Latest False 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 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." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on CNN Reliable Sources: Says the Democratic Party created a debate schedule "to maximize the opportunity for voters to see our candidates." 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." Tarina Keene stated on January 13, 2016 in a news conference: More than 100,000 women in Texas "have attempted to self-induce abortion in the past year alone." 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." Occupy Democrats stated on January 12, 2016 in a blog post.: Says Virginia Del. Mark Cole "wants schools to check children’s genitals before using bathroom." Ted Cruz stated on January 7, 2016 in a TV interview: "California Senator, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said if she could say to Mr. America and Mrs. America, 'Give me your guns, I'm rounding 'em up,' she would." 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." 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." Steven Landes stated on December 24, 2015 in a constituent survey.: Medicaid expansion "could cost the Commonwealth of Virginia over $1 billion a year..." Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press": The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield." Donald Trump stated on January 5, 2016 in an interview with The Washington Post: Canadian-born Ted Cruz "has had a double passport." Laura Ingraham stated on January 3, 2016 in on "Fox News Sunday": "The 90 percent statistic of supporting background checks, that's been debunked." Ted Cruz stated on December 17, 2015 in a radio interview.: "Existing law right now requires 700 miles of double-layered border fencing" on the Mexico border. Terry McAuliffe stated on December 10, 2015 in a radio interview.: Says he faced "a record budget deficit" in Virginia in 2014. Katrina Shankland stated on November 16, 2015 in a news conference: Wisconsin "is on pace to double the number of layoffs" this year. Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: ISIS is "going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists." Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight bill was that it gave President Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees, without mandating any background checks whatsoever." André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups." Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2015 in the Republican debate in Las Vegas: The 9/11 terrorists' friends, family, girlfriends in the United States "were sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television." Lamar Smith stated on December 6, 2015 in Op-ed column in the San Antonio Express-News: "The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has estimated that the Obama administration’s Power Plan will cause energy costs in Texas to rise as much as 16 percent per year." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview: The Milwaukee County bus system has "among the highest fares in the nation." Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says carpet bombing means bombing "not a city, but the location of the troops," with "embedded special forces to direct the air power." Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming." Occupy Democrats stated on December 2, 2015 in a Facebook post: "If Trump had just put his father’s money in a mutual fund ... he’d have $8 billion." Joe Scarborough stated on December 4, 2015 in on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": In the weekend after the terrorist attacks in Paris, the White House said "this couldn't happen in the United States. ISIS couldn't reach us here." Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2015 in an interview with Steven Crowder: The "federal government is going after school districts, trying to force them to let boys shower with little girls." Ben Carson stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "The Family Research Council, according to some government agencies, is a terrorist group." Ben Carson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview.: Says Thomas Jefferson helped "craft" the Constitution. Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2015 in a Facebook comment: "Illegal immigrants mow the grass around the (Texas) Capitol."
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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." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on CNN Reliable Sources: Says the Democratic Party created a debate schedule "to maximize the opportunity for voters to see our candidates." 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." Tarina Keene stated on January 13, 2016 in a news conference: More than 100,000 women in Texas "have attempted to self-induce abortion in the past year alone." 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." Occupy Democrats stated on January 12, 2016 in a blog post.: Says Virginia Del. Mark Cole "wants schools to check children’s genitals before using bathroom." Ted Cruz stated on January 7, 2016 in a TV interview: "California Senator, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said if she could say to Mr. America and Mrs. America, 'Give me your guns, I'm rounding 'em up,' she would." 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." 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." Steven Landes stated on December 24, 2015 in a constituent survey.: Medicaid expansion "could cost the Commonwealth of Virginia over $1 billion a year..." Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press": The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield." Donald Trump stated on January 5, 2016 in an interview with The Washington Post: Canadian-born Ted Cruz "has had a double passport." Laura Ingraham stated on January 3, 2016 in on "Fox News Sunday": "The 90 percent statistic of supporting background checks, that's been debunked." Ted Cruz stated on December 17, 2015 in a radio interview.: "Existing law right now requires 700 miles of double-layered border fencing" on the Mexico border. Terry McAuliffe stated on December 10, 2015 in a radio interview.: Says he faced "a record budget deficit" in Virginia in 2014. Katrina Shankland stated on November 16, 2015 in a news conference: Wisconsin "is on pace to double the number of layoffs" this year. Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: ISIS is "going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists." Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight bill was that it gave President Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees, without mandating any background checks whatsoever." André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups." Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2015 in the Republican debate in Las Vegas: The 9/11 terrorists' friends, family, girlfriends in the United States "were sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television." Lamar Smith stated on December 6, 2015 in Op-ed column in the San Antonio Express-News: "The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has estimated that the Obama administration’s Power Plan will cause energy costs in Texas to rise as much as 16 percent per year." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview: The Milwaukee County bus system has "among the highest fares in the nation." Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says carpet bombing means bombing "not a city, but the location of the troops," with "embedded special forces to direct the air power." Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming." Occupy Democrats stated on December 2, 2015 in a Facebook post: "If Trump had just put his father’s money in a mutual fund ... he’d have $8 billion." Joe Scarborough stated on December 4, 2015 in on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": In the weekend after the terrorist attacks in Paris, the White House said "this couldn't happen in the United States. ISIS couldn't reach us here." Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2015 in an interview with Steven Crowder: The "federal government is going after school districts, trying to force them to let boys shower with little girls." Ben Carson stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "The Family Research Council, according to some government agencies, is a terrorist group." Ben Carson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview.: Says Thomas Jefferson helped "craft" the Constitution. Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2015 in a Facebook comment: "Illegal immigrants mow the grass around the (Texas) Capitol."
