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 Ken Paxton stated on June 6, 2014 in a speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention: "At the beginning of World War II, we had a relatively small army, smaller than Portugal’s." Everytown for Gun Safety stated on June 11, 2014 in an infographic that went viral: There have been 74 "school shootings in America since Sandy Hook." Laura Ingraham stated on June 12, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Americans "invented the automobile." Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 1, 2014 in an interview: Our "trade with Mexico is $720 million a day; that’s our No. 1 trading partner." Mary Burke stated on April 18, 2014 in an interview: "Already in Wisconsin we have seen fewer people pursuing education as a career" due to the Act 10 collective bargaining law. Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices.": "The U.S. military footprint in Africa is nearly nonexistent." Scott Walker stated on June 1, 2014 in a TV interview: Under Wisconsin law, "anyone who knows anything about a John Doe" secret criminal investigation "can't talk about it." John Oliver stated on June 8, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": FIFA "pressured Brazil into passing a so-called Budweiser bill, allowing beer sales in soccer stadiums." Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "In Iran in 1979, the extremists hijacked the broad-based popular revolution against the Shah and established a brutal theocracy." Chuck Todd stated on June 11, 2014 in comments on MSNBC: "Cantor's campaign spent more at steakhouses than Brat spent on his entire campaign." Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": By 2009, "dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield" by drones. John Oliver stated on June 8, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards." Robin Vos stated on May 30, 2014 in a radio interview: "In the city of Milwaukee, we’ve still got a mayor and a police chief who are furloughing police officers at a time when we have violence all across the city." Republican Governors Association stated on May 29, 2014 in In a television ad: Jason Carter supports using Georgia tax dollars to promote Obamacare Hillary Clinton stated on June 9, 2014 in an interview on ABC: "We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt." Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "By the time I left" the State Department, "economic growth was up and opium production was down" in Afghanistan, while "infant mortality declined" and school enrollment rose by more than sevenfold. Rachel Maddow stated on June 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Rachel Maddow Show": In February, John McCain "suggested" the Bergdahl-Taliban swap that he now calls "outrageous and dangerous." Americans for Safe Access stated on June 5, 2014 in a TV ad: Judging by a recent vote, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "thinks it's okay for medical marijuana patients to go to federal prison." Lamar Smith stated on May 31, 2014 in a letter to the editor of the San Antonio Express-News: "Last year," Obama "administration officials released into our neighborhoods more than 36,000 criminal immigrants who had nearly 88,000 convictions. The crimes included hundreds of convictions for murder, rape and kidnapping and thousands of drug-related crimes." Mark Warner stated on May 29, 2014 in a speech.: "Right now, America has $1.1 trillion of student debt. That’s more than credit card debt." Chain email stated on June 5, 2014 in emails and social media posts circulating on the Internet: "Obama Signs Bill Forgiving All Student Loan Debt." Pete Gallego stated on May 14, 2014 in an email blast: "The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck." But unlike car owners, "students are not allowed to refinance their loans at lower rates." Ed Gillespie stated on June 2, 2014 in a TV interview.: The Chamber of Commerce says new carbon regulations will kill "244,000 jobs a year" and cost average families "$1,200 a year." Stephen Hayes stated on June 8, 2014 in a discussion on "Fox News Sunday": The Obama administration "went to court to keep one of these five in jail at Guantanamo just three years ago because he was such a huge risk." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on June 8, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Only one out of 10 minimum wage workers today are teen age or a young person." Charles Krauthammer stated on June 4, 2014 in remarks on Fox News: The Israelis "gave up 1,000 terrorists in return for one sergeant." Scott Walker stated on April 16, 2014 in a radio interview: "Graduation and third-grade reading scores are up in the state since I took office." Allan Fung stated on June 2, 2014 in a TV commercial: Ken "Block supports Obamacare." Laura Ingraham stated on June 3, 2014 in a speech.: U.S. Reps. Eric Cantor and Luis Gutierrez were "touring the country last year … joined at the hip, working together in a bipartisan fashion indeed for the goal of immigration reform." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on June 3, 2014 in a radio ad: "Sen. McConnell says it's not his job to bring jobs to Kentucky."
