Latest Fact-checks by Sean Gorman 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 Bobby Scott stated on January 9, 2015 in a news release.: President Barack Obama’s policies "have resulted in gas prices being reduced from $3.07 per gallon when he was sworn in in 2009 to $2.30 today." Bobby Scott stated on December 9, 2014 in a news release.: "After World War II, we tried, convicted, and, in some cases, executed Japanese soldiers for war crimes that included charges of waterboarding." Mark Warner stated on December 3, 2014 in an interview.: Regarding sexual assault against women, "It’s actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college." Bob Goodlatte stated on November 21, 2014 in a news release.: "The President has decided to move forward with executive actions on immigration that he has said on numerous occasions that he didn’t have the constitutional power to take." Jim Webb stated on December 3, 2014 in a conference.: The U.S. has "5 percent of the world’s population, 25 percent of the world’s known prison population." Richard Saslaw stated on November 24, 2014 in a presentation.: Female students at UVA "have a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted." Jim Webb stated on November 19, 2014 in an announcement.: The poorest counties in the U.S. are in Appalachia and "happen to be more than 90 percent white." Kathleen Murphy stated on November 18, 2014 in a campaign website: "The NRA supported background checks..." Dave Brat stated on October 15, 2014 in a speech.: "I’ll be the only economist in the (U.S.) House." James Carr stated on September 20, 2014 in an interview: "Before World War II, very few people actually had health insurance." Rand Paul stated on October 15, 2014 in a speech.: "$2.4 million of the NIH dollars was spent on ‘origami’ condoms." Jim Webb stated on September 23, 2014 in a speech.: In 1968 "the average corporate CEO made 20 times the average worker’s pay. Today that multiple is about 350." Bob Goodlatte stated on September 17, 2014 in a video.: The U.S. Constitution is "the oldest written constitution still in use today" among nations. Robert Sarvis stated on September 1, 2014 in a speech: "Over 40 of our 100 (House of) Delegates seats go uncontested every year, and over 40 percent of our state senate seats go uncontested every year." Ed Gillespie stated on August 25, 2014 in a campaign email.: Obamacare "cuts seniors’ Medicare." Tim Kaine stated on August 20, 2014 in a tweet.: Pinnacle Overlook in Southwest Virginia is "closer to eight other state capitals than to Richmond." Don Beyer stated on August 25, 2014 in a web post.: "The United States is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee paid time off to care for a new child." Mark Warner stated on July 26, 2014 in a debate.: Ed Gillespie "supports a personhood amendment." Richard Saslaw stated on July 11, 2014 in a TV interview.: Governing magazine has "estimated that in the states that don’t expand Medicaid, a minimum, they said of 40 percent of rural hospitals will close in those states..." Barbara Comstock stated on July 7, 2014 in a web post.: Obamacare "already has caused millions of hardworking Virginians to lose their health insurance." Kirk Cox stated on June 23, 2014 in a speech.: "There are more than 46 million Americans living in poverty today -- the largest number in 54 years." Mark Warner stated on April 3, 2011 in a TV interview.: On a balanced budget amendment. Dave Marsden stated on June 14, 2014 in a radio interview.: After Massachusetts passed a mandatory health insurance law "their mortality rate went down...it saved lives." Laura Ingraham stated on June 3, 2014 in a speech.: U.S. Reps. Eric Cantor and Luis Gutierrez were "touring the country last year … joined at the hip, working together in a bipartisan fashion indeed for the goal of immigration reform." Dave Brat stated on May 9, 2014 in a radio ad.: Eric Cantor "voted to fully fund Obamacare in October." Eric Cantor stated on May 29, 2014 in a campaign email.: Says a "liberal" immigration reform group endorsed his GOP primary opponent, Dave Brat. Democratic Party of Virginia stated on March 26, 2014 in a news release.: In 2007, Ed Gillespie "was paid $300,000 to be the frontman for a coalition that made the individual mandate the centerpiece of its health reform plan." Thomas Garrett Jr. stated on April 2, 2014 in an op-ed.: "Last year the (Medicaid Fraud Control Unit) in Virginia alone recovered over $200 million!" Democratic Party of Virginia stated on March 24, 2014 in news release.: Ed Gillespie’s 2006 book "promoted an individual health care mandate, and recommends that it be enforced by the IRS through the income tax code." Thomas Garrett Jr. stated on April 2, 2014 in an op-ed.: Federal money for Medicaid expansion "is guaranteed for a few years and then goes away."
