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 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 22, 2014 in an interview with a Las Vegas news network: "There were 36 states where Republicans who were in charge refused to implement a state (health insurance) exchange." Jon Richards stated on June 16, 2014 in a video: "Last year, I was involved with an effort to to help prosecutors get their first pay raise in more than 10 years." Angel Taveras stated on July 12, 2014 in an interview with The Providence Journal: "If you look at what we’ve done over the last several years, the crime rate has actually gone down in [Providence] and . . . the number of shootings has been going down." Club for Growth stated on July 21, 2014 in a campaign ad: When the New Hampshire Legislature raised the gasoline tax, gas prices in the state were "skyrocketing." Dennis Richardson stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate: "We are 49th in the nation for our graduation rate" Rick Perry stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview with Glenn Beck: More than 3,000 homicides were committed by "illegal aliens" over the past six years. Barack Obama stated on July 17, 2014 in a speech in Delaware: "We've recovered (from the recession) faster and come farther than almost any other advanced country on Earth." Lou Dobbs stated on July 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "Lou Dobbs Tonight": Obama’s 2012 policy on younger immigrants "created these children coming across" the border. Nan Rich stated on July 11, 2014 in a speech to the Florida Press Association: "Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state." Mitch McConnell stated on July 17, 2014 in a press release: Says a new report shows the "devastating tax hikes (in the health care law) will have on middle-class Kentuckians." Pat Buchanan stated on July 17, 2014 in comments on Fox News: "Right now, one third of all illegal aliens are going to California." Ismael Ozanne stated on June 7, 2014 in a speech: "I’m running the second-largest county district attorney’s office … at 1985 staffing levels." Fresh Start PA stated on July 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation." Nan Rich stated on July 11, 2014 in a speech to the Florida Press Association: Florida has the "third most-regressive tax" structure. New Approach Oregon stated on June 26, 2014 in a Facebook post: 76 percent of doctors support the use of medical marijuana Kate Obenshain stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor": Compared to President Obama, "President Reagan rushed home from Santa Barbara vacation, from the Reagan ranch when the Korean jetliner was shot out of the air by the Russians." Mark O'Mara stated on July 16, 2014 in comments on CNN: "Literally, by the time a child is 18 years of age, they've killed over 100,000 people in video games and other online things." Hillary Clinton stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on PBS' "The Charlie Rose Show": The number of jobs created and people lifted out of poverty during Bill Clinton’s presidency was "a hundred times" what it was under President Ronald Reagan. Stu Burguiere stated on July 15, 2014 in comments on The Glenn Beck Radio Program: There are fewer wars, there are fewer people dying in wars "now than there have been in quite some time." Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2014 in a meme on social media: Says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that "if the workers are more insecure, that's very healthy for the society" because "they'll serve the masters gladly and passively." Ed Gillespie stated on June 13, 2014 in interviews: On immigration reform John Kerry stated on July 20, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The so-called defense minister of the People's Republic of Donetsk ... actually posted a bragging social media posting of having shot down a military transport. And then when it became apparent it was civilian, they pulled it down from social media." Bloggers stated on July 2, 2014 in blog postings: The Obama Administration is suing a Wisconsin company for forcing employees to speak English. Barbara Comstock stated on July 7, 2014 in a web post.: Obamacare "already has caused millions of hardworking Virginians to lose their health insurance." Brett Smiley stated on June 25, 2014 in a campaign brochure: There are "approximately 20,000 annual gun purchases in Rhode Island." Vernon Jones stated on July 10, 2014 in an Atlanta Press Club debate: Jeff Mann has an ethics complaint against him alleging he used county workers for campaign work, which is an indictable offense. Jeff Mann stated on July 10, 2014 in an Atlanta Press Club debate: DeKalb County has been recognized in recent years as having one the best sheriff’s departments in the nation. New Approach Oregon stated on June 26, 2014 in a website statement: In Oregon, 12,808 people were arrested for marijuana-related crimes in 2012. Mitch McConnell stated on July 10, 2014 in remarks to voters in Kentucky: "More women are graduating from college now than men." Phil Gingrey stated on July 7, 2014 in a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Amid the "crisis at our southern border," there are "reports of illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as … Ebola virus."
