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 John McCain stated on January 18, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "The Taliban went after and murdered" people identified in the Chelsea Manning leaks. Joni Ernst stated on January 27, 2017 in a speech at the March for Life: The Obama administration issued an "11th-hour rule that entrenches federal family planning funding for Planned Parenthood." Paul Ryan stated on January 5, 2017 in a press briefing: "Obamacare has failed." Sean Spicer stated on January 30, 2017 in a daily press briefing: The language that's part of the president's National Security Council memo "is identical to the language" used by President George W. Bush in 2001 and President Barack Obama in 2009. Bloggers stated on January 9, 2017 in a headline: Says "Meryl Streep just got fired from a major project for lying about Trump." John Cornyn stated on November 22, 2016 in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson: Says the Department of Homeland Security didn't request any hours of aerial surveillance for the U.S.-Mexico border from the Department of Defense for 2017. Mario Diaz-Balart stated on January 30, 2017 in a press release: Says former President Barack Obama "took similar action against Cuban refugees" as President Donald Trump did in his executive order. Joe DeFelice stated on January 25, 2017: "From the release of a child rapist from the Dominican Republican to that of an Italian drug smuggler, Philadelphians have already been put in direct danger by Mayor Kenney’s policy of blocking local law enforcement from participating with federal immigration authorities." Don Willett stated on January 12, 2017 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation event: "The overwhelming majority of America’s elite universities, they no longer require history majors to take a single course in American history." Kellyanne Conway stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview with "CBS This Morning": "Here's the fact: The No. 1 source of income into Mexico are Mexicans working here and sending the money back." Donald Trump stated on January 29, 2017 in a statement: "My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months." Deborah Glick stated on January 17, 2017 in a debate in the Assembly chamber: "New York state law says you are alive when you begin to breathe." Jerrold Nadler stated on January 28, 2017 in a CNN interview: "The various people who have, in fact, committed terrorist acts in this country, from 9/11 on, none of them came from any of the seven countries that are the subject of the president's executive order." Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview with CBN: "If you were a Muslim, you could come in, if you were a Christian, it was impossible." Andrew Cuomo stated on January 17, 2017 in his executive budget presentation: "Thirty years ago we were the most college-educated country on the globe. Today we are No. 11." Duane Hall stated on December 9, 2016 in a speech to the N.C. Courts Commission: North Carolina could save "literally tens of millions of dollars" if it stopped prosecuting 16-year-olds as adults. Charles Schumer stated on January 27, 2017 in a tweet: Says Rex "Tillerson won't divest from Exxon." Bloggers stated on January 18, 2017 in a headline: Says Barack "Obama orders life-sized bronze statue of himself to be permanently installed in White House." Tammy Baldwin stated on January 12, 2017 in a news release: Imitation dairy products often differ nutritionally from those they mimic, and labeling them "milk" or "cheese" or "yogurt" is "against the law." Donald Trump stated on January 25, 2017 in an interview with ABC News' David Muir: "A poll just came out on my inauguration speech. … People loved it. Loved and liked." Donald Trump stated on January 25, 2017 in remarks at Department of Homeland Security: Says ICE and border patrol officers "unanimously endorsed me for president." Whoopi Goldberg stated on January 25, 2017 in a segment on ABC's 'The View': Says Barack Obama "didn’t do executive orders in the beginning." Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2017 in In a speech at the GOP Retreat: "Here in Philadelphia murder has been steady — I mean — just terribly increasing." Claire McCaskill stated on January 23, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Not one dime of the tax cut that they are going to enact with the repeal of Obamacare will go to people who make under $200,000." Jerry Brown stated on January 24, 2017 in his State of the State address: "One hundred and ninety-four countries signed the Paris Agreement to control greenhouse gases. Our own voluntary agreement to accomplish the same goal — the Under2 MOU — has 165 signatories, representing a billion people." Cory Gardner stated on January 23, 2017 in an interview on Fox: "About 30 percent of terrorists at Guantanamo Bay went back into battle. We know that a dozen or so killed Americans." Bloggers stated on January 24, 2017 in a blog post: Say George Soros's money "went straight into the (Women’s March) protesters’ pockets." Sean Spicer stated on January 24, 2017 in the daily press briefing: "There's one (study) that came out of Pew in 2008 that showed 14 percent of people who voted were noncitizens." Mark Pocan stated on January 11, 2017 in a letter: Says Betsy DeVos and her family "have donated extensively to groups which promote the idea that students who identify as LGBT must undergo 'conversion' therapy." Sean Spicer stated on January 23, 2017 in the daily press briefing: There has been a "dramatic expansion of the federal workforce in recent years."
