Latest 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 Kevin McCarthy stated on July 12, 2017 in a speech on the House floor: "While California’s population has doubled since the 1970s, we haven’t completed a single major (water) storage project in that time." George Will stated on July 12, 2017 in a column: "America has more people employed as tax preparers (1.2 million) than as police and firefighters." Bloggers stated on July 16, 2017 in Internet posts: Shepard Smith was fired from Fox News. Greg Gutfeld stated on July 15, 2017 in a broadcast of the "Greg Gutfeld Show": Says Ted Kennedy met "with the KGB in order to beat Ronald Reagan in 1984." Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2017 in a CBN interview: "I've gotten rid of the Johnson Amendment … I signed an executive order so that now ... ministers and and preachers and rabbis and whoever it may be, they can speak. You know, you couldn’t speak politically before, now you can." Bloggers stated on July 11, 2017 in a headline: "There was someone else on that plane for the secret Bill Clinton/Loretta Lynch meeting." FreedomCrossroads.us stated on June 29, 2017 in a blog: "Malia Obama Fired From Cushy Internship At Spanish Embassy" Elizabeth Warren stated on July 13, 2017 in a video: "One in three people who’s receiving treatment for (opioid) drug problems gets some help from Medicaid to pay for that." HalfwayPost.com stated on July 6, 2017 in a headline: "White House chef quits because Trump has only eaten fast food for 6 months." Donald Trump stated on July 16, 2017 in a tweet: Says his job approval poll numbers are "not bad" relative to other presidents at this point in his presidency. Pat Robertson stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview with President Donald Trump: Russian natural gas company "Gazprom held Europe by the throat -- they were a monopoly, and now the U.S. is breaking into that monopoly with our exports of (liquefied natural gas)." Mike Pence stated on July 14, 2017 in a speech to the National Governors Association: In Ohio, due to Medicaid expansion, "nearly 60,000 disabled citizens are stuck on waiting lists ... leaving them without the care they need for months or even years." Kid Rock stated on July 13, 2017 in a post on KidRock.com: "I’ve got 15 days from my announcement to file paperwork with the FEC!" Stacey Evans stated on June 12, 2017 in a campaign video: "I helped win one of the biggest private lawsuits against Medicare fraud in history. The government declined to pursue the case, so my firm did, and we recovered $324 million for taxpayers." Corey Lewandowski stated on July 13, 2017 in an NBC interview: Says "Donald Trump was doing a rally in the state of Florida" the day Trump's son and others met with a Russian lawyer in New York. Uspoln Website stated on July 7, 2017 in a post on the Internet: Says former Rep. Michele Bachmann said that "White People Have Suffered More In The Last 8 Years Than Blacks Did During Couple Years Of Slavery." Save Our City, Milwaukeeans Can't Wait stated on July 7, 2017 in a recall filing: Says Tom Barrett "has directed that tens of millions of City of Milwaukee tax dollars be used for the construction of a downtown trolley at the expense of: health and public safety; repair and replacement of public infrastructure; public education; and, job creation and economic development." John Morgan stated on July 6, 2017 in a lawsuit: "Despite decades of marijuana being used for smoking in the United States, there have been no reported medical cases of lung cancer" attributed to marijuana. Paul Workman stated on June 15, 2017 in an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: Says it’s documented that City of Austin fees for building an apartment complex are nearly 10 times what Dallas levies. Reince Priebus stated on July 9, 2017 in an interview: "It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections. Bloggers stated on July 6, 2017 in a series of Internet posts: Says two of U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s daughters were arrested for smuggling drugs. Eric Bolling stated on July 11, 2017 in comments on 'Fox News Specialists': "Collusion is not illegal." Pat Toomey stated on July 10, 2017 in Morning Joe: Medicaid "is contributing to 70 percent of our budget deficit right now. It’s the one that is in our lap because of Obamacare." Bloggers stated on June 30, 2017 in a blog post: Says "CNN host Fareed Zakaria calls for jihad rape of white women." Bloggers stated on June 22, 2017 in a blog: "3,000-Pound Great White Shark Captured in Great Lakes." Scott Walker stated on May 17, 2017 in a radio interview: Tax cuts approved and those proposed in his state budget "will exceed $8 billion by the time the budget is done." Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: California taxes are "among the highest in the nation." Rick Baker stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview with News Channel 8: "Midtown crime is up by 30 percent the last quarter." Bloggers stated on July 8, 2017 in a blog post: "Obama goes to G20 summit ... Everywhere President Donald Trump goes, Obama shows up, too." Newslo.com stated on June 28, 2017 in an Internet post: Says Paul Ryan said that 22 million Americans "choose to be poor, so it’s their own problem if they can’t afford to be healthy."
