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 Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "We are the only industrialized nation that doesn't guarantee workers paid family leave." Tim Canova stated on July 9, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has voted for huge subsidies for the sugar industry ... as well as for delays in cleanups." UN's UNICEF stated on July 6, 2016 in an article on Medium: In South Sudan, "more teenage girls die in childbirth than finish high school." Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2016 in Dallas fundraiser: The U.S. has to go to "plane graveyards" and museums to get parts for its 20-year-old jet fighters while it sells new jets to other countries. Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in in a speech at the Republican convention: "Nearly 180,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records, ordered deported from our country, are tonight roaming free to threaten peaceful citizens." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "Household incomes are down more than $4,000 since the year 2000." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican national convention: Says Hillary Clinton "supported North American Free Trade Agreement), and she supported China’s entrance into the World Trade Organization…. She supported the job-killing trade deal with South Korea. She supported the Trans-Pacific Partnership." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "While Hillary Clinton plans a massive, and I mean massive, tax increase, I have proposed the largest tax reduction of any candidate who has run for president this year, Democrat or Republican." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "wants sanctuary cities." North Carolina Republican Party stated on July 19, 2016 in a roll call at the Republican National Convention: Says North Carolina is "home of the largest military installations in the world." Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We in Indiana have . . . the highest credit rating in the nation." Newt Gingrich stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says "Hillary (Clinton) wants to increase the number (of Syrian refugees) by 500 percent." Newt Gingrich stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "Just 9 percent of Muslims in Pakistan view ISIS favorably. Unfortunately, that 9 percent is 16 million people. And that’s just one country." Scott Peters stated on July 12, 2016 in a media conference call.: Donald Trump "rooted for the housing crisis, because he knew he could make money off of it." Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: " ‘What difference, at this point, does it make?' I am the guy that got under her skin and provoked that infamous response from Hillary Clinton by asking a pretty simple question, 'Why didn't you just pick up the phone and call the survivors’ (of the Benghazi attack)?" Harry Reid stated on July 11, 2016 in remarks on the Senate floor: "(Koch Industries) is among the worst in toxic air pollution in the entire United States ... and churns out more climate-changing greenhouse gases than oil giants Chevron, Shell and Valero." Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans actually holding a job in 40 years." Rick Saccone stated on July 13, 2016 in floor remarks during a House session: "Illegal tobacco sales, price driven too high, has been connected to at least several cases of funding terrorism against us in multi-year investigations over the last decade and a half." Andrew Cuomo stated on June 22, 2016 in a press conference and several other recent public appearances.: Says middle-class New York State residents will have the "lowest tax rate in 70 years." Moms Rising stated on July 13, 2016: "In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball." Gary Johnson stated on July 3, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "(Mexican immigrants) are more law-abiding than U.S. citizens and that is a statistic." 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." Mark Warner stated on June 21, 2016 in a TV interview.: Says Donald Trump has "bankrupt four separate businesses." Cory Booker stated on July 10, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": The war on drugs led to "a 500 percent increase in incarceration in our country, disproportionately affecting poor and disproportionately affecting minorities." 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." Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a speech in Raleigh, N.C.: "We got the highest vote count in the history of the Republican Party." Rodney Ellis stated on May 19, 2016 in a press release in response to a lawsuit: Harris County, Texas has "some of the highest jailing and incarceration rates in the U.S. and the world." Morten Jerven stated on June 29, 2016 in an article: For 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, "we simply do not have data to say anything about trends in poverty." Alan Grayson stated on June 30, 2016 in an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board: Says Patrick Murphy has "taken more money from Wall Street than any other member of Congress other than the speaker and the majority leader." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 18, 2016 in a Medium post: "40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun."
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Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "We are the only industrialized nation that doesn't guarantee workers paid family leave." Tim Canova stated on July 9, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has voted for huge subsidies for the sugar industry ... as well as for delays in cleanups." UN's UNICEF stated on July 6, 2016 in an article on Medium: In South Sudan, "more teenage girls die in childbirth than finish high school." Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2016 in Dallas fundraiser: The U.S. has to go to "plane graveyards" and museums to get parts for its 20-year-old jet fighters while it sells new jets to other countries. Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in in a speech at the Republican convention: "Nearly 180,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records, ordered deported from our country, are tonight roaming free to threaten peaceful citizens." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "Household incomes are down more than $4,000 since the year 2000." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican national convention: Says Hillary Clinton "supported North American Free Trade Agreement), and she supported China’s entrance into the World Trade Organization…. She supported the job-killing trade deal with South Korea. She supported the Trans-Pacific Partnership." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "While Hillary Clinton plans a massive, and I mean massive, tax increase, I have proposed the largest tax reduction of any candidate who has run for president this year, Democrat or Republican." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "wants sanctuary cities." North Carolina Republican Party stated on July 19, 2016 in a roll call at the Republican National Convention: Says North Carolina is "home of the largest military installations in the world." Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We in Indiana have . . . the highest credit rating in the nation." Newt Gingrich stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says "Hillary (Clinton) wants to increase the number (of Syrian refugees) by 500 percent." Newt Gingrich stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "Just 9 percent of Muslims in Pakistan view ISIS favorably. Unfortunately, that 9 percent is 16 million people. And that’s just one country." Scott Peters stated on July 12, 2016 in a media conference call.: Donald Trump "rooted for the housing crisis, because he knew he could make money off of it." Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: " ‘What difference, at this point, does it make?' I am the guy that got under her skin and provoked that infamous response from Hillary Clinton by asking a pretty simple question, 'Why didn't you just pick up the phone and call the survivors’ (of the Benghazi attack)?" Harry Reid stated on July 11, 2016 in remarks on the Senate floor: "(Koch Industries) is among the worst in toxic air pollution in the entire United States ... and churns out more climate-changing greenhouse gases than oil giants Chevron, Shell and Valero." Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans actually holding a job in 40 years." Rick Saccone stated on July 13, 2016 in floor remarks during a House session: "Illegal tobacco sales, price driven too high, has been connected to at least several cases of funding terrorism against us in multi-year investigations over the last decade and a half." Andrew Cuomo stated on June 22, 2016 in a press conference and several other recent public appearances.: Says middle-class New York State residents will have the "lowest tax rate in 70 years." Moms Rising stated on July 13, 2016: "In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball." Gary Johnson stated on July 3, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "(Mexican immigrants) are more law-abiding than U.S. citizens and that is a statistic." 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." Mark Warner stated on June 21, 2016 in a TV interview.: Says Donald Trump has "bankrupt four separate businesses." Cory Booker stated on July 10, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": The war on drugs led to "a 500 percent increase in incarceration in our country, disproportionately affecting poor and disproportionately affecting minorities." 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." Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a speech in Raleigh, N.C.: "We got the highest vote count in the history of the Republican Party." Rodney Ellis stated on May 19, 2016 in a press release in response to a lawsuit: Harris County, Texas has "some of the highest jailing and incarceration rates in the U.S. and the world." Morten Jerven stated on June 29, 2016 in an article: For 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, "we simply do not have data to say anything about trends in poverty." Alan Grayson stated on June 30, 2016 in an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board: Says Patrick Murphy has "taken more money from Wall Street than any other member of Congress other than the speaker and the majority leader." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 18, 2016 in a Medium post: "40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun."
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "We are the only industrialized nation that doesn't guarantee workers paid family leave."
Tim Canova stated on July 9, 2016 in a post on Medium: Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has voted for huge subsidies for the sugar industry ... as well as for delays in cleanups."
UN's UNICEF stated on July 6, 2016 in an article on Medium: In South Sudan, "more teenage girls die in childbirth than finish high school."
Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2016 in Dallas fundraiser: The U.S. has to go to "plane graveyards" and museums to get parts for its 20-year-old jet fighters while it sells new jets to other countries.
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in in a speech at the Republican convention: "Nearly 180,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records, ordered deported from our country, are tonight roaming free to threaten peaceful citizens."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "Household incomes are down more than $4,000 since the year 2000."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican national convention: Says Hillary Clinton "supported North American Free Trade Agreement), and she supported China’s entrance into the World Trade Organization…. She supported the job-killing trade deal with South Korea. She supported the Trans-Pacific Partnership."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "While Hillary Clinton plans a massive, and I mean massive, tax increase, I have proposed the largest tax reduction of any candidate who has run for president this year, Democrat or Republican."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "wants sanctuary cities."
North Carolina Republican Party stated on July 19, 2016 in a roll call at the Republican National Convention: Says North Carolina is "home of the largest military installations in the world."
Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We in Indiana have . . . the highest credit rating in the nation."
Newt Gingrich stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says "Hillary (Clinton) wants to increase the number (of Syrian refugees) by 500 percent."
Newt Gingrich stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "Just 9 percent of Muslims in Pakistan view ISIS favorably. Unfortunately, that 9 percent is 16 million people. And that’s just one country."
Scott Peters stated on July 12, 2016 in a media conference call.: Donald Trump "rooted for the housing crisis, because he knew he could make money off of it."
Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: " ‘What difference, at this point, does it make?' I am the guy that got under her skin and provoked that infamous response from Hillary Clinton by asking a pretty simple question, 'Why didn't you just pick up the phone and call the survivors’ (of the Benghazi attack)?"
Harry Reid stated on July 11, 2016 in remarks on the Senate floor: "(Koch Industries) is among the worst in toxic air pollution in the entire United States ... and churns out more climate-changing greenhouse gases than oil giants Chevron, Shell and Valero."
Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans actually holding a job in 40 years."
Rick Saccone stated on July 13, 2016 in floor remarks during a House session: "Illegal tobacco sales, price driven too high, has been connected to at least several cases of funding terrorism against us in multi-year investigations over the last decade and a half."
Andrew Cuomo stated on June 22, 2016 in a press conference and several other recent public appearances.: Says middle-class New York State residents will have the "lowest tax rate in 70 years."
Moms Rising stated on July 13, 2016: "In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball."
Gary Johnson stated on July 3, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "(Mexican immigrants) are more law-abiding than U.S. citizens and that is a statistic."
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."
Mark Warner stated on June 21, 2016 in a TV interview.: Says Donald Trump has "bankrupt four separate businesses."
Cory Booker stated on July 10, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": The war on drugs led to "a 500 percent increase in incarceration in our country, disproportionately affecting poor and disproportionately affecting minorities."
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."
Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a speech in Raleigh, N.C.: "We got the highest vote count in the history of the Republican Party."
Rodney Ellis stated on May 19, 2016 in a press release in response to a lawsuit: Harris County, Texas has "some of the highest jailing and incarceration rates in the U.S. and the world."
Morten Jerven stated on June 29, 2016 in an article: For 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, "we simply do not have data to say anything about trends in poverty."
Alan Grayson stated on June 30, 2016 in an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board: Says Patrick Murphy has "taken more money from Wall Street than any other member of Congress other than the speaker and the majority leader."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 18, 2016 in a Medium post: "40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun."
