Latest Half-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 Adam Putnam stated on August 30, 2017 in a tweet: San Francisco and Takoma Park, Md., are "allowing illegals to vote." William Lacy Clay stated on August 18, 2017 in an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Calling for the assassination of the president is a federal crime." Beto O'Rourke stated on August 10, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says "the latest polls show us tied neck-and-neck" with Sen. Ted Cruz. John Chiang stated on August 13, 2017 in a Facebook live video: "Since I’ve been the state treasurer, we’ve increased the building, construction of affordable housing by 80 percent." Andy Gronik stated on September 5, 2017 in an op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin is "guaranteeing Foxconn almost $3 billion, but Foxconn is not contractually guaranteeing how many full-time employees it will hire, for how long and at what pay." Karen Lewis stated on September 4, 2017 in a blog post: The new Illinois school funding formula "created a tax shelter for the wealthy and a voucher program…" Eric Greitens stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook live conversation: "Just in our first six months in office, Missouri moved up the rankings nine places ... of the best states to do business." Rick Santorum stated on September 3, 2017 in a CNN interview: "We have over a million (legal immigrants) a year, more than at any time in the history of this country. We have the largest percentage of immigrants, almost tied now with the historical high as a percentage of immigrants living in this country." Sid Miller stated on August 23, 2017 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down." Jeff Denham stated on September 5, 2017 in an interview on NPR: Says Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton "all voted for" a border wall as senators. Sean Duffy stated on July 20, 2017 in a TV interview: "We're flying 1987 planes with 1987 technology." Brian Kemp stated on August 23, 2017 in a campaign email: "Our conservative Georgia values are under attack" ... (People) are "calling for the removal of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson statues." Marco Rubio's heckler stated on August 22, 2017 in during Sen. Marco Rubio's speech to Seminole County GOP: Says Marco Rubio took "three quarters of a million dollars from fossil fuel executives" during the 2016 Senate election. Steve Adler stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "Austin is the safest big city in Texas." Rick Baker stated on July 28, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says he "made St. Petersburg the state's best maintained large sewer system in 2007." Andrew Cuomo stated on July 18, 2017 in an article on LinkedIn: "70 million Americans have a criminal record — that’s one in three adults." Jennifer Shilling stated on August 14, 2017 in a press release: "Foxconn tax break could exceed $1 million per job." One Wisconsin Now stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Wisconsin's $3 billion incentive offer to Foxconn is "the largest gift ever by a state to a foreign company." Seamless Florida stated on August 7, 2017 in a television ad: "When Rick Baker heard (racist remarks from another mayoral candidate), he went after Congemi. Rick Kriseman he just looked away. Tolerating bigotry in silence is no virtue; taking it on is." Rahm Emanuel stated on July 31, 2017 in a press conference: "Every one of the financial bad management practices that I inherited, every one of them, have either been eliminated or cut significantly." Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2017 in a briefing on opioids: "At the end of 2016, there were 23 percent fewer federal prosecutions than in 2011, so (prosecutors) looked at this scourge (opioid deaths) and they let it go by." Scott Wagner stated on August 2, 2017 in a campaign video.: Eighty percent of the school tax bills in the state of Pennsylvania went up over last year. David Perdue stated on July 28, 2017 in a statement: Because of the failure to pass a repeal bill, "Obamacare remains the law of the land ... This means more than 300,000 Georgians below the poverty line will still not have access to the insurance Obamacare promised." Paul Mango stated on July 24, 2017 in a Facebook post: "As Governor, Wolf has already proposed more than $8B in tax increases." One Wisconsin Now stated on July 28, 2017 in a blog post: Says Scott Walker "wants state taxpayers to dole out up to $250 million annually in incentives" to Foxconn "to lure a manufacturing plant to Wisconsin that he claims will generate $181 million in tax revenue." Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Corporations have NEVER made as much money as they are making now." Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "Foxconn is bringing 13,000 high-tech jobs to Wisconsin." Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money." Mark Pocan stated on July 26, 2017 in a press release: "More than 15,000 transgender Americans" are "serving in the military today." Andy Gronik stated on July 11, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin is "dead-last in creating new businesses" for "three years in a row."
