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 Tim Kaine stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: Independent analysts "found that Trump's tax plan, given to the wealthy and big corporations, would rack up $30 trillion in debt." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a video at the DNC: "We moved 100 times as many people out of poverty as moved out when President (Ronald) Reagan was in office, with 40 percent more jobs." Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2016 in a tweet: "Not one American flag on the massive stage at the Democratic National Convention until people started complaining- then a small one. Pathetic." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on June 23, 2016 in a radio ad: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "opposes faster broadband internet in small towns" and "got nearly $90,000 in campaign contributions from the telecom special interests." 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." Joseph Crowley stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Donald Trump "cashed in" on Sept. 11, "collecting $150,000 in federal funds intended to help small businesses recover — even though days after the attack Trump said his properties were not affected." Barbara Boxer stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: Says Donald Trump "said a woman should be punished for exercising her right to choose." Bernie Sanders stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "The top 1 percent in recent years has earned 85 percent of all new income." Elizabeth Warren stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: "Donald Trump said he was excited for the 2008 housing crash that devastated millions of American families, because he thought it would help him scoop up more real estate on the cheap." Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says that as a U.S. senator, Russ Feingold "voted against authorizing our military 11 separate times." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "America has lost nearly one third of its manufacturing jobs since 1997, following the enactment of disastrous trade deals supported by Bill and Hillary Clinton." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "has called for a radical 550 percent increase in Syrian ... refugees . . . despite the fact that there’s no way to screen these refugees in order to find out who they are or where they come from." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in In a speech at the Republican convention: "The number of new illegal immigrant families who have crossed the border so far this year already exceeds the entire total from 2015." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "Homicides last year increased by 17 percent in America’s 50 largest cities. That’s the largest increase in 25 years." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "Two million more Latinos are in poverty today than when President Obama took his oath of office less than eight years ago." Luis Gutierrez stated on May 12, 2016 in in a speech: "Every single strawberry that is served to Members of Congress will have passed through the rough hands of an undocumented immigrant." Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Says as Indiana governor, he has made "record investments in education." Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "There are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before." Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Says "(Clinton) called President Assad a ‘reformer.’ She called Assad a ‘different kind of leader.’ " Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton "lied about why her parents named her Hillary." Zephyr Teachout stated on June 28, 2016 in her victory speech after winning the Democratic primary.: "John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline." Frank Guinta stated on July 4, 2016 in an email: "Granite State shipbuilders . . . built the first ship that sailed into battle under a new American flag." Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2016 in a speech in San Diego: "95 percent of the world’s customers are … beyond our shores." Drew Brees stated on June 12, 2016 in as quoted in an interview with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman: "Do you know what the second sport with the most concussions is? Women’s soccer… And the third most dangerous sport? Cheerleading." Van Wanggaard stated on July 10, 2016 in an opinion article: "You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country." Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a Donald Trump rally in Indiana: "Today, there are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200-year history of the great state of Indiana." Hillary Clinton stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt." Mike Turzai stated on June 15, 2016 in an op-ed for PennLive: "Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black." Bruce Rauner stated on June 1, 2016 in a press conference: "We have lower family incomes in Illinois today than we had 17 years ago in Illinois ... because of the control of (House) Speaker (Michael) Madigan and his Democrats." Mike Rawlings stated on July 8, 2016 in a news conference: In 2016, Dallas, Texas, has fewer "police officer-related shootings than any large city in America."
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Tim Kaine stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: Independent analysts "found that Trump's tax plan, given to the wealthy and big corporations, would rack up $30 trillion in debt." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a video at the DNC: "We moved 100 times as many people out of poverty as moved out when President (Ronald) Reagan was in office, with 40 percent more jobs." Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2016 in a tweet: "Not one American flag on the massive stage at the Democratic National Convention until people started complaining- then a small one. Pathetic." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on June 23, 2016 in a radio ad: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "opposes faster broadband internet in small towns" and "got nearly $90,000 in campaign contributions from the telecom special interests." 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." Joseph Crowley stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Donald Trump "cashed in" on Sept. 11, "collecting $150,000 in federal funds intended to help small businesses recover — even though days after the attack Trump said his properties were not affected." Barbara Boxer stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: Says Donald Trump "said a woman should be punished for exercising her right to choose." Bernie Sanders stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "The top 1 percent in recent years has earned 85 percent of all new income." Elizabeth Warren stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: "Donald Trump said he was excited for the 2008 housing crash that devastated millions of American families, because he thought it would help him scoop up more real estate on the cheap." Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says that as a U.S. senator, Russ Feingold "voted against authorizing our military 11 separate times." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "America has lost nearly one third of its manufacturing jobs since 1997, following the enactment of disastrous trade deals supported by Bill and Hillary Clinton." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "has called for a radical 550 percent increase in Syrian ... refugees . . . despite the fact that there’s no way to screen these refugees in order to find out who they are or where they come from." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in In a speech at the Republican convention: "The number of new illegal immigrant families who have crossed the border so far this year already exceeds the entire total from 2015." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "Homicides last year increased by 17 percent in America’s 50 largest cities. That’s the largest increase in 25 years." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "Two million more Latinos are in poverty today than when President Obama took his oath of office less than eight years ago." Luis Gutierrez stated on May 12, 2016 in in a speech: "Every single strawberry that is served to Members of Congress will have passed through the rough hands of an undocumented immigrant." Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Says as Indiana governor, he has made "record investments in education." Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "There are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before." Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Says "(Clinton) called President Assad a ‘reformer.’ She called Assad a ‘different kind of leader.’ " Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton "lied about why her parents named her Hillary." Zephyr Teachout stated on June 28, 2016 in her victory speech after winning the Democratic primary.: "John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline." Frank Guinta stated on July 4, 2016 in an email: "Granite State shipbuilders . . . built the first ship that sailed into battle under a new American flag." Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2016 in a speech in San Diego: "95 percent of the world’s customers are … beyond our shores." Drew Brees stated on June 12, 2016 in as quoted in an interview with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman: "Do you know what the second sport with the most concussions is? Women’s soccer… And the third most dangerous sport? Cheerleading." Van Wanggaard stated on July 10, 2016 in an opinion article: "You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country." Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a Donald Trump rally in Indiana: "Today, there are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200-year history of the great state of Indiana." Hillary Clinton stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt." Mike Turzai stated on June 15, 2016 in an op-ed for PennLive: "Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black." Bruce Rauner stated on June 1, 2016 in a press conference: "We have lower family incomes in Illinois today than we had 17 years ago in Illinois ... because of the control of (House) Speaker (Michael) Madigan and his Democrats." Mike Rawlings stated on July 8, 2016 in a news conference: In 2016, Dallas, Texas, has fewer "police officer-related shootings than any large city in America."
Tim Kaine stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: Independent analysts "found that Trump's tax plan, given to the wealthy and big corporations, would rack up $30 trillion in debt."
Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a video at the DNC: "We moved 100 times as many people out of poverty as moved out when President (Ronald) Reagan was in office, with 40 percent more jobs."
Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2016 in a tweet: "Not one American flag on the massive stage at the Democratic National Convention until people started complaining- then a small one. Pathetic."
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on June 23, 2016 in a radio ad: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "opposes faster broadband internet in small towns" and "got nearly $90,000 in campaign contributions from the telecom special interests."
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."
Joseph Crowley stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says Donald Trump "cashed in" on Sept. 11, "collecting $150,000 in federal funds intended to help small businesses recover — even though days after the attack Trump said his properties were not affected."
Barbara Boxer stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia: Says Donald Trump "said a woman should be punished for exercising her right to choose."
Bernie Sanders stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "The top 1 percent in recent years has earned 85 percent of all new income."
Elizabeth Warren stated on July 25, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention: "Donald Trump said he was excited for the 2008 housing crash that devastated millions of American families, because he thought it would help him scoop up more real estate on the cheap."
Ron Johnson stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says that as a U.S. senator, Russ Feingold "voted against authorizing our military 11 separate times."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "America has lost nearly one third of its manufacturing jobs since 1997, following the enactment of disastrous trade deals supported by Bill and Hillary Clinton."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says Hillary Clinton "has called for a radical 550 percent increase in Syrian ... refugees . . . despite the fact that there’s no way to screen these refugees in order to find out who they are or where they come from."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in In a speech at the Republican convention: "The number of new illegal immigrant families who have crossed the border so far this year already exceeds the entire total from 2015."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in his acceptance speech at the Republican Natiional Convention in Cleveland: "Homicides last year increased by 17 percent in America’s 50 largest cities. That’s the largest increase in 25 years."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "Two million more Latinos are in poverty today than when President Obama took his oath of office less than eight years ago."
Luis Gutierrez stated on May 12, 2016 in in a speech: "Every single strawberry that is served to Members of Congress will have passed through the rough hands of an undocumented immigrant."
Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Says as Indiana governor, he has made "record investments in education."
Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "There are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before."
Chris Christie stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: Says "(Clinton) called President Assad a ‘reformer.’ She called Assad a ‘different kind of leader.’ "
Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton "lied about why her parents named her Hillary."
Zephyr Teachout stated on June 28, 2016 in her victory speech after winning the Democratic primary.: "John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline."
Frank Guinta stated on July 4, 2016 in an email: "Granite State shipbuilders . . . built the first ship that sailed into battle under a new American flag."
Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2016 in a speech in San Diego: "95 percent of the world’s customers are … beyond our shores."
Drew Brees stated on June 12, 2016 in as quoted in an interview with Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman: "Do you know what the second sport with the most concussions is? Women’s soccer… And the third most dangerous sport? Cheerleading."
Van Wanggaard stated on July 10, 2016 in an opinion article: "You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country."
Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a Donald Trump rally in Indiana: "Today, there are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200-year history of the great state of Indiana."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt."
Mike Turzai stated on June 15, 2016 in an op-ed for PennLive: "Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black."
Bruce Rauner stated on June 1, 2016 in a press conference: "We have lower family incomes in Illinois today than we had 17 years ago in Illinois ... because of the control of (House) Speaker (Michael) Madigan and his Democrats."
Mike Rawlings stated on July 8, 2016 in a news conference: In 2016, Dallas, Texas, has fewer "police officer-related shootings than any large city in America."
