Latest Fact-checks in Religion 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 Reza Aslan stated on September 29, 2014 in an interview on "CNN Tonight": Says female genital mutilation is "a central African problem," not an Islamic problem, as Bill Maher suggested. LZ Granderson stated on September 28, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush. 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. 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." Mary Burke stated on May 6, 2014 in a forum: The Wisconsin school voucher program "has no research that shows that it’s going to improve student learning." Bloggers stated on April 30, 2014 in in various social media posts: "Florida Democrats just voted to impose Sharia law on women." Wilton Gregory stated on March 31, 2014 in in the Georgia Bulletin, the Catholic newspaper: The Cathedral of Christ the King is one of the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s largest and fastest-growing parishes. John Kerry stated on April 17, 2014 in a speech: "In the last couple of days, notices were sent (by officials in Ukraine) to Jews in one city indicating that they had to identify themselves as Jews." Jim DeMint stated on April 3, 2014 in a broadcast of "Vocal Point": "A lot of the move to free the slaves ... did not come from the federal government. It came from a growing movement among the people, particularly people of faith." Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2014 in a post from Being Liberal: Says Marco Rubio believes the earth is 9,000 years old and that humans hunted dinosaurs to extinction; says Rand Paul believes the earth is 10,000 years old and God removed dinosaurs "to make space for humans." Hemant Mehta stated on March 11, 2014 in a blog post: "In Oregon, students are skipping math class to learn about the Bible." Josh McKoon stated on February 24, 2014 in Talking with reporters about his bill.: A Georgia religious freedom bill would help Catholic institutions that, under Obamacare, could be forced to provide abortion-inducing drugs. Facebook posts stated on February 3, 2014 in a photo-quotation posted to Facebook: Says Michele Bachmann said "English was good enough for Jesus when he wrote the Bible." Bryan Fischer stated on December 10, 2013 in a broadcast of "Focal Point": "By the word religion in the First Amendment, the founders meant Christianity." Traditional Values Coalition stated on December 6, 2013 in a fundraising email: The Employment Non-Discrimination Act "discriminates against Christian daycare, Christian parents, Christian business owners, and the rights of religious freedom." Jeb Bush stated on November 27, 2013 in a tweet: "Why would our president close the embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare." Timothy Dolan stated on December 1, 2013 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We, the bishops of the United States -- can you believe it -- in 1919 came out for more affordable, more comprehensive, more universal health care." Facebook posts stated on October 21, 2013 in Facebook posts: Congress, criminals, Scientologists and other groups are exempt from Obamacare. Barth Bracy stated on October 2, 2013 in a news release: Gov. Lincoln Chafee has imposed "a mandatory abortion fee" on all Rhode Islanders who buy health insurance through the state’s Obamacare exchange. Florida Stop Common Core Coalition stated on October 16, 2013 in a report linked to on a website: The goal of Common Core is "to instill federally determined attitudes and mindsets in students including political and religious beliefs." Gail Collins stated on October 3, 2013 in her opinion column: Louie Gohmert of Texas "blamed the mass shooting at a movie theater in Colorado on ‘the ongoing attacks on Judeo-Christian beliefs.'" Bloggers stated on September 27, 2013 in blog posts: "Obama Declares November National Muslim Appreciation Month." Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2013 in a Facebook post: The very first meal on the surface of the moon was the Holy Communion. ForAmerica stated on July 11, 2013 in a Facebook post: Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals. Phil Burress stated on June 26, 2013 in news story: "Every major religion is opposed to same-sex marriage." Paul Begala stated on June 27, 2013 in a fundraising letter.: Says Ken Cuccinelli "attacked churches for helping the poor." Jimmy Carter stated on June 23, 2013 in an interview: The Southern Baptist Convention voted 13 years ago "that women were inferior and had to be subservient to their husbands." Harry Alford stated on February 22, 2013 in a news conference: The National Rifle Association was "founded by religious leaders who wanted to protect freed slaves from the Ku Klux Klan." Chain email stated on May 29, 2013 in a chain email: Says the word "Dhimmitude" is on page 107 of the health care law and means "Muslims are specifically exempted from the government mandate to purchase insurance." John DePetro stated on May 10, 2013 in a comment on WPRO radio.: Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried "not far" from President Kennedy’s grave.
