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 Mark Pocan stated on April 9, 2015 in a news conference: "When the Constitution was written, (only) 20 to 25 percent of the people in the country could vote." Rick Santorum stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Says Howard Zinn, "an anti-American Marxist," wrote "the most popular textbook that's taught in our high schools in America." Mackubin Thomas Owens stated on March 18, 2015 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "In the early 1980s, Sen. Edward Kennedy secretly offered to help Soviet leaders counter the Reagan administration’s position on nuclear disarmament." Rand Paul stated on April 8, 2015 in a town hall meeting in Milford, NH: "The founders of New Hampshire came up with the motto Live Free or Die." Mitch McConnell stated on March 15, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Secretary of State John Kerry, "when he was a senator, flew to Managua and met with a communist dictator there, Daniel Ortega, and accused the Reagan administration of engaging in terrorism." Ted Cruz stated on March 11, 2015 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here, we have Thanksgiving, we have Christmas, we have the 4th of July. Every year in Iran, they celebrate Death to America day." Henry Sanders stated on March 8, 2015 in a video clip aired on NBC's "Meet the Press": Today in Selma, Ala., "the poverty rate is roughly nine times that of whites." Rick Perry stated on February 24, 2015 in a speech: "Thomas Paine wrote that ‘the duty of a patriot is to protect his country from his government.’" Scott Surovell stated on February 4, 2015 in a floor speech.: "When did the decline of coal start? It started when natural gas took off … that started to begin in (President George W.) Bush’s administration." Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2015 in a meme on social media: Say George Washington said that "when government takes away citizens’ right to bear arms it becomes citizens’ duty to take away government’s right to govern." Adam Kinzinger stated on February 15, 2015 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': The current debate over authorizing military action against the Islamic State "would be the first time Congress would place limits on the commander-in-chief's ability to be commander-in-chief." 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." Chain email stated on February 9, 2015 in a chain email: "Over 200 years ago, the United States had declared war on Islam, and Thomas Jefferson led the charge!" Nicholas Mattiello stated on January 18, 2015 in an interview on "10 News Conference": "There haven't been tax cuts for the rich" in Rhode Island. Alfonso Lopez stated on January 19, 2015 in a floor speech.: Ronald Reagan "banned ownership of fully automatic rifles. He supported the assault weapons ban." Barack Obama stated on January 22, 2015 in an interview with YouTube celebrity Bethany Mota: "The reason we even have colleges is that at some point there were politicians who said, ‘You know what? We should start colleges.’ " Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2015 in an interview: "Documents released from the Soviet Union" show "the Soviet Union started treating" President Ronald Reagan more seriously after Reagan fired the air traffic controllers. Ron Hayduk stated on January 1, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "The right to vote in this country has never been intrinsically tied to citizenship." Arthur Cyr stated on December 26, 2014 in a Providence Journal commentary: Says Nikita Khrushchev brought an extra shoe to a United Nations session in 1960, which he banged on the desk in protest. Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2015 in a Facebook post: "In 1913, it was legal to mail children." Bobby Scott stated on December 9, 2014 in a news release.: "After World War II, we tried, convicted, and, in some cases, executed Japanese soldiers for war crimes that included charges of waterboarding." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 17, 2014 in a Senate floor speech: "January through November 2014, the year so far, were the hottest first 11 months of any year recorded." Dennis Moss stated on December 19, 2014 in in an interview with the "Miami Herald": "When Disney was looking to build Disney World, they came to Miami and we told Disney to take a hike." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 14, 2014 in a TV interview: The United States "decided waterboarding was torture back when we court-martialed American soldiers for waterboarding Philippine insurgents in the Philippine revolution." Greg Abbott stated on December 7, 2014 in an interview on Meet the Press: "My wife is going to be the first Hispanic first lady in the history of Texas." Jesse Ventura stated on December 2, 2014 in an interview with Salon.com: "Fluoride in the water, that was originally done by the Nazis!" Reince Priebus stated on December 2, 2014 in a speech: Says Barack Obama has "the worst record of any president when it comes to putting America deeper in debt." Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2014 in a meme: "The U.S. Constitution owes its notion of democracy to the Iroquois Tribes." Tim Kaine stated on November 20, 2014 in a news release.: "Every president since Eisenhower has taken executive action to address immigration issues." Gina Raimondo stated on October 7, 2014 in in television commercial: "I fought 38 Studios from the beginning."
