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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 15, 2025 news conference:
Regarding boat strikes off the coast of Venezuela, “Every boat that we knock out we save 25,000 American lives.”
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 16, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 23, 2025 a speech to the U.N. General Assembly:
“I have ended seven unendable wars.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • September 23, 2025
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on August 24, 2025 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"If you go back to World War II, if you go back to World War I, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 26, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 18, 2025 a Truth Social post:
“We are now the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting.”
False
By Amy Sherman • August 18, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 28, 2025 an interview:
“I’ve stopped six wars” since taking office in January 2025.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • August 5, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 27, 2025 a press briefing:
“We gave $60 million two weeks ago” for food aid to Gaza.
Half-True
By Gabrielle Lazor, Samantha Putterman • July 30, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
stated on July 27, 2025 remarks:
“There is no starvation in Gaza.”
Pants on Fire!
By Madison Czopek • July 29, 2025
Ritchie Torres
Ritchie Torres
stated on July 20, 2025 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
“Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have seen an 11% decline in the value of the dollar, the steepest decline in more than a half a century.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on May 21, 2025 posts:
Video shows the Qatari emir saying, “I truly regret inviting Trump, the robber, to the Middle East.”
Pants on Fire!
By Grace Abels • May 21, 2025
Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth
stated on March 24, 2025 an interview:
"Nobody was texting war plans" in the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.
False
By Amy Sherman, Grace Abels • March 26, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 17, 2025 una publicación en Facebook:
El congresista Adriano Espaillat muestra “La nueva bandera que están promoviendo para República Dominicana que se va a llamar 'DominicoHaiti'”.
False
By Maria Briceño • February 21, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 18, 2025 remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago:
Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia.
Pants on Fire!
By Claire Cranford, Louis Jacobson • February 19, 2025
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 3, 2025 in a letter to Congress:
On support for U.S. Agency for International Development
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman, Claire Cranford, Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2025
Brian Mast
Brian Mast
stated on February 2, 2025 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
From the U.S. Agency for International Development funding, “10 to 30 cents on the dollar is what actually goes to aid.”
False
By Amy Sherman • February 5, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 2, 2025 An Instagram post:
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said, “I’m confused. I keep hearing everyone from America saying that my country is sending felons and (rapists) into their country. We thought that was encouraged … considering that’s what they chose to be their president.”
False
By Maria Briceño • February 5, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 2, 2025 a Facebook post:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “just threw the whole Ukraine money laundering operation under the bus … by stating he’s received less than half of the over $177 billion in aid sent by the United States.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • February 5, 2025
Karoline Leavitt
Karoline Leavitt
stated on January 28, 2025 a press conference:
“DOGE and OMB also found that there was about to be $50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza.”
False
By Caleb McCullough, Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 30, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 10, 2025 una publicación en Instagram:
“El ejército de Los Estados Unidos se encuentra preparado para entrar a Venezuela a derrocar la dictadura de Nicolás Maduro”.
False
By Maria Briceño • January 16, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on December 25, 2024 a Threads post:
After Donald Trump offered to buy Greenland, “Denmark clapped back saying they’d buy the USA, give us free healthcare, and actually make America great again.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • January 8, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 7, 2024 an interview with Hugh Hewitt:
Of Gaza, “I’ve been there.”
False
By Amy Sherman • October 8, 2024
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