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 Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2015 in an interview with CBS' Stephen Colbert: "When (Ronald) Reagan came in, from 1978 to 1982, economic growth averaged less than 1 percent a year. There’s only one other four-year period where that’s true. That’s true from 2008 to 2012." Mike Huckabee stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN Republican debate: The government "made accommodation to the Fort Hood shooter to let him grow a beard" for religious reasons. Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: One of the Planned Parenthood videos shows "a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, 'We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain.' " Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2015 in a campaign proposal: Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions." Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker turned a $1 billion surplus into a $2.2 billion budget deficit. Donald Trump stated on September 8, 2015 in a tweet: "Jeb's policies in Florida helped lead to its almost total collapse." Victoria Cobb stated on August 22, 2015 in a speech.: "Inspections of abortion centers around Virginia have found multiple violations of parental consent laws … but Gov. Terry McAuliffe and his administration have done nothing." Greg Abbott stated on August 25, 2015 in a tweet: "After Texas defunded Planned Parenthood, both the unintended pregnancy and abortion rates dropped." Viral image stated on September 6, 2015 in a Facebook post: "Unions did not create" the eight-hour work day and the 40-hour work week. "Henry Ford did." Credo Action stated on August 27, 2015 in a YouTube video: The Obama administration is "proposing to mine another 10 billion tons of Wyoming coal, which would unleash three times more carbon pollution than Obama's Clean Power Plan would even save through 2030." Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2015 in comments to reporters: Says Scott Walker "brags a lot about having an independent agency investigate police shootings. Of course, he didn’t fund it." Jeb Bush stated on August 27, 2015 in a campaign video: "I released all my emails." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 7, 2015 in a news release: Says Russ Feingold cast the "deciding vote" for the "largest tax increase" in history Hillary Clinton stated on August 25, 2015 in a tweet: "How do Jeb Bush and Donald Trump differ on immigration? Spoiler alert: They don't." Curt Schilling stated on August 25, 2015 in a tweet: "In 1940, only 7 percent of Germans were Nazis." Corey Lewandowski stated on August 23, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says "there’s 400,000" anchor babies born in the United States a year, which are "individuals coming to our country and having their children so their children can be U.S. citizens." Hillary Clinton stated on August 17, 2015 in an interview with Iowa Public Radio: "If I had not asked for my emails all to be made public, none of this would have been in the public arena." Howard Dean stated on August 12, 2015 in an interview on "Morning Joe": "There’s a tremendous other number of public officials who have done the same thing" as Hillary Clinton with a private email server. Mike Huckabee stated on August 6, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: "One of the reasons that Social Security is in so much trouble is that the only funding stream comes from people who get a wage. The people who get wages is declining dramatically." Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in the first GOP primary debate.: "Over 40 percent of small and mid-size banks that loan money to small businesses have been wiped out since Dodd-Frank has passed." American Bridge 21st Century stated on August 10, 2015 in a press release: Says Marco Rubio’s "proposed college affordability overhaul would specifically benefit for-profit colleges." David Ralston stated on July 13, 2015 in an interview: There is debate among constitutional scholars about whether the First Amendment will continue to protect faith leaders from being forced to perform marriages against their religious beliefs. Rafael Cruz stated on July 31, 2015 in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman: "Prior to 1962, everybody prayed before school started," and "the Bible was the principal textbook in all schools." Carly Fiorina stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "If you look at the results of Obamacare, what you see is emergency room visits are up over 50 percent." Chris Christie stated on August 6, 2015 in comments in a GOP debate in Cleveland: "I was appointed U.S. attorney by President Bush on Sept. 10, 2001." Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: On allowing abortion in cases of rape or incest, "I have never said that or advocated that." John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2015 in a tweet: "In FY 2014 Planned Parenthood performed 327,653 abortions while receiving $528 million from taxpayers, in violation" of "the Hyde amendment." Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton has "been in office and in government longer than anybody else running here tonight." Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2015 in comments on social media.: Say President George W. Bush " ‘borrowed’ $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus revenue to pay for his tax cuts for the rich and his war in Iraq and never paid it back." Ted Cruz stated on June 28, 2015 in an interview with NPR News: Says states not directly involved in the gay marriage lawsuits that reached the Supreme Court "are not bound" by the court’s ruling.
