Latest Fact-checks in PunditFact 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 Carly Fiorina stated on January 12, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": "Seventy percent of the people living in abject poverty are women." Rana Foroohar stated on January 10, 2014 in a CNN interview: "The median male worker in this country has not seen a raise, inflation adjusted, for 30 years, basically." Charles Krauthammer stated on January 2, 2014 in a "Washington Post" op-ed: Buried in the Affordable Care Act is "a huge government bailout." Karl Rove stated on January 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The amount of attention paid this week to Chris Christie makes the coverage of Benghazi ... pale in significance." Robert Gibbs stated on January 12, 2014 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We have been in Afghanistan longer now than we have been in any foreign land conducting a war in our nation’s history." Jake Tapper stated on January 2, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper": "The Obama administration has used the Espionage Act to go after whistleblowers who leaked to journalists ... more than all previous administrations combined." Rachel Maddow stated on January 2, 2014 in comments on her show: The Foundation for Government Accountability, which supported a Florida law requiring drug testing of welfare recipients, is a "Koch brothers affiliated group." Rush Limbaugh stated on January 6, 2014 in comments on his radio show: Says the media created the term "polar vortex" and the cold air proves "the ice isn’t melting." Ian Bremmer stated on January 4, 2014 in a tweet: "US: Change in Income, 2009-13. Top 1%: +31.4%. Bottom 99%: +0.4%." Glenn Greenwald stated on January 2, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead": "Under the Espionage Act, (Edward Snowden would not be) allowed to come into court and say ‘I was justified in disclosing this information.’ There is no whistleblower exception in the Espionage Act." Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2013 in a Facebook post: The No. 2 owner of Fox News is Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who said, "A strong American Government is not good for us." Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2014 in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday": The federal health care law tells "the American people precisely what type of coverage they have to have." Neera Tanden stated on December 29, 2013 in a panel discussion on CNN: "Forty percent of the country is going to be in states that are tolerant of gay marriage or at least civil unions." Michael Moore stated on January 1, 2014 in a "New York Times" op-ed: Because of the health care law, "by 2017, we will be funneling over $100 billion annually to private insurance companies." Donna Brazile stated on December 29, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": "(The farm bill) has a provision that would in many ways reduce the deficit." Thom Hartmann stated on December 12, 2013 in a broadcast of "The Big Picture": Republican state lawmakers "are refusing to give the people of their own states their own tax dollars back in the form of (expanded) Medicaid." Teresa Ghilarducci stated on December 15, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "Up": "A quarter of our workers make $18,000 per year." George Will stated on December 22, 2013 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "Most of the (Affordable Care Act) has already in some sense been waived or otherwise suspended." Bill Kristol stated on December 22, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says President Barack Obama "came into office very concerned about" wiretappings but "then he became president of the United States, he got all the briefings … (and) he decided … the balance is probably pretty appropriately struck." Glenn Beck stated on December 19, 2013 in comments on his radio program: To comply with non-discrimination laws, the government is "forcing people in business to make wedding cakes" for anyone. Dennis Hastert stated on December 18, 2013 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Cycle": "There never really was a 'Hastert Rule.' " Steven Rattner stated on December 16, 2013 in a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": The United States is "behind many countries in Europe in terms of the ability of every kid in America to get ahead." Peter Orszag stated on December 15, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "Medicare costs have slowed down dramatically. In fact, the first two months of this fiscal year, Medicare costs were down even in nominal terms relative to the previous year." Chris Matthews stated on December 16, 2013 in a broadcast of "Hardball": "Every dollar spent in the new Obamacare system ... goes to private-sector insurance companies." Vicki Shabo stated on December 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle": "About 40 percent of workers don’t ... have a single paid sick day." Bryan Fischer stated on December 10, 2013 in a broadcast of "Focal Point": "By the word religion in the First Amendment, the founders meant Christianity." Bob Schieffer stated on December 9, 2013 in comments at a forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies: Iran President Hassan "Rouhani has more Cabinet members with Ph.D.s from American universities" than members of Barack Obama’s Cabinet. Larry Pratt stated on December 15, 2013 in in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday": A gun "background check is futile. Something like 42 (people during the) last year … were prosecuted for trying to buy a gun with a criminal record out of 11 million." Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Every major city which has a center of poverty is run by Democrats. Every major city." Howard Fineman stated on December 10, 2013 in comments on MSNBC's "All In with Chris Hayes": Says Rep. Steve Stockman "basically wants gun-filled zones in schools."
