Latest Fact-checks in Polls and Public Opinion Donald Trump stated on January 25, 2017 in an interview with ABC News' David Muir: "A poll just came out on my inauguration speech. … People loved it. Loved and liked." Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2017 in a press conference: Americans don't "care at all" about Donald Trump's tax returns. Mitch McConnell stated on January 9, 2017 in an op-ed on FoxNews.com: "About 8 out of 10 favor changing Obamacare significantly or replacing it altogether." Paul Ryan stated on November 9, 2016 in a news conference: Obamacare "is not a popular law." Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2016 in a rally in Florida: "Wikileaks also shows how John Podesta rigged the polls by oversampling Democrats, a voter suppression technique." Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says he won the second debate with Hillary Clinton "in a landslide" in "every poll." Gary Johnson stated on September 4, 2016 in an interview: "Sixty percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana." William Weld stated on September 7, 2016 in an Ask Me Anything session on reddit: Says "76 percent of all voters in the United States say they want Johnson-Weld, by name, in the presidential debates." Gary Johnson stated on August 22, 2016 in media appearances: "None of the polls being conducted right now have us on the top line. None of them. It's always Trump and Clinton and then second question, third question. ... If we were included in the top line, as Johnson/Trump/Clinton, we'd be at 20 percent." Sean Hannity stated on August 23, 2016 in while interviewing Donald Trump in Austin: "All of Texas is conservative, except a little bit of Austin." Gary Johnson stated on August 5, 2016 in a Medium post: "Most Americans support" the legalization of marijuana. Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2016 in an interview with the Washington Post: "I’m beating (Kelly Ayotte) in the polls by a lot." Cecile Richards stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks to the Texas delegation at the Democratic National Convention as webcast by the Texas Tribun: Barack Obama "ended up getting re-elected by the largest gender gap in the history of American elections." Barack Obama stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic national convention: "Almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when I took office." Chris Murphy stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "Ninety percent of Americans want our background check system strengthened and expanded to cover more gun sales." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "The approval of the United States was 20 points higher when (Hillary Clinton) left the secretary of state's office than when she took it." Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a speech in Raleigh, N.C.: "We got the highest vote count in the history of the Republican Party." Tim Kaine stated on June 26, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says British voters "under 50, especially millennials, overwhelmingly voted to stay," in the European Union. "It was older voters who voted to leave." Bernie Sanders stated on May 29, 2016 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "Right now, in every major poll, national poll and statewide poll done in the last month, six weeks, we are defeating Trump, often by big numbers and always at a larger margin than Secretary Clinton is." Ted Cruz stated on April 21, 2016 in an online campaign ad: Says Donald Trump "has the second-highest disapproval ratings of anyone running for president." Hillary Clinton stated on May 22, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "When I was secretary of state, I had a very high approval rating." Tim Moore stated on May 5, 2016 in a conversation with reporters: Says 80 percent of North Carolinians support "the concept that men should not be in women’s restrooms, changing rooms, bathrooms, etc." Donald Trump stated on May 2, 2016 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": "Frankly, (Hillary Clinton) doesn’t do very well with women." John Kasich stated on April 24, 2016 in comments on "Face the Nation": "After my first year as governor, I was one of the most unpopular governors, maybe the most unpopular governor in the country. ... It changed." William Barber stated on April 22, 2016 in a speech announcing the Moral Monday march: "80 percent of North Carolinians are for the living wage" Hillary Clinton stated on April 21, 2016 in a town hall on ABC's 'Good Morning America': "When I withdrew in June of 2008, polls were showing that at least 40 percent of my supporters said, oh, they weren't going to support Sen. Obama." Donald Trump stated on April 11, 2016 in a rally in Rome, N.Y.: "My numbers are better right now than Ronald Reagan's numbers were with Jimmy Carter." Ted Cruz stated on April 11, 2016 in a campaign speech: "The polling shows over and over again that, unlike Donald Trump, that with me as the nominee, we beat Hillary Clinton." Ted Cruz stated on April 7, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "Poll after poll after poll shows me beating Hillary." Glenn Beck stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Polls show "Hillary Clinton wins every time with Donald Trump" as her opponent.
