Latest True Fact-checks 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 Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol stated on October 14, 2016 in a political advertisement: Department of Veterans Affairs doctors "are prohibited from recommending medical marijuana." Jill Stein stated on October 17, 2016 in a Green Party rally at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin: "We’re already bombing seven countries." Rob Portman stated on October 20, 2016 in the Ohio Senate debate: Says Ted Strickland "in this campaign bragged about his A-plus rating with the NRA. ... He has said he has a mixed and spotty record on this issue and that he can be criticized for it. Those are his words, not mine. So I don’t know where he is on this issue." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 21, 2016 in a series of blog posts, ending on Sept. 21, 2016: "Zephyr Teachout says she is against Super PACs despite taking money from Super PAC donors" Hillary Clinton stated on October 20, 2016 in in a debate: Says Donald Trump "used undocumented labor to build the Trump Tower." Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 17 intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that these espionage attacks, these cyberattacks, come from the highest levels of the Kremlin, and they are designed to influence our election." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate: "Heroin .. pours across our southern borders." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: Says Warren Buffett has publicly said his secretary "should not be paying a higher tax rate" than him. Patrick Murphy stated on October 17, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate in Orlando: "Marco Rubio made it clear: Not only does he think Donald Trump is a con man, he went on to say he doesn't trust Donald Trump with the nuclear codes." Bruce Elfant stated on October 10, 2016 in a press conference: Says over 90 percent of Travis County’s eligible residents have registered to vote. Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "We've had Muslims in America since George Washington." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees: "Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: Says Donald Trump’s tax plan gives the wealthy and corporations "more than the Bush tax cuts by at least a factor of two." Hillary Clinton stated on October 10, 2016 in a tweet: Says Paul Ryan "is still endorsing Trump." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You can look at the propaganda on a lot of the terrorists' sites and what Donald Trump says about Muslims is used to recruit fighters." 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." Paul Ryan stated on September 26, 2016 in a tweet: "Repeated requests for additional security in Benghazi were routinely denied" by Hillary "Clinton’s State Department." Colleen Deacon stated on September 10, 2016 in remarks at a campaign office opening for Hillary Clinton: Says Rep. John Katko "promised he wouldn’t vote to defund Planned Parenthood and since he’s been in office he’s done that four times" 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." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in a debate: "Richard Nixon released tax returns when he was under audit." Freedom Partners Action Fund stated on September 21, 2016 in In a political ad: Says Senate candidate Katie McGinty "made thousands from companies she previously regulated." Bruce Rauner stated on September 19, 2016 in a press conference: Even our attorney general who is a strong Democrat, she has said that we need causation in our workers’ comp system. That’s the No. 1 thing pushing our manufacturing jobs out of Illinois. María Teresa Kumar stated on October 2, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "Undocumented immigrants pay $12 billion of taxes every single year." Hillary Clinton stated on September 27, 2016 in the first presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "started his career back in 1973 being sued by the Justice Department for racial discrimination because he would not rent apartments in one of his developments to African-Americans." Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate at Hofstra University: According to "independent experts," Donald Trump's tax plan "would blow up the debt by over $5 trillion and would in some instances disadvantage middle-class families compared to the wealthy." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: "In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since Jan. 1. Thousands of shootings." Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate at Hofstra University: "The gun epidemic is the leading cause of death of young African-American men, more than the next nine causes put together." Andrew Cuomo stated on September 23, 2016 in a speech in Buffalo: "Most private sector jobs in the history of Buffalo exist in Buffalo today" Paul Bettencourt stated on August 24, 2016 in a press release: Says a change in law he carried stopped a $100 million tax increase in the Dallas school district. National Republican Congressional Committee stated on August 10, 2016 in a blog post on the NRCC website: Tom Suozzi raised taxes "by hundreds of millions of dollars" as Nassau County executive.
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Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol stated on October 14, 2016 in a political advertisement: Department of Veterans Affairs doctors "are prohibited from recommending medical marijuana." Jill Stein stated on October 17, 2016 in a Green Party rally at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin: "We’re already bombing seven countries." Rob Portman stated on October 20, 2016 in the Ohio Senate debate: Says Ted Strickland "in this campaign bragged about his A-plus rating with the NRA. ... He has said he has a mixed and spotty record on this issue and that he can be criticized for it. Those are his words, not mine. So I don’t know where he is on this issue." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 21, 2016 in a series of blog posts, ending on Sept. 21, 2016: "Zephyr Teachout says she is against Super PACs despite taking money from Super PAC donors" Hillary Clinton stated on October 20, 2016 in in a debate: Says Donald Trump "used undocumented labor to build the Trump Tower." Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 17 intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that these espionage attacks, these cyberattacks, come from the highest levels of the Kremlin, and they are designed to influence our election." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate: "Heroin .. pours across our southern borders." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: Says Warren Buffett has publicly said his secretary "should not be paying a higher tax rate" than him. Patrick Murphy stated on October 17, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate in Orlando: "Marco Rubio made it clear: Not only does he think Donald Trump is a con man, he went on to say he doesn't trust Donald Trump with the nuclear codes." Bruce Elfant stated on October 10, 2016 in a press conference: Says over 90 percent of Travis County’s eligible residents have registered to vote. Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "We've had Muslims in America since George Washington." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees: "Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: Says Donald Trump’s tax plan gives the wealthy and corporations "more than the Bush tax cuts by at least a factor of two." Hillary Clinton stated on October 10, 2016 in a tweet: Says Paul Ryan "is still endorsing Trump." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You can look at the propaganda on a lot of the terrorists' sites and what Donald Trump says about Muslims is used to recruit fighters." 