Latest Fact-checks in Sports 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 Bloggers stated on October 2, 2017 in a fake news post: A flight crew took a knee and stranded the New Orleans Saints on an airport runway. James Lankford stated on September 25, 2017 in a press conference: "The First Amendment’s the First Amendment. It goes start to finish. We can’t say to one football coach you’re fired if you kneel in silent prayer at the end of the game, but to a player, if you kneel in protest to a game, you’re celebrated." Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2017 in a tweet: "NFL attendance and ratings are WAY DOWN. Boring games yes, but many stay away because they love our country." Greg Abbott stated on August 1, 2017 in a tweet: Says Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told players: "Stand for the Anthem or you’re off team." New York Times stated on April 19, 2017 in a tweet: Images show the turnout for President Donald Trump's 2017 ceremony with the New England Patriots was smaller than the team’s turnout with President Barack Obama in 2015. Doug Pederson stated on December 18, 2016 in In a press conference: "Your chances of throwing it are actually a little bit better in that situation." Ron Johnson stated on October 25, 2016 in a radio ad: Says it’s not possible for some Wisconsin residents to watch Packers games, "they’re forced to watch Viking games," so he "got a law passed to fix" the problem. Donald Trump stated on October 10, 2016 in a rally in Ambridge, Pa.: "We don't have any" chess grandmasters in the United States. James Woods stated on August 27, 2016 in a tweet: "The Dallas Cowboys can’t put a sticker on their helmets for the 5 police officers who were killed." Sid Miller stated on July 9, 2016 in as quoted in a commentary by Ken Herman of the Austin American-Statesman: Says that since lawmakers acted, "we have 130 new businesses across Texas doing helicopter hog hunts." Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2016 in a tweet: "As usual, Hillary & the Dems are trying to rig the debates so 2 are up against major NFL games." Drew Brees stated on June 12, 2016 in as quoted in an interview with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman: "Do you know what the second sport with the most concussions is? Women’s soccer… And the third most dangerous sport? Cheerleading." Moms Rising stated on July 13, 2016: "In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball." Usain Bolt stated on May 18, 2016 in an interview on NBC: Zika mosquitoes "can’t catch me." Jerry Jones stated on March 22, 2016 in remarks to reporters at NFL annual meeting: Says it’s "absurd" to say there’s enough data to establish a link between playing football and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2016 in in a speech: Says professional football coach Rex Ryan "won championships in New York. The AFC, I think, twice." 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." Hillary Clinton stated on April 6, 2016 in a speech to the AFL-CIO Convention: When mentioning Villanova’s buzzer-beating win in the national championships, Hillary Clinton said: "I love those come-from-behind victories." Donald Trump stated on March 7, 2016 in a speech in Concord, N.C.: "NASCAR endorsed Trump" A.J. Jacobs stated on February 6, 2016 in an interview: Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game. Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2015 in an interview with Steven Crowder: The "federal government is going after school districts, trying to force them to let boys shower with little girls." ESPN stated on September 27, 2015 in in an article: Alabama’s Crimson Tide will be the underdog in Saturday’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs, the first time in 72 consecutive games that Alabama has not been favored by oddsmakers to win. Hugh Hewitt stated on September 13, 2015 in a panel discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": Says history suggests sports will "quickly subsume a lot of the attention span of the country" in the presidential primary. Steve Cannon stated on August 24, 2015 in press release: Buying the naming rights to the new Falcons stadium is the largest marketing deal in Mercedes-Benz history. Facebook posts stated on June 2, 2015 in in posts on Facebook: The runnerup to Caitlyn Jenner for ESPN’s Arthur Ashe Courage Award was "Army veteran Noah Galloway, who lost an arm and leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq." Timothy Sheehy stated on April 10, 2015 in an interview: A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country." Donald Trump stated on May 13, 2015 in a tweet: "You can be an NFL player with murder charges and not be suspended." Jim Lampley stated on May 2, 2015 in comments before the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight: The projected revenue from the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight is "larger than the annual GDP of 29 different countries." Tyrone Brooks stated on January 20, 2015 in a statement: State lawmakers are spending taxpayer money for parking that billionaire Arthur Blank could build while paying some state employees so little they are on food stamps. Steven Frias stated on February 24, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "Research performed by economists has shown no consistent, positive impact on jobs, income or tax revenues arising from stadiums or sports franchises."
