Latest 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 Matthew Dowd stated on September 6, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": "Any Republican that has led for two months and led every state has won the GOP nomination." Sid Miller stated on August 16, 2015 in a meme posted on his Facebook page: "To vote in Mexico every eligible Mexican citizen has to have a tamper-proof photo-ID card with a thumbprint and an embossed hologram." Bruce Elfant stated on August 5, 2015 in an interview with Dick Ellis, KOKE FM, Austin: "The United States is about 100th in voter turnout among the industrialized nations, and Texas is near the bottom in terms of voter registration and voter turnout." Cory Booker stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week.": "You’re more likely to get struck by lightning in Texas" than find in-person voter fraud. Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2015 in a meme: Scott Walker "had a 2.3 GPA when he was asked to leave Marquette University for cheating." Arthenia Joyner stated on July 30, 2015 in a letter to Jeb Bush: Says Jeb Bush "significantly cut early voting prior to the 2008 presidential election." Jeb Bush stated on July 27, 2015 in a Telemundo News interview: Says in 2002, he "won more Hispanic votes than Anglo votes, 60 percent in the state." Erick Erickson stated on July 21, 2015 in a column on Redstate.com: Says Donald Trump "has supported a Canadian-style universal health care system." Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Four times, I said, he (John McCain) is a hero, but you know ... people choose selective pieces." Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a segment on her show: Despite what Donald Trump claims, "there weren’t 15,000 people who turned out in Phoenix" to see Trump speak. Limberbutt McCubbins stated on July 9, 2015 in comments on his website.: "Limberbutt McCubbins (a five-year-old cat) is a candidate" in the 2016 presidential election. Brianna Keilar stated on July 12, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Hillary Clinton's "campaign hasn't been clear about when she wiped her server of her work emails." Ben Ferguson stated on July 2, 2015 in comments on CNN: Says Donald Trump has "given more money to Democratic candidates than Republican candidates." Chuck Todd stated on July 5, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": In Florida, "the number of voters who now register as ‘other’ has grown by a million in the last 10 years. Compare that with the Democrats, who only grew by 300,000 and the Republicans who grew by just 200,000." Donna Brazile stated on June 30, 2015 in a tweet: "Chris Christie has led New Jersey to a record-breaking 9 credit downgrades." Scott Walker stated on June 4, 2015 in a statement: Says "Hillary Clinton's rejection of efforts to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat not only defies logic, but the will of the majority of Americans." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech in Houston: "If you want to vote in" Texas, "you can use a concealed-weapon permit as a valid form of identification, but a valid student ID isn’t good enough." Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: My support from young voters -- those 18 to 24 -- in November 2014 was "largely unheard of for a Republican." Scott Walker stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks to reporters: On timing of announcement for president. Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in in a speech at Texas Southern University: "In Florida, when Jeb Bush was governor, state authorities conducted a deeply flawed purge of voters before the presidential election in 2000" and "in 2004 a plan to purge even more voters was headed off." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: "Former Gov. Rick Perry signed a law that a federal court said was actually written with the purpose of discriminating against minority voters." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: "In New Jersey, Gov. Christie vetoed legislation to extend early voting." Andy Craig stated on May 11, 2015 in a news release: "Thanks to restrictive and anticompetitive ballot laws," candidates in November 2014 ran unopposed in nearly half of Wisconsin’s state representative races but in Michigan and Minnesota nearly all races had challengers. Facebook posts stated on May 13, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Marco Rubio said that "felons should not have their voting rights restored" but that "convicted felons should be allowed to own guns after they have done their time." Institute for Women's Policy Research stated on May 20, 2015 in a new report: Georgia ranks 49th for women serving in elected state and federal offices. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Democrat "Russ Feingold announced his Wisconsin Senate run today from…California." Scott Walker stated on April 27, 2015 in an interview: Says the recall elections that aimed to remove him and other Republican officials from office "cost tens of millions of dollars to run." Ted Cruz stated on April 18, 2015 in remarks in New Hampshire: "About half of the presidents have been governors; half of them, senators." Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 14, 2015 in a panel discussion on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": "The president and vice president can't be from the same state."
