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 Joe Scarborough stated on October 2, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns." Gerry Connolly stated on September 8, 2015 in radio interview.: "It's estimated we leave somewhere north of $350 billion a year - that's billion - a year on the table uncollected because IRS doesn't have the resources." Mark Kelly stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on "State of the Union": "We sell 40 percent of our guns without a background check." Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview: Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence. Elizabeth Warren stated on September 26, 2015 in a speech: Student loans from the federal government issued between 2007 and 2012 are on target "to produce $66 billion in profits for the United States government." Caleb Rowden stated on August 21, 2015 in a tweet: "#GradInsurance debacle is a DIRECT result of #ObamaCare. #MIZZOU has to break the law to do the right thing." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break. Scott Walker stated on September 16, 2015 in a debate: The Obama administration’s "own Environmental Protection Agency" has said its Clean Power Plan "will have a marginal impact on climate change." Kenneth Block stated on August 23, 2015 in TV interview: "The cost of fire in Rhode Island is anywhere from 33 percent to 100 percent more expensive than anywhere else we could find." Mike Huckabee stated on September 16, 2015 in comments on the CNN debate: "We've just now given over $100 billion" to Iran, "the equivalent in U.S. terms is $5 trillion." Hugh Hewitt stated on September 13, 2015 in a panel discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": Says history suggests sports will "quickly subsume a lot of the attention span of the country" in the presidential primary. David Cicilline stated on September 4, 2015 in TV interview: "She [Hillary Clinton] has also said unequivocally that she didn't receive classified documents." Juan Williams stated on September 9, 2015 in a discussion on Fox News' "The Five": When it comes to classified information at the State Department, Hillary Clinton’s "the decider." Reid Ribble stated on September 8, 2015 in an interview: Says Donald Trump "wants to replace" Obamacare "with a single-payer system." Jeb Bush stated on September 8, 2015 in a campaign video: "Florida led the nation in job creation" while Bush was governor. Matthew Dowd stated on September 6, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": "Any Republican that has led for two months and led every state has won the GOP nomination." Jeb Bush stated on August 31, 2015 in comments on Twitter.: "I cut state spending more than anybody (in the 2016 GOP field)." E. Frank Stephenson stated on August 14, 2015 in a Georgia Public Policy Foundation blog post: "Contrary to media reports, Georgia’s gas tax change led to no price increase at the pump." Jorge Ramos stated on September 2, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor" on Fox News: "Almost 40 percent of all (undocumented) immigrants come by plane and they overstay their visas." John Kerry stated on September 2, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": The nuclear agreement with Iran "never sunsets. There's no sunset in this agreement." Bobby Jindal stated on August 30, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "I'm the only (Republican) candidate that has actually reduced the size of government." Ted Cruz stated on August 21, 2015 in answering a reporter in Iowa: "In the year 2013, the Obama administration released 104,000 criminal illegal aliens. They released 196 murderers – people with homicide convictions, who are here illegally." Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in an interview on CNN.: "Our companies are moving into Mexico more than almost any other place right now." Occupy Democrats stated on April 25, 2015 in a meme first posted on Facebook: Says "Bush Jr. handed Obama a $1.4 trillion deficit" and Obama "reduced Bush Jr.’s deficit to just $492 billion." Bobby Jindal stated on August 18, 2015 in a statement: Says Scott Walker's plan to replace Obamacare "is a new entitlement" program for "every single American human being from the time they are born right up until they grow old and become eligible for Medicare." Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in a town hall in Derry, N.H.: "Many of the great scholars say that anchor babies are not covered" by the 14th Amendment. Julius Jones stated on August 17, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: "The policy mistakes that ... the Clintons made got us, in large degree, to the situation that we are in today with mass incarceration." Jeb Bush stated on August 19, 2015 in a New Hampshire town hall discussion: Says Donald Trump "was a Democrat longer in the last decade than he was a Republican." Jim Webb stated on August 12, 2015 in a web post: "We did not even have a federal income tax in this country until 1913." Ben Carson stated on August 23, 2015 in an interview on "State of the Union": Says "56 percent of (the U.S.-Mexico) border is not under our control."
