Latest False 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 Sandra Smith stated on July 28, 2015 in an interview with Mike Huckabee: "Almost 95 percent of all (Planned Parenthood) pregnancy services were abortions." Harry Houck stated on July 21, 2015 in a panel debate on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon": "The law says ... when a police officer stops you, do whatever he says and then deal with it later." Occupy Democrats stated on July 17, 2015 in a meme on Facebook: "House Republicans just passed a bill that makes it legal for single mothers to be fired by their employers." Pamela Geller stated on July 16, 2015 in a tweet : "ISIS supporter tweeted at 10:34 a.m. Shooting began at 10:45 a.m." in Chattanooga, Tenn. Joe Theismann stated on July 9, 2015 in a discussion on "Outnumbered": "We don’t have a (military) reserve force if something happens." Gavin McInnes stated on June 22, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Greg Gutfeld Show": "50 percent of murders in Texas have been linked to illegal aliens." Occupy Democrats stated on June 16, 2015 in a post on Facebook: Says Hillary Clinton "has donated every cent she's ever earned from speaking fees to charity." Gretchen Carlson stated on June 2, 2015 in a "Gretchen's Take" on The Real Story: "Most polls show foreign nations have lower regard for the U.S. now than they did before Obama’s time." Russell Brand stated on May 26, 2015 in an episode of 'The Trews': "The American murder rate is 50 times that of any other developed nation." Chris Cuomo stated on May 6, 2015 in a Tweet: "Hate speech is excluded from protection" under the First Amendment. Peter Schweizer stated on May 1, 2015 in an interview with NBC's Andrea Mitchell: "Amendments (Hillary Clinton) supported and voted for in 2006, she no longer supported in 2008," showing she changed positions on an India nuclear deal. Joe Scarborough stated on April 27, 2015 in a segment on 'Morning Joe': Algeria "wanted to be taken off of the terror list" at the time it made an unreported donation to the Clinton Foundation. Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 14, 2015 in a panel discussion on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": "The president and vice president can't be from the same state." Addicting Information stated on April 4, 2015 in an infographic on the Addicting Info website: "U.S. police killed more people in just one month than the U.K.’s did in over a century." Erick Erickson stated on March 31, 2015 in a RedState.com column: Say Apple’s Tim Cook "will not do business with Indiana." Sally Kohn stated on March 19, 2015 in an opinion piece on CNN.com: "White men account for 69 percent of those arrested for violent crimes." Fran Lebowitz stated on February 20, 2015 in a panel on "Real Time with Bill Maher": "Not a single unarmed white person has been shot by the police" in New York in about 45 years. Allen West stated on March 19, 2015 in a post on his website: "EPA wants to regulate … the family BBQ." Glenn Beck stated on March 19, 2015 in a Facebook post: "A few weeks ago Obama took Hamas and Iran OFF the terror list." James Carville stated on March 15, 2015 in a broadcast of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says "Jeb Bush has released 10 percent of his emails." Sean Hannity stated on March 10, 2015 in remarks on Fox's Hannity: In 2007, when Nancy Pelosi met with President Assad of Syria, "nobody got upset." Rush Limbaugh stated on March 10, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Rush Limbaugh Show": Says "Ted Kennedy sent a letter to then Soviet leader Yuri Andropov apologizing for Ronald Reagan and begging the Soviets not to overreact." Rudy Giuliani stated on February 23, 2015 in an op-ed in the 'Wall Street Journal': Says President Barack Obama said "that American exceptionalism is no more exceptional than the exceptionalism of any other country." Terry Jeffrey stated on January 21, 2015 in a column in TownHall.com: There were more people on welfare than working in 2013. Stuart Varney stated on January 27, 2015 in an interview on Fox News' "America's Newsroom": "It will cost $50,000 per enrollee in Obamacare over the next 10 years." Newt Gingrich stated on January 4, 2015 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": Says President Barack Obama got "a pass" over controversal remarks by Rev. Jeremiah Wright, while a 12-year-old speech by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has blown up into a national story. Nicholas Kristof stated on December 4, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": The wealth gap between blacks and whites in the United States is "greater than the black-white wealth gap was in apartheid South Africa." Dick Cheney stated on December 14, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Saddam Hussein "had a 10-year relationship with al-Qaida." John Stossel stated on December 4, 2014 in an interview on "Fox and Friends": "There is no good data showing secondhand smoke kills people." Rudy Giuliani stated on November 24, 2014 in an interview on 'Fox and Friends': "The conviction rate is almost exactly the same" for whites and blacks who commit murder.
