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 Ted Cruz stated on March 6, 2014 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Says President Barack Obama "is the first president we've ever had who thinks he can choose which laws to enforce and which laws to ignore." Barbara Comstock stated on February 19, 2014 in a Facebook post.: Says five Democratic state senators were for her bicycle tailgating bill "before they were against it." We Are Wisconsin stated on February 17, 2014 in an email: With his proposal to cut income and property taxes, Scott Walker is "increasing the state deficit at a time when borrowing is already at record levels." Kenneth Block stated on March 2, 2014 in a TV interview: Under a bill before the legislature, "you’d have to go to court to fire an employee." Dick Cheney stated on March 9, 2014 in a broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation": On Syria, "a lot of the allies signed on. At the last minute, Obama backed off." Rand Paul stated on March 9, 2014 in a 'Fox News Sunday' interview: "The president won the youth vote 3 to 1, but his numbers have dropped 20, 30 percent among the youth." Ann McLane Kuster stated on February 20, 2014 in in a radio interview: On delaying a health care mandate on business. Will Weatherford stated on February 27, 2014 in an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times": About half the people who would qualify for Medicaid expansion in Florida "can buy a health care plan for $30 a month" on the federal health care exchange. Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2014 in a speech to the Democratic National Committee in Boston: "When I talk about (raising the) minimum wage ... half of Republicans agree with it." Mary Burke stated on March 5, 2014 in a TV ad: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "unemployment's up" from 4.8% to 6.2% Lee Leffingwell stated on February 25, 2014 in his "State of the City" address: Austin is "a city that has basically doubled in size every 25 years or so since it was founded." Tom Graves stated on March 7, 2014 in a speech: When it comes to transportation funds, Georgians spend more in taxes and on red tape than they get back from the federal government. Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in his State of the State speech: "We have invested record funding in protecting our environment." Brian Clem stated on February 28, 2014 in a newspaper story: Oregon has never before tried to create a land-use plan for "what it should look like for 50 years." ChangeAustin.org stated on February 26, 2014 in an email blast: Sarah Eckhardt "refused to take her own pay increases repeatedly." John Bolton stated on March 3, 2014 in comments on Fox News Channel: Says Vladimir Putin once said, "The breakup of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century." Michael Cerullo stated on February 20, 2014 in a newspaper commentary: "Marijuana contains 50 to 70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco." Chuck Hagel stated on March 2, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "It isn't me cutting the budget. It's the Congress' decision on sequestration. So it isn't secretary of defense or the president doing this." Russia Today stated on March 4, 2014 in a posting on their website: The new Ukrainian government "introduced a law abolishing the use of languages other than Ukrainian in official circumstances." American Petroleum Institute stated on March 2, 2014 in a television ad: Says "Bill Clinton and George Bush both say build the Keystone XL." Republican Governors Association stated on February 13, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "(Mary) Burke was a senior member of the Doyle administration that left Wisconsin with 130,000 fewer jobs." Americans for Responsible Solutions stated on February 26, 2014 in press release: "Georgia lawmakers are now considering passing the most extreme gun bill in America." Chris Matthews stated on March 3, 2014 in a segment on "Hardball": "The Russians didn’t wear uniforms when they came in" to Ukraine. Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in his State of the State speech: "All of Florida's four-year state colleges now offer bachelor's degrees for only $10,000." Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in the State of the State speech: "Florida high schools are four out of the top 10 in the entire United States." Larry Pressler stated on February 28, 2014 in a campaign ad: "American Hustle shows the FBI making real-life bribes to Washington politicians. I know, because as your U.S. senator, I turned them down." Sarah Palin stated on February 28, 2014 in a post on Facebook: Says she made an "accurate prediction" that if Barack Obama were elected it would encourage Russia to invade Ukraine. Dwight Jones stated on January 30, 2014 in a speech: The Redskins Training Camp deal "generated $40 million in new private investment in the city." Paul Ryan stated on March 3, 2014 in a report issued by the House Budget Committee Republican staff: "Over the past three years, ‘deep poverty’ has reached its highest level on record." Casey Cagle stated on January 22, 2014 in an interview: "For every week that (state lawmakers are) able to cut off our timeline, it saves (Georgia taxpayers) approximately $100,000."
