Latest Fact-checks in History 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 Kionne McGhee stated on January 25, 2018 in a speech on the House floor: "There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on December 30, 2017 in a tweet: Says Hillary Clinton once said "the average Democrat voter is just plain stupid, they’re easy to manipulate." Donald Trump stated on January 3, 2018 in a statement released by the White House: The Senate seat won in a special election by a Democrat had been "held for more than thirty years by Republicans." Paul Ryan stated on December 13, 2017 in an interview: The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it." Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a speech in St. Charles, Mo.: "For years, they have not been able to get tax cuts -- many, many years, since Reagan." Dane County Republican Party stated on August 25, 2017 in a news release: "The KKK was founded as the military arm of the Democratic Party." John Kelly stated on October 19, 2017 in a White House briefing: At a 2015 dedication of an FBI building in Florida, Rep. Frederica Wilson "stood up there ... and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building, and how she took care of her constituents because she got the money, and she just called up President Obama, and on that phone call he gave the money -- the $20 million -- to build the building. And she sat down." George P. Bush stated on October 16, 2017 in the "Alamo Truth" website funded by George P. Bush's political campaign: "The Alamo has been consistently listed as one of the most disappointing landmarks in our nation." Colin Kaepernick stated on October 8, 2017 in a tweet: Says Winston Churchill said, "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." Andrew Koenig stated on August 18, 2017 in a tweet: "It's time to remove any statue of Margaret Sanger who was a white suprematist (sic), spoke at kkk events & supported by democrats. #prolife" Mike Pence stated on September 21, 2017 in comments on 'Fox & Friends': "Thomas Jefferson said, ‘Government that governs least governs best.’ " Kevin Nicholson stated on August 6, 2017 in a TV interview: "Ronald Reagan was a verified Democrat until his mid-50s." Sid Miller stated on August 23, 2017 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down." Brian Kemp stated on August 23, 2017 in a campaign email: "Our conservative Georgia values are under attack" ... (People) are "calling for the removal of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson statues." Viral image stated on August 22, 2017 in social media feeds: "At the PEAK of slavery in 1860, only 1.4% of Americans owned slaves. What your history books (don't) tell you is that 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000 slaves the same year." Tucker Carlson stated on August 15, 2017 in comments on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight': "The United States ended slavery around the world, and maybe we should get some credit for that, too." Donald Trump stated on August 17, 2017 in a tweet: "Study what General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists when caught. There was no more Radical Islamic Terror for 35 years!" Joy Reid stated on August 13, 2017 in on NBC’s Meet The Press: "The idea of putting up (Confederate) monuments actually didn’t happen right after the Civil War. It happened during the 1960s." Viral image stated on August 9, 2017 in a Twitter post: "Bill Clinton gave North Korea $5 billion and two nuclear reactors in 1994, essentially giving them nukes." Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Says his time away from Washington coincides with a "long planned renovation" for the White House. Bloggers stated on August 6, 2017 in Internet posts: U.S. Sen. John McCain "was singlehandedly responsible for starting a fire on (the) USS Forrestal aircraft carrier." Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money." Ian Bremmer stated on July 18, 2017 in comments on 'The Rachel Maddow Show': Says President Richard Nixon held meetings with heads of state without an American interpreter. Donald Trump stated on July 17, 2017 in a speech: "We’ve signed more bills -- and I’m talking about through the legislature -- than any president ever." Evan Smith stated on July 10, 2017 in as quoted in a story in The New Yorker: "The last majority-Anglo high school class in Texas graduated in 2014." Pete Olson stated on June 9, 2017 in a radio interview brought to light June 20, 2017: Says that Bill Clinton "basically" told then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch in 2016 that "we killed Vince Foster." Richard Burr stated on June 8, 2017 in an interview: "This is not the first time (the Russians) have been involved in our elections." Rafael Anchia stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet: "How many federal rulings have NOW found intentional discrimination by #Txlege since 2011? 6." Thom Tillis stated on May 19, 2017 in a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017: "Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers." Ted Cruz stated on April 28, 2017 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: "The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket."
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Kionne McGhee stated on January 25, 2018 in a speech on the House floor: "There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on December 30, 2017 in a tweet: Says Hillary Clinton once said "the average Democrat voter is just plain stupid, they’re easy to manipulate." Donald Trump stated on January 3, 2018 in a statement released by the White House: The Senate seat won in a special election by a Democrat had been "held for more than thirty years by Republicans." Paul Ryan stated on December 13, 2017 in an interview: The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it." Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a speech in St. Charles, Mo.: "For years, they have not been able to get tax cuts -- many, many years, since Reagan." Dane County Republican Party stated on August 25, 2017 in a news release: "The KKK was founded as the military arm of the Democratic Party." John Kelly stated on October 19, 2017 in a White House briefing: At a 2015 dedication of an FBI building in Florida, Rep. Frederica Wilson "stood up there ... and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building, and how she took care of her constituents because she got the money, and she just called up President Obama, and on that phone call he gave the money -- the $20 million -- to build the building. And she sat down." George P. Bush stated on October 16, 2017 in the "Alamo Truth" website funded by George P. Bush's political campaign: "The Alamo has been consistently listed as one of the most disappointing landmarks in our nation." Colin Kaepernick stated on October 8, 2017 in a tweet: Says Winston Churchill said, "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." Andrew Koenig stated on August 18, 2017 in a tweet: "It's time to remove any statue of Margaret Sanger who was a white suprematist (sic), spoke at kkk events & supported by democrats. #prolife" Mike Pence stated on September 21, 2017 in comments on 'Fox & Friends': "Thomas Jefferson said, ‘Government that governs least governs best.’ " Kevin Nicholson stated on August 6, 2017 in a TV interview: "Ronald Reagan was a verified Democrat until his mid-50s." Sid Miller stated on August 23, 2017 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down." Brian Kemp stated on August 23, 2017 in a campaign email: "Our conservative Georgia values are under attack" ... (People) are "calling for the removal of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson statues." Viral image stated on August 22, 2017 in social media feeds: "At the PEAK of slavery in 1860, only 1.4% of Americans owned slaves. What your history books (don't) tell you is that 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000 slaves the same year." Tucker Carlson stated on August 15, 2017 in comments on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight': "The United States ended slavery around the world, and maybe we should get some credit for that, too." Donald Trump stated on August 17, 2017 in a tweet: "Study what General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists when caught. There was no more Radical Islamic Terror for 35 years!" Joy Reid stated on August 13, 2017 in on NBC’s Meet The Press: "The idea of putting up (Confederate) monuments actually didn’t happen right after the Civil War. It happened during the 1960s." Viral image stated on August 9, 2017 in a Twitter post: "Bill Clinton gave North Korea $5 billion and two nuclear reactors in 1994, essentially giving them nukes." Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Says his time away from Washington coincides with a "long planned renovation" for the White House. Bloggers stated on August 6, 2017 in Internet posts: U.S. Sen. John McCain "was singlehandedly responsible for starting a fire on (the) USS Forrestal aircraft carrier." Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money." Ian Bremmer stated on July 18, 2017 in comments on 'The Rachel Maddow Show': Says President Richard Nixon held meetings with heads of state without an American interpreter. Donald Trump stated on July 17, 2017 in a speech: "We’ve signed more bills -- and I’m talking about through the legislature -- than any president ever." Evan Smith stated on July 10, 2017 in as quoted in a story in The New Yorker: "The last majority-Anglo high school class in Texas graduated in 2014." Pete Olson stated on June 9, 2017 in a radio interview brought to light June 20, 2017: Says that Bill Clinton "basically" told then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch in 2016 that "we killed Vince Foster." Richard Burr stated on June 8, 2017 in an interview: "This is not the first time (the Russians) have been involved in our elections." Rafael Anchia stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet: "How many federal rulings have NOW found intentional discrimination by #Txlege since 2011? 6." Thom Tillis stated on May 19, 2017 in a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017: "Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers." Ted Cruz stated on April 28, 2017 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: "The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket."
Kionne McGhee stated on January 25, 2018 in a speech on the House floor: "There were slaves in 1845 who helped construct and build the Old Capitol."
