Latest Mostly True 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 Hillary Clinton stated on September 7, 2016 in the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum: "Classified material has a header which says ‘top-secret, secret, confidential.’ Nothing, and I will repeat this and this is verified in the report by the Department of Justice, none of the emails sent or received by me had such a header." Justin Trudeau stated on August 25, 2016 in a letter: Young women, "account for a shocking 74% of all new HIV infections among adolescents in Africa." Catherine Cortez Masto stated on August 29, 2016 in a television ad: Says "Joe Heck voted 10 times to defund Planned Parenthood ... and Heck opposes a woman's right to choose, even when her health is at risk." Gary Johnson stated on August 29, 2016 in an interview.: "Undocumented workers crossing the border right now is at a 12-year low." Patrick Murphy stated on August 31, 2016 in a statement: "Sen. Rubio has the worst vote attendance record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years." Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a campaign speech in Phoenix: "There are at least 23 countries that refuse to take their people back after they’ve been ordered to leave the United States, including large numbers of violent criminals." Hilary Rosen stated on August 24, 2016 in "The Diane Rehm Show": "The Clinton Foundation is a charity where President and Secretary Clinton and their daughter, they take no salary, they get no money from it, they take no personal benefit from it." Donald Trump stated on August 30, 2016 in an email: "It has been 269 days since (Hillary) Clinton has held a press conference." Reince Priebus stated on August 28, 2016 in an interview during NBC's Meet the Press: Says Hillary Clinton "is the one that labeled African-American youth as ‘superpredators.’" David Plouffe stated on August 28, 2016 in an interview on Meet the Press: Says "Donald Trump himself contributed $100,000" to the Clinton Foundation. Hillary Clinton stated on August 25, 2016 in remarks in Reno: "Parents and teachers are already worrying about what they call the ‘Trump Effect.’ They report that bullying and harassment are on the rise in our schools, especially targeting students of color, Muslims and immigrants." Paul Ryan stated on August 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says "President Obama’s proposed oil tax would cost consumers 24 cents a gallon." Rahm Emanuel stated on July 26, 2016 in a press event: Chicago Public Schools "lead the country in high school graduation of an urban school system," "match the United States of America in kids graduating high school going on to a four-year college," and are "producing eighth-grade leaders in the country in math gains, fourth-grade leaders in reading gains." Kamala Harris stated on August 18, 2016 in a tweet.: "22 veterans take their own lives each day." Julie Pace stated on August 21, 2016 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday": "Neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has a plan to address the civil war in Syria." Scott Rigell stated on August 9, 2016 in a Facebook post: "At $587 apiece, USA would need to bring home about 33.1 BILLION gold medals to pay off our national debt." Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2016 in a speech in Youngstown, Ohio: "We admit about 100,000 permanent immigrants from the Middle East every year." Joaquin Castro stated on August 10, 2016 in a tweet about Carol Everett of the Heidi Group: Says the director of an anti-abortion group receiving a Texas grant to provide women’s health services "believes HIV can be spread through the sewer system." Marco Rubio stated on August 12, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio wrote and passed bipartisan legislation allowing the VA to fire negligent workers." Baker Harrell stated on August 15, 2016 in an interview with the Texas Tribune: "Seventy percent of all Texans are overweight or obese." Tom Harkin stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage." Florida First Project stated on July 14, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says Carlos Beruff "supported (Charlie) Crist even after he switched parties." Michael Madigan stated on August 1, 2016 in Interview with WSIU and WBBM, published Aug. 1. : "Bruce Rauner is of record that he will fully support the Trump candidacy. It's documented. It’s available." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says Hillary Clinton tripled the number of people with AIDS whose "lives are being saved .. and it did not cost you any more money." Allen Buckley stated on July 13, 2016 in a campaign statement: "U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson has voted for $7 trillion of our national debt!" David Canon stated on July 9, 2016 in a New York Times article: "(Paul Ryan) has actually proposed three — total, three — bills that have become law in his entire career dating back to 1999." Common Cause stated on July 19, 2016 in an online video ad: "Half of all NC legislative candidates are unopposed because of gerrymandering." Mike Pence stated on August 2, 2016 in a Phoenix town hall: Says that under the Obama administration, "the debt has nearly doubled." Howard Dean stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "Mike Pence voted against expanding the Children’s Health Insurance program, which Hillary helped to start." Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2016 in at the White House: Because of the Trans-Pacific Partnership "we’ve got a country like Malaysia taking really serious efforts to crack down on human trafficking."
