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Nikki Haley

Republican presidential candidate. 35 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2019 to 2024. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by PolitiFact6 Jun 2023United States
Nikki Haley, former South Carolina governor and Republican presidential candidate

“Having "biological boys … in their locker rooms” is a reason why “a third of our teenage girls seriously contemplated suicide last year.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Teen girls are experiencing rising rates of suicidal ideation. However, there is no research that suggests that this is being caused by the presence of trans athletes in locker rooms.

Checked by FactCheck.org16 Feb 2023United States
Nikki Haley, Republican candidate for president

“Joe and Kamala even say America’s racist.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts

FactCheck.org says: President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris said in April 2021 that they do not believe America is a racist nation — although both have said America has a history of racism and racism does exist in the country.

Nikki Haley, Former South Carolina governor

“The national debt is now bigger than our economy. That hasn’t happened since World War Two – and we’re in peacetime. Joe Biden is digging a hole America can never fill.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: In 2020, the publicly held debt exceeded 100% of GDP for the first time since World War II. Another measure of the debt that also includes loans between government agencies has been above 100% of GDP since 2012.