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 City of Atlanta stated on August 8, 2014 in press release: Tyler Perry’s plan to turn a majority of the former Fort McPherson into a film and television studio is expected "to add over 8,000 new jobs to Atlanta." Represent.us stated on April 30, 2015 in a meme on social media: "The U.S. representatives that voted to keep militarizing the police received 73 percent more campaign money from the defense industry" than the representatives who voted to stop it. Steve Crisafulli stated on April 28, 2015 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "If we choose Obamacare expansion, 600,000 will lose eligibility for their subsidies, of which 257,000 would be forced into Medicaid." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years." Ben Carson stated on April 6, 2015 in a speech in Manchester N.H.: "We spent twice as much per capita for health care in this country as the next closest nation." Rose Mary Grant stated on March 29, 2015 in a Providence Journal commentary.: Rhode Island "charter schools are nationally recognized as outperforming their counterparts across the country." Nation of Islam Research Group stated on April 26, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Baltimore police are "trained by Mossad and Shin Bet." Rush Limbaugh stated on April 23, 2015 in a monologue on his radio show: "Eighty-five percent of every dollar donated to the Clinton Foundation ended up either with the Clintons or with their staff to pay for travel, salaries, and benefits. Fifteen cents of every dollar actually went to some charitable beneficiary." Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in a meeting with the Des Moines Register editorial board: "I'm running for office with much more experience and qualifications than Barack Obama had when he ran." Scott Walker stated on April 23, 2015 in an interview: Minnesota’s "advantage" in economic growth has been having "Republicans in charge of at least one part of government" for all but two years, while Wisconsin Democrats "for many years" before 2011 controlled both legislative chambers and the governorship. Bloomberg.com stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report: Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years Richard Clarke stated on April 26, 2015 in a panel on ABC "This Week": Said President Barack Obama "said he was going to stop (signature strikes)." Joe Scarborough stated on April 27, 2015 in a segment on 'Morning Joe': Algeria "wanted to be taken off of the terror list" at the time it made an unreported donation to the Clinton Foundation. Steve Adler stated on April 1, 2015 in a speech: Austin has "gone from being the 24th most congested city just about 10 years ago to being the fourth most congested — more congested than NYC." Georgia Department of Transportation stated on April 23, 2015 in state DOT road signs: Distracted driving such as texting behind the wheel is behind a rise in traffic deaths on Georgia roadways this year. Tim Kaine stated on April 16, 2015 in a floor speech.: "It’s estimated that 40 percent of all the guns that are sold in the United States occur with no background records check." Ted Cruz stated on April 18, 2015 in remarks in New Hampshire: "About half of the presidents have been governors; half of them, senators." Alan Grayson stated on April 16, 2015 in an interview with Democracy Now: "I’m the only member of the House of Representatives who raised most of his campaign funds in the last election from small contributions of less than $200." Van Wanggaard stated on April 21, 2015 in a legislative floor debate: "There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever." Debbie Dooley stated on March 31, 2015 in a Twitter post: The recently passed transportation funding bill is a billion-dollar tax increase for Georgians. Newt Gingrich stated on April 26, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": The money the Clinton Foundation took from from foreign governments while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state "is clearly illegal. … The Constitution says you can’t take this stuff." Peter Schweizer stated on April 26, 2015 in his book "Clinton Cash": "Of the 13 (Bill) Clinton speeches that fetched $500,000 or more, only two occurred during the years his wife was not secretary of state." Rand Paul stated on April 18, 2015 in a speech in Nashua, N.H.: "Hillary Clinton’s State Department sent three comedians to India on the ‘Make Chai, Not War’ tour." Sabino "Pio" Renteria stated on April 10, 2015 in a cover story in the Austin Chronicle: "Fifteen years ago, you couldn't even get a pizza delivered in that neighborhood." David Perdue stated on April 15, 2015 in press release: The Castro regime ‘violated international norms’ by secretly shipping weapons to North Korea in violation of a U.N. embargo. Bill Maher stated on April 17, 2015 in his monologue on "Real Time": "More astronauts have been to the moon than farmers who paid the inheritance tax in 2013." Marco Rubio stated on April 19, 2015 in an interview on CBS' Face the Nation: "I can tell you with certainty (cap and trade) would have a devastating impact on our economy." Martin O'Malley stated on April 20, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "We're not allowed to read it (the Trans-Pacific Partnership) before representatives vote on it." Scott Walker stated on April 14, 2015 in a Twitter post: "Americans will spend more on taxes in 2015 than on food, clothing and housing combined." Joe Morrissey stated on March 25, 2015 in a campaign flier.: "Rosalyn Dance voted against President Obama’s Medicaid expansion."
