Latest Fact-checks 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 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." Rick Scott stated on April 5, 2016 in a confrontation with a customer at a Gainesville, Fla., Starbucks: "We got a million jobs." New Day for America stated on March 31, 2016 in a television ad.: "Many just call him 'Lyin' Ted.' ... His TV ad about John Kasich? Lie! Stations had to pull it off the air." 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." Bernie Sanders stated on April 3, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper: Says his campaign has released his past tax returns. Bill Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in a campaign speech: "A college loan is the only loan in the United States that you cannot refinance when interest rates go down." Hillary Clinton stated on April 5, 2016 in an interview on ABC's "the View": "I have 2 and a half million more votes than he (Sanders) does." Victoria Seaman stated on March 24, 2016 in in campaign literature distributed at a candidate forum: Says Erv Nelson voted "yes on the pro-amnesty SJR 21, a bill urging Congress to provide citizenship for those residing illegally in our country." Barack Obama stated on March 23, 2016 in a Medium post: The "rate of uninsured Americans (is) 8.8 percent." Marcus Low stated on March 19, 2016 in an interview with a South African journalist: "Most funding for tuberculosis research (is) provided by the U.S. National Institutes for Health." Bernie Sanders stated on March 19, 2016 in a TV ad : Says Bernie Sanders "fundamentally changed the lives" of Immokalee farm workers in Florida for the better. Trusted Leadership PAC stated on March 29, 2016 in a Trusted Leadership PAC ad : "Millionaires working side by side with George Soros are bankrolling (John Kasich’s) super PAC." Bloggers stated on April 4, 2016 in a informal news website: "Evidence shows Zika virus turns fetus brains to liquid." Ron DeSantis stated on March 23, 2016 in a House Oversight Committee National Security Subcommittee hearing: "Recent reports state that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apprehended several members of known Islamist terrorist organizations crossing the southern border in recent years." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: China is "in the South China Sea and (building) a military fortress the likes of which perhaps the world has not seen." Donald Trump stated on March 27, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: "We’ve rebuilt China." John Whitbeck stated on March 28, 2016 in an email: Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland "voted to uphold" D.C.’s ban on handguns. Bernie Sanders stated on March 30, 2016 in a CNN interview: Says his free public university tuition program "is paid for … by a tax on Wall Street's speculation." Don Beyer stated on March 24, 2016 in a website post.: "Over 97 percent of the scientific community … believe that humans are contributing to climate change." Californians for Lower Drug Prices stated on March 21, 2016 in a press release: "Twenty-seven out-of-state pharmaceutical companies have raised more campaign dollars (against a drug price control measure) than all other state ballot measures have raised to date, combined." Hillary Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "I have now put out all of my emails." Hillary Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "I'm the only candidate in the Democratic primary, or actually on either side, who Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers are actually running ads against." Donald Trump stated on March 19, 2016 in a rally in Fountain Hills, Ariz. : The 2016 federal omnibus spending bill "funds illegal immigrants coming in and through your border, right through Phoenix." LGBT Progress stated on March 23, 2016 in a tweet: North Carolina spent "almost as much as it spends on government rape crisis programs in a year" to convene a special session for HB2. Chris Sgro stated on March 17, 2016 in a speech urging Charlotte's anti-discrimination ordinance be left intact: "There have not been any public safety issues" in cities that allow transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify as. Your Choice Colorado stated on March 16, 2016 in a TV ad: Expanding the sale of full-strength beer and wine to grocery stores is "good for everybody." Ted Strickland stated on March 17, 2016 in campaign ad, "Beltway Rob": "It was (Rob Portman’s) job to stop China’s illegal dumping of steel. He failed, looked the other way, did nothing." Chris Larson stated on March 29, 2016 in a speech: Says Chris Abele "has had five years and he’s done nothing" about the Estabrook Dam. Hillary Clinton stated on March 21, 2016 in a campaign speech: Says Donald Trump "wants us to pull out of NATO." Peter Kinder stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "Youth unemployment in minority communities is about 40 to 45 percent."
