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 John Kasich stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview with "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos: Says he was "one of the chief architects" of balancing the federal budget. Ben Carson stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: "Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them." Donald Trump stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: Illegal immigration "wasn’t a subject that was on anybody’s mind until I brought it up at my announcement." Rachel Maddow stated on August 4, 2015 in a segment on her MSNBC show: "Fox changed around their poll eligibility criteria on the day they announced who is in and out of their debate." 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." 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." Erick Erickson stated on July 21, 2015 in a column on Redstate.com: Says Donald Trump "has supported a Canadian-style universal health care system." Ron Dermer stated on July 13, 2015 in a speech to a pro-Israel Christian group: "In a few months, this deal would give Iran $150 billion" for its $300 billion to $400 billion economy, which is "like $8 trillion flowing into the United States treasury." Hans von Spakovsky stated on July 9, 2015 in an article on the Heritage Foundation website: "134,000 (criminal) aliens have been released by the (Obama) administration in just the past two years." Larry O'Connor stated on July 7, 2015 in an interview on "The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson" on Fox News: "25 percent of federal inmates are noncitizens." Harris Faulkner stated on July 6, 2015 in a broadcast of "Outnumbered" on Fox News: "President Obama in November of last year wiped away (a program) that allows for shared fingerprinting for those who are behind bars so you know who is here legally and illegally." Paul Krugman stated on July 5, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": "Greece is not a big economy. It's about the size of metropolitan Miami." Donna Brazile stated on June 30, 2015 in a tweet: "Chris Christie has led New Jersey to a record-breaking 9 credit downgrades." Gavin McInnes stated on June 22, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Greg Gutfeld Show": "50 percent of murders in Texas have been linked to illegal aliens." Bernie Sanders stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "We are the only major country on Earth that doesn't guarantee health care to all people as a right." Juan Williams stated on June 22, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News: Polls indicate that "white people think that black people are less intelligent. They think they’re less trustworthy, less patriotic." Gavin McInnes stated on June 23, 2015 in a tweet: "The Civil War wasn't about slavery." Bill Clinton stated on June 17, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Between 2010 and 2014, there was no net in-migration from Mexico." James Clyburn stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The original compromise for the Confederate battle flag in South Carolina "was to put it on the back side of the statehouse, out of public view so it would not have any appearance of sovereignty." Breitbart stated on June 14, 2015 in an article on the Breitbart website: Says the California flag was supposed to be a pear, not a bear. Ron Christie stated on June 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "After the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax rate cuts ... there was more money coming into the treasury." George Will stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Jeb Bush "happens to be where a majority" of Republican voters are on giving legal status to illegal immigrants. Brad Woodhouse stated on June 5, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": The New York Times "had to retract" its story that Hillary Clinton’s email handling had broken certain laws. Hunter Schwarz stated on June 8, 2015 in a "Washington Post" article: 47 percent of Americans "can’t pay for an unexpected $400 expense through savings or credit cards, without selling something or borrowing money." Rick Santorum stated on June 7, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": If Fox News' presidential debate rules had been in place during the 1992 election, "Bill Clinton wouldn't have been on the stage." Al Sharpton stated on May 29, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "PoliticsNation": The Texas Senate "approved a bill to put a special label on the insurance cards of anyone who bought a plan through Obamacare" that includes the letter "S" for subsidy. Ann Coulter stated on May 26, 2015 in an interview on "America with Jorge Ramos": "America has already taken in one-fourth of Mexico's entire population." George Will stated on May 31, 2015 in a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday": "We spend more money on lobbying than we do on campaigns." Megyn Kelly stated on May 13, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Kelly File": The lack of an automatic braking system that could have prevented the Philadelphia Amtrak crash "wasn't driven by a lack of funding. It just takes a while. They (Congress) just passed it in the recent past." Bill Gates stated on May 17, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS": The "highest economic growth decade was the 1960s. Income tax rates were 90 percent."
