Tom Fitton

President, Judicial Watch. 2 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2022 to 2023. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by PolitiFact6 Apr 2023United States Politics and government

Tom Fitton, President of Judicial Watch

“President Trump is officially a political prisoner.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: There’s no universally accepted definition of "political prisoner," but human rights and international law experts told PolitiFact that they would not classify Trump, who was not detained, a political prisoner.

Checked by FactCheck.org18 Feb 2022United States Politics and government

Tom Fitton, President, Judicial Watch

“[T]he law allows Trump to tear up documents, shred them, and take documents when he left the White House.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading

FactCheck.org says: Tom Fitton claimed that the law allowed former President Donald Trump to "take documents when he left the White House." But former presidents aren't allowed to take official records.