Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Elections 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 5, 2016 in a tweet: "Taxpayers are paying a fortune for the use of Air Force One on the campaign trail" by President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Michael Caputo stated on June 22, 2016 in an interview on Capital Tonight, Time Warner Cable News.: Says Donald Trump "spent the least amount of money of any of the competitive primary contenders that he beat so badly." Joaquin Castro stated on June 6, 2016 in a tweet: "@realDonaldTrump is coming to San Antonio, which is 60% Mexican-AMERICAN." Safety For All Initiative stated on June 13, 2016 in a campaign website: "More than 32,000 Americans lose their lives to gun violence each year." Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President stated on May 23, 2016 in Facebook post.: Polls show Bernie Sanders would do better than Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head battle against Donald Trump. Bernie Sanders stated on May 29, 2016 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "Right now, in every major poll, national poll and statewide poll done in the last month, six weeks, we are defeating Trump, often by big numbers and always at a larger margin than Secretary Clinton is." Colorado Health Institute stated on April 8, 2016 in an analysis report : ColoradoCare would have higher revenues than McDonald’s. Ted Cruz stated on April 30, 2016 in a speech at the California Republican Party Convention: "Here in California, Donald Trump has given $12,000 to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris." Bernie Sanders stated on May 1, 2016 in an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation": Winning enough pledged delegates is "not impossible." Tom "Smitty" Smith stated on April 14, 2016 in a commentary published in the Austin American-Statesman: "Texas has 600,000 registered voters who don’t have the kind of photo ID needed to vote." Donald Trump stated on April 20, 2016 in a tweet: "Ted Cruz is mathematically out of winning the race." John Kasich stated on March 29, 2016 in an interview: Ten times, no Republican candidate for president had enough delegates to claim the nomination before the party’s convention, and seven of those times "somebody who was not the leader of delegates was selected as the nominee of the party." John Kasich stated on April 3, 2016 in an interview: "There are no rules governing" the 2016 Republican convention, "the rules have not been set." Hillary Clinton stated on April 5, 2016 in an interview on ABC's "the View": "I have 2 and a half million more votes than he (Sanders) does." Bernie Sanders stated on March 22, 2016 in a campaign speech: "Today, the United States has, sadly, one of the lowest voter turnouts of any major country on earth." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview on Fox Business News: Superdelegates "have never been a determining factor in who our nominee is since they've been in place since 1984." Paul Ryan stated on February 22, 2016 in a television interview: "70 percent of Americans believe that we are on the wrong path." John Kasich stated on March 20, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald "Trump got, you know, $1.8 billion worth of free media. I got, like, none." New Hampshire Republican Party stated on February 16, 2016 in an online petition: "Given the results of the primary, the vote of one New Hampshire superdelegate is equal to the votes of about 10,000 grassroots activists." Caleb Rowden stated on March 4, 2016 in a Columbia/Boone County League of Women Voters Town Hall: "Seventy percent of Missourians support voter photo ID legislation." Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "President Obama took more money from Wall Street in the 2008 campaign than anybody ever had." Ted Cruz stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "About 70 percent of Republicans nationwide ... don't think Donald Trump is the right guy" to take on Hillary Clinton in November. John Oliver stated on February 14, 2016 in a TV show: In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016. Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2016 in a Republican debate: "In New Hampshire, I spent $3 million. Jeb Bush spent $44 million. He came in five, and I came in number one." JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley. Chris Danou stated on October 20, 2015 in remarks in Assembly debate: A Republican bill that would change John Doe criminal investigations is "creating exceptions in the law for politicians." Sean Duffy stated on September 18, 2015 in a speech: "Millions of dollars are spent by Planned Parenthood to elect Democrats to the House of Representatives and the Senate." Ruth's List Florida stated on September 22, 2015 in an email to voters: "Twenty-six men named William have been elected to statewide office and only seven women have had the honor." Marco Rubio stated on September 20, 2015 in an interview on "This Week.": "We had a three-hour debate, no discussion about the national debt, very little about the economy." Karl Rove stated on September 20, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": At this point in 2012, "Rick Perry was ahead at 29.9 percent, and we had seven more leads before it finally settled on Mitt Romney."