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Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2015 in an interview with CBS' Stephen Colbert: "When (Ronald) Reagan came in, from 1978 to 1982, economic growth averaged less than 1 percent a year. There’s only one other four-year period where that’s true. That’s true from 2008 to 2012." Mike Huckabee stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN Republican debate: The government "made accommodation to the Fort Hood shooter to let him grow a beard" for religious reasons. Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: One of the Planned Parenthood videos shows "a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, 'We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain.' " Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2015 in a campaign proposal: Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions." Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker turned a $1 billion surplus into a $2.2 billion budget deficit. Donald Trump stated on September 8, 2015 in a tweet: "Jeb's policies in Florida helped lead to its almost total collapse." Victoria Cobb stated on August 22, 2015 in a speech.: "Inspections of abortion centers around Virginia have found multiple violations of parental consent laws … but Gov. Terry McAuliffe and his administration have done nothing." Greg Abbott stated on August 25, 2015 in a tweet: "After Texas defunded Planned Parenthood, both the unintended pregnancy and abortion rates dropped." Viral image stated on September 6, 2015 in a Facebook post: "Unions did not create" the eight-hour work day and the 40-hour work week. "Henry Ford did." Credo Action stated on August 27, 2015 in a YouTube video: The Obama administration is "proposing to mine another 10 billion tons of Wyoming coal, which would unleash three times more carbon pollution than Obama's Clean Power Plan would even save through 2030." Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2015 in comments to reporters: Says Scott Walker "brags a lot about having an independent agency investigate police shootings. Of course, he didn’t fund it." Jeb Bush stated on August 27, 2015 in a campaign video: "I released all my emails." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 7, 2015 in a news release: Says Russ Feingold cast the "deciding vote" for the "largest tax increase" in history Hillary Clinton stated on August 25, 2015 in a tweet: "How do Jeb Bush and Donald Trump differ on immigration? Spoiler alert: They don't." Curt Schilling stated on August 25, 2015 in a tweet: "In 1940, only 7 percent of Germans were Nazis." Corey Lewandowski stated on August 23, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says "there’s 400,000" anchor babies born in the United States a year, which are "individuals coming to our country and having their children so their children can be U.S. citizens." Hillary Clinton stated on August 17, 2015 in an interview with Iowa Public Radio: "If I had not asked for my emails all to be made public, none of this would have been in the public arena." Howard Dean stated on August 12, 2015 in an interview on "Morning Joe": "There’s a tremendous other number of public officials who have done the same thing" as Hillary Clinton with a private email server. Mike Huckabee stated on August 6, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: "One of the reasons that Social Security is in so much trouble is that the only funding stream comes from people who get a wage. The people who get wages is declining dramatically." Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in the first GOP primary debate.: "Over 40 percent of small and mid-size banks that loan money to small businesses have been wiped out since Dodd-Frank has passed." American Bridge 21st Century stated on August 10, 2015 in a press release: Says Marco Rubio’s "proposed college affordability overhaul would specifically benefit for-profit colleges." David Ralston stated on July 13, 2015 in an interview: There is debate among constitutional scholars about whether the First Amendment will continue to protect faith leaders from being forced to perform marriages against their religious beliefs. Rafael Cruz stated on July 31, 2015 in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman: "Prior to 1962, everybody prayed before school started," and "the Bible was the principal textbook in all schools." Carly Fiorina stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "If you look at the results of Obamacare, what you see is emergency room visits are up over 50 percent." Chris Christie stated on August 6, 2015 in comments in a GOP debate in Cleveland: "I was appointed U.S. attorney by President Bush on Sept. 10, 2001." Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: On allowing abortion in cases of rape or incest, "I have never said that or advocated that." John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2015 in a tweet: "In FY 2014 Planned Parenthood performed 327,653 abortions while receiving $528 million from taxpayers, in violation" of "the Hyde amendment." Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton has "been in office and in government longer than anybody else running here tonight." Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2015 in comments on social media.: Say President George W. Bush " ‘borrowed’ $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus revenue to pay for his tax cuts for the rich and his war in Iraq and never paid it back." Ted Cruz stated on June 28, 2015 in an interview with NPR News: Says states not directly involved in the gay marriage lawsuits that reached the Supreme Court "are not bound" by the court’s ruling.
