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 My City Bikes stated on December 7, 2015 in news release: "Bicycle ownership drops by half while obesity in Rhode Island rises by 154 percent" Cecile Richards stated on December 15, 2015 in an interview by actress Lena Dunham: "More than 60 percent of people in America support Planned Parenthood and only 11 percent approve of Congress." Stephen Hayes stated on December 27, 2015 in on "Fox News Sunday": Guantanamo has "never been a key component of ISIS or al-Qaida propaganda." Viral image stated on December 26, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho said "African Americans should only be given three-fifths of a vote." State Public Service Announcement stated on December 28, 2015: By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving. Patrick Murphy stated on December 8, 2015 in a tweet: "91% of suspected terrorists who attempted to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted." Ted Cruz stated on December 17, 2015 in a radio interview.: "Existing law right now requires 700 miles of double-layered border fencing" on the Mexico border. Ted Cruz stated on December 17, 2015 in a radio interview.: Forty percent of illegal immigrants are "people coming legally on visas and overstaying their visas." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years." Bernie Sanders stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press".: "We didn't go out and take" information from the Hillary Clinton campaign. Ted Cruz stated on December 5, 2015 in a speech at the Rising Tide Summit in Cedar Rapids, Iowa: "The Democrats in the Senate last year introduced a constitutional amendment to repeal the free speech protections of the First Amendment." Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: Says Bernie Sanders "voted for regime change with respect to Libya." Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on Meet the Press: The only budget Ted Cruz "ever voted for in his time in the Senate is a budget that cut defense spending by more than Barack Obama proposes we cut it." Rob Wittman stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview.: "Only nine" coalition nations with the U.S. "are truly actively involved" in fighting the Islamic State. Chris Christie stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 10, 2015 in a radio interview.: Says he faced "a record budget deficit" in Virginia in 2014. Katrina Shankland stated on November 16, 2015 in a news conference: Wisconsin "is on pace to double the number of layoffs" this year. Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says American polling shows Russian President Vladimir Putin has "an 80 percent approval rating." Paul Ryan stated on December 20, 2015 in comments on 'Meet the Press': The Affordable Care Act is "making families pay double-digit premium increases." Bernie Sanders stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: The United States spends "almost three times per capita what they spend in the U.K." on health care and "50 percent more than they pay in France." Martin O'Malley stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: "Secretary Clinton changes her position on (gun issues) every election year, it seems, having one position in 2000 and then campaigning against President Obama and saying we don't need federal standards." Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: ISIS is "going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists." Ann McLane Kuster stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview with New Hampshire Public Radio: Says the Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 would not "pause" the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States. Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight bill was that it gave President Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees, without mandating any background checks whatsoever." André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups." Greg Abbott stated on December 8, 2015 in a press conference with Sen. Ted Cruz: Says President Barack Obama "himself has granted waivers allowing into the United States refugees who provided material support to terrorists." Sean Duffy stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama’s homeland security budget had "$16 million to fight climate change" but "didn't have a line item to fight violent extremism." Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2015 in the Republican debate in Las Vegas: The 9/11 terrorists' friends, family, girlfriends in the United States "were sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television." Lamar Smith stated on December 6, 2015 in Op-ed column in the San Antonio Express-News: "The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has estimated that the Obama administration’s Power Plan will cause energy costs in Texas to rise as much as 16 percent per year." Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that there's something called the Geneva Convention we're going to have to pull out of."
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My City Bikes stated on December 7, 2015 in news release: "Bicycle ownership drops by half while obesity in Rhode Island rises by 154 percent" Cecile Richards stated on December 15, 2015 in an interview by actress Lena Dunham: "More than 60 percent of people in America support Planned Parenthood and only 11 percent approve of Congress." Stephen Hayes stated on December 27, 2015 in on "Fox News Sunday": Guantanamo has "never been a key component of ISIS or al-Qaida propaganda." Viral image stated on December 26, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho said "African Americans should only be given three-fifths of a vote." State Public Service Announcement stated on December 28, 2015: By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving. Patrick Murphy stated on December 8, 2015 in a tweet: "91% of suspected terrorists who attempted to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted." Ted Cruz stated on December 17, 2015 in a radio interview.: "Existing law right now requires 700 miles of double-layered border fencing" on the Mexico border. Ted Cruz stated on December 17, 2015 in a radio interview.: Forty percent of illegal immigrants are "people coming legally on visas and overstaying their visas." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years." Bernie Sanders stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press".: "We didn't go out and take" information from the Hillary Clinton campaign. Ted Cruz stated on December 5, 2015 in a speech at the Rising Tide Summit in Cedar Rapids, Iowa: "The Democrats in the Senate last year introduced a constitutional amendment to repeal the free speech protections of the First Amendment." Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: Says Bernie Sanders "voted for regime change with respect to Libya." Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on Meet the Press: The only budget Ted Cruz "ever voted for in his time in the Senate is a budget that cut defense spending by more than Barack Obama proposes we cut it." Rob Wittman stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview.: "Only nine" coalition nations with the U.S. "are truly actively involved" in fighting the Islamic State. Chris Christie stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 10, 2015 in a radio interview.: Says he faced "a record budget deficit" in Virginia in 2014. Katrina Shankland stated on November 16, 2015 in a news conference: Wisconsin "is on pace to double the number of layoffs" this year. Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says American polling shows Russian President Vladimir Putin has "an 80 percent approval rating." Paul Ryan stated on December 20, 2015 in comments on 'Meet the Press': The Affordable Care Act is "making families pay double-digit premium increases." Bernie Sanders stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: The United States spends "almost three times per capita what they spend in the U.K." on health care and "50 percent more than they pay in France." Martin O'Malley stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: "Secretary Clinton changes her position on (gun issues) every election year, it seems, having one position in 2000 and then campaigning against President Obama and saying we don't need federal standards." Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: ISIS is "going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists." Ann McLane Kuster stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview with New Hampshire Public Radio: Says the Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 would not "pause" the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States. Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight bill was that it gave President Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees, without mandating any background checks whatsoever." André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups." Greg Abbott stated on December 8, 2015 in a press conference with Sen. Ted Cruz: Says President Barack Obama "himself has granted waivers allowing into the United States refugees who provided material support to terrorists." Sean Duffy stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama’s homeland security budget had "$16 million to fight climate change" but "didn't have a line item to fight violent extremism." Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2015 in the Republican debate in Las Vegas: The 9/11 terrorists' friends, family, girlfriends in the United States "were sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television." Lamar Smith stated on December 6, 2015 in Op-ed column in the San Antonio Express-News: "The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has estimated that the Obama administration’s Power Plan will cause energy costs in Texas to rise as much as 16 percent per year." Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that there's something called the Geneva Convention we're going to have to pull out of."
My City Bikes stated on December 7, 2015 in news release: "Bicycle ownership drops by half while obesity in Rhode Island rises by 154 percent"
Cecile Richards stated on December 15, 2015 in an interview by actress Lena Dunham: "More than 60 percent of people in America support Planned Parenthood and only 11 percent approve of Congress."
Stephen Hayes stated on December 27, 2015 in on "Fox News Sunday": Guantanamo has "never been a key component of ISIS or al-Qaida propaganda."
Viral image stated on December 26, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho said "African Americans should only be given three-fifths of a vote."
State Public Service Announcement stated on December 28, 2015: By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving.
Patrick Murphy stated on December 8, 2015 in a tweet: "91% of suspected terrorists who attempted to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted."
Ted Cruz stated on December 17, 2015 in a radio interview.: "Existing law right now requires 700 miles of double-layered border fencing" on the Mexico border.
Ted Cruz stated on December 17, 2015 in a radio interview.: Forty percent of illegal immigrants are "people coming legally on visas and overstaying their visas."
Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years."
Bernie Sanders stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press".: "We didn't go out and take" information from the Hillary Clinton campaign.
Ted Cruz stated on December 5, 2015 in a speech at the Rising Tide Summit in Cedar Rapids, Iowa: "The Democrats in the Senate last year introduced a constitutional amendment to repeal the free speech protections of the First Amendment."
Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: Says Bernie Sanders "voted for regime change with respect to Libya."
Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on Meet the Press: The only budget Ted Cruz "ever voted for in his time in the Senate is a budget that cut defense spending by more than Barack Obama proposes we cut it."
Rob Wittman stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview.: "Only nine" coalition nations with the U.S. "are truly actively involved" in fighting the Islamic State.
Chris Christie stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria."
Terry McAuliffe stated on December 10, 2015 in a radio interview.: Says he faced "a record budget deficit" in Virginia in 2014.
Katrina Shankland stated on November 16, 2015 in a news conference: Wisconsin "is on pace to double the number of layoffs" this year.
Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says American polling shows Russian President Vladimir Putin has "an 80 percent approval rating."
Paul Ryan stated on December 20, 2015 in comments on 'Meet the Press': The Affordable Care Act is "making families pay double-digit premium increases."
Bernie Sanders stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: The United States spends "almost three times per capita what they spend in the U.K." on health care and "50 percent more than they pay in France."
Martin O'Malley stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: "Secretary Clinton changes her position on (gun issues) every election year, it seems, having one position in 2000 and then campaigning against President Obama and saying we don't need federal standards."
Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: ISIS is "going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists."
Ann McLane Kuster stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview with New Hampshire Public Radio: Says the Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 would not "pause" the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States.
Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight bill was that it gave President Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees, without mandating any background checks whatsoever."
André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups."
Greg Abbott stated on December 8, 2015 in a press conference with Sen. Ted Cruz: Says President Barack Obama "himself has granted waivers allowing into the United States refugees who provided material support to terrorists."
Sean Duffy stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama’s homeland security budget had "$16 million to fight climate change" but "didn't have a line item to fight violent extremism."
Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2015 in the Republican debate in Las Vegas: The 9/11 terrorists' friends, family, girlfriends in the United States "were sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television."
Lamar Smith stated on December 6, 2015 in Op-ed column in the San Antonio Express-News: "The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has estimated that the Obama administration’s Power Plan will cause energy costs in Texas to rise as much as 16 percent per year."
Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that there's something called the Geneva Convention we're going to have to pull out of."
