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 Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs." Caleb Rowden stated on August 21, 2015 in a tweet: "#GradInsurance debacle is a DIRECT result of #ObamaCare. #MIZZOU has to break the law to do the right thing." Jennifer Shilling stated on September 16, 2015 in a tweet: A "voucher school that closed after 9 days this year collected $5.4 million in taxpayer subsidies since first opening." Stephen Colbert stated on September 21, 2015 in an interview with Ted Cruz: Says Ronald Reagan "reversed his world’s ‘largest tax cut’ and raised taxes when revenues did not match the expectations." Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2015 in an interview with CBS' Stephen Colbert: "When (Ronald) Reagan came in, from 1978 to 1982, economic growth averaged less than 1 percent a year. There’s only one other four-year period where that’s true. That’s true from 2008 to 2012." Don Zimmerman stated on September 1, 2015 in an Austin City Council meeting: Salaries of Austin residents who don't work for city government "have not been going up 3 percent a year for the last several years." Matthew Charles Cardinale stated on September 13, 2015 in an opinion piece in the Saporta Report: Tens of thousands of Atlanta households pay more than 30 percent of their income towards rent. Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break. Jay Nixon stated on August 12, 2015 in a post on Twitter: Missouri is "#1 in the nation for holding down tuition increases at public universities." Martin Shkreli stated on September 21, 2015 in comments on Bloomberg TV: "Daraprim is still underpriced, relative to its peers." Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2015 in a tweet: "The birther movement was started by Hillary Clinton in 2008. She was all in!" Martin O'Malley stated on September 10, 2015 in interview with Democracy Now!: Says "the cascading effects" of climate change contributed to the rise of ISIS. Ben Carson stated on September 16, 2015 in the second GOP debate: There are a "multitude" of vaccines that do not prevent deadly and crippling diseases. Matthew Dowd stated on September 20, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says Pope Francis "took the name of a saint who basically reached out to Muslims." Hillary Clinton stated on September 19, 2015 in remarks at the 2015 New Hampshire Democratic Party State Convention: "Under Republicans, recessions happen four times as frequently as under Democrats." Mary Mannix stated on September 16, 2015 in a news conference.: "Just about half of rural hospitals operate in the red in Virginia. They operate at a loss." Casey Cagle stated on September 8, 2015 in press release: "Eighty-three law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty this year. Twenty-four of them were shot and killed in cold blood." Viral image stated on September 8, 2015 in a shareable graphic on the Web: Says Bernie Sanders opposes "requiring all children to have a K-12 education." Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in the second GOP primary debate: When Carly Fiorina says Hewlett-Packard "revenues went up, that's because she bought Compaq. It was a terrible deal." Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: Says Donald Trump was "forced to file for bankruptcy not once, not twice, four times." Scott Walker stated on September 16, 2015 in a debate: The Obama administration’s "own Environmental Protection Agency" has said its Clean Power Plan "will have a marginal impact on climate change." Bernie Sanders stated on September 14, 2015 in a speech.: "The top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent." Marco Rubio stated on September 20, 2015 in an interview on "This Week.": "We had a three-hour debate, no discussion about the national debt, very little about the economy." Karl Rove stated on September 20, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": At this point in 2012, "Rick Perry was ahead at 29.9 percent, and we had seven more leads before it finally settled on Mitt Romney." Kenneth Block stated on August 23, 2015 in TV interview: "The cost of fire in Rhode Island is anywhere from 33 percent to 100 percent more expensive than anywhere else we could find." Dale Kooyenga stated on August 31, 2015 in a radio interview: The University of Wisconsin System "is larger than any business in the state of Wisconsin." Rand Paul stated on September 16, 2015 in a presidential debate: "There's never been a direct Supreme Court case on people who were here illegally, whether or not their kids are citizens." Town hall audience member stated on September 17, 2015 in a town hall held by Donald Trump in Rochester, N.H.: "You know our current president is (Muslim). You know he's not even an American." Marco Rubio stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN GOP presidential debate: Says that President Barack Obama said an attack on Syria "was going to be a pinprick." Ted Cruz stated on September 1, 2015 in a speech to the Greater Houston Partnership: The Iran deal "trusts the Iranians to inspect themselves."