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Bobby Scott stated on January 9, 2015 in a news release.: President Barack Obama’s policies "have resulted in gas prices being reduced from $3.07 per gallon when he was sworn in in 2009 to $2.30 today." Bobby Scott stated on December 9, 2014 in a news release.: "After World War II, we tried, convicted, and, in some cases, executed Japanese soldiers for war crimes that included charges of waterboarding." Mark Warner stated on December 3, 2014 in an interview.: Regarding sexual assault against women, "It’s actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college." Bob Goodlatte stated on November 21, 2014 in a news release.: "The President has decided to move forward with executive actions on immigration that he has said on numerous occasions that he didn’t have the constitutional power to take." Jim Webb stated on December 3, 2014 in a conference.: The U.S. has "5 percent of the world’s population, 25 percent of the world’s known prison population." Richard Saslaw stated on November 24, 2014 in a presentation.: Female students at UVA "have a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted." Jim Webb stated on November 19, 2014 in an announcement.: The poorest counties in the U.S. are in Appalachia and "happen to be more than 90 percent white." Kathleen Murphy stated on November 18, 2014 in a campaign website: "The NRA supported background checks..." Dave Brat stated on October 15, 2014 in a speech.: "I’ll be the only economist in the (U.S.) House." James Carr stated on September 20, 2014 in an interview: "Before World War II, very few people actually had health insurance." Rand Paul stated on October 15, 2014 in a speech.: "$2.4 million of the NIH dollars was spent on ‘origami’ condoms." Jim Webb stated on September 23, 2014 in a speech.: In 1968 "the average corporate CEO made 20 times the average worker’s pay. Today that multiple is about 350." Bob Goodlatte stated on September 17, 2014 in a video.: The U.S. Constitution is "the oldest written constitution still in use today" among nations. Robert Sarvis stated on September 1, 2014 in a speech: "Over 40 of our 100 (House of) Delegates seats go uncontested every year, and over 40 percent of our state senate seats go uncontested every year." Ed Gillespie stated on August 25, 2014 in a campaign email.: Obamacare "cuts seniors’ Medicare." Tim Kaine stated on August 20, 2014 in a tweet.: Pinnacle Overlook in Southwest Virginia is "closer to eight other state capitals than to Richmond." Don Beyer stated on August 25, 2014 in a web post.: "The United States is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee paid time off to care for a new child." Mark Warner stated on July 26, 2014 in a debate.: Ed Gillespie "supports a personhood amendment." Richard Saslaw stated on July 11, 2014 in a TV interview.: Governing magazine has "estimated that in the states that don’t expand Medicaid, a minimum, they said of 40 percent of rural hospitals will close in those states..." Barbara Comstock stated on July 7, 2014 in a web post.: Obamacare "already has caused millions of hardworking Virginians to lose their health insurance." Kirk Cox stated on June 23, 2014 in a speech.: "There are more than 46 million Americans living in poverty today -- the largest number in 54 years." Mark Warner stated on April 3, 2011 in a TV interview.: On a balanced budget amendment. Dave Marsden stated on June 14, 2014 in a radio interview.: After Massachusetts passed a mandatory health insurance law "their mortality rate went down...it saved lives." Laura Ingraham stated on June 3, 2014 in a speech.: U.S. Reps. Eric Cantor and Luis Gutierrez were "touring the country last year … joined at the hip, working together in a bipartisan fashion indeed for the goal of immigration reform." Dave Brat stated on May 9, 2014 in a radio ad.: Eric Cantor "voted to fully fund Obamacare in October." Eric Cantor stated on May 29, 2014 in a campaign email.: Says a "liberal" immigration reform group endorsed his GOP primary opponent, Dave Brat. Democratic Party of Virginia stated on March 26, 2014 in a news release.: In 2007, Ed Gillespie "was paid $300,000 to be the frontman for a coalition that made the individual mandate the centerpiece of its health reform plan." Thomas Garrett Jr. stated on April 2, 2014 in an op-ed.: "Last year the (Medicaid Fraud Control Unit) in Virginia alone recovered over $200 million!" Democratic Party of Virginia stated on March 24, 2014 in news release.: Ed Gillespie’s 2006 book "promoted an individual health care mandate, and recommends that it be enforced by the IRS through the income tax code." Thomas Garrett Jr. stated on April 2, 2014 in an op-ed.: Federal money for Medicaid expansion "is guaranteed for a few years and then goes away."
