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 George P. Bush stated on July 2, 2013 in a Twitter post: "60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math." Organizing for Action stated on August 9, 2013 in an email to Obama supporters in Florida: Sen. Marco Rubio "refuses to accept the basic science" on climate change and is "a climate change denier." Rand Paul stated on August 12, 2013 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show": Many uninsured Americans are "young." John Cornyn stated on August 8, 2013 in an opinion column.: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections. Kathleen Sebelius stated on August 12, 2013 in a speech: Medicaid spending declined by 1.9 percent in 2012, the second such decline in 47 years. Matt Bevin stated on August 6, 2013 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell pushed "the Wall Street bailout through the U.S. Senate" and called it "the Senate at its finest." Rick Kriseman stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "For anybody who's trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed." Al Sharpton stated on August 9, 2013 in a segment of his MSNBC show, "Politics Nation": Says President Barack Obama "has taken 92 days of vacation since he was sworn in," compared to 367 for President George W. Bush at the same point in his presidency. DuBose Porter stated on August 12, 2013 in a meeting: Says there are half as many students in one Georgia technical college than there were two years ago. Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree." Jeff Merkley stated on July 11, 2013 in an opinion article: Says "in Oregon today, the average debt upon college graduation is more than $24,000." Mike Collins stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview: Says federal regulations adopted in 2011 increased the cost of each vehicle for his business by $10,000. Kathleen Ford stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral debate: "There is no planned air-conditioned restaurant out on the Lens." Paul Ryan stated on August 4, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "Obamacare … carries on even under a government shutdown." Jan Schakowsky stated on August 5, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC: "Half of all adults have a pre-existing condition" that could affect their health care coverage. Tom Cole stated on July 30, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: Says about NSA data collection: "Every member in both parties who served on the Intelligence Committee voted in favor of this." Barack Obama stated on July 30, 2013 in a speech in Chattanooga, Tenn.: "This year, we're off to our best private-sector jobs growth since 1999." Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN: "A high school dropout makes on average $19,000 a year, a high school graduate makes $28,000 a year, a college graduate makes $51,000 a year." Barack Obama stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech in Galesburg, Ill.: The minimum wage is "lower right now than it was when Ronald Reagan took office." Rob Portman stated on July 11, 2013 in a news conference call: "I was filibustered." Republican Party of Florida stated on July 25, 2013 in a newspaper ad: Rick Scott "invested $38 million in the Port of Jacksonville's vital Mile Point Project," which "covered missing federal funds for the project." Sheila Oliver stated on July 11, 2013 in an interview on NJToday: "Most of the U.S. Senate is comprised of multimillionaires." Will Weatherford stated on July 17, 2013 in a letter to Education Commissioner Tony Bennett: New school testing standards "will consume approximately twenty days of testing for elementary, middle and high school students." Scott Walker stated on July 10, 2013 in an interview: "We’re importing about 10 percent of our milk supply. We’re America’s Dairyland, but yet we don’t have enough milk in this state to meet the demand for our cheesemakers." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 12, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: The oceans "have become 30 percent more acidic." Bill Foster stated on July 9, 2013 in a campaign brochure: "Since I was elected, crime rates have been at their lowest in over a decade." David Sutton stated on June 30, 2013 in an interview: Says "excise taxes are...disproportionately burdening middle- and lower-income consumers." Karl Rove stated on June 26, 2013 in an op-ed: The Hispanic population in Gwinnett and Henry counties has increased by 153 percent and 339 percent, respectively, since 2000 while Republican presidential candidates are getting a smaller percentage of the vote in those counties. Robert Menendez stated on July 7, 2013 in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press”: Says Obama administration delay of health care law's employer mandate affects about 1 percent of the American workforce. Dave Schwartz stated on June 17, 2013 in a speech.: "Twenty-four percent of doctors in Virginia currently don’t accept new Medicaid patients because the reimbursement rates are so low."
