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 Scott Jones stated on October 18, 2016 in a U.S. Congressional campaign debate: Colorado saw "increased incidents of emergency room visits by young people" and "increased incidents of driving while under the influence of marijuana" following the legalization of recreational pot. Ann Kirkpatrick stated on October 10, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate: Says Sen. John McCain "has taken more money from Wall Street than any other sitting senator." Roy Cooper stated on October 11, 2016 in a debate: "Gov. (Pat) McCrory took $500,000 directly out of the disaster relief fund. And you know what it’s for? House Bill 2." Deborah Ross stated on October 18, 2016 in a campaign ad: "Sen. (Richard) Burr voted no on the Violence Against Women Act." Marco Rubio stated on October 17, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate: "In about three weeks over a half million Floridians are going to lose their coverage again" through Obamacare. Brad Schneider stated on September 16, 2016 in a campaign tweet: Says Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold "continues to side with his Republican leadership and the NRA in blocking consideration of a bill that would keep firearms out of the hands of people on the terrorist watch list." Patrick Murphy stated on October 17, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate: "When asked about equal pay for women, (Rubio’s) quote was that it was a waste of time." Patrick Murphy stated on October 10, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Marco Rubio "opposes immigration reform. Worse, Rubio supports Donald Trump. His plan would deport 800,000 children, destroying families." Bernie Sanders stated on October 5, 2016 in a speech: Says Donald Trump’s plan to repeal the estate tax would mean the Walmart Walton family would "get a $53 billion tax break." Jim Barksdale stated on September 29, 2016 in a campaign video: Sen. Johnny Isakson voted for a trade agreement, "with China costing Georgia 93,000 jobs." Roy Cooper stated on October 11, 2016 in a debate: "In 67 different ways, Governor McCrory has raised taxes on middle income families." John Bolton SuperPAC stated on September 27, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Deborah Ross "supports the Iran nuclear deal and the ransom it paid for hostages." Mark Warner stated on October 4, 2016 in a TV interview.: Donald Trump has said "nuclear proliferation is OK." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You (Hillary Clinton) get a subpoena, and after getting the subpoena you delete 33,000 emails." Cocks Not Glocks stated on August 24, 2016 in a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook: "You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class" at the University of Texas. Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says "Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people, 11 million who are here without documents, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to get rid of birthright citizenship." Kamala Harris stated on October 5, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.: Says Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez "has passed one bill in her 20 years in Congress, and that was to rename a post office." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Hillary Clinton "went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russia's nuclear stockpile." Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol stated on September 27, 2016 in a political advertisement: Says marijuana use among Colorado high school students "has not increased since legalization." Dana Young stated on October 20, 2016 in a mailer: Says she "voted for a statewide fracking ban." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Donald Trump, in his campaign announcement speech, "also said, ‘And many of them (Mexicans) are good people. You keep leaving that out of your quote." Ami Bera stated on August 22, 2016 in an interview.: Says GOP Congressional candidate Scott Jones "wants to build a wall. He wants to round people up and deport folks." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in a vice presidential debate in Virginia: "When Donald Trump spoke in Phoenix, he looked the audience in the eye and he said ‘no, we're building a wall and we're deporting everybody.’ He said, quote, ‘they will all be gone. They will all be gone.’ This is one of the ones where you can go to the tape on it and see what Donald Trump has said." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says that during President Barack Obama’s tenure, the United States has created "15 million new jobs." Mike Pence stated on October 3, 2016 in a pre-debate appearance in Virginia: "In the state of Indiana, I’ve signed more than $3.5 billion in tax relief." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: "First, Donald Trump said wages are too high, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence think we ought to eliminate the federal minimum wage." Virginia First Foundation stated on September 27, 2016 in a web video.: "The Virginia population increased by just 8 percent from 2005 to 2015, but the per capita spending in the budget increased by a whopping 38 percent." Chris Koster stated on August 9, 2016 in an Instagram post: "A rural hospital in Missouri closes every 8 months. The legislature’s failure to expand Medicaid has brought crisis to many of Missouri’s rural health care providers." No on 67 stated on August 15, 2016 in in official ballot argument. : "Not one penny of (California’s Prop 67) bag ban tax goes to the environment." Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall: "Since I came into office … we have increased the VA budget by 85 percent."
