Latest Mostly 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 Grover Norquist stated on September 8, 2013 in a tweet: "CBO reports that delaying the Obamacare individual mandate will reduce the deficit by $35 billion over ten years." Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at an Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference: "We cut business taxes so today 70 percent of our businesses don't pay a business tax." John Carter stated on August 31, 2013 in a news article: About 40 percent of U.S. illegal immigrants "came in on an airplane, with a legal visa, and just overstayed their visa and have never gone home." Jimmy Carter stated on August 28, 2013 in a speech: The number of African-American men in prison has increased fivefold since he left office. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 2, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says there's a "100-year-old international norm not to use chemical weapons." Republican National Committee stated on September 4, 2013 in a tweet: "The average family premium has increased by 29% under Obama!" Peter King stated on September 1, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "The House did vote against engagement in Kosovo, and Bill Clinton kept fighting anyway. And, then, ultimately, a vote did pass." Cynthia Lummis stated on August 23, 2013 in a radio interview: Under the Endangered Species Act, "only 1 percent of the species that have been listed have actually been delisted." Steven Frias stated on August 14, 2013 in a Providence Journal commentary: The R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority "was supposed to exist only until the bonds used to build the Newport Bridge were paid off through tolls. Once the bonds were paid, the Newport Bridge was to be transferred to the State of Rhode Island and become toll-free." Jim Francesconi stated on August 7, 2013 in a guest column: Half of Oregon university students are on Pell Grants. Jeffrey Grybowski stated on August 4, 2013 in a television interview: Offshore wind power is "significantly less expensive than solar energy." Ernest Moniz stated on August 26, 2013 in a question and answer session at Columbia University: "We are about halfway" to the president’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions and "about half of that is because of the substitution of natural gas for coal in the power sector." Nikki Haley stated on August 26, 2013 in an event to launch her reelection bid: South Carolina has "the fastest-growing economy in the Southeast." Paul Broun stated on July 19, 2013 in a press release: "While fat-cat bureaucrats at the Department of Education are getting paid an average salary of $102,000 a year, teachers in Georgia are getting paid half of that." Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up." Jack Kingston stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview: Says an illegal immigrant fraudulently claimed children who actually lived in Mexico on income tax forms to collect more than $29,000. Michael Bloomberg stated on August 18, 2013 in an op-ed in the "Washington Post": "New York is the safest big city in the nation, and our crime reductions have been steeper than any other big city’s." Mike Lee stated on August 4, 2013 in a 'USA Today' op-ed: Says unions call Obamacare "bad for workers." Marijuana Policy Project stated on August 15, 2013 in a TV ad: Marijuana is "less toxic" than alcohol. Kasim Reed stated on August 7, 2013 in a radio interview: Atlanta now has as many visitors as Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles. Orlando, Fla., and New York City still have more visitors. George P. Bush stated on July 2, 2013 in a Twitter post: "60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math." Organizing for Action stated on August 9, 2013 in an email to Obama supporters in Florida: Sen. Marco Rubio "refuses to accept the basic science" on climate change and is "a climate change denier." Rand Paul stated on August 12, 2013 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show": Many uninsured Americans are "young." John Cornyn stated on August 8, 2013 in an opinion column.: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections. Kathleen Sebelius stated on August 12, 2013 in a speech: Medicaid spending declined by 1.9 percent in 2012, the second such decline in 47 years. Matt Bevin stated on August 6, 2013 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell pushed "the Wall Street bailout through the U.S. Senate" and called it "the Senate at its finest." Rick Kriseman stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "For anybody who's trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed." Al Sharpton stated on August 9, 2013 in a segment of his MSNBC show, "Politics Nation": Says President Barack Obama "has taken 92 days of vacation since he was sworn in," compared to 367 for President George W. Bush at the same point in his presidency. DuBose Porter stated on August 12, 2013 in a meeting: Says there are half as many students in one Georgia technical college than there were two years ago. Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree."
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Grover Norquist stated on September 8, 2013 in a tweet: "CBO reports that delaying the Obamacare individual mandate will reduce the deficit by $35 billion over ten years." Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at an Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference: "We cut business taxes so today 70 percent of our businesses don't pay a business tax." John Carter stated on August 31, 2013 in a news article: About 40 percent of U.S. illegal immigrants "came in on an airplane, with a legal visa, and just overstayed their visa and have never gone home." Jimmy Carter stated on August 28, 2013 in a speech: The number of African-American men in prison has increased fivefold since he left office. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 2, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says there's a "100-year-old international norm not to use chemical weapons." Republican National Committee stated on September 4, 2013 in a tweet: "The average family premium has increased by 29% under Obama!" Peter King stated on September 1, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "The House did vote against engagement in Kosovo, and Bill Clinton kept fighting anyway. And, then, ultimately, a vote did pass." Cynthia Lummis stated on August 23, 2013 in a radio interview: Under the Endangered Species Act, "only 1 percent of the species that have been listed have actually been delisted." Steven Frias stated on August 14, 2013 in a Providence Journal commentary: The R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority "was supposed to exist only until the bonds used to build the Newport Bridge were paid off through tolls. Once the bonds were paid, the Newport Bridge was to be transferred to the State of Rhode Island and become toll-free." Jim Francesconi stated on August 7, 2013 in a guest column: Half of Oregon university students are on Pell Grants. Jeffrey Grybowski stated on August 4, 2013 in a television interview: Offshore wind power is "significantly less expensive than solar energy." Ernest Moniz stated on August 26, 2013 in a question and answer session at Columbia University: "We are about halfway" to the president’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions and "about half of that is because of the substitution of natural gas for coal in the power sector." Nikki Haley stated on August 26, 2013 in an event to launch her reelection bid: South Carolina has "the fastest-growing economy in the Southeast." Paul Broun stated on July 19, 2013 in a press release: "While fat-cat bureaucrats at the Department of Education are getting paid an average salary of $102,000 a year, teachers in Georgia are getting paid half of that." Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up." Jack Kingston stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview: Says an illegal immigrant fraudulently claimed children who actually lived in Mexico on income tax forms to collect more than $29,000. Michael Bloomberg stated on August 18, 2013 in an op-ed in the "Washington Post": "New York is the safest big city in the nation, and our crime reductions have been steeper than any other big city’s." Mike Lee stated on August 4, 2013 in a 'USA Today' op-ed: Says unions call Obamacare "bad for workers." Marijuana Policy Project stated on August 15, 2013 in a TV ad: Marijuana is "less toxic" than alcohol. Kasim Reed stated on August 7, 2013 in a radio interview: Atlanta now has as many visitors as Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles. Orlando, Fla., and New York City still have more visitors. George P. Bush stated on July 2, 2013 in a Twitter post: "60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math." Organizing for Action stated on August 9, 2013 in an email to Obama supporters in Florida: Sen. Marco Rubio "refuses to accept the basic science" on climate change and is "a climate change denier." Rand Paul stated on August 12, 2013 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show": Many uninsured Americans are "young." John Cornyn stated on August 8, 2013 in an opinion column.: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections. Kathleen Sebelius stated on August 12, 2013 in a speech: Medicaid spending declined by 1.9 percent in 2012, the second such decline in 47 years. Matt Bevin stated on August 6, 2013 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell pushed "the Wall Street bailout through the U.S. Senate" and called it "the Senate at its finest." Rick Kriseman stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "For anybody who's trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed." Al Sharpton stated on August 9, 2013 in a segment of his MSNBC show, "Politics Nation": Says President Barack Obama "has taken 92 days of vacation since he was sworn in," compared to 367 for President George W. Bush at the same point in his presidency. DuBose Porter stated on August 12, 2013 in a meeting: Says there are half as many students in one Georgia technical college than there were two years ago. Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree."
