Latest Fact-checks in Race and Ethnicity 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 June 28, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Amazon has removed "an educational game about Gettysburg." Bloggers stated on June 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet: "Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination." Cornell William Brooks stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on Face the Nation: "We have at least 200,000 to 300,000 hate crimes in a given year." Eugene Robinson stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Confederate battle flag in South Carolina was first flown at the statehouse in 1961. "It was flown as a symbol of massive resistance to racial desegregation." James Clyburn stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The original compromise for the Confederate battle flag in South Carolina "was to put it on the back side of the statehouse, out of public view so it would not have any appearance of sovereignty." Jean Casarez stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on CNN: The Confederate battle flag at the South Carolina statehouse "must fly at a height of 30 feet. Any changes -- taken down, or even at half-staff, if that can be done -- must be passed by a supermajority of the General Assembly." Michael Skolnik stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on CNN: "For most black people in the history of this country … it was illegal to pass as a white person. You were actually put in jail if you tried to pass." Bernie Sanders stated on June 11, 2015 in an interview on PBS: "A black male baby born today, if we do not change the system, stands a one-in-three chance (of) ending up in jail." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in in a speech at Texas Southern University: "In Florida, when Jeb Bush was governor, state authorities conducted a deeply flawed purge of voters before the presidential election in 2000" and "in 2004 a plan to purge even more voters was headed off." Institute for Women's Policy Research stated on May 20, 2015 in a new report: Georgia ranks 49th for women serving in elected state and federal offices. Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2015 in a meme on social media: "During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent." Thomas Perez stated on May 7, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Due to "over-incarceration … in 1950, two out of three young black men were in the workforce. Today, it's one out of three black men are in the workforce." Erick Erickson stated on March 31, 2015 in a RedState.com column: Say Apple’s Tim Cook "will not do business with Indiana." Mike Pence stated on March 29, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Barack Obama voted for the "very same language" of Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act when he was in the Illinois state Senate. Sexual orientation "doesn't have anything to do with this law." Jalen Ross stated on March 15, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "Every day, a black name resume is 50 percent less likely to get responded to than a white name resume." Erika Sanzi stated on March 5, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "Of the 10,000 Rhode Island children in charter school lotteries for the fall, more than 70 percent are poor .... In addition, a majority of them are students of color." Henry Sanders stated on March 8, 2015 in a video clip aired on NBC's "Meet the Press": Today in Selma, Ala., "the poverty rate is roughly nine times that of whites." Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2015 in a meme supposedly quoting Sheila Jackson Lee: Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas said: ‘Hey, all you wrinkly, white-aged has-beens: It’s time for you to die and let the next generation have your spot on the planet.’ Joe Biden stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at a White House summit: "There is a very identifiable Somali community" back home in Delaware. Jeb Bush stated on February 4, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: Hispanic students in Florida perform "the best" of any Hispanic population in the United States. Ron Hayduk stated on January 1, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "The right to vote in this country has never been intrinsically tied to citizenship." Mike Stenhouse stated on November 14, 2014 in a radio interview: "According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood." Chain email stated on December 2, 2014 in a chain email: Says a man in Ferguson, Mo., was photographed holding a sign that said, "No mother should have to fear for her son's life every time he robs a store." Bill O'Reilly stated on December 1, 2014 in a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor": "In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police." Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2014 in a meme: "The U.S. Constitution owes its notion of democracy to the Iroquois Tribes." Don Young stated on October 22, 2014 in a speech in Alaska: Suicide comes from federal government largesse "saying you are not worth anything but you are going to get something for nothing." 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. Tony Perkins stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We know from the social science that children do best with a mom and a dad." Chuck Todd stated on September 7, 2014 in a comment on "Meet the Press.": "Eight out of the nine states with competitive Senate races, Hispanics make up less than 10 percent of the electorate." Marc Lamont Hill stated on August 20, 2014 in a CNN segment: "Every 28 hours" an unarmed black person is shot by a cop.