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Matthew Dowd stated on September 6, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": "Any Republican that has led for two months and led every state has won the GOP nomination." Sid Miller stated on August 16, 2015 in a meme posted on his Facebook page: "To vote in Mexico every eligible Mexican citizen has to have a tamper-proof photo-ID card with a thumbprint and an embossed hologram." Bruce Elfant stated on August 5, 2015 in an interview with Dick Ellis, KOKE FM, Austin: "The United States is about 100th in voter turnout among the industrialized nations, and Texas is near the bottom in terms of voter registration and voter turnout." Cory Booker stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week.": "You’re more likely to get struck by lightning in Texas" than find in-person voter fraud. Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2015 in a meme: Scott Walker "had a 2.3 GPA when he was asked to leave Marquette University for cheating." Arthenia Joyner stated on July 30, 2015 in a letter to Jeb Bush: Says Jeb Bush "significantly cut early voting prior to the 2008 presidential election." Jeb Bush stated on July 27, 2015 in a Telemundo News interview: Says in 2002, he "won more Hispanic votes than Anglo votes, 60 percent in the state." Erick Erickson stated on July 21, 2015 in a column on Redstate.com: Says Donald Trump "has supported a Canadian-style universal health care system." Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Four times, I said, he (John McCain) is a hero, but you know ... people choose selective pieces." Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a segment on her show: Despite what Donald Trump claims, "there weren’t 15,000 people who turned out in Phoenix" to see Trump speak. Limberbutt McCubbins stated on July 9, 2015 in comments on his website.: "Limberbutt McCubbins (a five-year-old cat) is a candidate" in the 2016 presidential election. Brianna Keilar stated on July 12, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Hillary Clinton's "campaign hasn't been clear about when she wiped her server of her work emails." Ben Ferguson stated on July 2, 2015 in comments on CNN: Says Donald Trump has "given more money to Democratic candidates than Republican candidates." Chuck Todd stated on July 5, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": In Florida, "the number of voters who now register as ‘other’ has grown by a million in the last 10 years. Compare that with the Democrats, who only grew by 300,000 and the Republicans who grew by just 200,000." Donna Brazile stated on June 30, 2015 in a tweet: "Chris Christie has led New Jersey to a record-breaking 9 credit downgrades." Scott Walker stated on June 4, 2015 in a statement: Says "Hillary Clinton's rejection of efforts to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat not only defies logic, but the will of the majority of Americans." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech in Houston: "If you want to vote in" Texas, "you can use a concealed-weapon permit as a valid form of identification, but a valid student ID isn’t good enough." Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: My support from young voters -- those 18 to 24 -- in November 2014 was "largely unheard of for a Republican." Scott Walker stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks to reporters: On timing of announcement for president. Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in in a speech at Texas Southern University: "In Florida, when Jeb Bush was governor, state authorities conducted a deeply flawed purge of voters before the presidential election in 2000" and "in 2004 a plan to purge even more voters was headed off." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: "Former Gov. Rick Perry signed a law that a federal court said was actually written with the purpose of discriminating against minority voters." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: "In New Jersey, Gov. Christie vetoed legislation to extend early voting." Andy Craig stated on May 11, 2015 in a news release: "Thanks to restrictive and anticompetitive ballot laws," candidates in November 2014 ran unopposed in nearly half of Wisconsin’s state representative races but in Michigan and Minnesota nearly all races had challengers. Facebook posts stated on May 13, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Marco Rubio said that "felons should not have their voting rights restored" but that "convicted felons should be allowed to own guns after they have done their time." Institute for Women's Policy Research stated on May 20, 2015 in a new report: Georgia ranks 49th for women serving in elected state and federal offices. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Democrat "Russ Feingold announced his Wisconsin Senate run today from…California." Scott Walker stated on April 27, 2015 in an interview: Says the recall elections that aimed to remove him and other Republican officials from office "cost tens of millions of dollars to run." Ted Cruz stated on April 18, 2015 in remarks in New Hampshire: "About half of the presidents have been governors; half of them, senators." Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 14, 2015 in a panel discussion on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": "The president and vice president can't be from the same state."
