Latest Half-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 Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money." Mark Pocan stated on July 26, 2017 in a press release: "More than 15,000 transgender Americans" are "serving in the military today." Andy Gronik stated on July 11, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin is "dead-last in creating new businesses" for "three years in a row." Bloggers stated on June 28, 2017 in a blog post: "Over $13 million worth of crops have ROTTED in California, all because no one is willing to work jobs vacated by migrants." Tony Fabrizio stated on July 10, 2017 in an interview with Politico: Says Adam Putnam "was for amnesty." Mike Pence stated on July 18, 2017 in a speech: Says President Donald Trump "has signed more laws cutting through federal red tape than any president in American history and has already saved businesses and families up to $18 billion in red tape costs every year." Casey Cagle stated on June 22, 2017 in a meeting with small business owners: Says of Georgia, "for four years in a row, we are the No. 1 state to do business in." Kevin McCarthy stated on July 12, 2017 in a speech on the House floor: "While California’s population has doubled since the 1970s, we haven’t completed a single major (water) storage project in that time." Pat Robertson stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview with President Donald Trump: Russian natural gas company "Gazprom held Europe by the throat -- they were a monopoly, and now the U.S. is breaking into that monopoly with our exports of (liquefied natural gas)." Kid Rock stated on July 13, 2017 in a post on KidRock.com: "I’ve got 15 days from my announcement to file paperwork with the FEC!" John Morgan stated on July 6, 2017 in a lawsuit: "Despite decades of marijuana being used for smoking in the United States, there have been no reported medical cases of lung cancer" attributed to marijuana. Raymond Walter stated on June 23, 2017 in a press release: "Western New Yorkers pay some of the highest property taxes in the state." Hagar Chemali stated on July 6, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Cuba is far more sanctioned than North Korea." Marc Short stated on July 2, 2017 in an episode of "Fox News Sunday": 7 million people the Congressional Budget Office says won't have health insurance coverage under the Senate health care bill "don't exist." Sean Spicer stated on June 28, 2017 in in a tweet: "28.2 million Americans are still waiting under Obamacare and remain uninsured!" Newt Gingrich stated on June 27, 2017 in an appearance on 'Fox & Friends': Under the House health care bill, Medicaid spending "actually goes up 20 percent over the next 10 years." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 2, 2017 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "wants to kick thousands of kids off of BadgerCare." Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2017 in in a tweet: "When Obamacare was signed into law, CBO estimated that 23 million people would be covered in Obamacare’s exchanges in 2017. They were off by more than 100 percent. Only 10.3 million people are covered by Obamacare." Pat Toomey stated on June 25, 2017 in On "Face The Nation": "Remember, Obamacare created a new category of eligibility. Working-age, able-bodied adults with no dependents for the first time became eligible for Medicaid if their income is below 138 percent of the poverty level. We’re going to continue that eligibility. No one loses coverage." Richard Burr stated on June 8, 2017 in an interview: "This is not the first time (the Russians) have been involved in our elections." Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2017 in a speech: "Obamacare premiums have doubled" in Wisconsin. Bernie Sanders stated on June 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says Senate deliberations on the Affordable Care Act in 2009 and 2010 included hundreds of hours of debate and more than 100 Republican amendments, compared with zero for the American Health Care Act this year. Jeff Sessions stated on June 13, 2017 in a congressional hearing: "It's a longstanding policy of the Department of Justice not to comment on conversations that the attorney general has had with the president of the United States." Jon Ossoff stated on June 8, 2017 in a debate: The House Republican health care bill "guts protections against massive price hikes for Georgians with pre-existing conditions." Karen Handel stated on June 6, 2017 in a debate: "Nearly $2 billion in cash was flown over to Iran, money that the Obama administration has admitted is being used for terrorists and to support further activities there." Chris King stated on May 25, 2017 in a press release: Says a Congressional Budget Office report found low-income seniors in Florida will face "800 percent premium increases" under the American Health Care Act. Tom Price stated on May 10, 2017 in press conference about opioid addiction: "I think if you look at the entire federal government and the president’s commitment to (fighting opioid addiction), you’ll see that there are actually hundreds of millions of dollars increase on this issue." Chris Abele stated on May 18, 2017 in an interview: Says David Clarke reduced the number of Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies "from about 700 and something to 300 and something." Donald Trump stated on May 17, 2017 in a U.S. Coast Guard commencement speech : "I’m proud to say that under my administration, as you just heard, we will be building the first new heavy icebreakers the United States has seen in over 40 years." Dennis Prager stated on May 18, 2017 in an appearance on CNN: "It was a 100 percent lie that (Donald Trump’s) election unleashed anti-Semitism. … Hundreds of Jewish community centers had bomb threats called in. To the best of our knowledge to this day, 90 percent of them were called in by an American Jewish kid living in Israel, and the other 10 percent were a black radical who was trying to impress his girlfriend."
