Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Supreme Court Ron DeSantis stated on June 29, 2023 in a tweet: Donald Trump is an “affirmative action advocate.” Instagram posts stated on June 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: "The Supreme Court ruled that border agents can enter anyone’s home within a 100-mile radius of the border without a warrant for any reason and federal courts cannot do anything about it." Candace Owens stated on May 3, 2022 in a tweet: “79% of Planned Parenthood clinics are in minority neighborhoods. This is not by accident. That is by its founder, Margaret Sanger's, eugenicist design." Lars Larson stated on March 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Judge Jackson doesn’t think perverts should have to register (as sex offenders). She says it ‘stigmatizes’ THEM.” Josh Hawley stated on March 21, 2022 in an op-ed: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson “gave child porn offenders sentences below the guidelines and below what the prosecutors were requesting,” showing she is “soft on child pornography offenders.” Marsha Blackburn stated on March 21, 2022 in a Senate judiciary committee hearing: At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson advocated that “each and every criminal defendant in D.C. Corrections custody should be released.” Republican National Committee stated on January 27, 2022 in a tweet: "BIDEN: 'I'm not gonna take any questions because I think it's inappropriate.'" GOP Daily Brief stated on November 23, 2020 in a story: “Supreme Court Shakes Up 2020 Election, Assigns Conservatives To Swing State Circuit Courts.” Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Biden said, "The day after I’m elected I will let you know what I stand for, bc if I tell you now it will be all over the news." Daniel Kelly stated on March 8, 2020 in a TV interview: Says a Marquette professor called him a "maverick" and found no correlation between his opinions and conservative background. North Carolina Republican Party stated on February 12, 2019 in a press release: Says replacing NC Supreme Court Chief Justice with most experienced justice is a "longstanding, nonpartisan tradition." Kelda Helen Roys stated on July 19, 2018 in a TV ad: "In Wisconsin, abortion is still a crime." Bernie Sanders stated on July 10, 2018 in Facebook post: Says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion that a president "may decline to enforce a statute . . . when the president deems the statute unconstitutional" is "contrary to 200 years of Supreme Court precedent." Andrew Napolitano stated on July 10, 2018 in an interview on "Fox and Friends.": Says Brett Kavanaugh is "pro-Obamacare." Chris Murphy stated on July 9, 2018 in a tweet: On assault weapons, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s position is "way out of the judicial mainstream, far to the right of even late Justice Scalia." Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: "If Joe Manchin had his way, Judge Gorsuch never would have been able to get a vote." Maggie Hassan stated on March 28, 2017 in a letter: Says there is a "traditional 60-vote threshold for confirming Supreme Court nominees." Nancy Pelosi stated on January 31, 2017 in a CNN town hall: Says Neil Gorsuch "comes down on the side of felons over gun safety." Ted Cruz stated on October 26, 2016 in a rally for a Colorado U.S. Senate nominee: "There is long historical precedent for a Supreme Court with fewer justices." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in the presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Says "no, you’re wrong," responding to the assertion that stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York. Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2016: Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists." Mark Herring stated on March 10, 2016 in a letter: "Every (U.S. Supreme Court) nominee since 1875 has received a nomination hearing." New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on February 16, 2016 in a press release: Blocking a U.S. Supreme Court nomination during the remaining months of President Obama’s term "would leave the nation’s highest court with an unprecedented year-long vacancy." Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in on ABC's "This Week": Says "the one person (Donald Trump) has suggested that would make a good justice is his sister, who is a court of appeals judge appointed by Bill Clinton. She is a hardcore pro-abortion liberal judge." Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2016 in a debate in Greenville, S.C.: "It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice." Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2015 in a campaign proposal: Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions." David Ralston stated on July 13, 2015 in an interview: There is debate among constitutional scholars about whether the First Amendment will continue to protect faith leaders from being forced to perform marriages against their religious beliefs. Rafael Cruz stated on July 31, 2015 in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman: "Prior to 1962, everybody prayed before school started," and "the Bible was the principal textbook in all schools." Ted Cruz stated on June 28, 2015 in an interview with NPR News: Says states not directly involved in the gay marriage lawsuits that reached the Supreme Court "are not bound" by the court’s ruling. Ted Cruz stated on June 29, 2015 in an interview on NPR: The Supreme Court’s views "are radically out of step with public opinion" regarding its decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.