Donald Trump stated on January 25, 2017 in an interview with ABC News' David Muir: "A poll just came out on my inauguration speech. … People loved it. Loved and liked." Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2017 in a press conference: Americans don't "care at all" about Donald Trump's tax returns. Mitch McConnell stated on January 9, 2017 in an op-ed on FoxNews.com: "About 8 out of 10 favor changing Obamacare significantly or replacing it altogether." Paul Ryan stated on November 9, 2016 in a news conference: Obamacare "is not a popular law." Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2016 in a rally in Florida: "Wikileaks also shows how John Podesta rigged the polls by oversampling Democrats, a voter suppression technique." Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says he won the second debate with Hillary Clinton "in a landslide" in "every poll." Gary Johnson stated on September 4, 2016 in an interview: "Sixty percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana." William Weld stated on September 7, 2016 in an Ask Me Anything session on reddit: Says "76 percent of all voters in the United States say they want Johnson-Weld, by name, in the presidential debates." Gary Johnson stated on August 22, 2016 in media appearances: "None of the polls being conducted right now have us on the top line. None of them. It's always Trump and Clinton and then second question, third question. ... If we were included in the top line, as Johnson/Trump/Clinton, we'd be at 20 percent." Sean Hannity stated on August 23, 2016 in while interviewing Donald Trump in Austin: "All of Texas is conservative, except a little bit of Austin." Gary Johnson stated on August 5, 2016 in a Medium post: "Most Americans support" the legalization of marijuana. Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2016 in an interview with the Washington Post: "I’m beating (Kelly Ayotte) in the polls by a lot." Cecile Richards stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks to the Texas delegation at the Democratic National Convention as webcast by the Texas Tribun: Barack Obama "ended up getting re-elected by the largest gender gap in the history of American elections." Barack Obama stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic national convention: "Almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when I took office." Chris Murphy stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "Ninety percent of Americans want our background check system strengthened and expanded to cover more gun sales." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "The approval of the United States was 20 points higher when (Hillary Clinton) left the secretary of state's office than when she took it." Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a speech in Raleigh, N.C.: "We got the highest vote count in the history of the Republican Party." Tim Kaine stated on June 26, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says British voters "under 50, especially millennials, overwhelmingly voted to stay," in the European Union. "It was older voters who voted to leave." Bernie Sanders stated on May 29, 2016 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "Right now, in every major poll, national poll and statewide poll done in the last month, six weeks, we are defeating Trump, often by big numbers and always at a larger margin than Secretary Clinton is." Ted Cruz stated on April 21, 2016 in an online campaign ad: Says Donald Trump "has the second-highest disapproval ratings of anyone running for president." Hillary Clinton stated on May 22, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "When I was secretary of state, I had a very high approval rating." Tim Moore stated on May 5, 2016 in a conversation with reporters: Says 80 percent of North Carolinians support "the concept that men should not be in women’s restrooms, changing rooms, bathrooms, etc." Donald Trump stated on May 2, 2016 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": "Frankly, (Hillary Clinton) doesn’t do very well with women." John Kasich stated on April 24, 2016 in comments on "Face the Nation": "After my first year as governor, I was one of the most unpopular governors, maybe the most unpopular governor in the country. ... It changed." William Barber stated on April 22, 2016 in a speech announcing the Moral Monday march: "80 percent of North Carolinians are for the living wage" Hillary Clinton stated on April 21, 2016 in a town hall on ABC's 'Good Morning America': "When I withdrew in June of 2008, polls were showing that at least 40 percent of my supporters said, oh, they weren't going to support Sen. Obama." Donald Trump stated on April 11, 2016 in a rally in Rome, N.Y.: "My numbers are better right now than Ronald Reagan's numbers were with Jimmy Carter." Ted Cruz stated on April 11, 2016 in a campaign speech: "The polling shows over and over again that, unlike Donald Trump, that with me as the nominee, we beat Hillary Clinton." Ted Cruz stated on April 7, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "Poll after poll after poll shows me beating Hillary." Glenn Beck stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Polls show "Hillary Clinton wins every time with Donald Trump" as her opponent.
