Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

$

Latest Fact-Checks

Clear
Kelly Cassidy
Kelly Cassidy
stated on May 4, 2019 press conference remarks
"In states that have legalized (recreational marijuana), you see steady decreases in youth use if you do it right."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 12, 2019
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 5, 2019 a speech
Says he met a teacher in Dallas "who was only in his third year of teaching and already making more than $90,000 a year in salary."
Mostly False
By Allie Morris • May 10, 2019
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on May 6, 2019 a Medium post
"Nowadays, there is more regulation over toy guns than real ones."
Mostly False
By Yanqi Xu • May 10, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 8, 2019 a tweet
Democrats "don’t want money" to go to the Florida Panhandle for Hurricane Michael aid
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 9, 2019
Dan Bishop
Dan Bishop
stated on April 30, 2019 a Facebook post
Says he "cast the deciding vote" to override a vetoed ‘born alive’ bill
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • May 9, 2019
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on April 29, 2019 climate change plan
"60 million Americans live in a place where the water they drink is unsafe."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • May 7, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2019 a rally
"We have been losing to China for many years, $500 billion a year.
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • April 30, 2019
Tina Freitas
Tina Freitas
stated on April 8, 2019 a radio interview.
State Sen. Emmett Hanger "has voted for the three largest tax increases - proposed tax increases - in Virginia history."  
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • April 30, 2019
LaTonya Johnson
LaTonya Johnson
stated on April 3, 2019 a tweet
"Our road conditions cost WI families. In Milwaukee, the average cost per driver is $2,300."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • April 26, 2019
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on April 22, 2019 a town hall
Says he has "more executive experience than the vice president."  
Mostly False
April 24, 2019
Think Big Illinois
Think Big Illinois
stated on April 16, 2019 an ad
"In almost every state with an income tax, wealthy people pay a higher tax rate than the middle class."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 21, 2019
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on March 11, 2019 a news conference
"Fifty-two counties have average taxes of above the SALT $10,000 cap."
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 17, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on April 8, 2019 a tweet
Says President Donald Trump's "effort to roll back regulations means that Big Ag now gets to inspect its own pork" and "they decided to stop testing for E. coli."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • April 16, 2019
Denny Hoskins
Denny Hoskins
stated on January 31, 2019 an interview with the Columbia Daily Tribune
"Missouri still owes $60 million on bonds issued to build the 23-year-old Edward Jones Dome, the former home of the St. Louis Rams."
Mostly False
By Adam Reckamp • April 16, 2019
Howard Schultz
Howard Schultz
stated on April 4, 2019 a Fox News town hall
Says presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama each tried to get immigration bills passed, but "it did not work because the other party was unwilling to provide the president and his party a victory."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 15, 2019
Mick Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney
stated on April 7, 2019 in a interview during Fox News Sunday
"Drug prices in this country actually came down last year for the first time in 50 years. That’s because Donald Trump’s president." 
Mostly False
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • April 15, 2019
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on April 7, 2019 a speech
Says Chicago’s reduction in teen smoking over the last eight years is the "largest drop in the United States of America."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 14, 2019
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on March 27, 2019 a CNN town hall in South Carolina
Says President Donald Trump "cut funding from the Justice Department to investigate these domestic terrorist groups, these white supremacist groups."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 11, 2019
Rachel Siegel
Rachel Siegel
stated on April 8, 2019 an email to supporters
"The F-35 bombers, scheduled to arrive in Burlington this fall, have been designated with a nuclear mission."
Mostly False
By Colin Meyn • April 11, 2019
Jared Kushner
Jared Kushner
stated on April 1, 2019 an interview with Laura Ingraham on Fox News
Florida "passed a law where former felons can now vote. We've had more ex-felons register as Republicans than Democrats."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2019
Previous Next