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Scott Jones stated on October 18, 2016 in a U.S. Congressional campaign debate: Colorado saw "increased incidents of emergency room visits by young people" and "increased incidents of driving while under the influence of marijuana" following the legalization of recreational pot. Ann Kirkpatrick stated on October 10, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate: Says Sen. John McCain "has taken more money from Wall Street than any other sitting senator." Roy Cooper stated on October 11, 2016 in a debate: "Gov. (Pat) McCrory took $500,000 directly out of the disaster relief fund. And you know what it’s for? House Bill 2." Deborah Ross stated on October 18, 2016 in a campaign ad: "Sen. (Richard) Burr voted no on the Violence Against Women Act." Marco Rubio stated on October 17, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate: "In about three weeks over a half million Floridians are going to lose their coverage again" through Obamacare. Brad Schneider stated on September 16, 2016 in a campaign tweet: Says Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold "continues to side with his Republican leadership and the NRA in blocking consideration of a bill that would keep firearms out of the hands of people on the terrorist watch list." Patrick Murphy stated on October 17, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate: "When asked about equal pay for women, (Rubio’s) quote was that it was a waste of time." Patrick Murphy stated on October 10, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Marco Rubio "opposes immigration reform. Worse, Rubio supports Donald Trump. His plan would deport 800,000 children, destroying families." Bernie Sanders stated on October 5, 2016 in a speech: Says Donald Trump’s plan to repeal the estate tax would mean the Walmart Walton family would "get a $53 billion tax break." Jim Barksdale stated on September 29, 2016 in a campaign video: Sen. Johnny Isakson voted for a trade agreement, "with China costing Georgia 93,000 jobs." Roy Cooper stated on October 11, 2016 in a debate: "In 67 different ways, Governor McCrory has raised taxes on middle income families." John Bolton SuperPAC stated on September 27, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Deborah Ross "supports the Iran nuclear deal and the ransom it paid for hostages." Mark Warner stated on October 4, 2016 in a TV interview.: Donald Trump has said "nuclear proliferation is OK." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You (Hillary Clinton) get a subpoena, and after getting the subpoena you delete 33,000 emails." Cocks Not Glocks stated on August 24, 2016 in a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook: "You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class" at the University of Texas. Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says "Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people, 11 million who are here without documents, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to get rid of birthright citizenship." Kamala Harris stated on October 5, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.: Says Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez "has passed one bill in her 20 years in Congress, and that was to rename a post office." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Hillary Clinton "went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russia's nuclear stockpile." Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol stated on September 27, 2016 in a political advertisement: Says marijuana use among Colorado high school students "has not increased since legalization." Dana Young stated on October 20, 2016 in a mailer: Says she "voted for a statewide fracking ban." Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Donald Trump, in his campaign announcement speech, "also said, ‘And many of them (Mexicans) are good people. You keep leaving that out of your quote." Ami Bera stated on August 22, 2016 in an interview.: Says GOP Congressional candidate Scott Jones "wants to build a wall. He wants to round people up and deport folks." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in a vice presidential debate in Virginia: "When Donald Trump spoke in Phoenix, he looked the audience in the eye and he said ‘no, we're building a wall and we're deporting everybody.’ He said, quote, ‘they will all be gone. They will all be gone.’ This is one of the ones where you can go to the tape on it and see what Donald Trump has said." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says that during President Barack Obama’s tenure, the United States has created "15 million new jobs." Mike Pence stated on October 3, 2016 in a pre-debate appearance in Virginia: "In the state of Indiana, I’ve signed more than $3.5 billion in tax relief." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: "First, Donald Trump said wages are too high, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence think we ought to eliminate the federal minimum wage." Virginia First Foundation stated on September 27, 2016 in a web video.: "The Virginia population increased by just 8 percent from 2005 to 2015, but the per capita spending in the budget increased by a whopping 38 percent." Chris Koster stated on August 9, 2016 in an Instagram post: "A rural hospital in Missouri closes every 8 months. The legislature’s failure to expand Medicaid has brought crisis to many of Missouri’s rural health care providers." No on 67 stated on August 15, 2016 in in official ballot argument. : "Not one penny of (California’s Prop 67) bag ban tax goes to the environment." Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall: "Since I came into office … we have increased the VA budget by 85 percent."
Scott Jones stated on October 18, 2016 in a U.S. Congressional campaign debate: Colorado saw "increased incidents of emergency room visits by young people" and "increased incidents of driving while under the influence of marijuana" following the legalization of recreational pot.
