Latest Fact-checks in Drugs 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 Josh Shapiro stated on August 11, 2016 in a platform on his campaign website: Overdosing is now the number one accidental killer in our Commonwealth. Richard Durbin stated on July 20, 2016 in a press release : "Illinois suffered 1,652 overdose deaths in 2014 ... of which 40 percent were associated with heroin. Illinois is ranked number one in the nation for a decline in treatment capacity between 2007 and 2012, and is now ranked the third worst in the country for state-funded treatment capacity." Van Jones stated on July 7, 2016 in a panel discussion on CNN: African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more." Andrew Cuomo stated on June 22, 2016 in a press conference in Buffalo before signing legislation to combat heroin addiction.: "We’re losing as many people to heroin and opioid overdoses as we lost to the AIDS epidemic at its peak." Brad Schimel stated on June 6, 2016 in an opinion piece: "More people now die in Wisconsin from drug overdoses than car crashes." Louie Gohmert stated on May 10, 2016 in House floor remarks: "Of all the people in federal prison for possession of illegal substances, 77 percent of them are not citizens of the United States." Larry Yarborough stated on June 9, 2016 in a meeting in the legislature about hemp regulations: Says if you try to hide marijuana in a hemp field, "it becomes worthless. The THC goes away." Pete Gallego stated on April 22, 2016 in Pete Gallego campaign press release: Says Will Hurd "cosponsored a bill that would militarize our border and allow 200 miles of new roads to be built in the Big Bend region -- cutting up our beloved park." Rob Portman stated on May 17, 2016 in a radio interview: Ohio is "probably top five in the country, sadly, in terms of heroin overdoses. It’s now exceeded car accidents as the No. 1 cause of death in Ohio." William Devereaux stated on May 10, 2016 in a legislative hearing : "You can import as many hemp products into this country as you want...but we can’t grow it." Vernon Keenan stated on April 26, 2016 in Newspaper interview : The city of Clarkston "can’t decriminalize marijuana. Only state legislators and Congress can do that." Freedom Partners Action Fund stated on May 2, 2016 in a TV ad: "Russ Feingold got a memo in 2009 that outlined veteran harm" at a Wisconsin VA facility "and nothing was done." Hillary Clinton stated on April 21, 2016 in a "Good Morning America" town hall: Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, "which you understand means that you can’t do any research about it." Kofi Annan stated on April 19, 2016 in an op-ed in the Huffington Post: "Studies have consistently failed to establish the existence of a link between the harshness of a country’s drug laws and its levels of drug use." Bernie Sanders stated on March 26, 2016 in a speech: "Under the federal Controlled Substance Act, marijuana is listed in the same Schedule I as heroin," even though "marijuana is not a killer drug like heroin." Californians for Lower Drug Prices stated on March 21, 2016 in a press release: "Twenty-seven out-of-state pharmaceutical companies have raised more campaign dollars (against a drug price control measure) than all other state ballot measures have raised to date, combined." Joe Pitts stated on March 10, 2016 in a Medium post: "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms." Club for Growth stated on March 17, 2016 in a political ad: Says Donald Trump promised "to take care of everybody (through government-run healthcare and) the government's going to pay for it." Rob Portman stated on March 8, 2016 in Department of Homeland Security hearing: "We understand that this heroin is primarily coming from Mexico, over the border." Maggie Hassan stated on February 4, 2016 in her State of the State speech : "Drug overdoses are now the second-most common cause of death in New Hampshire." Jeb Bush stated on January 21, 2016 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor: "90 percent of all pain medications are prescribed in the United States." Jeb Bush stated on January 4, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "As governor of Florida, I used a combination of strategies to help reduce heroin use among youth in Florida by approximately 50 percent." Vicky Hartzler stated on October 9, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Twenty-five percent of our kids in foster care are there because their parents are involved in drugs." Mason Tvert stated on October 27, 2015 in a news release: "Most Americans are ready to put it [marijuana prohibition] behind us and move on." Facebook posts stated on August 6, 2015 in a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post: A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE." Centers for Disease Control stated on October 22, 2015 in map: Georgia has the highest flu activity in the country. Bernie Sanders stated on October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "We are imprisoning or giving jail sentences to young people who are smoking marijuana." Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN Republican debate: "The marijuana that kids are smoking today is not the same as the marijuana that Jeb Bush smoked 40 years ago." Hillary Clinton stated on September 1, 2015 in an op-ed in the New Hampshire Union-Leader: "Twenty-three million Americans suffer from addiction, but only 1 in 10 get treatment." Maggie Hassan stated on June 16, 2015 in her State of the State speech in Nashua: Six thousand people have sought addiction treatment through expanded Medicaid.