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Ted Cruz stated on March 6, 2014 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Says President Barack Obama "is the first president we've ever had who thinks he can choose which laws to enforce and which laws to ignore." Barbara Comstock stated on February 19, 2014 in a Facebook post.: Says five Democratic state senators were for her bicycle tailgating bill "before they were against it." We Are Wisconsin stated on February 17, 2014 in an email: With his proposal to cut income and property taxes, Scott Walker is "increasing the state deficit at a time when borrowing is already at record levels." Kenneth Block stated on March 2, 2014 in a TV interview: Under a bill before the legislature, "you’d have to go to court to fire an employee." Dick Cheney stated on March 9, 2014 in a broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation": On Syria, "a lot of the allies signed on. At the last minute, Obama backed off." Rand Paul stated on March 9, 2014 in a 'Fox News Sunday' interview: "The president won the youth vote 3 to 1, but his numbers have dropped 20, 30 percent among the youth." Ann McLane Kuster stated on February 20, 2014 in in a radio interview: On delaying a health care mandate on business. Will Weatherford stated on February 27, 2014 in an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times": About half the people who would qualify for Medicaid expansion in Florida "can buy a health care plan for $30 a month" on the federal health care exchange. Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2014 in a speech to the Democratic National Committee in Boston: "When I talk about (raising the) minimum wage ... half of Republicans agree with it." Mary Burke stated on March 5, 2014 in a TV ad: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "unemployment's up" from 4.8% to 6.2% Lee Leffingwell stated on February 25, 2014 in his "State of the City" address: Austin is "a city that has basically doubled in size every 25 years or so since it was founded." Tom Graves stated on March 7, 2014 in a speech: When it comes to transportation funds, Georgians spend more in taxes and on red tape than they get back from the federal government. Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in his State of the State speech: "We have invested record funding in protecting our environment." Brian Clem stated on February 28, 2014 in a newspaper story: Oregon has never before tried to create a land-use plan for "what it should look like for 50 years." ChangeAustin.org stated on February 26, 2014 in an email blast: Sarah Eckhardt "refused to take her own pay increases repeatedly." John Bolton stated on March 3, 2014 in comments on Fox News Channel: Says Vladimir Putin once said, "The breakup of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century." Michael Cerullo stated on February 20, 2014 in a newspaper commentary: "Marijuana contains 50 to 70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco." Chuck Hagel stated on March 2, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "It isn't me cutting the budget. It's the Congress' decision on sequestration. So it isn't secretary of defense or the president doing this." Russia Today stated on March 4, 2014 in a posting on their website: The new Ukrainian government "introduced a law abolishing the use of languages other than Ukrainian in official circumstances." American Petroleum Institute stated on March 2, 2014 in a television ad: Says "Bill Clinton and George Bush both say build the Keystone XL." Republican Governors Association stated on February 13, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "(Mary) Burke was a senior member of the Doyle administration that left Wisconsin with 130,000 fewer jobs." Americans for Responsible Solutions stated on February 26, 2014 in press release: "Georgia lawmakers are now considering passing the most extreme gun bill in America." Chris Matthews stated on March 3, 2014 in a segment on "Hardball": "The Russians didn’t wear uniforms when they came in" to Ukraine. Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in his State of the State speech: "All of Florida's four-year state colleges now offer bachelor's degrees for only $10,000." Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in the State of the State speech: "Florida high schools are four out of the top 10 in the entire United States." Larry Pressler stated on February 28, 2014 in a campaign ad: "American Hustle shows the FBI making real-life bribes to Washington politicians. I know, because as your U.S. senator, I turned them down." Sarah Palin stated on February 28, 2014 in a post on Facebook: Says she made an "accurate prediction" that if Barack Obama were elected it would encourage Russia to invade Ukraine. Dwight Jones stated on January 30, 2014 in a speech: The Redskins Training Camp deal "generated $40 million in new private investment in the city." Paul Ryan stated on March 3, 2014 in a report issued by the House Budget Committee Republican staff: "Over the past three years, ‘deep poverty’ has reached its highest level on record." Casey Cagle stated on January 22, 2014 in an interview: "For every week that (state lawmakers are) able to cut off our timeline, it saves (Georgia taxpayers) approximately $100,000."
