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 Lincoln Chafee stated on November 14, 2014 in a newspaper interview: Rhode Island's legislature is "the strongest in the country." Chuck Todd stated on November 9, 2014 in an interview: Wisconsin is below the national average in wage growth and job growth. Jim Skaggs stated on November 5, 2014 in as quoted in a news story: Austin is "burdened by the fastest-growing tax increases of any major city in the nation." Jorge Elorza stated on November 9, 2014 in a TV interview: "Our median income here in Providence is the same as the median income in Mississippi." Rudy Giuliani stated on November 24, 2014 in an interview on 'Fox and Friends': "The conviction rate is almost exactly the same" for whites and blacks who commit murder. Rudy Giuliani stated on November 23, 2014 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says "93 percent of blacks in America are killed by other blacks." Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech: Citing his efforts to secure the border, Obama said, "Overall, the number of people trying to cross our border illegally is the lowest it has been since the 1970s." Jason Stanford stated on November 17, 2014 in a commentary: "Texas had the worst voter participation in the country" in the November 2014 elections. Benjamin Crump stated on November 23, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Says "99 percent of the time police officers aren't charged when they kill young people of color." Mother Jones stated on November 24, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Turkeys today weigh 29.8 pounds. In the ‘30s, they weighed 13.2 pounds." Rachel Maddow stated on November 17, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show": On immigration, what reports say President Barack Obama "plans to do is roughly on the same scale" as what President George H.W. Bush did. Kathleen Murphy stated on November 18, 2014 in a campaign website: "The NRA supported background checks..." Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2014 in a meme on social media: A sign in Dearborn, Mich., for the Advancement of Islamic Agenda for America says, "Allah be praised. America we will kill you all and nothing you can do to stop it." Scott Walker stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview: In "the past four or five" presidential elections, "people who poll high at the beginning are not the people who end up being the nominees." Rick Santorum stated on November 23, 2014 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "There are more people living in this country who were not born here than at anytime in the history of the country." Anne Nolan stated on November 12, 2014 in a Journal commentary: "In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person." Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech announcing new immigration actions: "The actions I’m taking" are "the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every single Democratic president for the past half-century." David Hallock stated on November 12, 2014 in a forum: In rural Virginia, "Sen. Warner ran 8-10 points ahead of a traditional Democrat -- ahead of Senator Kaine, ahead of Governor McAuliffe." Brad Rockwell stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference including mayoral candidate Mike Martinez: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler opposed an injunction to stop a "company from dumping petrochemicals directly into the Barton Springs aquifer." Facebook posts stated on November 12, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Fox News uses photo of a married couple promoting ‘traditional marriage’ and the photo is actually of a same-sex couple." Robin Vos stated on November 5, 2014 in an interview: In Wisconsin, unions can essentially give "unlimited" contributions to political parties, but business can't give any. Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: In the 2014 elections, "the American people overwhelmingly said we don't want Obamacare … and we don't want amnesty." Joy Pullmann stated on November 11, 2014 in an opinion piece: Scott Walker "couldn’t get his own party" to back more than a 500-student increase in Milwaukee’s school choice program, but in Indiana, "Mitch Daniels’ voucher program is approaching 30,000 students two years after opening." Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference in Australia.: "My position hasn’t changed" on using executive authority to address immigration issues. Jeb Bush stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech: The Orange County, Florida, school board "voted to make it impossible for a student to receive a grade below 50." Barack Obama stated on November 14, 2014 in a press conference in Burma: Keystone XL allows "Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else." Mike Martinez stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview for a news story: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler has "never been active in anything that has to do with City Hall." Enough Already Wisconsin, Inc. stated on November 8, 2014 in a tweet: The majority of revenue generated by a proposed Kenosha casino would be sent to the Seminole tribe in Florida. John Thrasher stated on September 15, 2014 in forum with Florida State students: Says he has "never received any contributions from the Koch brothers." Thom Hartmann stated on November 7, 2014 in a segment on his RT show: "The Kochs stand to make around $100 billion if the government approves the Keystone XL pipeline."
