Latest Pants on Fire! 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 Donald Trump stated on February 25, 2016 in comments during the Houston GOP debate: Says Ted Cruz "said I was in favor in Libya. I never discussed that subject." Donald Trump stated on February 19, 2016 in a rally in North Charleston, S.C.: Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem." Samir Chachoua stated on January 29, 2016 in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher": Says he cured Charlie Sheen and the island of Comoros of HIV with "milk from goats, which had arthritis." Bill Clinton stated on February 16, 2016 in a campaign event: "The people that perpetrated that travesty in San Bernardino had never been to the Middle East." Ben Carson stated on February 13, 2016 in a GOP debate on CBS: Says "Joseph Stalin said if you want to bring America down you, have to undermine three things: our spiritual life, our patriotism and our morality." Viral image stated on February 10, 2016 in in a post on Facebook: Quotes Mark Cuban as saying, "I worry that millions of millennials are voting Democrat this year because they fact-check everything." Jonathan Stickland stated on February 10, 2016 in a TV ad: Scott Fisher "tried to expand Obamacare in Texas and even voted for an official resolution to force 1 million Texans into Obamacare." Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2016 in a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary: "Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent." Daniel Greenfield stated on July 30, 2015 in an article on the Frontpage website: "Obama spent $7 billion to bring electricity to Africa, failed miserably." Greg Abbott stated on January 8, 2016 in a 90-page manifesto decrying federal overreach: "While states used to have regulatory power over fishing, federal law now regulates down to the tenth of the inch the minimum size of fish that anglers can keep." Viral image stated on January 27, 2016 in comments on YouTube: "Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)" Loretta Sanchez stated on January 20, 2016 in a Capital Public Radio interview: "Nothing was done. I mean, $25 million was spent, but we don’t have that (gun ownership) database." Bob Donovan stated on January 29, 2016 in a Facebook post: "This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership." B.o.B. stated on January 25, 2016 in in a Jan. 25 tweet: "You've been tremendously deceived" by people who say the Earth is not flat. Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in comments during the Iowa Republican presidential debate: Obamacare "is the biggest job-killer in this country -- millions of Americans have lost their jobs, have been forced into part-time work." Ted Cruz stated on January 21, 2016 in a New Hampshire appearance: "Blue Cross Blue Shield cancelled all their individual (health care) policies in the state of Texas, effective Dec. 31." Mike Rogers stated on January 12, 2016 in a roundtable discussion on CNN: "Donald Trump is appealing as much to Democrats as he is to Republicans." Marco Rubio stated on January 18, 2016 in an exchange with voters at an Iowa campaign event: Says his much-discussed boots are "made in Wisconsin." Marco Rubio stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Hostages were released as soon as Ronald Reagan took office because Iran perceived that America was "no longer under the command of someone weak." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 14, 2016 in a news release: Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam. Nancy Pelosi stated on January 13, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Until the new Iran deal, China and Russia "have never voted with us at the U.N. on any sanctions on Iran in the past." Donald Trump stated on January 4, 2016 in a television ad: A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over "our southern border." My City Bikes stated on December 7, 2015 in news release: "Bicycle ownership drops by half while obesity in Rhode Island rises by 154 percent" Viral image stated on December 26, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho said "African Americans should only be given three-fifths of a vote." Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Marco Rubio "is the one for an open border." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party." Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro." Alan Grayson stated on November 25, 2015 in an interview on the "Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News: "Technically, (Ted Cruz is) not even an American." Donald Trump stated on November 14, 2015 in a rally in Beaumont, Texas: President Barack Obama "wants to take in 250,000 (people) from Syria." Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2015 in a tweet: Says crime statistics show blacks kill 81 percent of white homicide victims.
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Donald Trump stated on February 25, 2016 in comments during the Houston GOP debate: Says Ted Cruz "said I was in favor in Libya. I never discussed that subject." Donald Trump stated on February 19, 2016 in a rally in North Charleston, S.C.: Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem." Samir Chachoua stated on January 29, 2016 in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher": Says he cured Charlie Sheen and the island of Comoros of HIV with "milk from goats, which had arthritis." Bill Clinton stated on February 16, 2016 in a campaign event: "The people that perpetrated that travesty in San Bernardino had never been to the Middle East." Ben Carson stated on February 13, 2016 in a GOP debate on CBS: Says "Joseph Stalin said if you want to bring America down you, have to undermine three things: our spiritual life, our patriotism and our morality." Viral image stated on February 10, 2016 in in a post on Facebook: Quotes Mark Cuban as saying, "I worry that millions of millennials are voting Democrat this year because they fact-check everything." Jonathan Stickland stated on February 10, 2016 in a TV ad: Scott Fisher "tried to expand Obamacare in Texas and even voted for an official resolution to force 1 million Texans into Obamacare." Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2016 in a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary: "Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent." Daniel Greenfield stated on July 30, 2015 in an article on the Frontpage website: "Obama spent $7 billion to bring electricity to Africa, failed miserably." Greg Abbott stated on January 8, 2016 in a 90-page manifesto decrying federal overreach: "While states used to have regulatory power over fishing, federal law now regulates down to the tenth of the inch the minimum size of fish that anglers can keep." Viral image stated on January 27, 2016 in comments on YouTube: "Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)" Loretta Sanchez stated on January 20, 2016 in a Capital Public Radio interview: "Nothing was done. I mean, $25 million was spent, but we don’t have that (gun ownership) database." Bob Donovan stated on January 29, 2016 in a Facebook post: "This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership." B.o.B. stated on January 25, 2016 in in a Jan. 25 tweet: "You've been tremendously deceived" by people who say the Earth is not flat. Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in comments during the Iowa Republican presidential debate: Obamacare "is the biggest job-killer in this country -- millions of Americans have lost their jobs, have been forced into part-time work." Ted Cruz stated on January 21, 2016 in a New Hampshire appearance: "Blue Cross Blue Shield cancelled all their individual (health care) policies in the state of Texas, effective Dec. 31." Mike Rogers stated on January 12, 2016 in a roundtable discussion on CNN: "Donald Trump is appealing as much to Democrats as he is to Republicans." Marco Rubio stated on January 18, 2016 in an exchange with voters at an Iowa campaign event: Says his much-discussed boots are "made in Wisconsin." Marco Rubio stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Hostages were released as soon as Ronald Reagan took office because Iran perceived that America was "no longer under the command of someone weak." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 14, 2016 in a news release: Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam. Nancy Pelosi stated on January 13, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Until the new Iran deal, China and Russia "have never voted with us at the U.N. on any sanctions on Iran in the past." Donald Trump stated on January 4, 2016 in a television ad: A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over "our southern border." My City Bikes stated on December 7, 2015 in news release: "Bicycle ownership drops by half while obesity in Rhode Island rises by 154 percent" Viral image stated on December 26, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho said "African Americans should only be given three-fifths of a vote." Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Marco Rubio "is the one for an open border." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party." Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro." Alan Grayson stated on November 25, 2015 in an interview on the "Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News: "Technically, (Ted Cruz is) not even an American." Donald Trump stated on November 14, 2015 in a rally in Beaumont, Texas: President Barack Obama "wants to take in 250,000 (people) from Syria." Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2015 in a tweet: Says crime statistics show blacks kill 81 percent of white homicide victims.
Donald Trump stated on February 25, 2016 in comments during the Houston GOP debate: Says Ted Cruz "said I was in favor in Libya. I never discussed that subject."
Donald Trump stated on February 19, 2016 in a rally in North Charleston, S.C.: Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem."
Samir Chachoua stated on January 29, 2016 in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher": Says he cured Charlie Sheen and the island of Comoros of HIV with "milk from goats, which had arthritis."
Bill Clinton stated on February 16, 2016 in a campaign event: "The people that perpetrated that travesty in San Bernardino had never been to the Middle East."
Ben Carson stated on February 13, 2016 in a GOP debate on CBS: Says "Joseph Stalin said if you want to bring America down you, have to undermine three things: our spiritual life, our patriotism and our morality."
Viral image stated on February 10, 2016 in in a post on Facebook: Quotes Mark Cuban as saying, "I worry that millions of millennials are voting Democrat this year because they fact-check everything."
Jonathan Stickland stated on February 10, 2016 in a TV ad: Scott Fisher "tried to expand Obamacare in Texas and even voted for an official resolution to force 1 million Texans into Obamacare."
Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2016 in a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary: "Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent."
Daniel Greenfield stated on July 30, 2015 in an article on the Frontpage website: "Obama spent $7 billion to bring electricity to Africa, failed miserably."
Greg Abbott stated on January 8, 2016 in a 90-page manifesto decrying federal overreach: "While states used to have regulatory power over fishing, federal law now regulates down to the tenth of the inch the minimum size of fish that anglers can keep."
Viral image stated on January 27, 2016 in comments on YouTube: "Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)"
Loretta Sanchez stated on January 20, 2016 in a Capital Public Radio interview: "Nothing was done. I mean, $25 million was spent, but we don’t have that (gun ownership) database."
Bob Donovan stated on January 29, 2016 in a Facebook post: "This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership."
B.o.B. stated on January 25, 2016 in in a Jan. 25 tweet: "You've been tremendously deceived" by people who say the Earth is not flat.
Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in comments during the Iowa Republican presidential debate: Obamacare "is the biggest job-killer in this country -- millions of Americans have lost their jobs, have been forced into part-time work."
Ted Cruz stated on January 21, 2016 in a New Hampshire appearance: "Blue Cross Blue Shield cancelled all their individual (health care) policies in the state of Texas, effective Dec. 31."
Mike Rogers stated on January 12, 2016 in a roundtable discussion on CNN: "Donald Trump is appealing as much to Democrats as he is to Republicans."
Marco Rubio stated on January 18, 2016 in an exchange with voters at an Iowa campaign event: Says his much-discussed boots are "made in Wisconsin."
Marco Rubio stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Hostages were released as soon as Ronald Reagan took office because Iran perceived that America was "no longer under the command of someone weak."
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 14, 2016 in a news release: Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam.
Nancy Pelosi stated on January 13, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Until the new Iran deal, China and Russia "have never voted with us at the U.N. on any sanctions on Iran in the past."
Donald Trump stated on January 4, 2016 in a television ad: A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over "our southern border."
My City Bikes stated on December 7, 2015 in news release: "Bicycle ownership drops by half while obesity in Rhode Island rises by 154 percent"
Viral image stated on December 26, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho said "African Americans should only be given three-fifths of a vote."
Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Marco Rubio "is the one for an open border."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party."
Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro."
Alan Grayson stated on November 25, 2015 in an interview on the "Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News: "Technically, (Ted Cruz is) not even an American."
Donald Trump stated on November 14, 2015 in a rally in Beaumont, Texas: President Barack Obama "wants to take in 250,000 (people) from Syria."
Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2015 in a tweet: Says crime statistics show blacks kill 81 percent of white homicide victims.
