Latest Mostly False 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 Bob Sears stated on February 2, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "Every year in the United States between 3,000 and 4,500 severe vaccine reactions are reported to the Centers for Disease Control. Not mild reactions. Severe reactions that land somebody in the hospital, the intensive care unit or cause a permanent disability or death." Joe Davis, Sr. stated on January 17, 2015 in a video: The streetcar project proposed for downtown Milwaukee "would actually take precious revenue away" from the Milwaukee Public Schools. Barack Obama stated on January 22, 2015 in an interview with YouTube celebrity Bethany Mota: "The reason we even have colleges is that at some point there were politicians who said, ‘You know what? We should start colleges.’ " Barbara Comstock stated on January 22, 2015 in a tweet.: "Did you know under President Obama family health care premiums have increased $4,154 on the average?" Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity stated on January 10, 2015 in a tweet: "Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 23, 2015 in an interview with reporters at her ceremonial swearing in event in Fort Lauderdale: Says Marco Rubio "was for immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship before he was against it." John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a press conference: The Super Bowl has "one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: "The auto companies have now repaid taxpayers every dime and more of what my administration invested in." Carly Fiorina stated on January 21, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says President Barack Obama is "not paying women equally by his own measures in his own White House." Bob Buckhorn stated on January 15, 2015 in a campaign ad: Says he "balanced the budget without raising taxes." Bob Buckhorn stated on January 15, 2015 in a campaign ad: Tampa Bay is "leading the state in jobs creation." John McCain stated on January 13, 2015 in a press conference: "About 30 percent" of those released from Guantanamo "have re-entered the fight." Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up." Jonathan Turley stated on January 11, 2015 in a "Washington Post" op-ed: The Obama administration "supported Muslim allies trying to establish a new international blasphemy standard." Marco Rubio stated on January 13, 2015 in his book, "American Dreams": "If people work and make more money, they lose more in benefits than they would earn in salary." Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2015 in a Facebook post: "In 1913, it was legal to mail children." Matt Lauer stated on January 11, 2015 in a red carpet interview before the Golden Globes: "The name Frank has risen in popularity by 20 percent" since the debut of 'House of Cards' on Netflix. Chris Coons stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands." Scott Walker stated on December 17, 2014 in remarks to reporters: "The difference over the (previous) four years between where things were headed and where we brought them to over the last four years is a total of $816 in saved property tax money." Rick Scott stated on January 6, 2015 in his second inaugural address: "Estimates say individuals who escaped these high tax states have taken with them around $2 trillion in adjusted gross income." Craig Melvin stated on January 5, 2015 in an MSNBC segment: "There have even been Republican congressmen who have said, ‘If you give us more money we don't know where we would even put additional Border Patrol agents.’ " Mark Warner stated on December 3, 2014 in an interview.: Regarding sexual assault against women, "It’s actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college." Patrick Lynch stated on November 24, 2014 in a newspaper commentary: Exposure to the electromagnetic fields from power lines "has been associated with childhood leukemia and other diseases." Stephen Hayes stated on December 28, 2014 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": "We've caught Iran cheating on the interim (nuclear) deal." Everytown for Gun Safety stated on December 10, 2014 in a recent report: Georgia has had 12 school shootings in the two years since the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than any other state. Matthew Cooke stated on December 10, 2014 in a Huffington Post column: The United States has "more of our people in prison than Russia, China, and North Korea combined." Dick Cheney stated on December 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: Terrorist detainees "were not covered by the Geneva Convention. They were unlawful combatants. And under those circumstances, they were not entitled to the normal kinds of courtesies and treatment." Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2014 in an interview: "A single parent with a couple kids can easily get $35,000 a year" in public assistance in Wisconsin. Steve Adler stated on November 19, 2014 in a TWC News debate: "The city of San Antonio reuses almost 40 percent of its water. You know how much the city of Austin reuses? About 5 percent. And that's not right. We can do better." Richard Saslaw stated on November 24, 2014 in a presentation.: Female students at UVA "have a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted."
