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Politics & government fact checks

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

12,755 published reviews in this topic

FactCheck.orgPolitics & government

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "banned fracking" and "banned offshore drilling."

Publisher’s rating: Spins the Facts

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Video shows Donald Trump returning to Washington “in a blaze of glory on Air Force 1.”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was photographed at dinner with Democratic lawmakers.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the state unemployment system without the Legislature.

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

Maldita.esPolitics & government

Miembros de Podemos se dan la vuelta en el homenaje de Estado a las víctimas de la COVID-19 mientras el rey Felipe VI, jefe de Estado, habla

Publisher’s rating: Falso

PolitiFactPolitics & government

"One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh."

Publisher’s rating: True

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Photos show the whistleblower with Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Image shows Sen. Rand Paul in a bathrobe on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgPolitics & government

Video that shows President Joe Biden hesitating during a speech shows his "weakness."

Publisher’s rating: Out of Context

PolitiFactPolitics & government

The man next to Mike Pompeo in a November 2020 photo “is the guy the Trump administration helped get out of jail in 2018 and who is now the 'president' of Afghanistan."

Publisher’s rating: Mostly True

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Says BLM activist Sasha Johnson tweeted, “The white man will not be our equal but our slave.”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Says Donald Trump said, “Women are miserable — not sexy, not safe.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

Says Democrats are on vacation until May 4 and “refuse to come back” to sign a bill to help small businesses.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

“Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

“Trump revokes Barack Obama’s security clearance.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

"President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactPolitics & government

“We know the bank records show that nearly $20 million in payments were directed to the Biden family members and associates through various shell companies.”

Publisher’s rating: Half True

PolitiFactPolitics & government

“The filibuster was never an idea of the founding fathers.”

Publisher’s rating: True

PolitiFactPolitics & government

As of April 24, “there was active military in 360 U.S. cities awaiting a Supreme Court announcement ‘that will rock the world’ and trigger cabal deep state planned protests.”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactPolitics & government

“I have been a state legislator for 11 years, passing over 170 bills into law and delivering for Wisconsin families.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly True