Latest Half-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 Martin O'Malley stated on November 6, 2015 in the First in the South Democratic Presidential forum.: "When President Obama was running for re-election … Senator Sanders was trying to find someone to primary him." Chris Abele stated on November 2, 2015 in a TV ad: Says he balanced the Milwaukee County budget "without raising taxes five years in a row." Donald Trump stated on November 8, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": Says that in polls about 2016 candidate leadership skills, he comes out "two and three and four times higher than anybody else." Greenville Gazette stated on February 1, 2015 in an article: Texas legislation "would allow… teachers to kill their students if they felt it was needed." Scott Walker stated on November 6, 2015 in a series of tweets: Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board "ignored their duties and did not regularly audit" voters to remove felons "for a span of 16 elections. Trevor Noah stated on November 3, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Iowa's Republican caucus stopped mattering years ago. It in no way determines the party nominee." Marco Rubio stated on October 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "There was never a single shred of evidence presented to anyone" that the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, were "spontaneous, and in fact, the CIA themselves understood that early on." Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Under his tax plan, "the greatest gains, percentage-wise," will be "at the lower end of our plan." Jerry Brown stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog." Carly Fiorina stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We have record numbers of people living in poverty." David Cicilline stated on October 23, 2015 in a speech: "There have been more than 300 mass shootings in the United States this year – more than any other country in the world." Jeb Bush stated on October 14, 2015 in a town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.: "If you're born poor, you're more likely to stay poor than any time in American history." Ben Carson stated on October 29, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, "the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee." Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the third Republican presidential debate: "For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses closing than starting." Jeb Bush stated on October 14, 2015 in in a town hall in Concord, New Hampshire: "The top 1 percent pay 45 percent of all taxes in the country." Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Because of Obamacare "people’s premiums ... are going up 35, 45, 55 percent." Marco Rubio stated on October 22, 2015 in an op-ed in Breitbart: "Even after Syrian troops began to shoot protesters in the streets with live ammunition in 2011, Clinton labeled Bashar al-Assad a ‘reformer.' " Hillary Clinton stated on October 13, 2015 in the first Democratic debate: Says as secretary of state she was reserving judgment about the Trans-Pacific Partnership and "hoped it would be the gold standard." Bernie Sanders stated on October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "African-American youth unemployment is 51 percent. Hispanic youth unemployment is 36 percent." Steve Deace stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "News Nation": Pollsters say "don't actually believe our own data" and Gallup stopped primary polling "because they don't trust their methodology." Matt Gaetz stated on October 6, 2015 in a press conference : "In the states that allow open carry, violent crime was 23 percent lower." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 2, 2015 in a tweet: "380 Americans have been killed in 294 mass shootings in 2015 alone." Joe Scarborough stated on October 2, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns." Gerry Connolly stated on September 8, 2015 in radio interview.: "It's estimated we leave somewhere north of $350 billion a year - that's billion - a year on the table uncollected because IRS doesn't have the resources." Mark Kelly stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on "State of the Union": "We sell 40 percent of our guns without a background check." Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview: Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence. Elizabeth Warren stated on September 26, 2015 in a speech: Student loans from the federal government issued between 2007 and 2012 are on target "to produce $66 billion in profits for the United States government." Caleb Rowden stated on August 21, 2015 in a tweet: "#GradInsurance debacle is a DIRECT result of #ObamaCare. #MIZZOU has to break the law to do the right thing." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break. Scott Walker stated on September 16, 2015 in a debate: The Obama administration’s "own Environmental Protection Agency" has said its Clean Power Plan "will have a marginal impact on climate change."
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Martin O'Malley stated on November 6, 2015 in the First in the South Democratic Presidential forum.: "When President Obama was running for re-election … Senator Sanders was trying to find someone to primary him." Chris Abele stated on November 2, 2015 in a TV ad: Says he balanced the Milwaukee County budget "without raising taxes five years in a row." Donald Trump stated on November 8, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": Says that in polls about 2016 candidate leadership skills, he comes out "two and three and four times higher than anybody else." Greenville Gazette stated on February 1, 2015 in an article: Texas legislation "would allow… teachers to kill their students if they felt it was needed." Scott Walker stated on November 6, 2015 in a series of tweets: Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board "ignored their duties and did not regularly audit" voters to remove felons "for a span of 16 elections. Trevor Noah stated on November 3, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Iowa's Republican caucus stopped mattering years ago. It in no way determines the party nominee." Marco Rubio stated on October 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "There was never a single shred of evidence presented to anyone" that the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, were "spontaneous, and in fact, the CIA themselves understood that early on." Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Under his tax plan, "the greatest gains, percentage-wise," will be "at the lower end of our plan." Jerry Brown stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog." Carly Fiorina stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We have record numbers of people living in poverty." David Cicilline stated on October 23, 2015 in a speech: "There have been more than 300 mass shootings in the United States this year – more than any other country in the world." Jeb Bush stated on October 14, 2015 in a town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.: "If you're born poor, you're more likely to stay poor than any time in American history." Ben Carson stated on October 29, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, "the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee." Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the third Republican presidential debate: "For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses closing than starting." Jeb Bush stated on October 14, 2015 in in a town hall in Concord, New Hampshire: "The top 1 percent pay 45 percent of all taxes in the country." Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Because of Obamacare "people’s premiums ... are going up 35, 45, 55 percent." Marco Rubio stated on October 22, 2015 in an op-ed in Breitbart: "Even after Syrian troops began to shoot protesters in the streets with live ammunition in 2011, Clinton labeled Bashar al-Assad a ‘reformer.' " Hillary Clinton stated on October 13, 2015 in the first Democratic debate: Says as secretary of state she was reserving judgment about the Trans-Pacific Partnership and "hoped it would be the gold standard." Bernie Sanders stated on October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "African-American youth unemployment is 51 percent. Hispanic youth unemployment is 36 percent." Steve Deace stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "News Nation": Pollsters say "don't actually believe our own data" and Gallup stopped primary polling "because they don't trust their methodology." Matt Gaetz stated on October 6, 2015 in a press conference : "In the states that allow open carry, violent crime was 23 percent lower." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 2, 2015 in a tweet: "380 Americans have been killed in 294 mass shootings in 2015 alone." Joe Scarborough stated on October 2, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns." Gerry Connolly stated on September 8, 2015 in radio interview.: "It's estimated we leave somewhere north of $350 billion a year - that's billion - a year on the table uncollected because IRS doesn't have the resources." Mark Kelly stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on "State of the Union": "We sell 40 percent of our guns without a background check." Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview: Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence. Elizabeth Warren stated on September 26, 2015 in a speech: Student loans from the federal government issued between 2007 and 2012 are on target "to produce $66 billion in profits for the United States government." Caleb Rowden stated on August 21, 2015 in a tweet: "#GradInsurance debacle is a DIRECT result of #ObamaCare. #MIZZOU has to break the law to do the right thing." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break. Scott Walker stated on September 16, 2015 in a debate: The Obama administration’s "own Environmental Protection Agency" has said its Clean Power Plan "will have a marginal impact on climate change."
Martin O'Malley stated on November 6, 2015 in the First in the South Democratic Presidential forum.: "When President Obama was running for re-election … Senator Sanders was trying to find someone to primary him."
Chris Abele stated on November 2, 2015 in a TV ad: Says he balanced the Milwaukee County budget "without raising taxes five years in a row."
Donald Trump stated on November 8, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": Says that in polls about 2016 candidate leadership skills, he comes out "two and three and four times higher than anybody else."
Greenville Gazette stated on February 1, 2015 in an article: Texas legislation "would allow… teachers to kill their students if they felt it was needed."
Scott Walker stated on November 6, 2015 in a series of tweets: Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board "ignored their duties and did not regularly audit" voters to remove felons "for a span of 16 elections.
Trevor Noah stated on November 3, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": "Iowa's Republican caucus stopped mattering years ago. It in no way determines the party nominee."
Marco Rubio stated on October 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "There was never a single shred of evidence presented to anyone" that the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, were "spontaneous, and in fact, the CIA themselves understood that early on."
Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Under his tax plan, "the greatest gains, percentage-wise," will be "at the lower end of our plan."
Jerry Brown stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog."
Carly Fiorina stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We have record numbers of people living in poverty."
David Cicilline stated on October 23, 2015 in a speech: "There have been more than 300 mass shootings in the United States this year – more than any other country in the world."
Jeb Bush stated on October 14, 2015 in a town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.: "If you're born poor, you're more likely to stay poor than any time in American history."
Ben Carson stated on October 29, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, "the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee."
Marco Rubio stated on October 28, 2015 in the third Republican presidential debate: "For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses closing than starting."
Jeb Bush stated on October 14, 2015 in in a town hall in Concord, New Hampshire: "The top 1 percent pay 45 percent of all taxes in the country."
Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Because of Obamacare "people’s premiums ... are going up 35, 45, 55 percent."
Marco Rubio stated on October 22, 2015 in an op-ed in Breitbart: "Even after Syrian troops began to shoot protesters in the streets with live ammunition in 2011, Clinton labeled Bashar al-Assad a ‘reformer.' "
Hillary Clinton stated on October 13, 2015 in the first Democratic debate: Says as secretary of state she was reserving judgment about the Trans-Pacific Partnership and "hoped it would be the gold standard."
Bernie Sanders stated on October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "African-American youth unemployment is 51 percent. Hispanic youth unemployment is 36 percent."
Steve Deace stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "News Nation": Pollsters say "don't actually believe our own data" and Gallup stopped primary polling "because they don't trust their methodology."
Matt Gaetz stated on October 6, 2015 in a press conference : "In the states that allow open carry, violent crime was 23 percent lower."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 2, 2015 in a tweet: "380 Americans have been killed in 294 mass shootings in 2015 alone."
Joe Scarborough stated on October 2, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns."
Gerry Connolly stated on September 8, 2015 in radio interview.: "It's estimated we leave somewhere north of $350 billion a year - that's billion - a year on the table uncollected because IRS doesn't have the resources."
Mark Kelly stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on "State of the Union": "We sell 40 percent of our guns without a background check."
Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview: Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence.
Elizabeth Warren stated on September 26, 2015 in a speech: Student loans from the federal government issued between 2007 and 2012 are on target "to produce $66 billion in profits for the United States government."
Caleb Rowden stated on August 21, 2015 in a tweet: "#GradInsurance debacle is a DIRECT result of #ObamaCare. #MIZZOU has to break the law to do the right thing."
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break.
Scott Walker stated on September 16, 2015 in a debate: The Obama administration’s "own Environmental Protection Agency" has said its Clean Power Plan "will have a marginal impact on climate change."
