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 John DePetro stated on September 20, 2015 in blog: "Remember that developers are forced to use the ‘195 land union’ contractors, so tap an extra $10 million into any construction project." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 14, 2015: Says Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Jason Kander is "attending fancy dinners all over the country." Ora Houston stated on September 8, 2015 in an Austin City Council meeting about the city budget: "HIV/AIDS among women is skyrocketing in Austin." Jon Erpenbach stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview: Says Scott Walker "said he wouldn't touch" the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it. Hillary Clinton stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign Tweet: The Benghazi probe is "the longest-running congressional investigation ever." Jeb Bush stated on September 29, 2015 in his energy plan: "Since 2008, U.S. crude oil output has increased by over 80 percent, an increase of over 4 million barrels a day. That is the fastest increase in U.S. history." Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview: Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence. Glenn Hegar stated on September 10, 2015 in a speech in Georgetown, Texas: "We have 650 people who move to Texas every day." Viral image stated on June 20, 2015 in a post shared on Facebook: Says after leaving the White House, Hillary Clinton "was forced to return an estimated $200,000 in White House china, furniture and artwork that she had stolen." Jason Chaffetz stated on September 29, 2015 in a Congressional hearing.: In 2006, Planned Parenthood performed more prevention services and cancer screenings than abortions, but in 2013, there were more abortions. ESPN stated on September 27, 2015 in in an article: Alabama’s Crimson Tide will be the underdog in Saturday’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs, the first time in 72 consecutive games that Alabama has not been favored by oddsmakers to win. Ben Carson stated on September 25, 2015 in Values Voter Summit: When ICE releases illegal immigrants, "a lot of those people are not from Honduras and Mexico. They’re from Iraq and Somalia and Russia." Elizabeth Warren stated on September 26, 2015 in a speech: Student loans from the federal government issued between 2007 and 2012 are on target "to produce $66 billion in profits for the United States government." Bernie Sanders stated on September 28, 2015 in comments on Twitter.: "Unlike virtually every other campaign, we don't have a super PAC." Viral image stated on September 25, 2015 in a viral Internet post: Honduras "bans citizens from owning guns" and has the "highest homicide rate in the entire world." Switzerland, with a similar population, "requires citizens to own guns" and has the "lowest homicide rate in the entire world." Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2015 in a press conference: The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent." Tom Barrett stated on September 22, 2015 in a speech: Every general City of Milwaukee employee "pays toward his or her pension, but approximately 88 percent of our police officers and firefighters do not." Chuck Todd stated on September 27, 2015 in a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press": Says "Bernie Sanders was there when it came to (same-sex) marriage 20 years ago. ... He was there when it wasn't popular." John Kasich stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "When I left Washington, we had a $5 trillion surplus." Tom Cole stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "There’s no money" for Planned Parenthood in the bill that would keep the government open. Jay Nixon stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair: "Almost nine out of every 10 pennies that would be spent" turning a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70 into a toll road "would be from folks outside Missouri." Bernie Sanders stated on September 22, 2015 in a tweet: The largest low-wage employer "is not McDonalds or Walmart but the U.S. government." Butch Conway stated on September 16, 2015 in press conference: The racial and ethnic makeup of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office mirrors the community it serves. Mike Huckabee stated on September 24, 2015 in a radio show.: "Six of the 10 richest counties in the United States surround Washington, D.C." Ruth's List Florida stated on September 22, 2015 in an email to voters: "Twenty-six men named William have been elected to statewide office and only seven women have had the honor." Scott Walker stated on September 1, 2015 in a television interview: Obamacare doesn’t require members of Congress "to abide by the same rules that all of the other Americans do." Georgia Voice stated on September 17, 2015 in a news story: No openly gay man has ever been elected to the Georgia Legislature. Jim Gilmore stated on September 16, 2015 in a tweet.: On the main GOP presidential debate: "Not one candidate on the debate stage has military experience … " Ben Carson stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "We've had examples like in Yuma County, where we've been able to stop 97 percent of the illegal (immigration) flow, and those programs, they abolish." Jeb Bush stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The tax policies of George W. Bush "created a dynamic effect of high growth."
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John DePetro stated on September 20, 2015 in blog: "Remember that developers are forced to use the ‘195 land union’ contractors, so tap an extra $10 million into any construction project." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 14, 2015: Says Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Jason Kander is "attending fancy dinners all over the country." Ora Houston stated on September 8, 2015 in an Austin City Council meeting about the city budget: "HIV/AIDS among women is skyrocketing in Austin." Jon Erpenbach stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview: Says Scott Walker "said he wouldn't touch" the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it. Hillary Clinton stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign Tweet: The Benghazi probe is "the longest-running congressional investigation ever." Jeb Bush stated on September 29, 2015 in his energy plan: "Since 2008, U.S. crude oil output has increased by over 80 percent, an increase of over 4 million barrels a day. That is the fastest increase in U.S. history." Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview: Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence. Glenn Hegar stated on September 10, 2015 in a speech in Georgetown, Texas: "We have 650 people who move to Texas every day." Viral image stated on June 20, 2015 in a post shared on Facebook: Says after leaving the White House, Hillary Clinton "was forced to return an estimated $200,000 in White House china, furniture and artwork that she had stolen." Jason Chaffetz stated on September 29, 2015 in a Congressional hearing.: In 2006, Planned Parenthood performed more prevention services and cancer screenings than abortions, but in 2013, there were more abortions. ESPN stated on September 27, 2015 in in an article: Alabama’s Crimson Tide will be the underdog in Saturday’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs, the first time in 72 consecutive games that Alabama has not been favored by oddsmakers to win. Ben Carson stated on September 25, 2015 in Values Voter Summit: When ICE releases illegal immigrants, "a lot of those people are not from Honduras and Mexico. They’re from Iraq and Somalia and Russia." Elizabeth Warren stated on September 26, 2015 in a speech: Student loans from the federal government issued between 2007 and 2012 are on target "to produce $66 billion in profits for the United States government." Bernie Sanders stated on September 28, 2015 in comments on Twitter.: "Unlike virtually every other campaign, we don't have a super PAC." Viral image stated on September 25, 2015 in a viral Internet post: Honduras "bans citizens from owning guns" and has the "highest homicide rate in the entire world." Switzerland, with a similar population, "requires citizens to own guns" and has the "lowest homicide rate in the entire world." Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2015 in a press conference: The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent." Tom Barrett stated on September 22, 2015 in a speech: Every general City of Milwaukee employee "pays toward his or her pension, but approximately 88 percent of our police officers and firefighters do not." Chuck Todd stated on September 27, 2015 in a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press": Says "Bernie Sanders was there when it came to (same-sex) marriage 20 years ago. ... He was there when it wasn't popular." John Kasich stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "When I left Washington, we had a $5 trillion surplus." Tom Cole stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "There’s no money" for Planned Parenthood in the bill that would keep the government open. Jay Nixon stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair: "Almost nine out of every 10 pennies that would be spent" turning a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70 into a toll road "would be from folks outside Missouri." Bernie Sanders stated on September 22, 2015 in a tweet: The largest low-wage employer "is not McDonalds or Walmart but the U.S. government." Butch Conway stated on September 16, 2015 in press conference: The racial and ethnic makeup of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office mirrors the community it serves. Mike Huckabee stated on September 24, 2015 in a radio show.: "Six of the 10 richest counties in the United States surround Washington, D.C." Ruth's List Florida stated on September 22, 2015 in an email to voters: "Twenty-six men named William have been elected to statewide office and only seven women have had the honor." Scott Walker stated on September 1, 2015 in a television interview: Obamacare doesn’t require members of Congress "to abide by the same rules that all of the other Americans do." Georgia Voice stated on September 17, 2015 in a news story: No openly gay man has ever been elected to the Georgia Legislature. Jim Gilmore stated on September 16, 2015 in a tweet.: On the main GOP presidential debate: "Not one candidate on the debate stage has military experience … " Ben Carson stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "We've had examples like in Yuma County, where we've been able to stop 97 percent of the illegal (immigration) flow, and those programs, they abolish." Jeb Bush stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The tax policies of George W. Bush "created a dynamic effect of high growth."
