Latest Fact-checks by Jon Greenberg 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 Antiwar.com stated on April 9, 2018 in an article on the Antiwar.com website: "Red Crescent Says No Evidence of Chemical Attack in Syria’s Douma." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2018 in a tweet: EPA administrator Scott Pruitt's short-term rental "was about market rate." Bloggers stated on April 4, 2018 in a fake news blog post: "YouTube witness makes shocking admission on live TV. CNN pulls plug immediately" Ruben Gallego stated on April 3, 2018 in a tweet: "For what it would cost the (National) Guard to make just two arrests at the border, we could give a homeless veteran permanent housing for an entire year." National Rifle Association stated on March 21, 2018 in a segment on NRATV: "March For Our Lives is backed by radicals with a history of violent threats, language and actions." Jack Posobiec stated on March 20, 2018 in a tweet: Says Donald "Trump decided to *not* work with Cambridge Analytica during the election." Donald Trump stated on March 14, 2018 in a private fundraising appearance: In Japan, "they take a bowling ball from 20 feet up in the air and they drop it on the hood of the car. And if the hood dents, then the car doesn't qualify...It's horrible, the way we're treated." Bloggers stated on March 11, 2018 in a Facebook post: Say Sean Hannity said in 2008 that Obama’s willingness to meet with North Korea was "disturbing" while Trump’s "willingness to meet with North Korea is a huge foreign policy win." Donald Trump stated on March 8, 2018 in a cabinet meeting at the White House: The last private rocket launch "cost $80 million. If the government did it, the same thing would have cost probably 40 or 50 times that amount of money. I mean, literally." Ted Cruz stated on March 7, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": "The Obama administration had cut $300 million from school safety." Good Jobs First stated on March 6, 2018 in a tweet: Oklahoma teachers "are the poorest paid teachers in the US, in a state that gives nearly $500 million in tax handouts to energy companies." David Simmons stated on March 3, 2018 in a vote in the Florida senate: "Adolf Hitler confiscated all the weapons — took all the weapons, had a registry of everybody — and then on the night of June 30, 1934, sent out his secret police and murdered all of his political opponents." Stuart Varney stated on March 2, 2018 in an interview on "Fox and Friends": "Electrolux, Sweden's largest appliance maker, has just abandoned a $250 million investment in the United States because of the steel tariffs. That is retaliation." Tom Cole stated on February 28, 2018 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Probably one out of every two households in Oklahoma has a gun." Dana Loesch stated on February 25, 2018 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In comparing mass shootings, "France had a higher casualty rate in one year than the entire two administrations of Barack Obama." Matt Caldwell stated on February 21, 2018 in an interview on CNN: "A law enforcement officer is more likely to commit a crime than a CWP (concealed weapons permit) holder." Everytown for Gun Safety stated on February 22, 2018 in a tweet: Says NRA head Wayne LaPierre said, "We believe in absolutely gun-free, zero-tolerance, totally safe schools. That means no guns in America’s schools. Period." Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2018 in a tweet: "I never said Russia did not meddle in the election." usdeplorablesnews.com stated on February 15, 2018 in a fake news blog post: Says Michelle Obama said Florida shooting "is clearly our president’s fault." Hogan Gidley stated on February 12, 2018 in an interview on Fox News: "The president has been very clear. All forms of abuse, all forms of battery against women are deplorable and disgusting. ... He’s said that multiple times in the past." Markwayne Mullin stated on January 30, 2018 in a post on Rep. Mullin's Facebook page: Under President Barack Obama: 4 million jobs lost, unemployment rose from 7.8% to 9.9%, the S&P 500 was 1,115.1 and the GDP went down 2.8%. Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "We are now, very proudly, an exporter of energy to the world." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: Says one year later, "the coalition to defeat ISIS has liberated very close to 100 percent of the territory just recently held by these killers in Iraq and Syria." Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2018 in an interview with Piers Morgan: "The ice caps were going to melt, they were going to be gone by now, but now they’re setting records, so okay, they’re at a record level." Heartland Institute stated on January 22, 2018 in an op-ed in The Hill: Work requirements "have been proven to help impoverished families move from dependency to self-sufficiency." Stacey Abrams stated on January 17, 2018 in a statement to The Root: Says under her leadership, "Democrats fought to ... make sure the (2011 HOPE) bill ... prevented the use of ACT/SAT testing standards." Donald Trump stated on January 16, 2018 in a speech at a women's event in Washington: "Chrysler is leaving Mexico and moving back to Michigan." Republican News stated on January 13, 2018 in a blog post: "First indictment issued in Russian bribery case tied to Obama-era Uranium One deal." Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2018 in a tweet: Says the Obama administration "sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London ... only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars."
