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 Mark Warner stated on July 26, 2014: On offshore drilling for energy Andrea Mitchell stated on August 17, 2014 in an episode of NBC's "Meet the Press": In Ferguson, Mo., "you've got three black officers and 50 white officers with a town that is 67 percent African-American." Occupy Democrats stated on July 11, 2014 in a Facebook photo post: Says Ted Cruz "was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies America’s national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging." Edward Flynn stated on July 24, 2014 in a news conference: The Milwaukee Police Department has seized nearly as many firearms this year as the much larger New York City Police Department. Mark S. Zaccaria stated on August 3, 2014 in an interview on "10 News Conference.": Sen. Jack Reed "cast the deciding vote in the Senate for the Affordable Care Act." Freedom Partners stated on August 6, 2014 in a television ad: Sen. Jeff Merkley "voted six times for more debt." Republican Party of Florida stated on August 12, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie "Crist made it easier for Duke to take your money." Gary Lambert stated on August 11, 2014 in a campaign mailer: Says Marilinda Garcia supports "$150 billion in new taxes." Rick Perry stated on August 8, 2014 in speech at Red State Gathering in Fort Worth: Congress is "on a five-week vacation." NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in TV ad: Says Rick Scott took $200,000 in campaign contributions from a company that "profited off pollution." Republican Party of Florida stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist rode on a jet that "belongs to a serial polluter with a history of environmental violations fined nearly $2 million for polluting water." Tucker Carlson stated on August 9, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends Weekend.": "Far more children died last year drowning in their bathtubs than were killed accidentally by guns." Kasim Reed stated on July 15, 2014 in a press release: Kasim Reed has kept every promise he made as a candidate. Chain email stated on August 14, 2014 in a chain email: Says the former president of the Czech Republic said the American people were a "confederacy of fools" for electing Barack Obama. X posts stated on August 13, 2014 in posts on Twitter: The wife of the Ferguson, Mo., police chief said African-Americans in Ferguson "are feral and violent." Joe Miller stated on August 9, 2014 in a campaign mailer: "If 20 million illegals vote, you can kiss the Second Amendment goodbye." Scott Walker stated on July 30, 2014 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year." Protect Oregon Driver Licenses stated on April 21, 2013 in a campaign website statement: Gov. Kitzhaber oversaw creation of the Oregon driver card law "behind closed doors without allowing any input from citizens who represent the public interest." David Gregory stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Islamic State, or ISIS, was "cast off by al-Qaida because" it was "considered too extreme." Mitch McConnell stated on August 5, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says he "voted for even stronger protections (in the Violence Against Women Act) than Obama's agenda will allow." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on July 30, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted "two times against the Violence Against Women Act." NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants. Ron Johnson stated on May 28, 2014 in statement at a town hall meeting: "Kids coming from an affluent background" are "taking advantage of all these student loan programs and grants" while many middle-class families with no connection to college are picking up the tab. David Perdue stated on August 4, 2014 in during an appearance in Middle Georgia: "There are only about 10 people in the United States Senate who have any real business experience." Moms Rising stated on August 5, 2014 in a tweet: "Having a baby is a leading cause of poverty spells in the United States." LIBRE Initiative stated on August 10, 2014 in a Facebook post: "The startup rate of Hispanic businesses is three times the national rate." Kasim Reed stated on July 29, 2014 in press conference: "The minimum number of infrastructure (needs) in Atlanta is $900 million." Bloggers stated on July 28, 2014 in a blog post: Says George Soros and Bill Gates are funding a bioweapons lab in Sierra Leone that caused the Ebola outbreak. Mike Hymes stated on July 16, 2014 in a TV ad: Del. Ben Chafin "took money away" from Southwest Virginia schools while voting to build a "politician's palace." Mark Emmert stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "More (student-athletes) graduate than the students who aren't student-athletes."
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Mark Warner stated on July 26, 2014: On offshore drilling for energy Andrea Mitchell stated on August 17, 2014 in an episode of NBC's "Meet the Press": In Ferguson, Mo., "you've got three black officers and 50 white officers with a town that is 67 percent African-American." Occupy Democrats stated on July 11, 2014 in a Facebook photo post: Says Ted Cruz "was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies America’s national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging." Edward Flynn stated on July 24, 2014 in a news conference: The Milwaukee Police Department has seized nearly as many firearms this year as the much larger New York City Police Department. Mark S. Zaccaria stated on August 3, 2014 in an interview on "10 News Conference.": Sen. Jack Reed "cast the deciding vote in the Senate for the Affordable Care Act." Freedom Partners stated on August 6, 2014 in a television ad: Sen. Jeff Merkley "voted six times for more debt." Republican Party of Florida stated on August 12, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie "Crist made it easier for Duke to take your money." Gary Lambert stated on August 11, 2014 in a campaign mailer: Says Marilinda Garcia supports "$150 billion in new taxes." Rick Perry stated on August 8, 2014 in speech at Red State Gathering in Fort Worth: Congress is "on a five-week vacation." NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in TV ad: Says Rick Scott took $200,000 in campaign contributions from a company that "profited off pollution." Republican Party of Florida stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist rode on a jet that "belongs to a serial polluter with a history of environmental violations fined nearly $2 million for polluting water." Tucker Carlson stated on August 9, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends Weekend.": "Far more children died last year drowning in their bathtubs than were killed accidentally by guns." Kasim Reed stated on July 15, 2014 in a press release: Kasim Reed has kept every promise he made as a candidate. Chain email stated on August 14, 2014 in a chain email: Says the former president of the Czech Republic said the American people were a "confederacy of fools" for electing Barack Obama. X posts stated on August 13, 2014 in posts on Twitter: The wife of the Ferguson, Mo., police chief said African-Americans in Ferguson "are feral and violent." Joe Miller stated on August 9, 2014 in a campaign mailer: "If 20 million illegals vote, you can kiss the Second Amendment goodbye." Scott Walker stated on July 30, 2014 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year." Protect Oregon Driver Licenses stated on April 21, 2013 in a campaign website statement: Gov. Kitzhaber oversaw creation of the Oregon driver card law "behind closed doors without allowing any input from citizens who represent the public interest." David Gregory stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Islamic State, or ISIS, was "cast off by al-Qaida because" it was "considered too extreme." Mitch McConnell stated on August 5, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says he "voted for even stronger protections (in the Violence Against Women Act) than Obama's agenda will allow." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on July 30, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted "two times against the Violence Against Women Act." NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants. Ron Johnson stated on May 28, 2014 in statement at a town hall meeting: "Kids coming from an affluent background" are "taking advantage of all these student loan programs and grants" while many middle-class families with no connection to college are picking up the tab. David Perdue stated on August 4, 2014 in during an appearance in Middle Georgia: "There are only about 10 people in the United States Senate who have any real business experience." Moms Rising stated on August 5, 2014 in a tweet: "Having a baby is a leading cause of poverty spells in the United States." LIBRE Initiative stated on August 10, 2014 in a Facebook post: "The startup rate of Hispanic businesses is three times the national rate." Kasim Reed stated on July 29, 2014 in press conference: "The minimum number of infrastructure (needs) in Atlanta is $900 million." Bloggers stated on July 28, 2014 in a blog post: Says George Soros and Bill Gates are funding a bioweapons lab in Sierra Leone that caused the Ebola outbreak. Mike Hymes stated on July 16, 2014 in a TV ad: Del. Ben Chafin "took money away" from Southwest Virginia schools while voting to build a "politician's palace." Mark Emmert stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "More (student-athletes) graduate than the students who aren't student-athletes."
Andrea Mitchell stated on August 17, 2014 in an episode of NBC's "Meet the Press": In Ferguson, Mo., "you've got three black officers and 50 white officers with a town that is 67 percent African-American."
Occupy Democrats stated on July 11, 2014 in a Facebook photo post: Says Ted Cruz "was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies America’s national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging."
Edward Flynn stated on July 24, 2014 in a news conference: The Milwaukee Police Department has seized nearly as many firearms this year as the much larger New York City Police Department.
Mark S. Zaccaria stated on August 3, 2014 in an interview on "10 News Conference.": Sen. Jack Reed "cast the deciding vote in the Senate for the Affordable Care Act."
Freedom Partners stated on August 6, 2014 in a television ad: Sen. Jeff Merkley "voted six times for more debt."
Republican Party of Florida stated on August 12, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie "Crist made it easier for Duke to take your money."
Gary Lambert stated on August 11, 2014 in a campaign mailer: Says Marilinda Garcia supports "$150 billion in new taxes."
Rick Perry stated on August 8, 2014 in speech at Red State Gathering in Fort Worth: Congress is "on a five-week vacation."
NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in TV ad: Says Rick Scott took $200,000 in campaign contributions from a company that "profited off pollution."
Republican Party of Florida stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist rode on a jet that "belongs to a serial polluter with a history of environmental violations fined nearly $2 million for polluting water."
Tucker Carlson stated on August 9, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends Weekend.": "Far more children died last year drowning in their bathtubs than were killed accidentally by guns."
Kasim Reed stated on July 15, 2014 in a press release: Kasim Reed has kept every promise he made as a candidate.
Chain email stated on August 14, 2014 in a chain email: Says the former president of the Czech Republic said the American people were a "confederacy of fools" for electing Barack Obama.
X posts stated on August 13, 2014 in posts on Twitter: The wife of the Ferguson, Mo., police chief said African-Americans in Ferguson "are feral and violent."
Joe Miller stated on August 9, 2014 in a campaign mailer: "If 20 million illegals vote, you can kiss the Second Amendment goodbye."
Scott Walker stated on July 30, 2014 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year."
Protect Oregon Driver Licenses stated on April 21, 2013 in a campaign website statement: Gov. Kitzhaber oversaw creation of the Oregon driver card law "behind closed doors without allowing any input from citizens who represent the public interest."
David Gregory stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Islamic State, or ISIS, was "cast off by al-Qaida because" it was "considered too extreme."
Mitch McConnell stated on August 5, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says he "voted for even stronger protections (in the Violence Against Women Act) than Obama's agenda will allow."
Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on July 30, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted "two times against the Violence Against Women Act."
NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants.
Ron Johnson stated on May 28, 2014 in statement at a town hall meeting: "Kids coming from an affluent background" are "taking advantage of all these student loan programs and grants" while many middle-class families with no connection to college are picking up the tab.
David Perdue stated on August 4, 2014 in during an appearance in Middle Georgia: "There are only about 10 people in the United States Senate who have any real business experience."
Moms Rising stated on August 5, 2014 in a tweet: "Having a baby is a leading cause of poverty spells in the United States."
LIBRE Initiative stated on August 10, 2014 in a Facebook post: "The startup rate of Hispanic businesses is three times the national rate."
Kasim Reed stated on July 29, 2014 in press conference: "The minimum number of infrastructure (needs) in Atlanta is $900 million."
Bloggers stated on July 28, 2014 in a blog post: Says George Soros and Bill Gates are funding a bioweapons lab in Sierra Leone that caused the Ebola outbreak.
Mike Hymes stated on July 16, 2014 in a TV ad: Del. Ben Chafin "took money away" from Southwest Virginia schools while voting to build a "politician's palace."
Mark Emmert stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "More (student-athletes) graduate than the students who aren't student-athletes."