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Newt Gingrich stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Amazon has removed "an educational game about Gettysburg." Bloggers stated on June 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet: "Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination." Cornell William Brooks stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on Face the Nation: "We have at least 200,000 to 300,000 hate crimes in a given year." Eugene Robinson stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Confederate battle flag in South Carolina was first flown at the statehouse in 1961. "It was flown as a symbol of massive resistance to racial desegregation." James Clyburn stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The original compromise for the Confederate battle flag in South Carolina "was to put it on the back side of the statehouse, out of public view so it would not have any appearance of sovereignty." Jean Casarez stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on CNN: The Confederate battle flag at the South Carolina statehouse "must fly at a height of 30 feet. Any changes -- taken down, or even at half-staff, if that can be done -- must be passed by a supermajority of the General Assembly." Michael Skolnik stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on CNN: "For most black people in the history of this country … it was illegal to pass as a white person. You were actually put in jail if you tried to pass." Bernie Sanders stated on June 11, 2015 in an interview on PBS: "A black male baby born today, if we do not change the system, stands a one-in-three chance (of) ending up in jail." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in in a speech at Texas Southern University: "In Florida, when Jeb Bush was governor, state authorities conducted a deeply flawed purge of voters before the presidential election in 2000" and "in 2004 a plan to purge even more voters was headed off." Institute for Women's Policy Research stated on May 20, 2015 in a new report: Georgia ranks 49th for women serving in elected state and federal offices. Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2015 in a meme on social media: "During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent." Thomas Perez stated on May 7, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Due to "over-incarceration … in 1950, two out of three young black men were in the workforce. Today, it's one out of three black men are in the workforce." Erick Erickson stated on March 31, 2015 in a RedState.com column: Say Apple’s Tim Cook "will not do business with Indiana." Mike Pence stated on March 29, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Barack Obama voted for the "very same language" of Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act when he was in the Illinois state Senate. Sexual orientation "doesn't have anything to do with this law." Jalen Ross stated on March 15, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "Every day, a black name resume is 50 percent less likely to get responded to than a white name resume." Erika Sanzi stated on March 5, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "Of the 10,000 Rhode Island children in charter school lotteries for the fall, more than 70 percent are poor .... In addition, a majority of them are students of color." Henry Sanders stated on March 8, 2015 in a video clip aired on NBC's "Meet the Press": Today in Selma, Ala., "the poverty rate is roughly nine times that of whites." Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2015 in a meme supposedly quoting Sheila Jackson Lee: Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas said: ‘Hey, all you wrinkly, white-aged has-beens: It’s time for you to die and let the next generation have your spot on the planet.’ Joe Biden stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at a White House summit: "There is a very identifiable Somali community" back home in Delaware. Jeb Bush stated on February 4, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: Hispanic students in Florida perform "the best" of any Hispanic population in the United States. Ron Hayduk stated on January 1, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "The right to vote in this country has never been intrinsically tied to citizenship." Mike Stenhouse stated on November 14, 2014 in a radio interview: "According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood." Chain email stated on December 2, 2014 in a chain email: Says a man in Ferguson, Mo., was photographed holding a sign that said, "No mother should have to fear for her son's life every time he robs a store." Bill O'Reilly stated on December 1, 2014 in a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor": "In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police." Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2014 in a meme: "The U.S. Constitution owes its notion of democracy to the Iroquois Tribes." Don Young stated on October 22, 2014 in a speech in Alaska: Suicide comes from federal government largesse "saying you are not worth anything but you are going to get something for nothing." 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. Tony Perkins stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We know from the social science that children do best with a mom and a dad." Chuck Todd stated on September 7, 2014 in a comment on "Meet the Press.": "Eight out of the nine states with competitive Senate races, Hispanics make up less than 10 percent of the electorate." Marc Lamont Hill stated on August 20, 2014 in a CNN segment: "Every 28 hours" an unarmed black person is shot by a cop.
Newt Gingrich stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Amazon has removed "an educational game about Gettysburg."
