Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in PunditFact Van Jones stated on July 7, 2016 in a panel discussion on CNN: African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more." Charles Ramsey stated on July 10, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "There are approximately 18,000 (police) departments in the United States." Chris Wallace stated on May 15, 2016 in an episode of "Fox News Sunday": "Every Republican nominee since Richard Nixon, who at one time was under an audit, has released their tax returns." Newt Gingrich stated on May 15, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion in intellectual property from the United States." John Oliver stated on April 24, 2016 in a broadcast of HBO's "Last Week Tonight": "We knew Strom Thurmond had proposed" the amendment that blocked Puerto Rico’s use of Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people." Bill Maher stated on October 2, 2015 in an episode of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "15 years ago, cancer drugs cost an average of $10,000 a year. Now it’s $10,000 a month." Jennifer Granholm stated on October 25, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Marco Rubio opposes abortion "even in the case of rape and incest." Nicholas Kristof stated on October 3, 2015 in a New York Times op-ed: "More preschoolers are shot dead each year than police officers are in the line of duty." Stephen Colbert stated on September 21, 2015 in an interview with Ted Cruz: Says Ronald Reagan "reversed his world’s ‘largest tax cut’ and raised taxes when revenues did not match the expectations." Matthew Dowd stated on September 20, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says Pope Francis "took the name of a saint who basically reached out to Muslims." Karl Rove stated on September 20, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": At this point in 2012, "Rick Perry was ahead at 29.9 percent, and we had seven more leads before it finally settled on Mitt Romney." Viral image stated on August 26, 2015 in an Internet graphic: Bernie Sanders opposes the death penalty, and Hillary Clinton supports it. Viral image stated on August 26, 2015 in a viral Internet chart: Bernie Sanders opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Hillary Clinton supports it. Matt Wuerker stated on August 4, 2015 in a political cartoon on Politico: "The U.S. has now spent more on reconstructing Afghanistan than was spent on the Marshall Plan and the reconstruction of Europe." George Will stated on August 7, 2015 in a Washington Post column: Says Bernie Sanders chose "to spend his honeymoon in the Soviet Union in 1988." Jack Hanna stated on August 2, 2015 in an ABC "This Week" interview: "In 1947, when I was born, there were about 450,000 lions. In the mid-70s, when my kids were born, there were about 100,000. Today, there are less than 30,000." Bill O'Reilly stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor": Russia and China "absolutely said pretty clearly" they would not keep economic sanctions on Iran if the United States "walked away from the deal." NumbersUSA stated on July 22, 2015 in a Facebook meme: "More than half of all drivers' licenses issued in California this year have gone to illegal aliens." Brianna Keilar stated on July 12, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Hillary Clinton's "campaign hasn't been clear about when she wiped her server of her work emails." Larry O'Connor stated on July 7, 2015 in an interview on "The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson" on Fox News: "25 percent of federal inmates are noncitizens." Chuck Todd stated on July 5, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": In Florida, "the number of voters who now register as ‘other’ has grown by a million in the last 10 years. Compare that with the Democrats, who only grew by 300,000 and the Republicans who grew by just 200,000." Donna Brazile stated on June 30, 2015 in a tweet: "Chris Christie has led New Jersey to a record-breaking 9 credit downgrades." Eugene Robinson stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Confederate battle flag in South Carolina was first flown at the statehouse in 1961. "It was flown as a symbol of massive resistance to racial desegregation." Bill Clinton stated on June 17, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Between 2010 and 2014, there was no net in-migration from Mexico." George Will stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Jeb Bush "happens to be where a majority" of Republican voters are on giving legal status to illegal immigrants. Bill Gates stated on May 17, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS": The "highest economic growth decade was the 1960s. Income tax rates were 90 percent." 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." Karl Rove stated on April 19, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The Hyde Amendment "language was in the (human trafficking) bill. The Democratic sponsor admits it was in the bill, and she voted for it." Edward Snowden stated on April 5, 2015 in an interview on "Last Week Tonight": "Wholly domestic communication between you and your wife can go to New York to London and back and get caught up in the (NSA) database."
