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 Joe Scarborough stated on April 30, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says the Clintons "burst through their own self-pronounced guidelines" by accepting foreign donations. "There is a clip of Bill Clinton saying we're not going to take foreign donations." Mike Huckabee stated on May 1, 2015 in a video: Says he "raised average family income by 50 percent" during his tenure as Arkansas governor. Scott Walker stated on April 27, 2015 in an interview: Says the recall elections that aimed to remove him and other Republican officials from office "cost tens of millions of dollars to run." Sid Miller stated on March 10, 2015 in a symposium on water hosted by the Texas Tribune: Texas agriculture is "at 98 percent efficiency" in water use and "just about maxed out as to what we can do on the conservation end of it." David Perdue stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech: The United States is "about to have the smallest Army since before WWII, the smallest Navy since WWI and the smallest Air Force ever." John Boehner stated on May 3, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics." Jim Lampley stated on May 2, 2015 in comments before the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight: The projected revenue from the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight is "larger than the annual GDP of 29 different countries." Dino Baccari stated on April 16, 2015 in testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.: A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes." Robert Hurt stated on April 16, 2015 in a statement.: Says the estate tax, "in many cases," forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings. Marco Rubio stated on April 13, 2015 in an interview on National Public Radio: "The Iranians are now saying that what we're saying the deal is and what they understand it to be are two different things." City of Atlanta stated on August 8, 2014 in press release: Tyler Perry’s plan to turn a majority of the former Fort McPherson into a film and television studio is expected "to add over 8,000 new jobs to Atlanta." Represent.us stated on April 30, 2015 in a meme on social media: "The U.S. representatives that voted to keep militarizing the police received 73 percent more campaign money from the defense industry" than the representatives who voted to stop it. Steve Crisafulli stated on April 28, 2015 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "If we choose Obamacare expansion, 600,000 will lose eligibility for their subsidies, of which 257,000 would be forced into Medicaid." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years." Ben Carson stated on April 6, 2015 in a speech in Manchester N.H.: "We spent twice as much per capita for health care in this country as the next closest nation." Rose Mary Grant stated on March 29, 2015 in a Providence Journal commentary.: Rhode Island "charter schools are nationally recognized as outperforming their counterparts across the country." Nation of Islam Research Group stated on April 26, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Baltimore police are "trained by Mossad and Shin Bet." Rush Limbaugh stated on April 23, 2015 in a monologue on his radio show: "Eighty-five percent of every dollar donated to the Clinton Foundation ended up either with the Clintons or with their staff to pay for travel, salaries, and benefits. Fifteen cents of every dollar actually went to some charitable beneficiary." Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in a meeting with the Des Moines Register editorial board: "I'm running for office with much more experience and qualifications than Barack Obama had when he ran." Scott Walker stated on April 23, 2015 in an interview: Minnesota’s "advantage" in economic growth has been having "Republicans in charge of at least one part of government" for all but two years, while Wisconsin Democrats "for many years" before 2011 controlled both legislative chambers and the governorship. Bloomberg.com stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report: Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years Richard Clarke stated on April 26, 2015 in a panel on ABC "This Week": Said President Barack Obama "said he was going to stop (signature strikes)." Joe Scarborough stated on April 27, 2015 in a segment on 'Morning Joe': Algeria "wanted to be taken off of the terror list" at the time it made an unreported donation to the Clinton Foundation. Steve Adler stated on April 1, 2015 in a speech: Austin has "gone from being the 24th most congested city just about 10 years ago to being the fourth most congested — more congested than NYC." Georgia Department of Transportation stated on April 23, 2015 in state DOT road signs: Distracted driving such as texting behind the wheel is behind a rise in traffic deaths on Georgia roadways this year. Tim Kaine stated on April 16, 2015 in a floor speech.: "It’s estimated that 40 percent of all the guns that are sold in the United States occur with no background records check." Ted Cruz stated on April 18, 2015 in remarks in New Hampshire: "About half of the presidents have been governors; half of them, senators." Alan Grayson stated on April 16, 2015 in an interview with Democracy Now: "I’m the only member of the House of Representatives who raised most of his campaign funds in the last election from small contributions of less than $200." Van Wanggaard stated on April 21, 2015 in a legislative floor debate: "There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever." Debbie Dooley stated on March 31, 2015 in a Twitter post: The recently passed transportation funding bill is a billion-dollar tax increase for Georgians.
