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 National Border Patrol Council stated on July 28, 2016 in a statement: "Interior deportations under Obama were down 40 percent and at a nine-year low." Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention.: The Iran nuclear deal is "putting billions of dollars back into a country that’s the world’s largest supporter of terrorism. We are actually giving them the money to fund the terrorists that are killing us and our allies." Donald Trump stated on August 3, 2016 in a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.: Says he saw videotape "of the people taking the money off the plane" to pay ransom to Iran for hostages. Josh Earnest stated on August 3, 2016 in a White House press briefing: "The mosquito population in South Florida is larger than it is in many other communities in the country." Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2016 in a campaign video : "Hillary Clinton says she wants to, ‘raise taxes on the middle class.’ " Dianne Feinstein stated on July 12, 2016 in a No on Prop. 64 campaign press release. : California’s marijuana legalization initiative, Prop. 64 "allows marijuana smoking ads in prime time, on programs with millions of children and teenage viewers." Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2016 in an interview with the Washington Post: "I’m beating (Kelly Ayotte) in the polls by a lot." Paul Ryan stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech: "The poverty rates in America today aren’t much better than when we started the War on Poverty." Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2016 in a press conference at the White House: Thanks to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, "Vietnam is drafting and presenting unprecedented labor reforms, changing their Constitution to recognize worker organizations in Vietnam for the first time." Paul Ryan stated on August 3, 2016 in an op-ed: After initially agreeing with Republicans on an amount for Zika funding, "Democrats derailed it." Kelly Terry-Willis stated on July 18, 2016 in a Republican National Convention video: In Arizona, "there are only one and a half (Border Patrol) agents per every 10 square miles." Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2016 in a Reddit Ask Me Anything: "Youth unemployment is through the roof." Richard Durbin stated on July 20, 2016 in a press release : "Illinois suffered 1,652 overdose deaths in 2014 ... of which 40 percent were associated with heroin. Illinois is ranked number one in the nation for a decline in treatment capacity between 2007 and 2012, and is now ranked the third worst in the country for state-funded treatment capacity." Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2016 in a White House press conference: The Trans-Pacific Partnership "knocks out 18,000 tariffs that other countries place on American products and goods." Kelly Cassidy stated on May 31, 2016 in a Facebook post: "Then, the Republican leader theatrically introduced new bills with stopgap budget language, declaring that we could stay until midnight and pass this compromise. Except under our constitution, a bill has to be read on 3 different days, so that's not possible." Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio: Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace." Patrick Murphy stated on August 1, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio didn’t show up" for a vote on his own bill on sanctions against Hezbollah. Jacky Rosen stated on July 20, 2016 in a press release.: Says "Danny Tarkanian … wants to defund Planned Parenthood and would outlaw a woman's right to choose, even in cases of rape or incest." Milwaukeeans for Self-Governance stated on July 20, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Milwaukee County district attorney candidate Verona Swanigan "has worked as a prosecutor." Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2016 in a rally speech: "We have a fire marshal that said, 'Oh we can't allow more people’ ... And the reason they won't let them in is because they don't know what the hell they're doing." Katrina Pierson stated on August 2, 2016 in an interview on CNN.: "It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagement that probably cost (Capt. Humayun Khan’s) life." Gwen Graham stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech to Florida delegates at the Democratic National Convention: "We rank 38th in wages. ... (Rick Scott) goes out around the country and advertises that to other states." Doctors Without Borders stated on July 21, 2016 in a press release: Trade deals threaten "India’s role as the pharmacy of the developing world" for new HIV medicines. David A. Clarke Jr. stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview: Says Barack Obama "said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males" and "that is a lie" because "there is no data." Donald Trump stated on July 30, 2016 in a tweet: "American homeownership rate in Q2 2016 was 62.9% - lowest rate in 51yrs." Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC: Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East. Majority Forward stated on July 29, 2016 in In a political ad: Says Sen. Pat Toomey "even tried to shut down the federal government in order to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood." Dave Brat stated on June 29, 2016 in a podcast.: "A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar." Brian Kilmeade stated on August 1, 2016 in on Fox and Friends: "Nobody covered" the remarks of Patricia Smith, the mother of a Benghazi victim, "live, but almost everybody covered Khizr Khan's, Mr. Khan's remarks live." Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2016 in a tweet: "As usual, Hillary & the Dems are trying to rig the debates so 2 are up against major NFL games."
