Latest Fact-checks in Congress 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 15, 2016 in a television ad: "Washington politicians are paid over $200,000 an hour for speeches." Patrick Murphy stated on April 6, 2016 in a conference call with reporters: Florida’s regulations on the payday lending industry are "stronger than almost any other state." Tim Canova stated on March 24, 2016 in campaign website: "After taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street banks, (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) has voted to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating payday loans and addressing racial discrimination in car loans." Mitch McConnell stated on March 20, 2016 in "Fox News Sunday": Says Senate Republicans are "following a longstanding tradition of not filling vacancies on the Supreme Court in the middle of a presidential election year." Harry Reid stated on March 20, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Senate Democrats "have never held up a Supreme Court nomination." Roy Zimmerman stated on March 13, 2016 in a YouTube video: "Republicans control the U.S. Senate with 54 seats, but those 54 senators were elected by only two-thirds the number of voters who elected the Democrats. In the Senate, the majority party represents a minority of the people." Gwen Moore stated on March 16, 2016 in a tweet: "Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912." 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." Jon Keyser stated on February 11, 2016 in a candidate forum : Says Michael Bennet wants to close Guantanamo Bay prison and bring terrorists "right here to Colorado." Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint: Says Bernie Sanders "was against the auto bailout" and "voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry." Paul Ryan stated on February 23, 2016 in an interview: "There is a precedent" for not nominating someone to the U.S. Supreme Court "in the middle of a presidential election." Stephanie Schriock stated on February 1, 2016 in as quoted by the Texas Tribune: "Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress." Cory Gardner stated on February 24, 2016 in a talk show: "It's been since 1888 that a Senate of a different party than the president in the White House confirmed a Supreme Court nominee." New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on February 16, 2016 in a press release: Blocking a U.S. Supreme Court nomination during the remaining months of President Obama’s term "would leave the nation’s highest court with an unprecedented year-long vacancy." Richard Blumenthal stated on February 15, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball: "There's never been a (U.S. Supreme Court) vacancy in the last, I think, 30 years, lasting longer than 237 days." Bernie Sanders stated on February 2, 2016 in a campaign event in Keene, N.H.: Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations." Hillary Clinton stated on January 25, 2016 in a CNN town hall: When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue." Jack Reed stated on January 20, 2016 in a letter: "It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces." Hillary Clinton stated on January 4, 2016 in a posting on the Clinton website: "Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people." Rand Paul stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Both Cruz and Rubio are missing the vast majority of their votes." Cecile Richards stated on December 15, 2015 in an interview by actress Lena Dunham: "More than 60 percent of people in America support Planned Parenthood and only 11 percent approve of Congress." American Action Network stated on December 8, 2015 in a newspaper ad: "Under conservative leadership, Congress has reduced the federal deficit by 60 percent – nearly $800 billion." Kevin Russell stated on October 28, 2015 in an opinion column: "In almost every other country in the world, artists and musicians are paid when their music is played on the radio. In fact, the only countries besides the U.S. who do not have a radio-performance right are China, Iran and North Korea." Viral image stated on November 17, 2015 in a viral meme on social media: While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations. Pete Gallego stated on October 23, 2015 in a blog post by the Texas Tribune: Will Hurd "tends to have a 96 percent straight Republican, straight party voting record." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 31, 2015 in a campaign email: "‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million. Jeb Bush stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": "If you look at the three people on the (debate) stage from the United States Senate, all three of them have a combined two bills that became law that they've sponsored." Reader stated on October 24, 2015 in a Tweet to PolitiFact Georgia: "How is a misogynist bigot of epic proportions (like U.S. Rep. Steven Smith) allowed to serve?" Viral image stated on October 23, 2015 in posts on the Internet: Unlike Benghazi, there were no investigations of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, none about key aspects of the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War, and none about embassy attacks under George W. Bush. Hillary Clinton stated on October 5, 2015 in on NBC's Today Show: "There have been seven investigations (of Benghazi) led mostly by Republicans in the Congress" that concluded "nobody did anything wrong, but there were changes we could make."