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 22, 2014 in an interview with a Las Vegas news network: "There were 36 states where Republicans who were in charge refused to implement a state (health insurance) exchange." Jon Richards stated on June 16, 2014 in a video: "Last year, I was involved with an effort to to help prosecutors get their first pay raise in more than 10 years." Angel Taveras stated on July 12, 2014 in an interview with The Providence Journal: "If you look at what we’ve done over the last several years, the crime rate has actually gone down in [Providence] and . . . the number of shootings has been going down." Club for Growth stated on July 21, 2014 in a campaign ad: When the New Hampshire Legislature raised the gasoline tax, gas prices in the state were "skyrocketing." Dennis Richardson stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate: "We are 49th in the nation for our graduation rate" Rick Perry stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview with Glenn Beck: More than 3,000 homicides were committed by "illegal aliens" over the past six years. Barack Obama stated on July 17, 2014 in a speech in Delaware: "We've recovered (from the recession) faster and come farther than almost any other advanced country on Earth." Lou Dobbs stated on July 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "Lou Dobbs Tonight": Obama’s 2012 policy on younger immigrants "created these children coming across" the border. Nan Rich stated on July 11, 2014 in a speech to the Florida Press Association: "Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state." Mitch McConnell stated on July 17, 2014 in a press release: Says a new report shows the "devastating tax hikes (in the health care law) will have on middle-class Kentuckians." Pat Buchanan stated on July 17, 2014 in comments on Fox News: "Right now, one third of all illegal aliens are going to California." Ismael Ozanne stated on June 7, 2014 in a speech: "I’m running the second-largest county district attorney’s office … at 1985 staffing levels." Fresh Start PA stated on July 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation." Nan Rich stated on July 11, 2014 in a speech to the Florida Press Association: Florida has the "third most-regressive tax" structure. New Approach Oregon stated on June 26, 2014 in a Facebook post: 76 percent of doctors support the use of medical marijuana Kate Obenshain stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor": Compared to President Obama, "President Reagan rushed home from Santa Barbara vacation, from the Reagan ranch when the Korean jetliner was shot out of the air by the Russians." Mark O'Mara stated on July 16, 2014 in comments on CNN: "Literally, by the time a child is 18 years of age, they've killed over 100,000 people in video games and other online things." Hillary Clinton stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on PBS' "The Charlie Rose Show": The number of jobs created and people lifted out of poverty during Bill Clinton’s presidency was "a hundred times" what it was under President Ronald Reagan. Stu Burguiere stated on July 15, 2014 in comments on The Glenn Beck Radio Program: There are fewer wars, there are fewer people dying in wars "now than there have been in quite some time." Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2014 in a meme on social media: Says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that "if the workers are more insecure, that's very healthy for the society" because "they'll serve the masters gladly and passively." Ed Gillespie stated on June 13, 2014 in interviews: On immigration reform John Kerry stated on July 20, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The so-called defense minister of the People's Republic of Donetsk ... actually posted a bragging social media posting of having shot down a military transport. And then when it became apparent it was civilian, they pulled it down from social media." Bloggers stated on July 2, 2014 in blog postings: The Obama Administration is suing a Wisconsin company for forcing employees to speak English. Barbara Comstock stated on July 7, 2014 in a web post.: Obamacare "already has caused millions of hardworking Virginians to lose their health insurance." Brett Smiley stated on June 25, 2014 in a campaign brochure: There are "approximately 20,000 annual gun purchases in Rhode Island." Vernon Jones stated on July 10, 2014 in an Atlanta Press Club debate: Jeff Mann has an ethics complaint against him alleging he used county workers for campaign work, which is an indictable offense. Jeff Mann stated on July 10, 2014 in an Atlanta Press Club debate: DeKalb County has been recognized in recent years as having one the best sheriff’s departments in the nation. New Approach Oregon stated on June 26, 2014 in a website statement: In Oregon, 12,808 people were arrested for marijuana-related crimes in 2012. Mitch McConnell stated on July 10, 2014 in remarks to voters in Kentucky: "More women are graduating from college now than men." Phil Gingrey stated on July 7, 2014 in a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Amid the "crisis at our southern border," there are "reports of illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as … Ebola virus."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 22, 2014 in an interview with a Las Vegas news network: "There were 36 states where Republicans who were in charge refused to implement a state (health insurance) exchange."
