Latest True Fact-checks 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 Andrew Napolitano stated on October 24, 2019 in an interview: The impeachment inquiry hearings "going on behind closed doors over which Congressman Schiff is presiding—they are consistent with the rules" of the U.S. House of Representatives. Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance: "President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region." Pete Buttigieg stated on October 15, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: Americans "say that what they want is a choice" to join a single-payer system like Medicare rather than ending private insurance. Joe Manchin stated on September 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: "West Virginia Department of Education reported over 10,000 children and youth have been identified as homeless for the 2018-2019 school year." Glenn Grothman stated on October 2, 2019 in a newspaper: Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it." David McKinley stated on September 23, 2019 in a news release: "About 95 percent of America’s production of ethylene is produced on the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana." Josh Hawley stated on September 10, 2019 in a tweet: "Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018." Donald Trump stated on October 7, 2019 in a statement to the press: Minneapolis "city government preemptively informed the Target Center that it would be responsible for $530,000 in security and other costs" related to a Trump rally, "more than 26 times the estimated security costs for a 2009 Target Center health care rally held by President Barack Obama." Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech in Monaca, Pa.: Says in the 2016 presidential election, "I won that one by 42 points -- 42 points -- West Virginia." Gwen Moore stated on July 26, 2019 in a tweet: "More than half of death row prisoners are people of color." Roy Blunt stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: "U.S. agricultural & food exports are expected to increase more than $2 billion annually under #USMCA" Josh Kaul stated on August 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on September 6, 2019 in an op-ed: "One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh." Arlen Parsa stated on September 1, 2019 in a tweet: Thirty-four of the 47 men depicted in the famous "Declaration of Independence" painting were slaveholders. Beto O'Rourke stated on September 4, 2019 in an interview: "There are 390 million guns out on the streets of a country of 329 million people." Samuel Sinyangwe stated on August 30, 2019 in a tweet: "America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors." Whoopi Goldberg stated on September 3, 2019 in an episode of ABC's "The View": "The last time people (created a Hollywood blacklist), people ended up killing themselves … They were accused, and they lost their right to work." Dave Aronberg stated on August 26, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: Florida’s red flag gun law has been used "about five times a day." Elizabeth Warren stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: "The law says that mental health must be treated the same as physical health," but coverage by health insurers is unequal. Michael Bloomberg stated on August 11, 2019 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "If you go back, you can see Wayne LaPierre, who runs the NRA, testifying in front of Congress in favor of background checks 15 or 20 years ago." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 24, 2019 in a tweet: "More Americans are uninsured today than when (President Donald) Trump took office." Beto O'Rourke stated on August 3, 2019 in a press conference: Says of El Paso that some years, "in a city of almost 700,000, we had five murders the entire year. Our average over the last 10 years is 18 (murders per year). We exceeded that average just on one day" after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the city. Bobby Scott stated on July 15, 2019 in a hearing: "Studies show at the minimum wage, you can’t rent a two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the United States...a modest, two-bedroom apartment." Steve McCraw stated on July 12, 2019 in a legislative hearing: Since 2014, there has been a 25% reduction in crime in communities at the Texas-Mexico border. Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Rep. Ilhan Omar "voted yes" to "provide further funding for the 9/11 First Responders Victims Fund" while Sen. Rand Paul "voted no." Bloggers stated on July 20, 2019 in in a story: "Triggering leftists, Trump's reelection campaign is selling plastic straws." Donald Trump stated on July 9, 2019 in Twitter: "Food Stamp participation hits 10 year low." Cory Booker stated on July 5, 2019 in an interview: "In 2017, we had more marijuana possession arrests in our country than all other violent crimes combined." Bernie Sanders stated on June 26, 2019 in an opinion article: "The wealthiest three families now own more wealth than the bottom half of the country." Ta-Nehisi Coates stated on June 19, 2019 in congressional testimony: "The typical black family in this country has one-tenth the wealth of the typical white family."
