Latest Fact-checks in Negative Campaigning 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 Paul Manafort stated on July 19, 2016 in a press conference: "The Clinton camp was the first to get it out there and try to say there was something untoward about the speech that Melania Trump gave." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2016 in a speech: "Just look at what the FBI director said about her (Hillary Clinton) — her misconduct is a disgrace and embarrassment to our country." Hillary Clinton stated on May 22, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The only two (Donald Trump tax returns) we have show that he hasn't paid a penny in taxes." Randy Forbes stated on May 13, 2016 in a campaign flier: Says Virginia Republican "Scott Taylor has been convicted in at least four different courts across the country, at times failing to even appear, and having a warrant issued for his arrest." Hillary Clinton stated on May 22, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "Let me say that I don't think (Bernie Sanders has) had a single negative ad ever run against him." New Day for America stated on April 25, 2016 in a robocall: Says "Hillary Clinton has promised to raise taxes by $1 trillion dollars." Ted Cruz stated on April 22, 2016 in an attack ad: Says Donald Trump thinks "a grown man pretending to be a woman (should) be allowed to use the women's restroom." Donald Trump stated on April 11, 2016 in a TV interview: The Colorado caucus system for selecting Republican delegates is "rigged." Phil Berger stated on March 31, 2016 in a Facebook post: "Attorney General Roy Cooper refuses to do his job" by not defending House Bill 2 in a lawsuit. Bernie Sanders stated on April 6, 2016 in a speech at Temple University: Says Hillary Clinton "has been saying lately that she thinks that I am, 'not qualified to be president.' " New Day for America stated on March 31, 2016 in a television ad.: "Many just call him 'Lyin' Ted.' ... His TV ad about John Kasich? Lie! Stations had to pull it off the air." Hillary Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "I'm the only candidate in the Democratic primary, or actually on either side, who Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers are actually running ads against." Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Ted Cruz distributed the ad showing a nude Melania Trump on a rug. Brian Sims stated on March 12, 2016 in In a fundraising email to supporters: "The right-wing extremists are trying to take this seat so they can push their anti-choice and anti-equality agenda through our State House." Right to Rise stated on March 1, 2016 in a television ad.: Like Marco Rubio, Sen. Barack Obama had "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate." JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley. Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real." Jennifer Granholm stated on January 24, 2016 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': When a Gallup poll asked about presidential candidate characteristics, "When they get to the question on, 'Would you vote for a socialist,' it is even less popular than voting for atheists." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote." Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: In recent polling in battleground states, a "majority of the people" said Hillary Clinton "is untrustworthy." Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton took "money from kings of Saudi Arabia and Morocco and Oman and Yemen." American Crossroads stated on February 23, 2015 in a video: "The Clintons' foundation took millions from foreign governments" including United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2015 in a meme supposedly quoting Sheila Jackson Lee: Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas said: ‘Hey, all you wrinkly, white-aged has-beens: It’s time for you to die and let the next generation have your spot on the planet.’ Ernest Almonte stated on October 19, 2014 in a television commercial: Seth Magaziner "plans to spend billions more of your money." Allan Fung stated on October 21, 2014 in a Providence Journal-WPRI-12 debate: "Governor Carcieri has not been campaigning with me." Mary Burke stated on October 21, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Six convictions are connected to an allegation by prosecutors "that Gov. Scott Walker is at the center of a criminal scheme." Local 799 of the International Assoc. of Fire Fighters stated on October 8, 2014 in in a mailer: "Elorza wants to teach our public school children about the ‘non-existence of God.’" Mark Warner stated on September 30, 2014 in a TV ad.: Says PolitiFact has ruled that Ed Gillespie’s ads are false and misleading. Allan Fung stated on September 29, 2014 in a TV commercial: In the 38 Studios deal, "Wall Street investors took a risk, and went bust." American Crossroads stated on September 16, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Tom Steyer is a "California billionaire who stands to profit by blocking Keystone" and "is spending big to help" Bruce Braley.
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Paul Manafort stated on July 19, 2016 in a press conference: "The Clinton camp was the first to get it out there and try to say there was something untoward about the speech that Melania Trump gave." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2016 in a speech: "Just look at what the FBI director said about her (Hillary Clinton) — her misconduct is a disgrace and embarrassment to our country." Hillary Clinton stated on May 22, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The only two (Donald Trump tax returns) we have show that he hasn't paid a penny in taxes." Randy Forbes stated on May 13, 2016 in a campaign flier: Says Virginia Republican "Scott Taylor has been convicted in at least four different courts across the country, at times failing to even appear, and having a warrant issued for his arrest." Hillary Clinton stated on May 22, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "Let me say that I don't think (Bernie Sanders has) had a single negative ad ever run against him." New Day for America stated on April 25, 2016 in a robocall: Says "Hillary Clinton has promised to raise taxes by $1 trillion dollars." Ted Cruz stated on April 22, 2016 in an attack ad: Says Donald Trump thinks "a grown man pretending to be a woman (should) be allowed to use the women's restroom." Donald Trump stated on April 11, 2016 in a TV interview: The Colorado caucus system for selecting Republican delegates is "rigged." Phil Berger stated on March 31, 2016 in a Facebook post: "Attorney General Roy Cooper refuses to do his job" by not defending House Bill 2 in a lawsuit. Bernie Sanders stated on April 6, 2016 in a speech at Temple University: Says Hillary Clinton "has been saying lately that she thinks that I am, 'not qualified to be president.' " New Day for America stated on March 31, 2016 in a television ad.: "Many just call him 'Lyin' Ted.' ... His TV ad about John Kasich? Lie! Stations had to pull it off the air." Hillary Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "I'm the only candidate in the Democratic primary, or actually on either side, who Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers are actually running ads against." Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Ted Cruz distributed the ad showing a nude Melania Trump on a rug. Brian Sims stated on March 12, 2016 in In a fundraising email to supporters: "The right-wing extremists are trying to take this seat so they can push their anti-choice and anti-equality agenda through our State House." Right to Rise stated on March 1, 2016 in a television ad.: Like Marco Rubio, Sen. Barack Obama had "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate." JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley. Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real." Jennifer Granholm stated on January 24, 2016 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': When a Gallup poll asked about presidential candidate characteristics, "When they get to the question on, 'Would you vote for a socialist,' it is even less popular than voting for atheists." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote." Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: In recent polling in battleground states, a "majority of the people" said Hillary Clinton "is untrustworthy." Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton took "money from kings of Saudi Arabia and Morocco and Oman and Yemen." American Crossroads stated on February 23, 2015 in a video: "The Clintons' foundation took millions from foreign governments" including United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2015 in a meme supposedly quoting Sheila Jackson Lee: Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas said: ‘Hey, all you wrinkly, white-aged has-beens: It’s time for you to die and let the next generation have your spot on the planet.’ Ernest Almonte stated on October 19, 2014 in a television commercial: Seth Magaziner "plans to spend billions more of your money." Allan Fung stated on October 21, 2014 in a Providence Journal-WPRI-12 debate: "Governor Carcieri has not been campaigning with me." Mary Burke stated on October 21, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Six convictions are connected to an allegation by prosecutors "that Gov. Scott Walker is at the center of a criminal scheme." Local 799 of the International Assoc. of Fire Fighters stated on October 8, 2014 in in a mailer: "Elorza wants to teach our public school children about the ‘non-existence of God.’" Mark Warner stated on September 30, 2014 in a TV ad.: Says PolitiFact has ruled that Ed Gillespie’s ads are false and misleading. Allan Fung stated on September 29, 2014 in a TV commercial: In the 38 Studios deal, "Wall Street investors took a risk, and went bust." American Crossroads stated on September 16, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Tom Steyer is a "California billionaire who stands to profit by blocking Keystone" and "is spending big to help" Bruce Braley.