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Ken Paxton stated on June 6, 2014 in a speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention: "At the beginning of World War II, we had a relatively small army, smaller than Portugal’s." Everytown for Gun Safety stated on June 11, 2014 in an infographic that went viral: There have been 74 "school shootings in America since Sandy Hook." Laura Ingraham stated on June 12, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Americans "invented the automobile." Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 1, 2014 in an interview: Our "trade with Mexico is $720 million a day; that’s our No. 1 trading partner." Mary Burke stated on April 18, 2014 in an interview: "Already in Wisconsin we have seen fewer people pursuing education as a career" due to the Act 10 collective bargaining law. Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices.": "The U.S. military footprint in Africa is nearly nonexistent." Scott Walker stated on June 1, 2014 in a TV interview: Under Wisconsin law, "anyone who knows anything about a John Doe" secret criminal investigation "can't talk about it." John Oliver stated on June 8, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": FIFA "pressured Brazil into passing a so-called Budweiser bill, allowing beer sales in soccer stadiums." Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "In Iran in 1979, the extremists hijacked the broad-based popular revolution against the Shah and established a brutal theocracy." Chuck Todd stated on June 11, 2014 in comments on MSNBC: "Cantor's campaign spent more at steakhouses than Brat spent on his entire campaign." Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": By 2009, "dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield" by drones. John Oliver stated on June 8, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards." Robin Vos stated on May 30, 2014 in a radio interview: "In the city of Milwaukee, we’ve still got a mayor and a police chief who are furloughing police officers at a time when we have violence all across the city." Republican Governors Association stated on May 29, 2014 in In a television ad: Jason Carter supports using Georgia tax dollars to promote Obamacare Hillary Clinton stated on June 9, 2014 in an interview on ABC: "We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt." Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "By the time I left" the State Department, "economic growth was up and opium production was down" in Afghanistan, while "infant mortality declined" and school enrollment rose by more than sevenfold. Rachel Maddow stated on June 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Rachel Maddow Show": In February, John McCain "suggested" the Bergdahl-Taliban swap that he now calls "outrageous and dangerous." Americans for Safe Access stated on June 5, 2014 in a TV ad: Judging by a recent vote, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "thinks it's okay for medical marijuana patients to go to federal prison." Lamar Smith stated on May 31, 2014 in a letter to the editor of the San Antonio Express-News: "Last year," Obama "administration officials released into our neighborhoods more than 36,000 criminal immigrants who had nearly 88,000 convictions. The crimes included hundreds of convictions for murder, rape and kidnapping and thousands of drug-related crimes." Mark Warner stated on May 29, 2014 in a speech.: "Right now, America has $1.1 trillion of student debt. That’s more than credit card debt." Chain email stated on June 5, 2014 in emails and social media posts circulating on the Internet: "Obama Signs Bill Forgiving All Student Loan Debt." Pete Gallego stated on May 14, 2014 in an email blast: "The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck." But unlike car owners, "students are not allowed to refinance their loans at lower rates." Ed Gillespie stated on June 2, 2014 in a TV interview.: The Chamber of Commerce says new carbon regulations will kill "244,000 jobs a year" and cost average families "$1,200 a year." Stephen Hayes stated on June 8, 2014 in a discussion on "Fox News Sunday": The Obama administration "went to court to keep one of these five in jail at Guantanamo just three years ago because he was such a huge risk." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on June 8, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Only one out of 10 minimum wage workers today are teen age or a young person." Charles Krauthammer stated on June 4, 2014 in remarks on Fox News: The Israelis "gave up 1,000 terrorists in return for one sergeant." Scott Walker stated on April 16, 2014 in a radio interview: "Graduation and third-grade reading scores are up in the state since I took office." Allan Fung stated on June 2, 2014 in a TV commercial: Ken "Block supports Obamacare." Laura Ingraham stated on June 3, 2014 in a speech.: U.S. Reps. Eric Cantor and Luis Gutierrez were "touring the country last year … joined at the hip, working together in a bipartisan fashion indeed for the goal of immigration reform." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on June 3, 2014 in a radio ad: "Sen. McConnell says it's not his job to bring jobs to Kentucky."
