Latest Fact-checks in PunditFact 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 Vet TV stated on May 23, 2017 in a web page: "Trump Removing Marines From the Navy." Daily USA Update stated on June 1, 2017 in a website post: Says "Scott Baio .. dies in small plane crash." Uspoln Website stated on May 20, 2017 in a post: "Trump’s Top Scientist Pick: ‘Scientists Are Just Dumb Regular People That Think Dinosaurs Existed And The Earth Is Getting Warmer’" Bloggers stated on June 3, 2017 in Internet posts: Says "Monica Lewinsky Found Dead" in a burglary. Kimberley Strassel stated on May 28, 2017 in "Meet the Press" on NBC: In 2008, "candidate Obama, he's not even president-elect, sends William Miller over to Iran to establish a back channel and let the Iranians know that should he win the election, they will have friendlier terms." Uspoln Website stated on May 23, 2017 in an online article: "Rubio: ‘Rape victims should be in custody if there is suspicion that they’re planning abortion.’ " Gregg Jarrett stated on May 30, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "You can collude all you want with a foreign government in an election. There's no such statute" (that makes collusion a crime). Bloggers stated on May 10, 2017 in Internet posts: President Trump greenlighted Congress to ramp up Clinton investigation. Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in Internet rumors: President Donald Trump "announced that he would reinstate a national day of remembrance for fallen officers that the traitor before him had done away with." Bloggers stated on May 20, 2017 in Internet posts: Says U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy’s 8-year-old son found dead "in a dumpster in D.C." PatriotCrier.com stated on May 16, 2017 in an Internet post: "(James) Comey knew murdered DNC staffer, Seth Rich, was WikiLeaks source & covered it up for Hillary (Clinton)." Bloggers stated on January 2, 2017 in an Internet post: "NASA will pay you $18,000 to stay in bed and smoke weed for 70 straight days." TheRedShtick.com stated on May 2, 2017 in an Internet post: "Donald Trump praises Colonel Sanders for his service in the Civil War." Newt Gingrich stated on May 21, 2017 in an episode of "Fox and Friends": Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich "apparently was assassinated at 4 in the morning, having given WikiLeaks something like 53,000 emails and 17,000 attachments. ... It turns out, it wasn’t the Russians." Dennis Prager stated on May 18, 2017 in an appearance on CNN: "It was a 100 percent lie that (Donald Trump’s) election unleashed anti-Semitism. … Hundreds of Jewish community centers had bomb threats called in. To the best of our knowledge to this day, 90 percent of them were called in by an American Jewish kid living in Israel, and the other 10 percent were a black radical who was trying to impress his girlfriend." Rush Limbaugh stated on May 17, 2017 in an episode of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": "What Trump is alleged to have done is actually no different than what Barack Obama did in April last year when he made it known that he didn’t want Hillary prosecuted." TDAlliance.com stated on May 12, 2017 in a headline: "Jefferson Davis statue to be replaced with Obama likeness." Jorge Ramos stated on May 12, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Some of the safest communities in the United States are along the border." Bloggers stated on May 15, 2017 in Internet posts: "FBI uncovers evidence that 62 million Trump voters are all Russian agents!" Bloggers stated on May 2, 2017 in Internet posts: "Barack Obama arrested in a Japanese drug bust." Bloggers stated on May 13, 2017 in Internet posts: "Fox star Tucker Carlson in critical condition (then died) after head on collision driving home." Bloggers stated on May 11, 2017 in Internet posts: "Clinton Foundation cargo ship raided at Port of Baltimore" caught smuggling 460 undocumented immigrants. Bloggers stated on May 3, 2017 in a headline: "Clinton Foundation ordered to cease operations – Chelsea (Clinton) charged with fraud!" Bloggers stated on May 6, 2017 in a headline: "Malia Obama arrested with a gang of thugs in Chicago." Bloggers stated on May 4, 2017 in a headline: "Bill O’Reilly in critical condition after being attacked by ‘tolerant’ liberals." Alex Jones stated on April 20, 2017 in a court hearing: Says police officers smoke marijuana once a year as part of their jobs. Jimmy Kimmel stated on May 1, 2017 in a monologue on his show: "President Trump last month proposed a $6 billion cut in funding to the National Institutes of Health. And thank God our congressmen made a deal last night to not go along with that. They actually increased funding by $2 billion." Bloggers stated on March 21, 2017 in a headline: "Lindsey Graham threatens to convert to Democrat if Republicans don’t Dump Trump." Margaret Hoover stated on May 2, 2017 in a discussion on CNN: Regarding the surgery that saved Jimmy Kimmel's son, "Medicaid has stopped providing this kind of service." Bloggers stated on April 28, 2017 in Internet posts: "Ted Nugent killed in hunting accident."
