Latest Fact-checks in Regulation 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 Cocks Not Glocks dicho el Agosto 24, 2016 en a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook: "You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class" at the University of Texas. Gina Raimondo dicho el Septiembre 28, 2016 en a television interview: "In other states (where illegal immigrants have been allowed to get driver's licenses) their insurance premiums for everybody have gone down." Hillary Clinton dicho el Septiembre 26, 2016 en a Presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "was one of the people who rooted for the housing crisis. He said back in 2006, ‘Gee, I hope it does collapse because then I can go in and buy some and make some money.’ " Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 24, 2016 en a speech: Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas." Hillary Clinton dicho el Septiembre 6, 2016 en a rally in Tampa: "That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places." Tom Harkin dicho el Julio 26, 2016 en in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage." Dave Brat dicho el Junio 29, 2016 en a podcast.: "A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar." Debbie Wasserman Schultz dicho el Junio 18, 2016 en a Medium post: "40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun." Cory Booker dicho el Junio 16, 2016 en an interview on MSNBC: "Al-Qaida operatives, have said, 'Hey, we want you to use this loophole (for purchasing guns despite being on a watch list) to attack and kill Americans.'" Larry Yarborough dicho el Junio 9, 2016 en a meeting in the legislature about hemp regulations: Says if you try to hide marijuana in a hemp field, "it becomes worthless. The THC goes away." Hillary Clinton dicho el Mayo 4, 2016 en an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper: "The market is making this decision. The market has driven down the cost of coal, so you have companies going bankrupt." Hillary Clinton dicho el Abril 21, 2016 en a "Good Morning America" town hall: Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, "which you understand means that you can’t do any research about it." Ted Cruz dicho el Marzo 30, 2016 en a CNN town hall in Milwaukee: "The EPA has tried to define a puddle or a drainage ditch on your farm to be navigable waters and thus subject to massive environmental regulations." Catherine Hanaway dicho el Marzo 17, 2016 en a debate: "The barber regulation here in Missouri is 10,000 words long….the book of Revelation is (also) 10,000 words long." Greg Abbott dicho el Enero 8, 2016 en a 90-page manifesto decrying federal overreach: "While states used to have regulatory power over fishing, federal law now regulates down to the tenth of the inch the minimum size of fish that anglers can keep." Ben Carson dicho el Enero 28, 2016 en a Republican debate: "Last year, there were an additional 81,000 pages of government regulations. If you stack that up, it would be a three-story building." Ben Carson dicho el Octubre 29, 2015 en a Republican presidential debate: Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, "the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee." Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 7, 2015 en an interview: Some 8.1 million of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people "in this country illegally are working." Slice & Pint brewpub dicho el Septiembre 24, 2015 en the fall menu: Brewpubs can't sell growlers of their beer to customers. Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 16, 2015 en prepared remarks in a written speech: To abide by Environmental Protection Agency rules when mining or drilling you have "to take caution not to disturb bodies of water barely bigger than a puddle." Hillary Clinton dicho el Octubre 5, 2015 en her gun policy platform.: "While 38 percent of (firearms) dealers that were inspected in 2011 were noncompliant with federal law, only 0.05 percent of inspected dealers had their licenses revoked." Lincoln Chafee dicho el Junio 7, 2015 en comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Ronald Reagan "talked about" converting the United States to the metric system. Kathleen Sullivan dicho el Abril 29, 2015 en testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years." Dino Baccari dicho el Abril 16, 2015 en testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.: A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes." Dave Brat dicho el Marzo 17, 2015 en a news release.: "Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations." Gina Raimondo dicho el Marzo 13, 2015 en a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average." Kevin Flynn dicho el Noviembre 25, 2014 en a website story: "There’s nothing in the [RhodeMap RI] plan that takes away local government control and local zoning control." Mike Stenhouse dicho el Noviembre 14, 2014 en a radio interview: "According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood." Greg Abbott dicho el Septiembre 19, 2014 en a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: A 2011 measure passed into law with Wendy Davis’ support "removes from the attorney general the ability to settle lawsuits just like" the school funding case. Catherine Taylor dicho el Septiembre 7, 2014 en a TV interview: "Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent."
