Latest Fact-checks in Children 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 Gwen Moore stated on May 29, 2014 in remarks on the House floor: "Milwaukee has the second-highest" number of children recovered from sex trafficking. Mary Burke stated on May 6, 2014 in a forum: The Wisconsin school voucher program "has no research that shows that it’s going to improve student learning." Charles Schumer stated on May 5, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, "you get out of poverty." Wendy Davis stated on April 22, 2014 in an online post: "Under Greg Abbott, Texas four-year-olds would be forced to undergo standardized tests." Jimmy Carter stated on April 6, 2014 in interview while promoting book: Atlanta is the No. 1 trading point for sexual slavery in America. Between 100 and 200 girls are sold into slavery in Atlanta every month. Ralph Reed stated on April 20, 2014 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "Social science is irrefutable" that children are better off being raised by a mom and a dad. Betsy Miller-Jones stated on April 4, 2014 in a newsletter: "Did you know that in 2013 over 50 percent of all babies born in Oregon were Hispanic?" Wendy Davis stated on March 31, 2014 in an online petition: "Greg Abbott said it would be a ‘waste’ to expand pre-k to all Texas children." Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech in Orlando: "Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record." Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2014 in a meme on the Internet: The percentage of black children born without a father in the home has risen from 7 percent in 1964 to 73 percent today, due to changes from President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society. Rick Scott stated on March 16, 2014 in a tweet: "Florida ranks first in the nation for access to free prekindergarten." Allen Peake stated on March 3, 2014 in a meeting: Every child in Colorado who has been given medical marijuana for treatment for seizures has had diminished seizure activity. Charlie Crist stated on February 10, 2014: On adoption by gay couples American Life League stated on February 4, 2014 in an email blast: Girl Scouts USA’s curriculum "promotes Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, Betty Friedan, founder of NARAL Prochoice, and other pro-abortion women as icons for our children to emulate." Greg Abbott stated on December 12, 2013 in as quoted during a school visit: Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college. Tom Harkin stated on January 29, 2014 in a press conference: Cuba has "a lower child mortality rate than ours. Their life expectancy is now greater than ours." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Unemployment insurance kept more than 620,000 children out of poverty in 2012." Marco Rubio stated on January 8, 2014 in a speech: Marriage "decreases the probability of child poverty by 82 percent." Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine stated on December 11, 2013 in an advertisement: "Rhode Island’s teen binge drinking rate is double the national average." Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech: "By the time she turns 3 years old, a child born into a low-income home hears 30 million fewer words than a child from a well-off family." Sondy Pope stated on October 3, 2013 in a radio interview: Common Core "is not from the federal government," they "do not have their fingerprints on this thing at all." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 9, 2013 in an advertisement: Ann Kuster turned "a blind eye to those in need of funding" by voting "against funding for our nation’s veterans, low-income women and children, the FDA and the National Institutes of Health." Jennifer Parrish stated on September 5, 2013 in a newspaper commentary: "Six years after unionization, 20,000 fewer children in Illinois were being served by the Child Care and Development Fund program." X posts stated on October 4, 2013 in messages on Twitter: The Obama administration shut down the Amber Alert program because of the government shutdown. Nan Rich stated on September 12, 2013 in a "Tampa Tribune" blog: In Florida "we have 75,000 on (a) waiting list for child care and 23,000 on waiting lists" for community care for the elderly. Oregon Center for Public Policy stated on August 7, 2013 in website materials : "7 out of 10 Oregon families living in poverty have at least one parent who works." David Cicilline stated on July 21, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers" program: "The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan office, did an analysis and said that passing comprehensive immigration reform will reduce the federal deficit by $200 billion over the next decade." Dream Defenders stated on July 22, 2013 in a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary: "Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area." Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN: "More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock." Teresa Tanzi stated on July 1, 2013 in a House debate: "We have no idea what is contained in [electronic cigarette] vapor."
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Gwen Moore stated on May 29, 2014 in remarks on the House floor: "Milwaukee has the second-highest" number of children recovered from sex trafficking. Mary Burke stated on May 6, 2014 in a forum: The Wisconsin school voucher program "has no research that shows that it’s going to improve student learning." Charles Schumer stated on May 5, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, "you get out of poverty." Wendy Davis stated on April 22, 2014 in an online post: "Under Greg Abbott, Texas four-year-olds would be forced to undergo standardized tests." Jimmy Carter stated on April 6, 2014 in interview while promoting book: Atlanta is the No. 1 trading point for sexual slavery in America. Between 100 and 200 girls are sold into slavery in Atlanta every month. Ralph Reed stated on April 20, 2014 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "Social science is irrefutable" that children are better off being raised by a mom and a dad. Betsy Miller-Jones stated on April 4, 2014 in a newsletter: "Did you know that in 2013 over 50 percent of all babies born in Oregon were Hispanic?" Wendy Davis stated on March 31, 2014 in an online petition: "Greg Abbott said it would be a ‘waste’ to expand pre-k to all Texas children." Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech in Orlando: "Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record." Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2014 in a meme on the Internet: The percentage of black children born without a father in the home has risen from 7 percent in 1964 to 73 percent today, due to changes from President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society. Rick Scott stated on March 16, 2014 in a tweet: "Florida ranks first in the nation for access to free prekindergarten." Allen Peake stated on March 3, 2014 in a meeting: Every child in Colorado who has been given medical marijuana for treatment for seizures has had diminished seizure activity. Charlie Crist stated on February 10, 2014: On adoption by gay couples American Life League stated on February 4, 2014 in an email blast: Girl Scouts USA’s curriculum "promotes Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, Betty Friedan, founder of NARAL Prochoice, and other pro-abortion women as icons for our children to emulate." Greg Abbott stated on December 12, 2013 in as quoted during a school visit: Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college. Tom Harkin stated on January 29, 2014 in a press conference: Cuba has "a lower child mortality rate than ours. Their life expectancy is now greater than ours." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Unemployment insurance kept more than 620,000 children out of poverty in 2012." Marco Rubio stated on January 8, 2014 in a speech: Marriage "decreases the probability of child poverty by 82 percent." Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine stated on December 11, 2013 in an advertisement: "Rhode Island’s teen binge drinking rate is double the national average." Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech: "By the time she turns 3 years old, a child born into a low-income home hears 30 million fewer words than a child from a well-off family." Sondy Pope stated on October 3, 2013 in a radio interview: Common Core "is not from the federal government," they "do not have their fingerprints on this thing at all." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 9, 2013 in an advertisement: Ann Kuster turned "a blind eye to those in need of funding" by voting "against funding for our nation’s veterans, low-income women and children, the FDA and the National Institutes of Health." Jennifer Parrish stated on September 5, 2013 in a newspaper commentary: "Six years after unionization, 20,000 fewer children in Illinois were being served by the Child Care and Development Fund program." X posts stated on October 4, 2013 in messages on Twitter: The Obama administration shut down the Amber Alert program because of the government shutdown. Nan Rich stated on September 12, 2013 in a "Tampa Tribune" blog: In Florida "we have 75,000 on (a) waiting list for child care and 23,000 on waiting lists" for community care for the elderly. Oregon Center for Public Policy stated on August 7, 2013 in website materials : "7 out of 10 Oregon families living in poverty have at least one parent who works." David Cicilline stated on July 21, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers" program: "The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan office, did an analysis and said that passing comprehensive immigration reform will reduce the federal deficit by $200 billion over the next decade." Dream Defenders stated on July 22, 2013 in a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary: "Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area." Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN: "More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock." Teresa Tanzi stated on July 1, 2013 in a House debate: "We have no idea what is contained in [electronic cigarette] vapor."
Gwen Moore stated on May 29, 2014 in remarks on the House floor: "Milwaukee has the second-highest" number of children recovered from sex trafficking.
Mary Burke stated on May 6, 2014 in a forum: The Wisconsin school voucher program "has no research that shows that it’s going to improve student learning."
Charles Schumer stated on May 5, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, "you get out of poverty."
Wendy Davis stated on April 22, 2014 in an online post: "Under Greg Abbott, Texas four-year-olds would be forced to undergo standardized tests."
Jimmy Carter stated on April 6, 2014 in interview while promoting book: Atlanta is the No. 1 trading point for sexual slavery in America. Between 100 and 200 girls are sold into slavery in Atlanta every month.
Ralph Reed stated on April 20, 2014 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "Social science is irrefutable" that children are better off being raised by a mom and a dad.
Betsy Miller-Jones stated on April 4, 2014 in a newsletter: "Did you know that in 2013 over 50 percent of all babies born in Oregon were Hispanic?"
Wendy Davis stated on March 31, 2014 in an online petition: "Greg Abbott said it would be a ‘waste’ to expand pre-k to all Texas children."
Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech in Orlando: "Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record."
Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2014 in a meme on the Internet: The percentage of black children born without a father in the home has risen from 7 percent in 1964 to 73 percent today, due to changes from President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society.
Rick Scott stated on March 16, 2014 in a tweet: "Florida ranks first in the nation for access to free prekindergarten."
Allen Peake stated on March 3, 2014 in a meeting: Every child in Colorado who has been given medical marijuana for treatment for seizures has had diminished seizure activity.
American Life League stated on February 4, 2014 in an email blast: Girl Scouts USA’s curriculum "promotes Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, Betty Friedan, founder of NARAL Prochoice, and other pro-abortion women as icons for our children to emulate."
Greg Abbott stated on December 12, 2013 in as quoted during a school visit: Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college.
Tom Harkin stated on January 29, 2014 in a press conference: Cuba has "a lower child mortality rate than ours. Their life expectancy is now greater than ours."
Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Unemployment insurance kept more than 620,000 children out of poverty in 2012."
Marco Rubio stated on January 8, 2014 in a speech: Marriage "decreases the probability of child poverty by 82 percent."
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine stated on December 11, 2013 in an advertisement: "Rhode Island’s teen binge drinking rate is double the national average."
Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech: "By the time she turns 3 years old, a child born into a low-income home hears 30 million fewer words than a child from a well-off family."
Sondy Pope stated on October 3, 2013 in a radio interview: Common Core "is not from the federal government," they "do not have their fingerprints on this thing at all."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 9, 2013 in an advertisement: Ann Kuster turned "a blind eye to those in need of funding" by voting "against funding for our nation’s veterans, low-income women and children, the FDA and the National Institutes of Health."
Jennifer Parrish stated on September 5, 2013 in a newspaper commentary: "Six years after unionization, 20,000 fewer children in Illinois were being served by the Child Care and Development Fund program."
X posts stated on October 4, 2013 in messages on Twitter: The Obama administration shut down the Amber Alert program because of the government shutdown.
Nan Rich stated on September 12, 2013 in a "Tampa Tribune" blog: In Florida "we have 75,000 on (a) waiting list for child care and 23,000 on waiting lists" for community care for the elderly.
Oregon Center for Public Policy stated on August 7, 2013 in website materials : "7 out of 10 Oregon families living in poverty have at least one parent who works."
David Cicilline stated on July 21, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers" program: "The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan office, did an analysis and said that passing comprehensive immigration reform will reduce the federal deficit by $200 billion over the next decade."
Dream Defenders stated on July 22, 2013 in a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary: "Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area."
Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN: "More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock."
Teresa Tanzi stated on July 1, 2013 in a House debate: "We have no idea what is contained in [electronic cigarette] vapor."
