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 Ed Schultz stated on February 12, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Ed Show": "When union membership goes down, so do (middle class) wages." Peggy Noonan stated on February 16, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": Says "(President) Reagan's second inaugural was moved inside the Capitol. It was. Because of a terrible snowstorm." Steve Forbes stated on February 16, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "Two-thirds of the people who start out in minimum wage are above the minimum wage within a year." Chris Stirewalt stated on February 11, 2014 in a daily summary of news "Fox News First": Businesses "will be required to certify to the IRS – under penalty of perjury – that Obamacare was not a motivating factor" for cutting staff. Ralph Reed stated on February 3, 2014 in a CNN "Crossfire" segment: A government report shows that alternatives to the Keystone XL pipeline "are worse" for the environment. George Will stated on February 9, 2014 in a roundtable discussion on "Fox News Sunday": "Social Security was advocated … in the 1930s as a way of getting people to quit working, because they thought we were confined to a permanent scarcity of jobs in this country." Ari Melber stated on February 5, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Cycle": "The median net worth of American households hasn't changed much over the past decades, it's about $20,000 ... but Congress' average median net worth has ballooned, more than doubled." Van Jones stated on February 3, 2014 in a segment on CNN's "Crossfire": The Keystone pipeline creates "35 permanent jobs" after construction, according to a government report. Candy Crowley stated on February 9, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "It’s been 14 years since a president or a vice president or a member of their family has not gone and attended at least an event at the Olympics." George Will stated on February 6, 2014 in a "Washington Post" column: Says President Barack Obama carried Congressional District 13 "by 8.2 points in 2008 and 5.6 points in 2012." George Will stated on February 6, 2014 in a "Washington Post" column: "Any Floridian who has ever requested an absentee ballot henceforth gets one automatically." Dana Milbank stated on February 3, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Politics Nation": Says Bill O’Reilly spoke 40 percent of the words in an interview with President Barack Obama. Ann Coulter stated on February 2, 2014 in an interview on "Fox & Friends Weekend": A friend’s sister "died from Obamacare" because Blue Shield "completely just pulled out of California." Gretchen Carlson stated on February 4, 2014 in a broadcast of Fox News' "The Real Story": "The CBO now says the president's health care law will cut the number of full-time jobs in the United States by 2.3 million by 2021." Bill O'Reilly stated on February 2, 2014 in a special broadcast on Fox: Says he didn't tell viewers that the Obama campaign hid news about the motives behind the attack in Benghazi because Obama was running for re-election. Andrea Mitchell stated on January 28, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports": In 2002, "Iran was more or less an American ally." Roger Goodell stated on February 2, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": NFL "players are living, on average, longer than the average male." Roger Goodell stated on January 20, 2014 in an interview on NFL.com: "The extra point is almost automatic. … (The NFL) had five missed extra points this year out of 1,200 some odd" attempts. Joel Klatt stated on January 29, 2014 in a Fox Sports panel about Super Bowl XLVIII: Says Marshawn Lynch is "second all-time in terms of average yards per rush only to Terrell Davis." X posts stated on January 28, 2014 in comments from sports pundits and fans on Twitter: Says Peyton Manning struggles in cold weather games. Marshall Faulk stated on January 28, 2014 in comments on the NFL Network: Quarterbacks "won the (Super Bowl) MVP more than 50 percent of the time." Curtis Martin stated on January 28, 2014 in comments on ESPN: "I played in a game here against the Pittsburgh Steelers where there was 23 inches of snow. … We played in at least 15 inches of that." Mark Schlereth stated on January 27, 2014 in comments on ESPN's "Mike & Mike": "The majority of teams (are) now spending their dollars on the offensive side of the football." Marc Thiessen stated on January 29, 2014 in a broadcast of Fox News' "The Kelly File": Says "Barack Obama has gone from blaming George W. Bush to plagiarizing George W. Bush." Ann Coulter stated on January 22, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "Piers Morgan Live": Says in 2000, Fox News broke the story of George W. Bush’s drunk driving arrest. "Who broke it? Fox News." Brian Kilmeade stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends": Says Colorado food stamp recipients can use ATMs to get cash to buy marijuana. Nancy Grace stated on January 14, 2014 in a segment on 'Nancy Grace': People on pot "shoot each other ... stab each other ... strangle each other, drive under the influence, kill families." Josh Fox stated on January 19, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012" with "more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill." Joe Scarborough stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, 95 percent of economic gains have been made by the richest 1 percent." Bob Kincaid stated on January 19, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "Most of West Virginia is still owned, in excess of 90 percent, by out-of-state interests."