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John Kasich stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview with "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos: Says he was "one of the chief architects" of balancing the federal budget. Ben Carson stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: "Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them." Donald Trump stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: Illegal immigration "wasn’t a subject that was on anybody’s mind until I brought it up at my announcement." Rachel Maddow stated on August 4, 2015 in a segment on her MSNBC show: "Fox changed around their poll eligibility criteria on the day they announced who is in and out of their debate." 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." 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." Erick Erickson stated on July 21, 2015 in a column on Redstate.com: Says Donald Trump "has supported a Canadian-style universal health care system." Ron Dermer stated on July 13, 2015 in a speech to a pro-Israel Christian group: "In a few months, this deal would give Iran $150 billion" for its $300 billion to $400 billion economy, which is "like $8 trillion flowing into the United States treasury." Hans von Spakovsky stated on July 9, 2015 in an article on the Heritage Foundation website: "134,000 (criminal) aliens have been released by the (Obama) administration in just the past two years." Larry O'Connor stated on July 7, 2015 in an interview on "The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson" on Fox News: "25 percent of federal inmates are noncitizens." Harris Faulkner stated on July 6, 2015 in a broadcast of "Outnumbered" on Fox News: "President Obama in November of last year wiped away (a program) that allows for shared fingerprinting for those who are behind bars so you know who is here legally and illegally." Paul Krugman stated on July 5, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": "Greece is not a big economy. It's about the size of metropolitan Miami." Donna Brazile stated on June 30, 2015 in a tweet: "Chris Christie has led New Jersey to a record-breaking 9 credit downgrades." Gavin McInnes stated on June 22, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Greg Gutfeld Show": "50 percent of murders in Texas have been linked to illegal aliens." Bernie Sanders stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "We are the only major country on Earth that doesn't guarantee health care to all people as a right." Juan Williams stated on June 22, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News: Polls indicate that "white people think that black people are less intelligent. They think they’re less trustworthy, less patriotic." Gavin McInnes stated on June 23, 2015 in a tweet: "The Civil War wasn't about slavery." Bill Clinton stated on June 17, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Between 2010 and 2014, there was no net in-migration from Mexico." James Clyburn stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The original compromise for the Confederate battle flag in South Carolina "was to put it on the back side of the statehouse, out of public view so it would not have any appearance of sovereignty." Breitbart stated on June 14, 2015 in an article on the Breitbart website: Says the California flag was supposed to be a pear, not a bear. Ron Christie stated on June 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "After the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax rate cuts ... there was more money coming into the treasury." George Will stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Jeb Bush "happens to be where a majority" of Republican voters are on giving legal status to illegal immigrants. Brad Woodhouse stated on June 5, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": The New York Times "had to retract" its story that Hillary Clinton’s email handling had broken certain laws. Hunter Schwarz stated on June 8, 2015 in a "Washington Post" article: 47 percent of Americans "can’t pay for an unexpected $400 expense through savings or credit cards, without selling something or borrowing money." Rick Santorum stated on June 7, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": If Fox News' presidential debate rules had been in place during the 1992 election, "Bill Clinton wouldn't have been on the stage." Al Sharpton stated on May 29, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "PoliticsNation": The Texas Senate "approved a bill to put a special label on the insurance cards of anyone who bought a plan through Obamacare" that includes the letter "S" for subsidy. Ann Coulter stated on May 26, 2015 in an interview on "America with Jorge Ramos": "America has already taken in one-fourth of Mexico's entire population." George Will stated on May 31, 2015 in a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday": "We spend more money on lobbying than we do on campaigns." Megyn Kelly stated on May 13, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Kelly File": The lack of an automatic braking system that could have prevented the Philadelphia Amtrak crash "wasn't driven by a lack of funding. It just takes a while. They (Congress) just passed it in the recent past." Bill Gates stated on May 17, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS": The "highest economic growth decade was the 1960s. Income tax rates were 90 percent."