Bloggers stated on June 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet: "Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination."
Cornell William Brooks stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on Face the Nation: "We have at least 200,000 to 300,000 hate crimes in a given year."
Eugene Robinson stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Confederate battle flag in South Carolina was first flown at the statehouse in 1961. "It was flown as a symbol of massive resistance to racial desegregation."
James Clyburn stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": The original compromise for the Confederate battle flag in South Carolina "was to put it on the back side of the statehouse, out of public view so it would not have any appearance of sovereignty."
Jean Casarez stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on CNN: The Confederate battle flag at the South Carolina statehouse "must fly at a height of 30 feet. Any changes -- taken down, or even at half-staff, if that can be done -- must be passed by a supermajority of the General Assembly."
Michael Skolnik stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on CNN: "For most black people in the history of this country … it was illegal to pass as a white person. You were actually put in jail if you tried to pass."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 11, 2015 in an interview on PBS: "A black male baby born today, if we do not change the system, stands a one-in-three chance (of) ending up in jail."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in in a speech at Texas Southern University: "In Florida, when Jeb Bush was governor, state authorities conducted a deeply flawed purge of voters before the presidential election in 2000" and "in 2004 a plan to purge even more voters was headed off."
Institute for Women's Policy Research stated on May 20, 2015 in a new report: Georgia ranks 49th for women serving in elected state and federal offices.
Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2015 in a meme on social media: "During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent."
Thomas Perez stated on May 7, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Due to "over-incarceration … in 1950, two out of three young black men were in the workforce. Today, it's one out of three black men are in the workforce."
Erick Erickson stated on March 31, 2015 in a RedState.com column: Say Apple’s Tim Cook "will not do business with Indiana."
Mike Pence stated on March 29, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says Barack Obama voted for the "very same language" of Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act when he was in the Illinois state Senate. Sexual orientation "doesn't have anything to do with this law."
Jalen Ross stated on March 15, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "Every day, a black name resume is 50 percent less likely to get responded to than a white name resume."
Erika Sanzi stated on March 5, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "Of the 10,000 Rhode Island children in charter school lotteries for the fall, more than 70 percent are poor .... In addition, a majority of them are students of color."
Henry Sanders stated on March 8, 2015 in a video clip aired on NBC's "Meet the Press": Today in Selma, Ala., "the poverty rate is roughly nine times that of whites."
Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2015 in a meme supposedly quoting Sheila Jackson Lee: Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas said: ‘Hey, all you wrinkly, white-aged has-beens: It’s time for you to die and let the next generation have your spot on the planet.’
Joe Biden stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at a White House summit: "There is a very identifiable Somali community" back home in Delaware.
Jeb Bush stated on February 4, 2015 in a speech in Detroit: Hispanic students in Florida perform "the best" of any Hispanic population in the United States.
Ron Hayduk stated on January 1, 2015 in a newspaper commentary: "The right to vote in this country has never been intrinsically tied to citizenship."
Mike Stenhouse stated on November 14, 2014 in a radio interview: "According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood."
Chain email stated on December 2, 2014 in a chain email: Says a man in Ferguson, Mo., was photographed holding a sign that said, "No mother should have to fear for her son's life every time he robs a store."
Bill O'Reilly stated on December 1, 2014 in a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor": "In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police."
Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2014 in a meme: "The U.S. Constitution owes its notion of democracy to the Iroquois Tribes."
Don Young stated on October 22, 2014 in a speech in Alaska: Suicide comes from federal government largesse "saying you are not worth anything but you are going to get something for nothing."
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.
Tony Perkins stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "We know from the social science that children do best with a mom and a dad."
Chuck Todd stated on September 7, 2014 in a comment on "Meet the Press.": "Eight out of the nine states with competitive Senate races, Hispanics make up less than 10 percent of the electorate."
Marc Lamont Hill stated on August 20, 2014 in a CNN segment: "Every 28 hours" an unarmed black person is shot by a cop.