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Ed Schultz stated on February 12, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Ed Show": "When union membership goes down, so do (middle class) wages." Peggy Noonan stated on February 16, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": Says "(President) Reagan's second inaugural was moved inside the Capitol. It was. Because of a terrible snowstorm." Steve Forbes stated on February 16, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "Two-thirds of the people who start out in minimum wage are above the minimum wage within a year." Chris Stirewalt stated on February 11, 2014 in a daily summary of news "Fox News First": Businesses "will be required to certify to the IRS – under penalty of perjury – that Obamacare was not a motivating factor" for cutting staff. Ralph Reed stated on February 3, 2014 in a CNN "Crossfire" segment: A government report shows that alternatives to the Keystone XL pipeline "are worse" for the environment. George Will stated on February 9, 2014 in a roundtable discussion on "Fox News Sunday": "Social Security was advocated … in the 1930s as a way of getting people to quit working, because they thought we were confined to a permanent scarcity of jobs in this country." Ari Melber stated on February 5, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Cycle": "The median net worth of American households hasn't changed much over the past decades, it's about $20,000 ... but Congress' average median net worth has ballooned, more than doubled." Van Jones stated on February 3, 2014 in a segment on CNN's "Crossfire": The Keystone pipeline creates "35 permanent jobs" after construction, according to a government report. Candy Crowley stated on February 9, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "It’s been 14 years since a president or a vice president or a member of their family has not gone and attended at least an event at the Olympics." George Will stated on February 6, 2014 in a "Washington Post" column: Says President Barack Obama carried Congressional District 13 "by 8.2 points in 2008 and 5.6 points in 2012." George Will stated on February 6, 2014 in a "Washington Post" column: "Any Floridian who has ever requested an absentee ballot henceforth gets one automatically." Dana Milbank stated on February 3, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Politics Nation": Says Bill O’Reilly spoke 40 percent of the words in an interview with President Barack Obama. Ann Coulter stated on February 2, 2014 in an interview on "Fox & Friends Weekend": A friend’s sister "died from Obamacare" because Blue Shield "completely just pulled out of California." Gretchen Carlson stated on February 4, 2014 in a broadcast of Fox News' "The Real Story": "The CBO now says the president's health care law will cut the number of full-time jobs in the United States by 2.3 million by 2021." Bill O'Reilly stated on February 2, 2014 in a special broadcast on Fox: Says he didn't tell viewers that the Obama campaign hid news about the motives behind the attack in Benghazi because Obama was running for re-election. Andrea Mitchell stated on January 28, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports": In 2002, "Iran was more or less an American ally." Roger Goodell stated on February 2, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": NFL "players are living, on average, longer than the average male." Roger Goodell stated on January 20, 2014 in an interview on NFL.com: "The extra point is almost automatic. … (The NFL) had five missed extra points this year out of 1,200 some odd" attempts. Joel Klatt stated on January 29, 2014 in a Fox Sports panel about Super Bowl XLVIII: Says Marshawn Lynch is "second all-time in terms of average yards per rush only to Terrell Davis." X posts stated on January 28, 2014 in comments from sports pundits and fans on Twitter: Says Peyton Manning struggles in cold weather games. Marshall Faulk stated on January 28, 2014 in comments on the NFL Network: Quarterbacks "won the (Super Bowl) MVP more than 50 percent of the time." Curtis Martin stated on January 28, 2014 in comments on ESPN: "I played in a game here against the Pittsburgh Steelers where there was 23 inches of snow. … We played in at least 15 inches of that." Mark Schlereth stated on January 27, 2014 in comments on ESPN's "Mike & Mike": "The majority of teams (are) now spending their dollars on the offensive side of the football." Marc Thiessen stated on January 29, 2014 in a broadcast of Fox News' "The Kelly File": Says "Barack Obama has gone from blaming George W. Bush to plagiarizing George W. Bush." Ann Coulter stated on January 22, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "Piers Morgan Live": Says in 2000, Fox News broke the story of George W. Bush’s drunk driving arrest. "Who broke it? Fox News." Brian Kilmeade stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends": Says Colorado food stamp recipients can use ATMs to get cash to buy marijuana. Nancy Grace stated on January 14, 2014 in a segment on 'Nancy Grace': People on pot "shoot each other ... stab each other ... strangle each other, drive under the influence, kill families." Josh Fox stated on January 19, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012" with "more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill." Joe Scarborough stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, 95 percent of economic gains have been made by the richest 1 percent." Bob Kincaid stated on January 19, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "Most of West Virginia is still owned, in excess of 90 percent, by out-of-state interests."
