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 Richard Durbin stated on January 10, 2017 in Sessions' Senate confirmation hearing for attorney general: Of Sen. Jeff Sessions, "you've objected to immigrants volunteering to serve in our armed forces, saying, 'In terms of who's going to be most likely to be a spy, somebody from Cullman, Ala., or somebody from Kenya?'" Mitch McConnell stated on January 9, 2017 in an op-ed on FoxNews.com: "About 8 out of 10 favor changing Obamacare significantly or replacing it altogether." Charles Schumer stated on January 3, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Donald Trump campaigned on not cutting Medicare and Social Security, but his nominee for the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Price, "made his career on cutting Medicare and Medicaid." Mike Pence stated on January 4, 2017 in comments to reporters on Capitol Hill: Under Obamacare, "American families have seen an increase in premiums of $5,000." Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2017 in a statement released by the transition office: Activities by foreign governments had "absolutely no effect on the outcome of this election." Cory Booker stated on January 8, 2017 in an interview on 'Face the Nation': "In 2009, Mitch McConnell was the person that’s saying, 'Hey, we should get all the ethics information in before we do the hearings.' " Donald Trump stated on January 3, 2017 in a tweet: "General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to U.S. car dealers-tax free across border." John Podesta stated on December 18, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "On Oct. 7, the Access Hollywood tape comes out. One hour later, WikiLeaks starts dropping my emails." Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2016 in a tweet : "If Russia, or some other entity, was hacking, why did the White House wait so long to act? Why did they only complain after Hillary lost?" Food & Water Watch stated on December 10, 2016 in a campaign letter: Says Rex Tillerson "sued to keep a fracking project out of his backyard." Donald Trump stated on December 11, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "We had a massive landslide victory, as you know, in the Electoral College." Reince Priebus stated on December 11, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There's been no conclusive or specific report to say" Russia was trying to muddy the election. Donald Trump stated on December 6, 2016 in a tweet: "Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!" Mike Pence stated on December 4, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump "won more counties than any candidate on our side since Ronald Reagan." Bill de Blasio stated on November 18, 2016 in a WNYC interview: On Donald Trump’s plan to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities, "because of a decision by the Supreme Court, no president's in a position to cut off funding across the board. It has to be very specific to the matter at hand." Donald Trump stated on November 27, 2016 in a tweet: Says he "won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally." Javier M. Gonzales stated on November 16, 2016 in an interview on The Kelly File: "Study after study have shown that sanctuary cities do not lead to an increase in crime because of the presence of people that are undocumented." Reince Priebus stated on November 14, 2016 in an MSNBC interview: "President-elect Trump's immigration policies are very similar to policies that are sitting right in the Senate and the House today to temporarily suspend immigration from countries that harbor terrorism, to temporarily suspend immigration from Syria until we get better vetting." Rand Paul stated on November 15, 2016 in a column on rare.us: Says John Bolton supported the Iraq War and said last year that "I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct." Bloggers stated on November 11, 2016 in a post on the Internet: "Donald Trump Protester Speaks Out: 'I Was Paid $3,500 To Protest Trump's Rally.' " Rudy Giuliani stated on November 13, 2016 in CNN's "State of the Union": Financial conflict-of-interest "laws don't apply to the president, right? So, the president doesn't have to have a blind trust." Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a 60 Minutes interview: Says there are "probably 2 million, it could be even 3 million" criminal immigrants in the country illegally. Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a tweet: "The @nytimes sent a letter to their subscribers apologizing for their BAD coverage of me." Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a tweet: "The @nytimes states today that DJT believes ‘more countries should acquire nuclear weapons.’ How dishonest are they. I never said this!" Bloggers stated on November 12, 2016 in web posts: "Final election 2016 numbers: Trump won" the popular vote. Social Media stated on November 8, 2016 in a viral Tweet: Says "thousands" at a Manhattan rally for Donald Trump were chanting "We hate Muslims, we hate blacks, we want our great country back." Donald Trump stated on November 7, 2016 in a speech in Raleigh, N.C.: "Beyonce and Jay Z, I like them, I like them ... I get bigger crowds than they do. It's true. I get far bigger crowds." Barack Obama stated on November 2, 2016 in a rally in North Carolina: The list of voters that North Carolina Republicans "tried to purge was two-thirds black and Democratic." Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2016 in a rally in Atkinson, N.H.: "Nearly one in four people in their prime working years are not working." Tim Kaine stated on November 3, 2016 in a speech in Phoenix: "Spanish was the first European language spoken in this country."
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Richard Durbin stated on January 10, 2017 in Sessions' Senate confirmation hearing for attorney general: Of Sen. Jeff Sessions, "you've objected to immigrants volunteering to serve in our armed forces, saying, 'In terms of who's going to be most likely to be a spy, somebody from Cullman, Ala., or somebody from Kenya?'" Mitch McConnell stated on January 9, 2017 in an op-ed on FoxNews.com: "About 8 out of 10 favor changing Obamacare significantly or replacing it altogether." Charles Schumer stated on January 3, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Donald Trump campaigned on not cutting Medicare and Social Security, but his nominee for the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Price, "made his career on cutting Medicare and Medicaid." Mike Pence stated on January 4, 2017 in comments to reporters on Capitol Hill: Under Obamacare, "American families have seen an increase in premiums of $5,000." Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2017 in a statement released by the transition office: Activities by foreign governments had "absolutely no effect on the outcome of this election." Cory Booker stated on January 8, 2017 in an interview on 'Face the Nation': "In 2009, Mitch McConnell was the person that’s saying, 'Hey, we should get all the ethics information in before we do the hearings.' " Donald Trump stated on January 3, 2017 in a tweet: "General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to U.S. car dealers-tax free across border." John Podesta stated on December 18, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "On Oct. 7, the Access Hollywood tape comes out. One hour later, WikiLeaks starts dropping my emails." Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2016 in a tweet : "If Russia, or some other entity, was hacking, why did the White House wait so long to act? Why did they only complain after Hillary lost?" Food & Water Watch stated on December 10, 2016 in a campaign letter: Says Rex Tillerson "sued to keep a fracking project out of his backyard." Donald Trump stated on December 11, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "We had a massive landslide victory, as you know, in the Electoral College." Reince Priebus stated on December 11, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There's been no conclusive or specific report to say" Russia was trying to muddy the election. Donald Trump stated on December 6, 2016 in a tweet: "Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!" Mike Pence stated on December 4, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump "won more counties than any candidate on our side since Ronald Reagan." Bill de Blasio stated on November 18, 2016 in a WNYC interview: On Donald Trump’s plan to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities, "because of a decision by the Supreme Court, no president's in a position to cut off funding across the board. It has to be very specific to the matter at hand." Donald Trump stated on November 27, 2016 in a tweet: Says he "won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally." Javier M. Gonzales stated on November 16, 2016 in an interview on The Kelly File: "Study after study have shown that sanctuary cities do not lead to an increase in crime because of the presence of people that are undocumented." Reince Priebus stated on November 14, 2016 in an MSNBC interview: "President-elect Trump's immigration policies are very similar to policies that are sitting right in the Senate and the House today to temporarily suspend immigration from countries that harbor terrorism, to temporarily suspend immigration from Syria until we get better vetting." Rand Paul stated on November 15, 2016 in a column on rare.us: Says John Bolton supported the Iraq War and said last year that "I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct." Bloggers stated on November 11, 2016 in a post on the Internet: "Donald Trump Protester Speaks Out: 'I Was Paid $3,500 To Protest Trump's Rally.' " Rudy Giuliani stated on November 13, 2016 in CNN's "State of the Union": Financial conflict-of-interest "laws don't apply to the president, right? So, the president doesn't have to have a blind trust." Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a 60 Minutes interview: Says there are "probably 2 million, it could be even 3 million" criminal immigrants in the country illegally. Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a tweet: "The @nytimes sent a letter to their subscribers apologizing for their BAD coverage of me." Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a tweet: "The @nytimes states today that DJT believes ‘more countries should acquire nuclear weapons.’ How dishonest are they. I never said this!" Bloggers stated on November 12, 2016 in web posts: "Final election 2016 numbers: Trump won" the popular vote. Social Media stated on November 8, 2016 in a viral Tweet: Says "thousands" at a Manhattan rally for Donald Trump were chanting "We hate Muslims, we hate blacks, we want our great country back." Donald Trump stated on November 7, 2016 in a speech in Raleigh, N.C.: "Beyonce and Jay Z, I like them, I like them ... I get bigger crowds than they do. It's true. I get far bigger crowds." Barack Obama stated on November 2, 2016 in a rally in North Carolina: The list of voters that North Carolina Republicans "tried to purge was two-thirds black and Democratic." Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2016 in a rally in Atkinson, N.H.: "Nearly one in four people in their prime working years are not working." Tim Kaine stated on November 3, 2016 in a speech in Phoenix: "Spanish was the first European language spoken in this country."
