Latest Fact-checks in Polls and Public Opinion 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 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." Ted Cruz stated on April 11, 2016 in a campaign speech: "The polling shows over and over again that, unlike Donald Trump, that with me as the nominee, we beat Hillary Clinton." Ted Cruz stated on April 7, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "Poll after poll after poll shows me beating Hillary." Glenn Beck stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Polls show "Hillary Clinton wins every time with Donald Trump" as her opponent. Paul Ryan stated on February 22, 2016 in a television interview: "70 percent of Americans believe that we are on the wrong path." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Mich.: "Almost every poll has shown that Sanders vs. Trump does a lot better than Clinton vs. Trump … and, that’s true nationally." John Kasich stated on March 3, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Detroit: In head-to-head polls for the general election, "I beat Hillary Clinton by more than anybody, by 11 points." Ted Cruz stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "About 70 percent of Republicans nationwide ... don't think Donald Trump is the right guy" to take on Hillary Clinton in November. Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real." 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." Bernie Sanders stated on January 19, 2016 in a town hall meeting in Underwood, Iowa.: "Almost all of the polls that have come out suggest that I am a much stronger candidate against the Republicans than is Hillary Clinton." Mike Rogers stated on January 12, 2016 in a roundtable discussion on CNN: "Donald Trump is appealing as much to Democrats as he is to Republicans." Laura Ingraham stated on January 3, 2016 in on "Fox News Sunday": "The 90 percent statistic of supporting background checks, that's been debunked." Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says American polling shows Russian President Vladimir Putin has "an 80 percent approval rating." Donald Trump stated on December 7, 2015 in a campaign statement: Says 25 percent of U.S. Muslims "agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad." Arsalan Iftikhar stated on November 22, 2015 in a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": "59 percent of Americans today believe that Barack Obama is still a Muslim." Donald Trump stated on November 8, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": Says that in polls about 2016 candidate leadership skills, he comes out "two and three and four times higher than anybody else." Rebecca Kleefisch stated on October 21, 2015 in a public forum: "Most Americans are now getting their news from Facebook." Viral image stated on October 21, 2015 in an image on the Internet: "CNN's Crap Polling" is so bad that it shows that "no one under the age of 50 has an opinion of Hillary Clinton." NowThis stated on October 15, 2015 in a video shared on social media: Says CNN deleted an online poll showing Bernie Sanders won the first Democratic presidential debate to help out Hillary Clinton. Gwen Moore stated on September 29, 2015 in a speech: "60 percent of all Americans do not want to see Planned Parenthood defunded." Steve Deace stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "News Nation": Pollsters say "don't actually believe our own data" and Gallup stopped primary polling "because they don't trust their methodology." Karl Rove stated on September 20, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": At this point in 2012, "Rick Perry was ahead at 29.9 percent, and we had seven more leads before it finally settled on Mitt Romney." Michele Bachmann stated on September 10, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Donald Trump’s polling numbers show that he’s "the highest with Hispanics that any Republican has ever been." Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher: The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air." Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher.: "The most recent survey of climate scientists said about 57 percent don’t agree with the idea that 95 percent of the change in the climate is caused by CO2." Ben Carson stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The number of people who "believe in socialism ... is increasing." Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "Every poll said I won the debate." Carly Fiorina stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "If you look at the results of Obamacare, what you see is emergency room visits are up over 50 percent." Ted Cruz stated on June 29, 2015 in an interview on NPR: The Supreme Court’s views "are radically out of step with public opinion" regarding its decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.
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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." Ted Cruz stated on April 11, 2016 in a campaign speech: "The polling shows over and over again that, unlike Donald Trump, that with me as the nominee, we beat Hillary Clinton." Ted Cruz stated on April 7, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "Poll after poll after poll shows me beating Hillary." Glenn Beck stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Polls show "Hillary Clinton wins every time with Donald Trump" as her opponent. Paul Ryan stated on February 22, 2016 in a television interview: "70 percent of Americans believe that we are on the wrong path." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Mich.: "Almost every poll has shown that Sanders vs. Trump does a lot better than Clinton vs. Trump … and, that’s true nationally." John Kasich stated on March 3, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Detroit: In head-to-head polls for the general election, "I beat Hillary Clinton by more than anybody, by 11 points." Ted Cruz stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "About 70 percent of Republicans nationwide ... don't think Donald Trump is the right guy" to take on Hillary Clinton in November. Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real." 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." Bernie Sanders stated on January 19, 2016 in a town hall meeting in Underwood, Iowa.: "Almost all of the polls that have come out suggest that I am a much stronger candidate against the Republicans than is Hillary Clinton." Mike Rogers stated on January 12, 2016 in a roundtable discussion on CNN: "Donald Trump is appealing as much to Democrats as he is to Republicans." Laura Ingraham stated on January 3, 2016 in on "Fox News Sunday": "The 90 percent statistic of supporting background checks, that's been debunked." Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says American polling shows Russian President Vladimir Putin has "an 80 percent approval rating." Donald Trump stated on December 7, 2015 in a campaign statement: Says 25 percent of U.S. Muslims "agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad." Arsalan Iftikhar stated on November 22, 2015 in a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": "59 percent of Americans today believe that Barack Obama is still a Muslim." Donald Trump stated on November 8, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": Says that in polls about 2016 candidate leadership skills, he comes out "two and three and four times higher than anybody else." Rebecca Kleefisch stated on October 21, 2015 in a public forum: "Most Americans are now getting their news from Facebook." Viral image stated on October 21, 2015 in an image on the Internet: "CNN's Crap Polling" is so bad that it shows that "no one under the age of 50 has an opinion of Hillary Clinton." NowThis stated on October 15, 2015 in a video shared on social media: Says CNN deleted an online poll showing Bernie Sanders won the first Democratic presidential debate to help out Hillary Clinton. Gwen Moore stated on September 29, 2015 in a speech: "60 percent of all Americans do not want to see Planned Parenthood defunded." Steve Deace stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "News Nation": Pollsters say "don't actually believe our own data" and Gallup stopped primary polling "because they don't trust their methodology." Karl Rove stated on September 20, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": At this point in 2012, "Rick Perry was ahead at 29.9 percent, and we had seven more leads before it finally settled on Mitt Romney." Michele Bachmann stated on September 10, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Donald Trump’s polling numbers show that he’s "the highest with Hispanics that any Republican has ever been." Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher: The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air." Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher.: "The most recent survey of climate scientists said about 57 percent don’t agree with the idea that 95 percent of the change in the climate is caused by CO2." Ben Carson stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The number of people who "believe in socialism ... is increasing." Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "Every poll said I won the debate." Carly Fiorina stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "If you look at the results of Obamacare, what you see is emergency room visits are up over 50 percent." Ted Cruz stated on June 29, 2015 in an interview on NPR: The Supreme Court’s views "are radically out of step with public opinion" regarding its decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.
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."
Ted Cruz stated on April 11, 2016 in a campaign speech: "The polling shows over and over again that, unlike Donald Trump, that with me as the nominee, we beat Hillary Clinton."
Ted Cruz stated on April 7, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "Poll after poll after poll shows me beating Hillary."
Glenn Beck stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Polls show "Hillary Clinton wins every time with Donald Trump" as her opponent.
Paul Ryan stated on February 22, 2016 in a television interview: "70 percent of Americans believe that we are on the wrong path."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Mich.: "Almost every poll has shown that Sanders vs. Trump does a lot better than Clinton vs. Trump … and, that’s true nationally."
John Kasich stated on March 3, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Detroit: In head-to-head polls for the general election, "I beat Hillary Clinton by more than anybody, by 11 points."
Ted Cruz stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "About 70 percent of Republicans nationwide ... don't think Donald Trump is the right guy" to take on Hillary Clinton in November.
Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real."
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."
Bernie Sanders stated on January 19, 2016 in a town hall meeting in Underwood, Iowa.: "Almost all of the polls that have come out suggest that I am a much stronger candidate against the Republicans than is Hillary Clinton."
Mike Rogers stated on January 12, 2016 in a roundtable discussion on CNN: "Donald Trump is appealing as much to Democrats as he is to Republicans."
Laura Ingraham stated on January 3, 2016 in on "Fox News Sunday": "The 90 percent statistic of supporting background checks, that's been debunked."
Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says American polling shows Russian President Vladimir Putin has "an 80 percent approval rating."
Donald Trump stated on December 7, 2015 in a campaign statement: Says 25 percent of U.S. Muslims "agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad."
Arsalan Iftikhar stated on November 22, 2015 in a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": "59 percent of Americans today believe that Barack Obama is still a Muslim."
Donald Trump stated on November 8, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": Says that in polls about 2016 candidate leadership skills, he comes out "two and three and four times higher than anybody else."
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on October 21, 2015 in a public forum: "Most Americans are now getting their news from Facebook."
Viral image stated on October 21, 2015 in an image on the Internet: "CNN's Crap Polling" is so bad that it shows that "no one under the age of 50 has an opinion of Hillary Clinton."
NowThis stated on October 15, 2015 in a video shared on social media: Says CNN deleted an online poll showing Bernie Sanders won the first Democratic presidential debate to help out Hillary Clinton.
Gwen Moore stated on September 29, 2015 in a speech: "60 percent of all Americans do not want to see Planned Parenthood defunded."
Steve Deace stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "News Nation": Pollsters say "don't actually believe our own data" and Gallup stopped primary polling "because they don't trust their methodology."
Karl Rove stated on September 20, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": At this point in 2012, "Rick Perry was ahead at 29.9 percent, and we had seven more leads before it finally settled on Mitt Romney."
Michele Bachmann stated on September 10, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Donald Trump’s polling numbers show that he’s "the highest with Hispanics that any Republican has ever been."
Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher: The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air."
Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher.: "The most recent survey of climate scientists said about 57 percent don’t agree with the idea that 95 percent of the change in the climate is caused by CO2."
Ben Carson stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The number of people who "believe in socialism ... is increasing."
Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "Every poll said I won the debate."
Carly Fiorina stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "If you look at the results of Obamacare, what you see is emergency room visits are up over 50 percent."
Ted Cruz stated on June 29, 2015 in an interview on NPR: The Supreme Court’s views "are radically out of step with public opinion" regarding its decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.