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Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a tweet: "Taxpayers are paying a fortune for the use of Air Force One on the campaign trail" by President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Michael Caputo stated on June 22, 2016 in an interview on Capital Tonight, Time Warner Cable News.: Says Donald Trump "spent the least amount of money of any of the competitive primary contenders that he beat so badly." Joaquin Castro stated on June 6, 2016 in a tweet: "@realDonaldTrump is coming to San Antonio, which is 60% Mexican-AMERICAN." Safety For All Initiative stated on June 13, 2016 in a campaign website: "More than 32,000 Americans lose their lives to gun violence each year." Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President stated on May 23, 2016 in Facebook post.: Polls show Bernie Sanders would do better than Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head battle against Donald Trump. Bernie Sanders stated on May 29, 2016 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "Right now, in every major poll, national poll and statewide poll done in the last month, six weeks, we are defeating Trump, often by big numbers and always at a larger margin than Secretary Clinton is." Colorado Health Institute stated on April 8, 2016 in an analysis report : ColoradoCare would have higher revenues than McDonald’s. Ted Cruz stated on April 30, 2016 in a speech at the California Republican Party Convention: "Here in California, Donald Trump has given $12,000 to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris." Bernie Sanders stated on May 1, 2016 in an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation": Winning enough pledged delegates is "not impossible." Tom "Smitty" Smith stated on April 14, 2016 in a commentary published in the Austin American-Statesman: "Texas has 600,000 registered voters who don’t have the kind of photo ID needed to vote." Donald Trump stated on April 20, 2016 in a tweet: "Ted Cruz is mathematically out of winning the race." John Kasich stated on March 29, 2016 in an interview: Ten times, no Republican candidate for president had enough delegates to claim the nomination before the party’s convention, and seven of those times "somebody who was not the leader of delegates was selected as the nominee of the party." John Kasich stated on April 3, 2016 in an interview: "There are no rules governing" the 2016 Republican convention, "the rules have not been set." Hillary Clinton stated on April 5, 2016 in an interview on ABC's "the View": "I have 2 and a half million more votes than he (Sanders) does." Bernie Sanders stated on March 22, 2016 in a campaign speech: "Today, the United States has, sadly, one of the lowest voter turnouts of any major country on earth." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview on Fox Business News: Superdelegates "have never been a determining factor in who our nominee is since they've been in place since 1984." Paul Ryan stated on February 22, 2016 in a television interview: "70 percent of Americans believe that we are on the wrong path." John Kasich stated on March 20, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald "Trump got, you know, $1.8 billion worth of free media. I got, like, none." New Hampshire Republican Party stated on February 16, 2016 in an online petition: "Given the results of the primary, the vote of one New Hampshire superdelegate is equal to the votes of about 10,000 grassroots activists." Caleb Rowden stated on March 4, 2016 in a Columbia/Boone County League of Women Voters Town Hall: "Seventy percent of Missourians support voter photo ID legislation." Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "President Obama took more money from Wall Street in the 2008 campaign than anybody ever had." Ted Cruz stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "About 70 percent of Republicans nationwide ... don't think Donald Trump is the right guy" to take on Hillary Clinton in November. John Oliver stated on February 14, 2016 in a TV show: In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016. Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2016 in a Republican debate: "In New Hampshire, I spent $3 million. Jeb Bush spent $44 million. He came in five, and I came in number one." JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley. Chris Danou stated on October 20, 2015 in remarks in Assembly debate: A Republican bill that would change John Doe criminal investigations is "creating exceptions in the law for politicians." Sean Duffy stated on September 18, 2015 in a speech: "Millions of dollars are spent by Planned Parenthood to elect Democrats to the House of Representatives and the Senate." Ruth's List Florida stated on September 22, 2015 in an email to voters: "Twenty-six men named William have been elected to statewide office and only seven women have had the honor." Marco Rubio stated on September 20, 2015 in an interview on "This Week.": "We had a three-hour debate, no discussion about the national debt, very little about the economy." Karl Rove stated on September 20, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": At this point in 2012, "Rick Perry was ahead at 29.9 percent, and we had seven more leads before it finally settled on Mitt Romney."
Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a tweet: "Taxpayers are paying a fortune for the use of Air Force One on the campaign trail" by President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Michael Caputo stated on June 22, 2016 in an interview on Capital Tonight, Time Warner Cable News.: Says Donald Trump "spent the least amount of money of any of the competitive primary contenders that he beat so badly."
Joaquin Castro stated on June 6, 2016 in a tweet: "@realDonaldTrump is coming to San Antonio, which is 60% Mexican-AMERICAN."
Safety For All Initiative stated on June 13, 2016 in a campaign website: "More than 32,000 Americans lose their lives to gun violence each year."
Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President stated on May 23, 2016 in Facebook post.: Polls show Bernie Sanders would do better than Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head battle against Donald Trump.
Bernie Sanders stated on May 29, 2016 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "Right now, in every major poll, national poll and statewide poll done in the last month, six weeks, we are defeating Trump, often by big numbers and always at a larger margin than Secretary Clinton is."
Colorado Health Institute stated on April 8, 2016 in an analysis report : ColoradoCare would have higher revenues than McDonald’s.
Ted Cruz stated on April 30, 2016 in a speech at the California Republican Party Convention: "Here in California, Donald Trump has given $12,000 to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris."
Bernie Sanders stated on May 1, 2016 in an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation": Winning enough pledged delegates is "not impossible."
Tom "Smitty" Smith stated on April 14, 2016 in a commentary published in the Austin American-Statesman: "Texas has 600,000 registered voters who don’t have the kind of photo ID needed to vote."
Donald Trump stated on April 20, 2016 in a tweet: "Ted Cruz is mathematically out of winning the race."
John Kasich stated on March 29, 2016 in an interview: Ten times, no Republican candidate for president had enough delegates to claim the nomination before the party’s convention, and seven of those times "somebody who was not the leader of delegates was selected as the nominee of the party."
John Kasich stated on April 3, 2016 in an interview: "There are no rules governing" the 2016 Republican convention, "the rules have not been set."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 5, 2016 in an interview on ABC's "the View": "I have 2 and a half million more votes than he (Sanders) does."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 22, 2016 in a campaign speech: "Today, the United States has, sadly, one of the lowest voter turnouts of any major country on earth."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview on Fox Business News: Superdelegates "have never been a determining factor in who our nominee is since they've been in place since 1984."
Paul Ryan stated on February 22, 2016 in a television interview: "70 percent of Americans believe that we are on the wrong path."
John Kasich stated on March 20, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald "Trump got, you know, $1.8 billion worth of free media. I got, like, none."
New Hampshire Republican Party stated on February 16, 2016 in an online petition: "Given the results of the primary, the vote of one New Hampshire superdelegate is equal to the votes of about 10,000 grassroots activists."
Caleb Rowden stated on March 4, 2016 in a Columbia/Boone County League of Women Voters Town Hall: "Seventy percent of Missourians support voter photo ID legislation."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "President Obama took more money from Wall Street in the 2008 campaign than anybody ever had."
Ted Cruz stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "About 70 percent of Republicans nationwide ... don't think Donald Trump is the right guy" to take on Hillary Clinton in November.
John Oliver stated on February 14, 2016 in a TV show: In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016.
Donald Trump stated on February 13, 2016 in a Republican debate: "In New Hampshire, I spent $3 million. Jeb Bush spent $44 million. He came in five, and I came in number one."
JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley.
Chris Danou stated on October 20, 2015 in remarks in Assembly debate: A Republican bill that would change John Doe criminal investigations is "creating exceptions in the law for politicians."
Sean Duffy stated on September 18, 2015 in a speech: "Millions of dollars are spent by Planned Parenthood to elect Democrats to the House of Representatives and the Senate."
Ruth's List Florida stated on September 22, 2015 in an email to voters: "Twenty-six men named William have been elected to statewide office and only seven women have had the honor."
Marco Rubio stated on September 20, 2015 in an interview on "This Week.": "We had a three-hour debate, no discussion about the national debt, very little about the economy."
Karl Rove stated on September 20, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": At this point in 2012, "Rick Perry was ahead at 29.9 percent, and we had seven more leads before it finally settled on Mitt Romney."
