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 Scott Walker stated on March 14, 2015 in a speech: Says he "paid one dollar for" a sweater at Kohl’s. Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on March 30, 2015 in a radio ad: An April 7, 2015 referendum would take "the choice of chief justice" of the Wisconsin Supreme Court "away from the people." Erick Erickson stated on March 31, 2015 in a RedState.com column: Say Apple’s Tim Cook "will not do business with Indiana." Bernie Sanders stated on March 31, 2015 in a town hall in Austin, Texas: "In this last election in November, ... 63 percent of the American people chose not to vote, ... 80 percent of young people, (and) 75 percent of low-income workers chose not to vote." Janet Adkins stated on March 26, 2015 in a discussion about school uniforms: A school uniform policy helps with "school safety, helps with truancy." Sally Kohn stated on March 19, 2015 in an opinion piece on CNN.com: "White men account for 69 percent of those arrested for violent crimes." Martin Smith stated on March 23, 2015 in subcommittee hearing: By allowing brewpubs to sell beer, Georgia could become like Mexico with only a couple of manufacturers controlling all aspects of market. Occupy Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in a meme on social media: Despite raising taxes on the wealthy and hiking the minimum wage, Minnesota "is creating jobs at a record pace, unemployment is at a historic low, median income is skyrocketing, and (the) state has a billion-dollar surplus." Fran Lebowitz stated on February 20, 2015 in a panel on "Real Time with Bill Maher": "Not a single unarmed white person has been shot by the police" in New York in about 45 years. Rick McAllister stated on March 27, 2015 in a news report: People buy more items during Georgia’s sales-tax holidays, boosting economic activity. Jeb Bush stated on March 30, 2015 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Florida has a law like (Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act)." Martin O'Malley stated on March 29, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In the United States, we’ve had "12 years in a row of wages declining." Barack Obama stated on March 25, 2015 in a speech: The Affordable Care Act is "a major reason why we’ve seen 50,000 fewer preventable patient deaths in hospitals." Starbucks stated on March 20, 2015 in a newspaper advertisement: "White people control almost 90 percent of the nation's wealth." Trebor Banstetter stated on March 1, 2015 in a newspaper article: Georgia has one of the nation’s highest jet fuel taxes. Ted Cruz stated on March 23, 2015: "Today roughly half of born-again Christians aren’t voting. They’re staying home." Marco Rubio stated on March 24, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: "Inflation-adjusted defense spending has declined 21 percent since 2010, and even if we discount the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has still declined by a dangerous 12 percent." Dave Brat stated on March 17, 2015 in a news release.: "Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations." Mike Pence stated on March 29, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Barack Obama voted for the "very same language" of Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act when he was in the Illinois state Senate. Sexual orientation "doesn't have anything to do with this law." Dana Bash stated on March 29, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "There's just one piece of legislation that is now law" with Sen. Ted Cruz's "name on it." Gina Raimondo stated on March 13, 2015 in a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average." Lindsey Graham stated on March 8, 2015 in a speech in Concord, N.H.: "If you took every penny of the 1 percent, including their dog, you wouldn't even begin to balance the budget." Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2015 in an online meme: Says Ted Cruz just flip-flopped about the president needing to be U.S.-born. Bernie Sanders stated on March 23, 2015 in a Tweet: "From 2013-2015, the richest 14 Americans increased their net wealth by more than $157 billion, yet the Republican budget would not require these Americans to contribute one penny to deficit reduction." Jeb Bush stated on March 13, 2015 in a business roundtable in New Hampshire: Florida is "one of the few states that has actually had a narrowing of the achievement gap based on income, or based on race or ethnicity." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on March 17, 2015 in a website post: Says Gov. Scott Walker "has been rated America’s most factually-challenged politician." Tom Price stated on March 18, 2015 in the 2016 Budget Resolution from House Budget Committee: Under current conditions, by 2023, the interest payments on the national debt will be $722 billion, larger than the projected defense spending of $696 billion. Bloggers stated on March 21, 2015 in posts on social media: Say Michelle Obama "mandates" weighing children in day care. Allen West stated on March 19, 2015 in a post on his website: "EPA wants to regulate … the family BBQ." Greg Abbott stated on February 17, 2015 in his State of the State address: Dallas "African-American and Hispanic students pass AP exams at a higher rate than any other place in America."