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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." Rick Scott stated on April 5, 2016 in a confrontation with a customer at a Gainesville, Fla., Starbucks: "We got a million jobs." New Day for America stated on March 31, 2016 in a television ad.: "Many just call him 'Lyin' Ted.' ... His TV ad about John Kasich? Lie! Stations had to pull it off the air." 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." Bernie Sanders stated on April 3, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper: Says his campaign has released his past tax returns. Bill Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in a campaign speech: "A college loan is the only loan in the United States that you cannot refinance when interest rates go down." Hillary Clinton stated on April 5, 2016 in an interview on ABC's "the View": "I have 2 and a half million more votes than he (Sanders) does." Victoria Seaman stated on March 24, 2016 in in campaign literature distributed at a candidate forum: Says Erv Nelson voted "yes on the pro-amnesty SJR 21, a bill urging Congress to provide citizenship for those residing illegally in our country." Barack Obama stated on March 23, 2016 in a Medium post: The "rate of uninsured Americans (is) 8.8 percent." Marcus Low stated on March 19, 2016 in an interview with a South African journalist: "Most funding for tuberculosis research (is) provided by the U.S. National Institutes for Health." Bernie Sanders stated on March 19, 2016 in a TV ad : Says Bernie Sanders "fundamentally changed the lives" of Immokalee farm workers in Florida for the better. Trusted Leadership PAC stated on March 29, 2016 in a Trusted Leadership PAC ad : "Millionaires working side by side with George Soros are bankrolling (John Kasich’s) super PAC." Bloggers stated on April 4, 2016 in a informal news website: "Evidence shows Zika virus turns fetus brains to liquid." Ron DeSantis stated on March 23, 2016 in a House Oversight Committee National Security Subcommittee hearing: "Recent reports state that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apprehended several members of known Islamist terrorist organizations crossing the southern border in recent years." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: China is "in the South China Sea and (building) a military fortress the likes of which perhaps the world has not seen." Donald Trump stated on March 27, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: "We’ve rebuilt China." John Whitbeck stated on March 28, 2016 in an email: Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland "voted to uphold" D.C.’s ban on handguns. Bernie Sanders stated on March 30, 2016 in a CNN interview: Says his free public university tuition program "is paid for … by a tax on Wall Street's speculation." Don Beyer stated on March 24, 2016 in a website post.: "Over 97 percent of the scientific community … believe that humans are contributing to climate change." Californians for Lower Drug Prices stated on March 21, 2016 in a press release: "Twenty-seven out-of-state pharmaceutical companies have raised more campaign dollars (against a drug price control measure) than all other state ballot measures have raised to date, combined." Hillary Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "I have now put out all of my emails." Hillary Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "I'm the only candidate in the Democratic primary, or actually on either side, who Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers are actually running ads against." Donald Trump stated on March 19, 2016 in a rally in Fountain Hills, Ariz. : The 2016 federal omnibus spending bill "funds illegal immigrants coming in and through your border, right through Phoenix." LGBT Progress stated on March 23, 2016 in a tweet: North Carolina spent "almost as much as it spends on government rape crisis programs in a year" to convene a special session for HB2. Chris Sgro stated on March 17, 2016 in a speech urging Charlotte's anti-discrimination ordinance be left intact: "There have not been any public safety issues" in cities that allow transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify as. Your Choice Colorado stated on March 16, 2016 in a TV ad: Expanding the sale of full-strength beer and wine to grocery stores is "good for everybody." Ted Strickland stated on March 17, 2016 in campaign ad, "Beltway Rob": "It was (Rob Portman’s) job to stop China’s illegal dumping of steel. He failed, looked the other way, did nothing." Chris Larson stated on March 29, 2016 in a speech: Says Chris Abele "has had five years and he’s done nothing" about the Estabrook Dam. Hillary Clinton stated on March 21, 2016 in a campaign speech: Says Donald Trump "wants us to pull out of NATO." Peter Kinder stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "Youth unemployment in minority communities is about 40 to 45 percent."