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Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money." Mark Pocan stated on July 26, 2017 in a press release: "More than 15,000 transgender Americans" are "serving in the military today." Andy Gronik stated on July 11, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin is "dead-last in creating new businesses" for "three years in a row." Bloggers stated on June 28, 2017 in a blog post: "Over $13 million worth of crops have ROTTED in California, all because no one is willing to work jobs vacated by migrants." Tony Fabrizio stated on July 10, 2017 in an interview with Politico: Says Adam Putnam "was for amnesty." Mike Pence stated on July 18, 2017 in a speech: Says President Donald Trump "has signed more laws cutting through federal red tape than any president in American history and has already saved businesses and families up to $18 billion in red tape costs every year." Casey Cagle stated on June 22, 2017 in a meeting with small business owners: Says of Georgia, "for four years in a row, we are the No. 1 state to do business in." Kevin McCarthy stated on July 12, 2017 in a speech on the House floor: "While California’s population has doubled since the 1970s, we haven’t completed a single major (water) storage project in that time." Pat Robertson stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview with President Donald Trump: Russian natural gas company "Gazprom held Europe by the throat -- they were a monopoly, and now the U.S. is breaking into that monopoly with our exports of (liquefied natural gas)." Kid Rock stated on July 13, 2017 in a post on KidRock.com: "I’ve got 15 days from my announcement to file paperwork with the FEC!" John Morgan stated on July 6, 2017 in a lawsuit: "Despite decades of marijuana being used for smoking in the United States, there have been no reported medical cases of lung cancer" attributed to marijuana. Raymond Walter stated on June 23, 2017 in a press release: "Western New Yorkers pay some of the highest property taxes in the state." Hagar Chemali stated on July 6, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Cuba is far more sanctioned than North Korea." Marc Short stated on July 2, 2017 in an episode of "Fox News Sunday": 7 million people the Congressional Budget Office says won't have health insurance coverage under the Senate health care bill "don't exist." Sean Spicer stated on June 28, 2017 in in a tweet: "28.2 million Americans are still waiting under Obamacare and remain uninsured!" Newt Gingrich stated on June 27, 2017 in an appearance on 'Fox & Friends': Under the House health care bill, Medicaid spending "actually goes up 20 percent over the next 10 years." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 2, 2017 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "wants to kick thousands of kids off of BadgerCare." Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2017 in in a tweet: "When Obamacare was signed into law, CBO estimated that 23 million people would be covered in Obamacare’s exchanges in 2017. They were off by more than 100 percent. Only 10.3 million people are covered by Obamacare." Pat Toomey stated on June 25, 2017 in On "Face The Nation": "Remember, Obamacare created a new category of eligibility. Working-age, able-bodied adults with no dependents for the first time became eligible for Medicaid if their income is below 138 percent of the poverty level. We’re going to continue that eligibility. No one loses coverage." Richard Burr stated on June 8, 2017 in an interview: "This is not the first time (the Russians) have been involved in our elections." Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2017 in a speech: "Obamacare premiums have doubled" in Wisconsin. Bernie Sanders stated on June 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says Senate deliberations on the Affordable Care Act in 2009 and 2010 included hundreds of hours of debate and more than 100 Republican amendments, compared with zero for the American Health Care Act this year. Jeff Sessions stated on June 13, 2017 in a congressional hearing: "It's a longstanding policy of the Department of Justice not to comment on conversations that the attorney general has had with the president of the United States." Jon Ossoff stated on June 8, 2017 in a debate: The House Republican health care bill "guts protections against massive price hikes for Georgians with pre-existing conditions." Karen Handel stated on June 6, 2017 in a debate: "Nearly $2 billion in cash was flown over to Iran, money that the Obama administration has admitted is being used for terrorists and to support further activities there." Chris King stated on May 25, 2017 in a press release: Says a Congressional Budget Office report found low-income seniors in Florida will face "800 percent premium increases" under the American Health Care Act. Tom Price stated on May 10, 2017 in press conference about opioid addiction: "I think if you look at the entire federal government and the president’s commitment to (fighting opioid addiction), you’ll see that there are actually hundreds of millions of dollars increase on this issue." Chris Abele stated on May 18, 2017 in an interview: Says David Clarke reduced the number of Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies "from about 700 and something to 300 and something." Donald Trump stated on May 17, 2017 in a U.S. Coast Guard commencement speech : "I’m proud to say that under my administration, as you just heard, we will be building the first new heavy icebreakers the United States has seen in over 40 years." Dennis Prager stated on May 18, 2017 in an appearance on CNN: "It was a 100 percent lie that (Donald Trump’s) election unleashed anti-Semitism. … Hundreds of Jewish community centers had bomb threats called in. To the best of our knowledge to this day, 90 percent of them were called in by an American Jewish kid living in Israel, and the other 10 percent were a black radical who was trying to impress his girlfriend."
