Latest Fact-checks in Legal Issues 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 Derrick Johnson stated on August 2, 2017 in a travel advisory: "African Americans in Missouri are 75 percent more likely to be stopped and searched by law enforcement officers than caucasians." William Lacy Clay stated on August 18, 2017 in an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Calling for the assassination of the president is a federal crime." Jeff Sessions stated on September 5, 2017 in remarks at the Justice Department: Says President Barack Obama’s policy known as DACA "contributed to a surge of minors at the southern border." Katie Pavlich stated on August 26, 2017 in in a tweet: Says former President Barack Obama "pardoned a traitor who gave U.S. enemies state secrets, he also pardoned a terrorist who killed Americans." Adam Schiff stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview: "I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office." Joe Arpaio stated on August 25, 2017 in a tweet: Says his conviction is "a political witch hunt by holdovers in the Obama justice department." David Lewis stated on July 31, 2017 in in a blog: Gov. Roy Cooper has "filed nearly one lawsuit a month, with every single one of them an attempt to extend his own power." James Peterson stated on June 23, 2017 in a ruling from the bench: "Ted Kaczynski has less restrictive confinement than the youth at Lincoln Hills." Roy Cooper stated on August 15, 2017 in Press release: House Bill 330 "grants immunity from liability to motorists who strike protesters." Gwen Moore stated on June 29, 2017 in a speech: Says Dontre Hamilton "was shot 14 times by police for resting on a park bench in Milwaukee." Anthony Scaramucci stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept" Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2017 in a tweet: "The person in charge of the Hillary investigation, Andrew McCabe, got $700,000 from (Hillary Clinton) for wife!" Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2017 in an interview with the New York Times: During the Nixon Watergate investigation, "out of courtesy, the FBI started reporting to the Department of Justice. But there was nothing official." 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." Eric Bolling stated on July 11, 2017 in comments on 'Fox News Specialists': "Collusion is not illegal." Richard Corcoran stated on July 3, 2017 in a tweet: Says Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Milton Hirsch "is constantly overturned." Jeff Sessions stated on June 13, 2017 in a congressional hearing: "It's a longstanding policy of the Department of Justice not to comment on conversations that the attorney general has had with the president of the United States." Rafael Anchia stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet: "How many federal rulings have NOW found intentional discrimination by #Txlege since 2011? 6." North Carolina Republican Party stated on June 8, 2017 in in an official statement: Says former FBI Director James Comey admitted to leaking classified information. Gregg Jarrett stated on May 30, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "You can collude all you want with a foreign government in an election. There's no such statute" (that makes collusion a crime). Rush Limbaugh stated on May 17, 2017 in an episode of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": "What Trump is alleged to have done is actually no different than what Barack Obama did in April last year when he made it known that he didn’t want Hillary prosecuted." Charles Schumer stated on May 18, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "President Obama became the first president since Carter to leave the White House with a smaller federal prison population than when he took office." James Risch stated on May 15, 2017 in remarks to reporters: "The minute the president speaks about it to someone, he has the ability to declassify anything at any time without any process." Judy Chu stated on May 4, 2017 in a press release: The GOP health bill "would once again allow being a rape or domestic violence victim to be a pre-existing condition." Gwen Moore stated on May 4, 2017 in a news release: "Under ‘Trumpcare,’" domestic violence and sexual assault "could be considered pre-existing conditions." Charlie Geren stated on April 11, 2017 in a letter to WFAA-TV in Dallas: Says Texas House rules authorized by the Texas Constitution supersede the state law permitting anyone to record a public government meeting. Howard Dean stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet: "Hate speech is not protected by the first amendment." Randolph Bracy stated on April 4, 2017 in in a New York Times op-ed: "African-Americans are grossly overrepresented on Florida’s death row." Sheriff David Clarke for U.S. Senate stated on April 5, 2017 in a fund-raising email: Says Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. has said Black Lives Matter "is a terrorist movement, a hate group and calls it, Black LIES Matter." Andrew Napolitano stated on April 11, 2017 in an appearance on 'Fox & Friends': A United Airlines passenger forcibly removed from an airplane "was in his seat, he has every right to stay there."
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Derrick Johnson stated on August 2, 2017 in a travel advisory: "African Americans in Missouri are 75 percent more likely to be stopped and searched by law enforcement officers than caucasians." William Lacy Clay stated on August 18, 2017 in an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Calling for the assassination of the president is a federal crime." Jeff Sessions stated on September 5, 2017 in remarks at the Justice Department: Says President Barack Obama’s policy known as DACA "contributed to a surge of minors at the southern border." Katie Pavlich stated on August 26, 2017 in in a tweet: Says former President Barack Obama "pardoned a traitor who gave U.S. enemies state secrets, he also pardoned a terrorist who killed Americans." Adam Schiff stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview: "I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office." Joe Arpaio stated on August 25, 2017 in a tweet: Says his conviction is "a political witch hunt by holdovers in the Obama justice department." David Lewis stated on July 31, 2017 in in a blog: Gov. Roy Cooper has "filed nearly one lawsuit a month, with every single one of them an attempt to extend his own power." James Peterson stated on June 23, 2017 in a ruling from the bench: "Ted Kaczynski has less restrictive confinement than the youth at Lincoln Hills." Roy Cooper stated on August 15, 2017 in Press release: House Bill 330 "grants immunity from liability to motorists who strike protesters." Gwen Moore stated on June 29, 2017 in a speech: Says Dontre Hamilton "was shot 14 times by police for resting on a park bench in Milwaukee." Anthony Scaramucci stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept" Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2017 in a tweet: "The person in charge of the Hillary investigation, Andrew McCabe, got $700,000 from (Hillary Clinton) for wife!" Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2017 in an interview with the New York Times: During the Nixon Watergate investigation, "out of courtesy, the FBI started reporting to the Department of Justice. But there was nothing official." 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." Eric Bolling stated on July 11, 2017 in comments on 'Fox News Specialists': "Collusion is not illegal." Richard Corcoran stated on July 3, 2017 in a tweet: Says Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Milton Hirsch "is constantly overturned." Jeff Sessions stated on June 13, 2017 in a congressional hearing: "It's a longstanding policy of the Department of Justice not to comment on conversations that the attorney general has had with the president of the United States." Rafael Anchia stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet: "How many federal rulings have NOW found intentional discrimination by #Txlege since 2011? 6." North Carolina Republican Party stated on June 8, 2017 in in an official statement: Says former FBI Director James Comey admitted to leaking classified information. Gregg Jarrett stated on May 30, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "You can collude all you want with a foreign government in an election. There's no such statute" (that makes collusion a crime). Rush Limbaugh stated on May 17, 2017 in an episode of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": "What Trump is alleged to have done is actually no different than what Barack Obama did in April last year when he made it known that he didn’t want Hillary prosecuted." Charles Schumer stated on May 18, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "President Obama became the first president since Carter to leave the White House with a smaller federal prison population than when he took office." James Risch stated on May 15, 2017 in remarks to reporters: "The minute the president speaks about it to someone, he has the ability to declassify anything at any time without any process." Judy Chu stated on May 4, 2017 in a press release: The GOP health bill "would once again allow being a rape or domestic violence victim to be a pre-existing condition." Gwen Moore stated on May 4, 2017 in a news release: "Under ‘Trumpcare,’" domestic violence and sexual assault "could be considered pre-existing conditions." Charlie Geren stated on April 11, 2017 in a letter to WFAA-TV in Dallas: Says Texas House rules authorized by the Texas Constitution supersede the state law permitting anyone to record a public government meeting. Howard Dean stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet: "Hate speech is not protected by the first amendment." Randolph Bracy stated on April 4, 2017 in in a New York Times op-ed: "African-Americans are grossly overrepresented on Florida’s death row." Sheriff David Clarke for U.S. Senate stated on April 5, 2017 in a fund-raising email: Says Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. has said Black Lives Matter "is a terrorist movement, a hate group and calls it, Black LIES Matter." Andrew Napolitano stated on April 11, 2017 in an appearance on 'Fox & Friends': A United Airlines passenger forcibly removed from an airplane "was in his seat, he has every right to stay there."