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Andrew Napolitano stated on October 24, 2019 in an interview: The impeachment inquiry hearings "going on behind closed doors over which Congressman Schiff is presiding—they are consistent with the rules" of the U.S. House of Representatives. Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance: "President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region." Pete Buttigieg stated on October 15, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: Americans "say that what they want is a choice" to join a single-payer system like Medicare rather than ending private insurance. Joe Manchin stated on September 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: "West Virginia Department of Education reported over 10,000 children and youth have been identified as homeless for the 2018-2019 school year." Glenn Grothman stated on October 2, 2019 in a newspaper: Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it." David McKinley stated on September 23, 2019 in a news release: "About 95 percent of America’s production of ethylene is produced on the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana." Josh Hawley stated on September 10, 2019 in a tweet: "Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018." Donald Trump stated on October 7, 2019 in a statement to the press: Minneapolis "city government preemptively informed the Target Center that it would be responsible for $530,000 in security and other costs" related to a Trump rally, "more than 26 times the estimated security costs for a 2009 Target Center health care rally held by President Barack Obama." Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech in Monaca, Pa.: Says in the 2016 presidential election, "I won that one by 42 points -- 42 points -- West Virginia." Gwen Moore stated on July 26, 2019 in a tweet: "More than half of death row prisoners are people of color." Roy Blunt stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: "U.S. agricultural & food exports are expected to increase more than $2 billion annually under #USMCA" Josh Kaul stated on August 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on September 6, 2019 in an op-ed: "One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh." Arlen Parsa stated on September 1, 2019 in a tweet: Thirty-four of the 47 men depicted in the famous "Declaration of Independence" painting were slaveholders. Beto O'Rourke stated on September 4, 2019 in an interview: "There are 390 million guns out on the streets of a country of 329 million people." Samuel Sinyangwe stated on August 30, 2019 in a tweet: "America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors." Whoopi Goldberg stated on September 3, 2019 in an episode of ABC's "The View": "The last time people (created a Hollywood blacklist), people ended up killing themselves … They were accused, and they lost their right to work." Dave Aronberg stated on August 26, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: Florida’s red flag gun law has been used "about five times a day." Elizabeth Warren stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: "The law says that mental health must be treated the same as physical health," but coverage by health insurers is unequal. Michael Bloomberg stated on August 11, 2019 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "If you go back, you can see Wayne LaPierre, who runs the NRA, testifying in front of Congress in favor of background checks 15 or 20 years ago." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 24, 2019 in a tweet: "More Americans are uninsured today than when (President Donald) Trump took office." Beto O'Rourke stated on August 3, 2019 in a press conference: Says of El Paso that some years, "in a city of almost 700,000, we had five murders the entire year. Our average over the last 10 years is 18 (murders per year). We exceeded that average just on one day" after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the city. Bobby Scott stated on July 15, 2019 in a hearing: "Studies show at the minimum wage, you can’t rent a two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the United States...a modest, two-bedroom apartment." Steve McCraw stated on July 12, 2019 in a legislative hearing: Since 2014, there has been a 25% reduction in crime in communities at the Texas-Mexico border. Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Rep. Ilhan Omar "voted yes" to "provide further funding for the 9/11 First Responders Victims Fund" while Sen. Rand Paul "voted no." Bloggers stated on July 20, 2019 in in a story: "Triggering leftists, Trump's reelection campaign is selling plastic straws." Donald Trump stated on July 9, 2019 in Twitter: "Food Stamp participation hits 10 year low." Cory Booker stated on July 5, 2019 in an interview: "In 2017, we had more marijuana possession arrests in our country than all other violent crimes combined." Bernie Sanders stated on June 26, 2019 in an opinion article: "The wealthiest three families now own more wealth than the bottom half of the country." Ta-Nehisi Coates stated on June 19, 2019 in congressional testimony: "The typical black family in this country has one-tenth the wealth of the typical white family."
