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 Cory Booker stated on May 12, 2019 in an interview on ABC This Week: "When Connecticut did licensing, their shootings dropped, their murders dropped 40%. Suicides dropped 15%." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2019 in remarks at the White House: Tariffs are "paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us." Cory Booker stated on May 6, 2019 in a Medium post: "Nowadays, there is more regulation over toy guns than real ones." Joe Biden stated on May 1, 2019 in a stump speech: "I’m one of the first guys to introduce a climate change bill, way, way back in ’87." Viral image stated on May 2, 2019 in social media posts: When Joe Biden’s son Hunter was serving as "a director to Ukraine’s largest private gas producer," the elder Biden "threatened to withhold $1 BILLION in U.S. aid to Ukraine if they didn’t fire a prosecutor looking into" the gas company. Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "One out of five Americans cannot afford the cost of prescription drugs." Joe Biden stated on May 1, 2019 in an interview: "I was always labeled as one of the most liberal members of the United States Congress." The Manila Times stated on April 22, 2019 in a newspaper story: Says Filipino news organizations are part of a plot to discredit President Rodrigo Duterte and destabilize his government. Bernie Sanders stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "You've got millions of families paying 40, 50, 60% of their limited incomes to put a roof over their heads." Elizabeth Warren stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall in New Hampshire: Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming." Donald Trump stated on April 25, 2019 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: The Russia investigation "was a coup. This was an attempted overthrow of the United States government." Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2019 in a rally in Green Bay, Wis.: With a late-term abortion, "the mother meets with the doctor. They take care of the baby, they wrap the baby beautifully. And then the doctor and the mother determine whether or not they will execute the baby." Tim Ryan stated on April 11, 2019 in a town hall in New Hampshire: "Half the country today has either diabetes or prediabetes." Justice Democrats stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation." John Delaney stated on April 13, 2019 in a Tweet: "Most of home care is paid by government programs." Pete Buttigieg stated on April 22, 2019 in a town hall: Says he has "more executive experience than the vice president." Jared Kushner stated on April 23, 2019 in an interview: Russia’s interference in the 2016 election amounted to "a couple of Facebook ads." Donald Trump stated on April 23, 2019 in a tweet: "In the ‘old days’ if you were president and you had a good economy, you were basically immune from criticism." Mac Heller stated on April 7, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "The 2008 election was the first election in which voters of color comprised over 25 percent of the electorate, and that number is going up." William Barr stated on April 18, 2019 in a press conference: "The White House fully cooperated with the Special Counsel’s investigation." Marianne Williamson stated on April 14, 2019 in a CNN town hall: Says Jimmy Carter was the last "U.S. president to say flat out those (Israeli) settlements are illegal." Eric Swalwell stated on April 14, 2019 in a campaign rally: In 2017, the first piece of legislation that Republicans passed "made it easier for the mentally ill to purchase guns." Tim Ryan stated on April 11, 2019 in a town hall: "There is $50 billion a year wasted in the Medicare program." Tulsi Gabbard stated on April 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump's "effort to roll back regulations means that Big Ag now gets to inspect its own pork" and "they decided to stop testing for E. coli." Joe Biden stated on April 11, 2019 in a panel at the University of Pennsylvania: "People show up in the emergency room with a sprained ankle, 25 percent get an opioid prescription." Marianne Williamson stated on April 4, 2019 in an interview: "For every dollar we spend on actual peace creation, we spend over $1,000 on ways to prepare for war." Howard Schultz stated on April 4, 2019 in a Fox News town hall: Says presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama each tried to get immigration bills passed, but "it did not work because the other party was unwilling to provide the president and his party a victory." Ilhan Omar stated on March 23, 2019 in a speech: Says that the Council on American-Islamic Relations was founded in response to 9/11. Cory Booker stated on March 27, 2019 in a CNN town hall in South Carolina: Says President Donald Trump "cut funding from the Justice Department to investigate these domestic terrorist groups, these white supremacist groups." John Hickenlooper stated on March 31, 2019 in in an interview on MSNBC: "We got to almost universal coverage in health care in Colorado."
