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 Bee Moorhead stated on September 29, 2015 in an oped article in the Austin American-Statesman: Texas has "outstripped the national poverty rate" since "at least 1959." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": "When we had a conservative Republican president we were losing 750,000 jobs a month." Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference "for voting our conscience." Matt Gaetz stated on October 6, 2015 in a press conference : "In the states that allow open carry, violent crime was 23 percent lower." Ben Carson stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "In the class of 1968 at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, Mahmoud Abbas was one of the members of that class, and so was Ali Khamenei. And that's where they first established relationships with the young Vladimir Putin." League of Conservation Voters stated on September 1, 2015 in a television ad: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "led the fight to let polluters release unlimited amounts of carbon pollution and took nearly $225,000 from polluters." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 2, 2015 in a tweet: "380 Americans have been killed in 294 mass shootings in 2015 alone." Hillary Clinton stated on October 5, 2015 in her gun policy platform.: "While 38 percent of (firearms) dealers that were inspected in 2011 were noncompliant with federal law, only 0.05 percent of inspected dealers had their licenses revoked." Hillary Clinton stated on October 7, 2015 in an interview on PBS Newshour: On the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Sean Duffy stated on September 18, 2015 in a speech: "Millions of dollars are spent by Planned Parenthood to elect Democrats to the House of Representatives and the Senate." X posts stated on October 4, 2015 in tweets: Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" hats were made in China. Club for Growth stated on September 15, 2015 in a television ad: Says Donald Trump "supports eminent domain" and the Supreme Court’s Kelo decision. John Stemberger stated on September 22, 2015 in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott: Planned Parenthood has "now (been) found to also illegally sell baby parts." Scott Walker stated on September 25, 2015 in comments to reporters: A state agency wanted to fire an employee who spent four hours per day watching pornography, but the state "employment commission reinstated the person." Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in Facebook posts: Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car. Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2015 in a press conference: Today, the deficit is "below the average deficits over the past 40 years." Barack Obama stated on October 1, 2015 in remarks following a school shooting in Oregon: "States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths." Dan Patrick stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population." Nicholas Kristof stated on October 3, 2015 in a New York Times op-ed: "More preschoolers are shot dead each year than police officers are in the line of duty." Jeremy Bird stated on October 2, 2015 in a tweet after the shootings at an Oregon community college: "90% of Americans want national background checks that close loopholes." Ben Carson stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign stop in Exeter, N.H: Birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger "believed that people like me should be eliminated." Dana Loesch stated on September 29, 2015 in a tweet: Says Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards was "forced to concede that 86 percent of Planned Parenthood’s revenue is from abortion." Carly Fiorina stated on September 30, 2015 in an interview on Fox News' "Hannity": Planned Parenthood "is an organization that funnels millions of dollars in political contributions to pro-abortion candidates." Dan Gecker stated on September 25, 2015 in a campaign flier.: Glen Sturtevant is "against smaller class sizes." Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in a Facebook post: Number of Americans killed by terrorism in the last decade: 24. Number of Americans killed by guns in the last decade: 280,024. Joe Scarborough stated on October 2, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns." Michael McCaul stated on September 12, 2015 in the Republican weekly radio/TV address: Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital." Gerry Connolly stated on September 8, 2015 in radio interview.: "It's estimated we leave somewhere north of $350 billion a year - that's billion - a year on the table uncollected because IRS doesn't have the resources." Donald Trump stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Among Syrian refugees, "there aren't that many women, there aren't that many children." Mark Kelly stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on "State of the Union": "We sell 40 percent of our guns without a background check."
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Bee Moorhead stated on September 29, 2015 in an oped article in the Austin American-Statesman: Texas has "outstripped the national poverty rate" since "at least 1959." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": "When we had a conservative Republican president we were losing 750,000 jobs a month." Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference "for voting our conscience." Matt Gaetz stated on October 6, 2015 in a press conference : "In the states that allow open carry, violent crime was 23 percent lower." Ben Carson stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "In the class of 1968 at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, Mahmoud Abbas was one of the members of that class, and so was Ali Khamenei. And that's where they first established relationships with the young Vladimir Putin." League of Conservation Voters stated on September 1, 2015 in a television ad: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "led the fight to let polluters release unlimited amounts of carbon pollution and took nearly $225,000 from polluters." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 2, 2015 in a tweet: "380 Americans have been killed in 294 mass shootings in 2015 alone." Hillary Clinton stated on October 5, 2015 in her gun policy platform.: "While 38 percent of (firearms) dealers that were inspected in 2011 were noncompliant with federal law, only 0.05 percent of inspected dealers had their licenses revoked." Hillary Clinton stated on October 7, 2015 in an interview on PBS Newshour: On the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Sean Duffy stated on September 18, 2015 in a speech: "Millions of dollars are spent by Planned Parenthood to elect Democrats to the House of Representatives and the Senate." X posts stated on October 4, 2015 in tweets: Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" hats were made in China. Club for Growth stated on September 15, 2015 in a television ad: Says Donald Trump "supports eminent domain" and the Supreme Court’s Kelo decision. John Stemberger stated on September 22, 2015 in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott: Planned Parenthood has "now (been) found to also illegally sell baby parts." Scott Walker stated on September 25, 2015 in comments to reporters: A state agency wanted to fire an employee who spent four hours per day watching pornography, but the state "employment commission reinstated the person." Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in Facebook posts: Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car. Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2015 in a press conference: Today, the deficit is "below the average deficits over the past 40 years." Barack Obama stated on October 1, 2015 in remarks following a school shooting in Oregon: "States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths." Dan Patrick stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population." Nicholas Kristof stated on October 3, 2015 in a New York Times op-ed: "More preschoolers are shot dead each year than police officers are in the line of duty." Jeremy Bird stated on October 2, 2015 in a tweet after the shootings at an Oregon community college: "90% of Americans want national background checks that close loopholes." Ben Carson stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign stop in Exeter, N.H: Birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger "believed that people like me should be eliminated." Dana Loesch stated on September 29, 2015 in a tweet: Says Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards was "forced to concede that 86 percent of Planned Parenthood’s revenue is from abortion." Carly Fiorina stated on September 30, 2015 in an interview on Fox News' "Hannity": Planned Parenthood "is an organization that funnels millions of dollars in political contributions to pro-abortion candidates." Dan Gecker stated on September 25, 2015 in a campaign flier.: Glen Sturtevant is "against smaller class sizes." Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in a Facebook post: Number of Americans killed by terrorism in the last decade: 24. Number of Americans killed by guns in the last decade: 280,024. Joe Scarborough stated on October 2, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns." Michael McCaul stated on September 12, 2015 in the Republican weekly radio/TV address: Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital." Gerry Connolly stated on September 8, 2015 in radio interview.: "It's estimated we leave somewhere north of $350 billion a year - that's billion - a year on the table uncollected because IRS doesn't have the resources." Donald Trump stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Among Syrian refugees, "there aren't that many women, there aren't that many children." Mark Kelly stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on "State of the Union": "We sell 40 percent of our guns without a background check."
Bee Moorhead stated on September 29, 2015 in an oped article in the Austin American-Statesman: Texas has "outstripped the national poverty rate" since "at least 1959."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": "When we had a conservative Republican president we were losing 750,000 jobs a month."
Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference "for voting our conscience."
Matt Gaetz stated on October 6, 2015 in a press conference : "In the states that allow open carry, violent crime was 23 percent lower."
Ben Carson stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "In the class of 1968 at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, Mahmoud Abbas was one of the members of that class, and so was Ali Khamenei. And that's where they first established relationships with the young Vladimir Putin."
League of Conservation Voters stated on September 1, 2015 in a television ad: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "led the fight to let polluters release unlimited amounts of carbon pollution and took nearly $225,000 from polluters."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 2, 2015 in a tweet: "380 Americans have been killed in 294 mass shootings in 2015 alone."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 5, 2015 in her gun policy platform.: "While 38 percent of (firearms) dealers that were inspected in 2011 were noncompliant with federal law, only 0.05 percent of inspected dealers had their licenses revoked."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 7, 2015 in an interview on PBS Newshour: On the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Sean Duffy stated on September 18, 2015 in a speech: "Millions of dollars are spent by Planned Parenthood to elect Democrats to the House of Representatives and the Senate."
X posts stated on October 4, 2015 in tweets: Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" hats were made in China.
Club for Growth stated on September 15, 2015 in a television ad: Says Donald Trump "supports eminent domain" and the Supreme Court’s Kelo decision.
John Stemberger stated on September 22, 2015 in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott: Planned Parenthood has "now (been) found to also illegally sell baby parts."
Scott Walker stated on September 25, 2015 in comments to reporters: A state agency wanted to fire an employee who spent four hours per day watching pornography, but the state "employment commission reinstated the person."
Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in Facebook posts: Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car.
Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2015 in a press conference: Today, the deficit is "below the average deficits over the past 40 years."
Barack Obama stated on October 1, 2015 in remarks following a school shooting in Oregon: "States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths."
Dan Patrick stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population."
Nicholas Kristof stated on October 3, 2015 in a New York Times op-ed: "More preschoolers are shot dead each year than police officers are in the line of duty."
Jeremy Bird stated on October 2, 2015 in a tweet after the shootings at an Oregon community college: "90% of Americans want national background checks that close loopholes."
Ben Carson stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign stop in Exeter, N.H: Birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger "believed that people like me should be eliminated."
Dana Loesch stated on September 29, 2015 in a tweet: Says Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards was "forced to concede that 86 percent of Planned Parenthood’s revenue is from abortion."
Carly Fiorina stated on September 30, 2015 in an interview on Fox News' "Hannity": Planned Parenthood "is an organization that funnels millions of dollars in political contributions to pro-abortion candidates."
Dan Gecker stated on September 25, 2015 in a campaign flier.: Glen Sturtevant is "against smaller class sizes."
Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in a Facebook post: Number of Americans killed by terrorism in the last decade: 24. Number of Americans killed by guns in the last decade: 280,024.
Joe Scarborough stated on October 2, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns."
Michael McCaul stated on September 12, 2015 in the Republican weekly radio/TV address: Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital."
Gerry Connolly stated on September 8, 2015 in radio interview.: "It's estimated we leave somewhere north of $350 billion a year - that's billion - a year on the table uncollected because IRS doesn't have the resources."
Donald Trump stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Among Syrian refugees, "there aren't that many women, there aren't that many children."
Mark Kelly stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on "State of the Union": "We sell 40 percent of our guns without a background check."
