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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

Kamala Harris was “Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden, she made a turn and she went, she became a Black person.”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Joe Biden's sanctions on Russia “are riddled with loopholes and don't even start for 30 days. They have carve outs for the energy and financial sectors.”

Publisher’s rating: Half True

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Says Joe Biden is “withholding $150 million in aid from Ukraine” to “pressure Ukraine to drop all criminal investigations into him and his son, Hunter.”

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgPolitics & government

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre ignored a question about oil companies and gas prices asked by Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy.

Publisher’s rating: False

Washington PostPolitics & government

"While America’s cities were burning, Kamala was defending peaceful protests. She raised millions to help bail rioters out of jail. And supported defunding our police."

Publisher’s rating: Three Pinocchios

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Tim Walz “changed the Minnesota flag so it could resemble the Somalian flag.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

"Ted Cruz says owning a gun should be as hassle free as owning a car, which as I recall requires a license and registration."

Publisher’s rating: False

Washington PostPolitics & government

“The reports of ongoing negotiations with Iran raise serious concerns about why the Administration is willing to engage and provide U.S. taxpayer dollars to a country adverse to America’s interest.”

Publisher’s rating: Four Pinocchios

PolitiFactPolitics & government

“There are polls that also say I have great approval ratings.”

Publisher’s rating: False

Maldita.esPolitics & government

El gobierno del PSOE/PSC y PODEMOS/Comuns hace una guía para hacer turismo de España donde no hay ningún pueblo de Cataluña digno de ser visitado

Publisher’s rating: Falso

PolitiFactPolitics & government

"Last week Joe Biden flashed the ‘white power’ sign. President Trump condemned white supremacists yesterday. Why hasn't Joe Biden?”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactPolitics & government

“Socialist Workers Party leader Bernie Sanders supported Ayatollah Khomeini against the US, condemned president Carter for imperialism, and accused the hostages of being CIA spies.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

“Official statement — Putin assassinated in the Kremlin!”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

FactCheck.orgPolitics & government

Former President Barack Obama is the “first ex-president to speak against [his] successor.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

“Katie Hobbs no longer governor of Arizona.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Ex-AARP members wrote this letter criticizing the “Biden Regime.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

"People across the country elect their representatives. What we do is, once we set the baseline, we go forward and we decide, Republicans and Democrats, what our priorities (are). It's the exact same thing that every single American family does."

Publisher’s rating: More different than similar

FactCheck.orgPolitics & government

"Pelosi Gifts George Floyd’s Brother Folded American Flag Reserved Only For Fallen Veterans"

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

PolitiFactPolitics & government

“Donald Trump gave his big speech today with his pants on backward.”

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgPolitics & government

"It was Republicans who nominated the 1st Black woman to the SCOTUS & she was BLOCKED & filibustered by … Joe Biden."

Publisher’s rating: False