Latest Pants on Fire! 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 Viral image stated on September 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: A Time magazine cover calls Donald Trump the “Worst. President. Ever.” Instagram posts stated on September 19, 2020 in a faked screenshot: Says Ruth Bader Ginsburg tweeted, “I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton.” Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Kamala Harris as saying “Take the guns first. Go through due process second, I like taking the guns early.” Joe Biden stated on September 17, 2020 in a CNN town hall: When President Donald Trump walked across Lafayette Square to a church, he held the Bible upside down. Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2020 in a pair of tweets: Says Joe Biden played N.W.A.’s “F--- Tha Police” during an event in Florida. Viral image stated on September 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said, 'Africans Are Lazy, Good At Sex, Theft.' Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kenosha car dealer kills himself after insurance won’t cover … damages caused by the riots.” Donald Trump stated on September 10, 2020 in a speech in Michigan: Says Joe Biden “will destroy your protections for pre-existing conditions.” Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a television interview: “There was tremendous cheating in New York” Instagram posts stated on September 9, 2020 in an Instagram post: “CDC announces that students may be kept from parents overnight as Ohio sets up COVID-19 FEMA camps.” Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Trump posted a combative tweet to EA Sports about Colin Kaepernick. Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC has removed the ‘Covid-19 Pandemic’ and replaced it with ‘Covid-19 Outbreak’ on their website. It was never a pandemic.” Kayleigh McEnany stated on September 9, 2020 in a White House press briefing: Says President Donald Trump “never downplayed the virus.” Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “Kamala Harris is not able to be VP. Because she's a felon. She lied on her application to buy a gun here in CA.” Darin LaHood stated on August 24, 2020 in a TV interview: “The post office right now, this year, is operating with about a $12 billion surplus.” Donald Trump stated on September 3, 2020 in a tweet: "I never called John (McCain) a loser." Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Whoopi Goldberg wearing a shirt insulting Donald Trump. Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a Fox News interview: “Only 6% of the people actually died from COVID.” The others “died from other reasons.” Facebook posts stated on July 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “PELOSI says if President TRUMP wins, she will resign!!” Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: "PEDOPHILIA is now LEGAL in CALIFORNIA. Now a 21 year old can have sex with an 11 year old, and not be listed on the sex registry as a sex offender." Viral image stated on August 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Covid-19 means ‘certificate of identification of vaccination with artificial intelligence.’” Viral image stated on August 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Chadwick Boseman was poisoned and his death is being investigated as a homicide. Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in a tweet: “If I didn’t INSIST on having the National Guard activate and go into Kenosha, Wisconsin, there would be no Kenosha right now.” Instagram posts stated on August 31, 2020 in social media posts: California voters who go to the polls to vote in person will be “TURNED AWAY & CANNOT VOTE” unless they change their voting preference to “NO to mail in voting.” Steve Scalise stated on August 30, 2020 in a video: Says Ady Barkan asked Joe Biden, “Do we agree that we can redirect some of the funding for police?” Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden was asleep and snoring during a TV interview. Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in images: The CDC “adjusted the US Covid deaths from 153,504 to 9,210.” Robocaller stated on August 27, 2020 in a robocall: “If you vote by mail, your personal information will be part of a public database that will be used by police departments to track down old warrants and be used by credit card companies to collect outstanding debt. The CDC is even pushing to use records for mail-in voting to track people for mandatory vaccines.” Martha McSally stated on August 18, 2020 in a tweet: Says Mark Kelly wants to “defund the police.” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a rally: Says Joe Biden “abandoned Scranton.”
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Viral image stated on September 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: A Time magazine cover calls Donald Trump the “Worst. President. Ever.” Instagram posts stated on September 19, 2020 in a faked screenshot: Says Ruth Bader Ginsburg tweeted, “I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton.” Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Kamala Harris as saying “Take the guns first. Go through due process second, I like taking the guns early.” Joe Biden stated on September 17, 2020 in a CNN town hall: When President Donald Trump walked across Lafayette Square to a church, he held the Bible upside down. Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2020 in a pair of tweets: Says Joe Biden played N.W.A.’s “F--- Tha Police” during an event in Florida. Viral image stated on September 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said, 'Africans Are Lazy, Good At Sex, Theft.' Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kenosha car dealer kills himself after insurance won’t cover … damages caused by the riots.” Donald Trump stated on September 10, 2020 in a speech in Michigan: Says Joe Biden “will destroy your protections for pre-existing conditions.” Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a television interview: “There was tremendous cheating in New York” Instagram posts stated on September 9, 2020 in an Instagram post: “CDC announces that students may be kept from parents overnight as Ohio sets up COVID-19 FEMA camps.” Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Trump posted a combative tweet to EA Sports about Colin Kaepernick. Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC has removed the ‘Covid-19 Pandemic’ and replaced it with ‘Covid-19 Outbreak’ on their website. It was never a pandemic.” Kayleigh McEnany stated on September 9, 2020 in a White House press briefing: Says President Donald Trump “never downplayed the virus.” Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “Kamala Harris is not able to be VP. Because she's a felon. She lied on her application to buy a gun here in CA.” Darin LaHood stated on August 24, 2020 in a TV interview: “The post office right now, this year, is operating with about a $12 billion surplus.” Donald Trump stated on September 3, 2020 in a tweet: "I never called John (McCain) a loser." Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Whoopi Goldberg wearing a shirt insulting Donald Trump. Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a Fox News interview: “Only 6% of the people actually died from COVID.” The others “died from other reasons.” Facebook posts stated on July 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “PELOSI says if President TRUMP wins, she will resign!!” Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: "PEDOPHILIA is now LEGAL in CALIFORNIA. Now a 21 year old can have sex with an 11 year old, and not be listed on the sex registry as a sex offender." Viral image stated on August 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Covid-19 means ‘certificate of identification of vaccination with artificial intelligence.’” Viral image stated on August 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Chadwick Boseman was poisoned and his death is being investigated as a homicide. Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in a tweet: “If I didn’t INSIST on having the National Guard activate and go into Kenosha, Wisconsin, there would be no Kenosha right now.” Instagram posts stated on August 31, 2020 in social media posts: California voters who go to the polls to vote in person will be “TURNED AWAY & CANNOT VOTE” unless they change their voting preference to “NO to mail in voting.” Steve Scalise stated on August 30, 2020 in a video: Says Ady Barkan asked Joe Biden, “Do we agree that we can redirect some of the funding for police?” Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden was asleep and snoring during a TV interview. Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in images: The CDC “adjusted the US Covid deaths from 153,504 to 9,210.” Robocaller stated on August 27, 2020 in a robocall: “If you vote by mail, your personal information will be part of a public database that will be used by police departments to track down old warrants and be used by credit card companies to collect outstanding debt. The CDC is even pushing to use records for mail-in voting to track people for mandatory vaccines.” Martha McSally stated on August 18, 2020 in a tweet: Says Mark Kelly wants to “defund the police.” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a rally: Says Joe Biden “abandoned Scranton.”
Viral image stated on September 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: A Time magazine cover calls Donald Trump the “Worst. President. Ever.”
Instagram posts stated on September 19, 2020 in a faked screenshot: Says Ruth Bader Ginsburg tweeted, “I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton.”
Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Kamala Harris as saying “Take the guns first. Go through due process second, I like taking the guns early.”
Joe Biden stated on September 17, 2020 in a CNN town hall: When President Donald Trump walked across Lafayette Square to a church, he held the Bible upside down.
Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2020 in a pair of tweets: Says Joe Biden played N.W.A.’s “F--- Tha Police” during an event in Florida.
Viral image stated on September 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump said, 'Africans Are Lazy, Good At Sex, Theft.'
Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kenosha car dealer kills himself after insurance won’t cover … damages caused by the riots.”
Donald Trump stated on September 10, 2020 in a speech in Michigan: Says Joe Biden “will destroy your protections for pre-existing conditions.”
Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a television interview: “There was tremendous cheating in New York”
Instagram posts stated on September 9, 2020 in an Instagram post: “CDC announces that students may be kept from parents overnight as Ohio sets up COVID-19 FEMA camps.”
Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Trump posted a combative tweet to EA Sports about Colin Kaepernick.
Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC has removed the ‘Covid-19 Pandemic’ and replaced it with ‘Covid-19 Outbreak’ on their website. It was never a pandemic.”
Kayleigh McEnany stated on September 9, 2020 in a White House press briefing: Says President Donald Trump “never downplayed the virus.”
Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “Kamala Harris is not able to be VP. Because she's a felon. She lied on her application to buy a gun here in CA.”
Darin LaHood stated on August 24, 2020 in a TV interview: “The post office right now, this year, is operating with about a $12 billion surplus.”
Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Whoopi Goldberg wearing a shirt insulting Donald Trump.
Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a Fox News interview: “Only 6% of the people actually died from COVID.” The others “died from other reasons.”
Facebook posts stated on July 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “PELOSI says if President TRUMP wins, she will resign!!”
Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: "PEDOPHILIA is now LEGAL in CALIFORNIA. Now a 21 year old can have sex with an 11 year old, and not be listed on the sex registry as a sex offender."
Viral image stated on August 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Covid-19 means ‘certificate of identification of vaccination with artificial intelligence.’”
Viral image stated on August 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Chadwick Boseman was poisoned and his death is being investigated as a homicide.
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in a tweet: “If I didn’t INSIST on having the National Guard activate and go into Kenosha, Wisconsin, there would be no Kenosha right now.”
Instagram posts stated on August 31, 2020 in social media posts: California voters who go to the polls to vote in person will be “TURNED AWAY & CANNOT VOTE” unless they change their voting preference to “NO to mail in voting.”
Steve Scalise stated on August 30, 2020 in a video: Says Ady Barkan asked Joe Biden, “Do we agree that we can redirect some of the funding for police?”
Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden was asleep and snoring during a TV interview.
Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in images: The CDC “adjusted the US Covid deaths from 153,504 to 9,210.”
Robocaller stated on August 27, 2020 in a robocall: “If you vote by mail, your personal information will be part of a public database that will be used by police departments to track down old warrants and be used by credit card companies to collect outstanding debt. The CDC is even pushing to use records for mail-in voting to track people for mandatory vaccines.”
