Latest Fact-checks by Amy Sherman 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 Ted Cruz stated on March 10, 2016 in in a GOP debate in Miami: Says Donald Trump "has said he wants to be neutral on Israel and the Palestinians" Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Miami: When New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer wanted to "provide driver’s licenses to those who are undocumented. (Hillary Clinton) said don’t do it." Keep the Promise 1 PAC stated on March 6, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Marco Rubio "skipped 18 defense votes including one to arm the Kurds to fight ISIS." Conservative Solutions PAC stated on February 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Donald Trump "bans disabled veterans from his high rise." Conservative Solutions PAC stated on February 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Donald Trump has said "he would be neutral between Israel and its enemies." Marco Rubio stated on February 14, 2016 in a web video: "People (are) paying more in taxes than they will for food, housing and clothing combined." Ted Cruz stated on February 15, 2016 in an interview on Fox News: Says Marco Rubio "went on Univision, and in Spanish he promised that he would not on the first day in office rescind President Obama's illegal executive action." Donald Trump stated on February 14, 2016 in a Republican debate in South Carolina: Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that." Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2016 in a debate in Greenville, S.C.: "It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice." Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States." Marco Rubio stated on February 6, 2016 in an ABC Republican debate in New Hampshire: "The American people will not support doing anything about people that are in this country illegally until the law is enforced first." Marco Rubio stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate in Iowa on Fox News: On opposing citizenship for illegal immigrants Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in a Fox News debate : "Barack Obama, right now, No. 1, over seven years has dramatically degraded our military." Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2016 in a town hall in Norwalk, Iowa: "When they say Mexico can't pay for the wall, I say of course they can. We have a trade deficit with Mexico that's unbelievably big. ... It's billions and billions of dollars -- far more than what we're talking about for the wall." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on CNN Reliable Sources: Says the Democratic Party created a debate schedule "to maximize the opportunity for voters to see our candidates." Hillary Clinton stated on January 17, 2016 in the South Carolina Democratic debate: Says Bernie Sanders "voted for what we call the 'Charleston Loophole.'" Chris Christie stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican debate on Fox Business Network in South Carolina on Fox Business Network : "I didn’t support Sonia Sotomayor." Rick Scott stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the State address: "For the first time ever, we completely funded the critical needs waiting list so persons with unique abilities can get the help they need." Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on Meet the Press: The only budget Ted Cruz "ever voted for in his time in the Senate is a budget that cut defense spending by more than Barack Obama proposes we cut it." Marco Rubio stated on December 15, 2015 in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Ted Cruz supports "legalizing people who are in this country illegally." Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Marco Rubio "is the one for an open border." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party." Barack Obama stated on December 1, 2015 in a press conference: "You go down to Miami and when it's flooding at high tide on a sunny day, fish are swimming through the middle of the streets." Annette Taddeo stated on November 24, 2015 in a fundraising email: Jeb Bush’s plan for Social Security is "disastrous for seniors and raises the retirement age to 70." Jeb Bush stated on November 18, 2015 in a speech at the Citadel: For NATO exercises, "we don’t have enough of our own hardware and equipment even for training purposes. So the Brits are spotting us choppers." Rick Scott stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Fox: The federal government is "making the decision, whether we like it or not, to send 425 refugees to our state" from Syria. Courageous Conservatives PAC stated on November 6, 2015 in a radio ad: "When Chuck Schumer and Marco Rubio tried to push amnesty, it was Ted Cruz who stopped them." Ben Carson stated on November 10, 2015 in the Fox Business Network debate: Says Hillary Clinton told her daughter and a government official that Benghazi "was a terrorist attack, and then tells everybody else that it was a video." Marco Rubio stated on October 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "There was never a single shred of evidence presented to anyone" that the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, were "spontaneous, and in fact, the CIA themselves understood that early on." Jeb Bush stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: "In Florida, we have the lowest in-state tuition of any state."
