Latest Fact-checks in National 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 Donald Trump stated on February 29, 2020 in a speech at CPAC: Says the media cut out his request of Russian hackers to find Hillary Clinton’s emails “right at the end so that you don’t see the laughter, the joke.” Committee to Defend the President stated on February 25, 2020 in a television ad attacking Joe Biden: Says Obama said black people have the "worst jobs, the worst housing" and face rampant police brutality, "but when so-called black committeemen came around election time we’d all line up and vote the straight Democratic ticket, sell our souls for a Christmas turkey." Tim O'Brien stated on February 25, 2020 in a CNN interview: Says Bernie Sanders has said “things like women get cancer from having too many orgasms, or toddlers should run around naked and touch each others' genitals to insulate themselves from porn … He's written about women's rape fantasies." Gavin Newsom stated on February 19, 2020 in a State of the State Address: "Back in 2005, when we did that first point-in-time count, there were over 188,000 thousand people that were deemed homeless in the state of California. … That’s 35,000 more than we have today.” Amy Klobuchar stated on February 20, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: “The majority of hunters now want universal background checks, the majority of Trump voters.” Bernie Sanders stated on February 15, 2020 in a speech in Nevada: Says Mike Bloomberg is “a candidate who in 2015 stated, and I quote: ‘I, for example, am not in favor, have never been in favor of raising the minimum wage.’” Bloggers stated on October 18, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Elizabeth Warren, asked about the Mollie Tibbetts murder, said “I know this is hard for her family, but they have to remember that we need to focus on real problems, like illegal immigrants not being able to see their kids.” Facebook posts stated on February 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a teenage Pete Buttigieg was arrested in the late 1990s for killing dogs. Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: “Trump’s daughter works at the White House. Her husband works at the White House. Rudy’s son works at the White House. Barr’s son-in-law works at the White House. Barr’s daughter works at Treasury. Trump’s sons do foreign business. Trump’s daughter is getting Chinese patents and Saudi grants.” Bloggers stated on February 6, 2020 in a story: Says with his guilty impeachment vote, Senator Mitt Romney “could be removed from office.” Donald Trump stated on February 7, 2020 in a comment to reporters: "I thought it was a terrible thing when (Nancy Pelosi) ripped up the speech. First of all, it's an official document. You're not allowed. It's illegal what she did. She broke the law." Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in the State of the Union: “Under my administration, 7 million Americans have come off of food stamps, and 10 million people have been lifted off of welfare.” Cory Booker stated on January 9, 2020 in public comments: National polls have “never predicted who will be president from our party. Carter was in the single digits a few months before caucuses. Bill Clinton was. Obama — 20 points behind in the national polls roughly.” Charlie Kirk stated on February 4, 2020 in a tweet: "Nancy Pelosi may have just committed a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2071, Section 2071 (a) when she ripped up President Trump’s State of the Union address. This violation is punishable by up to three years in prison.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in the State of the Union: “I have also overseen historic funding increases for high-quality child care, enabling 17 states to help more children, many of which have reduced or eliminated their waitlists altogether.” Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2020 in an interview on Fox News: “Cory Booker and all these people couldn't get any of the things that (Michael) Bloomberg's getting now" with respect to DNC debate rules. Mike Pompeo stated on January 24, 2020 in an NPR interview: When asked if he’s defended former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, "I've defended every single person on this team." Pete Buttigieg stated on January 26, 2020 in a Fox News town hall in Des Moines: "More than 80% of Republicans think we ought to at least be doing universal background checks." Jay Sekulow stated on January 22, 2020 in the Senate impeachment trial: Says President Donald Trump’s hold on Ukraine aid was like when "the Obama administration withheld $585 million of promised aid to Egypt in 2013 ... (and within the fiscal year) they didn't have to disclose the halt to anyone." Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2020 in a tweet: "The Democrat controlled House never even asked John Bolton to testify." Andrew Yang stated on January 23, 2020 in a town hall in Muscatine, Iowa: "Right now 5% of Americans donate to candidates." Paul Maner stated on January 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jordan Davis, son of Georgia Congresswoman Lucy McBath, was killed in "a drug deal gone bad." Pat Cipollone stated on January 21, 2020 in remarks in the Senate impeachment trial: "Not even (House Intelligence Chairman Adam) Schiff’s Republican colleagues were allowed into the SCIF" during the House impeachment investigation. Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a campaign speech: Says Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani "was a designated terrorist by President Obama, who didn't do anything about it." Elizabeth Warren stated on January 14, 2020 in a debate: "Look at the men on this stage. Collectively, they have lost 10 elections. The only people on this stage who have won every single election that they’ve been in are the women, Amy and me." Donald Trump stated on January 8, 2020 in a White House address: "The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion." Islamic Republic News Agency stated on January 7, 2020 in a tweet: Says photo shows U.S. planes on fire after Iranian missile strikes in Iraq. Bernie Sanders stated on January 7, 2020 in newsletter from the Bernie Sanders campaign: "In 2018, Biden lauded Paul Ryan for proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare." Mike Pence stated on January 3, 2020 in a tweet: Says Qassem Soleimani "assisted in the clandestine travel to Afghanistan of 10 of the 12 terrorists who carried out the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States." Nikki Haley stated on January 6, 2020 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Says the Democratic leadership and presidential candidates "are mourning the loss of (Qassem) Soleimani"
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Donald Trump stated on February 29, 2020 in a speech at CPAC: Says the media cut out his request of Russian hackers to find Hillary Clinton’s emails “right at the end so that you don’t see the laughter, the joke.” Committee to Defend the President stated on February 25, 2020 in a television ad attacking Joe Biden: Says Obama said black people have the "worst jobs, the worst housing" and face rampant police brutality, "but when so-called black committeemen came around election time we’d all line up and vote the straight Democratic ticket, sell our souls for a Christmas turkey." Tim O'Brien stated on February 25, 2020 in a CNN interview: Says Bernie Sanders has said “things like women get cancer from having too many orgasms, or toddlers should run around naked and touch each others' genitals to insulate themselves from porn … He's written about women's rape fantasies." Gavin Newsom stated on February 19, 2020 in a State of the State Address: "Back in 2005, when we did that first point-in-time count, there were over 188,000 thousand people that were deemed homeless in the state of California. … That’s 35,000 more than we have today.” Amy Klobuchar stated on February 20, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: “The majority of hunters now want universal background checks, the majority of Trump voters.” Bernie Sanders stated on February 15, 2020 in a speech in Nevada: Says Mike Bloomberg is “a candidate who in 2015 stated, and I quote: ‘I, for example, am not in favor, have never been in favor of raising the minimum wage.’” Bloggers stated on October 18, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Elizabeth Warren, asked about the Mollie Tibbetts murder, said “I know this is hard for her family, but they have to remember that we need to focus on real problems, like illegal immigrants not being able to see their kids.” Facebook posts stated on February 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a teenage Pete Buttigieg was arrested in the late 1990s for killing dogs. Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: “Trump’s daughter works at the White House. Her husband works at the White House. Rudy’s son works at the White House. Barr’s son-in-law works at the White House. Barr’s daughter works at Treasury. Trump’s sons do foreign business. Trump’s daughter is getting Chinese patents and Saudi grants.” Bloggers stated on February 6, 2020 in a story: Says with his guilty impeachment vote, Senator Mitt Romney “could be removed from office.” Donald Trump stated on February 7, 2020 in a comment to reporters: "I thought it was a terrible thing when (Nancy Pelosi) ripped up the speech. First of all, it's an official document. You're not allowed. It's illegal what she did. She broke the law." Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in the State of the Union: “Under my administration, 7 million Americans have come off of food stamps, and 10 million people have been lifted off of welfare.” Cory Booker stated on January 9, 2020 in public comments: National polls have “never predicted who will be president from our party. Carter was in the single digits a few months before caucuses. Bill Clinton was. Obama — 20 points behind in the national polls roughly.” Charlie Kirk stated on February 4, 2020 in a tweet: "Nancy Pelosi may have just committed a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2071, Section 2071 (a) when she ripped up President Trump’s State of the Union address. This violation is punishable by up to three years in prison.