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 Donald Trump stated on May 23, 2018 in a tweet: Says James Clapper said "that the FBI was spying on (Trump's) campaign." Senate Democrats stated on May 23, 2018 in a tweet: "El precio de combustible ha aumentado un 25% este año" / "The price of gas has increased 25% this year." Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2018 in a tweet: The Mueller investigation is "soon to be $20,000,000." Tina Smith stated on May 21, 2018 in a tweet: "Taking into account inflation, the federal minimum wage is actually worth less than what it was worth 50 years ago." Oliver North stated on May 20, 2018 in an interview on Fox News: Perpetrators of school shootings "have been drugged in many cases … many of these young boys have been on Ritalin since they were in kindergarten." Mo Brooks stated on May 16, 2018 in a congressional hearing: "You’re going to have an increase in the amount of ice in Antarctica because of global warming." Bloggers stated on May 15, 2018 in social media posts: Say Maxine Waters told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that her first act as president would be to "impeach Donald Trump." Mike Pence stated on May 12, 2018 in a speech at Hillsdale College: "Religion in America isn’t receding. It’s just the opposite. Faith is gaining new life across America every day." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: Says of MS-13 gang members, "We are getting them out of our country by the thousands." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: "In 2016, an officer was assaulted in America on an average of every 10 minutes." Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Joe Manchin displayed an "unwillingness to change the failed Obamacare." Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: "If Joe Manchin had his way, Judge Gorsuch never would have been able to get a vote." Jacky Rosen stated on May 10, 2018 in a Rosen campaign press release: Says Dean Heller "has voted for a GOP bill that funded efforts to revive Yucca Mountain." Patty Murray stated on May 8, 2018 in a Senate subcommittee hearing: "Each year ICE detains someone, it costs taxpayers over $50,000. For comparison, by the way, that's four times the amount the federal government spends on each child in our public schools." Nancy Pelosi stated on May 10, 2018 in remarks at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation: "Two-thirds of the people who use Medicaid are poor children, but two-thirds of the money is for long-term care for seniors, whether in a facility or at home." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2018 in remarks at the White House: Says the 2018 defense authorization bill includes raises for the military "for the first time in 10 years." Kevin Cramer stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: Says Heidi Heitkamp "cast the deciding vote to kill the Congressional Review Act that would have repealed a BLM flaring rule that was designed just for North Dakota." Joe Manchin stated on May 9, 2018 in an interview with Hoppy Kercheval: "By 2022, just the interest payment on our debt will be greater than the defense of our country." Donald Trump stated on May 4, 2018 in the NRA convention: "I doubled my African-American poll numbers. We went from 11 to 22 in one week." Mike Braun stated on April 30, 2018 in GOP debate: Says Luke Messer and Todd Rokita "voted to fast-track Obama’s trade deals." Don Blankenship stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "Mitch McConnell was one of the few senators that voted after Tiananmen Square not to have punitive actions against China for human rights violations." Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet: "You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero." Patrick Morrisey stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "You (Evan Jenkins) said your philosophy was ‘progressive mainstream’ back in 2003." Evan Jenkins stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "All the things Patrick (Morrisey) is saying — (that I supported) Hillary Clinton, cap and trade, Planned Parenthood — PolitiFact went through each and every allegation and said, ‘False, False, False, False.’ " Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2018 in a press conference: "In seven years that (nuclear) deal will have expired, and Iran is free to go ahead and create nuclear weapons." Donald Trump stated on April 28, 2018 in a speech in Washington, Mich.: "We have spent $7 trillion, trillion with a T, $7 trillion in the Middle East." Sue Bell Cobb stated on April 24, 2018 in Democratic debate for governor: "Alabama is operating government on the lowest amount of tax revenue of any state in the nation." Don Blankenship stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: Says illegal immigration is "costing us $130 billion a year to house and feed and give benefits to people that shouldn’t be even in the country." Todd Rokita stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: "I am the only one onstage who has never voted to raise your taxes. These two, each, a billion dollars worth of votes to raise your taxes." Diamond and Silk stated on April 26, 2018 in in a hearing: "We have never been paid by the Trump campaign."