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Joe Scarborough stated on October 2, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns." Gerry Connolly stated on September 8, 2015 in radio interview.: "It's estimated we leave somewhere north of $350 billion a year - that's billion - a year on the table uncollected because IRS doesn't have the resources." Mark Kelly stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on "State of the Union": "We sell 40 percent of our guns without a background check." Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview: Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence. Elizabeth Warren stated on September 26, 2015 in a speech: Student loans from the federal government issued between 2007 and 2012 are on target "to produce $66 billion in profits for the United States government." Caleb Rowden stated on August 21, 2015 in a tweet: "#GradInsurance debacle is a DIRECT result of #ObamaCare. #MIZZOU has to break the law to do the right thing." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break. Scott Walker stated on September 16, 2015 in a debate: The Obama administration’s "own Environmental Protection Agency" has said its Clean Power Plan "will have a marginal impact on climate change." Kenneth Block stated on August 23, 2015 in TV interview: "The cost of fire in Rhode Island is anywhere from 33 percent to 100 percent more expensive than anywhere else we could find." Mike Huckabee stated on September 16, 2015 in comments on the CNN debate: "We've just now given over $100 billion" to Iran, "the equivalent in U.S. terms is $5 trillion." Hugh Hewitt stated on September 13, 2015 in a panel discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": Says history suggests sports will "quickly subsume a lot of the attention span of the country" in the presidential primary. David Cicilline stated on September 4, 2015 in TV interview: "She [Hillary Clinton] has also said unequivocally that she didn't receive classified documents." Juan Williams stated on September 9, 2015 in a discussion on Fox News' "The Five": When it comes to classified information at the State Department, Hillary Clinton’s "the decider." Reid Ribble stated on September 8, 2015 in an interview: Says Donald Trump "wants to replace" Obamacare "with a single-payer system." Jeb Bush stated on September 8, 2015 in a campaign video: "Florida led the nation in job creation" while Bush was governor. Matthew Dowd stated on September 6, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": "Any Republican that has led for two months and led every state has won the GOP nomination." Jeb Bush stated on August 31, 2015 in comments on Twitter.: "I cut state spending more than anybody (in the 2016 GOP field)." E. Frank Stephenson stated on August 14, 2015 in a Georgia Public Policy Foundation blog post: "Contrary to media reports, Georgia’s gas tax change led to no price increase at the pump." Jorge Ramos stated on September 2, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor" on Fox News: "Almost 40 percent of all (undocumented) immigrants come by plane and they overstay their visas." John Kerry stated on September 2, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": The nuclear agreement with Iran "never sunsets. There's no sunset in this agreement." Bobby Jindal stated on August 30, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "I'm the only (Republican) candidate that has actually reduced the size of government." Ted Cruz stated on August 21, 2015 in answering a reporter in Iowa: "In the year 2013, the Obama administration released 104,000 criminal illegal aliens. They released 196 murderers – people with homicide convictions, who are here illegally." Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in an interview on CNN.: "Our companies are moving into Mexico more than almost any other place right now." Occupy Democrats stated on April 25, 2015 in a meme first posted on Facebook: Says "Bush Jr. handed Obama a $1.4 trillion deficit" and Obama "reduced Bush Jr.’s deficit to just $492 billion." Bobby Jindal stated on August 18, 2015 in a statement: Says Scott Walker's plan to replace Obamacare "is a new entitlement" program for "every single American human being from the time they are born right up until they grow old and become eligible for Medicare." Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in a town hall in Derry, N.H.: "Many of the great scholars say that anchor babies are not covered" by the 14th Amendment. Julius Jones stated on August 17, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: "The policy mistakes that ... the Clintons made got us, in large degree, to the situation that we are in today with mass incarceration." Jeb Bush stated on August 19, 2015 in a New Hampshire town hall discussion: Says Donald Trump "was a Democrat longer in the last decade than he was a Republican." Jim Webb stated on August 12, 2015 in a web post: "We did not even have a federal income tax in this country until 1913." Ben Carson stated on August 23, 2015 in an interview on "State of the Union": Says "56 percent of (the U.S.-Mexico) border is not under our control."
Joe Scarborough stated on October 2, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns."
