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Latest Fact-Checks On Mike Pence

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Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on June 7, 2023 a CNN town hall
“The family separation policy actually began under the Obama administration.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 8, 2023
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on November 18, 2022 a speech
The border wall and the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy “reduced illegal immigration by 90%.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 6, 2022
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on March 7, 2022 an ad from Advancing American Freedom
Joe Biden's cancellation of the Keystone pipeline "dramatically increased Americans' dependence on Russian oil."
False
March 11, 2022
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on March 3, 2021 Daily Signal op ed
The voting bill known as H.R. 1 would mean “that millions of illegal immigrants are quickly registered to vote."
False
By Amy Sherman • March 5, 2021
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on March 3, 2021 an op-ed in the Daily Signal
The voting bill known as H.R. 1 "would force states to adopt universal mail-in ballots.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2021
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 11, 2020 a news release
Says since he and President Trump took office, their policies "led to an unemployment rate of 3.1% in Wisconsin and 61,000 Wisconsin jobs, including 15,000 manufacturing jobs."
False
By Nusaiba Mizan • October 20, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 7, 2020 a debate
Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris support abortion “up to the moment of birth.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • October 9, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 8, 2020 a Facebook ad
As vice president, Kamala Harris would “defund, dismantle, and dissolve police departments.”
False
By Daniel Funke • October 8, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 29, 2020 an email
The Trump administration “added over 209,000 jobs, including 16,000 new manufacturing jobs, to Pennsylvania over the last three years.
False
By Jessica Calefati • August 14, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on June 15, 2020 remarks at the White House
"In a very real sense, (Oklahoma has) flattened the curve. ... The number of cases in Oklahoma — it's declined precipitously."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on January 3, 2020 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."
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 7, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on April 25, 2018 a speech
 "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent."
False
By D.L. Davis • May 11, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on September 21, 2017 comments on 'Fox & Friends'
"Thomas Jefferson said, ‘Government that governs least governs best.’ "
False
By Joshua Gillin • September 21, 2017
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 14, 2017 a speech to the National Governors Association
In Ohio, due to Medicaid expansion, "nearly 60,000 disabled citizens are stuck on waiting lists ... leaving them without the care they need for months or even years."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 17, 2017
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on March 19, 2017 remarks in Coral Springs, Fla.
Says President Donald Trump’s proposal to allow Americans to buy health insurance across state lines would make it the same as "the way you buy car insurance" today.
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 23, 2017
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 16, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"State Department officials actually directed contracts for the Haitian recovery after the earthquake to friends of the Clintons."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 19, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 4, 2016 the vice presidential debate
Says Donald Trump "hasn’t broken his promise" to release his tax returns.
False
By Linda Qiu • October 5, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 4, 2016 the vice presidential debate
"10 cents on the dollar from the Clinton Foundation goes to charitable causes."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 5, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on September 4, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
"Donald Trump’s been completely consistent" about his plan for nonviolent undocumented immigrants.
False
By Linda Qiu • September 4, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 12, 2016 a speech at a Trump rally
Says Hillary Clinton "took 13 hours to send help to Americans under fire" during the terrorist attack in Benghazi.
False
By Adam Thorp • July 14, 2016
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