Latest Fact-checks by Lauren Carroll 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 Rand Paul stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC: U.S. military involvement in Libya "allowed thousands of surface-to-air missiles to fall into the hands of radical Islamists." Lindsey Graham stated on March 8, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The labor participation rate is at an all-time low." Ben Carson stated on March 4, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay." John Boehner stated on March 1, 2015 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": Says President Barack Obama made "unilateral changes" to Obamacare "38 times." Mike Lee stated on February 16, 2015 in an email through Protect Internet Freedom: The FCC’s net neutrality policy includes what is "essentially a massive tax increase." Eric Holder stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at the National Press Club: Last year, "we saw the first reduction in the federal prison population in 32 years." Joe Biden stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at a White House summit: "There is a very identifiable Somali community" back home in Delaware. Peter DeFazio stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: "Monarch butterflies are becoming extinct" because of increased use of crops genetically modified to withstand pesticides. Rick Perry stated on February 11, 2015 in a statement: "Obama has chosen to deny the vicious anti-Semitic motivation of the attack on a kosher Jewish grocery in Paris." Ted Cruz stated on February 8, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "The Obama administration is refusing to directly arm the Kurds." Greg Abbott stated on February 1, 2015 in interview on Fox News Sunday: Under Common Core standards, it takes "more than a minute" to teach a student "how to add nine plus six." Jack Keane stated on February 1, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "Al-Qaida has grown fourfold in five years." John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a press conference: The Super Bowl has "one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country." John Kasich stated on January 25, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "You cannot build a little guy up by tearing a big guy down -- Abraham Lincoln said it." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "America is No. 1 one in oil and gas." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined." Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2015 in remarks in Clinton, Tenn.: "Factories are opening their doors at the fastest pace in almost two decades." Ted Olson stated on January 18, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Supreme Court 15 times over the last 120 years has said marriage is a fundamental right" and never said "it had to be between a man and a woman." John McCain stated on January 13, 2015 in a press conference: "About 30 percent" of those released from Guantanamo "have re-entered the fight." Elizabeth Warren stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech at the AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages: "The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today than they were making a generation ago." Chris Coons stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands." Louie Gohmert stated on January 5, 2015 in a Fox news interview: Says President Barack Obama has "not proposed one thing that would change" the fact that Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary. Amy Klobuchar stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We're now the No. 1 producer of oil in the world. We've surpassed Saudi Arabia." Rudy Giuliani stated on December 21, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: Says President Barack Obama has said "that everybody should hate the police." Barack Obama stated on December 21, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "We're spending millions for each individual" held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014: "The reason why Cubans don't have access to 21st century telecommunications — like smart phones, like access to the Internet — is because it is illegal in Cuba." Michael Needham stated on December 14, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The federal budget bill "reauthorizes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, which provides taxpayer dollars so that the Four Seasons hotel can build a resort in Turkey." Charles Schumer stated on November 25, 2014 in remarks at the National Press Club: In 2010, uninsured voters made up "about 5 percent of the electorate." 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. 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."
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Rand Paul stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC: U.S. military involvement in Libya "allowed thousands of surface-to-air missiles to fall into the hands of radical Islamists." Lindsey Graham stated on March 8, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The labor participation rate is at an all-time low." Ben Carson stated on March 4, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay." John Boehner stated on March 1, 2015 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": Says President Barack Obama made "unilateral changes" to Obamacare "38 times." Mike Lee stated on February 16, 2015 in an email through Protect Internet Freedom: The FCC’s net neutrality policy includes what is "essentially a massive tax increase." Eric Holder stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at the National Press Club: Last year, "we saw the first reduction in the federal prison population in 32 years." Joe Biden stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at a White House summit: "There is a very identifiable Somali community" back home in Delaware. Peter DeFazio stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: "Monarch butterflies are becoming extinct" because of increased use of crops genetically modified to withstand pesticides. Rick Perry stated on February 11, 2015 in a statement: "Obama has chosen to deny the vicious anti-Semitic motivation of the attack on a kosher Jewish grocery in Paris." Ted Cruz stated on February 8, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "The Obama administration is refusing to directly arm the Kurds." Greg Abbott stated on February 1, 2015 in interview on Fox News Sunday: Under Common Core standards, it takes "more than a minute" to teach a student "how to add nine plus six." Jack Keane stated on February 1, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "Al-Qaida has grown fourfold in five years." John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a press conference: The Super Bowl has "one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country." John Kasich stated on January 25, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "You cannot build a little guy up by tearing a big guy down -- Abraham Lincoln said it." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "America is No. 1 one in oil and gas." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined." Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2015 in remarks in Clinton, Tenn.: "Factories are opening their doors at the fastest pace in almost two decades." Ted Olson stated on January 18, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Supreme Court 15 times over the last 120 years has said marriage is a fundamental right" and never said "it had to be between a man and a woman." John McCain stated on January 13, 2015 in a press conference: "About 30 percent" of those released from Guantanamo "have re-entered the fight." Elizabeth Warren stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech at the AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages: "The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today than they were making a generation ago." Chris Coons stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands." Louie Gohmert stated on January 5, 2015 in a Fox news interview: Says President Barack Obama has "not proposed one thing that would change" the fact that Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary. Amy Klobuchar stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We're now the No. 1 producer of oil in the world. We've surpassed Saudi Arabia." Rudy Giuliani stated on December 21, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: Says President Barack Obama has said "that everybody should hate the police." Barack Obama stated on December 21, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "We're spending millions for each individual" held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014: "The reason why Cubans don't have access to 21st century telecommunications — like smart phones, like access to the Internet — is because it is illegal in Cuba." Michael Needham stated on December 14, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The federal budget bill "reauthorizes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, which provides taxpayer dollars so that the Four Seasons hotel can build a resort in Turkey." Charles Schumer stated on November 25, 2014 in remarks at the National Press Club: In 2010, uninsured voters made up "about 5 percent of the electorate." 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. 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."
Rand Paul stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC: U.S. military involvement in Libya "allowed thousands of surface-to-air missiles to fall into the hands of radical Islamists."
Lindsey Graham stated on March 8, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The labor participation rate is at an all-time low."
Ben Carson stated on March 4, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay."
John Boehner stated on March 1, 2015 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": Says President Barack Obama made "unilateral changes" to Obamacare "38 times."
Mike Lee stated on February 16, 2015 in an email through Protect Internet Freedom: The FCC’s net neutrality policy includes what is "essentially a massive tax increase."
Eric Holder stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at the National Press Club: Last year, "we saw the first reduction in the federal prison population in 32 years."
Joe Biden stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at a White House summit: "There is a very identifiable Somali community" back home in Delaware.
Peter DeFazio stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: "Monarch butterflies are becoming extinct" because of increased use of crops genetically modified to withstand pesticides.
Rick Perry stated on February 11, 2015 in a statement: "Obama has chosen to deny the vicious anti-Semitic motivation of the attack on a kosher Jewish grocery in Paris."
Ted Cruz stated on February 8, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "The Obama administration is refusing to directly arm the Kurds."
Greg Abbott stated on February 1, 2015 in interview on Fox News Sunday: Under Common Core standards, it takes "more than a minute" to teach a student "how to add nine plus six."
Jack Keane stated on February 1, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "Al-Qaida has grown fourfold in five years."
John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a press conference: The Super Bowl has "one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country."
John Kasich stated on January 25, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "You cannot build a little guy up by tearing a big guy down -- Abraham Lincoln said it."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "America is No. 1 one in oil and gas."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined."
Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2015 in remarks in Clinton, Tenn.: "Factories are opening their doors at the fastest pace in almost two decades."
Ted Olson stated on January 18, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Supreme Court 15 times over the last 120 years has said marriage is a fundamental right" and never said "it had to be between a man and a woman."
John McCain stated on January 13, 2015 in a press conference: "About 30 percent" of those released from Guantanamo "have re-entered the fight."
Elizabeth Warren stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech at the AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages: "The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today than they were making a generation ago."
Chris Coons stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands."
Louie Gohmert stated on January 5, 2015 in a Fox news interview: Says President Barack Obama has "not proposed one thing that would change" the fact that Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary.
Amy Klobuchar stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We're now the No. 1 producer of oil in the world. We've surpassed Saudi Arabia."
Rudy Giuliani stated on December 21, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: Says President Barack Obama has said "that everybody should hate the police."
Barack Obama stated on December 21, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "We're spending millions for each individual" held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014: "The reason why Cubans don't have access to 21st century telecommunications — like smart phones, like access to the Internet — is because it is illegal in Cuba."
Michael Needham stated on December 14, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The federal budget bill "reauthorizes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, which provides taxpayer dollars so that the Four Seasons hotel can build a resort in Turkey."
Charles Schumer stated on November 25, 2014 in remarks at the National Press Club: In 2010, uninsured voters made up "about 5 percent of the electorate."
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.
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."