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Adam Putnam stated on August 30, 2017 in a tweet: San Francisco and Takoma Park, Md., are "allowing illegals to vote." William Lacy Clay stated on August 18, 2017 in an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Calling for the assassination of the president is a federal crime." Beto O'Rourke stated on August 10, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says "the latest polls show us tied neck-and-neck" with Sen. Ted Cruz. John Chiang stated on August 13, 2017 in a Facebook live video: "Since I’ve been the state treasurer, we’ve increased the building, construction of affordable housing by 80 percent." Andy Gronik stated on September 5, 2017 in an op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin is "guaranteeing Foxconn almost $3 billion, but Foxconn is not contractually guaranteeing how many full-time employees it will hire, for how long and at what pay." Karen Lewis stated on September 4, 2017 in a blog post: The new Illinois school funding formula "created a tax shelter for the wealthy and a voucher program…" Eric Greitens stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook live conversation: "Just in our first six months in office, Missouri moved up the rankings nine places ... of the best states to do business." Rick Santorum stated on September 3, 2017 in a CNN interview: "We have over a million (legal immigrants) a year, more than at any time in the history of this country. We have the largest percentage of immigrants, almost tied now with the historical high as a percentage of immigrants living in this country." Sid Miller stated on August 23, 2017 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down." Jeff Denham stated on September 5, 2017 in an interview on NPR: Says Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton "all voted for" a border wall as senators. Sean Duffy stated on July 20, 2017 in a TV interview: "We're flying 1987 planes with 1987 technology." Brian Kemp stated on August 23, 2017 in a campaign email: "Our conservative Georgia values are under attack" ... (People) are "calling for the removal of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson statues." Marco Rubio's heckler stated on August 22, 2017 in during Sen. Marco Rubio's speech to Seminole County GOP: Says Marco Rubio took "three quarters of a million dollars from fossil fuel executives" during the 2016 Senate election. Steve Adler stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "Austin is the safest big city in Texas." Rick Baker stated on July 28, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says he "made St. Petersburg the state's best maintained large sewer system in 2007." Andrew Cuomo stated on July 18, 2017 in an article on LinkedIn: "70 million Americans have a criminal record — that’s one in three adults." Jennifer Shilling stated on August 14, 2017 in a press release: "Foxconn tax break could exceed $1 million per job." One Wisconsin Now stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Wisconsin's $3 billion incentive offer to Foxconn is "the largest gift ever by a state to a foreign company." Seamless Florida stated on August 7, 2017 in a television ad: "When Rick Baker heard (racist remarks from another mayoral candidate), he went after Congemi. Rick Kriseman he just looked away. Tolerating bigotry in silence is no virtue; taking it on is." Rahm Emanuel stated on July 31, 2017 in a press conference: "Every one of the financial bad management practices that I inherited, every one of them, have either been eliminated or cut significantly." Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2017 in a briefing on opioids: "At the end of 2016, there were 23 percent fewer federal prosecutions than in 2011, so (prosecutors) looked at this scourge (opioid deaths) and they let it go by." Scott Wagner stated on August 2, 2017 in a campaign video.: Eighty percent of the school tax bills in the state of Pennsylvania went up over last year. David Perdue stated on July 28, 2017 in a statement: Because of the failure to pass a repeal bill, "Obamacare remains the law of the land ... This means more than 300,000 Georgians below the poverty line will still not have access to the insurance Obamacare promised." Paul Mango stated on July 24, 2017 in a Facebook post: "As Governor, Wolf has already proposed more than $8B in tax increases." One Wisconsin Now stated on July 28, 2017 in a blog post: Says Scott Walker "wants state taxpayers to dole out up to $250 million annually in incentives" to Foxconn "to lure a manufacturing plant to Wisconsin that he claims will generate $181 million in tax revenue." Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Corporations have NEVER made as much money as they are making now." Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "Foxconn is bringing 13,000 high-tech jobs to Wisconsin." Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money." Mark Pocan stated on July 26, 2017 in a press release: "More than 15,000 transgender Americans" are "serving in the military today." Andy Gronik stated on July 11, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin is "dead-last in creating new businesses" for "three years in a row."
