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 Marsha Blackburn stated on April 12, 2014 in a speech to the Freedom Summit in New Hampshire: A recent Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Americans and 56 percent of Democrats "say the biggest threat to our nation's security is big government." Kenneth Block stated on April 14, 2014 in a campaign website: In Rhode Island, "Nearly 9 percent of covered employees go out on short term disability every year, with an average outage from work of almost 12 weeks each." Nathan Deal stated on April 9, 2014 in campaign web site: Says restoring Georgia pre-k to a 180-day program was a "real result" of his leadership. Eric Bolling stated on April 8, 2014 in a discussion on Fox News' "The Five": "Of all the jobs President Obama claims to have created since he started, only 38.5 percent are women. So 61.5 percent have gone to men." Jay Carney stated on April 4, 2014 in a meme on Twitter: "Who will raising the minimum wage actually help? … More than half work full-time. The average worker is 35 years old." Barack Obama stated on April 1, 2014 in a public address: "More than 3 million young adults ... have gained insurance under (the Affordable Care Act) by staying on their family’s plan." Rick Scott stated on March 26, 2014 in an email from his campaign: "Charlie Crist signed into law an automatic 15 percent annual tuition increase that put college further out of reach for many Floridians." Arian Foster stated on March 19, 2014 in a tweet: The NCAA will "get billions" from the men’s basketball tournament. "Players get a trophy." Organizing for Action stated on March 26, 2014 in a fundraising email: A Koch brothers group is "going to college campuses, giving away free booze to try to bribe young folks out of getting health insurance." Jack Kingston stated on March 31, 2014 in an interview: "There are still more people uninsured today than when Obama was elected president." Terry McAuliffe stated on February 26, 2014 in a radio interview.: State Medicaid expansion "will save our treasury $1 billion over the next eight years." Chris Chocola stated on March 19, 2014 in an op-ed supporting Senate candidate Chris McDaniel: Says Sen. Thad Cochran "voted to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on ... the Bridge to Nowhere in Alaska instead of shifting the money to repair a bridge damaged by Hurricane Katrina." Barbara Boxer stated on March 25, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Jansing & Co.": "Women take birth control, more than half of them, as a medication for other conditions." Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech in Orlando: "Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record." Florida Stop Common Core Coalition stated on March 19, 2014 in a letter to supporters: For educational testing, Florida "has chosen a company that has a significant history of promoting identification of the GLBT lifestyle for children as young as seven years old." Matt Damon stated on March 23, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Every 20 seconds, a child dies because they lack access to clean water and sanitation." Mitt Romney stated on March 23, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": The United States stopped plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe "as a gift to Russia." Kesha Rogers stated on March 19, 2014 in statements on her campaign website: Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "the assassination of at least four American citizens" in drone strikes. Janet Murguía stated on March 9, 2014 in an interview on Univision's 'Al Punto': "We’re at the point of reaching 2 million deportations ... this is a historic level, more than any other president of the United States." Rock the Vote stated on March 11, 2014 in a tweet: Says 50 percent of millennials don’t associate with "any political party." Tom Barrett stated on March 3, 2014 in an interview: Using a surcharge on the cigarette tax to help pay for a new downtown sports arena "is not feasible under state law." Charlie Crist stated on March 9, 2014 in an interview on CNN: The economic "turnaround started at the end of my term." Allen Peake stated on March 3, 2014 in a meeting: Every child in Colorado who has been given medical marijuana for treatment for seizures has had diminished seizure activity. Will Weatherford stated on February 27, 2014 in an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times": About half the people who would qualify for Medicaid expansion in Florida "can buy a health care plan for $30 a month" on the federal health care exchange. Tom Graves stated on March 7, 2014 in a speech: When it comes to transportation funds, Georgians spend more in taxes and on red tape than they get back from the federal government. ChangeAustin.org stated on February 26, 2014 in an email blast: Sarah Eckhardt "refused to take her own pay increases repeatedly." Chuck Hagel stated on March 2, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "It isn't me cutting the budget. It's the Congress' decision on sequestration. So it isn't secretary of defense or the president doing this." Russia Today stated on March 4, 2014 in a posting on their website: The new Ukrainian government "introduced a law abolishing the use of languages other than Ukrainian in official circumstances." Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in the State of the State speech: "Florida high schools are four out of the top 10 in the entire United States." Sarah Palin stated on February 28, 2014 in a post on Facebook: Says she made an "accurate prediction" that if Barack Obama were elected it would encourage Russia to invade Ukraine.