Ann Kirkpatrick stated on October 10, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate: Says Sen. John McCain "has taken more money from Wall Street than any other sitting senator."
Roy Cooper stated on October 11, 2016 in a debate: "Gov. (Pat) McCrory took $500,000 directly out of the disaster relief fund. And you know what it’s for? House Bill 2."
Deborah Ross stated on October 18, 2016 in a campaign ad: "Sen. (Richard) Burr voted no on the Violence Against Women Act."
Marco Rubio stated on October 17, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate: "In about three weeks over a half million Floridians are going to lose their coverage again" through Obamacare.
Brad Schneider stated on September 16, 2016 in a campaign tweet: Says Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold "continues to side with his Republican leadership and the NRA in blocking consideration of a bill that would keep firearms out of the hands of people on the terrorist watch list."
Patrick Murphy stated on October 17, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate: "When asked about equal pay for women, (Rubio’s) quote was that it was a waste of time."
Patrick Murphy stated on October 10, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Marco Rubio "opposes immigration reform. Worse, Rubio supports Donald Trump. His plan would deport 800,000 children, destroying families."
Bernie Sanders stated on October 5, 2016 in a speech: Says Donald Trump’s plan to repeal the estate tax would mean the Walmart Walton family would "get a $53 billion tax break."
Jim Barksdale stated on September 29, 2016 in a campaign video: Sen. Johnny Isakson voted for a trade agreement, "with China costing Georgia 93,000 jobs."
Roy Cooper stated on October 11, 2016 in a debate: "In 67 different ways, Governor McCrory has raised taxes on middle income families."
John Bolton SuperPAC stated on September 27, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Deborah Ross "supports the Iran nuclear deal and the ransom it paid for hostages."
Mark Warner stated on October 4, 2016 in a TV interview.: Donald Trump has said "nuclear proliferation is OK."
Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You (Hillary Clinton) get a subpoena, and after getting the subpoena you delete 33,000 emails."
Cocks Not Glocks stated on August 24, 2016 in a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook: "You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class" at the University of Texas.
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 vice presidential debate: Says "Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people, 11 million who are here without documents, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to get rid of birthright citizenship."
Kamala Harris stated on October 5, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.: Says Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez "has passed one bill in her 20 years in Congress, and that was to rename a post office."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Hillary Clinton "went toe-to-toe with Russia as secretary of state to do the New START agreement to reduce Russia's nuclear stockpile."
Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol stated on September 27, 2016 in a political advertisement: Says marijuana use among Colorado high school students "has not increased since legalization."
Mike Pence stated on October 4, 2016 in the vice presidential debate in Farmville, Va.: Says Donald Trump, in his campaign announcement speech, "also said, ‘And many of them (Mexicans) are good people. You keep leaving that out of your quote."
Ami Bera stated on August 22, 2016 in an interview.: Says GOP Congressional candidate Scott Jones "wants to build a wall. He wants to round people up and deport folks."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in a vice presidential debate in Virginia: "When Donald Trump spoke in Phoenix, he looked the audience in the eye and he said ‘no, we're building a wall and we're deporting everybody.’ He said, quote, ‘they will all be gone. They will all be gone.’ This is one of the ones where you can go to the tape on it and see what Donald Trump has said."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says that during President Barack Obama’s tenure, the United States has created "15 million new jobs."
Mike Pence stated on October 3, 2016 in a pre-debate appearance in Virginia: "In the state of Indiana, I’ve signed more than $3.5 billion in tax relief."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: "First, Donald Trump said wages are too high, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence think we ought to eliminate the federal minimum wage."
Virginia First Foundation stated on September 27, 2016 in a web video.: "The Virginia population increased by just 8 percent from 2005 to 2015, but the per capita spending in the budget increased by a whopping 38 percent."
Chris Koster stated on August 9, 2016 in an Instagram post: "A rural hospital in Missouri closes every 8 months. The legislature’s failure to expand Medicaid has brought crisis to many of Missouri’s rural health care providers."
No on 67 stated on August 15, 2016 in in official ballot argument. : "Not one penny of (California’s Prop 67) bag ban tax goes to the environment."
Barack Obama stated on September 28, 2016 in a CNN town hall: "Since I came into office … we have increased the VA budget by 85 percent."