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Cory Booker stated on May 12, 2019 in an interview on ABC This Week: "When Connecticut did licensing, their shootings dropped, their murders dropped 40%. Suicides dropped 15%." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2019 in remarks at the White House: Tariffs are "paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us." Cory Booker stated on May 6, 2019 in a Medium post: "Nowadays, there is more regulation over toy guns than real ones." Joe Biden stated on May 1, 2019 in a stump speech: "I’m one of the first guys to introduce a climate change bill, way, way back in ’87." Viral image stated on May 2, 2019 in social media posts: When Joe Biden’s son Hunter was serving as "a director to Ukraine’s largest private gas producer," the elder Biden "threatened to withhold $1 BILLION in U.S. aid to Ukraine if they didn’t fire a prosecutor looking into" the gas company. Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "One out of five Americans cannot afford the cost of prescription drugs." Joe Biden stated on May 1, 2019 in an interview: "I was always labeled as one of the most liberal members of the United States Congress." The Manila Times stated on April 22, 2019 in a newspaper story: Says Filipino news organizations are part of a plot to discredit President Rodrigo Duterte and destabilize his government. Bernie Sanders stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "You've got millions of families paying 40, 50, 60% of their limited incomes to put a roof over their heads." Elizabeth Warren stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall in New Hampshire: Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming." Donald Trump stated on April 25, 2019 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: The Russia investigation "was a coup. This was an attempted overthrow of the United States government." Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2019 in a rally in Green Bay, Wis.: With a late-term abortion, "the mother meets with the doctor. They take care of the baby, they wrap the baby beautifully. And then the doctor and the mother determine whether or not they will execute the baby." Tim Ryan stated on April 11, 2019 in a town hall in New Hampshire: "Half the country today has either diabetes or prediabetes." Justice Democrats stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation." John Delaney stated on April 13, 2019 in a Tweet: "Most of home care is paid by government programs." Pete Buttigieg stated on April 22, 2019 in a town hall: Says he has "more executive experience than the vice president." Jared Kushner stated on April 23, 2019 in an interview: Russia’s interference in the 2016 election amounted to "a couple of Facebook ads." Donald Trump stated on April 23, 2019 in a tweet: "In the ‘old days’ if you were president and you had a good economy, you were basically immune from criticism." Mac Heller stated on April 7, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "The 2008 election was the first election in which voters of color comprised over 25 percent of the electorate, and that number is going up." William Barr stated on April 18, 2019 in a press conference: "The White House fully cooperated with the Special Counsel’s investigation." Marianne Williamson stated on April 14, 2019 in a CNN town hall: Says Jimmy Carter was the last "U.S. president to say flat out those (Israeli) settlements are illegal." Eric Swalwell stated on April 14, 2019 in a campaign rally: In 2017, the first piece of legislation that Republicans passed "made it easier for the mentally ill to purchase guns." Tim Ryan stated on April 11, 2019 in a town hall: "There is $50 billion a year wasted in the Medicare program." Tulsi Gabbard stated on April 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump's "effort to roll back regulations means that Big Ag now gets to inspect its own pork" and "they decided to stop testing for E. coli." Joe Biden stated on April 11, 2019 in a panel at the University of Pennsylvania: "People show up in the emergency room with a sprained ankle, 25 percent get an opioid prescription." Marianne Williamson stated on April 4, 2019 in an interview: "For every dollar we spend on actual peace creation, we spend over $1,000 on ways to prepare for war." Howard Schultz stated on April 4, 2019 in a Fox News town hall: Says presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama each tried to get immigration bills passed, but "it did not work because the other party was unwilling to provide the president and his party a victory." Ilhan Omar stated on March 23, 2019 in a speech: Says that the Council on American-Islamic Relations was founded in response to 9/11. Cory Booker stated on March 27, 2019 in a CNN town hall in South Carolina: Says President Donald Trump "cut funding from the Justice Department to investigate these domestic terrorist groups, these white supremacist groups." John Hickenlooper stated on March 31, 2019 in in an interview on MSNBC: "We got to almost universal coverage in health care in Colorado."