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
Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs." Caleb Rowden stated on August 21, 2015 in a tweet: "#GradInsurance debacle is a DIRECT result of #ObamaCare. #MIZZOU has to break the law to do the right thing." Jennifer Shilling stated on September 16, 2015 in a tweet: A "voucher school that closed after 9 days this year collected $5.4 million in taxpayer subsidies since first opening." Stephen Colbert stated on September 21, 2015 in an interview with Ted Cruz: Says Ronald Reagan "reversed his world’s ‘largest tax cut’ and raised taxes when revenues did not match the expectations." Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2015 in an interview with CBS' Stephen Colbert: "When (Ronald) Reagan came in, from 1978 to 1982, economic growth averaged less than 1 percent a year. There’s only one other four-year period where that’s true. That’s true from 2008 to 2012." Don Zimmerman stated on September 1, 2015 in an Austin City Council meeting: Salaries of Austin residents who don't work for city government "have not been going up 3 percent a year for the last several years." Matthew Charles Cardinale stated on September 13, 2015 in an opinion piece in the Saporta Report: Tens of thousands of Atlanta households pay more than 30 percent of their income towards rent. Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break. Jay Nixon stated on August 12, 2015 in a post on Twitter: Missouri is "#1 in the nation for holding down tuition increases at public universities." Martin Shkreli stated on September 21, 2015 in comments on Bloomberg TV: "Daraprim is still underpriced, relative to its peers." Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2015 in a tweet: "The birther movement was started by Hillary Clinton in 2008. She was all in!" Martin O'Malley stated on September 10, 2015 in interview with Democracy Now!: Says "the cascading effects" of climate change contributed to the rise of ISIS. Ben Carson stated on September 16, 2015 in the second GOP debate: There are a "multitude" of vaccines that do not prevent deadly and crippling diseases. Matthew Dowd stated on September 20, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says Pope Francis "took the name of a saint who basically reached out to Muslims." Hillary Clinton stated on September 19, 2015 in remarks at the 2015 New Hampshire Democratic Party State Convention: "Under Republicans, recessions happen four times as frequently as under Democrats." Mary Mannix stated on September 16, 2015 in a news conference.: "Just about half of rural hospitals operate in the red in Virginia. They operate at a loss." Casey Cagle stated on September 8, 2015 in press release: "Eighty-three law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty this year. Twenty-four of them were shot and killed in cold blood." Viral image stated on September 8, 2015 in a shareable graphic on the Web: Says Bernie Sanders opposes "requiring all children to have a K-12 education." Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in the second GOP primary debate: When Carly Fiorina says Hewlett-Packard "revenues went up, that's because she bought Compaq. It was a terrible deal." Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: Says Donald Trump was "forced to file for bankruptcy not once, not twice, four times." Scott Walker stated on September 16, 2015 in a debate: The Obama administration’s "own Environmental Protection Agency" has said its Clean Power Plan "will have a marginal impact on climate change." Bernie Sanders stated on September 14, 2015 in a speech.: "The top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent." Marco Rubio stated on September 20, 2015 in an interview on "This Week.": "We had a three-hour debate, no discussion about the national debt, very little about the economy." Karl Rove stated on September 20, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": At this point in 2012, "Rick Perry was ahead at 29.9 percent, and we had seven more leads before it finally settled on Mitt Romney." Kenneth Block stated on August 23, 2015 in TV interview: "The cost of fire in Rhode Island is anywhere from 33 percent to 100 percent more expensive than anywhere else we could find." Dale Kooyenga stated on August 31, 2015 in a radio interview: The University of Wisconsin System "is larger than any business in the state of Wisconsin." Rand Paul stated on September 16, 2015 in a presidential debate: "There's never been a direct Supreme Court case on people who were here illegally, whether or not their kids are citizens." Town hall audience member stated on September 17, 2015 in a town hall held by Donald Trump in Rochester, N.H.: "You know our current president is (Muslim). You know he's not even an American." Marco Rubio stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN GOP presidential debate: Says that President Barack Obama said an attack on Syria "was going to be a pinprick." Ted Cruz stated on September 1, 2015 in a speech to the Greater Houston Partnership: The Iran deal "trusts the Iranians to inspect themselves."
Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs."