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Scott Walker stated on March 14, 2015 in a speech: Says he "paid one dollar for" a sweater at Kohl’s. Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on March 30, 2015 in a radio ad: An April 7, 2015 referendum would take "the choice of chief justice" of the Wisconsin Supreme Court "away from the people." Erick Erickson stated on March 31, 2015 in a RedState.com column: Say Apple’s Tim Cook "will not do business with Indiana." Bernie Sanders stated on March 31, 2015 in a town hall in Austin, Texas: "In this last election in November, ... 63 percent of the American people chose not to vote, ... 80 percent of young people, (and) 75 percent of low-income workers chose not to vote." Janet Adkins stated on March 26, 2015 in a discussion about school uniforms: A school uniform policy helps with "school safety, helps with truancy." Sally Kohn stated on March 19, 2015 in an opinion piece on CNN.com: "White men account for 69 percent of those arrested for violent crimes." Martin Smith stated on March 23, 2015 in subcommittee hearing: By allowing brewpubs to sell beer, Georgia could become like Mexico with only a couple of manufacturers controlling all aspects of market. Occupy Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in a meme on social media: Despite raising taxes on the wealthy and hiking the minimum wage, Minnesota "is creating jobs at a record pace, unemployment is at a historic low, median income is skyrocketing, and (the) state has a billion-dollar surplus." Fran Lebowitz stated on February 20, 2015 in a panel on "Real Time with Bill Maher": "Not a single unarmed white person has been shot by the police" in New York in about 45 years. Rick McAllister stated on March 27, 2015 in a news report: People buy more items during Georgia’s sales-tax holidays, boosting economic activity. Jeb Bush stated on March 30, 2015 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Florida has a law like (Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act)." Martin O'Malley stated on March 29, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In the United States, we’ve had "12 years in a row of wages declining." Barack Obama stated on March 25, 2015 in a speech: The Affordable Care Act is "a major reason why we’ve seen 50,000 fewer preventable patient deaths in hospitals." Starbucks stated on March 20, 2015 in a newspaper advertisement: "White people control almost 90 percent of the nation's wealth." Trebor Banstetter stated on March 1, 2015 in a newspaper article: Georgia has one of the nation’s highest jet fuel taxes. Ted Cruz stated on March 23, 2015: "Today roughly half of born-again Christians aren’t voting. They’re staying home." Marco Rubio stated on March 24, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: "Inflation-adjusted defense spending has declined 21 percent since 2010, and even if we discount the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has still declined by a dangerous 12 percent." Dave Brat stated on March 17, 2015 in a news release.: "Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations." Mike Pence stated on March 29, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Barack Obama voted for the "very same language" of Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act when he was in the Illinois state Senate. Sexual orientation "doesn't have anything to do with this law." Dana Bash stated on March 29, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "There's just one piece of legislation that is now law" with Sen. Ted Cruz's "name on it." Gina Raimondo stated on March 13, 2015 in a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average." Lindsey Graham stated on March 8, 2015 in a speech in Concord, N.H.: "If you took every penny of the 1 percent, including their dog, you wouldn't even begin to balance the budget." Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2015 in an online meme: Says Ted Cruz just flip-flopped about the president needing to be U.S.-born. Bernie Sanders stated on March 23, 2015 in a Tweet: "From 2013-2015, the richest 14 Americans increased their net wealth by more than $157 billion, yet the Republican budget would not require these Americans to contribute one penny to deficit reduction." Jeb Bush stated on March 13, 2015 in a business roundtable in New Hampshire: Florida is "one of the few states that has actually had a narrowing of the achievement gap based on income, or based on race or ethnicity." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on March 17, 2015 in a website post: Says Gov. Scott Walker "has been rated America’s most factually-challenged politician." Tom Price stated on March 18, 2015 in the 2016 Budget Resolution from House Budget Committee: Under current conditions, by 2023, the interest payments on the national debt will be $722 billion, larger than the projected defense spending of $696 billion. Bloggers stated on March 21, 2015 in posts on social media: Say Michelle Obama "mandates" weighing children in day care. Allen West stated on March 19, 2015 in a post on his website: "EPA wants to regulate … the family BBQ." Greg Abbott stated on February 17, 2015 in his State of the State address: Dallas "African-American and Hispanic students pass AP exams at a higher rate than any other place in America."
