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Politics & government fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about politics & government. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

12,754 published reviews in this topic

PolitiFactPolitics & government

“Clarence Thomas is about to become the only member of the current Supreme Court who was nominated by a president of one party and confirmed by a Senate controlled by the other party.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly True

FactCheck.orgPolitics & government

"John Fetterman's a self-described democratic socialist."

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Vice President Kamala Harris has been “going so far as to call me Adolf Hitler.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

George Patton said, “Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lower form of politicians.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Displaying the progress pride flag between two American flags during a White House pride event was “in breach of US Flag Code.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

“This is 76 year old senile Joe Biden!!! That is a 15 year old girl with whom he’s making out!!!”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Americans "say that what they want is a choice" to join a single-payer system like Medicare rather than ending private insurance.

Publisher’s rating: True

FactCheck.orgPolitics & government

President Joe Biden mistakenly read the cues off the teleprompter when he said “end of quote” and “repeat the line."

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Video shows Attorney General Merrick Garland saying, “Wait for revenge.”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactPolitics & government

If Joe Biden can’t serve his full term, Kamala Harris “cannot by constitutional law become president.”

Publisher’s rating: False

Maldita.esPolitics & government

Viktor Orbán y Sebastina Kurz obligan a Soros a abandonar todas su actividades en Hungría y Austria en menos de 14 días

Publisher’s rating: Falso

Donald TrumpPolitics & government

"There has never been, ever before, an administration that’s been so open and transparent."

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactPolitics & government

BBC News published a graphic quoting President Joe Biden saying, “Let me say this as clearly and simply as I can: [inaudible].”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Nancy Pelosi’s son served on the Burisma board with Hunter Biden.

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgPolitics & government

“[T]he first 3 bills introduced in the House by Democrats” sought to “impeach the president,” “ban the Electoral College” and give “$54 billion in foreign aid.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy called for the immediate “expulsion and prosecution of Rep. Adam Schiff for committing crimes of treason against the United States.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

A video proves that the United Nations is “setting up shop in U.S. states.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

President Joe Biden walked “onto an empty airplane for no reason.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

If Joe Biden steps down, Nancy Pelosi will become vice president.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

"Media minimized the risk, Trump took decisive action, bipartisan governors recognize the president’s support"

Publisher’s rating: Cherry picked half truths