Cory Booker stated on May 12, 2019 in an interview on ABC This Week: "When Connecticut did licensing, their shootings dropped, their murders dropped 40%. Suicides dropped 15%."
Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2019 in remarks at the White House: Tariffs are "paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us."
Cory Booker stated on May 6, 2019 in a Medium post: "Nowadays, there is more regulation over toy guns than real ones."
Joe Biden stated on May 1, 2019 in a stump speech: "I’m one of the first guys to introduce a climate change bill, way, way back in ’87."
Viral image stated on May 2, 2019 in social media posts: When Joe Biden’s son Hunter was serving as "a director to Ukraine’s largest private gas producer," the elder Biden "threatened to withhold $1 BILLION in U.S. aid to Ukraine if they didn’t fire a prosecutor looking into" the gas company.
Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "One out of five Americans cannot afford the cost of prescription drugs."
Joe Biden stated on May 1, 2019 in an interview: "I was always labeled as one of the most liberal members of the United States Congress."
The Manila Times stated on April 22, 2019 in a newspaper story: Says Filipino news organizations are part of a plot to discredit President Rodrigo Duterte and destabilize his government.
Bernie Sanders stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "You've got millions of families paying 40, 50, 60% of their limited incomes to put a roof over their heads."
Elizabeth Warren stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall in New Hampshire: Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming."
Donald Trump stated on April 25, 2019 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: The Russia investigation "was a coup. This was an attempted overthrow of the United States government."
Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2019 in a rally in Green Bay, Wis.: With a late-term abortion, "the mother meets with the doctor. They take care of the baby, they wrap the baby beautifully. And then the doctor and the mother determine whether or not they will execute the baby."
Tim Ryan stated on April 11, 2019 in a town hall in New Hampshire: "Half the country today has either diabetes or prediabetes."
Justice Democrats stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation."
John Delaney stated on April 13, 2019 in a Tweet: "Most of home care is paid by government programs."
Pete Buttigieg stated on April 22, 2019 in a town hall: Says he has "more executive experience than the vice president."
Jared Kushner stated on April 23, 2019 in an interview: Russia’s interference in the 2016 election amounted to "a couple of Facebook ads."
Donald Trump stated on April 23, 2019 in a tweet: "In the ‘old days’ if you were president and you had a good economy, you were basically immune from criticism."
Mac Heller stated on April 7, 2019 in an interview on CNN: "The 2008 election was the first election in which voters of color comprised over 25 percent of the electorate, and that number is going up."
William Barr stated on April 18, 2019 in a press conference: "The White House fully cooperated with the Special Counsel’s investigation."
Marianne Williamson stated on April 14, 2019 in a CNN town hall: Says Jimmy Carter was the last "U.S. president to say flat out those (Israeli) settlements are illegal."
Eric Swalwell stated on April 14, 2019 in a campaign rally: In 2017, the first piece of legislation that Republicans passed "made it easier for the mentally ill to purchase guns."
Tim Ryan stated on April 11, 2019 in a town hall: "There is $50 billion a year wasted in the Medicare program."
Tulsi Gabbard stated on April 8, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump's "effort to roll back regulations means that Big Ag now gets to inspect its own pork" and "they decided to stop testing for E. coli."
Joe Biden stated on April 11, 2019 in a panel at the University of Pennsylvania: "People show up in the emergency room with a sprained ankle, 25 percent get an opioid prescription."
Marianne Williamson stated on April 4, 2019 in an interview: "For every dollar we spend on actual peace creation, we spend over $1,000 on ways to prepare for war."
Howard Schultz stated on April 4, 2019 in a Fox News town hall: Says presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama each tried to get immigration bills passed, but "it did not work because the other party was unwilling to provide the president and his party a victory."
Ilhan Omar stated on March 23, 2019 in a speech: Says that the Council on American-Islamic Relations was founded in response to 9/11.
Cory Booker stated on March 27, 2019 in a CNN town hall in South Carolina: Says President Donald Trump "cut funding from the Justice Department to investigate these domestic terrorist groups, these white supremacist groups."
John Hickenlooper stated on March 31, 2019 in in an interview on MSNBC: "We got to almost universal coverage in health care in Colorado."
