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 Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: ISIS is "going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists." Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that there's something called the Geneva Convention we're going to have to pull out of." Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says carpet bombing means bombing "not a city, but the location of the troops," with "embedded special forces to direct the air power." Jeb Bush stated on December 15, 2015 in a GOP debate on CNN: "Two months ago, Donald Trump said that ISIS was not our fight." Donald Trump stated on November 30, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "We're practically not allowed to use coal any more. What do we do with our coal? We ship it to China and they spew it in the air." Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": "Three or four countries" out of roughly 60 in the anti-ISIS coalition "are providing military force." Donald Trump stated on December 7, 2015 in a campaign statement: Says 25 percent of U.S. Muslims "agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad." Rand Paul stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "In France, they have a (surveillance) program a thousandfold more invasive" than the United States. Hillary Clinton stated on December 1, 2015 in a post on her campaign website: "Ted Cruz tried to ban contraception" five times. Ted Cruz stated on November 30, 2015 in a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here’s the simple and undeniable fact: The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats." Ben Carson stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "The Family Research Council, according to some government agencies, is a terrorist group." Arsalan Iftikhar stated on November 22, 2015 in a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": "59 percent of Americans today believe that Barack Obama is still a Muslim." Hillary Clinton stated on November 19, 2015 in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations: "The Libyan people have voted twice in free and fair elections for the kind of leadership they want." Donald Trump stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Laura Ingraham's radio show: The federal government is sending refugees to states with governors who are "Republicans, not to the Democrats." Viral image stated on November 16, 2015 in posts on the Internet: In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house." Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: The United States is "the only major country on earth that doesn't guarantee health care to all people as a right, not a privilege." Hillary Clinton stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: "Wages adjusted for inflation haven’t risen since the turn of the last century." Carly Fiorina stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has "no congressional oversight." Bernie Sanders stated on November 6, 2015 in a Democratic presidential candidates' forum in Rock Hill, S.C.: "Over half of the black workers in this country earn less" than $15 an hour. Carly Fiorina stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Obamacare isn't helping anyone." Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible." Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: Income inequality "seems to be worst in cities run by Democrats." Ben Carson stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "Every time we raise the minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases." Ben Carson stated on November 4, 2015 in an edited Facebook post: "Every signer of the Declaration of Independence had no federal elected office experience." Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Under his tax plan, "the greatest gains, percentage-wise," will be "at the lower end of our plan." Rand Paul stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money." Ted Cruz stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733." Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "I never said that" Marco Rubio was Mark Zuckerberg’s personal senator. Chris Christie stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Bernie Sanders’s plan is "to raise your taxes to 90 percent." Viral image stated on October 23, 2015 in posts on the Internet: Unlike Benghazi, there were no investigations of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, none about key aspects of the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War, and none about embassy attacks under George W. Bush.
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Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: ISIS is "going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists." Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that there's something called the Geneva Convention we're going to have to pull out of." Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says carpet bombing means bombing "not a city, but the location of the troops," with "embedded special forces to direct the air power." Jeb Bush stated on December 15, 2015 in a GOP debate on CNN: "Two months ago, Donald Trump said that ISIS was not our fight." Donald Trump stated on November 30, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "We're practically not allowed to use coal any more. What do we do with our coal? We ship it to China and they spew it in the air." Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": "Three or four countries" out of roughly 60 in the anti-ISIS coalition "are providing military force." Donald Trump stated on December 7, 2015 in a campaign statement: Says 25 percent of U.S. Muslims "agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad." Rand Paul stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "In France, they have a (surveillance) program a thousandfold more invasive" than the United States. Hillary Clinton stated on December 1, 2015 in a post on her campaign website: "Ted Cruz tried to ban contraception" five times. Ted Cruz stated on November 30, 2015 in a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here’s the simple and undeniable fact: The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats." Ben Carson stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "The Family Research Council, according to some government agencies, is a terrorist group." Arsalan Iftikhar stated on November 22, 2015 in a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": "59 percent of Americans today believe that Barack Obama is still a Muslim." Hillary Clinton stated on November 19, 2015 in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations: "The Libyan people have voted twice in free and fair elections for the kind of leadership they want." Donald Trump stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Laura Ingraham's radio show: The federal government is sending refugees to states with governors who are "Republicans, not to the Democrats." Viral image stated on November 16, 2015 in posts on the Internet: In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house." Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: The United States is "the only major country on earth that doesn't guarantee health care to all people as a right, not a privilege." Hillary Clinton stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: "Wages adjusted for inflation haven’t risen since the turn of the last century." Carly Fiorina stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has "no congressional oversight." Bernie Sanders stated on November 6, 2015 in a Democratic presidential candidates' forum in Rock Hill, S.C.: "Over half of the black workers in this country earn less" than $15 an hour. Carly Fiorina stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Obamacare isn't helping anyone." Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible." Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: Income inequality "seems to be worst in cities run by Democrats." Ben Carson stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "Every time we raise the minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases." Ben Carson stated on November 4, 2015 in an edited Facebook post: "Every signer of the Declaration of Independence had no federal elected office experience." Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Under his tax plan, "the greatest gains, percentage-wise," will be "at the lower end of our plan." Rand Paul stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money." Ted Cruz stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733." Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "I never said that" Marco Rubio was Mark Zuckerberg’s personal senator. Chris Christie stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Bernie Sanders’s plan is "to raise your taxes to 90 percent." Viral image stated on October 23, 2015 in posts on the Internet: Unlike Benghazi, there were no investigations of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, none about key aspects of the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War, and none about embassy attacks under George W. Bush.
Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: ISIS is "going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists."
Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "If you are going to kill the families of terrorists, realize that there's something called the Geneva Convention we're going to have to pull out of."
Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says carpet bombing means bombing "not a city, but the location of the troops," with "embedded special forces to direct the air power."
Jeb Bush stated on December 15, 2015 in a GOP debate on CNN: "Two months ago, Donald Trump said that ISIS was not our fight."
Donald Trump stated on November 30, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "We're practically not allowed to use coal any more. What do we do with our coal? We ship it to China and they spew it in the air."
Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": "Three or four countries" out of roughly 60 in the anti-ISIS coalition "are providing military force."
Donald Trump stated on December 7, 2015 in a campaign statement: Says 25 percent of U.S. Muslims "agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad."
Rand Paul stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "In France, they have a (surveillance) program a thousandfold more invasive" than the United States.
Hillary Clinton stated on December 1, 2015 in a post on her campaign website: "Ted Cruz tried to ban contraception" five times.
Ted Cruz stated on November 30, 2015 in a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here’s the simple and undeniable fact: The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats."
Ben Carson stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "The Family Research Council, according to some government agencies, is a terrorist group."
Arsalan Iftikhar stated on November 22, 2015 in a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": "59 percent of Americans today believe that Barack Obama is still a Muslim."
Hillary Clinton stated on November 19, 2015 in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations: "The Libyan people have voted twice in free and fair elections for the kind of leadership they want."
Donald Trump stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Laura Ingraham's radio show: The federal government is sending refugees to states with governors who are "Republicans, not to the Democrats."
Viral image stated on November 16, 2015 in posts on the Internet: In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house."
Bernie Sanders stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: The United States is "the only major country on earth that doesn't guarantee health care to all people as a right, not a privilege."
Hillary Clinton stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: "Wages adjusted for inflation haven’t risen since the turn of the last century."
Carly Fiorina stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has "no congressional oversight."
Bernie Sanders stated on November 6, 2015 in a Democratic presidential candidates' forum in Rock Hill, S.C.: "Over half of the black workers in this country earn less" than $15 an hour.
Carly Fiorina stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Obamacare isn't helping anyone."
Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible."
Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: Income inequality "seems to be worst in cities run by Democrats."
Ben Carson stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "Every time we raise the minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases."
Ben Carson stated on November 4, 2015 in an edited Facebook post: "Every signer of the Declaration of Independence had no federal elected office experience."
Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Under his tax plan, "the greatest gains, percentage-wise," will be "at the lower end of our plan."
Rand Paul stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money."
Ted Cruz stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733."
Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "I never said that" Marco Rubio was Mark Zuckerberg’s personal senator.
Chris Christie stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Bernie Sanders’s plan is "to raise your taxes to 90 percent."
Viral image stated on October 23, 2015 in posts on the Internet: Unlike Benghazi, there were no investigations of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, none about key aspects of the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War, and none about embassy attacks under George W. Bush.
