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 Gerry Connolly stated on July 9, 2015 in a written statement.: "In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent of our GDP on these vital investments." Rick Perry stated on August 2, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Says Donald Trump is for a single-payer health care system. Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers "are worse now than just about ever" for African-Americans. Coast Guard stated on July 20, 2015 in news release: "Every year the First Coast Guard District saves 350 lives in the Northeast." Harry Reid stated on July 29, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: Planned Parenthood is "the only health care that a significant number of women get. About 30 percent of women, that's their health care." Cory Booker stated on July 27, 2015 in a post on Instagram: "We built a new prison every 10 days between 1990 and 2005 to keep up with our mass incarceration explosion of nonviolent offenders." Ted Cruz stated on June 28, 2015 in an interview with NPR News: Says states not directly involved in the gay marriage lawsuits that reached the Supreme Court "are not bound" by the court’s ruling. Jeb Bush stated on July 27, 2015 in a Telemundo News interview: Says in 2002, he "won more Hispanic votes than Anglo votes, 60 percent in the state." Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says Hillary Clinton "refuses to testify before Congress" about the 2012 attack in Benghazi. Scott Walker stated on June 8, 2015 in an opinion piece: "Our last budget committed the highest level of need-based financial aid in state history." Chris Riley stated on July 17, 2015 in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution blog post: Since Volvo spurned Georgia for South Carolina in early May, some 3,455 jobs promising more than $800 million in investments have come to the Peach State. Bill O'Reilly stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor": Russia and China "absolutely said pretty clearly" they would not keep economic sanctions on Iran if the United States "walked away from the deal." Harry Houck stated on July 21, 2015 in a panel debate on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon": "The law says ... when a police officer stops you, do whatever he says and then deal with it later." Bloggers stated on July 20, 2015 in various conservative websites: "Obama Makes Huge Move to BAN Social Security Recipients From Owning Guns" Scott Walker stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview: Says his political opponents "brought 100,000 protesters into our state." Marco Rubio stated on July 22, 2015 in an appearance on 'Fox & Friends': "Forty percent of people in this country, illegally, are overstaying visas." Jose Diaz-Balart stated on July 26, 2015 in a pundit panel segment on "Meet the Press": "The majority of the Hispanic population and the growth (of the population) is U.S.-born." Bernie Sanders stated on July 1, 2015 in a speech: "The top one-tenth of 1 percent" of Americans "own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent." Occupy Democrats stated on July 17, 2015 in a meme on Facebook: "House Republicans just passed a bill that makes it legal for single mothers to be fired by their employers." Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe.": The number of illegal immigrants in the United States is "30 million, it could be 34 million." NumbersUSA stated on July 22, 2015 in a Facebook meme: "More than half of all drivers' licenses issued in California this year have gone to illegal aliens." Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview with Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show": "The economy, by every metric, is better than when I came into office." Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2015 in an online interview with "The Daily Show": Since 2009, "we've cut homelessness (among veterans) by a third." Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2015 in a speech: Under Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin "projected a $1 billion (budget) surplus and it turns out to be a deficit of $2.2 billion." David Perdue stated on June 22, 2015 in a press release: The National Technical Information Service spends millions of taxpayer dollars to print and sell government documents that are available free in online searches. John Oliver stated on July 19, 2015 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": "With the exception of baby formula, the federal government does not require any food to carry an expiration date, and state laws vary widely." Chuck Baldwin stated on July 9, 2015 in a blog post: When President Abraham Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation, "there were over 300,000 slaveholders who were fighting in the Union army." Club for Growth stated on July 20, 2015 in a statement: Says David Jolly refused "to cut spending for a national greenhouse in D.C." Scott Walker stated on July 21, 2015 in a tweet: Says under his leadership "Wisconsin median household income" is up 2.7%, while it is down 1.3% nationally under President Obama. Terry McAuliffe stated on July 21, 2015 in a radio show.: "All (Maryland) crabs are born in Virginia."
