Latest Fact-checks in PunditFact 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 Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision. Sally Kohn stated on June 30, 2014 in a segment on CNN: "Hobby Lobby provided this (birth control) coverage before they decided to drop it to file suit." Rush Limbaugh stated on June 24, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": "Obama regime planned the influx of illegal alien children at the border." Bill Clinton stated on June 29, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "I had the lowest net worth of any American president in the 20th century when I took office." Steve Doocy stated on June 24, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends.": "NASA scientists fudged the numbers to make 1998 the hottest year to overstate the extent of global warming." Dick Cheney stated on June 22, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Says President Barack Obama said when "we got bin Laden, terrorism problem solved." Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2014 in a post on Facebook: "For the cost of the Iraq War we could’ve ended world hunger for 30 years." Donna Brazile stated on June 22, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": The IRS "also investigated liberal groups, groups that had progressive in their name. ... The IRS was basically looking at everybody." Dick Cheney stated on June 22, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "The number of terrorists out there" has doubled. Jeanine Pirro stated on June 14, 2014 in a broadcast on Fox News: ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was "released by Obama in 2009." Rush Limbaugh stated on June 18, 2014 in a segment on "The Rush Limbaugh Show": The decision to cancel the trademark of the Washington Redskins "is not the Patent and Trademark Office. This is Barack Obama." Bill Maher stated on June 13, 2014 in a "Real Time with Bill Maher" episode: "There are 278 Republicans in Congress. (With Eric Cantor's defeat), they are now all Christian and all white except for one black senator, who was appointed." Ted Nugent stated on June 12, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says a picture he posted on Facebook of a man posing in front of five decapitated human heads is "one of the subhuman mongrels our president set free." Laura Ingraham stated on June 15, 2014 in a statement on "This Week": Says Eric Cantor "was the co-author of the House GOP principles on immigration reform. Both the 'New York Times' and the 'Washington Post' said that that captured the essence of what was in the Senate immigration bill." Laura Ingraham stated on June 12, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Americans "invented the automobile." John Oliver stated on June 8, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": FIFA "pressured Brazil into passing a so-called Budweiser bill, allowing beer sales in soccer stadiums." Chuck Todd stated on June 11, 2014 in comments on MSNBC: "Cantor's campaign spent more at steakhouses than Brat spent on his entire campaign." John Oliver stated on June 8, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards." Rachel Maddow stated on June 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Rachel Maddow Show": In February, John McCain "suggested" the Bergdahl-Taliban swap that he now calls "outrageous and dangerous." Stephen Hayes stated on June 8, 2014 in a discussion on "Fox News Sunday": The Obama administration "went to court to keep one of these five in jail at Guantanamo just three years ago because he was such a huge risk." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on June 8, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Only one out of 10 minimum wage workers today are teen age or a young person." Charles Krauthammer stated on June 4, 2014 in remarks on Fox News: The Israelis "gave up 1,000 terrorists in return for one sergeant." Rachel Maddow stated on June 3, 2014 in comments on "The Rachel Maddow Show": "The Pentagon made up" the since-debunked heroics of POW Jessica Lynch as she tried to avoid capture in Iraq. Facebook posts stated on June 5, 2014 in posts on Facebook: Says Michele Bachmann said on Fox News, "This country could use a president like Benjamin Franklin again." Pete Hegseth stated on May 26, 2014 in a segment on "Outnumbered": Redskins is "used historically" as "a term of respect." David Frum stated on June 3, 2014 in in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher": "We’ve seen a remarkable reduction in the number of Americans being executed -- it’s down nearly two-thirds over the past generation." Bill Maher stated on May 23, 2014 in in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher": "We're fifth in the world (in executions), behind China, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia." Jeremy Schaap stated on May 28, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: "Qataris don't really work." Chris Wallace stated on June 1, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Hillary Clinton "defended Syria’s President Assad as a possible reformer at the start of that country’s civil war." Pierre Thomas stated on May 25, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": From 2000 to 2008, we averaged "about five mass shootings a year. We're now averaging 15. So that's a three-fold increase."
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Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision. Sally Kohn stated on June 30, 2014 in a segment on CNN: "Hobby Lobby provided this (birth control) coverage before they decided to drop it to file suit." Rush Limbaugh stated on June 24, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": "Obama regime planned the influx of illegal alien children at the border." Bill Clinton stated on June 29, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "I had the lowest net worth of any American president in the 20th century when I took office." Steve Doocy stated on June 24, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends.": "NASA scientists fudged the numbers to make 1998 the hottest year to overstate the extent of global warming." Dick Cheney stated on June 22, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Says President Barack Obama said when "we got bin Laden, terrorism problem solved." Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2014 in a post on Facebook: "For the cost of the Iraq War we could’ve ended world hunger for 30 years." Donna Brazile stated on June 22, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": The IRS "also investigated liberal groups, groups that had progressive in their name. ... The IRS was basically looking at everybody." Dick Cheney stated on June 22, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "The number of terrorists out there" has doubled. Jeanine Pirro stated on June 14, 2014 in a broadcast on Fox News: ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was "released by Obama in 2009." Rush Limbaugh stated on June 18, 2014 in a segment on "The Rush Limbaugh Show": The decision to cancel the trademark of the Washington Redskins "is not the Patent and Trademark Office. This is Barack Obama." Bill Maher stated on June 13, 2014 in a "Real Time with Bill Maher" episode: "There are 278 Republicans in Congress. (With Eric Cantor's defeat), they are now all Christian and all white except for one black senator, who was appointed." Ted Nugent stated on June 12, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says a picture he posted on Facebook of a man posing in front of five decapitated human heads is "one of the subhuman mongrels our president set free." Laura Ingraham stated on June 15, 2014 in a statement on "This Week": Says Eric Cantor "was the co-author of the House GOP principles on immigration reform. Both the 'New York Times' and the 'Washington Post' said that that captured the essence of what was in the Senate immigration bill." Laura Ingraham stated on June 12, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Americans "invented the automobile." John Oliver stated on June 8, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": FIFA "pressured Brazil into passing a so-called Budweiser bill, allowing beer sales in soccer stadiums." Chuck Todd stated on June 11, 2014 in comments on MSNBC: "Cantor's campaign spent more at steakhouses than Brat spent on his entire campaign." John Oliver stated on June 8, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards." Rachel Maddow stated on June 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Rachel Maddow Show": In February, John McCain "suggested" the Bergdahl-Taliban swap that he now calls "outrageous and dangerous." Stephen Hayes stated on June 8, 2014 in a discussion on "Fox News Sunday": The Obama administration "went to court to keep one of these five in jail at Guantanamo just three years ago because he was such a huge risk." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on June 8, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Only one out of 10 minimum wage workers today are teen age or a young person." Charles Krauthammer stated on June 4, 2014 in remarks on Fox News: The Israelis "gave up 1,000 terrorists in return for one sergeant." Rachel Maddow stated on June 3, 2014 in comments on "The Rachel Maddow Show": "The Pentagon made up" the since-debunked heroics of POW Jessica Lynch as she tried to avoid capture in Iraq. Facebook posts stated on June 5, 2014 in posts on Facebook: Says Michele Bachmann said on Fox News, "This country could use a president like Benjamin Franklin again." Pete Hegseth stated on May 26, 2014 in a segment on "Outnumbered": Redskins is "used historically" as "a term of respect." David Frum stated on June 3, 2014 in in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher": "We’ve seen a remarkable reduction in the number of Americans being executed -- it’s down nearly two-thirds over the past generation." Bill Maher stated on May 23, 2014 in in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher": "We're fifth in the world (in executions), behind China, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia." Jeremy Schaap stated on May 28, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: "Qataris don't really work." Chris Wallace stated on June 1, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Hillary Clinton "defended Syria’s President Assad as a possible reformer at the start of that country’s civil war." Pierre Thomas stated on May 25, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": From 2000 to 2008, we averaged "about five mass shootings a year. We're now averaging 15. So that's a three-fold increase."
Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision.
Sally Kohn stated on June 30, 2014 in a segment on CNN: "Hobby Lobby provided this (birth control) coverage before they decided to drop it to file suit."
Rush Limbaugh stated on June 24, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": "Obama regime planned the influx of illegal alien children at the border."
Bill Clinton stated on June 29, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "I had the lowest net worth of any American president in the 20th century when I took office."
Steve Doocy stated on June 24, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends.": "NASA scientists fudged the numbers to make 1998 the hottest year to overstate the extent of global warming."
Dick Cheney stated on June 22, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Says President Barack Obama said when "we got bin Laden, terrorism problem solved."
Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2014 in a post on Facebook: "For the cost of the Iraq War we could’ve ended world hunger for 30 years."
Donna Brazile stated on June 22, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": The IRS "also investigated liberal groups, groups that had progressive in their name. ... The IRS was basically looking at everybody."
Dick Cheney stated on June 22, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "The number of terrorists out there" has doubled.
Jeanine Pirro stated on June 14, 2014 in a broadcast on Fox News: ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was "released by Obama in 2009."
Rush Limbaugh stated on June 18, 2014 in a segment on "The Rush Limbaugh Show": The decision to cancel the trademark of the Washington Redskins "is not the Patent and Trademark Office. This is Barack Obama."
Bill Maher stated on June 13, 2014 in a "Real Time with Bill Maher" episode: "There are 278 Republicans in Congress. (With Eric Cantor's defeat), they are now all Christian and all white except for one black senator, who was appointed."
Ted Nugent stated on June 12, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says a picture he posted on Facebook of a man posing in front of five decapitated human heads is "one of the subhuman mongrels our president set free."
Laura Ingraham stated on June 15, 2014 in a statement on "This Week": Says Eric Cantor "was the co-author of the House GOP principles on immigration reform. Both the 'New York Times' and the 'Washington Post' said that that captured the essence of what was in the Senate immigration bill."
Laura Ingraham stated on June 12, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show": Americans "invented the automobile."
John Oliver stated on June 8, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": FIFA "pressured Brazil into passing a so-called Budweiser bill, allowing beer sales in soccer stadiums."
Chuck Todd stated on June 11, 2014 in comments on MSNBC: "Cantor's campaign spent more at steakhouses than Brat spent on his entire campaign."
John Oliver stated on June 8, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight": Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards."
Rachel Maddow stated on June 4, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Rachel Maddow Show": In February, John McCain "suggested" the Bergdahl-Taliban swap that he now calls "outrageous and dangerous."
Stephen Hayes stated on June 8, 2014 in a discussion on "Fox News Sunday": The Obama administration "went to court to keep one of these five in jail at Guantanamo just three years ago because he was such a huge risk."
Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on June 8, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Only one out of 10 minimum wage workers today are teen age or a young person."
Charles Krauthammer stated on June 4, 2014 in remarks on Fox News: The Israelis "gave up 1,000 terrorists in return for one sergeant."
Rachel Maddow stated on June 3, 2014 in comments on "The Rachel Maddow Show": "The Pentagon made up" the since-debunked heroics of POW Jessica Lynch as she tried to avoid capture in Iraq.
Facebook posts stated on June 5, 2014 in posts on Facebook: Says Michele Bachmann said on Fox News, "This country could use a president like Benjamin Franklin again."
Pete Hegseth stated on May 26, 2014 in a segment on "Outnumbered": Redskins is "used historically" as "a term of respect."
David Frum stated on June 3, 2014 in in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher": "We’ve seen a remarkable reduction in the number of Americans being executed -- it’s down nearly two-thirds over the past generation."
Bill Maher stated on May 23, 2014 in in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher": "We're fifth in the world (in executions), behind China, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia."
Chris Wallace stated on June 1, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says Hillary Clinton "defended Syria’s President Assad as a possible reformer at the start of that country’s civil war."
Pierre Thomas stated on May 25, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": From 2000 to 2008, we averaged "about five mass shootings a year. We're now averaging 15. So that's a three-fold increase."
