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 Sean Duffy stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech: "Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have left us with $19 trillion in debt." Tim Kaine stated on July 14, 2016 in a speech.: Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage." Safety For All Initiative stated on July 6, 2016 in an email.: "There are at least twice as many licensed firearm dealers in California as there are McDonald’s." Antonio Sabato Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in an interview with ABC News: Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim. Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "There are about 350,000 people who succeed in crossing our borders illegally each year." Donald Trump stated on July 18, 2016 in an interview on Fox News with Bill O'Reilly: Says as GOP was picking a convention city, "I recommended Ohio." Mark Geist stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We defied the stand-down orders" during the Benghazi attack. Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention”: "Hillary Clinton is for open borders." Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton "has been a champion of globalist trade agreements. ... Worst of all, they are now pushing the disastrous 5,000-page Obamatrade — the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement." 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." Mike Cernovich stated on July 14, 2016 in his blog: "The Cleveland police has issued a stand down order to officers." Zephyr Teachout stated on June 28, 2016 in her victory speech after winning the Democratic primary.: "John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline." 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." Reince Priebus stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says no one from the Bush family attended the 2012 Republican National Convention and "there was no President Bush" at the 2008 convention. Reince Priebus stated on July 17, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "What the facts say" is ... "the best scenario for kids is a loving mom and dad." Frank Guinta stated on July 4, 2016 in an email: "Granite State shipbuilders . . . built the first ship that sailed into battle under a new American flag." Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2016 in a speech in San Diego: "95 percent of the world’s customers are … beyond our shores." Drew Brees stated on June 12, 2016 in as quoted in an interview with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman: "Do you know what the second sport with the most concussions is? Women’s soccer… And the third most dangerous sport? Cheerleading." Jim Waldman stated on July 8, 2016 in a campaign email: Says Gary Farmer’s claim that he "received an 'A' from the NRA" is "an absolute lie." 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." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2016 in a speech: "Just look at what the FBI director said about her (Hillary Clinton) — her misconduct is a disgrace and embarrassment to our country." Moms Rising stated on July 13, 2016: "In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball." Van Wanggaard stated on July 10, 2016 in an opinion article: "You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country." Tammy Duckworth stated on June 8, 2016 in a tweet: Says Mark Kirk "called for the mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans" and "was apparently fine with Trump’s #StillTooRacist call for mass deportation." Barack Obama stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech at a memorial service in Dallas: "We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer or even a book." Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech at a Trump rally: Says Hillary Clinton "took 13 hours to send help to Americans under fire" during the terrorist attack in Benghazi. Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a Donald Trump rally in Indiana: "Today, there are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200-year history of the great state of Indiana." Kelli Ward stated on July 3, 2016 in a campaign advertisement: Says Sen. John McCain spent the July 4 weekend in Islamabad, Pakistan, selling "F-16s and advanced weapons to the folks who harbored Osama bin Laden." 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." Bill Mitchell stated on April 20, 2016 in a speech: "Over the last six years, the state of Illinois spent about $320 million on illegal immigrants."
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Sean Duffy stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech: "Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have left us with $19 trillion in debt." Tim Kaine stated on July 14, 2016 in a speech.: Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage." Safety For All Initiative stated on July 6, 2016 in an email.: "There are at least twice as many licensed firearm dealers in California as there are McDonald’s." Antonio Sabato Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in an interview with ABC News: Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim. Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "There are about 350,000 people who succeed in crossing our borders illegally each year." Donald Trump stated on July 18, 2016 in an interview on Fox News with Bill O'Reilly: Says as GOP was picking a convention city, "I recommended Ohio." Mark Geist stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We defied the stand-down orders" during the Benghazi attack. Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention”: "Hillary Clinton is for open borders." Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton "has been a champion of globalist trade agreements. ... Worst of all, they are now pushing the disastrous 5,000-page Obamatrade — the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement." 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." Mike Cernovich stated on July 14, 2016 in his blog: "The Cleveland police has issued a stand down order to officers." Zephyr Teachout stated on June 28, 2016 in her victory speech after winning the Democratic primary.: "John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline." 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." Reince Priebus stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says no one from the Bush family attended the 2012 Republican National Convention and "there was no President Bush" at the 2008 convention. Reince Priebus stated on July 17, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "What the facts say" is ... "the best scenario for kids is a loving mom and dad." Frank Guinta stated on July 4, 2016 in an email: "Granite State shipbuilders . . . built the first ship that sailed into battle under a new American flag." Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2016 in a speech in San Diego: "95 percent of the world’s customers are … beyond our shores." Drew Brees stated on June 12, 2016 in as quoted in an interview with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman: "Do you know what the second sport with the most concussions is? Women’s soccer… And the third most dangerous sport? Cheerleading." Jim Waldman stated on July 8, 2016 in a campaign email: Says Gary Farmer’s claim that he "received an 'A' from the NRA" is "an absolute lie." 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." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2016 in a speech: "Just look at what the FBI director said about her (Hillary Clinton) — her misconduct is a disgrace and embarrassment to our country." Moms Rising stated on July 13, 2016: "In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball." Van Wanggaard stated on July 10, 2016 in an opinion article: "You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country." Tammy Duckworth stated on June 8, 2016 in a tweet: Says Mark Kirk "called for the mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans" and "was apparently fine with Trump’s #StillTooRacist call for mass deportation." Barack Obama stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech at a memorial service in Dallas: "We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer or even a book." Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech at a Trump rally: Says Hillary Clinton "took 13 hours to send help to Americans under fire" during the terrorist attack in Benghazi. Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a Donald Trump rally in Indiana: "Today, there are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200-year history of the great state of Indiana." Kelli Ward stated on July 3, 2016 in a campaign advertisement: Says Sen. John McCain spent the July 4 weekend in Islamabad, Pakistan, selling "F-16s and advanced weapons to the folks who harbored Osama bin Laden." 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." Bill Mitchell stated on April 20, 2016 in a speech: "Over the last six years, the state of Illinois spent about $320 million on illegal immigrants."
Sean Duffy stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech: "Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have left us with $19 trillion in debt."
Safety For All Initiative stated on July 6, 2016 in an email.: "There are at least twice as many licensed firearm dealers in California as there are McDonald’s."
Antonio Sabato Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in an interview with ABC News: Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim.
Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "There are about 350,000 people who succeed in crossing our borders illegally each year."
Donald Trump stated on July 18, 2016 in an interview on Fox News with Bill O'Reilly: Says as GOP was picking a convention city, "I recommended Ohio."
Mark Geist stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We defied the stand-down orders" during the Benghazi attack.
Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention”: "Hillary Clinton is for open borders."
Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in the GOP convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton "has been a champion of globalist trade agreements. ... Worst of all, they are now pushing the disastrous 5,000-page Obamatrade — the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement."
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."
Mike Cernovich stated on July 14, 2016 in his blog: "The Cleveland police has issued a stand down order to officers."
Zephyr Teachout stated on June 28, 2016 in her victory speech after winning the Democratic primary.: "John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline."
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."
Reince Priebus stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says no one from the Bush family attended the 2012 Republican National Convention and "there was no President Bush" at the 2008 convention.
Reince Priebus stated on July 17, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "What the facts say" is ... "the best scenario for kids is a loving mom and dad."
Frank Guinta stated on July 4, 2016 in an email: "Granite State shipbuilders . . . built the first ship that sailed into battle under a new American flag."
Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2016 in a speech in San Diego: "95 percent of the world’s customers are … beyond our shores."
Drew Brees stated on June 12, 2016 in as quoted in an interview with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman: "Do you know what the second sport with the most concussions is? Women’s soccer… And the third most dangerous sport? Cheerleading."
Jim Waldman stated on July 8, 2016 in a campaign email: Says Gary Farmer’s claim that he "received an 'A' from the NRA" is "an absolute lie."
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."
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2016 in a speech: "Just look at what the FBI director said about her (Hillary Clinton) — her misconduct is a disgrace and embarrassment to our country."
Moms Rising stated on July 13, 2016: "In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball."
Van Wanggaard stated on July 10, 2016 in an opinion article: "You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country."
Tammy Duckworth stated on June 8, 2016 in a tweet: Says Mark Kirk "called for the mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans" and "was apparently fine with Trump’s #StillTooRacist call for mass deportation."
Barack Obama stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech at a memorial service in Dallas: "We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer or even a book."
Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech at a Trump rally: Says Hillary Clinton "took 13 hours to send help to Americans under fire" during the terrorist attack in Benghazi.
Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a Donald Trump rally in Indiana: "Today, there are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200-year history of the great state of Indiana."
Kelli Ward stated on July 3, 2016 in a campaign advertisement: Says Sen. John McCain spent the July 4 weekend in Islamabad, Pakistan, selling "F-16s and advanced weapons to the folks who harbored Osama bin Laden."
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."
Bill Mitchell stated on April 20, 2016 in a speech: "Over the last six years, the state of Illinois spent about $320 million on illegal immigrants."