Ron DeSantis stated on June 29, 2023 in a tweet: Donald Trump is an “affirmative action advocate.” Instagram posts stated on June 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: "The Supreme Court ruled that border agents can enter anyone’s home within a 100-mile radius of the border without a warrant for any reason and federal courts cannot do anything about it." Candace Owens stated on May 3, 2022 in a tweet: “79% of Planned Parenthood clinics are in minority neighborhoods. This is not by accident. That is by its founder, Margaret Sanger's, eugenicist design." Lars Larson stated on March 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Judge Jackson doesn’t think perverts should have to register (as sex offenders). She says it ‘stigmatizes’ THEM.” Josh Hawley stated on March 21, 2022 in an op-ed: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson “gave child porn offenders sentences below the guidelines and below what the prosecutors were requesting,” showing she is “soft on child pornography offenders.” Marsha Blackburn stated on March 21, 2022 in a Senate judiciary committee hearing: At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson advocated that “each and every criminal defendant in D.C. Corrections custody should be released.” Republican National Committee stated on January 27, 2022 in a tweet: "BIDEN: 'I'm not gonna take any questions because I think it's inappropriate.'" GOP Daily Brief stated on November 23, 2020 in a story: “Supreme Court Shakes Up 2020 Election, Assigns Conservatives To Swing State Circuit Courts.” Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Biden said, "The day after I’m elected I will let you know what I stand for, bc if I tell you now it will be all over the news." Daniel Kelly stated on March 8, 2020 in a TV interview: Says a Marquette professor called him a "maverick" and found no correlation between his opinions and conservative background. North Carolina Republican Party stated on February 12, 2019 in a press release: Says replacing NC Supreme Court Chief Justice with most experienced justice is a "longstanding, nonpartisan tradition." Kelda Helen Roys stated on July 19, 2018 in a TV ad: "In Wisconsin, abortion is still a crime." Bernie Sanders stated on July 10, 2018 in Facebook post: Says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion that a president "may decline to enforce a statute . . . when the president deems the statute unconstitutional" is "contrary to 200 years of Supreme Court precedent." Andrew Napolitano stated on July 10, 2018 in an interview on "Fox and Friends.": Says Brett Kavanaugh is "pro-Obamacare." Chris Murphy stated on July 9, 2018 in a tweet: On assault weapons, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s position is "way out of the judicial mainstream, far to the right of even late Justice Scalia." Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: "If Joe Manchin had his way, Judge Gorsuch never would have been able to get a vote." Maggie Hassan stated on March 28, 2017 in a letter: Says there is a "traditional 60-vote threshold for confirming Supreme Court nominees." Nancy Pelosi stated on January 31, 2017 in a CNN town hall: Says Neil Gorsuch "comes down on the side of felons over gun safety." Ted Cruz stated on October 26, 2016 in a rally for a Colorado U.S. Senate nominee: "There is long historical precedent for a Supreme Court with fewer justices." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in the presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Says "no, you’re wrong," responding to the assertion that stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York. Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2016: Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists." Mark Herring stated on March 10, 2016 in a letter: "Every (U.S. Supreme Court) nominee since 1875 has received a nomination hearing." New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on February 16, 2016 in a press release: Blocking a U.S. Supreme Court nomination during the remaining months of President Obama’s term "would leave the nation’s highest court with an unprecedented year-long vacancy." Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in on ABC's "This Week": Says "the one person (Donald Trump) has suggested that would make a good justice is his sister, who is a court of appeals judge appointed by Bill Clinton. She is a hardcore pro-abortion liberal judge." Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2016 in a debate in Greenville, S.C.: "It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice." Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2015 in a campaign proposal: Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions." David Ralston stated on July 13, 2015 in an interview: There is debate among constitutional scholars about whether the First Amendment will continue to protect faith leaders from being forced to perform marriages against their religious beliefs. Rafael Cruz stated on July 31, 2015 in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman: "Prior to 1962, everybody prayed before school started," and "the Bible was the principal textbook in all schools." Ted Cruz stated on June 28, 2015 in an interview with NPR News: Says states not directly involved in the gay marriage lawsuits that reached the Supreme Court "are not bound" by the court’s ruling. Ted Cruz stated on June 29, 2015 in an interview on NPR: The Supreme Court’s views "are radically out of step with public opinion" regarding its decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.