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Donald Trump stated on May 23, 2018 in a tweet: Says James Clapper said "that the FBI was spying on (Trump's) campaign." Senate Democrats stated on May 23, 2018 in a tweet: "El precio de combustible ha aumentado un 25% este año" / "The price of gas has increased 25% this year." Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2018 in a tweet: The Mueller investigation is "soon to be $20,000,000." Tina Smith stated on May 21, 2018 in a tweet: "Taking into account inflation, the federal minimum wage is actually worth less than what it was worth 50 years ago." Oliver North stated on May 20, 2018 in an interview on Fox News: Perpetrators of school shootings "have been drugged in many cases … many of these young boys have been on Ritalin since they were in kindergarten." Mo Brooks stated on May 16, 2018 in a congressional hearing: "You’re going to have an increase in the amount of ice in Antarctica because of global warming." Bloggers stated on May 15, 2018 in social media posts: Say Maxine Waters told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that her first act as president would be to "impeach Donald Trump." Mike Pence stated on May 12, 2018 in a speech at Hillsdale College: "Religion in America isn’t receding. It’s just the opposite. Faith is gaining new life across America every day." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: Says of MS-13 gang members, "We are getting them out of our country by the thousands." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: "In 2016, an officer was assaulted in America on an average of every 10 minutes." Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Joe Manchin displayed an "unwillingness to change the failed Obamacare." Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: "If Joe Manchin had his way, Judge Gorsuch never would have been able to get a vote." Jacky Rosen stated on May 10, 2018 in a Rosen campaign press release: Says Dean Heller "has voted for a GOP bill that funded efforts to revive Yucca Mountain." Patty Murray stated on May 8, 2018 in a Senate subcommittee hearing: "Each year ICE detains someone, it costs taxpayers over $50,000. For comparison, by the way, that's four times the amount the federal government spends on each child in our public schools." Nancy Pelosi stated on May 10, 2018 in remarks at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation: "Two-thirds of the people who use Medicaid are poor children, but two-thirds of the money is for long-term care for seniors, whether in a facility or at home." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2018 in remarks at the White House: Says the 2018 defense authorization bill includes raises for the military "for the first time in 10 years." Kevin Cramer stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: Says Heidi Heitkamp "cast the deciding vote to kill the Congressional Review Act that would have repealed a BLM flaring rule that was designed just for North Dakota." Joe Manchin stated on May 9, 2018 in an interview with Hoppy Kercheval: "By 2022, just the interest payment on our debt will be greater than the defense of our country." Donald Trump stated on May 4, 2018 in the NRA convention: "I doubled my African-American poll numbers. We went from 11 to 22 in one week." Mike Braun stated on April 30, 2018 in GOP debate: Says Luke Messer and Todd Rokita "voted to fast-track Obama’s trade deals." Don Blankenship stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "Mitch McConnell was one of the few senators that voted after Tiananmen Square not to have punitive actions against China for human rights violations." Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet: "You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero." Patrick Morrisey stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "You (Evan Jenkins) said your philosophy was ‘progressive mainstream’ back in 2003." Evan Jenkins stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "All the things Patrick (Morrisey) is saying — (that I supported) Hillary Clinton, cap and trade, Planned Parenthood — PolitiFact went through each and every allegation and said, ‘False, False, False, False.’ " Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2018 in a press conference: "In seven years that (nuclear) deal will have expired, and Iran is free to go ahead and create nuclear weapons." Donald Trump stated on April 28, 2018 in a speech in Washington, Mich.: "We have spent $7 trillion, trillion with a T, $7 trillion in the Middle East." Sue Bell Cobb stated on April 24, 2018 in Democratic debate for governor: "Alabama is operating government on the lowest amount of tax revenue of any state in the nation." Don Blankenship stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: Says illegal immigration is "costing us $130 billion a year to house and feed and give benefits to people that shouldn’t be even in the country." Todd Rokita stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: "I am the only one onstage who has never voted to raise your taxes. These two, each, a billion dollars worth of votes to raise your taxes." Diamond and Silk stated on April 26, 2018 in in a hearing: "We have never been paid by the Trump campaign."
Donald Trump stated on May 23, 2018 in a tweet: Says James Clapper said "that the FBI was spying on (Trump's) campaign."