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."
Rick Scott stated on April 5, 2016 in a confrontation with a customer at a Gainesville, Fla., Starbucks: "We got a million jobs."
New Day for America stated on March 31, 2016 in a television ad.: "Many just call him 'Lyin' Ted.' ... His TV ad about John Kasich? Lie! Stations had to pull it off the air."
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."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 3, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper: Says his campaign has released his past tax returns.
Bill Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in a campaign speech: "A college loan is the only loan in the United States that you cannot refinance when interest rates go down."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 5, 2016 in an interview on ABC's "the View": "I have 2 and a half million more votes than he (Sanders) does."
Victoria Seaman stated on March 24, 2016 in in campaign literature distributed at a candidate forum: Says Erv Nelson voted "yes on the pro-amnesty SJR 21, a bill urging Congress to provide citizenship for those residing illegally in our country."
Barack Obama stated on March 23, 2016 in a Medium post: The "rate of uninsured Americans (is) 8.8 percent."
Marcus Low stated on March 19, 2016 in an interview with a South African journalist: "Most funding for tuberculosis research (is) provided by the U.S. National Institutes for Health."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 19, 2016 in a TV ad : Says Bernie Sanders "fundamentally changed the lives" of Immokalee farm workers in Florida for the better.
Trusted Leadership PAC stated on March 29, 2016 in a Trusted Leadership PAC ad : "Millionaires working side by side with George Soros are bankrolling (John Kasich’s) super PAC."
Bloggers stated on April 4, 2016 in a informal news website: "Evidence shows Zika virus turns fetus brains to liquid."
Ron DeSantis stated on March 23, 2016 in a House Oversight Committee National Security Subcommittee hearing: "Recent reports state that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apprehended several members of known Islamist terrorist organizations crossing the southern border in recent years."
Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: China is "in the South China Sea and (building) a military fortress the likes of which perhaps the world has not seen."
Donald Trump stated on March 27, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: "We’ve rebuilt China."
John Whitbeck stated on March 28, 2016 in an email: Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland "voted to uphold" D.C.’s ban on handguns.
Bernie Sanders stated on March 30, 2016 in a CNN interview: Says his free public university tuition program "is paid for … by a tax on Wall Street's speculation."
Don Beyer stated on March 24, 2016 in a website post.: "Over 97 percent of the scientific community … believe that humans are contributing to climate change."
Californians for Lower Drug Prices stated on March 21, 2016 in a press release: "Twenty-seven out-of-state pharmaceutical companies have raised more campaign dollars (against a drug price control measure) than all other state ballot measures have raised to date, combined."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "I have now put out all of my emails."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "I'm the only candidate in the Democratic primary, or actually on either side, who Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers are actually running ads against."
Donald Trump stated on March 19, 2016 in a rally in Fountain Hills, Ariz. : The 2016 federal omnibus spending bill "funds illegal immigrants coming in and through your border, right through Phoenix."
LGBT Progress stated on March 23, 2016 in a tweet: North Carolina spent "almost as much as it spends on government rape crisis programs in a year" to convene a special session for HB2.
Chris Sgro stated on March 17, 2016 in a speech urging Charlotte's anti-discrimination ordinance be left intact: "There have not been any public safety issues" in cities that allow transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify as.
Your Choice Colorado stated on March 16, 2016 in a TV ad: Expanding the sale of full-strength beer and wine to grocery stores is "good for everybody."
Ted Strickland stated on March 17, 2016 in campaign ad, "Beltway Rob": "It was (Rob Portman’s) job to stop China’s illegal dumping of steel. He failed, looked the other way, did nothing."
Chris Larson stated on March 29, 2016 in a speech: Says Chris Abele "has had five years and he’s done nothing" about the Estabrook Dam.
Hillary Clinton stated on March 21, 2016 in a campaign speech: Says Donald Trump "wants us to pull out of NATO."
Peter Kinder stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "Youth unemployment in minority communities is about 40 to 45 percent."
