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 Thom Tillis stated on May 19, 2017 in a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017: "Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers." TheRedShtick.com stated on May 2, 2017 in an Internet post: "Donald Trump praises Colonel Sanders for his service in the Civil War." Kris Kobach stated on May 14, 2017 in an interview on Fox: The Department of Homeland Security’s database of legal immigrants has "never" been "bounced against a state’s voter rolls." Claire McCaskill stated on April 14, 2017 in a town hall: "If Donald Trump would stay home from Mar-a-Lago one weekend, it would pay the entire meals on wheels budget for the state of Missouri for almost two years." Newt Gingrich stated on May 21, 2017 in an episode of "Fox and Friends": Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich "apparently was assassinated at 4 in the morning, having given WikiLeaks something like 53,000 emails and 17,000 attachments. ... It turns out, it wasn’t the Russians." Dan Patrick stated on May 17, 2017 in remarks to reporters: Says Texas tax legislation would "save the average homeowner in Texas $20,000 a year over the next 20 years or so." Dennis Prager stated on May 18, 2017 in an appearance on CNN: "It was a 100 percent lie that (Donald Trump’s) election unleashed anti-Semitism. … Hundreds of Jewish community centers had bomb threats called in. To the best of our knowledge to this day, 90 percent of them were called in by an American Jewish kid living in Israel, and the other 10 percent were a black radical who was trying to impress his girlfriend." Melissa Melendez stated on May 11, 2017 in a press release and a tweet: California Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed "diverting 30 percent of the funding" from the state’s gas tax increase "to non-road related projects like building parks and job training for felons." Maxine Waters stated on May 18, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "You can see visits to Moscow made during the campaign by (Paul) Manafort and others." Paul Ryan stated on May 7, 2017 in an interview: Before Obamacare, Wisconsin’s "high-risk pool" for health insurance "had eight or nine" plans to choose from, people "could go to any doctor or any hospital they wanted, and their premiums and co-pays were cheaper than they are under Obamacare today." Ted Cruz stated on April 28, 2017 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: "The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket." Brad Schimel stated on April 9, 2017 in a TV interview: There is no ‘backlog’ of untested rape kits in Wisconsin. Rush Limbaugh stated on May 17, 2017 in an episode of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": "What Trump is alleged to have done is actually no different than what Barack Obama did in April last year when he made it known that he didn’t want Hillary prosecuted." Charles Schumer stated on May 18, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "President Obama became the first president since Carter to leave the White House with a smaller federal prison population than when he took office." Greg Abbott stated on May 7, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live: Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes." Chain email stated on May 11, 2017 in a chain email: Says there are thousands of registered voters over 110 years old in North Carolina, including one who is 219 years old. James Rockall stated on May 9, 2017 in a tweet: "More (people) die from indoor air pollution than from malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB combined." TDAlliance.com stated on May 12, 2017 in a headline: "Jefferson Davis statue to be replaced with Obama likeness." Chris Collins stated on April 28, 2017 in an interview with Bloomberg: Farmers "are now dumping milk into the ditches" because of a trade dispute with Canada Mary González stated on May 11, 2017 in House debate of House Bill 2962: An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy." Jorge Ramos stated on May 12, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Some of the safest communities in the United States are along the border." Bloggers stated on May 15, 2017 in Internet posts: "FBI uncovers evidence that 62 million Trump voters are all Russian agents!" Richard Corcoran stated on May 12, 2017 in a tweet: It is a myth that Florida's education legislation was "negotiated in secret." DCCC stated on May 3, 2017 in a political ad: Says "Karen Handel’s office budget increased a whopping 42 percent." Bloggers stated on May 2, 2017 in Internet posts: "Barack Obama arrested in a Japanese drug bust." Scott Walker stated on February 8, 2017 in his budget speech: "We are investing more money into education than ever before in the history of Wisconsin." James Risch stated on May 15, 2017 in remarks to reporters: "The minute the president speaks about it to someone, he has the ability to declassify anything at any time without any process." Chris Murphy stated on May 12, 2017 in Twitter: "Law firm @POTUS used to show he has no ties to Russia was named Russia Law Firm of the Year for their extensive ties to Russia. Unreal." Bloggers stated on May 13, 2017 in a web post: Say Lance Armstrong is dead. Bloggers stated on May 13, 2017 in Internet posts: "Fox star Tucker Carlson in critical condition (then died) after head on collision driving home."
