Latest 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 Bob Donovan stated on January 29, 2016 in a Facebook post: "This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership." B.o.B. stated on January 25, 2016 in in a Jan. 25 tweet: "You've been tremendously deceived" by people who say the Earth is not flat. Hillary Clinton stated on January 25, 2016 in a CNN town hall: When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue." Ed Gillespie stated on January 13, 2016 in a Facebook post.: "More businesses are closing than opening in Virginia today." Sheila Jackson Lee stated on December 18, 2015 in remarks inserted into the Congressional Record: "Between 1990 and 2013, the maternal mortality rate for women in the U.S. has increased by 136%." Thomas Garrett Jr. stated on January 11, 2016 in a radio interview.: "A (state) trooper with 10 years on the force is getting $500 a year more than a trooper with 10 minutes on the force." Ted Cruz stated on January 31, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have the identical position on health care, which is they want to put the government in charge of you and your doctor." Marco Rubio stated on January 31, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We have more illegal immigrants here" than we did five years ago. Jack Reed stated on January 20, 2016 in a letter: "It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces." Joe Straus stated on December 15, 2015 in campaign video: "Texas is growing twice as fast as the rest of the country." John McCain stated on January 27, 2016 in a committee hearing: "Today Russia holds many of our most precious national security satellites at risk before they ever get off the ground." Paul Saldaña stated on January 13, 2016 in a civic summit hosted by Austin's KLRU-TV: A Texas law requires every high school to have a voter registrar "and part of their responsibility is to make sure that when children become 18 and become eligible to vote, that they vote." Hillary Clinton stated on December 8, 2015 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor: "We now have more jobs in solar than we do in oil." Russ Feingold stated on January 26, 2016 in an interview: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wants to put 100,000 troops, including 25,000 Americans, "into the area where ISIS is." Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in comments during the Iowa Republican presidential debate: Obamacare "is the biggest job-killer in this country -- millions of Americans have lost their jobs, have been forced into part-time work." Marco Rubio stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate in Iowa on Fox News: "I have never supported cap and trade." Jennifer Granholm stated on January 24, 2016 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': When a Gallup poll asked about presidential candidate characteristics, "When they get to the question on, 'Would you vote for a socialist,' it is even less popular than voting for atheists." Ron Johnson stated on January 22, 2016 in a campaign email: Says Barack Obama's administration has admitted that money from its Iran nuclear deal "would go directly to terrorism." Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "I never once asked that (Megyn Kelly) be removed" as a debate moderator. Ben Carson stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate: "Last year, there were an additional 81,000 pages of government regulations. If you stack that up, it would be a three-story building." Marco Rubio stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate in Iowa on Fox News: On opposing citizenship for illegal immigrants Rand Paul stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate: "A third of the budget for the city of Ferguson (Missouri) was being reaped by civil fines." Chris Christie stated on January 28, 2016 in the Republican debate in Des Moines, Iowa: Neighbors of the San Bernardino shooters "knew that they were talking about trying to take our country and attack it." Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in comments during the Iowa Republican presidential debate: "I have not insulted Donald personally." Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in a Fox News debate : "Barack Obama, right now, No. 1, over seven years has dramatically degraded our military." Fox News Channel stated on January 26, 2016 in a news release: Donald Trump’s decision to skip the Fox News/Google debate in Des Moines "is near unprecedented." Hillary Clinton stated on January 20, 2016 in a speech in Burlington, Iowa: "I am the only candidate on either side who has laid out a specific plan about what I would do to defeat ISIS." Dale Kooyenga stated on January 20, 2016 in a radio interview: "A lot of student loans are already refinanced by the federal government." Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2016 in a town hall in Norwalk, Iowa: "When they say Mexico can't pay for the wall, I say of course they can. We have a trade deficit with Mexico that's unbelievably big. ... It's billions and billions of dollars -- far more than what we're talking about for the wall." Marco Rubio stated on January 14, 2016 in Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Under Ted Cruz’s tax plan, "businesses will now have to pay 16 percent on the money they make. They will also have to pay 16 percent on the money they pay their employees."