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in the State of the Union: “I have also overseen historic funding increases for high-quality child care, enabling 17 states to help more children, many of which have reduced or eliminated their waitlists altogether.” Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2020 in an interview on Fox News: “Cory Booker and all these people couldn't get any of the things that (Michael) Bloomberg's getting now" with respect to DNC debate rules. Mike Pompeo stated on January 24, 2020 in an NPR interview: When asked if he’s defended former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, "I've defended every single person on this team." Pete Buttigieg stated on January 26, 2020 in a Fox News town hall in Des Moines: "More than 80% of Republicans think we ought to at least be doing universal background checks." Jay Sekulow stated on January 22, 2020 in the Senate impeachment trial: Says President Donald Trump’s hold on Ukraine aid was like when "the Obama administration withheld $585 million of promised aid to Egypt in 2013 ... (and within the fiscal year) they didn't have to disclose the halt to anyone." Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2020 in a tweet: "The Democrat controlled House never even asked John Bolton to testify." Andrew Yang stated on January 23, 2020 in a town hall in Muscatine, Iowa: "Right now 5% of Americans donate to candidates." Paul Maner stated on January 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jordan Davis, son of Georgia Congresswoman Lucy McBath, was killed in "a drug deal gone bad." Pat Cipollone stated on January 21, 2020 in remarks in the Senate impeachment trial: "Not even (House Intelligence Chairman Adam) Schiff’s Republican colleagues were allowed into the SCIF" during the House impeachment investigation. Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a campaign speech: Says Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani "was a designated terrorist by President Obama, who didn't do anything about it." Elizabeth Warren stated on January 14, 2020 in a debate: "Look at the men on this stage. Collectively, they have lost 10 elections. The only people on this stage who have won every single election that they’ve been in are the women, Amy and me." Donald Trump stated on January 8, 2020 in a White House address: "The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion." Islamic Republic News Agency stated on January 7, 2020 in a tweet: Says photo shows U.S. planes on fire after Iranian missile strikes in Iraq. Bernie Sanders stated on January 7, 2020 in newsletter from the Bernie Sanders campaign: "In 2018, Biden lauded Paul Ryan for proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare." Mike Pence stated on January 3, 2020 in a tweet: Says Qassem Soleimani "assisted in the clandestine travel to Afghanistan of 10 of the 12 terrorists who carried out the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States." Nikki Haley stated on January 6, 2020 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Says the Democratic leadership and presidential candidates "are mourning the loss of (Qassem) Soleimani"
Donald Trump stated on February 29, 2020 in a speech at CPAC: Says the media cut out his request of Russian hackers to find Hillary Clinton’s emails “right at the end so that you don’t see the laughter, the joke.”
Committee to Defend the President stated on February 25, 2020 in a television ad attacking Joe Biden: Says Obama said black people have the "worst jobs, the worst housing" and face rampant police brutality, "but when so-called black committeemen came around election time we’d all line up and vote the straight Democratic ticket, sell our souls for a Christmas turkey."
Tim O'Brien stated on February 25, 2020 in a CNN interview: Says Bernie Sanders has said “things like women get cancer from having too many orgasms, or toddlers should run around naked and touch each others' genitals to insulate themselves from porn … He's written about women's rape fantasies."
Gavin Newsom stated on February 19, 2020 in a State of the State Address: "Back in 2005, when we did that first point-in-time count, there were over 188,000 thousand people that were deemed homeless in the state of California. … That’s 35,000 more than we have today.”
Amy Klobuchar stated on February 20, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: “The majority of hunters now want universal background checks, the majority of Trump voters.”
Bernie Sanders stated on February 15, 2020 in a speech in Nevada: Says Mike Bloomberg is “a candidate who in 2015 stated, and I quote: ‘I, for example, am not in favor, have never been in favor of raising the minimum wage.’”
