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 Scott Walker stated on June 1, 2014 in a TV interview: Under Wisconsin law, "anyone who knows anything about a John Doe" secret criminal investigation "can't talk about it." Hillary Clinton stated on June 9, 2014 in an interview on ABC: "We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt." Steve King stated on May 22, 2014 in a House floor speech: Says Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., only needs about 40,000 to 50,000 votes to win election to Congress compared with the 120,000 votes King needs, because Waters has a higher immigrant population. Karl Rove stated on May 8, 2014 in a panel discussion: Says Hillary Clinton spent 30 days in the hospital in 2012 and appeared "wearing glasses that are only for people who have traumatic brain injury." Kyle Williams stated on May 6, 2014 in campaign fllier: State Rep. Elena Parent "supported Governor Nathan Deal’s plan to slash the HOPE scholarship." Deborah Kafoury stated on April 15, 2014 in a campaign website statement: "When Deborah took office, the (Sellwood Bridge) project had languished for years, with only $11 million in funds. With her leadership the remaining funding was secured that got the project moving forward." Defending Main Street stated on April 17, 2014 in a campaign ad in Idaho: Says the Club for Growth tries to defeat Republicans, and that its president called Nancy Pelosi "the person I respect the most in Washington." Robert Walsh stated on April 20, 2014 in an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program: Says gubernatorial candidate Clay Pell "hasn't spent a dime on advertising." Annette Taddeo stated on April 21, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: "Over 20 percent of the electorate is Hispanic" in Florida. MSNBC stated on April 25, 2014 in a graphic during "The Daily Rundown": Says Charlie Crist's campaign bashed Sen. Bill Nelson's "big-government solutions." Barack Obama stated on April 11, 2014 in a speech: The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009." 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. Dick Morris stated on April 7, 2014 in in a broadcast of Fox News' "Hannity": A North Carolina study proves that "probably over a million people voted twice in (the 2012) election." Joe Scarborough stated on April 10, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Before "our last three presidents, you have to go back to the 1800s, early 1800s to find three presidents in a row being consecutively re-elected." Heather McGhee stated on April 2, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: "Less than 1 percent of 1 percent of the American population has given an amount over $200" to a federal political campaign. Rush Limbaugh stated on March 19, 2014 in a radio commentary: Wisconsin is "one of the bluest" states, but under Scott Walker its unemployment rate "is around 3.5%." Occupy Democrats stated on December 26, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states." Ed Schultz stated on March 24, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Ed Show": Health insurance and medical costs "are going down because of Obamacare." Karl Rove stated on March 16, 2014 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": Russian annexation of Crimea "removes a million residents of the Ukraine that have provided the margin of victory for (Viktor) Yanukovych, the pro-Moscow prime minister in his last election." Rock the Vote stated on March 11, 2014 in a tweet: Says 50 percent of millennials don’t associate with "any political party." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on March 16, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": "The majority support (raising) the minimum wage." Rand Paul stated on March 9, 2014 in a 'Fox News Sunday' interview: "The president won the youth vote 3 to 1, but his numbers have dropped 20, 30 percent among the youth." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on February 12, 2014 in a television ad: Obamacare includes a "$700 billion cut from Medicare for seniors." David Dewhurst stated on January 20, 2014 in a debate: On repealing the 17th Amendment Dan Patrick stated on January 20, 2014 in a debate: On repealing the 17th Amendment George Will stated on February 6, 2014 in a "Washington Post" column: Says President Barack Obama carried Congressional District 13 "by 8.2 points in 2008 and 5.6 points in 2012." George Will stated on February 6, 2014 in a "Washington Post" column: "Any Floridian who has ever requested an absentee ballot henceforth gets one automatically." Alex Sink stated on February 3, 2014 in a debate: Pinellas County voters "elected me as their chief financial officer … (and) elected me as (their) governor four years ago." Bill O'Reilly stated on February 2, 2014 in a special broadcast on Fox: Says he didn't tell viewers that the Obama campaign hid news about the motives behind the attack in Benghazi because Obama was running for re-election. Wayne Thorburn stated on January 8, 2014 in an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman: Nearly 90% of Travis County government races will be settled by the time of the Democratic primary.