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Gerry Connolly stated on July 9, 2015 in a written statement.: "In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent of our GDP on these vital investments." Rick Perry stated on August 2, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Says Donald Trump is for a single-payer health care system. Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers "are worse now than just about ever" for African-Americans. Coast Guard stated on July 20, 2015 in news release: "Every year the First Coast Guard District saves 350 lives in the Northeast." Harry Reid stated on July 29, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: Planned Parenthood is "the only health care that a significant number of women get. About 30 percent of women, that's their health care." Cory Booker stated on July 27, 2015 in a post on Instagram: "We built a new prison every 10 days between 1990 and 2005 to keep up with our mass incarceration explosion of nonviolent offenders." Ted Cruz stated on June 28, 2015 in an interview with NPR News: Says states not directly involved in the gay marriage lawsuits that reached the Supreme Court "are not bound" by the court’s ruling. Jeb Bush stated on July 27, 2015 in a Telemundo News interview: Says in 2002, he "won more Hispanic votes than Anglo votes, 60 percent in the state." Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says Hillary Clinton "refuses to testify before Congress" about the 2012 attack in Benghazi. Scott Walker stated on June 8, 2015 in an opinion piece: "Our last budget committed the highest level of need-based financial aid in state history." Chris Riley stated on July 17, 2015 in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution blog post: Since Volvo spurned Georgia for South Carolina in early May, some 3,455 jobs promising more than $800 million in investments have come to the Peach State. Bill O'Reilly stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor": Russia and China "absolutely said pretty clearly" they would not keep economic sanctions on Iran if the United States "walked away from the deal." Harry Houck stated on July 21, 2015 in a panel debate on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon": "The law says ... when a police officer stops you, do whatever he says and then deal with it later." Bloggers stated on July 20, 2015 in various conservative websites: "Obama Makes Huge Move to BAN Social Security Recipients From Owning Guns" Scott Walker stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview: Says his political opponents "brought 100,000 protesters into our state." Marco Rubio stated on July 22, 2015 in an appearance on 'Fox & Friends': "Forty percent of people in this country, illegally, are overstaying visas." Jose Diaz-Balart stated on July 26, 2015 in a pundit panel segment on "Meet the Press": "The majority of the Hispanic population and the growth (of the population) is U.S.-born." Bernie Sanders stated on July 1, 2015 in a speech: "The top one-tenth of 1 percent" of Americans "own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent." Occupy Democrats stated on July 17, 2015 in a meme on Facebook: "House Republicans just passed a bill that makes it legal for single mothers to be fired by their employers." Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe.": The number of illegal immigrants in the United States is "30 million, it could be 34 million." NumbersUSA stated on July 22, 2015 in a Facebook meme: "More than half of all drivers' licenses issued in California this year have gone to illegal aliens." Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview with Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show": "The economy, by every metric, is better than when I came into office." Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2015 in an online interview with "The Daily Show": Since 2009, "we've cut homelessness (among veterans) by a third." Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2015 in a speech: Under Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin "projected a $1 billion (budget) surplus and it turns out to be a deficit of $2.2 billion." David Perdue stated on June 22, 2015 in a press release: The National Technical Information Service spends millions of taxpayer dollars to print and sell government documents that are available free in online searches. John Oliver stated on July 19, 2015 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": "With the exception of baby formula, the federal government does not require any food to carry an expiration date, and state laws vary widely." Chuck Baldwin stated on July 9, 2015 in a blog post: When President Abraham Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation, "there were over 300,000 slaveholders who were fighting in the Union army." Club for Growth stated on July 20, 2015 in a statement: Says David Jolly refused "to cut spending for a national greenhouse in D.C." Scott Walker stated on July 21, 2015 in a tweet: Says under his leadership "Wisconsin median household income" is up 2.7%, while it is down 1.3% nationally under President Obama. Terry McAuliffe stated on July 21, 2015 in a radio show.: "All (Maryland) crabs are born in Virginia."
