Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in States 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 Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on April 3, 2019 in a tweet: "FYI: the last statewide recount in WI was in 2016. After that recount, the vote margin changed by only 131 out of the 2.7 million votes cast." John Nygren stated on January 11, 2019 in a tweet: "Today, property taxes are lower than they were in 2010." Mike McCabe stated on July 6, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Minnesota is "imprisoning half as many people as Wisconsin, and yet our states have virtually identical crime rates." Travis Allen stated on March 8, 2018: "Homelessness has skyrocketed across California. We have the nation’s highest homelessness rate and the nation’s highest homeless population." JD Vance stated on December 31, 2017 in an interview on Face the Nation: Says "50 percent of venture capital goes to California. Most of the rest of it goes to New York and Massachusetts." Delaine Eastin stated on January 13, 2018 in a town hall : California is 41st in the nation in per pupil K-12 spending, but "No. 1 in per prisoner" spending. Missouri Department of Economic Development stated on October 19, 2017 in a proposal to Amazon.com: Among states, Missouri ranks "3rd (in) average yearly growth of high-tech industries." Colin Jost stated on October 7, 2017 in a Weekend Update report on NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Live": "There is a real law in Texas that says it’s illegal to own more than six dildos." Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: California taxes are "among the highest in the nation." Mike McCabe stated on May 21, 2017 in an interview: "When you look at all the state and local taxes we pay in Wisconsin, the wealthiest 1 percent pay the lowest overall tax rate." Charlie Geren stated on April 11, 2017 in a letter to WFAA-TV in Dallas: Says Texas House rules authorized by the Texas Constitution supersede the state law permitting anyone to record a public government meeting. Jay Chaudhuri stated on April 5, 2017 in an interview explaining his bill: Says the T.R.U.M.P. Act, which would force presidential candidates to release their tax returns to run in North Carolina, "has a lot of support – by a majority of North Carolinians and members of both parties." Greg Murphy stated on April 10, 2017 in a speech: "Every day, four North Carolinians die from a medication or drug overdose." Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on March 21, 2017 in a vote on HB 697: Says if a Florida bill (HB 697) punishing sanctuary cities becomes law "it will be the only law of its kind in the nation." Greg Abbott stated on January 31, 2017 in his State-of-the-State address: "Midland, Texas, now beats the San Francisco area in the percentage of jobs created by startups." Roy Cooper stated on January 19, 2017 in a speech to business leaders: Says North Carolinians are "already paying for" Medicaid expansion, even though the state hasn’t expanded Medicaid. Gary Johnson stated on September 4, 2016 in an interview: "Sixty percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana." Greg Abbott stated on August 30, 2016 in a tweet: "If Texas were a country our economy would rank # 10...in the WORLD." Duane Hall stated on August 23, 2016 in a tweet: North Carolina’s coast "is possibly the best place in (the) U.S. for an offshore windfarm." Common Cause stated on July 19, 2016 in an online video ad: "Half of all NC legislative candidates are unopposed because of gerrymandering." North Carolina Republican Party stated on July 19, 2016 in a roll call at the Republican National Convention: Says North Carolina is "home of the largest military installations in the world." Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We in Indiana have . . . the highest credit rating in the nation." Clay Aiken stated on June 12, 2016 in a posting on Twitter: "A gay man who survived #orlando hate crime can STILL show up to work in FL tomorrow and have his boss fire him simply because he is gay." Tom "Smitty" Smith stated on April 14, 2016 in a commentary published in the Austin American-Statesman: "Texas has 600,000 registered voters who don’t have the kind of photo ID needed to vote." Jerome Buting stated on April 11, 2016 in an interview: Wisconsin pays criminal defense lawyers who represent the indigent $40 per hour, "the lowest in the country." John Kasich stated on March 29, 2016 in an interview: Ten times, no Republican candidate for president had enough delegates to claim the nomination before the party’s convention, and seven of those times "somebody who was not the leader of delegates was selected as the nominee of the party." John Kasich stated on April 3, 2016 in an interview: "There are no rules governing" the 2016 Republican convention, "the rules have not been set." John Oliver stated on February 14, 2016 in a TV show: In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016. Scott Walker stated on January 19, 2016 in a speech: "According to the most recent report, Wisconsin’s high school graduation rates are also up again -- to third best in the country." State Public Service Announcement stated on December 28, 2015: By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving.
