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Latest Fact-Checks By Tom Kertscher

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 27, 2023 a Facebook post
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is "facing 40 years in prison and deportation after seven new crimes uncovered."
False
By Tom Kertscher • February 2, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 23, 2023 an Instagram post
“NASA stopped exploring the ocean.”
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • January 30, 2023
Scott Adams
Scott Adams
stated on January 23, 2023 an Instagram post
People not vaccinated against COVID-19 “came out the best."
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 26, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 15, 2023 an Instagram post
"New government-funded 'food pyramid' says Lucky Charms are healthier than steak."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • January 24, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 13, 2023 a post
“MRNA vaccines are being injected into our food supply.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 23, 2023
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on January 12, 2023 a Facebook post
"Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit or the national debt."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • January 18, 2023
John Rich
John Rich
stated on January 5, 2023 a Facebook post
Cellphone data used to arrest the Idaho quadruple-murder suspect proves that criticism of the “2000 Mules” movie’s use of cell data is unfounded.
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 12, 2023
Robert Malone
Robert Malone
stated on January 3, 2023 a video shared on Instagram
COVID-19 vaccines "provide zero benefit relative to risk for the young and healthy."
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 10, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 16, 2022 a speech
Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president.
False
By Tom Kertscher • December 20, 2022
Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna
stated on December 12, 2022 an interview
The U.S. "trade deficit with China has gone from about $80 billion a year in the 1990s to $400 billion a year.”
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • December 19, 2022
Kevin Brady
Kevin Brady
stated on December 8, 2022 a statement
Joe Biden’s $36 billion for a union pension fund is “the largest private pension bailout in American history.”
True
By Tom Kertscher • December 14, 2022
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 29, 2022 an interview
In the first three quarters of 2022, “the railroad industry made $21 billion in profits, provided $25 billion in stock buybacks and dividends” and CEOs are paid up to $20 million a year, while railroad workers have "zero guaranteed sick leave."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • December 8, 2022
Herschel Walker
Herschel Walker
stated on November 16, 2022 an ad
“(Raphael) Warnock’s camp was shut down for failing to report five findings of child abuse and neglect."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 29, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 15, 2022 a speech
"They say the ocean will rise one-eighth of an inch over the next 200 to 300 years."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2022
Herschel Walker
Herschel Walker
stated on November 11, 2022 an interview
Raphael Warnock "believes in no cash bail" and "letting people out of prison that are going to make us prisoners in our own home."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 8, 2022 a Truth Social post
In Detroit, “people are showing up to vote only to be told, ‘sorry, you have already voted.’”
False
By Tom Kertscher • November 9, 2022
Liquid Death
Liquid Death
stated on October 27, 2022 an ad
In Georgia, it's "illegal to give people water within 150 feet of a polling place" and "punishable by up to a year in prison."
True
By Tom Kertscher • November 8, 2022
America First Legal
America First Legal
stated on November 1, 2022 an ad
“Kamala Harris said disaster aid should go to non-white citizens first."
False
By Tom Kertscher • November 5, 2022
Georgia Gun Owners
Georgia Gun Owners
stated on October 30, 2022 an ad
"Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams are radical communists and, if they get their way, gun owners here in Georgia will be completely disarmed."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • November 3, 2022
Liz Cheney
Liz Cheney
stated on October 28, 2022 an ad
Kari Lake and Mark Finchem “have said that they will only honor the results of an election if they agree with it."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • November 1, 2022
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