Matthew Dowd stated on September 6, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": "Any Republican that has led for two months and led every state has won the GOP nomination."
Sid Miller stated on August 16, 2015 in a meme posted on his Facebook page: "To vote in Mexico every eligible Mexican citizen has to have a tamper-proof photo-ID card with a thumbprint and an embossed hologram."
Bruce Elfant stated on August 5, 2015 in an interview with Dick Ellis, KOKE FM, Austin: "The United States is about 100th in voter turnout among the industrialized nations, and Texas is near the bottom in terms of voter registration and voter turnout."
Cory Booker stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week.": "You’re more likely to get struck by lightning in Texas" than find in-person voter fraud.
Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2015 in a meme: Scott Walker "had a 2.3 GPA when he was asked to leave Marquette University for cheating."
Arthenia Joyner stated on July 30, 2015 in a letter to Jeb Bush: Says Jeb Bush "significantly cut early voting prior to the 2008 presidential election."
Jeb Bush stated on July 27, 2015 in a Telemundo News interview: Says in 2002, he "won more Hispanic votes than Anglo votes, 60 percent in the state."
Erick Erickson stated on July 21, 2015 in a column on Redstate.com: Says Donald Trump "has supported a Canadian-style universal health care system."
Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Four times, I said, he (John McCain) is a hero, but you know ... people choose selective pieces."
Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a segment on her show: Despite what Donald Trump claims, "there weren’t 15,000 people who turned out in Phoenix" to see Trump speak.
Limberbutt McCubbins stated on July 9, 2015 in comments on his website.: "Limberbutt McCubbins (a five-year-old cat) is a candidate" in the 2016 presidential election.
Brianna Keilar stated on July 12, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Hillary Clinton's "campaign hasn't been clear about when she wiped her server of her work emails."
Ben Ferguson stated on July 2, 2015 in comments on CNN: Says Donald Trump has "given more money to Democratic candidates than Republican candidates."
Chuck Todd stated on July 5, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": In Florida, "the number of voters who now register as ‘other’ has grown by a million in the last 10 years. Compare that with the Democrats, who only grew by 300,000 and the Republicans who grew by just 200,000."
Donna Brazile stated on June 30, 2015 in a tweet: "Chris Christie has led New Jersey to a record-breaking 9 credit downgrades."
Scott Walker stated on June 4, 2015 in a statement: Says "Hillary Clinton's rejection of efforts to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat not only defies logic, but the will of the majority of Americans."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech in Houston: "If you want to vote in" Texas, "you can use a concealed-weapon permit as a valid form of identification, but a valid student ID isn’t good enough."
Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: My support from young voters -- those 18 to 24 -- in November 2014 was "largely unheard of for a Republican."
Scott Walker stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks to reporters: On timing of announcement for president.
Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in in a speech at Texas Southern University: "In Florida, when Jeb Bush was governor, state authorities conducted a deeply flawed purge of voters before the presidential election in 2000" and "in 2004 a plan to purge even more voters was headed off."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: "Former Gov. Rick Perry signed a law that a federal court said was actually written with the purpose of discriminating against minority voters."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: "In New Jersey, Gov. Christie vetoed legislation to extend early voting."
Andy Craig stated on May 11, 2015 in a news release: "Thanks to restrictive and anticompetitive ballot laws," candidates in November 2014 ran unopposed in nearly half of Wisconsin’s state representative races but in Michigan and Minnesota nearly all races had challengers.
Facebook posts stated on May 13, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Marco Rubio said that "felons should not have their voting rights restored" but that "convicted felons should be allowed to own guns after they have done their time."
Institute for Women's Policy Research stated on May 20, 2015 in a new report: Georgia ranks 49th for women serving in elected state and federal offices.
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Democrat "Russ Feingold announced his Wisconsin Senate run today from…California."
Scott Walker stated on April 27, 2015 in an interview: Says the recall elections that aimed to remove him and other Republican officials from office "cost tens of millions of dollars to run."
Ted Cruz stated on April 18, 2015 in remarks in New Hampshire: "About half of the presidents have been governors; half of them, senators."
Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 14, 2015 in a panel discussion on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": "The president and vice president can't be from the same state."
