Latest False 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 Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on November 1, 2017 in a White House press briefing: Says diversity visa immigrants are not vetted. Evan Jenkins stated on October 23, 2017 in a tweet: Says Patrick Morrisey "ran for Congress in NJ as pro-choice." Doug Jones stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: Says Roy Moore "has advocated getting the federal government out of health care altogether, which means doing away with Medicaid, which means doing away with Medicare." Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2017 in a tweet: Says the GOP plan he supports is "the biggest tax cut in U.S. history." Donald Trump stated on October 18, 2017 in a tweet: Insurance companies "have made a fortune with Obamacare." John Kelly stated on October 19, 2017 in a White House briefing: At a 2015 dedication of an FBI building in Florida, Rep. Frederica Wilson "stood up there ... and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building, and how she took care of her constituents because she got the money, and she just called up President Obama, and on that phone call he gave the money -- the $20 million -- to build the building. And she sat down." Roy Moore stated on October 16, 2017 in in an interview: NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem is "against the law." Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2017 in an interview with E.W. Scripps television: "We're the highest developed nation taxed in the world." Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2017 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: The Obama administration "borrowed more than $10 trillion, right? And yet, we picked up $5.2 trillion just in the stock market. ... Maybe in a sense we’re reducing debt." Donald Trump stated on October 8, 2017 in a tweet: "Bob Corker gave us the Iran Deal." Chris Cox stated on October 8, 2017 in a "Fox News Sunday" interview: Says Sen. Dianne Feinstein said "if she had 51 votes in the Senate for 'Mr. and Ms. America, turn in all of your guns,' they would do it." Hillary Clinton stated on October 2, 2017 in a tweet: "The crowd (in Las Vegas) fled at the sound of gunshots. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer ..." Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview with reporters: Says "No, I don't benefit, I don't benefit" from his tax proposal. Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: "We have one senator who’s a ‘yes’ vote ... but he’s in the hospital. And he’s a ‘yes’ vote. So we can’t do it by Friday. So we have the votes" to pass a health care bill. Luther Strange stated on August 29, 2017 in a campaign website: "Roy Moore fought for pay increases for politicians while courts had to shut down because of lack of funding." Mike Pence stated on September 21, 2017 in comments on 'Fox & Friends': "Thomas Jefferson said, ‘Government that governs least governs best.’ " Kris Kobach stated on September 7, 2017 in Breitbart column: "Facts have come to light that indicate that a pivotal, close election was likely changed through voter fraud on November 8, 2016: New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate Seat, and perhaps also New Hampshire’s four Electoral College votes in the presidential election." Dave Brat stated on September 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "So the number on DACA is 800,000, but every one person can bring in their entire extended family once they reach a certain status. So it's 3 or 4 million, right?" Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2017 in a press conference: "We stopped traffic coming through -- 78 percent." Joe Arpaio stated on August 25, 2017 in a tweet: Says his conviction is "a political witch hunt by holdovers in the Obama justice department." Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2017 in a rally in Phoenix: "We have become an energy exporter for the first time ever just recently." Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2017 in a rally: "There aren't too many people outside protesting" his speech at the Phoenix Convention Center. Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2017 in a question-and-answer session with reporters: Wages "haven’t gone up for a long time." Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2017 in a tweet: "My first order as president was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal. It is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before." Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2017 in an interview: Untaxed corporate earnings used to be "$2.5 trillion … I guess it’s $5 trillion now. Whatever it is, it’s a lot more. So we have anywhere from 4 (trillion) to 5 or even more trillions of dollars sitting offshore." Donald Trump stated on July 28, 2017 in a speech: "The border is down 78 percent. Under past administrations, the border didn’t go down -- it went up." Anthony Scaramucci stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept" Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2017 in a speech: "We've achieved a historic increase in defense spending to get our troops the support they so richly deserve." Charles Schumer stated on July 23, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "When the price for oil goes up on the markets, it goes right up, but it never goes down." Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2017 in an interview with the New York Times: During the Nixon Watergate investigation, "out of courtesy, the FBI started reporting to the Department of Justice. But there was nothing official."