Gerry Connolly stated on July 9, 2015 in a written statement.: "In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent of our GDP on these vital investments."
Rick Perry stated on August 2, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Says Donald Trump is for a single-payer health care system.
Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers "are worse now than just about ever" for African-Americans.
Coast Guard stated on July 20, 2015 in news release: "Every year the First Coast Guard District saves 350 lives in the Northeast."
Harry Reid stated on July 29, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: Planned Parenthood is "the only health care that a significant number of women get. About 30 percent of women, that's their health care."
Cory Booker stated on July 27, 2015 in a post on Instagram: "We built a new prison every 10 days between 1990 and 2005 to keep up with our mass incarceration explosion of nonviolent offenders."
Ted Cruz stated on June 28, 2015 in an interview with NPR News: Says states not directly involved in the gay marriage lawsuits that reached the Supreme Court "are not bound" by the court’s ruling.
Jeb Bush stated on July 27, 2015 in a Telemundo News interview: Says in 2002, he "won more Hispanic votes than Anglo votes, 60 percent in the state."
Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says Hillary Clinton "refuses to testify before Congress" about the 2012 attack in Benghazi.
Scott Walker stated on June 8, 2015 in an opinion piece: "Our last budget committed the highest level of need-based financial aid in state history."
Chris Riley stated on July 17, 2015 in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution blog post: Since Volvo spurned Georgia for South Carolina in early May, some 3,455 jobs promising more than $800 million in investments have come to the Peach State.
Bill O'Reilly stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor": Russia and China "absolutely said pretty clearly" they would not keep economic sanctions on Iran if the United States "walked away from the deal."
Harry Houck stated on July 21, 2015 in a panel debate on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon": "The law says ... when a police officer stops you, do whatever he says and then deal with it later."
Bloggers stated on July 20, 2015 in various conservative websites: "Obama Makes Huge Move to BAN Social Security Recipients From Owning Guns"
Scott Walker stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview: Says his political opponents "brought 100,000 protesters into our state."
Marco Rubio stated on July 22, 2015 in an appearance on 'Fox & Friends': "Forty percent of people in this country, illegally, are overstaying visas."
Jose Diaz-Balart stated on July 26, 2015 in a pundit panel segment on "Meet the Press": "The majority of the Hispanic population and the growth (of the population) is U.S.-born."
Bernie Sanders stated on July 1, 2015 in a speech: "The top one-tenth of 1 percent" of Americans "own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
Occupy Democrats stated on July 17, 2015 in a meme on Facebook: "House Republicans just passed a bill that makes it legal for single mothers to be fired by their employers."
Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe.": The number of illegal immigrants in the United States is "30 million, it could be 34 million."
NumbersUSA stated on July 22, 2015 in a Facebook meme: "More than half of all drivers' licenses issued in California this year have gone to illegal aliens."
Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview with Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show": "The economy, by every metric, is better than when I came into office."
Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2015 in an online interview with "The Daily Show": Since 2009, "we've cut homelessness (among veterans) by a third."
Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2015 in a speech: Under Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin "projected a $1 billion (budget) surplus and it turns out to be a deficit of $2.2 billion."
David Perdue stated on June 22, 2015 in a press release: The National Technical Information Service spends millions of taxpayer dollars to print and sell government documents that are available free in online searches.
John Oliver stated on July 19, 2015 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": "With the exception of baby formula, the federal government does not require any food to carry an expiration date, and state laws vary widely."
Chuck Baldwin stated on July 9, 2015 in a blog post: When President Abraham Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation, "there were over 300,000 slaveholders who were fighting in the Union army."
Club for Growth stated on July 20, 2015 in a statement: Says David Jolly refused "to cut spending for a national greenhouse in D.C."
Scott Walker stated on July 21, 2015 in a tweet: Says under his leadership "Wisconsin median household income" is up 2.7%, while it is down 1.3% nationally under President Obama.
Terry McAuliffe stated on July 21, 2015 in a radio show.: "All (Maryland) crabs are born in Virginia."
