Latest False Fact-checks 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 Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2016 in a Reddit Ask Me Anything: "Youth unemployment is through the roof." Milwaukeeans for Self-Governance stated on July 20, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Milwaukee County district attorney candidate Verona Swanigan "has worked as a prosecutor." Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC: Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East. Dave Brat stated on June 29, 2016 in a podcast.: "A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar." Hillary Clinton stated on July 29, 2016 in a speech at Temple University: Says Donald Trump "doesn't make a thing in America." Paul Manafort stated on July 31, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The DNC hack showed you that the Clinton campaign was working to schedule (primary) debates against (Bernie) Sanders," and the Clinton campaign is continuing this "ploy" against Donald Trump. Jeannette Vaught stated on May 4, 2016 in an op-ed published in the Austin American-Statesman: "Only five Texas counties account for almost 90 percent of the (state’s) cattle industry." Catherine Cortez Masto stated on July 14, 2016 in a news release: "Just on the issue of immigration alone, it is next to impossible to find a policy difference between (Donald) Trump and Congressman (Joe) Heck." Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2016 in a tweet: "An analysis showed that Bernie Sanders would have won the Democratic nomination if it were not for the Super Delegates." Hillary Clinton stated on July 23, 2016 in a campaign rally in Miami, Fla.: Says unlike Tim Kaine, who "invested" in education, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "slashed education funding." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican national convention: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to essentially abolish the Second Amendment." Mark Kirk stated on June 15, 2016 in a website press release: Says Rep. Tammy "Duckworth has been a staunch supporter of expanding the spending, size and reach of the IRS." Phil Ruffin stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Donald Trump "always pays his bills promptly." Rick Scott stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "Our economy is not growing." Donald Trump stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview on 60 Minutes: "Hillary Clinton invented ISIS with her stupid policies. She is responsible for ISIS." Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton is proposing "destroying Medicare for seniors." Paul Manafort stated on July 19, 2016 in a press conference: "The Clinton camp was the first to get it out there and try to say there was something untoward about the speech that Melania Trump gave." Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "There are about 350,000 people who succeed in crossing our borders illegally each year." Donald Trump stated on July 18, 2016 in an interview on Fox News with Bill O'Reilly: Says as GOP was picking a convention city, "I recommended Ohio." Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention”: "Hillary Clinton is for open borders." Reince Priebus stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says no one from the Bush family attended the 2012 Republican National Convention and "there was no President Bush" at the 2008 convention. Reince Priebus stated on July 17, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "What the facts say" is ... "the best scenario for kids is a loving mom and dad." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2016 in a speech: "Just look at what the FBI director said about her (Hillary Clinton) — her misconduct is a disgrace and embarrassment to our country." Tammy Duckworth stated on June 8, 2016 in a tweet: Says Mark Kirk "called for the mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans" and "was apparently fine with Trump’s #StillTooRacist call for mass deportation." Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech at a Trump rally: Says Hillary Clinton "took 13 hours to send help to Americans under fire" during the terrorist attack in Benghazi. Kelli Ward stated on July 3, 2016 in a campaign advertisement: Says Sen. John McCain spent the July 4 weekend in Islamabad, Pakistan, selling "F-16s and advanced weapons to the folks who harbored Osama bin Laden." Snapchat stated on June 30, 2016 in a snapchat: "90% of rural women and 55% of all women are illiterate" in Morocco. Hillary Clinton stated on July 2, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC: Says she "never received nor sent any material that was marked classified" on her private email server while secretary of state. Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2016 in remarks in Ottawa, Canada: "The steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was. It’s just (that) it needs one-tenth of the workers that it used to." Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in an email: "As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton laundered money to Bill Clinton through Laureate Education, while Bill Clinton was an honorary chairman of the group."
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Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2016 in a Reddit Ask Me Anything: "Youth unemployment is through the roof." Milwaukeeans for Self-Governance stated on July 20, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Milwaukee County district attorney candidate Verona Swanigan "has worked as a prosecutor." Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC: Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East. Dave Brat stated on June 29, 2016 in a podcast.: "A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar." Hillary Clinton stated on July 29, 2016 in a speech at Temple University: Says Donald Trump "doesn't make a thing in America." Paul Manafort stated on July 31, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The DNC hack showed you that the Clinton campaign was working to schedule (primary) debates against (Bernie) Sanders," and the Clinton campaign is continuing this "ploy" against Donald Trump. Jeannette Vaught stated on May 4, 2016 in an op-ed published in the Austin American-Statesman: "Only five Texas counties account for almost 90 percent of the (state’s) cattle industry." Catherine Cortez Masto stated on July 14, 2016 in a news release: "Just on the issue of immigration alone, it is next to impossible to find a policy difference between (Donald) Trump and Congressman (Joe) Heck." Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2016 in a tweet: "An analysis showed that Bernie Sanders would have won the Democratic nomination if it were not for the Super Delegates." Hillary Clinton stated on July 23, 2016 in a campaign rally in Miami, Fla.: Says unlike Tim Kaine, who "invested" in education, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "slashed education funding." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican national convention: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to essentially abolish the Second Amendment." Mark Kirk stated on June 15, 2016 in a website press release: Says Rep. Tammy "Duckworth has been a staunch supporter of expanding the spending, size and reach of the IRS." Phil Ruffin stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Donald Trump "always pays his bills promptly." Rick Scott stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "Our economy is not growing." Donald Trump stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview on 60 Minutes: "Hillary Clinton invented ISIS with her stupid policies. She is responsible for ISIS." Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton is proposing "destroying Medicare for seniors." Paul Manafort stated on July 19, 2016 in a press conference: "The Clinton camp was the first to get it out there and try to say there was something untoward about the speech that Melania Trump gave." Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "There are about 350,000 people who succeed in crossing our borders illegally each year." Donald Trump stated on July 18, 2016 in an interview on Fox News with Bill O'Reilly: Says as GOP was picking a convention city, "I recommended Ohio." Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention”: "Hillary Clinton is for open borders." Reince Priebus stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says no one from the Bush family attended the 2012 Republican National Convention and "there was no President Bush" at the 2008 convention. Reince Priebus stated on July 17, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "What the facts say" is ... "the best scenario for kids is a loving mom and dad." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2016 in a speech: "Just look at what the FBI director said about her (Hillary Clinton) — her misconduct is a disgrace and embarrassment to our country." Tammy Duckworth stated on June 8, 2016 in a tweet: Says Mark Kirk "called for the mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans" and "was apparently fine with Trump’s #StillTooRacist call for mass deportation." Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech at a Trump rally: Says Hillary Clinton "took 13 hours to send help to Americans under fire" during the terrorist attack in Benghazi. Kelli Ward stated on July 3, 2016 in a campaign advertisement: Says Sen. John McCain spent the July 4 weekend in Islamabad, Pakistan, selling "F-16s and advanced weapons to the folks who harbored Osama bin Laden." Snapchat stated on June 30, 2016 in a snapchat: "90% of rural women and 55% of all women are illiterate" in Morocco. Hillary Clinton stated on July 2, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC: Says she "never received nor sent any material that was marked classified" on her private email server while secretary of state. Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2016 in remarks in Ottawa, Canada: "The steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was. It’s just (that) it needs one-tenth of the workers that it used to." Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in an email: "As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton laundered money to Bill Clinton through Laureate Education, while Bill Clinton was an honorary chairman of the group."
Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2016 in a Reddit Ask Me Anything: "Youth unemployment is through the roof."
Milwaukeeans for Self-Governance stated on July 20, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Milwaukee County district attorney candidate Verona Swanigan "has worked as a prosecutor."
Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC: Says Donald Trump "is going to go out and carpet bomb" the Middle East.
Dave Brat stated on June 29, 2016 in a podcast.: "A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 29, 2016 in a speech at Temple University: Says Donald Trump "doesn't make a thing in America."
Paul Manafort stated on July 31, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The DNC hack showed you that the Clinton campaign was working to schedule (primary) debates against (Bernie) Sanders," and the Clinton campaign is continuing this "ploy" against Donald Trump.
Jeannette Vaught stated on May 4, 2016 in an op-ed published in the Austin American-Statesman: "Only five Texas counties account for almost 90 percent of the (state’s) cattle industry."
Catherine Cortez Masto stated on July 14, 2016 in a news release: "Just on the issue of immigration alone, it is next to impossible to find a policy difference between (Donald) Trump and Congressman (Joe) Heck."
Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2016 in a tweet: "An analysis showed that Bernie Sanders would have won the Democratic nomination if it were not for the Super Delegates."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 23, 2016 in a campaign rally in Miami, Fla.: Says unlike Tim Kaine, who "invested" in education, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "slashed education funding."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican national convention: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to essentially abolish the Second Amendment."
Mark Kirk stated on June 15, 2016 in a website press release: Says Rep. Tammy "Duckworth has been a staunch supporter of expanding the spending, size and reach of the IRS."
Phil Ruffin stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Donald Trump "always pays his bills promptly."
Rick Scott stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "Our economy is not growing."
Donald Trump stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview on 60 Minutes: "Hillary Clinton invented ISIS with her stupid policies. She is responsible for ISIS."
Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: Says Hillary Clinton is proposing "destroying Medicare for seniors."
Paul Manafort stated on July 19, 2016 in a press conference: "The Clinton camp was the first to get it out there and try to say there was something untoward about the speech that Melania Trump gave."
Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: "There are about 350,000 people who succeed in crossing our borders illegally each year."
Donald Trump stated on July 18, 2016 in an interview on Fox News with Bill O'Reilly: Says as GOP was picking a convention city, "I recommended Ohio."
Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention”: "Hillary Clinton is for open borders."
Reince Priebus stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says no one from the Bush family attended the 2012 Republican National Convention and "there was no President Bush" at the 2008 convention.
Reince Priebus stated on July 17, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "What the facts say" is ... "the best scenario for kids is a loving mom and dad."
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2016 in a speech: "Just look at what the FBI director said about her (Hillary Clinton) — her misconduct is a disgrace and embarrassment to our country."
Tammy Duckworth stated on June 8, 2016 in a tweet: Says Mark Kirk "called for the mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans" and "was apparently fine with Trump’s #StillTooRacist call for mass deportation."
Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech at a Trump rally: Says Hillary Clinton "took 13 hours to send help to Americans under fire" during the terrorist attack in Benghazi.
Kelli Ward stated on July 3, 2016 in a campaign advertisement: Says Sen. John McCain spent the July 4 weekend in Islamabad, Pakistan, selling "F-16s and advanced weapons to the folks who harbored Osama bin Laden."
Snapchat stated on June 30, 2016 in a snapchat: "90% of rural women and 55% of all women are illiterate" in Morocco.
Hillary Clinton stated on July 2, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC: Says she "never received nor sent any material that was marked classified" on her private email server while secretary of state.
Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2016 in remarks in Ottawa, Canada: "The steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was. It’s just (that) it needs one-tenth of the workers that it used to."
Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in an email: "As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton laundered money to Bill Clinton through Laureate Education, while Bill Clinton was an honorary chairman of the group."
