Latest False Fact-checks in Corporations 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 Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2017 in an interview: Untaxed corporate earnings used to be "$2.5 trillion … I guess it’s $5 trillion now. Whatever it is, it’s a lot more. So we have anywhere from 4 (trillion) to 5 or even more trillions of dollars sitting offshore." Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech: "In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds." Ed Gillespie stated on January 13, 2016 in a Facebook post.: "More businesses are closing than opening in Virginia today." Erick Erickson stated on March 31, 2015 in a RedState.com column: Say Apple’s Tim Cook "will not do business with Indiana." Facebook posts stated on September 10, 2014 in posts on Facebook: "Fox admits they lie" and, under the First Amendment, "have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves." Bob Beckel stated on September 1, 2014 in a discussion on Fox News' "The Five": The United States has "the most number of deductions available to corporations" for the corporate income tax. NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 30, 2014 in a television ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst signed a pledge that "protects tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas." Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision. Chain email stated on June 5, 2014 in emails circulating on the Internet: Due to actions by President Barack Obama, "the Burger King national headquarters announced this month that they will be pulling their franchises from our military bases." Jim DeMint stated on March 7, 2014 in an interview: "The big Wall Street banks, the big corporations" give "many times more" political donations to Democrats than Republicans. Senate Majority PAC stated on March 28, 2014 in a TV ad: "Before Congress, (Tom) Cotton got paid handsomely working for insurance companies and corporate interests." Charles Koch stated on April 3, 2014 in a "Wall Street Journal" op-ed: Says he has engaged in the political process "only in the past decade." Republican Party of Florida stated on October 31, 2013 in a YouTube video: Says Alex Sink "failed Florida homeowners by using predatory lending practices." Chris Kapenga stated on August 23, 2013 in a newsletter: "The amount of interest" paid on the federal debt exceeds "total tax revenue." David Cicilline stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate: "There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined." Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: "In one year, (President Obama) provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world … into solar and wind, to Solyndra and Fisker and Tesla and Ener1." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 8, 2012 in a speech: "The Koch brothers alone gave twice as much money to Scott Walker as the total amount of money raised by Tom Barrett." We Are Wisconsin stated on May 25, 2012 in campaign mail: Says Gov. Scott Walker "took away $1.6 billion from schools and handed it off as over $2 billion in tax breaks to the rich." Americans for Prosperity stated on April 26, 2012 in a TV ad: Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "half a billion to an electric car company that created hundreds of jobs in Finland." Joe Biden stated on April 1, 2012 in a “Face the Nation” interview: "General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again." Stephen Laffey stated on March 2, 2012 in a radio interview: Giant companies like Toyota will not locate in a state that has not passed a right-to-work law Occupy Providence stated on October 19, 2011 in a protest sign: "Minimum wage = $16,000/year CEO-Goldman Sachs (Lloyd Blankfein) $16,000/Hour." Facebook posts stated on October 10, 2011 in postings on Facebook, blogs, and social-media sites: Say the ratio of CEO pay to average worker pay in the U.S. is 475 to 1. Dennis Kucinich stated on August 6, 2011 in a television interview: Says that in 2009 ExxonMobil "paid no federal income taxes, received a $156 million rebate." Jeff Tittel stated on June 13, 2011 in testimony to the General Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities committee: "One of the reasons that Budweiser stayed in New Jersey is the money they got from RGGI to put solar on their roof to save on their energy costs." Bernie Sanders stated on November 30, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "Last year, ExxonMobil made $19 billion in profit. Guess what. They paid zero in taxes. They got a $156 million refund from the IRS." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2010 in a town hall meeting: The Bush administration had been "giving (auto companies) billions of dollars and just asking nothing in return." Ron Klein stated on June 28, 2010 in a fundraising e-mail: "West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign." Rahm Emanuel stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change." Mitch McConnell stated on June 9, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "A major part" of the climate change bill sponsored by Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman "was essentially written by BP."
