Latest False Fact-checks in Legal Issues 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 Ted Cruz stated on March 6, 2014 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Says President Barack Obama "is the first president we've ever had who thinks he can choose which laws to enforce and which laws to ignore." Kenneth Block stated on March 2, 2014 in a TV interview: Under a bill before the legislature, "you’d have to go to court to fire an employee." Rand Paul stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with CNN: "Over half of the young people" in medical, dental and law schools are women. John DePetro stated on October 21, 2013 in a statement on WPRO-AM: "Under Mayor Cicilline, [Providence] was a sanctuary city." Evan Feinberg stated on October 1, 2013 in a Providence Journal commentary: "Local law enforcement . . . will have access to the [Obamacare] Data Hub’s treasure trove of personal info." Texas Values stated on August 15, 2013 in an email blast: A proposed San Antonio ordinance will allow men into women’s restrooms in the city. 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." Helio Melo stated on July 12, 2013 in a newspaper interview: "Rhode Island has the highest percentage of lawyers per capita in the country." Teresa Tanzi stated on July 1, 2013 in a House debate: "We have no idea what is contained in [electronic cigarette] vapor." Robert Reich stated on June 8, 2013 in a blog post: Says in Texas "it's legal to shoot someone who's committing a ‘public nuisance’ under the cover of dark." Ken Cuccinelli stated on June 21, 2013 in a radio interview.: Says Terry McAuliffe "opposes" Virginia’s right-to-work law. Chuck Grassley stated on June 3, 2013 in a news release: Says President Barack Obama is trying to "pack" the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Ed Fallone stated on February 5, 2013 in an interview: Wisconsin's Supreme Court justices are "deciding fewer opinions in civil and criminal cases than they used to." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "Throughout, we have kept Congress fully informed of our efforts" to create a legal framework on counterterrorism. Protect Families First stated on January 10, 2013 in a news release: "The average age of first marijuana use is 12." Club for Growth stated on December 12, 2012 in a newsletter: "In Minnesota, well over 6,200 election-day registrations from 2008 proved fraudulent." Vince Megna stated on January 1, 2013 in a statement on campaign website: "200 consumer laws were destroyed" in 2011 when Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 92. Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney "called the Arizona law a model for the nation." Jon Husted stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview with reporters: A member of the redistricting commission proposed in Issue 2 "could accept a bribe from somebody" and "couldn’t be removed from this commission." Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper advertisement: "Barack Hussein Obama will ... force Christian schools to hire non-Christian teachers." John G. Edwards stated on June 5, 2012 in a debate on the House floor: Decriminalizing marijuana "will save the state anywhere from $4 (million) to $11 million dollars." Anastasia Williams stated on May 16, 2012 in a House Judiciary Committee hearing: In 2011, Alabama and Massachusetts passed legislation allowing non-citizens who are legal residents to vote in state and local elections. Tom Barrett stated on May 10, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Gov. Scott Walker said "no to equal pay for equal work for women." Kathleen Falk stated on April 17, 2012 in a newspaper interview: Wisconsin women "are paid 81 cents to the dollar of a man doing the same job." Ron Paul stated on April 10, 2012 in a speech at Texas A&M University.: "Just on Jan. 1 of this year, there were 40,000 new laws put on the books in one day." Wisconsin Medical Society stated on April 19, 2012 in an interview: Under a new law, doctors performing drug-induced abortions could be charged if women don’t return to them for follow-up care Kathleen Falk stated on March 24, 2012 in a speech: Says Wisconsin women facing pay discrimination can't "do something about it" under bill passed by Republicans. Barack Obama stated on April 2, 2012 in a Rose Garden press conference: If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it "would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress." Christine Sinicki stated on February 21, 2012 in a legislative floor speech: While fighting a move to toughen penalties for workplace gender discrimination, state Sen. Glenn Grothman said "he didn’t believe women belonged in the workplace" but belonged "at home, cooking and cleaning and having babies." Rick Santorum stated on February 19, 2012 in a speech : Claims Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said "she prefers the South African Constitution over the United States Constitution."