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Cocks Not Glocks dicho el Agosto 24, 2016 en a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook: "You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class" at the University of Texas. Gina Raimondo dicho el Septiembre 28, 2016 en a television interview: "In other states (where illegal immigrants have been allowed to get driver's licenses) their insurance premiums for everybody have gone down." Hillary Clinton dicho el Septiembre 26, 2016 en a Presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "was one of the people who rooted for the housing crisis. He said back in 2006, ‘Gee, I hope it does collapse because then I can go in and buy some and make some money.’ " Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 24, 2016 en a speech: Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas." Hillary Clinton dicho el Septiembre 6, 2016 en a rally in Tampa: "That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places." Tom Harkin dicho el Julio 26, 2016 en in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage." Dave Brat dicho el Junio 29, 2016 en a podcast.: "A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar." Debbie Wasserman Schultz dicho el Junio 18, 2016 en a Medium post: "40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun." Cory Booker dicho el Junio 16, 2016 en an interview on MSNBC: "Al-Qaida operatives, have said, 'Hey, we want you to use this loophole (for purchasing guns despite being on a watch list) to attack and kill Americans.'" Larry Yarborough dicho el Junio 9, 2016 en a meeting in the legislature about hemp regulations: Says if you try to hide marijuana in a hemp field, "it becomes worthless. The THC goes away." Hillary Clinton dicho el Mayo 4, 2016 en an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper: "The market is making this decision. The market has driven down the cost of coal, so you have companies going bankrupt." Hillary Clinton dicho el Abril 21, 2016 en a "Good Morning America" town hall: Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, "which you understand means that you can’t do any research about it." Ted Cruz dicho el Marzo 30, 2016 en a CNN town hall in Milwaukee: "The EPA has tried to define a puddle or a drainage ditch on your farm to be navigable waters and thus subject to massive environmental regulations." Catherine Hanaway dicho el Marzo 17, 2016 en a debate: "The barber regulation here in Missouri is 10,000 words long….the book of Revelation is (also) 10,000 words long." Greg Abbott dicho el Enero 8, 2016 en a 90-page manifesto decrying federal overreach: "While states used to have regulatory power over fishing, federal law now regulates down to the tenth of the inch the minimum size of fish that anglers can keep." Ben Carson dicho el Enero 28, 2016 en a Republican debate: "Last year, there were an additional 81,000 pages of government regulations. If you stack that up, it would be a three-story building." Ben Carson dicho el Octubre 29, 2015 en a Republican presidential debate: Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, "the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee." Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 7, 2015 en an interview: Some 8.1 million of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people "in this country illegally are working." Slice & Pint brewpub dicho el Septiembre 24, 2015 en the fall menu: Brewpubs can't sell growlers of their beer to customers. Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 16, 2015 en prepared remarks in a written speech: To abide by Environmental Protection Agency rules when mining or drilling you have "to take caution not to disturb bodies of water barely bigger than a puddle." Hillary Clinton dicho el Octubre 5, 2015 en her gun policy platform.: "While 38 percent of (firearms) dealers that were inspected in 2011 were noncompliant with federal law, only 0.05 percent of inspected dealers had their licenses revoked." Lincoln Chafee dicho el Junio 7, 2015 en comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Ronald Reagan "talked about" converting the United States to the metric system. Kathleen Sullivan dicho el Abril 29, 2015 en testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years." Dino Baccari dicho el Abril 16, 2015 en testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.: A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes." Dave Brat dicho el Marzo 17, 2015 en a news release.: "Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations." Gina Raimondo dicho el Marzo 13, 2015 en a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average." Kevin Flynn dicho el Noviembre 25, 2014 en a website story: "There’s nothing in the [RhodeMap RI] plan that takes away local government control and local zoning control." Mike Stenhouse dicho el Noviembre 14, 2014 en a radio interview: "According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood." Greg Abbott dicho el Septiembre 19, 2014 en a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: A 2011 measure passed into law with Wendy Davis’ support "removes from the attorney general the ability to settle lawsuits just like" the school funding case. Catherine Taylor dicho el Septiembre 7, 2014 en a TV interview: "Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent."
Cocks Not Glocks dicho el Agosto 24, 2016 en a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook: "You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class" at the University of Texas.