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Vet TV stated on May 23, 2017 in a web page: "Trump Removing Marines From the Navy." Daily USA Update stated on June 1, 2017 in a website post: Says "Scott Baio .. dies in small plane crash." Uspoln Website stated on May 20, 2017 in a post: "Trump’s Top Scientist Pick: ‘Scientists Are Just Dumb Regular People That Think Dinosaurs Existed And The Earth Is Getting Warmer’" Bloggers stated on June 3, 2017 in Internet posts: Says "Monica Lewinsky Found Dead" in a burglary. Kimberley Strassel stated on May 28, 2017 in "Meet the Press" on NBC: In 2008, "candidate Obama, he's not even president-elect, sends William Miller over to Iran to establish a back channel and let the Iranians know that should he win the election, they will have friendlier terms." Uspoln Website stated on May 23, 2017 in an online article: "Rubio: ‘Rape victims should be in custody if there is suspicion that they’re planning abortion.’ " Gregg Jarrett stated on May 30, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "You can collude all you want with a foreign government in an election. There's no such statute" (that makes collusion a crime). Bloggers stated on May 10, 2017 in Internet posts: President Trump greenlighted Congress to ramp up Clinton investigation. Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in Internet rumors: President Donald Trump "announced that he would reinstate a national day of remembrance for fallen officers that the traitor before him had done away with." Bloggers stated on May 20, 2017 in Internet posts: Says U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy’s 8-year-old son found dead "in a dumpster in D.C." PatriotCrier.com stated on May 16, 2017 in an Internet post: "(James) Comey knew murdered DNC staffer, Seth Rich, was WikiLeaks source & covered it up for Hillary (Clinton)." Bloggers stated on January 2, 2017 in an Internet post: "NASA will pay you $18,000 to stay in bed and smoke weed for 70 straight days." TheRedShtick.com stated on May 2, 2017 in an Internet post: "Donald Trump praises Colonel Sanders for his service in the Civil War." Newt Gingrich stated on May 21, 2017 in an episode of "Fox and Friends": Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich "apparently was assassinated at 4 in the morning, having given WikiLeaks something like 53,000 emails and 17,000 attachments. ... It turns out, it wasn’t the Russians." Dennis Prager stated on May 18, 2017 in an appearance on CNN: "It was a 100 percent lie that (Donald Trump’s) election unleashed anti-Semitism. … Hundreds of Jewish community centers had bomb threats called in. To the best of our knowledge to this day, 90 percent of them were called in by an American Jewish kid living in Israel, and the other 10 percent were a black radical who was trying to impress his girlfriend." Rush Limbaugh stated on May 17, 2017 in an episode of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": "What Trump is alleged to have done is actually no different than what Barack Obama did in April last year when he made it known that he didn’t want Hillary prosecuted." TDAlliance.com stated on May 12, 2017 in a headline: "Jefferson Davis statue to be replaced with Obama likeness." Jorge Ramos stated on May 12, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Some of the safest communities in the United States are along the border." Bloggers stated on May 15, 2017 in Internet posts: "FBI uncovers evidence that 62 million Trump voters are all Russian agents!" Bloggers stated on May 2, 2017 in Internet posts: "Barack Obama arrested in a Japanese drug bust." Bloggers stated on May 13, 2017 in Internet posts: "Fox star Tucker Carlson in critical condition (then died) after head on collision driving home." Bloggers stated on May 11, 2017 in Internet posts: "Clinton Foundation cargo ship raided at Port of Baltimore" caught smuggling 460 undocumented immigrants. Bloggers stated on May 3, 2017 in a headline: "Clinton Foundation ordered to cease operations – Chelsea (Clinton) charged with fraud!" Bloggers stated on May 6, 2017 in a headline: "Malia Obama arrested with a gang of thugs in Chicago." Bloggers stated on May 4, 2017 in a headline: "Bill O’Reilly in critical condition after being attacked by ‘tolerant’ liberals." Alex Jones stated on April 20, 2017 in a court hearing: Says police officers smoke marijuana once a year as part of their jobs. Jimmy Kimmel stated on May 1, 2017 in a monologue on his show: "President Trump last month proposed a $6 billion cut in funding to the National Institutes of Health. And thank God our congressmen made a deal last night to not go along with that. They actually increased funding by $2 billion." Bloggers stated on March 21, 2017 in a headline: "Lindsey Graham threatens to convert to Democrat if Republicans don’t Dump Trump." Margaret Hoover stated on May 2, 2017 in a discussion on CNN: Regarding the surgery that saved Jimmy Kimmel's son, "Medicaid has stopped providing this kind of service." Bloggers stated on April 28, 2017 in Internet posts: "Ted Nugent killed in hunting accident."
