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 Clay Pell stated on February 2, 2014 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": "The budget I managed at the Department of Education was more than $60 million." Leonidas Raptakis stated on February 11, 2014 in a news conference: Rhode Island is "almost dead last" among Northeastern states in the length of time first-degree murderers must spend in prison before they’re eligible for parole. Gordon Challstrom stated on January 15, 2014 in a campaign website statement: "Oregon and the federal government now have more than one million acres of burnt land and millions of trees are being left to rot." Dan Branch stated on February 4, 2014 in a video ad: "Worked with Ronald Reagan and helped re-elect him." Dan Sullivan stated on February 20, 2014 in a campaign email blast: Says Alaska Sen. Mark Begich supported President Barack Obama’s economic policies "97 percent of the time." Don Gaetz stated on February 13, 2014 in a "Florida Face to Face" interview: The medical marijuana ballot initiative "doesn’t require a physician writing a prescription" and can be for conditions like "having a back that needs to be scratched." David Alameel stated on February 7, 2014 in an email blast: "More than 40,000 troops are still stationed in Afghanistan with no clear objective. Even in the best case, by the end of the year at least 10,000 American soldiers will still be on the ground." Republican Party of Florida stated on February 17, 2014 in a campaign mailer: Says Alex Sink "supported higher sales taxes." David Cicilline stated on February 11, 2014 in a House floor speech: "According to one study, the minimum wage today is worth $2 less than in 1968." Jason Carter stated on February 18, 2014 in press statement: "Since 2009, Georgia's public schools have lost nearly 9,000 classroom teachers while the number of students has gone up." Charlie Crist stated on February 12, 2014 in newspaper articles: On oil drilling off Florida’s coast Charlie Crist stated on February 10, 2014: On adoption by gay couples Kai Ryssdal stated on February 18, 2014 in a "Marketplace" segment: A Congressional Budget Office report says President Barack Obama’s executive order to raise the minimum wage for new federal contract workers "will cost the economy 500,000 jobs." Rachel Maddow stated on February 17, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show": "When the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport needed to stop its earthquake spike a few years ago, they temporarily shut down the wells that were injecting fracking fluid into the ground ... (and) those earthquakes stopped." Lawrence O'Donnell stated on February 11, 2014 in a segment on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": Chris Christie "helped funnel $6 million in federal Hurricane Sandy money to a senior center in Belleville, N.J., a place that suffered no damage." X posts stated on February 19, 2014 in posts on Twitter.: A photo from the Russia-Finland hockey game shows a sad Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev. Brad Avakian stated on January 31, 2014 in a campaign website statement: "In Oregon, women earn an average of 79 cents for every dollar that men earn for doing the same job. That’s just wrong." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 10, 2014 in a press release: As state Commerce secretary, Mary Burke drafted, sponsored and promoted "budgets that raised taxes by billions, created high structural deficits and raided funds to finance huge spending hikes." Lauren Kane stated on December 19, 2013 in in email exchange with reporter: The prosecution of state Sen. Don Balfour cost less than $100, excluding prosecutors’ salaries. Wolf Blitzer stated on February 18, 2014 in comments on CNN: The words "subhuman mongrel," which Ted Nugent called President Barack Obama, were used by the Nazis to "justify the genocide of the Jewish community." Ed Schultz stated on February 12, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Ed Show": "When union membership goes down, so do (middle class) wages." Kasim Reed stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech: The annual gross domestic product of metro Atlanta is "bigger than 28 states in the union." Florida Democratic Party stated on February 6, 2014 in a robocall to 13th Congressional District voters: Says David Jolly "supports privatizing Social Security." Mark Pocan stated on January 16, 2014 in a speech: As a result of climate change, ice fishermen in Wisconsin "are already noticing fewer days they can be out on our ice covered lakes." Terry McAuliffe stated on January 13, 2014 in a speech.: "Seventy percent of all uninsured live in households in which at least one person is working." Peggy Noonan stated on February 16, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": Says "(President) Reagan's second inaugural was moved inside the Capitol. It was. Because of a terrible snowstorm." Steve Forbes stated on February 16, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "Two-thirds of the people who start out in minimum wage are above the minimum wage within a year." Jonathan Boucher stated on January 31, 2014 in a Providence Journal commentary: "The Republican leadership in the House has refused to address the issues that matter the most to Rhode Island, such as passing a jobs bill." Dwight Jones stated on January 30, 2014 in a speech.: Richmond is "the most vegan-friendly city." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 4, 2014 in a news release: "The only time over the last 25 years when the state’s unemployment rate exceeded the U.S. average was when (Mary) Burke was commerce secretary."
