The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is overturned in roughly eighty percent of its cases

the verdict

REFUTED

the evidence says no

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Multiple independent fact-checkers and news analyses have thoroughly debunked the claim that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is overturned in roughly eighty percent of its cases, showing the actual reversal rate is a tiny fraction of that figure.

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Evidence against · 5

The Washington Post: Analysis | Are 80 percent or 0.1 percent of the 9th Circuit Court's ...

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The Washington Post: Analysis | Are 80 percent or 0.1 percent of the 9th Circuit Court's .... The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/03/21/does-the-9th-circuit-court-overturn-80-percent-or-0-1-percent-of-its-cases/

Fact-checker ruling: Two Pinocchios

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Snopes: FACT CHECK: Does the Supreme Court Overturn 80 Percent of ...

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Snopes: FACT CHECK: Does the Supreme Court Overturn 80 Percent of .... Snopes. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ninth-circuit-court-most-overturned/

Fact-checker ruling: Mixture

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FactCheck.org: Trump Misuses Data in 9th Circuit Attack

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FactCheck.org: Trump Misuses Data in 9th Circuit Attack. FactCheck.org. https://www.factcheck.org/2018/11/trump-misuses-data-in-9th-circuit-attack/

Fact-checker ruling: False

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api.politifact.com: PolitiFact | Does the Ninth Circuit have an overturn record 'close to 80%'?

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api.politifact.com: PolitiFact | Does the Ninth Circuit have an overturn record 'close to 80%'?. api.politifact.com. https://api.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/26/donald-trump/does-ninth-circuit-have-overturn-record-close-80/

Fact-checker ruling: reviewed

Source citation format

politifact.com: PolitiFact | No, the 9th Circuit isn't the 'most overturned court in the country,' as Hannity says

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politifact.com: PolitiFact | No, the 9th Circuit isn't the 'most overturned court in the country,' as Hannity says. politifact.com. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/feb/10/sean-hannity/no-9th-circuit-isnt-most-overturned-court-country-/

Fact-checker ruling: reviewed

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judged → REFUTED · 031 Jul 2026

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