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 Newt Gingrich stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "Just 9 percent of Muslims in Pakistan view ISIS favorably. Unfortunately, that 9 percent is 16 million people. And that’s just one country." Phil Ruffin stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Donald Trump "always pays his bills promptly." Rick Scott stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "Our economy is not growing." Donald Trump stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview on 60 Minutes: "Hillary Clinton invented ISIS with her stupid policies. She is responsible for ISIS." Darryl Glenn stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "Neighborhoods have become more violent" under President Barack Obama's "watch." Tom Marino stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech to the PA delegation at the RNC.: "[Hillary Clinton]'s not trusted -- virtually at all." Scott Walker stated on June 27, 2016 in a letter to Department of Transportation officials: "For decades, the state’s gas tax has been among the highest in the nation." Scott Peters stated on July 12, 2016 in a media conference call.: Donald Trump "rooted for the housing crisis, because he knew he could make money off of it." Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: In 2010, Clinton "said Iran could enrich uranium. In 2014 she said she’s always argued against it." Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton is proposing "destroying Medicare for seniors." Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: " ‘What difference, at this point, does it make?' I am the guy that got under her skin and provoked that infamous response from Hillary Clinton by asking a pretty simple question, 'Why didn't you just pick up the phone and call the survivors’ (of the Benghazi attack)?" Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "said all work-related emails were sent back to the State Department. The FBI director said, that's not true." Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Says "(Clinton) called President Assad a ‘reformer.’ She called Assad a ‘different kind of leader.’ " Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton "lied about why her parents named her Hillary." Sharon Day stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: As a senator, Hillary Clinton "paid women less than the men" in her office. Harry Reid stated on July 11, 2016 in remarks on the Senate floor: "(Koch Industries) is among the worst in toxic air pollution in the entire United States ... and churns out more climate-changing greenhouse gases than oil giants Chevron, Shell and Valero." Paul Manafort stated on July 19, 2016 in a press conference: "The Clinton camp was the first to get it out there and try to say there was something untoward about the speech that Melania Trump gave." Sean Duffy stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech: "Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have left us with $19 trillion in debt." Tim Kaine stated on July 14, 2016 in a speech.: Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage." Safety For All Initiative stated on July 6, 2016 in an email.: "There are at least twice as many licensed firearm dealers in California as there are McDonald’s." Antonio Sabato Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in an interview with ABC News: Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim. Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "There are about 350,000 people who succeed in crossing our borders illegally each year." Donald Trump stated on July 18, 2016 in an interview on Fox News with Bill O'Reilly: Says as GOP was picking a convention city, "I recommended Ohio." Mark Geist stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We defied the stand-down orders" during the Benghazi attack. Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention”: "Hillary Clinton is for open borders." Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton "has been a champion of globalist trade agreements. ... Worst of all, they are now pushing the disastrous 5,000-page Obamatrade — the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement." Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans actually holding a job in 40 years." Mike Cernovich stated on July 14, 2016 in his blog: "The Cleveland police has issued a stand down order to officers." Zephyr Teachout stated on June 28, 2016 in her victory speech after winning the Democratic primary.: "John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline." Rick Saccone stated on July 13, 2016 in floor remarks during a House session: "Illegal tobacco sales, price driven too high, has been connected to at least several cases of funding terrorism against us in multi-year investigations over the last decade and a half."
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Newt Gingrich stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "Just 9 percent of Muslims in Pakistan view ISIS favorably. Unfortunately, that 9 percent is 16 million people. And that’s just one country." Phil Ruffin stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Donald Trump "always pays his bills promptly." Rick Scott stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "Our economy is not growing." Donald Trump stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview on 60 Minutes: "Hillary Clinton invented ISIS with her stupid policies. She is responsible for ISIS." Darryl Glenn stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "Neighborhoods have become more violent" under President Barack Obama's "watch." Tom Marino stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech to the PA delegation at the RNC.: "[Hillary Clinton]'s not trusted -- virtually at all." Scott Walker stated on June 27, 2016 in a letter to Department of Transportation officials: "For decades, the state’s gas tax has been among the highest in the nation." Scott Peters stated on July 12, 2016 in a media conference call.: Donald Trump "rooted for the housing crisis, because he knew he could make money off of it." Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: In 2010, Clinton "said Iran could enrich uranium. In 2014 she said she’s always argued against it." Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton is proposing "destroying Medicare for seniors." Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: " ‘What difference, at this point, does it make?' I am the guy that got under her skin and provoked that infamous response from Hillary Clinton by asking a pretty simple question, 'Why didn't you just pick up the phone and call the survivors’ (of the Benghazi attack)?" Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "said all work-related emails were sent back to the State Department. The FBI director said, that's not true." Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Says "(Clinton) called President Assad a ‘reformer.’ She called Assad a ‘different kind of leader.’ " Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton "lied about why her parents named her Hillary." Sharon Day stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: As a senator, Hillary Clinton "paid women less than the men" in her office. Harry Reid stated on July 11, 2016 in remarks on the Senate floor: "(Koch Industries) is among the worst in toxic air pollution in the entire United States ... and churns out more climate-changing greenhouse gases than oil giants Chevron, Shell and Valero." Paul Manafort stated on July 19, 2016 in a press conference: "The Clinton camp was the first to get it out there and try to say there was something untoward about the speech that Melania Trump gave." Sean Duffy stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech: "Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have left us with $19 trillion in debt." Tim Kaine stated on July 14, 2016 in a speech.: Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage." Safety For All Initiative stated on July 6, 2016 in an email.: "There are at least twice as many licensed firearm dealers in California as there are McDonald’s." Antonio Sabato Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in an interview with ABC News: Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim. Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "There are about 350,000 people who succeed in crossing our borders illegally each year." Donald Trump stated on July 18, 2016 in an interview on Fox News with Bill O'Reilly: Says as GOP was picking a convention city, "I recommended Ohio." Mark Geist stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We defied the stand-down orders" during the Benghazi attack. Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention”: "Hillary Clinton is for open borders." Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton "has been a champion of globalist trade agreements. ... Worst of all, they are now pushing the disastrous 5,000-page Obamatrade — the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement." Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans actually holding a job in 40 years." Mike Cernovich stated on July 14, 2016 in his blog: "The Cleveland police has issued a stand down order to officers." Zephyr Teachout stated on June 28, 2016 in her victory speech after winning the Democratic primary.: "John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline." Rick Saccone stated on July 13, 2016 in floor remarks during a House session: "Illegal tobacco sales, price driven too high, has been connected to at least several cases of funding terrorism against us in multi-year investigations over the last decade and a half."
Newt Gingrich stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "Just 9 percent of Muslims in Pakistan view ISIS favorably. Unfortunately, that 9 percent is 16 million people. And that’s just one country."
Phil Ruffin stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Donald Trump "always pays his bills promptly."
Rick Scott stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "Our economy is not growing."
Donald Trump stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview on 60 Minutes: "Hillary Clinton invented ISIS with her stupid policies. She is responsible for ISIS."
Darryl Glenn stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "Neighborhoods have become more violent" under President Barack Obama's "watch."
Tom Marino stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech to the PA delegation at the RNC.: "[Hillary Clinton]'s not trusted -- virtually at all."
Scott Walker stated on June 27, 2016 in a letter to Department of Transportation officials: "For decades, the state’s gas tax has been among the highest in the nation."
Scott Peters stated on July 12, 2016 in a media conference call.: Donald Trump "rooted for the housing crisis, because he knew he could make money off of it."
Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: In 2010, Clinton "said Iran could enrich uranium. In 2014 she said she’s always argued against it."
Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton is proposing "destroying Medicare for seniors."
Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: " ‘What difference, at this point, does it make?' I am the guy that got under her skin and provoked that infamous response from Hillary Clinton by asking a pretty simple question, 'Why didn't you just pick up the phone and call the survivors’ (of the Benghazi attack)?"
Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "said all work-related emails were sent back to the State Department. The FBI director said, that's not true."
Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Says "(Clinton) called President Assad a ‘reformer.’ She called Assad a ‘different kind of leader.’ "
Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton "lied about why her parents named her Hillary."
Sharon Day stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: As a senator, Hillary Clinton "paid women less than the men" in her office.
Harry Reid stated on July 11, 2016 in remarks on the Senate floor: "(Koch Industries) is among the worst in toxic air pollution in the entire United States ... and churns out more climate-changing greenhouse gases than oil giants Chevron, Shell and Valero."
Paul Manafort stated on July 19, 2016 in a press conference: "The Clinton camp was the first to get it out there and try to say there was something untoward about the speech that Melania Trump gave."
Sean Duffy stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech: "Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have left us with $19 trillion in debt."
Safety For All Initiative stated on July 6, 2016 in an email.: "There are at least twice as many licensed firearm dealers in California as there are McDonald’s."
Antonio Sabato Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in an interview with ABC News: Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim.
Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "There are about 350,000 people who succeed in crossing our borders illegally each year."
Donald Trump stated on July 18, 2016 in an interview on Fox News with Bill O'Reilly: Says as GOP was picking a convention city, "I recommended Ohio."
Mark Geist stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We defied the stand-down orders" during the Benghazi attack.
Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention”: "Hillary Clinton is for open borders."
Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton "has been a champion of globalist trade agreements. ... Worst of all, they are now pushing the disastrous 5,000-page Obamatrade — the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement."
Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans actually holding a job in 40 years."
Mike Cernovich stated on July 14, 2016 in his blog: "The Cleveland police has issued a stand down order to officers."
Zephyr Teachout stated on June 28, 2016 in her victory speech after winning the Democratic primary.: "John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline."
Rick Saccone stated on July 13, 2016 in floor remarks during a House session: "Illegal tobacco sales, price driven too high, has been connected to at least several cases of funding terrorism against us in multi-year investigations over the last decade and a half."
