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 Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: UPS left 15,000 employees’ spouses "without health insurance" and told them to, "go on an exchange with no employer subsidy." Rick Perry stated on September 18, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": "Every engine manufacturer in the United States is now in the state of Texas." Rand Paul stated on August 12, 2013 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show": Of the roughly 15 percent of Americans who don’t have health insurance, "half of them made more than $50,000 a year." Ted Cruz stated on August 10, 2013 in a speech to the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa: Says "President Obama just granted all of Congress an exception" to Obamacare. Harry Reid stated on July 30, 2013 in a media availability with reporters: The sequester has "already lost 1.6 million jobs." Barack Obama stated on July 27, 2013 in an interview with the 'New York Times': The "most realistic estimates" for jobs created by Keystone XL are "maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline." Mitch McConnell stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.': Says Barack Obama is getting his nominees confirmed "faster than President (George W.) Bush was at the same time in his second term." Allen West stated on July 8, 2013 in a tweet: "More Americans receive food aid than work in (the) private sector." Dan Stein stated on July 7, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The Senate immigration bill "unleashes a massive increase in overall immigration. … We're talking about a population increase under the Senate bill of over 70 million people in 20 years." Todd Young stated on June 19, 2013 in a letter to a constituent: "Nearly 70 percent of all federal spending will go towards Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid" in fiscal year 2014. Jeff Sessions stated on June 27, 2013 in an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation”: The immigration bill "has a specific provision that says that Secretary Napolitano does not have to build any fence if she chooses not to." Bloggers stated on June 21, 2013 in a meme on social media: "There are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the U.K.," compared to "466 violent crimes per 100,000" in the United States. 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. 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. 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. 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." 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." 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." Bloggers stated on April 17, 2013 in blog posts on the Internet: Proposed immigration legislation would give new immigrants "a taxpayer-funded cellular phone." Arizona Citizens Defense League stated on April 10, 2013 in an email to supporters: Says a gun bill before the Senate "is proposing the universal registration of all firearms and their owners." Dick Cheney stated on April 8, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly. Ted Cruz stated on April 1, 2013 in remarks in Austin, Texas: "Expanding Medicaid will worsen health care options for the most vulnerable among us in Texas." Fred Thompson stated on March 27, 2013 in a tweet: Says that under President Barack Obama’s health care law, "your insurance" premiums could go up by 200 percent and cost "as much as a new Explorer." Sal Albanese stated on March 24, 2013 in a joint mayoral candidates' appearance on MSNBC: An annual income of $500,000 "in Manhattan, believe it or not, is middle class." Bloggers stated on March 20, 2013 in blog posts: The Air Force wants taxpayers to fund a fantasy football league. Harry Reid stated on March 19, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: "In the last two years, we have reduced the deficit by $2.5 trillion." Frank Keating stated on March 17, 2013 in an appearance on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "In the United States, 50 percent of social services are provided by the Catholic church." Dianne Feinstein stated on March 7, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: "We have no regulation of drones in the United States in their commercial use." Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a tweet: "The president is advocating a drone strike program in America." Al Cardenas stated on March 1, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe: Of $60 billion Congress approved in response to Hurricane Sandy, "only 10 percent was for disaster relief."
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Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: UPS left 15,000 employees’ spouses "without health insurance" and told them to, "go on an exchange with no employer subsidy." Rick Perry stated on September 18, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": "Every engine manufacturer in the United States is now in the state of Texas." Rand Paul stated on August 12, 2013 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show": Of the roughly 15 percent of Americans who don’t have health insurance, "half of them made more than $50,000 a year." Ted Cruz stated on August 10, 2013 in a speech to the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa: Says "President Obama just granted all of Congress an exception" to Obamacare. Harry Reid stated on July 30, 2013 in a media availability with reporters: The sequester has "already lost 1.6 million jobs." Barack Obama stated on July 27, 2013 in an interview with the 'New York Times': The "most realistic estimates" for jobs created by Keystone XL are "maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline." Mitch McConnell stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.': Says Barack Obama is getting his nominees confirmed "faster than President (George W.) Bush was at the same time in his second term." Allen West stated on July 8, 2013 in a tweet: "More Americans receive food aid than work in (the) private sector." Dan Stein stated on July 7, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The Senate immigration bill "unleashes a massive increase in overall immigration. … We're talking about a population increase under the Senate bill of over 70 million people in 20 years." Todd Young stated on June 19, 2013 in a letter to a constituent: "Nearly 70 percent of all federal spending will go towards Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid" in fiscal year 2014. Jeff Sessions stated on June 27, 2013 in an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation”: The immigration bill "has a specific provision that says that Secretary Napolitano does not have to build any fence if she chooses not to." Bloggers stated on June 21, 2013 in a meme on social media: "There are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the U.K.," compared to "466 violent crimes per 100,000" in the United States. 