Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Crime 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 Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2015 in a campaign proposal: Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions." Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "I deployed the Texas National Guard" to the Texas-Mexico border. "And the policy worked; apprehensions at the border declined 74 percent." Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in an interview on Fox Business Network: "Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries." Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." Everytown for Gun Safety stated on May 6, 2015 in a press release: "Once again, a police officer has been killed with an illegal gun from Georgia – a state that last year did the NRA’s bidding and weakened its already lax gun laws." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years." Greg Gutfeld stated on March 10, 2015 in a commentary on Fox News.: Under New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, homicides are up by 20 percent, and subway delays have soared 45 percent. Florida Students for Concealed Carry stated on March 16, 2015 in Florida Senate higher education committee hearing: "According to the state of Florida, you are almost twice as likely to be attacked by an alligator than by someone who happens to carry a conceal-and-carry permit." John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a press conference: The Super Bowl has "one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country." Mark Warner stated on December 3, 2014 in an interview.: Regarding sexual assault against women, "It’s actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college." Matthew Cooke stated on December 10, 2014 in a Huffington Post column: The United States has "more of our people in prison than Russia, China, and North Korea combined." Richard Saslaw stated on November 24, 2014 in a presentation.: Female students at UVA "have a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted." Bill O'Reilly stated on December 1, 2014 in a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor": "In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police." Dan Patrick stated on October 22, 2014 in a TV ad, "Better Schools": Leticia Van de Putte "voted to stop schools from removing teachers convicted of a felony." Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in the CNN debate: Says Charlie Crist wants felons who "commit a heinous crime" such as "intentional permanent disfigurement of a child, you walk out of jail, you immediately get to vote." Wisconsin Professional Police Association stated on September 25, 2014 in a news conference: Data on violent crime shows Wisconsin "has become less safe than it was when Scott Walker took office." Wendy Davis stated on September 15, 2014 in a TV ad: Greg Abbott did "nothing" to pursue reports of the sexual abuse of boys at a West Texas state-run school. Henry Cuellar stated on July 16, 2014: Says drug cartels are using social media to offer rebates so more children from Central America get smuggled to the United States. Jay Nixon stated on August 17, 2014 in on ABC's "This Week": "I've been here almost every day." Mitch McConnell stated on August 5, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says he "voted for even stronger protections (in the Violence Against Women Act) than Obama's agenda will allow." Progressive Choice Florida stated on June 23, 2014 in a radio ad: Says Charlie Crist signed "the nation’s harshest marijuana laws." Greg Abbott stated on June 26, 2014 in a billboard message: "Wendy Davis’ legal work is currently under FBI investigation." Americans for Safe Access stated on June 5, 2014 in a TV ad: Judging by a recent vote, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "thinks it's okay for medical marijuana patients to go to federal prison." Pierre Thomas stated on May 25, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": From 2000 to 2008, we averaged "about five mass shootings a year. We're now averaging 15. So that's a three-fold increase." Tom Coburn stated on May 1, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": The death penalty "is a deterrent that does affect and impact people." Nancy Grace stated on March 24, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America": Premeditation, in murder cases like the Oscar Pistorius case, "can be formed in the twinkling of an eye." John Morgan stated on February 24, 2014 in a medical marijuana debate at the University of Tampa: Says Cathy Jordan was "arrested" and dragged out of her home by "a SWAT team of hooligans" for using medical marijuana. Nancy Grace stated on January 14, 2014 in a segment on 'Nancy Grace': People on pot "shoot each other ... stab each other ... strangle each other, drive under the influence, kill families." Larry Ashley stated on November 7, 2013 in a Florida House criminal justice subcommittee hearing: "Florida sheriffs unequivocally support" the "stand your ground" law. Ted Cruz stated on November 8, 2013 in in an interview on the "Tonight Show": "Under President (George W.) Bush, prosecution of gun crimes was 30 percent higher than it is under President Obama."
