Latest False 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 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. Bloggers stated on June 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet: "Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination." Jim Steineke stated on June 18, 2015 in a tweet: Wisconsin "was literally broke" when Republicans took office in January 2011. 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 June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "Our real unemployment is anywhere from 18 to 20 percent. Don't believe the 5.6. Don't believe it." Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in a speech announcing his 2016 presidential campaign: The Islamic State "just built a hotel in Syria." Occupy Democrats stated on June 16, 2015 in a post on Facebook: Says Hillary Clinton "has donated every cent she's ever earned from speaking fees to charity." Forecast the Facts stated on June 2, 2015 in a statement on a web page.: Says Scott Walker runs a state government that bans "employees from talking about climate change." Hillary Davis stated on May 6, 2015 in a hearing at the General Assembly : "The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state." Brad Woodhouse stated on June 5, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": The New York Times "had to retract" its story that Hillary Clinton’s email handling had broken certain laws. Protect American Jobs stated on May 5, 2015 in a television ad: A measure to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law would "make it easier for state contractors to hire illegal workers for Wisconsin construction jobs" through an "illegal worker loophole in the state budget." Lindsey Graham stated on June 2, 2015 in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper: The USA Freedom Act undercuts privacy because "the phone records will be in the hands of the phone companies with hundreds of people available to look at the records, versus 20 or 30 people in the government." Gretchen Carlson stated on June 2, 2015 in a "Gretchen's Take" on The Real Story: "Most polls show foreign nations have lower regard for the U.S. now than they did before Obama’s time." Russell Brand stated on May 26, 2015 in an episode of 'The Trews': "The American murder rate is 50 times that of any other developed nation." Rebecca Quigley stated on May 14, 2015 in a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.: "Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years." Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Florida was the only state during my eight years to go from AA to AAA" in its bond rating. Facebook posts stated on May 13, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Marco Rubio said that "felons should not have their voting rights restored" but that "convicted felons should be allowed to own guns after they have done their time." Ted Cruz stated on July 12, 2014 in a roundtable with Texas businesses: "Every year we spend roughly $500 billion on tax compliance. That is roughly the budget of our entire military, entirely wasted on tax compliance." Hillary Clinton stated on May 18, 2015 in an appearance in Mason City, Iowa: Hedge fund managers "pay less in taxes than nurses and truck drivers." Scott Walker stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Says Thomas Jefferson said "that government is best which governs least." Alex McMurtrie Jr. stated on May 7, 2015 in a campaign flyer.: State legislators "quietly shifted $2 billion from education to road building" in 2013. Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years." Scott Walker stated on April 25, 2015 in an interview: Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border Chris Cuomo stated on May 6, 2015 in a Tweet: "Hate speech is excluded from protection" under the First Amendment. Peter Schweizer stated on May 1, 2015 in an interview with NBC's Andrea Mitchell: "Amendments (Hillary Clinton) supported and voted for in 2006, she no longer supported in 2008," showing she changed positions on an India nuclear deal. Ben Carson stated on April 22, 2015 in a speech: "There are more young black males involved in the criminal justice system than there are in higher education." Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in Faith and Freedom Summit in Iowa: The United States "is not modernizing its nuclear weapons." Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in a speech at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Summit: The United States "is not building the aircraft, the long-range bombers, the additional aircraft carriers, the nuclear submarines." John Boehner stated on May 3, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics." Robert Hurt stated on April 16, 2015 in a statement.: Says the estate tax, "in many cases," forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings.
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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. Bloggers stated on June 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet: "Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination." Jim Steineke stated on June 18, 2015 in a tweet: Wisconsin "was literally broke" when Republicans took office in January 2011. 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 June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "Our real unemployment is anywhere from 18 to 20 percent. Don't believe the 5.6. Don't believe it." Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in a speech announcing his 2016 presidential campaign: The Islamic State "just built a hotel in Syria." Occupy Democrats stated on June 16, 2015 in a post on Facebook: Says Hillary Clinton "has donated every cent she's ever earned from speaking fees to charity." Forecast the Facts stated on June 2, 2015 in a statement on a web page.: Says Scott Walker runs a state government that bans "employees from talking about climate change." Hillary Davis stated on May 6, 2015 in a hearing at the General Assembly : "The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state." Brad Woodhouse stated on June 5, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": The New York Times "had to retract" its story that Hillary Clinton’s email handling had broken certain laws. Protect American Jobs stated on May 5, 2015 in a television ad: A measure to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law would "make it easier for state contractors to hire illegal workers for Wisconsin construction jobs" through an "illegal worker loophole in the state budget." Lindsey Graham stated on June 2, 2015 in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper: The USA Freedom Act undercuts privacy because "the phone records will be in the hands of the phone companies with hundreds of people available to look at the records, versus 20 or 30 people in the government." Gretchen Carlson stated on June 2, 2015 in a "Gretchen's Take" on The Real Story: "Most polls show foreign nations have lower regard for the U.S. now than they did before Obama’s time." Russell Brand stated on May 26, 2015 in an episode of 'The Trews': "The American murder rate is 50 times that of any other developed nation." Rebecca Quigley stated on May 14, 2015 in a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.: "Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years." Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Florida was the only state during my eight years to go from AA to AAA" in its bond rating. Facebook posts stated on May 13, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Marco Rubio said that "felons should not have their voting rights restored" but that "convicted felons should be allowed to own guns after they have done their time." Ted Cruz stated on July 12, 2014 in a roundtable with Texas businesses: "Every year we spend roughly $500 billion on tax compliance. That is roughly the budget of our entire military, entirely wasted on tax compliance." Hillary Clinton stated on May 18, 2015 in an appearance in Mason City, Iowa: Hedge fund managers "pay less in taxes than nurses and truck drivers." Scott Walker stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Says Thomas Jefferson said "that government is best which governs least." Alex McMurtrie Jr. stated on May 7, 2015 in a campaign flyer.: State legislators "quietly shifted $2 billion from education to road building" in 2013. Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years." Scott Walker stated on April 25, 2015 in an interview: Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border Chris Cuomo stated on May 6, 2015 in a Tweet: "Hate speech is excluded from protection" under the First Amendment. Peter Schweizer stated on May 1, 2015 in an interview with NBC's Andrea Mitchell: "Amendments (Hillary Clinton) supported and voted for in 2006, she no longer supported in 2008," showing she changed positions on an India nuclear deal. Ben Carson stated on April 22, 2015 in a speech: "There are more young black males involved in the criminal justice system than there are in higher education." Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in Faith and Freedom Summit in Iowa: The United States "is not modernizing its nuclear weapons." Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in a speech at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Summit: The United States "is not building the aircraft, the long-range bombers, the additional aircraft carriers, the nuclear submarines." John Boehner stated on May 3, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics." Robert Hurt stated on April 16, 2015 in a statement.: Says the estate tax, "in many cases," forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings.
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.
Bloggers stated on June 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet: "Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination."
Jim Steineke stated on June 18, 2015 in a tweet: Wisconsin "was literally broke" when Republicans took office in January 2011.
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 June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "Our real unemployment is anywhere from 18 to 20 percent. Don't believe the 5.6. Don't believe it."
Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in a speech announcing his 2016 presidential campaign: The Islamic State "just built a hotel in Syria."
Occupy Democrats stated on June 16, 2015 in a post on Facebook: Says Hillary Clinton "has donated every cent she's ever earned from speaking fees to charity."
Forecast the Facts stated on June 2, 2015 in a statement on a web page.: Says Scott Walker runs a state government that bans "employees from talking about climate change."
Hillary Davis stated on May 6, 2015 in a hearing at the General Assembly : "The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state."
Brad Woodhouse stated on June 5, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": The New York Times "had to retract" its story that Hillary Clinton’s email handling had broken certain laws.
Protect American Jobs stated on May 5, 2015 in a television ad: A measure to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law would "make it easier for state contractors to hire illegal workers for Wisconsin construction jobs" through an "illegal worker loophole in the state budget."
Lindsey Graham stated on June 2, 2015 in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper: The USA Freedom Act undercuts privacy because "the phone records will be in the hands of the phone companies with hundreds of people available to look at the records, versus 20 or 30 people in the government."
Gretchen Carlson stated on June 2, 2015 in a "Gretchen's Take" on The Real Story: "Most polls show foreign nations have lower regard for the U.S. now than they did before Obama’s time."
Russell Brand stated on May 26, 2015 in an episode of 'The Trews': "The American murder rate is 50 times that of any other developed nation."
Rebecca Quigley stated on May 14, 2015 in a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.: "Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years."
Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Florida was the only state during my eight years to go from AA to AAA" in its bond rating.
Facebook posts stated on May 13, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Marco Rubio said that "felons should not have their voting rights restored" but that "convicted felons should be allowed to own guns after they have done their time."
Ted Cruz stated on July 12, 2014 in a roundtable with Texas businesses: "Every year we spend roughly $500 billion on tax compliance. That is roughly the budget of our entire military, entirely wasted on tax compliance."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 18, 2015 in an appearance in Mason City, Iowa: Hedge fund managers "pay less in taxes than nurses and truck drivers."
Scott Walker stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Says Thomas Jefferson said "that government is best which governs least."
Alex McMurtrie Jr. stated on May 7, 2015 in a campaign flyer.: State legislators "quietly shifted $2 billion from education to road building" in 2013.
Kathleen Sullivan stated on April 29, 2015 in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years."
Scott Walker stated on April 25, 2015 in an interview: Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border
Chris Cuomo stated on May 6, 2015 in a Tweet: "Hate speech is excluded from protection" under the First Amendment.
Peter Schweizer stated on May 1, 2015 in an interview with NBC's Andrea Mitchell: "Amendments (Hillary Clinton) supported and voted for in 2006, she no longer supported in 2008," showing she changed positions on an India nuclear deal.
Ben Carson stated on April 22, 2015 in a speech: "There are more young black males involved in the criminal justice system than there are in higher education."
Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in Faith and Freedom Summit in Iowa: The United States "is not modernizing its nuclear weapons."
Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in a speech at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Summit: The United States "is not building the aircraft, the long-range bombers, the additional aircraft carriers, the nuclear submarines."
John Boehner stated on May 3, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics."
Robert Hurt stated on April 16, 2015 in a statement.: Says the estate tax, "in many cases," forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings.
