Latest Fact-checks by Linda Qiu 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 Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: In 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama "missed 60 or 70 percent of his votes." In 2004, John Kerry missed "close to 60 to 70 percent" and Bob Graham missed "over 30 percent of his votes." Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Because of Obamacare "people’s premiums ... are going up 35, 45, 55 percent." Martin O'Malley stated on October 19, 2015 in comments on the Daily Show: Says Hillary Clinton "couldn't bring herself to say we need to separate commercial banking and speculative banking, namely reinstating Glass-Steagall." Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in comments at a rally.: Says Bernie Sanders is going to "tax you people at 90 percent." Hillary Clinton stated on October 13, 2015 in the first Democratic debate: "Sen. Sanders did vote five times against the Brady bill." Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference "for voting our conscience." Hillary Clinton stated on October 5, 2015 in her gun policy platform.: "While 38 percent of (firearms) dealers that were inspected in 2011 were noncompliant with federal law, only 0.05 percent of inspected dealers had their licenses revoked." Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in a Facebook post: Number of Americans killed by terrorism in the last decade: 24. Number of Americans killed by guns in the last decade: 280,024. Mark Kelly stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on "State of the Union": "We sell 40 percent of our guns without a background check." Jason Chaffetz stated on September 29, 2015 in a Congressional hearing.: In 2006, Planned Parenthood performed more prevention services and cancer screenings than abortions, but in 2013, there were more abortions. Bernie Sanders stated on September 28, 2015 in comments on Twitter.: "Unlike virtually every other campaign, we don't have a super PAC." Martin Shkreli stated on September 21, 2015 in comments on Bloomberg TV: "Daraprim is still underpriced, relative to its peers." Martin O'Malley stated on September 10, 2015 in interview with Democracy Now!: Says "the cascading effects" of climate change contributed to the rise of ISIS. Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in the second GOP primary debate: When Carly Fiorina says Hewlett-Packard "revenues went up, that's because she bought Compaq. It was a terrible deal." Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in the second GOP primary debate.: Says Marco Rubio has "the worst voting record there is today." Jeb Bush stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: "When he (Donald Trump) asked Florida to have casino gambling, we said no." Donald Trump stated on September 13, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "The top man at Yale Law School came out ... with just a raging report" about former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, saying she is "one of the worst executives in his memory in history running the company." Jeb Bush stated on August 31, 2015 in comments on Twitter.: "I cut state spending more than anybody (in the 2016 GOP field)." Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher: The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air." Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher.: "The most recent survey of climate scientists said about 57 percent don’t agree with the idea that 95 percent of the change in the climate is caused by CO2." Bobby Jindal stated on August 30, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "I'm the only (Republican) candidate that has actually reduced the size of government." Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in an interview on CNN.: "Our companies are moving into Mexico more than almost any other place right now." Corey Lewandowski stated on August 23, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says "there’s 400,000" anchor babies born in the United States a year, which are "individuals coming to our country and having their children so their children can be U.S. citizens." Facebook posts stated on August 17, 2015 in a meme.: Says Michele Bachmann said, "The Chinese built a Great Wall 5,000 years ago. You don't see any illegal Mexicans in China." Donald Trump stated on August 16, 2015 in a policy plan on immigration.: "The annual cost of free tax credits alone paid to illegal immigrants quadrupled to $4.2 billion in 2011." Ben Carson stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The number of people who "believe in socialism ... is increasing." Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in the first GOP primary debate.: "Over 40 percent of small and mid-size banks that loan money to small businesses have been wiped out since Dodd-Frank has passed." Heather McGhee stated on August 9, 2015 in a panel discussion on "Meet the Press": "The Republican presidential nominee hasn’t won women since 1988." Mike Huckabee stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: "$700 billion was robbed (from Medicare) to pay for Obamacare." Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2015 in comments on social media.: Say President George W. Bush " ‘borrowed’ $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus revenue to pay for his tax cuts for the rich and his war in Iraq and never paid it back."
