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 Mike Huebsch stated on April 7, 2015 in testimony before a state Senate committee: "The elimination of essentially every automobile would be offset by one volcano exploding." Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 14, 2015 in a panel discussion on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": "The president and vice president can't be from the same state." Hillary Clinton stated on April 15, 2015 in a roundtable chat in Iowa: Says "all my grandparents" immigrated to America. Jeb Bush stated on April 14, 2015 in an interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "We are in the sixth year of recovery, and median income is below what it was at the start of the recovery." Mark Pocan stated on April 9, 2015 in a news conference: "When the Constitution was written, (only) 20 to 25 percent of the people in the country could vote." Rick Santorum stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Says Howard Zinn, "an anti-American Marxist," wrote "the most popular textbook that's taught in our high schools in America." Jeb Bush stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Florida has the most concealed weapon permits in the nation, "nearly double that of the second state, which is Texas." Edward Flynn stated on April 14, 2015 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor." Rick Perry stated on April 7, 2015 in an interview with the Texas Tribune: On in-state tuition for unauthorized immigrants. Addicting Information stated on April 4, 2015 in an infographic on the Addicting Info website: "U.S. police killed more people in just one month than the U.K.’s did in over a century." Tim Cook stated on March 29, 2015 in an oped column: "Legislation being considered in Texas would strip the salaries and pensions of clerks who issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — even if the Supreme Court strikes down Texas’ marriage ban later this year." Michael T. Owens stated on April 1, 2015 in a news report: A $5-a-night hotel/motel tax that’s part of the transportation bill will hurt Georgia’s convention business by adding extra costs for large groups coming to the state. Kirsten Powers stated on April 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": Says Rand Paul denied that he "put forward a bill ... to zero out foreign aid and specifically spoke about Israel." Rick Scott stated on April 6, 2015 in a speech: "The same federal government that offers some money for a program is walking away from another health care program." People for the American Way stated on April 13, 2015 in a radio ad: Says Marco Rubio "voted to deport" young people known as Dreamers. Nathan Deal stated on January 14, 2015 in State of State: This year’s state budget and my spending proposal for Fiscal Year 2016 represent an infusion of more than $1 billion in additional money for K-12 education. Rick Santorum stated on April 5, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation.": "Ninety percent of American workers don't own their own business." Scott Walker stated on April 1, 2015 in an interview: Says Bill Clinton signed a law "very similar to," and Barack Obama voted for a law "something like," Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Dave Brat stated on March 17, 2015 in a written statement.: Repealing Obamacare saves "our nation more than $2 trillion." Mitt Romney stated on April 12, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Hillary Clinton "erased all of her emails even though they were subject to recall and review by Congress." Rand Paul stated on April 12, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Hillary Clinton "completely ignored" "dozens and dozens of requests for more security" for the Benghazi consulate. Mackubin Thomas Owens stated on March 18, 2015 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "In the early 1980s, Sen. Edward Kennedy secretly offered to help Soviet leaders counter the Reagan administration’s position on nuclear disarmament." Rand Paul stated on April 8, 2015 in a town hall meeting in Milford, NH: "The founders of New Hampshire came up with the motto Live Free or Die." NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on April 8, 2015 in a blog post: Wisconsin’s attorney general and state treasurer ordered the daughter of Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson not to discuss climate change on state time. Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2015 in posts on social media: Facebook has unveiled new rules to stop their users from creating posts related in any way to religion. David Ralston stated on April 2, 2015 in comments from the House floor: The Georgia Legislature’s last day of session ends at midnight. Edward Snowden stated on April 5, 2015 in an interview on "Last Week Tonight": "Wholly domestic communication between you and your wife can go to New York to London and back and get caught up in the (NSA) database." Brook Hines stated on April 6, 2015 in an online op-ed column: Says U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy has "sided with the GOP on key votes twice as often as he sided with Democrats." Sean Hannity stated on April 8, 2015 in a broadcast the Sean Hannity radio show: "You can’t build a Christian church in Saudi Arabia." Rand Paul stated on April 7, 2015 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "Debt doubled" under Bush "and now it’s tripling under Barack Obama’s watch."
