Latest Fact-checks in Public Safety 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 Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2017 in a rally: "There aren't too many people outside protesting" his speech at the Phoenix Convention Center. Roy Cooper stated on August 15, 2017 in Press release: House Bill 330 "grants immunity from liability to motorists who strike protesters." Rick Kriseman stated on July 23, 2017 in posts on Twitter and Facebook: There were 2,761 auto thefts in 2006 under Rick Baker and 1,095 auto thefts in 2016. Principled PAC stated on June 18, 2017 in an ad: "The same unhinged leftists cheering last week's shooting are all backing Jon Ossoff." Thom Tillis stated on May 19, 2017 in a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017: "Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers." Judy Chu stated on May 4, 2017 in a press release: The GOP health bill "would once again allow being a rape or domestic violence victim to be a pre-existing condition." Viral image stated on April 20, 2017 in posts on social media: "After prohibition ended, police deaths didn't reach 200 a year again until the year Nixon declared war on drugs." Richard Burr stated on April 18, 2017 in a speech in Youngsville, NC: "The pace of missile development between (Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) has increased the testing about twenty-fold." Greg Murphy stated on April 10, 2017 in a speech: "Every day, four North Carolinians die from a medication or drug overdose." Bruce Kraus stated on March 22, 2017 in an interview with The Incline: "Data shows that vehicle break-in is the No. 1 crime in the city, but also the No. 1 crime in the South Side Flats, and it’s closely followed by assault." Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 24, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus." Dan Forest stated on February 14, 2017 in a written statement: "If Governor Cooper's proposed bill for repealing HB2 becomes law, it will create a state-sanctioned 'Look But Don't Touch' policy in our bathrooms." Sylvia Garcia stated on January 5, 2017 in a press release: Says that in Texas, it’s "already illegal to enter a bathroom to harm someone." Betsy DeVos stated on January 17, 2017 in her Senate confirmation hearing: "I would imagine that there's probably a gun in the school (in Wapiti, Wyo.) to protect from potential grizzlies." Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns." Pat McCrory stated on October 11, 2016 in a North Carolina governor's race debate: Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are." Gina Raimondo stated on September 28, 2016 in 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." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: "In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since Jan. 1. Thousands of shootings." Hillary Clinton stated on September 1, 2016 in x: Says Alex Jones "said that the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were child actors and no one was actually killed there." Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2016 in a rally speech: "We have a fire marshal that said, 'Oh we can't allow more people’ ... And the reason they won't let them in is because they don't know what the hell they're doing." Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: After the shootings of Dallas policemen, "nearly 500 people applied in just 12 days." Corey Stewart stated on July 8, 2016 in a Facebook post.: Says Hillary Clinton and Ralph Northam "label police as racists." Mike Cernovich stated on July 14, 2016 in his blog: "The Cleveland police has issued a stand down order to officers." Van Wanggaard stated on July 10, 2016 in an opinion article: "You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country." Tammy Duckworth stated on June 8, 2016 in a tweet: Says Mark Kirk "called for the mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans" and "was apparently fine with Trump’s #StillTooRacist call for mass deportation." Van Jones stated on July 7, 2016 in a panel discussion on CNN: African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 18, 2016 in a Medium post: "40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun." ACLU of North Carolina stated on June 29, 2016 in a press release: Proposed NC law for body camera footage gives police "broad authority to keep video footage secret – even from individuals who are filmed." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech: "Doctors kill about 250,000 people a year in botched surgeries." Stephen Colbert stated on June 23, 2016 in a comedy sketch: Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in."
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Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2017 in a rally: "There aren't too many people outside protesting" his speech at the Phoenix Convention Center. Roy Cooper stated on August 15, 2017 in Press release: House Bill 330 "grants immunity from liability to motorists who strike protesters." Rick Kriseman stated on July 23, 2017 in posts on Twitter and Facebook: There were 2,761 auto thefts in 2006 under Rick Baker and 1,095 auto thefts in 2016. Principled PAC stated on June 18, 2017 in an ad: "The same unhinged leftists cheering last week's shooting are all backing Jon Ossoff." Thom Tillis stated on May 19, 2017 in a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017: "Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers." Judy Chu stated on May 4, 2017 in a press release: The GOP health bill "would once again allow being a rape or domestic violence victim to be a pre-existing condition." Viral image stated on April 20, 2017 in posts on social media: "After prohibition ended, police deaths didn't reach 200 a year again until the year Nixon declared war on drugs." Richard Burr stated on April 18, 2017 in a speech in Youngsville, NC: "The pace of missile development between (Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) has increased the testing about twenty-fold." Greg Murphy stated on April 10, 2017 in a speech: "Every day, four North Carolinians die from a medication or drug overdose." Bruce Kraus stated on March 22, 2017 in an interview with The Incline: "Data shows that vehicle break-in is the No. 1 crime in the city, but also the No. 1 crime in the South Side Flats, and it’s closely followed by assault." Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 24, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus." Dan Forest stated on February 14, 2017 in a written statement: "If Governor Cooper's proposed bill for repealing HB2 becomes law, it will create a state-sanctioned 'Look But Don't Touch' policy in our bathrooms." Sylvia Garcia stated on January 5, 2017 in a press release: Says that in Texas, it’s "already illegal to enter a bathroom to harm someone." Betsy DeVos stated on January 17, 2017 in her Senate confirmation hearing: "I would imagine that there's probably a gun in the school (in Wapiti, Wyo.) to protect from potential grizzlies." Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns." Pat McCrory stated on October 11, 2016 in a North Carolina governor's race debate: Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are." Gina Raimondo stated on September 28, 2016 in 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." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: "In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since Jan. 1. Thousands of shootings." Hillary Clinton stated on September 1, 2016 in x: Says Alex Jones "said that the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were child actors and no one was actually killed there." Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2016 in a rally speech: "We have a fire marshal that said, 'Oh we can't allow more people’ ... And the reason they won't let them in is because they don't know what the hell they're doing." Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: After the shootings of Dallas policemen, "nearly 500 people applied in just 12 days." Corey Stewart stated on July 8, 2016 in a Facebook post.: Says Hillary Clinton and Ralph Northam "label police as racists." Mike Cernovich stated on July 14, 2016 in his blog: "The Cleveland police has issued a stand down order to officers." Van Wanggaard stated on July 10, 2016 in an opinion article: "You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country." Tammy Duckworth stated on June 8, 2016 in a tweet: Says Mark Kirk "called for the mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans" and "was apparently fine with Trump’s #StillTooRacist call for mass deportation." Van Jones stated on July 7, 2016 in a panel discussion on CNN: African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 18, 2016 in a Medium post: "40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun." ACLU of North Carolina stated on June 29, 2016 in a press release: Proposed NC law for body camera footage gives police "broad authority to keep video footage secret – even from individuals who are filmed." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech: "Doctors kill about 250,000 people a year in botched surgeries." Stephen Colbert stated on June 23, 2016 in a comedy sketch: Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in."
Donald Trump stated on August 22, 2017 in a rally: "There aren't too many people outside protesting" his speech at the Phoenix Convention Center.
Roy Cooper stated on August 15, 2017 in Press release: House Bill 330 "grants immunity from liability to motorists who strike protesters."
Rick Kriseman stated on July 23, 2017 in posts on Twitter and Facebook: There were 2,761 auto thefts in 2006 under Rick Baker and 1,095 auto thefts in 2016.
Principled PAC stated on June 18, 2017 in an ad: "The same unhinged leftists cheering last week's shooting are all backing Jon Ossoff."
Thom Tillis stated on May 19, 2017 in a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017: "Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers."
Judy Chu stated on May 4, 2017 in a press release: The GOP health bill "would once again allow being a rape or domestic violence victim to be a pre-existing condition."
Viral image stated on April 20, 2017 in posts on social media: "After prohibition ended, police deaths didn't reach 200 a year again until the year Nixon declared war on drugs."
Richard Burr stated on April 18, 2017 in a speech in Youngsville, NC: "The pace of missile development between (Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) has increased the testing about twenty-fold."
Greg Murphy stated on April 10, 2017 in a speech: "Every day, four North Carolinians die from a medication or drug overdose."
Bruce Kraus stated on March 22, 2017 in an interview with The Incline: "Data shows that vehicle break-in is the No. 1 crime in the city, but also the No. 1 crime in the South Side Flats, and it’s closely followed by assault."
Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 24, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus."
Dan Forest stated on February 14, 2017 in a written statement: "If Governor Cooper's proposed bill for repealing HB2 becomes law, it will create a state-sanctioned 'Look But Don't Touch' policy in our bathrooms."
Sylvia Garcia stated on January 5, 2017 in a press release: Says that in Texas, it’s "already illegal to enter a bathroom to harm someone."
Betsy DeVos stated on January 17, 2017 in her Senate confirmation hearing: "I would imagine that there's probably a gun in the school (in Wapiti, Wyo.) to protect from potential grizzlies."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns."
Pat McCrory stated on October 11, 2016 in a North Carolina governor's race debate: Says Syrian refugees are not being vetted, and "the FBI is not even being told where they are."
Gina Raimondo stated on September 28, 2016 in 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."
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: "In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since Jan. 1. Thousands of shootings."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 1, 2016 in x: Says Alex Jones "said that the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were child actors and no one was actually killed there."
Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2016 in a rally speech: "We have a fire marshal that said, 'Oh we can't allow more people’ ... And the reason they won't let them in is because they don't know what the hell they're doing."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: After the shootings of Dallas policemen, "nearly 500 people applied in just 12 days."
Corey Stewart stated on July 8, 2016 in a Facebook post.: Says Hillary Clinton and Ralph Northam "label police as racists."
Mike Cernovich stated on July 14, 2016 in his blog: "The Cleveland police has issued a stand down order to officers."
Van Wanggaard stated on July 10, 2016 in an opinion article: "You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country."
Tammy Duckworth stated on June 8, 2016 in a tweet: Says Mark Kirk "called for the mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans" and "was apparently fine with Trump’s #StillTooRacist call for mass deportation."
Van Jones stated on July 7, 2016 in a panel discussion on CNN: African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 18, 2016 in a Medium post: "40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun."
ACLU of North Carolina stated on June 29, 2016 in a press release: Proposed NC law for body camera footage gives police "broad authority to keep video footage secret – even from individuals who are filmed."
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech: "Doctors kill about 250,000 people a year in botched surgeries."
Stephen Colbert stated on June 23, 2016 in a comedy sketch: Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in."