Gina Raimondo dicho el Septiembre 28, 2016 en a television interview: "In other states (where illegal immigrants have been allowed to get driver's licenses) their insurance premiums for everybody have gone down."
Hillary Clinton dicho el Septiembre 26, 2016 en a Presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "was one of the people who rooted for the housing crisis. He said back in 2006, ‘Gee, I hope it does collapse because then I can go in and buy some and make some money.’ "
Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 24, 2016 en a speech: Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas."
Hillary Clinton dicho el Septiembre 6, 2016 en a rally in Tampa: "That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places."
Tom Harkin dicho el Julio 26, 2016 en in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage."
Dave Brat dicho el Junio 29, 2016 en a podcast.: "A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz dicho el Junio 18, 2016 en a Medium post: "40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun."
Cory Booker dicho el Junio 16, 2016 en an interview on MSNBC: "Al-Qaida operatives, have said, 'Hey, we want you to use this loophole (for purchasing guns despite being on a watch list) to attack and kill Americans.'"
Larry Yarborough dicho el Junio 9, 2016 en a meeting in the legislature about hemp regulations: Says if you try to hide marijuana in a hemp field, "it becomes worthless. The THC goes away."
Hillary Clinton dicho el Mayo 4, 2016 en an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper: "The market is making this decision. The market has driven down the cost of coal, so you have companies going bankrupt."
Hillary Clinton dicho el Abril 21, 2016 en a "Good Morning America" town hall: Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, "which you understand means that you can’t do any research about it."
Ted Cruz dicho el Marzo 30, 2016 en a CNN town hall in Milwaukee: "The EPA has tried to define a puddle or a drainage ditch on your farm to be navigable waters and thus subject to massive environmental regulations."
Catherine Hanaway dicho el Marzo 17, 2016 en a debate: "The barber regulation here in Missouri is 10,000 words long….the book of Revelation is (also) 10,000 words long."
Greg Abbott dicho el Enero 8, 2016 en a 90-page manifesto decrying federal overreach: "While states used to have regulatory power over fishing, federal law now regulates down to the tenth of the inch the minimum size of fish that anglers can keep."
Ben Carson dicho el Enero 28, 2016 en a Republican debate: "Last year, there were an additional 81,000 pages of government regulations. If you stack that up, it would be a three-story building."
Ben Carson dicho el Octubre 29, 2015 en a Republican presidential debate: Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, "the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee."
Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 7, 2015 en an interview: Some 8.1 million of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people "in this country illegally are working."
Slice & Pint brewpub dicho el Septiembre 24, 2015 en the fall menu: Brewpubs can't sell growlers of their beer to customers.
Marco Rubio dicho el Octubre 16, 2015 en prepared remarks in a written speech: To abide by Environmental Protection Agency rules when mining or drilling you have "to take caution not to disturb bodies of water barely bigger than a puddle."
Hillary Clinton dicho el Octubre 5, 2015 en her gun policy platform.: "While 38 percent of (firearms) dealers that were inspected in 2011 were noncompliant with federal law, only 0.05 percent of inspected dealers had their licenses revoked."
Lincoln Chafee dicho el Junio 7, 2015 en comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Ronald Reagan "talked about" converting the United States to the metric system.
Kathleen Sullivan dicho el Abril 29, 2015 en testimony before the House Judiciary Committee: "The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years."
Dino Baccari dicho el Abril 16, 2015 en testimony before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services.: A Penn State University study found that "electronic cigarettes . . . are far less addictive than cigarettes."
Dave Brat dicho el Marzo 17, 2015 en a news release.: "Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations."
Gina Raimondo dicho el Marzo 13, 2015 en a television interview: "Rhode Island has the second highest per enrollee (Medicaid) cost of any state in the country, which is 60 percent higher than the national average."
Kevin Flynn dicho el Noviembre 25, 2014 en a website story: "There’s nothing in the [RhodeMap RI] plan that takes away local government control and local zoning control."
Mike Stenhouse dicho el Noviembre 14, 2014 en a radio interview: "According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood."
Greg Abbott dicho el Septiembre 19, 2014 en a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.: A 2011 measure passed into law with Wendy Davis’ support "removes from the attorney general the ability to settle lawsuits just like" the school funding case.
Catherine Taylor dicho el Septiembre 7, 2014 en a TV interview: "Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent."
