Latest False 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 Ivanka Trump stated on May 1, 2017 in her new book: Says John Quincy Adams said, "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader." Roy Blunt stated on February 8, 2017 in a speech: "Somebody observed this week that you have to go back to the very founding of the government to the first administration of George Washington to find a time when it’s taken longer to put a Cabinet in place." Kellyanne Conway stated on February 2, 2017 in an interview on "Fox and Friends": "This is longest that the nation has gone without a secretary of the Treasury, at least in modern times. If it's not the longest, it's darn close to it." Reince Priebus stated on November 14, 2016 in an interview: Says Donald Trump's presidential victory was "an electoral landslide." Ann Coulter stated on November 9, 2016 in a tweet: "1928 was last time Republicans had the White House, the House and the Senate." Kai Degner stated on October 17, 2016 in a debate.: "The Declaration of Independence was written on paper made out of hemp." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: The stories from women saying he groped or forced himself on them "largely have been debunked." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says to Hillary Clinton, "You heard what I said about (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal), and all of a sudden you were against it." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate: "I did not support the war in Iraq … The record shows that I’m right." NowThis stated on August 10, 2016 in a viral video: Says President Bill Clinton did not sign NAFTA. Viral image stated on August 5, 2016 in a posting on various websites: Says in 2012 "Obama won in every state that did not require a photo ID and lost in every state that did require a photo ID in order to vote." Steve Adler stated on June 14, 2016 in an interview with Bob Cole on Austin's KOKE-FM: Austin was the "site of the first mass shooting in the country." Levar Stoney stated on May 17, 2016 in a radio interview.: Virginia’s banning of felons from voting is a "Jim Crow-era law." Wendy Davis stated on March 14, 2016 in an interview with Texas Monthly: "Texas is one of only a handful of states that does not have an equal pay law." Donald Trump stated on April 11, 2016 in a rally in Rome, N.Y.: "My numbers are better right now than Ronald Reagan's numbers were with Jimmy Carter." New Day for America stated on March 31, 2016 in a television ad.: "Many just call him 'Lyin' Ted.' ... His TV ad about John Kasich? Lie! Stations had to pull it off the air." Paul Ryan stated on February 23, 2016 in an interview: "There is a precedent" for not nominating someone to the U.S. Supreme Court "in the middle of a presidential election." Donald Trump stated on March 3, 2016 in a GOP debate hosted by Fox: The wives of the 9/11 hijackers "knew exactly what was happening" and went back to Saudi Arabia two days before the attacks to watch their husbands on television flying the planes. Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2016 in an Instagram meme: Says Mahatma Gandhi once said, "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." 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." 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. 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’." Hillary Clinton stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign Tweet: The Benghazi probe is "the longest-running congressional investigation ever." Christine Gilbert stated on July 11, 2015 in a letter to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman: The Texas Capitol faces South toward Goliad, in memory of the most horrific battle of the Texas Revolution. Bloggers stated on June 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet: "Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination." Hillary Davis stated on May 6, 2015 in a hearing at the General Assembly : "The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state." Scott Walker stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Says Thomas Jefferson said "that government is best which governs least."
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Ivanka Trump stated on May 1, 2017 in her new book: Says John Quincy Adams said, "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader." Roy Blunt stated on February 8, 2017 in a speech: "Somebody observed this week that you have to go back to the very founding of the government to the first administration of George Washington to find a time when it’s taken longer to put a Cabinet in place." Kellyanne Conway stated on February 2, 2017 in an interview on "Fox and Friends": "This is longest that the nation has gone without a secretary of the Treasury, at least in modern times. If it's not the longest, it's darn close to it." Reince Priebus stated on November 14, 2016 in an interview: Says Donald Trump's presidential victory was "an electoral landslide." Ann Coulter stated on November 9, 2016 in a tweet: "1928 was last time Republicans had the White House, the House and the Senate." Kai Degner stated on October 17, 2016 in a debate.: "The Declaration of Independence was written on paper made out of hemp." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: The stories from women saying he groped or forced himself on them "largely have been debunked." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says to Hillary Clinton, "You heard what I said about (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal), and all of a sudden you were against it." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate: "I did not support the war in Iraq … The record shows that I’m right." NowThis stated on August 10, 2016 in a viral video: Says President Bill Clinton did not sign NAFTA. Viral image stated on August 5, 2016 in a posting on various websites: Says in 2012 "Obama won in every state that did not require a photo ID and lost in every state that did require a photo ID in order to vote." Steve Adler stated on June 14, 2016 in an interview with Bob Cole on Austin's KOKE-FM: Austin was the "site of the first mass shooting in the country." Levar Stoney stated on May 17, 2016 in a radio interview.: Virginia’s banning of felons from voting is a "Jim Crow-era law." Wendy Davis stated on March 14, 2016 in an interview with Texas Monthly: "Texas is one of only a handful of states that does not have an equal pay law." Donald Trump stated on April 11, 2016 in a rally in Rome, N.Y.: "My numbers are better right now than Ronald Reagan's numbers were with Jimmy Carter." New Day for America stated on March 31, 2016 in a television ad.: "Many just call him 'Lyin' Ted.' ... His TV ad about John Kasich? Lie! Stations had to pull it off the air." Paul Ryan stated on February 23, 2016 in an interview: "There is a precedent" for not nominating someone to the U.S. Supreme Court "in the middle of a presidential election." Donald Trump stated on March 3, 2016 in a GOP debate hosted by Fox: The wives of the 9/11 hijackers "knew exactly what was happening" and went back to Saudi Arabia two days before the attacks to watch their husbands on television flying the planes. Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2016 in an Instagram meme: Says Mahatma Gandhi once said, "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." 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." 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. 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’." Hillary Clinton stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign Tweet: The Benghazi probe is "the longest-running congressional investigation ever." Christine Gilbert stated on July 11, 2015 in a letter to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman: The Texas Capitol faces South toward Goliad, in memory of the most horrific battle of the Texas Revolution. Bloggers stated on June 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet: "Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination." Hillary Davis stated on May 6, 2015 in a hearing at the General Assembly : "The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state." Scott Walker stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Says Thomas Jefferson said "that government is best which governs least."
Ivanka Trump stated on May 1, 2017 in her new book: Says John Quincy Adams said, "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader."
Roy Blunt stated on February 8, 2017 in a speech: "Somebody observed this week that you have to go back to the very founding of the government to the first administration of George Washington to find a time when it’s taken longer to put a Cabinet in place."
Kellyanne Conway stated on February 2, 2017 in an interview on "Fox and Friends": "This is longest that the nation has gone without a secretary of the Treasury, at least in modern times. If it's not the longest, it's darn close to it."
Reince Priebus stated on November 14, 2016 in an interview: Says Donald Trump's presidential victory was "an electoral landslide."
Ann Coulter stated on November 9, 2016 in a tweet: "1928 was last time Republicans had the White House, the House and the Senate."
Kai Degner stated on October 17, 2016 in a debate.: "The Declaration of Independence was written on paper made out of hemp."
Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: The stories from women saying he groped or forced himself on them "largely have been debunked."
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says to Hillary Clinton, "You heard what I said about (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal), and all of a sudden you were against it."
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate: "I did not support the war in Iraq … The record shows that I’m right."
Viral image stated on August 5, 2016 in a posting on various websites: Says in 2012 "Obama won in every state that did not require a photo ID and lost in every state that did require a photo ID in order to vote."
Steve Adler stated on June 14, 2016 in an interview with Bob Cole on Austin's KOKE-FM: Austin was the "site of the first mass shooting in the country."
Levar Stoney stated on May 17, 2016 in a radio interview.: Virginia’s banning of felons from voting is a "Jim Crow-era law."
Wendy Davis stated on March 14, 2016 in an interview with Texas Monthly: "Texas is one of only a handful of states that does not have an equal pay law."
Donald Trump stated on April 11, 2016 in a rally in Rome, N.Y.: "My numbers are better right now than Ronald Reagan's numbers were with Jimmy Carter."
New Day for America stated on March 31, 2016 in a television ad.: "Many just call him 'Lyin' Ted.' ... His TV ad about John Kasich? Lie! Stations had to pull it off the air."
Paul Ryan stated on February 23, 2016 in an interview: "There is a precedent" for not nominating someone to the U.S. Supreme Court "in the middle of a presidential election."
Donald Trump stated on March 3, 2016 in a GOP debate hosted by Fox: The wives of the 9/11 hijackers "knew exactly what was happening" and went back to Saudi Arabia two days before the attacks to watch their husbands on television flying the planes.
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2016 in an Instagram meme: Says Mahatma Gandhi once said, "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
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."
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.
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’."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign Tweet: The Benghazi probe is "the longest-running congressional investigation ever."
Christine Gilbert stated on July 11, 2015 in a letter to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman: The Texas Capitol faces South toward Goliad, in memory of the most horrific battle of the Texas Revolution.
Bloggers stated on June 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet: "Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination."
Hillary Davis stated on May 6, 2015 in a hearing at the General Assembly : "The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state."
Scott Walker stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Says Thomas Jefferson said "that government is best which governs least."
