Latest Mostly False 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 Conservative Solutions PAC stated on February 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Donald Trump "bans disabled veterans from his high rise." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "NAFTA, supported by the Secretary (Clinton), cost us 800,000 jobs nationwide." Tom Daschle stated on February 29, 2016 in an op-ed: U.S. global AIDS spending helped reduce "political instability and violence" by "40 percent" in recipient nations. Ted Cruz stated on February 25, 2016 in remarks during the GOP debate at the University of Houston: "Spending on welfare, on prisons, and education, all of those have dropped by hundreds of millions of dollars" because of Arizona’s immigration laws that drove out undocumented immigrants. John McCain stated on January 4, 2016 in a newspaper interview: The Every Student Succeeds Act "did away basically with Common Core." Bernie Sanders stated on February 23, 2016 in a speech.: "We work longer hours than any people in the industrialized world, including the Japanese." Jason Nassour stated on February 18, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty "claims to have taken a pay cut, but for 2016, he voted to raise his salary by 19.6 percent." Blake Rocap stated on February 16, 2016 in a voter mailer: "When Republican extremists tried to take away abortion rights … Blake Rocap stopped them." Marco Rubio stated on February 25, 2016 in comments during the Houston GOP debate: "When they passed Obamacare, they put a bailout fund in Obamacare. … We led the effort and wiped out that bailout fund." Gavin Newsom stated on December 5, 2015 in a campaign email: "So far in 2015, there have been more mass shootings than days." Donald Trump stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": With Obamacare, "You have no options .. you can't get competitive bidding." New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on February 16, 2016 in a press release: Blocking a U.S. Supreme Court nomination during the remaining months of President Obama’s term "would leave the nation’s highest court with an unprecedented year-long vacancy." Empower Texans stated on January 28, 2016 in a web page: In 2005 and 2007, " Joe Straus received a 100 percent rating by NARAL (the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League)." Gary Cobb stated on February 16, 2016 in a video ad on his campaign website: Travis County residents "trusted me to take on Tom DeLay — and we won." Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in on ABC's "This Week": Says "the one person (Donald Trump) has suggested that would make a good justice is his sister, who is a court of appeals judge appointed by Bill Clinton. She is a hardcore pro-abortion liberal judge." Sheri Gallo stated on January 28, 2016 in an Austin City Council meeting: Since January 2015, the "majority of our" Austin City Council "meetings have extended past 10 p.m." and "many of our meetings have gone past midnight." Terry McAuliffe stated on February 3, 2016 in a TV interview.: "Under Virginia law, if you are a non-federally licensed (gun) dealer, you cannot get a background check even if you want one." Donald Trump stated on February 14, 2016 in a Republican debate in South Carolina: Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that." Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2016 in a debate in Greenville, S.C.: "It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice." Tony Capezza stated on January 26, 2016 in testimony at General Assembly : "In New England, Rhode Island has the second highest number of police officers being assaulted." Tom Wolf stated on February 9, 2016 in his budget proposal address: If the General Assembly does not address the state's structural deficit, "more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools." Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2016 in comments at the University of Iowa: "We’re spending tremendous amounts of money to educate our kids. In the world, we're No. 1 per pupil by a factor of four." Joe Sestak stated on January 25, 2016 in a talk with the Pennsylvania Press Club: Says Pat Toomey visited Joe Sestak and other veterans in 2002 "and then came home and voted against every veterans appropriations bill." Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "Tell me what Madeleine Albright’s position was on the War on Iraq. I wouldn’t be surprised if she supported it." Marco Rubio stated on February 6, 2016 in an ABC Republican debate in New Hampshire: "The American people will not support doing anything about people that are in this country illegally until the law is enforced first." Donald Trump stated on February 6, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: Regarding the Iraq War, "I was the one that said, ‘Don’t go, don’t do it, you’re going to destabilize the Middle East.’ " Ted Strickland stated on December 10, 2016 in a Facebook post: "With 320,000 net Ohio manufacturing jobs lost, (Sen. Rob) Portman calls NAFTA a ‘proven success’." Adrian Garcia stated on February 5, 2016 in a campaign news release: "Gene Green is the NRA’s favorite Democrat in Congress. ... "It’s no wonder the congressman has a lifetime A rating from the NRA." Katrina Shankland stated on January 29, 2016 in a news release: "Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers." Ted Cruz stated on February 3, 2016 in a town hall in Henniker, N.H.: "During eight years under Ronald Reagan, African-American median income rose by about $5,000."
