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Politics & government fact checks
Explore claims publishers have checked about politics & government. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.
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PolitiFactPolitics & government
Says Mike Pence was caught on a hot mic delivering empty boxes of PPE to a nursing home and pretended they were heavy.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Says “Tim Michels doesn’t think gay people should be out in public.”
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
“[U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb] said he would NOT vote for [Nancy Pelosi] for Speaker, and did.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
President Joe Biden fell asleep during a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
A photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform without visible patches shows that “he is a fraud.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
"The Democrats control the Senate, House, and White House. They have the power to make legal abortion the law of the land once and for all."
Publisher’s rating: Missing context
PolitiFactPolitics & government
The military arrested “bedridden Gavin Newsom.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
During protests outside the White House, Mayor Muriel Bowser "wouldn't let the D.C. Police get involved."
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
“Nancy Pelosi set to resign from Congress as Trump files impeachment lawsuits against her.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Sen. Josh Hawley told professor, “I will not use your pronouns.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
FactCheck.orgPolitics & government
Sen. Katie Britt proposed building a "national database of pregnant women."
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
“Donald Trump has officially banned” same-sex marriage “in all 50 states in America.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire