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 Marjorie Sanfilippo stated on February 16, 2015 in a Florida Senate criminal justice committee hearing: "200,000 students attempt suicide every year on college campuses." Greg Abbott stated on February 17, 2014 in his State of the State address: "Texas has more full-time state employees per capita than California and Illinois." Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2015 in a meme on social media: Say George Washington said that "when government takes away citizens’ right to bear arms it becomes citizens’ duty to take away government’s right to govern." Raw Story stated on February 11, 2015 in headline over an article on the Raw Story website: "Georgia lawmaker pushes bill banning creation of ‘glow in the dark’ human-jellyfish hybrids." CNN stated on February 18, 2015 in a graphic on CNN Newsroom: "ISIS lures women with kittens, nutella." Joe Biden stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at a White House summit: "There is a very identifiable Somali community" back home in Delaware. Hillary Mann Leverett stated on February 17, 2015 in an interview on CNN: ISIS sends out "90,000 social (media) messages a day." Adam Kinzinger stated on February 15, 2015 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': The current debate over authorizing military action against the Islamic State "would be the first time Congress would place limits on the commander-in-chief's ability to be commander-in-chief." Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2015 in a radio interview: ISIS is "now the predominant Islamist group in Benghazi." Lloyd Doggett stated on January 26, 2015 in oped commentary: The Department of Homeland Security is "the only federal department not funded for this entire fiscal year" by Congress. Florida Badass Teachers Association stated on February 10, 2015 in a statement to the Miami Herald: Florida students take "an array of standardized high stakes tests which eat up as much as 45 school days per year." Peter DeFazio stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: "Monarch butterflies are becoming extinct" because of increased use of crops genetically modified to withstand pesticides. Laura Ingraham stated on February 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has an "immigrant family background." Gail Collins stated on February 15, 2015 in a column: Says award-winning Milwaukee Public Schools teacher Megan Sampson was laid off because Gov. Scott Walker cut state aid to education. Nathan Deal stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview: Ninety-six percent of failing schools are spending above $8,400, the average annual per student expenditure, and 26 percent spend considerably more than that. Scott Walker stated on January 24, 2015 in a speech in Iowa: The woman named Wisconsin’s 2010 "outstanding teacher of the year" was laid off by the Milwaukee Public Schools that year under "seniority and tenure rules" that were eliminated by his Act 10 changes. Dave Claunch stated on January 14, 2015 in a meeting of the West Lake Hills City Council: "Austin has more lobbyists working for it than any other municipality in Texas." Center for Western Priorities stated on February 5, 2015 in a post on the organization's website: "Oil companies can obtain an acre of public land for less than the price of a Big Mac." Lori Haas stated on January 19, 2015 in a news conference: In states that have private-sale background checks for handguns "49 percent fewer women are shot and killed." Barack Obama stated on February 8, 2015 in a public-service video during the Grammys: "Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape." Leonidas Raptakis stated on February 5, 2015 in testimony before the House Committee on Labor: The minimum wage has risen $2.35 in the last two years. That's 31 percent. Sheila Resseger stated on January 10, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "By spring 2014, parents of 60,000 students in New York state had refused to let them take the Common Core Tests." Scott Walker stated on February 6, 2015 in an interview: On counting state budget shortfalls Maggie Hassan stated on February 12, 2015 in her budget address: Our median household income in 2013 was the highest in the nation. Roy Moore stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview with CNN: Alabamians "haven’t changed their opinion" on same-sex marriage since voting to ban it in 2006. Dana Perino stated on February 9, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News: On climate change, "the temperature readings have been fabricated, and it's all blowing up in their (scientists') faces." Rush Limbaugh stated on February 2, 2015 in his radio commentary: "A married couple that" use the same last name "is rarer and rarer in our country." Lee May stated on January 22, 2015 in the 2015 State of the County address: In the past year, DeKalb has "attracted and retained more than 2,300 jobs." Rick Perry stated on February 11, 2015 in a statement: "Obama has chosen to deny the vicious anti-Semitic motivation of the attack on a kosher Jewish grocery in Paris." Rick Perry stated on February 5, 2014 in an interview with the Texas Tribune and Washington Post.: "When I came into office, our vaccination rate in Texas was 65 percent. When I left two weeks ago, it was 95 percent."
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Marjorie Sanfilippo stated on February 16, 2015 in a Florida Senate criminal justice committee hearing: "200,000 students attempt suicide every year on college campuses." Greg Abbott stated on February 17, 2014 in his State of the State address: "Texas has more full-time state employees per capita than California and Illinois." Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2015 in a meme on social media: Say George Washington said that "when government takes away citizens’ right to bear arms it becomes citizens’ duty to take away government’s right to govern." Raw Story stated on February 11, 2015 in headline over an article on the Raw Story website: "Georgia lawmaker pushes bill banning creation of ‘glow in the dark’ human-jellyfish hybrids." CNN stated on February 18, 2015 in a graphic on CNN Newsroom: "ISIS lures women with kittens, nutella." Joe Biden stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at a White House summit: "There is a very identifiable Somali community" back home in Delaware. Hillary Mann Leverett stated on February 17, 2015 in an interview on CNN: ISIS sends out "90,000 social (media) messages a day." Adam Kinzinger stated on February 15, 2015 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': The current debate over authorizing military action against the Islamic State "would be the first time Congress would place limits on the commander-in-chief's ability to be commander-in-chief." Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2015 in a radio interview: ISIS is "now the predominant Islamist group in Benghazi." Lloyd Doggett stated on January 26, 2015 in oped commentary: The Department of Homeland Security is "the only federal department not funded for this entire fiscal year" by Congress. Florida Badass Teachers Association stated on February 10, 2015 in a statement to the Miami Herald: Florida students take "an array of standardized high stakes tests which eat up as much as 45 school days per year." Peter DeFazio stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: "Monarch butterflies are becoming extinct" because of increased use of crops genetically modified to withstand pesticides. Laura Ingraham stated on February 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has an "immigrant family background." Gail Collins stated on February 15, 2015 in a column: Says award-winning Milwaukee Public Schools teacher Megan Sampson was laid off because Gov. Scott Walker cut state aid to education. Nathan Deal stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview: Ninety-six percent of failing schools are spending above $8,400, the average annual per student expenditure, and 26 percent spend considerably more than that. Scott Walker stated on January 24, 2015 in a speech in Iowa: The woman named Wisconsin’s 2010 "outstanding teacher of the year" was laid off by the Milwaukee Public Schools that year under "seniority and tenure rules" that were eliminated by his Act 10 changes. Dave Claunch stated on January 14, 2015 in a meeting of the West Lake Hills City Council: "Austin has more lobbyists working for it than any other municipality in Texas." Center for Western Priorities stated on February 5, 2015 in a post on the organization's website: "Oil companies can obtain an acre of public land for less than the price of a Big Mac." Lori Haas stated on January 19, 2015 in a news conference: In states that have private-sale background checks for handguns "49 percent fewer women are shot and killed." Barack Obama stated on February 8, 2015 in a public-service video during the Grammys: "Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape." Leonidas Raptakis stated on February 5, 2015 in testimony before the House Committee on Labor: The minimum wage has risen $2.35 in the last two years. That's 31 percent. Sheila Resseger stated on January 10, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "By spring 2014, parents of 60,000 students in New York state had refused to let them take the Common Core Tests." Scott Walker stated on February 6, 2015 in an interview: On counting state budget shortfalls Maggie Hassan stated on February 12, 2015 in her budget address: Our median household income in 2013 was the highest in the nation. Roy Moore stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview with CNN: Alabamians "haven’t changed their opinion" on same-sex marriage since voting to ban it in 2006. Dana Perino stated on February 9, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News: On climate change, "the temperature readings have been fabricated, and it's all blowing up in their (scientists') faces." Rush Limbaugh stated on February 2, 2015 in his radio commentary: "A married couple that" use the same last name "is rarer and rarer in our country." Lee May stated on January 22, 2015 in the 2015 State of the County address: In the past year, DeKalb has "attracted and retained more than 2,300 jobs." Rick Perry stated on February 11, 2015 in a statement: "Obama has chosen to deny the vicious anti-Semitic motivation of the attack on a kosher Jewish grocery in Paris." Rick Perry stated on February 5, 2014 in an interview with the Texas Tribune and Washington Post.: "When I came into office, our vaccination rate in Texas was 65 percent. When I left two weeks ago, it was 95 percent."
Marjorie Sanfilippo stated on February 16, 2015 in a Florida Senate criminal justice committee hearing: "200,000 students attempt suicide every year on college campuses."
Greg Abbott stated on February 17, 2014 in his State of the State address: "Texas has more full-time state employees per capita than California and Illinois."
Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2015 in a meme on social media: Say George Washington said that "when government takes away citizens’ right to bear arms it becomes citizens’ duty to take away government’s right to govern."
Raw Story stated on February 11, 2015 in headline over an article on the Raw Story website: "Georgia lawmaker pushes bill banning creation of ‘glow in the dark’ human-jellyfish hybrids."
CNN stated on February 18, 2015 in a graphic on CNN Newsroom: "ISIS lures women with kittens, nutella."
Joe Biden stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at a White House summit: "There is a very identifiable Somali community" back home in Delaware.
Hillary Mann Leverett stated on February 17, 2015 in an interview on CNN: ISIS sends out "90,000 social (media) messages a day."
Adam Kinzinger stated on February 15, 2015 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': The current debate over authorizing military action against the Islamic State "would be the first time Congress would place limits on the commander-in-chief's ability to be commander-in-chief."
Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2015 in a radio interview: ISIS is "now the predominant Islamist group in Benghazi."
Lloyd Doggett stated on January 26, 2015 in oped commentary: The Department of Homeland Security is "the only federal department not funded for this entire fiscal year" by Congress.
Florida Badass Teachers Association stated on February 10, 2015 in a statement to the Miami Herald: Florida students take "an array of standardized high stakes tests which eat up as much as 45 school days per year."
Peter DeFazio stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: "Monarch butterflies are becoming extinct" because of increased use of crops genetically modified to withstand pesticides.
Laura Ingraham stated on February 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has an "immigrant family background."
Gail Collins stated on February 15, 2015 in a column: Says award-winning Milwaukee Public Schools teacher Megan Sampson was laid off because Gov. Scott Walker cut state aid to education.
Nathan Deal stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview: Ninety-six percent of failing schools are spending above $8,400, the average annual per student expenditure, and 26 percent spend considerably more than that.
Scott Walker stated on January 24, 2015 in a speech in Iowa: The woman named Wisconsin’s 2010 "outstanding teacher of the year" was laid off by the Milwaukee Public Schools that year under "seniority and tenure rules" that were eliminated by his Act 10 changes.
Dave Claunch stated on January 14, 2015 in a meeting of the West Lake Hills City Council: "Austin has more lobbyists working for it than any other municipality in Texas."
Center for Western Priorities stated on February 5, 2015 in a post on the organization's website: "Oil companies can obtain an acre of public land for less than the price of a Big Mac."
Lori Haas stated on January 19, 2015 in a news conference: In states that have private-sale background checks for handguns "49 percent fewer women are shot and killed."
Barack Obama stated on February 8, 2015 in a public-service video during the Grammys: "Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape."
Leonidas Raptakis stated on February 5, 2015 in testimony before the House Committee on Labor: The minimum wage has risen $2.35 in the last two years. That's 31 percent.
Sheila Resseger stated on January 10, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "By spring 2014, parents of 60,000 students in New York state had refused to let them take the Common Core Tests."
Maggie Hassan stated on February 12, 2015 in her budget address: Our median household income in 2013 was the highest in the nation.
Roy Moore stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview with CNN: Alabamians "haven’t changed their opinion" on same-sex marriage since voting to ban it in 2006.
Dana Perino stated on February 9, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News: On climate change, "the temperature readings have been fabricated, and it's all blowing up in their (scientists') faces."
Rush Limbaugh stated on February 2, 2015 in his radio commentary: "A married couple that" use the same last name "is rarer and rarer in our country."
Lee May stated on January 22, 2015 in the 2015 State of the County address: In the past year, DeKalb has "attracted and retained more than 2,300 jobs."
Rick Perry stated on February 11, 2015 in a statement: "Obama has chosen to deny the vicious anti-Semitic motivation of the attack on a kosher Jewish grocery in Paris."
Rick Perry stated on February 5, 2014 in an interview with the Texas Tribune and Washington Post.: "When I came into office, our vaccination rate in Texas was 65 percent. When I left two weeks ago, it was 95 percent."
