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 Wayne LaPierre stated on March 24, 2013 in an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press: Says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says "we can only have three bullets" and "the NRA wants firearms with nukes on them." Scott Walker stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech: "Under my predecessor, they cut funding for education, but they didn't give them anything in return to make up for that," leading to "less money" for school districts Sean Duffy stated on March 10, 2013 in an interview: The United States spends "$2.2 billion on free cell phones, $27 million on Moroccan pottery classes" and pays for "the travel expenses for the watermelon queen in Alabama." Chris Christie stated on March 6, 2013 in a keynote speech to a commercial real estate group: Said the year before he took office, the state lost 119,000 private-sector jobs, labeling them "Corzine jobs losses of 2009." Sherrod Brown stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release: Wall Street megabanks that received bailouts in 2009 now get taxpayer-funded advantages not available to community banks in Ohio. Gene McIntyre stated on February 22, 2013 in a guest column: Says we will pay the new chancellor "a basic salary of nearly $300,000 a year ... an amount that does not include the costs of this public employee’s benefits, perks and living expenses for a lavish house, an upscale car, a spending allowance, and fine dining almost every day on the taxpayer dollar." Jeff Tittel stated on March 2, 2013 in an op-ed column on NJ.com: "DEP has 2,812 employees, the lowest level since the mid-’80s." Joshua Miller stated on March 1, 2013 in a news release: "In the period from 2007 to 2011, the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner reported an 18 percent decline in the state’s total medical spending." Robert Kando stated on March 7, 2013 in testimony before the R.I. House Oversight Committee: Rhode Island is the last state still using the Optech III P voting machines and they don’t meet suggested federal standards. Paul Ryan stated on March 15, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "Our debt is already bigger than our economy." Jamie Radtke stated on March 3, 2013 in a website post.: The transportation package passed by the General Assembly would impose the "largest tax increase in Virginia’s history." Marco Rubio stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the conservative CPAC conference: "There are 3 million jobs available in America that are not filled because too many of our people don’t have the skills for those jobs." Jim Renacci stated on February 15, 2013 in a commentary: "Raising taxes on investment income has actually lowered the revenue received from the tax, while cutting capital gains tax rates has increased revenue." Will Weatherford stated on March 5, 2013 in remarks on first day of session: The Legislature needs to spend $500 million to "shore up" the pension fund this year and the next 28 years to keep it "afloat." Edward Flynn stated on March 1, 2013 in a TV interview: Research found that "over the course of the existence of the Brady Bill ban, the use of assault weapons in crimes decreased by two thirds." Kasim Reed stated on February 13, 2013 in news story: Says the Georgia Dome would need up to $350 million in work over the next five to seven years. Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech: "When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father." Dan Ramos stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release : Under Gov. John Kasich’s budget proposal, "the top one percent in Ohio will pay $10,000 less in income tax each year, but Ohio’s working and middle class families will pay more." John Roberts stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument: "Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi." Rick Scott stated on March 5, 2013 in his State of the State address: Says his proposed education spending "is the highest state funding level in Florida history." Jeffrey Loria stated on February 24, 2013 in an ad: The majority of public funding for the Marlins stadium "came from hotel taxes, the burden of which is incurred by tourists who are visiting our city, NOT the resident taxpayers." Carol Shea-Porter stated on January 16, 2013 in a press release : New Hampshire is currently the only state in the nation that does not have a full-service veterans hospital or equivalent access. Diane McKeel stated on August 26, 2010 in in a guest column: Says "Studies show the average age of entry into prostitution is 12 to 14 years old." Trey Martinez Fischer stated on February 25, 2013 in press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.: Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Bill Nelson stated on February 21, 2013 in an interview on Central Florida News 13: In a budget deal struck in 2011 "a trillion dollars of cuts went into effect immediately, and then a special committee was set up ... to get agreement on another $3 trillion of cuts." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: Says if Congress doesn’t avoid the sequester, "tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids." Vincent Fort stated on February 5, 2013 in a Twitter post: "What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in a speech: "Every dollar we invested in high-quality, early education programs can save more than $7 later on by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, even reducing crime." Cory Booker stated on February 1, 2013 in an appearance on "Bill Maher Overtime": Says 2012 was the "first year in American history that more minorities are being born than people in the majority."