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Bob Sears stated on February 2, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "Every year in the United States between 3,000 and 4,500 severe vaccine reactions are reported to the Centers for Disease Control. Not mild reactions. Severe reactions that land somebody in the hospital, the intensive care unit or cause a permanent disability or death." Joe Davis, Sr. stated on January 17, 2015 in a video: The streetcar project proposed for downtown Milwaukee "would actually take precious revenue away" from the Milwaukee Public Schools. Barack Obama stated on January 22, 2015 in an interview with YouTube celebrity Bethany Mota: "The reason we even have colleges is that at some point there were politicians who said, ‘You know what? We should start colleges.’ " Barbara Comstock stated on January 22, 2015 in a tweet.: "Did you know under President Obama family health care premiums have increased $4,154 on the average?" Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity stated on January 10, 2015 in a tweet: "Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 23, 2015 in an interview with reporters at her ceremonial swearing in event in Fort Lauderdale: Says Marco Rubio "was for immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship before he was against it." John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a press conference: The Super Bowl has "one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: "The auto companies have now repaid taxpayers every dime and more of what my administration invested in." Carly Fiorina stated on January 21, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says President Barack Obama is "not paying women equally by his own measures in his own White House." Bob Buckhorn stated on January 15, 2015 in a campaign ad: Says he "balanced the budget without raising taxes." Bob Buckhorn stated on January 15, 2015 in a campaign ad: Tampa Bay is "leading the state in jobs creation." John McCain stated on January 13, 2015 in a press conference: "About 30 percent" of those released from Guantanamo "have re-entered the fight." Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up." Jonathan Turley stated on January 11, 2015 in a "Washington Post" op-ed: The Obama administration "supported Muslim allies trying to establish a new international blasphemy standard." Marco Rubio stated on January 13, 2015 in his book, "American Dreams": "If people work and make more money, they lose more in benefits than they would earn in salary." Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2015 in a Facebook post: "In 1913, it was legal to mail children." Matt Lauer stated on January 11, 2015 in a red carpet interview before the Golden Globes: "The name Frank has risen in popularity by 20 percent" since the debut of 'House of Cards' on Netflix. Chris Coons stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands." Scott Walker stated on December 17, 2014 in remarks to reporters: "The difference over the (previous) four years between where things were headed and where we brought them to over the last four years is a total of $816 in saved property tax money." Rick Scott stated on January 6, 2015 in his second inaugural address: "Estimates say individuals who escaped these high tax states have taken with them around $2 trillion in adjusted gross income." Craig Melvin stated on January 5, 2015 in an MSNBC segment: "There have even been Republican congressmen who have said, ‘If you give us more money we don't know where we would even put additional Border Patrol agents.’ " Mark Warner stated on December 3, 2014 in an interview.: Regarding sexual assault against women, "It’s actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college." Patrick Lynch stated on November 24, 2014 in a newspaper commentary: Exposure to the electromagnetic fields from power lines "has been associated with childhood leukemia and other diseases." Stephen Hayes stated on December 28, 2014 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": "We've caught Iran cheating on the interim (nuclear) deal." Everytown for Gun Safety stated on December 10, 2014 in a recent report: Georgia has had 12 school shootings in the two years since the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than any other state. Matthew Cooke stated on December 10, 2014 in a Huffington Post column: The United States has "more of our people in prison than Russia, China, and North Korea combined." Dick Cheney stated on December 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: Terrorist detainees "were not covered by the Geneva Convention. They were unlawful combatants. And under those circumstances, they were not entitled to the normal kinds of courtesies and treatment." Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2014 in an interview: "A single parent with a couple kids can easily get $35,000 a year" in public assistance in Wisconsin. Steve Adler stated on November 19, 2014 in a TWC News debate: "The city of San Antonio reuses almost 40 percent of its water. You know how much the city of Austin reuses? About 5 percent. And that's not right. We can do better." Richard Saslaw stated on November 24, 2014 in a presentation.: Female students at UVA "have a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted."
