Latest False Fact-checks on Donald Trump 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 Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate: On the Iraq war, "I said it loud and clear, 'You'll destabilize the Middle East.' " Donald Trump stated on February 6, 2016 in an ABC Republican debate in New Hampshire: "Right now we’re the highest taxed country in the world." Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "I never once asked that (Megyn Kelly) be removed" as a debate moderator. Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2016 in a town hall in Norwalk, Iowa: "When they say Mexico can't pay for the wall, I say of course they can. We have a trade deficit with Mexico that's unbelievably big. ... It's billions and billions of dollars -- far more than what we're talking about for the wall." Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2016 in the South Carolina presidential debate: Among Syrian refugees and migrants coming into Europe, "there look like very few women. Very few children." Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press": The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield." Donald Trump stated on January 5, 2016 in an interview with The Washington Post: Canadian-born Ted Cruz "has had a double passport." Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2015 in the Republican debate in Las Vegas: The 9/11 terrorists' friends, family, girlfriends in the United States "were sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television." Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in the third GOP primary debate.: Says his plan would cut taxes without increasing the deficit. Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in comments during the CNBC debate.: Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich "got lucky with a thing called fracking," which "is why Ohio is doing well." Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in a speech: "Sixty-one percent of our bridges are in trouble." Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": Says CIA Director George Tenet told the Bush administration that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack "was coming. So they did have advanced notice." Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in a speech.: "We have the highest tax rate anywhere in the world." Donald Trump stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Among Syrian refugees, "there aren't that many women, there aren't that many children." Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2015 in a tweet: "The birther movement was started by Hillary Clinton in 2008. She was all in!" Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in a GOP presidential debate on CNN: Says Mexico doesn't have birthright citizenship, and Americans are the "only ones" to have it. Donald Trump stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview: Under the Iran deal: "If Israel attacks Iran … we’re supposed to be on Iran’s side." Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Sarah Palin: "We have 93 million people out of work. They look for jobs, they give up, and all of a sudden, statistically, they're considered employed." Donald Trump stated on August 24, 2015 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "We’re the most highly taxed nation in the world." Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2015 in a Meet the Press interview: "Some of the things that (Megyn Kelly) said, I didn’t say." Donald Trump stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: Illegal immigration "wasn’t a subject that was on anybody’s mind until I brought it up at my announcement." Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers "are worse now than just about ever" for African-Americans. Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2015 in a campaign rally in South Carolina: The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl "are right now back on the battlefield." Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on ABC's This Week.: Says John McCain "has done nothing to help the vets." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech in Las Vegas: "If you're from Syria and you're a Christian, you cannot come into this country" as a refugee. Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech at a political rally in Phoenix: Says Florida had five sanctuary cities while Jeb Bush was governor. Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech in Phoenix: "The $5 billion website for Obamacare … never worked. Still doesn't work." Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in remarks on CNN.: Says his book, The Art of the Deal, is "the No. 1 selling business book of all time." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Public support for abortion "is actually going down a little bit," polls show. Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "Even our nuclear arsenal doesn't work. It came out recently they have equipment that is 30 years old. They don't know if it worked."
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Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate: On the Iraq war, "I said it loud and clear, 'You'll destabilize the Middle East.' " Donald Trump stated on February 6, 2016 in an ABC Republican debate in New Hampshire: "Right now we’re the highest taxed country in the world." Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "I never once asked that (Megyn Kelly) be removed" as a debate moderator. Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2016 in a town hall in Norwalk, Iowa: "When they say Mexico can't pay for the wall, I say of course they can. We have a trade deficit with Mexico that's unbelievably big. ... It's billions and billions of dollars -- far more than what we're talking about for the wall." Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2016 in the South Carolina presidential debate: Among Syrian refugees and migrants coming into Europe, "there look like very few women. Very few children." Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press": The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield." Donald Trump stated on January 5, 2016 in an interview with The Washington Post: Canadian-born Ted Cruz "has had a double passport." Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2015 in the Republican debate in Las Vegas: The 9/11 terrorists' friends, family, girlfriends in the United States "were sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television." Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in the third GOP primary debate.: Says his plan would cut taxes without increasing the deficit. Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in comments during the CNBC debate.: Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich "got lucky with a thing called fracking," which "is why Ohio is doing well." Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in a speech: "Sixty-one percent of our bridges are in trouble." Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": Says CIA Director George Tenet told the Bush administration that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack "was coming. So they did have advanced notice." Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in a speech.: "We have the highest tax rate anywhere in the world." Donald Trump stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Among Syrian refugees, "there aren't that many women, there aren't that many children." Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2015 in a tweet: "The birther movement was started by Hillary Clinton in 2008. She was all in!" Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in a GOP presidential debate on CNN: Says Mexico doesn't have birthright citizenship, and Americans are the "only ones" to have it. Donald Trump stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview: Under the Iran deal: "If Israel attacks Iran … we’re supposed to be on Iran’s side." Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Sarah Palin: "We have 93 million people out of work. They look for jobs, they give up, and all of a sudden, statistically, they're considered employed." Donald Trump stated on August 24, 2015 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "We’re the most highly taxed nation in the world." Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2015 in a Meet the Press interview: "Some of the things that (Megyn Kelly) said, I didn’t say." Donald Trump stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: Illegal immigration "wasn’t a subject that was on anybody’s mind until I brought it up at my announcement." Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers "are worse now than just about ever" for African-Americans. Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2015 in a campaign rally in South Carolina: The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl "are right now back on the battlefield." Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on ABC's This Week.: Says John McCain "has done nothing to help the vets." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech in Las Vegas: "If you're from Syria and you're a Christian, you cannot come into this country" as a refugee. Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech at a political rally in Phoenix: Says Florida had five sanctuary cities while Jeb Bush was governor. Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech in Phoenix: "The $5 billion website for Obamacare … never worked. Still doesn't work." Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in remarks on CNN.: Says his book, The Art of the Deal, is "the No. 1 selling business book of all time." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Public support for abortion "is actually going down a little bit," polls show. Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "Even our nuclear arsenal doesn't work. It came out recently they have equipment that is 30 years old. They don't know if it worked."
Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate: On the Iraq war, "I said it loud and clear, 'You'll destabilize the Middle East.' "
Donald Trump stated on February 6, 2016 in an ABC Republican debate in New Hampshire: "Right now we’re the highest taxed country in the world."
Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "I never once asked that (Megyn Kelly) be removed" as a debate moderator.
Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2016 in a town hall in Norwalk, Iowa: "When they say Mexico can't pay for the wall, I say of course they can. We have a trade deficit with Mexico that's unbelievably big. ... It's billions and billions of dollars -- far more than what we're talking about for the wall."
Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2016 in the South Carolina presidential debate: Among Syrian refugees and migrants coming into Europe, "there look like very few women. Very few children."
Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press": The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield."
Donald Trump stated on January 5, 2016 in an interview with The Washington Post: Canadian-born Ted Cruz "has had a double passport."
Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2015 in the Republican debate in Las Vegas: The 9/11 terrorists' friends, family, girlfriends in the United States "were sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television."
Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in the third GOP primary debate.: Says his plan would cut taxes without increasing the deficit.
Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in comments during the CNBC debate.: Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich "got lucky with a thing called fracking," which "is why Ohio is doing well."
Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in a speech: "Sixty-one percent of our bridges are in trouble."
Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": Says CIA Director George Tenet told the Bush administration that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack "was coming. So they did have advanced notice."
Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in a speech.: "We have the highest tax rate anywhere in the world."
Donald Trump stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Among Syrian refugees, "there aren't that many women, there aren't that many children."
Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2015 in a tweet: "The birther movement was started by Hillary Clinton in 2008. She was all in!"
Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in a GOP presidential debate on CNN: Says Mexico doesn't have birthright citizenship, and Americans are the "only ones" to have it.
Donald Trump stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview: Under the Iran deal: "If Israel attacks Iran … we’re supposed to be on Iran’s side."
Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Sarah Palin: "We have 93 million people out of work. They look for jobs, they give up, and all of a sudden, statistically, they're considered employed."
Donald Trump stated on August 24, 2015 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "We’re the most highly taxed nation in the world."
Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2015 in a Meet the Press interview: "Some of the things that (Megyn Kelly) said, I didn’t say."
Donald Trump stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: Illegal immigration "wasn’t a subject that was on anybody’s mind until I brought it up at my announcement."
Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers "are worse now than just about ever" for African-Americans.
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2015 in a campaign rally in South Carolina: The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl "are right now back on the battlefield."
Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on ABC's This Week.: Says John McCain "has done nothing to help the vets."
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech in Las Vegas: "If you're from Syria and you're a Christian, you cannot come into this country" as a refugee.
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech at a political rally in Phoenix: Says Florida had five sanctuary cities while Jeb Bush was governor.
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech in Phoenix: "The $5 billion website for Obamacare … never worked. Still doesn't work."
Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in remarks on CNN.: Says his book, The Art of the Deal, is "the No. 1 selling business book of all time."
Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Public support for abortion "is actually going down a little bit," polls show.
Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "Even our nuclear arsenal doesn't work. It came out recently they have equipment that is 30 years old. They don't know if it worked."
