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 Ernest Almonte stated on October 19, 2014 in a television commercial: Seth Magaziner "plans to spend billions more of your money." Don Young stated on October 22, 2014 in a speech in Alaska: Suicide comes from federal government largesse "saying you are not worth anything but you are going to get something for nothing." Scott Walker stated on October 20, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "My opponent supported policies that increased tuition by 18 percent." Adam Kinzinger stated on October 26, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Rand Paul "has put out budgets to cut the military in half." Darrell Issa stated on October 26, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Thomas Eric Duncan came into the United States "with an elevated temperature." John Carlevale stated on October 19, 2014 in a TV debate: Four members of the Rhode Island General Assembly "went to vote in 2010 and were told they had already voted." Charlie Crist stated on October 21, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Jacksonville: Says property insurance rates are going up because Rick Scott signed a bill preventing the state from regulating insurance. Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2014 in an interview on CNN: "Obama, instead of nominating a health professional, he nominated someone who is an anti-gun activist (for surgeon general)." Mary Burke stated on October 21, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Six convictions are connected to an allegation by prosecutors "that Gov. Scott Walker is at the center of a criminal scheme." No Tax For Tracks stated on September 29, 2014 in a debate about Greenlight Pinellas: Photos prove the Denver light rail system has low ridership. Citizens Against Rail Taxes stated on October 8, 2014 in a radio ad: None of $400 million the City of Austin proposes to spend on road projects "will be used to add new lanes to congested roadways." Scott Walker stated on October 17, 2014 in a debate: "The next state budget will begin with a surplus of over half a billion dollars -- $535 million to be exact." Charlie Crist stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate: Says high-speed rail would have created 60,000 jobs. Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate: "While (Charlie Crist) was governor, utility costs went up 30 percent and went from below the national average to above the national average. Since I got elected, utility rates have come down 11 percent and now we are below the average." Nathan Deal stated on October 13, 2014 in television attack ad: "Jason Carter’s plan: increase spending by $12.5 billion." George Will stated on October 19, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Some doctors say Ebola can be transmitted through the air by "a sneeze or some cough." Larry Pressler stated on October 16, 2014 in a campaign forum: "All four on Mount Rushmore, they were all independents at one critical point in their career." Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Davie: Says Charlie Crist "voted against minimum wage when he was in the Senate." Tom Cotton stated on October 14, 2014 in a debate: Under my platform, "I will make no changes to the current (Medicare) system for current retirees and anyone approaching retirement." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on October 5, 2014 in a campaign news release: "As district attorney, Susan Happ took $180,000" in a "shady" land deal "from a man charged with multiple felony counts of sexual assault before she offered him a deferred prosecution." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 10, 2014 in a news release: The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Wisconsin's photo ID election law Republican Party of Florida stated on October 8, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Charlie Crist "is embroiled in a fraud case for steering taxpayer money to a de facto Ponzi scheme." John McCain stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "We were told there would never be a case of Ebola in the United States." Tony Perkins stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We know from the social science that children do best with a mom and a dad." Michelle Obama stated on October 7, 2014 in a speech: "The unemployment rate for young people is down from a 10.6 percent high in 2009 to 2.6 percent today." Allan Fung stated on September 29, 2014 in a TV commercial: In the 38 Studios deal, "Wall Street investors took a risk, and went bust." Pat Roberts stated on October 1, 2014 in a Web video: "20,000 Kansans lost their health insurance because of (Obamacare)." Nik Kovac stated on September 30, 2014 in a TV interview: Milwaukee police and firefighters "are routinely getting 4 percent raises annually while everybody else is either getting zero or one percent raises." Scott Walker stated on October 8, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "In the last year, Wisconsin ranked third in Midwest job growth." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on October 6, 2014 in a campaign ad: "The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell."
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Ernest Almonte stated on October 19, 2014 in a television commercial: Seth Magaziner "plans to spend billions more of your money." Don Young stated on October 22, 2014 in a speech in Alaska: Suicide comes from federal government largesse "saying you are not worth anything but you are going to get something for nothing." Scott Walker stated on October 20, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "My opponent supported policies that increased tuition by 18 percent." Adam Kinzinger stated on October 26, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Rand Paul "has put out budgets to cut the military in half." Darrell Issa stated on October 26, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Thomas Eric Duncan came into the United States "with an elevated temperature." John Carlevale stated on October 19, 2014 in a TV debate: Four members of the Rhode Island General Assembly "went to vote in 2010 and were told they had already voted." Charlie Crist stated on October 21, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Jacksonville: Says property insurance rates are going up because Rick Scott signed a bill preventing the state from regulating insurance. Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2014 in an interview on CNN: "Obama, instead of nominating a health professional, he nominated someone who is an anti-gun activist (for surgeon general)." Mary Burke stated on October 21, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Six convictions are connected to an allegation by prosecutors "that Gov. Scott Walker is at the center of a criminal scheme." No Tax For Tracks stated on September 29, 2014 in a debate about Greenlight Pinellas: Photos prove the Denver light rail system has low ridership. Citizens Against Rail Taxes stated on October 8, 2014 in a radio ad: None of $400 million the City of Austin proposes to spend on road projects "will be used to add new lanes to congested roadways." Scott Walker stated on October 17, 2014 in a debate: "The next state budget will begin with a surplus of over half a billion dollars -- $535 million to be exact." Charlie Crist stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate: Says high-speed rail would have created 60,000 jobs. Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate: "While (Charlie Crist) was governor, utility costs went up 30 percent and went from below the national average to above the national average. Since I got elected, utility rates have come down 11 percent and now we are below the average." Nathan Deal stated on October 13, 2014 in television attack ad: "Jason Carter’s plan: increase spending by $12.5 billion." George Will stated on October 19, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Some doctors say Ebola can be transmitted through the air by "a sneeze or some cough." Larry Pressler stated on October 16, 2014 in a campaign forum: "All four on Mount Rushmore, they were all independents at one critical point in their career." Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Davie: Says Charlie Crist "voted against minimum wage when he was in the Senate." Tom Cotton stated on October 14, 2014 in a debate: Under my platform, "I will make no changes to the current (Medicare) system for current retirees and anyone approaching retirement." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on October 5, 2014 in a campaign news release: "As district attorney, Susan Happ took $180,000" in a "shady" land deal "from a man charged with multiple felony counts of sexual assault before she offered him a deferred prosecution." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 10, 2014 in a news release: The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Wisconsin's photo ID election law Republican Party of Florida stated on October 8, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Charlie Crist "is embroiled in a fraud case for steering taxpayer money to a de facto Ponzi scheme." John McCain stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "We were told there would never be a case of Ebola in the United States." Tony Perkins stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We know from the social science that children do best with a mom and a dad." Michelle Obama stated on October 7, 2014 in a speech: "The unemployment rate for young people is down from a 10.6 percent high in 2009 to 2.6 percent today." Allan Fung stated on September 29, 2014 in a TV commercial: In the 38 Studios deal, "Wall Street investors took a risk, and went bust." Pat Roberts stated on October 1, 2014 in a Web video: "20,000 Kansans lost their health insurance because of (Obamacare)." Nik Kovac stated on September 30, 2014 in a TV interview: Milwaukee police and firefighters "are routinely getting 4 percent raises annually while everybody else is either getting zero or one percent raises." Scott Walker stated on October 8, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "In the last year, Wisconsin ranked third in Midwest job growth." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on October 6, 2014 in a campaign ad: "The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell."
Ernest Almonte stated on October 19, 2014 in a television commercial: Seth Magaziner "plans to spend billions more of your money."
Don Young stated on October 22, 2014 in a speech in Alaska: Suicide comes from federal government largesse "saying you are not worth anything but you are going to get something for nothing."
Scott Walker stated on October 20, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "My opponent supported policies that increased tuition by 18 percent."
Adam Kinzinger stated on October 26, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Rand Paul "has put out budgets to cut the military in half."
Darrell Issa stated on October 26, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Thomas Eric Duncan came into the United States "with an elevated temperature."
John Carlevale stated on October 19, 2014 in a TV debate: Four members of the Rhode Island General Assembly "went to vote in 2010 and were told they had already voted."
Charlie Crist stated on October 21, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Jacksonville: Says property insurance rates are going up because Rick Scott signed a bill preventing the state from regulating insurance.
Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2014 in an interview on CNN: "Obama, instead of nominating a health professional, he nominated someone who is an anti-gun activist (for surgeon general)."
Mary Burke stated on October 21, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Six convictions are connected to an allegation by prosecutors "that Gov. Scott Walker is at the center of a criminal scheme."
No Tax For Tracks stated on September 29, 2014 in a debate about Greenlight Pinellas: Photos prove the Denver light rail system has low ridership.
Citizens Against Rail Taxes stated on October 8, 2014 in a radio ad: None of $400 million the City of Austin proposes to spend on road projects "will be used to add new lanes to congested roadways."
Scott Walker stated on October 17, 2014 in a debate: "The next state budget will begin with a surplus of over half a billion dollars -- $535 million to be exact."
Charlie Crist stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate: Says high-speed rail would have created 60,000 jobs.
Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate: "While (Charlie Crist) was governor, utility costs went up 30 percent and went from below the national average to above the national average. Since I got elected, utility rates have come down 11 percent and now we are below the average."
Nathan Deal stated on October 13, 2014 in television attack ad: "Jason Carter’s plan: increase spending by $12.5 billion."
George Will stated on October 19, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Some doctors say Ebola can be transmitted through the air by "a sneeze or some cough."
Larry Pressler stated on October 16, 2014 in a campaign forum: "All four on Mount Rushmore, they were all independents at one critical point in their career."
Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Davie: Says Charlie Crist "voted against minimum wage when he was in the Senate."
Tom Cotton stated on October 14, 2014 in a debate: Under my platform, "I will make no changes to the current (Medicare) system for current retirees and anyone approaching retirement."
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on October 5, 2014 in a campaign news release: "As district attorney, Susan Happ took $180,000" in a "shady" land deal "from a man charged with multiple felony counts of sexual assault before she offered him a deferred prosecution."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 10, 2014 in a news release: The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Wisconsin's photo ID election law
Republican Party of Florida stated on October 8, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Charlie Crist "is embroiled in a fraud case for steering taxpayer money to a de facto Ponzi scheme."
John McCain stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "We were told there would never be a case of Ebola in the United States."
Tony Perkins stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We know from the social science that children do best with a mom and a dad."
Michelle Obama stated on October 7, 2014 in a speech: "The unemployment rate for young people is down from a 10.6 percent high in 2009 to 2.6 percent today."
Allan Fung stated on September 29, 2014 in a TV commercial: In the 38 Studios deal, "Wall Street investors took a risk, and went bust."
Pat Roberts stated on October 1, 2014 in a Web video: "20,000 Kansans lost their health insurance because of (Obamacare)."
Nik Kovac stated on September 30, 2014 in a TV interview: Milwaukee police and firefighters "are routinely getting 4 percent raises annually while everybody else is either getting zero or one percent raises."
Scott Walker stated on October 8, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "In the last year, Wisconsin ranked third in Midwest job growth."
Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on October 6, 2014 in a campaign ad: "The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell."