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George P. Bush stated on July 2, 2013 in a Twitter post: "60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math." Organizing for Action stated on August 9, 2013 in an email to Obama supporters in Florida: Sen. Marco Rubio "refuses to accept the basic science" on climate change and is "a climate change denier." Rand Paul stated on August 12, 2013 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show": Many uninsured Americans are "young." John Cornyn stated on August 8, 2013 in an opinion column.: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections. Kathleen Sebelius stated on August 12, 2013 in a speech: Medicaid spending declined by 1.9 percent in 2012, the second such decline in 47 years. Matt Bevin stated on August 6, 2013 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell pushed "the Wall Street bailout through the U.S. Senate" and called it "the Senate at its finest." Rick Kriseman stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "For anybody who's trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed." Al Sharpton stated on August 9, 2013 in a segment of his MSNBC show, "Politics Nation": Says President Barack Obama "has taken 92 days of vacation since he was sworn in," compared to 367 for President George W. Bush at the same point in his presidency. DuBose Porter stated on August 12, 2013 in a meeting: Says there are half as many students in one Georgia technical college than there were two years ago. Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree." Jeff Merkley stated on July 11, 2013 in an opinion article: Says "in Oregon today, the average debt upon college graduation is more than $24,000." Mike Collins stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview: Says federal regulations adopted in 2011 increased the cost of each vehicle for his business by $10,000. Kathleen Ford stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral debate: "There is no planned air-conditioned restaurant out on the Lens." Paul Ryan stated on August 4, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "Obamacare … carries on even under a government shutdown." Jan Schakowsky stated on August 5, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC: "Half of all adults have a pre-existing condition" that could affect their health care coverage. Tom Cole stated on July 30, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: Says about NSA data collection: "Every member in both parties who served on the Intelligence Committee voted in favor of this." Barack Obama stated on July 30, 2013 in a speech in Chattanooga, Tenn.: "This year, we're off to our best private-sector jobs growth since 1999." Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN: "A high school dropout makes on average $19,000 a year, a high school graduate makes $28,000 a year, a college graduate makes $51,000 a year." Barack Obama stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech in Galesburg, Ill.: The minimum wage is "lower right now than it was when Ronald Reagan took office." Rob Portman stated on July 11, 2013 in a news conference call: "I was filibustered." Republican Party of Florida stated on July 25, 2013 in a newspaper ad: Rick Scott "invested $38 million in the Port of Jacksonville's vital Mile Point Project," which "covered missing federal funds for the project." Sheila Oliver stated on July 11, 2013 in an interview on NJToday: "Most of the U.S. Senate is comprised of multimillionaires." Will Weatherford stated on July 17, 2013 in a letter to Education Commissioner Tony Bennett: New school testing standards "will consume approximately twenty days of testing for elementary, middle and high school students." Scott Walker stated on July 10, 2013 in an interview: "We’re importing about 10 percent of our milk supply. We’re America’s Dairyland, but yet we don’t have enough milk in this state to meet the demand for our cheesemakers." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 12, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: The oceans "have become 30 percent more acidic." Bill Foster stated on July 9, 2013 in a campaign brochure: "Since I was elected, crime rates have been at their lowest in over a decade." David Sutton stated on June 30, 2013 in an interview: Says "excise taxes are...disproportionately burdening middle- and lower-income consumers." Karl Rove stated on June 26, 2013 in an op-ed: The Hispanic population in Gwinnett and Henry counties has increased by 153 percent and 339 percent, respectively, since 2000 while Republican presidential candidates are getting a smaller percentage of the vote in those counties. Robert Menendez stated on July 7, 2013 in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press”: Says Obama administration delay of health care law's employer mandate affects about 1 percent of the American workforce. Dave Schwartz stated on June 17, 2013 in a speech.: "Twenty-four percent of doctors in Virginia currently don’t accept new Medicaid patients because the reimbursement rates are so low."