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Joe Scarborough stated on April 30, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says the Clintons "burst through their own self-pronounced guidelines" by accepting foreign donations. "There is a clip of Bill Clinton saying we're not going to take foreign donations." Mike Huckabee stated on May 1, 2015 in a video: Says he "raised average family income by 50 percent" during his tenure as Arkansas governor. Scott Walker stated on April 27, 2015 in an interview: Says the recall elections that aimed to remove him and other Republican officials from office "cost tens of millions of dollars to run." Sid Miller stated on March 10, 2015 in a symposium on water hosted by the Texas Tribune: Texas agriculture is "at 98 percent efficiency" in water use and "just about maxed out as to what we can do on the conservation end of it." David Perdue stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech: The United States is "about to have the smallest Army since before WWII, the smallest Navy since WWI and the smallest Air Force ever." John Boehner stated on May 3, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics." Jim Lampley stated on May 2, 2015 in comments before the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight: The projected revenue from the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight is "larger than the annual GDP of 29 different countries." Dino Baccari stated on April 16, 2015 in testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.: A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes." Robert Hurt stated on April 16, 2015 in a statement.: Says the estate tax, "in many cases," forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings. Marco Rubio stated on April 13, 2015 in an interview on National Public Radio: "The Iranians are now saying that what we're saying the deal is and what they understand it to be are two different things." City of Atlanta stated on August 8, 2014 in press release: Tyler Perry’s plan to turn a majority of the former Fort McPherson into a film and television studio is expected "to add over 8,000 new jobs to Atlanta." Represent.us stated on April 30, 2015 in a meme on social media: "The U.S. representatives that voted to keep militarizing the police received 73 percent more campaign money from the defense industry" than the representatives who voted to stop it. Steve Crisafulli stated on April 28, 2015 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "If we choose Obamacare expansion, 600,000 will lose eligibility for their subsidies, of which 257,000 would be forced into Medicaid." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years." Ben Carson stated on April 6, 2015 in a speech in Manchester N.H.: "We spent twice as much per capita for health care in this country as the next closest nation." Rose Mary Grant stated on March 29, 2015 in a Providence Journal commentary.: Rhode Island "charter schools are nationally recognized as outperforming their counterparts across the country." Nation of Islam Research Group stated on April 26, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Baltimore police are "trained by Mossad and Shin Bet." Rush Limbaugh stated on April 23, 2015 in a monologue on his radio show: "Eighty-five percent of every dollar donated to the Clinton Foundation ended up either with the Clintons or with their staff to pay for travel, salaries, and benefits. Fifteen cents of every dollar actually went to some charitable beneficiary." Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in a meeting with the Des Moines Register editorial board: "I'm running for office with much more experience and qualifications than Barack Obama had when he ran." Scott Walker stated on April 23, 2015 in an interview: Minnesota’s "advantage" in economic growth has been having "Republicans in charge of at least one part of government" for all but two years, while Wisconsin Democrats "for many years" before 2011 controlled both legislative chambers and the governorship. Bloomberg.com stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report: Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years Richard Clarke stated on April 26, 2015 in a panel on ABC "This Week": Said President Barack Obama "said he was going to stop (signature strikes)." Joe Scarborough stated on April 27, 2015 in a segment on 'Morning Joe': Algeria "wanted to be taken off of the terror list" at the time it made an unreported donation to the Clinton Foundation. Steve Adler stated on April 1, 2015 in a speech: Austin has "gone from being the 24th most congested city just about 10 years ago to being the fourth most congested — more congested than NYC." Georgia Department of Transportation stated on April 23, 2015 in state DOT road signs: Distracted driving such as texting behind the wheel is behind a rise in traffic deaths on Georgia roadways this year. Tim Kaine stated on April 16, 2015 in a floor speech.: "It’s estimated that 40 percent of all the guns that are sold in the United States occur with no background records check." Ted Cruz stated on April 18, 2015 in remarks in New Hampshire: "About half of the presidents have been governors; half of them, senators." Alan Grayson stated on April 16, 2015 in an interview with Democracy Now: "I’m the only member of the House of Representatives who raised most of his campaign funds in the last election from small contributions of less than $200." Van Wanggaard stated on April 21, 2015 in a legislative floor debate: "There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever." Debbie Dooley stated on March 31, 2015 in a Twitter post: The recently passed transportation funding bill is a billion-dollar tax increase for Georgians.