Andrew Napolitano stated on October 24, 2019 in an interview: The impeachment inquiry hearings "going on behind closed doors over which Congressman Schiff is presiding—they are consistent with the rules" of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance: "President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region."
Pete Buttigieg stated on October 15, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: Americans "say that what they want is a choice" to join a single-payer system like Medicare rather than ending private insurance.
Joe Manchin stated on September 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: "West Virginia Department of Education reported over 10,000 children and youth have been identified as homeless for the 2018-2019 school year."
Glenn Grothman stated on October 2, 2019 in a newspaper: Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it."
David McKinley stated on September 23, 2019 in a news release: "About 95 percent of America’s production of ethylene is produced on the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana."
Josh Hawley stated on September 10, 2019 in a tweet: "Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018."
Donald Trump stated on October 7, 2019 in a statement to the press: Minneapolis "city government preemptively informed the Target Center that it would be responsible for $530,000 in security and other costs" related to a Trump rally, "more than 26 times the estimated security costs for a 2009 Target Center health care rally held by President Barack Obama."
Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech in Monaca, Pa.: Says in the 2016 presidential election, "I won that one by 42 points -- 42 points -- West Virginia."
Gwen Moore stated on July 26, 2019 in a tweet: "More than half of death row prisoners are people of color."
Roy Blunt stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: "U.S. agricultural & food exports are expected to increase more than $2 billion annually under #USMCA"
Josh Kaul stated on August 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on September 6, 2019 in an op-ed: "One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh."
Arlen Parsa stated on September 1, 2019 in a tweet: Thirty-four of the 47 men depicted in the famous "Declaration of Independence" painting were slaveholders.
Beto O'Rourke stated on September 4, 2019 in an interview: "There are 390 million guns out on the streets of a country of 329 million people."
Samuel Sinyangwe stated on August 30, 2019 in a tweet: "America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors."
Whoopi Goldberg stated on September 3, 2019 in an episode of ABC's "The View": "The last time people (created a Hollywood blacklist), people ended up killing themselves … They were accused, and they lost their right to work."
Dave Aronberg stated on August 26, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: Florida’s red flag gun law has been used "about five times a day."
Elizabeth Warren stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum: "The law says that mental health must be treated the same as physical health," but coverage by health insurers is unequal.
Michael Bloomberg stated on August 11, 2019 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "If you go back, you can see Wayne LaPierre, who runs the NRA, testifying in front of Congress in favor of background checks 15 or 20 years ago."
Tammy Baldwin stated on June 24, 2019 in a tweet: "More Americans are uninsured today than when (President Donald) Trump took office."
Beto O'Rourke stated on August 3, 2019 in a press conference: Says of El Paso that some years, "in a city of almost 700,000, we had five murders the entire year. Our average over the last 10 years is 18 (murders per year). We exceeded that average just on one day" after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the city.
Bobby Scott stated on July 15, 2019 in a hearing: "Studies show at the minimum wage, you can’t rent a two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the United States...a modest, two-bedroom apartment."
Steve McCraw stated on July 12, 2019 in a legislative hearing: Since 2014, there has been a 25% reduction in crime in communities at the Texas-Mexico border.
Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2019 in a Facebook post: Rep. Ilhan Omar "voted yes" to "provide further funding for the 9/11 First Responders Victims Fund" while Sen. Rand Paul "voted no."
Bloggers stated on July 20, 2019 in in a story: "Triggering leftists, Trump's reelection campaign is selling plastic straws."
Cory Booker stated on July 5, 2019 in an interview: "In 2017, we had more marijuana possession arrests in our country than all other violent crimes combined."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 26, 2019 in an opinion article: "The wealthiest three families now own more wealth than the bottom half of the country."
Ta-Nehisi Coates stated on June 19, 2019 in congressional testimony: "The typical black family in this country has one-tenth the wealth of the typical white family."