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Bloggers stated on October 2, 2017 in a fake news post: A flight crew took a knee and stranded the New Orleans Saints on an airport runway. James Lankford stated on September 25, 2017 in a press conference: "The First Amendment’s the First Amendment. It goes start to finish. We can’t say to one football coach you’re fired if you kneel in silent prayer at the end of the game, but to a player, if you kneel in protest to a game, you’re celebrated." Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2017 in a tweet: "NFL attendance and ratings are WAY DOWN. Boring games yes, but many stay away because they love our country." Greg Abbott stated on August 1, 2017 in a tweet: Says Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told players: "Stand for the Anthem or you’re off team." New York Times stated on April 19, 2017 in a tweet: Images show the turnout for President Donald Trump's 2017 ceremony with the New England Patriots was smaller than the team’s turnout with President Barack Obama in 2015. Doug Pederson stated on December 18, 2016 in In a press conference: "Your chances of throwing it are actually a little bit better in that situation." Ron Johnson stated on October 25, 2016 in a radio ad: Says it’s not possible for some Wisconsin residents to watch Packers games, "they’re forced to watch Viking games," so he "got a law passed to fix" the problem. Donald Trump stated on October 10, 2016 in a rally in Ambridge, Pa.: "We don't have any" chess grandmasters in the United States. James Woods stated on August 27, 2016 in a tweet: "The Dallas Cowboys can’t put a sticker on their helmets for the 5 police officers who were killed." Sid Miller stated on July 9, 2016 in as quoted in a commentary by Ken Herman of the Austin American-Statesman: Says that since lawmakers acted, "we have 130 new businesses across Texas doing helicopter hog hunts." Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2016 in a tweet: "As usual, Hillary & the Dems are trying to rig the debates so 2 are up against major NFL games." Drew Brees stated on June 12, 2016 in as quoted in an interview with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman: "Do you know what the second sport with the most concussions is? Women’s soccer… And the third most dangerous sport? Cheerleading." Moms Rising stated on July 13, 2016: "In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball." Usain Bolt stated on May 18, 2016 in an interview on NBC: Zika mosquitoes "can’t catch me." Jerry Jones stated on March 22, 2016 in remarks to reporters at NFL annual meeting: Says it’s "absurd" to say there’s enough data to establish a link between playing football and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2016 in in a speech: Says professional football coach Rex Ryan "won championships in New York. The AFC, I think, twice." 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." Hillary Clinton stated on April 6, 2016 in a speech to the AFL-CIO Convention: When mentioning Villanova’s buzzer-beating win in the national championships, Hillary Clinton said: "I love those come-from-behind victories." Donald Trump stated on March 7, 2016 in a speech in Concord, N.C.: "NASCAR endorsed Trump" A.J. Jacobs stated on February 6, 2016 in an interview: Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game. Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2015 in an interview with Steven Crowder: The "federal government is going after school districts, trying to force them to let boys shower with little girls." ESPN stated on September 27, 2015 in in an article: Alabama’s Crimson Tide will be the underdog in Saturday’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs, the first time in 72 consecutive games that Alabama has not been favored by oddsmakers to win. Hugh Hewitt stated on September 13, 2015 in a panel discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": Says history suggests sports will "quickly subsume a lot of the attention span of the country" in the presidential primary. Steve Cannon stated on August 24, 2015 in press release: Buying the naming rights to the new Falcons stadium is the largest marketing deal in Mercedes-Benz history. Facebook posts stated on June 2, 2015 in in posts on Facebook: The runnerup to Caitlyn Jenner for ESPN’s Arthur Ashe Courage Award was "Army veteran Noah Galloway, who lost an arm and leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq." Timothy Sheehy stated on April 10, 2015 in an interview: A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country." Donald Trump stated on May 13, 2015 in a tweet: "You can be an NFL player with murder charges and not be suspended." Jim Lampley stated on May 2, 2015 in comments before the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight: The projected revenue from the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight is "larger than the annual GDP of 29 different countries." Tyrone Brooks stated on January 20, 2015 in a statement: State lawmakers are spending taxpayer money for parking that billionaire Arthur Blank could build while paying some state employees so little they are on food stamps. Steven Frias stated on February 24, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "Research performed by economists has shown no consistent, positive impact on jobs, income or tax revenues arising from stadiums or sports franchises."