Scott Walker stated on March 14, 2015 in a speech: Says he "paid one dollar for" a sweater at Kohl’s.
Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on March 30, 2015 in a radio ad: An April 7, 2015 referendum would take "the choice of chief justice" of the Wisconsin Supreme Court "away from the people."
Erick Erickson stated on March 31, 2015 in a RedState.com column: Say Apple’s Tim Cook "will not do business with Indiana."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 31, 2015 in a town hall in Austin, Texas: "In this last election in November, ... 63 percent of the American people chose not to vote, ... 80 percent of young people, (and) 75 percent of low-income workers chose not to vote."
Janet Adkins stated on March 26, 2015 in a discussion about school uniforms: A school uniform policy helps with "school safety, helps with truancy."
Sally Kohn stated on March 19, 2015 in an opinion piece on CNN.com: "White men account for 69 percent of those arrested for violent crimes."
Martin Smith stated on March 23, 2015 in subcommittee hearing: By allowing brewpubs to sell beer, Georgia could become like Mexico with only a couple of manufacturers controlling all aspects of market.
Occupy Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in a meme on social media: Despite raising taxes on the wealthy and hiking the minimum wage, Minnesota "is creating jobs at a record pace, unemployment is at a historic low, median income is skyrocketing, and (the) state has a billion-dollar surplus."
Fran Lebowitz stated on February 20, 2015 in a panel on "Real Time with Bill Maher": "Not a single unarmed white person has been shot by the police" in New York in about 45 years.
Rick McAllister stated on March 27, 2015 in a news report: People buy more items during Georgia’s sales-tax holidays, boosting economic activity.
Jeb Bush stated on March 30, 2015 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Florida has a law like (Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act)."
Martin O'Malley stated on March 29, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In the United States, we’ve had "12 years in a row of wages declining."
Barack Obama stated on March 25, 2015 in a speech: The Affordable Care Act is "a major reason why we’ve seen 50,000 fewer preventable patient deaths in hospitals."
Starbucks stated on March 20, 2015 in a newspaper advertisement: "White people control almost 90 percent of the nation's wealth."
Trebor Banstetter stated on March 1, 2015 in a newspaper article: Georgia has one of the nation’s highest jet fuel taxes.
Ted Cruz stated on March 23, 2015: "Today roughly half of born-again Christians aren’t voting. They’re staying home."
Marco Rubio stated on March 24, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: "Inflation-adjusted defense spending has declined 21 percent since 2010, and even if we discount the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has still declined by a dangerous 12 percent."
Dave Brat stated on March 17, 2015 in a news release.: "Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations."
Mike Pence stated on March 29, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Barack Obama voted for the "very same language" of Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act when he was in the Illinois state Senate. Sexual orientation "doesn't have anything to do with this law."
Dana Bash stated on March 29, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "There's just one piece of legislation that is now law" with Sen. Ted Cruz's "name on it."
Gina Raimondo stated on March 13, 2015 in a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average."
Lindsey Graham stated on March 8, 2015 in a speech in Concord, N.H.: "If you took every penny of the 1 percent, including their dog, you wouldn't even begin to balance the budget."
Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2015 in an online meme: Says Ted Cruz just flip-flopped about the president needing to be U.S.-born.
Bernie Sanders stated on March 23, 2015 in a Tweet: "From 2013-2015, the richest 14 Americans increased their net wealth by more than $157 billion, yet the Republican budget would not require these Americans to contribute one penny to deficit reduction."
Jeb Bush stated on March 13, 2015 in a business roundtable in New Hampshire: Florida is "one of the few states that has actually had a narrowing of the achievement gap based on income, or based on race or ethnicity."
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on March 17, 2015 in a website post: Says Gov. Scott Walker "has been rated America’s most factually-challenged politician."
Tom Price stated on March 18, 2015 in the 2016 Budget Resolution from House Budget Committee: Under current conditions, by 2023, the interest payments on the national debt will be $722 billion, larger than the projected defense spending of $696 billion.
Bloggers stated on March 21, 2015 in posts on social media: Say Michelle Obama "mandates" weighing children in day care.
Allen West stated on March 19, 2015 in a post on his website: "EPA wants to regulate … the family BBQ."
Greg Abbott stated on February 17, 2015 in his State of the State address: Dallas "African-American and Hispanic students pass AP exams at a higher rate than any other place in America."