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Wayne LaPierre stated on March 24, 2013 in an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press: Says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says "we can only have three bullets" and "the NRA wants firearms with nukes on them." Scott Walker stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech: "Under my predecessor, they cut funding for education, but they didn't give them anything in return to make up for that," leading to "less money" for school districts Sean Duffy stated on March 10, 2013 in an interview: The United States spends "$2.2 billion on free cell phones, $27 million on Moroccan pottery classes" and pays for "the travel expenses for the watermelon queen in Alabama." Chris Christie stated on March 6, 2013 in a keynote speech to a commercial real estate group: Said the year before he took office, the state lost 119,000 private-sector jobs, labeling them "Corzine jobs losses of 2009." Sherrod Brown stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release: Wall Street megabanks that received bailouts in 2009 now get taxpayer-funded advantages not available to community banks in Ohio. Gene McIntyre stated on February 22, 2013 in a guest column: Says we will pay the new chancellor "a basic salary of nearly $300,000 a year ... an amount that does not include the costs of this public employee’s benefits, perks and living expenses for a lavish house, an upscale car, a spending allowance, and fine dining almost every day on the taxpayer dollar." Jeff Tittel stated on March 2, 2013 in an op-ed column on NJ.com: "DEP has 2,812 employees, the lowest level since the mid-’80s." Joshua Miller stated on March 1, 2013 in a news release: "In the period from 2007 to 2011, the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner reported an 18 percent decline in the state’s total medical spending." Robert Kando stated on March 7, 2013 in testimony before the R.I. House Oversight Committee: Rhode Island is the last state still using the Optech III P voting machines and they don’t meet suggested federal standards. Paul Ryan stated on March 15, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "Our debt is already bigger than our economy." Jamie Radtke stated on March 3, 2013 in a website post.: The transportation package passed by the General Assembly would impose the "largest tax increase in Virginia’s history." Marco Rubio stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the conservative CPAC conference: "There are 3 million jobs available in America that are not filled because too many of our people don’t have the skills for those jobs." Jim Renacci stated on February 15, 2013 in a commentary: "Raising taxes on investment income has actually lowered the revenue received from the tax, while cutting capital gains tax rates has increased revenue." Will Weatherford stated on March 5, 2013 in remarks on first day of session: The Legislature needs to spend $500 million to "shore up" the pension fund this year and the next 28 years to keep it "afloat." Edward Flynn stated on March 1, 2013 in a TV interview: Research found that "over the course of the existence of the Brady Bill ban, the use of assault weapons in crimes decreased by two thirds." Kasim Reed stated on February 13, 2013 in news story: Says the Georgia Dome would need up to $350 million in work over the next five to seven years. Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech: "When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father." Dan Ramos stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release : Under Gov. John Kasich’s budget proposal, "the top one percent in Ohio will pay $10,000 less in income tax each year, but Ohio’s working and middle class families will pay more." John Roberts stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument: "Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi." Rick Scott stated on March 5, 2013 in his State of the State address: Says his proposed education spending "is the highest state funding level in Florida history." Jeffrey Loria stated on February 24, 2013 in an ad: The majority of public funding for the Marlins stadium "came from hotel taxes, the burden of which is incurred by tourists who are visiting our city, NOT the resident taxpayers." Carol Shea-Porter stated on January 16, 2013 in a press release : New Hampshire is currently the only state in the nation that does not have a full-service veterans hospital or equivalent access. Diane McKeel stated on August 26, 2010 in in a guest column: Says "Studies show the average age of entry into prostitution is 12 to 14 years old." Trey Martinez Fischer stated on February 25, 2013 in press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.: Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Bill Nelson stated on February 21, 2013 in an interview on Central Florida News 13: In a budget deal struck in 2011 "a trillion dollars of cuts went into effect immediately, and then a special committee was set up ... to get agreement on another $3 trillion of cuts." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: Says if Congress doesn’t avoid the sequester, "tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids." Vincent Fort stated on February 5, 2013 in a Twitter post: "What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in a speech: "Every dollar we invested in high-quality, early education programs can save more than $7 later on by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, even reducing crime." Cory Booker stated on February 1, 2013 in an appearance on "Bill Maher Overtime": Says 2012 was the "first year in American history that more minorities are being born than people in the majority."
