About Right Wing Losers
Right Wing Losers is a watchdog record of right-wing public figures. It keeps three records. Each entry quotes the person word for word and links to the source, so anyone can check it.
The three records
- Prediction vs. outcome. A public prediction, set against what actually happened. Each entry has one source for the prediction and one for the outcome.
- Said vs. voted. A public statement, set against the same person's recorded vote on the matter, with a link to the roll call.
- Claim vs. the record. A false statement of fact, set against the primary record that disproves it.
How entries are checked
- Exact words. Every quote is confirmed word for word on a source we fetched: an official transcript, the person's own post or website, the Congressional Record, a court filing, or full video or captions. When only news coverage exists, two independent outlets must give the same wording. Any words left out are marked with "…" and never change the meaning.
- Date and place. Every entry gives the exact date and where it was said. A year alone is not enough.
- The primary record. A false claim is shown against a primary source: government data or an agency statement, a court ruling or filing, sworn testimony, an official audit or certified result, the text of a statute or bill, or a peer-reviewed study. A fact-check article may appear as a second link, but never as the only one.
- A second, independent check. After one researcher proposes an entry, a separate verifier fetches the quote and the record again from scratch. The verifier confirms the entry, corrects it, or drops it. Every drop is logged with its reason.
- When in doubt, it's out. Many proposed entries never make it. In every round of the claim-vs-record research, more proposed claims were rejected or dropped than were published.
What we leave out
- Opinions, insults and name-calling.
- Hedged statements of fact ("could", "I've heard", "people are saying") and rhetorical questions. Predictions are judged one by one: a plain forecast stays even when it opens with "I think" or "probably", and the quote always shows the hedge in full, so you can weigh it yourself. A forecast that rests on a condition ("if…") is left out.
- Claims that are partly true, disputed or still unresolved.
- Remarks the speaker framed as a joke.
- Labels about motive or character. The record states facts only.
What this is not
This is a record of documented cases, not a count of every false statement anyone has made. In the claim-vs-record section, everyone listed was, at the time they spoke, a Republican officeholder, candidate or official, an appointee of a Republican administration, a lawyer acting for Donald Trump, or a prominent conservative media figure.
Corrections
If an entry gets a quote, a date or a source wrong, tell us below and link to the record that shows it. Each request is checked again from scratch: the quote is fetched again from its source and the record is checked again. The entry is then corrected or removed. Corrections change the entry's own page, and its "Updated" date shows when it changed.