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Hillary Clinton stated on September 7, 2016 in the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum: "Classified material has a header which says ‘top-secret, secret, confidential.’ Nothing, and I will repeat this and this is verified in the report by the Department of Justice, none of the emails sent or received by me had such a header." Justin Trudeau stated on August 25, 2016 in a letter: Young women, "account for a shocking 74% of all new HIV infections among adolescents in Africa." Catherine Cortez Masto stated on August 29, 2016 in a television ad: Says "Joe Heck voted 10 times to defund Planned Parenthood ... and Heck opposes a woman's right to choose, even when her health is at risk." Gary Johnson stated on August 29, 2016 in an interview.: "Undocumented workers crossing the border right now is at a 12-year low." Patrick Murphy stated on August 31, 2016 in a statement: "Sen. Rubio has the worst vote attendance record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years." Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a campaign speech in Phoenix: "There are at least 23 countries that refuse to take their people back after they’ve been ordered to leave the United States, including large numbers of violent criminals." Hilary Rosen stated on August 24, 2016 in "The Diane Rehm Show": "The Clinton Foundation is a charity where President and Secretary Clinton and their daughter, they take no salary, they get no money from it, they take no personal benefit from it." Donald Trump stated on August 30, 2016 in an email: "It has been 269 days since (Hillary) Clinton has held a press conference." Reince Priebus stated on August 28, 2016 in an interview during NBC's Meet the Press: Says Hillary Clinton "is the one that labeled African-American youth as ‘superpredators.’" David Plouffe stated on August 28, 2016 in an interview on Meet the Press: Says "Donald Trump himself contributed $100,000" to the Clinton Foundation. Hillary Clinton stated on August 25, 2016 in remarks in Reno: "Parents and teachers are already worrying about what they call the ‘Trump Effect.’ They report that bullying and harassment are on the rise in our schools, especially targeting students of color, Muslims and immigrants." Paul Ryan stated on August 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says "President Obama’s proposed oil tax would cost consumers 24 cents a gallon." Rahm Emanuel stated on July 26, 2016 in a press event: Chicago Public Schools "lead the country in high school graduation of an urban school system," "match the United States of America in kids graduating high school going on to a four-year college," and are "producing eighth-grade leaders in the country in math gains, fourth-grade leaders in reading gains." Kamala Harris stated on August 18, 2016 in a tweet.: "22 veterans take their own lives each day." Julie Pace stated on August 21, 2016 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday": "Neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has a plan to address the civil war in Syria." Scott Rigell stated on August 9, 2016 in a Facebook post: "At $587 apiece, USA would need to bring home about 33.1 BILLION gold medals to pay off our national debt." Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2016 in a speech in Youngstown, Ohio: "We admit about 100,000 permanent immigrants from the Middle East every year." Joaquin Castro stated on August 10, 2016 in a tweet about Carol Everett of the Heidi Group: Says the director of an anti-abortion group receiving a Texas grant to provide women’s health services "believes HIV can be spread through the sewer system." Marco Rubio stated on August 12, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio wrote and passed bipartisan legislation allowing the VA to fire negligent workers." Baker Harrell stated on August 15, 2016 in an interview with the Texas Tribune: "Seventy percent of all Texans are overweight or obese." Tom Harkin stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage." Florida First Project stated on July 14, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says Carlos Beruff "supported (Charlie) Crist even after he switched parties." Michael Madigan stated on August 1, 2016 in Interview with WSIU and WBBM, published Aug. 1. : "Bruce Rauner is of record that he will fully support the Trump candidacy. It's documented. It’s available." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says Hillary Clinton tripled the number of people with AIDS whose "lives are being saved .. and it did not cost you any more money." Allen Buckley stated on July 13, 2016 in a campaign statement: "U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson has voted for $7 trillion of our national debt!" David Canon stated on July 9, 2016 in a New York Times article: "(Paul Ryan) has actually proposed three — total, three — bills that have become law in his entire career dating back to 1999." Common Cause stated on July 19, 2016 in an online video ad: "Half of all NC legislative candidates are unopposed because of gerrymandering." Mike Pence stated on August 2, 2016 in a Phoenix town hall: Says that under the Obama administration, "the debt has nearly doubled." Howard Dean stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "Mike Pence voted against expanding the Children’s Health Insurance program, which Hillary helped to start." Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2016 in at the White House: Because of the Trans-Pacific Partnership "we’ve got a country like Malaysia taking really serious efforts to crack down on human trafficking."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 7, 2016 in the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum: "Classified material has a header which says ‘top-secret, secret, confidential.’ Nothing, and I will repeat this and this is verified in the report by the Department of Justice, none of the emails sent or received by me had such a header."
