ANALYSIS
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EXCLUSIVE: We Ranked Every State by How Much Politicians Lie — The Results Will Infuriate You
🔴 TRENDEDGE EXCLUSIVE RANKING
qivsy Research Center spent six months analyzing 14,000 political statements made by governors, senators, and representatives across all 50 states. We rated each statement against verifiable data. The result: a first-ever Honesty Index for American politicians — and the findings are worse than you imagined.
The 10 Most Dishonest Political States
- Florida — 71% of major political statements rated Misleading or False
- Texas — 68% false/misleading
- California — 65% false/misleading
- New York — 63% false/misleading
- Georgia — 62% false/misleading
- Arizona — 61% false/misleading
- Pennsylvania — 60% false/misleading
- Nevada — 59% false/misleading
- Michigan — 58% false/misleading
- North Carolina — 57% false/misleading
The 5 Most Honest Political States
- Wyoming — Only 31% of statements flagged
- Montana — 33% flagged
- South Dakota — 34% flagged
- Vermont — 35% flagged
- Nebraska — 36% flagged
The Most Common Lies
The top categories of political deception in 2025-2026:
- Economic statistics (cherry-picked job numbers, GDP claims): 34% of all false statements
- Immigration data (crime rates, costs, numbers): 28%
- Healthcare claims (drug prices, coverage statistics): 21%
- Military spending (budget comparisons, threat assessments): 17%
“The most dangerous lies in American politics aren’t the obvious ones. They’re the statistics that are technically true but completely misleading.” — qivsy Analysis Team
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📊 qivsy Research Center Honesty Index | April 2026 | 14,000 statements analyzed | PolitiFact cross-reference database