Latest Half-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 Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech: "When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father." Dan Ramos stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release : Under Gov. John Kasich’s budget proposal, "the top one percent in Ohio will pay $10,000 less in income tax each year, but Ohio’s working and middle class families will pay more." John Roberts stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument: "Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi." Rick Scott stated on March 5, 2013 in his State of the State address: Says his proposed education spending "is the highest state funding level in Florida history." Jeffrey Loria stated on February 24, 2013 in an ad: The majority of public funding for the Marlins stadium "came from hotel taxes, the burden of which is incurred by tourists who are visiting our city, NOT the resident taxpayers." Carol Shea-Porter stated on January 16, 2013 in a press release : New Hampshire is currently the only state in the nation that does not have a full-service veterans hospital or equivalent access. Diane McKeel stated on August 26, 2010 in in a guest column: Says "Studies show the average age of entry into prostitution is 12 to 14 years old." Trey Martinez Fischer stated on February 25, 2013 in press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.: Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Bill Nelson stated on February 21, 2013 in an interview on Central Florida News 13: In a budget deal struck in 2011 "a trillion dollars of cuts went into effect immediately, and then a special committee was set up ... to get agreement on another $3 trillion of cuts." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: Says if Congress doesn’t avoid the sequester, "tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids." Vincent Fort stated on February 5, 2013 in a Twitter post: "What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in a speech: "Every dollar we invested in high-quality, early education programs can save more than $7 later on by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, even reducing crime." Cory Booker stated on February 1, 2013 in an appearance on "Bill Maher Overtime": Says 2012 was the "first year in American history that more minorities are being born than people in the majority." Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2013 in a news article.: Says he "has repeatedly praised Chuck Hagel’s character, patriotism, bravery, and personal service defending our nation." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union speech: "Already, the Affordable Care Act is helping to slow the growth of (Medicare’s) health care costs." Sacramento Bee Editorial Board stated on February 6, 2013 in an editorial.: Says Texas ranks first among the states in the amount of carbon dioxide emitted and toxic chemicals released into water. Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union: Military spending cuts, known as the sequester, were President Barack Obama’s idea. Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: Says his administration has made "progress" on border enforcement by "putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years." EmpowerED Georgia stated on January 7, 2013 in a chart: State support for local schools per pupil has decreased by at least 25 percent over the past decade. Chris Matthews stated on January 23, 2013 in comments on his MSNBC show: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, was elected in a "very low turnout" race. David Cicilline stated on January 26, 2013 in a speech: More than 40 percent of sales nationally are made without background checks. Barbara Buono stated on January 29, 2013 in an interview on Fox 5’s Good Day New York: Says the pension and health benefits reform "eliminated collective bargaining for health benefits." Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2013 in on the Internet: "Washington, D.C., now has greater population than Wyoming and Vermont, more active duty military than 29 states, more tax revenue than 29 states (and) a larger domestic product than 27 states." Rick Scott stated on January 31, 2013 in a news conference: Says his budget provides "the highest state funding level in history" for education. Chris Christie stated on February 4, 2013 in an interview on the “Late Show with David Letterman”: Says "in Katrina, they approved $60 billion within 10 days of the storm on a voice vote." Tom Barrett stated on January 29, 2013 in an interview: 40 percent of U.S. gun sales "are occurring outside of" licensed gun dealers. Keith Faber stated on January 7, 2013 in a newspaper interview: "Ohio is doing better right now than the national average on all the (economic) numbers." Ted Cruz stated on January 30, 2013 in a U.S. Senate committee hearing.: Says the claim that 40 percent of guns are sold without background checks traces to information gathered before background checks were even required. Mayors Against Illegal Guns stated on January 23, 2013 in a website post: In 2009, the FBI "referred more than 71,000" cases of people failing background checks when trying to buy a gun to another federal agency, "but U.S. attorneys ultimately prosecuted only 77 of them."
