Latest Fact-checks in Polls and Public Opinion 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 June 1, 2015 in remarks at the White House: Today, "the United States is the most respected country on Earth." John Taylor stated on April 24, 2015 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": "The people of Tiverton have historically supported [gambling measures] at a rate higher than the rest of the state." Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: In recent polling in battleground states, a "majority of the people" said Hillary Clinton "is untrustworthy." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on March 17, 2015 in a website post: Says Gov. Scott Walker "has been rated America’s most factually-challenged politician." Rand Paul stated on March 24, 2015 in an interview on the Kelly File: Says according to recent polls, no Republican candidate "is doing better against Hillary Clinton than myself." Joe Scarborough stated on January 29, 2015 in a tweet on Twitter: "More people have watched ‘Morning Joe’ than CNN and HLN 5 years in a row." James Crowley stated on December 6, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Surveys of teens in high school reveal that knowing a classmate who sells cannabis is 90 times more common than knowing a classmate who sells alcohol." Pete Gallego stated on December 10, 2014 in his farewell U.S. House speech: "This Congress made history as the least productive, most unpopular Congress in the history of this proud nation." Scott Walker stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview: In "the past four or five" presidential elections, "people who poll high at the beginning are not the people who end up being the nominees." Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: In the 2014 elections, "the American people overwhelmingly said we don't want Obamacare … and we don't want amnesty." Leonard Pitts, Jr. stated on November 1, 2014 in a column in the "Miami Herald": "America’s least-trusted news sources are also its most popular." George Will stated on October 5, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The last time there was a sustained surge of confidence in government's competence was under Ronald Reagan." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Americans now "support strikes (against ISIS) but the support for ground troops is not there. The support is very thin." Maria Cardona stated on September 11, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "The Republican Party has the worst reputation in American polling of any political party in history." Juan Williams stated on August 3, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The people who want President Barack Obama impeached "are all white, they're all older, and guess what, they're in the far right wing of the Republican Party." Rush Limbaugh stated on July 22, 2014 in comments on his radio show: The United States is the leading nation in the world "with the highest amount of doubt about the conventional wisdom of climate change." Donna Edwards stated on July 13, 2014 in a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": "74 percent of Republicans support the Affordable Care Act." Peter Beinart stated on July 6, 2014 in comments on CNN: "If you look at the states where soccer is most popular, they're overwhelmingly blue states, and the states where soccer is least popular are red states." Donny Deutsch stated on July 1, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "13 percent of Americans, the lowest ever, are without health care." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on June 12, 2014 in a Facebook post: "He’s been in office nearly four years now, but 40% of Wisconsinites don't know who (U.S. Sen.) Ron Johnson is." Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "By 2006, the American people were overwhelmingly against the Iraq War." Reince Priebus stated on June 15, 2014 in interview on "Face the Nation.": Says Hillary Clinton’s approval rating went from 70 percent to 52 percent in 18 months. Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on May 30, 2014 in a statement: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "employer confidence now stands at 95 percent," compared to "only 10 percent" at the end of the "Gov. Jim Doyle-Mary Burke administration." Ralph Nader stated on May 7, 2014 in a radio interview: A majority of Americans "since Harry Truman days" support single-payer health insurance, or "full Medicare for all." Joe Scarborough stated on May 12, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Americans "bought into climate change" in 2004-06, but then most "began wandering away from this issue." Hillary Clinton stated on May 6, 2014 in a keynote speech: "A small majority of Americans don’t think they like the Affordable Care Act, but a large majority of Americans don’t want to do away with the protections that are in the Affordable Care Act." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stated on May 4, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "More whites believe in ghosts than believe in racism." Robert Walsh stated on April 20, 2014 in an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program: Says gubernatorial candidate Clay Pell "hasn't spent a dime on advertising." Democratic National Committee stated on April 20, 2014 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union.": "One thing that is much more unpopular than the Affordable Care Act is repealing the Affordable Care Act." Marsha Blackburn stated on April 12, 2014 in a speech to the Freedom Summit in New Hampshire: A recent Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Americans and 56 percent of Democrats "say the biggest threat to our nation's security is big government."
