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 Van Jones stated on July 7, 2016 in a panel discussion on CNN: African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more." William Johnson stated on July 8, 2016 in an interview on Fox News: "Condemning violence against the police and urging support for the police" is "markedly absent" from President Barack Obama’s public remarks. Charles Ramsey stated on July 10, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "There are approximately 18,000 (police) departments in the United States." Daily Mail stated on June 24, 2016 in a headline: "Google search spike suggests many people don’t know why they voted for Brexit." Stephen Colbert stated on June 23, 2016 in a comedy sketch: Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in." Andrew Napolitano stated on June 16, 2016 in a segment on Fox & Friends: "Attempts to find things like, ‘crime,’ ‘criminal activity,’ ‘indictment,’ have been filtered out by Google" in favor of Hillary Clinton. Michael Moore stated on June 14, 2016 in a tweet after the Orlando shooting: The ammunition used in the Orlando shooting "is banned by Geneva Convention. It enters the body, spins & explodes." Rush Limbaugh stated on May 31, 2016 in the Rush Limbaugh Show: The presence of gorillas calls into question the concept of evolution. Newt Gingrich stated on May 27, 2016 in a post on Twitter: "No one in American history has moved from a June 16 announcement to a May 26 winning of a majority. Trump's achievement is remarkable." Chris Wallace stated on May 15, 2016 in an episode of "Fox News Sunday": "Every Republican nominee since Richard Nixon, who at one time was under an audit, has released their tax returns." Vicki Saporta stated on May 9, 2016 in an episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee": "There are more than twice as many (crisis pregnancy centers) as there are legitimate abortion providers in the United States." Newt Gingrich stated on May 15, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion in intellectual property from the United States." George Clooney stated on April 16, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The overwhelming amount of the money that we're raising is not going to Hillary (Clinton) to run for president. ... It's going to the congressmen and senators to try to take back Congress." Amy Schumer stated on April 28, 2016 in an episode of "Inside Amy Schumer": "You can absolutely get a gun if you have several felonies as long as you buy it on the Internet or at a gun show." John Oliver stated on April 24, 2016 in a broadcast of HBO's "Last Week Tonight": "We knew Strom Thurmond had proposed" the amendment that blocked Puerto Rico’s use of Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt stated on April 15, 2016 in in an episode of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt": "Dolphins are rapists. Look it up." Dinesh D'Souza stated on April 17, 2016 in a Facebook post: "As a U.S. senator with salary and perks, #Bernie is in the top 1 percent, but still paid only 13 percent in taxes last year." 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. The Other 98% stated on March 31, 2016 in a Facebook image: "Last year (the U.S. women’s soccer team) generated $20 million more than the men’s team and were paid almost four times less." Grover Norquist stated on March 24, 2016 in a Fox Business interview: Under Hillary Clinton, State Department "officials were sending official thank-yous to people who gave to the Clinton Foundation." Bill O'Reilly stated on March 16, 2016 in an episode of "The O'Reilly Factor": Says Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland "voted, so the folks know, in Washington, D.C., to keep guns away from private citizens." Roy Zimmerman stated on March 13, 2016 in a YouTube video: "Republicans control the U.S. Senate with 54 seats, but those 54 senators were elected by only two-thirds the number of voters who elected the Democrats. In the Senate, the majority party represents a minority of the people." David Brooks stated on March 6, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There’s no correlation between primary turnout and wins in the fall in the last 11 elections." Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people." Stephen Colbert stated on February 15, 2016 in comments on the "Late Show": "People have actually broken down the transcripts for oral arguments and (Antonin Scalia) told more jokes and got more laughs than any of the other justices." Viral image stated on February 10, 2016 in in a post on Facebook: Quotes Mark Cuban as saying, "I worry that millions of millennials are voting Democrat this year because they fact-check everything." Sarah Palin stated on February 1, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Donald Trump's conversion to pro-life beliefs are akin to Justin Bieber's, who said in the past that abortion "was no big deal to him." B.o.B. stated on January 25, 2016 in in a Jan. 25 tweet: "You've been tremendously deceived" by people who say the Earth is not flat. 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." Fox News Channel stated on January 26, 2016 in a news release: Donald Trump’s decision to skip the Fox News/Google debate in Des Moines "is near unprecedented."