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Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on April 3, 2019 in a tweet: "FYI: the last statewide recount in WI was in 2016. After that recount, the vote margin changed by only 131 out of the 2.7 million votes cast." John Nygren stated on January 11, 2019 in a tweet: "Today, property taxes are lower than they were in 2010." Mike McCabe stated on July 6, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Minnesota is "imprisoning half as many people as Wisconsin, and yet our states have virtually identical crime rates." Travis Allen stated on March 8, 2018: "Homelessness has skyrocketed across California. We have the nation’s highest homelessness rate and the nation’s highest homeless population." JD Vance stated on December 31, 2017 in an interview on Face the Nation: Says "50 percent of venture capital goes to California. Most of the rest of it goes to New York and Massachusetts." Delaine Eastin stated on January 13, 2018 in a town hall : California is 41st in the nation in per pupil K-12 spending, but "No. 1 in per prisoner" spending. Missouri Department of Economic Development stated on October 19, 2017 in a proposal to Amazon.com: Among states, Missouri ranks "3rd (in) average yearly growth of high-tech industries." Colin Jost stated on October 7, 2017 in a Weekend Update report on NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Live": "There is a real law in Texas that says it’s illegal to own more than six dildos." Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: California taxes are "among the highest in the nation." Mike McCabe stated on May 21, 2017 in an interview: "When you look at all the state and local taxes we pay in Wisconsin, the wealthiest 1 percent pay the lowest overall tax rate." Charlie Geren stated on April 11, 2017 in a letter to WFAA-TV in Dallas: Says Texas House rules authorized by the Texas Constitution supersede the state law permitting anyone to record a public government meeting. Jay Chaudhuri stated on April 5, 2017 in an interview explaining his bill: Says the T.R.U.M.P. Act, which would force presidential candidates to release their tax returns to run in North Carolina, "has a lot of support – by a majority of North Carolinians and members of both parties." Greg Murphy stated on April 10, 2017 in a speech: "Every day, four North Carolinians die from a medication or drug overdose." Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on March 21, 2017 in a vote on HB 697: Says if a Florida bill (HB 697) punishing sanctuary cities becomes law "it will be the only law of its kind in the nation." Greg Abbott stated on January 31, 2017 in his State-of-the-State address: "Midland, Texas, now beats the San Francisco area in the percentage of jobs created by startups." Roy Cooper stated on January 19, 2017 in a speech to business leaders: Says North Carolinians are "already paying for" Medicaid expansion, even though the state hasn’t expanded Medicaid. Gary Johnson stated on September 4, 2016 in an interview: "Sixty percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana." Greg Abbott stated on August 30, 2016 in a tweet: "If Texas were a country our economy would rank # 10...in the WORLD." Duane Hall stated on August 23, 2016 in a tweet: North Carolina’s coast "is possibly the best place in (the) U.S. for an offshore windfarm." Common Cause stated on July 19, 2016 in an online video ad: "Half of all NC legislative candidates are unopposed because of gerrymandering." North Carolina Republican Party stated on July 19, 2016 in a roll call at the Republican National Convention: Says North Carolina is "home of the largest military installations in the world." Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We in Indiana have . . . the highest credit rating in the nation." Clay Aiken stated on June 12, 2016 in a posting on Twitter: "A gay man who survived #orlando hate crime can STILL show up to work in FL tomorrow and have his boss fire him simply because he is gay." Tom "Smitty" Smith stated on April 14, 2016 in a commentary published in the Austin American-Statesman: "Texas has 600,000 registered voters who don’t have the kind of photo ID needed to vote." Jerome Buting stated on April 11, 2016 in an interview: Wisconsin pays criminal defense lawyers who represent the indigent $40 per hour, "the lowest in the country." John Kasich stated on March 29, 2016 in an interview: Ten times, no Republican candidate for president had enough delegates to claim the nomination before the party’s convention, and seven of those times "somebody who was not the leader of delegates was selected as the nominee of the party." John Kasich stated on April 3, 2016 in an interview: "There are no rules governing" the 2016 Republican convention, "the rules have not been set." John Oliver stated on February 14, 2016 in a TV show: In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016. Scott Walker stated on January 19, 2016 in a speech: "According to the most recent report, Wisconsin’s high school graduation rates are also up again -- to third best in the country." State Public Service Announcement stated on December 28, 2015: By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving.