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."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on CNN Reliable Sources: Says the Democratic Party created a debate schedule "to maximize the opportunity for voters to see our candidates."
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."
Tarina Keene stated on January 13, 2016 in a news conference: More than 100,000 women in Texas "have attempted to self-induce abortion in the past year alone."
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."
Occupy Democrats stated on January 12, 2016 in a blog post.: Says Virginia Del. Mark Cole "wants schools to check children’s genitals before using bathroom."
Ted Cruz stated on January 7, 2016 in a TV interview: "California Senator, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said if she could say to Mr. America and Mrs. America, 'Give me your guns, I'm rounding 'em up,' she would."
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."
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."
Steven Landes stated on December 24, 2015 in a constituent survey.: Medicaid expansion "could cost the Commonwealth of Virginia over $1 billion a year..."
Donald Trump stated on January 10, 2016 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on NBC's "Meet the Press": The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl are "back on the battlefield."
Donald Trump stated on January 5, 2016 in an interview with The Washington Post: Canadian-born Ted Cruz "has had a double passport."
Laura Ingraham stated on January 3, 2016 in on "Fox News Sunday": "The 90 percent statistic of supporting background checks, that's been debunked."
Ted Cruz stated on December 17, 2015 in a radio interview.: "Existing law right now requires 700 miles of double-layered border fencing" on the Mexico border.
Terry McAuliffe stated on December 10, 2015 in a radio interview.: Says he faced "a record budget deficit" in Virginia in 2014.
Katrina Shankland stated on November 16, 2015 in a news conference: Wisconsin "is on pace to double the number of layoffs" this year.
Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in the Dec. 19 Democratic presidential debate: ISIS is "going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists."
Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight bill was that it gave President Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees, without mandating any background checks whatsoever."
André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups."
Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2015 in the Republican debate in Las Vegas: The 9/11 terrorists' friends, family, girlfriends in the United States "were sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television."
Lamar Smith stated on December 6, 2015 in Op-ed column in the San Antonio Express-News: "The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has estimated that the Obama administration’s Power Plan will cause energy costs in Texas to rise as much as 16 percent per year."
Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview: The Milwaukee County bus system has "among the highest fares in the nation."
Ted Cruz stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Says carpet bombing means bombing "not a city, but the location of the troops," with "embedded special forces to direct the air power."
Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2015 in an interview with NPR: "Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming."
Occupy Democrats stated on December 2, 2015 in a Facebook post: "If Trump had just put his father’s money in a mutual fund ... he’d have $8 billion."
Joe Scarborough stated on December 4, 2015 in on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": In the weekend after the terrorist attacks in Paris, the White House said "this couldn't happen in the United States. ISIS couldn't reach us here."
Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2015 in an interview with Steven Crowder: The "federal government is going after school districts, trying to force them to let boys shower with little girls."
Ben Carson stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "The Family Research Council, according to some government agencies, is a terrorist group."
Ben Carson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview.: Says Thomas Jefferson helped "craft" the Constitution.
Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2015 in a Facebook comment: "Illegal immigrants mow the grass around the (Texas) Capitol."