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on December 30, 2017 in a tweet: Says Hillary Clinton once said "the average Democrat voter is just plain stupid, they’re easy to manipulate."
Donald Trump stated on January 3, 2018 in a statement released by the White House: The Senate seat won in a special election by a Democrat had been "held for more than thirty years by Republicans."
Paul Ryan stated on December 13, 2017 in an interview: The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it."
Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a speech in St. Charles, Mo.: "For years, they have not been able to get tax cuts -- many, many years, since Reagan."
Dane County Republican Party stated on August 25, 2017 in a news release: "The KKK was founded as the military arm of the Democratic Party."
John Kelly stated on October 19, 2017 in a White House briefing: At a 2015 dedication of an FBI building in Florida, Rep. Frederica Wilson "stood up there ... and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building, and how she took care of her constituents because she got the money, and she just called up President Obama, and on that phone call he gave the money -- the $20 million -- to build the building. And she sat down."
George P. Bush stated on October 16, 2017 in the "Alamo Truth" website funded by George P. Bush's political campaign: "The Alamo has been consistently listed as one of the most disappointing landmarks in our nation."
Colin Kaepernick stated on October 8, 2017 in a tweet: Says Winston Churchill said, "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."
Andrew Koenig stated on August 18, 2017 in a tweet: "It's time to remove any statue of Margaret Sanger who was a white suprematist (sic), spoke at kkk events & supported by democrats. #prolife"
Mike Pence stated on September 21, 2017 in comments on 'Fox & Friends': "Thomas Jefferson said, ‘Government that governs least governs best.’ "
Kevin Nicholson stated on August 6, 2017 in a TV interview: "Ronald Reagan was a verified Democrat until his mid-50s."
Sid Miller stated on August 23, 2017 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down."
Brian Kemp stated on August 23, 2017 in a campaign email: "Our conservative Georgia values are under attack" ... (People) are "calling for the removal of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson statues."
Viral image stated on August 22, 2017 in social media feeds: "At the PEAK of slavery in 1860, only 1.4% of Americans owned slaves. What your history books (don't) tell you is that 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000 slaves the same year."
Tucker Carlson stated on August 15, 2017 in comments on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight': "The United States ended slavery around the world, and maybe we should get some credit for that, too."
Donald Trump stated on August 17, 2017 in a tweet: "Study what General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists when caught. There was no more Radical Islamic Terror for 35 years!"
Joy Reid stated on August 13, 2017 in on NBC’s Meet The Press: "The idea of putting up (Confederate) monuments actually didn’t happen right after the Civil War. It happened during the 1960s."
Viral image stated on August 9, 2017 in a Twitter post: "Bill Clinton gave North Korea $5 billion and two nuclear reactors in 1994, essentially giving them nukes."
Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Says his time away from Washington coincides with a "long planned renovation" for the White House.
Bloggers stated on August 6, 2017 in Internet posts: U.S. Sen. John McCain "was singlehandedly responsible for starting a fire on (the) USS Forrestal aircraft carrier."
Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money."
Ian Bremmer stated on July 18, 2017 in comments on 'The Rachel Maddow Show': Says President Richard Nixon held meetings with heads of state without an American interpreter.
Donald Trump stated on July 17, 2017 in a speech: "We’ve signed more bills -- and I’m talking about through the legislature -- than any president ever."
Evan Smith stated on July 10, 2017 in as quoted in a story in The New Yorker: "The last majority-Anglo high school class in Texas graduated in 2014."
Pete Olson stated on June 9, 2017 in a radio interview brought to light June 20, 2017: Says that Bill Clinton "basically" told then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch in 2016 that "we killed Vince Foster."
Richard Burr stated on June 8, 2017 in an interview: "This is not the first time (the Russians) have been involved in our elections."
Rafael Anchia stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet: "How many federal rulings have NOW found intentional discrimination by #Txlege since 2011? 6."
Thom Tillis stated on May 19, 2017 in a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017: "Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers."
Ted Cruz stated on April 28, 2017 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: "The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket."