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Kevin McCarthy stated on July 12, 2017 in a speech on the House floor: "While California’s population has doubled since the 1970s, we haven’t completed a single major (water) storage project in that time." George Will stated on July 12, 2017 in a column: "America has more people employed as tax preparers (1.2 million) than as police and firefighters." Bloggers stated on July 16, 2017 in Internet posts: Shepard Smith was fired from Fox News. Greg Gutfeld stated on July 15, 2017 in a broadcast of the "Greg Gutfeld Show": Says Ted Kennedy met "with the KGB in order to beat Ronald Reagan in 1984." Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2017 in a CBN interview: "I've gotten rid of the Johnson Amendment … I signed an executive order so that now ... ministers and and preachers and rabbis and whoever it may be, they can speak. You know, you couldn’t speak politically before, now you can." Bloggers stated on July 11, 2017 in a headline: "There was someone else on that plane for the secret Bill Clinton/Loretta Lynch meeting." FreedomCrossroads.us stated on June 29, 2017 in a blog: "Malia Obama Fired From Cushy Internship At Spanish Embassy" Elizabeth Warren stated on July 13, 2017 in a video: "One in three people who’s receiving treatment for (opioid) drug problems gets some help from Medicaid to pay for that." HalfwayPost.com stated on July 6, 2017 in a headline: "White House chef quits because Trump has only eaten fast food for 6 months." Donald Trump stated on July 16, 2017 in a tweet: Says his job approval poll numbers are "not bad" relative to other presidents at this point in his presidency. Pat Robertson stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview with President Donald Trump: Russian natural gas company "Gazprom held Europe by the throat -- they were a monopoly, and now the U.S. is breaking into that monopoly with our exports of (liquefied natural gas)." Mike Pence stated on July 14, 2017 in a speech to the National Governors Association: In Ohio, due to Medicaid expansion, "nearly 60,000 disabled citizens are stuck on waiting lists ... leaving them without the care they need for months or even years." Kid Rock stated on July 13, 2017 in a post on KidRock.com: "I’ve got 15 days from my announcement to file paperwork with the FEC!" Stacey Evans stated on June 12, 2017 in a campaign video: "I helped win one of the biggest private lawsuits against Medicare fraud in history. The government declined to pursue the case, so my firm did, and we recovered $324 million for taxpayers." Corey Lewandowski stated on July 13, 2017 in an NBC interview: Says "Donald Trump was doing a rally in the state of Florida" the day Trump's son and others met with a Russian lawyer in New York. Uspoln Website stated on July 7, 2017 in a post on the Internet: Says former Rep. Michele Bachmann said that "White People Have Suffered More In The Last 8 Years Than Blacks Did During Couple Years Of Slavery." Save Our City, Milwaukeeans Can't Wait stated on July 7, 2017 in a recall filing: Says Tom Barrett "has directed that tens of millions of City of Milwaukee tax dollars be used for the construction of a downtown trolley at the expense of: health and public safety; repair and replacement of public infrastructure; public education; and, job creation and economic development." John Morgan stated on July 6, 2017 in a lawsuit: "Despite decades of marijuana being used for smoking in the United States, there have been no reported medical cases of lung cancer" attributed to marijuana. Paul Workman stated on June 15, 2017 in an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: Says it’s documented that City of Austin fees for building an apartment complex are nearly 10 times what Dallas levies. Reince Priebus stated on July 9, 2017 in an interview: "It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections. Bloggers stated on July 6, 2017 in a series of Internet posts: Says two of U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s daughters were arrested for smuggling drugs. Eric Bolling stated on July 11, 2017 in comments on 'Fox News Specialists': "Collusion is not illegal." Pat Toomey stated on July 10, 2017 in Morning Joe: Medicaid "is contributing to 70 percent of our budget deficit right now. It’s the one that is in our lap because of Obamacare." Bloggers stated on June 30, 2017 in a blog post: Says "CNN host Fareed Zakaria calls for jihad rape of white women." Bloggers stated on June 22, 2017 in a blog: "3,000-Pound Great White Shark Captured in Great Lakes." Scott Walker stated on May 17, 2017 in a radio interview: Tax cuts approved and those proposed in his state budget "will exceed $8 billion by the time the budget is done." Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: California taxes are "among the highest in the nation." Rick Baker stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview with News Channel 8: "Midtown crime is up by 30 percent the last quarter." Bloggers stated on July 8, 2017 in a blog post: "Obama goes to G20 summit ... Everywhere President Donald Trump goes, Obama shows up, too." Newslo.com stated on June 28, 2017 in an Internet post: Says Paul Ryan said that 22 million Americans "choose to be poor, so it’s their own problem if they can’t afford to be healthy."