Adam Putnam stated on August 30, 2017 in a tweet: San Francisco and Takoma Park, Md., are "allowing illegals to vote."
William Lacy Clay stated on August 18, 2017 in an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Calling for the assassination of the president is a federal crime."
Beto O'Rourke stated on August 10, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says "the latest polls show us tied neck-and-neck" with Sen. Ted Cruz.
John Chiang stated on August 13, 2017 in a Facebook live video: "Since I’ve been the state treasurer, we’ve increased the building, construction of affordable housing by 80 percent."
Andy Gronik stated on September 5, 2017 in an op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin is "guaranteeing Foxconn almost $3 billion, but Foxconn is not contractually guaranteeing how many full-time employees it will hire, for how long and at what pay."
Karen Lewis stated on September 4, 2017 in a blog post: The new Illinois school funding formula "created a tax shelter for the wealthy and a voucher program…"
Eric Greitens stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook live conversation: "Just in our first six months in office, Missouri moved up the rankings nine places ... of the best states to do business."
Rick Santorum stated on September 3, 2017 in a CNN interview: "We have over a million (legal immigrants) a year, more than at any time in the history of this country. We have the largest percentage of immigrants, almost tied now with the historical high as a percentage of immigrants living in this country."
Sid Miller stated on August 23, 2017 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down."
Jeff Denham stated on September 5, 2017 in an interview on NPR: Says Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton "all voted for" a border wall as senators.
Sean Duffy stated on July 20, 2017 in a TV interview: "We're flying 1987 planes with 1987 technology."
Brian Kemp stated on August 23, 2017 in a campaign email: "Our conservative Georgia values are under attack" ... (People) are "calling for the removal of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson statues."
Marco Rubio's heckler stated on August 22, 2017 in during Sen. Marco Rubio's speech to Seminole County GOP: Says Marco Rubio took "three quarters of a million dollars from fossil fuel executives" during the 2016 Senate election.
Rick Baker stated on July 28, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says he "made St. Petersburg the state's best maintained large sewer system in 2007."
Andrew Cuomo stated on July 18, 2017 in an article on LinkedIn: "70 million Americans have a criminal record — that’s one in three adults."
Jennifer Shilling stated on August 14, 2017 in a press release: "Foxconn tax break could exceed $1 million per job."
One Wisconsin Now stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Wisconsin's $3 billion incentive offer to Foxconn is "the largest gift ever by a state to a foreign company."
Seamless Florida stated on August 7, 2017 in a television ad: "When Rick Baker heard (racist remarks from another mayoral candidate), he went after Congemi. Rick Kriseman he just looked away. Tolerating bigotry in silence is no virtue; taking it on is."
Rahm Emanuel stated on July 31, 2017 in a press conference: "Every one of the financial bad management practices that I inherited, every one of them, have either been eliminated or cut significantly."
Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2017 in a briefing on opioids: "At the end of 2016, there were 23 percent fewer federal prosecutions than in 2011, so (prosecutors) looked at this scourge (opioid deaths) and they let it go by."
Scott Wagner stated on August 2, 2017 in a campaign video.: Eighty percent of the school tax bills in the state of Pennsylvania went up over last year.
David Perdue stated on July 28, 2017 in a statement: Because of the failure to pass a repeal bill, "Obamacare remains the law of the land ... This means more than 300,000 Georgians below the poverty line will still not have access to the insurance Obamacare promised."
Paul Mango stated on July 24, 2017 in a Facebook post: "As Governor, Wolf has already proposed more than $8B in tax increases."
One Wisconsin Now stated on July 28, 2017 in a blog post: Says Scott Walker "wants state taxpayers to dole out up to $250 million annually in incentives" to Foxconn "to lure a manufacturing plant to Wisconsin that he claims will generate $181 million in tax revenue."
Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Corporations have NEVER made as much money as they are making now."
Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "Foxconn is bringing 13,000 high-tech jobs to Wisconsin."
Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money."
Mark Pocan stated on July 26, 2017 in a press release: "More than 15,000 transgender Americans" are "serving in the military today."
Andy Gronik stated on July 11, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin is "dead-last in creating new businesses" for "three years in a row."