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Sandra Smith stated on July 28, 2015 in an interview with Mike Huckabee: "Almost 95 percent of all (Planned Parenthood) pregnancy services were abortions." Harry Houck stated on July 21, 2015 in a panel debate on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon": "The law says ... when a police officer stops you, do whatever he says and then deal with it later." Occupy Democrats stated on July 17, 2015 in a meme on Facebook: "House Republicans just passed a bill that makes it legal for single mothers to be fired by their employers." Pamela Geller stated on July 16, 2015 in a tweet : "ISIS supporter tweeted at 10:34 a.m. Shooting began at 10:45 a.m." in Chattanooga, Tenn. Joe Theismann stated on July 9, 2015 in a discussion on "Outnumbered": "We don’t have a (military) reserve force if something happens." Gavin McInnes stated on June 22, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Greg Gutfeld Show": "50 percent of murders in Texas have been linked to illegal aliens." Occupy Democrats stated on June 16, 2015 in a post on Facebook: Says Hillary Clinton "has donated every cent she's ever earned from speaking fees to charity." Gretchen Carlson stated on June 2, 2015 in a "Gretchen's Take" on The Real Story: "Most polls show foreign nations have lower regard for the U.S. now than they did before Obama’s time." Russell Brand stated on May 26, 2015 in an episode of 'The Trews': "The American murder rate is 50 times that of any other developed nation." Chris Cuomo stated on May 6, 2015 in a Tweet: "Hate speech is excluded from protection" under the First Amendment. Peter Schweizer stated on May 1, 2015 in an interview with NBC's Andrea Mitchell: "Amendments (Hillary Clinton) supported and voted for in 2006, she no longer supported in 2008," showing she changed positions on an India nuclear deal. Joe Scarborough stated on April 27, 2015 in a segment on 'Morning Joe': Algeria "wanted to be taken off of the terror list" at the time it made an unreported donation to the Clinton Foundation. Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 14, 2015 in a panel discussion on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": "The president and vice president can't be from the same state." Addicting Information stated on April 4, 2015 in an infographic on the Addicting Info website: "U.S. police killed more people in just one month than the U.K.’s did in over a century." Erick Erickson stated on March 31, 2015 in a RedState.com column: Say Apple’s Tim Cook "will not do business with Indiana." Sally Kohn stated on March 19, 2015 in an opinion piece on CNN.com: "White men account for 69 percent of those arrested for violent crimes." Fran Lebowitz stated on February 20, 2015 in a panel on "Real Time with Bill Maher": "Not a single unarmed white person has been shot by the police" in New York in about 45 years. Allen West stated on March 19, 2015 in a post on his website: "EPA wants to regulate … the family BBQ." Glenn Beck stated on March 19, 2015 in a Facebook post: "A few weeks ago Obama took Hamas and Iran OFF the terror list." James Carville stated on March 15, 2015 in a broadcast of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says "Jeb Bush has released 10 percent of his emails." Sean Hannity stated on March 10, 2015 in remarks on Fox's Hannity: In 2007, when Nancy Pelosi met with President Assad of Syria, "nobody got upset." Rush Limbaugh stated on March 10, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Rush Limbaugh Show": Says "Ted Kennedy sent a letter to then Soviet leader Yuri Andropov apologizing for Ronald Reagan and begging the Soviets not to overreact." Rudy Giuliani stated on February 23, 2015 in an op-ed in the 'Wall Street Journal': Says President Barack Obama said "that American exceptionalism is no more exceptional than the exceptionalism of any other country." Terry Jeffrey stated on January 21, 2015 in a column in TownHall.com: There were more people on welfare than working in 2013. Stuart Varney stated on January 27, 2015 in an interview on Fox News' "America's Newsroom": "It will cost $50,000 per enrollee in Obamacare over the next 10 years." Newt Gingrich stated on January 4, 2015 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": Says President Barack Obama got "a pass" over controversal remarks by Rev. Jeremiah Wright, while a 12-year-old speech by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has blown up into a national story. Nicholas Kristof stated on December 4, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": The wealth gap between blacks and whites in the United States is "greater than the black-white wealth gap was in apartheid South Africa." Dick Cheney stated on December 14, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Saddam Hussein "had a 10-year relationship with al-Qaida." John Stossel stated on December 4, 2014 in an interview on "Fox and Friends": "There is no good data showing secondhand smoke kills people." Rudy Giuliani stated on November 24, 2014 in an interview on 'Fox and Friends': "The conviction rate is almost exactly the same" for whites and blacks who commit murder.
