Latest Fact-checks on Marco Rubio 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 Marco Rubio dicho el Febrero 3, 2025 en in a letter to Congress: On support for U.S. Agency for International Development Marco Rubio dicho el Mayo 19, 2024 en an interview: The number of people in the U.S. illegally is “upwards of 20, 25, maybe 30 million.” Marco Rubio dicho el Abril 11, 2024 en an interview with Fox News: “It's very misleading when (President Biden) says (inflation) used to be at 9%. This is compounding. It’s not like it went down from 9% to 3%. This is building month after month. The better way to think about it is that it’s 18%, 19% over the last three years." Marco Rubio dicho el Marzo 3, 2024 en an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Joe Biden's executive orders meant "for the first time in American history we have a president who will not detain the people who enter this country illegally." Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 18, 2022 en a campaign ad: Val Demings "voted with Pelosi to raise taxes over $4,000 on Florida families." Marco Rubio dicho el Septiembre 14, 2022 en an ad: Val Demings "voted to allow transgender youth sports and teaching radical gender identity without parental consent." Marco Rubio dicho el Septiembre 6, 2022 en a tweet: "Val Demings supports abortion up until the moment of birth." Marco Rubio dicho el Julio 19, 2022 en a campaign ad: Val Demings "called abolishing the police 'thoughtful.'" Marco Rubio dicho el Mayo 25, 2022 en an interview on CNN: “There hasn't been a single of these mass shootings that have been purchased at a gun show or on the internet.” Marco Rubio dicho el Julio 30, 2021 en a tweet: Photos show Lloyd Austin without a face shield after he landed in the Philippines. Marco Rubio dicho el Marzo 6, 2021 en a tweet: In rejecting his amendment, “Democrats voted to send reopening money to schools that refuse to reopen.” Marco Rubio dicho el Enero 27, 2021 en remarks: "Only in the Third World do you see this habitual use of prosecutions of former leaders.” Marco Rubio dicho el Enero 22, 2021 en a tweet: Says Joe Biden “has issued more executive fiats than anyone in such a short period of time, ever, more than Obama, more than Trump, more than anyone.” Marco Rubio dicho el Diciembre 27, 2020 en a tweet: Says “Dr. Fauci lied about masks in March.” Marco Rubio dicho el Abril 20, 2020 en a New York Times op-ed: “Face masks being manufactured in China, for example, went to domestic consumption and their own fight against the virus” while the U.S. was “largely unable to import supplies from China.” Marco Rubio dicho el Marzo 19, 2020 en a tweet: For coronavirus cases “in the U.S. 38% of those hospitalized are under 35.” Marco Rubio dicho el Noviembre 8, 2018 en a tweet: "#Broward elections department has a history of violating the law." Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 15, 2018 en a gathering in West Miami of Ron DeSantis supporters: After Hurricane Hermine in 2016, Tallahassee "didn’t have power for weeks because (Mayor Andrew Gillum) stood in the way of crews being able to come in and restore power, because they weren’t members of the right union or something." Marco Rubio dicho el Agosto 2, 2018 en an interview with CBS News: States "haven't even begun to spend the (election security) money they have now." Marco Rubio dicho el Febrero 22, 2018 en a tweet: "Under N.Y. State ‘Assault Weapon’ ban 1 simple cosmetic change pictured here is difference between legal & banned" Marco Rubio dicho el Noviembre 26, 2017 en an interview: "Close to half of the voters in America, the only tax they pay is the payroll tax." Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 15, 2017 en an interview with Channel 8: "The child tax credit, if we don't do it, there will be no tax relief for working families. How much tax relief working families get under tax reform is entirely dependent on whether or not we put in place an increase to the child tax credit." Marco Rubio dicho el Julio 20, 2017 en a Facebook live speech: "In order to sell insurance in Florida there are over 40 separate individual conditions that must be covered. ... far beyond the essential health benefits included in Obamacare." Marco Rubio dicho el Junio 28, 2017 en a Facebook live speech: "There is no reason for anybody to be losing any of their current benefits under Medicaid." Marco Rubio dicho el Abril 9, 2017 en an interview on ABC "This Week": The Obama administration’s 2013 Syria proposal "had no clear objective," while Trump’s Syria strike "had a clear strategic objective." Marco Rubio dicho el Enero 27, 2017 en an interview: "In Florida, 70 percent of the people here illegally came on an airplane. They overstayed a visa." Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 26, 2016 en a U.S. Senate debate: Says President Obama "was proposing pinprick strikes" for military intervention in Syria. Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 17, 2016 en a U.S. Senate debate in Orlando: "Not even Tim Kaine is willing" to say he trusts Hillary Clinton. Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 17, 2016 en a U.S. Senate debate: "In about three weeks over a half million Floridians are going to lose their coverage again" through Obamacare. Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 4, 2016 en a Spanish-language campaign ad: Says Patrick Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubio's stance on abortion for women infected by Zika.