Kevin McCarthy stated on July 12, 2017 in a speech on the House floor: "While California’s population has doubled since the 1970s, we haven’t completed a single major (water) storage project in that time."
George Will stated on July 12, 2017 in a column: "America has more people employed as tax preparers (1.2 million) than as police and firefighters."
Greg Gutfeld stated on July 15, 2017 in a broadcast of the "Greg Gutfeld Show": Says Ted Kennedy met "with the KGB in order to beat Ronald Reagan in 1984."
Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2017 in a CBN interview: "I've gotten rid of the Johnson Amendment … I signed an executive order so that now ... ministers and and preachers and rabbis and whoever it may be, they can speak. You know, you couldn’t speak politically before, now you can."
Bloggers stated on July 11, 2017 in a headline: "There was someone else on that plane for the secret Bill Clinton/Loretta Lynch meeting."
FreedomCrossroads.us stated on June 29, 2017 in a blog: "Malia Obama Fired From Cushy Internship At Spanish Embassy"
Elizabeth Warren stated on July 13, 2017 in a video: "One in three people who’s receiving treatment for (opioid) drug problems gets some help from Medicaid to pay for that."
HalfwayPost.com stated on July 6, 2017 in a headline: "White House chef quits because Trump has only eaten fast food for 6 months."
Donald Trump stated on July 16, 2017 in a tweet: Says his job approval poll numbers are "not bad" relative to other presidents at this point in his presidency.
Pat Robertson stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview with President Donald Trump: Russian natural gas company "Gazprom held Europe by the throat -- they were a monopoly, and now the U.S. is breaking into that monopoly with our exports of (liquefied natural gas)."
Mike Pence stated on July 14, 2017 in a speech to the National Governors Association: In Ohio, due to Medicaid expansion, "nearly 60,000 disabled citizens are stuck on waiting lists ... leaving them without the care they need for months or even years."
Kid Rock stated on July 13, 2017 in a post on KidRock.com: "I’ve got 15 days from my announcement to file paperwork with the FEC!"
Stacey Evans stated on June 12, 2017 in a campaign video: "I helped win one of the biggest private lawsuits against Medicare fraud in history. The government declined to pursue the case, so my firm did, and we recovered $324 million for taxpayers."
Corey Lewandowski stated on July 13, 2017 in an NBC interview: Says "Donald Trump was doing a rally in the state of Florida" the day Trump's son and others met with a Russian lawyer in New York.
Uspoln Website stated on July 7, 2017 in a post on the Internet: Says former Rep. Michele Bachmann said that "White People Have Suffered More In The Last 8 Years Than Blacks Did During Couple Years Of Slavery."
Save Our City, Milwaukeeans Can't Wait stated on July 7, 2017 in a recall filing: Says Tom Barrett "has directed that tens of millions of City of Milwaukee tax dollars be used for the construction of a downtown trolley at the expense of: health and public safety; repair and replacement of public infrastructure; public education; and, job creation and economic development."
John Morgan stated on July 6, 2017 in a lawsuit: "Despite decades of marijuana being used for smoking in the United States, there have been no reported medical cases of lung cancer" attributed to marijuana.
Paul Workman stated on June 15, 2017 in an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman: Says it’s documented that City of Austin fees for building an apartment complex are nearly 10 times what Dallas levies.
Reince Priebus stated on July 9, 2017 in an interview: "It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections.
Bloggers stated on July 6, 2017 in a series of Internet posts: Says two of U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s daughters were arrested for smuggling drugs.
Eric Bolling stated on July 11, 2017 in comments on 'Fox News Specialists': "Collusion is not illegal."
Pat Toomey stated on July 10, 2017 in Morning Joe: Medicaid "is contributing to 70 percent of our budget deficit right now. It’s the one that is in our lap because of Obamacare."
Bloggers stated on June 30, 2017 in a blog post: Says "CNN host Fareed Zakaria calls for jihad rape of white women."
Scott Walker stated on May 17, 2017 in a radio interview: Tax cuts approved and those proposed in his state budget "will exceed $8 billion by the time the budget is done."
Travis Allen stated on June 22, 2017 in a campaign video: California taxes are "among the highest in the nation."
Rick Baker stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview with News Channel 8: "Midtown crime is up by 30 percent the last quarter."
Bloggers stated on July 8, 2017 in a blog post: "Obama goes to G20 summit ... Everywhere President Donald Trump goes, Obama shows up, too."
Newslo.com stated on June 28, 2017 in an Internet post: Says Paul Ryan said that 22 million Americans "choose to be poor, so it’s their own problem if they can’t afford to be healthy."