Derrick Johnson stated on August 2, 2017 in a travel advisory: "African Americans in Missouri are 75 percent more likely to be stopped and searched by law enforcement officers than caucasians."
William Lacy Clay stated on August 18, 2017 in an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Calling for the assassination of the president is a federal crime."
Jeff Sessions stated on September 5, 2017 in remarks at the Justice Department: Says President Barack Obama’s policy known as DACA "contributed to a surge of minors at the southern border."
Katie Pavlich stated on August 26, 2017 in in a tweet: Says former President Barack Obama "pardoned a traitor who gave U.S. enemies state secrets, he also pardoned a terrorist who killed Americans."
Adam Schiff stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview: "I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office."
Joe Arpaio stated on August 25, 2017 in a tweet: Says his conviction is "a political witch hunt by holdovers in the Obama justice department."
David Lewis stated on July 31, 2017 in in a blog: Gov. Roy Cooper has "filed nearly one lawsuit a month, with every single one of them an attempt to extend his own power."
James Peterson stated on June 23, 2017 in a ruling from the bench: "Ted Kaczynski has less restrictive confinement than the youth at Lincoln Hills."
Roy Cooper stated on August 15, 2017 in Press release: House Bill 330 "grants immunity from liability to motorists who strike protesters."
Gwen Moore stated on June 29, 2017 in a speech: Says Dontre Hamilton "was shot 14 times by police for resting on a park bench in Milwaukee."
Anthony Scaramucci stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept"
Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2017 in a tweet: "The person in charge of the Hillary investigation, Andrew McCabe, got $700,000 from (Hillary Clinton) for wife!"
Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2017 in an interview with the New York Times: During the Nixon Watergate investigation, "out of courtesy, the FBI started reporting to the Department of Justice. But there was nothing official."
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."
Eric Bolling stated on July 11, 2017 in comments on 'Fox News Specialists': "Collusion is not illegal."
Richard Corcoran stated on July 3, 2017 in a tweet: Says Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Milton Hirsch "is constantly overturned."
Jeff Sessions stated on June 13, 2017 in a congressional hearing: "It's a longstanding policy of the Department of Justice not to comment on conversations that the attorney general has had with the president of the United States."
Rafael Anchia stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet: "How many federal rulings have NOW found intentional discrimination by #Txlege since 2011? 6."
North Carolina Republican Party stated on June 8, 2017 in in an official statement: Says former FBI Director James Comey admitted to leaking classified information.
Gregg Jarrett stated on May 30, 2017 in an interview on Fox News: "You can collude all you want with a foreign government in an election. There's no such statute" (that makes collusion a crime).
Rush Limbaugh stated on May 17, 2017 in an episode of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": "What Trump is alleged to have done is actually no different than what Barack Obama did in April last year when he made it known that he didn’t want Hillary prosecuted."
Charles Schumer stated on May 18, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "President Obama became the first president since Carter to leave the White House with a smaller federal prison population than when he took office."
James Risch stated on May 15, 2017 in remarks to reporters: "The minute the president speaks about it to someone, he has the ability to declassify anything at any time without any process."
Judy Chu stated on May 4, 2017 in a press release: The GOP health bill "would once again allow being a rape or domestic violence victim to be a pre-existing condition."
Gwen Moore stated on May 4, 2017 in a news release: "Under ‘Trumpcare,’" domestic violence and sexual assault "could be considered pre-existing conditions."
Charlie Geren stated on April 11, 2017 in a letter to WFAA-TV in Dallas: Says Texas House rules authorized by the Texas Constitution supersede the state law permitting anyone to record a public government meeting.
Howard Dean stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet: "Hate speech is not protected by the first amendment."
Randolph Bracy stated on April 4, 2017 in in a New York Times op-ed: "African-Americans are grossly overrepresented on Florida’s death row."
Sheriff David Clarke for U.S. Senate stated on April 5, 2017 in a fund-raising email: Says Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. has said Black Lives Matter "is a terrorist movement, a hate group and calls it, Black LIES Matter."
Andrew Napolitano stated on April 11, 2017 in an appearance on 'Fox & Friends': A United Airlines passenger forcibly removed from an airplane "was in his seat, he has every right to stay there."
