Latest Fact-checks by Jon Greenberg 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 Michael McCaul stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": More money is dedicated within the Department of Homeland Security to climate change than what's spent combating "Islamist terrorists radicalizing over the Internet in the United States of America." Rich Lowry stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "During the Bush administration, you actually had a prominent liberal write a book about how Bush was preparing for a fascist takeover of this country." Maria Shriver stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Two-thirds of American families rely on the mother's income to stay above the poverty level." Chris Wallace stated on May 3, 2015 in a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday": "Baltimore spends the third highest per capita on its public schools." Joe Scarborough stated on April 30, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says the Clintons "burst through their own self-pronounced guidelines" by accepting foreign donations. "There is a clip of Bill Clinton saying we're not going to take foreign donations." John Boehner stated on May 3, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics." Nation of Islam Research Group stated on April 26, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Baltimore police are "trained by Mossad and Shin Bet." Ed Schultz stated on April 17, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "America has lost over 50,000 manufacturing factories on other trade deals." Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 14, 2015 in a panel discussion on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": "The president and vice president can't be from the same state." Addicting Information stated on April 4, 2015 in an infographic on the Addicting Info website: "U.S. police killed more people in just one month than the U.K.’s did in over a century." Kirsten Powers stated on April 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": Says Rand Paul denied that he "put forward a bill ... to zero out foreign aid and specifically spoke about Israel." Mitt Romney stated on April 12, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Hillary Clinton "erased all of her emails even though they were subject to recall and review by Congress." Sean Hannity stated on April 8, 2015 in a broadcast the Sean Hannity radio show: "You can’t build a Christian church in Saudi Arabia." Barack Obama stated on April 5, 2015 in an interview with the 'New York Times.': "Iran’s defense budget is $30 billion. Our defense budget is closer to $600 billion." Rick Scott stated on April 7, 2015 in interviews with reporters: On expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. George Will stated on April 5, 2015 in an appearance on Fox News Sunday: Says President Ronald Reagan "had a month of job creation of 1 million." US Uncut stated on March 31, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "provides zero state funding for homeless shelters." Sally Kohn stated on March 19, 2015 in an opinion piece on CNN.com: "White men account for 69 percent of those arrested for violent crimes." Jess McIntosh stated on March 24, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "All in with Chris Hayes": Liberty University students "were mandated" to attend Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential announcement "or they would be fined." Bloggers stated on March 16, 2015 in a blog post: "Obama has been sending taxpayer dollars, at least $350,000 to fund anti-Likud, anti-Netanyahu groups in Israel for (the) election." Greg Gutfeld stated on March 10, 2015 in a commentary on Fox News.: Under New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, homicides are up by 20 percent, and subway delays have soared 45 percent. James Carville stated on March 15, 2015 in a broadcast of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says "Jeb Bush has released 10 percent of his emails." Rush Limbaugh stated on March 10, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Rush Limbaugh Show": Says "Ted Kennedy sent a letter to then Soviet leader Yuri Andropov apologizing for Ronald Reagan and begging the Soviets not to overreact." David Shuster stated on March 10, 2015 in a Hillary Clinton press conference: Said former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration "was forced to resign two years ago because of his personal use of emails." Joe Scarborough stated on March 9, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says Hillary Clinton "sent a memo" to all State Department staff that said "you should not do State Department business on personal email." Paul Bedard stated on February 27, 2015 in an opinion piece in the "Washington Examiner": Says "President Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country ... with a ban on one of the most-used" assault rifle bullets. Bill O'Reilly stated on February 20, 2015 in a broadcast of "The O'Reilly Factor": "I never said I was on the Falkland Islands." David Corn stated on February 25, 2015 in an interview on "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC: Says he "often" appeared on The O’Reilly Factor and "often was praised" by Bill O'Reilly. Michael Morell stated on February 18, 2015 in a broadcast of "Charlie Rose": The potential Iran nuclear agreement would limit Iran to the number of centrifuges needed for a weapon but too few for a nuclear power program. Hillary Mann Leverett stated on February 17, 2015 in an interview on CNN: ISIS sends out "90,000 social (media) messages a day."