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on April 3, 2019 in a tweet: "FYI: the last statewide recount in WI was in 2016. After that recount, the vote margin changed by only 131 out of the 2.7 million votes cast."
John Nygren stated on January 11, 2019 in a tweet: "Today, property taxes are lower than they were in 2010."
Mike McCabe stated on July 6, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Minnesota is "imprisoning half as many people as Wisconsin, and yet our states have virtually identical crime rates."
Travis Allen stated on March 8, 2018: "Homelessness has skyrocketed across California. We have the nation’s highest homelessness rate and the nation’s highest homeless population."
JD Vance stated on December 31, 2017 in an interview on Face the Nation: Says "50 percent of venture capital goes to California. Most of the rest of it goes to New York and Massachusetts."
Delaine Eastin stated on January 13, 2018 in a town hall : California is 41st in the nation in per pupil K-12 spending, but "No. 1 in per prisoner" spending.
Missouri Department of Economic Development stated on October 19, 2017 in a proposal to Amazon.com: Among states, Missouri ranks "3rd (in) average yearly growth of high-tech industries."
Colin Jost stated on October 7, 2017 in a Weekend Update report on NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Live": "There is a real law in Texas that says it’s illegal to own more than six dildos."
Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: California taxes are "among the highest in the nation."
Mike McCabe stated on May 21, 2017 in an interview: "When you look at all the state and local taxes we pay in Wisconsin, the wealthiest 1 percent pay the lowest overall tax rate."
Charlie Geren stated on April 11, 2017 in a letter to WFAA-TV in Dallas: Says Texas House rules authorized by the Texas Constitution supersede the state law permitting anyone to record a public government meeting.
Jay Chaudhuri stated on April 5, 2017 in an interview explaining his bill: Says the T.R.U.M.P. Act, which would force presidential candidates to release their tax returns to run in North Carolina, "has a lot of support – by a majority of North Carolinians and members of both parties."
Greg Murphy stated on April 10, 2017 in a speech: "Every day, four North Carolinians die from a medication or drug overdose."
Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on March 21, 2017 in a vote on HB 697: Says if a Florida bill (HB 697) punishing sanctuary cities becomes law "it will be the only law of its kind in the nation."
Greg Abbott stated on January 31, 2017 in his State-of-the-State address: "Midland, Texas, now beats the San Francisco area in the percentage of jobs created by startups."
Roy Cooper stated on January 19, 2017 in a speech to business leaders: Says North Carolinians are "already paying for" Medicaid expansion, even though the state hasn’t expanded Medicaid.
Gary Johnson stated on September 4, 2016 in an interview: "Sixty percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana."
Greg Abbott stated on August 30, 2016 in a tweet: "If Texas were a country our economy would rank # 10...in the WORLD."
Duane Hall stated on August 23, 2016 in a tweet: North Carolina’s coast "is possibly the best place in (the) U.S. for an offshore windfarm."
Common Cause stated on July 19, 2016 in an online video ad: "Half of all NC legislative candidates are unopposed because of gerrymandering."
North Carolina Republican Party stated on July 19, 2016 in a roll call at the Republican National Convention: Says North Carolina is "home of the largest military installations in the world."
Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We in Indiana have . . . the highest credit rating in the nation."
Clay Aiken stated on June 12, 2016 in a posting on Twitter: "A gay man who survived #orlando hate crime can STILL show up to work in FL tomorrow and have his boss fire him simply because he is gay."
Tom "Smitty" Smith stated on April 14, 2016 in a commentary published in the Austin American-Statesman: "Texas has 600,000 registered voters who don’t have the kind of photo ID needed to vote."
Jerome Buting stated on April 11, 2016 in an interview: Wisconsin pays criminal defense lawyers who represent the indigent $40 per hour, "the lowest in the country."
John Kasich stated on March 29, 2016 in an interview: Ten times, no Republican candidate for president had enough delegates to claim the nomination before the party’s convention, and seven of those times "somebody who was not the leader of delegates was selected as the nominee of the party."
John Kasich stated on April 3, 2016 in an interview: "There are no rules governing" the 2016 Republican convention, "the rules have not been set."
John Oliver stated on February 14, 2016 in a TV show: In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016.
Scott Walker stated on January 19, 2016 in a speech: "According to the most recent report, Wisconsin’s high school graduation rates are also up again -- to third best in the country."
State Public Service Announcement stated on December 28, 2015: By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving.