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Mike Huebsch stated on April 7, 2015 in testimony before a state Senate committee: "The elimination of essentially every automobile would be offset by one volcano exploding." Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 14, 2015 in a panel discussion on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": "The president and vice president can't be from the same state." Hillary Clinton stated on April 15, 2015 in a roundtable chat in Iowa: Says "all my grandparents" immigrated to America. Jeb Bush stated on April 14, 2015 in an interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "We are in the sixth year of recovery, and median income is below what it was at the start of the recovery." Mark Pocan stated on April 9, 2015 in a news conference: "When the Constitution was written, (only) 20 to 25 percent of the people in the country could vote." Rick Santorum stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Says Howard Zinn, "an anti-American Marxist," wrote "the most popular textbook that's taught in our high schools in America." Jeb Bush stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Florida has the most concealed weapon permits in the nation, "nearly double that of the second state, which is Texas." Edward Flynn stated on April 14, 2015 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor." Rick Perry stated on April 7, 2015 in an interview with the Texas Tribune: On in-state tuition for unauthorized immigrants. Addicting Information stated on April 4, 2015 in an infographic on the Addicting Info website: "U.S. police killed more people in just one month than the U.K.’s did in over a century." Tim Cook stated on March 29, 2015 in an oped column: "Legislation being considered in Texas would strip the salaries and pensions of clerks who issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — even if the Supreme Court strikes down Texas’ marriage ban later this year." Michael T. Owens stated on April 1, 2015 in a news report: A $5-a-night hotel/motel tax that’s part of the transportation bill will hurt Georgia’s convention business by adding extra costs for large groups coming to the state. Kirsten Powers stated on April 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": Says Rand Paul denied that he "put forward a bill ... to zero out foreign aid and specifically spoke about Israel." Rick Scott stated on April 6, 2015 in a speech: "The same federal government that offers some money for a program is walking away from another health care program." People for the American Way stated on April 13, 2015 in a radio ad: Says Marco Rubio "voted to deport" young people known as Dreamers. Nathan Deal stated on January 14, 2015 in State of State: This year’s state budget and my spending proposal for Fiscal Year 2016 represent an infusion of more than $1 billion in additional money for K-12 education. Rick Santorum stated on April 5, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation.": "Ninety percent of American workers don't own their own business." Scott Walker stated on April 1, 2015 in an interview: Says Bill Clinton signed a law "very similar to," and Barack Obama voted for a law "something like," Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Dave Brat stated on March 17, 2015 in a written statement.: Repealing Obamacare saves "our nation more than $2 trillion." Mitt Romney stated on April 12, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Hillary Clinton "erased all of her emails even though they were subject to recall and review by Congress." Rand Paul stated on April 12, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Hillary Clinton "completely ignored" "dozens and dozens of requests for more security" for the Benghazi consulate. Mackubin Thomas Owens stated on March 18, 2015 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "In the early 1980s, Sen. Edward Kennedy secretly offered to help Soviet leaders counter the Reagan administration’s position on nuclear disarmament." Rand Paul stated on April 8, 2015 in a town hall meeting in Milford, NH: "The founders of New Hampshire came up with the motto Live Free or Die." NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on April 8, 2015 in a blog post: Wisconsin’s attorney general and state treasurer ordered the daughter of Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson not to discuss climate change on state time. Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2015 in posts on social media: Facebook has unveiled new rules to stop their users from creating posts related in any way to religion. David Ralston stated on April 2, 2015 in comments from the House floor: The Georgia Legislature’s last day of session ends at midnight. Edward Snowden stated on April 5, 2015 in an interview on "Last Week Tonight": "Wholly domestic communication between you and your wife can go to New York to London and back and get caught up in the (NSA) database." Brook Hines stated on April 6, 2015 in an online op-ed column: Says U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy has "sided with the GOP on key votes twice as often as he sided with Democrats." Sean Hannity stated on April 8, 2015 in a broadcast the Sean Hannity radio show: "You can’t build a Christian church in Saudi Arabia." Rand Paul stated on April 7, 2015 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "Debt doubled" under Bush "and now it’s tripling under Barack Obama’s watch."