Wayne LaPierre stated on March 24, 2013 in an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press: Says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says "we can only have three bullets" and "the NRA wants firearms with nukes on them."
Scott Walker stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech: "Under my predecessor, they cut funding for education, but they didn't give them anything in return to make up for that," leading to "less money" for school districts
Sean Duffy stated on March 10, 2013 in an interview: The United States spends "$2.2 billion on free cell phones, $27 million on Moroccan pottery classes" and pays for "the travel expenses for the watermelon queen in Alabama."
Chris Christie stated on March 6, 2013 in a keynote speech to a commercial real estate group: Said the year before he took office, the state lost 119,000 private-sector jobs, labeling them "Corzine jobs losses of 2009."
Sherrod Brown stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release: Wall Street megabanks that received bailouts in 2009 now get taxpayer-funded advantages not available to community banks in Ohio.
Gene McIntyre stated on February 22, 2013 in a guest column: Says we will pay the new chancellor "a basic salary of nearly $300,000 a year ... an amount that does not include the costs of this public employee’s benefits, perks and living expenses for a lavish house, an upscale car, a spending allowance, and fine dining almost every day on the taxpayer dollar."
Jeff Tittel stated on March 2, 2013 in an op-ed column on NJ.com: "DEP has 2,812 employees, the lowest level since the mid-’80s."
Joshua Miller stated on March 1, 2013 in a news release: "In the period from 2007 to 2011, the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner reported an 18 percent decline in the state’s total medical spending."
Robert Kando stated on March 7, 2013 in testimony before the R.I. House Oversight Committee: Rhode Island is the last state still using the Optech III P voting machines and they don’t meet suggested federal standards.
Paul Ryan stated on March 15, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "Our debt is already bigger than our economy."
Jamie Radtke stated on March 3, 2013 in a website post.: The transportation package passed by the General Assembly would impose the "largest tax increase in Virginia’s history."
Marco Rubio stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the conservative CPAC conference: "There are 3 million jobs available in America that are not filled because too many of our people don’t have the skills for those jobs."
Jim Renacci stated on February 15, 2013 in a commentary: "Raising taxes on investment income has actually lowered the revenue received from the tax, while cutting capital gains tax rates has increased revenue."
Will Weatherford stated on March 5, 2013 in remarks on first day of session: The Legislature needs to spend $500 million to "shore up" the pension fund this year and the next 28 years to keep it "afloat."
Edward Flynn stated on March 1, 2013 in a TV interview: Research found that "over the course of the existence of the Brady Bill ban, the use of assault weapons in crimes decreased by two thirds."
Kasim Reed stated on February 13, 2013 in news story: Says the Georgia Dome would need up to $350 million in work over the next five to seven years.
Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech: "When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father."
Dan Ramos stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release : Under Gov. John Kasich’s budget proposal, "the top one percent in Ohio will pay $10,000 less in income tax each year, but Ohio’s working and middle class families will pay more."
John Roberts stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument: "Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi."
Rick Scott stated on March 5, 2013 in his State of the State address: Says his proposed education spending "is the highest state funding level in Florida history."
Jeffrey Loria stated on February 24, 2013 in an ad: The majority of public funding for the Marlins stadium "came from hotel taxes, the burden of which is incurred by tourists who are visiting our city, NOT the resident taxpayers."
Carol Shea-Porter stated on January 16, 2013 in a press release : New Hampshire is currently the only state in the nation that does not have a full-service veterans hospital or equivalent access.
Diane McKeel stated on August 26, 2010 in in a guest column: Says "Studies show the average age of entry into prostitution is 12 to 14 years old."
Trey Martinez Fischer stated on February 25, 2013 in press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.: Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
Bill Nelson stated on February 21, 2013 in an interview on Central Florida News 13: In a budget deal struck in 2011 "a trillion dollars of cuts went into effect immediately, and then a special committee was set up ... to get agreement on another $3 trillion of cuts."
Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: Says if Congress doesn’t avoid the sequester, "tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids."
Vincent Fort stated on February 5, 2013 in a Twitter post: "What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business."
Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings."
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in a speech: "Every dollar we invested in high-quality, early education programs can save more than $7 later on by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, even reducing crime."
Cory Booker stated on February 1, 2013 in an appearance on "Bill Maher Overtime": Says 2012 was the "first year in American history that more minorities are being born than people in the majority."