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Scott Walker stated on June 1, 2014 in a TV interview: Under Wisconsin law, "anyone who knows anything about a John Doe" secret criminal investigation "can't talk about it." Hillary Clinton stated on June 9, 2014 in an interview on ABC: "We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt." Steve King stated on May 22, 2014 in a House floor speech: Says Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., only needs about 40,000 to 50,000 votes to win election to Congress compared with the 120,000 votes King needs, because Waters has a higher immigrant population. Karl Rove stated on May 8, 2014 in a panel discussion: Says Hillary Clinton spent 30 days in the hospital in 2012 and appeared "wearing glasses that are only for people who have traumatic brain injury." Kyle Williams stated on May 6, 2014 in campaign fllier: State Rep. Elena Parent "supported Governor Nathan Deal’s plan to slash the HOPE scholarship." Deborah Kafoury stated on April 15, 2014 in a campaign website statement: "When Deborah took office, the (Sellwood Bridge) project had languished for years, with only $11 million in funds. With her leadership the remaining funding was secured that got the project moving forward." Defending Main Street stated on April 17, 2014 in a campaign ad in Idaho: Says the Club for Growth tries to defeat Republicans, and that its president called Nancy Pelosi "the person I respect the most in Washington." Robert Walsh stated on April 20, 2014 in an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program: Says gubernatorial candidate Clay Pell "hasn't spent a dime on advertising." Annette Taddeo stated on April 21, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: "Over 20 percent of the electorate is Hispanic" in Florida. MSNBC stated on April 25, 2014 in a graphic during "The Daily Rundown": Says Charlie Crist's campaign bashed Sen. Bill Nelson's "big-government solutions." Barack Obama stated on April 11, 2014 in a speech: The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009." 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. Dick Morris stated on April 7, 2014 in in a broadcast of Fox News' "Hannity": A North Carolina study proves that "probably over a million people voted twice in (the 2012) election." Joe Scarborough stated on April 10, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Before "our last three presidents, you have to go back to the 1800s, early 1800s to find three presidents in a row being consecutively re-elected." Heather McGhee stated on April 2, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: "Less than 1 percent of 1 percent of the American population has given an amount over $200" to a federal political campaign. Rush Limbaugh stated on March 19, 2014 in a radio commentary: Wisconsin is "one of the bluest" states, but under Scott Walker its unemployment rate "is around 3.5%." Occupy Democrats stated on December 26, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states." Ed Schultz stated on March 24, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Ed Show": Health insurance and medical costs "are going down because of Obamacare." Karl Rove stated on March 16, 2014 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": Russian annexation of Crimea "removes a million residents of the Ukraine that have provided the margin of victory for (Viktor) Yanukovych, the pro-Moscow prime minister in his last election." Rock the Vote stated on March 11, 2014 in a tweet: Says 50 percent of millennials don’t associate with "any political party." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on March 16, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": "The majority support (raising) the minimum wage." Rand Paul stated on March 9, 2014 in a 'Fox News Sunday' interview: "The president won the youth vote 3 to 1, but his numbers have dropped 20, 30 percent among the youth." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on February 12, 2014 in a television ad: Obamacare includes a "$700 billion cut from Medicare for seniors." David Dewhurst stated on January 20, 2014 in a debate: On repealing the 17th Amendment Dan Patrick stated on January 20, 2014 in a debate: On repealing the 17th Amendment George Will stated on February 6, 2014 in a "Washington Post" column: Says President Barack Obama carried Congressional District 13 "by 8.2 points in 2008 and 5.6 points in 2012." George Will stated on February 6, 2014 in a "Washington Post" column: "Any Floridian who has ever requested an absentee ballot henceforth gets one automatically." Alex Sink stated on February 3, 2014 in a debate: Pinellas County voters "elected me as their chief financial officer … (and) elected me as (their) governor four years ago." Bill O'Reilly stated on February 2, 2014 in a special broadcast on Fox: Says he didn't tell viewers that the Obama campaign hid news about the motives behind the attack in Benghazi because Obama was running for re-election. Wayne Thorburn stated on January 8, 2014 in an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman: Nearly 90% of Travis County government races will be settled by the time of the Democratic primary.
