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 January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans working today of any year since 1977." Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2016 in the South Carolina presidential debate: Among Syrian refugees and migrants coming into Europe, "there look like very few women. Very few children." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: "The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world." Conservative Solutions PAC stated on January 4, 2016 in an attack ad: Says Chris Christie "instituted an Internet sales tax." Chelsea Clinton stated on January 12, 2016 in a campaign event for Hillary Clinton: Says Bernie Sanders’ health care plan would "empower Republican governors to take away Medicaid, to take away health insurance for low-income and middle-income working Americans." Nancy Pelosi stated on January 13, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Until the new Iran deal, China and Russia "have never voted with us at the U.N. on any sanctions on Iran in the past." Rick Scott stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the State address: "For the first time ever, we completely funded the critical needs waiting list so persons with unique abilities can get the help they need." Jeb Bush stated on January 4, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "As governor of Florida, I used a combination of strategies to help reduce heroin use among youth in Florida by approximately 50 percent." Dan Patrick stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on Meet the Press: Every "one of the mass shootings except two in America since 1950 have been" in "gun-free zones." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the Union address: "We spend more on our military than the next eight nations combined." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in a State of the Union speech: We've "lifted high school graduation rates to new highs." Nikki Haley stated on January 12, 2016 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: The economy is "too weak to raise income levels." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his State of the Union speech: "Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: We have cut "our deficits by almost three-quarters." Rick Scott stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the State address: "We have completely turned our economy around." Steven Landes stated on December 24, 2015 in a constituent survey.: Medicaid expansion "could cost the Commonwealth of Virginia over $1 billion a year..." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 17, 2015 in a speech.: "We are taking Virginia’s investment in public education to the highest level in the commonwealth’s history." Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" in Ottumwa, Iowa: "We get practically nothing compared to the cost of" keeping U.S. military forces in South Korea. Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press": The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield." Nicholas Mattiello stated on January 3, 2016 in newspaper story: "Let’s start with the premise that Rhode Island already has one of the 10 strictest [gun laws] amongst all the states." Scot Ross stated on December 13, 2015 in a television interview: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "moved from 16th to third in percentage of people with student loan debt." Carly Fiorina stated on December 17, 2015 in a column posted on Medium: "When we held recent economic dialogues with China, we agreed on over 100 different things — including wildlife trafficking and volcano research. None of these 100-plus points of agreement addressed cybersecurity." Hillary Clinton stated on January 4, 2016 in a posting on the Clinton website: "Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people." Donald Trump stated on January 5, 2016 in an interview with The Washington Post: Canadian-born Ted Cruz "has had a double passport." Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2016 in a speech proposing executive action on gun regulations: "A violent felon can buy (a gun) over the Internet with no background check, no questions asked." Laura Ingraham stated on January 3, 2016 in on "Fox News Sunday": "The 90 percent statistic of supporting background checks, that's been debunked." Donald Trump stated on January 4, 2016 in a television ad: A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over "our southern border." Will Kraus stated on August 30, 2015 in an episode of "This Week in Missouri Politics": Says Missouri needs a voter I.D. law because "there’s over 16 people in the state of Missouri who have been convicted of some type of voter fraud." Dan Patrick stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Everywhere that we have more citizens carrying guns, crime is less. There's a study showing that where states have open carry or concealed carry, but particularly open carry, the crime is down 25 percent." Rand Paul stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Both Cruz and Rubio are missing the vast majority of their votes."
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Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans working today of any year since 1977." Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2016 in the South Carolina presidential debate: Among Syrian refugees and migrants coming into Europe, "there look like very few women. Very few children." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: "The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world." Conservative Solutions PAC stated on January 4, 2016 in an attack ad: Says Chris Christie "instituted an Internet sales tax." Chelsea Clinton stated on January 12, 2016 in a campaign event for Hillary Clinton: Says Bernie Sanders’ health care plan would "empower Republican governors to take away Medicaid, to take away health insurance for low-income and middle-income working Americans." Nancy Pelosi stated on January 13, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Until the new Iran deal, China and Russia "have never voted with us at the U.N. on any sanctions on Iran in the past." Rick Scott stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the State address: "For the first time ever, we completely funded the critical needs waiting list so persons with unique abilities can get the help they need." Jeb Bush stated on January 4, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "As governor of Florida, I used a combination of strategies to help reduce heroin use among youth in Florida by approximately 50 percent." Dan Patrick stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on Meet the Press: Every "one of the mass shootings except two in America since 1950 have been" in "gun-free zones." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the Union address: "We spend more on our military than the next eight nations combined." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in a State of the Union speech: We've "lifted high school graduation rates to new highs." Nikki Haley stated on January 12, 2016 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: The economy is "too weak to raise income levels." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his State of the Union speech: "Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: We have cut "our deficits by almost three-quarters." Rick Scott stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the State address: "We have completely turned our economy around." Steven Landes stated on December 24, 2015 in a constituent survey.: Medicaid expansion "could cost the Commonwealth of Virginia over $1 billion a year..." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 17, 2015 in a speech.: "We are taking Virginia’s investment in public education to the highest level in the commonwealth’s history." Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" in Ottumwa, Iowa: "We get practically nothing compared to the cost of" keeping U.S. military forces in South Korea. Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press": The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield." Nicholas Mattiello stated on January 3, 2016 in newspaper story: "Let’s start with the premise that Rhode Island already has one of the 10 strictest [gun laws] amongst all the states." Scot Ross stated on December 13, 2015 in a television interview: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "moved from 16th to third in percentage of people with student loan debt." Carly Fiorina stated on December 17, 2015 in a column posted on Medium: "When we held recent economic dialogues with China, we agreed on over 100 different things — including wildlife trafficking and volcano research. None of these 100-plus points of agreement addressed cybersecurity." Hillary Clinton stated on January 4, 2016 in a posting on the Clinton website: "Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people." Donald Trump stated on January 5, 2016 in an interview with The Washington Post: Canadian-born Ted Cruz "has had a double passport." Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2016 in a speech proposing executive action on gun regulations: "A violent felon can buy (a gun) over the Internet with no background check, no questions asked." Laura Ingraham stated on January 3, 2016 in on "Fox News Sunday": "The 90 percent statistic of supporting background checks, that's been debunked." Donald Trump stated on January 4, 2016 in a television ad: A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over "our southern border." Will Kraus stated on August 30, 2015 in an episode of "This Week in Missouri Politics": Says Missouri needs a voter I.D. law because "there’s over 16 people in the state of Missouri who have been convicted of some type of voter fraud." Dan Patrick stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Everywhere that we have more citizens carrying guns, crime is less. There's a study showing that where states have open carry or concealed carry, but particularly open carry, the crime is down 25 percent." Rand Paul stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Both Cruz and Rubio are missing the vast majority of their votes."
Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans working today of any year since 1977."
Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2016 in the South Carolina presidential debate: Among Syrian refugees and migrants coming into Europe, "there look like very few women. Very few children."
Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: "The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world."
Conservative Solutions PAC stated on January 4, 2016 in an attack ad: Says Chris Christie "instituted an Internet sales tax."
Chelsea Clinton stated on January 12, 2016 in a campaign event for Hillary Clinton: Says Bernie Sanders’ health care plan would "empower Republican governors to take away Medicaid, to take away health insurance for low-income and middle-income working Americans."
Nancy Pelosi stated on January 13, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Until the new Iran deal, China and Russia "have never voted with us at the U.N. on any sanctions on Iran in the past."
Rick Scott stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the State address: "For the first time ever, we completely funded the critical needs waiting list so persons with unique abilities can get the help they need."
Jeb Bush stated on January 4, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "As governor of Florida, I used a combination of strategies to help reduce heroin use among youth in Florida by approximately 50 percent."
Dan Patrick stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on Meet the Press: Every "one of the mass shootings except two in America since 1950 have been" in "gun-free zones."
Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the Union address: "We spend more on our military than the next eight nations combined."
Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in a State of the Union speech: We've "lifted high school graduation rates to new highs."
Nikki Haley stated on January 12, 2016 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: The economy is "too weak to raise income levels."
Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his State of the Union speech: "Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law."
Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: We have cut "our deficits by almost three-quarters."
Rick Scott stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the State address: "We have completely turned our economy around."
Steven Landes stated on December 24, 2015 in a constituent survey.: Medicaid expansion "could cost the Commonwealth of Virginia over $1 billion a year..."
Terry McAuliffe stated on December 17, 2015 in a speech.: "We are taking Virginia’s investment in public education to the highest level in the commonwealth’s history."
Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" in Ottumwa, Iowa: "We get practically nothing compared to the cost of" keeping U.S. military forces in South Korea.
Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press": The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield."
Nicholas Mattiello stated on January 3, 2016 in newspaper story: "Let’s start with the premise that Rhode Island already has one of the 10 strictest [gun laws] amongst all the states."
Scot Ross stated on December 13, 2015 in a television interview: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "moved from 16th to third in percentage of people with student loan debt."
Carly Fiorina stated on December 17, 2015 in a column posted on Medium: "When we held recent economic dialogues with China, we agreed on over 100 different things — including wildlife trafficking and volcano research. None of these 100-plus points of agreement addressed cybersecurity."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 4, 2016 in a posting on the Clinton website: "Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people."
Donald Trump stated on January 5, 2016 in an interview with The Washington Post: Canadian-born Ted Cruz "has had a double passport."
Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2016 in a speech proposing executive action on gun regulations: "A violent felon can buy (a gun) over the Internet with no background check, no questions asked."
Laura Ingraham stated on January 3, 2016 in on "Fox News Sunday": "The 90 percent statistic of supporting background checks, that's been debunked."
Donald Trump stated on January 4, 2016 in a television ad: A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over "our southern border."
Will Kraus stated on August 30, 2015 in an episode of "This Week in Missouri Politics": Says Missouri needs a voter I.D. law because "there’s over 16 people in the state of Missouri who have been convicted of some type of voter fraud."
Dan Patrick stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Everywhere that we have more citizens carrying guns, crime is less. There's a study showing that where states have open carry or concealed carry, but particularly open carry, the crime is down 25 percent."
Rand Paul stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Both Cruz and Rubio are missing the vast majority of their votes."