Donald Trump stated on January 25, 2017 in an interview with ABC News' David Muir: "A poll just came out on my inauguration speech. … People loved it. Loved and liked."
Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2017 in a press conference: Americans don't "care at all" about Donald Trump's tax returns.
Mitch McConnell stated on January 9, 2017 in an op-ed on FoxNews.com: "About 8 out of 10 favor changing Obamacare significantly or replacing it altogether."
Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2016 in a rally in Florida: "Wikileaks also shows how John Podesta rigged the polls by oversampling Democrats, a voter suppression technique."
Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says he won the second debate with Hillary Clinton "in a landslide" in "every poll."
Gary Johnson stated on September 4, 2016 in an interview: "Sixty percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana."
William Weld stated on September 7, 2016 in an Ask Me Anything session on reddit: Says "76 percent of all voters in the United States say they want Johnson-Weld, by name, in the presidential debates."
Gary Johnson stated on August 22, 2016 in media appearances: "None of the polls being conducted right now have us on the top line. None of them. It's always Trump and Clinton and then second question, third question. ... If we were included in the top line, as Johnson/Trump/Clinton, we'd be at 20 percent."
Sean Hannity stated on August 23, 2016 in while interviewing Donald Trump in Austin: "All of Texas is conservative, except a little bit of Austin."
Gary Johnson stated on August 5, 2016 in a Medium post: "Most Americans support" the legalization of marijuana.
Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2016 in an interview with the Washington Post: "I’m beating (Kelly Ayotte) in the polls by a lot."
Cecile Richards stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks to the Texas delegation at the Democratic National Convention as webcast by the Texas Tribun: Barack Obama "ended up getting re-elected by the largest gender gap in the history of American elections."
Barack Obama stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic national convention: "Almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when I took office."
Chris Murphy stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "Ninety percent of Americans want our background check system strengthened and expanded to cover more gun sales."
Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: "The approval of the United States was 20 points higher when (Hillary Clinton) left the secretary of state's office than when she took it."
Donald Trump stated on July 5, 2016 in a speech in Raleigh, N.C.: "We got the highest vote count in the history of the Republican Party."
Tim Kaine stated on June 26, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": Says British voters "under 50, especially millennials, overwhelmingly voted to stay," in the European Union. "It was older voters who voted to leave."
Bernie Sanders stated on May 29, 2016 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "Right now, in every major poll, national poll and statewide poll done in the last month, six weeks, we are defeating Trump, often by big numbers and always at a larger margin than Secretary Clinton is."
Ted Cruz stated on April 21, 2016 in an online campaign ad: Says Donald Trump "has the second-highest disapproval ratings of anyone running for president."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 22, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "When I was secretary of state, I had a very high approval rating."
Tim Moore stated on May 5, 2016 in a conversation with reporters: Says 80 percent of North Carolinians support "the concept that men should not be in women’s restrooms, changing rooms, bathrooms, etc."
Donald Trump stated on May 2, 2016 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": "Frankly, (Hillary Clinton) doesn’t do very well with women."
John Kasich stated on April 24, 2016 in comments on "Face the Nation": "After my first year as governor, I was one of the most unpopular governors, maybe the most unpopular governor in the country. ... It changed."
William Barber stated on April 22, 2016 in a speech announcing the Moral Monday march: "80 percent of North Carolinians are for the living wage"
Hillary Clinton stated on April 21, 2016 in a town hall on ABC's 'Good Morning America': "When I withdrew in June of 2008, polls were showing that at least 40 percent of my supporters said, oh, they weren't going to support Sen. Obama."
Donald Trump stated on April 11, 2016 in a rally in Rome, N.Y.: "My numbers are better right now than Ronald Reagan's numbers were with Jimmy Carter."
Ted Cruz stated on April 11, 2016 in a campaign speech: "The polling shows over and over again that, unlike Donald Trump, that with me as the nominee, we beat Hillary Clinton."
Ted Cruz stated on April 7, 2016 in an interview on CNN: "Poll after poll after poll shows me beating Hillary."
Glenn Beck stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Polls show "Hillary Clinton wins every time with Donald Trump" as her opponent.