Paul Manafort stated on July 19, 2016 in a press conference: "The Clinton camp was the first to get it out there and try to say there was something untoward about the speech that Melania Trump gave."
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2016 in a speech: "Just look at what the FBI director said about her (Hillary Clinton) — her misconduct is a disgrace and embarrassment to our country."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 22, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The only two (Donald Trump tax returns) we have show that he hasn't paid a penny in taxes."
Randy Forbes stated on May 13, 2016 in a campaign flier: Says Virginia Republican "Scott Taylor has been convicted in at least four different courts across the country, at times failing to even appear, and having a warrant issued for his arrest."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 22, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "Let me say that I don't think (Bernie Sanders has) had a single negative ad ever run against him."
New Day for America stated on April 25, 2016 in a robocall: Says "Hillary Clinton has promised to raise taxes by $1 trillion dollars."
Ted Cruz stated on April 22, 2016 in an attack ad: Says Donald Trump thinks "a grown man pretending to be a woman (should) be allowed to use the women's restroom."
Donald Trump stated on April 11, 2016 in a TV interview: The Colorado caucus system for selecting Republican delegates is "rigged."
Phil Berger stated on March 31, 2016 in a Facebook post: "Attorney General Roy Cooper refuses to do his job" by not defending House Bill 2 in a lawsuit.
Bernie Sanders stated on April 6, 2016 in a speech at Temple University: Says Hillary Clinton "has been saying lately that she thinks that I am, 'not qualified to be president.' "
New Day for America stated on March 31, 2016 in a television ad.: "Many just call him 'Lyin' Ted.' ... His TV ad about John Kasich? Lie! Stations had to pull it off the air."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "I'm the only candidate in the Democratic primary, or actually on either side, who Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers are actually running ads against."
Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Says Ted Cruz distributed the ad showing a nude Melania Trump on a rug.
Brian Sims stated on March 12, 2016 in In a fundraising email to supporters: "The right-wing extremists are trying to take this seat so they can push their anti-choice and anti-equality agenda through our State House."
Right to Rise stated on March 1, 2016 in a television ad.: Like Marco Rubio, Sen. Barack Obama had "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate."
JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley.
Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real."
Jennifer Granholm stated on January 24, 2016 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': When a Gallup poll asked about presidential candidate characteristics, "When they get to the question on, 'Would you vote for a socialist,' it is even less popular than voting for atheists."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote."
Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: In recent polling in battleground states, a "majority of the people" said Hillary Clinton "is untrustworthy."
Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton took "money from kings of Saudi Arabia and Morocco and Oman and Yemen."
American Crossroads stated on February 23, 2015 in a video: "The Clintons' foundation took millions from foreign governments" including United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2015 in a meme supposedly quoting Sheila Jackson Lee: Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas said: ‘Hey, all you wrinkly, white-aged has-beens: It’s time for you to die and let the next generation have your spot on the planet.’
Ernest Almonte stated on October 19, 2014 in a television commercial: Seth Magaziner "plans to spend billions more of your money."
Allan Fung stated on October 21, 2014 in a Providence Journal-WPRI-12 debate: "Governor Carcieri has not been campaigning with me."
Mary Burke stated on October 21, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Six convictions are connected to an allegation by prosecutors "that Gov. Scott Walker is at the center of a criminal scheme."
Local 799 of the International Assoc. of Fire Fighters stated on October 8, 2014 in in a mailer: "Elorza wants to teach our public school children about the ‘non-existence of God.’"
Mark Warner stated on September 30, 2014 in a TV ad.: Says PolitiFact has ruled that Ed Gillespie’s ads are false and misleading.
Allan Fung stated on September 29, 2014 in a TV commercial: In the 38 Studios deal, "Wall Street investors took a risk, and went bust."
American Crossroads stated on September 16, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Tom Steyer is a "California billionaire who stands to profit by blocking Keystone" and "is spending big to help" Bruce Braley.