George P. Bush stated on July 2, 2013 in a Twitter post: "60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math."
Organizing for Action stated on August 9, 2013 in an email to Obama supporters in Florida: Sen. Marco Rubio "refuses to accept the basic science" on climate change and is "a climate change denier."
Rand Paul stated on August 12, 2013 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show": Many uninsured Americans are "young."
John Cornyn stated on August 8, 2013 in an opinion column.: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections.
Kathleen Sebelius stated on August 12, 2013 in a speech: Medicaid spending declined by 1.9 percent in 2012, the second such decline in 47 years.
Matt Bevin stated on August 6, 2013 in a campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell pushed "the Wall Street bailout through the U.S. Senate" and called it "the Senate at its finest."
Rick Kriseman stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "For anybody who's trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed."
Al Sharpton stated on August 9, 2013 in a segment of his MSNBC show, "Politics Nation": Says President Barack Obama "has taken 92 days of vacation since he was sworn in," compared to 367 for President George W. Bush at the same point in his presidency.
DuBose Porter stated on August 12, 2013 in a meeting: Says there are half as many students in one Georgia technical college than there were two years ago.
Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree."
Jeff Merkley stated on July 11, 2013 in an opinion article: Says "in Oregon today, the average debt upon college graduation is more than $24,000."
Mike Collins stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview: Says federal regulations adopted in 2011 increased the cost of each vehicle for his business by $10,000.
Kathleen Ford stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral debate: "There is no planned air-conditioned restaurant out on the Lens."
Paul Ryan stated on August 4, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "Obamacare … carries on even under a government shutdown."
Jan Schakowsky stated on August 5, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC: "Half of all adults have a pre-existing condition" that could affect their health care coverage.
Tom Cole stated on July 30, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: Says about NSA data collection: "Every member in both parties who served on the Intelligence Committee voted in favor of this."
Barack Obama stated on July 30, 2013 in a speech in Chattanooga, Tenn.: "This year, we're off to our best private-sector jobs growth since 1999."
Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN: "A high school dropout makes on average $19,000 a year, a high school graduate makes $28,000 a year, a college graduate makes $51,000 a year."
Barack Obama stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech in Galesburg, Ill.: The minimum wage is "lower right now than it was when Ronald Reagan took office."
Republican Party of Florida stated on July 25, 2013 in a newspaper ad: Rick Scott "invested $38 million in the Port of Jacksonville's vital Mile Point Project," which "covered missing federal funds for the project."
Sheila Oliver stated on July 11, 2013 in an interview on NJToday: "Most of the U.S. Senate is comprised of multimillionaires."
Will Weatherford stated on July 17, 2013 in a letter to Education Commissioner Tony Bennett: New school testing standards "will consume approximately twenty days of testing for elementary, middle and high school students."
Scott Walker stated on July 10, 2013 in an interview: "We’re importing about 10 percent of our milk supply. We’re America’s Dairyland, but yet we don’t have enough milk in this state to meet the demand for our cheesemakers."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 12, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: The oceans "have become 30 percent more acidic."
Bill Foster stated on July 9, 2013 in a campaign brochure: "Since I was elected, crime rates have been at their lowest in over a decade."
David Sutton stated on June 30, 2013 in an interview: Says "excise taxes are...disproportionately burdening middle- and lower-income consumers."
Karl Rove stated on June 26, 2013 in an op-ed: The Hispanic population in Gwinnett and Henry counties has increased by 153 percent and 339 percent, respectively, since 2000 while Republican presidential candidates are getting a smaller percentage of the vote in those counties.
Robert Menendez stated on July 7, 2013 in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press”: Says Obama administration delay of health care law's employer mandate affects about 1 percent of the American workforce.
Dave Schwartz stated on June 17, 2013 in a speech.: "Twenty-four percent of doctors in Virginia currently don’t accept new Medicaid patients because the reimbursement rates are so low."