Scott Walker stated on June 1, 2014 in a TV interview: Under Wisconsin law, "anyone who knows anything about a John Doe" secret criminal investigation "can't talk about it."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 9, 2014 in an interview on ABC: "We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt."
Steve King stated on May 22, 2014 in a House floor speech: Says Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., only needs about 40,000 to 50,000 votes to win election to Congress compared with the 120,000 votes King needs, because Waters has a higher immigrant population.
Karl Rove stated on May 8, 2014 in a panel discussion: Says Hillary Clinton spent 30 days in the hospital in 2012 and appeared "wearing glasses that are only for people who have traumatic brain injury."
Kyle Williams stated on May 6, 2014 in campaign fllier: State Rep. Elena Parent "supported Governor Nathan Deal’s plan to slash the HOPE scholarship."
Deborah Kafoury stated on April 15, 2014 in a campaign website statement: "When Deborah took office, the (Sellwood Bridge) project had languished for years, with only $11 million in funds. With her leadership the remaining funding was secured that got the project moving forward."
Defending Main Street stated on April 17, 2014 in a campaign ad in Idaho: Says the Club for Growth tries to defeat Republicans, and that its president called Nancy Pelosi "the person I respect the most in Washington."
Robert Walsh stated on April 20, 2014 in an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program: Says gubernatorial candidate Clay Pell "hasn't spent a dime on advertising."
Annette Taddeo stated on April 21, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: "Over 20 percent of the electorate is Hispanic" in Florida.
MSNBC stated on April 25, 2014 in a graphic during "The Daily Rundown": Says Charlie Crist's campaign bashed Sen. Bill Nelson's "big-government solutions."
Barack Obama stated on April 11, 2014 in a speech: The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009."
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.
Dick Morris stated on April 7, 2014 in in a broadcast of Fox News' "Hannity": A North Carolina study proves that "probably over a million people voted twice in (the 2012) election."
Joe Scarborough stated on April 10, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Before "our last three presidents, you have to go back to the 1800s, early 1800s to find three presidents in a row being consecutively re-elected."
Heather McGhee stated on April 2, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: "Less than 1 percent of 1 percent of the American population has given an amount over $200" to a federal political campaign.
Rush Limbaugh stated on March 19, 2014 in a radio commentary: Wisconsin is "one of the bluest" states, but under Scott Walker its unemployment rate "is around 3.5%."
Occupy Democrats stated on December 26, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states."
Ed Schultz stated on March 24, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Ed Show": Health insurance and medical costs "are going down because of Obamacare."
Karl Rove stated on March 16, 2014 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": Russian annexation of Crimea "removes a million residents of the Ukraine that have provided the margin of victory for (Viktor) Yanukovych, the pro-Moscow prime minister in his last election."
Rock the Vote stated on March 11, 2014 in a tweet: Says 50 percent of millennials don’t associate with "any political party."
Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on March 16, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": "The majority support (raising) the minimum wage."
Rand Paul stated on March 9, 2014 in a 'Fox News Sunday' interview: "The president won the youth vote 3 to 1, but his numbers have dropped 20, 30 percent among the youth."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on February 12, 2014 in a television ad: Obamacare includes a "$700 billion cut from Medicare for seniors."
George Will stated on February 6, 2014 in a "Washington Post" column: Says President Barack Obama carried Congressional District 13 "by 8.2 points in 2008 and 5.6 points in 2012."
George Will stated on February 6, 2014 in a "Washington Post" column: "Any Floridian who has ever requested an absentee ballot henceforth gets one automatically."
Alex Sink stated on February 3, 2014 in a debate: Pinellas County voters "elected me as their chief financial officer … (and) elected me as (their) governor four years ago."
Bill O'Reilly stated on February 2, 2014 in a special broadcast on Fox: Says he didn't tell viewers that the Obama campaign hid news about the motives behind the attack in Benghazi because Obama was running for re-election.
Wayne Thorburn stated on January 8, 2014 in an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman: Nearly 90% of Travis County government races will be settled by the time of the Democratic primary.
