Latest Mostly False Fact-checks on Rand Paul 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 Rand Paul stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate: "A third of the budget for the city of Ferguson (Missouri) was being reaped by civil fines." Rand Paul stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Both Cruz and Rubio are missing the vast majority of their votes." Rand Paul stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money." Rand Paul stated on March 24, 2015 in an interview on the Kelly File: Says according to recent polls, no Republican candidate "is doing better against Hillary Clinton than myself." Rand Paul stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC: U.S. military involvement in Libya "allowed thousands of surface-to-air missiles to fall into the hands of radical Islamists." Rand Paul stated on October 16, 2014 in an interview with a New Hampshire radio station: Ebola is "incredibly contagious," "very transmissible" and "easy to catch." Rand Paul stated on May 19, 2013 in an appearance on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’: Says Hillary Clinton "was asked repeatedly to provide security in Benghazi on several occasions, including direct cables."
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Rand Paul stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate: "A third of the budget for the city of Ferguson (Missouri) was being reaped by civil fines." Rand Paul stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Both Cruz and Rubio are missing the vast majority of their votes." Rand Paul stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money." Rand Paul stated on March 24, 2015 in an interview on the Kelly File: Says according to recent polls, no Republican candidate "is doing better against Hillary Clinton than myself." Rand Paul stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC: U.S. military involvement in Libya "allowed thousands of surface-to-air missiles to fall into the hands of radical Islamists." Rand Paul stated on October 16, 2014 in an interview with a New Hampshire radio station: Ebola is "incredibly contagious," "very transmissible" and "easy to catch." Rand Paul stated on May 19, 2013 in an appearance on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’: Says Hillary Clinton "was asked repeatedly to provide security in Benghazi on several occasions, including direct cables."
Rand Paul stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate: "A third of the budget for the city of Ferguson (Missouri) was being reaped by civil fines."
Rand Paul stated on January 3, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Both Cruz and Rubio are missing the vast majority of their votes."
Rand Paul stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money."
Rand Paul stated on March 24, 2015 in an interview on the Kelly File: Says according to recent polls, no Republican candidate "is doing better against Hillary Clinton than myself."
Rand Paul stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC: U.S. military involvement in Libya "allowed thousands of surface-to-air missiles to fall into the hands of radical Islamists."
Rand Paul stated on October 16, 2014 in an interview with a New Hampshire radio station: Ebola is "incredibly contagious," "very transmissible" and "easy to catch."
Rand Paul stated on May 19, 2013 in an appearance on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’: Says Hillary Clinton "was asked repeatedly to provide security in Benghazi on several occasions, including direct cables."