John DePetro stated on September 20, 2015 in blog: "Remember that developers are forced to use the ‘195 land union’ contractors, so tap an extra $10 million into any construction project."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 14, 2015: Says Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Jason Kander is "attending fancy dinners all over the country."
Ora Houston stated on September 8, 2015 in an Austin City Council meeting about the city budget: "HIV/AIDS among women is skyrocketing in Austin."
Jon Erpenbach stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview: Says Scott Walker "said he wouldn't touch" the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it.
Hillary Clinton stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign Tweet: The Benghazi probe is "the longest-running congressional investigation ever."
Jeb Bush stated on September 29, 2015 in his energy plan: "Since 2008, U.S. crude oil output has increased by over 80 percent, an increase of over 4 million barrels a day. That is the fastest increase in U.S. history."
Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview: Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence.
Glenn Hegar stated on September 10, 2015 in a speech in Georgetown, Texas: "We have 650 people who move to Texas every day."
Viral image stated on June 20, 2015 in a post shared on Facebook: Says after leaving the White House, Hillary Clinton "was forced to return an estimated $200,000 in White House china, furniture and artwork that she had stolen."
Jason Chaffetz stated on September 29, 2015 in a Congressional hearing.: In 2006, Planned Parenthood performed more prevention services and cancer screenings than abortions, but in 2013, there were more abortions.
ESPN stated on September 27, 2015 in in an article: Alabama’s Crimson Tide will be the underdog in Saturday’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs, the first time in 72 consecutive games that Alabama has not been favored by oddsmakers to win.
Ben Carson stated on September 25, 2015 in Values Voter Summit: When ICE releases illegal immigrants, "a lot of those people are not from Honduras and Mexico. They’re from Iraq and Somalia and Russia."
Elizabeth Warren stated on September 26, 2015 in a speech: Student loans from the federal government issued between 2007 and 2012 are on target "to produce $66 billion in profits for the United States government."
Bernie Sanders stated on September 28, 2015 in comments on Twitter.: "Unlike virtually every other campaign, we don't have a super PAC."
Viral image stated on September 25, 2015 in a viral Internet post: Honduras "bans citizens from owning guns" and has the "highest homicide rate in the entire world." Switzerland, with a similar population, "requires citizens to own guns" and has the "lowest homicide rate in the entire world."
Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2015 in a press conference: The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent."
Tom Barrett stated on September 22, 2015 in a speech: Every general City of Milwaukee employee "pays toward his or her pension, but approximately 88 percent of our police officers and firefighters do not."
Chuck Todd stated on September 27, 2015 in a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press": Says "Bernie Sanders was there when it came to (same-sex) marriage 20 years ago. ... He was there when it wasn't popular."
John Kasich stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "When I left Washington, we had a $5 trillion surplus."
Tom Cole stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "There’s no money" for Planned Parenthood in the bill that would keep the government open.
Jay Nixon stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair: "Almost nine out of every 10 pennies that would be spent" turning a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70 into a toll road "would be from folks outside Missouri."
Bernie Sanders stated on September 22, 2015 in a tweet: The largest low-wage employer "is not McDonalds or Walmart but the U.S. government."
Butch Conway stated on September 16, 2015 in press conference: The racial and ethnic makeup of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office mirrors the community it serves.
Mike Huckabee stated on September 24, 2015 in a radio show.: "Six of the 10 richest counties in the United States surround Washington, D.C."
Ruth's List Florida stated on September 22, 2015 in an email to voters: "Twenty-six men named William have been elected to statewide office and only seven women have had the honor."
Scott Walker stated on September 1, 2015 in a television interview: Obamacare doesn’t require members of Congress "to abide by the same rules that all of the other Americans do."
Georgia Voice stated on September 17, 2015 in a news story: No openly gay man has ever been elected to the Georgia Legislature.
Jim Gilmore stated on September 16, 2015 in a tweet.: On the main GOP presidential debate: "Not one candidate on the debate stage has military experience … "
Ben Carson stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "We've had examples like in Yuma County, where we've been able to stop 97 percent of the illegal (immigration) flow, and those programs, they abolish."
Jeb Bush stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The tax policies of George W. Bush "created a dynamic effect of high growth."
