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The claim record, kept in the open.

A running tally of how public figures' statements have measured against the evidence — and how the major policy debates are trending. Everyone is tracked by the same standard.

These are records of claims we've checked, not a watchlist. We track figures across every party, and a record reflects what was said — not who said it.

The published record

Every check so far

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The Baseline record
All published checks · last published Nov 4, 2026
200
claims checked
84%
rated true / mostly
True142 · 71%
Mostly True25 · 13%
Misleading17 · 9%
Missing Context3 · 2%
False13 · 7%
Verdict counts across all published checks
VerdictCount
True142
Mostly True25
Misleading17
Missing Context3
False13
Share of checks rated True or Mostly True, by month of publication
25%50%75%
Jul · 17Sep · 54Oct · 100Nov · 29

Counted from the published record, never modeled or projected. The label under each month is the number of checks it holds; a month with few checks moves the line more than it should, so read the count with the share.

Read every check in the record →

By figure

Who we have checked most

165 checks
Donald Trump
82% true / mostly
5 checks
Mary Peltola
100% true / mostly
3 checks
Todd Blanche
100% true / mostly
3 checks
Gavin Newsom
100% true / mostly
2 checks
Bernie Sanders
50% true / mostly

Figures with published checks, most first. A record here is a count of what was said and how it measured, not a rating of the person. Every speaker on the record →

By issue

Topic trackers

Elections

64 checks
8% rated false or misleading

Congress

23 checks
9% rated false or misleading

Government

14 checks
0% rated false or misleading

Media

13 checks
15% rated false or misleading

Voting

12 checks
8% rated false or misleading

Energy

10 checks
30% rated false or misleading

Foreign Policy

9 checks
11% rated false or misleading

Crime

8 checks
13% rated false or misleading

Healthcare

7 checks
29% rated false or misleading

Jobs

6 checks
17% rated false or misleading

Trade

5 checks
20% rated false or misleading

Manufacturing

4 checks
75% rated false or misleading

National Security

4 checks
0% rated false or misleading

Technology

4 checks
0% rated false or misleading

Inflation

3 checks
100% rated false or misleading

Economy

3 checks
33% rated false or misleading

Federal Budget

3 checks
67% rated false or misleading

Courts

2 checks
0% rated false or misleading

Labor

2 checks
0% rated false or misleading

Immigration

2 checks
50% rated false or misleading

Climate

1 check
100% rated false or misleading

Social Security

1 check
0% rated false or misleading
Across all figures

Recently checked claims

Verdict: Mostly True
JD Vance said the US war on Iran was the 'real reason' Republicans lost the midterm elections
JD Vance · following the 2026 US midterm elections
Nov 4
Verdict: True
Representative Brad Finstad is a fourth-generation family farmer and a member of the House Agriculture Committee.
Donald Trump · X · Donald Trump
Nov 4
Verdict: True
Casey Askar is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
Donald Trump · X · Donald Trump
Nov 4
Verdict: True
Donald Trump won Alaska three times, in 2016, 2020, and 2024
Donald Trump · X · Donald Trump
Nov 4
Verdict: True
Donald Trump said, "I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE! Thank you for your attention to this matter"
Donald Trump · Truth Social post reacting to midterm election results
Nov 4
Verdict: True
Jenny Costa Honeycutt is running to represent South Carolina's 1st Congressional District
Donald Trump · X · Donald Trump
Nov 4
Verdict: True
Carlos De La Cruz is a 20-year Air Force veteran
Donald Trump · X · Donald Trump
Nov 4
Verdict: True
Donald Trump was not on the ballot
Donald Trump · Truth Social · Donald Trump
Nov 4
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