Daily USA Update stated on June 1, 2017 in a website post: Says "Scott Baio .. dies in small plane crash."
Uspoln Website stated on May 20, 2017 in a post: "Trump’s Top Scientist Pick: ‘Scientists Are Just Dumb Regular People That Think Dinosaurs Existed And The Earth Is Getting Warmer’"
Kimberley Strassel stated on May 28, 2017 in "Meet the Press" on NBC: In 2008, "candidate Obama, he's not even president-elect, sends William Miller over to Iran to establish a back channel and let the Iranians know that should he win the election, they will have friendlier terms."
Uspoln Website stated on May 23, 2017 in an online article: "Rubio: ‘Rape victims should be in custody if there is suspicion that they’re planning abortion.’ "
Gregg Jarrett stated on May 30, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "You can collude all you want with a foreign government in an election. There's no such statute" (that makes collusion a crime).
Bloggers stated on May 10, 2017 in Internet posts: President Trump greenlighted Congress to ramp up Clinton investigation.
Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in Internet rumors: President Donald Trump "announced that he would reinstate a national day of remembrance for fallen officers that the traitor before him had done away with."
Bloggers stated on May 20, 2017 in Internet posts: Says U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy’s 8-year-old son found dead "in a dumpster in D.C."
PatriotCrier.com stated on May 16, 2017 in an Internet post: "(James) Comey knew murdered DNC staffer, Seth Rich, was WikiLeaks source & covered it up for Hillary (Clinton)."
Bloggers stated on January 2, 2017 in an Internet post: "NASA will pay you $18,000 to stay in bed and smoke weed for 70 straight days."
TheRedShtick.com stated on May 2, 2017 in an Internet post: "Donald Trump praises Colonel Sanders for his service in the Civil War."
Newt Gingrich stated on May 21, 2017 in an episode of "Fox and Friends": Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich "apparently was assassinated at 4 in the morning, having given WikiLeaks something like 53,000 emails and 17,000 attachments. ... It turns out, it wasn’t the Russians."
Dennis Prager stated on May 18, 2017 in an appearance on CNN: "It was a 100 percent lie that (Donald Trump’s) election unleashed anti-Semitism. … Hundreds of Jewish community centers had bomb threats called in. To the best of our knowledge to this day, 90 percent of them were called in by an American Jewish kid living in Israel, and the other 10 percent were a black radical who was trying to impress his girlfriend."
Rush Limbaugh stated on May 17, 2017 in an episode of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": "What Trump is alleged to have done is actually no different than what Barack Obama did in April last year when he made it known that he didn’t want Hillary prosecuted."
TDAlliance.com stated on May 12, 2017 in a headline: "Jefferson Davis statue to be replaced with Obama likeness."
Jorge Ramos stated on May 12, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Some of the safest communities in the United States are along the border."
Bloggers stated on May 15, 2017 in Internet posts: "FBI uncovers evidence that 62 million Trump voters are all Russian agents!"
Bloggers stated on May 13, 2017 in Internet posts: "Fox star Tucker Carlson in critical condition (then died) after head on collision driving home."
Bloggers stated on May 11, 2017 in Internet posts: "Clinton Foundation cargo ship raided at Port of Baltimore" caught smuggling 460 undocumented immigrants.
Bloggers stated on May 3, 2017 in a headline: "Clinton Foundation ordered to cease operations – Chelsea (Clinton) charged with fraud!"
Bloggers stated on May 6, 2017 in a headline: "Malia Obama arrested with a gang of thugs in Chicago."
Bloggers stated on May 4, 2017 in a headline: "Bill O’Reilly in critical condition after being attacked by ‘tolerant’ liberals."
Alex Jones stated on April 20, 2017 in a court hearing: Says police officers smoke marijuana once a year as part of their jobs.
Jimmy Kimmel stated on May 1, 2017 in a monologue on his show: "President Trump last month proposed a $6 billion cut in funding to the National Institutes of Health. And thank God our congressmen made a deal last night to not go along with that. They actually increased funding by $2 billion."
Bloggers stated on March 21, 2017 in a headline: "Lindsey Graham threatens to convert to Democrat if Republicans don’t Dump Trump."
Margaret Hoover stated on May 2, 2017 in a discussion on CNN: Regarding the surgery that saved Jimmy Kimmel's son, "Medicaid has stopped providing this kind of service."
