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 Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis." Joni Ernst stated on January 20, 2015 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: "A strong majority of Americans support" the Keystone XL pipeline. Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Wayne. Mich.: Over the past five years, the American automobile industry has "created about 500,000 new jobs." Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up." Marco Rubio stated on January 12, 2015 in a book: Administrative employees at colleges and universities have "more than doubled over the last 25 years, outpacing the growth of students by more than 2 to 1." Mitch McConnell stated on January 7, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: A recent economic uptick appears to "coincide" with "the expectation of a new Republican Congress." Facebook posts stated on December 11, 2014 in social media postings: "Newly Elected Republican Senators Sign Pledge to Eliminate Food Stamp Program in 2015." Chain email stated on January 1, 2015 in a chain email: New tax increases that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, "all passed under the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare." Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014 in a press conference: In the U.S. agreement with the Cuban government, "no commitment was made to allowing the establishment of political parties or to even begin the semblance of a transition to a democracy." Sergey Lavrov stated on December 16, 2014 in an interview with the French television network France 24: "Congress is a very special group of people. More than 80 percent of them never left the United States." Tom Coburn stated on December 11, 2014 in an interview with CNN: The home-mortgage deduction is widely thought to be "a middle-class benefit. It's not -- 73 percent of it goes to people making a quarter-million dollars or more a year." Dick Cheney stated on December 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: Terrorist detainees "were not covered by the Geneva Convention. They were unlawful combatants. And under those circumstances, they were not entitled to the normal kinds of courtesies and treatment." Facebook posts stated on December 5, 2014 in a meme on social media: "When (Barack Obama) took office, 2.3 million people were out of work. Five-plus years later, we have 5 million-plus out of work." Jesse Ventura stated on December 2, 2014 in an interview with Salon.com: "Fluoride in the water, that was originally done by the Nazis!" Bernie Sanders stated on December 5, 2014 in a meme on social media: "In 1990, the U.S. led the world in the percentage of 25-34 year olds with college degrees. Today we are in 12th place." Chain email stated on December 2, 2014 in a chain email: Says a man in Ferguson, Mo., was photographed holding a sign that said, "No mother should have to fear for her son's life every time he robs a store." Reince Priebus stated on December 2, 2014 in a speech: Says Barack Obama has "the worst record of any president when it comes to putting America deeper in debt." Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2014 in a meme on social media: "794 law enforcement officers have fallen in the line of duty since B.H. Obama took office, with no special recognition from the White House." Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2014 in a meme: "The U.S. Constitution owes its notion of democracy to the Iroquois Tribes." Tim Kaine stated on November 20, 2014 in a news release.: "Every president since Eisenhower has taken executive action to address immigration issues." Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech announcing new immigration actions: "The actions I’m taking" are "the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every single Democratic president for the past half-century." Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: In the 2014 elections, "the American people overwhelmingly said we don't want Obamacare … and we don't want amnesty." Mitch McConnell stated on November 12, 2014 in a media availability: The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years." Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit: "Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined." Nancy Pelosi stated on November 13, 2014 in a news conference: "I don't know who (Jonathan Gruber) is." Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2014 in a meme on social media: Congress has 11 percent approval ratings, yet 96.4 percent of incumbent lawmakers were re-elected in 2014. Jeb Bush stated on October 27, 2014 in a fundraising letter: "1/3 of our kids drop out (of high school), cannot go to college or start a career." Herman Cain stated on November 3, 2014 in a blog post: "More people are losing their insurance (due to Obamacare) than are becoming newly insured." NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on October 29, 2014 in a television ad: "If Cory Gardner gets his way, you'd better stock up on condoms." Facebook posts stated on October 29, 2014 in a meme on social media: Says Sen. Elizabeth Warren "lives in a $5.4 million mansion."
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Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis." Joni Ernst stated on January 20, 2015 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: "A strong majority of Americans support" the Keystone XL pipeline. Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Wayne. Mich.: Over the past five years, the American automobile industry has "created about 500,000 new jobs." Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up." Marco Rubio stated on January 12, 2015 in a book: Administrative employees at colleges and universities have "more than doubled over the last 25 years, outpacing the growth of students by more than 2 to 1." Mitch McConnell stated on January 7, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: A recent economic uptick appears to "coincide" with "the expectation of a new Republican Congress." Facebook posts stated on December 11, 2014 in social media postings: "Newly Elected Republican Senators Sign Pledge to Eliminate Food Stamp Program in 2015." Chain email stated on January 1, 2015 in a chain email: New tax increases that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, "all passed under the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare." Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014 in a press conference: In the U.S. agreement with the Cuban government, "no commitment was made to allowing the establishment of political parties or to even begin the semblance of a transition to a democracy." Sergey Lavrov stated on December 16, 2014 in an interview with the French television network France 24: "Congress is a very special group of people. More than 80 percent of them never left the United States." Tom Coburn stated on December 11, 2014 in an interview with CNN: The home-mortgage deduction is widely thought to be "a middle-class benefit. It's not -- 73 percent of it goes to people making a quarter-million dollars or more a year." Dick Cheney stated on December 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: Terrorist detainees "were not covered by the Geneva Convention. They were unlawful combatants. And under those circumstances, they were not entitled to the normal kinds of courtesies and treatment." Facebook posts stated on December 5, 2014 in a meme on social media: "When (Barack Obama) took office, 2.3 million people were out of work. Five-plus years later, we have 5 million-plus out of work." Jesse Ventura stated on December 2, 2014 in an interview with Salon.com: "Fluoride in the water, that was originally done by the Nazis!" Bernie Sanders stated on December 5, 2014 in a meme on social media: "In 1990, the U.S. led the world in the percentage of 25-34 year olds with college degrees. Today we are in 12th place." Chain email stated on December 2, 2014 in a chain email: Says a man in Ferguson, Mo., was photographed holding a sign that said, "No mother should have to fear for her son's life every time he robs a store." Reince Priebus stated on December 2, 2014 in a speech: Says Barack Obama has "the worst record of any president when it comes to putting America deeper in debt." Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2014 in a meme on social media: "794 law enforcement officers have fallen in the line of duty since B.H. Obama took office, with no special recognition from the White House." Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2014 in a meme: "The U.S. Constitution owes its notion of democracy to the Iroquois Tribes." Tim Kaine stated on November 20, 2014 in a news release.: "Every president since Eisenhower has taken executive action to address immigration issues." Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech announcing new immigration actions: "The actions I’m taking" are "the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every single Democratic president for the past half-century." Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: In the 2014 elections, "the American people overwhelmingly said we don't want Obamacare … and we don't want amnesty." Mitch McConnell stated on November 12, 2014 in a media availability: The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years." Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit: "Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined." Nancy Pelosi stated on November 13, 2014 in a news conference: "I don't know who (Jonathan Gruber) is." Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2014 in a meme on social media: Congress has 11 percent approval ratings, yet 96.4 percent of incumbent lawmakers were re-elected in 2014. Jeb Bush stated on October 27, 2014 in a fundraising letter: "1/3 of our kids drop out (of high school), cannot go to college or start a career." Herman Cain stated on November 3, 2014 in a blog post: "More people are losing their insurance (due to Obamacare) than are becoming newly insured." NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on October 29, 2014 in a television ad: "If Cory Gardner gets his way, you'd better stock up on condoms." Facebook posts stated on October 29, 2014 in a meme on social media: Says Sen. Elizabeth Warren "lives in a $5.4 million mansion."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis."
Joni Ernst stated on January 20, 2015 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: "A strong majority of Americans support" the Keystone XL pipeline.
Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Wayne. Mich.: Over the past five years, the American automobile industry has "created about 500,000 new jobs."
Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up."
Marco Rubio stated on January 12, 2015 in a book: Administrative employees at colleges and universities have "more than doubled over the last 25 years, outpacing the growth of students by more than 2 to 1."
Mitch McConnell stated on January 7, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: A recent economic uptick appears to "coincide" with "the expectation of a new Republican Congress."
Facebook posts stated on December 11, 2014 in social media postings: "Newly Elected Republican Senators Sign Pledge to Eliminate Food Stamp Program in 2015."
Chain email stated on January 1, 2015 in a chain email: New tax increases that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, "all passed under the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare."
Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014 in a press conference: In the U.S. agreement with the Cuban government, "no commitment was made to allowing the establishment of political parties or to even begin the semblance of a transition to a democracy."
Sergey Lavrov stated on December 16, 2014 in an interview with the French television network France 24: "Congress is a very special group of people. More than 80 percent of them never left the United States."
Tom Coburn stated on December 11, 2014 in an interview with CNN: The home-mortgage deduction is widely thought to be "a middle-class benefit. It's not -- 73 percent of it goes to people making a quarter-million dollars or more a year."
Dick Cheney stated on December 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: Terrorist detainees "were not covered by the Geneva Convention. They were unlawful combatants. And under those circumstances, they were not entitled to the normal kinds of courtesies and treatment."
Facebook posts stated on December 5, 2014 in a meme on social media: "When (Barack Obama) took office, 2.3 million people were out of work. Five-plus years later, we have 5 million-plus out of work."
Jesse Ventura stated on December 2, 2014 in an interview with Salon.com: "Fluoride in the water, that was originally done by the Nazis!"
Bernie Sanders stated on December 5, 2014 in a meme on social media: "In 1990, the U.S. led the world in the percentage of 25-34 year olds with college degrees. Today we are in 12th place."
Chain email stated on December 2, 2014 in a chain email: Says a man in Ferguson, Mo., was photographed holding a sign that said, "No mother should have to fear for her son's life every time he robs a store."
Reince Priebus stated on December 2, 2014 in a speech: Says Barack Obama has "the worst record of any president when it comes to putting America deeper in debt."
Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2014 in a meme on social media: "794 law enforcement officers have fallen in the line of duty since B.H. Obama took office, with no special recognition from the White House."
Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2014 in a meme: "The U.S. Constitution owes its notion of democracy to the Iroquois Tribes."
Tim Kaine stated on November 20, 2014 in a news release.: "Every president since Eisenhower has taken executive action to address immigration issues."
Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech announcing new immigration actions: "The actions I’m taking" are "the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every single Democratic president for the past half-century."
Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: In the 2014 elections, "the American people overwhelmingly said we don't want Obamacare … and we don't want amnesty."
Mitch McConnell stated on November 12, 2014 in a media availability: The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years."
Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit: "Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined."
Nancy Pelosi stated on November 13, 2014 in a news conference: "I don't know who (Jonathan Gruber) is."
Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2014 in a meme on social media: Congress has 11 percent approval ratings, yet 96.4 percent of incumbent lawmakers were re-elected in 2014.
Jeb Bush stated on October 27, 2014 in a fundraising letter: "1/3 of our kids drop out (of high school), cannot go to college or start a career."
Herman Cain stated on November 3, 2014 in a blog post: "More people are losing their insurance (due to Obamacare) than are becoming newly insured."
NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on October 29, 2014 in a television ad: "If Cory Gardner gets his way, you'd better stock up on condoms."
Facebook posts stated on October 29, 2014 in a meme on social media: Says Sen. Elizabeth Warren "lives in a $5.4 million mansion."