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on November 1, 2017 in a White House press briefing: Says diversity visa immigrants are not vetted. Evan Jenkins stated on October 23, 2017 in a tweet: Says Patrick Morrisey "ran for Congress in NJ as pro-choice." Doug Jones stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: Says Roy Moore "has advocated getting the federal government out of health care altogether, which means doing away with Medicaid, which means doing away with Medicare." Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2017 in a tweet: Says the GOP plan he supports is "the biggest tax cut in U.S. history." Donald Trump stated on October 18, 2017 in a tweet: Insurance companies "have made a fortune with Obamacare." John Kelly stated on October 19, 2017 in a White House briefing: At a 2015 dedication of an FBI building in Florida, Rep. Frederica Wilson "stood up there ... and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building, and how she took care of her constituents because she got the money, and she just called up President Obama, and on that phone call he gave the money -- the $20 million -- to build the building. And she sat down." Roy Moore stated on October 16, 2017 in in an interview: NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem is "against the law." Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2017 in an interview with E.W. Scripps television: "We're the highest developed nation taxed in the world." Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2017 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: The Obama administration "borrowed more than $10 trillion, right? And yet, we picked up $5.2 trillion just in the stock market. ... Maybe in a sense we’re reducing debt." Donald Trump stated on October 8, 2017 in a tweet: "Bob Corker gave us the Iran Deal." Chris Cox stated on October 8, 2017 in a "Fox News Sunday" interview: Says Sen. Dianne Feinstein said "if she had 51 votes in the Senate for 'Mr. and Ms. America, turn in all of your guns,' they would do it." Hillary Clinton stated on October 2, 2017 in a tweet: "The crowd (in Las Vegas) fled at the sound of gunshots. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer ..." Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview with reporters: Says "No, I don't benefit, I don't benefit" from his tax proposal. Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: "We have one senator who’s a ‘yes’ vote ... but he’s in the hospital. And he’s a ‘yes’ vote. So we can’t do it by Friday. So we have the votes" to pass a health care bill. Luther Strange stated on August 29, 2017 in a campaign website: "Roy Moore fought for pay increases for politicians while courts had to shut down because of lack of funding." Mike Pence stated on September 21, 2017 in comments on 'Fox & Friends': "Thomas Jefferson said, ‘Government that governs least governs best.’ " Kris Kobach stated on September 7, 2017 in Breitbart column: "Facts have come to light that indicate that a pivotal, close election was likely changed through voter fraud on November 8, 2016: New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate Seat, and perhaps also New Hampshire’s four Electoral College votes in the presidential election." Dave Brat stated on September 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "So the number on DACA is 800,000, but every one person can bring in their entire extended family once they reach a certain status. So it's 3 or 4 million, right?" Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2017 in a press conference: "We stopped traffic coming through -- 78 percent." Joe Arpaio stated on August 25, 2017 in a tweet: Says his conviction is "a political witch hunt by holdovers in the Obama justice department." Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2017 in a rally in Phoenix: "We have become an energy exporter for the first time ever just recently." Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2017 in a rally: "There aren't too many people outside protesting" his speech at the Phoenix Convention Center. Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2017 in a question-and-answer session with reporters: Wages "haven’t gone up for a long time." Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2017 in a tweet: "My first order as president was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal. It is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before." Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2017 in an interview: Untaxed corporate earnings used to be "$2.5 trillion … I guess it’s $5 trillion now. Whatever it is, it’s a lot more. So we have anywhere from 4 (trillion) to 5 or even more trillions of dollars sitting offshore." Donald Trump stated on July 28, 2017 in a speech: "The border is down 78 percent. Under past administrations, the border didn’t go down -- it went up." Anthony Scaramucci stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept" Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2017 in a speech: "We've achieved a historic increase in defense spending to get our troops the support they so richly deserve." Charles Schumer stated on July 23, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "When the price for oil goes up on the markets, it goes right up, but it never goes down." Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2017 in an interview with the New York Times: During the Nixon Watergate investigation, "out of courtesy, the FBI started reporting to the Department of Justice. But there was nothing official."
Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on November 1, 2017 in a White House press briefing: Says diversity visa immigrants are not vetted.
Evan Jenkins stated on October 23, 2017 in a tweet: Says Patrick Morrisey "ran for Congress in NJ as pro-choice."
Doug Jones stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: Says Roy Moore "has advocated getting the federal government out of health care altogether, which means doing away with Medicaid, which means doing away with Medicare."
Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2017 in a tweet: Says the GOP plan he supports is "the biggest tax cut in U.S. history."
Donald Trump stated on October 18, 2017 in a tweet: Insurance companies "have made a fortune with Obamacare."
John Kelly stated on October 19, 2017 in a White House briefing: At a 2015 dedication of an FBI building in Florida, Rep. Frederica Wilson "stood up there ... and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building, and how she took care of her constituents because she got the money, and she just called up President Obama, and on that phone call he gave the money -- the $20 million -- to build the building. And she sat down."
Roy Moore stated on October 16, 2017 in in an interview: NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem is "against the law."
Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2017 in an interview with E.W. Scripps television: "We're the highest developed nation taxed in the world."
Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2017 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: The Obama administration "borrowed more than $10 trillion, right? And yet, we picked up $5.2 trillion just in the stock market. ... Maybe in a sense we’re reducing debt."
Chris Cox stated on October 8, 2017 in a "Fox News Sunday" interview: Says Sen. Dianne Feinstein said "if she had 51 votes in the Senate for 'Mr. and Ms. America, turn in all of your guns,' they would do it."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 2, 2017 in a tweet: "The crowd (in Las Vegas) fled at the sound of gunshots. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer ..."
Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview with reporters: Says "No, I don't benefit, I don't benefit" from his tax proposal.
Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2017 in an interview: "We have one senator who’s a ‘yes’ vote ... but he’s in the hospital. And he’s a ‘yes’ vote. So we can’t do it by Friday. So we have the votes" to pass a health care bill.
Luther Strange stated on August 29, 2017 in a campaign website: "Roy Moore fought for pay increases for politicians while courts had to shut down because of lack of funding."
Mike Pence stated on September 21, 2017 in comments on 'Fox & Friends': "Thomas Jefferson said, ‘Government that governs least governs best.’ "
Kris Kobach stated on September 7, 2017 in Breitbart column: "Facts have come to light that indicate that a pivotal, close election was likely changed through voter fraud on November 8, 2016: New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate Seat, and perhaps also New Hampshire’s four Electoral College votes in the presidential election."
Dave Brat stated on September 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "So the number on DACA is 800,000, but every one person can bring in their entire extended family once they reach a certain status. So it's 3 or 4 million, right?"
Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2017 in a press conference: "We stopped traffic coming through -- 78 percent."
Joe Arpaio stated on August 25, 2017 in a tweet: Says his conviction is "a political witch hunt by holdovers in the Obama justice department."
Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2017 in a rally in Phoenix: "We have become an energy exporter for the first time ever just recently."
Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2017 in a rally: "There aren't too many people outside protesting" his speech at the Phoenix Convention Center.
Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2017 in a question-and-answer session with reporters: Wages "haven’t gone up for a long time."
Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2017 in a tweet: "My first order as president was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal. It is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before."
Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2017 in an interview: Untaxed corporate earnings used to be "$2.5 trillion … I guess it’s $5 trillion now. Whatever it is, it’s a lot more. So we have anywhere from 4 (trillion) to 5 or even more trillions of dollars sitting offshore."
Donald Trump stated on July 28, 2017 in a speech: "The border is down 78 percent. Under past administrations, the border didn’t go down -- it went up."
Anthony Scaramucci stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept"
Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2017 in a speech: "We've achieved a historic increase in defense spending to get our troops the support they so richly deserve."
Charles Schumer stated on July 23, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "When the price for oil goes up on the markets, it goes right up, but it never goes down."
Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2017 in an interview with the New York Times: During the Nixon Watergate investigation, "out of courtesy, the FBI started reporting to the Department of Justice. But there was nothing official."
