Latest Fact-checks in Religion 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 Volusia County Republican Party stated on April 2, 2017 in in an email: "The United States Department of Education has introduced an Islamic indoctrination program for the public schools, called ‘Access Islam.’ " Bloggers stated on March 13, 2017 in a headline: Says "Georgia becomes first state to ban Muslim culture in historic move to restore Western values." Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview with CBN: "If you were a Muslim, you could come in, if you were a Christian, it was impossible." Tdtalliance.com stated on December 12, 2016 in an article on a fake news website: "Obama orders ban on Christmas cards to military." Terry McAuliffe stated on November 30, 2016 in a radio interview.: "We would be just like North Carolina with HB2-like (transgender bathroom) legislation. It actually passed our chamber and I vetoed it." Ohio Republican Party stated on October 28, 2016 in a campaign mailer: "Casey Weinstein: No faith in our military" ... "When some of our cadets wanted to watch a religious film, Casey Weinstein sued the U.S. military. Sued our soldiers?" Hillary Clinton stated on October 20, 2016 in a speech at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner: In 1928 "school boards sent home letters with children saying that if Al Smith is elected president, you will not be allowed to have or read a Bible." Russ Feingold stated on October 7, 2016 in an interview: Says Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, has "paid to export throughout the world" Wahhabism -- "an extreme form of Islam" that basically teaches "Americans are the devil." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You can look at the propaganda on a lot of the terrorists' sites and what Donald Trump says about Muslims is used to recruit fighters." Donald Trump stated on September 19, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: "I never said" that Muslims would be subject to profiling under his policies. Sean Duffy stated on August 23, 2016 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has "ties to the Muslim Brotherhood." Jerry Brown stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention.: Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "denies that there's such a thing as evolution." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "An amendment, pushed by Lyndon Johnson many years ago, threatens religious institutions with a loss of their tax-exempt status if they openly advocate their political views." Antonio Sabato Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in an interview with ABC News: Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim. Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a meeting with Christian leaders: "We don't know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she's been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there's no — there's nothing out there." Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Even among "second and third generation" Muslims in the United States, "there's no real assimilation." 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." Hillary Clinton stated on May 3, 2016 in a Clinton campaign tweet: Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more. Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2016 in a multitude of Facebook posts: "Today President Obama said there will NOT be a National Day of Prayer in May." Donald Trump stated on February 19, 2016 in a rally in North Charleston, S.C.: Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem." André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party." 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." Jeb Bush stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "It is already in the law that there is a requirement to screen (refugees) for religion." Jeb Bush stated on November 24, 2015 in a radio interview in New Hampshire: Says there are "ample means" to "tell when someone is a Christian in the Middle East ... by name, by where they’re born, their birth certificates." Viral image stated on November 16, 2015 in posts on the Internet: In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house." Joshua Feuerstein stated on November 5, 2015 in a video: Says that Starbucks took "Christmas off of their brand new cups." Constitutional Rights PAC stated on October 14, 2015 in a news release: Paul Ryan "is one of only six House Republicans who voted for Teddy Kennedy's bill to force Christian employers to hire LGBT employees." Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in Facebook posts: Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car. Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs."
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Volusia County Republican Party stated on April 2, 2017 in in an email: "The United States Department of Education has introduced an Islamic indoctrination program for the public schools, called ‘Access Islam.’ " Bloggers stated on March 13, 2017 in a headline: Says "Georgia becomes first state to ban Muslim culture in historic move to restore Western values." Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview with CBN: "If you were a Muslim, you could come in, if you were a Christian, it was impossible." Tdtalliance.com stated on December 12, 2016 in an article on a fake news website: "Obama orders ban on Christmas cards to military." Terry McAuliffe stated on November 30, 2016 in a radio interview.: "We would be just like North Carolina with HB2-like (transgender bathroom) legislation. It actually passed our chamber and I vetoed it." Ohio Republican Party stated on October 28, 2016 in a campaign mailer: "Casey Weinstein: No faith in our military" ... "When some of our cadets wanted to watch a religious film, Casey Weinstein sued the U.S. military. Sued our soldiers?" Hillary Clinton stated on October 20, 2016 in a speech at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner: In 1928 "school boards sent home letters with children saying that if Al Smith is elected president, you will not be allowed to have or read a Bible." Russ Feingold stated on October 7, 2016 in an interview: Says Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, has "paid to export throughout the world" Wahhabism -- "an extreme form of Islam" that basically teaches "Americans are the devil." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You can look at the propaganda on a lot of the terrorists' sites and what Donald Trump says about Muslims is used to recruit fighters." Donald Trump stated on September 19, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: "I never said" that Muslims would be subject to profiling under his policies. Sean Duffy stated on August 23, 2016 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has "ties to the Muslim Brotherhood." Jerry Brown stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention.: Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "denies that there's such a thing as evolution." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "An amendment, pushed by Lyndon Johnson many years ago, threatens religious institutions with a loss of their tax-exempt status if they openly advocate their political views." Antonio Sabato Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in an interview with ABC News: Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim. Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a meeting with Christian leaders: "We don't know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she's been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there's no — there's nothing out there." Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Even among "second and third generation" Muslims in the United States, "there's no real assimilation." 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." Hillary Clinton stated on May 3, 2016 in a Clinton campaign tweet: Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more. Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2016 in a multitude of Facebook posts: "Today President Obama said there will NOT be a National Day of Prayer in May." Donald Trump stated on February 19, 2016 in a rally in North Charleston, S.C.: Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem." André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party." 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." Jeb Bush stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "It is already in the law that there is a requirement to screen (refugees) for religion." Jeb Bush stated on November 24, 2015 in a radio interview in New Hampshire: Says there are "ample means" to "tell when someone is a Christian in the Middle East ... by name, by where they’re born, their birth certificates." Viral image stated on November 16, 2015 in posts on the Internet: In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house." Joshua Feuerstein stated on November 5, 2015 in a video: Says that Starbucks took "Christmas off of their brand new cups." Constitutional Rights PAC stated on October 14, 2015 in a news release: Paul Ryan "is one of only six House Republicans who voted for Teddy Kennedy's bill to force Christian employers to hire LGBT employees." Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in Facebook posts: Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car. Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs."
Volusia County Republican Party stated on April 2, 2017 in in an email: "The United States Department of Education has introduced an Islamic indoctrination program for the public schools, called ‘Access Islam.’ "
Bloggers stated on March 13, 2017 in a headline: Says "Georgia becomes first state to ban Muslim culture in historic move to restore Western values."
Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview with CBN: "If you were a Muslim, you could come in, if you were a Christian, it was impossible."
Tdtalliance.com stated on December 12, 2016 in an article on a fake news website: "Obama orders ban on Christmas cards to military."
Terry McAuliffe stated on November 30, 2016 in a radio interview.: "We would be just like North Carolina with HB2-like (transgender bathroom) legislation. It actually passed our chamber and I vetoed it."
Ohio Republican Party stated on October 28, 2016 in a campaign mailer: "Casey Weinstein: No faith in our military" ... "When some of our cadets wanted to watch a religious film, Casey Weinstein sued the U.S. military. Sued our soldiers?"
Hillary Clinton stated on October 20, 2016 in a speech at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner: In 1928 "school boards sent home letters with children saying that if Al Smith is elected president, you will not be allowed to have or read a Bible."
Russ Feingold stated on October 7, 2016 in an interview: Says Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, has "paid to export throughout the world" Wahhabism -- "an extreme form of Islam" that basically teaches "Americans are the devil."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You can look at the propaganda on a lot of the terrorists' sites and what Donald Trump says about Muslims is used to recruit fighters."
Donald Trump stated on September 19, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: "I never said" that Muslims would be subject to profiling under his policies.
Sean Duffy stated on August 23, 2016 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has "ties to the Muslim Brotherhood."
Jerry Brown stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention.: Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "denies that there's such a thing as evolution."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "An amendment, pushed by Lyndon Johnson many years ago, threatens religious institutions with a loss of their tax-exempt status if they openly advocate their political views."
Antonio Sabato Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in an interview with ABC News: Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim.
Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a meeting with Christian leaders: "We don't know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she's been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there's no — there's nothing out there."
Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Even among "second and third generation" Muslims in the United States, "there's no real assimilation."
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."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 3, 2016 in a Clinton campaign tweet: Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more.
Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2016 in a multitude of Facebook posts: "Today President Obama said there will NOT be a National Day of Prayer in May."
Donald Trump stated on February 19, 2016 in a rally in North Charleston, S.C.: Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem."
André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party."
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."
Jeb Bush stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "It is already in the law that there is a requirement to screen (refugees) for religion."
Jeb Bush stated on November 24, 2015 in a radio interview in New Hampshire: Says there are "ample means" to "tell when someone is a Christian in the Middle East ... by name, by where they’re born, their birth certificates."
Viral image stated on November 16, 2015 in posts on the Internet: In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house."
Joshua Feuerstein stated on November 5, 2015 in a video: Says that Starbucks took "Christmas off of their brand new cups."
Constitutional Rights PAC stated on October 14, 2015 in a news release: Paul Ryan "is one of only six House Republicans who voted for Teddy Kennedy's bill to force Christian employers to hire LGBT employees."
Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in Facebook posts: Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car.
Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs."