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
Ted Cruz stated on March 10, 2016 in in a GOP debate in Miami: Says Donald Trump "has said he wants to be neutral on Israel and the Palestinians" Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Miami: When New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer wanted to "provide driver’s licenses to those who are undocumented. (Hillary Clinton) said don’t do it." Keep the Promise 1 PAC stated on March 6, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Marco Rubio "skipped 18 defense votes including one to arm the Kurds to fight ISIS." Conservative Solutions PAC stated on February 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Donald Trump "bans disabled veterans from his high rise." Conservative Solutions PAC stated on February 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Donald Trump has said "he would be neutral between Israel and its enemies." Marco Rubio stated on February 14, 2016 in a web video: "People (are) paying more in taxes than they will for food, housing and clothing combined." Ted Cruz stated on February 15, 2016 in an interview on Fox News: Says Marco Rubio "went on Univision, and in Spanish he promised that he would not on the first day in office rescind President Obama's illegal executive action." Donald Trump stated on February 14, 2016 in a Republican debate in South Carolina: Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that." Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2016 in a debate in Greenville, S.C.: "It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice." Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States." Marco Rubio stated on February 6, 2016 in an ABC Republican debate in New Hampshire: "The American people will not support doing anything about people that are in this country illegally until the law is enforced first." Marco Rubio stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate in Iowa on Fox News: On opposing citizenship for illegal immigrants Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in a Fox News debate : "Barack Obama, right now, No. 1, over seven years has dramatically degraded our military." Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2016 in a town hall in Norwalk, Iowa: "When they say Mexico can't pay for the wall, I say of course they can. We have a trade deficit with Mexico that's unbelievably big. ... It's billions and billions of dollars -- far more than what we're talking about for the wall." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on CNN Reliable Sources: Says the Democratic Party created a debate schedule "to maximize the opportunity for voters to see our candidates." Hillary Clinton stated on January 17, 2016 in the South Carolina Democratic debate: Says Bernie Sanders "voted for what we call the 'Charleston Loophole.'" Chris Christie stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican debate on Fox Business Network in South Carolina on Fox Business Network : "I didn’t support Sonia Sotomayor." Rick Scott stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the State address: "For the first time ever, we completely funded the critical needs waiting list so persons with unique abilities can get the help they need." Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on Meet the Press: The only budget Ted Cruz "ever voted for in his time in the Senate is a budget that cut defense spending by more than Barack Obama proposes we cut it." Marco Rubio stated on December 15, 2015 in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Ted Cruz supports "legalizing people who are in this country illegally." Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Marco Rubio "is the one for an open border." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party." Barack Obama stated on December 1, 2015 in a press conference: "You go down to Miami and when it's flooding at high tide on a sunny day, fish are swimming through the middle of the streets." Annette Taddeo stated on November 24, 2015 in a fundraising email: Jeb Bush’s plan for Social Security is "disastrous for seniors and raises the retirement age to 70." Jeb Bush stated on November 18, 2015 in a speech at the Citadel: For NATO exercises, "we don’t have enough of our own hardware and equipment even for training purposes. So the Brits are spotting us choppers." Rick Scott stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Fox: The federal government is "making the decision, whether we like it or not, to send 425 refugees to our state" from Syria. Courageous Conservatives PAC stated on November 6, 2015 in a radio ad: "When Chuck Schumer and Marco Rubio tried to push amnesty, it was Ted Cruz who stopped them." Ben Carson stated on November 10, 2015 in the Fox Business Network debate: Says Hillary Clinton told her daughter and a government official that Benghazi "was a terrorist attack, and then tells everybody else that it was a video." Marco Rubio stated on October 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "There was never a single shred of evidence presented to anyone" that the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, were "spontaneous, and in fact, the CIA themselves understood that early on." Jeb Bush stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: "In Florida, we have the lowest in-state tuition of any state."
