Latest Fact-checks on Michael Moore Michael Moore stated on February 1, 2019 in an interview: "Seventy percent of the American public agree with" Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "on having the top marginal (tax) rate for the rich" at 70 percent, and "that's a Fox News Poll saying that." Michael Moore stated on October 4, 2017 in a Facebook post: "People who die from a home invasion make up a sad but minuscule .04% of all gun murders in the U.S. And over a third of them are killed by their own gun that the criminal has either stolen or wrestled from them." Michael Moore stated on November 11, 2016 in remarks on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": In Flint, Mich., "the pipes still haven't been replaced. The water is still poisoned." Michael Moore stated on June 14, 2016 in a tweet after the Orlando shooting: The ammunition used in the Orlando shooting "is banned by Geneva Convention. It enters the body, spins & explodes." Michael Moore stated on January 1, 2014 in a "New York Times" op-ed: Because of the health care law, "by 2017, we will be funneling over $100 billion annually to private insurance companies." Michael Moore stated on November 2, 2012 in a tweet: Says during George W. Bush’s administration "we were losing millions of jobs per month," while under Barack Obama we have "three years of gaining hundreds of thousands of jobs per month." Michael Moore stated on September 28, 2011 in an interview on "Democracy Now": "Not a single banker, a CEO from Wall Street, anyone from corporate America — nobody, (there was) not one arrest of any of these people who brought down the economy in 2008." Michael Moore stated on March 5, 2011 in a speech to protesters in Madison, Wisconsin: "Just 400 Americans -- 400 -- have more wealth than half of all Americans combined." Michael Moore stated on October 2, 2009 in his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story": During the Reagan administration, "Millions of people were thrown out of work." Michael Moore stated on October 2, 2009 in his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story": During the Reagan era, while productivity increased, "wages for working people remained frozen." Michael Moore stated on October 2, 2009 in his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story": During the Reagan era, "the richest Americans had their top income tax rate cut in half." Michael Moore stated on October 2, 2009 in the movie Capitalism: A Love Story: All the talk about socialism during the campaign made young people more interested in it by Election Day. Michael Moore stated on October 2, 2009 in in his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story": In the 1950s, "A lot of people got rich — and they had to pay a top tax rate of 90 percent." Michael Moore stated on September 26, 2009 in an appearance on Larry King Live: "The majority actually want single-payer health care." Michael Moore stated on September 29, 2009 in a press conference: After Fahrenheit 9/11 came out, "Bush's approval rating never was better, it only got worse." Michael Moore stated on September 29, 2009 in a news conference in Washington, D.C.: "The richest 1 percent have more financial wealth than the bottom 95 percent combined." Michael Moore stated on September 23, 2009 in an interview on "The Colbert Report": Goldman Sachs was Barack Obama's "No. 1 private contributor." Michael Moore stated on April 21, 2008 in MichaelMoore.com: During the Monica Lewinsky scandal, the Clintons brought the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to the White House for "spiritual counseling."
Michael Moore stated on February 1, 2019 in an interview: "Seventy percent of the American public agree with" Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "on having the top marginal (tax) rate for the rich" at 70 percent, and "that's a Fox News Poll saying that." Michael Moore stated on October 4, 2017 in a Facebook post: "People who die from a home invasion make up a sad but minuscule .04% of all gun murders in the U.S. And over a third of them are killed by their own gun that the criminal has either stolen or wrestled from them." Michael Moore stated on November 11, 2016 in remarks on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": In Flint, Mich., "the pipes still haven't been replaced. The water is still poisoned." Michael Moore stated on June 14, 2016 in a tweet after the Orlando shooting: The ammunition used in the Orlando shooting "is banned by Geneva Convention. It enters the body, spins & explodes." Michael Moore stated on January 1, 2014 in a "New York Times" op-ed: Because of the health care law, "by 2017, we will be funneling over $100 billion annually to private insurance companies." Michael Moore stated on November 2, 2012 in a tweet: Says during George W. Bush’s administration "we were losing millions of jobs per month," while under Barack Obama we have "three years of gaining hundreds of thousands of jobs per month." Michael Moore stated on September 28, 2011 in an interview on "Democracy Now": "Not a single banker, a CEO from Wall Street, anyone from corporate America — nobody, (there was) not one arrest of any of these people who brought down the economy in 2008." Michael Moore stated on March 5, 2011 in a speech to protesters in Madison, Wisconsin: "Just 400 Americans -- 400 -- have more wealth than half of all Americans