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Marsha Blackburn stated on April 12, 2014 in a speech to the Freedom Summit in New Hampshire: A recent Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Americans and 56 percent of Democrats "say the biggest threat to our nation's security is big government." Kenneth Block stated on April 14, 2014 in a campaign website: In Rhode Island, "Nearly 9 percent of covered employees go out on short term disability every year, with an average outage from work of almost 12 weeks each." Nathan Deal stated on April 9, 2014 in campaign web site: Says restoring Georgia pre-k to a 180-day program was a "real result" of his leadership. Eric Bolling stated on April 8, 2014 in a discussion on Fox News' "The Five": "Of all the jobs President Obama claims to have created since he started, only 38.5 percent are women. So 61.5 percent have gone to men." Jay Carney stated on April 4, 2014 in a meme on Twitter: "Who will raising the minimum wage actually help? … More than half work full-time. The average worker is 35 years old." Barack Obama stated on April 1, 2014 in a public address: "More than 3 million young adults ... have gained insurance under (the Affordable Care Act) by staying on their family’s plan." Rick Scott stated on March 26, 2014 in an email from his campaign: "Charlie Crist signed into law an automatic 15 percent annual tuition increase that put college further out of reach for many Floridians." Arian Foster stated on March 19, 2014 in a tweet: The NCAA will "get billions" from the men’s basketball tournament. "Players get a trophy." Organizing for Action stated on March 26, 2014 in a fundraising email: A Koch brothers group is "going to college campuses, giving away free booze to try to bribe young folks out of getting health insurance." Jack Kingston stated on March 31, 2014 in an interview: "There are still more people uninsured today than when Obama was elected president." Terry McAuliffe stated on February 26, 2014 in a radio interview.: State Medicaid expansion "will save our treasury $1 billion over the next eight years." Chris Chocola stated on March 19, 2014 in an op-ed supporting Senate candidate Chris McDaniel: Says Sen. Thad Cochran "voted to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on ... the Bridge to Nowhere in Alaska instead of shifting the money to repair a bridge damaged by Hurricane Katrina." Barbara Boxer stated on March 25, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Jansing & Co.": "Women take birth control, more than half of them, as a medication for other conditions." Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech in Orlando: "Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record." Florida Stop Common Core Coalition stated on March 19, 2014 in a letter to supporters: For educational testing, Florida "has chosen a company that has a significant history of promoting identification of the GLBT lifestyle for children as young as seven years old." Matt Damon stated on March 23, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Every 20 seconds, a child dies because they lack access to clean water and sanitation." Mitt Romney stated on March 23, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": The United States stopped plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe "as a gift to Russia." Kesha Rogers stated on March 19, 2014 in statements on her campaign website: Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "the assassination of at least four American citizens" in drone strikes. Janet Murguía stated on March 9, 2014 in an interview on Univision's 'Al Punto': "We’re at the point of reaching 2 million deportations ... this is a historic level, more than any other president of the United States." Rock the Vote stated on March 11, 2014 in a tweet: Says 50 percent of millennials don’t associate with "any political party." Tom Barrett stated on March 3, 2014 in an interview: Using a surcharge on the cigarette tax to help pay for a new downtown sports arena "is not feasible under state law." Charlie Crist stated on March 9, 2014 in an interview on CNN: The economic "turnaround started at the end of my term." Allen Peake stated on March 3, 2014 in a meeting: Every child in Colorado who has been given medical marijuana for treatment for seizures has had diminished seizure activity. Will Weatherford stated on February 27, 2014 in an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times": About half the people who would qualify for Medicaid expansion in Florida "can buy a health care plan for $30 a month" on the federal health care exchange. Tom Graves stated on March 7, 2014 in a speech: When it comes to transportation funds, Georgians spend more in taxes and on red tape than they get back from the federal government. ChangeAustin.org stated on February 26, 2014 in an email blast: Sarah Eckhardt "refused to take her own pay increases repeatedly." Chuck Hagel stated on March 2, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "It isn't me cutting the budget. It's the Congress' decision on sequestration. So it isn't secretary of defense or the president doing this." Russia Today stated on March 4, 2014 in a posting on their website: The new Ukrainian government "introduced a law abolishing the use of languages other than Ukrainian in official circumstances." Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in the State of the State speech: "Florida high schools are four out of the top 10 in the entire United States." Sarah Palin stated on February 28, 2014 in a post on Facebook: Says she made an "accurate prediction" that if Barack Obama were elected it would encourage Russia to invade Ukraine.