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Antiwar.com stated on April 9, 2018 in an article on the Antiwar.com website: "Red Crescent Says No Evidence of Chemical Attack in Syria’s Douma." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2018 in a tweet: EPA administrator Scott Pruitt's short-term rental "was about market rate." Bloggers stated on April 4, 2018 in a fake news blog post: "YouTube witness makes shocking admission on live TV. CNN pulls plug immediately" Ruben Gallego stated on April 3, 2018 in a tweet: "For what it would cost the (National) Guard to make just two arrests at the border, we could give a homeless veteran permanent housing for an entire year." National Rifle Association stated on March 21, 2018 in a segment on NRATV: "March For Our Lives is backed by radicals with a history of violent threats, language and actions." Jack Posobiec stated on March 20, 2018 in a tweet: Says Donald "Trump decided to *not* work with Cambridge Analytica during the election." Donald Trump stated on March 14, 2018 in a private fundraising appearance: In Japan, "they take a bowling ball from 20 feet up in the air and they drop it on the hood of the car. And if the hood dents, then the car doesn't qualify...It's horrible, the way we're treated." Bloggers stated on March 11, 2018 in a Facebook post: Say Sean Hannity said in 2008 that Obama’s willingness to meet with North Korea was "disturbing" while Trump’s "willingness to meet with North Korea is a huge foreign policy win." Donald Trump stated on March 8, 2018 in a cabinet meeting at the White House: The last private rocket launch "cost $80 million. If the government did it, the same thing would have cost probably 40 or 50 times that amount of money. I mean, literally." Ted Cruz stated on March 7, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": "The Obama administration had cut $300 million from school safety." Good Jobs First stated on March 6, 2018 in a tweet: Oklahoma teachers "are the poorest paid teachers in the US, in a state that gives nearly $500 million in tax handouts to energy companies." David Simmons stated on March 3, 2018 in a vote in the Florida senate: "Adolf Hitler confiscated all the weapons — took all the weapons, had a registry of everybody — and then on the night of June 30, 1934, sent out his secret police and murdered all of his political opponents." Stuart Varney stated on March 2, 2018 in an interview on "Fox and Friends": "Electrolux, Sweden's largest appliance maker, has just abandoned a $250 million investment in the United States because of the steel tariffs. That is retaliation." Tom Cole stated on February 28, 2018 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Probably one out of every two households in Oklahoma has a gun." Dana Loesch stated on February 25, 2018 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In comparing mass shootings, "France had a higher casualty rate in one year than the entire two administrations of Barack Obama." Matt Caldwell stated on February 21, 2018 in an interview on CNN: "A law enforcement officer is more likely to commit a crime than a CWP (concealed weapons permit) holder." Everytown for Gun Safety stated on February 22, 2018 in a tweet: Says NRA head Wayne LaPierre said, "We believe in absolutely gun-free, zero-tolerance, totally safe schools. That means no guns in America’s schools. Period." Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2018 in a tweet: "I never said Russia did not meddle in the election." usdeplorablesnews.com stated on February 15, 2018 in a fake news blog post: Says Michelle Obama said Florida shooting "is clearly our president’s fault." Hogan Gidley stated on February 12, 2018 in an interview on Fox News: "The president has been very clear. All forms of abuse, all forms of battery against women are deplorable and disgusting. ... He’s said that multiple times in the past." Markwayne Mullin stated on January 30, 2018 in a post on Rep. Mullin's Facebook page: Under President Barack Obama: 4 million jobs lost, unemployment rose from 7.8% to 9.9%, the S&P 500 was 1,115.1 and the GDP went down 2.8%. Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "We are now, very proudly, an exporter of energy to the world." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: Says one year later, "the coalition to defeat ISIS has liberated very close to 100 percent of the territory just recently held by these killers in Iraq and Syria." Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2018 in an interview with Piers Morgan: "The ice caps were going to melt, they were going to be gone by now, but now they’re setting records, so okay, they’re at a record level." Heartland Institute stated on January 22, 2018 in an op-ed in The Hill: Work requirements "have been proven to help impoverished families move from dependency to self-sufficiency." Stacey Abrams stated on January 17, 2018 in a statement to The Root: Says under her leadership, "Democrats fought to ... make sure the (2011 HOPE) bill ... prevented the use of ACT/SAT testing standards." Donald Trump stated on January 16, 2018 in a speech at a women's event in Washington: "Chrysler is leaving Mexico and moving back to Michigan." Republican News stated on January 13, 2018 in a blog post: "First indictment issued in Russian bribery case tied to Obama-era Uranium One deal." Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2018 in a tweet: Says the Obama administration "sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London ... only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars."