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John McCain stated on January 18, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "The Taliban went after and murdered" people identified in the Chelsea Manning leaks. Joni Ernst stated on January 27, 2017 in a speech at the March for Life: The Obama administration issued an "11th-hour rule that entrenches federal family planning funding for Planned Parenthood." Paul Ryan stated on January 5, 2017 in a press briefing: "Obamacare has failed." Sean Spicer stated on January 30, 2017 in a daily press briefing: The language that's part of the president's National Security Council memo "is identical to the language" used by President George W. Bush in 2001 and President Barack Obama in 2009. Bloggers stated on January 9, 2017 in a headline: Says "Meryl Streep just got fired from a major project for lying about Trump." John Cornyn stated on November 22, 2016 in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson: Says the Department of Homeland Security didn't request any hours of aerial surveillance for the U.S.-Mexico border from the Department of Defense for 2017. Mario Diaz-Balart stated on January 30, 2017 in a press release: Says former President Barack Obama "took similar action against Cuban refugees" as President Donald Trump did in his executive order. Joe DeFelice stated on January 25, 2017: "From the release of a child rapist from the Dominican Republican to that of an Italian drug smuggler, Philadelphians have already been put in direct danger by Mayor Kenney’s policy of blocking local law enforcement from participating with federal immigration authorities." Don Willett stated on January 12, 2017 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation event: "The overwhelming majority of America’s elite universities, they no longer require history majors to take a single course in American history." Kellyanne Conway stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview with "CBS This Morning": "Here's the fact: The No. 1 source of income into Mexico are Mexicans working here and sending the money back." Donald Trump stated on January 29, 2017 in a statement: "My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months." Deborah Glick stated on January 17, 2017 in a debate in the Assembly chamber: "New York state law says you are alive when you begin to breathe." Jerrold Nadler stated on January 28, 2017 in a CNN interview: "The various people who have, in fact, committed terrorist acts in this country, from 9/11 on, none of them came from any of the seven countries that are the subject of the president's executive order." Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview with CBN: "If you were a Muslim, you could come in, if you were a Christian, it was impossible." Andrew Cuomo stated on January 17, 2017 in his executive budget presentation: "Thirty years ago we were the most college-educated country on the globe. Today we are No. 11." Duane Hall stated on December 9, 2016 in a speech to the N.C. Courts Commission: North Carolina could save "literally tens of millions of dollars" if it stopped prosecuting 16-year-olds as adults. Charles Schumer stated on January 27, 2017 in a tweet: Says Rex "Tillerson won't divest from Exxon." Bloggers stated on January 18, 2017 in a headline: Says Barack "Obama orders life-sized bronze statue of himself to be permanently installed in White House." Tammy Baldwin stated on January 12, 2017 in a news release: Imitation dairy products often differ nutritionally from those they mimic, and labeling them "milk" or "cheese" or "yogurt" is "against the law." Donald Trump stated on January 25, 2017 in an interview with ABC News' David Muir: "A poll just came out on my inauguration speech. … People loved it. Loved and liked." Donald Trump stated on January 25, 2017 in remarks at Department of Homeland Security: Says ICE and border patrol officers "unanimously endorsed me for president." Whoopi Goldberg stated on January 25, 2017 in a segment on ABC's 'The View': Says Barack Obama "didn’t do executive orders in the beginning." Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2017 in In a speech at the GOP Retreat: "Here in Philadelphia murder has been steady — I mean — just terribly increasing." Claire McCaskill stated on January 23, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Not one dime of the tax cut that they are going to enact with the repeal of Obamacare will go to people who make under $200,000." Jerry Brown stated on January 24, 2017 in his State of the State address: "One hundred and ninety-four countries signed the Paris Agreement to control greenhouse gases. Our own voluntary agreement to accomplish the same goal — the Under2 MOU — has 165 signatories, representing a billion people." Cory Gardner stated on January 23, 2017 in an interview on Fox: "About 30 percent of terrorists at Guantanamo Bay went back into battle. We know that a dozen or so killed Americans." Bloggers stated on January 24, 2017 in a blog post: Say George Soros's money "went straight into the (Women’s March) protesters’ pockets." Sean Spicer stated on January 24, 2017 in the daily press briefing: "There's one (study) that came out of Pew in 2008 that showed 14 percent of people who voted were noncitizens." Mark Pocan stated on January 11, 2017 in a letter: Says Betsy DeVos and her family "have donated extensively to groups which promote the idea that students who identify as LGBT must undergo 'conversion' therapy." Sean Spicer stated on January 23, 2017 in the daily press briefing: There has been a "dramatic expansion of the federal workforce in recent years."