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Marco Rubio dicho el Febrero 3, 2025 en in a letter to Congress: On support for U.S. Agency for International Development Marco Rubio dicho el Mayo 19, 2024 en an interview: The number of people in the U.S. illegally is “upwards of 20, 25, maybe 30 million.” Marco Rubio dicho el Abril 11, 2024 en an interview with Fox News: “It's very misleading when (President Biden) says (inflation) used to be at 9%. This is compounding. It’s not like it went down from 9% to 3%. This is building month after month. The better way to think about it is that it’s 18%, 19% over the last three years." Marco Rubio dicho el Marzo 3, 2024 en an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Joe Biden's executive orders meant "for the first time in American history we have a president who will not detain the people who enter this country illegally." Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 18, 2022 en a campaign ad: Val Demings "voted with Pelosi to raise taxes over $4,000 on Florida families." Marco Rubio dicho el Septiembre 14, 2022 en an ad: Val Demings "voted to allow transgender youth sports and teaching radical gender identity without parental consent." Marco Rubio dicho el Septiembre 6, 2022 en a tweet: "Val Demings supports abortion up until the moment of birth." Marco Rubio dicho el Julio 19, 2022 en a campaign ad: Val Demings "called abolishing the police 'thoughtful.'" Marco Rubio dicho el Mayo 25, 2022 en an interview on CNN: “There hasn't been a single of these mass shootings that have been purchased at a gun show or on the internet.” Marco Rubio dicho el Julio 30, 2021 en a tweet: Photos show Lloyd Austin without a face shield after he landed in the Philippines. Marco Rubio dicho el Marzo 6, 2021 en a tweet: In rejecting his amendment, “Democrats voted to send reopening money to schools that refuse to reopen.” Marco Rubio dicho el Enero 27, 2021 en remarks: "Only in the Third World do you see this habitual use of prosecutions of former leaders.” Marco Rubio dicho el Enero 22, 2021 en a tweet: Says Joe Biden “has issued more executive fiats than anyone in such a short period of time, ever, more than Obama, more than Trump, more than anyone.” Marco Rubio dicho el Diciembre 27, 2020 en a tweet: Says “Dr. Fauci lied about masks in March.” Marco Rubio dicho el Abril 20, 2020 en a New York Times op-ed: “Face masks being manufactured in China, for example, went to domestic consumption and their own fight against the virus” while the U.S. was “largely unable to import supplies from China.” Marco Rubio dicho el Marzo 19, 2020 en a tweet: For coronavirus cases “in the U.S. 38% of those hospitalized are under 35.” Marco Rubio dicho el Noviembre 8, 2018 en a tweet: "#Broward elections department has a history of violating the law." Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 15, 2018 en a gathering in West Miami of Ron DeSantis supporters: After Hurricane Hermine in 2016, Tallahassee "didn’t have power for weeks because (Mayor Andrew Gillum) stood in the way of crews being able to come in and restore power, because they weren’t members of the right union or something." Marco Rubio dicho el Agosto 2, 2018 en an interview with CBS News: States "haven't even begun to spend the (election security) money they have now." Marco Rubio dicho el Febrero 22, 2018 en a tweet: "Under N.Y. State ‘Assault Weapon’ ban 1 simple cosmetic change pictured here is difference between legal & banned" Marco Rubio dicho el Noviembre 26, 2017 en an interview: "Close to half of the voters in America, the only tax they pay is the payroll tax." Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 15, 2017 en an interview with Channel 8: "The child tax credit, if we don't do it, there will be no tax relief for working families. How much tax relief working families get under tax reform is entirely dependent on whether or not we put in place an increase to the child tax credit." Marco Rubio dicho el Julio 20, 2017 en a Facebook live speech: "In order to sell insurance in Florida there are over 40 separate individual conditions that must be covered. ... far beyond the essential health benefits included in Obamacare." Marco Rubio dicho el Junio 28, 2017 en a Facebook live speech: "There is no reason for anybody to be losing any of their current benefits under Medicaid." Marco Rubio dicho el Abril 9, 2017 en an interview on ABC "This Week": The Obama administration’s 2013 Syria proposal "had no clear objective," while Trump’s Syria strike "had a clear strategic objective." Marco Rubio dicho el Enero 27, 2017 en an interview: "In Florida, 70 percent of the people here illegally came on an airplane. They overstayed a visa." Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 26, 2016 en a U.S. Senate debate: Says President Obama "was proposing pinprick strikes" for military intervention in Syria. Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 17, 2016 en a U.S. Senate debate in Orlando: "Not even Tim Kaine is willing" to say he trusts Hillary Clinton. Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 17, 2016 en a U.S. Senate debate: "In about three weeks over a half million Floridians are going to lose their coverage again" through Obamacare. Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 4, 2016 en a Spanish-language campaign ad: Says Patrick Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubio's stance on abortion for women infected by Zika.
