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 Drudge Report stated on April 27, 2014 in a tweet: Says Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald "Sterling is a Democrat." David Dewhurst stated on April 16, 2014 in a video ad: Dan Patrick "got caught not paying his taxes" and "pocketed his employees’ payroll taxes." Julián Castro stated on April 15, 2014 in a debate over immigration issues with state Sen. Dan Patrick: Up "to 45 percent" of illegal immigrants "are not people that physically crossed the southern border or northern border. They are visa overstayers." Eric Cantor stated on April 22, 2014 in a TV ad.: Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion." Andrew Napolitano stated on April 23, 2014 in an interview on "Hannity": "The Constitution simply does not authorize the federal government to own any of this land (in the Western states)." Annette Taddeo stated on April 21, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: "Over 20 percent of the electorate is Hispanic" in Florida. Don Balfour stated on April 15, 2014 in campaign flier: "I am the only senator who turned down the state pension plan for part-time legislators." Alicia Menendez stated on April 27, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "A white family is likely to have about six times as much wealth than a black or Hispanic family coming out of the recession." Neera Tanden stated on April 27, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "95 percent of the income gains in the last few years have gone to the top 1 percent." Scott Walker stated on April 16, 2014 in a radio interview: "In 2013 we had the largest, the best, private sector job growth we’ve had in this state since the 1990s." Gina Raimondo stated on April 3, 2014 in a website statement: "My Treasury team eliminated a 900-case backlog in the Crime Victim Compensation Program." Democratic Party of Virginia stated on March 24, 2014 in news release.: Ed Gillespie’s 2006 book "promoted an individual health care mandate, and recommends that it be enforced by the IRS through the income tax code." Young Conservatives of Texas stated on March 13, 2014 in a press release: Ryan Sitton’s company "accepted over $650,000 in Obama stimulus dollars." Thom Tillis stated on April 15, 2014 in a TV ad: Says a pro-Democratic ad is "false" for saying that he allowed two disgraced staffers in 2012 to "resign." Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2014 in a meme shared on social media: "Over 300K home owner suicides attributed to foreclosures." Mark Udall stated on April 21, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Cory Gardner "championed an eight-year crusade to outlaw birth control here in Colorado." Chain email stated on April 3, 2014 in a chain email: Because the EPA closed a lead smelter in Missouri, "all lead for bullets will have to come from overseas!" MSNBC stated on April 25, 2014 in a graphic during "The Daily Rundown": Says Charlie Crist's campaign bashed Sen. Bill Nelson's "big-government solutions." Jimmy Carter stated on April 6, 2014 in interview while promoting book: Atlanta is the No. 1 trading point for sexual slavery in America. Between 100 and 200 girls are sold into slavery in Atlanta every month. Bloggers stated on April 17, 2014 in multiple blog and video posts: The Bundy Ranch deal is all about Nevada Sen. Harry Reid "using federal violence to take people’s land in his state so he can package it to re-sell it to the Chinese." Rachel Maddow stated on April 21, 2014 in a segment on 'The Rachel Maddow Show': "Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Mary Fallin signed a new law which makes you pay a special fee. It will essentially fine people for the crime of using solar power." Chain email stated on April 24, 2014 in a chain email: "The President wants the U.S. to sign on to the U.N.’s International Criminal Court." Chain email stated on April 24, 2014 in a chain email: "More than 1,000 American soldiers have lost their lives in Afghanistan in the last 27 months. This is more than the combined total of the nine years before." Mike McFadden stated on April 17, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Al Franken "voted to exempt himself and Congress from enrolling in (the Affordable Care Act marketplaces)." Texas Right to Life stated on March 21, 2014 in an email blast: "In 2005, Dan Branch tried to expand third-trimester abortions in Texas." Charlie Crist stated on April 20, 2014 in a TV interview: Says he hasn’t changed his view on abortion restrictions. Bob Cole stated on March 31, 2014 in morning radio show on KOKE-FM: Capital Metro originally said MetroRail's yearly operating costs would be "about $2.5 million. Last year ... it cost $13 million to operate." The Tax Foundation stated on April 23, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Americans will spend more on taxes in 2014 than they will on food, clothing and housing combined." Doonesbury stated on April 20, 2014 in the "Doonesbury" comic strip: Last election, the Koch brothers "spent three times what the top 10 unions spent combined." Barack Obama stated on April 11, 2014 in a speech: The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009."