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Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2015 in remarks at the White House: Today, "the United States is the most respected country on Earth." John Taylor stated on April 24, 2015 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": "The people of Tiverton have historically supported [gambling measures] at a rate higher than the rest of the state." Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: In recent polling in battleground states, a "majority of the people" said Hillary Clinton "is untrustworthy." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on March 17, 2015 in a website post: Says Gov. Scott Walker "has been rated America’s most factually-challenged politician." Rand Paul stated on March 24, 2015 in an interview on the Kelly File: Says according to recent polls, no Republican candidate "is doing better against Hillary Clinton than myself." Joe Scarborough stated on January 29, 2015 in a tweet on Twitter: "More people have watched ‘Morning Joe’ than CNN and HLN 5 years in a row." James Crowley stated on December 6, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Surveys of teens in high school reveal that knowing a classmate who sells cannabis is 90 times more common than knowing a classmate who sells alcohol." Pete Gallego stated on December 10, 2014 in his farewell U.S. House speech: "This Congress made history as the least productive, most unpopular Congress in the history of this proud nation." Scott Walker stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview: In "the past four or five" presidential elections, "people who poll high at the beginning are not the people who end up being the nominees." Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: In the 2014 elections, "the American people overwhelmingly said we don't want Obamacare … and we don't want amnesty." Leonard Pitts, Jr. stated on November 1, 2014 in a column in the "Miami Herald": "America’s least-trusted news sources are also its most popular." George Will stated on October 5, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The last time there was a sustained surge of confidence in government's competence was under Ronald Reagan." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Americans now "support strikes (against ISIS) but the support for ground troops is not there. The support is very thin." Maria Cardona stated on September 11, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "The Republican Party has the worst reputation in American polling of any political party in history." Juan Williams stated on August 3, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The people who want President Barack Obama impeached "are all white, they're all older, and guess what, they're in the far right wing of the Republican Party." Rush Limbaugh stated on July 22, 2014 in comments on his radio show: The United States is the leading nation in the world "with the highest amount of doubt about the conventional wisdom of climate change." Donna Edwards stated on July 13, 2014 in a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": "74 percent of Republicans support the Affordable Care Act." Peter Beinart stated on July 6, 2014 in comments on CNN: "If you look at the states where soccer is most popular, they're overwhelmingly blue states, and the states where soccer is least popular are red states." Donny Deutsch stated on July 1, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "13 percent of Americans, the lowest ever, are without health care." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on June 12, 2014 in a Facebook post: "He’s been in office nearly four years now, but 40% of Wisconsinites don't know who (U.S. Sen.) Ron Johnson is." Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "By 2006, the American people were overwhelmingly against the Iraq War." Reince Priebus stated on June 15, 2014 in interview on "Face the Nation.": Says Hillary Clinton’s approval rating went from 70 percent to 52 percent in 18 months. Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on May 30, 2014 in a statement: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "employer confidence now stands at 95 percent," compared to "only 10 percent" at the end of the "Gov. Jim Doyle-Mary Burke administration." Ralph Nader stated on May 7, 2014 in a radio interview: A majority of Americans "since Harry Truman days" support single-payer health insurance, or "full Medicare for all." Joe Scarborough stated on May 12, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Americans "bought into climate change" in 2004-06, but then most "began wandering away from this issue." Hillary Clinton stated on May 6, 2014 in a keynote speech: "A small majority of Americans don’t think they like the Affordable Care Act, but a large majority of Americans don’t want to do away with the protections that are in the Affordable Care Act." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stated on May 4, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "More whites believe in ghosts than believe in racism." Robert Walsh stated on April 20, 2014 in an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program: Says gubernatorial candidate Clay Pell "hasn't spent a dime on advertising." Democratic National Committee stated on April 20, 2014 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union.": "One thing that is much more unpopular than the Affordable Care Act is repealing the Affordable Care Act." Marsha Blackburn stated on April 12, 2014 in a speech to the Freedom Summit in New Hampshire: A recent Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Americans and 56 percent of Democrats "say the biggest threat to our nation's security is big government."
Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2015 in remarks at the White House: Today, "the United States is the most respected country on Earth."
John Taylor stated on April 24, 2015 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": "The people of Tiverton have historically supported [gambling measures] at a rate higher than the rest of the state."
Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: In recent polling in battleground states, a "majority of the people" said Hillary Clinton "is untrustworthy."
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on March 17, 2015 in a website post: Says Gov. Scott Walker "has been rated America’s most factually-challenged politician."
Rand Paul stated on March 24, 2015 in an interview on the Kelly File: Says according to recent polls, no Republican candidate "is doing better against Hillary Clinton than myself."
Joe Scarborough stated on January 29, 2015 in a tweet on Twitter: "More people have watched ‘Morning Joe’ than CNN and HLN 5 years in a row."
James Crowley stated on December 6, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Surveys of teens in high school reveal that knowing a classmate who sells cannabis is 90 times more common than knowing a classmate who sells alcohol."
Pete Gallego stated on December 10, 2014 in his farewell U.S. House speech: "This Congress made history as the least productive, most unpopular Congress in the history of this proud nation."
Scott Walker stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview: In "the past four or five" presidential elections, "people who poll high at the beginning are not the people who end up being the nominees."
Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2014 in an interview on Fox News: In the 2014 elections, "the American people overwhelmingly said we don't want Obamacare … and we don't want amnesty."
Leonard Pitts, Jr. stated on November 1, 2014 in a column in the "Miami Herald": "America’s least-trusted news sources are also its most popular."
George Will stated on October 5, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The last time there was a sustained surge of confidence in government's competence was under Ronald Reagan."
Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Americans now "support strikes (against ISIS) but the support for ground troops is not there. The support is very thin."
Maria Cardona stated on September 11, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "The Republican Party has the worst reputation in American polling of any political party in history."
Juan Williams stated on August 3, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The people who want President Barack Obama impeached "are all white, they're all older, and guess what, they're in the far right wing of the Republican Party."
Rush Limbaugh stated on July 22, 2014 in comments on his radio show: The United States is the leading nation in the world "with the highest amount of doubt about the conventional wisdom of climate change."
Donna Edwards stated on July 13, 2014 in a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": "74 percent of Republicans support the Affordable Care Act."
Peter Beinart stated on July 6, 2014 in comments on CNN: "If you look at the states where soccer is most popular, they're overwhelmingly blue states, and the states where soccer is least popular are red states."
Donny Deutsch stated on July 1, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "13 percent of Americans, the lowest ever, are without health care."
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on June 12, 2014 in a Facebook post: "He’s been in office nearly four years now, but 40% of Wisconsinites don't know who (U.S. Sen.) Ron Johnson is."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "By 2006, the American people were overwhelmingly against the Iraq War."
Reince Priebus stated on June 15, 2014 in interview on "Face the Nation.": Says Hillary Clinton’s approval rating went from 70 percent to 52 percent in 18 months.
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on May 30, 2014 in a statement: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "employer confidence now stands at 95 percent," compared to "only 10 percent" at the end of the "Gov. Jim Doyle-Mary Burke administration."
Ralph Nader stated on May 7, 2014 in a radio interview: A majority of Americans "since Harry Truman days" support single-payer health insurance, or "full Medicare for all."
Joe Scarborough stated on May 12, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Americans "bought into climate change" in 2004-06, but then most "began wandering away from this issue."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 6, 2014 in a keynote speech: "A small majority of Americans don’t think they like the Affordable Care Act, but a large majority of Americans don’t want to do away with the protections that are in the Affordable Care Act."
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stated on May 4, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "More whites believe in ghosts than believe in racism."
Robert Walsh stated on April 20, 2014 in an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program: Says gubernatorial candidate Clay Pell "hasn't spent a dime on advertising."
Democratic National Committee stated on April 20, 2014 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union.": "One thing that is much more unpopular than the Affordable Care Act is repealing the Affordable Care Act."
Marsha Blackburn stated on April 12, 2014 in a speech to the Freedom Summit in New Hampshire: A recent Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Americans and 56 percent of Democrats "say the biggest threat to our nation's security is big government."
