Latest Mostly 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 Dan Patrick stated on June 8, 2017 in an oped commentary in newspapers including the San Antonio Express-News: "When colleges and universities are added, education spending is the biggest item in the state budget — about 52 percent of all state dollars." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: Although California has "the sixth largest economy in the world, we also have one of the highest poverty rates" in the nation. Ann Coulter stated on June 8, 2017 in in a tweet: The Trump administration has granted amnesty to "nearly 100,000 'Dreamers' " Karl Racine stated on June 12, 2017 in a press conference: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel." Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries." Ivanka Trump stated on June 12, 2017 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "While (women) represent 47 percent of the overall work force, we only make up 23 percent of STEM-related occupations." Kathy Hochul stated on May 25, 2017 in a speech at City & State’s State of NY Women forum: "We have pay equity. When you think about that wage gap, we all know it's 78 cents to the dollar. Well, in New York state it's 90 cents to the dollar." Scott Walker stated on May 18, 2017 in a radio interview: "Property taxes are lower right now than they were" in December 2010 on a median-valued home in Wisconsin. Jon Ossoff stated on June 6, 2017 in a debate: "In 2012, you were discussing how you led the effort to defund breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood." Al Gore stated on June 4, 2017 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "70 percent of Florida is in drought today." Kevin de León stated on May 31, 2017 in a speech: Clean energy employs "more than half a million Californians. That’s nearly ten times more the number of coal mining jobs that exist in the entire nation." Bill Peduto stated on June 1, 2017 in in a tweet: "Fact: Hillary Clinton received 80% of the vote in Pittsburgh." Mike McCabe stated on May 21, 2017 in an interview: "When you look at all the state and local taxes we pay in Wisconsin, the wealthiest 1 percent pay the lowest overall tax rate." Samantha Bee stated on May 10, 2017 in TBS show Full Frontal: "In Florida felonies can be things like buying weed, tampering with an odometer or disturbing a lobster trap. So basically spring break." Desmond Meade stated on May 10, 2017 in Samantha Bee's Full Frontal show: "You could lose your rights for life over something as simple as driving with a suspended license" in Florida. James Rockall stated on May 9, 2017 in a tweet: "More (people) die from indoor air pollution than from malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB combined." Mary González stated on May 11, 2017 in House debate of House Bill 2962: An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy." Jorge Ramos stated on May 12, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Some of the safest communities in the United States are along the border." James Risch stated on May 15, 2017 in remarks to reporters: "The minute the president speaks about it to someone, he has the ability to declassify anything at any time without any process." Chris Murphy stated on May 12, 2017 in Twitter: "Law firm @POTUS used to show he has no ties to Russia was named Russia Law Firm of the Year for their extensive ties to Russia. Unreal." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on March 23, 2017 in a speech at a candidates forum: "When I became mayor of Los Angeles, we had a 44 percent (high school) graduation rate. I said that was unacceptable. I challenged that notion. I said the mayor needs to be involved with our schools. We need to partner together. As I left, after a number of reforms, we grew our graduation rate from 44 percent to 72." Ivanka Trump stated on May 2, 2017 in her book "Women Who Work": "40 percent of American households have female primary breadwinners." Jimmy Kimmel stated on May 1, 2017 in a monologue on his show: "President Trump last month proposed a $6 billion cut in funding to the National Institutes of Health. And thank God our congressmen made a deal last night to not go along with that. They actually increased funding by $2 billion." Wisconsin Freedom Alliance stated on April 25, 2017 in a radio ad: Wisconsin politicians get daily expense payments "even if they don’t spend a dime on meals, or lodging or travel," and "no receipts are required for them to get paid." Tariq El-Shabazz stated on April 28, 2017 in In a statement responding to a news article: "In my 30 year career including dozens of capital cases, not a single client of mine has ever been sentenced to death." Matt Damon stated on April 20, 2017 in a discussion with the president of the World Bank: Poor people pay "in some cases, up to 25 percent of (their) income for water." Tom McClintock stated on April 28, 2017 in a radio interview: "President Trump has passed more legislation in his first 100 days than any president since Harry Truman." Donald Trump stated on April 28, 2017 in the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting: "For the first time in the modern political era, we have confirmed a new justice in the first 100 days." Nancy Pelosi stated on April 27, 2017 in a tweet: "The ‘tax plan’ rolled out by @realDonaldTrump would have cut his taxes by $30 million in 2005 (the only year we have returns for)." Jeff Flake stated on April 27, 2017 in a tweet: "Before NAFTA, trade between the US and Mexico was around $50 billion. Now it stands at more than $500 billion."