combined." Michael Moore stated on October 2, 2009 in his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story": During the Reagan administration, "Millions of people were thrown out of work." Michael Moore stated on October 2, 2009 in his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story": During the Reagan era, while productivity increased, "wages for working people remained frozen." Michael Moore stated on October 2, 2009 in his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story": During the Reagan era, "the richest Americans had their top income tax rate cut in half." Michael Moore stated on October 2, 2009 in the movie Capitalism: A Love Story: All the talk about socialism during the campaign made young people more interested in it by Election Day. Michael Moore stated on October 2, 2009 in in his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story": In the 1950s, "A lot of people got rich — and they had to pay a top tax rate of 90 percent." Michael Moore stated on September 26, 2009 in an appearance on Larry King Live: "The majority actually want single-payer health care." Michael Moore stated on September 29, 2009 in a press conference: After Fahrenheit 9/11 came out, "Bush's approval rating never was better, it only got worse." Michael Moore stated on September 29, 2009 in a news conference in Washington, D.C.: "The richest 1 percent have more financial wealth than the bottom 95 percent combined." Michael Moore stated on September 23, 2009 in an interview on "The Colbert Report": Goldman Sachs was Barack Obama's "No. 1 private contributor." Michael Moore stated on April 21, 2008 in MichaelMoore.com: During the Monica Lewinsky scandal, the Clintons brought the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to the White House for "spiritual counseling."
Michael Moore stated on February 1, 2019 in an interview: "Seventy percent of the American public agree with" Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "on having the top marginal (tax) rate for the rich" at 70 percent, and "that's a Fox News Poll saying that."
Michael Moore stated on October 4, 2017 in a Facebook post: "People who die from a home invasion make up a sad but minuscule .04% of all gun murders in the U.S. And over a third of them are killed by their own gun that the criminal has either stolen or wrestled from them."
Michael Moore stated on November 11, 2016 in remarks on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": In Flint, Mich., "the pipes still haven't been replaced. The water is still poisoned."
Michael Moore stated on June 14, 2016 in a tweet after the Orlando shooting: The ammunition used in the Orlando shooting "is banned by Geneva Convention. It enters the body, spins & explodes."
Michael Moore stated on January 1, 2014 in a "New York Times" op-ed: Because of the health care law, "by 2017, we will be funneling over $100 billion annually to private insurance companies."
Michael Moore stated on November 2, 2012 in a tweet: Says during George W. Bush’s administration "we were losing millions of jobs per month," while under Barack Obama we have "three years of gaining hundreds of thousands of jobs per month."
Michael Moore stated on September 28, 2011 in an interview on "Democracy Now": "Not a single banker, a CEO from Wall Street, anyone from corporate America — nobody, (there was) not one arrest of any of these people who brought down the economy in 2008."
Michael Moore stated on March 5, 2011 in a speech to protesters in Madison, Wisconsin: "Just 400 Americans -- 400 -- have more wealth than half of all Americans combined."
Michael Moore stated on October 2, 2009 in his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story": During the Reagan administration, "Millions of people were thrown out of work."
Michael Moore stated on October 2, 2009 in his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story": During the Reagan era, while productivity increased, "wages for working people remained frozen."
Michael Moore stated on October 2, 2009 in his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story": During the Reagan era, "the richest Americans had their top income tax rate cut in half."
Michael Moore stated on October 2, 2009 in the movie Capitalism: A Love Story: All the talk about socialism during the campaign made young people more interested in it by Election Day.
Michael Moore stated on October 2, 2009 in in his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story": In the 1950s, "A lot of people got rich — and they had to pay a top tax rate of 90 percent."
Michael Moore stated on September 26, 2009 in an appearance on Larry King Live: "The majority actually want single-payer health care."
Michael Moore stated on September 29, 2009 in a press conference: After Fahrenheit 9/11 came out, "Bush's approval rating never was better, it only got worse."
Michael Moore stated on September 29, 2009 in a news conference in Washington, D.C.: "The richest 1 percent have more financial wealth than the bottom 95 percent combined."
Michael Moore stated on September 23, 2009 in an interview on "The Colbert Report": Goldman Sachs was Barack Obama's "No. 1 private contributor."
Michael Moore stated on April 21, 2008 in MichaelMoore.com: During the Monica Lewinsky scandal, the Clintons brought the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to the White House for "spiritual counseling."