Ted Cruz stated on September 21, 2015 in an interview with CBS' Stephen Colbert: "When (Ronald) Reagan came in, from 1978 to 1982, economic growth averaged less than 1 percent a year. There’s only one other four-year period where that’s true. That’s true from 2008 to 2012."
Mike Huckabee stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN Republican debate: The government "made accommodation to the Fort Hood shooter to let him grow a beard" for religious reasons.
Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: One of the Planned Parenthood videos shows "a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, 'We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain.' "
Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2015 in a campaign proposal: Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions."
Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker turned a $1 billion surplus into a $2.2 billion budget deficit.
Donald Trump stated on September 8, 2015 in a tweet: "Jeb's policies in Florida helped lead to its almost total collapse."
Victoria Cobb stated on August 22, 2015 in a speech.: "Inspections of abortion centers around Virginia have found multiple violations of parental consent laws … but Gov. Terry McAuliffe and his administration have done nothing."
Greg Abbott stated on August 25, 2015 in a tweet: "After Texas defunded Planned Parenthood, both the unintended pregnancy and abortion rates dropped."
Viral image stated on September 6, 2015 in a Facebook post: "Unions did not create" the eight-hour work day and the 40-hour work week. "Henry Ford did."
Credo Action stated on August 27, 2015 in a YouTube video: The Obama administration is "proposing to mine another 10 billion tons of Wyoming coal, which would unleash three times more carbon pollution than Obama's Clean Power Plan would even save through 2030."
Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2015 in comments to reporters: Says Scott Walker "brags a lot about having an independent agency investigate police shootings. Of course, he didn’t fund it."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 7, 2015 in a news release: Says Russ Feingold cast the "deciding vote" for the "largest tax increase" in history
Hillary Clinton stated on August 25, 2015 in a tweet: "How do Jeb Bush and Donald Trump differ on immigration? Spoiler alert: They don't."
Curt Schilling stated on August 25, 2015 in a tweet: "In 1940, only 7 percent of Germans were Nazis."
Corey Lewandowski stated on August 23, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says "there’s 400,000" anchor babies born in the United States a year, which are "individuals coming to our country and having their children so their children can be U.S. citizens."
Hillary Clinton stated on August 17, 2015 in an interview with Iowa Public Radio: "If I had not asked for my emails all to be made public, none of this would have been in the public arena."
Howard Dean stated on August 12, 2015 in an interview on "Morning Joe": "There’s a tremendous other number of public officials who have done the same thing" as Hillary Clinton with a private email server.
Mike Huckabee stated on August 6, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate: "One of the reasons that Social Security is in so much trouble is that the only funding stream comes from people who get a wage. The people who get wages is declining dramatically."
Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in the first GOP primary debate.: "Over 40 percent of small and mid-size banks that loan money to small businesses have been wiped out since Dodd-Frank has passed."
American Bridge 21st Century stated on August 10, 2015 in a press release: Says Marco Rubio’s "proposed college affordability overhaul would specifically benefit for-profit colleges."
David Ralston stated on July 13, 2015 in an interview: There is debate among constitutional scholars about whether the First Amendment will continue to protect faith leaders from being forced to perform marriages against their religious beliefs.
Rafael Cruz stated on July 31, 2015 in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman: "Prior to 1962, everybody prayed before school started," and "the Bible was the principal textbook in all schools."
Carly Fiorina stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "If you look at the results of Obamacare, what you see is emergency room visits are up over 50 percent."
Chris Christie stated on August 6, 2015 in comments in a GOP debate in Cleveland: "I was appointed U.S. attorney by President Bush on Sept. 10, 2001."
Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: On allowing abortion in cases of rape or incest, "I have never said that or advocated that."
John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2015 in a tweet: "In FY 2014 Planned Parenthood performed 327,653 abortions while receiving $528 million from taxpayers, in violation" of "the Hyde amendment."
Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton has "been in office and in government longer than anybody else running here tonight."
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2015 in comments on social media.: Say President George W. Bush " ‘borrowed’ $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus revenue to pay for his tax cuts for the rich and his war in Iraq and never paid it back."
Ted Cruz stated on June 28, 2015 in an interview with NPR News: Says states not directly involved in the gay marriage lawsuits that reached the Supreme Court "are not bound" by the court’s ruling.
