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 Bill Maher stated on June 21, 2013 in a roundtable section of the HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher": If it is enacted, the Senate immigration bill is "going to make the Border Patrol bigger than the FBI -- you could put one agent every 250 feet." Patriot Majority USA stated on June 27, 2013 in an ad: Says Arkansas Republican Rep. Tom Cotton voted to provide Congress with "taxpayer-funded health care for life." Richard Durbin stated on June 25, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: Recent record-low water levels in Lake Michigan are evidence that global warming is leading to "the evaporation of our Great Lakes." Barack Obama stated on June 25, 2013 in a speech on climate change: As a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1981, "there were days where folks couldn't go outside. … because of all the pollution in the air." Bloggers stated on June 21, 2013 in a meme on social media: "There are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the U.K.," compared to "466 violent crimes per 100,000" in the United States. Barack Obama stated on June 17, 2013 in an interview with Charlie Rose: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court "is transparent." Mike Rogers stated on June 16, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The IRS scandal "clearly showed some criminal behavior." Saxby Chambliss stated on June 13, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "The Situation Room": "The United States has never stood by and seen innocent people slaughtered to the extent that's happening in Syria." Jim Bridenstine stated on June 11, 2013 in a House floor speech: "This president spends 30 times as much money on global warming research as he does on weather forecasting and warning." Mark Udall stated on June 9, 2013 in a Senate speech rebroadcast on ABC's "This Week": Currently, the intelligence community "can collect business records on law-abiding Americans who have no connection to terrorism." Rush Limbaugh stated on June 6, 2013 in his radio show: "One person, Kathleen Sebelius, was going to determine whether or not" 10-year-old lung patient Sarah Murnaghan would live or die. Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "My judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor." Bernie Sanders stated on June 4, 2013 in a tweet: "Nearly 6 out of 10 believe that money and wealth should be more evenly distributed among a larger percentage of the people in the U.S." Chuck Grassley stated on June 3, 2013 in a news release: Says President Barack Obama is trying to "pack" the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Alan Grayson stated on May 21, 2013 in a news release: A bill to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline "is an earmark" under House rules. Steve King stated on May 23, 2013 in a House floor speech: "Ronald Reagan’s signature on the 1986 amnesty act" gave Barack Obama about 15 million additional Hispanic votes in 2012. Barack Obama stated on May 23, 2013 in a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.: Says that since he took office, "there have been no large-scale attacks on the United States." Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence Education Fund stated on May 19, 2013 in a television ad: A law that mandates fingerprinting for gun purchasers is "a requirement that's reduced gun crimes in the five states where it's the law." Randy Forbes stated on May 17, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: "The IRS doesn't have to prove something against you ... you've got the burden of proof." Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is going to be "in charge" of "a huge national database" on health care that will include Americans’ "personal, intimate, most close-to-the-vest-secrets." Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is "going to be in charge of our health care." Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: "The IRS will have the ability potentially" to deny or delay health care. Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2013 in a press availability: "Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering, who investigated every element of" the Benghazi incident. Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2013 in a White House press briefing: When Susan Rice spoke about Benghazi on Sunday news shows, she said "that al-Qaida might be involved, or other al-Qaida affiliates might be involved, or non-al-Qaida Libyan extremists, which I think demonstrates that there was no effort to play that down." Tom Coburn stated on May 9, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "In 2010, everybody said you can't dare let guns go into the national parks, and of course the rapes, murders, robberies and assaults are down about 85 percent since we did that." Bill Richardson stated on May 5, 2013 in a web interview with ABC News: Among Hispanics, support for immigration reform is close to universal. Newt Gingrich stated on May 5, 2013 in a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent." Martina Navratilova stated on May 5, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay." Barack Obama stated on April 30, 2013 in a press conference: Long-term federal investment in U.S. airports is urgent because "there was a recent survey of the top airports … in the world, and there was not a single U.S. airport that came in the top 25." John McCain stated on April 26, 2013 in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America."