Bloggers stated on October 18, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says Elizabeth Warren, asked about the Mollie Tibbetts murder, said “I know this is hard for her family, but they have to remember that we need to focus on real problems, like illegal immigrants not being able to see their kids.”
Facebook posts stated on February 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a teenage Pete Buttigieg was arrested in the late 1990s for killing dogs.
Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: “Trump’s daughter works at the White House. Her husband works at the White House. Rudy’s son works at the White House. Barr’s son-in-law works at the White House. Barr’s daughter works at Treasury. Trump’s sons do foreign business. Trump’s daughter is getting Chinese patents and Saudi grants.”
Bloggers stated on February 6, 2020 in a story: Says with his guilty impeachment vote, Senator Mitt Romney “could be removed from office.”
Donald Trump stated on February 7, 2020 in a comment to reporters: "I thought it was a terrible thing when (Nancy Pelosi) ripped up the speech. First of all, it's an official document. You're not allowed. It's illegal what she did. She broke the law."
Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in the State of the Union: “Under my administration, 7 million Americans have come off of food stamps, and 10 million people have been lifted off of welfare.”
Cory Booker stated on January 9, 2020 in public comments: National polls have “never predicted who will be president from our party. Carter was in the single digits a few months before caucuses. Bill Clinton was. Obama — 20 points behind in the national polls roughly.”
Charlie Kirk stated on February 4, 2020 in a tweet: "Nancy Pelosi may have just committed a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2071, Section 2071 (a) when she ripped up President Trump’s State of the Union address. This violation is punishable by up to three years in prison.”
Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in the State of the Union: “I have also overseen historic funding increases for high-quality child care, enabling 17 states to help more children, many of which have reduced or eliminated their waitlists altogether.”
Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2020 in an interview on Fox News: “Cory Booker and all these people couldn't get any of the things that (Michael) Bloomberg's getting now" with respect to DNC debate rules.
Mike Pompeo stated on January 24, 2020 in an NPR interview: When asked if he’s defended former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, "I've defended every single person on this team."
Pete Buttigieg stated on January 26, 2020 in a Fox News town hall in Des Moines: "More than 80% of Republicans think we ought to at least be doing universal background checks."
Jay Sekulow stated on January 22, 2020 in the Senate impeachment trial: Says President Donald Trump’s hold on Ukraine aid was like when "the Obama administration withheld $585 million of promised aid to Egypt in 2013 ... (and within the fiscal year) they didn't have to disclose the halt to anyone."
Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2020 in a tweet: "The Democrat controlled House never even asked John Bolton to testify."
Andrew Yang stated on January 23, 2020 in a town hall in Muscatine, Iowa: "Right now 5% of Americans donate to candidates."
Paul Maner stated on January 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jordan Davis, son of Georgia Congresswoman Lucy McBath, was killed in "a drug deal gone bad."
Pat Cipollone stated on January 21, 2020 in remarks in the Senate impeachment trial: "Not even (House Intelligence Chairman Adam) Schiff’s Republican colleagues were allowed into the SCIF" during the House impeachment investigation.
Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a campaign speech: Says Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani "was a designated terrorist by President Obama, who didn't do anything about it."
Elizabeth Warren stated on January 14, 2020 in a debate: "Look at the men on this stage. Collectively, they have lost 10 elections. The only people on this stage who have won every single election that they’ve been in are the women, Amy and me."
Donald Trump stated on January 8, 2020 in a White House address: "The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion."
Islamic Republic News Agency stated on January 7, 2020 in a tweet: Says photo shows U.S. planes on fire after Iranian missile strikes in Iraq.
Bernie Sanders stated on January 7, 2020 in newsletter from the Bernie Sanders campaign: "In 2018, Biden lauded Paul Ryan for proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare."
Mike Pence stated on January 3, 2020 in a tweet: Says Qassem Soleimani "assisted in the clandestine travel to Afghanistan of 10 of the 12 terrorists who carried out the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States."
Nikki Haley stated on January 6, 2020 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Says the Democratic leadership and presidential candidates "are mourning the loss of (Qassem) Soleimani"