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Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech: "When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father." Dan Ramos stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release : Under Gov. John Kasich’s budget proposal, "the top one percent in Ohio will pay $10,000 less in income tax each year, but Ohio’s working and middle class families will pay more." John Roberts stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument: "Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi." Rick Scott stated on March 5, 2013 in his State of the State address: Says his proposed education spending "is the highest state funding level in Florida history." Jeffrey Loria stated on February 24, 2013 in an ad: The majority of public funding for the Marlins stadium "came from hotel taxes, the burden of which is incurred by tourists who are visiting our city, NOT the resident taxpayers." Carol Shea-Porter stated on January 16, 2013 in a press release : New Hampshire is currently the only state in the nation that does not have a full-service veterans hospital or equivalent access. Diane McKeel stated on August 26, 2010 in in a guest column: Says "Studies show the average age of entry into prostitution is 12 to 14 years old." Trey Martinez Fischer stated on February 25, 2013 in press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.: Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Bill Nelson stated on February 21, 2013 in an interview on Central Florida News 13: In a budget deal struck in 2011 "a trillion dollars of cuts went into effect immediately, and then a special committee was set up ... to get agreement on another $3 trillion of cuts." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: Says if Congress doesn’t avoid the sequester, "tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids." Vincent Fort stated on February 5, 2013 in a Twitter post: "What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in a speech: "Every dollar we invested in high-quality, early education programs can save more than $7 later on by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, even reducing crime." Cory Booker stated on February 1, 2013 in an appearance on "Bill Maher Overtime": Says 2012 was the "first year in American history that more minorities are being born than people in the majority." Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2013 in a news article.: Says he "has repeatedly praised Chuck Hagel’s character, patriotism, bravery, and personal service defending our nation." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union speech: "Already, the Affordable Care Act is helping to slow the growth of (Medicare’s) health care costs." Sacramento Bee Editorial Board stated on February 6, 2013 in an editorial.: Says Texas ranks first among the states in the amount of carbon dioxide emitted and toxic chemicals released into water. Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union: Military spending cuts, known as the sequester, were President Barack Obama’s idea. Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: Says his administration has made "progress" on border enforcement by "putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years." EmpowerED Georgia stated on January 7, 2013 in a chart: State support for local schools per pupil has decreased by at least 25 percent over the past decade. Chris Matthews stated on January 23, 2013 in comments on his MSNBC show: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, was elected in a "very low turnout" race. David Cicilline stated on January 26, 2013 in a speech: More than 40 percent of sales nationally are made without background checks. Barbara Buono stated on January 29, 2013 in an interview on Fox 5’s Good Day New York: Says the pension and health benefits reform "eliminated collective bargaining for health benefits." Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2013 in on the Internet: "Washington, D.C., now has greater population than Wyoming and Vermont, more active duty military than 29 states, more tax revenue than 29 states (and) a larger domestic product than 27 states." Rick Scott stated on January 31, 2013 in a news conference: Says his budget provides "the highest state funding level in history" for education. Chris Christie stated on February 4, 2013 in an interview on the “Late Show with David Letterman”: Says "in Katrina, they approved $60 billion within 10 days of the storm on a voice vote." Tom Barrett stated on January 29, 2013 in an interview: 40 percent of U.S. gun sales "are occurring outside of" licensed gun dealers. Keith Faber stated on January 7, 2013 in a newspaper interview: "Ohio is doing better right now than the national average on all the (economic) numbers." Ted Cruz stated on January 30, 2013 in a U.S. Senate committee hearing.: Says the claim that 40 percent of guns are sold without background checks traces to information gathered before background checks were even required. Mayors Against Illegal Guns stated on January 23, 2013 in a website post: In 2009, the FBI "referred more than 71,000" cases of people failing background checks when trying to buy a gun to another federal agency, "but U.S. attorneys ultimately prosecuted only 77 of them."
Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech: "When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father."
