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 Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "My judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor." Bernie Sanders stated on June 4, 2013 in a tweet: "Nearly 6 out of 10 believe that money and wealth should be more evenly distributed among a larger percentage of the people in the U.S." Jim McDermott stated on June 4, 2013 in a House Ways and Means hearing: "During the Bush administration, liberal groups were targeted" by the IRS, similar to recent targeting. Chuck Grassley stated on June 3, 2013 in a news release: Says President Barack Obama is trying to "pack" the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Democratic National Committee stated on May 24, 2013 in an email to supporters: "Republicans actually doctored emails between administration officials about Benghazi. Then, they released them to the press, trying to pass them off as real." Alan Grayson stated on May 21, 2013 in a news release: A bill to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline "is an earmark" under House rules. 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." Steve King stated on May 23, 2013 in a House floor speech: "Ronald Reagan’s signature on the 1986 amnesty act" gave Barack Obama about 15 million additional Hispanic votes in 2012. Mitch McConnell stated on May 19, 2013 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told insurance companies "they couldn't inform their policyholders of what they thought the impact of Obamacare would be on them." Sander Levin stated on May 17, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Says the inspector general for the IRS said there was "no political motivation" and "no outside influence" for targeting of tax-exempt applications from tea party groups Barack Obama stated on May 23, 2013 in a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.: Says that since he took office, "there have been no large-scale attacks on the United States." Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence Education Fund stated on May 19, 2013 in a television ad: A law that mandates fingerprinting for gun purchasers is "a requirement that's reduced gun crimes in the five states where it's the law." Xavier Becerra stated on May 19, 2013 in a comment on 'Meet the Press': "We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within the tax code, under the guise of a charity, to use undisclosed millions of dollars to do political campaigns." Randy Forbes stated on May 17, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: "The IRS doesn't have to prove something against you ... you've got the burden of proof." Rand Paul stated on May 19, 2013 in an appearance on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’: Says Hillary Clinton "was asked repeatedly to provide security in Benghazi on several occasions, including direct cables." Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is going to be "in charge" of "a huge national database" on health care that will include Americans’ "personal, intimate, most close-to-the-vest-secrets." Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is "going to be in charge of our health care." Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: "The IRS will have the ability potentially" to deny or delay health care. Nancy Pelosi stated on May 13, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "The Affordable Care Act is bringing the cost of health care in our country down." Reclaim America PAC stated on May 14, 2013 in a TV ad: Says Kelly Ayotte voted to "fix background checks." Jason Chaffetz stated on May 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: "We had people that were getting killed (in Benghazi), we had people who are willing to risk their lives to go save them, and somebody told them to stand down." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2013 in a press availability: "Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering, who investigated every element of" the Benghazi incident. Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2013 in a White House press briefing: When Susan Rice spoke about Benghazi on Sunday news shows, she said "that al-Qaida might be involved, or other al-Qaida affiliates might be involved, or non-al-Qaida Libyan extremists, which I think demonstrates that there was no effort to play that down." Tom Coburn stated on May 9, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "In 2010, everybody said you can't dare let guns go into the national parks, and of course the rapes, murders, robberies and assaults are down about 85 percent since we did that." Bill Richardson stated on May 5, 2013 in a web interview with ABC News: Among Hispanics, support for immigration reform is close to universal. Newt Gingrich stated on May 5, 2013 in a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent." Marco Rubio stated on April 30, 2013 in a Fox News interview: "We are dealing with an administration that, quite frankly, has shown a reluctance to enforce the immigration law." Martina Navratilova stated on May 5, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay." Bloggers stated on May 1, 2013 in Web posts: "Pentagon confirms they may court martial soldiers who hold Christian faith." Barack Obama stated on April 30, 2013 in a White House news conference: For people with insurance, the only impact of the health care law "is that their insurance is stronger, better and more secure than it was before. Full stop. That's it. They don't have to worry about anything else."