John Kasich stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview with "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos: Says he was "one of the chief architects" of balancing the federal budget.
Ben Carson stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: "Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them."
Donald Trump stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: Illegal immigration "wasn’t a subject that was on anybody’s mind until I brought it up at my announcement."
Rachel Maddow stated on August 4, 2015 in a segment on her MSNBC show: "Fox changed around their poll eligibility criteria on the day they announced who is in and out of their debate."
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."
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."
Erick Erickson stated on July 21, 2015 in a column on Redstate.com: Says Donald Trump "has supported a Canadian-style universal health care system."
Ron Dermer stated on July 13, 2015 in a speech to a pro-Israel Christian group: "In a few months, this deal would give Iran $150 billion" for its $300 billion to $400 billion economy, which is "like $8 trillion flowing into the United States treasury."
Hans von Spakovsky stated on July 9, 2015 in an article on the Heritage Foundation website: "134,000 (criminal) aliens have been released by the (Obama) administration in just the past two years."
Larry O'Connor stated on July 7, 2015 in an interview on "The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson" on Fox News: "25 percent of federal inmates are noncitizens."
Harris Faulkner stated on July 6, 2015 in a broadcast of "Outnumbered" on Fox News: "President Obama in November of last year wiped away (a program) that allows for shared fingerprinting for those who are behind bars so you know who is here legally and illegally."
Paul Krugman stated on July 5, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": "Greece is not a big economy. It's about the size of metropolitan Miami."
Donna Brazile stated on June 30, 2015 in a tweet: "Chris Christie has led New Jersey to a record-breaking 9 credit downgrades."
Gavin McInnes stated on June 22, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Greg Gutfeld Show": "50 percent of murders in Texas have been linked to illegal aliens."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "We are the only major country on Earth that doesn't guarantee health care to all people as a right."
Juan Williams stated on June 22, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News: Polls indicate that "white people think that black people are less intelligent. They think they’re less trustworthy, less patriotic."
Bill Clinton stated on June 17, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Between 2010 and 2014, there was no net in-migration from Mexico."
James Clyburn stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The original compromise for the Confederate battle flag in South Carolina "was to put it on the back side of the statehouse, out of public view so it would not have any appearance of sovereignty."
Breitbart stated on June 14, 2015 in an article on the Breitbart website: Says the California flag was supposed to be a pear, not a bear.
Ron Christie stated on June 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "After the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax rate cuts ... there was more money coming into the treasury."
George Will stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Jeb Bush "happens to be where a majority" of Republican voters are on giving legal status to illegal immigrants.
Brad Woodhouse stated on June 5, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": The New York Times "had to retract" its story that Hillary Clinton’s email handling had broken certain laws.
Hunter Schwarz stated on June 8, 2015 in a "Washington Post" article: 47 percent of Americans "can’t pay for an unexpected $400 expense through savings or credit cards, without selling something or borrowing money."
Rick Santorum stated on June 7, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": If Fox News' presidential debate rules had been in place during the 1992 election, "Bill Clinton wouldn't have been on the stage."
Al Sharpton stated on May 29, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "PoliticsNation": The Texas Senate "approved a bill to put a special label on the insurance cards of anyone who bought a plan through Obamacare" that includes the letter "S" for subsidy.
Ann Coulter stated on May 26, 2015 in an interview on "America with Jorge Ramos": "America has already taken in one-fourth of Mexico's entire population."
George Will stated on May 31, 2015 in a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday": "We spend more money on lobbying than we do on campaigns."
Megyn Kelly stated on May 13, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Kelly File": The lack of an automatic braking system that could have prevented the Philadelphia Amtrak crash "wasn't driven by a lack of funding. It just takes a while. They (Congress) just passed it in the recent past."
Bill Gates stated on May 17, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS": The "highest economic growth decade was the 1960s. Income tax rates were 90 percent."