Instagram posts stated on June 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: "The Supreme Court ruled that border agents can enter anyone’s home within a 100-mile radius of the border without a warrant for any reason and federal courts cannot do anything about it."
Candace Owens stated on May 3, 2022 in a tweet: “79% of Planned Parenthood clinics are in minority neighborhoods. This is not by accident. That is by its founder, Margaret Sanger's, eugenicist design."
Lars Larson stated on March 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Judge Jackson doesn’t think perverts should have to register (as sex offenders). She says it ‘stigmatizes’ THEM.”
Josh Hawley stated on March 21, 2022 in an op-ed: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson “gave child porn offenders sentences below the guidelines and below what the prosecutors were requesting,” showing she is “soft on child pornography offenders.”
Marsha Blackburn stated on March 21, 2022 in a Senate judiciary committee hearing: At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson advocated that “each and every criminal defendant in D.C. Corrections custody should be released.”
Republican National Committee stated on January 27, 2022 in a tweet: "BIDEN: 'I'm not gonna take any questions because I think it's inappropriate.'"
GOP Daily Brief stated on November 23, 2020 in a story: “Supreme Court Shakes Up 2020 Election, Assigns Conservatives To Swing State Circuit Courts.”
Facebook posts stated on October 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Biden said, "The day after I’m elected I will let you know what I stand for, bc if I tell you now it will be all over the news."
Daniel Kelly stated on March 8, 2020 in a TV interview: Says a Marquette professor called him a "maverick" and found no correlation between his opinions and conservative background.
North Carolina Republican Party stated on February 12, 2019 in a press release: Says replacing NC Supreme Court Chief Justice with most experienced justice is a "longstanding, nonpartisan tradition."
Bernie Sanders stated on July 10, 2018 in Facebook post: Says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion that a president "may decline to enforce a statute . . . when the president deems the statute unconstitutional" is "contrary to 200 years of Supreme Court precedent."
Andrew Napolitano stated on July 10, 2018 in an interview on "Fox and Friends.": Says Brett Kavanaugh is "pro-Obamacare."
Chris Murphy stated on July 9, 2018 in a tweet: On assault weapons, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s position is "way out of the judicial mainstream, far to the right of even late Justice Scalia."
Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: "If Joe Manchin had his way, Judge Gorsuch never would have been able to get a vote."
Maggie Hassan stated on March 28, 2017 in a letter: Says there is a "traditional 60-vote threshold for confirming Supreme Court nominees."
Nancy Pelosi stated on January 31, 2017 in a CNN town hall: Says Neil Gorsuch "comes down on the side of felons over gun safety."
Ted Cruz stated on October 26, 2016 in a rally for a Colorado U.S. Senate nominee: "There is long historical precedent for a Supreme Court with fewer justices."
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in the presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Says "no, you’re wrong," responding to the assertion that stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York.
Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2016: Says Merrick Garland "authored an opinion that resulted in the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay prisoners who were part of a group of violent Islamist extremists the State Department had designated as terrorists."
Mark Herring stated on March 10, 2016 in a letter: "Every (U.S. Supreme Court) nominee since 1875 has received a nomination hearing."
New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on February 16, 2016 in a press release: Blocking a U.S. Supreme Court nomination during the remaining months of President Obama’s term "would leave the nation’s highest court with an unprecedented year-long vacancy."
Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in on ABC's "This Week": Says "the one person (Donald Trump) has suggested that would make a good justice is his sister, who is a court of appeals judge appointed by Bill Clinton. She is a hardcore pro-abortion liberal judge."
Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2016 in a debate in Greenville, S.C.: "It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice."
Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2015 in a campaign proposal: Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions."
David Ralston stated on July 13, 2015 in an interview: There is debate among constitutional scholars about whether the First Amendment will continue to protect faith leaders from being forced to perform marriages against their religious beliefs.
Rafael Cruz stated on July 31, 2015 in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman: "Prior to 1962, everybody prayed before school started," and "the Bible was the principal textbook in all schools."
Ted Cruz stated on June 28, 2015 in an interview with NPR News: Says states not directly involved in the gay marriage lawsuits that reached the Supreme Court "are not bound" by the court’s ruling.
Ted Cruz stated on June 29, 2015 in an interview on NPR: The Supreme Court’s views "are radically out of step with public opinion" regarding its decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.