“Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH” by adding a fact-check label to Trump’s tweet.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
Donald Trump
President of the United States. 1,168 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2018 to 2026. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.
“[U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb] said he would NOT vote for [Nancy Pelosi] for Speaker, and did.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Lamb’s voting record shows that Trump’s claim is not true. He was one of 15 Democrats in Congress who did not vote for Pelosi in the January 2019 speaker election, instead voting for U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III.
“When will they open a Cold Case on the Psycho Joe Scarborough matter in Florida. Did he get away with murder?”
FactCheck.org rated this: Baseless Claim
FactCheck.org says: The medical examiner found that the death was accidental, due to a heart problem that caused Scarborough's aide to fall and hit her head on a desk.
“A month after travel restrictions on China were announced, Nancy Pelosi "was in Chinatown in San Francisco. ... [T]rying to say, 'It’s okay to come to the United States. It’s fine. It’s wonderful. Come on in. Bring your infection with you.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Pelosi did go to Chinatown in February to encourage people to eat and shop in the neighborhood. But she didn't invite foreign nationals to "bring your infection" there.
“Rep. Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania "said he would NOT vote for her for Speaker, and did.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Lamb voted for Rep. Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts to be speaker -- not Rep. Nancy Pelosi.
“There are “many unanswered and obvious questions” about the 2001 death of a staff member of Joe Scarborough.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: There is zero evidence and no official body has ever called for a new investigation.
“Under three years of my administration, net farm income has already gone up nearly 50%.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“A couple of weeks ago, I started taking" hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19. “Because I think it’s good. I’ve heard a lot of good stories.”
FactCheck.org rated this: No Evidence It Works
FactCheck.org says: There is no published data showing that the medication protects against infection with the coronavirus, and experts recommend such use only within clinical trials.
“The only bad survey" on hydroxychloroquine was of "people that were in very bad shape. They were very old, almost dead. It was a ‘Trump enemy’ statement.”
The New York Times rated this: False.
“I think every president has gotten rid of probably more [inspectors general] than I have.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: According to a recently released Congressional Research Service report, since 2000, Barack Obama was the only president to remove an inspector general, and he removed one.
“If you look at the one (hydroxychloroquine) survey, the only bad survey, they were giving it to people that were in very bad shape. They were very old. Almost dead.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The people who got the drug weren't dying; about three quarters survived. And three studies found the drug made no difference.
“Michigan sends absentee ballots to 7.7 million people ahead of Primaries and the General Election.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The state has said it will send absentee ballot applications — not actual ballots — to all registered voters, who may want to vote by mail.
“On the Southern border, as you know, the wall is going up, it's going up very rapidly. We're at 182 miles.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: What the administration has mostly done is replace old and outdated designs with new and improved barriers.
“Rogue” Michigan official sent absentee ballots to 7.7 million people “illegally and without authorization” ahead of the primaries and general election.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced May 19 that all registered voters in Michigan will be sent an application to vote by mail in the August and November elections — not a ballot.
“Says he can "hold up funding to Michigan if they want to go down this Voter Fraud path!”
The New York Times rated this: False.
“Speaking about border apprehensions, said “We have some of the best numbers we've ever had. Southern border, the best numbers we've ever had.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Year-to-date apprehension numbers are the lowest the Trump administration has seen so far, but are higher than in some past administrations. Experts said the numbers are also down because of the global pandemic.
“State of Nevada ‘thinks’ that they can send out illegal vote by mail ballots, creating a great Voter Fraud scenario for the State and the U.S. They can’t! If they do, ‘I think’ I can hold up funds to the State. Sorry, but you must not cheat in elections. @RussVought45 @USTreasury”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
“So the so-called HHS Whistleblower was against HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE. Then why did he make, and sign, an emergency use authorization? ... A dumb @60Minutes hit job on a grandstanding Never Trumper!”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
“I never had the flu. And I come to the White House, 'Sir, we have to give you a flu shot.' ... And I took it. I don't know if I should have. Who knows?”
FactCheck.org rated this: CDC: Get Flu Shot
FactCheck.org says: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says each year the flu vaccine saves thousands of lives and prevents tens of thousands of hospitalizations.
“Wuhan Institute of Virology received "$7.5 million in 2014 ... by the Obama administration early on. … I ended it.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The Wuhan Institute of Virology received $600,000 as part of a larger five-year U.S. government grant to a U.S.-based nonprofit studying emerging infectious diseases.