Grover Norquist stated on September 8, 2013 in a tweet: "CBO reports that delaying the Obamacare individual mandate will reduce the deficit by $35 billion over ten years."
Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at an Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference: "We cut business taxes so today 70 percent of our businesses don't pay a business tax."
John Carter stated on August 31, 2013 in a news article: About 40 percent of U.S. illegal immigrants "came in on an airplane, with a legal visa, and just overstayed their visa and have never gone home."
Jimmy Carter stated on August 28, 2013 in a speech: The number of African-American men in prison has increased fivefold since he left office.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 2, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says there's a "100-year-old international norm not to use chemical weapons."
Republican National Committee stated on September 4, 2013 in a tweet: "The average family premium has increased by 29% under Obama!"
Peter King stated on September 1, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "The House did vote against engagement in Kosovo, and Bill Clinton kept fighting anyway. And, then, ultimately, a vote did pass."
Cynthia Lummis stated on August 23, 2013 in a radio interview: Under the Endangered Species Act, "only 1 percent of the species that have been listed have actually been delisted."
Steven Frias stated on August 14, 2013 in a Providence Journal commentary: The R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority "was supposed to exist only until the bonds used to build the Newport Bridge were paid off through tolls. Once the bonds were paid, the Newport Bridge was to be transferred to the State of Rhode Island and become toll-free."
Jim Francesconi stated on August 7, 2013 in a guest column: Half of Oregon university students are on Pell Grants.
Jeffrey Grybowski stated on August 4, 2013 in a television interview: Offshore wind power is "significantly less expensive than solar energy."
Ernest Moniz stated on August 26, 2013 in a question and answer session at Columbia University: "We are about halfway" to the president’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions and "about half of that is because of the substitution of natural gas for coal in the power sector."
Nikki Haley stated on August 26, 2013 in an event to launch her reelection bid: South Carolina has "the fastest-growing economy in the Southeast."
Paul Broun stated on July 19, 2013 in a press release: "While fat-cat bureaucrats at the Department of Education are getting paid an average salary of $102,000 a year, teachers in Georgia are getting paid half of that."
Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up."
Jack Kingston stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview: Says an illegal immigrant fraudulently claimed children who actually lived in Mexico on income tax forms to collect more than $29,000.
Michael Bloomberg stated on August 18, 2013 in an op-ed in the "Washington Post": "New York is the safest big city in the nation, and our crime reductions have been steeper than any other big city’s."
Mike Lee stated on August 4, 2013 in a 'USA Today' op-ed: Says unions call Obamacare "bad for workers."
Marijuana Policy Project stated on August 15, 2013 in a TV ad: Marijuana is "less toxic" than alcohol.
Kasim Reed stated on August 7, 2013 in a radio interview: Atlanta now has as many visitors as Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles. Orlando, Fla., and New York City still have more visitors.
George P. Bush stated on July 2, 2013 in a Twitter post: "60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math."
Organizing for Action stated on August 9, 2013 in an email to Obama supporters in Florida: Sen. Marco Rubio "refuses to accept the basic science" on climate change and is "a climate change denier."
Rand Paul stated on August 12, 2013 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show": Many uninsured Americans are "young."
John Cornyn stated on August 8, 2013 in an opinion column.: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections.
Kathleen Sebelius stated on August 12, 2013 in a speech: Medicaid spending declined by 1.9 percent in 2012, the second such decline in 47 years.
Matt Bevin stated on August 6, 2013 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell pushed "the Wall Street bailout through the U.S. Senate" and called it "the Senate at its finest."
Rick Kriseman stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "For anybody who's trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed."
Al Sharpton stated on August 9, 2013 in a segment of his MSNBC show, "Politics Nation": Says President Barack Obama "has taken 92 days of vacation since he was sworn in," compared to 367 for President George W. Bush at the same point in his presidency.
DuBose Porter stated on August 12, 2013 in a meeting: Says there are half as many students in one Georgia technical college than there were two years ago.
Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree."