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Clay Pell stated on February 2, 2014 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": "The budget I managed at the Department of Education was more than $60 million." Leonidas Raptakis stated on February 11, 2014 in a news conference: Rhode Island is "almost dead last" among Northeastern states in the length of time first-degree murderers must spend in prison before they’re eligible for parole. Gordon Challstrom stated on January 15, 2014 in a campaign website statement: "Oregon and the federal government now have more than one million acres of burnt land and millions of trees are being left to rot." Dan Branch stated on February 4, 2014 in a video ad: "Worked with Ronald Reagan and helped re-elect him." Dan Sullivan stated on February 20, 2014 in a campaign email blast: Says Alaska Sen. Mark Begich supported President Barack Obama’s economic policies "97 percent of the time." Don Gaetz stated on February 13, 2014 in a "Florida Face to Face" interview: The medical marijuana ballot initiative "doesn’t require a physician writing a prescription" and can be for conditions like "having a back that needs to be scratched." David Alameel stated on February 7, 2014 in an email blast: "More than 40,000 troops are still stationed in Afghanistan with no clear objective. Even in the best case, by the end of the year at least 10,000 American soldiers will still be on the ground." Republican Party of Florida stated on February 17, 2014 in a campaign mailer: Says Alex Sink "supported higher sales taxes." David Cicilline stated on February 11, 2014 in a House floor speech: "According to one study, the minimum wage today is worth $2 less than in 1968." Jason Carter stated on February 18, 2014 in press statement: "Since 2009, Georgia's public schools have lost nearly 9,000 classroom teachers while the number of students has gone up." Charlie Crist stated on February 12, 2014 in newspaper articles: On oil drilling off Florida’s coast Charlie Crist stated on February 10, 2014: On adoption by gay couples Kai Ryssdal stated on February 18, 2014 in a "Marketplace" segment: A Congressional Budget Office report says President Barack Obama’s executive order to raise the minimum wage for new federal contract workers "will cost the economy 500,000 jobs." Rachel Maddow stated on February 17, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show": "When the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport needed to stop its earthquake spike a few years ago, they temporarily shut down the wells that were injecting fracking fluid into the ground ... (and) those earthquakes stopped." Lawrence O'Donnell stated on February 11, 2014 in a segment on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": Chris Christie "helped funnel $6 million in federal Hurricane Sandy money to a senior center in Belleville, N.J., a place that suffered no damage." X posts stated on February 19, 2014 in posts on Twitter.: A photo from the Russia-Finland hockey game shows a sad Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev. Brad Avakian stated on January 31, 2014 in a campaign website statement: "In Oregon, women earn an average of 79 cents for every dollar that men earn for doing the same job. That’s just wrong." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 10, 2014 in a press release: As state Commerce secretary, Mary Burke drafted, sponsored and promoted "budgets that raised taxes by billions, created high structural deficits and raided funds to finance huge spending hikes." Lauren Kane stated on December 19, 2013 in in email exchange with reporter: The prosecution of state Sen. Don Balfour cost less than $100, excluding prosecutors’ salaries. Wolf Blitzer stated on February 18, 2014 in comments on CNN: The words "subhuman mongrel," which Ted Nugent called President Barack Obama, were used by the Nazis to "justify the genocide of the Jewish community." Ed Schultz stated on February 12, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Ed Show": "When union membership goes down, so do (middle class) wages." Kasim Reed stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech: The annual gross domestic product of metro Atlanta is "bigger than 28 states in the union." Florida Democratic Party stated on February 6, 2014 in a robocall to 13th Congressional District voters: Says David Jolly "supports privatizing Social Security." Mark Pocan stated on January 16, 2014 in a speech: As a result of climate change, ice fishermen in Wisconsin "are already noticing fewer days they can be out on our ice covered lakes." Terry McAuliffe stated on January 13, 2014 in a speech.: "Seventy percent of all uninsured live in households in which at least one person is working." Peggy Noonan stated on February 16, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": Says "(President) Reagan's second inaugural was moved inside the Capitol. It was. Because of a terrible snowstorm." Steve Forbes stated on February 16, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "Two-thirds of the people who start out in minimum wage are above the minimum wage within a year." Jonathan Boucher stated on January 31, 2014 in a Providence Journal commentary: "The Republican leadership in the House has refused to address the issues that matter the most to Rhode Island, such as passing a jobs bill." Dwight Jones stated on January 30, 2014 in a speech.: Richmond is "the most vegan-friendly city." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 4, 2014 in a news release: "The only time over the last 25 years when the state’s unemployment rate exceeded the U.S. average was when (Mary) Burke was commerce secretary."
