Latest Fact-checks in Elections 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 Ken Detzner stated on November 4, 2013 in a state Senate ethics and elections committee hearing: One of the "main functions" of the Department of Homeland Security’s SAVE database is "checking voter registration citizenship status." Miriam Martinez stated on November 11, 2013 in her campaign website: I am "the first Latina to run for governor of Texas." George Will stated on November 10, 2013 in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday": Says 18 states and the District of Columbia have voted Democratic in six consecutive presidential elections. Greg Abbott stated on November 7, 2013 in a donation web page: Wendy Davis is "fighting to bring ... Bloomberg-style gun control to Texas." Jonathan Karl stated on November 3, 2013 in a conversation on ABC's "This Week": "Before the Republican wave in 2010, Democrats had an advantage on the generic ballot in Congress. Even in 1994 with the Gingrich revolution ... Democrats had that advantage." Democratic Governors Association stated on October 24, 2013 in an email blast: "Texas Governor Rick Perry’s voter ID law is a blatant effort to defeat Wendy Davis by disenfranchising tens of thousands of women voters." League of Women Voters of Florida stated on October 10, 2013 in a statement: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that the SAVE "database is not a foolproof means of verifying (citizenship on) the voter rolls." League of Women Voters of Texas Education Fund stated on September 23, 2013 in a press release: "Photo ID is not required for those who vote by mail." Steve Lonegan stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio program: "I would be the first Republican senator elected in New Jersey in 41 years." Eddie Bernice Johnson stated on August 8, 2013 in an opinion column in Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Studies have shown that voter fraud is non-existent in Texas." Charlie Crist stated on August 17, 2013 in a speech to Louisiana Democrats: In 2012, the state "put together a list of over 100,000 people that they thought were ineligible to vote. Came out there were less than 10." Libertarian Party of Broward County stated on August 22, 2013 in the Libertarian Party of Broward website: The Libertarian Party "is the third-largest political party in the U.S." John Cornyn stated on August 8, 2013 in an opinion column.: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections. James Vincent stated on August 4, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": Twenty four states have voter ID or comparable restrictions; before Barack Obama was elected, it was two. Lone Star Project stated on July 14, 2013 in a blog post.: Says Greg Abbott "converted over $1 million in federal grant money intended for use to prosecute online sexual predators and other cyber crimes and instead used it to harass and prosecute senior citizens who were assisting other senior citizens in applying for mail-in ballots." Sarah Palin stated on July 26, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: "I was banned from talking about" Bill Ayers during the 2008 presidential campaign. Michele Bachmann stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview with World Net Daily: "The president … by executive order" could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation. Karl Rove stated on June 26, 2013 in an op-ed: The Hispanic population in Gwinnett and Henry counties has increased by 153 percent and 339 percent, respectively, since 2000 while Republican presidential candidates are getting a smaller percentage of the vote in those counties. Ken Cuccinelli stated on June 11, 2013 in a news conference.: "I’m the only candidate for governor who’s rolled out any policies so far." Raymond Gallison stated on June 13, 2013 in a House floor debate: "Seventy-four percent of Rhode Islanders support [a] national popular vote [for president] because they, as I, believe in one person-one vote." Stephen Nodine stated on June 21, 2013 in statements to the media: Says he can be on the ballot for Congress while serving time in jail. Bernard Jackvony stated on May 31, 2013 in a television interview: "There hasn’t been a Republican in the legislature or the City Council in Providence in over 30 years." Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty stated on June 4, 2013 in a web posting: Says Madison Mayor Paul Soglin's stated intent when proposing that city contractors disclose private political donations was to "discourage contributions to organizations with which he disagrees." Karl Rove stated on May 18, 2013 in a speech at the convention of the Georgia Republican Party.: Says that in Texas, Republican nominees "get 40 percent of the Latino vote on average." Ken Cuccinelli stated on May 28, 2013 in news conference.: On restoring voting rights to non-violent felons. Mark Pocan stated on May 13, 2013 in a speech: "Nothing in the Constitution explicitly guarantees our right to vote." Steve King stated on May 23, 2013 in a House floor speech: "Ronald Reagan’s signature on the 1986 amnesty act" gave Barack Obama about 15 million additional Hispanic votes in 2012. Bryan Long stated on April 24, 2013 in a panel discussion: Fewer Democrats were on the Georgia general election ballot in 2012 than in more than 100 years. Xavier Becerra stated on May 19, 2013 in a comment on 'Meet the Press': "We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within the tax code, under the guise of a charity, to use undisclosed millions of dollars to do political campaigns." Marco Rubio stated on May 3, 2013 in a position on legislation: On an early date for Florida's presidential primary
