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 Ted Cruz stated on February 18, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says Donald Trump "wants to keep big government in charge" of federally-owned land. Janet Adkins stated on February 9, 2016 in a House Appropriations Committee meeting: "There is great disparity, tremendous disparity, in the (capital) funding on a per-student basis between our traditional public schools and our charter public schools." Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people." Ted Cruz stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "About 70 percent of Republicans nationwide ... don't think Donald Trump is the right guy" to take on Hillary Clinton in November. Todd Richardson stated on January 10, 2016 in comments on “This Week in Missouri Politics": Says Missouri families’ "earning power is about $5,000 less today than it was at the turn of the century." Diane Douglas stated on February 4, 2016 in remarks made during a state Senate Education Committee meeting.: The Arizona State Board of Education’s "failure to report teachers whose certifications have been revoked or suspended ... resulted in the death of a student." John Oliver stated on February 14, 2016 in a TV show: In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016. Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2016 in a Republican debate: "In New Hampshire, I spent $3 million. Jeb Bush spent $44 million. He came in five, and I came in number one." Jeb Bush stated on February 5, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Barack Obama will somehow manage to add more than $8 trillion to the national debt, which is more debt than the 43 presidents who held office before him compiled together." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a debate: Says Dontre Hamilton, who was killed during a confrontation with a Milwaukee police officer, was "unarmed." Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in a video: "The richest 80 people in the world own more wealth than the bottom half of the global population." Hillary Clinton stated on February 15, 2016 in a TV ad : Says Hillary Clinton won "health care for 8 million children." John Kasich stated on February 13, 2016 in the Republican debate in Charleston, S.C.: "When Jeb (Bush) was governor, his first four years as governor, his Medicaid program grew twice as fast as mine." JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley. Hillary Clinton stated on January 21, 2016 in a Hillary for America campaign ad: "On average it takes 300 Americans working for a solid year to make as much money as one top CEO." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years." Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in a PBS Democratic debate: "In America, we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs." Seminole Tribe of Florida stated on February 3, 2016 in a commercial: The Seminole gambling compact offers "$3 billion in guaranteed revenue, the largest share for any state in history." Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in a debate: "We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes." Jeb Bush stated on January 24, 2016 in a post on Medium: "My two appointments to the Florida Supreme Court, Raul Cantero and Kenneth Bell, have earned reputations as its most consistent conservatives." Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States." Bono stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview with the "Irish Times": "People think AIDS is done -- it’s not done." Lucy Flores stated on January 21, 2016 in a congressional candidate forum in Pahrump, Nev.: Says Ruben Kihuen "only managed in the minority to get one bill passed out of the eight to 10 he introduced" during the 2015 legislative session. Jill Vogel stated on January 27, 2016 in legislative hearing.: In Virginia, "people are going and getting marriage licenses who are 12 and 13, and 14 and 15 years old." Marco Rubio stated on February 2, 2016 in an interview in Bow, N.H.: "Ted Cruz defended a Chinese company that stole an invention from an American inventor." Hillary Clinton stated on February 7, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "There really isn’t any kind of foreign policy network that is supporting and advising Sen. Sanders." Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Durham, N.H.: Says Bernie Sanders advocated putting "Iranian troops into Syria to try and resolve the conflict there. Putting them right on the doorstep of Israel." Michael M. Crow stated on January 26, 2016 in front of the state Senate Appropriations Committee: Arizona is spending "less on a per-capita basis than every single state in this country in higher education." Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2016 in a comment to a Tampa Bay Times reporter: "We've cut taxes 50 times and look what has happened to our revenues. They've grown." Jeb Bush stated on January 21, 2016 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor: "90 percent of all pain medications are prescribed in the United States."
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Ted Cruz stated on February 18, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says Donald Trump "wants to keep big government in charge" of federally-owned land. Janet Adkins stated on February 9, 2016 in a House Appropriations Committee meeting: "There is great disparity, tremendous disparity, in the (capital) funding on a per-student basis between our traditional public schools and our charter public schools." Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people." Ted Cruz stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "About 70 percent of Republicans nationwide ... don't think Donald Trump is the right guy" to take on Hillary Clinton in November. Todd Richardson stated on January 10, 2016 in comments on “This Week in Missouri Politics": Says Missouri families’ "earning power is about $5,000 less today than it was at the turn of the century." Diane Douglas stated on February 4, 2016 in remarks made during a state Senate Education Committee meeting.: The Arizona State Board of Education’s "failure to report teachers whose certifications have been revoked or suspended ... resulted in the death of a student." John Oliver stated on February 14, 2016 in a TV show: In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016. Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2016 in a Republican debate: "In New Hampshire, I spent $3 million. Jeb Bush spent $44 million. He came in five, and I came in number one." Jeb Bush stated on February 5, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Barack Obama will somehow manage to add more than $8 trillion to the national debt, which is more debt than the 43 presidents who held office before him compiled together." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a debate: Says Dontre Hamilton, who was killed during a confrontation with a Milwaukee police officer, was "unarmed." Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in a video: "The richest 80 people in the world own more wealth than the bottom half of the global population." Hillary Clinton stated on February 15, 2016 in a TV ad : Says Hillary Clinton won "health care for 8 million children." John Kasich stated on February 13, 2016 in the Republican debate in Charleston, S.C.: "When Jeb (Bush) was governor, his first four years as governor, his Medicaid program grew twice as fast as mine." JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley. Hillary Clinton stated on January 21, 2016 in a Hillary for America campaign ad: "On average it takes 300 Americans working for a solid year to make as much money as one top CEO." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years." Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in a PBS Democratic debate: "In America, we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs." Seminole Tribe of Florida stated on February 3, 2016 in a commercial: The Seminole gambling compact offers "$3 billion in guaranteed revenue, the largest share for any state in history." Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in a debate: "We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes." Jeb Bush stated on January 24, 2016 in a post on Medium: "My two appointments to the Florida Supreme Court, Raul Cantero and Kenneth Bell, have earned reputations as its most consistent conservatives." Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States." Bono stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview with the "Irish Times": "People think AIDS is done -- it’s not done." Lucy Flores stated on January 21, 2016 in a congressional candidate forum in Pahrump, Nev.: Says Ruben Kihuen "only managed in the minority to get one bill passed out of the eight to 10 he introduced" during the 2015 legislative session. Jill Vogel stated on January 27, 2016 in legislative hearing.: In Virginia, "people are going and getting marriage licenses who are 12 and 13, and 14 and 15 years old." Marco Rubio stated on February 2, 2016 in an interview in Bow, N.H.: "Ted Cruz defended a Chinese company that stole an invention from an American inventor." Hillary Clinton stated on February 7, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "There really isn’t any kind of foreign policy network that is supporting and advising Sen. Sanders." Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Durham, N.H.: Says Bernie Sanders advocated putting "Iranian troops into Syria to try and resolve the conflict there. Putting them right on the doorstep of Israel." Michael M. Crow stated on January 26, 2016 in front of the state Senate Appropriations Committee: Arizona is spending "less on a per-capita basis than every single state in this country in higher education." Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2016 in a comment to a Tampa Bay Times reporter: "We've cut taxes 50 times and look what has happened to our revenues. They've grown." Jeb Bush stated on January 21, 2016 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor: "90 percent of all pain medications are prescribed in the United States."
Ted Cruz stated on February 18, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says Donald Trump "wants to keep big government in charge" of federally-owned land.
Janet Adkins stated on February 9, 2016 in a House Appropriations Committee meeting: "There is great disparity, tremendous disparity, in the (capital) funding on a per-student basis between our traditional public schools and our charter public schools."
Bill Maher stated on February 10, 2016 in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter: "Why are Muslim armies so useless against ISIS? ... There are 20,000 or 30,000 (ISIS fighters). The countries surrounding ISIS have armies totaling 5 million people."
Ted Cruz stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "About 70 percent of Republicans nationwide ... don't think Donald Trump is the right guy" to take on Hillary Clinton in November.
Todd Richardson stated on January 10, 2016 in comments on “This Week in Missouri Politics": Says Missouri families’ "earning power is about $5,000 less today than it was at the turn of the century."
Diane Douglas stated on February 4, 2016 in remarks made during a state Senate Education Committee meeting.: The Arizona State Board of Education’s "failure to report teachers whose certifications have been revoked or suspended ... resulted in the death of a student."
John Oliver stated on February 14, 2016 in a TV show: In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016.
Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2016 in a Republican debate: "In New Hampshire, I spent $3 million. Jeb Bush spent $44 million. He came in five, and I came in number one."
Jeb Bush stated on February 5, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Barack Obama will somehow manage to add more than $8 trillion to the national debt, which is more debt than the 43 presidents who held office before him compiled together."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a debate: Says Dontre Hamilton, who was killed during a confrontation with a Milwaukee police officer, was "unarmed."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in a video: "The richest 80 people in the world own more wealth than the bottom half of the global population."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 15, 2016 in a TV ad : Says Hillary Clinton won "health care for 8 million children."
John Kasich stated on February 13, 2016 in the Republican debate in Charleston, S.C.: "When Jeb (Bush) was governor, his first four years as governor, his Medicaid program grew twice as fast as mine."
JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley.
Hillary Clinton stated on January 21, 2016 in a Hillary for America campaign ad: "On average it takes 300 Americans working for a solid year to make as much money as one top CEO."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in a PBS Democratic debate: "In America, we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs."
Seminole Tribe of Florida stated on February 3, 2016 in a commercial: The Seminole gambling compact offers "$3 billion in guaranteed revenue, the largest share for any state in history."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in a debate: "We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes."
Jeb Bush stated on January 24, 2016 in a post on Medium: "My two appointments to the Florida Supreme Court, Raul Cantero and Kenneth Bell, have earned reputations as its most consistent conservatives."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States."
Bono stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview with the "Irish Times": "People think AIDS is done -- it’s not done."
Lucy Flores stated on January 21, 2016 in a congressional candidate forum in Pahrump, Nev.: Says Ruben Kihuen "only managed in the minority to get one bill passed out of the eight to 10 he introduced" during the 2015 legislative session.
Jill Vogel stated on January 27, 2016 in legislative hearing.: In Virginia, "people are going and getting marriage licenses who are 12 and 13, and 14 and 15 years old."
Marco Rubio stated on February 2, 2016 in an interview in Bow, N.H.: "Ted Cruz defended a Chinese company that stole an invention from an American inventor."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 7, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "There really isn’t any kind of foreign policy network that is supporting and advising Sen. Sanders."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Durham, N.H.: Says Bernie Sanders advocated putting "Iranian troops into Syria to try and resolve the conflict there. Putting them right on the doorstep of Israel."
Michael M. Crow stated on January 26, 2016 in front of the state Senate Appropriations Committee: Arizona is spending "less on a per-capita basis than every single state in this country in higher education."
Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2016 in a comment to a Tampa Bay Times reporter: "We've cut taxes 50 times and look what has happened to our revenues. They've grown."
Jeb Bush stated on January 21, 2016 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor: "90 percent of all pain medications are prescribed in the United States."