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Carly Fiorina stated on January 12, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": "Seventy percent of the people living in abject poverty are women." Rana Foroohar stated on January 10, 2014 in a CNN interview: "The median male worker in this country has not seen a raise, inflation adjusted, for 30 years, basically." Charles Krauthammer stated on January 2, 2014 in a "Washington Post" op-ed: Buried in the Affordable Care Act is "a huge government bailout." Karl Rove stated on January 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The amount of attention paid this week to Chris Christie makes the coverage of Benghazi ... pale in significance." Robert Gibbs stated on January 12, 2014 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We have been in Afghanistan longer now than we have been in any foreign land conducting a war in our nation’s history." Jake Tapper stated on January 2, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper": "The Obama administration has used the Espionage Act to go after whistleblowers who leaked to journalists ... more than all previous administrations combined." Rachel Maddow stated on January 2, 2014 in comments on her show: The Foundation for Government Accountability, which supported a Florida law requiring drug testing of welfare recipients, is a "Koch brothers affiliated group." Rush Limbaugh stated on January 6, 2014 in comments on his radio show: Says the media created the term "polar vortex" and the cold air proves "the ice isn’t melting." Ian Bremmer stated on January 4, 2014 in a tweet: "US: Change in Income, 2009-13. Top 1%: +31.4%. Bottom 99%: +0.4%." Glenn Greenwald stated on January 2, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead": "Under the Espionage Act, (Edward Snowden would not be) allowed to come into court and say ‘I was justified in disclosing this information.’ There is no whistleblower exception in the Espionage Act." Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2013 in a Facebook post: The No. 2 owner of Fox News is Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who said, "A strong American Government is not good for us." Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2014 in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday": The federal health care law tells "the American people precisely what type of coverage they have to have." Neera Tanden stated on December 29, 2013 in a panel discussion on CNN: "Forty percent of the country is going to be in states that are tolerant of gay marriage or at least civil unions." Michael Moore stated on January 1, 2014 in a "New York Times" op-ed: Because of the health care law, "by 2017, we will be funneling over $100 billion annually to private insurance companies." Donna Brazile stated on December 29, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": "(The farm bill) has a provision that would in many ways reduce the deficit." Thom Hartmann stated on December 12, 2013 in a broadcast of "The Big Picture": Republican state lawmakers "are refusing to give the people of their own states their own tax dollars back in the form of (expanded) Medicaid." Teresa Ghilarducci stated on December 15, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "Up": "A quarter of our workers make $18,000 per year." George Will stated on December 22, 2013 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "Most of the (Affordable Care Act) has already in some sense been waived or otherwise suspended." Bill Kristol stated on December 22, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says President Barack Obama "came into office very concerned about" wiretappings but "then he became president of the United States, he got all the briefings … (and) he decided … the balance is probably pretty appropriately struck." Glenn Beck stated on December 19, 2013 in comments on his radio program: To comply with non-discrimination laws, the government is "forcing people in business to make wedding cakes" for anyone. Dennis Hastert stated on December 18, 2013 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Cycle": "There never really was a 'Hastert Rule.' " Steven Rattner stated on December 16, 2013 in a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": The United States is "behind many countries in Europe in terms of the ability of every kid in America to get ahead." Peter Orszag stated on December 15, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "Medicare costs have slowed down dramatically. In fact, the first two months of this fiscal year, Medicare costs were down even in nominal terms relative to the previous year." Chris Matthews stated on December 16, 2013 in a broadcast of "Hardball": "Every dollar spent in the new Obamacare system ... goes to private-sector insurance companies." Vicki Shabo stated on December 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle": "About 40 percent of workers don’t ... have a single paid sick day." Bryan Fischer stated on December 10, 2013 in a broadcast of "Focal Point": "By the word religion in the First Amendment, the founders meant Christianity." Bob Schieffer stated on December 9, 2013 in comments at a forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies: Iran President Hassan "Rouhani has more Cabinet members with Ph.D.s from American universities" than members of Barack Obama’s Cabinet. Larry Pratt stated on December 15, 2013 in in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday": A gun "background check is futile. Something like 42 (people during the) last year … were prosecuted for trying to buy a gun with a criminal record out of 11 million." Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Every major city which has a center of poverty is run by Democrats. Every major city." Howard Fineman stated on December 10, 2013 in comments on MSNBC's "All In with Chris Hayes": Says Rep. Steve Stockman "basically wants gun-filled zones in schools."