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Dan Patrick stated on June 8, 2017 in an oped commentary in newspapers including the San Antonio Express-News: "When colleges and universities are added, education spending is the biggest item in the state budget — about 52 percent of all state dollars." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: Although California has "the sixth largest economy in the world, we also have one of the highest poverty rates" in the nation. Ann Coulter stated on June 8, 2017 in in a tweet: The Trump administration has granted amnesty to "nearly 100,000 'Dreamers' " Karl Racine stated on June 12, 2017 in a press conference: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel." Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries." Ivanka Trump stated on June 12, 2017 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "While (women) represent 47 percent of the overall work force, we only make up 23 percent of STEM-related occupations." Kathy Hochul stated on May 25, 2017 in a speech at City & State’s State of NY Women forum: "We have pay equity. When you think about that wage gap, we all know it's 78 cents to the dollar. Well, in New York state it's 90 cents to the dollar." Scott Walker stated on May 18, 2017 in a radio interview: "Property taxes are lower right now than they were" in December 2010 on a median-valued home in Wisconsin. Jon Ossoff stated on June 6, 2017 in a debate: "In 2012, you were discussing how you led the effort to defund breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood." Al Gore stated on June 4, 2017 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "70 percent of Florida is in drought today." Kevin de León stated on May 31, 2017 in a speech: Clean energy employs "more than half a million Californians. That’s nearly ten times more the number of coal mining jobs that exist in the entire nation." Bill Peduto stated on June 1, 2017 in in a tweet: "Fact: Hillary Clinton received 80% of the vote in Pittsburgh." Mike McCabe stated on May 21, 2017 in an interview: "When you look at all the state and local taxes we pay in Wisconsin, the wealthiest 1 percent pay the lowest overall tax rate." Samantha Bee stated on May 10, 2017 in TBS show Full Frontal: "In Florida felonies can be things like buying weed, tampering with an odometer or disturbing a lobster trap. So basically spring break." Desmond Meade stated on May 10, 2017 in Samantha Bee's Full Frontal show: "You could lose your rights for life over something as simple as driving with a suspended license" in Florida. James Rockall stated on May 9, 2017 in a tweet: "More (people) die from indoor air pollution than from malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB combined." Mary González stated on May 11, 2017 in House debate of House Bill 2962: An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy." Jorge Ramos stated on May 12, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Some of the safest communities in the United States are along the border." James Risch stated on May 15, 2017 in remarks to reporters: "The minute the president speaks about it to someone, he has the ability to declassify anything at any time without any process." Chris Murphy stated on May 12, 2017 in Twitter: "Law firm @POTUS used to show he has no ties to Russia was named Russia Law Firm of the Year for their extensive ties to Russia. Unreal." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on March 23, 2017 in a speech at a candidates forum: "When I became mayor of Los Angeles, we had a 44 percent (high school) graduation rate. I said that was unacceptable. I challenged that notion. I said the mayor needs to be involved with our schools. We need to partner together. As I left, after a number of reforms, we grew our graduation rate from 44 percent to 72." Ivanka Trump stated on May 2, 2017 in her book "Women Who Work": "40 percent of American households have female primary breadwinners." Jimmy Kimmel stated on May 1, 2017 in a monologue on his show: "President Trump last month proposed a $6 billion cut in funding to the National Institutes of Health. And thank God our congressmen made a deal last night to not go along with that. They actually increased funding by $2 billion." Wisconsin Freedom Alliance stated on April 25, 2017 in a radio ad: Wisconsin politicians get daily expense payments "even if they don’t spend a dime on meals, or lodging or travel," and "no receipts are required for them to get paid." Tariq El-Shabazz stated on April 28, 2017 in In a statement responding to a news article: "In my 30 year career including dozens of capital cases, not a single client of mine has ever been sentenced to death." Matt Damon stated on April 20, 2017 in a discussion with the president of the World Bank: Poor people pay "in some cases, up to 25 percent of (their) income for water." Tom McClintock stated on April 28, 2017 in a radio interview: "President Trump has passed more legislation in his first 100 days than any president since Harry Truman." Donald Trump stated on April 28, 2017 in the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting: "For the first time in the modern political era, we have confirmed a new justice in the first 100 days." Nancy Pelosi stated on April 27, 2017 in a tweet: "The ‘tax plan’ rolled out by @realDonaldTrump would have cut his taxes by $30 million in 2005 (the only year we have returns for)." Jeff Flake stated on April 27, 2017 in a tweet: "Before NAFTA, trade between the US and Mexico was around $50 billion. Now it stands at more than $500 billion."
