Latest False Fact-checks 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 Brad Schimel stated on June 26, 2014 in a fund-raising email: Says attorney general candidate Jon Richards "went so far to say he would only enforce the laws with which he personally agreed." Lou Dobbs stated on July 1, 2014 in a segment on 'Lou Dobbs Tonight': The Obama administration "manipulated deportation data to make it appear that the Border Patrol was deporting more illegal immigrants than the Bush administration." Donna Edwards stated on July 13, 2014 in a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": "74 percent of Republicans support the Affordable Care Act." Mark Sickles stated on June 23, 2014 in a speech.: Says 70 percent of Virginia’s Medicaid cost is for seniors in nursing homes. Nicholas Mattiello stated on July 6, 2014 in an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers.": On the last night of the General Assembly, "by 11 o'clock 95 to 98 percent of the business was done. So we really didn't have that late-night session. We were just holding on one bill." Nancy Pelosi stated on July 10, 2014 in a press conference: The U.S. Supreme Court is "five guys who start determining what contraceptions are legal." Monica Wehby stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: The 2011 Rebuild America Jobs Act "would have cost the average American family $1,000 a year while making no significant impact to fix our infrastructure and roads." Jeff Merkley stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: "I co-sponsored the Rebuild America Jobs Act" for transportation and infrastructure. Kendall Jones stated on July 2, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Without the financial resources provided by hunters to protect habitat and stop poachers, there would be no infrastructure for wildlife management." Jeff Flake stated on July 8, 2014 in an interview on the PBS "News Hour": When undocumented children are picked up at the border and "told to appear later in court ... 90 percent do not then show up." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on July 10, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted to raise Medicare costs for a current Kentucky senior by $6,000. Bloggers stated on July 1, 2014 in blog posts: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office "received zero complaints" about the Washington Redskins name. Reince Priebus stated on July 7, 2014 in a tweet: "Thanks to #ObamaCare, average E.R. wait in California is 5 hours." Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision. Justin Amash stated on July 1, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Justin Amash is rated Michigan’s No. 1 conservative" by National Right to Life. Ted Cruz stated on June 23, 2014 in a press conference at Lackland Air Force Base: Says children are coming into the U.S. in "staggering numbers" because President Barack Obama "has been promising amnesty." Joe Zepecki stated on June 23, 2014 in an interview: The Wisconsin unemployment rate was higher than the U.S. rate during only three months when Mary Burke was state commerce secretary. Dan Sullivan stated on June 20, 2014 in a radio ad: "As Alaska’s attorney general, (U.S. Senate candidate Dan) Sullivan successfully fought to protect our Second Amendment rights and passed ‘stand your ground.’ " David Alameel stated on June 28, 2014 in his speech at the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party: Says he lived in a colonia while working as a farm worker. Gilberto Hinojosa stated on June 26, 2014 in an interview with KERA News: "The platform of the Republican Party says deport everybody and to hell with it." Bob Goodlatte stated on June 29, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The "9-0 decision last week was the 13th time the Supreme Court voted 9-0 that the president had exceeded his constitutional authority." James Buchal stated on June 16, 2014 in a campaign website statement: "The government -- not the armed forces -- is stockpiling hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition for domestic use." John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs." Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "When Jim Doyle was governor and Mary Burke was commerce secretary," Wisconsin saw "billions in middle-class tax hikes on nursing home beds, gas, phones and garbage." Chain email stated on June 18, 2014 in a chain email: Says Barack Obama is the "first president to appoint 45 czars to replace elected officials in his office." Dick Cheney stated on June 22, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Says President Barack Obama said when "we got bin Laden, terrorism problem solved." Al Jazeera America stated on June 14, 2014 in a documentary: The proposed Gogebic iron ore mine is "just up the hill" from the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore caves along Lake Superior. Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2014 in a TV interview: Says the secret John Doe criminal investigation of his campaign has been "resolved" and two judges have said it is "over." Monica Wehby stated on May 15, 2014 in a campaign website statement: The U.N. Arms Treaty "infringes upon our right to keep and bear arms." Nancy Pelosi stated on June 17, 2014 in a tweet: Says 11 soccer players on the U.S. Men’s National Team are immigrants.
