Latest Fact-checks in Sexuality Pat McCrory stated on May 3, 2016 in a radio talk show appearance on the John Boy and Billy Big Show: Says Bruce Springsteen "only had 8,000 tickets sold" for a Greensboro show and canceled after "they didn’t get the ticket sales they wanted." Pat McCrory stated on April 17, 2016 in in interview on Meet The Press with Chuck Todd: The Human Rights Campaign is "more powerful than the NRA." Paul "Skip" Stam stated on April 11, 2016 in a newspaper interview: "There are 31 other states and 10,000 other cities that have the same type of policies that we just passed," referring to North Carolina’s House Bill 2. Chris Sgro stated on March 17, 2016 in a speech urging Charlotte's anti-discrimination ordinance be left intact: "There have not been any public safety issues" in cities that allow transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify as. Pat McCrory stated on March 26, 2016 in a list of rebuttals to criticism over the law: Despite the passage of HB2, "towns, cities and counties in North Carolina are still allowed to set stricter non-discrimination policies for their own employees if they choose." Pat McCrory stated on March 28, 2016 in a speech in Clayton, N.C.: "We have not taken away any rights that have currently existed in any city in North Carolina" with the passage of HB2. Pat McCrory stated on March 26, 2016 in a list of rebuttals to criticism over the law: "Will (HB2) threaten federal funding for public schools under Title IX? No, according to a federal court which has looked at a similar issue." Bill McCoshen stated on March 11, 2016 in a talk show: Says when Bernie Sanders was in college, Sanders said "something very similar" to what conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley had written as a college student in the 1990s -- that "women have a legitimate role in date rape." 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 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." John Bel Edwards stated on November 11, 2015 in a campaign ad: Says David Vitter "answered a prostitute’s call minutes after he skipped a vote honoring 28 soldiers who gave their lives in defense of our freedom." Hillary Clinton stated on August 3, 2015 in a video: Says Scott Walker's defunding of Planned Parenthood "left women across the state stranded with nowhere else to turn" for cancer screenings, breast exams and birth control. Aziz Ansari stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on "The Daily Show": "46 percent of women between the age of 16 to 24 despise sexual contact" in Japan. Rebecca Quigley stated on May 14, 2015 in a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.: "Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years." Garnet Coleman stated on May 6, 2015 in a committee hearing: "Transgender individuals in the U.S. have a 1-in-12 chance of being murdered." Jason Rae stated on April 21, 2015 in an interview: Wisconsin's non-discrimination law "doesn't protect members of the trans-gender community." Susan Stimpson stated on March 28, 2015 in a Facebook post.: Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell is "allied to group pushing MIXED SEX BATHROOMS in Stafford Schools." Ben Carson stated on March 4, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay." Barack Obama stated on February 8, 2015 in a public-service video during the Grammys: "Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape." Alcee Hastings stated on February 5, 2015 in an interview with CNN: One Texas city "has a law that says that women can only have six dildos." Wendy Davis stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: Greg Abbott "has campaigned with a sexual predator who has bragged about having sex with underage girls." Arianna Huffington stated on September 9, 2014 in a tweet: A poll found that "20% of young adults use (smartphones) during sex." Susan Happ stated on June 30, 2014 in a press release: "At some point in their lives, 99% of women use birth control." Michael Eric Dyson stated on July 9, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Ed Show": "Teenage births cost Texas taxpayers $1.1 billion in health care, foster care and lost tax revenue in 2010 alone." Nancy Pelosi stated on July 10, 2014 in a press conference: The U.S. Supreme Court is "five guys who start determining what contraceptions are legal." Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision. Mark Pocan stated on June 16, 2014 in a press release: Wisconsin was the "first state to ban public and private sector employment discrimination based on sexual orientation." Gwen Moore stated on May 29, 2014 in remarks on the House floor: "Milwaukee has the second-highest" number of children recovered from sex trafficking. Madison Action Fund stated on April 30, 2014 in a campaign ad in Idaho: Idaho Republican Rep. Mike Simpson is a "liberal" who voted with Nancy Pelosi to "fund sex study programs of San Francisco prostitutes" and "to regulate the sale of firearms." Mark Udall stated on April 21, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Cory Gardner "championed an eight-year crusade to outlaw birth control here in Colorado."
