Latest Fact-checks in Public Safety 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 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 29, 2025 in a town hall event: DARPA is spraying the skies with chemicals that are in jet fuel. Ashley Moody stated on January 30, 2025 in a hearing: The National Human Trafficking Hotline “in the last four years decided that they would no longer report tips to law enforcement, that they would take a more victim-centered approach.” Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: New Jersey drones are searching for missing radioactive material. Dave McCormick stated on October 15, 2024 in a debate: Sen. Bob Casey "has voted in lockstep with his liberal party to defund the police." Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2024 in a social media post: Photos that show lists of school names are “school shooting lists.” Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2024 in a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota: During the 2020 Minnesota riots after George Floyd’s murder, Gov. Tim Walz didn’t call in the National Guard, “so, I sent in the National Guard to save Minneapolis.” Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2024 in a video posted on Facebook.: The Oklahoma National Guard’s assistance for the April 8 eclipse signals something “bigger.” Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2024 in Facebook reel: Emergency officials warn to “stock up on food, water, and fuel ahead of the eclipse.” Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Patent shows 5G towers are used for brainwashing. Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Two pipeline workers in the Chicago area were given fentanyl-laced water bottles. Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post: 30 tons of lost ammonium nitrate on a California-bound train suggest an orchestrated conspiracy. Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2023 in a speech in New York: "The Republican plan would cut federal law enforcement officers — 30,000 — including 11,000 FBI agents, 2,000 border agents, DEA agents, and so on." Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Tropas estadounidenses se preparan para “una pandemia zombies”. Instagram posts stated on April 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: "Healthy pilots are suffering from myocarditis and dropping dead on flights” because of the COVID-19 vaccines. Glen Sturtevant stated on March 16, 2023 in a candidate's forum: On red flag laws. Jim Jordan stated on January 29, 2023 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": "I got a list of 20 jurisdictions that defunded the police to the tune of over $1 billion total." Levar Stoney stated on October 26, 2022 in a news conference.: “I don’t get involved in the hiring and firing of police chiefs.” Kathy Hochul stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech: New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%. Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2022 in Facebook post: “With the combined salary of the 87,000 new IRS Agents ($81,456 average annual salary), you could put a police officer ($55,117) in every public school in the nation (97,568) and still have 31,007 police officers or $1,709,012,819 left over.” National Republican Congressional Committee stated on July 18, 2022 in a blog.: “Abigail Spanberger is raking in thousands from defund the police groups because she supports defunding the police.” Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: "A Jackson, Tennessee, employee passed out this morning from handling a dollar bill with fentanyl on it." Marco Rubio stated on July 19, 2022 in a campaign ad: Val Demings "called abolishing the police 'thoughtful.'" Viral image stated on July 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: George Floyd and COVID-19 “never existed.” Rob Astorino stated on June 13, 2022 in a debate: “We’ve got a parole board right now that has released 20 cop killers in the last two years under Hochul.” Van Wanggaard stated on June 5, 2022 in TV interview: Waiting periods for gun purchases may not make a difference, because "If somebody's decided that they're gonna take their life, they're gonna take their life." X posts stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged. Ron Johnson stated on May 11, 2022 in News release: In the immediate wake of a fire and vandalism at the Madison headquarters of an anti-abortion group, Democrats had not condemned “activists who are engaging in this repugnant illegal activity.” Ted Cruz stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.” Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on May 2, 2022 in Newsletter: On Gov. Tony “Evers’ watch…the efficiency of the state crime lab has plummeted.” Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.: "When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled."
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 29, 2025 in a town hall event: DARPA is spraying the skies with chemicals that are in jet fuel. Ashley Moody stated on January 30, 2025 in a hearing: The National Human Trafficking Hotline “in the last four years decided that they would no longer report tips to law enforcement, that they would take a more victim-centered approach.” Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: New Jersey drones are searching for missing radioactive material. Dave McCormick stated on October 15, 2024 in a debate: Sen. Bob Casey "has voted in lockstep with his liberal party to defund the police." Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2024 in a social media post: Photos that show lists of school names are “school shooting lists.” Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2024 in a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota: During the 2020 Minnesota riots after George Floyd’s murder, Gov. Tim Walz didn’t call in the National Guard, “so, I sent in the National Guard to save Minneapolis.” Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2024 in a video posted on Facebook.: The Oklahoma National Guard’s assistance for the April 8 eclipse signals something “bigger.” Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2024 in Facebook reel: Emergency officials warn to “stock up on food, water, and fuel ahead of the eclipse.” Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Patent shows 5G towers are used for brainwashing. Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Two pipeline workers in the Chicago area were given fentanyl-laced water bottles. Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post: 30 tons of lost ammonium nitrate on a California-bound train suggest an orchestrated conspiracy. Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2023 in a speech in New York: "The Republican plan would cut federal law enforcement officers — 30,000 — including 11,000 FBI agents, 2,000 border agents, DEA agents, and so on." Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Tropas estadounidenses se preparan para “una pandemia zombies”. Instagram posts stated on April 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: "Healthy pilots are suffering from myocarditis and dropping dead on flights” because of the COVID-19 vaccines. Glen Sturtevant stated on March 16, 2023 in a candidate's forum: On red flag laws. Jim Jordan stated on January 29, 2023 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": "I got a list of 20 jurisdictions that defunded the police to the tune of over $1 billion total." Levar Stoney stated on October 26, 2022 in a news conference.: “I don’t get involved in the hiring and firing of police chiefs.” Kathy Hochul stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech: New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%. Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2022 in Facebook post: “With the combined salary of the 87,000 new IRS Agents ($81,456 average annual salary), you could put a police officer ($55,117) in every public school in the nation (97,568) and still have 31,007 police officers or $1,709,012,819 left over.” National Republican Congressional Committee stated on July 18, 2022 in a blog.: “Abigail Spanberger is raking in thousands from defund the police groups because she supports defunding the police.” Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: "A Jackson, Tennessee, employee passed out this morning from handling a dollar bill with fentanyl on it." Marco Rubio stated on July 19, 2022 in a campaign ad: Val Demings "called abolishing the police 'thoughtful.'" Viral image stated on July 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: George Floyd and COVID-19 “never existed.” Rob Astorino stated on June 13, 2022 in a debate: “We’ve got a parole board right now that has released 20 cop killers in the last two years under Hochul.” Van Wanggaard stated on June 5, 2022 in TV interview: Waiting periods for gun purchases may not make a difference, because "If somebody's decided that they're gonna take their life, they're gonna take their life." X posts stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged. Ron Johnson stated on May 11, 2022 in News release: In the immediate wake of a fire and vandalism at the Madison headquarters of an anti-abortion group, Democrats had not condemned “activists who are engaging in this repugnant illegal activity.” Ted Cruz stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.” Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on May 2, 2022 in Newsletter: On Gov. Tony “Evers’ watch…the efficiency of the state crime lab has plummeted.” Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.: "When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 29, 2025 in a town hall event: DARPA is spraying the skies with chemicals that are in jet fuel.
Ashley Moody stated on January 30, 2025 in a hearing: The National Human Trafficking Hotline “in the last four years decided that they would no longer report tips to law enforcement, that they would take a more victim-centered approach.”
Instagram posts stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: New Jersey drones are searching for missing radioactive material.
Dave McCormick stated on October 15, 2024 in a debate: Sen. Bob Casey "has voted in lockstep with his liberal party to defund the police."
Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2024 in a social media post: Photos that show lists of school names are “school shooting lists.”
Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2024 in a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota: During the 2020 Minnesota riots after George Floyd’s murder, Gov. Tim Walz didn’t call in the National Guard, “so, I sent in the National Guard to save Minneapolis.”
Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2024 in a video posted on Facebook.: The Oklahoma National Guard’s assistance for the April 8 eclipse signals something “bigger.”
Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2024 in Facebook reel: Emergency officials warn to “stock up on food, water, and fuel ahead of the eclipse.”
Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Patent shows 5G towers are used for brainwashing.
Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Two pipeline workers in the Chicago area were given fentanyl-laced water bottles.
Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post: 30 tons of lost ammonium nitrate on a California-bound train suggest an orchestrated conspiracy.
Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2023 in a speech in New York: "The Republican plan would cut federal law enforcement officers — 30,000 — including 11,000 FBI agents, 2,000 border agents, DEA agents, and so on."
Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Tropas estadounidenses se preparan para “una pandemia zombies”.
Instagram posts stated on April 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: "Healthy pilots are suffering from myocarditis and dropping dead on flights” because of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Jim Jordan stated on January 29, 2023 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": "I got a list of 20 jurisdictions that defunded the police to the tune of over $1 billion total."
Levar Stoney stated on October 26, 2022 in a news conference.: “I don’t get involved in the hiring and firing of police chiefs.”
Kathy Hochul stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech: New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%.
Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2022 in Facebook post: “With the combined salary of the 87,000 new IRS Agents ($81,456 average annual salary), you could put a police officer ($55,117) in every public school in the nation (97,568) and still have 31,007 police officers or $1,709,012,819 left over.”
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on July 18, 2022 in a blog.: “Abigail Spanberger is raking in thousands from defund the police groups because she supports defunding the police.”
Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: "A Jackson, Tennessee, employee passed out this morning from handling a dollar bill with fentanyl on it."
Marco Rubio stated on July 19, 2022 in a campaign ad: Val Demings "called abolishing the police 'thoughtful.'"
Rob Astorino stated on June 13, 2022 in a debate: “We’ve got a parole board right now that has released 20 cop killers in the last two years under Hochul.”
Van Wanggaard stated on June 5, 2022 in TV interview: Waiting periods for gun purchases may not make a difference, because "If somebody's decided that they're gonna take their life, they're gonna take their life."
X posts stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged.
Ron Johnson stated on May 11, 2022 in News release: In the immediate wake of a fire and vandalism at the Madison headquarters of an anti-abortion group, Democrats had not condemned “activists who are engaging in this repugnant illegal activity.”
Ted Cruz stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.”
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on May 2, 2022 in Newsletter: On Gov. Tony “Evers’ watch…the efficiency of the state crime lab has plummeted.”
Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.: "When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled."