Latest Fact-checks in Religion 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 Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You can look at the propaganda on a lot of the terrorists' sites and what Donald Trump says about Muslims is used to recruit fighters." Donald Trump stated on September 19, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: "I never said" that Muslims would be subject to profiling under his policies. Sean Duffy stated on August 23, 2016 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has "ties to the Muslim Brotherhood." Jerry Brown stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention.: Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "denies that there's such a thing as evolution." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "An amendment, pushed by Lyndon Johnson many years ago, threatens religious institutions with a loss of their tax-exempt status if they openly advocate their political views." Antonio Sabato Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in an interview with ABC News: Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim. Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a meeting with Christian leaders: "We don't know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she's been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there's no — there's nothing out there." Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Even among "second and third generation" Muslims in the United States, "there's no real assimilation." Vicki Saporta stated on May 9, 2016 in an episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee": "There are more than twice as many (crisis pregnancy centers) as there are legitimate abortion providers in the United States." Hillary Clinton stated on May 3, 2016 in a Clinton campaign tweet: Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more. Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2016 in a multitude of Facebook posts: "Today President Obama said there will NOT be a National Day of Prayer in May." Donald Trump stated on February 19, 2016 in a rally in North Charleston, S.C.: Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem." André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party." Donald Trump stated on December 7, 2015 in a campaign statement: Says 25 percent of U.S. Muslims "agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad." Jeb Bush stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "It is already in the law that there is a requirement to screen (refugees) for religion." Jeb Bush stated on November 24, 2015 in a radio interview in New Hampshire: Says there are "ample means" to "tell when someone is a Christian in the Middle East ... by name, by where they’re born, their birth certificates." Viral image stated on November 16, 2015 in posts on the Internet: In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house." Joshua Feuerstein stated on November 5, 2015 in a video: Says that Starbucks took "Christmas off of their brand new cups." Constitutional Rights PAC stated on October 14, 2015 in a news release: Paul Ryan "is one of only six House Republicans who voted for Teddy Kennedy's bill to force Christian employers to hire LGBT employees." Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in Facebook posts: Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car. Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break. Matthew Dowd stated on September 20, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says Pope Francis "took the name of a saint who basically reached out to Muslims." Mike Huckabee stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN Republican debate: The government "made accommodation to the Fort Hood shooter to let him grow a beard" for religious reasons. Viral image stated on September 7, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says the case of a Texas judge who refused to perform heterosexual weddings exposes a double standard in the case against Kentucky clerk Kim Davis. David Ralston stated on July 13, 2015 in an interview: There is debate among constitutional scholars about whether the First Amendment will continue to protect faith leaders from being forced to perform marriages against their religious beliefs. Rafael Cruz stated on July 31, 2015 in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman: "Prior to 1962, everybody prayed before school started," and "the Bible was the principal textbook in all schools." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech in Las Vegas: "If you're from Syria and you're a Christian, you cannot come into this country" as a refugee. Chain email stated on June 29, 2015 in a chain email: Muslims "attempted to establish the first Islamic Sharia court inside the United States in the town of Irving, Texas."
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Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You can look at the propaganda on a lot of the terrorists' sites and what Donald Trump says about Muslims is used to recruit fighters." Donald Trump stated on September 19, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: "I never said" that Muslims would be subject to profiling under his policies. Sean Duffy stated on August 23, 2016 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has "ties to the Muslim Brotherhood." Jerry Brown stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention.: Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "denies that there's such a thing as evolution." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "An amendment, pushed by Lyndon Johnson many years ago, threatens religious institutions with a loss of their tax-exempt status if they openly advocate their political views." Antonio Sabato Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in an interview with ABC News: Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim. Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a meeting with Christian leaders: "We don't know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she's been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there's no — there's nothing out there." Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Even among "second and third generation" Muslims in the United States, "there's no real assimilation." Vicki Saporta stated on May 9, 2016 in an episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee": "There are more than twice as many (crisis pregnancy centers) as there are legitimate abortion providers in the United States." Hillary Clinton stated on May 3, 2016 in a Clinton campaign tweet: Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more. Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2016 in a multitude of Facebook posts: "Today President Obama said there will NOT be a National Day of Prayer in May." Donald Trump stated on February 19, 2016 in a rally in North Charleston, S.C.: Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem." André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party." Donald Trump stated on December 7, 2015 in a campaign statement: Says 25 percent of U.S. Muslims "agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad." Jeb Bush stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "It is already in the law that there is a requirement to screen (refugees) for religion." Jeb Bush stated on November 24, 2015 in a radio interview in New Hampshire: Says there are "ample means" to "tell when someone is a Christian in the Middle East ... by name, by where they’re born, their birth certificates." Viral image stated on November 16, 2015 in posts on the Internet: In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house." Joshua Feuerstein stated on November 5, 2015 in a video: Says that Starbucks took "Christmas off of their brand new cups." Constitutional Rights PAC stated on October 14, 2015 in a news release: Paul Ryan "is one of only six House Republicans who voted for Teddy Kennedy's bill to force Christian employers to hire LGBT employees." Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in Facebook posts: Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car. Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break. Matthew Dowd stated on September 20, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says Pope Francis "took the name of a saint who basically reached out to Muslims." Mike Huckabee stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN Republican debate: The government "made accommodation to the Fort Hood shooter to let him grow a beard" for religious reasons. Viral image stated on September 7, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says the case of a Texas judge who refused to perform heterosexual weddings exposes a double standard in the case against Kentucky clerk Kim Davis. David Ralston stated on July 13, 2015 in an interview: There is debate among constitutional scholars about whether the First Amendment will continue to protect faith leaders from being forced to perform marriages against their religious beliefs. Rafael Cruz stated on July 31, 2015 in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman: "Prior to 1962, everybody prayed before school started," and "the Bible was the principal textbook in all schools." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech in Las Vegas: "If you're from Syria and you're a Christian, you cannot come into this country" as a refugee. Chain email stated on June 29, 2015 in a chain email: Muslims "attempted to establish the first Islamic Sharia court inside the United States in the town of Irving, Texas."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate: "You can look at the propaganda on a lot of the terrorists' sites and what Donald Trump says about Muslims is used to recruit fighters."
Donald Trump stated on September 19, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: "I never said" that Muslims would be subject to profiling under his policies.
Sean Duffy stated on August 23, 2016 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has "ties to the Muslim Brotherhood."
Jerry Brown stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention.: Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "denies that there's such a thing as evolution."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "An amendment, pushed by Lyndon Johnson many years ago, threatens religious institutions with a loss of their tax-exempt status if they openly advocate their political views."
Antonio Sabato Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in an interview with ABC News: Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim.
Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a meeting with Christian leaders: "We don't know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she's been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there's no — there's nothing out there."
Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Even among "second and third generation" Muslims in the United States, "there's no real assimilation."
Vicki Saporta stated on May 9, 2016 in an episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee": "There are more than twice as many (crisis pregnancy centers) as there are legitimate abortion providers in the United States."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 3, 2016 in a Clinton campaign tweet: Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more.
Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2016 in a multitude of Facebook posts: "Today President Obama said there will NOT be a National Day of Prayer in May."
Donald Trump stated on February 19, 2016 in a rally in North Charleston, S.C.: Says that in the Philippines more than a century ago, Gen. John Pershing "took 50 bullets, and he dipped them in pigs’ blood," and shot 49 Muslim rebels. "The 50th person, he said, ‘You go back to your people, and you tell them what happened.’ And for 25 years, there wasn’t a problem."
André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party."
Donald Trump stated on December 7, 2015 in a campaign statement: Says 25 percent of U.S. Muslims "agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad."
Jeb Bush stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "It is already in the law that there is a requirement to screen (refugees) for religion."
Jeb Bush stated on November 24, 2015 in a radio interview in New Hampshire: Says there are "ample means" to "tell when someone is a Christian in the Middle East ... by name, by where they’re born, their birth certificates."
Viral image stated on November 16, 2015 in posts on the Internet: In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house."
Joshua Feuerstein stated on November 5, 2015 in a video: Says that Starbucks took "Christmas off of their brand new cups."
Constitutional Rights PAC stated on October 14, 2015 in a news release: Paul Ryan "is one of only six House Republicans who voted for Teddy Kennedy's bill to force Christian employers to hire LGBT employees."
Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in Facebook posts: Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car.
Ben Carson stated on September 22, 2015 in an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File": There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs."
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break.
Matthew Dowd stated on September 20, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says Pope Francis "took the name of a saint who basically reached out to Muslims."
Mike Huckabee stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN Republican debate: The government "made accommodation to the Fort Hood shooter to let him grow a beard" for religious reasons.
Viral image stated on September 7, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says the case of a Texas judge who refused to perform heterosexual weddings exposes a double standard in the case against Kentucky clerk Kim Davis.
David Ralston stated on July 13, 2015 in an interview: There is debate among constitutional scholars about whether the First Amendment will continue to protect faith leaders from being forced to perform marriages against their religious beliefs.
Rafael Cruz stated on July 31, 2015 in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman: "Prior to 1962, everybody prayed before school started," and "the Bible was the principal textbook in all schools."
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech in Las Vegas: "If you're from Syria and you're a Christian, you cannot come into this country" as a refugee.
Chain email stated on June 29, 2015 in a chain email: Muslims "attempted to establish the first Islamic Sharia court inside the United States in the town of Irving, Texas."