Clay Pell stated on February 2, 2014 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": "The budget I managed at the Department of Education was more than $60 million."
Leonidas Raptakis stated on February 11, 2014 in a news conference: Rhode Island is "almost dead last" among Northeastern states in the length of time first-degree murderers must spend in prison before they’re eligible for parole.
Gordon Challstrom stated on January 15, 2014 in a campaign website statement: "Oregon and the federal government now have more than one million acres of burnt land and millions of trees are being left to rot."
Dan Branch stated on February 4, 2014 in a video ad: "Worked with Ronald Reagan and helped re-elect him."
Dan Sullivan stated on February 20, 2014 in a campaign email blast: Says Alaska Sen. Mark Begich supported President Barack Obama’s economic policies "97 percent of the time."
Don Gaetz stated on February 13, 2014 in a "Florida Face to Face" interview: The medical marijuana ballot initiative "doesn’t require a physician writing a prescription" and can be for conditions like "having a back that needs to be scratched."
David Alameel stated on February 7, 2014 in an email blast: "More than 40,000 troops are still stationed in Afghanistan with no clear objective. Even in the best case, by the end of the year at least 10,000 American soldiers will still be on the ground."
Republican Party of Florida stated on February 17, 2014 in a campaign mailer: Says Alex Sink "supported higher sales taxes."
David Cicilline stated on February 11, 2014 in a House floor speech: "According to one study, the minimum wage today is worth $2 less than in 1968."
Jason Carter stated on February 18, 2014 in press statement: "Since 2009, Georgia's public schools have lost nearly 9,000 classroom teachers while the number of students has gone up."
Kai Ryssdal stated on February 18, 2014 in a "Marketplace" segment: A Congressional Budget Office report says President Barack Obama’s executive order to raise the minimum wage for new federal contract workers "will cost the economy 500,000 jobs."
Rachel Maddow stated on February 17, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show": "When the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport needed to stop its earthquake spike a few years ago, they temporarily shut down the wells that were injecting fracking fluid into the ground ... (and) those earthquakes stopped."
Lawrence O'Donnell stated on February 11, 2014 in a segment on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": Chris Christie "helped funnel $6 million in federal Hurricane Sandy money to a senior center in Belleville, N.J., a place that suffered no damage."
X posts stated on February 19, 2014 in posts on Twitter.: A photo from the Russia-Finland hockey game shows a sad Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.
Brad Avakian stated on January 31, 2014 in a campaign website statement: "In Oregon, women earn an average of 79 cents for every dollar that men earn for doing the same job. That’s just wrong."
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 10, 2014 in a press release: As state Commerce secretary, Mary Burke drafted, sponsored and promoted "budgets that raised taxes by billions, created high structural deficits and raided funds to finance huge spending hikes."
Lauren Kane stated on December 19, 2013 in in email exchange with reporter: The prosecution of state Sen. Don Balfour cost less than $100, excluding prosecutors’ salaries.
Wolf Blitzer stated on February 18, 2014 in comments on CNN: The words "subhuman mongrel," which Ted Nugent called President Barack Obama, were used by the Nazis to "justify the genocide of the Jewish community."
Ed Schultz stated on February 12, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Ed Show": "When union membership goes down, so do (middle class) wages."
Kasim Reed stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech: The annual gross domestic product of metro Atlanta is "bigger than 28 states in the union."
Florida Democratic Party stated on February 6, 2014 in a robocall to 13th Congressional District voters: Says David Jolly "supports privatizing Social Security."
Mark Pocan stated on January 16, 2014 in a speech: As a result of climate change, ice fishermen in Wisconsin "are already noticing fewer days they can be out on our ice covered lakes."
Terry McAuliffe stated on January 13, 2014 in a speech.: "Seventy percent of all uninsured live in households in which at least one person is working."
Peggy Noonan stated on February 16, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": Says "(President) Reagan's second inaugural was moved inside the Capitol. It was. Because of a terrible snowstorm."
Steve Forbes stated on February 16, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "Two-thirds of the people who start out in minimum wage are above the minimum wage within a year."
Jonathan Boucher stated on January 31, 2014 in a Providence Journal commentary: "The Republican leadership in the House has refused to address the issues that matter the most to Rhode Island, such as passing a jobs bill."
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 4, 2014 in a news release: "The only time over the last 25 years when the state’s unemployment rate exceeded the U.S. average was when (Mary) Burke was commerce secretary."