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Van Jones stated on July 7, 2016 in a panel discussion on CNN: African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more." William Johnson stated on July 8, 2016 in an interview on Fox News: "Condemning violence against the police and urging support for the police" is "markedly absent" from President Barack Obama’s public remarks. Charles Ramsey stated on July 10, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "There are approximately 18,000 (police) departments in the United States." Daily Mail stated on June 24, 2016 in a headline: "Google search spike suggests many people don’t know why they voted for Brexit." Stephen Colbert stated on June 23, 2016 in a comedy sketch: Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in." Andrew Napolitano stated on June 16, 2016 in a segment on Fox & Friends: "Attempts to find things like, ‘crime,’ ‘criminal activity,’ ‘indictment,’ have been filtered out by Google" in favor of Hillary Clinton. Michael Moore stated on June 14, 2016 in a tweet after the Orlando shooting: The ammunition used in the Orlando shooting "is banned by Geneva Convention. It enters the body, spins & explodes." Rush Limbaugh stated on May 31, 2016 in the Rush Limbaugh Show: The presence of gorillas calls into question the concept of evolution. Newt Gingrich stated on May 27, 2016 in a post on Twitter: "No one in American history has moved from a June 16 announcement to a May 26 winning of a majority. Trump's achievement is remarkable." Chris Wallace stated on May 15, 2016 in an episode of "Fox News Sunday": "Every Republican nominee since Richard Nixon, who at one time was under an audit, has released their tax returns." Vicki Saporta stated on May 9, 2016 in an episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee": "There are more than twice as many (crisis pregnancy centers) as there are legitimate abortion providers in the United States." Newt Gingrich stated on May 15, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion in intellectual property from the United States." George Clooney stated on April 16, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The overwhelming amount of the money that we're raising is not going to Hillary (Clinton) to run for president. ... It's going to the congressmen and senators to try to take back Congress." Amy Schumer stated on April 28, 2016 in an episode of "Inside Amy Schumer": "You can absolutely get a gun if you have several felonies as long as you buy it on the Internet or at a gun show." John Oliver stated on April 24, 2016 in a broadcast of HBO's "Last Week Tonight": "We knew Strom Thurmond had proposed" the amendment that blocked Puerto Rico’s use of Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt stated on April 15, 2016 in in an episode of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt": "Dolphins are rapists. Look it up." Dinesh D'Souza stated on April 17, 2016 in a Facebook post: "As a U.S. senator with salary and perks, #Bernie is in the top 1 percent, but still paid only 13 percent in taxes last year." 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. The Other 98% stated on March 31, 2016 in a Facebook image: "Last year (the U.S. women’s soccer team) generated $20 million more than the men’s team and were paid almost four times less." Grover Norquist stated on March 24, 2016 in a Fox Business interview: Under Hillary Clinton, State Department "officials were sending official thank-yous to people who gave to the Clinton Foundation." Bill O'Reilly stated on March 16, 2016 in an episode of "The O'Reilly Factor": Says Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland "voted, so the folks know, in Washington, D.C., to keep guns away from private citizens." Roy Zimmerman stated on March 13, 2016 in a YouTube video: "Republicans control the U.S. Senate with 54 seats, but those 54 senators were elected by only two-thirds the number of voters who elected the Democrats. In the Senate, the majority party represents a minority of the people." David Brooks stated on March 6, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There’s no correlation between primary turnout and wins in the fall in the last 11 elections." Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people." Stephen Colbert stated on February 15, 2016 in comments on the "Late Show": "People have actually broken down the transcripts for oral arguments and (Antonin Scalia) told more jokes and got more laughs than any of the other justices." Viral image stated on February 10, 2016 in in a post on Facebook: Quotes Mark Cuban as saying, "I worry that millions of millennials are voting Democrat this year because they fact-check everything." Sarah Palin stated on February 1, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Donald Trump's conversion to pro-life beliefs are akin to Justin Bieber's, who said in the past that abortion "was no big deal to him." B.o.B. stated on January 25, 2016 in in a Jan. 25 tweet: "You've been tremendously deceived" by people who say the Earth is not flat. 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." Fox News Channel stated on January 26, 2016 in a news release: Donald Trump’s decision to skip the Fox News/Google debate in Des Moines "is near unprecedented."
