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 Bernie Sanders stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump "thinks that climate change is a hoax, invented by the Chinese." Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: China has "total control, just about, of North Korea." Bernie Sanders stated on January 19, 2016 in a town hall in Underwood, Iowa: "I have a D-minus voting record from the NRA." Carly Fiorina stated on January 20, 2016 in an Iowa Right to Life event in Des Moines: The United States has a "record number of abortions year after year after year." Hillary Clinton stated on January 18, 2016 in comments at a campaign organizing event: "Every piece of legislation, just about, that I ever introduced (in the U.S. Senate) had a Republican co-sponsor." Paul Ryan stated on January 9, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Today, if you were raised poor, you’re just as likely to stay poor as you were 50 years ago." Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "Very little of (the defense) budget — less than 10 percent — actually goes into fighting ISIS and international terrorism." Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "I helped write" the Affordable Care Act. Hillary Clinton stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "We now have driven (health care) costs down to the lowest they've been in 50 years." Hillary Clinton stated on January 17, 2016 in the South Carolina Democratic debate: Says Bernie Sanders "voted for what we call the 'Charleston Loophole.'" Hillary Clinton stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: Says Bernie Sanders "has reversed his position on immunity" for gun manufacturers and sellers. Marco Rubio stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Hostages were released as soon as Ronald Reagan took office because Iran perceived that America was "no longer under the command of someone weak." Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton called Barack Obama "naive" for saying he was would "sit down and talk to the Iranians" during the 2008 Democratic primary. Marco Rubio stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says Sen. Ted Cruz used to be "in favor of birthright citizenship" but is now against it. Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says Marco Rubio "knows full well I voted for his amendment to increase military spending to $697 billion." Ted Cruz stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says President Barack Obama "appointed Eric Holder as attorney general. Eric Holder said he viewed his mission as brainwashing the American people against guns." Chris Christie stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican debate on Fox Business Network in South Carolina on Fox Business Network : "I didn’t support Sonia Sotomayor." Jeb Bush stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate: Says Hillary Clinton "is under investigation with the FBI right now." Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans working today of any year since 1977." Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2016 in the South Carolina presidential debate: Among Syrian refugees and migrants coming into Europe, "there look like very few women. Very few children." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: "The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world." Conservative Solutions PAC stated on January 4, 2016 in an attack ad: Says Chris Christie "instituted an Internet sales tax." Chelsea Clinton stated on January 12, 2016 in a campaign event for Hillary Clinton: Says Bernie Sanders’ health care plan would "empower Republican governors to take away Medicaid, to take away health insurance for low-income and middle-income working Americans." Nancy Pelosi stated on January 13, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Until the new Iran deal, China and Russia "have never voted with us at the U.N. on any sanctions on Iran in the past." Jeb Bush stated on January 4, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "As governor of Florida, I used a combination of strategies to help reduce heroin use among youth in Florida by approximately 50 percent." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the Union address: "We spend more on our military than the next eight nations combined." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in a State of the Union speech: We've "lifted high school graduation rates to new highs." Nikki Haley stated on January 12, 2016 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: The economy is "too weak to raise income levels." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his State of the Union speech: "Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: We have cut "our deficits by almost three-quarters."
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Bernie Sanders stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump "thinks that climate change is a hoax, invented by the Chinese." Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: China has "total control, just about, of North Korea." Bernie Sanders stated on January 19, 2016 in a town hall in Underwood, Iowa: "I have a D-minus voting record from the NRA." Carly Fiorina stated on January 20, 2016 in an Iowa Right to Life event in Des Moines: The United States has a "record number of abortions year after year after year." Hillary Clinton stated on January 18, 2016 in comments at a campaign organizing event: "Every piece of legislation, just about, that I ever introduced (in the U.S. Senate) had a Republican co-sponsor." Paul Ryan stated on January 9, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Today, if you were raised poor, you’re just as likely to stay poor as you were 50 years ago." Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "Very little of (the defense) budget — less than 10 percent — actually goes into fighting ISIS and international terrorism." Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "I helped write" the Affordable Care Act. Hillary Clinton stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "We now have driven (health care) costs down to the lowest they've been in 50 years." Hillary Clinton stated on January 17, 2016 in the South Carolina Democratic debate: Says Bernie Sanders "voted for what we call the 'Charleston Loophole.'" Hillary Clinton stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: Says Bernie Sanders "has reversed his position on immunity" for gun manufacturers and sellers. Marco Rubio stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Hostages were released as soon as Ronald Reagan took office because Iran perceived that America was "no longer under the command of someone weak." Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton called Barack Obama "naive" for saying he was would "sit down and talk to the Iranians" during the 2008 Democratic primary. Marco Rubio stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says Sen. Ted Cruz used to be "in favor of birthright citizenship" but is now against it. Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says Marco Rubio "knows full well I voted for his amendment to increase military spending to $697 billion." Ted Cruz stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says President Barack Obama "appointed Eric Holder as attorney general. Eric Holder said he viewed his mission as brainwashing the American people against guns." Chris Christie stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican debate on Fox Business Network in South Carolina on Fox Business Network : "I didn’t support Sonia Sotomayor." Jeb Bush stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate: Says Hillary Clinton "is under investigation with the FBI right now." Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans working today of any year since 1977." Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2016 in the South Carolina presidential debate: Among Syrian refugees and migrants coming into Europe, "there look like very few women. Very few children." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: "The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world." Conservative Solutions PAC stated on January 4, 2016 in an attack ad: Says Chris Christie "instituted an Internet sales tax." Chelsea Clinton stated on January 12, 2016 in a campaign event for Hillary Clinton: Says Bernie Sanders’ health care plan would "empower Republican governors to take away Medicaid, to take away health insurance for low-income and middle-income working Americans." Nancy Pelosi stated on January 13, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Until the new Iran deal, China and Russia "have never voted with us at the U.N. on any sanctions on Iran in the past." Jeb Bush stated on January 4, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "As governor of Florida, I used a combination of strategies to help reduce heroin use among youth in Florida by approximately 50 percent." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the Union address: "We spend more on our military than the next eight nations combined." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in a State of the Union speech: We've "lifted high school graduation rates to new highs." Nikki Haley stated on January 12, 2016 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: The economy is "too weak to raise income levels." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his State of the Union speech: "Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: We have cut "our deficits by almost three-quarters."
Bernie Sanders stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump "thinks that climate change is a hoax, invented by the Chinese."
Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: China has "total control, just about, of North Korea."
Bernie Sanders stated on January 19, 2016 in a town hall in Underwood, Iowa: "I have a D-minus voting record from the NRA."
Carly Fiorina stated on January 20, 2016 in an Iowa Right to Life event in Des Moines: The United States has a "record number of abortions year after year after year."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 18, 2016 in comments at a campaign organizing event: "Every piece of legislation, just about, that I ever introduced (in the U.S. Senate) had a Republican co-sponsor."
Paul Ryan stated on January 9, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: "Today, if you were raised poor, you’re just as likely to stay poor as you were 50 years ago."
Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "Very little of (the defense) budget — less than 10 percent — actually goes into fighting ISIS and international terrorism."
Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "I helped write" the Affordable Care Act.
Hillary Clinton stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: "We now have driven (health care) costs down to the lowest they've been in 50 years."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 17, 2016 in the South Carolina Democratic debate: Says Bernie Sanders "voted for what we call the 'Charleston Loophole.'"
Hillary Clinton stated on January 17, 2016 in comments during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate: Says Bernie Sanders "has reversed his position on immunity" for gun manufacturers and sellers.
Marco Rubio stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Hostages were released as soon as Ronald Reagan took office because Iran perceived that America was "no longer under the command of someone weak."
Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton called Barack Obama "naive" for saying he was would "sit down and talk to the Iranians" during the 2008 Democratic primary.
Marco Rubio stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says Sen. Ted Cruz used to be "in favor of birthright citizenship" but is now against it.
Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says Marco Rubio "knows full well I voted for his amendment to increase military spending to $697 billion."
Ted Cruz stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.: Says President Barack Obama "appointed Eric Holder as attorney general. Eric Holder said he viewed his mission as brainwashing the American people against guns."
Chris Christie stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican debate on Fox Business Network in South Carolina on Fox Business Network : "I didn’t support Sonia Sotomayor."
Jeb Bush stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate: Says Hillary Clinton "is under investigation with the FBI right now."
Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans working today of any year since 1977."
Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2016 in the South Carolina presidential debate: Among Syrian refugees and migrants coming into Europe, "there look like very few women. Very few children."
Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: "The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world."
Conservative Solutions PAC stated on January 4, 2016 in an attack ad: Says Chris Christie "instituted an Internet sales tax."
Chelsea Clinton stated on January 12, 2016 in a campaign event for Hillary Clinton: Says Bernie Sanders’ health care plan would "empower Republican governors to take away Medicaid, to take away health insurance for low-income and middle-income working Americans."
Nancy Pelosi stated on January 13, 2016 in an interview on CNN: Until the new Iran deal, China and Russia "have never voted with us at the U.N. on any sanctions on Iran in the past."
Jeb Bush stated on January 4, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "As governor of Florida, I used a combination of strategies to help reduce heroin use among youth in Florida by approximately 50 percent."
Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the Union address: "We spend more on our military than the next eight nations combined."
Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in a State of the Union speech: We've "lifted high school graduation rates to new highs."
Nikki Haley stated on January 12, 2016 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: The economy is "too weak to raise income levels."
Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in his State of the Union speech: "Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law."
Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: We have cut "our deficits by almost three-quarters."