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Thom Tillis stated on May 19, 2017 in a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017: "Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers." TheRedShtick.com stated on May 2, 2017 in an Internet post: "Donald Trump praises Colonel Sanders for his service in the Civil War." Kris Kobach stated on May 14, 2017 in an interview on Fox: The Department of Homeland Security’s database of legal immigrants has "never" been "bounced against a state’s voter rolls." Claire McCaskill stated on April 14, 2017 in a town hall: "If Donald Trump would stay home from Mar-a-Lago one weekend, it would pay the entire meals on wheels budget for the state of Missouri for almost two years." Newt Gingrich stated on May 21, 2017 in an episode of "Fox and Friends": Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich "apparently was assassinated at 4 in the morning, having given WikiLeaks something like 53,000 emails and 17,000 attachments. ... It turns out, it wasn’t the Russians." Dan Patrick stated on May 17, 2017 in remarks to reporters: Says Texas tax legislation would "save the average homeowner in Texas $20,000 a year over the next 20 years or so." Dennis Prager stated on May 18, 2017 in an appearance on CNN: "It was a 100 percent lie that (Donald Trump’s) election unleashed anti-Semitism. … Hundreds of Jewish community centers had bomb threats called in. To the best of our knowledge to this day, 90 percent of them were called in by an American Jewish kid living in Israel, and the other 10 percent were a black radical who was trying to impress his girlfriend." Melissa Melendez stated on May 11, 2017 in a press release and a tweet: California Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed "diverting 30 percent of the funding" from the state’s gas tax increase "to non-road related projects like building parks and job training for felons." Maxine Waters stated on May 18, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "You can see visits to Moscow made during the campaign by (Paul) Manafort and others." Paul Ryan stated on May 7, 2017 in an interview: Before Obamacare, Wisconsin’s "high-risk pool" for health insurance "had eight or nine" plans to choose from, people "could go to any doctor or any hospital they wanted, and their premiums and co-pays were cheaper than they are under Obamacare today." Ted Cruz stated on April 28, 2017 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: "The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket." Brad Schimel stated on April 9, 2017 in a TV interview: There is no ‘backlog’ of untested rape kits in Wisconsin. Rush Limbaugh stated on May 17, 2017 in an episode of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": "What Trump is alleged to have done is actually no different than what Barack Obama did in April last year when he made it known that he didn’t want Hillary prosecuted." Charles Schumer stated on May 18, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "President Obama became the first president since Carter to leave the White House with a smaller federal prison population than when he took office." Greg Abbott stated on May 7, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live: Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes." Chain email stated on May 11, 2017 in a chain email: Says there are thousands of registered voters over 110 years old in North Carolina, including one who is 219 years old. James Rockall stated on May 9, 2017 in a tweet: "More (people) die from indoor air pollution than from malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB combined." TDAlliance.com stated on May 12, 2017 in a headline: "Jefferson Davis statue to be replaced with Obama likeness." Chris Collins stated on April 28, 2017 in an interview with Bloomberg: Farmers "are now dumping milk into the ditches" because of a trade dispute with Canada Mary González stated on May 11, 2017 in House debate of House Bill 2962: An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy." Jorge Ramos stated on May 12, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Some of the safest communities in the United States are along the border." Bloggers stated on May 15, 2017 in Internet posts: "FBI uncovers evidence that 62 million Trump voters are all Russian agents!" Richard Corcoran stated on May 12, 2017 in a tweet: It is a myth that Florida's education legislation was "negotiated in secret." DCCC stated on May 3, 2017 in a political ad: Says "Karen Handel’s office budget increased a whopping 42 percent." Bloggers stated on May 2, 2017 in Internet posts: "Barack Obama arrested in a Japanese drug bust." Scott Walker stated on February 8, 2017 in his budget speech: "We are investing more money into education than ever before in the history of Wisconsin." James Risch stated on May 15, 2017 in remarks to reporters: "The minute the president speaks about it to someone, he has the ability to declassify anything at any time without any process." Chris Murphy stated on May 12, 2017 in Twitter: "Law firm @POTUS used to show he has no ties to Russia was named Russia Law Firm of the Year for their extensive ties to Russia. Unreal." Bloggers stated on May 13, 2017 in a web post: Say Lance Armstrong is dead. Bloggers stated on May 13, 2017 in Internet posts: "Fox star Tucker Carlson in critical condition (then died) after head on collision driving home."