Joe Scarborough stated on April 30, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says the Clintons "burst through their own self-pronounced guidelines" by accepting foreign donations. "There is a clip of Bill Clinton saying we're not going to take foreign donations."
Mike Huckabee stated on May 1, 2015 in a video: Says he "raised average family income by 50 percent" during his tenure as Arkansas governor.
Scott Walker stated on April 27, 2015 in an interview: Says the recall elections that aimed to remove him and other Republican officials from office "cost tens of millions of dollars to run."
Sid Miller stated on March 10, 2015 in a symposium on water hosted by the Texas Tribune: Texas agriculture is "at 98 percent efficiency" in water use and "just about maxed out as to what we can do on the conservation end of it."
David Perdue stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech: The United States is "about to have the smallest Army since before WWII, the smallest Navy since WWI and the smallest Air Force ever."
John Boehner stated on May 3, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics."
Jim Lampley stated on May 2, 2015 in comments before the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight: The projected revenue from the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight is "larger than the annual GDP of 29 different countries."
Dino Baccari stated on April 16, 2015 in testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.: A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes."
Robert Hurt stated on April 16, 2015 in a statement.: Says the estate tax, "in many cases," forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings.
Marco Rubio stated on April 13, 2015 in an interview on National Public Radio: "The Iranians are now saying that what we're saying the deal is and what they understand it to be are two different things."
City of Atlanta stated on August 8, 2014 in press release: Tyler Perry’s plan to turn a majority of the former Fort McPherson into a film and television studio is expected "to add over 8,000 new jobs to Atlanta."
Represent.us stated on April 30, 2015 in a meme on social media: "The U.S. representatives that voted to keep militarizing the police received 73 percent more campaign money from the defense industry" than the representatives who voted to stop it.
Steve Crisafulli stated on April 28, 2015 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "If we choose Obamacare expansion, 600,000 will lose eligibility for their subsidies, of which 257,000 would be forced into Medicaid."
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years."
Ben Carson stated on April 6, 2015 in a speech in Manchester N.H.: "We spent twice as much per capita for health care in this country as the next closest nation."
Rose Mary Grant stated on March 29, 2015 in a Providence Journal commentary.: Rhode Island "charter schools are nationally recognized as outperforming their counterparts across the country."
Nation of Islam Research Group stated on April 26, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Baltimore police are "trained by Mossad and Shin Bet."
Rush Limbaugh stated on April 23, 2015 in a monologue on his radio show: "Eighty-five percent of every dollar donated to the Clinton Foundation ended up either with the Clintons or with their staff to pay for travel, salaries, and benefits. Fifteen cents of every dollar actually went to some charitable beneficiary."
Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in a meeting with the Des Moines Register editorial board: "I'm running for office with much more experience and qualifications than Barack Obama had when he ran."
Scott Walker stated on April 23, 2015 in an interview: Minnesota’s "advantage" in economic growth has been having "Republicans in charge of at least one part of government" for all but two years, while Wisconsin Democrats "for many years" before 2011 controlled both legislative chambers and the governorship.
Bloomberg.com stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report: Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years
Richard Clarke stated on April 26, 2015 in a panel on ABC "This Week": Said President Barack Obama "said he was going to stop (signature strikes)."
Joe Scarborough stated on April 27, 2015 in a segment on 'Morning Joe': Algeria "wanted to be taken off of the terror list" at the time it made an unreported donation to the Clinton Foundation.
Steve Adler stated on April 1, 2015 in a speech: Austin has "gone from being the 24th most congested city just about 10 years ago to being the fourth most congested — more congested than NYC."
Georgia Department of Transportation stated on April 23, 2015 in state DOT road signs: Distracted driving such as texting behind the wheel is behind a rise in traffic deaths on Georgia roadways this year.
Tim Kaine stated on April 16, 2015 in a floor speech.: "It’s estimated that 40 percent of all the guns that are sold in the United States occur with no background records check."
Ted Cruz stated on April 18, 2015 in remarks in New Hampshire: "About half of the presidents have been governors; half of them, senators."
Alan Grayson stated on April 16, 2015 in an interview with Democracy Now: "I’m the only member of the House of Representatives who raised most of his campaign funds in the last election from small contributions of less than $200."
Van Wanggaard stated on April 21, 2015 in a legislative floor debate: "There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever."
Debbie Dooley stated on March 31, 2015 in a Twitter post: The recently passed transportation funding bill is a billion-dollar tax increase for Georgians.
