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 Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2015 in a speech.: In 2000, "I wrote about Osama bin Laden, ‘We’ve got to take him out.’" American Action Network stated on December 8, 2015 in a newspaper ad: "Under conservative leadership, Congress has reduced the federal deficit by 60 percent – nearly $800 billion." Antonin Scalia stated on December 9, 2015 in a Supreme Court hearing: "Most of the black scientists in this country don't come from schools like the University of Texas. They come from lesser schools." Charlotte Nash stated on November 17, 2015 in a statement: Since 2008, Gwinnett County’s population has grown 15 percent, while the county government staff has increased only 1 percent. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party." Jeb Bush stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on 'This Week' : "Up until recently, 75 percent of all the sorties that left the base came back without dropping their ordnances, because there was such a concern about making sure that there were no civilian casualties." Paul Ryan stated on November 4, 2015 in a TV interview: The U.S. "tax rate on successful small businesses is 44.6 percent," while the business tax rate in Canada is 15 percent. 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." Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro." Occupy Democrats stated on December 2, 2015 in a Facebook post: "If Trump had just put his father’s money in a mutual fund ... he’d have $8 billion." Greg Abbott stated on November 17, 2015 in Network TV interview: In Texas, "we've had three ISIS-related incidents already." Joe Donald stated on December 2, 2015 in an interview: "We lock up close to 2.4 million people in this country. We're locking up more people than China and Russia." 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. Alan Grayson stated on November 25, 2015 in an interview on the "Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News: "Technically, (Ted Cruz is) not even an American." Joe Scarborough stated on December 4, 2015 in on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": In the weekend after the terrorist attacks in Paris, the White House said "this couldn't happen in the United States. ISIS couldn't reach us here." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 3, 2015 in a news conference.: "Since 2008, we have cut 5,000 positions" from Virginia public schools. Chain email stated on August 26, 2014 in In a viral YouTube video: A Muslim immigrant in Michigan can list his second, third or fourth wives as "extended family" and qualify for welfare. Kevin Russell stated on October 28, 2015 in an opinion column: "In almost every other country in the world, artists and musicians are paid when their music is played on the radio. In fact, the only countries besides the U.S. who do not have a radio-performance right are China, Iran and North Korea." Marco Rubio stated on December 1, 2015 in a tweet: "Last year, I stopped an Obamacare bailout and saved taxpayers $2.5 billion." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in a tweet: "From 2010-2014, median household income" in Wisconsin "has actually gone up 7.4 percent." Kevin de León stated on November 10, 2015 in a press release: California has "robust job growth that outpaces the rest of the nation." Bob Goodlatte stated on November 24, 2015 in a radio interview.: "There is a federal criminal law that says it's a crime to transport dentures across state lines." Hillary Clinton stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview with George Stephanopoulos: The Charleston, S.C., shooter "should have never been given a gun, but the universal background check was not fast enough." Marco Rubio stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "There are over 700,000 Americans on some watch list or another that would all be captured" in a Democratic amendment intended to stop suspected terrorists from buying guns. Heather Moore stated on November 17, 2015 in a Providence Journal commentary: "Each vegan spares more than 100 animals every year." Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2015 in an interview with Steven Crowder: The "federal government is going after school districts, trying to force them to let boys shower with little girls." Barack Obama stated on December 1, 2015 in a press conference: "You go down to Miami and when it's flooding at high tide on a sunny day, fish are swimming through the middle of the streets." George Will stated on November 30, 2015 in a TV talk show: Despite attention on global warming, "fewer Americans carpool today to work than carpooled in 1980" and "SUVs have never been a larger proportion of the vehicles being sold in this country." Common Sense Kids Action stated on September 21, 2015 in a press release: "California has more kids in poverty ... than virtually any other state." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval
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Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2015 in a speech.: In 2000, "I wrote about Osama bin Laden, ‘We’ve got to take him out.’" American Action Network stated on December 8, 2015 in a newspaper ad: "Under conservative leadership, Congress has reduced the federal deficit by 60 percent – nearly $800 billion." Antonin Scalia stated on December 9, 2015 in a Supreme Court hearing: "Most of the black scientists in this country don't come from schools like the University of Texas. They come from lesser schools." Charlotte Nash stated on November 17, 2015 in a statement: Since 2008, Gwinnett County’s population has grown 15 percent, while the county government staff has increased only 1 percent. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party." Jeb Bush stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on 'This Week' : "Up until recently, 75 percent of all the sorties that left the base came back without dropping their ordnances, because there was such a concern about making sure that there were no civilian casualties." Paul Ryan stated on November 4, 2015 in a TV interview: The U.S. "tax rate on successful small businesses is 44.6 percent," while the business tax rate in Canada is 15 percent. 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." Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro." Occupy Democrats stated on December 2, 2015 in a Facebook post: "If Trump had just put his father’s money in a mutual fund ... he’d have $8 billion." Greg Abbott stated on November 17, 2015 in Network TV interview: In Texas, "we've had three ISIS-related incidents already." Joe Donald stated on December 2, 2015 in an interview: "We lock up close to 2.4 million people in this country. We're locking up more people than China and Russia." 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. Alan Grayson stated on November 25, 2015 in an interview on the "Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News: "Technically, (Ted Cruz is) not even an American." Joe Scarborough stated on December 4, 2015 in on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": In the weekend after the terrorist attacks in Paris, the White House said "this couldn't happen in the United States. ISIS couldn't reach us here." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 3, 2015 in a news conference.: "Since 2008, we have cut 5,000 positions" from Virginia public schools. Chain email stated on August 26, 2014 in In a viral YouTube video: A Muslim immigrant in Michigan can list his second, third or fourth wives as "extended family" and qualify for welfare. Kevin Russell stated on October 28, 2015 in an opinion column: "In almost every other country in the world, artists and musicians are paid when their music is played on the radio. In fact, the only countries besides the U.S. who do not have a radio-performance right are China, Iran and North Korea." Marco Rubio stated on December 1, 2015 in a tweet: "Last year, I stopped an Obamacare bailout and saved taxpayers $2.5 billion." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in a tweet: "From 2010-2014, median household income" in Wisconsin "has actually gone up 7.4 percent." Kevin de León stated on November 10, 2015 in a press release: California has "robust job growth that outpaces the rest of the nation." Bob Goodlatte stated on November 24, 2015 in a radio interview.: "There is a federal criminal law that says it's a crime to transport dentures across state lines." Hillary Clinton stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview with George Stephanopoulos: The Charleston, S.C., shooter "should have never been given a gun, but the universal background check was not fast enough." Marco Rubio stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "There are over 700,000 Americans on some watch list or another that would all be captured" in a Democratic amendment intended to stop suspected terrorists from buying guns. Heather Moore stated on November 17, 2015 in a Providence Journal commentary: "Each vegan spares more than 100 animals every year." Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2015 in an interview with Steven Crowder: The "federal government is going after school districts, trying to force them to let boys shower with little girls." Barack Obama stated on December 1, 2015 in a press conference: "You go down to Miami and when it's flooding at high tide on a sunny day, fish are swimming through the middle of the streets." George Will stated on November 30, 2015 in a TV talk show: Despite attention on global warming, "fewer Americans carpool today to work than carpooled in 1980" and "SUVs have never been a larger proportion of the vehicles being sold in this country." Common Sense Kids Action stated on September 21, 2015 in a press release: "California has more kids in poverty ... than virtually any other state." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval
Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2015 in a speech.: In 2000, "I wrote about Osama bin Laden, ‘We’ve got to take him out.’"
American Action Network stated on December 8, 2015 in a newspaper ad: "Under conservative leadership, Congress has reduced the federal deficit by 60 percent – nearly $800 billion."
Antonin Scalia stated on December 9, 2015 in a Supreme Court hearing: "Most of the black scientists in this country don't come from schools like the University of Texas. They come from lesser schools."
Charlotte Nash stated on November 17, 2015 in a statement: Since 2008, Gwinnett County’s population has grown 15 percent, while the county government staff has increased only 1 percent.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party."
Jeb Bush stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on 'This Week' : "Up until recently, 75 percent of all the sorties that left the base came back without dropping their ordnances, because there was such a concern about making sure that there were no civilian casualties."
Paul Ryan stated on November 4, 2015 in a TV interview: The U.S. "tax rate on successful small businesses is 44.6 percent," while the business tax rate in Canada is 15 percent.
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."
Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro."
Occupy Democrats stated on December 2, 2015 in a Facebook post: "If Trump had just put his father’s money in a mutual fund ... he’d have $8 billion."
Greg Abbott stated on November 17, 2015 in Network TV interview: In Texas, "we've had three ISIS-related incidents already."
Joe Donald stated on December 2, 2015 in an interview: "We lock up close to 2.4 million people in this country. We're locking up more people than China and Russia."
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.
Alan Grayson stated on November 25, 2015 in an interview on the "Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News: "Technically, (Ted Cruz is) not even an American."
Joe Scarborough stated on December 4, 2015 in on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": In the weekend after the terrorist attacks in Paris, the White House said "this couldn't happen in the United States. ISIS couldn't reach us here."
Terry McAuliffe stated on December 3, 2015 in a news conference.: "Since 2008, we have cut 5,000 positions" from Virginia public schools.
Chain email stated on August 26, 2014 in In a viral YouTube video: A Muslim immigrant in Michigan can list his second, third or fourth wives as "extended family" and qualify for welfare.
Kevin Russell stated on October 28, 2015 in an opinion column: "In almost every other country in the world, artists and musicians are paid when their music is played on the radio. In fact, the only countries besides the U.S. who do not have a radio-performance right are China, Iran and North Korea."
Marco Rubio stated on December 1, 2015 in a tweet: "Last year, I stopped an Obamacare bailout and saved taxpayers $2.5 billion."
Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in a tweet: "From 2010-2014, median household income" in Wisconsin "has actually gone up 7.4 percent."
Kevin de León stated on November 10, 2015 in a press release: California has "robust job growth that outpaces the rest of the nation."
Bob Goodlatte stated on November 24, 2015 in a radio interview.: "There is a federal criminal law that says it's a crime to transport dentures across state lines."
Hillary Clinton stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview with George Stephanopoulos: The Charleston, S.C., shooter "should have never been given a gun, but the universal background check was not fast enough."
Marco Rubio stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "There are over 700,000 Americans on some watch list or another that would all be captured" in a Democratic amendment intended to stop suspected terrorists from buying guns.
Heather Moore stated on November 17, 2015 in a Providence Journal commentary: "Each vegan spares more than 100 animals every year."
Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2015 in an interview with Steven Crowder: The "federal government is going after school districts, trying to force them to let boys shower with little girls."
Barack Obama stated on December 1, 2015 in a press conference: "You go down to Miami and when it's flooding at high tide on a sunny day, fish are swimming through the middle of the streets."
George Will stated on November 30, 2015 in a TV talk show: Despite attention on global warming, "fewer Americans carpool today to work than carpooled in 1980" and "SUVs have never been a larger proportion of the vehicles being sold in this country."
Common Sense Kids Action stated on September 21, 2015 in a press release: "California has more kids in poverty ... than virtually any other state."
Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval