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Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2015 in a campaign proposal: Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions." Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "I deployed the Texas National Guard" to the Texas-Mexico border. "And the policy worked; apprehensions at the border declined 74 percent." Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in an interview on Fox Business Network: "Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries." Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." Everytown for Gun Safety stated on May 6, 2015 in a press release: "Once again, a police officer has been killed with an illegal gun from Georgia – a state that last year did the NRA’s bidding and weakened its already lax gun laws." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years." Greg Gutfeld stated on March 10, 2015 in a commentary on Fox News.: Under New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, homicides are up by 20 percent, and subway delays have soared 45 percent. Florida Students for Concealed Carry stated on March 16, 2015 in Florida Senate higher education committee hearing: "According to the state of Florida, you are almost twice as likely to be attacked by an alligator than by someone who happens to carry a conceal-and-carry permit." John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a press conference: The Super Bowl has "one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country." Mark Warner stated on December 3, 2014 in an interview.: Regarding sexual assault against women, "It’s actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college." Matthew Cooke stated on December 10, 2014 in a Huffington Post column: The United States has "more of our people in prison than Russia, China, and North Korea combined." Richard Saslaw stated on November 24, 2014 in a presentation.: Female students at UVA "have a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted." Bill O'Reilly stated on December 1, 2014 in a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor": "In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police." Dan Patrick stated on October 22, 2014 in a TV ad, "Better Schools": Leticia Van de Putte "voted to stop schools from removing teachers convicted of a felony." Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in the CNN debate: Says Charlie Crist wants felons who "commit a heinous crime" such as "intentional permanent disfigurement of a child, you walk out of jail, you immediately get to vote." Wisconsin Professional Police Association stated on September 25, 2014 in a news conference: Data on violent crime shows Wisconsin "has become less safe than it was when Scott Walker took office." Wendy Davis stated on September 15, 2014 in a TV ad: Greg Abbott did "nothing" to pursue reports of the sexual abuse of boys at a West Texas state-run school. Henry Cuellar stated on July 16, 2014: Says drug cartels are using social media to offer rebates so more children from Central America get smuggled to the United States. Jay Nixon stated on August 17, 2014 in on ABC's "This Week": "I've been here almost every day." Mitch McConnell stated on August 5, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says he "voted for even stronger protections (in the Violence Against Women Act) than Obama's agenda will allow." Progressive Choice Florida stated on June 23, 2014 in a radio ad: Says Charlie Crist signed "the nation’s harshest marijuana laws." Greg Abbott stated on June 26, 2014 in a billboard message: "Wendy Davis’ legal work is currently under FBI investigation." Americans for Safe Access stated on June 5, 2014 in a TV ad: Judging by a recent vote, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "thinks it's okay for medical marijuana patients to go to federal prison." Pierre Thomas stated on May 25, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": From 2000 to 2008, we averaged "about five mass shootings a year. We're now averaging 15. So that's a three-fold increase." Tom Coburn stated on May 1, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": The death penalty "is a deterrent that does affect and impact people." Nancy Grace stated on March 24, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America": Premeditation, in murder cases like the Oscar Pistorius case, "can be formed in the twinkling of an eye." John Morgan stated on February 24, 2014 in a medical marijuana debate at the University of Tampa: Says Cathy Jordan was "arrested" and dragged out of her home by "a SWAT team of hooligans" for using medical marijuana. Nancy Grace stated on January 14, 2014 in a segment on 'Nancy Grace': People on pot "shoot each other ... stab each other ... strangle each other, drive under the influence, kill families." Larry Ashley stated on November 7, 2013 in a Florida House criminal justice subcommittee hearing: "Florida sheriffs unequivocally support" the "stand your ground" law. Ted Cruz stated on November 8, 2013 in in an interview on the "Tonight Show": "Under President (George W.) Bush, prosecution of gun crimes was 30 percent higher than it is under President Obama."
Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2015 in a campaign proposal: Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions."
Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "I deployed the Texas National Guard" to the Texas-Mexico border. "And the policy worked; apprehensions at the border declined 74 percent."
Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2015 in an interview on Fox Business Network: "Hundreds of thousands of (illegal immigrants are) going to state and federal penitentiaries."
Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency."
Everytown for Gun Safety stated on May 6, 2015 in a press release: "Once again, a police officer has been killed with an illegal gun from Georgia – a state that last year did the NRA’s bidding and weakened its already lax gun laws."
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years."
Greg Gutfeld stated on March 10, 2015 in a commentary on Fox News.: Under New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, homicides are up by 20 percent, and subway delays have soared 45 percent.
Florida Students for Concealed Carry stated on March 16, 2015 in Florida Senate higher education committee hearing: "According to the state of Florida, you are almost twice as likely to be attacked by an alligator than by someone who happens to carry a conceal-and-carry permit."
John Cornyn stated on January 27, 2015 in a press conference: The Super Bowl has "one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country."
Mark Warner stated on December 3, 2014 in an interview.: Regarding sexual assault against women, "It’s actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college."
Matthew Cooke stated on December 10, 2014 in a Huffington Post column: The United States has "more of our people in prison than Russia, China, and North Korea combined."
Richard Saslaw stated on November 24, 2014 in a presentation.: Female students at UVA "have a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted."
Bill O'Reilly stated on December 1, 2014 in a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor": "In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police."
Dan Patrick stated on October 22, 2014 in a TV ad, "Better Schools": Leticia Van de Putte "voted to stop schools from removing teachers convicted of a felony."
Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in the CNN debate: Says Charlie Crist wants felons who "commit a heinous crime" such as "intentional permanent disfigurement of a child, you walk out of jail, you immediately get to vote."
Wisconsin Professional Police Association stated on September 25, 2014 in a news conference: Data on violent crime shows Wisconsin "has become less safe than it was when Scott Walker took office."
Wendy Davis stated on September 15, 2014 in a TV ad: Greg Abbott did "nothing" to pursue reports of the sexual abuse of boys at a West Texas state-run school.
Henry Cuellar stated on July 16, 2014: Says drug cartels are using social media to offer rebates so more children from Central America get smuggled to the United States.
Mitch McConnell stated on August 5, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says he "voted for even stronger protections (in the Violence Against Women Act) than Obama's agenda will allow."
Progressive Choice Florida stated on June 23, 2014 in a radio ad: Says Charlie Crist signed "the nation’s harshest marijuana laws."
Greg Abbott stated on June 26, 2014 in a billboard message: "Wendy Davis’ legal work is currently under FBI investigation."
Americans for Safe Access stated on June 5, 2014 in a TV ad: Judging by a recent vote, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "thinks it's okay for medical marijuana patients to go to federal prison."
Pierre Thomas stated on May 25, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": From 2000 to 2008, we averaged "about five mass shootings a year. We're now averaging 15. So that's a three-fold increase."
Tom Coburn stated on May 1, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": The death penalty "is a deterrent that does affect and impact people."
Nancy Grace stated on March 24, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America": Premeditation, in murder cases like the Oscar Pistorius case, "can be formed in the twinkling of an eye."
John Morgan stated on February 24, 2014 in a medical marijuana debate at the University of Tampa: Says Cathy Jordan was "arrested" and dragged out of her home by "a SWAT team of hooligans" for using medical marijuana.
Nancy Grace stated on January 14, 2014 in a segment on 'Nancy Grace': People on pot "shoot each other ... stab each other ... strangle each other, drive under the influence, kill families."
Larry Ashley stated on November 7, 2013 in a Florida House criminal justice subcommittee hearing: "Florida sheriffs unequivocally support" the "stand your ground" law.
Ted Cruz stated on November 8, 2013 in in an interview on the "Tonight Show": "Under President (George W.) Bush, prosecution of gun crimes was 30 percent higher than it is under President Obama."
