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 Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a television show: Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country." Alan Grayson stated on August 12, 2015 in a press release: Says Patrick Murphy "hasn't passed a single bill out of committee." Tom Tancredo stated on August 8, 2015 in a Breitbart article: Between 2008 and 2014, "criminal aliens accounted for 38 percent of all murder convictions in the five states of California, Texas, Arizona, Florida and New York." Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps. Israel O'Quinn stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: On unemployment rates: "We have counties in Southwest Virginia that are well into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent." Bernie Sanders stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "We spend almost twice as much per capita on health care as do the people of any other country." Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2015 in a meme: Scott Walker "had a 2.3 GPA when he was asked to leave Marquette University for cheating." Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2015 in a Meet the Press interview: "Some of the things that (Megyn Kelly) said, I didn’t say." Ben Carson stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: "Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them." Donald Trump stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: Illegal immigration "wasn’t a subject that was on anybody’s mind until I brought it up at my announcement." Allen West stated on August 1, 2015 in a blog on his website: The Navy "is bringing charges against" a Navy officer who shot at the Chattanooga shooter "for illegally discharging a firearm on federal property." Sandra Smith stated on July 28, 2015 in an interview with Mike Huckabee: "Almost 95 percent of all (Planned Parenthood) pregnancy services were abortions." Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers "are worse now than just about ever" for African-Americans. Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says Hillary Clinton "refuses to testify before Congress" about the 2012 attack in Benghazi. 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." Bloggers stated on July 20, 2015 in various conservative websites: "Obama Makes Huge Move to BAN Social Security Recipients From Owning Guns" Scott Walker stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview: Says his political opponents "brought 100,000 protesters into our state." 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." Christine Gilbert stated on July 11, 2015 in a letter to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman: The Texas Capitol faces South toward Goliad, in memory of the most horrific battle of the Texas Revolution. Marco Rubio stated on July 22, 2015 in an interview on Fox News: The Iran deal says that "if any other country tries to undermine (Iran's) nuclear program, we have to help them defend themselves against Israel, Egypt, Saudis, our own allies." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2015 in a campaign rally in South Carolina: The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl "are right now back on the battlefield." Tom Cotton stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": President Barack Obama "said at the beginning of the negotiations that the basic approach was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for dismantling the sanctions." Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on ABC's This Week.: Says John McCain "has done nothing to help the vets." Wisconsin State AFL-CIO stated on July 8, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says "Scott Walker’s bad budget includes: No weekend for workers." 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. 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. Jim Carrey stated on June 30, 2015 in a Twitter post: The California governor "says yes to poisoning more children with mercury and aluminum" in vaccines. 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." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech at a political rally in Phoenix: Says Florida had five sanctuary cities while Jeb Bush was governor. Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech in Phoenix: "The $5 billion website for Obamacare … never worked. Still doesn't work."
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Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a television show: Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country." Alan Grayson stated on August 12, 2015 in a press release: Says Patrick Murphy "hasn't passed a single bill out of committee." Tom Tancredo stated on August 8, 2015 in a Breitbart article: Between 2008 and 2014, "criminal aliens accounted for 38 percent of all murder convictions in the five states of California, Texas, Arizona, Florida and New York." Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps. Israel O'Quinn stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: On unemployment rates: "We have counties in Southwest Virginia that are well into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent." Bernie Sanders stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "We spend almost twice as much per capita on health care as do the people of any other country." Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2015 in a meme: Scott Walker "had a 2.3 GPA when he was asked to leave Marquette University for cheating." Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2015 in a Meet the Press interview: "Some of the things that (Megyn Kelly) said, I didn’t say." Ben Carson stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: "Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them." Donald Trump stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: Illegal immigration "wasn’t a subject that was on anybody’s mind until I brought it up at my announcement." Allen West stated on August 1, 2015 in a blog on his website: The Navy "is bringing charges against" a Navy officer who shot at the Chattanooga shooter "for illegally discharging a firearm on federal property." Sandra Smith stated on July 28, 2015 in an interview with Mike Huckabee: "Almost 95 percent of all (Planned Parenthood) pregnancy services were abortions." Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers "are worse now than just about ever" for African-Americans. Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says Hillary Clinton "refuses to testify before Congress" about the 2012 attack in Benghazi. 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." Bloggers stated on July 20, 2015 in various conservative websites: "Obama Makes Huge Move to BAN Social Security Recipients From Owning Guns" Scott Walker stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview: Says his political opponents "brought 100,000 protesters into our state." 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." Christine Gilbert stated on July 11, 2015 in a letter to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman: The Texas Capitol faces South toward Goliad, in memory of the most horrific battle of the Texas Revolution. Marco Rubio stated on July 22, 2015 in an interview on Fox News: The Iran deal says that "if any other country tries to undermine (Iran's) nuclear program, we have to help them defend themselves against Israel, Egypt, Saudis, our own allies." Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2015 in a campaign rally in South Carolina: The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl "are right now back on the battlefield." Tom Cotton stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": President Barack Obama "said at the beginning of the negotiations that the basic approach was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for dismantling the sanctions." Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on ABC's This Week.: Says John McCain "has done nothing to help the vets." Wisconsin State AFL-CIO stated on July 8, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says "Scott Walker’s bad budget includes: No weekend for workers." 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. 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. Jim Carrey stated on June 30, 2015 in a Twitter post: The California governor "says yes to poisoning more children with mercury and aluminum" in vaccines. 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." Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech at a political rally in Phoenix: Says Florida had five sanctuary cities while Jeb Bush was governor. Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech in Phoenix: "The $5 billion website for Obamacare … never worked. Still doesn't work."
Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a television show: Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country."
Alan Grayson stated on August 12, 2015 in a press release: Says Patrick Murphy "hasn't passed a single bill out of committee."
Tom Tancredo stated on August 8, 2015 in a Breitbart article: Between 2008 and 2014, "criminal aliens accounted for 38 percent of all murder convictions in the five states of California, Texas, Arizona, Florida and New York."
Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says 57 percent of federal spending goes to the military and just 1 percent goes to food and agriculture, including food stamps.
Israel O'Quinn stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.: On unemployment rates: "We have counties in Southwest Virginia that are well into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent."
Bernie Sanders stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "We spend almost twice as much per capita on health care as do the people of any other country."
Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2015 in a meme: Scott Walker "had a 2.3 GPA when he was asked to leave Marquette University for cheating."
Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2015 in a Meet the Press interview: "Some of the things that (Megyn Kelly) said, I didn’t say."
Ben Carson stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: "Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them."
Donald Trump stated on August 6, 2015 in the first Republican debate: Illegal immigration "wasn’t a subject that was on anybody’s mind until I brought it up at my announcement."
Allen West stated on August 1, 2015 in a blog on his website: The Navy "is bringing charges against" a Navy officer who shot at the Chattanooga shooter "for illegally discharging a firearm on federal property."
Sandra Smith stated on July 28, 2015 in an interview with Mike Huckabee: "Almost 95 percent of all (Planned Parenthood) pregnancy services were abortions."
Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers "are worse now than just about ever" for African-Americans.
Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says Hillary Clinton "refuses to testify before Congress" about the 2012 attack in Benghazi.
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."
Bloggers stated on July 20, 2015 in various conservative websites: "Obama Makes Huge Move to BAN Social Security Recipients From Owning Guns"
Scott Walker stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview: Says his political opponents "brought 100,000 protesters into our state."
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."
Christine Gilbert stated on July 11, 2015 in a letter to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman: The Texas Capitol faces South toward Goliad, in memory of the most horrific battle of the Texas Revolution.
Marco Rubio stated on July 22, 2015 in an interview on Fox News: The Iran deal says that "if any other country tries to undermine (Iran's) nuclear program, we have to help them defend themselves against Israel, Egypt, Saudis, our own allies."
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2015 in a campaign rally in South Carolina: The five Guantanamo detainees swapped for Bowe Bergdahl "are right now back on the battlefield."
Tom Cotton stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": President Barack Obama "said at the beginning of the negotiations that the basic approach was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for dismantling the sanctions."
Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on ABC's This Week.: Says John McCain "has done nothing to help the vets."
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO stated on July 8, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says "Scott Walker’s bad budget includes: No weekend for workers."
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.
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.
Jim Carrey stated on June 30, 2015 in a Twitter post: The California governor "says yes to poisoning more children with mercury and aluminum" in vaccines.
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."
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech at a political rally in Phoenix: Says Florida had five sanctuary cities while Jeb Bush was governor.
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2015 in a speech in Phoenix: "The $5 billion website for Obamacare … never worked. Still doesn't work."