Richard Durbin stated on January 10, 2017 in Sessions' Senate confirmation hearing for attorney general: Of Sen. Jeff Sessions, "you've objected to immigrants volunteering to serve in our armed forces, saying, 'In terms of who's going to be most likely to be a spy, somebody from Cullman, Ala., or somebody from Kenya?'"
Mitch McConnell stated on January 9, 2017 in an op-ed on FoxNews.com: "About 8 out of 10 favor changing Obamacare significantly or replacing it altogether."
Charles Schumer stated on January 3, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Donald Trump campaigned on not cutting Medicare and Social Security, but his nominee for the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Price, "made his career on cutting Medicare and Medicaid."
Mike Pence stated on January 4, 2017 in comments to reporters on Capitol Hill: Under Obamacare, "American families have seen an increase in premiums of $5,000."
Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2017 in a statement released by the transition office: Activities by foreign governments had "absolutely no effect on the outcome of this election."
Cory Booker stated on January 8, 2017 in an interview on 'Face the Nation': "In 2009, Mitch McConnell was the person that’s saying, 'Hey, we should get all the ethics information in before we do the hearings.' "
Donald Trump stated on January 3, 2017 in a tweet: "General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to U.S. car dealers-tax free across border."
John Podesta stated on December 18, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "On Oct. 7, the Access Hollywood tape comes out. One hour later, WikiLeaks starts dropping my emails."
Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2016 in a tweet : "If Russia, or some other entity, was hacking, why did the White House wait so long to act? Why did they only complain after Hillary lost?"
Food & Water Watch stated on December 10, 2016 in a campaign letter: Says Rex Tillerson "sued to keep a fracking project out of his backyard."
Donald Trump stated on December 11, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "We had a massive landslide victory, as you know, in the Electoral College."
Reince Priebus stated on December 11, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There's been no conclusive or specific report to say" Russia was trying to muddy the election.
Donald Trump stated on December 6, 2016 in a tweet: "Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!"
Mike Pence stated on December 4, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump "won more counties than any candidate on our side since Ronald Reagan."
Bill de Blasio stated on November 18, 2016 in a WNYC interview: On Donald Trump’s plan to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities, "because of a decision by the Supreme Court, no president's in a position to cut off funding across the board. It has to be very specific to the matter at hand."
Donald Trump stated on November 27, 2016 in a tweet: Says he "won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally."
Javier M. Gonzales stated on November 16, 2016 in an interview on The Kelly File: "Study after study have shown that sanctuary cities do not lead to an increase in crime because of the presence of people that are undocumented."
Reince Priebus stated on November 14, 2016 in an MSNBC interview: "President-elect Trump's immigration policies are very similar to policies that are sitting right in the Senate and the House today to temporarily suspend immigration from countries that harbor terrorism, to temporarily suspend immigration from Syria until we get better vetting."
Rand Paul stated on November 15, 2016 in a column on rare.us: Says John Bolton supported the Iraq War and said last year that "I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct."
Bloggers stated on November 11, 2016 in a post on the Internet: "Donald Trump Protester Speaks Out: 'I Was Paid $3,500 To Protest Trump's Rally.' "
Rudy Giuliani stated on November 13, 2016 in CNN's "State of the Union": Financial conflict-of-interest "laws don't apply to the president, right? So, the president doesn't have to have a blind trust."
Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a 60 Minutes interview: Says there are "probably 2 million, it could be even 3 million" criminal immigrants in the country illegally.
Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a tweet: "The @nytimes sent a letter to their subscribers apologizing for their BAD coverage of me."
Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a tweet: "The @nytimes states today that DJT believes ‘more countries should acquire nuclear weapons.’ How dishonest are they. I never said this!"
Bloggers stated on November 12, 2016 in web posts: "Final election 2016 numbers: Trump won" the popular vote.
Social Media stated on November 8, 2016 in a viral Tweet: Says "thousands" at a Manhattan rally for Donald Trump were chanting "We hate Muslims, we hate blacks, we want our great country back."
Donald Trump stated on November 7, 2016 in a speech in Raleigh, N.C.: "Beyonce and Jay Z, I like them, I like them ... I get bigger crowds than they do. It's true. I get far bigger crowds."
Barack Obama stated on November 2, 2016 in a rally in North Carolina: The list of voters that North Carolina Republicans "tried to purge was two-thirds black and Democratic."
Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2016 in a rally in Atkinson, N.H.: "Nearly one in four people in their prime working years are not working."
Tim Kaine stated on November 3, 2016 in a speech in Phoenix: "Spanish was the first European language spoken in this country."
