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 October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: Says a tweet he sent out "wasn’t saying, ‘check out a sex tape.’ It was just ‘take a look at" the background of Alicia Machado. Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "These are radical Islamic terrorists, and (Hillary Clinton) won't even mention the word." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in a presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to go to a single-payer plan" for health care Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You (Hillary Clinton) get a subpoena, and after getting the subpoena you delete 33,000 emails." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "Right now we are at 90 percent health insurance covered. That's the highest we've ever been in our country." Donald Trump stated on October 1, 2016 in a statement from the campaign: Says he has "a fiduciary responsibility to his business, his family and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says "Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people, 11 million who are here without documents, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to get rid of birthright citizenship." Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2016 in a campaign event in Fla.: Says Hillary Clinton "promised, running for the Senate years ago, 200,000 jobs for upstate New York. ... Not only didn't they come, but they lost so many jobs." Gina Raimondo stated on September 28, 2016 in a television interview: "In other states (where illegal immigrants have been allowed to get driver's licenses) their insurance premiums for everybody have gone down." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Hillary Clinton "went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russia's nuclear stockpile." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "hasn’t broken his promise" to release his tax returns. Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Donald Trump, in his campaign announcement speech, "also said, ‘And many of them (Mexicans) are good people. You keep leaving that out of your quote." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: "Gov. Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate: Says Philando Castile "had been stopped by police 40 or 50 times before that fatal incident." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "never said that" more nations should get nuclear weapons. Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to expand (Obamacare) into a single-payer program." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Donald Trump would "engage in a risky scheme to privatize Social Security." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in a vice presidential debate in Virginia: "When Donald Trump spoke in Phoenix, he looked the audience in the eye and he said ‘no, we're building a wall and we're deporting everybody.’ He said, quote, ‘they will all be gone. They will all be gone.’ This is one of the ones where you can go to the tape on it and see what Donald Trump has said." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate: "10 cents on the dollar from the Clinton Foundation goes to charitable causes." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says that during President Barack Obama’s tenure, the United States has created "15 million new jobs." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement." Mike Pence stated on October 3, 2016 in a pre-debate appearance in Virginia: "In the state of Indiana, I’ve signed more than $3.5 billion in tax relief." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: "First, Donald Trump said wages are too high, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence think we ought to eliminate the federal minimum wage." Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in the first presidential debate at Hofstra University: The Great Recession emerged "in large part because of tax policies that slashed taxes on the wealthy, failed to invest in the middle class, took their eyes off of Wall Street, and created a perfect storm." Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall: "Since I came into office … we have increased the VA budget by 85 percent." Chelsea Clinton stated on September 28, 2016 in an interview with Cosmo: Says "Gary Johnson and the Libertarian Party want to get rid of the public school system." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate at Hofstra University: "These people that we were going to deport for good reason ended up becoming citizens. Ended up becoming citizens. And it was 800. And now it turns out it might be 1,800, and they don't even know." Bloggers stated on September 27, 2016 in Internet posts: Say photographs of Hillary Clinton at the debate show what could be an earpiece. Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in the presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Says "no, you’re wrong," responding to the assertion that stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York. Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says to Hillary Clinton, "You heard what I said about (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal), and all of a sudden you were against it."
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Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: Says a tweet he sent out "wasn’t saying, ‘check out a sex tape.’ It was just ‘take a look at" the background of Alicia Machado. Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "These are radical Islamic terrorists, and (Hillary Clinton) won't even mention the word." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in a presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to go to a single-payer plan" for health care Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You (Hillary Clinton) get a subpoena, and after getting the subpoena you delete 33,000 emails." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "Right now we are at 90 percent health insurance covered. That's the highest we've ever been in our country." Donald Trump stated on October 1, 2016 in a statement from the campaign: Says he has "a fiduciary responsibility to his business, his family and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says "Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people, 11 million who are here without documents, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to get rid of birthright citizenship." Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2016 in a campaign event in Fla.: Says Hillary Clinton "promised, running for the Senate years ago, 200,000 jobs for upstate New York. ... Not only didn't they come, but they lost so many jobs." Gina Raimondo stated on September 28, 2016 in a television interview: "In other states (where illegal immigrants have been allowed to get driver's licenses) their insurance premiums for everybody have gone down." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Hillary Clinton "went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russia's nuclear stockpile." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "hasn’t broken his promise" to release his tax returns. Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Donald Trump, in his campaign announcement speech, "also said, ‘And many of them (Mexicans) are good people. You keep leaving that out of your quote." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: "Gov. Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate: Says Philando Castile "had been stopped by police 40 or 50 times before that fatal incident." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "never said that" more nations should get nuclear weapons. Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to expand (Obamacare) into a single-payer program." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Donald Trump would "engage in a risky scheme to privatize Social Security." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in a vice presidential debate in Virginia: "When Donald Trump spoke in Phoenix, he looked the audience in the eye and he said ‘no, we're building a wall and we're deporting everybody.’ He said, quote, ‘they will all be gone. They will all be gone.’ This is one of the ones where you can go to the tape on it and see what Donald Trump has said." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate: "10 cents on the dollar from the Clinton Foundation goes to charitable causes." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says that during President Barack Obama’s tenure, the United States has created "15 million new jobs." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement." Mike Pence stated on October 3, 2016 in a pre-debate appearance in Virginia: "In the state of Indiana, I’ve signed more than $3.5 billion in tax relief." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: "First, Donald Trump said wages are too high, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence think we ought to eliminate the federal minimum wage." Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in the first presidential debate at Hofstra University: The Great Recession emerged "in large part because of tax policies that slashed taxes on the wealthy, failed to invest in the middle class, took their eyes off of Wall Street, and created a perfect storm." Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall: "Since I came into office … we have increased the VA budget by 85 percent." Chelsea Clinton stated on September 28, 2016 in an interview with Cosmo: Says "Gary Johnson and the Libertarian Party want to get rid of the public school system." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate at Hofstra University: "These people that we were going to deport for good reason ended up becoming citizens. Ended up becoming citizens. And it was 800. And now it turns out it might be 1,800, and they don't even know." Bloggers stated on September 27, 2016 in Internet posts: Say photographs of Hillary Clinton at the debate show what could be an earpiece. Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in the presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Says "no, you’re wrong," responding to the assertion that stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York. Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says to Hillary Clinton, "You heard what I said about (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal), and all of a sudden you were against it."
Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: Says a tweet he sent out "wasn’t saying, ‘check out a sex tape.’ It was just ‘take a look at" the background of Alicia Machado.
Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "These are radical Islamic terrorists, and (Hillary Clinton) won't even mention the word."
Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in a presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to go to a single-payer plan" for health care
Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You (Hillary Clinton) get a subpoena, and after getting the subpoena you delete 33,000 emails."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "Right now we are at 90 percent health insurance covered. That's the highest we've ever been in our country."
Donald Trump stated on October 1, 2016 in a statement from the campaign: Says he has "a fiduciary responsibility to his business, his family and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says "Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people, 11 million who are here without documents, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to get rid of birthright citizenship."
Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2016 in a campaign event in Fla.: Says Hillary Clinton "promised, running for the Senate years ago, 200,000 jobs for upstate New York. ... Not only didn't they come, but they lost so many jobs."
Gina Raimondo stated on September 28, 2016 in a television interview: "In other states (where illegal immigrants have been allowed to get driver's licenses) their insurance premiums for everybody have gone down."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Hillary Clinton "went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russia's nuclear stockpile."
Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "hasn’t broken his promise" to release his tax returns.
Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Donald Trump, in his campaign announcement speech, "also said, ‘And many of them (Mexicans) are good people. You keep leaving that out of your quote."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: "Gov. Pence said, inarguably, Vladimir Putin is a better leader than President Obama."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate: Says Philando Castile "had been stopped by police 40 or 50 times before that fatal incident."
Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "never said that" more nations should get nuclear weapons.
Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to expand (Obamacare) into a single-payer program."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Donald Trump would "engage in a risky scheme to privatize Social Security."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in a vice presidential debate in Virginia: "When Donald Trump spoke in Phoenix, he looked the audience in the eye and he said ‘no, we're building a wall and we're deporting everybody.’ He said, quote, ‘they will all be gone. They will all be gone.’ This is one of the ones where you can go to the tape on it and see what Donald Trump has said."
Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate: "10 cents on the dollar from the Clinton Foundation goes to charitable causes."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says that during President Barack Obama’s tenure, the United States has created "15 million new jobs."
Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement."
Mike Pence stated on October 3, 2016 in a pre-debate appearance in Virginia: "In the state of Indiana, I’ve signed more than $3.5 billion in tax relief."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: "First, Donald Trump said wages are too high, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence think we ought to eliminate the federal minimum wage."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in the first presidential debate at Hofstra University: The Great Recession emerged "in large part because of tax policies that slashed taxes on the wealthy, failed to invest in the middle class, took their eyes off of Wall Street, and created a perfect storm."
Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall: "Since I came into office … we have increased the VA budget by 85 percent."
Chelsea Clinton stated on September 28, 2016 in an interview with Cosmo: Says "Gary Johnson and the Libertarian Party want to get rid of the public school system."
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate at Hofstra University: "These people that we were going to deport for good reason ended up becoming citizens. Ended up becoming citizens. And it was 800. And now it turns out it might be 1,800, and they don't even know."
Bloggers stated on September 27, 2016 in Internet posts: Say photographs of Hillary Clinton at the debate show what could be an earpiece.
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in the presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Says "no, you’re wrong," responding to the assertion that stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York.
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says to Hillary Clinton, "You heard what I said about (the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal), and all of a sudden you were against it."