Ted Cruz stated on March 6, 2014 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Says President Barack Obama "is the first president we've ever had who thinks he can choose which laws to enforce and which laws to ignore."
Barbara Comstock stated on February 19, 2014 in a Facebook post.: Says five Democratic state senators were for her bicycle tailgating bill "before they were against it."
We Are Wisconsin stated on February 17, 2014 in an email: With his proposal to cut income and property taxes, Scott Walker is "increasing the state deficit at a time when borrowing is already at record levels."
Kenneth Block stated on March 2, 2014 in a TV interview: Under a bill before the legislature, "you’d have to go to court to fire an employee."
Dick Cheney stated on March 9, 2014 in a broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation": On Syria, "a lot of the allies signed on. At the last minute, Obama backed off."
Rand Paul stated on March 9, 2014 in a 'Fox News Sunday' interview: "The president won the youth vote 3 to 1, but his numbers have dropped 20, 30 percent among the youth."
Ann McLane Kuster stated on February 20, 2014 in in a radio interview: On delaying a health care mandate on business.
Will Weatherford stated on February 27, 2014 in an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times": About half the people who would qualify for Medicaid expansion in Florida "can buy a health care plan for $30 a month" on the federal health care exchange.
Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2014 in a speech to the Democratic National Committee in Boston: "When I talk about (raising the) minimum wage ... half of Republicans agree with it."
Mary Burke stated on March 5, 2014 in a TV ad: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "unemployment's up" from 4.8% to 6.2%
Lee Leffingwell stated on February 25, 2014 in his "State of the City" address: Austin is "a city that has basically doubled in size every 25 years or so since it was founded."
Tom Graves stated on March 7, 2014 in a speech: When it comes to transportation funds, Georgians spend more in taxes and on red tape than they get back from the federal government.
Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in his State of the State speech: "We have invested record funding in protecting our environment."
Brian Clem stated on February 28, 2014 in a newspaper story: Oregon has never before tried to create a land-use plan for "what it should look like for 50 years."
ChangeAustin.org stated on February 26, 2014 in an email blast: Sarah Eckhardt "refused to take her own pay increases repeatedly."
John Bolton stated on March 3, 2014 in comments on Fox News Channel: Says Vladimir Putin once said, "The breakup of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century."
Michael Cerullo stated on February 20, 2014 in a newspaper commentary: "Marijuana contains 50 to 70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco."
Chuck Hagel stated on March 2, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "It isn't me cutting the budget. It's the Congress' decision on sequestration. So it isn't secretary of defense or the president doing this."
Russia Today stated on March 4, 2014 in a posting on their website: The new Ukrainian government "introduced a law abolishing the use of languages other than Ukrainian in official circumstances."
American Petroleum Institute stated on March 2, 2014 in a television ad: Says "Bill Clinton and George Bush both say build the Keystone XL."
Republican Governors Association stated on February 13, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "(Mary) Burke was a senior member of the Doyle administration that left Wisconsin with 130,000 fewer jobs."
Americans for Responsible Solutions stated on February 26, 2014 in press release: "Georgia lawmakers are now considering passing the most extreme gun bill in America."
Chris Matthews stated on March 3, 2014 in a segment on "Hardball": "The Russians didn’t wear uniforms when they came in" to Ukraine.
Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in his State of the State speech: "All of Florida's four-year state colleges now offer bachelor's degrees for only $10,000."
Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in the State of the State speech: "Florida high schools are four out of the top 10 in the entire United States."
Larry Pressler stated on February 28, 2014 in a campaign ad: "American Hustle shows the FBI making real-life bribes to Washington politicians. I know, because as your U.S. senator, I turned them down."
Sarah Palin stated on February 28, 2014 in a post on Facebook: Says she made an "accurate prediction" that if Barack Obama were elected it would encourage Russia to invade Ukraine.
Dwight Jones stated on January 30, 2014 in a speech: The Redskins Training Camp deal "generated $40 million in new private investment in the city."
Paul Ryan stated on March 3, 2014 in a report issued by the House Budget Committee Republican staff: "Over the past three years, ‘deep poverty’ has reached its highest level on record."
Casey Cagle stated on January 22, 2014 in an interview: "For every week that (state lawmakers are) able to cut off our timeline, it saves (Georgia taxpayers) approximately $100,000."