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Lincoln Chafee stated on November 14, 2014 in a newspaper interview: Rhode Island's legislature is "the strongest in the country." Chuck Todd stated on November 9, 2014 in an interview: Wisconsin is below the national average in wage growth and job growth. Jim Skaggs stated on November 5, 2014 in as quoted in a news story: Austin is "burdened by the fastest-growing tax increases of any major city in the nation." Jorge Elorza stated on November 9, 2014 in a TV interview: "Our median income here in Providence is the same as the median income in Mississippi." Rudy Giuliani stated on November 24, 2014 in an interview on 'Fox and Friends': "The conviction rate is almost exactly the same" for whites and blacks who commit murder. Rudy Giuliani stated on November 23, 2014 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says "93 percent of blacks in America are killed by other blacks." Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech: Citing his efforts to secure the border, Obama said, "Overall, the number of people trying to cross our border illegally is the lowest it has been since the 1970s." Jason Stanford stated on November 17, 2014 in a commentary: "Texas had the worst voter participation in the country" in the November 2014 elections. Benjamin Crump stated on November 23, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Says "99 percent of the time police officers aren't charged when they kill young people of color." Mother Jones stated on November 24, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Turkeys today weigh 29.8 pounds. In the ‘30s, they weighed 13.2 pounds." Rachel Maddow stated on November 17, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show": On immigration, what reports say President Barack Obama "plans to do is roughly on the same scale" as what President George H.W. Bush did. Kathleen Murphy stated on November 18, 2014 in a campaign website: "The NRA supported background checks..." Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2014 in a meme on social media: A sign in Dearborn, Mich., for the Advancement of Islamic Agenda for America says, "Allah be praised. America we will kill you all and nothing you can do to stop it." Scott Walker stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview: In "the past four or five" presidential elections, "people who poll high at the beginning are not the people who end up being the nominees." Rick Santorum stated on November 23, 2014 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "There are more people living in this country who were not born here than at anytime in the history of the country." Anne Nolan stated on November 12, 2014 in a Journal commentary: "In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person." Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech announcing new immigration actions: "The actions I’m taking" are "the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every single Democratic president for the past half-century." David Hallock stated on November 12, 2014 in a forum: In rural Virginia, "Sen. Warner ran 8-10 points ahead of a traditional Democrat -- ahead of Senator Kaine, ahead of Governor McAuliffe." Brad Rockwell stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference including mayoral candidate Mike Martinez: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler opposed an injunction to stop a "company from dumping petrochemicals directly into the Barton Springs aquifer." Facebook posts stated on November 12, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Fox News uses photo of a married couple promoting ‘traditional marriage’ and the photo is actually of a same-sex couple." Robin Vos stated on November 5, 2014 in an interview: In Wisconsin, unions can essentially give "unlimited" contributions to political parties, but business can't give any. Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: In the 2014 elections, "the American people overwhelmingly said we don't want Obamacare … and we don't want amnesty." Joy Pullmann stated on November 11, 2014 in an opinion piece: Scott Walker "couldn’t get his own party" to back more than a 500-student increase in Milwaukee’s school choice program, but in Indiana, "Mitch Daniels’ voucher program is approaching 30,000 students two years after opening." Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference in Australia.: "My position hasn’t changed" on using executive authority to address immigration issues. Jeb Bush stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech: The Orange County, Florida, school board "voted to make it impossible for a student to receive a grade below 50." Barack Obama stated on November 14, 2014 in a press conference in Burma: Keystone XL allows "Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else." Mike Martinez stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview for a news story: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler has "never been active in anything that has to do with City Hall." Enough Already Wisconsin, Inc. stated on November 8, 2014 in a tweet: The majority of revenue generated by a proposed Kenosha casino would be sent to the Seminole tribe in Florida. John Thrasher stated on September 15, 2014 in forum with Florida State students: Says he has "never received any contributions from the Koch brothers." Thom Hartmann stated on November 7, 2014 in a segment on his RT show: "The Kochs stand to make around $100 billion if the government approves the Keystone XL pipeline."