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Reza Aslan stated on September 29, 2014 in an interview on "CNN Tonight": Says female genital mutilation is "a central African problem," not an Islamic problem, as Bill Maher suggested. LZ Granderson stated on September 28, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush. 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. 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." Mary Burke stated on May 6, 2014 in a forum: The Wisconsin school voucher program "has no research that shows that it’s going to improve student learning." Bloggers stated on April 30, 2014 in in various social media posts: "Florida Democrats just voted to impose Sharia law on women." Wilton Gregory stated on March 31, 2014 in in the Georgia Bulletin, the Catholic newspaper: The Cathedral of Christ the King is one of the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s largest and fastest-growing parishes. John Kerry stated on April 17, 2014 in a speech: "In the last couple of days, notices were sent (by officials in Ukraine) to Jews in one city indicating that they had to identify themselves as Jews." Jim DeMint stated on April 3, 2014 in a broadcast of "Vocal Point": "A lot of the move to free the slaves ... did not come from the federal government. It came from a growing movement among the people, particularly people of faith." Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2014 in a post from Being Liberal: Says Marco Rubio believes the earth is 9,000 years old and that humans hunted dinosaurs to extinction; says Rand Paul believes the earth is 10,000 years old and God removed dinosaurs "to make space for humans." Hemant Mehta stated on March 11, 2014 in a blog post: "In Oregon, students are skipping math class to learn about the Bible." Josh McKoon stated on February 24, 2014 in Talking with reporters about his bill.: A Georgia religious freedom bill would help Catholic institutions that, under Obamacare, could be forced to provide abortion-inducing drugs. Facebook posts stated on February 3, 2014 in a photo-quotation posted to Facebook: Says Michele Bachmann said "English was good enough for Jesus when he wrote the Bible." Bryan Fischer stated on December 10, 2013 in a broadcast of "Focal Point": "By the word religion in the First Amendment, the founders meant Christianity." Traditional Values Coalition stated on December 6, 2013 in a fundraising email: The Employment Non-Discrimination Act "discriminates against Christian daycare, Christian parents, Christian business owners, and the rights of religious freedom." Jeb Bush stated on November 27, 2013 in a tweet: "Why would our president close the embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare." Timothy Dolan stated on December 1, 2013 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We, the bishops of the United States -- can you believe it -- in 1919 came out for more affordable, more comprehensive, more universal health care." Facebook posts stated on October 21, 2013 in Facebook posts: Congress, criminals, Scientologists and other groups are exempt from Obamacare. Barth Bracy stated on October 2, 2013 in a news release: Gov. Lincoln Chafee has imposed "a mandatory abortion fee" on all Rhode Islanders who buy health insurance through the state’s Obamacare exchange. Florida Stop Common Core Coalition stated on October 16, 2013 in a report linked to on a website: The goal of Common Core is "to instill federally determined attitudes and mindsets in students including political and religious beliefs." Gail Collins stated on October 3, 2013 in her opinion column: Louie Gohmert of Texas "blamed the mass shooting at a movie theater in Colorado on ‘the ongoing attacks on Judeo-Christian beliefs.'" Bloggers stated on September 27, 2013 in blog posts: "Obama Declares November National Muslim Appreciation Month." Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2013 in a Facebook post: The very first meal on the surface of the moon was the Holy Communion. ForAmerica stated on July 11, 2013 in a Facebook post: Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals. Phil Burress stated on June 26, 2013 in news story: "Every major religion is opposed to same-sex marriage." Paul Begala stated on June 27, 2013 in a fundraising letter.: Says Ken Cuccinelli "attacked churches for helping the poor." Jimmy Carter stated on June 23, 2013 in an interview: The Southern Baptist Convention voted 13 years ago "that women were inferior and had to be subservient to their husbands." Harry Alford stated on February 22, 2013 in a news conference: The National Rifle Association was "founded by religious leaders who wanted to protect freed slaves from the Ku Klux Klan." Chain email stated on May 29, 2013 in a chain email: Says the word "Dhimmitude" is on page 107 of the health care law and means "Muslims are specifically exempted from the government mandate to purchase insurance." John DePetro stated on May 10, 2013 in a comment on WPRO radio.: Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried "not far" from President Kennedy’s grave.
Reza Aslan stated on September 29, 2014 in an interview on "CNN Tonight": Says female genital mutilation is "a central African problem," not an Islamic problem, as Bill Maher suggested.
LZ Granderson stated on September 28, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush.
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.
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."
Mary Burke stated on May 6, 2014 in a forum: The Wisconsin school voucher program "has no research that shows that it’s going to improve student learning."
Bloggers stated on April 30, 2014 in in various social media posts: "Florida Democrats just voted to impose Sharia law on women."
Wilton Gregory stated on March 31, 2014 in in the Georgia Bulletin, the Catholic newspaper: The Cathedral of Christ the King is one of the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s largest and fastest-growing parishes.
John Kerry stated on April 17, 2014 in a speech: "In the last couple of days, notices were sent (by officials in Ukraine) to Jews in one city indicating that they had to identify themselves as Jews."
Jim DeMint stated on April 3, 2014 in a broadcast of "Vocal Point": "A lot of the move to free the slaves ... did not come from the federal government. It came from a growing movement among the people, particularly people of faith."
Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2014 in a post from Being Liberal: Says Marco Rubio believes the earth is 9,000 years old and that humans hunted dinosaurs to extinction; says Rand Paul believes the earth is 10,000 years old and God removed dinosaurs "to make space for humans."
Hemant Mehta stated on March 11, 2014 in a blog post: "In Oregon, students are skipping math class to learn about the Bible."
Josh McKoon stated on February 24, 2014 in Talking with reporters about his bill.: A Georgia religious freedom bill would help Catholic institutions that, under Obamacare, could be forced to provide abortion-inducing drugs.
Facebook posts stated on February 3, 2014 in a photo-quotation posted to Facebook: Says Michele Bachmann said "English was good enough for Jesus when he wrote the Bible."
Bryan Fischer stated on December 10, 2013 in a broadcast of "Focal Point": "By the word religion in the First Amendment, the founders meant Christianity."
Traditional Values Coalition stated on December 6, 2013 in a fundraising email: The Employment Non-Discrimination Act "discriminates against Christian daycare, Christian parents, Christian business owners, and the rights of religious freedom."
Jeb Bush stated on November 27, 2013 in a tweet: "Why would our president close the embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare."
Timothy Dolan stated on December 1, 2013 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We, the bishops of the United States -- can you believe it -- in 1919 came out for more affordable, more comprehensive, more universal health care."
Facebook posts stated on October 21, 2013 in Facebook posts: Congress, criminals, Scientologists and other groups are exempt from Obamacare.
Barth Bracy stated on October 2, 2013 in a news release: Gov. Lincoln Chafee has imposed "a mandatory abortion fee" on all Rhode Islanders who buy health insurance through the state’s Obamacare exchange.
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition stated on October 16, 2013 in a report linked to on a website: The goal of Common Core is "to instill federally determined attitudes and mindsets in students including political and religious beliefs."
Gail Collins stated on October 3, 2013 in her opinion column: Louie Gohmert of Texas "blamed the mass shooting at a movie theater in Colorado on ‘the ongoing attacks on Judeo-Christian beliefs.'"
Bloggers stated on September 27, 2013 in blog posts: "Obama Declares November National Muslim Appreciation Month."
Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2013 in a Facebook post: The very first meal on the surface of the moon was the Holy Communion.
ForAmerica stated on July 11, 2013 in a Facebook post: Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals.
Phil Burress stated on June 26, 2013 in news story: "Every major religion is opposed to same-sex marriage."
Paul Begala stated on June 27, 2013 in a fundraising letter.: Says Ken Cuccinelli "attacked churches for helping the poor."
Jimmy Carter stated on June 23, 2013 in an interview: The Southern Baptist Convention voted 13 years ago "that women were inferior and had to be subservient to their husbands."
Harry Alford stated on February 22, 2013 in a news conference: The National Rifle Association was "founded by religious leaders who wanted to protect freed slaves from the Ku Klux Klan."
Chain email stated on May 29, 2013 in a chain email: Says the word "Dhimmitude" is on page 107 of the health care law and means "Muslims are specifically exempted from the government mandate to purchase insurance."
John DePetro stated on May 10, 2013 in a comment on WPRO radio.: Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried "not far" from President Kennedy’s grave.
