Latest Fact-checks in Families 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 Katie McGinty stated on March 8, 2016: "Here in Pennsylvania, the annual cost for infant childcare is over $10,000 per child, which is more than most families pay in rent and almost the same cost as in-state college tuition." Paul Ryan stated on January 9, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Today, if you were raised poor, you’re just as likely to stay poor as you were 50 years ago." 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." Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate: Says Marco Rubio is proposing a new $1 trillion "welfare program" in tax credits and "$1 trillion in new military spending." Bernie Sanders stated on October 14, 2015 in the CNN Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Every other major country" has family paid leave. Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a television show: Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country." Julián Castro stated on July 27, 2015 in his year-in-review speech: "Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription." John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2015 in a tweet: "In FY 2014 Planned Parenthood performed 327,653 abortions while receiving $528 million from taxpayers, in violation" of "the Hyde amendment." Hillary Clinton stated on August 3, 2015 in a video: Says Scott Walker's defunding of Planned Parenthood "left women across the state stranded with nowhere else to turn" for cancer screenings, breast exams and birth control. Don Beyer stated on June 15, 2015 in a website post: "More than half of women under 30 who give birth do so outside of marriage..." Robert Hurt stated on April 16, 2015 in a statement.: Says the estate tax, "in many cases," forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings. Elizabeth Roberts stated on March 2, 2015 in a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid." Bernie Sanders stated on March 31, 2015 in a talk in Austin: "Half of all Americans have less than $10,000 in their savings account." Scott Walker stated on March 23, 2015 in a tweet: Under Barack Obama, "the average cost of family health care premiums has increased by $4,154." Mike Pence stated on March 29, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Barack Obama voted for the "very same language" of Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act when he was in the Illinois state Senate. Sexual orientation "doesn't have anything to do with this law." The Associated Press stated on March 9, 2015 in article: Under legislation that has cleared the Georgia House, some children who are "legal refugees" could obtain state scholarships to attend private schools. Joseph Yost stated on February 16, 2015 in a floor speech.: "One third of our age group (Millennials) have moved back in with their parents." Leonidas Raptakis stated on February 5, 2015 in testimony before the House Committee on Labor: The minimum wage has risen $2.35 in the last two years. That's 31 percent. Sheila Resseger stated on January 10, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "By spring 2014, parents of 60,000 students in New York state had refused to let them take the Common Core Tests." Maggie Hassan stated on February 12, 2015 in her budget address: Our median household income in 2013 was the highest in the nation. Rush Limbaugh stated on February 2, 2015 in his radio commentary: "A married couple that" use the same last name "is rarer and rarer in our country." Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity stated on January 10, 2015 in a tweet: "Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour." Democratic National Committee stated on December 19, 2014 in a list of talking points: Says Jeb Bush "not only opposes marriage equality, he’s said he ‘personally’ believes gay couples should be banned from adopting children." Anne Nolan stated on November 12, 2014 in a Journal commentary: "In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person." Tony Perkins stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We know from the social science that children do best with a mom and a dad." Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2014 in an interview on ESPN's "Mike and Mike": "Much more than 50 percent of parents out there are spankers." Don Beyer stated on August 25, 2014 in a web post.: "The United States is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee paid time off to care for a new child." X posts stated on August 13, 2014 in posts on Twitter: The wife of the Ferguson, Mo., police chief said African-Americans in Ferguson "are feral and violent." Barack Obama stated on June 23, 2014 in a speech at the White House Summit on Working Families: "In 31 states, decent child care costs more than college tuition." Charles Schumer stated on May 5, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, "you get out of poverty."
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Katie McGinty stated on March 8, 2016: "Here in Pennsylvania, the annual cost for infant childcare is over $10,000 per child, which is more than most families pay in rent and almost the same cost as in-state college tuition." Paul Ryan stated on January 9, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Today, if you were raised poor, you’re just as likely to stay poor as you were 50 years ago." 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." Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate: Says Marco Rubio is proposing a new $1 trillion "welfare program" in tax credits and "$1 trillion in new military spending." Bernie Sanders stated on October 14, 2015 in the CNN Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Every other major country" has family paid leave. Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a television show: Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country." Julián Castro stated on July 27, 2015 in his year-in-review speech: "Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription." John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2015 in a tweet: "In FY 2014 Planned Parenthood performed 327,653 abortions while receiving $528 million from taxpayers, in violation" of "the Hyde amendment." Hillary Clinton stated on August 3, 2015 in a video: Says Scott Walker's defunding of Planned Parenthood "left women across the state stranded with nowhere else to turn" for cancer screenings, breast exams and birth control. Don Beyer stated on June 15, 2015 in a website post: "More than half of women under 30 who give birth do so outside of marriage..." Robert Hurt stated on April 16, 2015 in a statement.: Says the estate tax, "in many cases," forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings. Elizabeth Roberts stated on March 2, 2015 in a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid." Bernie Sanders stated on March 31, 2015 in a talk in Austin: "Half of all Americans have less than $10,000 in their savings account." Scott Walker stated on March 23, 2015 in a tweet: Under Barack Obama, "the average cost of family health care premiums has increased by $4,154." Mike Pence stated on March 29, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Barack Obama voted for the "very same language" of Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act when he was in the Illinois state Senate. Sexual orientation "doesn't have anything to do with this law." The Associated Press stated on March 9, 2015 in article: Under legislation that has cleared the Georgia House, some children who are "legal refugees" could obtain state scholarships to attend private schools. Joseph Yost stated on February 16, 2015 in a floor speech.: "One third of our age group (Millennials) have moved back in with their parents." Leonidas Raptakis stated on February 5, 2015 in testimony before the House Committee on Labor: The minimum wage has risen $2.35 in the last two years. That's 31 percent. Sheila Resseger stated on January 10, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "By spring 2014, parents of 60,000 students in New York state had refused to let them take the Common Core Tests." Maggie Hassan stated on February 12, 2015 in her budget address: Our median household income in 2013 was the highest in the nation. Rush Limbaugh stated on February 2, 2015 in his radio commentary: "A married couple that" use the same last name "is rarer and rarer in our country." Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity stated on January 10, 2015 in a tweet: "Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour." Democratic National Committee stated on December 19, 2014 in a list of talking points: Says Jeb Bush "not only opposes marriage equality, he’s said he ‘personally’ believes gay couples should be banned from adopting children." Anne Nolan stated on November 12, 2014 in a Journal commentary: "In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person." Tony Perkins stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We know from the social science that children do best with a mom and a dad." Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2014 in an interview on ESPN's "Mike and Mike": "Much more than 50 percent of parents out there are spankers." Don Beyer stated on August 25, 2014 in a web post.: "The United States is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee paid time off to care for a new child." X posts stated on August 13, 2014 in posts on Twitter: The wife of the Ferguson, Mo., police chief said African-Americans in Ferguson "are feral and violent." Barack Obama stated on June 23, 2014 in a speech at the White House Summit on Working Families: "In 31 states, decent child care costs more than college tuition." Charles Schumer stated on May 5, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, "you get out of poverty."
Katie McGinty stated on March 8, 2016: "Here in Pennsylvania, the annual cost for infant childcare is over $10,000 per child, which is more than most families pay in rent and almost the same cost as in-state college tuition."
Paul Ryan stated on January 9, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Today, if you were raised poor, you’re just as likely to stay poor as you were 50 years ago."
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."
Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate: Says Marco Rubio is proposing a new $1 trillion "welfare program" in tax credits and "$1 trillion in new military spending."
Bernie Sanders stated on October 14, 2015 in the CNN Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Every other major country" has family paid leave.
Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a television show: Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country."
Julián Castro stated on July 27, 2015 in his year-in-review speech: "Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription."
John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2015 in a tweet: "In FY 2014 Planned Parenthood performed 327,653 abortions while receiving $528 million from taxpayers, in violation" of "the Hyde amendment."
Hillary Clinton stated on August 3, 2015 in a video: Says Scott Walker's defunding of Planned Parenthood "left women across the state stranded with nowhere else to turn" for cancer screenings, breast exams and birth control.
Don Beyer stated on June 15, 2015 in a website post: "More than half of women under 30 who give birth do so outside of marriage..."
Robert Hurt stated on April 16, 2015 in a statement.: Says the estate tax, "in many cases," forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings.
Elizabeth Roberts stated on March 2, 2015 in a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 31, 2015 in a talk in Austin: "Half of all Americans have less than $10,000 in their savings account."
Scott Walker stated on March 23, 2015 in a tweet: Under Barack Obama, "the average cost of family health care premiums has increased by $4,154."
Mike Pence stated on March 29, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Barack Obama voted for the "very same language" of Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act when he was in the Illinois state Senate. Sexual orientation "doesn't have anything to do with this law."
The Associated Press stated on March 9, 2015 in article: Under legislation that has cleared the Georgia House, some children who are "legal refugees" could obtain state scholarships to attend private schools.
Joseph Yost stated on February 16, 2015 in a floor speech.: "One third of our age group (Millennials) have moved back in with their parents."
Leonidas Raptakis stated on February 5, 2015 in testimony before the House Committee on Labor: The minimum wage has risen $2.35 in the last two years. That's 31 percent.
Sheila Resseger stated on January 10, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "By spring 2014, parents of 60,000 students in New York state had refused to let them take the Common Core Tests."
Maggie Hassan stated on February 12, 2015 in her budget address: Our median household income in 2013 was the highest in the nation.
Rush Limbaugh stated on February 2, 2015 in his radio commentary: "A married couple that" use the same last name "is rarer and rarer in our country."
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity stated on January 10, 2015 in a tweet: "Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour."
Democratic National Committee stated on December 19, 2014 in a list of talking points: Says Jeb Bush "not only opposes marriage equality, he’s said he ‘personally’ believes gay couples should be banned from adopting children."
Anne Nolan stated on November 12, 2014 in a Journal commentary: "In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person."
Tony Perkins stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We know from the social science that children do best with a mom and a dad."
Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2014 in an interview on ESPN's "Mike and Mike": "Much more than 50 percent of parents out there are spankers."
Don Beyer stated on August 25, 2014 in a web post.: "The United States is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee paid time off to care for a new child."
X posts stated on August 13, 2014 in posts on Twitter: The wife of the Ferguson, Mo., police chief said African-Americans in Ferguson "are feral and violent."
Barack Obama stated on June 23, 2014 in a speech at the White House Summit on Working Families: "In 31 states, decent child care costs more than college tuition."
Charles Schumer stated on May 5, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, "you get out of poverty."
