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 Terri Lynn Land stated on October 25, 2014 in a campaign statement to a local newspaper: On support for the auto bailouts. Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: "When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent." Lindsey Graham stated on October 5, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915." Thom Tillis stated on September 30, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Sen. Kay Hagan "has missed half of the (Senate Armed Services) Committee's hearings in 2014." Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: Says Bruce Braley "threatened to sue a neighbor over chickens that came onto (his) property." Bruce Braley stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: "I recently had the opportunity to vote to give the president limited authority to begin strikes against terrorists in Iraq and Syria." National Rifle Association stated on September 24, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Mary Landrieu voted to take away your gun rights." Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: Says personhood legislation she sponsored would not have restricted access to reproductive services and was "simply a statement that I support life." Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: "94 percent of those that are employed by the Department of Education at the federal level were deemed by the department as nonessential employees." Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Countries with a higher minimum wage than the United States’ $7.25 an hour include Denmark at $21, Australia at $15.81, Germany at $11 and France at $12.35. Dan Sullivan stated on September 19, 2014 in an email to supporters: "Sen. Mark Begich cast the deciding vote in favor of President Obama’s authority to issue executive amnesty to illegal aliens." Bill Cassidy stated on September 19, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Mary Landrieu voted to fund benefits for illegal immigrants ahead of veterans. Facebook posts stated on September 18, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Congress includes 36 people accused of spousal abuse, 84 arrested for drunk driving in the past year, 71 with terrible credit and more. Peter King stated on September 21, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "In 2011, (the Islamic State) attempted to attack Fort Knox." Dan Sullivan stated on September 17, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Says Sen. Mark Begich is ineffective because he has only "passed one bill, the naming of a building." Tom Cotton stated on September 18, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says "President Obama hijacked the farm bill (and) turned it into a food stamp bill." American Crossroads stated on September 16, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Tom Steyer is a "California billionaire who stands to profit by blocking Keystone" and "is spending big to help" Bruce Braley. Bloggers stated on September 15, 2014 in Internet posts: "Three of five detainees swapped (for Bowe Bergdahl) are now ISIS leaders." Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2014 in a Facebook graphic: "There is no state in the U.S. where a 40-hour minimum wage work week is enough to afford a two-bedroom apartment." Trent Franks stated on September 12, 2014 in a phone conference: "It is true that we know that ISIS is present in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)" Amy Klobuchar stated on September 14, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Children who witness domestic violence are "twice as likely to commit it themselves." Rand Paul stated on September 11, 2014 in an interview with NPR: "Income inequality is worse in towns run by Democrat mayors than in towns run by Republican mayors." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says "John Barrow voted with Obama 85 percent of the time." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says "Nick Rahall voted with Obama 94 percent of the time." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on August 15, 2014 in A campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas." John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: Says President Obama "has never made a statement ... that he wanted a residual force left (in Iraq)." John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: "(Obama's) entire national security team, including his secretary of state, said we want to arm and train and equip (Syrian rebel forces), and he made the unilateral decision to turn them down." Rand Paul stated on September 4, 2014 in an op-ed for Time magazine: In Tripoli, "jihadists today swim in our embassy pool." Ted Cruz stated on September 9, 2014 in a Senate floor speech: Saturday Night Live executive producer "Lorne Michaels could be put in jail under this amendment for making fun of any politician." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 4, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says cuts to Medicare affect people who have already "paid in. We paid for it."
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Terri Lynn Land stated on October 25, 2014 in a campaign statement to a local newspaper: On support for the auto bailouts. Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: "When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent." Lindsey Graham stated on October 5, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915." Thom Tillis stated on September 30, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Sen. Kay Hagan "has missed half of the (Senate Armed Services) Committee's hearings in 2014." Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: Says Bruce Braley "threatened to sue a neighbor over chickens that came onto (his) property." Bruce Braley stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: "I recently had the opportunity to vote to give the president limited authority to begin strikes against terrorists in Iraq and Syria." National Rifle Association stated on September 24, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Mary Landrieu voted to take away your gun rights." Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: Says personhood legislation she sponsored would not have restricted access to reproductive services and was "simply a statement that I support life." Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: "94 percent of those that are employed by the Department of Education at the federal level were deemed by the department as nonessential employees." Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Countries with a higher minimum wage than the United States’ $7.25 an hour include Denmark at $21, Australia at $15.81, Germany at $11 and France at $12.35. Dan Sullivan stated on September 19, 2014 in an email to supporters: "Sen. Mark Begich cast the deciding vote in favor of President Obama’s authority to issue executive amnesty to illegal aliens." Bill Cassidy stated on September 19, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Mary Landrieu voted to fund benefits for illegal immigrants ahead of veterans. Facebook posts stated on September 18, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Congress includes 36 people accused of spousal abuse, 84 arrested for drunk driving in the past year, 71 with terrible credit and more. Peter King stated on September 21, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "In 2011, (the Islamic State) attempted to attack Fort Knox." Dan Sullivan stated on September 17, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Says Sen. Mark Begich is ineffective because he has only "passed one bill, the naming of a building." Tom Cotton stated on September 18, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says "President Obama hijacked the farm bill (and) turned it into a food stamp bill." American Crossroads stated on September 16, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Tom Steyer is a "California billionaire who stands to profit by blocking Keystone" and "is spending big to help" Bruce Braley. Bloggers stated on September 15, 2014 in Internet posts: "Three of five detainees swapped (for Bowe Bergdahl) are now ISIS leaders." Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2014 in a Facebook graphic: "There is no state in the U.S. where a 40-hour minimum wage work week is enough to afford a two-bedroom apartment." Trent Franks stated on September 12, 2014 in a phone conference: "It is true that we know that ISIS is present in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)" Amy Klobuchar stated on September 14, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Children who witness domestic violence are "twice as likely to commit it themselves." Rand Paul stated on September 11, 2014 in an interview with NPR: "Income inequality is worse in towns run by Democrat mayors than in towns run by Republican mayors." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says "John Barrow voted with Obama 85 percent of the time." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says "Nick Rahall voted with Obama 94 percent of the time." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on August 15, 2014 in A campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas." John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: Says President Obama "has never made a statement ... that he wanted a residual force left (in Iraq)." John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: "(Obama's) entire national security team, including his secretary of state, said we want to arm and train and equip (Syrian rebel forces), and he made the unilateral decision to turn them down." Rand Paul stated on September 4, 2014 in an op-ed for Time magazine: In Tripoli, "jihadists today swim in our embassy pool." Ted Cruz stated on September 9, 2014 in a Senate floor speech: Saturday Night Live executive producer "Lorne Michaels could be put in jail under this amendment for making fun of any politician." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 4, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says cuts to Medicare affect people who have already "paid in. We paid for it."
Terri Lynn Land stated on October 25, 2014 in a campaign statement to a local newspaper: On support for the auto bailouts.
Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: "When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent."
Lindsey Graham stated on October 5, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915."
Thom Tillis stated on September 30, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Sen. Kay Hagan "has missed half of the (Senate Armed Services) Committee's hearings in 2014."
Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: Says Bruce Braley "threatened to sue a neighbor over chickens that came onto (his) property."
Bruce Braley stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: "I recently had the opportunity to vote to give the president limited authority to begin strikes against terrorists in Iraq and Syria."
National Rifle Association stated on September 24, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Mary Landrieu voted to take away your gun rights."
Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: Says personhood legislation she sponsored would not have restricted access to reproductive services and was "simply a statement that I support life."
Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: "94 percent of those that are employed by the Department of Education at the federal level were deemed by the department as nonessential employees."
Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Countries with a higher minimum wage than the United States’ $7.25 an hour include Denmark at $21, Australia at $15.81, Germany at $11 and France at $12.35.
Dan Sullivan stated on September 19, 2014 in an email to supporters: "Sen. Mark Begich cast the deciding vote in favor of President Obama’s authority to issue executive amnesty to illegal aliens."
Bill Cassidy stated on September 19, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Mary Landrieu voted to fund benefits for illegal immigrants ahead of veterans.
Facebook posts stated on September 18, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Congress includes 36 people accused of spousal abuse, 84 arrested for drunk driving in the past year, 71 with terrible credit and more.
Peter King stated on September 21, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "In 2011, (the Islamic State) attempted to attack Fort Knox."
Dan Sullivan stated on September 17, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Says Sen. Mark Begich is ineffective because he has only "passed one bill, the naming of a building."
Tom Cotton stated on September 18, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says "President Obama hijacked the farm bill (and) turned it into a food stamp bill."
American Crossroads stated on September 16, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Tom Steyer is a "California billionaire who stands to profit by blocking Keystone" and "is spending big to help" Bruce Braley.
Bloggers stated on September 15, 2014 in Internet posts: "Three of five detainees swapped (for Bowe Bergdahl) are now ISIS leaders."
Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2014 in a Facebook graphic: "There is no state in the U.S. where a 40-hour minimum wage work week is enough to afford a two-bedroom apartment."
Trent Franks stated on September 12, 2014 in a phone conference: "It is true that we know that ISIS is present in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)"
Amy Klobuchar stated on September 14, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Children who witness domestic violence are "twice as likely to commit it themselves."
Rand Paul stated on September 11, 2014 in an interview with NPR: "Income inequality is worse in towns run by Democrat mayors than in towns run by Republican mayors."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says "John Barrow voted with Obama 85 percent of the time."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says "Nick Rahall voted with Obama 94 percent of the time."
Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on August 15, 2014 in A campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas."
John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: Says President Obama "has never made a statement ... that he wanted a residual force left (in Iraq)."
John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: "(Obama's) entire national security team, including his secretary of state, said we want to arm and train and equip (Syrian rebel forces), and he made the unilateral decision to turn them down."
Rand Paul stated on September 4, 2014 in an op-ed for Time magazine: In Tripoli, "jihadists today swim in our embassy pool."
Ted Cruz stated on September 9, 2014 in a Senate floor speech: Saturday Night Live executive producer "Lorne Michaels could be put in jail under this amendment for making fun of any politician."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 4, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says cuts to Medicare affect people who have already "paid in. We paid for it."
