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 Ben Carson stated on October 28, 2015 in the third GOP primary debate.: Says his tax plan wouldn't leave the federal government with a $1.1 trillion hole. Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Under his tax plan, "the greatest gains, percentage-wise," will be "at the lower end of our plan." Jerry Brown stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog." Kevin de León stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "No city in the state, no state in this nation, for that matter the entire world, has adopted (clean energy) targets more ambitious in scale." Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC debate: The CNBC debate was supposed to be three hours, and he "renegotiated it down to two hours." Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in comments during the CNBC debate.: Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich "got lucky with a thing called fracking," which "is why Ohio is doing well." Rand Paul stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money." Terry McAuliffe stated on October 15, 2015 in an executive order.: "It has been estimated that nearly 40 percent of all guns sold in America are sold by private, unlicensed sellers either online or through gun shows." Don Francis stated on October 28, 2015 in an interview with Watchdog.org: Electric car sales in Georgia have dropped dramatically since a $5,000 tax credit was eliminated and a $200 annual registration fee was imposed July 1. Jeb Bush stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": "If you look at the three people on the (debate) stage from the United States Senate, all three of them have a combined two bills that became law that they've sponsored." Carly Fiorina stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We have record numbers of people living in poverty." David Cicilline stated on October 23, 2015 in a speech: "There have been more than 300 mass shootings in the United States this year – more than any other country in the world." Jeb Bush stated on October 14, 2015 in a town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.: "If you're born poor, you're more likely to stay poor than any time in American history." Facebook posts stated on August 6, 2015 in a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post: A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE." Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Says a question about his financial skills at the CNBC debate included "discredited attacks from Democrats and my political opponents." Ben Carson stated on October 29, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, "the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee." Ted Cruz stated on October 26, 2015 in a Houston press conference: My campaign "finished the last quarter reporting the most cash on hand of any Republican in the field … $13.8 million in the bank, $3.5 million more than the Jeb Bush campaign." Jeb Bush stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: "In Florida, we have the lowest in-state tuition of any state." Ted Cruz stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733." Carly Fiorina stated on October 28, 2015 in the third Republican presidential debate: "92 percent of the jobs lost during Barack Obama’s first term belonged to women." Rebecca Kleefisch stated on October 21, 2015 in a public forum: "Most Americans are now getting their news from Facebook." Ben Carson stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Says he "didn’t have an involvement with" nutritional supplement company Mannatech. Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: In 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama "missed 60 or 70 percent of his votes." In 2004, John Kerry missed "close to 60 to 70 percent" and Bob Graham missed "over 30 percent of his votes." Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "I never said that" Marco Rubio was Mark Zuckerberg’s personal senator. Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the third Republican presidential debate: "For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses closing than starting." Chris Christie stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Bernie Sanders’s plan is "to raise your taxes to 90 percent." Constitutional Rights PAC stated on October 14, 2015 in a news release: Paul Ryan "is one of only six House Republicans who voted for Teddy Kennedy's bill to force Christian employers to hire LGBT employees." Peter Kinder stated on October 16, 2015 in a tweet: "After today, @GovJayNixon will have been overridden more times than all previous governors in #MO history #moleg" Russ Feingold stated on August 13, 2015 in an interview: On receiving campaign contributions from out-of-state donors Reader stated on October 24, 2015 in a Tweet to PolitiFact Georgia: "How is a misogynist bigot of epic proportions (like U.S. Rep. Steven Smith) allowed to serve?"
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Ben Carson stated on October 28, 2015 in the third GOP primary debate.: Says his tax plan wouldn't leave the federal government with a $1.1 trillion hole. Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Under his tax plan, "the greatest gains, percentage-wise," will be "at the lower end of our plan." Jerry Brown stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog." Kevin de León stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "No city in the state, no state in this nation, for that matter the entire world, has adopted (clean energy) targets more ambitious in scale." Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC debate: The CNBC debate was supposed to be three hours, and he "renegotiated it down to two hours." Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in comments during the CNBC debate.: Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich "got lucky with a thing called fracking," which "is why Ohio is doing well." Rand Paul stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money." Terry McAuliffe stated on October 15, 2015 in an executive order.: "It has been estimated that nearly 40 percent of all guns sold in America are sold by private, unlicensed sellers either online or through gun shows." Don Francis stated on October 28, 2015 in an interview with Watchdog.org: Electric car sales in Georgia have dropped dramatically since a $5,000 tax credit was eliminated and a $200 annual registration fee was imposed July 1. Jeb Bush stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": "If you look at the three people on the (debate) stage from the United States Senate, all three of them have a combined two bills that became law that they've sponsored." Carly Fiorina stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We have record numbers of people living in poverty." David Cicilline stated on October 23, 2015 in a speech: "There have been more than 300 mass shootings in the United States this year – more than any other country in the world." Jeb Bush stated on October 14, 2015 in a town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.: "If you're born poor, you're more likely to stay poor than any time in American history." Facebook posts stated on August 6, 2015 in a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post: A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE." Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Says a question about his financial skills at the CNBC debate included "discredited attacks from Democrats and my political opponents." Ben Carson stated on October 29, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, "the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee." Ted Cruz stated on October 26, 2015 in a Houston press conference: My campaign "finished the last quarter reporting the most cash on hand of any Republican in the field … $13.8 million in the bank, $3.5 million more than the Jeb Bush campaign." Jeb Bush stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: "In Florida, we have the lowest in-state tuition of any state." Ted Cruz stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733." Carly Fiorina stated on October 28, 2015 in the third Republican presidential debate: "92 percent of the jobs lost during Barack Obama’s first term belonged to women." Rebecca Kleefisch stated on October 21, 2015 in a public forum: "Most Americans are now getting their news from Facebook." Ben Carson stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Says he "didn’t have an involvement with" nutritional supplement company Mannatech. Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: In 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama "missed 60 or 70 percent of his votes." In 2004, John Kerry missed "close to 60 to 70 percent" and Bob Graham missed "over 30 percent of his votes." Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "I never said that" Marco Rubio was Mark Zuckerberg’s personal senator. Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the third Republican presidential debate: "For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses closing than starting." Chris Christie stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Bernie Sanders’s plan is "to raise your taxes to 90 percent." Constitutional Rights PAC stated on October 14, 2015 in a news release: Paul Ryan "is one of only six House Republicans who voted for Teddy Kennedy's bill to force Christian employers to hire LGBT employees." Peter Kinder stated on October 16, 2015 in a tweet: "After today, @GovJayNixon will have been overridden more times than all previous governors in #MO history #moleg" Russ Feingold stated on August 13, 2015 in an interview: On receiving campaign contributions from out-of-state donors Reader stated on October 24, 2015 in a Tweet to PolitiFact Georgia: "How is a misogynist bigot of epic proportions (like U.S. Rep. Steven Smith) allowed to serve?"
Ben Carson stated on October 28, 2015 in the third GOP primary debate.: Says his tax plan wouldn't leave the federal government with a $1.1 trillion hole.
Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Under his tax plan, "the greatest gains, percentage-wise," will be "at the lower end of our plan."
Jerry Brown stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog."
Kevin de León stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "No city in the state, no state in this nation, for that matter the entire world, has adopted (clean energy) targets more ambitious in scale."
Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC debate: The CNBC debate was supposed to be three hours, and he "renegotiated it down to two hours."
Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in comments during the CNBC debate.: Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich "got lucky with a thing called fracking," which "is why Ohio is doing well."
Rand Paul stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money."
Terry McAuliffe stated on October 15, 2015 in an executive order.: "It has been estimated that nearly 40 percent of all guns sold in America are sold by private, unlicensed sellers either online or through gun shows."
Don Francis stated on October 28, 2015 in an interview with Watchdog.org: Electric car sales in Georgia have dropped dramatically since a $5,000 tax credit was eliminated and a $200 annual registration fee was imposed July 1.
Jeb Bush stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": "If you look at the three people on the (debate) stage from the United States Senate, all three of them have a combined two bills that became law that they've sponsored."
Carly Fiorina stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We have record numbers of people living in poverty."
David Cicilline stated on October 23, 2015 in a speech: "There have been more than 300 mass shootings in the United States this year – more than any other country in the world."
Jeb Bush stated on October 14, 2015 in a town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.: "If you're born poor, you're more likely to stay poor than any time in American history."
Facebook posts stated on August 6, 2015 in a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post: A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE."
Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Says a question about his financial skills at the CNBC debate included "discredited attacks from Democrats and my political opponents."
Ben Carson stated on October 29, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, "the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee."
Ted Cruz stated on October 26, 2015 in a Houston press conference: My campaign "finished the last quarter reporting the most cash on hand of any Republican in the field … $13.8 million in the bank, $3.5 million more than the Jeb Bush campaign."
Jeb Bush stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: "In Florida, we have the lowest in-state tuition of any state."
Ted Cruz stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733."
Carly Fiorina stated on October 28, 2015 in the third Republican presidential debate: "92 percent of the jobs lost during Barack Obama’s first term belonged to women."
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on October 21, 2015 in a public forum: "Most Americans are now getting their news from Facebook."
Ben Carson stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Says he "didn’t have an involvement with" nutritional supplement company Mannatech.
Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: In 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama "missed 60 or 70 percent of his votes." In 2004, John Kerry missed "close to 60 to 70 percent" and Bob Graham missed "over 30 percent of his votes."
Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "I never said that" Marco Rubio was Mark Zuckerberg’s personal senator.
Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the third Republican presidential debate: "For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses closing than starting."
Chris Christie stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Bernie Sanders’s plan is "to raise your taxes to 90 percent."
Constitutional Rights PAC stated on October 14, 2015 in a news release: Paul Ryan "is one of only six House Republicans who voted for Teddy Kennedy's bill to force Christian employers to hire LGBT employees."
Peter Kinder stated on October 16, 2015 in a tweet: "After today, @GovJayNixon will have been overridden more times than all previous governors in #MO history #moleg"
Russ Feingold stated on August 13, 2015 in an interview: On receiving campaign contributions from out-of-state donors
Reader stated on October 24, 2015 in a Tweet to PolitiFact Georgia: "How is a misogynist bigot of epic proportions (like U.S. Rep. Steven Smith) allowed to serve?"