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Josh Shapiro stated on August 11, 2016 in a platform on his campaign website: Overdosing is now the number one accidental killer in our Commonwealth. Richard Durbin stated on July 20, 2016 in a press release : "Illinois suffered 1,652 overdose deaths in 2014 ... of which 40 percent were associated with heroin. Illinois is ranked number one in the nation for a decline in treatment capacity between 2007 and 2012, and is now ranked the third worst in the country for state-funded treatment capacity." Van Jones stated on July 7, 2016 in a panel discussion on CNN: African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more." Andrew Cuomo stated on June 22, 2016 in a press conference in Buffalo before signing legislation to combat heroin addiction.: "We’re losing as many people to heroin and opioid overdoses as we lost to the AIDS epidemic at its peak." Brad Schimel stated on June 6, 2016 in an opinion piece: "More people now die in Wisconsin from drug overdoses than car crashes." Louie Gohmert stated on May 10, 2016 in House floor remarks: "Of all the people in federal prison for possession of illegal substances, 77 percent of them are not citizens of the United States." Larry Yarborough stated on June 9, 2016 in a meeting in the legislature about hemp regulations: Says if you try to hide marijuana in a hemp field, "it becomes worthless. The THC goes away." Pete Gallego stated on April 22, 2016 in Pete Gallego campaign press release: Says Will Hurd "cosponsored a bill that would militarize our border and allow 200 miles of new roads to be built in the Big Bend region -- cutting up our beloved park." Rob Portman stated on May 17, 2016 in a radio interview: Ohio is "probably top five in the country, sadly, in terms of heroin overdoses. It’s now exceeded car accidents as the No. 1 cause of death in Ohio." William Devereaux stated on May 10, 2016 in a legislative hearing : "You can import as many hemp products into this country as you want...but we can’t grow it." Vernon Keenan stated on April 26, 2016 in Newspaper interview : The city of Clarkston "can’t decriminalize marijuana. Only state legislators and Congress can do that." Freedom Partners Action Fund stated on May 2, 2016 in a TV ad: "Russ Feingold got a memo in 2009 that outlined veteran harm" at a Wisconsin VA facility "and nothing was done." Hillary Clinton stated on April 21, 2016 in a "Good Morning America" town hall: Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, "which you understand means that you can’t do any research about it." Kofi Annan stated on April 19, 2016 in an op-ed in the Huffington Post: "Studies have consistently failed to establish the existence of a link between the harshness of a country’s drug laws and its levels of drug use." Bernie Sanders stated on March 26, 2016 in a speech: "Under the federal Controlled Substance Act, marijuana is listed in the same Schedule I as heroin," even though "marijuana is not a killer drug like heroin." Californians for Lower Drug Prices stated on March 21, 2016 in a press release: "Twenty-seven out-of-state pharmaceutical companies have raised more campaign dollars (against a drug price control measure) than all other state ballot measures have raised to date, combined." Joe Pitts stated on March 10, 2016 in a Medium post: "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms." Club for Growth stated on March 17, 2016 in a political ad: Says Donald Trump promised "to take care of everybody (through government-run healthcare and) the government's going to pay for it." Rob Portman stated on March 8, 2016 in Department of Homeland Security hearing: "We understand that this heroin is primarily coming from Mexico, over the border." Maggie Hassan stated on February 4, 2016 in her State of the State speech : "Drug overdoses are now the second-most common cause of death in New Hampshire." Jeb Bush stated on January 21, 2016 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor: "90 percent of all pain medications are prescribed in the United States." Jeb Bush stated on January 4, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "As governor of Florida, I used a combination of strategies to help reduce heroin use among youth in Florida by approximately 50 percent." Vicky Hartzler stated on October 9, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Twenty-five percent of our kids in foster care are there because their parents are involved in drugs." Mason Tvert stated on October 27, 2015 in a news release: "Most Americans are ready to put it [marijuana prohibition] behind us and move on." Facebook posts stated on August 6, 2015 in a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post: A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE." Centers for Disease Control stated on October 22, 2015 in map: Georgia has the highest flu activity in the country. Bernie Sanders stated on October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "We are imprisoning or giving jail sentences to young people who are smoking marijuana." Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN Republican debate: "The marijuana that kids are smoking today is not the same as the marijuana that Jeb Bush smoked 40 years ago." Hillary Clinton stated on September 1, 2015 in an op-ed in the New Hampshire Union-Leader: "Twenty-three million Americans suffer from addiction, but only 1 in 10 get treatment." Maggie Hassan stated on June 16, 2015 in her State of the State speech in Nashua: Six thousand people have sought addiction treatment through expanded Medicaid.