Dan Ramos stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release : Under Gov. John Kasich’s budget proposal, "the top one percent in Ohio will pay $10,000 less in income tax each year, but Ohio’s working and middle class families will pay more."
John Roberts stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument: "Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi."
Rick Scott stated on March 5, 2013 in his State of the State address: Says his proposed education spending "is the highest state funding level in Florida history."
Jeffrey Loria stated on February 24, 2013 in an ad: The majority of public funding for the Marlins stadium "came from hotel taxes, the burden of which is incurred by tourists who are visiting our city, NOT the resident taxpayers."
Carol Shea-Porter stated on January 16, 2013 in a press release : New Hampshire is currently the only state in the nation that does not have a full-service veterans hospital or equivalent access.
Diane McKeel stated on August 26, 2010 in in a guest column: Says "Studies show the average age of entry into prostitution is 12 to 14 years old."
Trey Martinez Fischer stated on February 25, 2013 in press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.: Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
Bill Nelson stated on February 21, 2013 in an interview on Central Florida News 13: In a budget deal struck in 2011 "a trillion dollars of cuts went into effect immediately, and then a special committee was set up ... to get agreement on another $3 trillion of cuts."
Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: Says if Congress doesn’t avoid the sequester, "tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids."
Vincent Fort stated on February 5, 2013 in a Twitter post: "What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business."
Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings."
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in a speech: "Every dollar we invested in high-quality, early education programs can save more than $7 later on by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, even reducing crime."
Cory Booker stated on February 1, 2013 in an appearance on "Bill Maher Overtime": Says 2012 was the "first year in American history that more minorities are being born than people in the majority."
Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2013 in a news article.: Says he "has repeatedly praised Chuck Hagel’s character, patriotism, bravery, and personal service defending our nation."
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union speech: "Already, the Affordable Care Act is helping to slow the growth of (Medicare’s) health care costs."
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board stated on February 6, 2013 in an editorial.: Says Texas ranks first among the states in the amount of carbon dioxide emitted and toxic chemicals released into water.
Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union: Military spending cuts, known as the sequester, were President Barack Obama’s idea.
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: Says his administration has made "progress" on border enforcement by "putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years."
EmpowerED Georgia stated on January 7, 2013 in a chart: State support for local schools per pupil has decreased by at least 25 percent over the past decade.
Chris Matthews stated on January 23, 2013 in comments on his MSNBC show: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, was elected in a "very low turnout" race.
David Cicilline stated on January 26, 2013 in a speech: More than 40 percent of sales nationally are made without background checks.
Barbara Buono stated on January 29, 2013 in an interview on Fox 5’s Good Day New York: Says the pension and health benefits reform "eliminated collective bargaining for health benefits."
Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2013 in on the Internet: "Washington, D.C., now has greater population than Wyoming and Vermont, more active duty military than 29 states, more tax revenue than 29 states (and) a larger domestic product than 27 states."
Rick Scott stated on January 31, 2013 in a news conference: Says his budget provides "the highest state funding level in history" for education.
Chris Christie stated on February 4, 2013 in an interview on the “Late Show with David Letterman”: Says "in Katrina, they approved $60 billion within 10 days of the storm on a voice vote."
Tom Barrett stated on January 29, 2013 in an interview: 40 percent of U.S. gun sales "are occurring outside of" licensed gun dealers.
Keith Faber stated on January 7, 2013 in a newspaper interview: "Ohio is doing better right now than the national average on all the (economic) numbers."
Ted Cruz stated on January 30, 2013 in a U.S. Senate committee hearing.: Says the claim that 40 percent of guns are sold without background checks traces to information gathered before background checks were even required.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns stated on January 23, 2013 in a website post: In 2009, the FBI "referred more than 71,000" cases of people failing background checks when trying to buy a gun to another federal agency, "but U.S. attorneys ultimately prosecuted only 77 of them."
