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 In National

Clear
Politics WatchDog
Politics WatchDog
stated on May 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Nancy Pelosi slurring her speech at a public event.
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • May 24, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 16, 2019 in an immigration speech:
"Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • May 24, 2019
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Fudge
stated on May 8, 2019 in a hearing:
Ohio "thought that our (voting) machines were so awful we got rid of them, but South Carolina bought them. This is true. South Carolina bought all the machines we got rid of because they were not effective."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 23, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 22, 2019 in a speech at the White House:
"Drug prices are coming down, first time in 51 years because of my administration."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Shefali Luthra • May 22, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 22, 2019 in remarks in the Rose Garden:
Says Pennsylvania Republican nominee for Congress Fred Keller "was a 50-50 shot" before his landslide victory.
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 20, 2019 in a rally in Montoursville, Pa.:
Says Joe Biden "deserted you. … I guess he was born here, but he left you, folks. He left you for another state."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2019
Steve Bullock
Steve Bullock
stated on May 19, 2019 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
"You look at today, only half the 30-year-olds are doing better than their parents were at age 30. When I was being raised, it was 90%."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2019
Wayne Messam
Wayne Messam
stated on May 16, 2019 in campaign website:
In Florida, "it’s illegal for mayors to even bring up gun reform for discussion."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • May 20, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on May 8, 2019 in a Fox News town hall:
"We’ve had a 30% increase in suicides in this country in just 15 years."
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2019
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on May 12, 2019 in an interview on ABC This Week:
"When Connecticut did licensing, their shootings dropped, their murders dropped 40%. Suicides dropped 15%."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 20, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 9, 2019 in remarks at the White House:
Tariffs are "paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2019
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on May 6, 2019 in a Medium post:
"Nowadays, there is more regulation over toy guns than real ones."
Mostly False
By Yanqi Xu • May 10, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 1, 2019 in a stump speech:
"I’m one of the first guys to introduce a climate change bill, way, way back in ’87."
True
By John Kruzel • May 8, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 2, 2019 in social media posts:
When Joe Biden’s son Hunter was serving as "a director to Ukraine’s largest private gas producer," the elder Biden "threatened to withhold $1 BILLION in U.S. aid to Ukraine if they didn’t fire a prosecutor looking into" the gas company.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 30, 2019 in an interview on CNN:
"One out of five Americans cannot afford the cost of prescription drugs."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • May 6, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 1, 2019 in an interview:
"I was always labeled as one of the most liberal members of the United States Congress."
False
By John Kruzel • May 6, 2019
The Manila Times
The Manila Times
stated on April 22, 2019 in a newspaper story:
Says Filipino news organizations are part of a plot to discredit President Rodrigo Duterte and destabilize his government.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 3, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall:
"You've got millions of families paying 40, 50, 60% of their limited incomes to put a roof over their heads."
True
By Yanqi Xu • May 2, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall in New Hampshire:
Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming."
True
By Miriam Valverde • April 30, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 25, 2019 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity:
The Russia investigation "was a coup. This was an attempted overthrow of the United States government."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2019
Previous Next