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Bill Maher stated on June 21, 2013 in a roundtable section of the HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher": If it is enacted, the Senate immigration bill is "going to make the Border Patrol bigger than the FBI -- you could put one agent every 250 feet." Patriot Majority USA stated on June 27, 2013 in an ad: Says Arkansas Republican Rep. Tom Cotton voted to provide Congress with "taxpayer-funded health care for life." Richard Durbin stated on June 25, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: Recent record-low water levels in Lake Michigan are evidence that global warming is leading to "the evaporation of our Great Lakes." Barack Obama stated on June 25, 2013 in a speech on climate change: As a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1981, "there were days where folks couldn't go outside. … because of all the pollution in the air." Bloggers stated on June 21, 2013 in a meme on social media: "There are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the U.K.," compared to "466 violent crimes per 100,000" in the United States. Barack Obama stated on June 17, 2013 in an interview with Charlie Rose: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court "is transparent." Mike Rogers stated on June 16, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The IRS scandal "clearly showed some criminal behavior." Saxby Chambliss stated on June 13, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "The Situation Room": "The United States has never stood by and seen innocent people slaughtered to the extent that's happening in Syria." Jim Bridenstine stated on June 11, 2013 in a House floor speech: "This president spends 30 times as much money on global warming research as he does on weather forecasting and warning." Mark Udall stated on June 9, 2013 in a Senate speech rebroadcast on ABC's "This Week": Currently, the intelligence community "can collect business records on law-abiding Americans who have no connection to terrorism." Rush Limbaugh stated on June 6, 2013 in his radio show: "One person, Kathleen Sebelius, was going to determine whether or not" 10-year-old lung patient Sarah Murnaghan would live or die. Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "My judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor." Bernie Sanders stated on June 4, 2013 in a tweet: "Nearly 6 out of 10 believe that money and wealth should be more evenly distributed among a larger percentage of the people in the U.S." Chuck Grassley stated on June 3, 2013 in a news release: Says President Barack Obama is trying to "pack" the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Alan Grayson stated on May 21, 2013 in a news release: A bill to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline "is an earmark" under House rules. Steve King stated on May 23, 2013 in a House floor speech: "Ronald Reagan’s signature on the 1986 amnesty act" gave Barack Obama about 15 million additional Hispanic votes in 2012. Barack Obama stated on May 23, 2013 in a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.: Says that since he took office, "there have been no large-scale attacks on the United States." Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence Education Fund stated on May 19, 2013 in a television ad: A law that mandates fingerprinting for gun purchasers is "a requirement that's reduced gun crimes in the five states where it's the law." Randy Forbes stated on May 17, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: "The IRS doesn't have to prove something against you ... you've got the burden of proof." Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is going to be "in charge" of "a huge national database" on health care that will include Americans’ "personal, intimate, most close-to-the-vest-secrets." Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is "going to be in charge of our health care." Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: "The IRS will have the ability potentially" to deny or delay health care. Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2013 in a press availability: "Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering, who investigated every element of" the Benghazi incident. Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2013 in a White House press briefing: When Susan Rice spoke about Benghazi on Sunday news shows, she said "that al-Qaida might be involved, or other al-Qaida affiliates might be involved, or non-al-Qaida Libyan extremists, which I think demonstrates that there was no effort to play that down." Tom Coburn stated on May 9, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "In 2010, everybody said you can't dare let guns go into the national parks, and of course the rapes, murders, robberies and assaults are down about 85 percent since we did that." Bill Richardson stated on May 5, 2013 in a web interview with ABC News: Among Hispanics, support for immigration reform is close to universal. Newt Gingrich stated on May 5, 2013 in a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent." Martina Navratilova stated on May 5, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay." Barack Obama stated on April 30, 2013 in a press conference: Long-term federal investment in U.S. airports is urgent because "there was a recent survey of the top airports … in the world, and there was not a single U.S. airport that came in the top 25." John McCain stated on April 26, 2013 in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America."