Dan Patrick stated on June 8, 2017 in an oped commentary in newspapers including the San Antonio Express-News: "When colleges and universities are added, education spending is the biggest item in the state budget — about 52 percent of all state dollars."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: Although California has "the sixth largest economy in the world, we also have one of the highest poverty rates" in the nation.
Ann Coulter stated on June 8, 2017 in in a tweet: The Trump administration has granted amnesty to "nearly 100,000 'Dreamers' "
Karl Racine stated on June 12, 2017 in a press conference: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel."
Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries."
Ivanka Trump stated on June 12, 2017 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "While (women) represent 47 percent of the overall work force, we only make up 23 percent of STEM-related occupations."
Kathy Hochul stated on May 25, 2017 in a speech at City & State’s State of NY Women forum: "We have pay equity. When you think about that wage gap, we all know it's 78 cents to the dollar. Well, in New York state it's 90 cents to the dollar."
Scott Walker stated on May 18, 2017 in a radio interview: "Property taxes are lower right now than they were" in December 2010 on a median-valued home in Wisconsin.
Jon Ossoff stated on June 6, 2017 in a debate: "In 2012, you were discussing how you led the effort to defund breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood."
Al Gore stated on June 4, 2017 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "70 percent of Florida is in drought today."
Kevin de León stated on May 31, 2017 in a speech: Clean energy employs "more than half a million Californians. That’s nearly ten times more the number of coal mining jobs that exist in the entire nation."
Bill Peduto stated on June 1, 2017 in in a tweet: "Fact: Hillary Clinton received 80% of the vote in Pittsburgh."
Mike McCabe stated on May 21, 2017 in an interview: "When you look at all the state and local taxes we pay in Wisconsin, the wealthiest 1 percent pay the lowest overall tax rate."
Samantha Bee stated on May 10, 2017 in TBS show Full Frontal: "In Florida felonies can be things like buying weed, tampering with an odometer or disturbing a lobster trap. So basically spring break."
Desmond Meade stated on May 10, 2017 in Samantha Bee's Full Frontal show: "You could lose your rights for life over something as simple as driving with a suspended license" in Florida.
James Rockall stated on May 9, 2017 in a tweet: "More (people) die from indoor air pollution than from malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB combined."
Mary González stated on May 11, 2017 in House debate of House Bill 2962: An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy."
Jorge Ramos stated on May 12, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Some of the safest communities in the United States are along the border."
James Risch stated on May 15, 2017 in remarks to reporters: "The minute the president speaks about it to someone, he has the ability to declassify anything at any time without any process."
Chris Murphy stated on May 12, 2017 in Twitter: "Law firm @POTUS used to show he has no ties to Russia was named Russia Law Firm of the Year for their extensive ties to Russia. Unreal."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on March 23, 2017 in a speech at a candidates forum: "When I became mayor of Los Angeles, we had a 44 percent (high school) graduation rate. I said that was unacceptable. I challenged that notion. I said the mayor needs to be involved with our schools. We need to partner together. As I left, after a number of reforms, we grew our graduation rate from 44 percent to 72."
Ivanka Trump stated on May 2, 2017 in her book "Women Who Work": "40 percent of American households have female primary breadwinners."
Jimmy Kimmel stated on May 1, 2017 in a monologue on his show: "President Trump last month proposed a $6 billion cut in funding to the National Institutes of Health. And thank God our congressmen made a deal last night to not go along with that. They actually increased funding by $2 billion."
Wisconsin Freedom Alliance stated on April 25, 2017 in a radio ad: Wisconsin politicians get daily expense payments "even if they don’t spend a dime on meals, or lodging or travel," and "no receipts are required for them to get paid."
Tariq El-Shabazz stated on April 28, 2017 in In a statement responding to a news article: "In my 30 year career including dozens of capital cases, not a single client of mine has ever been sentenced to death."
Matt Damon stated on April 20, 2017 in a discussion with the president of the World Bank: Poor people pay "in some cases, up to 25 percent of (their) income for water."
Tom McClintock stated on April 28, 2017 in a radio interview: "President Trump has passed more legislation in his first 100 days than any president since Harry Truman."
Donald Trump stated on April 28, 2017 in the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting: "For the first time in the modern political era, we have confirmed a new justice in the first 100 days."
Nancy Pelosi stated on April 27, 2017 in a tweet: "The ‘tax plan’ rolled out by @realDonaldTrump would have cut his taxes by $30 million in 2005 (the only year we have returns for)."
Jeff Flake stated on April 27, 2017 in a tweet: "Before NAFTA, trade between the US and Mexico was around $50 billion. Now it stands at more than $500 billion."
