Latest True 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 Mark Pocan stated on April 7, 2016 in a blog post: "More people are struck by lightning than commit in-person voter fraud" by impersonation. Catherine Hanaway stated on March 17, 2016 in a debate: "The barber regulation here in Missouri is 10,000 words long….the book of Revelation is (also) 10,000 words long." Hillary Clinton stated on March 22, 2016 in a speech at Stanford University.: When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture." Jim Kenney stated on March 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania: "Big soda has a lot of money. They make a lot of profit off their product and they market in neighborhoods that suffer from these very things that we’re trying to cure." Mark Herring stated on March 29, 2016 in a letter: "Since 1900, six (U.S. Supreme Court) justices have been confirmed during election years, including Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was confirmed in the final year of the Reagan Administration." Matt McCall stated on February 11, 2016 in Press release: "During three and a half years of campaigning," Lamar Smith "has never once appeared at a moderated debate to defend his positions on the issues." Terry McAuliffe stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview: "Virginia now is the number one exporter of (agricultural) products to Cuba. We have now jumped to number one." Bernie Sanders stated on February 13, 2016 in an a television ad: "Bernie Sanders passed more roll call amendments in a Republican Congress than any other member." Joe Pitts stated on March 10, 2016 in a Medium post: "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms." Richard Ferruccio stated on February 23, 2016 in a legislative hearing : "We do not have an overcrowding problem. As a matter of fact, Rhode Island has one of the lowest incarceration rates in the country." Mike Honda stated on March 16, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912." Gwen Moore stated on March 16, 2016 in a tweet: "Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912." Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2016 in Donald Trump on Sunday, March 13th, 2016, in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says a YouTube video shows Thomas DiMassimo, the man who rushed Trump at an Ohio rally, "dragging the American flag on the ground like it was a piece of garbage." Hillary Clinton stated on February 17, 2016 in a speech posted on Medium: "Gun violence is by far the leading cause of death for young African American men, outstripping the next nine causes of death combined." Donald Trump stated on February 23, 2016 in a campaign speech: The U.S. "doesn’t make television sets anymore." Jeff Flake stated on February 22, 2016 in a statement: "One would have to go back more than a century to find a scenario where a president’s nominee for the Supreme Court was confirmed by the opposition party in the Senate when the vacancy occurred during an election year." Rob Portman stated on March 8, 2016 in Department of Homeland Security hearing: "We understand that this heroin is primarily coming from Mexico, over the border." Bernie Sanders stated on February 23, 2016 in a campaign rally.: "The Walton family of Walmart ... This one family owns more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of the American people." Ted Cruz stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "More than once, I've actually had a conversation with the protesters on substance." Marco Rubio stated on March 11, 2016 in a GOP debate at the University of Miami: Foreign aid "is less than 1 percent of our federal budget." Jim Kenney stated on March 10, 2016 in a budget address to City Council: "When the City and the Fairmount Park Conservancy invested $5 million in Hunting Park, crime went down 89 percent within a half mile radius of the park over the next three years." Right to Rise stated on March 1, 2016 in a television ad.: Like Marco Rubio, Sen. Barack Obama had "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate." David Brooks stated on March 6, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There’s no correlation between primary turnout and wins in the fall in the last 11 elections." Ted Cruz stated on February 28, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "There have been multiple media reports about (Donald Trump's) business dealings with the mob, with the mafia." Stephanie Schriock stated on February 1, 2016 in as quoted by the Texas Tribune: "Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2016 in Radio interview: "Building a wall" on the U.S.-Mexico border "will take literally years." Hillary Clinton stated on February 23, 2016 in a TV ad: "African-Americans are more likely to be arrested by police and sentenced to longer prison terms for doing the same thing that whites do." Richard Blumenthal stated on February 15, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball: "There's never been a (U.S. Supreme Court) vacancy in the last, I think, 30 years, lasting longer than 237 days." Stephen Colbert stated on February 15, 2016 in comments on the "Late Show": "People have actually broken down the transcripts for oral arguments and (Antonin Scalia) told more jokes and got more laughs than any of the other justices." Tim McGinty stated on February 17, 2016 in his campaign website: "We are almost halfway to our goal of 1,000 rapes prosecuted!"
