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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

FactCheck.orgPolitics & government

President Joe Biden has "[s]topped abortion."

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

There are no photos of “Biden in the Oval Office” from after early 2021.

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactPolitics & government

“There's never been a president (before Joe Biden) that has made race and gender the defining factor” for a Supreme Court nomination.

Publisher’s rating: False

Vera FilesPolitics & government

Sen. Raffy Tulfo has been expelled from the Senate under the order of President Ferdinand Marcos.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Video shows U.S. Rep. Doug Collins exploding “with rage after Pelosi admits dirty ‘squad’ plan for Trump impeachment.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Video shows the Secret Service failing to protect Kamala Harris after she became vice president.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Trump would "ban abortion nationwide, restrict access to birth control and put IVF treatments at risk and force states to monitor women's pregnancies. Just Google Project 2025 and read the plans for yourself."

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

PolitiFactPolitics & government

President Joe Biden declared a federal emergency and deployed the National Guard in October.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Adam Schiff’s family Christmas card has a photo of the whistleblower, who is dating Schiff’s daughter.

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactPolitics & government

AARP backed "federal funding for Planned Parenthood."

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgPolitics & government

"As Minnesota’s governor, Tim Walz let rioters and looters burn down Minneapolis."

Publisher’s rating: We Provide A Timeline

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Of Bernie Moreno, “Now, he’s arguing for a national abortion ban, no exceptions.”

Publisher’s rating: Half True

PesaCheckPolitics & government

Photo showing ongoing protests in Kampala uganda

Publisher’s rating: False.

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Says Democrats "have issued more subpoenas than they’ve passed bills."

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

"Antifa Fascist Fangirl Tulsi Gabbard posing with Evan Duke, leader of Portland Antifa and Occupy ICE."

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.”

Publisher’s rating: True

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Photo shows Hillary Clinton on a “lethal injection medical table.”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Says President Joe Biden fell asleep during a meeting with Israel’s prime minister.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Video shows Joe Biden has a body double.

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactPolitics & government

"Rep. Ratcliffe just asked the most important question of the day: Was there anything in President Trump's July 25th phone call that was impeachable. Neither witness said yes."

Publisher’s rating: Also didn't say no