Gerry Connolly stated on September 8, 2015 in radio interview.: "It's estimated we leave somewhere north of $350 billion a year - that's billion - a year on the table uncollected because IRS doesn't have the resources."
Mark Kelly stated on October 4, 2015 in an interview on "State of the Union": "We sell 40 percent of our guns without a background check."
Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview: Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence.
Elizabeth Warren stated on September 26, 2015 in a speech: Student loans from the federal government issued between 2007 and 2012 are on target "to produce $66 billion in profits for the United States government."
Caleb Rowden stated on August 21, 2015 in a tweet: "#GradInsurance debacle is a DIRECT result of #ObamaCare. #MIZZOU has to break the law to do the right thing."
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break.
Scott Walker stated on September 16, 2015 in a debate: The Obama administration’s "own Environmental Protection Agency" has said its Clean Power Plan "will have a marginal impact on climate change."
Kenneth Block stated on August 23, 2015 in TV interview: "The cost of fire in Rhode Island is anywhere from 33 percent to 100 percent more expensive than anywhere else we could find."
Mike Huckabee stated on September 16, 2015 in comments on the CNN debate: "We've just now given over $100 billion" to Iran, "the equivalent in U.S. terms is $5 trillion."
Hugh Hewitt stated on September 13, 2015 in a panel discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": Says history suggests sports will "quickly subsume a lot of the attention span of the country" in the presidential primary.
David Cicilline stated on September 4, 2015 in TV interview: "She [Hillary Clinton] has also said unequivocally that she didn't receive classified documents."
Juan Williams stated on September 9, 2015 in a discussion on Fox News' "The Five": When it comes to classified information at the State Department, Hillary Clinton’s "the decider."
Reid Ribble stated on September 8, 2015 in an interview: Says Donald Trump "wants to replace" Obamacare "with a single-payer system."
Jeb Bush stated on September 8, 2015 in a campaign video: "Florida led the nation in job creation" while Bush was governor.
Matthew Dowd stated on September 6, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": "Any Republican that has led for two months and led every state has won the GOP nomination."
Jeb Bush stated on August 31, 2015 in comments on Twitter.: "I cut state spending more than anybody (in the 2016 GOP field)."
E. Frank Stephenson stated on August 14, 2015 in a Georgia Public Policy Foundation blog post: "Contrary to media reports, Georgia’s gas tax change led to no price increase at the pump."
Jorge Ramos stated on September 2, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor" on Fox News: "Almost 40 percent of all (undocumented) immigrants come by plane and they overstay their visas."
John Kerry stated on September 2, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": The nuclear agreement with Iran "never sunsets. There's no sunset in this agreement."
Bobby Jindal stated on August 30, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "I'm the only (Republican) candidate that has actually reduced the size of government."
Ted Cruz stated on August 21, 2015 in answering a reporter in Iowa: "In the year 2013, the Obama administration released 104,000 criminal illegal aliens. They released 196 murderers – people with homicide convictions, who are here illegally."
Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in an interview on CNN.: "Our companies are moving into Mexico more than almost any other place right now."
Occupy Democrats stated on April 25, 2015 in a meme first posted on Facebook: Says "Bush Jr. handed Obama a $1.4 trillion deficit" and Obama "reduced Bush Jr.’s deficit to just $492 billion."
Bobby Jindal stated on August 18, 2015 in a statement: Says Scott Walker's plan to replace Obamacare "is a new entitlement" program for "every single American human being from the time they are born right up until they grow old and become eligible for Medicare."
Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2015 in a town hall in Derry, N.H.: "Many of the great scholars say that anchor babies are not covered" by the 14th Amendment.
Julius Jones stated on August 17, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC: "The policy mistakes that ... the Clintons made got us, in large degree, to the situation that we are in today with mass incarceration."
Jeb Bush stated on August 19, 2015 in a New Hampshire town hall discussion: Says Donald Trump "was a Democrat longer in the last decade than he was a Republican."
Jim Webb stated on August 12, 2015 in a web post: "We did not even have a federal income tax in this country until 1913."
Ben Carson stated on August 23, 2015 in an interview on "State of the Union": Says "56 percent of (the U.S.-Mexico) border is not under our control."
