or incest."
