Latest Fact-checks in National 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 Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The economy is "creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "America is No. 1 one in oil and gas." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers." Joni Ernst stated on January 20, 2015 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: "A strong majority of Americans support" the Keystone XL pipeline. Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: We've seen "our deficits cut by two-thirds." Barack Obama stated on January 8, 2015 in a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.: "Today, home sales are up nearly 50 percent from where they were in the worst of the crisis." Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2015 in a speech in Knoxville, Tenn.: "We’ve doubled the production of clean energy." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Wayne. Mich.: Over the past five years, the American automobile industry has "created about 500,000 new jobs." Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2015 in remarks in Clinton, Tenn.: "Factories are opening their doors at the fastest pace in almost two decades." Rand Paul stated on January 14, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "Over half the people on disability are either anxious or their back hurts." John McCain stated on January 13, 2015 in a press conference: "About 30 percent" of those released from Guantanamo "have re-entered the fight." Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up." Marco Rubio stated on January 13, 2015 in his book, "American Dreams": "If people work and make more money, they lose more in benefits than they would earn in salary." Elizabeth Warren stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech at the AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages: "The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today than they were making a generation ago." Marco Rubio stated on January 12, 2015 in a book: Administrative employees at colleges and universities have "more than doubled over the last 25 years, outpacing the growth of students by more than 2 to 1." Michael McCaul stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on CBS "Face the Nation": Western Europeans "can fly in the United States without even having a visa." Chris Coons stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands." Mitch McConnell stated on January 7, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: A recent economic uptick appears to "coincide" with "the expectation of a new Republican Congress." Louie Gohmert stated on January 5, 2015 in a Fox news interview: Says President Barack Obama has "not proposed one thing that would change" the fact that Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary. Facebook posts stated on December 11, 2014 in social media postings: "Newly Elected Republican Senators Sign Pledge to Eliminate Food Stamp Program in 2015." Chain email stated on January 1, 2015 in a chain email: New tax increases that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, "all passed under the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare." John Thune stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says President Barack Obama's own administration has done five environmental impact assessments of the Keystone XL pipeline, "all of which have said it would have a minimum impact on the environment." Amy Klobuchar stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We're now the No. 1 producer of oil in the world. We've surpassed Saudi Arabia." Barack Obama stated on December 21, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "We're spending millions for each individual" held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Barack Obama stated on December 21, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Since the United States began negotiations with Iran, "that's probably the first year and a half in which Iran has not advanced its nuclear program in the last decade." Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014: "The reason why Cubans don't have access to 21st century telecommunications — like smart phones, like access to the Internet — is because it is illegal in Cuba." Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014 in a press conference: In the U.S. agreement with the Cuban government, "no commitment was made to allowing the establishment of political parties or to even begin the semblance of a transition to a democracy." Sergey Lavrov stated on December 16, 2014 in an interview with the French television network France 24: "Congress is a very special group of people. More than 80 percent of them never left the United States."
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Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The economy is "creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "America is No. 1 one in oil and gas." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers." Joni Ernst stated on January 20, 2015 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: "A strong majority of Americans support" the Keystone XL pipeline. Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: We've seen "our deficits cut by two-thirds." Barack Obama stated on January 8, 2015 in a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.: "Today, home sales are up nearly 50 percent from where they were in the worst of the crisis." Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2015 in a speech in Knoxville, Tenn.: "We’ve doubled the production of clean energy." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Wayne. Mich.: Over the past five years, the American automobile industry has "created about 500,000 new jobs." Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2015 in remarks in Clinton, Tenn.: "Factories are opening their doors at the fastest pace in almost two decades." Rand Paul stated on January 14, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "Over half the people on disability are either anxious or their back hurts." John McCain stated on January 13, 2015 in a press conference: "About 30 percent" of those released from Guantanamo "have re-entered the fight." Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up." Marco Rubio stated on January 13, 2015 in his book, "American Dreams": "If people work and make more money, they lose more in benefits than they would earn in salary." Elizabeth Warren stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech at the AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages: "The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today than they were making a generation ago." Marco Rubio stated on January 12, 2015 in a book: Administrative employees at colleges and universities have "more than doubled over the last 25 years, outpacing the growth of students by more than 2 to 1." Michael McCaul stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on CBS "Face the Nation": Western Europeans "can fly in the United States without even having a visa." Chris Coons stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands." Mitch McConnell stated on January 7, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: A recent economic uptick appears to "coincide" with "the expectation of a new Republican Congress." Louie Gohmert stated on January 5, 2015 in a Fox news interview: Says President Barack Obama has "not proposed one thing that would change" the fact that Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary. Facebook posts stated on December 11, 2014 in social media postings: "Newly Elected Republican Senators Sign Pledge to Eliminate Food Stamp Program in 2015." Chain email stated on January 1, 2015 in a chain email: New tax increases that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, "all passed under the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare." John Thune stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says President Barack Obama's own administration has done five environmental impact assessments of the Keystone XL pipeline, "all of which have said it would have a minimum impact on the environment." Amy Klobuchar stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We're now the No. 1 producer of oil in the world. We've surpassed Saudi Arabia." Barack Obama stated on December 21, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "We're spending millions for each individual" held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Barack Obama stated on December 21, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Since the United States began negotiations with Iran, "that's probably the first year and a half in which Iran has not advanced its nuclear program in the last decade." Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014: "The reason why Cubans don't have access to 21st century telecommunications — like smart phones, like access to the Internet — is because it is illegal in Cuba." Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014 in a press conference: In the U.S. agreement with the Cuban government, "no commitment was made to allowing the establishment of political parties or to even begin the semblance of a transition to a democracy." Sergey Lavrov stated on December 16, 2014 in an interview with the French television network France 24: "Congress is a very special group of people. More than 80 percent of them never left the United States."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The economy is "creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "America is No. 1 one in oil and gas."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers."
Joni Ernst stated on January 20, 2015 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: "A strong majority of Americans support" the Keystone XL pipeline.
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: We've seen "our deficits cut by two-thirds."
Barack Obama stated on January 8, 2015 in a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.: "Today, home sales are up nearly 50 percent from where they were in the worst of the crisis."
Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2015 in a speech in Knoxville, Tenn.: "We’ve doubled the production of clean energy."
Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Wayne. Mich.: Over the past five years, the American automobile industry has "created about 500,000 new jobs."
Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2015 in remarks in Clinton, Tenn.: "Factories are opening their doors at the fastest pace in almost two decades."
Rand Paul stated on January 14, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "Over half the people on disability are either anxious or their back hurts."
John McCain stated on January 13, 2015 in a press conference: "About 30 percent" of those released from Guantanamo "have re-entered the fight."
Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up."
Marco Rubio stated on January 13, 2015 in his book, "American Dreams": "If people work and make more money, they lose more in benefits than they would earn in salary."
Elizabeth Warren stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech at the AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages: "The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today than they were making a generation ago."
Marco Rubio stated on January 12, 2015 in a book: Administrative employees at colleges and universities have "more than doubled over the last 25 years, outpacing the growth of students by more than 2 to 1."
Michael McCaul stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on CBS "Face the Nation": Western Europeans "can fly in the United States without even having a visa."
Chris Coons stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands."
Mitch McConnell stated on January 7, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: A recent economic uptick appears to "coincide" with "the expectation of a new Republican Congress."
Louie Gohmert stated on January 5, 2015 in a Fox news interview: Says President Barack Obama has "not proposed one thing that would change" the fact that Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary.
Facebook posts stated on December 11, 2014 in social media postings: "Newly Elected Republican Senators Sign Pledge to Eliminate Food Stamp Program in 2015."
Chain email stated on January 1, 2015 in a chain email: New tax increases that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, "all passed under the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare."
John Thune stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says President Barack Obama's own administration has done five environmental impact assessments of the Keystone XL pipeline, "all of which have said it would have a minimum impact on the environment."
Amy Klobuchar stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We're now the No. 1 producer of oil in the world. We've surpassed Saudi Arabia."
Barack Obama stated on December 21, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "We're spending millions for each individual" held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Barack Obama stated on December 21, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Since the United States began negotiations with Iran, "that's probably the first year and a half in which Iran has not advanced its nuclear program in the last decade."
Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014: "The reason why Cubans don't have access to 21st century telecommunications — like smart phones, like access to the Internet — is because it is illegal in Cuba."
Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014 in a press conference: In the U.S. agreement with the Cuban government, "no commitment was made to allowing the establishment of political parties or to even begin the semblance of a transition to a democracy."
Sergey Lavrov stated on December 16, 2014 in an interview with the French television network France 24: "Congress is a very special group of people. More than 80 percent of them never left the United States."