Caleb Rowden stated on August 21, 2015 in a tweet: "#GradInsurance debacle is a DIRECT result of #ObamaCare. #MIZZOU has to break the law to do the right thing."
Jennifer Shilling stated on September 16, 2015 in a tweet: A "voucher school that closed after 9 days this year collected $5.4 million in taxpayer subsidies since first opening."
Stephen Colbert stated on September 21, 2015 in an interview with Ted Cruz: Says Ronald Reagan "reversed his world’s ‘largest tax cut’ and raised taxes when revenues did not match the expectations."
Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2015 in an interview with CBS' Stephen Colbert: "When (Ronald) Reagan came in, from 1978 to 1982, economic growth averaged less than 1 percent a year. There’s only one other four-year period where that’s true. That’s true from 2008 to 2012."
Don Zimmerman stated on September 1, 2015 in an Austin City Council meeting: Salaries of Austin residents who don't work for city government "have not been going up 3 percent a year for the last several years."
Matthew Charles Cardinale stated on September 13, 2015 in an opinion piece in the Saporta Report: Tens of thousands of Atlanta households pay more than 30 percent of their income towards rent.
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break.
Jay Nixon stated on August 12, 2015 in a post on Twitter: Missouri is "#1 in the nation for holding down tuition increases at public universities."
Martin Shkreli stated on September 21, 2015 in comments on Bloomberg TV: "Daraprim is still underpriced, relative to its peers."
Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2015 in a tweet: "The birther movement was started by Hillary Clinton in 2008. She was all in!"
Martin O'Malley stated on September 10, 2015 in interview with Democracy Now!: Says "the cascading effects" of climate change contributed to the rise of ISIS.
Ben Carson stated on September 16, 2015 in the second GOP debate: There are a "multitude" of vaccines that do not prevent deadly and crippling diseases.
Matthew Dowd stated on September 20, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says Pope Francis "took the name of a saint who basically reached out to Muslims."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 19, 2015 in remarks at the 2015 New Hampshire Democratic Party State Convention: "Under Republicans, recessions happen four times as frequently as under Democrats."
Mary Mannix stated on September 16, 2015 in a news conference.: "Just about half of rural hospitals operate in the red in Virginia. They operate at a loss."
Casey Cagle stated on September 8, 2015 in press release: "Eighty-three law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty this year. Twenty-four of them were shot and killed in cold blood."
Viral image stated on September 8, 2015 in a shareable graphic on the Web: Says Bernie Sanders opposes "requiring all children to have a K-12 education."
Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in the second GOP primary debate: When Carly Fiorina says Hewlett-Packard "revenues went up, that's because she bought Compaq. It was a terrible deal."
Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: Says Donald Trump was "forced to file for bankruptcy not once, not twice, four times."
Scott Walker stated on September 16, 2015 in a debate: The Obama administration’s "own Environmental Protection Agency" has said its Clean Power Plan "will have a marginal impact on climate change."
Bernie Sanders stated on September 14, 2015 in a speech.: "The top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
Marco Rubio stated on September 20, 2015 in an interview on "This Week.": "We had a three-hour debate, no discussion about the national debt, very little about the economy."
Karl Rove stated on September 20, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": At this point in 2012, "Rick Perry was ahead at 29.9 percent, and we had seven more leads before it finally settled on Mitt Romney."
Kenneth Block stated on August 23, 2015 in TV interview: "The cost of fire in Rhode Island is anywhere from 33 percent to 100 percent more expensive than anywhere else we could find."
Dale Kooyenga stated on August 31, 2015 in a radio interview: The University of Wisconsin System "is larger than any business in the state of Wisconsin."
Rand Paul stated on September 16, 2015 in a presidential debate: "There's never been a direct Supreme Court case on people who were here illegally, whether or not their kids are citizens."
Town hall audience member stated on September 17, 2015 in a town hall held by Donald Trump in Rochester, N.H.: "You know our current president is (Muslim). You know he's not even an American."
Marco Rubio stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN GOP presidential debate: Says that President Barack Obama said an attack on Syria "was going to be a pinprick."
Ted Cruz stated on September 1, 2015 in a speech to the Greater Houston Partnership: The Iran deal "trusts the Iranians to inspect themselves."