Van Jones stated on July 7, 2016 in a panel discussion on CNN: African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more." Charles Ramsey stated on July 10, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "There are approximately 18,000 (police) departments in the United States." Chris Wallace stated on May 15, 2016 in an episode of "Fox News Sunday": "Every Republican nominee since Richard Nixon, who at one time was under an audit, has released their tax returns." Newt Gingrich stated on May 15, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion in intellectual property from the United States." John Oliver stated on April 24, 2016 in a broadcast of HBO's "Last Week Tonight": "We knew Strom Thurmond had proposed" the amendment that blocked Puerto Rico’s use of Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people." Bill Maher stated on October 2, 2015 in an episode of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "15 years ago, cancer drugs cost an average of $10,000 a year. Now it’s $10,000 a month." Jennifer Granholm stated on October 25, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Marco Rubio opposes abortion "even in the case of rape and incest." Nicholas Kristof stated on October 3, 2015 in a New York Times op-ed: "More preschoolers are shot dead each year than police officers are in the line of duty." Stephen Colbert stated on September 21, 2015 in an interview with Ted Cruz: Says Ronald Reagan "reversed his world’s ‘largest tax cut’ and raised taxes when revenues did not match the expectations." Matthew Dowd stated on September 20, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says Pope Francis "took the name of a saint who basically reached out to Muslims." Karl Rove stated on September 20, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": At this point in 2012, "Rick Perry was ahead at 29.9 percent, and we had seven more leads before it finally settled on Mitt Romney." Viral image stated on August 26, 2015 in an Internet graphic: Bernie Sanders opposes the death penalty, and Hillary Clinton supports it. Viral image stated on August 26, 2015 in a viral Internet chart: Bernie Sanders opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Hillary Clinton supports it. Matt Wuerker stated on August 4, 2015 in a political cartoon on Politico: "The U.S. has now spent more on reconstructing Afghanistan than was spent on the Marshall Plan and the reconstruction of Europe." George Will stated on August 7, 2015 in a Washington Post column: Says Bernie Sanders chose "to spend his honeymoon in the Soviet Union in 1988." Jack Hanna stated on August 2, 2015 in an ABC "This Week" interview: "In 1947, when I was born, there were about 450,000 lions. In the mid-70s, when my kids were born, there were about 100,000. Today, there are less than 30,000." Bill O'Reilly stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor": Russia and China "absolutely said pretty clearly" they would not keep economic sanctions on Iran if the United States "walked away from the deal." NumbersUSA stated on July 22, 2015 in a Facebook meme: "More than half of all drivers' licenses issued in California this year have gone to illegal aliens." Brianna Keilar stated on July 12, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Hillary Clinton's "campaign hasn't been clear about when she wiped her server of her work emails." Larry O'Connor stated on July 7, 2015 in an interview on "The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson" on Fox News: "25 percent of federal inmates are noncitizens." Chuck Todd stated on July 5, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": In Florida, "the number of voters who now register as ‘other’ has grown by a million in the last 10 years. Compare that with the Democrats, who only grew by 300,000 and the Republicans who grew by just 200,000." Donna Brazile stated on June 30, 2015 in a tweet: "Chris Christie has led New Jersey to a record-breaking 9 credit downgrades." Eugene Robinson stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Confederate battle flag in South Carolina was first flown at the statehouse in 1961. "It was flown as a symbol of massive resistance to racial desegregation." Bill Clinton stated on June 17, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Between 2010 and 2014, there was no net in-migration from Mexico." George Will stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Jeb Bush "happens to be where a majority" of Republican voters are on giving legal status to illegal immigrants. Bill Gates stated on May 17, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS": The "highest economic growth decade was the 1960s. Income tax rates were 90 percent." 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." Karl Rove stated on April 19, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The Hyde Amendment "language was in the (human trafficking) bill. The Democratic sponsor admits it was in the bill, and she voted for it." Edward Snowden stated on April 5, 2015 in an interview on "Last Week Tonight": "Wholly domestic communication between you and your wife can go to New York to London and back and get caught up in the (NSA) database."
Van Jones stated on July 7, 2016 in a panel discussion on CNN: African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more."
