Latest Fact-checks by Lauren Carroll 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 Club for Growth stated on September 15, 2015 in a television ad: Says Donald Trump "supports eminent domain" and the Supreme Court’s Kelo decision. Barack Obama stated on October 1, 2015 in remarks following a school shooting in Oregon: "States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths." Hillary Clinton stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign Tweet: The Benghazi probe is "the longest-running congressional investigation ever." Tom Cole stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "There’s no money" for Planned Parenthood in the bill that would keep the government open. Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs." Hillary Clinton stated on September 19, 2015 in remarks at the 2015 New Hampshire Democratic Party State Convention: "Under Republicans, recessions happen four times as frequently as under Democrats." Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: Says Donald Trump was "forced to file for bankruptcy not once, not twice, four times." Town hall audience member stated on September 17, 2015 in a town hall held by Donald Trump in Rochester, N.H.: "You know our current president is (Muslim). You know he's not even an American." Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: One of the Planned Parenthood videos shows "a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, 'We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain.' " Mike Huckabee stated on September 16, 2015 in comments on the CNN debate: "We've just now given over $100 billion" to Iran, "the equivalent in U.S. terms is $5 trillion." Credo Action stated on August 27, 2015 in a YouTube video: The Obama administration is "proposing to mine another 10 billion tons of Wyoming coal, which would unleash three times more carbon pollution than Obama's Clean Power Plan would even save through 2030." Jeb Bush stated on August 25, 2015 in remarks at a town hall in Colorado: Planned Parenthood is "not actually doing women’s health issues." Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in a town hall in Derry, N.H.: "Many of the great scholars say that anchor babies are not covered" by the 14th Amendment. Hillary Clinton stated on August 17, 2015 in an interview with Iowa Public Radio: "If I had not asked for my emails all to be made public, none of this would have been in the public arena." Bill Clinton stated on August 11, 2015 in an interview with Inc. magazine: "There's not a single, solitary example that" signing the bill to end Glass-Steagall "had anything to do with the financial crash." Donald Trump stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says "if the (Iran nuclear) deal gets rejected, they still get" $150 billion. Jeb Bush stated on August 10, 2015 in a Twitter exchange: There has been a 100 percent "increase in student debt under this Democratic White House." Andrew Napolitano stated on August 5, 2015 in in an interview on Fox's "Hannity": Emails released to the public show Hillary Clinton discussed "the location of Ambassador Stevens, who of course was murdered, in Libya." Ted Cruz stated on August 6, 2015 in in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: "A majority of the candidates on this stage have supported amnesty ... I have never supported amnesty." Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton has "been in office and in government longer than anybody else running here tonight." Allen West stated on August 1, 2015 in a blog on his website: The Navy "is bringing charges against" a Navy officer who shot at the Chattanooga shooter "for illegally discharging a firearm on federal property." Martin O'Malley stated on July 26, 2015 in a New Hampshire interview: "97 percent of the work that Planned Parenthood does is about mammograms and preventative health." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2015 in a campaign rally in South Carolina: The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl "are right now back on the battlefield." Rand Paul stated on July 17, 2015 in a campaign rally in Houston: "We borrow a million dollars every minute." Hillary Clinton stated on July 13, 2015 in remarks in Manhattan: Says she "called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight" early on in the financial crisis. Chris Christie stated on July 6, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "There’s now been three independent investigations (into the bridge scandal) all of which have said" that Christie did not have prior knowledge of or involvement in the lane closures. Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in an interview on Fox Business Network: "Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries." Ted Cruz stated on June 29, 2015 in an interview on NPR: The Supreme Court’s views "are radically out of step with public opinion" regarding its decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Public support for abortion "is actually going down a little bit," polls show. Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in a speech launching his 2016 campaign: "The party in the White House" is responsible for "a massive tax increase on the middle class."
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Club for Growth stated on September 15, 2015 in a television ad: Says Donald Trump "supports eminent domain" and the Supreme Court’s Kelo decision. Barack Obama stated on October 1, 2015 in remarks following a school shooting in Oregon: "States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths." Hillary Clinton stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign Tweet: The Benghazi probe is "the longest-running congressional investigation ever." Tom Cole stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "There’s no money" for Planned Parenthood in the bill that would keep the government open. Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs." Hillary Clinton stated on September 19, 2015 in remarks at the 2015 New Hampshire Democratic Party State Convention: "Under Republicans, recessions happen four times as frequently as under Democrats." Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: Says Donald Trump was "forced to file for bankruptcy not once, not twice, four times." Town hall audience member stated on September 17, 2015 in a town hall held by Donald Trump in Rochester, N.H.: "You know our current president is (Muslim). You know he's not even an American." Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: One of the Planned Parenthood videos shows "a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, 'We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain.' " Mike Huckabee stated on September 16, 2015 in comments on the CNN debate: "We've just now given over $100 billion" to Iran, "the equivalent in U.S. terms is $5 trillion." Credo Action stated on August 27, 2015 in a YouTube video: The Obama administration is "proposing to mine another 10 billion tons of Wyoming coal, which would unleash three times more carbon pollution than Obama's Clean Power Plan would even save through 2030." Jeb Bush stated on August 25, 2015 in remarks at a town hall in Colorado: Planned Parenthood is "not actually doing women’s health issues." Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in a town hall in Derry, N.H.: "Many of the great scholars say that anchor babies are not covered" by the 14th Amendment. Hillary Clinton stated on August 17, 2015 in an interview with Iowa Public Radio: "If I had not asked for my emails all to be made public, none of this would have been in the public arena." Bill Clinton stated on August 11, 2015 in an interview with Inc. magazine: "There's not a single, solitary example that" signing the bill to end Glass-Steagall "had anything to do with the financial crash." Donald Trump stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says "if the (Iran nuclear) deal gets rejected, they still get" $150 billion. Jeb Bush stated on August 10, 2015 in a Twitter exchange: There has been a 100 percent "increase in student debt under this Democratic White House." Andrew Napolitano stated on August 5, 2015 in in an interview on Fox's "Hannity": Emails released to the public show Hillary Clinton discussed "the location of Ambassador Stevens, who of course was murdered, in Libya." Ted Cruz stated on August 6, 2015 in in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: "A majority of the candidates on this stage have supported amnesty ... I have never supported amnesty." Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton has "been in office and in government longer than anybody else running here tonight." Allen West stated on August 1, 2015 in a blog on his website: The Navy "is bringing charges against" a Navy officer who shot at the Chattanooga shooter "for illegally discharging a firearm on federal property." Martin O'Malley stated on July 26, 2015 in a New Hampshire interview: "97 percent of the work that Planned Parenthood does is about mammograms and preventative health." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2015 in a campaign rally in South Carolina: The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl "are right now back on the battlefield." Rand Paul stated on July 17, 2015 in a campaign rally in Houston: "We borrow a million dollars every minute." Hillary Clinton stated on July 13, 2015 in remarks in Manhattan: Says she "called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight" early on in the financial crisis. Chris Christie stated on July 6, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "There’s now been three independent investigations (into the bridge scandal) all of which have said" that Christie did not have prior knowledge of or involvement in the lane closures. Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in an interview on Fox Business Network: "Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries." Ted Cruz stated on June 29, 2015 in an interview on NPR: The Supreme Court’s views "are radically out of step with public opinion" regarding its decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Public support for abortion "is actually going down a little bit," polls show. Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in a speech launching his 2016 campaign: "The party in the White House" is responsible for "a massive tax increase on the middle class."
Club for Growth stated on September 15, 2015 in a television ad: Says Donald Trump "supports eminent domain" and the Supreme Court’s Kelo decision.
Barack Obama stated on October 1, 2015 in remarks following a school shooting in Oregon: "States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 30, 2015 in a campaign Tweet: The Benghazi probe is "the longest-running congressional investigation ever."
Tom Cole stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "There’s no money" for Planned Parenthood in the bill that would keep the government open.
Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 19, 2015 in remarks at the 2015 New Hampshire Democratic Party State Convention: "Under Republicans, recessions happen four times as frequently as under Democrats."
Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: Says Donald Trump was "forced to file for bankruptcy not once, not twice, four times."
Town hall audience member stated on September 17, 2015 in a town hall held by Donald Trump in Rochester, N.H.: "You know our current president is (Muslim). You know he's not even an American."
Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: One of the Planned Parenthood videos shows "a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, 'We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain.' "
Mike Huckabee stated on September 16, 2015 in comments on the CNN debate: "We've just now given over $100 billion" to Iran, "the equivalent in U.S. terms is $5 trillion."
Credo Action stated on August 27, 2015 in a YouTube video: The Obama administration is "proposing to mine another 10 billion tons of Wyoming coal, which would unleash three times more carbon pollution than Obama's Clean Power Plan would even save through 2030."
Jeb Bush stated on August 25, 2015 in remarks at a town hall in Colorado: Planned Parenthood is "not actually doing women’s health issues."
Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in a town hall in Derry, N.H.: "Many of the great scholars say that anchor babies are not covered" by the 14th Amendment.
Hillary Clinton stated on August 17, 2015 in an interview with Iowa Public Radio: "If I had not asked for my emails all to be made public, none of this would have been in the public arena."
Bill Clinton stated on August 11, 2015 in an interview with Inc. magazine: "There's not a single, solitary example that" signing the bill to end Glass-Steagall "had anything to do with the financial crash."
Donald Trump stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says "if the (Iran nuclear) deal gets rejected, they still get" $150 billion.
Jeb Bush stated on August 10, 2015 in a Twitter exchange: There has been a 100 percent "increase in student debt under this Democratic White House."
Andrew Napolitano stated on August 5, 2015 in in an interview on Fox's "Hannity": Emails released to the public show Hillary Clinton discussed "the location of Ambassador Stevens, who of course was murdered, in Libya."
Ted Cruz stated on August 6, 2015 in in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: "A majority of the candidates on this stage have supported amnesty ... I have never supported amnesty."
Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton has "been in office and in government longer than anybody else running here tonight."
Allen West stated on August 1, 2015 in a blog on his website: The Navy "is bringing charges against" a Navy officer who shot at the Chattanooga shooter "for illegally discharging a firearm on federal property."
Martin O'Malley stated on July 26, 2015 in a New Hampshire interview: "97 percent of the work that Planned Parenthood does is about mammograms and preventative health."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2015 in a campaign rally in South Carolina: The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl "are right now back on the battlefield."
Rand Paul stated on July 17, 2015 in a campaign rally in Houston: "We borrow a million dollars every minute."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 13, 2015 in remarks in Manhattan: Says she "called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight" early on in the financial crisis.
Chris Christie stated on July 6, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "There’s now been three independent investigations (into the bridge scandal) all of which have said" that Christie did not have prior knowledge of or involvement in the lane closures.
Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in an interview on Fox Business Network: "Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries."
Ted Cruz stated on June 29, 2015 in an interview on NPR: The Supreme Court’s views "are radically out of step with public opinion" regarding its decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.
Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Public support for abortion "is actually going down a little bit," polls show.
Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in a speech launching his 2016 campaign: "The party in the White House" is responsible for "a massive tax increase on the middle class."