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Ken Detzner stated on November 4, 2013 in a state Senate ethics and elections committee hearing: One of the "main functions" of the Department of Homeland Security’s SAVE database is "checking voter registration citizenship status." Miriam Martinez stated on November 11, 2013 in her campaign website: I am "the first Latina to run for governor of Texas." George Will stated on November 10, 2013 in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday": Says 18 states and the District of Columbia have voted Democratic in six consecutive presidential elections. Greg Abbott stated on November 7, 2013 in a donation web page: Wendy Davis is "fighting to bring ... Bloomberg-style gun control to Texas." Jonathan Karl stated on November 3, 2013 in a conversation on ABC's "This Week": "Before the Republican wave in 2010, Democrats had an advantage on the generic ballot in Congress. Even in 1994 with the Gingrich revolution ... Democrats had that advantage." Democratic Governors Association stated on October 24, 2013 in an email blast: "Texas Governor Rick Perry’s voter ID law is a blatant effort to defeat Wendy Davis by disenfranchising tens of thousands of women voters." League of Women Voters of Florida stated on October 10, 2013 in a statement: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that the SAVE "database is not a foolproof means of verifying (citizenship on) the voter rolls." League of Women Voters of Texas Education Fund stated on September 23, 2013 in a press release: "Photo ID is not required for those who vote by mail." Steve Lonegan stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio program: "I would be the first Republican senator elected in New Jersey in 41 years." Eddie Bernice Johnson stated on August 8, 2013 in an opinion column in Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Studies have shown that voter fraud is non-existent in Texas." Charlie Crist stated on August 17, 2013 in a speech to Louisiana Democrats: In 2012, the state "put together a list of over 100,000 people that they thought were ineligible to vote. Came out there were less than 10." Libertarian Party of Broward County stated on August 22, 2013 in the Libertarian Party of Broward website: The Libertarian Party "is the third-largest political party in the U.S." John Cornyn stated on August 8, 2013 in an opinion column.: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections. James Vincent stated on August 4, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": Twenty four states have voter ID or comparable restrictions; before Barack Obama was elected, it was two. Lone Star Project stated on July 14, 2013 in a blog post.: Says Greg Abbott "converted over $1 million in federal grant money intended for use to prosecute online sexual predators and other cyber crimes and instead used it to harass and prosecute senior citizens who were assisting other senior citizens in applying for mail-in ballots." Sarah Palin stated on July 26, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: "I was banned from talking about" Bill Ayers during the 2008 presidential campaign. Michele Bachmann stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview with World Net Daily: "The president … by executive order" could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation. Karl Rove stated on June 26, 2013 in an op-ed: The Hispanic population in Gwinnett and Henry counties has increased by 153 percent and 339 percent, respectively, since 2000 while Republican presidential candidates are getting a smaller percentage of the vote in those counties. Ken Cuccinelli stated on June 11, 2013 in a news conference.: "I’m the only candidate for governor who’s rolled out any policies so far." Raymond Gallison stated on June 13, 2013 in a House floor debate: "Seventy-four percent of Rhode Islanders support [a] national popular vote [for president] because they, as I, believe in one person-one vote." Stephen Nodine stated on June 21, 2013 in statements to the media: Says he can be on the ballot for Congress while serving time in jail. Bernard Jackvony stated on May 31, 2013 in a television interview: "There hasn’t been a Republican in the legislature or the City Council in Providence in over 30 years." Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty stated on June 4, 2013 in a web posting: Says Madison Mayor Paul Soglin's stated intent when proposing that city contractors disclose private political donations was to "discourage contributions to organizations with which he disagrees." Karl Rove stated on May 18, 2013 in a speech at the convention of the Georgia Republican Party.: Says that in Texas, Republican nominees "get 40 percent of the Latino vote on average." Ken Cuccinelli stated on May 28, 2013 in news conference.: On restoring voting rights to non-violent felons. Mark Pocan stated on May 13, 2013 in a speech: "Nothing in the Constitution explicitly guarantees our right to vote." Steve King stated on May 23, 2013 in a House floor speech: "Ronald Reagan’s signature on the 1986 amnesty act" gave Barack Obama about 15 million additional Hispanic votes in 2012. Bryan Long stated on April 24, 2013 in a panel discussion: Fewer Democrats were on the Georgia general election ballot in 2012 than in more than 100 years. Xavier Becerra stated on May 19, 2013 in a comment on 'Meet the Press': "We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within the tax code, under the guise of a charity, to use undisclosed millions of dollars to do political campaigns." Marco Rubio stated on May 3, 2013 in a position on legislation: On an early date for Florida's presidential primary
Ken Detzner stated on November 4, 2013 in a state Senate ethics and elections committee hearing: One of the "main functions" of the Department of Homeland Security’s SAVE database is "checking voter registration citizenship status."