Bob Sears stated on February 2, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "Every year in the United States between 3,000 and 4,500 severe vaccine reactions are reported to the Centers for Disease Control. Not mild reactions. Severe reactions that land somebody in the hospital, the intensive care unit or cause a permanent disability or death."
Joe Davis, Sr. stated on January 17, 2015 in a video: The streetcar project proposed for downtown Milwaukee "would actually take precious revenue away" from the Milwaukee Public Schools.
Barack Obama stated on January 22, 2015 in an interview with YouTube celebrity Bethany Mota: "The reason we even have colleges is that at some point there were politicians who said, ‘You know what? We should start colleges.’ "
Barbara Comstock stated on January 22, 2015 in a tweet.: "Did you know under President Obama family health care premiums have increased $4,154 on the average?"
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity stated on January 10, 2015 in a tweet: "Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 23, 2015 in an interview with reporters at her ceremonial swearing in event in Fort Lauderdale: Says Marco Rubio "was for immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship before he was against it."
John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a press conference: The Super Bowl has "one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country."
Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: "The auto companies have now repaid taxpayers every dime and more of what my administration invested in."
Carly Fiorina stated on January 21, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says President Barack Obama is "not paying women equally by his own measures in his own White House."
Bob Buckhorn stated on January 15, 2015 in a campaign ad: Says he "balanced the budget without raising taxes."
Bob Buckhorn stated on January 15, 2015 in a campaign ad: Tampa Bay is "leading the state in jobs creation."
John McCain stated on January 13, 2015 in a press conference: "About 30 percent" of those released from Guantanamo "have re-entered the fight."
Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up."
Jonathan Turley stated on January 11, 2015 in a "Washington Post" op-ed: The Obama administration "supported Muslim allies trying to establish a new international blasphemy standard."
Marco Rubio stated on January 13, 2015 in his book, "American Dreams": "If people work and make more money, they lose more in benefits than they would earn in salary."
Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2015 in a Facebook post: "In 1913, it was legal to mail children."
Matt Lauer stated on January 11, 2015 in a red carpet interview before the Golden Globes: "The name Frank has risen in popularity by 20 percent" since the debut of 'House of Cards' on Netflix.
Chris Coons stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands."
Scott Walker stated on December 17, 2014 in remarks to reporters: "The difference over the (previous) four years between where things were headed and where we brought them to over the last four years is a total of $816 in saved property tax money."
Rick Scott stated on January 6, 2015 in his second inaugural address: "Estimates say individuals who escaped these high tax states have taken with them around $2 trillion in adjusted gross income."
Craig Melvin stated on January 5, 2015 in an MSNBC segment: "There have even been Republican congressmen who have said, ‘If you give us more money we don't know where we would even put additional Border Patrol agents.’ "
Mark Warner stated on December 3, 2014 in an interview.: Regarding sexual assault against women, "It’s actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college."
Patrick Lynch stated on November 24, 2014 in a newspaper commentary: Exposure to the electromagnetic fields from power lines "has been associated with childhood leukemia and other diseases."
Stephen Hayes stated on December 28, 2014 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": "We've caught Iran cheating on the interim (nuclear) deal."
Everytown for Gun Safety stated on December 10, 2014 in a recent report: Georgia has had 12 school shootings in the two years since the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than any other state.
Matthew Cooke stated on December 10, 2014 in a Huffington Post column: The United States has "more of our people in prison than Russia, China, and North Korea combined."
Dick Cheney stated on December 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: Terrorist detainees "were not covered by the Geneva Convention. They were unlawful combatants. And under those circumstances, they were not entitled to the normal kinds of courtesies and treatment."
Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2014 in an interview: "A single parent with a couple kids can easily get $35,000 a year" in public assistance in Wisconsin.
Steve Adler stated on November 19, 2014 in a TWC News debate: "The city of San Antonio reuses almost 40 percent of its water. You know how much the city of Austin reuses? About 5 percent. And that's not right. We can do better."
Richard Saslaw stated on November 24, 2014 in a presentation.: Female students at UVA "have a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted."