Lincoln Chafee stated on November 14, 2014 in a newspaper interview: Rhode Island's legislature is "the strongest in the country."
Chuck Todd stated on November 9, 2014 in an interview: Wisconsin is below the national average in wage growth and job growth.
Jim Skaggs stated on November 5, 2014 in as quoted in a news story: Austin is "burdened by the fastest-growing tax increases of any major city in the nation."
Jorge Elorza stated on November 9, 2014 in a TV interview: "Our median income here in Providence is the same as the median income in Mississippi."
Rudy Giuliani stated on November 24, 2014 in an interview on 'Fox and Friends': "The conviction rate is almost exactly the same" for whites and blacks who commit murder.
Rudy Giuliani stated on November 23, 2014 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says "93 percent of blacks in America are killed by other blacks."
Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech: Citing his efforts to secure the border, Obama said, "Overall, the number of people trying to cross our border illegally is the lowest it has been since the 1970s."
Jason Stanford stated on November 17, 2014 in a commentary: "Texas had the worst voter participation in the country" in the November 2014 elections.
Benjamin Crump stated on November 23, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Says "99 percent of the time police officers aren't charged when they kill young people of color."
Mother Jones stated on November 24, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Turkeys today weigh 29.8 pounds. In the ‘30s, they weighed 13.2 pounds."
Rachel Maddow stated on November 17, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show": On immigration, what reports say President Barack Obama "plans to do is roughly on the same scale" as what President George H.W. Bush did.
Kathleen Murphy stated on November 18, 2014 in a campaign website: "The NRA supported background checks..."
Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2014 in a meme on social media: A sign in Dearborn, Mich., for the Advancement of Islamic Agenda for America says, "Allah be praised. America we will kill you all and nothing you can do to stop it."
Scott Walker stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview: In "the past four or five" presidential elections, "people who poll high at the beginning are not the people who end up being the nominees."
Rick Santorum stated on November 23, 2014 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "There are more people living in this country who were not born here than at anytime in the history of the country."
Anne Nolan stated on November 12, 2014 in a Journal commentary: "In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person."
Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech announcing new immigration actions: "The actions I’m taking" are "the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every single Democratic president for the past half-century."
David Hallock stated on November 12, 2014 in a forum: In rural Virginia, "Sen. Warner ran 8-10 points ahead of a traditional Democrat -- ahead of Senator Kaine, ahead of Governor McAuliffe."
Brad Rockwell stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference including mayoral candidate Mike Martinez: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler opposed an injunction to stop a "company from dumping petrochemicals directly into the Barton Springs aquifer."
Facebook posts stated on November 12, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Fox News uses photo of a married couple promoting ‘traditional marriage’ and the photo is actually of a same-sex couple."
Robin Vos stated on November 5, 2014 in an interview: In Wisconsin, unions can essentially give "unlimited" contributions to political parties, but business can't give any.
Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: In the 2014 elections, "the American people overwhelmingly said we don't want Obamacare … and we don't want amnesty."
Joy Pullmann stated on November 11, 2014 in an opinion piece: Scott Walker "couldn’t get his own party" to back more than a 500-student increase in Milwaukee’s school choice program, but in Indiana, "Mitch Daniels’ voucher program is approaching 30,000 students two years after opening."
Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference in Australia.: "My position hasn’t changed" on using executive authority to address immigration issues.
Jeb Bush stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech: The Orange County, Florida, school board "voted to make it impossible for a student to receive a grade below 50."
Barack Obama stated on November 14, 2014 in a press conference in Burma: Keystone XL allows "Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else."
Mike Martinez stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview for a news story: Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler has "never been active in anything that has to do with City Hall."
Enough Already Wisconsin, Inc. stated on November 8, 2014 in a tweet: The majority of revenue generated by a proposed Kenosha casino would be sent to the Seminole tribe in Florida.
John Thrasher stated on September 15, 2014 in forum with Florida State students: Says he has "never received any contributions from the Koch brothers."
Thom Hartmann stated on November 7, 2014 in a segment on his RT show: "The Kochs stand to make around $100 billion if the government approves the Keystone XL pipeline."