Charles Ramsey stated on July 10, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "There are approximately 18,000 (police) departments in the United States."
Chris Wallace stated on May 15, 2016 in an episode of "Fox News Sunday": "Every Republican nominee since Richard Nixon, who at one time was under an audit, has released their tax returns."
Newt Gingrich stated on May 15, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion in intellectual property from the United States."
John Oliver stated on April 24, 2016 in a broadcast of HBO's "Last Week Tonight": "We knew Strom Thurmond had proposed" the amendment that blocked Puerto Rico’s use of Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.
Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people."
Bill Maher stated on October 2, 2015 in an episode of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "15 years ago, cancer drugs cost an average of $10,000 a year. Now it’s $10,000 a month."
Jennifer Granholm stated on October 25, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Marco Rubio opposes abortion "even in the case of rape and incest."
Nicholas Kristof stated on October 3, 2015 in a New York Times op-ed: "More preschoolers are shot dead each year than police officers are in the line of duty."
Stephen Colbert stated on September 21, 2015 in an interview with Ted Cruz: Says Ronald Reagan "reversed his world’s ‘largest tax cut’ and raised taxes when revenues did not match the expectations."
Matthew Dowd stated on September 20, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says Pope Francis "took the name of a saint who basically reached out to Muslims."
Karl Rove stated on September 20, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": At this point in 2012, "Rick Perry was ahead at 29.9 percent, and we had seven more leads before it finally settled on Mitt Romney."
Viral image stated on August 26, 2015 in an Internet graphic: Bernie Sanders opposes the death penalty, and Hillary Clinton supports it.
Viral image stated on August 26, 2015 in a viral Internet chart: Bernie Sanders opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Hillary Clinton supports it.
Matt Wuerker stated on August 4, 2015 in a political cartoon on Politico: "The U.S. has now spent more on reconstructing Afghanistan than was spent on the Marshall Plan and the reconstruction of Europe."
George Will stated on August 7, 2015 in a Washington Post column: Says Bernie Sanders chose "to spend his honeymoon in the Soviet Union in 1988."
Jack Hanna stated on August 2, 2015 in an ABC "This Week" interview: "In 1947, when I was born, there were about 450,000 lions. In the mid-70s, when my kids were born, there were about 100,000. Today, there are less than 30,000."
Bill O'Reilly stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor": Russia and China "absolutely said pretty clearly" they would not keep economic sanctions on Iran if the United States "walked away from the deal."
NumbersUSA stated on July 22, 2015 in a Facebook meme: "More than half of all drivers' licenses issued in California this year have gone to illegal aliens."
Brianna Keilar stated on July 12, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Hillary Clinton's "campaign hasn't been clear about when she wiped her server of her work emails."
Larry O'Connor stated on July 7, 2015 in an interview on "The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson" on Fox News: "25 percent of federal inmates are noncitizens."
Chuck Todd stated on July 5, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": In Florida, "the number of voters who now register as ‘other’ has grown by a million in the last 10 years. Compare that with the Democrats, who only grew by 300,000 and the Republicans who grew by just 200,000."
Donna Brazile stated on June 30, 2015 in a tweet: "Chris Christie has led New Jersey to a record-breaking 9 credit downgrades."
Eugene Robinson stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Confederate battle flag in South Carolina was first flown at the statehouse in 1961. "It was flown as a symbol of massive resistance to racial desegregation."
Bill Clinton stated on June 17, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Between 2010 and 2014, there was no net in-migration from Mexico."
George Will stated on June 14, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Jeb Bush "happens to be where a majority" of Republican voters are on giving legal status to illegal immigrants.
Bill Gates stated on May 17, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS": The "highest economic growth decade was the 1960s. Income tax rates were 90 percent."
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."
Karl Rove stated on April 19, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The Hyde Amendment "language was in the (human trafficking) bill. The Democratic sponsor admits it was in the bill, and she voted for it."
Edward Snowden stated on April 5, 2015 in an interview on "Last Week Tonight": "Wholly domestic communication between you and your wife can go to New York to London and back and get caught up in the (NSA) database."