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Bob Donovan stated on January 29, 2016 in a Facebook post: "This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership." B.o.B. stated on January 25, 2016 in in a Jan. 25 tweet: "You've been tremendously deceived" by people who say the Earth is not flat. Hillary Clinton stated on January 25, 2016 in a CNN town hall: When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue." Ed Gillespie stated on January 13, 2016 in a Facebook post.: "More businesses are closing than opening in Virginia today." Sheila Jackson Lee stated on December 18, 2015 in remarks inserted into the Congressional Record: "Between 1990 and 2013, the maternal mortality rate for women in the U.S. has increased by 136%." Thomas Garrett Jr. stated on January 11, 2016 in a radio interview.: "A (state) trooper with 10 years on the force is getting $500 a year more than a trooper with 10 minutes on the force." Ted Cruz stated on January 31, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have the identical position on health care, which is they want to put the government in charge of you and your doctor." Marco Rubio stated on January 31, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We have more illegal immigrants here" than we did five years ago. Jack Reed stated on January 20, 2016 in a letter: "It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces." Joe Straus stated on December 15, 2015 in campaign video: "Texas is growing twice as fast as the rest of the country." John McCain stated on January 27, 2016 in a committee hearing: "Today Russia holds many of our most precious national security satellites at risk before they ever get off the ground." Paul Saldaña stated on January 13, 2016 in a civic summit hosted by Austin's KLRU-TV: A Texas law requires every high school to have a voter registrar "and part of their responsibility is to make sure that when children become 18 and become eligible to vote, that they vote." Hillary Clinton stated on December 8, 2015 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor: "We now have more jobs in solar than we do in oil." Russ Feingold stated on January 26, 2016 in an interview: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wants to put 100,000 troops, including 25,000 Americans, "into the area where ISIS is." Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in comments during the Iowa Republican presidential debate: Obamacare "is the biggest job-killer in this country -- millions of Americans have lost their jobs, have been forced into part-time work." Marco Rubio stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate in Iowa on Fox News: "I have never supported cap and trade." Jennifer Granholm stated on January 24, 2016 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': When a Gallup poll asked about presidential candidate characteristics, "When they get to the question on, 'Would you vote for a socialist,' it is even less popular than voting for atheists." Ron Johnson stated on January 22, 2016 in a campaign email: Says Barack Obama's administration has admitted that money from its Iran nuclear deal "would go directly to terrorism." Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "I never once asked that (Megyn Kelly) be removed" as a debate moderator. Ben Carson stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate: "Last year, there were an additional 81,000 pages of government regulations. If you stack that up, it would be a three-story building." Marco Rubio stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate in Iowa on Fox News: On opposing citizenship for illegal immigrants Rand Paul stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate: "A third of the budget for the city of Ferguson (Missouri) was being reaped by civil fines." Chris Christie stated on January 28, 2016 in the Republican debate in Des Moines, Iowa: Neighbors of the San Bernardino shooters "knew that they were talking about trying to take our country and attack it." Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in comments during the Iowa Republican presidential debate: "I have not insulted Donald personally." Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in a Fox News debate : "Barack Obama, right now, No. 1, over seven years has dramatically degraded our military." Fox News Channel stated on January 26, 2016 in a news release: Donald Trump’s decision to skip the Fox News/Google debate in Des Moines "is near unprecedented." Hillary Clinton stated on January 20, 2016 in a speech in Burlington, Iowa: "I am the only candidate on either side who has laid out a specific plan about what I would do to defeat ISIS." Dale Kooyenga stated on January 20, 2016 in a radio interview: "A lot of student loans are already refinanced by the federal government." Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2016 in a town hall in Norwalk, Iowa: "When they say Mexico can't pay for the wall, I say of course they can. We have a trade deficit with Mexico that's unbelievably big. ... It's billions and billions of dollars -- far more than what we're talking about for the wall." Marco Rubio stated on January 14, 2016 in Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Under Ted Cruz’s tax plan, "businesses will now have to pay 16 percent on the money they make. They will also have to pay 16 percent on the money they pay their employees."