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Brad Schimel stated on June 26, 2014 in a fund-raising email: Says attorney general candidate Jon Richards "went so far to say he would only enforce the laws with which he personally agreed." Lou Dobbs stated on July 1, 2014 in a segment on 'Lou Dobbs Tonight': The Obama administration "manipulated deportation data to make it appear that the Border Patrol was deporting more illegal immigrants than the Bush administration." Donna Edwards stated on July 13, 2014 in a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": "74 percent of Republicans support the Affordable Care Act." Mark Sickles stated on June 23, 2014 in a speech.: Says 70 percent of Virginia’s Medicaid cost is for seniors in nursing homes. Nicholas Mattiello stated on July 6, 2014 in an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers.": On the last night of the General Assembly, "by 11 o'clock 95 to 98 percent of the business was done. So we really didn't have that late-night session. We were just holding on one bill." Nancy Pelosi stated on July 10, 2014 in a press conference: The U.S. Supreme Court is "five guys who start determining what contraceptions are legal." Monica Wehby stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: The 2011 Rebuild America Jobs Act "would have cost the average American family $1,000 a year while making no significant impact to fix our infrastructure and roads." Jeff Merkley stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: "I co-sponsored the Rebuild America Jobs Act" for transportation and infrastructure. Kendall Jones stated on July 2, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Without the financial resources provided by hunters to protect habitat and stop poachers, there would be no infrastructure for wildlife management." Jeff Flake stated on July 8, 2014 in an interview on the PBS "News Hour": When undocumented children are picked up at the border and "told to appear later in court ... 90 percent do not then show up." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on July 10, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted to raise Medicare costs for a current Kentucky senior by $6,000. Bloggers stated on July 1, 2014 in blog posts: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office "received zero complaints" about the Washington Redskins name. Reince Priebus stated on July 7, 2014 in a tweet: "Thanks to #ObamaCare, average E.R. wait in California is 5 hours." Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision. Justin Amash stated on July 1, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Justin Amash is rated Michigan’s No. 1 conservative" by National Right to Life. Ted Cruz stated on June 23, 2014 in a press conference at Lackland Air Force Base: Says children are coming into the U.S. in "staggering numbers" because President Barack Obama "has been promising amnesty." Joe Zepecki stated on June 23, 2014 in an interview: The Wisconsin unemployment rate was higher than the U.S. rate during only three months when Mary Burke was state commerce secretary. Dan Sullivan stated on June 20, 2014 in a radio ad: "As Alaska’s attorney general, (U.S. Senate candidate Dan) Sullivan successfully fought to protect our Second Amendment rights and passed ‘stand your ground.’ " David Alameel stated on June 28, 2014 in his speech at the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party: Says he lived in a colonia while working as a farm worker. Gilberto Hinojosa stated on June 26, 2014 in an interview with KERA News: "The platform of the Republican Party says deport everybody and to hell with it." Bob Goodlatte stated on June 29, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The "9-0 decision last week was the 13th time the Supreme Court voted 9-0 that the president had exceeded his constitutional authority." James Buchal stated on June 16, 2014 in a campaign website statement: "The government -- not the armed forces -- is stockpiling hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition for domestic use." John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs." Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "When Jim Doyle was governor and Mary Burke was commerce secretary," Wisconsin saw "billions in middle-class tax hikes on nursing home beds, gas, phones and garbage." Chain email stated on June 18, 2014 in a chain email: Says Barack Obama is the "first president to appoint 45 czars to replace elected officials in his office." Dick Cheney stated on June 22, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Says President Barack Obama said when "we got bin Laden, terrorism problem solved." Al Jazeera America stated on June 14, 2014 in a documentary: The proposed Gogebic iron ore mine is "just up the hill" from the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore caves along Lake Superior. Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2014 in a TV interview: Says the secret John Doe criminal investigation of his campaign has been "resolved" and two judges have said it is "over." Monica Wehby stated on May 15, 2014 in a campaign website statement: The U.N. Arms Treaty "infringes upon our right to keep and bear arms." Nancy Pelosi stated on June 17, 2014 in a tweet: Says 11 soccer players on the U.S. Men’s National Team are immigrants.
