Latest Fact-checks by Louis Jacobson 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 Bernie Sanders stated on April 3, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper: Says his campaign has released his past tax returns. Barack Obama stated on March 23, 2016 in a Medium post: The "rate of uninsured Americans (is) 8.8 percent." Donald Trump stated on March 21, 2016 in a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee: "During the last five years, Iran has perpetrated terror attacks in 25 different countries on five continents." Joe Pitts stated on March 10, 2016 in a Medium post: "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms." Hillary Clinton stated on March 15, 2016 in a victory speech after the March 15 primaries: "Our campaign depends on small donations for the majority of our support." Mike Honda stated on March 16, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912." Ted Cruz stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama has "been presiding over our jobs going overseas for seven years." Hillary Clinton stated on February 17, 2016 in a speech posted on Medium: "Gun violence is by far the leading cause of death for young African American men, outstripping the next nine causes of death combined." Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says the man who rushed the stage at him in Dayton, Ohio, "had chatter about ISIS, or with ISIS" in his social media posts. Hillary Clinton stated on February 20, 2016 in a Hillary for America ad: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years." Hillary Clinton stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Miami: In 2006, Bernie Sanders "voted in the House with hard-line Republicans for indefinite detention for undocumented immigrants, and then he sided with those Republicans to stand with vigilantes known as Minutemen who were taking up outposts along the border to hunt down immigrants." Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Miami: "If you look at Latino kids between 17 and 20 who graduated high school, 36 percent of them are unemployed or underemployed. … African-American kids are unemployed or underemployed to the tune of 51 percent." John Kasich stated on February 27, 2016 in a television ad: "Twenty million Americans are out of work." Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on March 6, 2016 in an endorsement speech in Columbus, Ohio.: When John Kasich became governor of Ohio, "there was an $8 billion budget deficit and now there’s a $2 billion surplus." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Mich.: "Almost every poll has shown that Sanders vs. Trump does a lot better than Clinton vs. Trump … and, that’s true nationally." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "When you're white ... you don't know what it's like to be poor." Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2016 in remarks after the Super Tuesday balloting: "The Great Wall of China, built 2,000 years ago, is 13,000 miles (long)." Mitt Romney stated on March 6, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": On Donald Trump's track record in business Ted Cruz stated on March 3, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Detroit: Says Donald Trump has written 10 checks to Hillary Clinton "and four of those checks were not to her Senate campaign. … It was to her presidential campaign." John Kasich stated on March 3, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Detroit: In head-to-head polls for the general election, "I beat Hillary Clinton by more than anybody, by 11 points." Ted Cruz stated on February 28, 2016 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Says "Harry Reid, when asked about the Republican field, said the Republican he likes the best is Donald Trump, and he said, because I can work with him. He'll cut deals." Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Says "the New York Times can write a story that they know is false" yet "they can't basically be sued." Hillary Clinton stated on February 18, 2016 in an MSNBC-Telemundo town hall: "You are three times more likely to be able to get a mortgage if you're a white applicant than if you're black or Hispanic, even if you have the same credentials." 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." Marco Rubio stated on February 14, 2016 in a web video: "People (are) paying more in taxes than they will for food, housing and clothing combined." Marco Rubio stated on January 26, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Two-thirds of our kids can’t read at grade level." Jeb Bush stated on February 5, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Barack Obama will somehow manage to add more than $8 trillion to the national debt, which is more debt than the 43 presidents who held office before him compiled together." Hillary Clinton stated on February 12, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: Says she will "work to raise the federal minimum wage back to the highest level it’s ever been — $12 an hour in today’s dollars." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: Says Sen. Bernie Sanders has called President Barack Obama "weak. He's called him a disappointment." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years."
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Bernie Sanders stated on April 3, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper: Says his campaign has released his past tax returns. Barack Obama stated on March 23, 2016 in a Medium post: The "rate of uninsured Americans (is) 8.8 percent." Donald Trump stated on March 21, 2016 in a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee: "During the last five years, Iran has perpetrated terror attacks in 25 different countries on five continents." Joe Pitts stated on March 10, 2016 in a Medium post: "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms." Hillary Clinton stated on March 15, 2016 in a victory speech after the March 15 primaries: "Our campaign depends on small donations for the majority of our support." Mike Honda stated on March 16, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912." Ted Cruz stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama has "been presiding over our jobs going overseas for seven years." Hillary Clinton stated on February 17, 2016 in a speech posted on Medium: "Gun violence is by far the leading cause of death for young African American men, outstripping the next nine causes of death combined." Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says the man who rushed the stage at him in Dayton, Ohio, "had chatter about ISIS, or with ISIS" in his social media posts. Hillary Clinton stated on February 20, 2016 in a Hillary for America ad: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years." Hillary Clinton stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Miami: In 2006, Bernie Sanders "voted in the House with hard-line Republicans for indefinite detention for undocumented immigrants, and then he sided with those Republicans to stand with vigilantes known as Minutemen who were taking up outposts along the border to hunt down immigrants." Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Miami: "If you look at Latino kids between 17 and 20 who graduated high school, 36 percent of them are unemployed or underemployed. … African-American kids are unemployed or underemployed to the tune of 51 percent." John Kasich stated on February 27, 2016 in a television ad: "Twenty million Americans are out of work." Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on March 6, 2016 in an endorsement speech in Columbus, Ohio.: When John Kasich became governor of Ohio, "there was an $8 billion budget deficit and now there’s a $2 billion surplus." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Mich.: "Almost every poll has shown that Sanders vs. Trump does a lot better than Clinton vs. Trump … and, that’s true nationally." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "When you're white ... you don't know what it's like to be poor." Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2016 in remarks after the Super Tuesday balloting: "The Great Wall of China, built 2,000 years ago, is 13,000 miles (long)." Mitt Romney stated on March 6, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": On Donald Trump's track record in business Ted Cruz stated on March 3, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Detroit: Says Donald Trump has written 10 checks to Hillary Clinton "and four of those checks were not to her Senate campaign. … It was to her presidential campaign." John Kasich stated on March 3, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Detroit: In head-to-head polls for the general election, "I beat Hillary Clinton by more than anybody, by 11 points." Ted Cruz stated on February 28, 2016 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Says "Harry Reid, when asked about the Republican field, said the Republican he likes the best is Donald Trump, and he said, because I can work with him. He'll cut deals." Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Says "the New York Times can write a story that they know is false" yet "they can't basically be sued." Hillary Clinton stated on February 18, 2016 in an MSNBC-Telemundo town hall: "You are three times more likely to be able to get a mortgage if you're a white applicant than if you're black or Hispanic, even if you have the same credentials." 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." Marco Rubio stated on February 14, 2016 in a web video: "People (are) paying more in taxes than they will for food, housing and clothing combined." Marco Rubio stated on January 26, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Two-thirds of our kids can’t read at grade level." Jeb Bush stated on February 5, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Barack Obama will somehow manage to add more than $8 trillion to the national debt, which is more debt than the 43 presidents who held office before him compiled together." Hillary Clinton stated on February 12, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: Says she will "work to raise the federal minimum wage back to the highest level it’s ever been — $12 an hour in today’s dollars." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: Says Sen. Bernie Sanders has called President Barack Obama "weak. He's called him a disappointment." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 3, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper: Says his campaign has released his past tax returns.
Barack Obama stated on March 23, 2016 in a Medium post: The "rate of uninsured Americans (is) 8.8 percent."
Donald Trump stated on March 21, 2016 in a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee: "During the last five years, Iran has perpetrated terror attacks in 25 different countries on five continents."
Joe Pitts stated on March 10, 2016 in a Medium post: "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 15, 2016 in a victory speech after the March 15 primaries: "Our campaign depends on small donations for the majority of our support."
Mike Honda stated on March 16, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912."
Ted Cruz stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama has "been presiding over our jobs going overseas for seven years."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 17, 2016 in a speech posted on Medium: "Gun violence is by far the leading cause of death for young African American men, outstripping the next nine causes of death combined."
Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says the man who rushed the stage at him in Dayton, Ohio, "had chatter about ISIS, or with ISIS" in his social media posts.
Hillary Clinton stated on February 20, 2016 in a Hillary for America ad: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Miami: In 2006, Bernie Sanders "voted in the House with hard-line Republicans for indefinite detention for undocumented immigrants, and then he sided with those Republicans to stand with vigilantes known as Minutemen who were taking up outposts along the border to hunt down immigrants."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Miami: "If you look at Latino kids between 17 and 20 who graduated high school, 36 percent of them are unemployed or underemployed. … African-American kids are unemployed or underemployed to the tune of 51 percent."
John Kasich stated on February 27, 2016 in a television ad: "Twenty million Americans are out of work."
Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on March 6, 2016 in an endorsement speech in Columbus, Ohio.: When John Kasich became governor of Ohio, "there was an $8 billion budget deficit and now there’s a $2 billion surplus."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Mich.: "Almost every poll has shown that Sanders vs. Trump does a lot better than Clinton vs. Trump … and, that’s true nationally."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "When you're white ... you don't know what it's like to be poor."
Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2016 in remarks after the Super Tuesday balloting: "The Great Wall of China, built 2,000 years ago, is 13,000 miles (long)."
Mitt Romney stated on March 6, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": On Donald Trump's track record in business
Ted Cruz stated on March 3, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Detroit: Says Donald Trump has written 10 checks to Hillary Clinton "and four of those checks were not to her Senate campaign. … It was to her presidential campaign."
John Kasich stated on March 3, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Detroit: In head-to-head polls for the general election, "I beat Hillary Clinton by more than anybody, by 11 points."
Ted Cruz stated on February 28, 2016 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Says "Harry Reid, when asked about the Republican field, said the Republican he likes the best is Donald Trump, and he said, because I can work with him. He'll cut deals."
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Says "the New York Times can write a story that they know is false" yet "they can't basically be sued."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 18, 2016 in an MSNBC-Telemundo town hall: "You are three times more likely to be able to get a mortgage if you're a white applicant than if you're black or Hispanic, even if you have the same credentials."
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."
Marco Rubio stated on February 14, 2016 in a web video: "People (are) paying more in taxes than they will for food, housing and clothing combined."
Marco Rubio stated on January 26, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Two-thirds of our kids can’t read at grade level."
Jeb Bush stated on February 5, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Barack Obama will somehow manage to add more than $8 trillion to the national debt, which is more debt than the 43 presidents who held office before him compiled together."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 12, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: Says she will "work to raise the federal minimum wage back to the highest level it’s ever been — $12 an hour in today’s dollars."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in comments during the PBS Democratic debate: Says Sen. Bernie Sanders has called President Barack Obama "weak. He's called him a disappointment."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years."