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Drudge Report stated on April 27, 2014 in a tweet: Says Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald "Sterling is a Democrat." David Dewhurst stated on April 16, 2014 in a video ad: Dan Patrick "got caught not paying his taxes" and "pocketed his employees’ payroll taxes." Julián Castro stated on April 15, 2014 in a debate over immigration issues with state Sen. Dan Patrick: Up "to 45 percent" of illegal immigrants "are not people that physically crossed the southern border or northern border. They are visa overstayers." Eric Cantor stated on April 22, 2014 in a TV ad.: Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion." Andrew Napolitano stated on April 23, 2014 in an interview on "Hannity": "The Constitution simply does not authorize the federal government to own any of this land (in the Western states)." Annette Taddeo stated on April 21, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: "Over 20 percent of the electorate is Hispanic" in Florida. Don Balfour stated on April 15, 2014 in campaign flier: "I am the only senator who turned down the state pension plan for part-time legislators." Alicia Menendez stated on April 27, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "A white family is likely to have about six times as much wealth than a black or Hispanic family coming out of the recession." Neera Tanden stated on April 27, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "95 percent of the income gains in the last few years have gone to the top 1 percent." Scott Walker stated on April 16, 2014 in a radio interview: "In 2013 we had the largest, the best, private sector job growth we’ve had in this state since the 1990s." Gina Raimondo stated on April 3, 2014 in a website statement: "My Treasury team eliminated a 900-case backlog in the Crime Victim Compensation Program." Democratic Party of Virginia stated on March 24, 2014 in news release.: Ed Gillespie’s 2006 book "promoted an individual health care mandate, and recommends that it be enforced by the IRS through the income tax code." Young Conservatives of Texas stated on March 13, 2014 in a press release: Ryan Sitton’s company "accepted over $650,000 in Obama stimulus dollars." Thom Tillis stated on April 15, 2014 in a TV ad: Says a pro-Democratic ad is "false" for saying that he allowed two disgraced staffers in 2012 to "resign." Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2014 in a meme shared on social media: "Over 300K home owner suicides attributed to foreclosures." Mark Udall stated on April 21, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Cory Gardner "championed an eight-year crusade to outlaw birth control here in Colorado." Chain email stated on April 3, 2014 in a chain email: Because the EPA closed a lead smelter in Missouri, "all lead for bullets will have to come from overseas!" MSNBC stated on April 25, 2014 in a graphic during "The Daily Rundown": Says Charlie Crist's campaign bashed Sen. Bill Nelson's "big-government solutions." Jimmy Carter stated on April 6, 2014 in interview while promoting book: Atlanta is the No. 1 trading point for sexual slavery in America. Between 100 and 200 girls are sold into slavery in Atlanta every month. Bloggers stated on April 17, 2014 in multiple blog and video posts: The Bundy Ranch deal is all about Nevada Sen. Harry Reid "using federal violence to take people’s land in his state so he can package it to re-sell it to the Chinese." Rachel Maddow stated on April 21, 2014 in a segment on 'The Rachel Maddow Show': "Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Mary Fallin signed a new law which makes you pay a special fee. It will essentially fine people for the crime of using solar power." Chain email stated on April 24, 2014 in a chain email: "The President wants the U.S. to sign on to the U.N.’s International Criminal Court." Chain email stated on April 24, 2014 in a chain email: "More than 1,000 American soldiers have lost their lives in Afghanistan in the last 27 months. This is more than the combined total of the nine years before." Mike McFadden stated on April 17, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Al Franken "voted to exempt himself and Congress from enrolling in (the Affordable Care Act marketplaces)." Texas Right to Life stated on March 21, 2014 in an email blast: "In 2005, Dan Branch tried to expand third-trimester abortions in Texas." Charlie Crist stated on April 20, 2014 in a TV interview: Says he hasn’t changed his view on abortion restrictions. Bob Cole stated on March 31, 2014 in morning radio show on KOKE-FM: Capital Metro originally said MetroRail's yearly operating costs would be "about $2.5 million. Last year ... it cost $13 million to operate." The Tax Foundation stated on April 23, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Americans will spend more on taxes in 2014 than they will on food, clothing and housing combined." Doonesbury stated on April 20, 2014 in the "Doonesbury" comic strip: Last election, the Koch brothers "spent three times what the top 10 unions spent combined." Barack Obama stated on April 11, 2014 in a speech: The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009."