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Ted Cruz stated on March 6, 2014 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Says President Barack Obama "is the first president we've ever had who thinks he can choose which laws to enforce and which laws to ignore." Kenneth Block stated on March 2, 2014 in a TV interview: Under a bill before the legislature, "you’d have to go to court to fire an employee." Rand Paul stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with CNN: "Over half of the young people" in medical, dental and law schools are women. John DePetro stated on October 21, 2013 in a statement on WPRO-AM: "Under Mayor Cicilline, [Providence] was a sanctuary city." Evan Feinberg stated on October 1, 2013 in a Providence Journal commentary: "Local law enforcement . . . will have access to the [Obamacare] Data Hub’s treasure trove of personal info." Texas Values stated on August 15, 2013 in an email blast: A proposed San Antonio ordinance will allow men into women’s restrooms in the city. 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." Helio Melo stated on July 12, 2013 in a newspaper interview: "Rhode Island has the highest percentage of lawyers per capita in the country." Teresa Tanzi stated on July 1, 2013 in a House debate: "We have no idea what is contained in [electronic cigarette] vapor." Robert Reich stated on June 8, 2013 in a blog post: Says in Texas "it's legal to shoot someone who's committing a ‘public nuisance’ under the cover of dark." Ken Cuccinelli stated on June 21, 2013 in a radio interview.: Says Terry McAuliffe "opposes" Virginia’s right-to-work law. Chuck Grassley stated on June 3, 2013 in a news release: Says President Barack Obama is trying to "pack" the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Ed Fallone stated on February 5, 2013 in an interview: Wisconsin's Supreme Court justices are "deciding fewer opinions in civil and criminal cases than they used to." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "Throughout, we have kept Congress fully informed of our efforts" to create a legal framework on counterterrorism. Protect Families First stated on January 10, 2013 in a news release: "The average age of first marijuana use is 12." Club for Growth stated on December 12, 2012 in a newsletter: "In Minnesota, well over 6,200 election-day registrations from 2008 proved fraudulent." Vince Megna stated on January 1, 2013 in a statement on campaign website: "200 consumer laws were destroyed" in 2011 when Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 92. Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney "called the Arizona law a model for the nation." Jon Husted stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview with reporters: A member of the redistricting commission proposed in Issue 2 "could accept a bribe from somebody" and "couldn’t be removed from this commission." Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper advertisement: "Barack Hussein Obama will ... force Christian schools to hire non-Christian teachers." John G. Edwards stated on June 5, 2012 in a debate on the House floor: Decriminalizing marijuana "will save the state anywhere from $4 (million) to $11 million dollars." Anastasia Williams stated on May 16, 2012 in a House Judiciary Committee hearing: In 2011, Alabama and Massachusetts passed legislation allowing non-citizens who are legal residents to vote in state and local elections. Tom Barrett stated on May 10, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Gov. Scott Walker said "no to equal pay for equal work for women." Kathleen Falk stated on April 17, 2012 in a newspaper interview: Wisconsin women "are paid 81 cents to the dollar of a man doing the same job." Ron Paul stated on April 10, 2012 in a speech at Texas A&M University.: "Just on Jan. 1 of this year, there were 40,000 new laws put on the books in one day." Wisconsin Medical Society stated on April 19, 2012 in an interview: Under a new law, doctors performing drug-induced abortions could be charged if women don’t return to them for follow-up care Kathleen Falk stated on March 24, 2012 in a speech: Says Wisconsin women facing pay discrimination can't "do something about it" under bill passed by Republicans. Barack Obama stated on April 2, 2012 in a Rose Garden press conference: If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it "would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress." Christine Sinicki stated on February 21, 2012 in a legislative floor speech: While fighting a move to toughen penalties for workplace gender discrimination, state Sen. Glenn Grothman said "he didn’t believe women belonged in the workplace" but belonged "at home, cooking and cleaning and having babies." Rick Santorum stated on February 19, 2012 in a speech : Claims Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said "she prefers the South African Constitution over the United States Constitution."