Pat McCrory stated on May 3, 2016 in a radio talk show appearance on the John Boy and Billy Big Show: Says Bruce Springsteen "only had 8,000 tickets sold" for a Greensboro show and canceled after "they didn’t get the ticket sales they wanted." Pat McCrory stated on April 17, 2016 in in interview on Meet The Press with Chuck Todd: The Human Rights Campaign is "more powerful than the NRA." Paul "Skip" Stam stated on April 11, 2016 in a newspaper interview: "There are 31 other states and 10,000 other cities that have the same type of policies that we just passed," referring to North Carolina’s House Bill 2. Chris Sgro stated on March 17, 2016 in a speech urging Charlotte's anti-discrimination ordinance be left intact: "There have not been any public safety issues" in cities that allow transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify as. Pat McCrory stated on March 26, 2016 in a list of rebuttals to criticism over the law: Despite the passage of HB2, "towns, cities and counties in North Carolina are still allowed to set stricter non-discrimination policies for their own employees if they choose." Pat McCrory stated on March 28, 2016 in a speech in Clayton, N.C.: "We have not taken away any rights that have currently existed in any city in North Carolina" with the passage of HB2. Pat McCrory stated on March 26, 2016 in a list of rebuttals to criticism over the law: "Will (HB2) threaten federal funding for public schools under Title IX? No, according to a federal court which has looked at a similar issue." Bill McCoshen stated on March 11, 2016 in a talk show: Says when Bernie Sanders was in college, Sanders said "something very similar" to what conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley had written as a college student in the 1990s -- that "women have a legitimate role in date rape." 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 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." John Bel Edwards stated on November 11, 2015 in a campaign ad: Says David Vitter "answered a prostitute’s call minutes after he skipped a vote honoring 28 soldiers who gave their lives in defense of our freedom." Hillary Clinton stated on August 3, 2015 in a video: Says Scott Walker's defunding of Planned Parenthood "left women across the state stranded with nowhere else to turn" for cancer screenings, breast exams and birth control. Aziz Ansari stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on "The Daily Show": "46 percent of women between the age of 16 to 24 despise sexual contact" in Japan. Rebecca Quigley stated on May 14, 2015 in a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.: "Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years." Garnet Coleman stated on May 6, 2015 in a committee hearing: "Transgender individuals in the U.S. have a 1-in-12 chance of being murdered." Jason Rae stated on April 21, 2015 in an interview: Wisconsin's non-discrimination law "doesn't protect members of the trans-gender community." Susan Stimpson stated on March 28, 2015 in a Facebook post.: Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell is "allied to group pushing MIXED SEX BATHROOMS in Stafford Schools." Ben Carson stated on March 4, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay." Barack Obama stated on February 8, 2015 in a public-service video during the Grammys: "Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape." Alcee Hastings stated on February 5, 2015 in an interview with CNN: One Texas city "has a law that says that women can only have six dildos." Wendy Davis stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: Greg Abbott "has campaigned with a sexual predator who has bragged about having sex with underage girls." Arianna Huffington stated on September 9, 2014 in a tweet: A poll found that "20% of young adults use (smartphones) during sex." Susan Happ stated on June 30, 2014 in a press release: "At some point in their lives, 99% of women use birth control." Michael Eric Dyson stated on July 9, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Ed Show": "Teenage births cost Texas taxpayers $1.1 billion in health care, foster care and lost tax revenue in 2010 alone." Nancy Pelosi stated on July 10, 2014 in a press conference: The U.S. Supreme Court is "five guys who start determining what contraceptions are legal." Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision. Mark Pocan stated on June 16, 2014 in a press release: Wisconsin was the "first state to ban public and private sector employment discrimination based on sexual orientation." Gwen Moore stated on May 29, 2014 in remarks on the House floor: "Milwaukee has the second-highest" number of children recovered from sex trafficking. Madison Action Fund stated on April 30, 2014 in a campaign ad in Idaho: Idaho Republican Rep. Mike Simpson is a "liberal" who voted with Nancy Pelosi to "fund sex study programs of San Francisco prostitutes" and "to regulate the sale of firearms." Mark Udall stated on April 21, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Cory Gardner "championed an eight-year crusade to outlaw birth control here in Colorado."
Pat McCrory stated on May 3, 2016 in a radio talk show appearance on the John Boy and Billy Big Show: Says Bruce Springsteen "only had 8,000 tickets sold" for a Greensboro show and canceled after "they didn’t get the ticket sales they wanted."