Ted Cruz stated on March 10, 2016 in in a GOP debate in Miami: Says Donald Trump "has said he wants to be neutral on Israel and the Palestinians"
Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Miami: When New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer wanted to "provide driver’s licenses to those who are undocumented. (Hillary Clinton) said don’t do it."
Keep the Promise 1 PAC stated on March 6, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Marco Rubio "skipped 18 defense votes including one to arm the Kurds to fight ISIS."
Conservative Solutions PAC stated on February 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Donald Trump "bans disabled veterans from his high rise."
Conservative Solutions PAC stated on February 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Donald Trump has said "he would be neutral between Israel and its enemies."
Marco Rubio stated on February 14, 2016 in a web video: "People (are) paying more in taxes than they will for food, housing and clothing combined."
Ted Cruz stated on February 15, 2016 in an interview on Fox News: Says Marco Rubio "went on Univision, and in Spanish he promised that he would not on the first day in office rescind President Obama's illegal executive action."
Donald Trump stated on February 14, 2016 in a Republican debate in South Carolina: Says Jeb Bush "said he would take his pants off and moon everybody ... Nobody reports that."
Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2016 in a debate in Greenville, S.C.: "It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Making public colleges and universities tuition-free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States."
Marco Rubio stated on February 6, 2016 in an ABC Republican debate in New Hampshire: "The American people will not support doing anything about people that are in this country illegally until the law is enforced first."
Marco Rubio stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate in Iowa on Fox News: On opposing citizenship for illegal immigrants
Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in a Fox News debate : "Barack Obama, right now, No. 1, over seven years has dramatically degraded our military."
Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2016 in a town hall in Norwalk, Iowa: "When they say Mexico can't pay for the wall, I say of course they can. We have a trade deficit with Mexico that's unbelievably big. ... It's billions and billions of dollars -- far more than what we're talking about for the wall."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on CNN Reliable Sources: Says the Democratic Party created a debate schedule "to maximize the opportunity for voters to see our candidates."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 17, 2016 in the South Carolina Democratic debate: Says Bernie Sanders "voted for what we call the 'Charleston Loophole.'"
Chris Christie stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican debate on Fox Business Network in South Carolina on Fox Business Network : "I didn’t support Sonia Sotomayor."
Rick Scott stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the State address: "For the first time ever, we completely funded the critical needs waiting list so persons with unique abilities can get the help they need."
Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on Meet the Press: The only budget Ted Cruz "ever voted for in his time in the Senate is a budget that cut defense spending by more than Barack Obama proposes we cut it."
Marco Rubio stated on December 15, 2015 in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Ted Cruz supports "legalizing people who are in this country illegally."
Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Marco Rubio "is the one for an open border."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party."
Barack Obama stated on December 1, 2015 in a press conference: "You go down to Miami and when it's flooding at high tide on a sunny day, fish are swimming through the middle of the streets."
Annette Taddeo stated on November 24, 2015 in a fundraising email: Jeb Bush’s plan for Social Security is "disastrous for seniors and raises the retirement age to 70."
Jeb Bush stated on November 18, 2015 in a speech at the Citadel: For NATO exercises, "we don’t have enough of our own hardware and equipment even for training purposes. So the Brits are spotting us choppers."
Rick Scott stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Fox: The federal government is "making the decision, whether we like it or not, to send 425 refugees to our state" from Syria.
Courageous Conservatives PAC stated on November 6, 2015 in a radio ad: "When Chuck Schumer and Marco Rubio tried to push amnesty, it was Ted Cruz who stopped them."
Ben Carson stated on November 10, 2015 in the Fox Business Network debate: Says Hillary Clinton told her daughter and a government official that Benghazi "was a terrorist attack, and then tells everybody else that it was a video."
Marco Rubio stated on October 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN: "There was never a single shred of evidence presented to anyone" that the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, were "spontaneous, and in fact, the CIA themselves understood that early on."
Jeb Bush stated on October 28, 2015 in the CNBC GOP presidential debate: "In Florida, we have the lowest in-state tuition of any state."
