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Latest Fact-Checks In Elections

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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 8, 2024 in a speech:
“The racial wealth gap is the smallest it’s been in 20 years.”
Half-True
By Sara Swann • January 12, 2024
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on December 13, 2023 in a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire:
Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.”
Half-True
By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson • December 19, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on December 6, 2023 in the fourth Republican presidential primary debate:
Discussing gender-affirming surgical care for minors, said that Sweden “shut it down.”
Half-True
By Grace Abels • December 18, 2023
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on October 24, 2023 in a town hall in New Hampshire:
“The Republicans and Trump funded $400 million in March of 2020 for mail ballots.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 31, 2023
Janet Protasiewicz
Janet Protasiewicz
stated on March 9, 2023 in TV ad:
As a sitting Supreme Court justice, Daniel Kelly recused himself from a case, then “he pocketed $20,000 in contributions” from the plaintiff and family members and “unrecused himself so he could judge the case.”
Half-True
By Laura Schulte • March 24, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 27, 2022 in a screenshot shared on Instagram:
Pennsylvania drop boxes were “pre-loaded” with ballots.
Half-True
By Madison Czopek • October 28, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 27, 2022 in a post:
A Phoenix TV station aired the election results more than a week early.
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 28, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on October 13, 2022 in a tweet:
Adam Laxalt is “anti-DACA” and “fought against the protections for DACA recipients when he was attorney general.”
Half-True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 26, 2022
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 26, 2022 in TV ad:
Says Mandela Barnes “supported a 20% increase in the gas tax.”
Half-True
By Laura Schulte • October 6, 2022
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on September 21, 2022 in a news conference.:
“In 2016, Democrats suggested that the election was stolen.”
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • October 5, 2022
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 6, 2022 in a tweet.:
“I had zero emails that were classified.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg, Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 13, 2022
Kari Lake
Kari Lake
stated on July 7, 2022 in an ad:
"Karrin Taylor Robson gave illegals tuition discounts and made us pay for it."
Half-True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • August 1, 2022
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on May 27, 2022 in News conference:
The RNC is “a $200 million economic infusion into our communities.”
Half-True
By Vanessa Swales • July 8, 2022
Mandela Barnes
Mandela Barnes
stated on May 27, 2022 in News release:
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, his prospective opponent, has received $1.2 million from the gun lobby.
Half-True
By Laura Schulte • June 28, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Indiana woman charged for mail in voter fraud, delivered 400 ballots with Democrat box pre-checked.”
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 20, 2022
Gary Chambers Jr.
Gary Chambers Jr.
stated on February 9, 2022 in a campaign video:
"One in 13 Black Americans are deprived of the right to vote."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 15, 2022
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on January 31, 2022 in an interview on CNN:
“In Texas, because of the laws they passed, a 95-year-old World War II veteran is being denied the right to vote by mail because he can't produce a registration number he got back in the 1950s.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 12, 2022 in a post:
“India has nearly 1.4 billion citizens. Nearly 800 million of them live in extreme poverty — less than $1.90 per day. Yet EVERY singly (sic) Indian citizen is required to have a valid form of ID to vote in national elections.”
Half-True
By Monique Curet • January 19, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 11, 2022 in a speech on voting rights in Georgia:
“In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 13, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 31, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"Atheists are prohibited from holding office in 8 states.”
Half-True
By Jeff Cercone • November 8, 2021
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