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Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2017 in an interview: Untaxed corporate earnings used to be "$2.5 trillion … I guess it’s $5 trillion now. Whatever it is, it’s a lot more. So we have anywhere from 4 (trillion) to 5 or even more trillions of dollars sitting offshore." Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech: "In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds." Ed Gillespie stated on January 13, 2016 in a Facebook post.: "More businesses are closing than opening in Virginia today." Erick Erickson stated on March 31, 2015 in a RedState.com column: Say Apple’s Tim Cook "will not do business with Indiana." Facebook posts stated on September 10, 2014 in posts on Facebook: "Fox admits they lie" and, under the First Amendment, "have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves." Bob Beckel stated on September 1, 2014 in a discussion on Fox News' "The Five": The United States has "the most number of deductions available to corporations" for the corporate income tax. NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 30, 2014 in a television ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst signed a pledge that "protects tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas." Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision. Chain email stated on June 5, 2014 in emails circulating on the Internet: Due to actions by President Barack Obama, "the Burger King national headquarters announced this month that they will be pulling their franchises from our military bases." Jim DeMint stated on March 7, 2014 in an interview: "The big Wall Street banks, the big corporations" give "many times more" political donations to Democrats than Republicans. Senate Majority PAC stated on March 28, 2014 in a TV ad: "Before Congress, (Tom) Cotton got paid handsomely working for insurance companies and corporate interests." Charles Koch stated on April 3, 2014 in a "Wall Street Journal" op-ed: Says he has engaged in the political process "only in the past decade." Republican Party of Florida stated on October 31, 2013 in a YouTube video: Says Alex Sink "failed Florida homeowners by using predatory lending practices." Chris Kapenga stated on August 23, 2013 in a newsletter: "The amount of interest" paid on the federal debt exceeds "total tax revenue." David Cicilline stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate: "There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined." Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: "In one year, (President Obama) provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world … into solar and wind, to Solyndra and Fisker and Tesla and Ener1." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 8, 2012 in a speech: "The Koch brothers alone gave twice as much money to Scott Walker as the total amount of money raised by Tom Barrett." We Are Wisconsin stated on May 25, 2012 in campaign mail: Says Gov. Scott Walker "took away $1.6 billion from schools and handed it off as over $2 billion in tax breaks to the rich." Americans for Prosperity stated on April 26, 2012 in a TV ad: Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "half a billion to an electric car company that created hundreds of jobs in Finland." Joe Biden stated on April 1, 2012 in a “Face the Nation” interview: "General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again." Stephen Laffey stated on March 2, 2012 in a radio interview: Giant companies like Toyota will not locate in a state that has not passed a right-to-work law Occupy Providence stated on October 19, 2011 in a protest sign: "Minimum wage = $16,000/year CEO-Goldman Sachs (Lloyd Blankfein) $16,000/Hour." Facebook posts stated on October 10, 2011 in postings on Facebook, blogs, and social-media sites: Say the ratio of CEO pay to average worker pay in the U.S. is 475 to 1. Dennis Kucinich stated on August 6, 2011 in a television interview: Says that in 2009 ExxonMobil "paid no federal income taxes, received a $156 million rebate." Jeff Tittel stated on June 13, 2011 in testimony to the General Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities committee: "One of the reasons that Budweiser stayed in New Jersey is the money they got from RGGI to put solar on their roof to save on their energy costs." Bernie Sanders stated on November 30, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "Last year, ExxonMobil made $19 billion in profit. Guess what. They paid zero in taxes. They got a $156 million refund from the IRS." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2010 in a town hall meeting: The Bush administration had been "giving (auto companies) billions of dollars and just asking nothing in return." Ron Klein stated on June 28, 2010 in a fundraising e-mail: "West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign." Rahm Emanuel stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change." Mitch McConnell stated on June 9, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "A major part" of the climate change bill sponsored by Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman "was essentially written by BP."
Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2017 in an interview: Untaxed corporate earnings used to be "$2.5 trillion … I guess it’s $5 trillion now. Whatever it is, it’s a lot more. So we have anywhere from 4 (trillion) to 5 or even more trillions of dollars sitting offshore."
Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech: "In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds."
Ed Gillespie stated on January 13, 2016 in a Facebook post.: "More businesses are closing than opening in Virginia today."
Erick Erickson stated on March 31, 2015 in a RedState.com column: Say Apple’s Tim Cook "will not do business with Indiana."
Facebook posts stated on September 10, 2014 in posts on Facebook: "Fox admits they lie" and, under the First Amendment, "have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves."
Bob Beckel stated on September 1, 2014 in a discussion on Fox News' "The Five": The United States has "the most number of deductions available to corporations" for the corporate income tax.
NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 30, 2014 in a television ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst signed a pledge that "protects tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas."
Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision.
Chain email stated on June 5, 2014 in emails circulating on the Internet: Due to actions by President Barack Obama, "the Burger King national headquarters announced this month that they will be pulling their franchises from our military bases."
Jim DeMint stated on March 7, 2014 in an interview: "The big Wall Street banks, the big corporations" give "many times more" political donations to Democrats than Republicans.
Senate Majority PAC stated on March 28, 2014 in a TV ad: "Before Congress, (Tom) Cotton got paid handsomely working for insurance companies and corporate interests."
Charles Koch stated on April 3, 2014 in a "Wall Street Journal" op-ed: Says he has engaged in the political process "only in the past decade."
Republican Party of Florida stated on October 31, 2013 in a YouTube video: Says Alex Sink "failed Florida homeowners by using predatory lending practices."
Chris Kapenga stated on August 23, 2013 in a newsletter: "The amount of interest" paid on the federal debt exceeds "total tax revenue."
David Cicilline stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate: "There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined."
Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: "In one year, (President Obama) provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world … into solar and wind, to Solyndra and Fisker and Tesla and Ener1."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 8, 2012 in a speech: "The Koch brothers alone gave twice as much money to Scott Walker as the total amount of money raised by Tom Barrett."
We Are Wisconsin stated on May 25, 2012 in campaign mail: Says Gov. Scott Walker "took away $1.6 billion from schools and handed it off as over $2 billion in tax breaks to the rich."
Americans for Prosperity stated on April 26, 2012 in a TV ad: Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "half a billion to an electric car company that created hundreds of jobs in Finland."
Joe Biden stated on April 1, 2012 in a “Face the Nation” interview: "General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again."
Stephen Laffey stated on March 2, 2012 in a radio interview: Giant companies like Toyota will not locate in a state that has not passed a right-to-work law
Occupy Providence stated on October 19, 2011 in a protest sign: "Minimum wage = $16,000/year CEO-Goldman Sachs (Lloyd Blankfein) $16,000/Hour."
Facebook posts stated on October 10, 2011 in postings on Facebook, blogs, and social-media sites: Say the ratio of CEO pay to average worker pay in the U.S. is 475 to 1.
Dennis Kucinich stated on August 6, 2011 in a television interview: Says that in 2009 ExxonMobil "paid no federal income taxes, received a $156 million rebate."
Jeff Tittel stated on June 13, 2011 in testimony to the General Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities committee: "One of the reasons that Budweiser stayed in New Jersey is the money they got from RGGI to put solar on their roof to save on their energy costs."
Bernie Sanders stated on November 30, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "Last year, ExxonMobil made $19 billion in profit. Guess what. They paid zero in taxes. They got a $156 million refund from the IRS."
Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2010 in a town hall meeting: The Bush administration had been "giving (auto companies) billions of dollars and just asking nothing in return."
Ron Klein stated on June 28, 2010 in a fundraising e-mail: "West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign."
Rahm Emanuel stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change."
Mitch McConnell stated on June 9, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "A major part" of the climate change bill sponsored by Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman "was essentially written by BP."