Ted Cruz stated on March 6, 2014 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Says President Barack Obama "is the first president we've ever had who thinks he can choose which laws to enforce and which laws to ignore."
Kenneth Block stated on March 2, 2014 in a TV interview: Under a bill before the legislature, "you’d have to go to court to fire an employee."
Rand Paul stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with CNN: "Over half of the young people" in medical, dental and law schools are women.
John DePetro stated on October 21, 2013 in a statement on WPRO-AM: "Under Mayor Cicilline, [Providence] was a sanctuary city."
Evan Feinberg stated on October 1, 2013 in a Providence Journal commentary: "Local law enforcement . . . will have access to the [Obamacare] Data Hub’s treasure trove of personal info."
Texas Values stated on August 15, 2013 in an email blast: A proposed San Antonio ordinance will allow men into women’s restrooms in the city.
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."
Helio Melo stated on July 12, 2013 in a newspaper interview: "Rhode Island has the highest percentage of lawyers per capita in the country."
Teresa Tanzi stated on July 1, 2013 in a House debate: "We have no idea what is contained in [electronic cigarette] vapor."
Robert Reich stated on June 8, 2013 in a blog post: Says in Texas "it's legal to shoot someone who's committing a ‘public nuisance’ under the cover of dark."
Ken Cuccinelli stated on June 21, 2013 in a radio interview.: Says Terry McAuliffe "opposes" Virginia’s right-to-work law.
Chuck Grassley stated on June 3, 2013 in a news release: Says President Barack Obama is trying to "pack" the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Ed Fallone stated on February 5, 2013 in an interview: Wisconsin's Supreme Court justices are "deciding fewer opinions in civil and criminal cases than they used to."
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "Throughout, we have kept Congress fully informed of our efforts" to create a legal framework on counterterrorism.
Protect Families First stated on January 10, 2013 in a news release: "The average age of first marijuana use is 12."
Club for Growth stated on December 12, 2012 in a newsletter: "In Minnesota, well over 6,200 election-day registrations from 2008 proved fraudulent."
Vince Megna stated on January 1, 2013 in a statement on campaign website: "200 consumer laws were destroyed" in 2011 when Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 92.
Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney "called the Arizona law a model for the nation."
Jon Husted stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview with reporters: A member of the redistricting commission proposed in Issue 2 "could accept a bribe from somebody" and "couldn’t be removed from this commission."
Government is Not God PAC stated on September 23, 2012 in a newspaper advertisement: "Barack Hussein Obama will ... force Christian schools to hire non-Christian teachers."
John G. Edwards stated on June 5, 2012 in a debate on the House floor: Decriminalizing marijuana "will save the state anywhere from $4 (million) to $11 million dollars."
Anastasia Williams stated on May 16, 2012 in a House Judiciary Committee hearing: In 2011, Alabama and Massachusetts passed legislation allowing non-citizens who are legal residents to vote in state and local elections.
Tom Barrett stated on May 10, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Gov. Scott Walker said "no to equal pay for equal work for women."
Kathleen Falk stated on April 17, 2012 in a newspaper interview: Wisconsin women "are paid 81 cents to the dollar of a man doing the same job."
Ron Paul stated on April 10, 2012 in a speech at Texas A&M University.: "Just on Jan. 1 of this year, there were 40,000 new laws put on the books in one day."
Wisconsin Medical Society stated on April 19, 2012 in an interview: Under a new law, doctors performing drug-induced abortions could be charged if women don’t return to them for follow-up care
Kathleen Falk stated on March 24, 2012 in a speech: Says Wisconsin women facing pay discrimination can't "do something about it" under bill passed by Republicans.
Barack Obama stated on April 2, 2012 in a Rose Garden press conference: If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it "would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress."
Christine Sinicki stated on February 21, 2012 in a legislative floor speech: While fighting a move to toughen penalties for workplace gender discrimination, state Sen. Glenn Grothman said "he didn’t believe women belonged in the workplace" but belonged "at home, cooking and cleaning and having babies."
Rick Santorum stated on February 19, 2012 in a speech : Claims Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said "she prefers the South African Constitution over the United States Constitution."