Carly Fiorina stated on January 12, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": "Seventy percent of the people living in abject poverty are women."
Rana Foroohar stated on January 10, 2014 in a CNN interview: "The median male worker in this country has not seen a raise, inflation adjusted, for 30 years, basically."
Charles Krauthammer stated on January 2, 2014 in a "Washington Post" op-ed: Buried in the Affordable Care Act is "a huge government bailout."
Karl Rove stated on January 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The amount of attention paid this week to Chris Christie makes the coverage of Benghazi ... pale in significance."
Robert Gibbs stated on January 12, 2014 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We have been in Afghanistan longer now than we have been in any foreign land conducting a war in our nation’s history."
Jake Tapper stated on January 2, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper": "The Obama administration has used the Espionage Act to go after whistleblowers who leaked to journalists ... more than all previous administrations combined."
Rachel Maddow stated on January 2, 2014 in comments on her show: The Foundation for Government Accountability, which supported a Florida law requiring drug testing of welfare recipients, is a "Koch brothers affiliated group."
Rush Limbaugh stated on January 6, 2014 in comments on his radio show: Says the media created the term "polar vortex" and the cold air proves "the ice isn’t melting."
Ian Bremmer stated on January 4, 2014 in a tweet: "US: Change in Income, 2009-13. Top 1%: +31.4%. Bottom 99%: +0.4%."
Glenn Greenwald stated on January 2, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead": "Under the Espionage Act, (Edward Snowden would not be) allowed to come into court and say ‘I was justified in disclosing this information.’ There is no whistleblower exception in the Espionage Act."
Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2013 in a Facebook post: The No. 2 owner of Fox News is Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who said, "A strong American Government is not good for us."
Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2014 in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday": The federal health care law tells "the American people precisely what type of coverage they have to have."
Neera Tanden stated on December 29, 2013 in a panel discussion on CNN: "Forty percent of the country is going to be in states that are tolerant of gay marriage or at least civil unions."
Michael Moore stated on January 1, 2014 in a "New York Times" op-ed: Because of the health care law, "by 2017, we will be funneling over $100 billion annually to private insurance companies."
Donna Brazile stated on December 29, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": "(The farm bill) has a provision that would in many ways reduce the deficit."
Thom Hartmann stated on December 12, 2013 in a broadcast of "The Big Picture": Republican state lawmakers "are refusing to give the people of their own states their own tax dollars back in the form of (expanded) Medicaid."
Teresa Ghilarducci stated on December 15, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "Up": "A quarter of our workers make $18,000 per year."
George Will stated on December 22, 2013 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "Most of the (Affordable Care Act) has already in some sense been waived or otherwise suspended."
Bill Kristol stated on December 22, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Says President Barack Obama "came into office very concerned about" wiretappings but "then he became president of the United States, he got all the briefings … (and) he decided … the balance is probably pretty appropriately struck."
Glenn Beck stated on December 19, 2013 in comments on his radio program: To comply with non-discrimination laws, the government is "forcing people in business to make wedding cakes" for anyone.
Dennis Hastert stated on December 18, 2013 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Cycle": "There never really was a 'Hastert Rule.' "
Steven Rattner stated on December 16, 2013 in a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": The United States is "behind many countries in Europe in terms of the ability of every kid in America to get ahead."
Peter Orszag stated on December 15, 2013 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "Medicare costs have slowed down dramatically. In fact, the first two months of this fiscal year, Medicare costs were down even in nominal terms relative to the previous year."
Chris Matthews stated on December 16, 2013 in a broadcast of "Hardball": "Every dollar spent in the new Obamacare system ... goes to private-sector insurance companies."
Vicki Shabo stated on December 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle": "About 40 percent of workers don’t ... have a single paid sick day."
Bryan Fischer stated on December 10, 2013 in a broadcast of "Focal Point": "By the word religion in the First Amendment, the founders meant Christianity."
Bob Schieffer stated on December 9, 2013 in comments at a forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies: Iran President Hassan "Rouhani has more Cabinet members with Ph.D.s from American universities" than members of Barack Obama’s Cabinet.
Larry Pratt stated on December 15, 2013 in in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday": A gun "background check is futile. Something like 42 (people during the) last year … were prosecuted for trying to buy a gun with a criminal record out of 11 million."
Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Every major city which has a center of poverty is run by Democrats. Every major city."
Howard Fineman stated on December 10, 2013 in comments on MSNBC's "All In with Chris Hayes": Says Rep. Steve Stockman "basically wants gun-filled zones in schools."