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National Border Patrol Council stated on July 28, 2016 in a statement: "Interior deportations under Obama were down 40 percent and at a nine-year low." Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention.: The Iran nuclear deal is "putting billions of dollars back into a country that’s the world’s largest supporter of terrorism. We are actually giving them the money to fund the terrorists that are killing us and our allies." Donald Trump stated on August 3, 2016 in a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.: Says he saw videotape "of the people taking the money off the plane" to pay ransom to Iran for hostages. Josh Earnest stated on August 3, 2016 in a White House press briefing: "The mosquito population in South Florida is larger than it is in many other communities in the country." Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2016 in a campaign video : "Hillary Clinton says she wants to, ‘raise taxes on the middle class.’ " Dianne Feinstein stated on July 12, 2016 in a No on Prop. 64 campaign press release. : California’s marijuana legalization initiative, Prop. 64 "allows marijuana smoking ads in prime time, on programs with millions of children and teenage viewers." Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2016 in an interview with the Washington Post: "I’m beating (Kelly Ayotte) in the polls by a lot." Paul Ryan stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech: "The poverty rates in America today aren’t much better than when we started the War on Poverty." Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2016 in a press conference at the White House: Thanks to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, "Vietnam is drafting and presenting unprecedented labor reforms, changing their Constitution to recognize worker organizations in Vietnam for the first time." Paul Ryan stated on August 3, 2016 in an op-ed: After initially agreeing with Republicans on an amount for Zika funding, "Democrats derailed it." Kelly Terry-Willis stated on July 18, 2016 in a Republican National Convention video: In Arizona, "there are only one and a half (Border Patrol) agents per every 10 square miles." Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2016 in a Reddit Ask Me Anything: "Youth unemployment is through the roof." Richard Durbin stated on July 20, 2016 in a press release : "Illinois suffered 1,652 overdose deaths in 2014 ... of which 40 percent were associated with heroin. Illinois is ranked number one in the nation for a decline in treatment capacity between 2007 and 2012, and is now ranked the third worst in the country for state-funded treatment capacity." Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2016 in a White House press conference: The Trans-Pacific Partnership "knocks out 18,000 tariffs that other countries place on American products and goods." Kelly Cassidy stated on May 31, 2016 in a Facebook post: "Then, the Republican leader theatrically introduced new bills with stopgap budget language, declaring that we could stay until midnight and pass this compromise. Except under our constitution, a bill has to be read on 3 different days, so that's not possible." Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio: Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace." Patrick Murphy stated on August 1, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio didn’t show up" for a vote on his own bill on sanctions against Hezbollah. Jacky Rosen stated on July 20, 2016 in a press release.: Says "Danny Tarkanian … wants to defund Planned Parenthood and would outlaw a woman's right to choose, even in cases of rape or incest." Milwaukeeans for Self-Governance stated on July 20, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Milwaukee County district attorney candidate Verona Swanigan "has worked as a prosecutor." Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2016 in a rally speech: "We have a fire marshal that said, 'Oh we can't allow more people’ ... And the reason they won't let them in is because they don't know what the hell they're doing." Katrina Pierson stated on August 2, 2016 in an interview on CNN.: "It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagement that probably cost (Capt. Humayun Khan’s) life." Gwen Graham stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech to Florida delegates at the Democratic National Convention: "We rank 38th in wages. ... (Rick Scott) goes out around the country and advertises that to other states." Doctors Without Borders stated on July 21, 2016 in a press release: Trade deals threaten "India’s role as the pharmacy of the developing world" for new HIV medicines. David A. Clarke Jr. stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview: Says Barack Obama "said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males" and "that is a lie" because "there is no data." Donald Trump stated on July 30, 2016 in a tweet: "American homeownership rate in Q2 2016 was 62.9% - lowest rate in 51yrs." Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC: Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East. Majority Forward stated on July 29, 2016 in In a political ad: Says Sen. Pat Toomey "even tried to shut down the federal government in order to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood." Dave Brat stated on June 29, 2016 in a podcast.: "A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar." Brian Kilmeade stated on August 1, 2016 in on Fox and Friends: "Nobody covered" the remarks of Patricia Smith, the mother of a Benghazi victim, "live, but almost everybody covered Khizr Khan's, Mr. Khan's remarks live." Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2016 in a tweet: "As usual, Hillary & the Dems are trying to rig the debates so 2 are up against major NFL games."