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Conservative Solutions PAC stated on February 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Donald Trump "bans disabled veterans from his high rise." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "NAFTA, supported by the Secretary (Clinton), cost us 800,000 jobs nationwide." Tom Daschle stated on February 29, 2016 in an op-ed: U.S. global AIDS spending helped reduce "political instability and violence" by "40 percent" in recipient nations. Ted Cruz stated on February 25, 2016 in remarks during the GOP debate at the University of Houston: "Spending on welfare, on prisons, and education, all of those have dropped by hundreds of millions of dollars" because of Arizona’s immigration laws that drove out undocumented immigrants. John McCain stated on January 4, 2016 in a newspaper interview: The Every Student Succeeds Act "did away basically with Common Core." Bernie Sanders stated on February 23, 2016 in a speech.: "We work longer hours than any people in the industrialized world, including the Japanese." Jason Nassour stated on February 18, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty "claims to have taken a pay cut, but for 2016, he voted to raise his salary by 19.6 percent." Blake Rocap stated on February 16, 2016 in a voter mailer: "When Republican extremists tried to take away abortion rights … Blake Rocap stopped them." Marco Rubio stated on February 25, 2016 in comments during the Houston GOP debate: "When they passed Obamacare, they put a bailout fund in Obamacare. … We led the effort and wiped out that bailout fund." Gavin Newsom stated on December 5, 2015 in a campaign email: "So far in 2015, there have been more mass shootings than days." Donald Trump stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": With Obamacare, "You have no options .. you can't get competitive bidding." New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on February 16, 2016 in a press release: Blocking a U.S. Supreme Court nomination during the remaining months of President Obama’s term "would leave the nation’s highest court with an unprecedented year-long vacancy." Empower Texans stated on January 28, 2016 in a web page: In 2005 and 2007, " Joe Straus received a 100 percent rating by NARAL (the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League)." Gary Cobb stated on February 16, 2016 in a video ad on his campaign website: Travis County residents "trusted me to take on Tom DeLay — and we won." Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in on ABC's "This Week": Says "the one person (Donald Trump) has suggested that would make a good justice is his sister, who is a court of appeals judge appointed by Bill Clinton. She is a hardcore pro-abortion liberal judge." Sheri Gallo stated on January 28, 2016 in an Austin City Council meeting: Since January 2015, the "majority of our" Austin City Council "meetings have extended past 10 p.m." and "many of our meetings have gone past midnight." Terry McAuliffe stated on February 3, 2016 in a TV interview.: "Under Virginia law, if you are a non-federally licensed (gun) dealer, you cannot get a background check even if you want one." Donald Trump stated on February 14, 2016 in a Republican debate in South Carolina: Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that." Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2016 in a debate in Greenville, S.C.: "It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice." Tony Capezza stated on January 26, 2016 in testimony at General Assembly : "In New England, Rhode Island has the second highest number of police officers being assaulted." Tom Wolf stated on February 9, 2016 in his budget proposal address: If the General Assembly does not address the state's structural deficit, "more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools." Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2016 in comments at the University of Iowa: "We’re spending tremendous amounts of money to educate our kids. In the world, we're No. 1 per pupil by a factor of four." Joe Sestak stated on January 25, 2016 in a talk with the Pennsylvania Press Club: Says Pat Toomey visited Joe Sestak and other veterans in 2002 "and then came home and voted against every veterans appropriations bill." Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "Tell me what Madeleine Albright’s position was on the War on Iraq. I wouldn’t be surprised if she supported it." Marco Rubio stated on February 6, 2016 in an ABC Republican debate in New Hampshire: "The American people will not support doing anything about people that are in this country illegally until the law is enforced first." Donald Trump stated on February 6, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: Regarding the Iraq War, "I was the one that said, ‘Don’t go, don’t do it, you’re going to destabilize the Middle East.’ " Ted Strickland stated on December 10, 2016 in a Facebook post: "With 320,000 net Ohio manufacturing jobs lost, (Sen. Rob) Portman calls NAFTA a ‘proven success’." Adrian Garcia stated on February 5, 2016 in a campaign news release: "Gene Green is the NRA’s favorite Democrat in Congress. ... "It’s no wonder the congressman has a lifetime A rating from the NRA." Katrina Shankland stated on January 29, 2016 in a news release: "Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers." Ted Cruz stated on February 3, 2016 in a town hall in Henniker, N.H.: "During eight years under Ronald Reagan, African-American median income rose by about $5,000."