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. 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. 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. 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." 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." 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." Bloggers stated on April 17, 2013 in blog posts on the Internet: Proposed immigration legislation would give new immigrants "a taxpayer-funded cellular phone." Arizona Citizens Defense League stated on April 10, 2013 in an email to supporters: Says a gun bill before the Senate "is proposing the universal registration of all firearms and their owners." Dick Cheney stated on April 8, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly. Ted Cruz stated on April 1, 2013 in remarks in Austin, Texas: "Expanding Medicaid will worsen health care options for the most vulnerable among us in Texas." Fred Thompson stated on March 27, 2013 in a tweet: Says that under President Barack Obama’s health care law, "your insurance" premiums could go up by 200 percent and cost "as much as a new Explorer." Sal Albanese stated on March 24, 2013 in a joint mayoral candidates' appearance on MSNBC: An annual income of $500,000 "in Manhattan, believe it or not, is middle class." Bloggers stated on March 20, 2013 in blog posts: The Air Force wants taxpayers to fund a fantasy football league. Harry Reid stated on March 19, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: "In the last two years, we have reduced the deficit by $2.5 trillion." Frank Keating stated on March 17, 2013 in an appearance on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "In the United States, 50 percent of social services are provided by the Catholic church." Dianne Feinstein stated on March 7, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: "We have no regulation of drones in the United States in their commercial use." Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a tweet: "The president is advocating a drone strike program in America." Al Cardenas stated on March 1, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe: Of $60 billion Congress approved in response to Hurricane Sandy, "only 10 percent was for disaster relief."
Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: UPS left 15,000 employees’ spouses "without health insurance" and told them to, "go on an exchange with no employer subsidy."
Rick Perry stated on September 18, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": "Every engine manufacturer in the United States is now in the state of Texas."
Rand Paul stated on August 12, 2013 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show": Of the roughly 15 percent of Americans who don’t have health insurance, "half of them made more than $50,000 a year."
Ted Cruz stated on August 10, 2013 in a speech to the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa: Says "President Obama just granted all of Congress an exception" to Obamacare.
Harry Reid stated on July 30, 2013 in a media availability with reporters: The sequester has "already lost 1.6 million jobs."
Barack Obama stated on July 27, 2013 in an interview with the 'New York Times': The "most realistic estimates" for jobs created by Keystone XL are "maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline."
Mitch McConnell stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.': Says Barack Obama is getting his nominees confirmed "faster than President (George W.) Bush was at the same time in his second term."
Allen West stated on July 8, 2013 in a tweet: "More Americans receive food aid than work in (the) private sector."
Dan Stein stated on July 7, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The Senate immigration bill "unleashes a massive increase in overall immigration. … We're talking about a population increase under the Senate bill of over 70 million people in 20 years."
Todd Young stated on June 19, 2013 in a letter to a constituent: "Nearly 70 percent of all federal spending will go towards Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid" in fiscal year 2014.
Jeff Sessions stated on June 27, 2013 in an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation”: The immigration bill "has a specific provision that says that Secretary Napolitano does not have to build any fence if she chooses not to."
Bloggers stated on June 21, 2013 in a meme on social media: "There are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the U.K.," compared to "466 violent crimes per 100,000" in the United States.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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."
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."
Bloggers stated on April 17, 2013 in blog posts on the Internet: Proposed immigration legislation would give new immigrants "a taxpayer-funded cellular phone."
Arizona Citizens Defense League stated on April 10, 2013 in an email to supporters: Says a gun bill before the Senate "is proposing the universal registration of all firearms and their owners."
Dick Cheney stated on April 8, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly.
Ted Cruz stated on April 1, 2013 in remarks in Austin, Texas: "Expanding Medicaid will worsen health care options for the most vulnerable among us in Texas."
Fred Thompson stated on March 27, 2013 in a tweet: Says that under President Barack Obama’s health care law, "your insurance" premiums could go up by 200 percent and cost "as much as a new Explorer."
Sal Albanese stated on March 24, 2013 in a joint mayoral candidates' appearance on MSNBC: An annual income of $500,000 "in Manhattan, believe it or not, is middle class."
Bloggers stated on March 20, 2013 in blog posts: The Air Force wants taxpayers to fund a fantasy football league.
Harry Reid stated on March 19, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: "In the last two years, we have reduced the deficit by $2.5 trillion."
Frank Keating stated on March 17, 2013 in an appearance on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "In the United States, 50 percent of social services are provided by the Catholic church."
Dianne Feinstein stated on March 7, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: "We have no regulation of drones in the United States in their commercial use."
Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a tweet: "The president is advocating a drone strike program in America."
Al Cardenas stated on March 1, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe: Of $60 billion Congress approved in response to Hurricane Sandy, "only 10 percent was for disaster relief."