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Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "My judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor." Bernie Sanders stated on June 4, 2013 in a tweet: "Nearly 6 out of 10 believe that money and wealth should be more evenly distributed among a larger percentage of the people in the U.S." Jim McDermott stated on June 4, 2013 in a House Ways and Means hearing: "During the Bush administration, liberal groups were targeted" by the IRS, similar to recent targeting. Chuck Grassley stated on June 3, 2013 in a news release: Says President Barack Obama is trying to "pack" the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Democratic National Committee stated on May 24, 2013 in an email to supporters: "Republicans actually doctored emails between administration officials about Benghazi. Then, they released them to the press, trying to pass them off as real." Alan Grayson stated on May 21, 2013 in a news release: A bill to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline "is an earmark" under House rules. 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." Steve King stated on May 23, 2013 in a House floor speech: "Ronald Reagan’s signature on the 1986 amnesty act" gave Barack Obama about 15 million additional Hispanic votes in 2012. Mitch McConnell stated on May 19, 2013 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told insurance companies "they couldn't inform their policyholders of what they thought the impact of Obamacare would be on them." Sander Levin stated on May 17, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Says the inspector general for the IRS said there was "no political motivation" and "no outside influence" for targeting of tax-exempt applications from tea party groups Barack Obama stated on May 23, 2013 in a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.: Says that since he took office, "there have been no large-scale attacks on the United States." Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence Education Fund stated on May 19, 2013 in a television ad: A law that mandates fingerprinting for gun purchasers is "a requirement that's reduced gun crimes in the five states where it's the law." Xavier Becerra stated on May 19, 2013 in a comment on 'Meet the Press': "We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within the tax code, under the guise of a charity, to use undisclosed millions of dollars to do political campaigns." Randy Forbes stated on May 17, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: "The IRS doesn't have to prove something against you ... you've got the burden of proof." Rand Paul stated on May 19, 2013 in an appearance on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’: Says Hillary Clinton "was asked repeatedly to provide security in Benghazi on several occasions, including direct cables." Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is going to be "in charge" of "a huge national database" on health care that will include Americans’ "personal, intimate, most close-to-the-vest-secrets." Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is "going to be in charge of our health care." Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: "The IRS will have the ability potentially" to deny or delay health care. Nancy Pelosi stated on May 13, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "The Affordable Care Act is bringing the cost of health care in our country down." Reclaim America PAC stated on May 14, 2013 in a TV ad: Says Kelly Ayotte voted to "fix background checks." Jason Chaffetz stated on May 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: "We had people that were getting killed (in Benghazi), we had people who are willing to risk their lives to go save them, and somebody told them to stand down." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2013 in a press availability: "Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering, who investigated every element of" the Benghazi incident. Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2013 in a White House press briefing: When Susan Rice spoke about Benghazi on Sunday news shows, she said "that al-Qaida might be involved, or other al-Qaida affiliates might be involved, or non-al-Qaida Libyan extremists, which I think demonstrates that there was no effort to play that down." Tom Coburn stated on May 9, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "In 2010, everybody said you can't dare let guns go into the national parks, and of course the rapes, murders, robberies and assaults are down about 85 percent since we did that." Bill Richardson stated on May 5, 2013 in a web interview with ABC News: Among Hispanics, support for immigration reform is close to universal. Newt Gingrich stated on May 5, 2013 in a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent." Marco Rubio stated on April 30, 2013 in a Fox News interview: "We are dealing with an administration that, quite frankly, has shown a reluctance to enforce the immigration law." Martina Navratilova stated on May 5, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay." Bloggers stated on May 1, 2013 in Web posts: "Pentagon confirms they may court martial soldiers who hold Christian faith." Barack Obama stated on April 30, 2013 in a White House news conference: For people with insurance, the only impact of the health care law "is that their insurance is stronger, better and more secure than it was before. Full stop. That's it. They don't have to worry about anything else."
Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "My judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 4, 2013 in a tweet: "Nearly 6 out of 10 believe that money and wealth should be more evenly distributed among a larger percentage of the people in the U.S."
Jim McDermott stated on June 4, 2013 in a House Ways and Means hearing: "During the Bush administration, liberal groups were targeted" by the IRS, similar to recent targeting.
Chuck Grassley stated on June 3, 2013 in a news release: Says President Barack Obama is trying to "pack" the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Democratic National Committee stated on May 24, 2013 in an email to supporters: "Republicans actually doctored emails between administration officials about Benghazi. Then, they released them to the press, trying to pass them off as real."
Alan Grayson stated on May 21, 2013 in a news release: A bill to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline "is an earmark" under House rules.
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."
Steve King stated on May 23, 2013 in a House floor speech: "Ronald Reagan’s signature on the 1986 amnesty act" gave Barack Obama about 15 million additional Hispanic votes in 2012.
Mitch McConnell stated on May 19, 2013 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told insurance companies "they couldn't inform their policyholders of what they thought the impact of Obamacare would be on them."
Sander Levin stated on May 17, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Says the inspector general for the IRS said there was "no political motivation" and "no outside influence" for targeting of tax-exempt applications from tea party groups
Barack Obama stated on May 23, 2013 in a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.: Says that since he took office, "there have been no large-scale attacks on the United States."
Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence Education Fund stated on May 19, 2013 in a television ad: A law that mandates fingerprinting for gun purchasers is "a requirement that's reduced gun crimes in the five states where it's the law."
Xavier Becerra stated on May 19, 2013 in a comment on 'Meet the Press': "We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within the tax code, under the guise of a charity, to use undisclosed millions of dollars to do political campaigns."
Randy Forbes stated on May 17, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: "The IRS doesn't have to prove something against you ... you've got the burden of proof."
Rand Paul stated on May 19, 2013 in an appearance on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’: Says Hillary Clinton "was asked repeatedly to provide security in Benghazi on several occasions, including direct cables."
Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is going to be "in charge" of "a huge national database" on health care that will include Americans’ "personal, intimate, most close-to-the-vest-secrets."
Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: The IRS is "going to be in charge of our health care."
Michele Bachmann stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: "The IRS will have the ability potentially" to deny or delay health care.
Nancy Pelosi stated on May 13, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "The Affordable Care Act is bringing the cost of health care in our country down."
Reclaim America PAC stated on May 14, 2013 in a TV ad: Says Kelly Ayotte voted to "fix background checks."
Jason Chaffetz stated on May 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: "We had people that were getting killed (in Benghazi), we had people who are willing to risk their lives to go save them, and somebody told them to stand down."
Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2013 in a press availability: "Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering, who investigated every element of" the Benghazi incident.
Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2013 in a White House press briefing: When Susan Rice spoke about Benghazi on Sunday news shows, she said "that al-Qaida might be involved, or other al-Qaida affiliates might be involved, or non-al-Qaida Libyan extremists, which I think demonstrates that there was no effort to play that down."
Tom Coburn stated on May 9, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "In 2010, everybody said you can't dare let guns go into the national parks, and of course the rapes, murders, robberies and assaults are down about 85 percent since we did that."
Bill Richardson stated on May 5, 2013 in a web interview with ABC News: Among Hispanics, support for immigration reform is close to universal.
Newt Gingrich stated on May 5, 2013 in a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent."
Marco Rubio stated on April 30, 2013 in a Fox News interview: "We are dealing with an administration that, quite frankly, has shown a reluctance to enforce the immigration law."
Martina Navratilova stated on May 5, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay."
Bloggers stated on May 1, 2013 in Web posts: "Pentagon confirms they may court martial soldiers who hold Christian faith."
Barack Obama stated on April 30, 2013 in a White House news conference: For people with insurance, the only impact of the health care law "is that their insurance is stronger, better and more secure than it was before. Full stop. That's it. They don't have to worry about anything else."