National Border Patrol Council stated on July 28, 2016 in a statement: "Interior deportations under Obama were down 40 percent and at a nine-year low."
Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention.: The Iran nuclear deal is "putting billions of dollars back into a country that’s the world’s largest supporter of terrorism. We are actually giving them the money to fund the terrorists that are killing us and our allies."
Donald Trump stated on August 3, 2016 in a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.: Says he saw videotape "of the people taking the money off the plane" to pay ransom to Iran for hostages.
Josh Earnest stated on August 3, 2016 in a White House press briefing: "The mosquito population in South Florida is larger than it is in many other communities in the country."
Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2016 in a campaign video : "Hillary Clinton says she wants to, ‘raise taxes on the middle class.’ "
Dianne Feinstein stated on July 12, 2016 in a No on Prop. 64 campaign press release. : California’s marijuana legalization initiative, Prop. 64 "allows marijuana smoking ads in prime time, on programs with millions of children and teenage viewers."
Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2016 in an interview with the Washington Post: "I’m beating (Kelly Ayotte) in the polls by a lot."
Paul Ryan stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech: "The poverty rates in America today aren’t much better than when we started the War on Poverty."
Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2016 in a press conference at the White House: Thanks to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, "Vietnam is drafting and presenting unprecedented labor reforms, changing their Constitution to recognize worker organizations in Vietnam for the first time."
Paul Ryan stated on August 3, 2016 in an op-ed: After initially agreeing with Republicans on an amount for Zika funding, "Democrats derailed it."
Kelly Terry-Willis stated on July 18, 2016 in a Republican National Convention video: In Arizona, "there are only one and a half (Border Patrol) agents per every 10 square miles."
Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2016 in a Reddit Ask Me Anything: "Youth unemployment is through the roof."
Richard Durbin stated on July 20, 2016 in a press release : "Illinois suffered 1,652 overdose deaths in 2014 ... of which 40 percent were associated with heroin. Illinois is ranked number one in the nation for a decline in treatment capacity between 2007 and 2012, and is now ranked the third worst in the country for state-funded treatment capacity."
Barack Obama stated on August 2, 2016 in a White House press conference: The Trans-Pacific Partnership "knocks out 18,000 tariffs that other countries place on American products and goods."
Kelly Cassidy stated on May 31, 2016 in a Facebook post: "Then, the Republican leader theatrically introduced new bills with stopgap budget language, declaring that we could stay until midnight and pass this compromise. Except under our constitution, a bill has to be read on 3 different days, so that's not possible."
Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio: Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace."
Patrick Murphy stated on August 1, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says "Marco Rubio didn’t show up" for a vote on his own bill on sanctions against Hezbollah.
Jacky Rosen stated on July 20, 2016 in a press release.: Says "Danny Tarkanian … wants to defund Planned Parenthood and would outlaw a woman's right to choose, even in cases of rape or incest."
Milwaukeeans for Self-Governance stated on July 20, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Milwaukee County district attorney candidate Verona Swanigan "has worked as a prosecutor."
Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2016 in a rally speech: "We have a fire marshal that said, 'Oh we can't allow more people’ ... And the reason they won't let them in is because they don't know what the hell they're doing."
Katrina Pierson stated on August 2, 2016 in an interview on CNN.: "It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagement that probably cost (Capt. Humayun Khan’s) life."
Gwen Graham stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech to Florida delegates at the Democratic National Convention: "We rank 38th in wages. ... (Rick Scott) goes out around the country and advertises that to other states."
Doctors Without Borders stated on July 21, 2016 in a press release: Trade deals threaten "India’s role as the pharmacy of the developing world" for new HIV medicines.
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview: Says Barack Obama "said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males" and "that is a lie" because "there is no data."
Donald Trump stated on July 30, 2016 in a tweet: "American homeownership rate in Q2 2016 was 62.9% - lowest rate in 51yrs."
Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC: Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East.
Majority Forward stated on July 29, 2016 in In a political ad: Says Sen. Pat Toomey "even tried to shut down the federal government in order to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood."
Dave Brat stated on June 29, 2016 in a podcast.: "A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar."
Brian Kilmeade stated on August 1, 2016 in on Fox and Friends: "Nobody covered" the remarks of Patricia Smith, the mother of a Benghazi victim, "live, but almost everybody covered Khizr Khan's, Mr. Khan's remarks live."
Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2016 in a tweet: "As usual, Hillary & the Dems are trying to rig the debates so 2 are up against major NFL games."