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Bernie Sanders stated on April 15, 2016 in a television ad: "Washington politicians are paid over $200,000 an hour for speeches." Patrick Murphy stated on April 6, 2016 in a conference call with reporters: Florida’s regulations on the payday lending industry are "stronger than almost any other state." Tim Canova stated on March 24, 2016 in campaign website: "After taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street banks, (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) has voted to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating payday loans and addressing racial discrimination in car loans." Mitch McConnell stated on March 20, 2016 in "Fox News Sunday": Says Senate Republicans are "following a longstanding tradition of not filling vacancies on the Supreme Court in the middle of a presidential election year." Harry Reid stated on March 20, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Senate Democrats "have never held up a Supreme Court nomination." Roy Zimmerman stated on March 13, 2016 in a YouTube video: "Republicans control the U.S. Senate with 54 seats, but those 54 senators were elected by only two-thirds the number of voters who elected the Democrats. In the Senate, the majority party represents a minority of the people." Gwen Moore stated on March 16, 2016 in a tweet: "Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912." 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." Jon Keyser stated on February 11, 2016 in a candidate forum : Says Michael Bennet wants to close Guantanamo Bay prison and bring terrorists "right here to Colorado." Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint: Says Bernie Sanders "was against the auto bailout" and "voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry." Paul Ryan stated on February 23, 2016 in an interview: "There is a precedent" for not nominating someone to the U.S. Supreme Court "in the middle of a presidential election." Stephanie Schriock stated on February 1, 2016 in as quoted by the Texas Tribune: "Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress." Cory Gardner stated on February 24, 2016 in a talk show: "It's been since 1888 that a Senate of a different party than the president in the White House confirmed a Supreme Court nominee." New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on February 16, 2016 in a press release: Blocking a U.S. Supreme Court nomination during the remaining months of President Obama’s term "would leave the nation’s highest court with an unprecedented year-long vacancy." Richard Blumenthal stated on February 15, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball: "There's never been a (U.S. Supreme Court) vacancy in the last, I think, 30 years, lasting longer than 237 days." Bernie Sanders stated on February 2, 2016 in a campaign event in Keene, N.H.: Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations." Hillary Clinton stated on January 25, 2016 in a CNN town hall: When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue." Jack Reed stated on January 20, 2016 in a letter: "It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces." Hillary Clinton stated on January 4, 2016 in a posting on the Clinton website: "Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people." Rand Paul stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Both Cruz and Rubio are missing the vast majority of their votes." Cecile Richards stated on December 15, 2015 in an interview by actress Lena Dunham: "More than 60 percent of people in America support Planned Parenthood and only 11 percent approve of Congress." American Action Network stated on December 8, 2015 in a newspaper ad: "Under conservative leadership, Congress has reduced the federal deficit by 60 percent – nearly $800 billion." Kevin Russell stated on October 28, 2015 in an opinion column: "In almost every other country in the world, artists and musicians are paid when their music is played on the radio. In fact, the only countries besides the U.S. who do not have a radio-performance right are China, Iran and North Korea." Viral image stated on November 17, 2015 in a viral meme on social media: While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations. Pete Gallego stated on October 23, 2015 in a blog post by the Texas Tribune: Will Hurd "tends to have a 96 percent straight Republican, straight party voting record." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 31, 2015 in a campaign email: "‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million. Jeb Bush stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": "If you look at the three people on the (debate) stage from the United States Senate, all three of them have a combined two bills that became law that they've sponsored." Reader stated on October 24, 2015 in a Tweet to PolitiFact Georgia: "How is a misogynist bigot of epic proportions (like U.S. Rep. Steven Smith) allowed to serve?" Viral image stated on October 23, 2015 in posts on the Internet: Unlike Benghazi, there were no investigations of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, none about key aspects of the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War, and none about embassy attacks under George W. Bush. Hillary Clinton stated on October 5, 2015 in on NBC's Today Show: "There have been seven investigations (of Benghazi) led mostly by Republicans in the Congress" that concluded "nobody did anything wrong, but there were changes we could make."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 15, 2016 in a television ad: "Washington politicians are paid over $200,000 an hour for speeches."
Patrick Murphy stated on April 6, 2016 in a conference call with reporters: Florida’s regulations on the payday lending industry are "stronger than almost any other state."
Tim Canova stated on March 24, 2016 in campaign website: "After taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street banks, (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) has voted to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating payday loans and addressing racial discrimination in car loans."
Mitch McConnell stated on March 20, 2016 in "Fox News Sunday": Says Senate Republicans are "following a longstanding tradition of not filling vacancies on the Supreme Court in the middle of a presidential election year."
Harry Reid stated on March 20, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Senate Democrats "have never held up a Supreme Court nomination."
Roy Zimmerman stated on March 13, 2016 in a YouTube video: "Republicans control the U.S. Senate with 54 seats, but those 54 senators were elected by only two-thirds the number of voters who elected the Democrats. In the Senate, the majority party represents a minority of the people."
Gwen Moore stated on March 16, 2016 in a tweet: "Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912."
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."
Jon Keyser stated on February 11, 2016 in a candidate forum : Says Michael Bennet wants to close Guantanamo Bay prison and bring terrorists "right here to Colorado."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint: Says Bernie Sanders "was against the auto bailout" and "voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry."
Paul Ryan stated on February 23, 2016 in an interview: "There is a precedent" for not nominating someone to the U.S. Supreme Court "in the middle of a presidential election."
Stephanie Schriock stated on February 1, 2016 in as quoted by the Texas Tribune: "Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress."
Cory Gardner stated on February 24, 2016 in a talk show: "It's been since 1888 that a Senate of a different party than the president in the White House confirmed a Supreme Court nominee."
New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on February 16, 2016 in a press release: Blocking a U.S. Supreme Court nomination during the remaining months of President Obama’s term "would leave the nation’s highest court with an unprecedented year-long vacancy."
Richard Blumenthal stated on February 15, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball: "There's never been a (U.S. Supreme Court) vacancy in the last, I think, 30 years, lasting longer than 237 days."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 2, 2016 in a campaign event in Keene, N.H.: Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 25, 2016 in a CNN town hall: When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue."
Jack Reed stated on January 20, 2016 in a letter: "It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 4, 2016 in a posting on the Clinton website: "Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people."
Rand Paul stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Both Cruz and Rubio are missing the vast majority of their votes."
Cecile Richards stated on December 15, 2015 in an interview by actress Lena Dunham: "More than 60 percent of people in America support Planned Parenthood and only 11 percent approve of Congress."
American Action Network stated on December 8, 2015 in a newspaper ad: "Under conservative leadership, Congress has reduced the federal deficit by 60 percent – nearly $800 billion."
Kevin Russell stated on October 28, 2015 in an opinion column: "In almost every other country in the world, artists and musicians are paid when their music is played on the radio. In fact, the only countries besides the U.S. who do not have a radio-performance right are China, Iran and North Korea."
Viral image stated on November 17, 2015 in a viral meme on social media: While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations.
Pete Gallego stated on October 23, 2015 in a blog post by the Texas Tribune: Will Hurd "tends to have a 96 percent straight Republican, straight party voting record."
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 31, 2015 in a campaign email: "‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million.
Jeb Bush stated on November 1, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press": "If you look at the three people on the (debate) stage from the United States Senate, all three of them have a combined two bills that became law that they've sponsored."
Reader stated on October 24, 2015 in a Tweet to PolitiFact Georgia: "How is a misogynist bigot of epic proportions (like U.S. Rep. Steven Smith) allowed to serve?"
Viral image stated on October 23, 2015 in posts on the Internet: Unlike Benghazi, there were no investigations of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, none about key aspects of the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War, and none about embassy attacks under George W. Bush.
Hillary Clinton stated on October 5, 2015 in on NBC's Today Show: "There have been seven investigations (of Benghazi) led mostly by Republicans in the Congress" that concluded "nobody did anything wrong, but there were changes we could make."