Senate Democrats stated on May 23, 2018 in a tweet: "El precio de combustible ha aumentado un 25% este año" / "The price of gas has increased 25% this year."
Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2018 in a tweet: The Mueller investigation is "soon to be $20,000,000."
Tina Smith stated on May 21, 2018 in a tweet: "Taking into account inflation, the federal minimum wage is actually worth less than what it was worth 50 years ago."
Oliver North stated on May 20, 2018 in an interview on Fox News: Perpetrators of school shootings "have been drugged in many cases … many of these young boys have been on Ritalin since they were in kindergarten."
Mo Brooks stated on May 16, 2018 in a congressional hearing: "You’re going to have an increase in the amount of ice in Antarctica because of global warming."
Bloggers stated on May 15, 2018 in social media posts: Say Maxine Waters told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that her first act as president would be to "impeach Donald Trump."
Mike Pence stated on May 12, 2018 in a speech at Hillsdale College: "Religion in America isn’t receding. It’s just the opposite. Faith is gaining new life across America every day."
Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: Says of MS-13 gang members, "We are getting them out of our country by the thousands."
Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: "In 2016, an officer was assaulted in America on an average of every 10 minutes."
Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Joe Manchin displayed an "unwillingness to change the failed Obamacare."
Patrick Morrisey stated on May 11, 2018 in a radio interview: "If Joe Manchin had his way, Judge Gorsuch never would have been able to get a vote."
Jacky Rosen stated on May 10, 2018 in a Rosen campaign press release: Says Dean Heller "has voted for a GOP bill that funded efforts to revive Yucca Mountain."
Patty Murray stated on May 8, 2018 in a Senate subcommittee hearing: "Each year ICE detains someone, it costs taxpayers over $50,000. For comparison, by the way, that's four times the amount the federal government spends on each child in our public schools."
Nancy Pelosi stated on May 10, 2018 in remarks at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation: "Two-thirds of the people who use Medicaid are poor children, but two-thirds of the money is for long-term care for seniors, whether in a facility or at home."
Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2018 in remarks at the White House: Says the 2018 defense authorization bill includes raises for the military "for the first time in 10 years."
Kevin Cramer stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: Says Heidi Heitkamp "cast the deciding vote to kill the Congressional Review Act that would have repealed a BLM flaring rule that was designed just for North Dakota."
Joe Manchin stated on May 9, 2018 in an interview with Hoppy Kercheval: "By 2022, just the interest payment on our debt will be greater than the defense of our country."
Donald Trump stated on May 4, 2018 in the NRA convention: "I doubled my African-American poll numbers. We went from 11 to 22 in one week."
Mike Braun stated on April 30, 2018 in GOP debate: Says Luke Messer and Todd Rokita "voted to fast-track Obama’s trade deals."
Don Blankenship stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "Mitch McConnell was one of the few senators that voted after Tiananmen Square not to have punitive actions against China for human rights violations."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet: "You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero."
Patrick Morrisey stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "You (Evan Jenkins) said your philosophy was ‘progressive mainstream’ back in 2003."
Evan Jenkins stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "All the things Patrick (Morrisey) is saying — (that I supported) Hillary Clinton, cap and trade, Planned Parenthood — PolitiFact went through each and every allegation and said, ‘False, False, False, False.’ "
Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2018 in a press conference: "In seven years that (nuclear) deal will have expired, and Iran is free to go ahead and create nuclear weapons."
Donald Trump stated on April 28, 2018 in a speech in Washington, Mich.: "We have spent $7 trillion, trillion with a T, $7 trillion in the Middle East."
Sue Bell Cobb stated on April 24, 2018 in Democratic debate for governor: "Alabama is operating government on the lowest amount of tax revenue of any state in the nation."
Don Blankenship stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: Says illegal immigration is "costing us $130 billion a year to house and feed and give benefits to people that shouldn’t be even in the country."
Todd Rokita stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: "I am the only one onstage who has never voted to raise your taxes. These two, each, a billion dollars worth of votes to raise your taxes."
Diamond and Silk stated on April 26, 2018 in in a hearing: "We have never been paid by the Trump campaign."