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Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: In 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama "missed 60 or 70 percent of his votes." In 2004, John Kerry missed "close to 60 to 70 percent" and Bob Graham missed "over 30 percent of his votes." Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Because of Obamacare "people’s premiums ... are going up 35, 45, 55 percent." Martin O'Malley stated on October 19, 2015 in comments on the Daily Show: Says Hillary Clinton "couldn't bring herself to say we need to separate commercial banking and speculative banking, namely reinstating Glass-Steagall." Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in comments at a rally.: Says Bernie Sanders is going to "tax you people at 90 percent." Hillary Clinton stated on October 13, 2015 in the first Democratic debate: "Sen. Sanders did vote five times against the Brady bill." Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference "for voting our conscience." Hillary Clinton stated on October 5, 2015 in her gun policy platform.: "While 38 percent of (firearms) dealers that were inspected in 2011 were noncompliant with federal law, only 0.05 percent of inspected dealers had their licenses revoked." Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in a Facebook post: Number of Americans killed by terrorism in the last decade: 24. Number of Americans killed by guns in the last decade: 280,024. Mark Kelly stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on "State of the Union": "We sell 40 percent of our guns without a background check." Jason Chaffetz stated on September 29, 2015 in a Congressional hearing.: In 2006, Planned Parenthood performed more prevention services and cancer screenings than abortions, but in 2013, there were more abortions. Bernie Sanders stated on September 28, 2015 in comments on Twitter.: "Unlike virtually every other campaign, we don't have a super PAC." Martin Shkreli stated on September 21, 2015 in comments on Bloomberg TV: "Daraprim is still underpriced, relative to its peers." Martin O'Malley stated on September 10, 2015 in interview with Democracy Now!: Says "the cascading effects" of climate change contributed to the rise of ISIS. Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in the second GOP primary debate: When Carly Fiorina says Hewlett-Packard "revenues went up, that's because she bought Compaq. It was a terrible deal." Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in the second GOP primary debate.: Says Marco Rubio has "the worst voting record there is today." Jeb Bush stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: "When he (Donald Trump) asked Florida to have casino gambling, we said no." Donald Trump stated on September 13, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "The top man at Yale Law School came out ... with just a raging report" about former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, saying she is "one of the worst executives in his memory in history running the company." Jeb Bush stated on August 31, 2015 in comments on Twitter.: "I cut state spending more than anybody (in the 2016 GOP field)." Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher: The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air." Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher.: "The most recent survey of climate scientists said about 57 percent don’t agree with the idea that 95 percent of the change in the climate is caused by CO2." Bobby Jindal stated on August 30, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "I'm the only (Republican) candidate that has actually reduced the size of government." Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in an interview on CNN.: "Our companies are moving into Mexico more than almost any other place right now." Corey Lewandowski stated on August 23, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says "there’s 400,000" anchor babies born in the United States a year, which are "individuals coming to our country and having their children so their children can be U.S. citizens." Facebook posts stated on August 17, 2015 in a meme.: Says Michele Bachmann said, "The Chinese built a Great Wall 5,000 years ago. You don't see any illegal Mexicans in China." Donald Trump stated on August 16, 2015 in a policy plan on immigration.: "The annual cost of free tax credits alone paid to illegal immigrants quadrupled to $4.2 billion in 2011." Ben Carson stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The number of people who "believe in socialism ... is increasing." Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in the first GOP primary debate.: "Over 40 percent of small and mid-size banks that loan money to small businesses have been wiped out since Dodd-Frank has passed." Heather McGhee stated on August 9, 2015 in a panel discussion on "Meet the Press": "The Republican presidential nominee hasn’t won women since 1988." Mike Huckabee stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: "$700 billion was robbed (from Medicare) to pay for Obamacare." Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2015 in comments on social media.: Say President George W. Bush " ‘borrowed’ $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus revenue to pay for his tax cuts for the rich and his war in Iraq and never paid it back."
Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: In 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama "missed 60 or 70 percent of his votes." In 2004, John Kerry missed "close to 60 to 70 percent" and Bob Graham missed "over 30 percent of his votes."
Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Because of Obamacare "people’s premiums ... are going up 35, 45, 55 percent."
Martin O'Malley stated on October 19, 2015 in comments on the Daily Show: Says Hillary Clinton "couldn't bring herself to say we need to separate commercial banking and speculative banking, namely reinstating Glass-Steagall."
Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in comments at a rally.: Says Bernie Sanders is going to "tax you people at 90 percent."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 13, 2015 in the first Democratic debate: "Sen. Sanders did vote five times against the Brady bill."
Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference "for voting our conscience."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 5, 2015 in her gun policy platform.: "While 38 percent of (firearms) dealers that were inspected in 2011 were noncompliant with federal law, only 0.05 percent of inspected dealers had their licenses revoked."
Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in a Facebook post: Number of Americans killed by terrorism in the last decade: 24. Number of Americans killed by guns in the last decade: 280,024.
Mark Kelly stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on "State of the Union": "We sell 40 percent of our guns without a background check."
Jason Chaffetz stated on September 29, 2015 in a Congressional hearing.: In 2006, Planned Parenthood performed more prevention services and cancer screenings than abortions, but in 2013, there were more abortions.
Bernie Sanders stated on September 28, 2015 in comments on Twitter.: "Unlike virtually every other campaign, we don't have a super PAC."
Martin Shkreli stated on September 21, 2015 in comments on Bloomberg TV: "Daraprim is still underpriced, relative to its peers."
Martin O'Malley stated on September 10, 2015 in interview with Democracy Now!: Says "the cascading effects" of climate change contributed to the rise of ISIS.
Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in the second GOP primary debate: When Carly Fiorina says Hewlett-Packard "revenues went up, that's because she bought Compaq. It was a terrible deal."
Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in the second GOP primary debate.: Says Marco Rubio has "the worst voting record there is today."
Jeb Bush stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: "When he (Donald Trump) asked Florida to have casino gambling, we said no."
Donald Trump stated on September 13, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "The top man at Yale Law School came out ... with just a raging report" about former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, saying she is "one of the worst executives in his memory in history running the company."
Jeb Bush stated on August 31, 2015 in comments on Twitter.: "I cut state spending more than anybody (in the 2016 GOP field)."
Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher: The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air."
Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher.: "The most recent survey of climate scientists said about 57 percent don’t agree with the idea that 95 percent of the change in the climate is caused by CO2."
Bobby Jindal stated on August 30, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "I'm the only (Republican) candidate that has actually reduced the size of government."
Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in an interview on CNN.: "Our companies are moving into Mexico more than almost any other place right now."
Corey Lewandowski stated on August 23, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says "there’s 400,000" anchor babies born in the United States a year, which are "individuals coming to our country and having their children so their children can be U.S. citizens."
Facebook posts stated on August 17, 2015 in a meme.: Says Michele Bachmann said, "The Chinese built a Great Wall 5,000 years ago. You don't see any illegal Mexicans in China."
Donald Trump stated on August 16, 2015 in a policy plan on immigration.: "The annual cost of free tax credits alone paid to illegal immigrants quadrupled to $4.2 billion in 2011."
Ben Carson stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The number of people who "believe in socialism ... is increasing."
Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in the first GOP primary debate.: "Over 40 percent of small and mid-size banks that loan money to small businesses have been wiped out since Dodd-Frank has passed."
Heather McGhee stated on August 9, 2015 in a panel discussion on "Meet the Press": "The Republican presidential nominee hasn’t won women since 1988."
Mike Huckabee stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: "$700 billion was robbed (from Medicare) to pay for Obamacare."
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2015 in comments on social media.: Say President George W. Bush " ‘borrowed’ $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus revenue to pay for his tax cuts for the rich and his war in Iraq and never paid it back."