Justin Trudeau stated on August 25, 2016 in a letter: Young women, "account for a shocking 74% of all new HIV infections among adolescents in Africa."
Catherine Cortez Masto stated on August 29, 2016 in a television ad: Says "Joe Heck voted 10 times to defund Planned Parenthood ... and Heck opposes a woman's right to choose, even when her health is at risk."
Gary Johnson stated on August 29, 2016 in an interview.: "Undocumented workers crossing the border right now is at a 12-year low."
Patrick Murphy stated on August 31, 2016 in a statement: "Sen. Rubio has the worst vote attendance record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years."
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a campaign speech in Phoenix: "There are at least 23 countries that refuse to take their people back after they’ve been ordered to leave the United States, including large numbers of violent criminals."
Hilary Rosen stated on August 24, 2016 in "The Diane Rehm Show": "The Clinton Foundation is a charity where President and Secretary Clinton and their daughter, they take no salary, they get no money from it, they take no personal benefit from it."
Donald Trump stated on August 30, 2016 in an email: "It has been 269 days since (Hillary) Clinton has held a press conference."
Reince Priebus stated on August 28, 2016 in an interview during NBC's Meet the Press: Says Hillary Clinton "is the one that labeled African-American youth as ‘superpredators.’"
David Plouffe stated on August 28, 2016 in an interview on Meet the Press: Says "Donald Trump himself contributed $100,000" to the Clinton Foundation.
Hillary Clinton stated on August 25, 2016 in remarks in Reno: "Parents and teachers are already worrying about what they call the ‘Trump Effect.’ They report that bullying and harassment are on the rise in our schools, especially targeting students of color, Muslims and immigrants."
Paul Ryan stated on August 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says "President Obama’s proposed oil tax would cost consumers 24 cents a gallon."
Rahm Emanuel stated on July 26, 2016 in a press event: Chicago Public Schools "lead the country in high school graduation of an urban school system," "match the United States of America in kids graduating high school going on to a four-year college," and are "producing eighth-grade leaders in the country in math gains, fourth-grade leaders in reading gains."
Julie Pace stated on August 21, 2016 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday": "Neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump has a plan to address the civil war in Syria."
Scott Rigell stated on August 9, 2016 in a Facebook post: "At $587 apiece, USA would need to bring home about 33.1 BILLION gold medals to pay off our national debt."
Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2016 in a speech in Youngstown, Ohio: "We admit about 100,000 permanent immigrants from the Middle East every year."
Joaquin Castro stated on August 10, 2016 in a tweet about Carol Everett of the Heidi Group: Says the director of an anti-abortion group receiving a Texas grant to provide women’s health services "believes HIV can be spread through the sewer system."
Marco Rubio stated on August 12, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio wrote and passed bipartisan legislation allowing the VA to fire negligent workers."
Baker Harrell stated on August 15, 2016 in an interview with the Texas Tribune: "Seventy percent of all Texans are overweight or obese."
Tom Harkin stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage."
Florida First Project stated on July 14, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says Carlos Beruff "supported (Charlie) Crist even after he switched parties."
Michael Madigan stated on August 1, 2016 in Interview with WSIU and WBBM, published Aug. 1. : "Bruce Rauner is of record that he will fully support the Trump candidacy. It's documented. It’s available."
Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says Hillary Clinton tripled the number of people with AIDS whose "lives are being saved .. and it did not cost you any more money."
Allen Buckley stated on July 13, 2016 in a campaign statement: "U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson has voted for $7 trillion of our national debt!"
David Canon stated on July 9, 2016 in a New York Times article: "(Paul Ryan) has actually proposed three — total, three — bills that have become law in his entire career dating back to 1999."
Common Cause stated on July 19, 2016 in an online video ad: "Half of all NC legislative candidates are unopposed because of gerrymandering."
Mike Pence stated on August 2, 2016 in a Phoenix town hall: Says that under the Obama administration, "the debt has nearly doubled."
Howard Dean stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "Mike Pence voted against expanding the Children’s Health Insurance program, which Hillary helped to start."
Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2016 in at the White House: Because of the Trans-Pacific Partnership "we’ve got a country like Malaysia taking really serious efforts to crack down on human trafficking."