Van Jones stated on July 7, 2016 in a panel discussion on CNN: African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more."
William Johnson stated on July 8, 2016 in an interview on Fox News: "Condemning violence against the police and urging support for the police" is "markedly absent" from President Barack Obama’s public remarks.
Charles Ramsey stated on July 10, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "There are approximately 18,000 (police) departments in the United States."
Daily Mail stated on June 24, 2016 in a headline: "Google search spike suggests many people don’t know why they voted for Brexit."
Stephen Colbert stated on June 23, 2016 in a comedy sketch: Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in."
Andrew Napolitano stated on June 16, 2016 in a segment on Fox & Friends: "Attempts to find things like, ‘crime,’ ‘criminal activity,’ ‘indictment,’ have been filtered out by Google" in favor of Hillary Clinton.
Michael Moore stated on June 14, 2016 in a tweet after the Orlando shooting: The ammunition used in the Orlando shooting "is banned by Geneva Convention. It enters the body, spins & explodes."
Rush Limbaugh stated on May 31, 2016 in the Rush Limbaugh Show: The presence of gorillas calls into question the concept of evolution.
Newt Gingrich stated on May 27, 2016 in a post on Twitter: "No one in American history has moved from a June 16 announcement to a May 26 winning of a majority. Trump's achievement is remarkable."
Chris Wallace stated on May 15, 2016 in an episode of "Fox News Sunday": "Every Republican nominee since Richard Nixon, who at one time was under an audit, has released their tax returns."
Vicki Saporta stated on May 9, 2016 in an episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee": "There are more than twice as many (crisis pregnancy centers) as there are legitimate abortion providers in the United States."
Newt Gingrich stated on May 15, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion in intellectual property from the United States."
George Clooney stated on April 16, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The overwhelming amount of the money that we're raising is not going to Hillary (Clinton) to run for president. ... It's going to the congressmen and senators to try to take back Congress."
Amy Schumer stated on April 28, 2016 in an episode of "Inside Amy Schumer": "You can absolutely get a gun if you have several felonies as long as you buy it on the Internet or at a gun show."
John Oliver stated on April 24, 2016 in a broadcast of HBO's "Last Week Tonight": "We knew Strom Thurmond had proposed" the amendment that blocked Puerto Rico’s use of Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt stated on April 15, 2016 in in an episode of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt": "Dolphins are rapists. Look it up."
Dinesh D'Souza stated on April 17, 2016 in a Facebook post: "As a U.S. senator with salary and perks, #Bernie is in the top 1 percent, but still paid only 13 percent in taxes last year."
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.
The Other 98% stated on March 31, 2016 in a Facebook image: "Last year (the U.S. women’s soccer team) generated $20 million more than the men’s team and were paid almost four times less."
Grover Norquist stated on March 24, 2016 in a Fox Business interview: Under Hillary Clinton, State Department "officials were sending official thank-yous to people who gave to the Clinton Foundation."
Bill O'Reilly stated on March 16, 2016 in an episode of "The O'Reilly Factor": Says Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland "voted, so the folks know, in Washington, D.C., to keep guns away from private citizens."
Roy Zimmerman stated on March 13, 2016 in a YouTube video: "Republicans control the U.S. Senate with 54 seats, but those 54 senators were elected by only two-thirds the number of voters who elected the Democrats. In the Senate, the majority party represents a minority of the people."
David Brooks stated on March 6, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There’s no correlation between primary turnout and wins in the fall in the last 11 elections."
Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people."
Stephen Colbert stated on February 15, 2016 in comments on the "Late Show": "People have actually broken down the transcripts for oral arguments and (Antonin Scalia) told more jokes and got more laughs than any of the other justices."
Viral image stated on February 10, 2016 in in a post on Facebook: Quotes Mark Cuban as saying, "I worry that millions of millennials are voting Democrat this year because they fact-check everything."
Sarah Palin stated on February 1, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Donald Trump's conversion to pro-life beliefs are akin to Justin Bieber's, who said in the past that abortion "was no big deal to him."
B.o.B. stated on January 25, 2016 in in a Jan. 25 tweet: "You've been tremendously deceived" by people who say the Earth is not flat.
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."
Fox News Channel stated on January 26, 2016 in a news release: Donald Trump’s decision to skip the Fox News/Google debate in Des Moines "is near unprecedented."