Bill Maher stated on June 21, 2013 in a roundtable section of the HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher": If it is enacted, the Senate immigration bill is "going to make the Border Patrol bigger than the FBI -- you could put one agent every 250 feet."
Patriot Majority USA stated on June 27, 2013 in an ad: Says Arkansas Republican Rep. Tom Cotton voted to provide Congress with "taxpayer-funded health care for life."
Richard Durbin stated on June 25, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: Recent record-low water levels in Lake Michigan are evidence that global warming is leading to "the evaporation of our Great Lakes."
Barack Obama stated on June 25, 2013 in a speech on climate change: As a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1981, "there were days where folks couldn't go outside. … because of all the pollution in the air."
Bloggers stated on June 21, 2013 in a meme on social media: "There are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the U.K.," compared to "466 violent crimes per 100,000" in the United States.
Barack Obama stated on June 17, 2013 in an interview with Charlie Rose: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court "is transparent."
Mike Rogers stated on June 16, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The IRS scandal "clearly showed some criminal behavior."
Saxby Chambliss stated on June 13, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "The Situation Room": "The United States has never stood by and seen innocent people slaughtered to the extent that's happening in Syria."
Jim Bridenstine stated on June 11, 2013 in a House floor speech: "This president spends 30 times as much money on global warming research as he does on weather forecasting and warning."
Mark Udall stated on June 9, 2013 in a Senate speech rebroadcast on ABC's "This Week": Currently, the intelligence community "can collect business records on law-abiding Americans who have no connection to terrorism."
Rush Limbaugh stated on June 6, 2013 in his radio show: "One person, Kathleen Sebelius, was going to determine whether or not" 10-year-old lung patient Sarah Murnaghan would live or die.
Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "My judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 4, 2013 in a tweet: "Nearly 6 out of 10 believe that money and wealth should be more evenly distributed among a larger percentage of the people in the U.S."
Chuck Grassley stated on June 3, 2013 in a news release: Says President Barack Obama is trying to "pack" the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Alan Grayson stated on May 21, 2013 in a news release: A bill to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline "is an earmark" under House rules.
Steve King stated on May 23, 2013 in a House floor speech: "Ronald Reagan’s signature on the 1986 amnesty act" gave Barack Obama about 15 million additional Hispanic votes in 2012.
Barack Obama stated on May 23, 2013 in a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.: Says that since he took office, "there have been no large-scale attacks on the United States."
Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence Education Fund stated on May 19, 2013 in a television ad: A law that mandates fingerprinting for gun purchasers is "a requirement that's reduced gun crimes in the five states where it's the law."
Randy Forbes stated on May 17, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: "The IRS doesn't have to prove something against you ... you've got the burden of proof."
Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is going to be "in charge" of "a huge national database" on health care that will include Americans’ "personal, intimate, most close-to-the-vest-secrets."
Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is "going to be in charge of our health care."
Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: "The IRS will have the ability potentially" to deny or delay health care.
Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2013 in a press availability: "Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering, who investigated every element of" the Benghazi incident.
Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2013 in a White House press briefing: When Susan Rice spoke about Benghazi on Sunday news shows, she said "that al-Qaida might be involved, or other al-Qaida affiliates might be involved, or non-al-Qaida Libyan extremists, which I think demonstrates that there was no effort to play that down."
Tom Coburn stated on May 9, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "In 2010, everybody said you can't dare let guns go into the national parks, and of course the rapes, murders, robberies and assaults are down about 85 percent since we did that."
Bill Richardson stated on May 5, 2013 in a web interview with ABC News: Among Hispanics, support for immigration reform is close to universal.
Newt Gingrich stated on May 5, 2013 in a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent."
Martina Navratilova stated on May 5, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay."
Barack Obama stated on April 30, 2013 in a press conference: Long-term federal investment in U.S. airports is urgent because "there was a recent survey of the top airports … in the world, and there was not a single U.S. airport that came in the top 25."
John McCain stated on April 26, 2013 in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America."