Jon Richards stated on June 16, 2014 in a video: "Last year, I was involved with an effort to to help prosecutors get their first pay raise in more than 10 years."
Angel Taveras stated on July 12, 2014 in an interview with The Providence Journal: "If you look at what we’ve done over the last several years, the crime rate has actually gone down in [Providence] and . . . the number of shootings has been going down."
Club for Growth stated on July 21, 2014 in a campaign ad: When the New Hampshire Legislature raised the gasoline tax, gas prices in the state were "skyrocketing."
Dennis Richardson stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate: "We are 49th in the nation for our graduation rate"
Rick Perry stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview with Glenn Beck: More than 3,000 homicides were committed by "illegal aliens" over the past six years.
Barack Obama stated on July 17, 2014 in a speech in Delaware: "We've recovered (from the recession) faster and come farther than almost any other advanced country on Earth."
Lou Dobbs stated on July 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "Lou Dobbs Tonight": Obama’s 2012 policy on younger immigrants "created these children coming across" the border.
Nan Rich stated on July 11, 2014 in a speech to the Florida Press Association: "Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state."
Mitch McConnell stated on July 17, 2014 in a press release: Says a new report shows the "devastating tax hikes (in the health care law) will have on middle-class Kentuckians."
Pat Buchanan stated on July 17, 2014 in comments on Fox News: "Right now, one third of all illegal aliens are going to California."
Ismael Ozanne stated on June 7, 2014 in a speech: "I’m running the second-largest county district attorney’s office … at 1985 staffing levels."
Fresh Start PA stated on July 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation."
Nan Rich stated on July 11, 2014 in a speech to the Florida Press Association: Florida has the "third most-regressive tax" structure.
New Approach Oregon stated on June 26, 2014 in a Facebook post: 76 percent of doctors support the use of medical marijuana
Kate Obenshain stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor": Compared to President Obama, "President Reagan rushed home from Santa Barbara vacation, from the Reagan ranch when the Korean jetliner was shot out of the air by the Russians."
Mark O'Mara stated on July 16, 2014 in comments on CNN: "Literally, by the time a child is 18 years of age, they've killed over 100,000 people in video games and other online things."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on PBS' "The Charlie Rose Show": The number of jobs created and people lifted out of poverty during Bill Clinton’s presidency was "a hundred times" what it was under President Ronald Reagan.
Stu Burguiere stated on July 15, 2014 in comments on The Glenn Beck Radio Program: There are fewer wars, there are fewer people dying in wars "now than there have been in quite some time."
Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2014 in a meme on social media: Says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that "if the workers are more insecure, that's very healthy for the society" because "they'll serve the masters gladly and passively."
John Kerry stated on July 20, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The so-called defense minister of the People's Republic of Donetsk ... actually posted a bragging social media posting of having shot down a military transport. And then when it became apparent it was civilian, they pulled it down from social media."
Bloggers stated on July 2, 2014 in blog postings: The Obama Administration is suing a Wisconsin company for forcing employees to speak English.
Barbara Comstock stated on July 7, 2014 in a web post.: Obamacare "already has caused millions of hardworking Virginians to lose their health insurance."
Brett Smiley stated on June 25, 2014 in a campaign brochure: There are "approximately 20,000 annual gun purchases in Rhode Island."
Vernon Jones stated on July 10, 2014 in an Atlanta Press Club debate: Jeff Mann has an ethics complaint against him alleging he used county workers for campaign work, which is an indictable offense.
Jeff Mann stated on July 10, 2014 in an Atlanta Press Club debate: DeKalb County has been recognized in recent years as having one the best sheriff’s departments in the nation.
New Approach Oregon stated on June 26, 2014 in a website statement: In Oregon, 12,808 people were arrested for marijuana-related crimes in 2012.
Mitch McConnell stated on July 10, 2014 in remarks to voters in Kentucky: "More women are graduating from college now than men."
Phil Gingrey stated on July 7, 2014 in a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Amid the "crisis at our southern border," there are "reports of illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as … Ebola virus."