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Mark Pocan stated on April 7, 2016 in a blog post: "More people are struck by lightning than commit in-person voter fraud" by impersonation. Catherine Hanaway stated on March 17, 2016 in a debate: "The barber regulation here in Missouri is 10,000 words long….the book of Revelation is (also) 10,000 words long." Hillary Clinton stated on March 22, 2016 in a speech at Stanford University.: When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture." Jim Kenney stated on March 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania: "Big soda has a lot of money. They make a lot of profit off their product and they market in neighborhoods that suffer from these very things that we’re trying to cure." Mark Herring stated on March 29, 2016 in a letter: "Since 1900, six (U.S. Supreme Court) justices have been confirmed during election years, including Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was confirmed in the final year of the Reagan Administration." Matt McCall stated on February 11, 2016 in Press release: "During three and a half years of campaigning," Lamar Smith "has never once appeared at a moderated debate to defend his positions on the issues." Terry McAuliffe stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview: "Virginia now is the number one exporter of (agricultural) products to Cuba. We have now jumped to number one." Bernie Sanders stated on February 13, 2016 in an a television ad: "Bernie Sanders passed more roll call amendments in a Republican Congress than any other member." Joe Pitts stated on March 10, 2016 in a Medium post: "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms." Richard Ferruccio stated on February 23, 2016 in a legislative hearing : "We do not have an overcrowding problem. As a matter of fact, Rhode Island has one of the lowest incarceration rates in the country." Mike Honda stated on March 16, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912." Gwen Moore stated on March 16, 2016 in a tweet: "Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912." Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2016 in Donald Trump on Sunday, March 13th, 2016, in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says a YouTube video shows Thomas DiMassimo, the man who rushed Trump at an Ohio rally, "dragging the American flag on the ground like it was a piece of garbage." Hillary Clinton stated on February 17, 2016 in a speech posted on Medium: "Gun violence is by far the leading cause of death for young African American men, outstripping the next nine causes of death combined." Donald Trump stated on February 23, 2016 in a campaign speech: The U.S. "doesn’t make television sets anymore." Jeff Flake stated on February 22, 2016 in a statement: "One would have to go back more than a century to find a scenario where a president’s nominee for the Supreme Court was confirmed by the opposition party in the Senate when the vacancy occurred during an election year." Rob Portman stated on March 8, 2016 in Department of Homeland Security hearing: "We understand that this heroin is primarily coming from Mexico, over the border." Bernie Sanders stated on February 23, 2016 in a campaign rally.: "The Walton family of Walmart ... This one family owns more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of the American people." Ted Cruz stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "More than once, I've actually had a conversation with the protesters on substance." Marco Rubio stated on March 11, 2016 in a GOP debate at the University of Miami: Foreign aid "is less than 1 percent of our federal budget." Jim Kenney stated on March 10, 2016 in a budget address to City Council: "When the City and the Fairmount Park Conservancy invested $5 million in Hunting Park, crime went down 89 percent within a half mile radius of the park over the next three years." Right to Rise stated on March 1, 2016 in a television ad.: Like Marco Rubio, Sen. Barack Obama had "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate." David Brooks stated on March 6, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There’s no correlation between primary turnout and wins in the fall in the last 11 elections." Ted Cruz stated on February 28, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "There have been multiple media reports about (Donald Trump's) business dealings with the mob, with the mafia." Stephanie Schriock stated on February 1, 2016 in as quoted by the Texas Tribune: "Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2016 in Radio interview: "Building a wall" on the U.S.-Mexico border "will take literally years." Hillary Clinton stated on February 23, 2016 in a TV ad: "African-Americans are more likely to be arrested by police and sentenced to longer prison terms for doing the same thing that whites do." Richard Blumenthal stated on February 15, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball: "There's never been a (U.S. Supreme Court) vacancy in the last, I think, 30 years, lasting longer than 237 days." Stephen Colbert stated on February 15, 2016 in comments on the "Late Show": "People have actually broken down the transcripts for oral arguments and (Antonin Scalia) told more jokes and got more laughs than any of the other justices." Tim McGinty stated on February 17, 2016 in his campaign website: "We are almost halfway to our goal of 1,000 rapes prosecuted!"