Bob Donovan stated on January 29, 2016 in a Facebook post: "This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership."
B.o.B. stated on January 25, 2016 in in a Jan. 25 tweet: "You've been tremendously deceived" by people who say the Earth is not flat.
Hillary Clinton stated on January 25, 2016 in a CNN town hall: When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue."
Ed Gillespie stated on January 13, 2016 in a Facebook post.: "More businesses are closing than opening in Virginia today."
Sheila Jackson Lee stated on December 18, 2015 in remarks inserted into the Congressional Record: "Between 1990 and 2013, the maternal mortality rate for women in the U.S. has increased by 136%."
Thomas Garrett Jr. stated on January 11, 2016 in a radio interview.: "A (state) trooper with 10 years on the force is getting $500 a year more than a trooper with 10 minutes on the force."
Ted Cruz stated on January 31, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have the identical position on health care, which is they want to put the government in charge of you and your doctor."
Marco Rubio stated on January 31, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We have more illegal immigrants here" than we did five years ago.
Jack Reed stated on January 20, 2016 in a letter: "It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces."
Joe Straus stated on December 15, 2015 in campaign video: "Texas is growing twice as fast as the rest of the country."
John McCain stated on January 27, 2016 in a committee hearing: "Today Russia holds many of our most precious national security satellites at risk before they ever get off the ground."
Paul Saldaña stated on January 13, 2016 in a civic summit hosted by Austin's KLRU-TV: A Texas law requires every high school to have a voter registrar "and part of their responsibility is to make sure that when children become 18 and become eligible to vote, that they vote."
Hillary Clinton stated on December 8, 2015 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor: "We now have more jobs in solar than we do in oil."
Russ Feingold stated on January 26, 2016 in an interview: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wants to put 100,000 troops, including 25,000 Americans, "into the area where ISIS is."
Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in comments during the Iowa Republican presidential debate: Obamacare "is the biggest job-killer in this country -- millions of Americans have lost their jobs, have been forced into part-time work."
Marco Rubio stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate in Iowa on Fox News: "I have never supported cap and trade."
Jennifer Granholm stated on January 24, 2016 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': When a Gallup poll asked about presidential candidate characteristics, "When they get to the question on, 'Would you vote for a socialist,' it is even less popular than voting for atheists."
Ron Johnson stated on January 22, 2016 in a campaign email: Says Barack Obama's administration has admitted that money from its Iran nuclear deal "would go directly to terrorism."
Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "I never once asked that (Megyn Kelly) be removed" as a debate moderator.
Ben Carson stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate: "Last year, there were an additional 81,000 pages of government regulations. If you stack that up, it would be a three-story building."
Marco Rubio stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate in Iowa on Fox News: On opposing citizenship for illegal immigrants
Rand Paul stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate: "A third of the budget for the city of Ferguson (Missouri) was being reaped by civil fines."
Chris Christie stated on January 28, 2016 in the Republican debate in Des Moines, Iowa: Neighbors of the San Bernardino shooters "knew that they were talking about trying to take our country and attack it."
Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in comments during the Iowa Republican presidential debate: "I have not insulted Donald personally."
Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in a Fox News debate : "Barack Obama, right now, No. 1, over seven years has dramatically degraded our military."
Fox News Channel stated on January 26, 2016 in a news release: Donald Trump’s decision to skip the Fox News/Google debate in Des Moines "is near unprecedented."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 20, 2016 in a speech in Burlington, Iowa: "I am the only candidate on either side who has laid out a specific plan about what I would do to defeat ISIS."
Dale Kooyenga stated on January 20, 2016 in a radio interview: "A lot of student loans are already refinanced by the federal government."
Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2016 in a town hall in Norwalk, Iowa: "When they say Mexico can't pay for the wall, I say of course they can. We have a trade deficit with Mexico that's unbelievably big. ... It's billions and billions of dollars -- far more than what we're talking about for the wall."
Marco Rubio stated on January 14, 2016 in Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Under Ted Cruz’s tax plan, "businesses will now have to pay 16 percent on the money they make. They will also have to pay 16 percent on the money they pay their employees."