Marsha Blackburn stated on April 12, 2014 in a speech to the Freedom Summit in New Hampshire: A recent Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Americans and 56 percent of Democrats "say the biggest threat to our nation's security is big government."
Kenneth Block stated on April 14, 2014 in a campaign website: In Rhode Island, "Nearly 9 percent of covered employees go out on short term disability every year, with an average outage from work of almost 12 weeks each."
Nathan Deal stated on April 9, 2014 in campaign web site: Says restoring Georgia pre-k to a 180-day program was a "real result" of his leadership.
Eric Bolling stated on April 8, 2014 in a discussion on Fox News' "The Five": "Of all the jobs President Obama claims to have created since he started, only 38.5 percent are women. So 61.5 percent have gone to men."
Jay Carney stated on April 4, 2014 in a meme on Twitter: "Who will raising the minimum wage actually help? … More than half work full-time. The average worker is 35 years old."
Barack Obama stated on April 1, 2014 in a public address: "More than 3 million young adults ... have gained insurance under (the Affordable Care Act) by staying on their family’s plan."
Rick Scott stated on March 26, 2014 in an email from his campaign: "Charlie Crist signed into law an automatic 15 percent annual tuition increase that put college further out of reach for many Floridians."
Arian Foster stated on March 19, 2014 in a tweet: The NCAA will "get billions" from the men’s basketball tournament. "Players get a trophy."
Organizing for Action stated on March 26, 2014 in a fundraising email: A Koch brothers group is "going to college campuses, giving away free booze to try to bribe young folks out of getting health insurance."
Jack Kingston stated on March 31, 2014 in an interview: "There are still more people uninsured today than when Obama was elected president."
Terry McAuliffe stated on February 26, 2014 in a radio interview.: State Medicaid expansion "will save our treasury $1 billion over the next eight years."
Chris Chocola stated on March 19, 2014 in an op-ed supporting Senate candidate Chris McDaniel: Says Sen. Thad Cochran "voted to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on ... the Bridge to Nowhere in Alaska instead of shifting the money to repair a bridge damaged by Hurricane Katrina."
Barbara Boxer stated on March 25, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Jansing & Co.": "Women take birth control, more than half of them, as a medication for other conditions."
Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech in Orlando: "Our high school graduation rate is the highest on record."
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition stated on March 19, 2014 in a letter to supporters: For educational testing, Florida "has chosen a company that has a significant history of promoting identification of the GLBT lifestyle for children as young as seven years old."
Matt Damon stated on March 23, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Every 20 seconds, a child dies because they lack access to clean water and sanitation."
Mitt Romney stated on March 23, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": The United States stopped plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe "as a gift to Russia."
Kesha Rogers stated on March 19, 2014 in statements on her campaign website: Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "the assassination of at least four American citizens" in drone strikes.
Janet Murguía stated on March 9, 2014 in an interview on Univision's 'Al Punto': "We’re at the point of reaching 2 million deportations ... this is a historic level, more than any other president of the United States."
Rock the Vote stated on March 11, 2014 in a tweet: Says 50 percent of millennials don’t associate with "any political party."
Tom Barrett stated on March 3, 2014 in an interview: Using a surcharge on the cigarette tax to help pay for a new downtown sports arena "is not feasible under state law."
Charlie Crist stated on March 9, 2014 in an interview on CNN: The economic "turnaround started at the end of my term."
Allen Peake stated on March 3, 2014 in a meeting: Every child in Colorado who has been given medical marijuana for treatment for seizures has had diminished seizure activity.
Will Weatherford stated on February 27, 2014 in an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times": About half the people who would qualify for Medicaid expansion in Florida "can buy a health care plan for $30 a month" on the federal health care exchange.
Tom Graves stated on March 7, 2014 in a speech: When it comes to transportation funds, Georgians spend more in taxes and on red tape than they get back from the federal government.
ChangeAustin.org stated on February 26, 2014 in an email blast: Sarah Eckhardt "refused to take her own pay increases repeatedly."
Chuck Hagel stated on March 2, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "It isn't me cutting the budget. It's the Congress' decision on sequestration. So it isn't secretary of defense or the president doing this."
Russia Today stated on March 4, 2014 in a posting on their website: The new Ukrainian government "introduced a law abolishing the use of languages other than Ukrainian in official circumstances."
Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in the State of the State speech: "Florida high schools are four out of the top 10 in the entire United States."
Sarah Palin stated on February 28, 2014 in a post on Facebook: Says she made an "accurate prediction" that if Barack Obama were elected it would encourage Russia to invade Ukraine.