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Michael McCaul stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": More money is dedicated within the Department of Homeland Security to climate change than what's spent combating "Islamist terrorists radicalizing over the Internet in the United States of America." Rich Lowry stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "During the Bush administration, you actually had a prominent liberal write a book about how Bush was preparing for a fascist takeover of this country." Maria Shriver stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Two-thirds of American families rely on the mother's income to stay above the poverty level." Chris Wallace stated on May 3, 2015 in a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday": "Baltimore spends the third highest per capita on its public schools." Joe Scarborough stated on April 30, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says the Clintons "burst through their own self-pronounced guidelines" by accepting foreign donations. "There is a clip of Bill Clinton saying we're not going to take foreign donations." John Boehner stated on May 3, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics." Nation of Islam Research Group stated on April 26, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Baltimore police are "trained by Mossad and Shin Bet." Ed Schultz stated on April 17, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "America has lost over 50,000 manufacturing factories on other trade deals." Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 14, 2015 in a panel discussion on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": "The president and vice president can't be from the same state." Addicting Information stated on April 4, 2015 in an infographic on the Addicting Info website: "U.S. police killed more people in just one month than the U.K.’s did in over a century." Kirsten Powers stated on April 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": Says Rand Paul denied that he "put forward a bill ... to zero out foreign aid and specifically spoke about Israel." Mitt Romney stated on April 12, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Hillary Clinton "erased all of her emails even though they were subject to recall and review by Congress." Sean Hannity stated on April 8, 2015 in a broadcast the Sean Hannity radio show: "You can’t build a Christian church in Saudi Arabia." Barack Obama stated on April 5, 2015 in an interview with the 'New York Times.': "Iran’s defense budget is $30 billion. Our defense budget is closer to $600 billion." Rick Scott stated on April 7, 2015 in interviews with reporters: On expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. George Will stated on April 5, 2015 in an appearance on Fox News Sunday: Says President Ronald Reagan "had a month of job creation of 1 million." US Uncut stated on March 31, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "provides zero state funding for homeless shelters." Sally Kohn stated on March 19, 2015 in an opinion piece on CNN.com: "White men account for 69 percent of those arrested for violent crimes." Jess McIntosh stated on March 24, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "All in with Chris Hayes": Liberty University students "were mandated" to attend Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential announcement "or they would be fined." Bloggers stated on March 16, 2015 in a blog post: "Obama has been sending taxpayer dollars, at least $350,000 to fund anti-Likud, anti-Netanyahu groups in Israel for (the) election." Greg Gutfeld stated on March 10, 2015 in a commentary on Fox News.: Under New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, homicides are up by 20 percent, and subway delays have soared 45 percent. James Carville stated on March 15, 2015 in a broadcast of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says "Jeb Bush has released 10 percent of his emails." Rush Limbaugh stated on March 10, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Rush Limbaugh Show": Says "Ted Kennedy sent a letter to then Soviet leader Yuri Andropov apologizing for Ronald Reagan and begging the Soviets not to overreact." David Shuster stated on March 10, 2015 in a Hillary Clinton press conference: Said former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration "was forced to resign two years ago because of his personal use of emails." Joe Scarborough stated on March 9, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says Hillary Clinton "sent a memo" to all State Department staff that said "you should not do State Department business on personal email." Paul Bedard stated on February 27, 2015 in an opinion piece in the "Washington Examiner": Says "President Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country ... with a ban on one of the most-used" assault rifle bullets. Bill O'Reilly stated on February 20, 2015 in a broadcast of "The O'Reilly Factor": "I never said I was on the Falkland Islands." David Corn stated on February 25, 2015 in an interview on "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC: Says he "often" appeared on The O’Reilly Factor and "often was praised" by Bill O'Reilly. Michael Morell stated on February 18, 2015 in a broadcast of "Charlie Rose": The potential Iran nuclear agreement would limit Iran to the number of centrifuges needed for a weapon but too few for a nuclear power program. Hillary Mann Leverett stated on February 17, 2015 in an interview on CNN: ISIS sends out "90,000 social (media) messages a day."
