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 Mr. Conservative stated on January 29, 2014 in a blog post: "According to (Barack) Obama’s newest unconstitutionally enacted law, health care professionals are now required to violate HIPAA privacy laws and submit medical data to the government," which is "then used as justification for gun confiscation." John Boehner stated on February 4, 2014 in a tweet: Says President Barack Obama’s health care law is "expected to destroy 2.3 million jobs." Barack Obama stated on January 31, 2014 in an interview with CNN: "What is and isn't a Schedule I narcotic is a job for Congress." Tom Harkin stated on January 29, 2014 in a press conference: Cuba has "a lower child mortality rate than ours. Their life expectancy is now greater than ours." Rand Paul stated on January 28, 2014 in a response to the State of the Union address: Says President Barack Obama "spent nearly a trillion dollars on make-work government jobs." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: Women "make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union address: "For the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world’s No. 1 place to invest; America is." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union speech: "Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of Congress. Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated on January 28, 2014 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: "Last month, more Americans stopped looking for a job than found one." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "Over the past eight years, the United States has reduced our total carbon pollution more than any other nation on Earth." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: There is "more oil produced at home than we buy from the rest of the world – the first time that’s happened in nearly 20 years." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of Union address: During the past four years, "average wages have barely budged." Rand Paul stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with CNN: "Over half of the young people" in medical, dental and law schools are women. Ted Cruz stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": Under President Barack Obama, "We’ve got the lowest labor force participation in over three decades, since 1978." Mitch McConnell stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with "Fox News Sunday": "The minimum wage is mostly an entry-level wage for young people." Patty Murray stated on January 22, 2014 in an online statement: In the past three years, state legislatures have "enacted more of these restrictions (on abortion) than in the previous 10 years combined." Patrick Kennedy stated on January 21, 2014 in an interview with MSNBC: Marijuana today is "genetically modified," with THC levels that "far surpass the marijuana" of the 1970s. Louie Gohmert stated on January 23, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: "Forty years ago, hardly anybody in the country had health insurance." Barack Obama stated on January 18, 2014 in a Saturday radio address: "Thanks in part to our all-of-the-above strategy for American energy," the United States generates "more natural gas than anybody." Vladimir Putin stated on January 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "In some of the states in the U.S., homosexuality remains a felony." Vladimir Putin stated on January 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": In Russia "all people are absolutely equal regardless of their religion, sex, ethnicity, or sexual orientation," while "70 countries of the world have criminal liability for homosexuality." Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2014 in a graphic on the Internet: "In 1916, the U.S. government predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from hemp and that no more trees would need to be cut down." Barack Obama stated on January 16, 2014 in a speech at North Carolina State University: "For the first time in nearly two decades, we produce more oil here in the United States than we buy from the rest of the world." Robert Gates stated on January 13, 2014 in an interview with NPR: On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War. Chris Murphy stated on January 15, 2014 in remarks at a news conference: "Only 3 percent of voters 18 to 34 don't believe that climate change is really happening." Steve Southerland stated on January 12, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "If you have a job in this country, (there's a) 97 percent chance that you're not going to be in poverty." Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2014 in a Facebook post: A judge's order means there's a "Constitution exemption zone" if you live "within 100 miles of the United States border." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Unemployment insurance kept more than 620,000 children out of poverty in 2012." Marco Rubio stated on January 12, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": "Under Obamacare, when you turn Medicaid over to the states ... the money will be available up front for the expansion for a few years. Then, the money will go away."
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Mr. Conservative stated on January 29, 2014 in a blog post: "According to (Barack) Obama’s newest unconstitutionally enacted law, health care professionals are now required to violate HIPAA privacy laws and submit medical data to the government," which is "then used as justification for gun confiscation." John Boehner stated on February 4, 2014 in a tweet: Says President Barack Obama’s health care law is "expected to destroy 2.3 million jobs." Barack Obama stated on January 31, 2014 in an interview with CNN: "What is and isn't a Schedule I narcotic is a job for Congress." Tom Harkin stated on January 29, 2014 in a press conference: Cuba has "a lower child mortality rate than ours. Their life expectancy is now greater than ours." Rand Paul stated on January 28, 2014 in a response to the State of the Union address: Says President Barack Obama "spent nearly a trillion dollars on make-work government jobs." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: Women "make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union address: "For the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world’s No. 1 place to invest; America is." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union speech: "Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of Congress. Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated on January 28, 2014 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: "Last month, more Americans stopped looking for a job than found one." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "Over the past eight years, the United States has reduced our total carbon pollution more than any other nation on Earth." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: There is "more oil produced at home than we buy from the rest of the world – the first time that’s happened in nearly 20 years." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of Union address: During the past four years, "average wages have barely budged." Rand Paul stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with CNN: "Over half of the young people" in medical, dental and law schools are women. Ted Cruz stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": Under President Barack Obama, "We’ve got the lowest labor force participation in over three decades, since 1978." Mitch McConnell stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with "Fox News Sunday": "The minimum wage is mostly an entry-level wage for young people." Patty Murray stated on January 22, 2014 in an online statement: In the past three years, state legislatures have "enacted more of these restrictions (on abortion) than in the previous 10 years combined." Patrick Kennedy stated on January 21, 2014 in an interview with MSNBC: Marijuana today is "genetically modified," with THC levels that "far surpass the marijuana" of the 1970s. Louie Gohmert stated on January 23, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: "Forty years ago, hardly anybody in the country had health insurance." Barack Obama stated on January 18, 2014 in a Saturday radio address: "Thanks in part to our all-of-the-above strategy for American energy," the United States generates "more natural gas than anybody." Vladimir Putin stated on January 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "In some of the states in the U.S., homosexuality remains a felony." Vladimir Putin stated on January 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": In Russia "all people are absolutely equal regardless of their religion, sex, ethnicity, or sexual orientation," while "70 countries of the world have criminal liability for homosexuality." Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2014 in a graphic on the Internet: "In 1916, the U.S. government predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from hemp and that no more trees would need to be cut down." Barack Obama stated on January 16, 2014 in a speech at North Carolina State University: "For the first time in nearly two decades, we produce more oil here in the United States than we buy from the rest of the world." Robert Gates stated on January 13, 2014 in an interview with NPR: On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War. Chris Murphy stated on January 15, 2014 in remarks at a news conference: "Only 3 percent of voters 18 to 34 don't believe that climate change is really happening." Steve Southerland stated on January 12, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "If you have a job in this country, (there's a) 97 percent chance that you're not going to be in poverty." Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2014 in a Facebook post: A judge's order means there's a "Constitution exemption zone" if you live "within 100 miles of the United States border." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Unemployment insurance kept more than 620,000 children out of poverty in 2012." Marco Rubio stated on January 12, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": "Under Obamacare, when you turn Medicaid over to the states ... the money will be available up front for the expansion for a few years. Then, the money will go away."
Mr. Conservative stated on January 29, 2014 in a blog post: "According to (Barack) Obama’s newest unconstitutionally enacted law, health care professionals are now required to violate HIPAA privacy laws and submit medical data to the government," which is "then used as justification for gun confiscation."
John Boehner stated on February 4, 2014 in a tweet: Says President Barack Obama’s health care law is "expected to destroy 2.3 million jobs."
Barack Obama stated on January 31, 2014 in an interview with CNN: "What is and isn't a Schedule I narcotic is a job for Congress."
Tom Harkin stated on January 29, 2014 in a press conference: Cuba has "a lower child mortality rate than ours. Their life expectancy is now greater than ours."
Rand Paul stated on January 28, 2014 in a response to the State of the Union address: Says President Barack Obama "spent nearly a trillion dollars on make-work government jobs."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: Women "make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union address: "For the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world’s No. 1 place to invest; America is."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union speech: "Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of Congress.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated on January 28, 2014 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: "Last month, more Americans stopped looking for a job than found one."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "Over the past eight years, the United States has reduced our total carbon pollution more than any other nation on Earth."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: There is "more oil produced at home than we buy from the rest of the world – the first time that’s happened in nearly 20 years."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of Union address: During the past four years, "average wages have barely budged."
Rand Paul stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with CNN: "Over half of the young people" in medical, dental and law schools are women.
Ted Cruz stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": Under President Barack Obama, "We’ve got the lowest labor force participation in over three decades, since 1978."
Mitch McConnell stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with "Fox News Sunday": "The minimum wage is mostly an entry-level wage for young people."
Patty Murray stated on January 22, 2014 in an online statement: In the past three years, state legislatures have "enacted more of these restrictions (on abortion) than in the previous 10 years combined."
Patrick Kennedy stated on January 21, 2014 in an interview with MSNBC: Marijuana today is "genetically modified," with THC levels that "far surpass the marijuana" of the 1970s.
Louie Gohmert stated on January 23, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: "Forty years ago, hardly anybody in the country had health insurance."
Barack Obama stated on January 18, 2014 in a Saturday radio address: "Thanks in part to our all-of-the-above strategy for American energy," the United States generates "more natural gas than anybody."
Vladimir Putin stated on January 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "In some of the states in the U.S., homosexuality remains a felony."
Vladimir Putin stated on January 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": In Russia "all people are absolutely equal regardless of their religion, sex, ethnicity, or sexual orientation," while "70 countries of the world have criminal liability for homosexuality."
Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2014 in a graphic on the Internet: "In 1916, the U.S. government predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from hemp and that no more trees would need to be cut down."
Barack Obama stated on January 16, 2014 in a speech at North Carolina State University: "For the first time in nearly two decades, we produce more oil here in the United States than we buy from the rest of the world."
Robert Gates stated on January 13, 2014 in an interview with NPR: On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War.
Chris Murphy stated on January 15, 2014 in remarks at a news conference: "Only 3 percent of voters 18 to 34 don't believe that climate change is really happening."
Steve Southerland stated on January 12, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "If you have a job in this country, (there's a) 97 percent chance that you're not going to be in poverty."
Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2014 in a Facebook post: A judge's order means there's a "Constitution exemption zone" if you live "within 100 miles of the United States border."
Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2014 in a Facebook post: "Unemployment insurance kept more than 620,000 children out of poverty in 2012."
Marco Rubio stated on January 12, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": "Under Obamacare, when you turn Medicaid over to the states ... the money will be available up front for the expansion for a few years. Then, the money will go away."