Miriam Martinez stated on November 11, 2013 in her campaign website: I am "the first Latina to run for governor of Texas."
George Will stated on November 10, 2013 in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday": Says 18 states and the District of Columbia have voted Democratic in six consecutive presidential elections.
Greg Abbott stated on November 7, 2013 in a donation web page: Wendy Davis is "fighting to bring ... Bloomberg-style gun control to Texas."
Jonathan Karl stated on November 3, 2013 in a conversation on ABC's "This Week": "Before the Republican wave in 2010, Democrats had an advantage on the generic ballot in Congress. Even in 1994 with the Gingrich revolution ... Democrats had that advantage."
Democratic Governors Association stated on October 24, 2013 in an email blast: "Texas Governor Rick Perry’s voter ID law is a blatant effort to defeat Wendy Davis by disenfranchising tens of thousands of women voters."
League of Women Voters of Florida stated on October 10, 2013 in a statement: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that the SAVE "database is not a foolproof means of verifying (citizenship on) the voter rolls."
League of Women Voters of Texas Education Fund stated on September 23, 2013 in a press release: "Photo ID is not required for those who vote by mail."
Steve Lonegan stated on September 23, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio program: "I would be the first Republican senator elected in New Jersey in 41 years."
Eddie Bernice Johnson stated on August 8, 2013 in an opinion column in Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Studies have shown that voter fraud is non-existent in Texas."
Charlie Crist stated on August 17, 2013 in a speech to Louisiana Democrats: In 2012, the state "put together a list of over 100,000 people that they thought were ineligible to vote. Came out there were less than 10."
Libertarian Party of Broward County stated on August 22, 2013 in the Libertarian Party of Broward website: The Libertarian Party "is the third-largest political party in the U.S."
John Cornyn stated on August 8, 2013 in an opinion column.: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections.
James Vincent stated on August 4, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": Twenty four states have voter ID or comparable restrictions; before Barack Obama was elected, it was two.
Lone Star Project stated on July 14, 2013 in a blog post.: Says Greg Abbott "converted over $1 million in federal grant money intended for use to prosecute online sexual predators and other cyber crimes and instead used it to harass and prosecute senior citizens who were assisting other senior citizens in applying for mail-in ballots."
Sarah Palin stated on July 26, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: "I was banned from talking about" Bill Ayers during the 2008 presidential campaign.
Michele Bachmann stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview with World Net Daily: "The president … by executive order" could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation.
Karl Rove stated on June 26, 2013 in an op-ed: The Hispanic population in Gwinnett and Henry counties has increased by 153 percent and 339 percent, respectively, since 2000 while Republican presidential candidates are getting a smaller percentage of the vote in those counties.
Ken Cuccinelli stated on June 11, 2013 in a news conference.: "I’m the only candidate for governor who’s rolled out any policies so far."
Raymond Gallison stated on June 13, 2013 in a House floor debate: "Seventy-four percent of Rhode Islanders support [a] national popular vote [for president] because they, as I, believe in one person-one vote."
Stephen Nodine stated on June 21, 2013 in statements to the media: Says he can be on the ballot for Congress while serving time in jail.
Bernard Jackvony stated on May 31, 2013 in a television interview: "There hasn’t been a Republican in the legislature or the City Council in Providence in over 30 years."
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty stated on June 4, 2013 in a web posting: Says Madison Mayor Paul Soglin's stated intent when proposing that city contractors disclose private political donations was to "discourage contributions to organizations with which he disagrees."
Karl Rove stated on May 18, 2013 in a speech at the convention of the Georgia Republican Party.: Says that in Texas, Republican nominees "get 40 percent of the Latino vote on average."
Ken Cuccinelli stated on May 28, 2013 in news conference.: On restoring voting rights to non-violent felons.
Mark Pocan stated on May 13, 2013 in a speech: "Nothing in the Constitution explicitly guarantees our right to vote."
Steve King stated on May 23, 2013 in a House floor speech: "Ronald Reagan’s signature on the 1986 amnesty act" gave Barack Obama about 15 million additional Hispanic votes in 2012.
Bryan Long stated on April 24, 2013 in a panel discussion: Fewer Democrats were on the Georgia general election ballot in 2012 than in more than 100 years.
Xavier Becerra stated on May 19, 2013 in a comment on 'Meet the Press': "We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within the tax code, under the guise of a charity, to use undisclosed millions of dollars to do political campaigns."
Marco Rubio stated on May 3, 2013 in a position on legislation: On an early date for Florida's presidential primary