Michael McCaul stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": More money is dedicated within the Department of Homeland Security to climate change than what's spent combating "Islamist terrorists radicalizing over the Internet in the United States of America."
Rich Lowry stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "During the Bush administration, you actually had a prominent liberal write a book about how Bush was preparing for a fascist takeover of this country."
Maria Shriver stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Two-thirds of American families rely on the mother's income to stay above the poverty level."
Chris Wallace stated on May 3, 2015 in a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday": "Baltimore spends the third highest per capita on its public schools."
Joe Scarborough stated on April 30, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says the Clintons "burst through their own self-pronounced guidelines" by accepting foreign donations. "There is a clip of Bill Clinton saying we're not going to take foreign donations."
John Boehner stated on May 3, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics."
Nation of Islam Research Group stated on April 26, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Baltimore police are "trained by Mossad and Shin Bet."
Ed Schultz stated on April 17, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "America has lost over 50,000 manufacturing factories on other trade deals."
Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 14, 2015 in a panel discussion on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": "The president and vice president can't be from the same state."
Addicting Information stated on April 4, 2015 in an infographic on the Addicting Info website: "U.S. police killed more people in just one month than the U.K.’s did in over a century."
Kirsten Powers stated on April 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": Says Rand Paul denied that he "put forward a bill ... to zero out foreign aid and specifically spoke about Israel."
Mitt Romney stated on April 12, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Hillary Clinton "erased all of her emails even though they were subject to recall and review by Congress."
Sean Hannity stated on April 8, 2015 in a broadcast the Sean Hannity radio show: "You can’t build a Christian church in Saudi Arabia."
Barack Obama stated on April 5, 2015 in an interview with the 'New York Times.': "Iran’s defense budget is $30 billion. Our defense budget is closer to $600 billion."
Rick Scott stated on April 7, 2015 in interviews with reporters: On expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
George Will stated on April 5, 2015 in an appearance on Fox News Sunday: Says President Ronald Reagan "had a month of job creation of 1 million."
US Uncut stated on March 31, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "provides zero state funding for homeless shelters."
Sally Kohn stated on March 19, 2015 in an opinion piece on CNN.com: "White men account for 69 percent of those arrested for violent crimes."
Jess McIntosh stated on March 24, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "All in with Chris Hayes": Liberty University students "were mandated" to attend Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential announcement "or they would be fined."
Bloggers stated on March 16, 2015 in a blog post: "Obama has been sending taxpayer dollars, at least $350,000 to fund anti-Likud, anti-Netanyahu groups in Israel for (the) election."
Greg Gutfeld stated on March 10, 2015 in a commentary on Fox News.: Under New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, homicides are up by 20 percent, and subway delays have soared 45 percent.
James Carville stated on March 15, 2015 in a broadcast of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says "Jeb Bush has released 10 percent of his emails."
Rush Limbaugh stated on March 10, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Rush Limbaugh Show": Says "Ted Kennedy sent a letter to then Soviet leader Yuri Andropov apologizing for Ronald Reagan and begging the Soviets not to overreact."
David Shuster stated on March 10, 2015 in a Hillary Clinton press conference: Said former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration "was forced to resign two years ago because of his personal use of emails."
Joe Scarborough stated on March 9, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says Hillary Clinton "sent a memo" to all State Department staff that said "you should not do State Department business on personal email."
Paul Bedard stated on February 27, 2015 in an opinion piece in the "Washington Examiner": Says "President Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country ... with a ban on one of the most-used" assault rifle bullets.
Bill O'Reilly stated on February 20, 2015 in a broadcast of "The O'Reilly Factor": "I never said I was on the Falkland Islands."
David Corn stated on February 25, 2015 in an interview on "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC: Says he "often" appeared on The O’Reilly Factor and "often was praised" by Bill O'Reilly.
Michael Morell stated on February 18, 2015 in a broadcast of "Charlie Rose": The potential Iran nuclear agreement would limit Iran to the number of centrifuges needed for a weapon but too few for a nuclear power program.
Hillary Mann Leverett stated on February 17, 2015 in an interview on CNN: ISIS sends out "90,000 social (media) messages a day."
