Regulation Scorecard true 0% 26 Checks mostly true 0% 30 Checks half true 0% 25 Checks mostly false 0% 41 Checks false 0% 30 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 21 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Regulation Social Media stated on September 12, 2025 social media posts Former President Barack Obama eliminated a law that “held news corporations accountable for lying to the American people.” By Loreben Tuquero • September 17, 2025 Facebook posts stated on June 2, 2023 una publicación en Facebook Disney "acaba de publicar" que no puedes entrar a sus parques en Florida y California "sin que tus hijos reconozcan que no le pueden llamar a un niño él o ella". By Maria Briceño • June 6, 2023 Charlie Crist stated on July 14, 2022 a campaign ad Ron DeSantis "opposes any background checks on guns, even for violent criminals." By Yacob Reyes • July 22, 2022 Roger Williams stated on October 18, 2020 a tweet Says Texas has “lower taxes and less regulations than anywhere else in the U.S.” By Brandon Mulder • October 23, 2020 Rodman Debra stated on September 20, 2019 a TV ad. Siobhan Dunnavant "wrote the Republican bill that would let insurance companies deny coverage for pre-existing conditions." By Warren Fiske • October 1, 2019 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." By Miriam Valverde • April 16, 2019 Clean Virginia stated on November 16, 2018 website post. "Virginians pay the 11th-highest power bills in the nation." By Warren Fiske • November 27, 2018 Yes on 10 campaign stated on September 28, 2018 a TV advertisement California’s rent control measure Proposition 10 would have "No effect on homeowners" By Chris Nichols • October 5, 2018 Ted Cruz stated on September 28, 2018 a debate California "is hemorrhaging population." By Chris Nichols • September 28, 2018 Andrew Gillum stated on August 29, 2018 an MSNBC interview Says he was sued by the NRA and the gun lobby "all because in my city we refused to repeal an ordinance which said you couldn’t shoot guns in city parks." By Miriam Valverde • September 5, 2018 Kevin McCarthy stated on August 15, 2018 a speech Studies are showing California’s wildfires "are producing more emissions than all of our cars are doing." By Chris Nichols • August 29, 2018 Fox News Channel stated on August 19, 2018 California "California is proposing to legislate what drinks restaurants can serve your kids, only giving two options: milk or water." By Chris Nichols • August 21, 2018 Kelda Helen Roys stated on May 2, 2018 a cable interview Says "political interference" from Scott Walker’s administration has led to "gagging (DNR) scientists so they can no longer comment on proposed legislation" and "we’re letting polluters write their own permits." By Anna Groves • July 27, 2018 Leah Vukmir stated on June 1, 2018 a tweet Tammy Baldwin "opposed displaying the flag and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance or singing the National Anthem in our classrooms." By Diana Dombrowski • July 20, 2018 Leah Vukmir stated on July 5, 2018 a news release Says Mark Pocan’s proposal to eliminate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would "eliminate border enforcement." July 13, 2018 Matt Flynn stated on June 13, 2018 news release "Foxconn will not face oversight from any federal, state, or local agency to guarantee it complies with our wetlands protection laws." By D.L. Davis • July 11, 2018 Kevin Cramer stated on May 30, 2018 radio interview Says Heidi Heitkamp has "never been interested in" regulatory relief "until all of a sudden I become a candidate for the Senate and put pressure on." By Manuela Tobias • June 4, 2018 Keith Rothfus stated on May 22, 2018 a press release "Since the end of the financial crisis, we have seen an average of one community bank or credit union disappear every day." By Colin Deppen • May 31, 2018 Kevin Cramer stated on May 4, 2018 an interview with Hugh Hewitt Says Heidi Heitkamp "cast the deciding vote to kill the Congressional Review Act that would have repealed a BLM flaring rule that was designed just for North Dakota." By Manuela Tobias • May 10, 2018 Gavin Newsom stated on March 8, 2018 "California is 49th out of 50 in the United States in per capita housing units. Only Utah can lay claim to being lowest in per capita production." By Chris Nichols • March 21, 2018 Load More Latest Articles What are biologics and will the Trump administration’s plans make them cheaper? By Madison Czopek • November 13, 2025 A product says it’s ‘FDA approved,’ ‘FDA registered’ or ‘FDA certified.’ What does that even mean? By Madison Czopek • October 29, 2025 Can RFK Jr. ban COVID-19 vaccines? What to know about federal rules around the process By Madison Czopek • August 27, 2025 Why Europe took a closer look at AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine March 18, 2021 Inside the ‘unprecedented’ struggle to contain coronavirus scams By Daniel Funke • May 31, 2020 Will new Title IX rules leave students vulnerable to sexual harassment? Experts give mixed answers By Miriam Valverde • May 14, 2020 Latest promises about Regulation Barack Obama Establish regulations to secure chemical plants Rules on chemical plants are not as strong as envisioned | December 27, 2016 Barack Obama Support network neutrality on the Internet FCC approves Obama’s net neutrality proposal | February 26, 2015 Barack Obama Limit subsidies for agribusiness Limits included in Senate’s farm bill, but not House’s | November 29, 2012 Barack Obama Strengthen anti-monopoly laws to favor independent farmers Regulations with teeth opposed in Congress, then withdrawn | November 28, 2012 Barack Obama Create an office to help improve nonprofits Two programs were created, but only one remains | November 2, 2012 Barack Obama Create White House performance team and chief performance officer Chief Performance Officer has been busy | February 17, 2012 Barack Obama Strengthen antitrust enforcement Antitrust enforcement has picked up | January 17, 2012 Barack Obama Equalize tax breaks for driving and public transit Stimulus bill equalizes tax breaks for parking, transit | December 8, 2009 Latest promises about Regulation
