Latest Mostly False Fact-checks on Donald Trump 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 Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2016 in remarks in Michigan: The Obama administration gave Iran "$400 million in ransom payment cash." Donald Trump stated on August 23, 2016 in a fundraising email: Says a CNN anchor said that Hillary Clinton has gotten "a free ride so far from the media. We're the biggest ones supporting her campaign." Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2016 in an interview with TV station WJAC: "NAFTA, signed by Bill Clinton, has been a disaster for Pennsylvania." Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton's plan "would tax many small businesses by almost 50 percent." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in the 2016 Republican National Convention: "America is one of the highest-taxed nations in the world." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "In 2009, pre-Hillary, ISIS was not even on the map." Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a rally in Raleigh, N.C.: "You know what (Saddam Hussein) did well? He killed terrorists." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in in a speech critiquing Hillary Clinton: Says Hillary Clinton’s State Department "approved the transfer of 20 percent of America’s uranium holdings to Russia, while nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation." Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs." Donald Trump stated on June 10, 2016 in a speech.: Says the unemployment rate for African-American youths is 59 percent. Donald Trump stated on June 19, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says delegates can't "legally" change the Republican National Convention rules to prevent Donald Trump’s nomination. Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2016 in an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation": Says Judge Gonzalo Curiel "is a member of a club or society, very strongly pro-Mexican." Donald Trump stated on June 1, 2016 in a rally in Sacramento, Calif.: Says Hillary Clinton has spoken "such lies about my foreign policy. They said I want Japan to … get nuclear weapons. Give me a break." Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2016 in a speech on energy policy: In California, "the windmills are killing hundreds and hundreds of eagles." Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says "Elizabeth Warren lied when she says I want to abolish the Federal Minimum Wage." Donald Trump stated on May 4, 2016 in an interview with NBC News: Germany "is crime-riddled right now" because of migration to Europe. Donald Trump stated on March 26, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: "There’s a tremendous tax that we pay when we (American businesses) go into China, whereas when China sells to us there’s no tax." Donald Trump stated on March 7, 2016 in a campaign ad: "As a legislator, (Marco Rubio) flipped on a key vote after making a quick $200,000 from selling the house to the mother of the bill's lobbyist." Donald Trump stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": With Obamacare, "You have no options .. you can't get competitive bidding." Donald Trump stated on February 14, 2016 in a Republican debate in South Carolina: Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that." Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2016 in comments at the University of Iowa: "We’re spending tremendous amounts of money to educate our kids. In the world, we're No. 1 per pupil by a factor of four." Donald Trump stated on February 6, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: Regarding the Iraq War, "I was the one that said, ‘Don’t go, don’t do it, you’re going to destabilize the Middle East.’ " Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: China has "total control, just about, of North Korea." Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" in Ottumwa, Iowa: "We get practically nothing compared to the cost of" keeping U.S. military forces in South Korea. Donald Trump stated on November 30, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "We're practically not allowed to use coal any more. What do we do with our coal? We ship it to China and they spew it in the air." Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2015 in a speech.: In 2000, "I wrote about Osama bin Laden, ‘We’ve got to take him out.’" Donald Trump stated on December 7, 2015 in a campaign statement: Says 25 percent of U.S. Muslims "agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad." Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "We’re losing now over $500 billion a year in terms of imbalance with China." Donald Trump stated on October 31, 2015 in a speech.: On the VA: "Over 300,000 veterans have died waiting for care." Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC debate: The CNBC debate was supposed to be three hours, and he "renegotiated it down to two hours."
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Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2016 in remarks in Michigan: The Obama administration gave Iran "$400 million in ransom payment cash." Donald Trump stated on August 23, 2016 in a fundraising email: Says a CNN anchor said that Hillary Clinton has gotten "a free ride so far from the media. We're the biggest ones supporting her campaign." Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2016 in an interview with TV station WJAC: "NAFTA, signed by Bill Clinton, has been a disaster for Pennsylvania." Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton's plan "would tax many small businesses by almost 50 percent." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in the 2016 Republican National Convention: "America is one of the highest-taxed nations in the world." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "In 2009, pre-Hillary, ISIS was not even on the map." Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a rally in Raleigh, N.C.: "You know what (Saddam Hussein) did well? He killed terrorists." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in in a speech critiquing Hillary Clinton: Says Hillary Clinton’s State Department "approved the transfer of 20 percent of America’s uranium holdings to Russia, while nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation." Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs." Donald Trump stated on June 10, 2016 in a speech.: Says the unemployment rate for African-American youths is 59 percent. Donald Trump stated on June 19, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says delegates can't "legally" change the Republican National Convention rules to prevent Donald Trump’s nomination. Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2016 in an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation": Says Judge Gonzalo Curiel "is a member of a club or society, very strongly pro-Mexican." Donald Trump stated on June 1, 2016 in a rally in Sacramento, Calif.: Says Hillary Clinton has spoken "such lies about my foreign policy. They said I want Japan to … get nuclear weapons. Give me a break." Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2016 in a speech on energy policy: In California, "the windmills are killing hundreds and hundreds of eagles." Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says "Elizabeth Warren lied when she says I want to abolish the Federal Minimum Wage." Donald Trump stated on May 4, 2016 in an interview with NBC News: Germany "is crime-riddled right now" because of migration to Europe. Donald Trump stated on March 26, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: "There’s a tremendous tax that we pay when we (American businesses) go into China, whereas when China sells to us there’s no tax." Donald Trump stated on March 7, 2016 in a campaign ad: "As a legislator, (Marco Rubio) flipped on a key vote after making a quick $200,000 from selling the house to the mother of the bill's lobbyist." Donald Trump stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": With Obamacare, "You have no options .. you can't get competitive bidding." Donald Trump stated on February 14, 2016 in a Republican debate in South Carolina: Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that." Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2016 in comments at the University of Iowa: "We’re spending tremendous amounts of money to educate our kids. In the world, we're No. 1 per pupil by a factor of four." Donald Trump stated on February 6, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: Regarding the Iraq War, "I was the one that said, ‘Don’t go, don’t do it, you’re going to destabilize the Middle East.’ " Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: China has "total control, just about, of North Korea." Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" in Ottumwa, Iowa: "We get practically nothing compared to the cost of" keeping U.S. military forces in South Korea. Donald Trump stated on November 30, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "We're practically not allowed to use coal any more. What do we do with our coal? We ship it to China and they spew it in the air." Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2015 in a speech.: In 2000, "I wrote about Osama bin Laden, ‘We’ve got to take him out.’" Donald Trump stated on December 7, 2015 in a campaign statement: Says 25 percent of U.S. Muslims "agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad." Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "We’re losing now over $500 billion a year in terms of imbalance with China." Donald Trump stated on October 31, 2015 in a speech.: On the VA: "Over 300,000 veterans have died waiting for care." Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC debate: The CNBC debate was supposed to be three hours, and he "renegotiated it down to two hours."
Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2016 in remarks in Michigan: The Obama administration gave Iran "$400 million in ransom payment cash."
Donald Trump stated on August 23, 2016 in a fundraising email: Says a CNN anchor said that Hillary Clinton has gotten "a free ride so far from the media. We're the biggest ones supporting her campaign."
Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2016 in an interview with TV station WJAC: "NAFTA, signed by Bill Clinton, has been a disaster for Pennsylvania."
Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton's plan "would tax many small businesses by almost 50 percent."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in the 2016 Republican National Convention: "America is one of the highest-taxed nations in the world."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "In 2009, pre-Hillary, ISIS was not even on the map."
Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a rally in Raleigh, N.C.: "You know what (Saddam Hussein) did well? He killed terrorists."
Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in in a speech critiquing Hillary Clinton: Says Hillary Clinton’s State Department "approved the transfer of 20 percent of America’s uranium holdings to Russia, while nine investors in the deal funneled $145 million to the Clinton Foundation."
Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs."
Donald Trump stated on June 10, 2016 in a speech.: Says the unemployment rate for African-American youths is 59 percent.
Donald Trump stated on June 19, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says delegates can't "legally" change the Republican National Convention rules to prevent Donald Trump’s nomination.
Donald Trump stated on June 5, 2016 in an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation": Says Judge Gonzalo Curiel "is a member of a club or society, very strongly pro-Mexican."
Donald Trump stated on June 1, 2016 in a rally in Sacramento, Calif.: Says Hillary Clinton has spoken "such lies about my foreign policy. They said I want Japan to … get nuclear weapons. Give me a break."
Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2016 in a speech on energy policy: In California, "the windmills are killing hundreds and hundreds of eagles."
Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says "Elizabeth Warren lied when she says I want to abolish the Federal Minimum Wage."
Donald Trump stated on May 4, 2016 in an interview with NBC News: Germany "is crime-riddled right now" because of migration to Europe.
Donald Trump stated on March 26, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times: "There’s a tremendous tax that we pay when we (American businesses) go into China, whereas when China sells to us there’s no tax."
Donald Trump stated on March 7, 2016 in a campaign ad: "As a legislator, (Marco Rubio) flipped on a key vote after making a quick $200,000 from selling the house to the mother of the bill's lobbyist."
Donald Trump stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": With Obamacare, "You have no options .. you can't get competitive bidding."
Donald Trump stated on February 14, 2016 in a Republican debate in South Carolina: Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that."
Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2016 in comments at the University of Iowa: "We’re spending tremendous amounts of money to educate our kids. In the world, we're No. 1 per pupil by a factor of four."
Donald Trump stated on February 6, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: Regarding the Iraq War, "I was the one that said, ‘Don’t go, don’t do it, you’re going to destabilize the Middle East.’ "
Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: China has "total control, just about, of North Korea."
Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" in Ottumwa, Iowa: "We get practically nothing compared to the cost of" keeping U.S. military forces in South Korea.
Donald Trump stated on November 30, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "We're practically not allowed to use coal any more. What do we do with our coal? We ship it to China and they spew it in the air."
Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2015 in a speech.: In 2000, "I wrote about Osama bin Laden, ‘We’ve got to take him out.’"
Donald Trump stated on December 7, 2015 in a campaign statement: Says 25 percent of U.S. Muslims "agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad."
Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate in Milwaukee, Wis.: "We’re losing now over $500 billion a year in terms of imbalance with China."
Donald Trump stated on October 31, 2015 in a speech.: On the VA: "Over 300,000 veterans have died waiting for care."
Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC debate: The CNBC debate was supposed to be three hours, and he "renegotiated it down to two hours."