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City of Atlanta stated on August 8, 2014 in press release: Tyler Perry’s plan to turn a majority of the former Fort McPherson into a film and television studio is expected "to add over 8,000 new jobs to Atlanta." Represent.us stated on April 30, 2015 in a meme on social media: "The U.S. representatives that voted to keep militarizing the police received 73 percent more campaign money from the defense industry" than the representatives who voted to stop it. Steve Crisafulli stated on April 28, 2015 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "If we choose Obamacare expansion, 600,000 will lose eligibility for their subsidies, of which 257,000 would be forced into Medicaid." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years." Ben Carson stated on April 6, 2015 in a speech in Manchester N.H.: "We spent twice as much per capita for health care in this country as the next closest nation." Rose Mary Grant stated on March 29, 2015 in a Providence Journal commentary.: Rhode Island "charter schools are nationally recognized as outperforming their counterparts across the country." Nation of Islam Research Group stated on April 26, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Baltimore police are "trained by Mossad and Shin Bet." Rush Limbaugh stated on April 23, 2015 in a monologue on his radio show: "Eighty-five percent of every dollar donated to the Clinton Foundation ended up either with the Clintons or with their staff to pay for travel, salaries, and benefits. Fifteen cents of every dollar actually went to some charitable beneficiary." Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in a meeting with the Des Moines Register editorial board: "I'm running for office with much more experience and qualifications than Barack Obama had when he ran." Scott Walker stated on April 23, 2015 in an interview: Minnesota’s "advantage" in economic growth has been having "Republicans in charge of at least one part of government" for all but two years, while Wisconsin Democrats "for many years" before 2011 controlled both legislative chambers and the governorship. Bloomberg.com stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report: Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years Richard Clarke stated on April 26, 2015 in a panel on ABC "This Week": Said President Barack Obama "said he was going to stop (signature strikes)." Joe Scarborough stated on April 27, 2015 in a segment on 'Morning Joe': Algeria "wanted to be taken off of the terror list" at the time it made an unreported donation to the Clinton Foundation. Steve Adler stated on April 1, 2015 in a speech: Austin has "gone from being the 24th most congested city just about 10 years ago to being the fourth most congested — more congested than NYC." Georgia Department of Transportation stated on April 23, 2015 in state DOT road signs: Distracted driving such as texting behind the wheel is behind a rise in traffic deaths on Georgia roadways this year. Tim Kaine stated on April 16, 2015 in a floor speech.: "It’s estimated that 40 percent of all the guns that are sold in the United States occur with no background records check." Ted Cruz stated on April 18, 2015 in remarks in New Hampshire: "About half of the presidents have been governors; half of them, senators." Alan Grayson stated on April 16, 2015 in an interview with Democracy Now: "I’m the only member of the House of Representatives who raised most of his campaign funds in the last election from small contributions of less than $200." Van Wanggaard stated on April 21, 2015 in a legislative floor debate: "There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever." Debbie Dooley stated on March 31, 2015 in a Twitter post: The recently passed transportation funding bill is a billion-dollar tax increase for Georgians. Newt Gingrich stated on April 26, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": The money the Clinton Foundation took from from foreign governments while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state "is clearly illegal. … The Constitution says you can’t take this stuff." Peter Schweizer stated on April 26, 2015 in his book "Clinton Cash": "Of the 13 (Bill) Clinton speeches that fetched $500,000 or more, only two occurred during the years his wife was not secretary of state." Rand Paul stated on April 18, 2015 in a speech in Nashua, N.H.: "Hillary Clinton’s State Department sent three comedians to India on the ‘Make Chai, Not War’ tour." Sabino "Pio" Renteria stated on April 10, 2015 in a cover story in the Austin Chronicle: "Fifteen years ago, you couldn't even get a pizza delivered in that neighborhood." David Perdue stated on April 15, 2015 in press release: The Castro regime ‘violated international norms’ by secretly shipping weapons to North Korea in violation of a U.N. embargo. Bill Maher stated on April 17, 2015 in his monologue on "Real Time": "More astronauts have been to the moon than farmers who paid the inheritance tax in 2013." Marco Rubio stated on April 19, 2015 in an interview on CBS' Face the Nation: "I can tell you with certainty (cap and trade) would have a devastating impact on our economy." Martin O'Malley stated on April 20, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "We're not allowed to read it (the Trans-Pacific Partnership) before representatives vote on it." Scott Walker stated on April 14, 2015 in a Twitter post: "Americans will spend more on taxes in 2015 than on food, clothing and housing combined." Joe Morrissey stated on March 25, 2015 in a campaign flier.: "Rosalyn Dance voted against President Obama’s Medicaid expansion."