Sandra Smith stated on July 28, 2015 in an interview with Mike Huckabee: "Almost 95 percent of all (Planned Parenthood) pregnancy services were abortions."
Harry Houck stated on July 21, 2015 in a panel debate on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon": "The law says ... when a police officer stops you, do whatever he says and then deal with it later."
Occupy Democrats stated on July 17, 2015 in a meme on Facebook: "House Republicans just passed a bill that makes it legal for single mothers to be fired by their employers."
Pamela Geller stated on July 16, 2015 in a tweet : "ISIS supporter tweeted at 10:34 a.m. Shooting began at 10:45 a.m." in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Joe Theismann stated on July 9, 2015 in a discussion on "Outnumbered": "We don’t have a (military) reserve force if something happens."
Gavin McInnes stated on June 22, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Greg Gutfeld Show": "50 percent of murders in Texas have been linked to illegal aliens."
Occupy Democrats stated on June 16, 2015 in a post on Facebook: Says Hillary Clinton "has donated every cent she's ever earned from speaking fees to charity."
Gretchen Carlson stated on June 2, 2015 in a "Gretchen's Take" on The Real Story: "Most polls show foreign nations have lower regard for the U.S. now than they did before Obama’s time."
Russell Brand stated on May 26, 2015 in an episode of 'The Trews': "The American murder rate is 50 times that of any other developed nation."
Chris Cuomo stated on May 6, 2015 in a Tweet: "Hate speech is excluded from protection" under the First Amendment.
Peter Schweizer stated on May 1, 2015 in an interview with NBC's Andrea Mitchell: "Amendments (Hillary Clinton) supported and voted for in 2006, she no longer supported in 2008," showing she changed positions on an India nuclear deal.
Joe Scarborough stated on April 27, 2015 in a segment on 'Morning Joe': Algeria "wanted to be taken off of the terror list" at the time it made an unreported donation to the Clinton Foundation.
Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 14, 2015 in a panel discussion on MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell": "The president and vice president can't be from the same state."
Addicting Information stated on April 4, 2015 in an infographic on the Addicting Info website: "U.S. police killed more people in just one month than the U.K.’s did in over a century."
Erick Erickson stated on March 31, 2015 in a RedState.com column: Say Apple’s Tim Cook "will not do business with Indiana."
Sally Kohn stated on March 19, 2015 in an opinion piece on CNN.com: "White men account for 69 percent of those arrested for violent crimes."
Fran Lebowitz stated on February 20, 2015 in a panel on "Real Time with Bill Maher": "Not a single unarmed white person has been shot by the police" in New York in about 45 years.
Allen West stated on March 19, 2015 in a post on his website: "EPA wants to regulate … the family BBQ."
Glenn Beck stated on March 19, 2015 in a Facebook post: "A few weeks ago Obama took Hamas and Iran OFF the terror list."
James Carville stated on March 15, 2015 in a broadcast of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says "Jeb Bush has released 10 percent of his emails."
Sean Hannity stated on March 10, 2015 in remarks on Fox's Hannity: In 2007, when Nancy Pelosi met with President Assad of Syria, "nobody got upset."
Rush Limbaugh stated on March 10, 2015 in a broadcast of "The Rush Limbaugh Show": Says "Ted Kennedy sent a letter to then Soviet leader Yuri Andropov apologizing for Ronald Reagan and begging the Soviets not to overreact."
Rudy Giuliani stated on February 23, 2015 in an op-ed in the 'Wall Street Journal': Says President Barack Obama said "that American exceptionalism is no more exceptional than the exceptionalism of any other country."
Terry Jeffrey stated on January 21, 2015 in a column in TownHall.com: There were more people on welfare than working in 2013.
Stuart Varney stated on January 27, 2015 in an interview on Fox News' "America's Newsroom": "It will cost $50,000 per enrollee in Obamacare over the next 10 years."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 4, 2015 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": Says President Barack Obama got "a pass" over controversal remarks by Rev. Jeremiah Wright, while a 12-year-old speech by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has blown up into a national story.
Nicholas Kristof stated on December 4, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show": The wealth gap between blacks and whites in the United States is "greater than the black-white wealth gap was in apartheid South Africa."
Dick Cheney stated on December 14, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Saddam Hussein "had a 10-year relationship with al-Qaida."
John Stossel stated on December 4, 2014 in an interview on "Fox and Friends": "There is no good data showing secondhand smoke kills people."
Rudy Giuliani stated on November 24, 2014 in an interview on 'Fox and Friends': "The conviction rate is almost exactly the same" for whites and blacks who commit murder.
