Latest Fact-checks in National 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 Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a GOP debate on CNN: "The head of the FBI has told Congress they cannot vet those (Syrian) refugees." Donald Trump stated on November 30, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "We're practically not allowed to use coal any more. What do we do with our coal? We ship it to China and they spew it in the air." Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming." Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The states have always defined marriage." Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": "Three or four countries" out of roughly 60 in the anti-ISIS coalition "are providing military force." Antonin Scalia stated on December 9, 2015 in a Supreme Court hearing: "Most of the black scientists in this country don't come from schools like the University of Texas. They come from lesser schools." Donald Trump stated on December 7, 2015 in a campaign statement: Says 25 percent of U.S. Muslims "agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad." Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro." Rand Paul stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "In France, they have a (surveillance) program a thousandfold more invasive" than the United States. Alan Grayson stated on November 25, 2015 in an interview on the "Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News: "Technically, (Ted Cruz is) not even an American." Chain email stated on August 26, 2014 in In a viral YouTube video: A Muslim immigrant in Michigan can list his second, third or fourth wives as "extended family" and qualify for welfare. Hillary Clinton stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview with George Stephanopoulos: The Charleston, S.C., shooter "should have never been given a gun, but the universal background check was not fast enough." Marco Rubio stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "There are over 700,000 Americans on some watch list or another that would all be captured" in a Democratic amendment intended to stop suspected terrorists from buying guns. Hillary Clinton stated on December 1, 2015 in a post on her campaign website: "Ted Cruz tried to ban contraception" five times. Jeb Bush stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "It is already in the law that there is a requirement to screen (refugees) for religion." Jeb Bush stated on November 24, 2015 in a radio interview in New Hampshire: Says there are "ample means" to "tell when someone is a Christian in the Middle East ... by name, by where they’re born, their birth certificates." Ted Cruz stated on November 30, 2015 in a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here’s the simple and undeniable fact: The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats." Ben Carson stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "The Family Research Council, according to some government agencies, is a terrorist group." Bernie Sanders stated on November 19, 2015 in a speech at Georgetown University: "Instead of fighting ISIS, (the Saudis) have focused more on a campaign to oust Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen." Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2015 in a tweet: Says crime statistics show blacks kill 81 percent of white homicide victims. Hillary Clinton stated on November 19, 2015 in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations: "The Libyan people have voted twice in free and fair elections for the kind of leadership they want." Hillary Clinton stated on November 6, 2015 in a Democratic primary forum: "I spent 18 months putting together the sanctions against Iran so that we could force them to the negotiating table." Donald Trump stated on November 21, 2015 in comments during a speech: "I watched in Jersey City, N.J., where thousands and thousands of people were cheering" as the World Trade Center collapsed. Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: The New York Police Department used to have "surveillance going on in and around mosques in New York City. ... Our mayor totally cut that out." John Bel Edwards stated on November 11, 2015 in a campaign ad: Says David Vitter "answered a prostitute’s call minutes after he skipped a vote honoring 28 soldiers who gave their lives in defense of our freedom." Ben Carson stated on November 16, 2015 in an official statement posted on Facebook.: "There is currently no ability to vet these people," referring to Syrian refugees. Donald Trump stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Laura Ingraham's radio show: The federal government is sending refugees to states with governors who are "Republicans, not to the Democrats." Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2015 in a joint statement with the president of Turkey.: "The United States (is) the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to displaced persons and refugees." Viral image stated on November 16, 2015 in posts on the Internet: In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house." Hillary Clinton stated on November 14, 2015 in a debate in Iowa: "Since we last debated in Las Vegas, nearly 3,000 people have been killed by guns."
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Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a GOP debate on CNN: "The head of the FBI has told Congress they cannot vet those (Syrian) refugees." Donald Trump stated on November 30, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "We're practically not allowed to use coal any more. What do we do with our coal? We ship it to China and they spew it in the air." Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming." Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The states have always defined marriage." Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": "Three or four countries" out of roughly 60 in the anti-ISIS coalition "are providing military force." Antonin Scalia stated on December 9, 2015 in a Supreme Court hearing: "Most of the black scientists in this country don't come from schools like the University of Texas. They come from lesser schools." Donald Trump stated on December 7, 2015 in a campaign statement: Says 25 percent of U.S. Muslims "agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad." Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro." Rand Paul stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "In France, they have a (surveillance) program a thousandfold more invasive" than the United States. Alan Grayson stated on November 25, 2015 in an interview on the "Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News: "Technically, (Ted Cruz is) not even an American." Chain email stated on August 26, 2014 in In a viral YouTube video: A Muslim immigrant in Michigan can list his second, third or fourth wives as "extended family" and qualify for welfare. Hillary Clinton stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview with George Stephanopoulos: The Charleston, S.C., shooter "should have never been given a gun, but the universal background check was not fast enough." Marco Rubio stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "There are over 700,000 Americans on some watch list or another that would all be captured" in a Democratic amendment intended to stop suspected terrorists from buying guns. Hillary Clinton stated on December 1, 2015 in a post on her campaign website: "Ted Cruz tried to ban contraception" five times. Jeb Bush stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "It is already in the law that there is a requirement to screen (refugees) for religion." Jeb Bush stated on November 24, 2015 in a radio interview in New Hampshire: Says there are "ample means" to "tell when someone is a Christian in the Middle East ... by name, by where they’re born, their birth certificates." Ted Cruz stated on November 30, 2015 in a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here’s the simple and undeniable fact: The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats." Ben Carson stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "The Family Research Council, according to some government agencies, is a terrorist group." Bernie Sanders stated on November 19, 2015 in a speech at Georgetown University: "Instead of fighting ISIS, (the Saudis) have focused more on a campaign to oust Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen." Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2015 in a tweet: Says crime statistics show blacks kill 81 percent of white homicide victims. Hillary Clinton stated on November 19, 2015 in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations: "The Libyan people have voted twice in free and fair elections for the kind of leadership they want." Hillary Clinton stated on November 6, 2015 in a Democratic primary forum: "I spent 18 months putting together the sanctions against Iran so that we could force them to the negotiating table." Donald Trump stated on November 21, 2015 in comments during a speech: "I watched in Jersey City, N.J., where thousands and thousands of people were cheering" as the World Trade Center collapsed. Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: The New York Police Department used to have "surveillance going on in and around mosques in New York City. ... Our mayor totally cut that out." John Bel Edwards stated on November 11, 2015 in a campaign ad: Says David Vitter "answered a prostitute’s call minutes after he skipped a vote honoring 28 soldiers who gave their lives in defense of our freedom." Ben Carson stated on November 16, 2015 in an official statement posted on Facebook.: "There is currently no ability to vet these people," referring to Syrian refugees. Donald Trump stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Laura Ingraham's radio show: The federal government is sending refugees to states with governors who are "Republicans, not to the Democrats." Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2015 in a joint statement with the president of Turkey.: "The United States (is) the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to displaced persons and refugees." Viral image stated on November 16, 2015 in posts on the Internet: In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house." Hillary Clinton stated on November 14, 2015 in a debate in Iowa: "Since we last debated in Las Vegas, nearly 3,000 people have been killed by guns."
Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a GOP debate on CNN: "The head of the FBI has told Congress they cannot vet those (Syrian) refugees."
Donald Trump stated on November 30, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "We're practically not allowed to use coal any more. What do we do with our coal? We ship it to China and they spew it in the air."
Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming."
Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The states have always defined marriage."
Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": "Three or four countries" out of roughly 60 in the anti-ISIS coalition "are providing military force."
Antonin Scalia stated on December 9, 2015 in a Supreme Court hearing: "Most of the black scientists in this country don't come from schools like the University of Texas. They come from lesser schools."
Donald Trump stated on December 7, 2015 in a campaign statement: Says 25 percent of U.S. Muslims "agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad."
Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro."
Rand Paul stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "In France, they have a (surveillance) program a thousandfold more invasive" than the United States.
Alan Grayson stated on November 25, 2015 in an interview on the "Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News: "Technically, (Ted Cruz is) not even an American."
Chain email stated on August 26, 2014 in In a viral YouTube video: A Muslim immigrant in Michigan can list his second, third or fourth wives as "extended family" and qualify for welfare.
Hillary Clinton stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview with George Stephanopoulos: The Charleston, S.C., shooter "should have never been given a gun, but the universal background check was not fast enough."
Marco Rubio stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "There are over 700,000 Americans on some watch list or another that would all be captured" in a Democratic amendment intended to stop suspected terrorists from buying guns.
Hillary Clinton stated on December 1, 2015 in a post on her campaign website: "Ted Cruz tried to ban contraception" five times.
Jeb Bush stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "It is already in the law that there is a requirement to screen (refugees) for religion."
Jeb Bush stated on November 24, 2015 in a radio interview in New Hampshire: Says there are "ample means" to "tell when someone is a Christian in the Middle East ... by name, by where they’re born, their birth certificates."
Ted Cruz stated on November 30, 2015 in a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here’s the simple and undeniable fact: The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats."
Ben Carson stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "The Family Research Council, according to some government agencies, is a terrorist group."
Bernie Sanders stated on November 19, 2015 in a speech at Georgetown University: "Instead of fighting ISIS, (the Saudis) have focused more on a campaign to oust Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen."
Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2015 in a tweet: Says crime statistics show blacks kill 81 percent of white homicide victims.
Hillary Clinton stated on November 19, 2015 in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations: "The Libyan people have voted twice in free and fair elections for the kind of leadership they want."
Hillary Clinton stated on November 6, 2015 in a Democratic primary forum: "I spent 18 months putting together the sanctions against Iran so that we could force them to the negotiating table."
Donald Trump stated on November 21, 2015 in comments during a speech: "I watched in Jersey City, N.J., where thousands and thousands of people were cheering" as the World Trade Center collapsed.
Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: The New York Police Department used to have "surveillance going on in and around mosques in New York City. ... Our mayor totally cut that out."
John Bel Edwards stated on November 11, 2015 in a campaign ad: Says David Vitter "answered a prostitute’s call minutes after he skipped a vote honoring 28 soldiers who gave their lives in defense of our freedom."
Ben Carson stated on November 16, 2015 in an official statement posted on Facebook.: "There is currently no ability to vet these people," referring to Syrian refugees.
Donald Trump stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Laura Ingraham's radio show: The federal government is sending refugees to states with governors who are "Republicans, not to the Democrats."
Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2015 in a joint statement with the president of Turkey.: "The United States (is) the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to displaced persons and refugees."
Viral image stated on November 16, 2015 in posts on the Internet: In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house."
Hillary Clinton stated on November 14, 2015 in a debate in Iowa: "Since we last debated in Las Vegas, nearly 3,000 people have been killed by guns."