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Mark Pocan stated on April 9, 2015 in a news conference: "When the Constitution was written, (only) 20 to 25 percent of the people in the country could vote." Rick Santorum stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Says Howard Zinn, "an anti-American Marxist," wrote "the most popular textbook that's taught in our high schools in America." Mackubin Thomas Owens stated on March 18, 2015 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "In the early 1980s, Sen. Edward Kennedy secretly offered to help Soviet leaders counter the Reagan administration’s position on nuclear disarmament." Rand Paul stated on April 8, 2015 in a town hall meeting in Milford, NH: "The founders of New Hampshire came up with the motto Live Free or Die." Mitch McConnell stated on March 15, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Secretary of State John Kerry, "when he was a senator, flew to Managua and met with a communist dictator there, Daniel Ortega, and accused the Reagan administration of engaging in terrorism." Ted Cruz stated on March 11, 2015 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here, we have Thanksgiving, we have Christmas, we have the 4th of July. Every year in Iran, they celebrate Death to America day." Henry Sanders stated on March 8, 2015 in a video clip aired on NBC's "Meet the Press": Today in Selma, Ala., "the poverty rate is roughly nine times that of whites." Rick Perry stated on February 24, 2015 in a speech: "Thomas Paine wrote that ‘the duty of a patriot is to protect his country from his government.’" Scott Surovell stated on February 4, 2015 in a floor speech.: "When did the decline of coal start? It started when natural gas took off … that started to begin in (President George W.) Bush’s administration." Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2015 in a meme on social media: Say George Washington said that "when government takes away citizens’ right to bear arms it becomes citizens’ duty to take away government’s right to govern." Adam Kinzinger stated on February 15, 2015 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': The current debate over authorizing military action against the Islamic State "would be the first time Congress would place limits on the commander-in-chief's ability to be commander-in-chief." 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." Chain email stated on February 9, 2015 in a chain email: "Over 200 years ago, the United States had declared war on Islam, and Thomas Jefferson led the charge!" Nicholas Mattiello stated on January 18, 2015 in an interview on "10 News Conference": "There haven't been tax cuts for the rich" in Rhode Island. Alfonso Lopez stated on January 19, 2015 in a floor speech.: Ronald Reagan "banned ownership of fully automatic rifles. He supported the assault weapons ban." Barack Obama stated on January 22, 2015 in an interview with YouTube celebrity Bethany Mota: "The reason we even have colleges is that at some point there were politicians who said, ‘You know what? We should start colleges.’ " Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2015 in an interview: "Documents released from the Soviet Union" show "the Soviet Union started treating" President Ronald Reagan more seriously after Reagan fired the air traffic controllers. Ron Hayduk stated on January 1, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "The right to vote in this country has never been intrinsically tied to citizenship." Arthur Cyr stated on December 26, 2014 in a Providence Journal commentary: Says Nikita Khrushchev brought an extra shoe to a United Nations session in 1960, which he banged on the desk in protest. Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2015 in a Facebook post: "In 1913, it was legal to mail children." Bobby Scott stated on December 9, 2014 in a news release.: "After World War II, we tried, convicted, and, in some cases, executed Japanese soldiers for war crimes that included charges of waterboarding." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 17, 2014 in a Senate floor speech: "January through November 2014, the year so far, were the hottest first 11 months of any year recorded." Dennis Moss stated on December 19, 2014 in in an interview with the "Miami Herald": "When Disney was looking to build Disney World, they came to Miami and we told Disney to take a hike." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 14, 2014 in a TV interview: The United States "decided waterboarding was torture back when we court-martialed American soldiers for waterboarding Philippine insurgents in the Philippine revolution." Greg Abbott stated on December 7, 2014 in an interview on Meet the Press: "My wife is going to be the first Hispanic first lady in the history of Texas." Jesse Ventura stated on December 2, 2014 in an interview with Salon.com: "Fluoride in the water, that was originally done by the Nazis!" Reince Priebus stated on December 2, 2014 in a speech: Says Barack Obama has "the worst record of any president when it comes to putting America deeper in debt." Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2014 in a meme: "The U.S. Constitution owes its notion of democracy to the Iroquois Tribes." Tim Kaine stated on November 20, 2014 in a news release.: "Every president since Eisenhower has taken executive action to address immigration issues." Gina Raimondo stated on October 7, 2014 in in television commercial: "I fought 38 Studios from the beginning."
