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 Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "Right now we are at 90 percent health insurance covered. That's the highest we've ever been in our country." Donald Trump stated on October 1, 2016 in a statement from the campaign: Says he has "a fiduciary responsibility to his business, his family and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required." Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2016 in responding to an audience member's question at the Texas Tribune Festival.: Hillary Clinton "supports unlimited abortion on demand up until the moment of birth, including partial-birth abortion, with taxpayer funding." Pete Gallego stated on October 4, 2016 in a TV ad pointed out to PolitiFact Texas: Says Will Hurd said a border-long U.S.-Mexico wall "absolutely makes sense." Cocks Not Glocks stated on August 24, 2016 in a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook: "You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class" at the University of Texas. Loretta Sanchez stated on October 5, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.: "If you give guns to gangs, you can get out of jail free, if (California’s Proposition 57) passes. If you do a drive-by shooting, you can get out of jail free, if Proposition 57 passes. If you discharge guns on a school yard, you can get out of jail free." Rush Limbaugh stated on October 5, 2016 in a radio show broadcast: Says "11 straight years of no major hurricanes striking land" in the United States "bores a hole right through the whole climate change argument." Matt Tighe stated on September 25, 2016 in a story in The Buffalo News: Chris Jacobs "has been financed by the same men who are now facing charges in one of Western New York’s largest public corruption schemes" Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 6, 2016 in an ad: "Kelly Ayotte voted to give big oil more than $20 billion in tax breaks." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says "Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people, 11 million who are here without documents, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to get rid of birthright citizenship." Oxfam America stated on October 5, 2016 in a tweet: "The world's 62 richest people own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion poorest." Josh Hawley stated on June 14, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "he fought Obama at the Supreme Court — and won." Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2016 in a campaign event in Fla.: Says Hillary Clinton "promised, running for the Senate years ago, 200,000 jobs for upstate New York. ... Not only didn't they come, but they lost so many jobs." Gina Raimondo stated on September 28, 2016 in a television interview: "In other states (where illegal immigrants have been allowed to get driver's licenses) their insurance premiums for everybody have gone down." Paul Ryan stated on September 26, 2016 in a tweet: "Repeated requests for additional security in Benghazi were routinely denied" by Hillary "Clinton’s State Department." Kamala Harris stated on October 5, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.: Says Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez "has passed one bill in her 20 years in Congress, and that was to rename a post office." Lesley Cohen stated on September 24, 2016 in a political mail piece.: "It’s bad enough that (Stephen) Silberkraus appeared in a sexual fetish film where women were kidnapped from their homes and forced to live naked in kennels and trained to be pets. But when Silberkraus isn’t acting in films that degrade women, he’s stalking them in his personal time." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 8, 2016 in an ad: Maggie Hassan "raised tuition, making it the highest in America." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Hillary Clinton "went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russia's nuclear stockpile." Jason Kander stated on September 15, 2016 in a campaign ad: "In the state legislature, I supported Second Amendment rights." Colin Van Ostern stated on August 16, 2016 in a speech in Manchester, N.H.: As a result of Chris Sununu’s vote against a Planned Parenthood contract, "nearly 3,000 fewer" women and families statewide accessed health care for birth control, cancer screenings and annual exams. Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol stated on September 27, 2016 in a political advertisement: Says marijuana use among Colorado high school students "has not increased since legalization." NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on September 28, 2016 in an ad.: "Toomey and Trump will ban abortion and punish women who have them." Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech: "In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "hasn’t broken his promise" to release his tax returns. Dana Young stated on October 20, 2016 in a mailer: Says she "voted for a statewide fracking ban." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Donald Trump, in his campaign announcement speech, "also said, ‘And many of them (Mexicans) are good people. You keep leaving that out of your quote." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: "Gov. Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama." Mike Coffman stated on September 20, 2016 in a TV ad : Says state Sen. Morgan Carroll's votes made "it easier to sue doctors, small businesses, even nurses. Putting her own shady interests first." Citizens for Michael McAuliffe and House Republican Organization stated on September 14, 2016 in a video attack advertisement : Mike Madigan made a fortune on tax appeals… Saving his friends millions... It’s an inside game played by people like Merry Marwig, Madigan’s hand-picked candidate. When Marwig thought her property taxes were too high she got them lowered at your expense. Saved so much she did it again. Marwig and Madigan: Profiting from the same corrupt system.
