Latest Fact-checks in History 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 Sheri Gallo stated on January 28, 2016 in an Austin City Council meeting: Since January 2015, the "majority of our" Austin City Council "meetings have extended past 10 p.m." and "many of our meetings have gone past midnight." A.J. Jacobs stated on February 6, 2016 in an interview: Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game. Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States." Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in comments during the New Hampshire Democratic debate: "I waited until (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) had actually been negotiated" before deciding whether to endorse it. Hillary Clinton stated on January 25, 2016 in a CNN town hall: When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue." Jennifer Granholm stated on January 24, 2016 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': When a Gallup poll asked about presidential candidate characteristics, "When they get to the question on, 'Would you vote for a socialist,' it is even less popular than voting for atheists." Glenn Beck stated on January 23, 2016 in an appearance in Ankeny, Iowa: "In 40 years of broadcast, I have never endorsed any candidate." Philip Van Cleave stated on January 18, 2016 in a speech: Martin Luther King Jr. "was a Republican." Hillary Clinton stated on January 18, 2016 in comments at a campaign organizing event: "Every piece of legislation, just about, that I ever introduced (in the U.S. Senate) had a Republican co-sponsor." Nancy Pelosi stated on January 13, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Until the new Iran deal, China and Russia "have never voted with us at the U.N. on any sanctions on Iran in the past." Hillary Clinton stated on January 4, 2016 in a posting on the Clinton website: "Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people." Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says carpet bombing means bombing "not a city, but the location of the troops," with "embedded special forces to direct the air power." Ben Carson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview.: Says Thomas Jefferson helped "craft" the Constitution. Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in the Fox Business Network debate: Says President Dwight Eisenhower "moved 1.5 million illegal immigrants out of this country." Ben Carson stated on November 4, 2015 in an edited Facebook post: "Every signer of the Declaration of Independence had no federal elected office experience." Trevor Noah stated on November 3, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Iowa's Republican caucus stopped mattering years ago. It in no way determines the party nominee." Ben Carson stated on October 9, 2015 in his book "A More Perfect Union": "German citizens were disarmed by their government in the late 1930s," which allowed the Nazis to "carry out their evil intentions with relatively little resistance." Jon Voight stated on October 20, 2015 in an interview with "Cigar Aficianado": "The word progressive ... was created as a substitute for ‘communist’." Jason Villalba stated on October 13, 2015 in a tweet: "Bernie Sanders admits he is a Democratic Socialist. … Nazis were Democratic Socialists." Ben Carson stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "In the class of 1968 at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, Mahmoud Abbas was one of the members of that class, and so was Ali Khamenei. And that's where they first established relationships with the young Vladimir Putin." Hillary Clinton stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign Tweet: The Benghazi probe is "the longest-running congressional investigation ever." 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." Lloyd Doggett stated on September 3, 2015 in remarks in San Antonio: As many as six federal department budget bills have been delayed because of opposition to amendments that would ban Confederate battle flag sales at federal building gift shops. Viral image stated on September 6, 2015 in a Facebook post: "Unions did not create" the eight-hour work day and the 40-hour work week. "Henry Ford did." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 7, 2015 in a news release: Says Russ Feingold cast the "deciding vote" for the "largest tax increase" in history Sid Miller stated on August 16, 2015 in a meme posted on his Facebook page: "To vote in Mexico every eligible Mexican citizen has to have a tamper-proof photo-ID card with a thumbprint and an embossed hologram." Jim Webb stated on August 12, 2015 in a web post: "We did not even have a federal income tax in this country until 1913." George Will stated on August 7, 2015 in a Washington Post column: Says Bernie Sanders chose "to spend his honeymoon in the Soviet Union in 1988." Rand Paul stated on August 6, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Cleveland: "The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the Revolution over. John Adams said it was the spark that led to our war for independence." Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2015 in a town hall in Nashua, N.H.: "The stock market does better when you have a Democratic president in the White House."
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Sheri Gallo stated on January 28, 2016 in an Austin City Council meeting: Since January 2015, the "majority of our" Austin City Council "meetings have extended past 10 p.m." and "many of our meetings have gone past midnight." A.J. Jacobs stated on February 6, 2016 in an interview: Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game. Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States." Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in comments during the New Hampshire Democratic debate: "I waited until (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) had actually been negotiated" before deciding whether to endorse it. Hillary Clinton stated on January 25, 2016 in a CNN town hall: When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue." Jennifer Granholm stated on January 24, 2016 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': When a Gallup poll asked about presidential candidate characteristics, "When they get to the question on, 'Would you vote for a socialist,' it is even less popular than voting for atheists." Glenn Beck stated on January 23, 2016 in an appearance in Ankeny, Iowa: "In 40 years of broadcast, I have never endorsed any candidate." Philip Van Cleave stated on January 18, 2016 in a speech: Martin Luther King Jr. "was a Republican." Hillary Clinton stated on January 18, 2016 in comments at a campaign organizing event: "Every piece of legislation, just about, that I ever introduced (in the U.S. Senate) had a Republican co-sponsor." Nancy Pelosi stated on January 13, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Until the new Iran deal, China and Russia "have never voted with us at the U.N. on any sanctions on Iran in the past." Hillary Clinton stated on January 4, 2016 in a posting on the Clinton website: "Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people." Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says carpet bombing means bombing "not a city, but the location of the troops," with "embedded special forces to direct the air power." Ben Carson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview.: Says Thomas Jefferson helped "craft" the Constitution. Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in the Fox Business Network debate: Says President Dwight Eisenhower "moved 1.5 million illegal immigrants out of this country." Ben Carson stated on November 4, 2015 in an edited Facebook post: "Every signer of the Declaration of Independence had no federal elected office experience." Trevor Noah stated on November 3, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Iowa's Republican caucus stopped mattering years ago. It in no way determines the party nominee." Ben Carson stated on October 9, 2015 in his book "A More Perfect Union": "German citizens were disarmed by their government in the late 1930s," which allowed the Nazis to "carry out their evil intentions with relatively little resistance." Jon Voight stated on October 20, 2015 in an interview with "Cigar Aficianado": "The word progressive ... was created as a substitute for ‘communist’." Jason Villalba stated on October 13, 2015 in a tweet: "Bernie Sanders admits he is a Democratic Socialist. … Nazis were Democratic Socialists." Ben Carson stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "In the class of 1968 at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, Mahmoud Abbas was one of the members of that class, and so was Ali Khamenei. And that's where they first established relationships with the young Vladimir Putin." Hillary Clinton stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign Tweet: The Benghazi probe is "the longest-running congressional investigation ever." 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." Lloyd Doggett stated on September 3, 2015 in remarks in San Antonio: As many as six federal department budget bills have been delayed because of opposition to amendments that would ban Confederate battle flag sales at federal building gift shops. Viral image stated on September 6, 2015 in a Facebook post: "Unions did not create" the eight-hour work day and the 40-hour work week. "Henry Ford did." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 7, 2015 in a news release: Says Russ Feingold cast the "deciding vote" for the "largest tax increase" in history Sid Miller stated on August 16, 2015 in a meme posted on his Facebook page: "To vote in Mexico every eligible Mexican citizen has to have a tamper-proof photo-ID card with a thumbprint and an embossed hologram." Jim Webb stated on August 12, 2015 in a web post: "We did not even have a federal income tax in this country until 1913." George Will stated on August 7, 2015 in a Washington Post column: Says Bernie Sanders chose "to spend his honeymoon in the Soviet Union in 1988." Rand Paul stated on August 6, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Cleveland: "The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the Revolution over. John Adams said it was the spark that led to our war for independence." Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2015 in a town hall in Nashua, N.H.: "The stock market does better when you have a Democratic president in the White House."
Sheri Gallo stated on January 28, 2016 in an Austin City Council meeting: Since January 2015, the "majority of our" Austin City Council "meetings have extended past 10 p.m." and "many of our meetings have gone past midnight."
A.J. Jacobs stated on February 6, 2016 in an interview: Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game.
Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in comments during the New Hampshire Democratic debate: "I waited until (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) had actually been negotiated" before deciding whether to endorse it.
Hillary Clinton stated on January 25, 2016 in a CNN town hall: When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue."
Jennifer Granholm stated on January 24, 2016 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': When a Gallup poll asked about presidential candidate characteristics, "When they get to the question on, 'Would you vote for a socialist,' it is even less popular than voting for atheists."
Glenn Beck stated on January 23, 2016 in an appearance in Ankeny, Iowa: "In 40 years of broadcast, I have never endorsed any candidate."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 18, 2016 in comments at a campaign organizing event: "Every piece of legislation, just about, that I ever introduced (in the U.S. Senate) had a Republican co-sponsor."
Nancy Pelosi stated on January 13, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Until the new Iran deal, China and Russia "have never voted with us at the U.N. on any sanctions on Iran in the past."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 4, 2016 in a posting on the Clinton website: "Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people."
Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says carpet bombing means bombing "not a city, but the location of the troops," with "embedded special forces to direct the air power."
Ben Carson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview.: Says Thomas Jefferson helped "craft" the Constitution.
Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in the Fox Business Network debate: Says President Dwight Eisenhower "moved 1.5 million illegal immigrants out of this country."
Ben Carson stated on November 4, 2015 in an edited Facebook post: "Every signer of the Declaration of Independence had no federal elected office experience."
Trevor Noah stated on November 3, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Iowa's Republican caucus stopped mattering years ago. It in no way determines the party nominee."
Ben Carson stated on October 9, 2015 in his book "A More Perfect Union": "German citizens were disarmed by their government in the late 1930s," which allowed the Nazis to "carry out their evil intentions with relatively little resistance."
Jon Voight stated on October 20, 2015 in an interview with "Cigar Aficianado": "The word progressive ... was created as a substitute for ‘communist’."
Jason Villalba stated on October 13, 2015 in a tweet: "Bernie Sanders admits he is a Democratic Socialist. … Nazis were Democratic Socialists."
Ben Carson stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "In the class of 1968 at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, Mahmoud Abbas was one of the members of that class, and so was Ali Khamenei. And that's where they first established relationships with the young Vladimir Putin."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign Tweet: The Benghazi probe is "the longest-running congressional investigation ever."
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."
Lloyd Doggett stated on September 3, 2015 in remarks in San Antonio: As many as six federal department budget bills have been delayed because of opposition to amendments that would ban Confederate battle flag sales at federal building gift shops.
Viral image stated on September 6, 2015 in a Facebook post: "Unions did not create" the eight-hour work day and the 40-hour work week. "Henry Ford did."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 7, 2015 in a news release: Says Russ Feingold cast the "deciding vote" for the "largest tax increase" in history
Sid Miller stated on August 16, 2015 in a meme posted on his Facebook page: "To vote in Mexico every eligible Mexican citizen has to have a tamper-proof photo-ID card with a thumbprint and an embossed hologram."
Jim Webb stated on August 12, 2015 in a web post: "We did not even have a federal income tax in this country until 1913."
George Will stated on August 7, 2015 in a Washington Post column: Says Bernie Sanders chose "to spend his honeymoon in the Soviet Union in 1988."
Rand Paul stated on August 6, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Cleveland: "The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the Revolution over. John Adams said it was the spark that led to our war for independence."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2015 in a town hall in Nashua, N.H.: "The stock market does better when you have a Democratic president in the White House."