Marco Rubio dicho el Febrero 3, 2025 en in a letter to Congress: On support for U.S. Agency for International Development
Marco Rubio dicho el Mayo 19, 2024 en an interview: The number of people in the U.S. illegally is “upwards of 20, 25, maybe 30 million.”
Marco Rubio dicho el Abril 11, 2024 en an interview with Fox News: “It's very misleading when (President Biden) says (inflation) used to be at 9%. This is compounding. It’s not like it went down from 9% to 3%. This is building month after month. The better way to think about it is that it’s 18%, 19% over the last three years."
Marco Rubio dicho el Marzo 3, 2024 en an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Joe Biden's executive orders meant "for the first time in American history we have a president who will not detain the people who enter this country illegally."
Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 18, 2022 en a campaign ad: Val Demings "voted with Pelosi to raise taxes over $4,000 on Florida families."
Marco Rubio dicho el Septiembre 14, 2022 en an ad: Val Demings "voted to allow transgender youth sports and teaching radical gender identity without parental consent."
Marco Rubio dicho el Septiembre 6, 2022 en a tweet: "Val Demings supports abortion up until the moment of birth."
Marco Rubio dicho el Julio 19, 2022 en a campaign ad: Val Demings "called abolishing the police 'thoughtful.'"
Marco Rubio dicho el Mayo 25, 2022 en an interview on CNN: “There hasn't been a single of these mass shootings that have been purchased at a gun show or on the internet.”
Marco Rubio dicho el Julio 30, 2021 en a tweet: Photos show Lloyd Austin without a face shield after he landed in the Philippines.
Marco Rubio dicho el Marzo 6, 2021 en a tweet: In rejecting his amendment, “Democrats voted to send reopening money to schools that refuse to reopen.”
Marco Rubio dicho el Enero 27, 2021 en remarks: "Only in the Third World do you see this habitual use of prosecutions of former leaders.”
Marco Rubio dicho el Enero 22, 2021 en a tweet: Says Joe Biden “has issued more executive fiats than anyone in such a short period of time, ever, more than Obama, more than Trump, more than anyone.”
Marco Rubio dicho el Abril 20, 2020 en a New York Times op-ed: “Face masks being manufactured in China, for example, went to domestic consumption and their own fight against the virus” while the U.S. was “largely unable to import supplies from China.”
Marco Rubio dicho el Marzo 19, 2020 en a tweet: For coronavirus cases “in the U.S. 38% of those hospitalized are under 35.”
Marco Rubio dicho el Noviembre 8, 2018 en a tweet: "#Broward elections department has a history of violating the law."
Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 15, 2018 en a gathering in West Miami of Ron DeSantis supporters: After Hurricane Hermine in 2016, Tallahassee "didn’t have power for weeks because (Mayor Andrew Gillum) stood in the way of crews being able to come in and restore power, because they weren’t members of the right union or something."
Marco Rubio dicho el Agosto 2, 2018 en an interview with CBS News: States "haven't even begun to spend the (election security) money they have now."
Marco Rubio dicho el Febrero 22, 2018 en a tweet: "Under N.Y. State ‘Assault Weapon’ ban 1 simple cosmetic change pictured here is difference between legal & banned"
Marco Rubio dicho el Noviembre 26, 2017 en an interview: "Close to half of the voters in America, the only tax they pay is the payroll tax."
Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 15, 2017 en an interview with Channel 8: "The child tax credit, if we don't do it, there will be no tax relief for working families. How much tax relief working families get under tax reform is entirely dependent on whether or not we put in place an increase to the child tax credit."
Marco Rubio dicho el Julio 20, 2017 en a Facebook live speech: "In order to sell insurance in Florida there are over 40 separate individual conditions that must be covered. ... far beyond the essential health benefits included in Obamacare."
Marco Rubio dicho el Junio 28, 2017 en a Facebook live speech: "There is no reason for anybody to be losing any of their current benefits under Medicaid."
Marco Rubio dicho el Abril 9, 2017 en an interview on ABC "This Week": The Obama administration’s 2013 Syria proposal "had no clear objective," while Trump’s Syria strike "had a clear strategic objective."
Marco Rubio dicho el Enero 27, 2017 en an interview: "In Florida, 70 percent of the people here illegally came on an airplane. They overstayed a visa."
Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 26, 2016 en a U.S. Senate debate: Says President Obama "was proposing pinprick strikes" for military intervention in Syria.
Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 17, 2016 en a U.S. Senate debate in Orlando: "Not even Tim Kaine is willing" to say he trusts Hillary Clinton.
Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 17, 2016 en a U.S. Senate debate: "In about three weeks over a half million Floridians are going to lose their coverage again" through Obamacare.
Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 4, 2016 en a Spanish-language campaign ad: Says Patrick Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubio's stance on abortion for women infected by Zika.