City of Atlanta stated on August 8, 2014 in press release: Tyler Perry’s plan to turn a majority of the former Fort McPherson into a film and television studio is expected "to add over 8,000 new jobs to Atlanta."
Represent.us stated on April 30, 2015 in a meme on social media: "The U.S. representatives that voted to keep militarizing the police received 73 percent more campaign money from the defense industry" than the representatives who voted to stop it.
Steve Crisafulli stated on April 28, 2015 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "If we choose Obamacare expansion, 600,000 will lose eligibility for their subsidies, of which 257,000 would be forced into Medicaid."
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years."
Ben Carson stated on April 6, 2015 in a speech in Manchester N.H.: "We spent twice as much per capita for health care in this country as the next closest nation."
Rose Mary Grant stated on March 29, 2015 in a Providence Journal commentary.: Rhode Island "charter schools are nationally recognized as outperforming their counterparts across the country."
Nation of Islam Research Group stated on April 26, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Baltimore police are "trained by Mossad and Shin Bet."
Rush Limbaugh stated on April 23, 2015 in a monologue on his radio show: "Eighty-five percent of every dollar donated to the Clinton Foundation ended up either with the Clintons or with their staff to pay for travel, salaries, and benefits. Fifteen cents of every dollar actually went to some charitable beneficiary."
Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in a meeting with the Des Moines Register editorial board: "I'm running for office with much more experience and qualifications than Barack Obama had when he ran."
Scott Walker stated on April 23, 2015 in an interview: Minnesota’s "advantage" in economic growth has been having "Republicans in charge of at least one part of government" for all but two years, while Wisconsin Democrats "for many years" before 2011 controlled both legislative chambers and the governorship.
Bloomberg.com stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report: Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years
Richard Clarke stated on April 26, 2015 in a panel on ABC "This Week": Said President Barack Obama "said he was going to stop (signature strikes)."
Joe Scarborough stated on April 27, 2015 in a segment on 'Morning Joe': Algeria "wanted to be taken off of the terror list" at the time it made an unreported donation to the Clinton Foundation.
Steve Adler stated on April 1, 2015 in a speech: Austin has "gone from being the 24th most congested city just about 10 years ago to being the fourth most congested — more congested than NYC."
Georgia Department of Transportation stated on April 23, 2015 in state DOT road signs: Distracted driving such as texting behind the wheel is behind a rise in traffic deaths on Georgia roadways this year.
Tim Kaine stated on April 16, 2015 in a floor speech.: "It’s estimated that 40 percent of all the guns that are sold in the United States occur with no background records check."
Ted Cruz stated on April 18, 2015 in remarks in New Hampshire: "About half of the presidents have been governors; half of them, senators."
Alan Grayson stated on April 16, 2015 in an interview with Democracy Now: "I’m the only member of the House of Representatives who raised most of his campaign funds in the last election from small contributions of less than $200."
Van Wanggaard stated on April 21, 2015 in a legislative floor debate: "There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever."
Debbie Dooley stated on March 31, 2015 in a Twitter post: The recently passed transportation funding bill is a billion-dollar tax increase for Georgians.
Newt Gingrich stated on April 26, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": The money the Clinton Foundation took from from foreign governments while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state "is clearly illegal. … The Constitution says you can’t take this stuff."
Peter Schweizer stated on April 26, 2015 in his book "Clinton Cash": "Of the 13 (Bill) Clinton speeches that fetched $500,000 or more, only two occurred during the years his wife was not secretary of state."
Rand Paul stated on April 18, 2015 in a speech in Nashua, N.H.: "Hillary Clinton’s State Department sent three comedians to India on the ‘Make Chai, Not War’ tour."
Sabino "Pio" Renteria stated on April 10, 2015 in a cover story in the Austin Chronicle: "Fifteen years ago, you couldn't even get a pizza delivered in that neighborhood."
David Perdue stated on April 15, 2015 in press release: The Castro regime ‘violated international norms’ by secretly shipping weapons to North Korea in violation of a U.N. embargo.
Bill Maher stated on April 17, 2015 in his monologue on "Real Time": "More astronauts have been to the moon than farmers who paid the inheritance tax in 2013."
Marco Rubio stated on April 19, 2015 in an interview on CBS' Face the Nation: "I can tell you with certainty (cap and trade) would have a devastating impact on our economy."
Martin O'Malley stated on April 20, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "We're not allowed to read it (the Trans-Pacific Partnership) before representatives vote on it."
Scott Walker stated on April 14, 2015 in a Twitter post: "Americans will spend more on taxes in 2015 than on food, clothing and housing combined."
Joe Morrissey stated on March 25, 2015 in a campaign flier.: "Rosalyn Dance voted against President Obama’s Medicaid expansion."