Ed Schultz stated on February 12, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Ed Show": "When union membership goes down, so do (middle class) wages."
Peggy Noonan stated on February 16, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": Says "(President) Reagan's second inaugural was moved inside the Capitol. It was. Because of a terrible snowstorm."
Steve Forbes stated on February 16, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "Two-thirds of the people who start out in minimum wage are above the minimum wage within a year."
Chris Stirewalt stated on February 11, 2014 in a daily summary of news "Fox News First": Businesses "will be required to certify to the IRS – under penalty of perjury – that Obamacare was not a motivating factor" for cutting staff.
Ralph Reed stated on February 3, 2014 in a CNN "Crossfire" segment: A government report shows that alternatives to the Keystone XL pipeline "are worse" for the environment.
George Will stated on February 9, 2014 in a roundtable discussion on "Fox News Sunday": "Social Security was advocated … in the 1930s as a way of getting people to quit working, because they thought we were confined to a permanent scarcity of jobs in this country."
Ari Melber stated on February 5, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Cycle": "The median net worth of American households hasn't changed much over the past decades, it's about $20,000 ... but Congress' average median net worth has ballooned, more than doubled."
Van Jones stated on February 3, 2014 in a segment on CNN's "Crossfire": The Keystone pipeline creates "35 permanent jobs" after construction, according to a government report.
Candy Crowley stated on February 9, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "It’s been 14 years since a president or a vice president or a member of their family has not gone and attended at least an event at the Olympics."
George Will stated on February 6, 2014 in a "Washington Post" column: Says President Barack Obama carried Congressional District 13 "by 8.2 points in 2008 and 5.6 points in 2012."
George Will stated on February 6, 2014 in a "Washington Post" column: "Any Floridian who has ever requested an absentee ballot henceforth gets one automatically."
Dana Milbank stated on February 3, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Politics Nation": Says Bill O’Reilly spoke 40 percent of the words in an interview with President Barack Obama.
Ann Coulter stated on February 2, 2014 in an interview on "Fox & Friends Weekend": A friend’s sister "died from Obamacare" because Blue Shield "completely just pulled out of California."
Gretchen Carlson stated on February 4, 2014 in a broadcast of Fox News' "The Real Story": "The CBO now says the president's health care law will cut the number of full-time jobs in the United States by 2.3 million by 2021."
Bill O'Reilly stated on February 2, 2014 in a special broadcast on Fox: Says he didn't tell viewers that the Obama campaign hid news about the motives behind the attack in Benghazi because Obama was running for re-election.
Andrea Mitchell stated on January 28, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports": In 2002, "Iran was more or less an American ally."
Roger Goodell stated on February 2, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": NFL "players are living, on average, longer than the average male."
Roger Goodell stated on January 20, 2014 in an interview on NFL.com: "The extra point is almost automatic. … (The NFL) had five missed extra points this year out of 1,200 some odd" attempts.
Joel Klatt stated on January 29, 2014 in a Fox Sports panel about Super Bowl XLVIII: Says Marshawn Lynch is "second all-time in terms of average yards per rush only to Terrell Davis."
X posts stated on January 28, 2014 in comments from sports pundits and fans on Twitter: Says Peyton Manning struggles in cold weather games.
Marshall Faulk stated on January 28, 2014 in comments on the NFL Network: Quarterbacks "won the (Super Bowl) MVP more than 50 percent of the time."
Curtis Martin stated on January 28, 2014 in comments on ESPN: "I played in a game here against the Pittsburgh Steelers where there was 23 inches of snow. … We played in at least 15 inches of that."
Mark Schlereth stated on January 27, 2014 in comments on ESPN's "Mike & Mike": "The majority of teams (are) now spending their dollars on the offensive side of the football."
Marc Thiessen stated on January 29, 2014 in a broadcast of Fox News' "The Kelly File": Says "Barack Obama has gone from blaming George W. Bush to plagiarizing George W. Bush."
Ann Coulter stated on January 22, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "Piers Morgan Live": Says in 2000, Fox News broke the story of George W. Bush’s drunk driving arrest. "Who broke it? Fox News."
Brian Kilmeade stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends": Says Colorado food stamp recipients can use ATMs to get cash to buy marijuana.
Nancy Grace stated on January 14, 2014 in a segment on 'Nancy Grace': People on pot "shoot each other ... stab each other ... strangle each other, drive under the influence, kill families."
Josh Fox stated on January 19, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012" with "more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill."
Joe Scarborough stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, 95 percent of economic gains have been made by the richest 1 percent."
Bob Kincaid stated on January 19, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "Most of West Virginia is still owned, in excess of 90 percent, by out-of-state interests."