Bobby Scott stated on January 9, 2015 in a news release.: President Barack Obama’s policies "have resulted in gas prices being reduced from $3.07 per gallon when he was sworn in in 2009 to $2.30 today."
Bobby Scott stated on December 9, 2014 in a news release.: "After World War II, we tried, convicted, and, in some cases, executed Japanese soldiers for war crimes that included charges of waterboarding."
Mark Warner stated on December 3, 2014 in an interview.: Regarding sexual assault against women, "It’s actually safer not to be in college than it is to be in college."
Bob Goodlatte stated on November 21, 2014 in a news release.: "The President has decided to move forward with executive actions on immigration that he has said on numerous occasions that he didn’t have the constitutional power to take."
Jim Webb stated on December 3, 2014 in a conference.: The U.S. has "5 percent of the world’s population, 25 percent of the world’s known prison population."
Richard Saslaw stated on November 24, 2014 in a presentation.: Female students at UVA "have a 20 percent chance of being sexually assaulted."
Jim Webb stated on November 19, 2014 in an announcement.: The poorest counties in the U.S. are in Appalachia and "happen to be more than 90 percent white."
Kathleen Murphy stated on November 18, 2014 in a campaign website: "The NRA supported background checks..."
James Carr stated on September 20, 2014 in an interview: "Before World War II, very few people actually had health insurance."
Rand Paul stated on October 15, 2014 in a speech.: "$2.4 million of the NIH dollars was spent on ‘origami’ condoms."
Jim Webb stated on September 23, 2014 in a speech.: In 1968 "the average corporate CEO made 20 times the average worker’s pay. Today that multiple is about 350."
Bob Goodlatte stated on September 17, 2014 in a video.: The U.S. Constitution is "the oldest written constitution still in use today" among nations.
Robert Sarvis stated on September 1, 2014 in a speech: "Over 40 of our 100 (House of) Delegates seats go uncontested every year, and over 40 percent of our state senate seats go uncontested every year."
Tim Kaine stated on August 20, 2014 in a tweet.: Pinnacle Overlook in Southwest Virginia is "closer to eight other state capitals than to Richmond."
Don Beyer stated on August 25, 2014 in a web post.: "The United States is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee paid time off to care for a new child."
Richard Saslaw stated on July 11, 2014 in a TV interview.: Governing magazine has "estimated that in the states that don’t expand Medicaid, a minimum, they said of 40 percent of rural hospitals will close in those states..."
Barbara Comstock stated on July 7, 2014 in a web post.: Obamacare "already has caused millions of hardworking Virginians to lose their health insurance."
Kirk Cox stated on June 23, 2014 in a speech.: "There are more than 46 million Americans living in poverty today -- the largest number in 54 years."
Dave Marsden stated on June 14, 2014 in a radio interview.: After Massachusetts passed a mandatory health insurance law "their mortality rate went down...it saved lives."
Laura Ingraham stated on June 3, 2014 in a speech.: U.S. Reps. Eric Cantor and Luis Gutierrez were "touring the country last year … joined at the hip, working together in a bipartisan fashion indeed for the goal of immigration reform."
Dave Brat stated on May 9, 2014 in a radio ad.: Eric Cantor "voted to fully fund Obamacare in October."
Eric Cantor stated on May 29, 2014 in a campaign email.: Says a "liberal" immigration reform group endorsed his GOP primary opponent, Dave Brat.
Democratic Party of Virginia stated on March 26, 2014 in a news release.: In 2007, Ed Gillespie "was paid $300,000 to be the frontman for a coalition that made the individual mandate the centerpiece of its health reform plan."
Thomas Garrett Jr. stated on April 2, 2014 in an op-ed.: "Last year the (Medicaid Fraud Control Unit) in Virginia alone recovered over $200 million!"
Democratic Party of Virginia stated on March 24, 2014 in news release.: Ed Gillespie’s 2006 book "promoted an individual health care mandate, and recommends that it be enforced by the IRS through the income tax code."
Thomas Garrett Jr. stated on April 2, 2014 in an op-ed.: Federal money for Medicaid expansion "is guaranteed for a few years and then goes away."