Drudge Report stated on April 27, 2014 in a tweet: Says Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald "Sterling is a Democrat."
David Dewhurst stated on April 16, 2014 in a video ad: Dan Patrick "got caught not paying his taxes" and "pocketed his employees’ payroll taxes."
Julián Castro stated on April 15, 2014 in a debate over immigration issues with state Sen. Dan Patrick: Up "to 45 percent" of illegal immigrants "are not people that physically crossed the southern border or northern border. They are visa overstayers."
Eric Cantor stated on April 22, 2014 in a TV ad.: Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion."
Andrew Napolitano stated on April 23, 2014 in an interview on "Hannity": "The Constitution simply does not authorize the federal government to own any of this land (in the Western states)."
Annette Taddeo stated on April 21, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: "Over 20 percent of the electorate is Hispanic" in Florida.
Don Balfour stated on April 15, 2014 in campaign flier: "I am the only senator who turned down the state pension plan for part-time legislators."
Alicia Menendez stated on April 27, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "A white family is likely to have about six times as much wealth than a black or Hispanic family coming out of the recession."
Neera Tanden stated on April 27, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "95 percent of the income gains in the last few years have gone to the top 1 percent."
Scott Walker stated on April 16, 2014 in a radio interview: "In 2013 we had the largest, the best, private sector job growth we’ve had in this state since the 1990s."
Gina Raimondo stated on April 3, 2014 in a website statement: "My Treasury team eliminated a 900-case backlog in the Crime Victim Compensation Program."
Democratic Party of Virginia stated on March 24, 2014 in news release.: Ed Gillespie’s 2006 book "promoted an individual health care mandate, and recommends that it be enforced by the IRS through the income tax code."
Young Conservatives of Texas stated on March 13, 2014 in a press release: Ryan Sitton’s company "accepted over $650,000 in Obama stimulus dollars."
Thom Tillis stated on April 15, 2014 in a TV ad: Says a pro-Democratic ad is "false" for saying that he allowed two disgraced staffers in 2012 to "resign."
Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2014 in a meme shared on social media: "Over 300K home owner suicides attributed to foreclosures."
Mark Udall stated on April 21, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Cory Gardner "championed an eight-year crusade to outlaw birth control here in Colorado."
Chain email stated on April 3, 2014 in a chain email: Because the EPA closed a lead smelter in Missouri, "all lead for bullets will have to come from overseas!"
MSNBC stated on April 25, 2014 in a graphic during "The Daily Rundown": Says Charlie Crist's campaign bashed Sen. Bill Nelson's "big-government solutions."
Jimmy Carter stated on April 6, 2014 in interview while promoting book: Atlanta is the No. 1 trading point for sexual slavery in America. Between 100 and 200 girls are sold into slavery in Atlanta every month.
Bloggers stated on April 17, 2014 in multiple blog and video posts: The Bundy Ranch deal is all about Nevada Sen. Harry Reid "using federal violence to take people’s land in his state so he can package it to re-sell it to the Chinese."
Rachel Maddow stated on April 21, 2014 in a segment on 'The Rachel Maddow Show': "Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Mary Fallin signed a new law which makes you pay a special fee. It will essentially fine people for the crime of using solar power."
Chain email stated on April 24, 2014 in a chain email: "The President wants the U.S. to sign on to the U.N.’s International Criminal Court."
Chain email stated on April 24, 2014 in a chain email: "More than 1,000 American soldiers have lost their lives in Afghanistan in the last 27 months. This is more than the combined total of the nine years before."
Mike McFadden stated on April 17, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Al Franken "voted to exempt himself and Congress from enrolling in (the Affordable Care Act marketplaces)."
Texas Right to Life stated on March 21, 2014 in an email blast: "In 2005, Dan Branch tried to expand third-trimester abortions in Texas."
Charlie Crist stated on April 20, 2014 in a TV interview: Says he hasn’t changed his view on abortion restrictions.
Bob Cole stated on March 31, 2014 in morning radio show on KOKE-FM: Capital Metro originally said MetroRail's yearly operating costs would be "about $2.5 million. Last year ... it cost $13 million to operate."
The Tax Foundation stated on April 23, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Americans will spend more on taxes in 2014 than they will on food, clothing and housing combined."
Doonesbury stated on April 20, 2014 in the "Doonesbury" comic strip: Last election, the Koch brothers "spent three times what the top 10 unions spent combined."
Barack Obama stated on April 11, 2014 in a speech: The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009."