Josh Shapiro stated on August 11, 2016 in a platform on his campaign website: Overdosing is now the number one accidental killer in our Commonwealth.
Richard Durbin stated on July 20, 2016 in a press release : "Illinois suffered 1,652 overdose deaths in 2014 ... of which 40 percent were associated with heroin. Illinois is ranked number one in the nation for a decline in treatment capacity between 2007 and 2012, and is now ranked the third worst in the country for state-funded treatment capacity."
Van Jones stated on July 7, 2016 in a panel discussion on CNN: African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more."
Andrew Cuomo stated on June 22, 2016 in a press conference in Buffalo before signing legislation to combat heroin addiction.: "We’re losing as many people to heroin and opioid overdoses as we lost to the AIDS epidemic at its peak."
Brad Schimel stated on June 6, 2016 in an opinion piece: "More people now die in Wisconsin from drug overdoses than car crashes."
Louie Gohmert stated on May 10, 2016 in House floor remarks: "Of all the people in federal prison for possession of illegal substances, 77 percent of them are not citizens of the United States."
Larry Yarborough stated on June 9, 2016 in a meeting in the legislature about hemp regulations: Says if you try to hide marijuana in a hemp field, "it becomes worthless. The THC goes away."
Pete Gallego stated on April 22, 2016 in Pete Gallego campaign press release: Says Will Hurd "cosponsored a bill that would militarize our border and allow 200 miles of new roads to be built in the Big Bend region -- cutting up our beloved park."
Rob Portman stated on May 17, 2016 in a radio interview: Ohio is "probably top five in the country, sadly, in terms of heroin overdoses. It’s now exceeded car accidents as the No. 1 cause of death in Ohio."
William Devereaux stated on May 10, 2016 in a legislative hearing : "You can import as many hemp products into this country as you want...but we can’t grow it."
Vernon Keenan stated on April 26, 2016 in Newspaper interview : The city of Clarkston "can’t decriminalize marijuana. Only state legislators and Congress can do that."
Freedom Partners Action Fund stated on May 2, 2016 in a TV ad: "Russ Feingold got a memo in 2009 that outlined veteran harm" at a Wisconsin VA facility "and nothing was done."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 21, 2016 in a "Good Morning America" town hall: Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, "which you understand means that you can’t do any research about it."
Kofi Annan stated on April 19, 2016 in an op-ed in the Huffington Post: "Studies have consistently failed to establish the existence of a link between the harshness of a country’s drug laws and its levels of drug use."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 26, 2016 in a speech: "Under the federal Controlled Substance Act, marijuana is listed in the same Schedule I as heroin," even though "marijuana is not a killer drug like heroin."
Californians for Lower Drug Prices stated on March 21, 2016 in a press release: "Twenty-seven out-of-state pharmaceutical companies have raised more campaign dollars (against a drug price control measure) than all other state ballot measures have raised to date, combined."
Joe Pitts stated on March 10, 2016 in a Medium post: "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms."
Club for Growth stated on March 17, 2016 in a political ad: Says Donald Trump promised "to take care of everybody (through government-run healthcare and) the government's going to pay for it."
Rob Portman stated on March 8, 2016 in Department of Homeland Security hearing: "We understand that this heroin is primarily coming from Mexico, over the border."
Maggie Hassan stated on February 4, 2016 in her State of the State speech : "Drug overdoses are now the second-most common cause of death in New Hampshire."
Jeb Bush stated on January 21, 2016 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor: "90 percent of all pain medications are prescribed in the United States."
Jeb Bush stated on January 4, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "As governor of Florida, I used a combination of strategies to help reduce heroin use among youth in Florida by approximately 50 percent."
Vicky Hartzler stated on October 9, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Twenty-five percent of our kids in foster care are there because their parents are involved in drugs."
Mason Tvert stated on October 27, 2015 in a news release: "Most Americans are ready to put it [marijuana prohibition] behind us and move on."
Facebook posts stated on August 6, 2015 in a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post: A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE."
Centers for Disease Control stated on October 22, 2015 in map: Georgia has the highest flu activity in the country.
Bernie Sanders stated on October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "We are imprisoning or giving jail sentences to young people who are smoking marijuana."
Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN Republican debate: "The marijuana that kids are smoking today is not the same as the marijuana that Jeb Bush smoked 40 years ago."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 1, 2015 in an op-ed in the New Hampshire Union-Leader: "Twenty-three million Americans suffer from addiction, but only 1 in 10 get treatment."
Maggie Hassan stated on June 16, 2015 in her State of the State speech in Nashua: Six thousand people have sought addiction treatment through expanded Medicaid.