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." Paul Ryan stated on September 26, 2016 in a tweet: "Repeated requests for additional security in Benghazi were routinely denied" by Hillary "Clinton’s State Department." Colleen Deacon stated on September 10, 2016 in remarks at a campaign office opening for Hillary Clinton: Says Rep. John Katko "promised he wouldn’t vote to defund Planned Parenthood and since he’s been in office he’s done that four times" 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." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in a debate: "Richard Nixon released tax returns when he was under audit." Freedom Partners Action Fund stated on September 21, 2016 in In a political ad: Says Senate candidate Katie McGinty "made thousands from companies she previously regulated." Bruce Rauner stated on September 19, 2016 in a press conference: Even our attorney general who is a strong Democrat, she has said that we need causation in our workers’ comp system. That’s the No. 1 thing pushing our manufacturing jobs out of Illinois. María Teresa Kumar stated on October 2, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "Undocumented immigrants pay $12 billion of taxes every single year." Hillary Clinton stated on September 27, 2016 in the first presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "started his career back in 1973 being sued by the Justice Department for racial discrimination because he would not rent apartments in one of his developments to African-Americans." Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate at Hofstra University: According to "independent experts," Donald Trump's tax plan "would blow up the debt by over $5 trillion and would in some instances disadvantage middle-class families compared to the wealthy." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: "In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since Jan. 1. Thousands of shootings." Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate at Hofstra University: "The gun epidemic is the leading cause of death of young African-American men, more than the next nine causes put together." Andrew Cuomo stated on September 23, 2016 in a speech in Buffalo: "Most private sector jobs in the history of Buffalo exist in Buffalo today" Paul Bettencourt stated on August 24, 2016 in a press release: Says a change in law he carried stopped a $100 million tax increase in the Dallas school district. National Republican Congressional Committee stated on August 10, 2016 in a blog post on the NRCC website: Tom Suozzi raised taxes "by hundreds of millions of dollars" as Nassau County executive.
Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol stated on October 14, 2016 in a political advertisement: Department of Veterans Affairs doctors "are prohibited from recommending medical marijuana."
Jill Stein stated on October 17, 2016 in a Green Party rally at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin: "We’re already bombing seven countries."
Rob Portman stated on October 20, 2016 in the Ohio Senate debate: Says Ted Strickland "in this campaign bragged about his A-plus rating with the NRA. ... He has said he has a mixed and spotty record on this issue and that he can be criticized for it. Those are his words, not mine. So I don’t know where he is on this issue."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 21, 2016 in a series of blog posts, ending on Sept. 21, 2016: "Zephyr Teachout says she is against Super PACs despite taking money from Super PAC donors"
Hillary Clinton stated on October 20, 2016 in in a debate: Says Donald Trump "used undocumented labor to build the Trump Tower."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 17 intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that these espionage attacks, these cyberattacks, come from the highest levels of the Kremlin, and they are designed to influence our election."
Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate: "Heroin .. pours across our southern borders."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: Says Warren Buffett has publicly said his secretary "should not be paying a higher tax rate" than him.
Patrick Murphy stated on October 17, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate in Orlando: "Marco Rubio made it clear: Not only does he think Donald Trump is a con man, he went on to say he doesn't trust Donald Trump with the nuclear codes."
Bruce Elfant stated on October 10, 2016 in a press conference: Says over 90 percent of Travis County’s eligible residents have registered to vote.
Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "We've had Muslims in America since George Washington."
Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees: "Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: Says Donald Trump’s tax plan gives the wealthy and corporations "more than the Bush tax cuts by at least a factor of two."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You can look at the propaganda on a lot of the terrorists' sites and what Donald Trump says about Muslims is used to recruit fighters."
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."
Paul Ryan stated on September 26, 2016 in a tweet: "Repeated requests for additional security in Benghazi were routinely denied" by Hillary "Clinton’s State Department."
Colleen Deacon stated on September 10, 2016 in remarks at a campaign office opening for Hillary Clinton: Says Rep. John Katko "promised he wouldn’t vote to defund Planned Parenthood and since he’s been in office he’s done that four times"
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."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in a debate: "Richard Nixon released tax returns when he was under audit."
Freedom Partners Action Fund stated on September 21, 2016 in In a political ad: Says Senate candidate Katie McGinty "made thousands from companies she previously regulated."
Bruce Rauner stated on September 19, 2016 in a press conference: Even our attorney general who is a strong Democrat, she has said that we need causation in our workers’ comp system. That’s the No. 1 thing pushing our manufacturing jobs out of Illinois.
María Teresa Kumar stated on October 2, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "Undocumented immigrants pay $12 billion of taxes every single year."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 27, 2016 in the first presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "started his career back in 1973 being sued by the Justice Department for racial discrimination because he would not rent apartments in one of his developments to African-Americans."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate at Hofstra University: According to "independent experts," Donald Trump's tax plan "would blow up the debt by over $5 trillion and would in some instances disadvantage middle-class families compared to the wealthy."
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: "In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since Jan. 1. Thousands of shootings."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate at Hofstra University: "The gun epidemic is the leading cause of death of young African-American men, more than the next nine causes put together."
Andrew Cuomo stated on September 23, 2016 in a speech in Buffalo: "Most private sector jobs in the history of Buffalo exist in Buffalo today"
Paul Bettencourt stated on August 24, 2016 in a press release: Says a change in law he carried stopped a $100 million tax increase in the Dallas school district.
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on August 10, 2016 in a blog post on the NRCC website: Tom Suozzi raised taxes "by hundreds of millions of dollars" as Nassau County executive.