Pat McCrory stated on April 17, 2016 in in interview on Meet The Press with Chuck Todd: The Human Rights Campaign is "more powerful than the NRA."
Paul "Skip" Stam stated on April 11, 2016 in a newspaper interview: "There are 31 other states and 10,000 other cities that have the same type of policies that we just passed," referring to North Carolina’s House Bill 2.
Chris Sgro stated on March 17, 2016 in a speech urging Charlotte's anti-discrimination ordinance be left intact: "There have not been any public safety issues" in cities that allow transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify as.
Pat McCrory stated on March 26, 2016 in a list of rebuttals to criticism over the law: Despite the passage of HB2, "towns, cities and counties in North Carolina are still allowed to set stricter non-discrimination policies for their own employees if they choose."
Pat McCrory stated on March 28, 2016 in a speech in Clayton, N.C.: "We have not taken away any rights that have currently existed in any city in North Carolina" with the passage of HB2.
Pat McCrory stated on March 26, 2016 in a list of rebuttals to criticism over the law: "Will (HB2) threaten federal funding for public schools under Title IX? No, according to a federal court which has looked at a similar issue."
Bill McCoshen stated on March 11, 2016 in a talk show: Says when Bernie Sanders was in college, Sanders said "something very similar" to what conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley had written as a college student in the 1990s -- that "women have a legitimate role in date rape."
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 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."
John Bel Edwards stated on November 11, 2015 in a campaign ad: Says David Vitter "answered a prostitute’s call minutes after he skipped a vote honoring 28 soldiers who gave their lives in defense of our freedom."
Hillary Clinton stated on August 3, 2015 in a video: Says Scott Walker's defunding of Planned Parenthood "left women across the state stranded with nowhere else to turn" for cancer screenings, breast exams and birth control.
Aziz Ansari stated on June 16, 2015 in comments on "The Daily Show": "46 percent of women between the age of 16 to 24 despise sexual contact" in Japan.
Rebecca Quigley stated on May 14, 2015 in a comment on a "State of the State" TV program.: "Once a woman enters into the sex trade, her average life expectancy is seven years."
Garnet Coleman stated on May 6, 2015 in a committee hearing: "Transgender individuals in the U.S. have a 1-in-12 chance of being murdered."
Jason Rae stated on April 21, 2015 in an interview: Wisconsin's non-discrimination law "doesn't protect members of the trans-gender community."
Susan Stimpson stated on March 28, 2015 in a Facebook post.: Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell is "allied to group pushing MIXED SEX BATHROOMS in Stafford Schools."
Ben Carson stated on March 4, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay."
Barack Obama stated on February 8, 2015 in a public-service video during the Grammys: "Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape."
Alcee Hastings stated on February 5, 2015 in an interview with CNN: One Texas city "has a law that says that women can only have six dildos."
Wendy Davis stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: Greg Abbott "has campaigned with a sexual predator who has bragged about having sex with underage girls."
Arianna Huffington stated on September 9, 2014 in a tweet: A poll found that "20% of young adults use (smartphones) during sex."
Susan Happ stated on June 30, 2014 in a press release: "At some point in their lives, 99% of women use birth control."
Michael Eric Dyson stated on July 9, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Ed Show": "Teenage births cost Texas taxpayers $1.1 billion in health care, foster care and lost tax revenue in 2010 alone."
Nancy Pelosi stated on July 10, 2014 in a press conference: The U.S. Supreme Court is "five guys who start determining what contraceptions are legal."
Newt Gingrich stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week": Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision.
Mark Pocan stated on June 16, 2014 in a press release: Wisconsin was the "first state to ban public and private sector employment discrimination based on sexual orientation."
Gwen Moore stated on May 29, 2014 in remarks on the House floor: "Milwaukee has the second-highest" number of children recovered from sex trafficking.
Madison Action Fund stated on April 30, 2014 in a campaign ad in Idaho: Idaho Republican Rep. Mike Simpson is a "liberal" who voted with Nancy Pelosi to "fund sex study programs of San Francisco prostitutes" and "to regulate the sale of firearms."
Mark Udall stated on April 21, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Cory Gardner "championed an eight-year crusade to outlaw birth control here in Colorado."