Mark Pocan stated on April 9, 2015 in a news conference: "When the Constitution was written, (only) 20 to 25 percent of the people in the country could vote."
Rick Santorum stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Says Howard Zinn, "an anti-American Marxist," wrote "the most popular textbook that's taught in our high schools in America."
Mackubin Thomas Owens stated on March 18, 2015 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "In the early 1980s, Sen. Edward Kennedy secretly offered to help Soviet leaders counter the Reagan administration’s position on nuclear disarmament."
Rand Paul stated on April 8, 2015 in a town hall meeting in Milford, NH: "The founders of New Hampshire came up with the motto Live Free or Die."
Mitch McConnell stated on March 15, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Secretary of State John Kerry, "when he was a senator, flew to Managua and met with a communist dictator there, Daniel Ortega, and accused the Reagan administration of engaging in terrorism."
Ted Cruz stated on March 11, 2015 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here, we have Thanksgiving, we have Christmas, we have the 4th of July. Every year in Iran, they celebrate Death to America day."
Henry Sanders stated on March 8, 2015 in a video clip aired on NBC's "Meet the Press": Today in Selma, Ala., "the poverty rate is roughly nine times that of whites."
Rick Perry stated on February 24, 2015 in a speech: "Thomas Paine wrote that ‘the duty of a patriot is to protect his country from his government.’"
Scott Surovell stated on February 4, 2015 in a floor speech.: "When did the decline of coal start? It started when natural gas took off … that started to begin in (President George W.) Bush’s administration."
Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2015 in a meme on social media: Say George Washington said that "when government takes away citizens’ right to bear arms it becomes citizens’ duty to take away government’s right to govern."
Adam Kinzinger stated on February 15, 2015 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': The current debate over authorizing military action against the Islamic State "would be the first time Congress would place limits on the commander-in-chief's ability to be commander-in-chief."
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."
Chain email stated on February 9, 2015 in a chain email: "Over 200 years ago, the United States had declared war on Islam, and Thomas Jefferson led the charge!"
Nicholas Mattiello stated on January 18, 2015 in an interview on "10 News Conference": "There haven't been tax cuts for the rich" in Rhode Island.
Alfonso Lopez stated on January 19, 2015 in a floor speech.: Ronald Reagan "banned ownership of fully automatic rifles. He supported the assault weapons ban."
Barack Obama stated on January 22, 2015 in an interview with YouTube celebrity Bethany Mota: "The reason we even have colleges is that at some point there were politicians who said, ‘You know what? We should start colleges.’ "
Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2015 in an interview: "Documents released from the Soviet Union" show "the Soviet Union started treating" President Ronald Reagan more seriously after Reagan fired the air traffic controllers.
Ron Hayduk stated on January 1, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "The right to vote in this country has never been intrinsically tied to citizenship."
Arthur Cyr stated on December 26, 2014 in a Providence Journal commentary: Says Nikita Khrushchev brought an extra shoe to a United Nations session in 1960, which he banged on the desk in protest.
Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2015 in a Facebook post: "In 1913, it was legal to mail children."
Bobby Scott stated on December 9, 2014 in a news release.: "After World War II, we tried, convicted, and, in some cases, executed Japanese soldiers for war crimes that included charges of waterboarding."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 17, 2014 in a Senate floor speech: "January through November 2014, the year so far, were the hottest first 11 months of any year recorded."
Dennis Moss stated on December 19, 2014 in in an interview with the "Miami Herald": "When Disney was looking to build Disney World, they came to Miami and we told Disney to take a hike."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 14, 2014 in a TV interview: The United States "decided waterboarding was torture back when we court-martialed American soldiers for waterboarding Philippine insurgents in the Philippine revolution."
Greg Abbott stated on December 7, 2014 in an interview on Meet the Press: "My wife is going to be the first Hispanic first lady in the history of Texas."
Jesse Ventura stated on December 2, 2014 in an interview with Salon.com: "Fluoride in the water, that was originally done by the Nazis!"
Reince Priebus stated on December 2, 2014 in a speech: Says Barack Obama has "the worst record of any president when it comes to putting America deeper in debt."
Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2014 in a meme: "The U.S. Constitution owes its notion of democracy to the Iroquois Tribes."
Tim Kaine stated on November 20, 2014 in a news release.: "Every president since Eisenhower has taken executive action to address immigration issues."
Gina Raimondo stated on October 7, 2014 in in television commercial: "I fought 38 Studios from the beginning."
