Latest Mostly False 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 DCCC stated on May 3, 2017 in a political ad: Says "Karen Handel’s office budget increased a whopping 42 percent." Donald Trump stated on May 12, 2017 in Twitter: Says James Clapper "and virtually everyone else" said "there is no collusion" in the Russia investigation findings. Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2017 in a statement released by the transition office: Activities by foreign governments had "absolutely no effect on the outcome of this election." Newt Gingrich stated on November 6, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There’s a section in the Constitution called the Emoluments Clause that says no one, nor their spouses, can take money from foreigners. (Hillary Clinton) has to be guilty of 70 or 100 counts just on that one charge." Sensible Transportation Solutions for Austin PAC stated on October 23, 2016 in an ad in the Austin American-Statesman: Says Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s transportation plans linked to Proposition 1 on the ballot remove "27+ miles of traffic lanes around the city," replacing "them with lanes dedicated to usage by bicycles" and buses. Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2016 in a speech: "The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife." No on 56 campaign stated on October 7, 2016 in a campaign TV ad. : California’s proposed tobacco tax "diverts 82 percent of the new taxes to line the pockets of wealthy special interests like insurance companies who don't have to help even one more patient." Rob Gleason stated on August 29, 2016 in a fundraising email: "As the election tracker FiveThirtyEight has reported, whoever wins Pennsylvania will be our next President." Tom Marino stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech to the PA delegation at the RNC.: "[Hillary Clinton]'s not trusted -- virtually at all." Firearms Policy Coalition stated on June 16, 2016 in an email blast.: California’s Proposition 63 would "CRIMINALIZE the sharing of ammunition between friends who may be hunting or shooting together." Steve Chabot stated on June 8, 2016 in his campaign blog: Says the Clinton Foundation "accepted millions and millions of dollars from governments like Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates," which violated "a ban on all contributions to the Foundation from foreign nations." Donald Trump stated on June 19, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says delegates can't "legally" change the Republican National Convention rules to prevent Donald Trump’s nomination. Bernie Sanders stated on April 12, 2016 in a speech in Syracuse, N.Y.: "We win when voter turnout is high, we lose when it is low." Ted Cruz stated on April 11, 2016 in a campaign speech: "The polling shows over and over again that, unlike Donald Trump, that with me as the nominee, we beat Hillary Clinton." Bernie Sanders stated on April 6, 2016 in a speech at Temple University: Says Hillary Clinton "has been saying lately that she thinks that I am, 'not qualified to be president.' " Donald Trump stated on February 14, 2016 in a Republican debate in South Carolina: Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that." Bernie Sanders stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press".: "We didn't go out and take" information from the Hillary Clinton campaign. Ted Cruz stated on October 14, 2015 in an interview on Fox News: The "Democratic Party is getting smaller and smaller and smaller." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 14, 2015: Says Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Jason Kander is "attending fancy dinners all over the country." 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." Ben Ferguson stated on July 2, 2015 in comments on CNN: Says Donald Trump has "given more money to Democratic candidates than Republican candidates." 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." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on March 30, 2015 in a radio ad: An April 7, 2015 referendum would take "the choice of chief justice" of the Wisconsin Supreme Court "away from the people." Ted Cruz stated on March 23, 2015: "Today roughly half of born-again Christians aren’t voting. They’re staying home." Rand Paul stated on March 24, 2015 in an interview on the Kelly File: Says according to recent polls, no Republican candidate "is doing better against Hillary Clinton than myself." Charles Schumer stated on March 8, 2015 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": "The State Department asked all secretaries of state to send their emails over." Hillary Clinton's "the only one who’s done it." Scott Walker stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview: In "the past four or five" presidential elections, "people who poll high at the beginning are not the people who end up being the nominees." Brit Hume stated on November 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: "It is senior citizens, not Hispanics, who are the fastest-growing demographic in this country." 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." Nathan Deal stated on October 22, 2014 in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story: Georgia has elected more African-American leaders than any other state in the country.
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DCCC stated on May 3, 2017 in a political ad: Says "Karen Handel’s office budget increased a whopping 42 percent." Donald Trump stated on May 12, 2017 in Twitter: Says James Clapper "and virtually everyone else" said "there is no collusion" in the Russia investigation findings. Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2017 in a statement released by the transition office: Activities by foreign governments had "absolutely no effect on the outcome of this election." Newt Gingrich stated on November 6, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There’s a section in the Constitution called the Emoluments Clause that says no one, nor their spouses, can take money from foreigners. (Hillary Clinton) has to be guilty of 70 or 100 counts just on that one charge." Sensible Transportation Solutions for Austin PAC stated on October 23, 2016 in an ad in the Austin American-Statesman: Says Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s transportation plans linked to Proposition 1 on the ballot remove "27+ miles of traffic lanes around the city," replacing "them with lanes dedicated to usage by bicycles" and buses. Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2016 in a speech: "The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife." No on 56 campaign stated on October 7, 2016 in a campaign TV ad. : California’s proposed tobacco tax "diverts 82 percent of the new taxes to line the pockets of wealthy special interests like insurance companies who don't have to help even one more patient." Rob Gleason stated on August 29, 2016 in a fundraising email: "As the election tracker FiveThirtyEight has reported, whoever wins Pennsylvania will be our next President." Tom Marino stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech to the PA delegation at the RNC.: "[Hillary Clinton]'s not trusted -- virtually at all." Firearms Policy Coalition stated on June 16, 2016 in an email blast.: California’s Proposition 63 would "CRIMINALIZE the sharing of ammunition between friends who may be hunting or shooting together." Steve Chabot stated on June 8, 2016 in his campaign blog: Says the Clinton Foundation "accepted millions and millions of dollars from governments like Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates," which violated "a ban on all contributions to the Foundation from foreign nations." Donald Trump stated on June 19, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says delegates can't "legally" change the Republican National Convention rules to prevent Donald Trump’s nomination. Bernie Sanders stated on April 12, 2016 in a speech in Syracuse, N.Y.: "We win when voter turnout is high, we lose when it is low." Ted Cruz stated on April 11, 2016 in a campaign speech: "The polling shows over and over again that, unlike Donald Trump, that with me as the nominee, we beat Hillary Clinton." Bernie Sanders stated on April 6, 2016 in a speech at Temple University: Says Hillary Clinton "has been saying lately that she thinks that I am, 'not qualified to be president.' " Donald Trump stated on February 14, 2016 in a Republican debate in South Carolina: Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that." Bernie Sanders stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press".: "We didn't go out and take" information from the Hillary Clinton campaign. Ted Cruz stated on October 14, 2015 in an interview on Fox News: The "Democratic Party is getting smaller and smaller and smaller." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 14, 2015: Says Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Jason Kander is "attending fancy dinners all over the country." 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." Ben Ferguson stated on July 2, 2015 in comments on CNN: Says Donald Trump has "given more money to Democratic candidates than Republican candidates." 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." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on March 30, 2015 in a radio ad: An April 7, 2015 referendum would take "the choice of chief justice" of the Wisconsin Supreme Court "away from the people." Ted Cruz stated on March 23, 2015: "Today roughly half of born-again Christians aren’t voting. They’re staying home." Rand Paul stated on March 24, 2015 in an interview on the Kelly File: Says according to recent polls, no Republican candidate "is doing better against Hillary Clinton than myself." Charles Schumer stated on March 8, 2015 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": "The State Department asked all secretaries of state to send their emails over." Hillary Clinton's "the only one who’s done it." Scott Walker stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview: In "the past four or five" presidential elections, "people who poll high at the beginning are not the people who end up being the nominees." Brit Hume stated on November 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: "It is senior citizens, not Hispanics, who are the fastest-growing demographic in this country." 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." Nathan Deal stated on October 22, 2014 in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story: Georgia has elected more African-American leaders than any other state in the country.
