Latest Mostly 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 Todd Staples stated on January 27, 2014 in the Texas Debate hosted by KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas: David Dewhurst is "the first lieutenant governor in history to have a personal security detail." Wendy Davis stated on January 28, 2014 in a speech: "I never gave up custody of my children. I never lost custody of my children." Mark Schlereth stated on January 27, 2014 in comments on ESPN's "Mike & Mike": "The majority of teams (are) now spending their dollars on the offensive side of the football." Wayne Thorburn stated on January 8, 2014 in an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman: Nearly 90% of Travis County government races will be settled by the time of the Democratic primary. Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: Women "make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union address: "For the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world’s No. 1 place to invest; America is." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of Congress. National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 22, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Alex Sink supported "more taxes on water and TV." Ed Gillespie stated on January 21, 2014 in a web ad.: "Obamacare passed by just one vote in the Senate. It wouldn’t have passed without Mark Warner’s vote." Ted Cruz stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": Under President Barack Obama, "We’ve got the lowest labor force participation in over three decades, since 1978." Mitch McConnell stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with "Fox News Sunday": "The minimum wage is mostly an entry-level wage for young people." Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in his “State of the State” address: "In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready." Patrick Kennedy stated on January 21, 2014 in an interview with MSNBC: Marijuana today is "genetically modified," with THC levels that "far surpass the marijuana" of the 1970s. Scott Walker stated on January 22, 2014 in a speech: "With the tax controls we already put in place, property taxes on a typical home in December of 2014 will actually be lower than they were in December of 2010." Desmond Meade stated on January 15, 2014 in a "BloggingBlackMiami" blog post: Of the approximately 6 million disenfranchised felons in the United States, "one-quarter are Floridians." Scott Walker stated on January 22, 2014 in a speech: "After years of 5.5 percent average tuition increases, we now have a two-year tuition freeze for the first time in the history of the UW System." Josh Fox stated on January 19, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012" with "more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill." Joe Scarborough stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, 95 percent of economic gains have been made by the richest 1 percent." Barack Obama stated on January 18, 2014 in a Saturday radio address: "Thanks in part to our all-of-the-above strategy for American energy," the United States generates "more natural gas than anybody." Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in a State of the State address: "Today, our unemployment rate is 7.8 percent. That is the lowest in five years." Lisa Bloom stated on January 14, 2014 in an interview with Piers Morgan: "Americans are 20 times as likely to die from gun violence as citizens of other civilized countries." Rhode Island Senate stated on January 15, 2014 in a Senate resolution: "The (New England) Patriots were led by an explosive offense that scored the second most points in the NFL." David Scott stated on January 6, 2014 in a letter: President Barack Obama’s judicial appointments for Georgia and the region were drafted in secret and not vetted by legal groups among the president’s supporters. Robert Gates stated on January 13, 2014 in an interview with NPR: On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War. Ted Cruz stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum: Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate "through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury." Texans for Reliable Power stated on January 9, 2014 in an advertisement: "Texas is experiencing the fastest population growth in the country," adding "more than 1,000 people a day." Rana Foroohar stated on January 10, 2014 in a CNN interview: "The median male worker in this country has not seen a raise, inflation adjusted, for 30 years, basically." Marilinda Garcia stated on December 11, 2013 in a tweet: "I cut spending while serving in the state Legislature" Steve Southerland stated on January 12, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "If you have a job in this country, (there's a) 97 percent chance that you're not going to be in poverty." Kathleen Vinehout stated on December 5, 2013 in a speech: "If you make the average amount of people in Wisconsin, $50,000, you got $1.60 less a week in taxes" under the state income-tax cut, but "it didn’t show up in your paycheck."
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Todd Staples stated on January 27, 2014 in the Texas Debate hosted by KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas: David Dewhurst is "the first lieutenant governor in history to have a personal security detail." Wendy Davis stated on January 28, 2014 in a speech: "I never gave up custody of my children. I never lost custody of my children." Mark Schlereth stated on January 27, 2014 in comments on ESPN's "Mike & Mike": "The majority of teams (are) now spending their dollars on the offensive side of the football." Wayne Thorburn stated on January 8, 2014 in an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman: Nearly 90% of Travis County government races will be settled by the time of the Democratic primary. Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: Women "make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union address: "For the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world’s No. 1 place to invest; America is." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of Congress. National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 22, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Alex Sink supported "more taxes on water and TV." Ed Gillespie stated on January 21, 2014 in a web ad.: "Obamacare passed by just one vote in the Senate. It wouldn’t have passed without Mark Warner’s vote." Ted Cruz stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": Under President Barack Obama, "We’ve got the lowest labor force participation in over three decades, since 1978." Mitch McConnell stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with "Fox News Sunday": "The minimum wage is mostly an entry-level wage for young people." Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in his “State of the State” address: "In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready." Patrick Kennedy stated on January 21, 2014 in an interview with MSNBC: Marijuana today is "genetically modified," with THC levels that "far surpass the marijuana" of the 1970s. Scott Walker stated on January 22, 2014 in a speech: "With the tax controls we already put in place, property taxes on a typical home in December of 2014 will actually be lower than they were in December of 2010." Desmond Meade stated on January 15, 2014 in a "BloggingBlackMiami" blog post: Of the approximately 6 million disenfranchised felons in the United States, "one-quarter are Floridians." Scott Walker stated on January 22, 2014 in a speech: "After years of 5.5 percent average tuition increases, we now have a two-year tuition freeze for the first time in the history of the UW System." Josh Fox stated on January 19, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012" with "more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill." Joe Scarborough stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, 95 percent of economic gains have been made by the richest 1 percent." Barack Obama stated on January 18, 2014 in a Saturday radio address: "Thanks in part to our all-of-the-above strategy for American energy," the United States generates "more natural gas than anybody." Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in a State of the State address: "Today, our unemployment rate is 7.8 percent. That is the lowest in five years." Lisa Bloom stated on January 14, 2014 in an interview with Piers Morgan: "Americans are 20 times as likely to die from gun violence as citizens of other civilized countries." Rhode Island Senate stated on January 15, 2014 in a Senate resolution: "The (New England) Patriots were led by an explosive offense that scored the second most points in the NFL." David Scott stated on January 6, 2014 in a letter: President Barack Obama’s judicial appointments for Georgia and the region were drafted in secret and not vetted by legal groups among the president’s supporters. Robert Gates stated on January 13, 2014 in an interview with NPR: On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War. Ted Cruz stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum: Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate "through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury." Texans for Reliable Power stated on January 9, 2014 in an advertisement: "Texas is experiencing the fastest population growth in the country," adding "more than 1,000 people a day." Rana Foroohar stated on January 10, 2014 in a CNN interview: "The median male worker in this country has not seen a raise, inflation adjusted, for 30 years, basically." Marilinda Garcia stated on December 11, 2013 in a tweet: "I cut spending while serving in the state Legislature" Steve Southerland stated on January 12, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "If you have a job in this country, (there's a) 97 percent chance that you're not going to be in poverty." Kathleen Vinehout stated on December 5, 2013 in a speech: "If you make the average amount of people in Wisconsin, $50,000, you got $1.60 less a week in taxes" under the state income-tax cut, but "it didn’t show up in your paycheck."
Todd Staples stated on January 27, 2014 in the Texas Debate hosted by KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas: David Dewhurst is "the first lieutenant governor in history to have a personal security detail."
Wendy Davis stated on January 28, 2014 in a speech: "I never gave up custody of my children. I never lost custody of my children."
Mark Schlereth stated on January 27, 2014 in comments on ESPN's "Mike & Mike": "The majority of teams (are) now spending their dollars on the offensive side of the football."
Wayne Thorburn stated on January 8, 2014 in an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman: Nearly 90% of Travis County government races will be settled by the time of the Democratic primary.
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: Women "make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union address: "For the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world’s No. 1 place to invest; America is."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of Congress.
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 22, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Alex Sink supported "more taxes on water and TV."
Ed Gillespie stated on January 21, 2014 in a web ad.: "Obamacare passed by just one vote in the Senate. It wouldn’t have passed without Mark Warner’s vote."
Ted Cruz stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": Under President Barack Obama, "We’ve got the lowest labor force participation in over three decades, since 1978."
Mitch McConnell stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with "Fox News Sunday": "The minimum wage is mostly an entry-level wage for young people."
Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in his “State of the State” address: "In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready."
Patrick Kennedy stated on January 21, 2014 in an interview with MSNBC: Marijuana today is "genetically modified," with THC levels that "far surpass the marijuana" of the 1970s.
Scott Walker stated on January 22, 2014 in a speech: "With the tax controls we already put in place, property taxes on a typical home in December of 2014 will actually be lower than they were in December of 2010."
Desmond Meade stated on January 15, 2014 in a "BloggingBlackMiami" blog post: Of the approximately 6 million disenfranchised felons in the United States, "one-quarter are Floridians."
Scott Walker stated on January 22, 2014 in a speech: "After years of 5.5 percent average tuition increases, we now have a two-year tuition freeze for the first time in the history of the UW System."
Josh Fox stated on January 19, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012" with "more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill."
Joe Scarborough stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, 95 percent of economic gains have been made by the richest 1 percent."
Barack Obama stated on January 18, 2014 in a Saturday radio address: "Thanks in part to our all-of-the-above strategy for American energy," the United States generates "more natural gas than anybody."
Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in a State of the State address: "Today, our unemployment rate is 7.8 percent. That is the lowest in five years."
Lisa Bloom stated on January 14, 2014 in an interview with Piers Morgan: "Americans are 20 times as likely to die from gun violence as citizens of other civilized countries."
Rhode Island Senate stated on January 15, 2014 in a Senate resolution: "The (New England) Patriots were led by an explosive offense that scored the second most points in the NFL."
David Scott stated on January 6, 2014 in a letter: President Barack Obama’s judicial appointments for Georgia and the region were drafted in secret and not vetted by legal groups among the president’s supporters.
Robert Gates stated on January 13, 2014 in an interview with NPR: On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War.
Ted Cruz stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum: Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate "through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury."
Texans for Reliable Power stated on January 9, 2014 in an advertisement: "Texas is experiencing the fastest population growth in the country," adding "more than 1,000 people a day."
Rana Foroohar stated on January 10, 2014 in a CNN interview: "The median male worker in this country has not seen a raise, inflation adjusted, for 30 years, basically."
Marilinda Garcia stated on December 11, 2013 in a tweet: "I cut spending while serving in the state Legislature"
Steve Southerland stated on January 12, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "If you have a job in this country, (there's a) 97 percent chance that you're not going to be in poverty."
Kathleen Vinehout stated on December 5, 2013 in a speech: "If you make the average amount of people in Wisconsin, $50,000, you got $1.60 less a week in taxes" under the state income-tax cut, but "it didn’t show up in your paycheck."