Ken Paxton stated on June 6, 2014 in a speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention: "At the beginning of World War II, we had a relatively small army, smaller than Portugal’s."
Everytown for Gun Safety stated on June 11, 2014 in an infographic that went viral: There have been 74 "school shootings in America since Sandy Hook."
Laura Ingraham stated on June 12, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Americans "invented the automobile."
Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 1, 2014 in an interview: Our "trade with Mexico is $720 million a day; that’s our No. 1 trading partner."
Mary Burke stated on April 18, 2014 in an interview: "Already in Wisconsin we have seen fewer people pursuing education as a career" due to the Act 10 collective bargaining law.
Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices.": "The U.S. military footprint in Africa is nearly nonexistent."
Scott Walker stated on June 1, 2014 in a TV interview: Under Wisconsin law, "anyone who knows anything about a John Doe" secret criminal investigation "can't talk about it."
John Oliver stated on June 8, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": FIFA "pressured Brazil into passing a so-called Budweiser bill, allowing beer sales in soccer stadiums."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "In Iran in 1979, the extremists hijacked the broad-based popular revolution against the Shah and established a brutal theocracy."
Chuck Todd stated on June 11, 2014 in comments on MSNBC: "Cantor's campaign spent more at steakhouses than Brat spent on his entire campaign."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": By 2009, "dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield" by drones.
John Oliver stated on June 8, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards."
Robin Vos stated on May 30, 2014 in a radio interview: "In the city of Milwaukee, we’ve still got a mayor and a police chief who are furloughing police officers at a time when we have violence all across the city."
Republican Governors Association stated on May 29, 2014 in In a television ad: Jason Carter supports using Georgia tax dollars to promote Obamacare
Hillary Clinton stated on June 9, 2014 in an interview on ABC: "We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "By the time I left" the State Department, "economic growth was up and opium production was down" in Afghanistan, while "infant mortality declined" and school enrollment rose by more than sevenfold.
Rachel Maddow stated on June 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Rachel Maddow Show": In February, John McCain "suggested" the Bergdahl-Taliban swap that he now calls "outrageous and dangerous."
Americans for Safe Access stated on June 5, 2014 in a TV ad: Judging by a recent vote, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "thinks it's okay for medical marijuana patients to go to federal prison."
Lamar Smith stated on May 31, 2014 in a letter to the editor of the San Antonio Express-News: "Last year," Obama "administration officials released into our neighborhoods more than 36,000 criminal immigrants who had nearly 88,000 convictions. The crimes included hundreds of convictions for murder, rape and kidnapping and thousands of drug-related crimes."
Mark Warner stated on May 29, 2014 in a speech.: "Right now, America has $1.1 trillion of student debt. That’s more than credit card debt."
Chain email stated on June 5, 2014 in emails and social media posts circulating on the Internet: "Obama Signs Bill Forgiving All Student Loan Debt."
Pete Gallego stated on May 14, 2014 in an email blast: "The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck." But unlike car owners, "students are not allowed to refinance their loans at lower rates."
Ed Gillespie stated on June 2, 2014 in a TV interview.: The Chamber of Commerce says new carbon regulations will kill "244,000 jobs a year" and cost average families "$1,200 a year."
Stephen Hayes stated on June 8, 2014 in a discussion on "Fox News Sunday": The Obama administration "went to court to keep one of these five in jail at Guantanamo just three years ago because he was such a huge risk."
Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on June 8, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Only one out of 10 minimum wage workers today are teen age or a young person."
Charles Krauthammer stated on June 4, 2014 in remarks on Fox News: The Israelis "gave up 1,000 terrorists in return for one sergeant."
Scott Walker stated on April 16, 2014 in a radio interview: "Graduation and third-grade reading scores are up in the state since I took office."
Laura Ingraham stated on June 3, 2014 in a speech.: U.S. Reps. Eric Cantor and Luis Gutierrez were "touring the country last year … joined at the hip, working together in a bipartisan fashion indeed for the goal of immigration reform."
Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on June 3, 2014 in a radio ad: "Sen. McConnell says it's not his job to bring jobs to Kentucky."