Mike Huebsch stated on April 7, 2015 in testimony before a state Senate committee: "The elimination of essentially every automobile would be offset by one volcano exploding."
Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 14, 2015 in a panel discussion on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": "The president and vice president can't be from the same state."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 15, 2015 in a roundtable chat in Iowa: Says "all my grandparents" immigrated to America.
Jeb Bush stated on April 14, 2015 in an interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "We are in the sixth year of recovery, and median income is below what it was at the start of the recovery."
Mark Pocan stated on April 9, 2015 in a news conference: "When the Constitution was written, (only) 20 to 25 percent of the people in the country could vote."
Rick Santorum stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Says Howard Zinn, "an anti-American Marxist," wrote "the most popular textbook that's taught in our high schools in America."
Jeb Bush stated on April 10, 2015 in a speech to the NRA: Florida has the most concealed weapon permits in the nation, "nearly double that of the second state, which is Texas."
Edward Flynn stated on April 14, 2015 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor."
Rick Perry stated on April 7, 2015 in an interview with the Texas Tribune: On in-state tuition for unauthorized immigrants.
Addicting Information stated on April 4, 2015 in an infographic on the Addicting Info website: "U.S. police killed more people in just one month than the U.K.’s did in over a century."
Tim Cook stated on March 29, 2015 in an oped column: "Legislation being considered in Texas would strip the salaries and pensions of clerks who issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — even if the Supreme Court strikes down Texas’ marriage ban later this year."
Michael T. Owens stated on April 1, 2015 in a news report: A $5-a-night hotel/motel tax that’s part of the transportation bill will hurt Georgia’s convention business by adding extra costs for large groups coming to the state.
Kirsten Powers stated on April 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": Says Rand Paul denied that he "put forward a bill ... to zero out foreign aid and specifically spoke about Israel."
Rick Scott stated on April 6, 2015 in a speech: "The same federal government that offers some money for a program is walking away from another health care program."
People for the American Way stated on April 13, 2015 in a radio ad: Says Marco Rubio "voted to deport" young people known as Dreamers.
Nathan Deal stated on January 14, 2015 in State of State: This year’s state budget and my spending proposal for Fiscal Year 2016 represent an infusion of more than $1 billion in additional money for K-12 education.
Rick Santorum stated on April 5, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation.": "Ninety percent of American workers don't own their own business."
Scott Walker stated on April 1, 2015 in an interview: Says Bill Clinton signed a law "very similar to," and Barack Obama voted for a law "something like," Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Dave Brat stated on March 17, 2015 in a written statement.: Repealing Obamacare saves "our nation more than $2 trillion."
Mitt Romney stated on April 12, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Hillary Clinton "erased all of her emails even though they were subject to recall and review by Congress."
Rand Paul stated on April 12, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Hillary Clinton "completely ignored" "dozens and dozens of requests for more security" for the Benghazi consulate.
Mackubin Thomas Owens stated on March 18, 2015 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "In the early 1980s, Sen. Edward Kennedy secretly offered to help Soviet leaders counter the Reagan administration’s position on nuclear disarmament."
Rand Paul stated on April 8, 2015 in a town hall meeting in Milford, NH: "The founders of New Hampshire came up with the motto Live Free or Die."
NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on April 8, 2015 in a blog post: Wisconsin’s attorney general and state treasurer ordered the daughter of Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson not to discuss climate change on state time.
Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2015 in posts on social media: Facebook has unveiled new rules to stop their users from creating posts related in any way to religion.
David Ralston stated on April 2, 2015 in comments from the House floor: The Georgia Legislature’s last day of session ends at midnight.
Edward Snowden stated on April 5, 2015 in an interview on "Last Week Tonight": "Wholly domestic communication between you and your wife can go to New York to London and back and get caught up in the (NSA) database."
Brook Hines stated on April 6, 2015 in an online op-ed column: Says U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy has "sided with the GOP on key votes twice as often as he sided with Democrats."
Sean Hannity stated on April 8, 2015 in a broadcast the Sean Hannity radio show: "You can’t build a Christian church in Saudi Arabia."
Rand Paul stated on April 7, 2015 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "Debt doubled" under Bush "and now it’s tripling under Barack Obama’s watch."