Conservative Solutions PAC stated on February 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Donald Trump "bans disabled veterans from his high rise."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "NAFTA, supported by the Secretary (Clinton), cost us 800,000 jobs nationwide."
Tom Daschle stated on February 29, 2016 in an op-ed: U.S. global AIDS spending helped reduce "political instability and violence" by "40 percent" in recipient nations.
Ted Cruz stated on February 25, 2016 in remarks during the GOP debate at the University of Houston: "Spending on welfare, on prisons, and education, all of those have dropped by hundreds of millions of dollars" because of Arizona’s immigration laws that drove out undocumented immigrants.
John McCain stated on January 4, 2016 in a newspaper interview: The Every Student Succeeds Act "did away basically with Common Core."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 23, 2016 in a speech.: "We work longer hours than any people in the industrialized world, including the Japanese."
Jason Nassour stated on February 18, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty "claims to have taken a pay cut, but for 2016, he voted to raise his salary by 19.6 percent."
Blake Rocap stated on February 16, 2016 in a voter mailer: "When Republican extremists tried to take away abortion rights … Blake Rocap stopped them."
Marco Rubio stated on February 25, 2016 in comments during the Houston GOP debate: "When they passed Obamacare, they put a bailout fund in Obamacare. … We led the effort and wiped out that bailout fund."
Gavin Newsom stated on December 5, 2015 in a campaign email: "So far in 2015, there have been more mass shootings than days."
Donald Trump stated on February 21, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": With Obamacare, "You have no options .. you can't get competitive bidding."
New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on February 16, 2016 in a press release: Blocking a U.S. Supreme Court nomination during the remaining months of President Obama’s term "would leave the nation’s highest court with an unprecedented year-long vacancy."
Empower Texans stated on January 28, 2016 in a web page: In 2005 and 2007, " Joe Straus received a 100 percent rating by NARAL (the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League)."
Gary Cobb stated on February 16, 2016 in a video ad on his campaign website: Travis County residents "trusted me to take on Tom DeLay — and we won."
Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in on ABC's "This Week": Says "the one person (Donald Trump) has suggested that would make a good justice is his sister, who is a court of appeals judge appointed by Bill Clinton. She is a hardcore pro-abortion liberal judge."
Sheri Gallo stated on January 28, 2016 in an Austin City Council meeting: Since January 2015, the "majority of our" Austin City Council "meetings have extended past 10 p.m." and "many of our meetings have gone past midnight."
Terry McAuliffe stated on February 3, 2016 in a TV interview.: "Under Virginia law, if you are a non-federally licensed (gun) dealer, you cannot get a background check even if you want one."
Donald Trump stated on February 14, 2016 in a Republican debate in South Carolina: Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that."
Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2016 in a debate in Greenville, S.C.: "It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice."
Tony Capezza stated on January 26, 2016 in testimony at General Assembly : "In New England, Rhode Island has the second highest number of police officers being assaulted."
Tom Wolf stated on February 9, 2016 in his budget proposal address: If the General Assembly does not address the state's structural deficit, "more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools."
Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2016 in comments at the University of Iowa: "We’re spending tremendous amounts of money to educate our kids. In the world, we're No. 1 per pupil by a factor of four."
Joe Sestak stated on January 25, 2016 in a talk with the Pennsylvania Press Club: Says Pat Toomey visited Joe Sestak and other veterans in 2002 "and then came home and voted against every veterans appropriations bill."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "Tell me what Madeleine Albright’s position was on the War on Iraq. I wouldn’t be surprised if she supported it."
Marco Rubio stated on February 6, 2016 in an ABC Republican debate in New Hampshire: "The American people will not support doing anything about people that are in this country illegally until the law is enforced first."
Donald Trump stated on February 6, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: Regarding the Iraq War, "I was the one that said, ‘Don’t go, don’t do it, you’re going to destabilize the Middle East.’ "
Ted Strickland stated on December 10, 2016 in a Facebook post: "With 320,000 net Ohio manufacturing jobs lost, (Sen. Rob) Portman calls NAFTA a ‘proven success’."
Adrian Garcia stated on February 5, 2016 in a campaign news release: "Gene Green is the NRA’s favorite Democrat in Congress. ... "It’s no wonder the congressman has a lifetime A rating from the NRA."
Katrina Shankland stated on January 29, 2016 in a news release: "Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers."
Ted Cruz stated on February 3, 2016 in a town hall in Henniker, N.H.: "During eight years under Ronald Reagan, African-American median income rose by about $5,000."
