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Abortion

Scorecard

true
0% 65 Checks
mostly true
0% 77 Checks
half true
0% 99 Checks
mostly false
0% 107 Checks
false
0% 163 Checks
Pants on Fire
0% 38 Checks
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All Fact-checks for Abortion

James Uthmeier
James Uthmeier
stated on November 6, 2025 X post:
“Evidence suggests that 1 in 25 women who consume (abortion) pills are hospitalized.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • November 14, 2025
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 2, 2025 an X post:
Democrats shut down the government because they want “health care for illegal aliens and funding for free abortions.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 8, 2025
Viral image
Viral image
stated on March 26, 2025 a Threads post:
Says U.S. Rep. Majorie Taylor Green wrote on X that she is “a product of incest.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 2, 2025
Susan Crawford
Susan Crawford
stated on February 9, 2025 TV interview:
Wisconsin does not “require judges to automatically recuse just because they have done some kind of legal work in the past as a lawyer.”
True
By Hope Karnopp • February 19, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on February 1, 2025 a Threads post:
“Melania wins $900 million ‘defamation lawsuit’ against The View & Sunny Hostin.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • February 4, 2025
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 20, 2024 an Instagram post:
“Abortion clinics warn they’ll go bankrupt if Democrat ‘sex strike’ continues.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • November 27, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on November 4, 2024 una publicación en redes sociales:
Una mujer posó junto a su hija con un cartel que dice, “Quiero que mi hija tenga el derecho a abortar que yo no tuve”.
False
By Maria Briceño, Sofia Ahmed • November 26, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on November 21, 2024 social media posts:
A woman holds a sign that says, “I want my daughter to have the right to abortion that I didn’t have.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • November 25, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on November 6, 2024 a Threads post:
“Abortion is never medically necessary in the last trimester. Literally never. They just do a C-section.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • November 11, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on October 29, 2024 a speech in Washington, D.C.:
Former President Donald Trump would “force states to monitor women's pregnancies.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 26, 2024 an Instagram post:
At Vice President Kamala Harris’ Houston campaign rally, when an attendee had a medical emergency, none of the “abortion doctors” onstage helped.
False
By Madison Czopek • October 29, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 23, 2024 a video:
Kamala Harris imprisoned a woman for three years for praying.
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 25, 2024
Joyce Craig
Joyce Craig
stated on September 15, 2024 an interview with WMUR-TV:
Gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte “has voted for national abortion bans, she has voted to defund Planned Parenthood, and she shepherded Neil Gorsuch through the Supreme Court process, and then celebrated when Roe v. Wade was overturned.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2024
WinSenate
WinSenate
stated on September 3, 2024 a Meta ad:
“Dave McCormick is fully against abortion.”
Mostly False
By Caleb McCullough • October 12, 2024
Terence Everitt
Terence Everitt
stated on October 11, 2024 a campaign advertisement:
Republican state Senate candidate Ashlee Adams “campaigned for Mark Robinson and his radical agenda.”
False
By Paul Specht • October 12, 2024
House Majority PAC
House Majority PAC
stated on September 9, 2024 a television ad:
Laurie Buckhout is “trying to get to Congress to pass a national abortion ban, allowing politicians to ban abortions with no exceptions and prosecute women if they get an abortion, treating women right here like criminals.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • October 1, 2024
Elissa Slotkin
Elissa Slotkin
stated on September 30, 2024 a Meta ad:
U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “believes he should make that decision” about whether to end pregnancies.
Mostly False
By Caleb McCullough • September 30, 2024
Vote No on 4
Vote No on 4
stated on September 10, 2024 a TV ad:
“Unlike other amendments, Amendment 4 has no definitions. … Without definitions these words can mean almost anything.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • September 23, 2024
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on September 4, 2024 a TV interview:
Of Bernie Moreno, “Now, he’s arguing for a national abortion ban, no exceptions.”
Half-True
By Caleb McCullough • September 19, 2024
Tony Perkins
Tony Perkins
stated on September 11, 2024 a Facebook post:
“In 12 states, children born alive after a failed abortion have no legal protection, and in three more states children born alive after an abortion had legal rights that governors — like Tim Walz — repealed.”
False
By Sara Swann • September 18, 2024
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Latest promises about Abortion

Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Not support a federal abortion ban
No sign of presidential backing for federal abortion ban | January 29, 2026
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Work to codify Roe v. Wade
Joe Biden made efforts to protect abortion, but Congress did not codify access | November 26, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Repeal Hyde Amendment
Joe Biden fails to repeal Hyde Amendment during presidency | November 26, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Restore federal funding for Planned Parenthood
Promise Kept: Planned Parenthood regained federal funding under Biden administration | November 20, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Defund Planned Parenthood
Trump rule change prods Planned Parenthood to forgo federal funds | July 15, 2020
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Sign the Freedom of Choice Act
Nothing to sign; bill has fizzled | June 1, 2012
Latest promises about Abortion