Latest Fact-checks Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Breitbart stated on January 30, 2018 in a headline: "Fall River, Massachusetts was not 'built by immigrants.' " Andrea Stewart-Cousins stated on January 23, 2018 in a press conference: "New York consistently ranks as one of the worst voting turnout states in the nation." Brian Kavanagh stated on January 17, 2018 in a press conference: "New York has the third lowest rate of gun-caused death in America." Robert Mujica stated on January 18, 2018 in a radio interview: "70 percent of the income tax that the state collects happens to come from Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk and New York City" John Calipari stated on January 20, 2018 in an interview: "We have the highest graduation rate of basketball players in the history of the NCAA. We have the highest graduation rate of African-American basketball players in the history of the NCAA in basketball." Kionne McGhee stated on January 25, 2018 in a speech on the House floor: "There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers." Donald Trump stated on January 31, 2018 in State of the Union address: "A single immigrant can bring in unlimited numbers of distant relatives." Scott Walker stated on January 11, 2018 in a tweet: Says Paul Soglin took Madison backward -- "businesses have left and murders have gone up." Joe Kennedy stated on January 30, 2018 in response to State of the Union address: "Top CEOs (are) making 300 times the average worker." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "In the past, we have foolishly released hundreds and hundreds of dangerous terrorists, only to meet them again on the battlefield — including the ISIS leader, al-Baghdadi, who we captured, who we had, who we released." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "We are now, very proudly, an exporter of energy to the world." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: Says one year later, "the coalition to defeat ISIS has liberated very close to 100 percent of the territory just recently held by these killers in Iraq and Syria." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in his State of the Union address: "Small business confidence is at an all-time high." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the State of the Union address: "America is a nation of builders. We built the Empire State Building in just one year. Isn’t it a disgrace that it can now take 10 years just to get a minor permit approved for the building of a simple road?" Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in his State of the Union address: "After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in State of the Union address: The immigration visa lottery "randomly hands out green cards without any regard for skill, merit, or the safety of American people." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the State of the Union speech: "Since we passed tax cuts, over 3 million workers have gotten tax cut bonuses — many of them thousands and thousands of dollars." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in his State of the Union address: "We enacted the biggest tax cuts and reforms in American history." Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2018 in a tweet: "Because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!" Richard Cordray stated on December 14, 2017 in a speech: On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent." Bruce Rauner stated on January 29, 2018 in a session with Chicago Tribune editorial board: "No private business was conducted on public property. That issue is a contract dispute." Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2018 in an interview with Piers Morgan: "The ice caps were going to melt, they were going to be gone by now, but now they’re setting records, so okay, they’re at a record level." Steve Cortes stated on January 23, 2018 in in an interview: "We have right now, … in the state of California, 55 percent of all immigrants are on public assistance." US Political News stated on January 17, 2018 in a headline: "Haiti official getting ready to testify against Clinton Foundation corruption next week found dead with gunshot to the head." Ronald Brownstein stated on January 23, 2018 in a CNN interview: "They found 60 votes in the Senate in 2006 and 2013" for immigration legislation, and "each time the House Republican majority refused to take it up." Heartland Institute stated on January 22, 2018 in an op-ed in The Hill: Work requirements "have been proven to help impoverished families move from dependency to self-sufficiency." Jeanne Ives stated on January 15, 2018 in a campaign statement: Says President Barack Obama advocated "fathers in the home" as the solution to gun violence. Scott Walker stated on December 18, 2017 in a tweet: "Road projects across the state are staying on track or getting done sooner thanks to the good work of the team at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation." Jerry Brown stated on January 25, 2018 in a State of the State Address: California’s prisons budget in 1970 "was about 3 percent of the general fund. Now, it’s 8.9 percent, about $12 billion."
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Breitbart stated on January 30, 2018 in a headline: "Fall River, Massachusetts was not 'built by immigrants.' " Andrea Stewart-Cousins stated on January 23, 2018 in a press conference: "New York consistently ranks as one of the worst voting turnout states in the nation." Brian Kavanagh stated on January 17, 2018 in a press conference: "New York has the third lowest rate of gun-caused death in America." Robert Mujica stated on January 18, 2018 in a radio interview: "70 percent of the income tax that the state collects happens to come from Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk and New York City" John Calipari stated on January 20, 2018 in an interview: "We have the highest graduation rate of basketball players in the history of the NCAA. We have the highest graduation rate of African-American basketball players in the history of the NCAA in basketball." Kionne McGhee stated on January 25, 2018 in a speech on the House floor: "There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers." Donald Trump stated on January 31, 2018 in State of the Union address: "A single immigrant can bring in unlimited numbers of distant relatives." Scott Walker stated on January 11, 2018 in a tweet: Says Paul Soglin took Madison backward -- "businesses have left and murders have gone up." Joe Kennedy stated on January 30, 2018 in response to State of the Union address: "Top CEOs (are) making 300 times the average worker." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "In the past, we have foolishly released hundreds and hundreds of dangerous terrorists, only to meet them again on the battlefield — including the ISIS leader, al-Baghdadi, who we captured, who we had, who we released." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "We are now, very proudly, an exporter of energy to the world." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: Says one year later, "the coalition to defeat ISIS has liberated very close to 100 percent of the territory just recently held by these killers in Iraq and Syria." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in his State of the Union address: "Small business confidence is at an all-time high." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the State of the Union address: "America is a nation of builders. We built the Empire State Building in just one year. Isn’t it a disgrace that it can now take 10 years just to get a minor permit approved for the building of a simple road?" Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in his State of the Union address: "After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in State of the Union address: The immigration visa lottery "randomly hands out green cards without any regard for skill, merit, or the safety of American people." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the State of the Union speech: "Since we passed tax cuts, over 3 million workers have gotten tax cut bonuses — many of them thousands and thousands of dollars." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in his State of the Union address: "We enacted the biggest tax cuts and reforms in American history." Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2018 in a tweet: "Because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!" Richard Cordray stated on December 14, 2017 in a speech: On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent." Bruce Rauner stated on January 29, 2018 in a session with Chicago Tribune editorial board: "No private business was conducted on public property. That issue is a contract dispute." Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2018 in an interview with Piers Morgan: "The ice caps were going to melt, they were going to be gone by now, but now they’re setting records, so okay, they’re at a record level." Steve Cortes stated on January 23, 2018 in in an interview: "We have right now, … in the state of California, 55 percent of all immigrants are on public assistance." US Political News stated on January 17, 2018 in a headline: "Haiti official getting ready to testify against Clinton Foundation corruption next week found dead with gunshot to the head." Ronald Brownstein stated on January 23, 2018 in a CNN interview: "They found 60 votes in the Senate in 2006 and 2013" for immigration legislation, and "each time the House Republican majority refused to take it up." Heartland Institute stated on January 22, 2018 in an op-ed in The Hill: Work requirements "have been proven to help impoverished families move from dependency to self-sufficiency." Jeanne Ives stated on January 15, 2018 in a campaign statement: Says President Barack Obama advocated "fathers in the home" as the solution to gun violence. Scott Walker stated on December 18, 2017 in a tweet: "Road projects across the state are staying on track or getting done sooner thanks to the good work of the team at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation." Jerry Brown stated on January 25, 2018 in a State of the State Address: California’s prisons budget in 1970 "was about 3 percent of the general fund. Now, it’s 8.9 percent, about $12 billion."
Breitbart stated on January 30, 2018 in a headline: "Fall River, Massachusetts was not 'built by immigrants.' "
Andrea Stewart-Cousins stated on January 23, 2018 in a press conference: "New York consistently ranks as one of the worst voting turnout states in the nation."
Brian Kavanagh stated on January 17, 2018 in a press conference: "New York has the third lowest rate of gun-caused death in America."
Robert Mujica stated on January 18, 2018 in a radio interview: "70 percent of the income tax that the state collects happens to come from Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk and New York City"
John Calipari stated on January 20, 2018 in an interview: "We have the highest graduation rate of basketball players in the history of the NCAA. We have the highest graduation rate of African-American basketball players in the history of the NCAA in basketball."
Kionne McGhee stated on January 25, 2018 in a speech on the House floor: "There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers."
Donald Trump stated on January 31, 2018 in State of the Union address: "A single immigrant can bring in unlimited numbers of distant relatives."
Scott Walker stated on January 11, 2018 in a tweet: Says Paul Soglin took Madison backward -- "businesses have left and murders have gone up."
Joe Kennedy stated on January 30, 2018 in response to State of the Union address: "Top CEOs (are) making 300 times the average worker."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "In the past, we have foolishly released hundreds and hundreds of dangerous terrorists, only to meet them again on the battlefield — including the ISIS leader, al-Baghdadi, who we captured, who we had, who we released."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "We are now, very proudly, an exporter of energy to the world."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: Says one year later, "the coalition to defeat ISIS has liberated very close to 100 percent of the territory just recently held by these killers in Iraq and Syria."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in his State of the Union address: "Small business confidence is at an all-time high."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the State of the Union address: "America is a nation of builders. We built the Empire State Building in just one year. Isn’t it a disgrace that it can now take 10 years just to get a minor permit approved for the building of a simple road?"
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in his State of the Union address: "After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in State of the Union address: The immigration visa lottery "randomly hands out green cards without any regard for skill, merit, or the safety of American people."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the State of the Union speech: "Since we passed tax cuts, over 3 million workers have gotten tax cut bonuses — many of them thousands and thousands of dollars."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in his State of the Union address: "We enacted the biggest tax cuts and reforms in American history."
Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2018 in a tweet: "Because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!"
Richard Cordray stated on December 14, 2017 in a speech: On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent."
Bruce Rauner stated on January 29, 2018 in a session with Chicago Tribune editorial board: "No private business was conducted on public property. That issue is a contract dispute."
Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2018 in an interview with Piers Morgan: "The ice caps were going to melt, they were going to be gone by now, but now they’re setting records, so okay, they’re at a record level."
Steve Cortes stated on January 23, 2018 in in an interview: "We have right now, … in the state of California, 55 percent of all immigrants are on public assistance."
US Political News stated on January 17, 2018 in a headline: "Haiti official getting ready to testify against Clinton Foundation corruption next week found dead with gunshot to the head."
Ronald Brownstein stated on January 23, 2018 in a CNN interview: "They found 60 votes in the Senate in 2006 and 2013" for immigration legislation, and "each time the House Republican majority refused to take it up."
Heartland Institute stated on January 22, 2018 in an op-ed in The Hill: Work requirements "have been proven to help impoverished families move from dependency to self-sufficiency."
Jeanne Ives stated on January 15, 2018 in a campaign statement: Says President Barack Obama advocated "fathers in the home" as the solution to gun violence.
Scott Walker stated on December 18, 2017 in a tweet: "Road projects across the state are staying on track or getting done sooner thanks to the good work of the team at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation."
Jerry Brown stated on January 25, 2018 in a State of the State Address: California’s prisons budget in 1970 "was about 3 percent of the general fund. Now, it’s 8.9 percent, about $12 billion."
