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 Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in on ABC's "This Week": Says "the one person (Donald Trump) has suggested that would make a good justice is his sister, who is a court of appeals judge appointed by Bill Clinton. She is a hardcore pro-abortion liberal judge." John McCain stated on February 8, 2016 in remarks made on the Fox News segment, Outnumbered: North Korea’s missiles are "not going to have a capability to reach the United States anytime real soon." Centre for Research on Globalization stated on February 4, 2016 in an article posted on the group's website: "The most likely triggering cause of (microcephaly)" is the "DTaP shot, a vaccine that had been recently mandated by the Brazilian government to be injected into pregnant women." John Kasich stated on February 13, 2016 in the Republican debate in Charleston, S.C.: "When Jeb (Bush) was governor, his first four years as governor, his Medicaid program grew twice as fast as mine." Sheri Gallo stated on January 28, 2016 in an Austin City Council meeting: Since January 2015, the "majority of our" Austin City Council "meetings have extended past 10 p.m." and "many of our meetings have gone past midnight." Terry McAuliffe stated on February 3, 2016 in a TV interview.: "Under Virginia law, if you are a non-federally licensed (gun) dealer, you cannot get a background check even if you want one." Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "It has been 80 years since a Supreme Court vacancy was nominated and confirmed in an election year. There is a long tradition that you don't do this in an election year." Marco Rubio stated on February 14, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There comes a point in the last year of the president, especially in their second term, where you stop nominating" both Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges. JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley. Donald Trump stated on February 14, 2016 in a Republican debate in South Carolina: Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that." Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2016 in a debate in Greenville, S.C.: "It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice." Ben Carson stated on February 13, 2016 in a GOP debate on CBS: Says "Joseph Stalin said if you want to bring America down you, have to undermine three things: our spiritual life, our patriotism and our morality." Tony Capezza stated on January 26, 2016 in testimony at General Assembly : "In New England, Rhode Island has the second highest number of police officers being assaulted." Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate: On the Iraq war, "I said it loud and clear, 'You'll destabilize the Middle East.' " Viral image stated on February 10, 2016 in in a post on Facebook: Quotes Mark Cuban as saying, "I worry that millions of millennials are voting Democrat this year because they fact-check everything." Hillary Clinton stated on January 21, 2016 in a Hillary for America campaign ad: "On average it takes 300 Americans working for a solid year to make as much money as one top CEO." American Future Fund stated on January 28, 2016 in a campaign ad: "Kasich’s budget raised taxes by billions, hitting businesses hard and the middle class even harder." Jonathan Stickland stated on February 10, 2016 in a TV ad: Scott Fisher "tried to expand Obamacare in Texas and even voted for an official resolution to force 1 million Texans into Obamacare." Tom Wolf stated on February 9, 2016 in his budget proposal address: If the General Assembly does not address the state's structural deficit, "more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools." Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: The United States has "the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country on Earth." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: Says Sen. Bernie Sanders has called President Barack Obama "weak. He's called him a disappointment." Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: "The African-American community lost half of their wealth as a result of the Wall Street collapse." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years." Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in a PBS Democratic debate: "In America, we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs." Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2016 in a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary: "Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent." Seminole Tribe of Florida stated on February 3, 2016 in a commercial: The Seminole gambling compact offers "$3 billion in guaranteed revenue, the largest share for any state in history." Daniel Greenfield stated on July 30, 2015 in an article on the Frontpage website: "Obama spent $7 billion to bring electricity to Africa, failed miserably." Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in a debate: "We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes." Jeb Bush stated on January 24, 2016 in a post on Medium: "My two appointments to the Florida Supreme Court, Raul Cantero and Kenneth Bell, have earned reputations as its most consistent conservatives." Donald Trump stated on February 1, 2016 in a campaign rally in Iowa: "I'm self-funding my own campaign."
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Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in on ABC's "This Week": Says "the one person (Donald Trump) has suggested that would make a good justice is his sister, who is a court of appeals judge appointed by Bill Clinton. She is a hardcore pro-abortion liberal judge." John McCain stated on February 8, 2016 in remarks made on the Fox News segment, Outnumbered: North Korea’s missiles are "not going to have a capability to reach the United States anytime real soon." Centre for Research on Globalization stated on February 4, 2016 in an article posted on the group's website: "The most likely triggering cause of (microcephaly)" is the "DTaP shot, a vaccine that had been recently mandated by the Brazilian government to be injected into pregnant women." John Kasich stated on February 13, 2016 in the Republican debate in Charleston, S.C.: "When Jeb (Bush) was governor, his first four years as governor, his Medicaid program grew twice as fast as mine." Sheri Gallo stated on January 28, 2016 in an Austin City Council meeting: Since January 2015, the "majority of our" Austin City Council "meetings have extended past 10 p.m." and "many of our meetings have gone past midnight." Terry McAuliffe stated on February 3, 2016 in a TV interview.: "Under Virginia law, if you are a non-federally licensed (gun) dealer, you cannot get a background check even if you want one." Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "It has been 80 years since a Supreme Court vacancy was nominated and confirmed in an election year. There is a long tradition that you don't do this in an election year." Marco Rubio stated on February 14, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There comes a point in the last year of the president, especially in their second term, where you stop nominating" both Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges. JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley. Donald Trump stated on February 14, 2016 in a Republican debate in South Carolina: Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that." Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2016 in a debate in Greenville, S.C.: "It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice." Ben Carson stated on February 13, 2016 in a GOP debate on CBS: Says "Joseph Stalin said if you want to bring America down you, have to undermine three things: our spiritual life, our patriotism and our morality." Tony Capezza stated on January 26, 2016 in testimony at General Assembly : "In New England, Rhode Island has the second highest number of police officers being assaulted." Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate: On the Iraq war, "I said it loud and clear, 'You'll destabilize the Middle East.' " Viral image stated on February 10, 2016 in in a post on Facebook: Quotes Mark Cuban as saying, "I worry that millions of millennials are voting Democrat this year because they fact-check everything." Hillary Clinton stated on January 21, 2016 in a Hillary for America campaign ad: "On average it takes 300 Americans working for a solid year to make as much money as one top CEO." American Future Fund stated on January 28, 2016 in a campaign ad: "Kasich’s budget raised taxes by billions, hitting businesses hard and the middle class even harder." Jonathan Stickland stated on February 10, 2016 in a TV ad: Scott Fisher "tried to expand Obamacare in Texas and even voted for an official resolution to force 1 million Texans into Obamacare." Tom Wolf stated on February 9, 2016 in his budget proposal address: If the General Assembly does not address the state's structural deficit, "more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools." Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: The United States has "the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country on Earth." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: Says Sen. Bernie Sanders has called President Barack Obama "weak. He's called him a disappointment." Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: "The African-American community lost half of their wealth as a result of the Wall Street collapse." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years." Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in a PBS Democratic debate: "In America, we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs." Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2016 in a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary: "Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent." Seminole Tribe of Florida stated on February 3, 2016 in a commercial: The Seminole gambling compact offers "$3 billion in guaranteed revenue, the largest share for any state in history." Daniel Greenfield stated on July 30, 2015 in an article on the Frontpage website: "Obama spent $7 billion to bring electricity to Africa, failed miserably." Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in a debate: "We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes." Jeb Bush stated on January 24, 2016 in a post on Medium: "My two appointments to the Florida Supreme Court, Raul Cantero and Kenneth Bell, have earned reputations as its most consistent conservatives." Donald Trump stated on February 1, 2016 in a campaign rally in Iowa: "I'm self-funding my own campaign."
Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in on ABC's "This Week": Says "the one person (Donald Trump) has suggested that would make a good justice is his sister, who is a court of appeals judge appointed by Bill Clinton. She is a hardcore pro-abortion liberal judge."
John McCain stated on February 8, 2016 in remarks made on the Fox News segment, Outnumbered: North Korea’s missiles are "not going to have a capability to reach the United States anytime real soon."
Centre for Research on Globalization stated on February 4, 2016 in an article posted on the group's website: "The most likely triggering cause of (microcephaly)" is the "DTaP shot, a vaccine that had been recently mandated by the Brazilian government to be injected into pregnant women."
John Kasich stated on February 13, 2016 in the Republican debate in Charleston, S.C.: "When Jeb (Bush) was governor, his first four years as governor, his Medicaid program grew twice as fast as mine."
Sheri Gallo stated on January 28, 2016 in an Austin City Council meeting: Since January 2015, the "majority of our" Austin City Council "meetings have extended past 10 p.m." and "many of our meetings have gone past midnight."
Terry McAuliffe stated on February 3, 2016 in a TV interview.: "Under Virginia law, if you are a non-federally licensed (gun) dealer, you cannot get a background check even if you want one."
Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "It has been 80 years since a Supreme Court vacancy was nominated and confirmed in an election year. There is a long tradition that you don't do this in an election year."
Marco Rubio stated on February 14, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There comes a point in the last year of the president, especially in their second term, where you stop nominating" both Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges.
JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley.
Donald Trump stated on February 14, 2016 in a Republican debate in South Carolina: Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that."
Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2016 in a debate in Greenville, S.C.: "It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice."
Ben Carson stated on February 13, 2016 in a GOP debate on CBS: Says "Joseph Stalin said if you want to bring America down you, have to undermine three things: our spiritual life, our patriotism and our morality."
Tony Capezza stated on January 26, 2016 in testimony at General Assembly : "In New England, Rhode Island has the second highest number of police officers being assaulted."
Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate: On the Iraq war, "I said it loud and clear, 'You'll destabilize the Middle East.' "
Viral image stated on February 10, 2016 in in a post on Facebook: Quotes Mark Cuban as saying, "I worry that millions of millennials are voting Democrat this year because they fact-check everything."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 21, 2016 in a Hillary for America campaign ad: "On average it takes 300 Americans working for a solid year to make as much money as one top CEO."
American Future Fund stated on January 28, 2016 in a campaign ad: "Kasich’s budget raised taxes by billions, hitting businesses hard and the middle class even harder."
Jonathan Stickland stated on February 10, 2016 in a TV ad: Scott Fisher "tried to expand Obamacare in Texas and even voted for an official resolution to force 1 million Texans into Obamacare."
Tom Wolf stated on February 9, 2016 in his budget proposal address: If the General Assembly does not address the state's structural deficit, "more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: The United States has "the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country on Earth."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: Says Sen. Bernie Sanders has called President Barack Obama "weak. He's called him a disappointment."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: "The African-American community lost half of their wealth as a result of the Wall Street collapse."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in a PBS Democratic debate: "In America, we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs."
Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2016 in a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary: "Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent."
Seminole Tribe of Florida stated on February 3, 2016 in a commercial: The Seminole gambling compact offers "$3 billion in guaranteed revenue, the largest share for any state in history."
Daniel Greenfield stated on July 30, 2015 in an article on the Frontpage website: "Obama spent $7 billion to bring electricity to Africa, failed miserably."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in a debate: "We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes."
Jeb Bush stated on January 24, 2016 in a post on Medium: "My two appointments to the Florida Supreme Court, Raul Cantero and Kenneth Bell, have earned reputations as its most consistent conservatives."
Donald Trump stated on February 1, 2016 in a campaign rally in Iowa: "I'm self-funding my own campaign."
