Latest True Fact-checks in National 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 Eric Schneiderman stated on September 6, 2017 in an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show: "No court has held (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) unconstitutional." Adam Schiff stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview: "I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office." Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Says his time away from Washington coincides with a "long planned renovation" for the White House. Ivanka Trump stated on June 12, 2017 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "There are currently 6 million jobs available in this country that are due in part to the skills gap." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Syria and Nicaragua are the only nations that didn't sign the Paris Agreement. Nicaragua said it wasn't tough enough." John Kelly stated on May 28, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Many of the countries in question (in Trump’s travel ban) don't even have a U.S. embassy there to help us vet." Charles Schumer stated on May 18, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "President Obama became the first president since Carter to leave the White House with a smaller federal prison population than when he took office." Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2017 in an interview with 'The Economist': The federal tax code includes "deductions for birds flying across America." Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2017 in an interview on CBS: "General Flynn got his clearance from the Obama administration." Rex Tillerson stated on April 28, 2017 in comments to the UN Security Council: "China account(s) for 90 percent of North Korean trade." Donald Trump stated on April 21, 2017 in an interview with the Associated Press: Illegal immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border is "the lowest in 17 years." Carolyn Maloney stated on March 16, 2017 in remarks on the House floor: "More than half of Planned Parenthood facilities are in rural or medically underserved areas." Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2017 in a listening session on health care: "One-third of the counties — think of it, one-third — only have one insurer left" on the Affordable Care Act exchanges. Nancy Pelosi stated on March 5, 2017 in an interview with CNN's "State of the Union": Says 70 percent of benefits in Donald Trump’s proposal for child care "go to the people making over $100,000 a year." Keith Ellison stated on January 29, 2017 in a CBS 'Face The Nation' interview: "About three-quarters of (Syrian refugees) are women and children. A full third of them are kids under 12 years old." Luke Messer stated on January 5, 2017 in a CNN story: "By funding the authorization that’s already happened a decade ago (in the Secure Fence Act of 2006), we could start the process of meeting Mr. Trump’s campaign pledge to secure the border." John Podesta stated on December 18, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "On Oct. 7, the Access Hollywood tape comes out. One hour later, WikiLeaks starts dropping my emails." Rand Paul stated on November 15, 2016 in a column on rare.us: Says John Bolton supported the Iraq War and said last year that "I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct." Rudy Giuliani stated on November 13, 2016 in CNN's "State of the Union": Financial conflict-of-interest "laws don't apply to the president, right? So, the president doesn't have to have a blind trust." Tim Kaine stated on November 3, 2016 in a speech in Phoenix: "Spanish was the first European language spoken in this country." Hillary Clinton stated on November 4, 2016 in a campaign rally: Under Donald Trump's tax plan, "51 percent of single parents would see their taxes go up." Hillary Clinton stated on November 2, 2016 in a campaign speech: Says Donald Trump "wants to undo marriage equality." Hillary Clinton stated on October 31, 2016 in a rally in Cincinnati: Says of Donald Trump, "He even said, on his very first day in office, he would require every school in America to let people carry guns into our classrooms." Hillary Clinton stated on October 25, 2016 in a rally in Florida: Says Donald Trump "was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first he'd want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them." Hillary Clinton stated on October 20, 2016 in in a debate: Says Donald Trump "used undocumented labor to build the Trump Tower." Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 17 intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that these espionage attacks, these cyberattacks, come from the highest levels of the Kremlin, and they are designed to influence our election." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate: "Heroin .. pours across our southern borders." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: Says Warren Buffett has publicly said his secretary "should not be paying a higher tax rate" than him. Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "We've had Muslims in America since George Washington." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: Says Donald Trump’s tax plan gives the wealthy and corporations "more than the Bush tax cuts by at least a factor of two."
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Eric Schneiderman stated on September 6, 2017 in an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show: "No court has held (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) unconstitutional." Adam Schiff stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview: "I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office." Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Says his time away from Washington coincides with a "long planned renovation" for the White House. Ivanka Trump stated on June 12, 2017 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "There are currently 6 million jobs available in this country that are due in part to the skills gap." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Syria and Nicaragua are the only nations that didn't sign the Paris Agreement. Nicaragua said it wasn't tough enough." John Kelly stated on May 28, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Many of the countries in question (in Trump’s travel ban) don't even have a U.S. embassy there to help us vet." Charles Schumer stated on May 18, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "President Obama became the first president since Carter to leave the White House with a smaller federal prison population than when he took office." Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2017 in an interview with 'The Economist': The federal tax code includes "deductions for birds flying across America." Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2017 in an interview on CBS: "General Flynn got his clearance from the Obama administration." Rex Tillerson stated on April 28, 2017 in comments to the UN Security Council: "China account(s) for 90 percent of North Korean trade." Donald Trump stated on April 21, 2017 in an interview with the Associated Press: Illegal immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border is "the lowest in 17 years." Carolyn Maloney stated on March 16, 2017 in remarks on the House floor: "More than half of Planned Parenthood facilities are in rural or medically underserved areas." Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2017 in a listening session on health care: "One-third of the counties — think of it, one-third — only have one insurer left" on the Affordable Care Act exchanges. Nancy Pelosi stated on March 5, 2017 in an interview with CNN's "State of the Union": Says 70 percent of benefits in Donald Trump’s proposal for child care "go to the people making over $100,000 a year." Keith Ellison stated on January 29, 2017 in a CBS 'Face The Nation' interview: "About three-quarters of (Syrian refugees) are women and children. A full third of them are kids under 12 years old." Luke Messer stated on January 5, 2017 in a CNN story: "By funding the authorization that’s already happened a decade ago (in the Secure Fence Act of 2006), we could start the process of meeting Mr. Trump’s campaign pledge to secure the border." John Podesta stated on December 18, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "On Oct. 7, the Access Hollywood tape comes out. One hour later, WikiLeaks starts dropping my emails." Rand Paul stated on November 15, 2016 in a column on rare.us: Says John Bolton supported the Iraq War and said last year that "I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct." Rudy Giuliani stated on November 13, 2016 in CNN's "State of the Union": Financial conflict-of-interest "laws don't apply to the president, right? So, the president doesn't have to have a blind trust." Tim Kaine stated on November 3, 2016 in a speech in Phoenix: "Spanish was the first European language spoken in this country." Hillary Clinton stated on November 4, 2016 in a campaign rally: Under Donald Trump's tax plan, "51 percent of single parents would see their taxes go up." Hillary Clinton stated on November 2, 2016 in a campaign speech: Says Donald Trump "wants to undo marriage equality." Hillary Clinton stated on October 31, 2016 in a rally in Cincinnati: Says of Donald Trump, "He even said, on his very first day in office, he would require every school in America to let people carry guns into our classrooms." Hillary Clinton stated on October 25, 2016 in a rally in Florida: Says Donald Trump "was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first he'd want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them." Hillary Clinton stated on October 20, 2016 in in a debate: Says Donald Trump "used undocumented labor to build the Trump Tower." Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 17 intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that these espionage attacks, these cyberattacks, come from the highest levels of the Kremlin, and they are designed to influence our election." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate: "Heroin .. pours across our southern borders." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: Says Warren Buffett has publicly said his secretary "should not be paying a higher tax rate" than him. Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "We've had Muslims in America since George Washington." Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: Says Donald Trump’s tax plan gives the wealthy and corporations "more than the Bush tax cuts by at least a factor of two."
Eric Schneiderman stated on September 6, 2017 in an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show: "No court has held (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) unconstitutional."
Adam Schiff stated on August 20, 2017 in an interview: "I think what the authors of the (25th) Amendment principally had in mind was some kind of physical incapacitation or serious mental illness or a breakdown, an inability to function in office."
Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Says his time away from Washington coincides with a "long planned renovation" for the White House.
Ivanka Trump stated on June 12, 2017 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "There are currently 6 million jobs available in this country that are due in part to the skills gap."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Syria and Nicaragua are the only nations that didn't sign the Paris Agreement. Nicaragua said it wasn't tough enough."
John Kelly stated on May 28, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Many of the countries in question (in Trump’s travel ban) don't even have a U.S. embassy there to help us vet."
Charles Schumer stated on May 18, 2017 in a Senate floor speech: "President Obama became the first president since Carter to leave the White House with a smaller federal prison population than when he took office."
Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2017 in an interview with 'The Economist': The federal tax code includes "deductions for birds flying across America."
Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2017 in an interview on CBS: "General Flynn got his clearance from the Obama administration."
Rex Tillerson stated on April 28, 2017 in comments to the UN Security Council: "China account(s) for 90 percent of North Korean trade."
Donald Trump stated on April 21, 2017 in an interview with the Associated Press: Illegal immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border is "the lowest in 17 years."
Carolyn Maloney stated on March 16, 2017 in remarks on the House floor: "More than half of Planned Parenthood facilities are in rural or medically underserved areas."
Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2017 in a listening session on health care: "One-third of the counties — think of it, one-third — only have one insurer left" on the Affordable Care Act exchanges.
Nancy Pelosi stated on March 5, 2017 in an interview with CNN's "State of the Union": Says 70 percent of benefits in Donald Trump’s proposal for child care "go to the people making over $100,000 a year."
Keith Ellison stated on January 29, 2017 in a CBS 'Face The Nation' interview: "About three-quarters of (Syrian refugees) are women and children. A full third of them are kids under 12 years old."
Luke Messer stated on January 5, 2017 in a CNN story: "By funding the authorization that’s already happened a decade ago (in the Secure Fence Act of 2006), we could start the process of meeting Mr. Trump’s campaign pledge to secure the border."
John Podesta stated on December 18, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "On Oct. 7, the Access Hollywood tape comes out. One hour later, WikiLeaks starts dropping my emails."
Rand Paul stated on November 15, 2016 in a column on rare.us: Says John Bolton supported the Iraq War and said last year that "I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct."
Rudy Giuliani stated on November 13, 2016 in CNN's "State of the Union": Financial conflict-of-interest "laws don't apply to the president, right? So, the president doesn't have to have a blind trust."
Tim Kaine stated on November 3, 2016 in a speech in Phoenix: "Spanish was the first European language spoken in this country."
Hillary Clinton stated on November 4, 2016 in a campaign rally: Under Donald Trump's tax plan, "51 percent of single parents would see their taxes go up."
Hillary Clinton stated on November 2, 2016 in a campaign speech: Says Donald Trump "wants to undo marriage equality."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 31, 2016 in a rally in Cincinnati: Says of Donald Trump, "He even said, on his very first day in office, he would require every school in America to let people carry guns into our classrooms."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 25, 2016 in a rally in Florida: Says Donald Trump "was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first he'd want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 20, 2016 in in a debate: Says Donald Trump "used undocumented labor to build the Trump Tower."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 17 intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that these espionage attacks, these cyberattacks, come from the highest levels of the Kremlin, and they are designed to influence our election."
Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate: "Heroin .. pours across our southern borders."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: Says Warren Buffett has publicly said his secretary "should not be paying a higher tax rate" than him.
Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "We've had Muslims in America since George Washington."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: Says Donald Trump’s tax plan gives the wealthy and corporations "more than the Bush tax cuts by at least a factor of two."
