Latest Fact-checks by Louis Jacobson 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 Republican National Committee stated on July 25, 2016 in an email to reporters: Speakers at the Democratic National Convention made "zero mentions of the global terrorist threat posed by ISIS." Michelle Obama stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "I wake up every morning in a house (the White House) that was built by slaves." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in the 2016 Republican National Convention: "America is one of the highest-taxed nations in the world." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "Household incomes are down more than $4,000 since the year 2000." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "While Hillary Clinton plans a massive, and I mean massive, tax increase, I have proposed the largest tax reduction of any candidate who has run for president this year, Democrat or Republican." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "Homicides last year increased by 17 percent in America’s 50 largest cities. That’s the largest increase in 25 years." Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "There are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before." Phil Ruffin stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Donald Trump "always pays his bills promptly." Rick Scott stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "Our economy is not growing." Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton is proposing "destroying Medicare for seniors." Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton "lied about why her parents named her Hillary." Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans actually holding a job in 40 years." Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2016 in a speech in San Diego: "95 percent of the world’s customers are … beyond our shores." Barack Obama stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech at a memorial service in Dallas: "We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer or even a book." Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a Donald Trump rally in Indiana: "Today, there are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200-year history of the great state of Indiana." Hillary Clinton stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt." Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a rally in Raleigh, N.C.: "You know what (Saddam Hussein) did well? He killed terrorists." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2016 in remarks in Ottawa, Canada: "The steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was. It’s just (that) it needs one-tenth of the workers that it used to." Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs." Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in a speech in Cincinnati: "Risk analysts listed Donald Trump, a Donald Trump presidency, as one of the top threats facing the global economy, ahead of terrorism." Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Even among "second and third generation" Muslims in the United States, "there's no real assimilation." Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in a Facebook post: "The Obama administration was actively supporting Al Qaeda in Iraq, the terrorist group that became the Islamic State." Hillary Clinton stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "Hate crimes against American Muslims and mosques have tripled after Paris and San Bernardino." Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2016 in a statement after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "We admit more than 100,000 lifetime migrants from the Middle East each year." Donald Trump stated on June 7, 2016 in a speech after several primaries concluded: "Crime is rising." Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech: "A trade war is something very different (than curbing new trade agreements). We went down that road in the 1930s. It made the Great Depression longer and more painful." Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech: Says Donald Trump said the U.S. should "encourage" Japan to get nuclear weapons. Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech : Says Donald Trump "says he has foreign policy experience because he ran the Miss Universe pageant in Russia." Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech : Says "Donald Trump says climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese." Jon Keyser stated on May 31, 2016 in a TV ad: Says "Obama wants to give (Iran) nuclear weapons and Michael Bennet, he was all for it."
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Republican National Committee stated on July 25, 2016 in an email to reporters: Speakers at the Democratic National Convention made "zero mentions of the global terrorist threat posed by ISIS." Michelle Obama stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "I wake up every morning in a house (the White House) that was built by slaves." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in the 2016 Republican National Convention: "America is one of the highest-taxed nations in the world." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "Household incomes are down more than $4,000 since the year 2000." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "While Hillary Clinton plans a massive, and I mean massive, tax increase, I have proposed the largest tax reduction of any candidate who has run for president this year, Democrat or Republican." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "Homicides last year increased by 17 percent in America’s 50 largest cities. That’s the largest increase in 25 years." Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "There are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before." Phil Ruffin stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Donald Trump "always pays his bills promptly." Rick Scott stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "Our economy is not growing." Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton is proposing "destroying Medicare for seniors." Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton "lied about why her parents named her Hillary." Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans actually holding a job in 40 years." Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2016 in a speech in San Diego: "95 percent of the world’s customers are … beyond our shores." Barack Obama stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech at a memorial service in Dallas: "We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer or even a book." Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a Donald Trump rally in Indiana: "Today, there are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200-year history of the great state of Indiana." Hillary Clinton stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt." Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a rally in Raleigh, N.C.: "You know what (Saddam Hussein) did well? He killed terrorists." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2016 in remarks in Ottawa, Canada: "The steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was. It’s just (that) it needs one-tenth of the workers that it used to." Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs." Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in a speech in Cincinnati: "Risk analysts listed Donald Trump, a Donald Trump presidency, as one of the top threats facing the global economy, ahead of terrorism." Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Even among "second and third generation" Muslims in the United States, "there's no real assimilation." Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in a Facebook post: "The Obama administration was actively supporting Al Qaeda in Iraq, the terrorist group that became the Islamic State." Hillary Clinton stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "Hate crimes against American Muslims and mosques have tripled after Paris and San Bernardino." Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2016 in a statement after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "We admit more than 100,000 lifetime migrants from the Middle East each year." Donald Trump stated on June 7, 2016 in a speech after several primaries concluded: "Crime is rising." Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech: "A trade war is something very different (than curbing new trade agreements). We went down that road in the 1930s. It made the Great Depression longer and more painful." Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech: Says Donald Trump said the U.S. should "encourage" Japan to get nuclear weapons. Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech : Says Donald Trump "says he has foreign policy experience because he ran the Miss Universe pageant in Russia." Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech : Says "Donald Trump says climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese." Jon Keyser stated on May 31, 2016 in a TV ad: Says "Obama wants to give (Iran) nuclear weapons and Michael Bennet, he was all for it."
Republican National Committee stated on July 25, 2016 in an email to reporters: Speakers at the Democratic National Convention made "zero mentions of the global terrorist threat posed by ISIS."
Michelle Obama stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "I wake up every morning in a house (the White House) that was built by slaves."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in the 2016 Republican National Convention: "America is one of the highest-taxed nations in the world."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "Household incomes are down more than $4,000 since the year 2000."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "While Hillary Clinton plans a massive, and I mean massive, tax increase, I have proposed the largest tax reduction of any candidate who has run for president this year, Democrat or Republican."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "Homicides last year increased by 17 percent in America’s 50 largest cities. That’s the largest increase in 25 years."
Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "There are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before."
Phil Ruffin stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Donald Trump "always pays his bills promptly."
Rick Scott stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "Our economy is not growing."
Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton is proposing "destroying Medicare for seniors."
Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton "lied about why her parents named her Hillary."
Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans actually holding a job in 40 years."
Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2016 in a speech in San Diego: "95 percent of the world’s customers are … beyond our shores."
Barack Obama stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech at a memorial service in Dallas: "We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer or even a book."
Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a Donald Trump rally in Indiana: "Today, there are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200-year history of the great state of Indiana."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt."
Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a rally in Raleigh, N.C.: "You know what (Saddam Hussein) did well? He killed terrorists."
Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2016 in remarks in Ottawa, Canada: "The steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was. It’s just (that) it needs one-tenth of the workers that it used to."
Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in a speech in Cincinnati: "Risk analysts listed Donald Trump, a Donald Trump presidency, as one of the top threats facing the global economy, ahead of terrorism."
Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Even among "second and third generation" Muslims in the United States, "there's no real assimilation."
Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in a Facebook post: "The Obama administration was actively supporting Al Qaeda in Iraq, the terrorist group that became the Islamic State."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "Hate crimes against American Muslims and mosques have tripled after Paris and San Bernardino."
Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2016 in a statement after a terrorist attack in Orlando: "We admit more than 100,000 lifetime migrants from the Middle East each year."
Donald Trump stated on June 7, 2016 in a speech after several primaries concluded: "Crime is rising."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech: "A trade war is something very different (than curbing new trade agreements). We went down that road in the 1930s. It made the Great Depression longer and more painful."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech: Says Donald Trump said the U.S. should "encourage" Japan to get nuclear weapons.
Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech : Says Donald Trump "says he has foreign policy experience because he ran the Miss Universe pageant in Russia."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech : Says "Donald Trump says climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese."
Jon Keyser stated on May 31, 2016 in a TV ad: Says "Obama wants to give (Iran) nuclear weapons and Michael Bennet, he was all for it."