Antiwar.com stated on April 9, 2018 in an article on the Antiwar.com website: "Red Crescent Says No Evidence of Chemical Attack in Syria’s Douma."
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2018 in a tweet: EPA administrator Scott Pruitt's short-term rental "was about market rate."
Bloggers stated on April 4, 2018 in a fake news blog post: "YouTube witness makes shocking admission on live TV. CNN pulls plug immediately"
Ruben Gallego stated on April 3, 2018 in a tweet: "For what it would cost the (National) Guard to make just two arrests at the border, we could give a homeless veteran permanent housing for an entire year."
National Rifle Association stated on March 21, 2018 in a segment on NRATV: "March For Our Lives is backed by radicals with a history of violent threats, language and actions."
Jack Posobiec stated on March 20, 2018 in a tweet: Says Donald "Trump decided to *not* work with Cambridge Analytica during the election."
Donald Trump stated on March 14, 2018 in a private fundraising appearance: In Japan, "they take a bowling ball from 20 feet up in the air and they drop it on the hood of the car. And if the hood dents, then the car doesn't qualify...It's horrible, the way we're treated."
Bloggers stated on March 11, 2018 in a Facebook post: Say Sean Hannity said in 2008 that Obama’s willingness to meet with North Korea was "disturbing" while Trump’s "willingness to meet with North Korea is a huge foreign policy win."
Donald Trump stated on March 8, 2018 in a cabinet meeting at the White House: The last private rocket launch "cost $80 million. If the government did it, the same thing would have cost probably 40 or 50 times that amount of money. I mean, literally."
Ted Cruz stated on March 7, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": "The Obama administration had cut $300 million from school safety."
Good Jobs First stated on March 6, 2018 in a tweet: Oklahoma teachers "are the poorest paid teachers in the US, in a state that gives nearly $500 million in tax handouts to energy companies."
David Simmons stated on March 3, 2018 in a vote in the Florida senate: "Adolf Hitler confiscated all the weapons — took all the weapons, had a registry of everybody — and then on the night of June 30, 1934, sent out his secret police and murdered all of his political opponents."
Stuart Varney stated on March 2, 2018 in an interview on "Fox and Friends": "Electrolux, Sweden's largest appliance maker, has just abandoned a $250 million investment in the United States because of the steel tariffs. That is retaliation."
Tom Cole stated on February 28, 2018 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Probably one out of every two households in Oklahoma has a gun."
Dana Loesch stated on February 25, 2018 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In comparing mass shootings, "France had a higher casualty rate in one year than the entire two administrations of Barack Obama."
Matt Caldwell stated on February 21, 2018 in an interview on CNN: "A law enforcement officer is more likely to commit a crime than a CWP (concealed weapons permit) holder."
Everytown for Gun Safety stated on February 22, 2018 in a tweet: Says NRA head Wayne LaPierre said, "We believe in absolutely gun-free, zero-tolerance, totally safe schools. That means no guns in America’s schools. Period."
Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2018 in a tweet: "I never said Russia did not meddle in the election."
usdeplorablesnews.com stated on February 15, 2018 in a fake news blog post: Says Michelle Obama said Florida shooting "is clearly our president’s fault."
Hogan Gidley stated on February 12, 2018 in an interview on Fox News: "The president has been very clear. All forms of abuse, all forms of battery against women are deplorable and disgusting. ... He’s said that multiple times in the past."
Markwayne Mullin stated on January 30, 2018 in a post on Rep. Mullin's Facebook page: Under President Barack Obama: 4 million jobs lost, unemployment rose from 7.8% to 9.9%, the S&P 500 was 1,115.1 and the GDP went down 2.8%.
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "We are now, very proudly, an exporter of energy to the world."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: Says one year later, "the coalition to defeat ISIS has liberated very close to 100 percent of the territory just recently held by these killers in Iraq and Syria."
Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2018 in an interview with Piers Morgan: "The ice caps were going to melt, they were going to be gone by now, but now they’re setting records, so okay, they’re at a record level."
Heartland Institute stated on January 22, 2018 in an op-ed in The Hill: Work requirements "have been proven to help impoverished families move from dependency to self-sufficiency."
Stacey Abrams stated on January 17, 2018 in a statement to The Root: Says under her leadership, "Democrats fought to ... make sure the (2011 HOPE) bill ... prevented the use of ACT/SAT testing standards."
Donald Trump stated on January 16, 2018 in a speech at a women's event in Washington: "Chrysler is leaving Mexico and moving back to Michigan."
Republican News stated on January 13, 2018 in a blog post: "First indictment issued in Russian bribery case tied to Obama-era Uranium One deal."
Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2018 in a tweet: Says the Obama administration "sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London ... only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars."