DCCC stated on May 3, 2017 in a political ad: Says "Karen Handel’s office budget increased a whopping 42 percent."
Donald Trump stated on May 12, 2017 in Twitter: Says James Clapper "and virtually everyone else" said "there is no collusion" in the Russia investigation findings.
Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2017 in a statement released by the transition office: Activities by foreign governments had "absolutely no effect on the outcome of this election."
Newt Gingrich stated on November 6, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There’s a section in the Constitution called the Emoluments Clause that says no one, nor their spouses, can take money from foreigners. (Hillary Clinton) has to be guilty of 70 or 100 counts just on that one charge."
Sensible Transportation Solutions for Austin PAC stated on October 23, 2016 in an ad in the Austin American-Statesman: Says Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s transportation plans linked to Proposition 1 on the ballot remove "27+ miles of traffic lanes around the city," replacing "them with lanes dedicated to usage by bicycles" and buses.
Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2016 in a speech: "The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife."
No on 56 campaign stated on October 7, 2016 in a campaign TV ad. : California’s proposed tobacco tax "diverts 82 percent of the new taxes to line the pockets of wealthy special interests like insurance companies who don't have to help even one more patient."
Rob Gleason stated on August 29, 2016 in a fundraising email: "As the election tracker FiveThirtyEight has reported, whoever wins Pennsylvania will be our next President."
Tom Marino stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech to the PA delegation at the RNC.: "[Hillary Clinton]'s not trusted -- virtually at all."
Firearms Policy Coalition stated on June 16, 2016 in an email blast.: California’s Proposition 63 would "CRIMINALIZE the sharing of ammunition between friends who may be hunting or shooting together."
Steve Chabot stated on June 8, 2016 in his campaign blog: Says the Clinton Foundation "accepted millions and millions of dollars from governments like Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates," which violated "a ban on all contributions to the Foundation from foreign nations."
Donald Trump stated on June 19, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says delegates can't "legally" change the Republican National Convention rules to prevent Donald Trump’s nomination.
Bernie Sanders stated on April 12, 2016 in a speech in Syracuse, N.Y.: "We win when voter turnout is high, we lose when it is low."
Ted Cruz stated on April 11, 2016 in a campaign speech: "The polling shows over and over again that, unlike Donald Trump, that with me as the nominee, we beat Hillary Clinton."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 6, 2016 in a speech at Temple University: Says Hillary Clinton "has been saying lately that she thinks that I am, 'not qualified to be president.' "
Donald Trump stated on February 14, 2016 in a Republican debate in South Carolina: Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that."
Bernie Sanders stated on December 20, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press".: "We didn't go out and take" information from the Hillary Clinton campaign.
Ted Cruz stated on October 14, 2015 in an interview on Fox News: The "Democratic Party is getting smaller and smaller and smaller."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 14, 2015: Says Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Jason Kander is "attending fancy dinners all over the country."
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."
Ben Ferguson stated on July 2, 2015 in comments on CNN: Says Donald Trump has "given more money to Democratic candidates than Republican candidates."
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."
Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on March 30, 2015 in a radio ad: An April 7, 2015 referendum would take "the choice of chief justice" of the Wisconsin Supreme Court "away from the people."
Ted Cruz stated on March 23, 2015: "Today roughly half of born-again Christians aren’t voting. They’re staying home."
Rand Paul stated on March 24, 2015 in an interview on the Kelly File: Says according to recent polls, no Republican candidate "is doing better against Hillary Clinton than myself."
Charles Schumer stated on March 8, 2015 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": "The State Department asked all secretaries of state to send their emails over." Hillary Clinton's "the only one who’s done it."
Scott Walker stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview: In "the past four or five" presidential elections, "people who poll high at the beginning are not the people who end up being the nominees."
Brit Hume stated on November 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: "It is senior citizens, not Hispanics, who are the fastest-growing demographic in this country."
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."
Nathan Deal stated on October 22, 2014 in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story: Georgia has elected more African-American leaders than any other state in the country.