Thom Tillis stated on May 19, 2017 in a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017: "Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers."
TheRedShtick.com stated on May 2, 2017 in an Internet post: "Donald Trump praises Colonel Sanders for his service in the Civil War."
Kris Kobach stated on May 14, 2017 in an interview on Fox: The Department of Homeland Security’s database of legal immigrants has "never" been "bounced against a state’s voter rolls."
Claire McCaskill stated on April 14, 2017 in a town hall: "If Donald Trump would stay home from Mar-a-Lago one weekend, it would pay the entire meals on wheels budget for the state of Missouri for almost two years."
Newt Gingrich stated on May 21, 2017 in an episode of "Fox and Friends": Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich "apparently was assassinated at 4 in the morning, having given WikiLeaks something like 53,000 emails and 17,000 attachments. ... It turns out, it wasn’t the Russians."
Dan Patrick stated on May 17, 2017 in remarks to reporters: Says Texas tax legislation would "save the average homeowner in Texas $20,000 a year over the next 20 years or so."
Dennis Prager stated on May 18, 2017 in an appearance on CNN: "It was a 100 percent lie that (Donald Trump’s) election unleashed anti-Semitism. … Hundreds of Jewish community centers had bomb threats called in. To the best of our knowledge to this day, 90 percent of them were called in by an American Jewish kid living in Israel, and the other 10 percent were a black radical who was trying to impress his girlfriend."
Melissa Melendez stated on May 11, 2017 in a press release and a tweet: California Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed "diverting 30 percent of the funding" from the state’s gas tax increase "to non-road related projects like building parks and job training for felons."
Maxine Waters stated on May 18, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "You can see visits to Moscow made during the campaign by (Paul) Manafort and others."
Paul Ryan stated on May 7, 2017 in an interview: Before Obamacare, Wisconsin’s "high-risk pool" for health insurance "had eight or nine" plans to choose from, people "could go to any doctor or any hospital they wanted, and their premiums and co-pays were cheaper than they are under Obamacare today."
Ted Cruz stated on April 28, 2017 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: "The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket."
Brad Schimel stated on April 9, 2017 in a TV interview: There is no ‘backlog’ of untested rape kits in Wisconsin.
Rush Limbaugh stated on May 17, 2017 in an episode of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": "What Trump is alleged to have done is actually no different than what Barack Obama did in April last year when he made it known that he didn’t want Hillary prosecuted."
Charles Schumer stated on May 18, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "President Obama became the first president since Carter to leave the White House with a smaller federal prison population than when he took office."
Greg Abbott stated on May 7, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live: Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes."
Chain email stated on May 11, 2017 in a chain email: Says there are thousands of registered voters over 110 years old in North Carolina, including one who is 219 years old.
James Rockall stated on May 9, 2017 in a tweet: "More (people) die from indoor air pollution than from malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB combined."
TDAlliance.com stated on May 12, 2017 in a headline: "Jefferson Davis statue to be replaced with Obama likeness."
Chris Collins stated on April 28, 2017 in an interview with Bloomberg: Farmers "are now dumping milk into the ditches" because of a trade dispute with Canada
Mary González stated on May 11, 2017 in House debate of House Bill 2962: An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy."
Jorge Ramos stated on May 12, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Some of the safest communities in the United States are along the border."
Bloggers stated on May 15, 2017 in Internet posts: "FBI uncovers evidence that 62 million Trump voters are all Russian agents!"
Richard Corcoran stated on May 12, 2017 in a tweet: It is a myth that Florida's education legislation was "negotiated in secret."
DCCC stated on May 3, 2017 in a political ad: Says "Karen Handel’s office budget increased a whopping 42 percent."
Scott Walker stated on February 8, 2017 in his budget speech: "We are investing more money into education than ever before in the history of Wisconsin."
James Risch stated on May 15, 2017 in remarks to reporters: "The minute the president speaks about it to someone, he has the ability to declassify anything at any time without any process."
Chris Murphy stated on May 12, 2017 in Twitter: "Law firm @POTUS used to show he has no ties to Russia was named Russia Law Firm of the Year for their extensive ties to Russia. Unreal."
Bloggers stated on May 13, 2017 in Internet posts: "Fox star Tucker Carlson in critical condition (then died) after head on collision driving home."