Mark Pocan stated on April 7, 2016 in a blog post: "More people are struck by lightning than commit in-person voter fraud" by impersonation.
Catherine Hanaway stated on March 17, 2016 in a debate: "The barber regulation here in Missouri is 10,000 words long….the book of Revelation is (also) 10,000 words long."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 22, 2016 in a speech at Stanford University.: When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture."
Jim Kenney stated on March 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania: "Big soda has a lot of money. They make a lot of profit off their product and they market in neighborhoods that suffer from these very things that we’re trying to cure."
Mark Herring stated on March 29, 2016 in a letter: "Since 1900, six (U.S. Supreme Court) justices have been confirmed during election years, including Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was confirmed in the final year of the Reagan Administration."
Matt McCall stated on February 11, 2016 in Press release: "During three and a half years of campaigning," Lamar Smith "has never once appeared at a moderated debate to defend his positions on the issues."
Terry McAuliffe stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview: "Virginia now is the number one exporter of (agricultural) products to Cuba. We have now jumped to number one."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 13, 2016 in an a television ad: "Bernie Sanders passed more roll call amendments in a Republican Congress than any other member."
Joe Pitts stated on March 10, 2016 in a Medium post: "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms."
Richard Ferruccio stated on February 23, 2016 in a legislative hearing : "We do not have an overcrowding problem. As a matter of fact, Rhode Island has one of the lowest incarceration rates in the country."
Mike Honda stated on March 16, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912."
Gwen Moore stated on March 16, 2016 in a tweet: "Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912."
Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2016 in Donald Trump on Sunday, March 13th, 2016, in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says a YouTube video shows Thomas DiMassimo, the man who rushed Trump at an Ohio rally, "dragging the American flag on the ground like it was a piece of garbage."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 17, 2016 in a speech posted on Medium: "Gun violence is by far the leading cause of death for young African American men, outstripping the next nine causes of death combined."
Donald Trump stated on February 23, 2016 in a campaign speech: The U.S. "doesn’t make television sets anymore."
Jeff Flake stated on February 22, 2016 in a statement: "One would have to go back more than a century to find a scenario where a president’s nominee for the Supreme Court was confirmed by the opposition party in the Senate when the vacancy occurred during an election year."
Rob Portman stated on March 8, 2016 in Department of Homeland Security hearing: "We understand that this heroin is primarily coming from Mexico, over the border."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 23, 2016 in a campaign rally.: "The Walton family of Walmart ... This one family owns more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of the American people."
Ted Cruz stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "More than once, I've actually had a conversation with the protesters on substance."
Marco Rubio stated on March 11, 2016 in a GOP debate at the University of Miami: Foreign aid "is less than 1 percent of our federal budget."
Jim Kenney stated on March 10, 2016 in a budget address to City Council: "When the City and the Fairmount Park Conservancy invested $5 million in Hunting Park, crime went down 89 percent within a half mile radius of the park over the next three years."
Right to Rise stated on March 1, 2016 in a television ad.: Like Marco Rubio, Sen. Barack Obama had "one of the worst attendance records in the Senate."
David Brooks stated on March 6, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "There’s no correlation between primary turnout and wins in the fall in the last 11 elections."
Ted Cruz stated on February 28, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press: "There have been multiple media reports about (Donald Trump's) business dealings with the mob, with the mafia."
Stephanie Schriock stated on February 1, 2016 in as quoted by the Texas Tribune: "Texas is home to millions of Latinas, but the state has never elected a Latina to Congress."
Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2016 in Radio interview: "Building a wall" on the U.S.-Mexico border "will take literally years."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 23, 2016 in a TV ad: "African-Americans are more likely to be arrested by police and sentenced to longer prison terms for doing the same thing that whites do."
Richard Blumenthal stated on February 15, 2016 in an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball: "There's never been a (U.S. Supreme Court) vacancy in the last, I think, 30 years, lasting longer than 237 days."
Stephen Colbert stated on February 15, 2016 in comments on the "Late Show": "People have actually broken down the transcripts for oral arguments and (Antonin Scalia) told more jokes and got more laughs than any of the other justices."
Tim McGinty stated on February 17, 2016 in his campaign website: "We are almost halfway to our goal of 1,000 rapes prosecuted!"