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Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "Right now we are at 90 percent health insurance covered. That's the highest we've ever been in our country." Donald Trump stated on October 1, 2016 in a statement from the campaign: Says he has "a fiduciary responsibility to his business, his family and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required." Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2016 in responding to an audience member's question at the Texas Tribune Festival.: Hillary Clinton "supports unlimited abortion on demand up until the moment of birth, including partial-birth abortion, with taxpayer funding." Pete Gallego stated on October 4, 2016 in a TV ad pointed out to PolitiFact Texas: Says Will Hurd said a border-long U.S.-Mexico wall "absolutely makes sense." Cocks Not Glocks stated on August 24, 2016 in a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook: "You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class" at the University of Texas. Loretta Sanchez stated on October 5, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.: "If you give guns to gangs, you can get out of jail free, if (California’s Proposition 57) passes. If you do a drive-by shooting, you can get out of jail free, if Proposition 57 passes. If you discharge guns on a school yard, you can get out of jail free." Rush Limbaugh stated on October 5, 2016 in a radio show broadcast: Says "11 straight years of no major hurricanes striking land" in the United States "bores a hole right through the whole climate change argument." Matt Tighe stated on September 25, 2016 in a story in The Buffalo News: Chris Jacobs "has been financed by the same men who are now facing charges in one of Western New York’s largest public corruption schemes" Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 6, 2016 in an ad: "Kelly Ayotte voted to give big oil more than $20 billion in tax breaks." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says "Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people, 11 million who are here without documents, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to get rid of birthright citizenship." Oxfam America stated on October 5, 2016 in a tweet: "The world's 62 richest people own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion poorest." Josh Hawley stated on June 14, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "he fought Obama at the Supreme Court — and won." Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2016 in a campaign event in Fla.: Says Hillary Clinton "promised, running for the Senate years ago, 200,000 jobs for upstate New York. ... Not only didn't they come, but they lost so many jobs." Gina Raimondo stated on September 28, 2016 in a television interview: "In other states (where illegal immigrants have been allowed to get driver's licenses) their insurance premiums for everybody have gone down." Paul Ryan stated on September 26, 2016 in a tweet: "Repeated requests for additional security in Benghazi were routinely denied" by Hillary "Clinton’s State Department." Kamala Harris stated on October 5, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.: Says Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez "has passed one bill in her 20 years in Congress, and that was to rename a post office." Lesley Cohen stated on September 24, 2016 in a political mail piece.: "It’s bad enough that (Stephen) Silberkraus appeared in a sexual fetish film where women were kidnapped from their homes and forced to live naked in kennels and trained to be pets. But when Silberkraus isn’t acting in films that degrade women, he’s stalking them in his personal time." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 8, 2016 in an ad: Maggie Hassan "raised tuition, making it the highest in America." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Hillary Clinton "went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russia's nuclear stockpile." Jason Kander stated on September 15, 2016 in a campaign ad: "In the state legislature, I supported Second Amendment rights." Colin Van Ostern stated on August 16, 2016 in a speech in Manchester, N.H.: As a result of Chris Sununu’s vote against a Planned Parenthood contract, "nearly 3,000 fewer" women and families statewide accessed health care for birth control, cancer screenings and annual exams. Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol stated on September 27, 2016 in a political advertisement: Says marijuana use among Colorado high school students "has not increased since legalization." NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on September 28, 2016 in an ad.: "Toomey and Trump will ban abortion and punish women who have them." Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech: "In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "hasn’t broken his promise" to release his tax returns. Dana Young stated on October 20, 2016 in a mailer: Says she "voted for a statewide fracking ban." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Donald Trump, in his campaign announcement speech, "also said, ‘And many of them (Mexicans) are good people. You keep leaving that out of your quote." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: "Gov. Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama." Mike Coffman stated on September 20, 2016 in a TV ad : Says state Sen. Morgan Carroll's votes made "it easier to sue doctors, small businesses, even nurses. Putting her own shady interests first." Citizens for Michael McAuliffe and House Republican Organization stated on September 14, 2016 in a video attack advertisement : Mike Madigan made a fortune on tax appeals… Saving his friends millions... It’s an inside game played by people like Merry Marwig, Madigan’s hand-picked candidate. When Marwig thought her property taxes were too high she got them lowered at your expense. Saved so much she did it again. Marwig and Madigan: Profiting from the same corrupt system.
Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "Right now we are at 90 percent health insurance covered. That's the highest we've ever been in our country."
Donald Trump stated on October 1, 2016 in a statement from the campaign: Says he has "a fiduciary responsibility to his business, his family and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required."
Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2016 in responding to an audience member's question at the Texas Tribune Festival.: Hillary Clinton "supports unlimited abortion on demand up until the moment of birth, including partial-birth abortion, with taxpayer funding."
Pete Gallego stated on October 4, 2016 in a TV ad pointed out to PolitiFact Texas: Says Will Hurd said a border-long U.S.-Mexico wall "absolutely makes sense."
Cocks Not Glocks stated on August 24, 2016 in a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook: "You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class" at the University of Texas.
Loretta Sanchez stated on October 5, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.: "If you give guns to gangs, you can get out of jail free, if (California’s Proposition 57) passes. If you do a drive-by shooting, you can get out of jail free, if Proposition 57 passes. If you discharge guns on a school yard, you can get out of jail free."
Rush Limbaugh stated on October 5, 2016 in a radio show broadcast: Says "11 straight years of no major hurricanes striking land" in the United States "bores a hole right through the whole climate change argument."
Matt Tighe stated on September 25, 2016 in a story in The Buffalo News: Chris Jacobs "has been financed by the same men who are now facing charges in one of Western New York’s largest public corruption schemes"
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 6, 2016 in an ad: "Kelly Ayotte voted to give big oil more than $20 billion in tax breaks."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says "Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people, 11 million who are here without documents, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to get rid of birthright citizenship."
Oxfam America stated on October 5, 2016 in a tweet: "The world's 62 richest people own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion poorest."
Josh Hawley stated on June 14, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "he fought Obama at the Supreme Court — and won."
Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2016 in a campaign event in Fla.: Says Hillary Clinton "promised, running for the Senate years ago, 200,000 jobs for upstate New York. ... Not only didn't they come, but they lost so many jobs."
Gina Raimondo stated on September 28, 2016 in a television interview: "In other states (where illegal immigrants have been allowed to get driver's licenses) their insurance premiums for everybody have gone down."
Paul Ryan stated on September 26, 2016 in a tweet: "Repeated requests for additional security in Benghazi were routinely denied" by Hillary "Clinton’s State Department."
Kamala Harris stated on October 5, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.: Says Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez "has passed one bill in her 20 years in Congress, and that was to rename a post office."
Lesley Cohen stated on September 24, 2016 in a political mail piece.: "It’s bad enough that (Stephen) Silberkraus appeared in a sexual fetish film where women were kidnapped from their homes and forced to live naked in kennels and trained to be pets. But when Silberkraus isn’t acting in films that degrade women, he’s stalking them in his personal time."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 8, 2016 in an ad: Maggie Hassan "raised tuition, making it the highest in America."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Hillary Clinton "went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russia's nuclear stockpile."
Jason Kander stated on September 15, 2016 in a campaign ad: "In the state legislature, I supported Second Amendment rights."
Colin Van Ostern stated on August 16, 2016 in a speech in Manchester, N.H.: As a result of Chris Sununu’s vote against a Planned Parenthood contract, "nearly 3,000 fewer" women and families statewide accessed health care for birth control, cancer screenings and annual exams.
Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol stated on September 27, 2016 in a political advertisement: Says marijuana use among Colorado high school students "has not increased since legalization."
NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on September 28, 2016 in an ad.: "Toomey and Trump will ban abortion and punish women who have them."
Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech: "In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds."
Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "hasn’t broken his promise" to release his tax returns.
Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Donald Trump, in his campaign announcement speech, "also said, ‘And many of them (Mexicans) are good people. You keep leaving that out of your quote."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: "Gov. Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama."
Mike Coffman stated on September 20, 2016 in a TV ad : Says state Sen. Morgan Carroll's votes made "it easier to sue doctors, small businesses, even nurses. Putting her own shady interests first."
Citizens for Michael McAuliffe and House Republican Organization stated on September 14, 2016 in a video attack advertisement : Mike Madigan made a fortune on tax appeals… Saving his friends millions... It’s an inside game played by people like Merry Marwig, Madigan’s hand-picked candidate. When Marwig thought her property taxes were too high she got them lowered at your expense. Saved so much she did it again. Marwig and Madigan: Profiting from the same corrupt system.
