Latest Fact-checks by Lauren Carroll 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 Barack Obama stated on November 14, 2014 in a press conference in Burma: Keystone XL allows "Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else." Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit: "Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined." Chris Wallace stated on November 16, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The Democratic leader in the Senate, Harry Reid, has blocked any vote on the Keystone pipeline for years." Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says Obama's net neutrality proposal "puts the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered." Barack Obama stated on November 9, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We've created more jobs in the United States than every other advanced economy combined since I came into office." Ben Cardin stated on November 2, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Every time we've increased the minimum wage, we've seen a growth in jobs." Sean Spicer stated on November 2, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": The last time Republican U.S. Senate candidates "beat more than two (incumbents) was 1980." American Crossroads stated on October 28, 2014 in a campaign ad: As a result of Obamacare, "California seniors face benefit cuts of over $1,700." Color of Change stated on October 29, 2014 in an Arkansas flyer: Republicans are "trying to impeach our president." Darrell Issa stated on October 26, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Thomas Eric Duncan came into the United States "with an elevated temperature." Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2014 in an interview on CNN: "Obama, instead of nominating a health professional, he nominated someone who is an anti-gun activist (for surgeon general)." Tom Cotton stated on October 13, 2014 in a debate: Says Mark Pryor "votes with Obama 93 percent of the time." Tavis Smiley stated on October 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "This (Ebola) is not as bad as SARS was in 2003." Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate at Broward College: "3,000 teachers lost their jobs when (Crist) was governor." John McCain stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "We were told there would never be a case of Ebola in the United States." Pat Roberts stated on October 1, 2014 in a Web video: "20,000 Kansans lost their health insurance because of (Obamacare)." Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: The cost of "health care is now the single-biggest factor driving down" the federal budget deficit. Kay Hagan stated on October 7, 2014 in a debate: Says Thom Tillis "has cut $500 million from public education." Lindsey Graham stated on October 5, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915." Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: Says Bruce Braley "threatened to sue a neighbor over chickens that came onto (his) property." Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: Says personhood legislation she sponsored would not have restricted access to reproductive services and was "simply a statement that I support life." LZ Granderson stated on September 28, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush. Dan Sullivan stated on September 19, 2014 in an email to supporters: "Sen. Mark Begich cast the deciding vote in favor of President Obama’s authority to issue executive amnesty to illegal aliens." Facebook posts stated on September 18, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Congress includes 36 people accused of spousal abuse, 84 arrested for drunk driving in the past year, 71 with terrible credit and more. Dan Sullivan stated on September 17, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Says Sen. Mark Begich is ineffective because he has only "passed one bill, the naming of a building." George Will stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday": "Last week's three most-viewed television programs were Sunday Night Football, Thursday Night Football and Monday Night Football." Tom Cotton stated on September 18, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says "President Obama hijacked the farm bill (and) turned it into a food stamp bill." Trent Franks stated on September 12, 2014 in a phone conference: "It is true that we know that ISIS is present in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)" Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on August 15, 2014 in A campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas." John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: Says President Obama "has never made a statement ... that he wanted a residual force left (in Iraq)."
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Barack Obama stated on November 14, 2014 in a press conference in Burma: Keystone XL allows "Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else." Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit: "Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined." Chris Wallace stated on November 16, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The Democratic leader in the Senate, Harry Reid, has blocked any vote on the Keystone pipeline for years." Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says Obama's net neutrality proposal "puts the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered." Barack Obama stated on November 9, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We've created more jobs in the United States than every other advanced economy combined since I came into office." Ben Cardin stated on November 2, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Every time we've increased the minimum wage, we've seen a growth in jobs." Sean Spicer stated on November 2, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": The last time Republican U.S. Senate candidates "beat more than two (incumbents) was 1980." American Crossroads stated on October 28, 2014 in a campaign ad: As a result of Obamacare, "California seniors face benefit cuts of over $1,700." Color of Change stated on October 29, 2014 in an Arkansas flyer: Republicans are "trying to impeach our president." Darrell Issa stated on October 26, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Thomas Eric Duncan came into the United States "with an elevated temperature." Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2014 in an interview on CNN: "Obama, instead of nominating a health professional, he nominated someone who is an anti-gun activist (for surgeon general)." Tom Cotton stated on October 13, 2014 in a debate: Says Mark Pryor "votes with Obama 93 percent of the time." Tavis Smiley stated on October 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "This (Ebola) is not as bad as SARS was in 2003." Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate at Broward College: "3,000 teachers lost their jobs when (Crist) was governor." John McCain stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "We were told there would never be a case of Ebola in the United States." Pat Roberts stated on October 1, 2014 in a Web video: "20,000 Kansans lost their health insurance because of (Obamacare)." Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: The cost of "health care is now the single-biggest factor driving down" the federal budget deficit. Kay Hagan stated on October 7, 2014 in a debate: Says Thom Tillis "has cut $500 million from public education." Lindsey Graham stated on October 5, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915." Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: Says Bruce Braley "threatened to sue a neighbor over chickens that came onto (his) property." Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: Says personhood legislation she sponsored would not have restricted access to reproductive services and was "simply a statement that I support life." LZ Granderson stated on September 28, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush. Dan Sullivan stated on September 19, 2014 in an email to supporters: "Sen. Mark Begich cast the deciding vote in favor of President Obama’s authority to issue executive amnesty to illegal aliens." Facebook posts stated on September 18, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Congress includes 36 people accused of spousal abuse, 84 arrested for drunk driving in the past year, 71 with terrible credit and more. Dan Sullivan stated on September 17, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Says Sen. Mark Begich is ineffective because he has only "passed one bill, the naming of a building." George Will stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday": "Last week's three most-viewed television programs were Sunday Night Football, Thursday Night Football and Monday Night Football." Tom Cotton stated on September 18, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says "President Obama hijacked the farm bill (and) turned it into a food stamp bill." Trent Franks stated on September 12, 2014 in a phone conference: "It is true that we know that ISIS is present in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)" Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on August 15, 2014 in A campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas." John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: Says President Obama "has never made a statement ... that he wanted a residual force left (in Iraq)."
Barack Obama stated on November 14, 2014 in a press conference in Burma: Keystone XL allows "Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else."
Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit: "Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined."
Chris Wallace stated on November 16, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The Democratic leader in the Senate, Harry Reid, has blocked any vote on the Keystone pipeline for years."
Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2014 in a Facebook post: Says Obama's net neutrality proposal "puts the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered."
Barack Obama stated on November 9, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We've created more jobs in the United States than every other advanced economy combined since I came into office."
Ben Cardin stated on November 2, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Every time we've increased the minimum wage, we've seen a growth in jobs."
Sean Spicer stated on November 2, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": The last time Republican U.S. Senate candidates "beat more than two (incumbents) was 1980."
American Crossroads stated on October 28, 2014 in a campaign ad: As a result of Obamacare, "California seniors face benefit cuts of over $1,700."
Color of Change stated on October 29, 2014 in an Arkansas flyer: Republicans are "trying to impeach our president."
Darrell Issa stated on October 26, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Thomas Eric Duncan came into the United States "with an elevated temperature."
Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2014 in an interview on CNN: "Obama, instead of nominating a health professional, he nominated someone who is an anti-gun activist (for surgeon general)."
Tom Cotton stated on October 13, 2014 in a debate: Says Mark Pryor "votes with Obama 93 percent of the time."
Tavis Smiley stated on October 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "This (Ebola) is not as bad as SARS was in 2003."
Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate at Broward College: "3,000 teachers lost their jobs when (Crist) was governor."
John McCain stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "We were told there would never be a case of Ebola in the United States."
Pat Roberts stated on October 1, 2014 in a Web video: "20,000 Kansans lost their health insurance because of (Obamacare)."
Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: The cost of "health care is now the single-biggest factor driving down" the federal budget deficit.
Kay Hagan stated on October 7, 2014 in a debate: Says Thom Tillis "has cut $500 million from public education."
Lindsey Graham stated on October 5, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915."
Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: Says Bruce Braley "threatened to sue a neighbor over chickens that came onto (his) property."
Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate: Says personhood legislation she sponsored would not have restricted access to reproductive services and was "simply a statement that I support life."
LZ Granderson stated on September 28, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush.
Dan Sullivan stated on September 19, 2014 in an email to supporters: "Sen. Mark Begich cast the deciding vote in favor of President Obama’s authority to issue executive amnesty to illegal aliens."
Facebook posts stated on September 18, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Congress includes 36 people accused of spousal abuse, 84 arrested for drunk driving in the past year, 71 with terrible credit and more.
Dan Sullivan stated on September 17, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Says Sen. Mark Begich is ineffective because he has only "passed one bill, the naming of a building."
George Will stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on "Fox News Sunday": "Last week's three most-viewed television programs were Sunday Night Football, Thursday Night Football and Monday Night Football."
Tom Cotton stated on September 18, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says "President Obama hijacked the farm bill (and) turned it into a food stamp bill."
Trent Franks stated on September 12, 2014 in a phone conference: "It is true that we know that ISIS is present in Ciudad Juarez (Mexico)"
Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on August 15, 2014 in A campaign ad: Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas."
John McCain stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN: Says President Obama "has never made a statement ... that he wanted a residual force left (in Iraq)."
