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 Ben Carson stated on September 16, 2015 in the second GOP debate: There are a "multitude" of vaccines that do not prevent deadly and crippling diseases. Viral image stated on September 8, 2015 in a shareable graphic on the Web: Says Bernie Sanders opposes "requiring all children to have a K-12 education." Marco Rubio stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN GOP presidential debate: Says that President Barack Obama said an attack on Syria "was going to be a pinprick." Ted Cruz stated on September 1, 2015 in a speech to the Greater Houston Partnership: The Iran deal "trusts the Iranians to inspect themselves." Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in a GOP presidential debate on CNN: Says Mexico doesn't have birthright citizenship, and Americans are the "only ones" to have it. Internet commenters stated on September 10, 2015 in comments on various local blogs: Annexation would lead to overcrowding at Decatur’s city schools. Michele Bachmann stated on September 10, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Donald Trump’s polling numbers show that he’s "the highest with Hispanics that any Republican has ever been." Viral image stated on September 7, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says the case of a Texas judge who refused to perform heterosexual weddings exposes a double standard in the case against Kentucky clerk Kim Davis. Ted Cruz stated on September 9, 2015 in a tweet: "The Iran Deal will facilitate and accelerate the nation of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons." Hillary Clinton stated on August 11, 2015 in a speech: Says Scott Walker rejected legislation to make college loan payments tax deductible and the result was "to raise taxes on students." Donald Trump stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview: Under the Iran deal: "If Israel attacks Iran … we’re supposed to be on Iran’s side." Dick Cheney stated on September 2, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty "enrichment has been limited to basically the weapons states." Ryan Eller stated on August 31, 2015 in a CNN interview: "Jesus was an undocumented immigrant." Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher: The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air." Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher.: "The most recent survey of climate scientists said about 57 percent don’t agree with the idea that 95 percent of the change in the climate is caused by CO2." Eric Bolling stated on August 27, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News: "In countries where there are higher, more strict gun laws, there is more gun violence." Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Sarah Palin: "We have 93 million people out of work. They look for jobs, they give up, and all of a sudden, statistically, they're considered employed." Dave Brat stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: "I was one of the few, very few, who voted `no’ on the Iran deal." Donald Trump stated on August 24, 2015 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "We’re the most highly taxed nation in the world." Hillary Clinton stated on August 23, 2015 in a tweet: "Not one of the 17 GOP candidates has discussed how they'd address the rising cost of college." Jeb Bush stated on August 19, 2015 in a town hall in New Hampshire: "The federal government right now does not deport criminals." Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a television show: Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country." Alan Grayson stated on August 12, 2015 in a press release: Says Patrick Murphy "hasn't passed a single bill out of committee." Tom Tancredo stated on August 8, 2015 in a Breitbart article: Between 2008 and 2014, "criminal aliens accounted for 38 percent of all murder convictions in the five states of California, Texas, Arizona, Florida and New York." Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps. Israel O'Quinn stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: On unemployment rates: "We have counties in Southwest Virginia that are well into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent." Bernie Sanders stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "We spend almost twice as much per capita on health care as do the people of any other country." Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2015 in a meme: Scott Walker "had a 2.3 GPA when he was asked to leave Marquette University for cheating." Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2015 in a Meet the Press interview: "Some of the things that (Megyn Kelly) said, I didn’t say." Ben Carson stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: "Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them."
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Ben Carson stated on September 16, 2015 in the second GOP debate: There are a "multitude" of vaccines that do not prevent deadly and crippling diseases. Viral image stated on September 8, 2015 in a shareable graphic on the Web: Says Bernie Sanders opposes "requiring all children to have a K-12 education." Marco Rubio stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN GOP presidential debate: Says that President Barack Obama said an attack on Syria "was going to be a pinprick." Ted Cruz stated on September 1, 2015 in a speech to the Greater Houston Partnership: The Iran deal "trusts the Iranians to inspect themselves." Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in a GOP presidential debate on CNN: Says Mexico doesn't have birthright citizenship, and Americans are the "only ones" to have it. Internet commenters stated on September 10, 2015 in comments on various local blogs: Annexation would lead to overcrowding at Decatur’s city schools. Michele Bachmann stated on September 10, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Donald Trump’s polling numbers show that he’s "the highest with Hispanics that any Republican has ever been." Viral image stated on September 7, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says the case of a Texas judge who refused to perform heterosexual weddings exposes a double standard in the case against Kentucky clerk Kim Davis. Ted Cruz stated on September 9, 2015 in a tweet: "The Iran Deal will facilitate and accelerate the nation of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons." Hillary Clinton stated on August 11, 2015 in a speech: Says Scott Walker rejected legislation to make college loan payments tax deductible and the result was "to raise taxes on students." Donald Trump stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview: Under the Iran deal: "If Israel attacks Iran … we’re supposed to be on Iran’s side." Dick Cheney stated on September 2, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty "enrichment has been limited to basically the weapons states." Ryan Eller stated on August 31, 2015 in a CNN interview: "Jesus was an undocumented immigrant." Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher: The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air." Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher.: "The most recent survey of climate scientists said about 57 percent don’t agree with the idea that 95 percent of the change in the climate is caused by CO2." Eric Bolling stated on August 27, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News: "In countries where there are higher, more strict gun laws, there is more gun violence." Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Sarah Palin: "We have 93 million people out of work. They look for jobs, they give up, and all of a sudden, statistically, they're considered employed." Dave Brat stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: "I was one of the few, very few, who voted `no’ on the Iran deal." Donald Trump stated on August 24, 2015 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "We’re the most highly taxed nation in the world." Hillary Clinton stated on August 23, 2015 in a tweet: "Not one of the 17 GOP candidates has discussed how they'd address the rising cost of college." Jeb Bush stated on August 19, 2015 in a town hall in New Hampshire: "The federal government right now does not deport criminals." Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a television show: Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country." Alan Grayson stated on August 12, 2015 in a press release: Says Patrick Murphy "hasn't passed a single bill out of committee." Tom Tancredo stated on August 8, 2015 in a Breitbart article: Between 2008 and 2014, "criminal aliens accounted for 38 percent of all murder convictions in the five states of California, Texas, Arizona, Florida and New York." Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps. Israel O'Quinn stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: On unemployment rates: "We have counties in Southwest Virginia that are well into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent." Bernie Sanders stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "We spend almost twice as much per capita on health care as do the people of any other country." Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2015 in a meme: Scott Walker "had a 2.3 GPA when he was asked to leave Marquette University for cheating." Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2015 in a Meet the Press interview: "Some of the things that (Megyn Kelly) said, I didn’t say." Ben Carson stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: "Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them."
Ben Carson stated on September 16, 2015 in the second GOP debate: There are a "multitude" of vaccines that do not prevent deadly and crippling diseases.
Viral image stated on September 8, 2015 in a shareable graphic on the Web: Says Bernie Sanders opposes "requiring all children to have a K-12 education."
Marco Rubio stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN GOP presidential debate: Says that President Barack Obama said an attack on Syria "was going to be a pinprick."
Ted Cruz stated on September 1, 2015 in a speech to the Greater Houston Partnership: The Iran deal "trusts the Iranians to inspect themselves."
Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in a GOP presidential debate on CNN: Says Mexico doesn't have birthright citizenship, and Americans are the "only ones" to have it.
Internet commenters stated on September 10, 2015 in comments on various local blogs: Annexation would lead to overcrowding at Decatur’s city schools.
Michele Bachmann stated on September 10, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Donald Trump’s polling numbers show that he’s "the highest with Hispanics that any Republican has ever been."
Viral image stated on September 7, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says the case of a Texas judge who refused to perform heterosexual weddings exposes a double standard in the case against Kentucky clerk Kim Davis.
Ted Cruz stated on September 9, 2015 in a tweet: "The Iran Deal will facilitate and accelerate the nation of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons."
Hillary Clinton stated on August 11, 2015 in a speech: Says Scott Walker rejected legislation to make college loan payments tax deductible and the result was "to raise taxes on students."
Donald Trump stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview: Under the Iran deal: "If Israel attacks Iran … we’re supposed to be on Iran’s side."
Dick Cheney stated on September 2, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty "enrichment has been limited to basically the weapons states."
Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher: The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air."
Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Bill Maher.: "The most recent survey of climate scientists said about 57 percent don’t agree with the idea that 95 percent of the change in the climate is caused by CO2."
Eric Bolling stated on August 27, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News: "In countries where there are higher, more strict gun laws, there is more gun violence."
Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Sarah Palin: "We have 93 million people out of work. They look for jobs, they give up, and all of a sudden, statistically, they're considered employed."
Dave Brat stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: "I was one of the few, very few, who voted `no’ on the Iran deal."
Donald Trump stated on August 24, 2015 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "We’re the most highly taxed nation in the world."
Hillary Clinton stated on August 23, 2015 in a tweet: "Not one of the 17 GOP candidates has discussed how they'd address the rising cost of college."
Jeb Bush stated on August 19, 2015 in a town hall in New Hampshire: "The federal government right now does not deport criminals."
Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a television show: Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country."
Alan Grayson stated on August 12, 2015 in a press release: Says Patrick Murphy "hasn't passed a single bill out of committee."
Tom Tancredo stated on August 8, 2015 in a Breitbart article: Between 2008 and 2014, "criminal aliens accounted for 38 percent of all murder convictions in the five states of California, Texas, Arizona, Florida and New York."
Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps.
Israel O'Quinn stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: On unemployment rates: "We have counties in Southwest Virginia that are well into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent."
Bernie Sanders stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "We spend almost twice as much per capita on health care as do the people of any other country."
Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2015 in a meme: Scott Walker "had a 2.3 GPA when he was asked to leave Marquette University for cheating."
Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2015 in a Meet the Press interview: "Some of the things that (Megyn Kelly) said, I didn’t say."
Ben Carson stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: "Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them."
