Latest Fact-checks by Louis Jacobson 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 John Roberts stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument: "Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi." Ami Bera stated on February 26, 2013 in a House floor speech: Due to the sequester, "people are going to be unsafe. Homes are going to burn." Jimmy Carter stated on February 21, 2013 in an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan: "When I ran against incumbent President Gerald Ford, you know how much money we raised? None." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C. : If the sequester hits, federal prosecutors will have to "let criminals go." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: The sequester "won’t consider whether we’re cutting some bloated program that has outlived its usefulness, or a vital service that Americans depend on every single day. It doesn’t make those distinctions." Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an op-ed in the Daily Caller: "Phoenix is already one of the kidnapping capitals of the world." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "The 12 hottest years on record have come in the last 15 years." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "Throughout, we have kept Congress fully informed of our efforts" to create a legal framework on counterterrorism. Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: Says his administration has made "progress" on border enforcement by "putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years." Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union Address: "Our economy actually shrank during the last three months of 2012." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "After shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three." Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2013 in on the Internet: "Washington, D.C., now has greater population than Wyoming and Vermont, more active duty military than 29 states, more tax revenue than 29 states (and) a larger domestic product than 27 states." Wayne LaPierre stated on January 30, 2013 in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee: "As a result of National Rifle Association and other private-sector (safety-education) programs, fatal firearms accidents are at the lowest level in 100 years." Dianne Feinstein stated on January 27, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "One out of every five law enforcement officers that's killed is killed with an assault weapon." Sean Hannity stated on January 20, 2013 in his Fox News show: Under President Barack Obama, "8.3 (million) fewer Americans are working today than there were four years ago." Bernie Sanders stated on January 7, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Poverty levels (are) at an all-time high." Mark Shields stated on December 21, 2012 in the PBS NewsHour: Since 1968, "more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country's history." Facebook posts stated on January 8, 2013 in on Facebook: In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle. 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." Planned Parenthood Action Fund stated on October 31, 2012 in a radio ad: Says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood." Barack Obama stated on October 17, 2012 in the second presidential debate at Hofstra University: "There are millions of women all across the country who rely on Planned Parenthood for not just contraceptive care; they rely on it for mammograms." Mitt Romney stated on October 26, 2012 in a campaign mailer: "Women in Barack Obama's White House are earning less than men." Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Pakistan has 100 nuclear warheads and they’re rushing to build a lot more. They’ll have more than Great Britain sometime in the relatively near future." Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Latin America’s economy is almost as big as the economy of China." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Veterans’ unemployment is actually now lower than (the) general population. It was higher when I came into office." Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "I went to the Olympics that was out of balance, and we got it on balance." Linda McMahon stated on October 11, 2012 in a campaign ad: As a Member of Congress, Chris Murphy "was raking in $1 million in salary." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says his administration put more border patrol agents on the U.S.-Mexico border than at "any time in history, and the flow of undocumented workers across the border is actually lower than it's been in 40 years." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says his administration has created "5 million jobs … over the last 30 months in the private sector alone."
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John Roberts stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument: "Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi." Ami Bera stated on February 26, 2013 in a House floor speech: Due to the sequester, "people are going to be unsafe. Homes are going to burn." Jimmy Carter stated on February 21, 2013 in an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan: "When I ran against incumbent President Gerald Ford, you know how much money we raised? None." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C. : If the sequester hits, federal prosecutors will have to "let criminals go." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: The sequester "won’t consider whether we’re cutting some bloated program that has outlived its usefulness, or a vital service that Americans depend on every single day. It doesn’t make those distinctions." Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an op-ed in the Daily Caller: "Phoenix is already one of the kidnapping capitals of the world." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "The 12 hottest years on record have come in the last 15 years." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "Throughout, we have kept Congress fully informed of our efforts" to create a legal framework on counterterrorism. Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: Says his administration has made "progress" on border enforcement by "putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years." Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union Address: "Our economy actually shrank during the last three months of 2012." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "After shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three." Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2013 in on the Internet: "Washington, D.C., now has greater population than Wyoming and Vermont, more active duty military than 29 states, more tax revenue than 29 states (and) a larger domestic product than 27 states." Wayne LaPierre stated on January 30, 2013 in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee: "As a result of National Rifle Association and other private-sector (safety-education) programs, fatal firearms accidents are at the lowest level in 100 years." Dianne Feinstein stated on January 27, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "One out of every five law enforcement officers that's killed is killed with an assault weapon." Sean Hannity stated on January 20, 2013 in his Fox News show: Under President Barack Obama, "8.3 (million) fewer Americans are working today than there were four years ago." Bernie Sanders stated on January 7, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Poverty levels (are) at an all-time high." Mark Shields stated on December 21, 2012 in the PBS NewsHour: Since 1968, "more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country's history." Facebook posts stated on January 8, 2013 in on Facebook: In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle. 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." Planned Parenthood Action Fund stated on October 31, 2012 in a radio ad: Says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood." Barack Obama stated on October 17, 2012 in the second presidential debate at Hofstra University: "There are millions of women all across the country who rely on Planned Parenthood for not just contraceptive care; they rely on it for mammograms." Mitt Romney stated on October 26, 2012 in a campaign mailer: "Women in Barack Obama's White House are earning less than men." Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Pakistan has 100 nuclear warheads and they’re rushing to build a lot more. They’ll have more than Great Britain sometime in the relatively near future." Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Latin America’s economy is almost as big as the economy of China." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Veterans’ unemployment is actually now lower than (the) general population. It was higher when I came into office." Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "I went to the Olympics that was out of balance, and we got it on balance." Linda McMahon stated on October 11, 2012 in a campaign ad: As a Member of Congress, Chris Murphy "was raking in $1 million in salary." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says his administration put more border patrol agents on the U.S.-Mexico border than at "any time in history, and the flow of undocumented workers across the border is actually lower than it's been in 40 years." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says his administration has created "5 million jobs … over the last 30 months in the private sector alone."
John Roberts stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument: "Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi."
Ami Bera stated on February 26, 2013 in a House floor speech: Due to the sequester, "people are going to be unsafe. Homes are going to burn."
Jimmy Carter stated on February 21, 2013 in an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan: "When I ran against incumbent President Gerald Ford, you know how much money we raised? None."
Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C. : If the sequester hits, federal prosecutors will have to "let criminals go."
Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings."
Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: The sequester "won’t consider whether we’re cutting some bloated program that has outlived its usefulness, or a vital service that Americans depend on every single day. It doesn’t make those distinctions."
Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an op-ed in the Daily Caller: "Phoenix is already one of the kidnapping capitals of the world."
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "The 12 hottest years on record have come in the last 15 years."
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "Throughout, we have kept Congress fully informed of our efforts" to create a legal framework on counterterrorism.
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: Says his administration has made "progress" on border enforcement by "putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years."
Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union Address: "Our economy actually shrank during the last three months of 2012."
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "After shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three."
Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2013 in on the Internet: "Washington, D.C., now has greater population than Wyoming and Vermont, more active duty military than 29 states, more tax revenue than 29 states (and) a larger domestic product than 27 states."
Wayne LaPierre stated on January 30, 2013 in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee: "As a result of National Rifle Association and other private-sector (safety-education) programs, fatal firearms accidents are at the lowest level in 100 years."
Dianne Feinstein stated on January 27, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "One out of every five law enforcement officers that's killed is killed with an assault weapon."
Sean Hannity stated on January 20, 2013 in his Fox News show: Under President Barack Obama, "8.3 (million) fewer Americans are working today than there were four years ago."
Bernie Sanders stated on January 7, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Poverty levels (are) at an all-time high."
Mark Shields stated on December 21, 2012 in the PBS NewsHour: Since 1968, "more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country's history."
Facebook posts stated on January 8, 2013 in on Facebook: In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle.
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."
Planned Parenthood Action Fund stated on October 31, 2012 in a radio ad: Says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood."
Barack Obama stated on October 17, 2012 in the second presidential debate at Hofstra University: "There are millions of women all across the country who rely on Planned Parenthood for not just contraceptive care; they rely on it for mammograms."
Mitt Romney stated on October 26, 2012 in a campaign mailer: "Women in Barack Obama's White House are earning less than men."
Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Pakistan has 100 nuclear warheads and they’re rushing to build a lot more. They’ll have more than Great Britain sometime in the relatively near future."
Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Latin America’s economy is almost as big as the economy of China."
Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Veterans’ unemployment is actually now lower than (the) general population. It was higher when I came into office."
Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "I went to the Olympics that was out of balance, and we got it on balance."
Linda McMahon stated on October 11, 2012 in a campaign ad: As a Member of Congress, Chris Murphy "was raking in $1 million in salary."
Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says his administration put more border patrol agents on the U.S.-Mexico border than at "any time in history, and the flow of undocumented workers across the border is actually lower than it's been in 40 years."
Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says his administration has created "5 million jobs … over the last 30 months in the private sector alone."