Bloggers stated on October 2, 2017 in a fake news post: A flight crew took a knee and stranded the New Orleans Saints on an airport runway.
James Lankford stated on September 25, 2017 in a press conference: "The First Amendment’s the First Amendment. It goes start to finish. We can’t say to one football coach you’re fired if you kneel in silent prayer at the end of the game, but to a player, if you kneel in protest to a game, you’re celebrated."
Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2017 in a tweet: "NFL attendance and ratings are WAY DOWN. Boring games yes, but many stay away because they love our country."
Greg Abbott stated on August 1, 2017 in a tweet: Says Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told players: "Stand for the Anthem or you’re off team."
New York Times stated on April 19, 2017 in a tweet: Images show the turnout for President Donald Trump's 2017 ceremony with the New England Patriots was smaller than the team’s turnout with President Barack Obama in 2015.
Doug Pederson stated on December 18, 2016 in In a press conference: "Your chances of throwing it are actually a little bit better in that situation."
Ron Johnson stated on October 25, 2016 in a radio ad: Says it’s not possible for some Wisconsin residents to watch Packers games, "they’re forced to watch Viking games," so he "got a law passed to fix" the problem.
Donald Trump stated on October 10, 2016 in a rally in Ambridge, Pa.: "We don't have any" chess grandmasters in the United States.
James Woods stated on August 27, 2016 in a tweet: "The Dallas Cowboys can’t put a sticker on their helmets for the 5 police officers who were killed."
Sid Miller stated on July 9, 2016 in as quoted in a commentary by Ken Herman of the Austin American-Statesman: Says that since lawmakers acted, "we have 130 new businesses across Texas doing helicopter hog hunts."
Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2016 in a tweet: "As usual, Hillary & the Dems are trying to rig the debates so 2 are up against major NFL games."
Drew Brees stated on June 12, 2016 in as quoted in an interview with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman: "Do you know what the second sport with the most concussions is? Women’s soccer… And the third most dangerous sport? Cheerleading."
Moms Rising stated on July 13, 2016: "In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball."
Jerry Jones stated on March 22, 2016 in remarks to reporters at NFL annual meeting: Says it’s "absurd" to say there’s enough data to establish a link between playing football and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2016 in in a speech: Says professional football coach Rex Ryan "won championships in New York. The AFC, I think, twice."
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."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 6, 2016 in a speech to the AFL-CIO Convention: When mentioning Villanova’s buzzer-beating win in the national championships, Hillary Clinton said: "I love those come-from-behind victories."
A.J. Jacobs stated on February 6, 2016 in an interview: Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game.
Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2015 in an interview with Steven Crowder: The "federal government is going after school districts, trying to force them to let boys shower with little girls."
ESPN stated on September 27, 2015 in in an article: Alabama’s Crimson Tide will be the underdog in Saturday’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs, the first time in 72 consecutive games that Alabama has not been favored by oddsmakers to win.
Hugh Hewitt stated on September 13, 2015 in a panel discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": Says history suggests sports will "quickly subsume a lot of the attention span of the country" in the presidential primary.
Steve Cannon stated on August 24, 2015 in press release: Buying the naming rights to the new Falcons stadium is the largest marketing deal in Mercedes-Benz history.
Facebook posts stated on June 2, 2015 in in posts on Facebook: The runnerup to Caitlyn Jenner for ESPN’s Arthur Ashe Courage Award was "Army veteran Noah Galloway, who lost an arm and leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq."
Timothy Sheehy stated on April 10, 2015 in an interview: A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country."
Donald Trump stated on May 13, 2015 in a tweet: "You can be an NFL player with murder charges and not be suspended."
Jim Lampley stated on May 2, 2015 in comments before the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight: The projected revenue from the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight is "larger than the annual GDP of 29 different countries."
Tyrone Brooks stated on January 20, 2015 in a statement: State lawmakers are spending taxpayer money for parking that billionaire Arthur Blank could build while paying some state employees so little they are on food stamps.
Steven Frias stated on February 24, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "Research performed by economists has shown no consistent, positive impact on jobs, income or tax revenues arising from stadiums or sports franchises."