Brad Schimel stated on June 26, 2014 in a fund-raising email: Says attorney general candidate Jon Richards "went so far to say he would only enforce the laws with which he personally agreed."
Lou Dobbs stated on July 1, 2014 in a segment on 'Lou Dobbs Tonight': The Obama administration "manipulated deportation data to make it appear that the Border Patrol was deporting more illegal immigrants than the Bush administration."
Donna Edwards stated on July 13, 2014 in a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": "74 percent of Republicans support the Affordable Care Act."
Mark Sickles stated on June 23, 2014 in a speech.: Says 70 percent of Virginia’s Medicaid cost is for seniors in nursing homes.
Nicholas Mattiello stated on July 6, 2014 in an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers.": On the last night of the General Assembly, "by 11 o'clock 95 to 98 percent of the business was done. So we really didn't have that late-night session. We were just holding on one bill."
Nancy Pelosi stated on July 10, 2014 in a press conference: The U.S. Supreme Court is "five guys who start determining what contraceptions are legal."
Monica Wehby stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: The 2011 Rebuild America Jobs Act "would have cost the average American family $1,000 a year while making no significant impact to fix our infrastructure and roads."
Jeff Merkley stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: "I co-sponsored the Rebuild America Jobs Act" for transportation and infrastructure.
Kendall Jones stated on July 2, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Without the financial resources provided by hunters to protect habitat and stop poachers, there would be no infrastructure for wildlife management."
Jeff Flake stated on July 8, 2014 in an interview on the PBS "News Hour": When undocumented children are picked up at the border and "told to appear later in court ... 90 percent do not then show up."
Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on July 10, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted to raise Medicare costs for a current Kentucky senior by $6,000.
Bloggers stated on July 1, 2014 in blog posts: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office "received zero complaints" about the Washington Redskins name.
Reince Priebus stated on July 7, 2014 in a tweet: "Thanks to #ObamaCare, average E.R. wait in California is 5 hours."
Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision.
Justin Amash stated on July 1, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Justin Amash is rated Michigan’s No. 1 conservative" by National Right to Life.
Ted Cruz stated on June 23, 2014 in a press conference at Lackland Air Force Base: Says children are coming into the U.S. in "staggering numbers" because President Barack Obama "has been promising amnesty."
Joe Zepecki stated on June 23, 2014 in an interview: The Wisconsin unemployment rate was higher than the U.S. rate during only three months when Mary Burke was state commerce secretary.
Dan Sullivan stated on June 20, 2014 in a radio ad: "As Alaska’s attorney general, (U.S. Senate candidate Dan) Sullivan successfully fought to protect our Second Amendment rights and passed ‘stand your ground.’ "
David Alameel stated on June 28, 2014 in his speech at the state convention of the Texas Democratic Party: Says he lived in a colonia while working as a farm worker.
Gilberto Hinojosa stated on June 26, 2014 in an interview with KERA News: "The platform of the Republican Party says deport everybody and to hell with it."
Bob Goodlatte stated on June 29, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The "9-0 decision last week was the 13th time the Supreme Court voted 9-0 that the president had exceeded his constitutional authority."
James Buchal stated on June 16, 2014 in a campaign website statement: "The government -- not the armed forces -- is stockpiling hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition for domestic use."
John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs."
Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "When Jim Doyle was governor and Mary Burke was commerce secretary," Wisconsin saw "billions in middle-class tax hikes on nursing home beds, gas, phones and garbage."
Chain email stated on June 18, 2014 in a chain email: Says Barack Obama is the "first president to appoint 45 czars to replace elected officials in his office."
Dick Cheney stated on June 22, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Says President Barack Obama said when "we got bin Laden, terrorism problem solved."
Al Jazeera America stated on June 14, 2014 in a documentary: The proposed Gogebic iron ore mine is "just up the hill" from the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore caves along Lake Superior.
Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2014 in a TV interview: Says the secret John Doe criminal investigation of his campaign has been "resolved" and two judges have said it is "over."
Monica Wehby stated on May 15, 2014 in a campaign website statement: The U.N. Arms Treaty "infringes upon our right to keep and bear arms."
Nancy Pelosi stated on June 17, 2014 in a tweet: Says 11 soccer players on the U.S. Men’s National Team are immigrants.
