Latest Mostly True 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 Steve McQueen stated on March 2, 2014 in an acceptance speech at the Academy Awards: Says 21 million people "still suffer slavery today." Lawrence O'Donnell stated on February 11, 2014 in a segment on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": Chris Christie "helped funnel $6 million in federal Hurricane Sandy money to a senior center in Belleville, N.J., a place that suffered no damage." Peggy Noonan stated on February 16, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": Says "(President) Reagan's second inaugural was moved inside the Capitol. It was. Because of a terrible snowstorm." Dana Milbank stated on February 3, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Politics Nation": Says Bill O’Reilly spoke 40 percent of the words in an interview with President Barack Obama. Roger Goodell stated on February 2, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": NFL "players are living, on average, longer than the average male." X posts stated on January 28, 2014 in comments from sports pundits and fans on Twitter: Says Peyton Manning struggles in cold weather games. Mark Schlereth stated on January 27, 2014 in comments on ESPN's "Mike & Mike": "The majority of teams (are) now spending their dollars on the offensive side of the football." Josh Fox stated on January 19, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012" with "more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill." Joe Scarborough stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, 95 percent of economic gains have been made by the richest 1 percent." Lisa Bloom stated on January 14, 2014 in an interview with Piers Morgan: "Americans are 20 times as likely to die from gun violence as citizens of other civilized countries." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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. 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." 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." Bill O'Reilly stated on December 5, 2013 in an exchange on Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor": Says Nelson Mandela "was a communist." James Carville stated on December 8, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "One-third of all bank tellers (are) on public assistance." Doonesbury stated on December 1, 2013 in a Doonesbury strip in the Sunday comics: "The economy bled $24 billion" due to the government shutdown. Donna Brazile stated on November 19, 2013 in a broadcast of CNN's Situation Room: Republican ideas on health care don’t give people "an option to even enroll in something that they can afford." David Axelrod stated on November 21, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "8.5 million Americans have gotten rebate checks because their insurance companies were spending too much money on executive bonuses and administrative costs and not enough on health care." Hilary Rosen stated on November 10, 2013 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Chris Christie "vetoed Planned Parenthood funding five times over the course of his governorship." Brad Blakeman stated on October 31, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: "When is a farm bill not a farm bill? When 90 percent of it is for food stamps." Bill Maher stated on October 25, 2013 in comments on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": The average fast food worker is 29, and most fast food workers "are on some form of public assistance." Scott Brown stated on November 3, 2013 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The federal health care law raises taxes and cuts Medicare.
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Steve McQueen stated on March 2, 2014 in an acceptance speech at the Academy Awards: Says 21 million people "still suffer slavery today." Lawrence O'Donnell stated on February 11, 2014 in a segment on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": Chris Christie "helped funnel $6 million in federal Hurricane Sandy money to a senior center in Belleville, N.J., a place that suffered no damage." Peggy Noonan stated on February 16, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": Says "(President) Reagan's second inaugural was moved inside the Capitol. It was. Because of a terrible snowstorm." Dana Milbank stated on February 3, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Politics Nation": Says Bill O’Reilly spoke 40 percent of the words in an interview with President Barack Obama. Roger Goodell stated on February 2, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": NFL "players are living, on average, longer than the average male." X posts stated on January 28, 2014 in comments from sports pundits and fans on Twitter: Says Peyton Manning struggles in cold weather games. Mark Schlereth stated on January 27, 2014 in comments on ESPN's "Mike & Mike": "The majority of teams (are) now spending their dollars on the offensive side of the football." Josh Fox stated on January 19, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012" with "more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill." Joe Scarborough stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, 95 percent of economic gains have been made by the richest 1 percent." Lisa Bloom stated on January 14, 2014 in an interview with Piers Morgan: "Americans are 20 times as likely to die from gun violence as citizens of other civilized countries." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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. 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." 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." Bill O'Reilly stated on December 5, 2013 in an exchange on Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor": Says Nelson Mandela "was a communist." James Carville stated on December 8, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "One-third of all bank tellers (are) on public assistance." Doonesbury stated on December 1, 2013 in a Doonesbury strip in the Sunday comics: "The economy bled $24 billion" due to the government shutdown. Donna Brazile stated on November 19, 2013 in a broadcast of CNN's Situation Room: Republican ideas on health care don’t give people "an option to even enroll in something that they can afford." David Axelrod stated on November 21, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "8.5 million Americans have gotten rebate checks because their insurance companies were spending too much money on executive bonuses and administrative costs and not enough on health care." Hilary Rosen stated on November 10, 2013 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Chris Christie "vetoed Planned Parenthood funding five times over the course of his governorship." Brad Blakeman stated on October 31, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: "When is a farm bill not a farm bill? When 90 percent of it is for food stamps." Bill Maher stated on October 25, 2013 in comments on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": The average fast food worker is 29, and most fast food workers "are on some form of public assistance." Scott Brown stated on November 3, 2013 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The federal health care law raises taxes and cuts Medicare.
Steve McQueen stated on March 2, 2014 in an acceptance speech at the Academy Awards: Says 21 million people "still suffer slavery today."
Lawrence O'Donnell stated on February 11, 2014 in a segment on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": Chris Christie "helped funnel $6 million in federal Hurricane Sandy money to a senior center in Belleville, N.J., a place that suffered no damage."
Peggy Noonan stated on February 16, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": Says "(President) Reagan's second inaugural was moved inside the Capitol. It was. Because of a terrible snowstorm."
Dana Milbank stated on February 3, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Politics Nation": Says Bill O’Reilly spoke 40 percent of the words in an interview with President Barack Obama.
Roger Goodell stated on February 2, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": NFL "players are living, on average, longer than the average male."
X posts stated on January 28, 2014 in comments from sports pundits and fans on Twitter: Says Peyton Manning struggles in cold weather games.
Mark Schlereth stated on January 27, 2014 in comments on ESPN's "Mike & Mike": "The majority of teams (are) now spending their dollars on the offensive side of the football."
Josh Fox stated on January 19, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012" with "more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill."
Joe Scarborough stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, 95 percent of economic gains have been made by the richest 1 percent."
Lisa Bloom stated on January 14, 2014 in an interview with Piers Morgan: "Americans are 20 times as likely to die from gun violence as citizens of other civilized countries."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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.
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."
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."
Bill O'Reilly stated on December 5, 2013 in an exchange on Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor": Says Nelson Mandela "was a communist."
James Carville stated on December 8, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "One-third of all bank tellers (are) on public assistance."
Doonesbury stated on December 1, 2013 in a Doonesbury strip in the Sunday comics: "The economy bled $24 billion" due to the government shutdown.
Donna Brazile stated on November 19, 2013 in a broadcast of CNN's Situation Room: Republican ideas on health care don’t give people "an option to even enroll in something that they can afford."
David Axelrod stated on November 21, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "8.5 million Americans have gotten rebate checks because their insurance companies were spending too much money on executive bonuses and administrative costs and not enough on health care."
Hilary Rosen stated on November 10, 2013 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Says Chris Christie "vetoed Planned Parenthood funding five times over the course of his governorship."
Brad Blakeman stated on October 31, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: "When is a farm bill not a farm bill? When 90 percent of it is for food stamps."
Bill Maher stated on October 25, 2013 in comments on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": The average fast food worker is 29, and most fast food workers "are on some form of public assistance."
Scott Brown stated on November 3, 2013 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The federal health care law raises taxes and cuts Medicare.