John McCain stated on January 18, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "The Taliban went after and murdered" people identified in the Chelsea Manning leaks.
Joni Ernst stated on January 27, 2017 in a speech at the March for Life: The Obama administration issued an "11th-hour rule that entrenches federal family planning funding for Planned Parenthood."
Sean Spicer stated on January 30, 2017 in a daily press briefing: The language that's part of the president's National Security Council memo "is identical to the language" used by President George W. Bush in 2001 and President Barack Obama in 2009.
Bloggers stated on January 9, 2017 in a headline: Says "Meryl Streep just got fired from a major project for lying about Trump."
John Cornyn stated on November 22, 2016 in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson: Says the Department of Homeland Security didn't request any hours of aerial surveillance for the U.S.-Mexico border from the Department of Defense for 2017.
Mario Diaz-Balart stated on January 30, 2017 in a press release: Says former President Barack Obama "took similar action against Cuban refugees" as President Donald Trump did in his executive order.
Joe DeFelice stated on January 25, 2017: "From the release of a child rapist from the Dominican Republican to that of an Italian drug smuggler, Philadelphians have already been put in direct danger by Mayor Kenney’s policy of blocking local law enforcement from participating with federal immigration authorities."
Don Willett stated on January 12, 2017 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation event: "The overwhelming majority of America’s elite universities, they no longer require history majors to take a single course in American history."
Kellyanne Conway stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview with "CBS This Morning": "Here's the fact: The No. 1 source of income into Mexico are Mexicans working here and sending the money back."
Donald Trump stated on January 29, 2017 in a statement: "My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months."
Deborah Glick stated on January 17, 2017 in a debate in the Assembly chamber: "New York state law says you are alive when you begin to breathe."
Jerrold Nadler stated on January 28, 2017 in a CNN interview: "The various people who have, in fact, committed terrorist acts in this country, from 9/11 on, none of them came from any of the seven countries that are the subject of the president's executive order."
Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview with CBN: "If you were a Muslim, you could come in, if you were a Christian, it was impossible."
Andrew Cuomo stated on January 17, 2017 in his executive budget presentation: "Thirty years ago we were the most college-educated country on the globe. Today we are No. 11."
Duane Hall stated on December 9, 2016 in a speech to the N.C. Courts Commission: North Carolina could save "literally tens of millions of dollars" if it stopped prosecuting 16-year-olds as adults.
Bloggers stated on January 18, 2017 in a headline: Says Barack "Obama orders life-sized bronze statue of himself to be permanently installed in White House."
Tammy Baldwin stated on January 12, 2017 in a news release: Imitation dairy products often differ nutritionally from those they mimic, and labeling them "milk" or "cheese" or "yogurt" is "against the law."
Donald Trump stated on January 25, 2017 in an interview with ABC News' David Muir: "A poll just came out on my inauguration speech. … People loved it. Loved and liked."
Donald Trump stated on January 25, 2017 in remarks at Department of Homeland Security: Says ICE and border patrol officers "unanimously endorsed me for president."
Whoopi Goldberg stated on January 25, 2017 in a segment on ABC's 'The View': Says Barack Obama "didn’t do executive orders in the beginning."
Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2017 in In a speech at the GOP Retreat: "Here in Philadelphia murder has been steady — I mean — just terribly increasing."
Claire McCaskill stated on January 23, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Not one dime of the tax cut that they are going to enact with the repeal of Obamacare will go to people who make under $200,000."
Jerry Brown stated on January 24, 2017 in his State of the State address: "One hundred and ninety-four countries signed the Paris Agreement to control greenhouse gases. Our own voluntary agreement to accomplish the same goal — the Under2 MOU — has 165 signatories, representing a billion people."
Cory Gardner stated on January 23, 2017 in an interview on Fox: "About 30 percent of terrorists at Guantanamo Bay went back into battle. We know that a dozen or so killed Americans."
Bloggers stated on January 24, 2017 in a blog post: Say George Soros's money "went straight into the (Women’s March) protesters’ pockets."
Sean Spicer stated on January 24, 2017 in the daily press briefing: "There's one (study) that came out of Pew in 2008 that showed 14 percent of people who voted were noncitizens."
Mark Pocan stated on January 11, 2017 in a letter: Says Betsy DeVos and her family "have donated extensively to groups which promote the idea that students who identify as LGBT must undergo 'conversion' therapy."
Sean Spicer stated on January 23, 2017 in the daily press briefing: There has been a "dramatic expansion of the federal workforce in recent years."