Beto O'Rourke stated on March 31, 2017 in a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas: "I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money."
Mark Pocan stated on July 26, 2017 in a press release: "More than 15,000 transgender Americans" are "serving in the military today."
Andy Gronik stated on July 11, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin is "dead-last in creating new businesses" for "three years in a row."
Bloggers stated on June 28, 2017 in a blog post: "Over $13 million worth of crops have ROTTED in California, all because no one is willing to work jobs vacated by migrants."
Tony Fabrizio stated on July 10, 2017 in an interview with Politico: Says Adam Putnam "was for amnesty."
Mike Pence stated on July 18, 2017 in a speech: Says President Donald Trump "has signed more laws cutting through federal red tape than any president in American history and has already saved businesses and families up to $18 billion in red tape costs every year."
Casey Cagle stated on June 22, 2017 in a meeting with small business owners: Says of Georgia, "for four years in a row, we are the No. 1 state to do business in."
Kevin McCarthy stated on July 12, 2017 in a speech on the House floor: "While California’s population has doubled since the 1970s, we haven’t completed a single major (water) storage project in that time."
Pat Robertson stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview with President Donald Trump: Russian natural gas company "Gazprom held Europe by the throat -- they were a monopoly, and now the U.S. is breaking into that monopoly with our exports of (liquefied natural gas)."
Kid Rock stated on July 13, 2017 in a post on KidRock.com: "I’ve got 15 days from my announcement to file paperwork with the FEC!"
John Morgan stated on July 6, 2017 in a lawsuit: "Despite decades of marijuana being used for smoking in the United States, there have been no reported medical cases of lung cancer" attributed to marijuana.
Raymond Walter stated on June 23, 2017 in a press release: "Western New Yorkers pay some of the highest property taxes in the state."
Hagar Chemali stated on July 6, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Cuba is far more sanctioned than North Korea."
Marc Short stated on July 2, 2017 in an episode of "Fox News Sunday": 7 million people the Congressional Budget Office says won't have health insurance coverage under the Senate health care bill "don't exist."
Sean Spicer stated on June 28, 2017 in in a tweet: "28.2 million Americans are still waiting under Obamacare and remain uninsured!"
Newt Gingrich stated on June 27, 2017 in an appearance on 'Fox & Friends': Under the House health care bill, Medicaid spending "actually goes up 20 percent over the next 10 years."
Tammy Baldwin stated on June 2, 2017 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "wants to kick thousands of kids off of BadgerCare."
Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2017 in in a tweet: "When Obamacare was signed into law, CBO estimated that 23 million people would be covered in Obamacare’s exchanges in 2017. They were off by more than 100 percent. Only 10.3 million people are covered by Obamacare."
Pat Toomey stated on June 25, 2017 in On "Face The Nation": "Remember, Obamacare created a new category of eligibility. Working-age, able-bodied adults with no dependents for the first time became eligible for Medicaid if their income is below 138 percent of the poverty level. We’re going to continue that eligibility. No one loses coverage."
Richard Burr stated on June 8, 2017 in an interview: "This is not the first time (the Russians) have been involved in our elections."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says Senate deliberations on the Affordable Care Act in 2009 and 2010 included hundreds of hours of debate and more than 100 Republican amendments, compared with zero for the American Health Care Act this year.
Jeff Sessions stated on June 13, 2017 in a congressional hearing: "It's a longstanding policy of the Department of Justice not to comment on conversations that the attorney general has had with the president of the United States."
Jon Ossoff stated on June 8, 2017 in a debate: The House Republican health care bill "guts protections against massive price hikes for Georgians with pre-existing conditions."
Karen Handel stated on June 6, 2017 in a debate: "Nearly $2 billion in cash was flown over to Iran, money that the Obama administration has admitted is being used for terrorists and to support further activities there."
Chris King stated on May 25, 2017 in a press release: Says a Congressional Budget Office report found low-income seniors in Florida will face "800 percent premium increases" under the American Health Care Act.
Tom Price stated on May 10, 2017 in press conference about opioid addiction: "I think if you look at the entire federal government and the president’s commitment to (fighting opioid addiction), you’ll see that there are actually hundreds of millions of dollars increase on this issue."
Chris Abele stated on May 18, 2017 in an interview: Says David Clarke reduced the number of Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies "from about 700 and something to 300 and something."
Donald Trump stated on May 17, 2017 in a U.S. Coast Guard commencement speech : "I’m proud to say that under my administration, as you just heard, we will be building the first new heavy icebreakers the United States has seen in over 40 years."
Dennis Prager stated on May 18, 2017 in an appearance on CNN: "It was a 100 percent lie that (Donald Trump’s) election unleashed anti-Semitism. … Hundreds of Jewish community centers had bomb threats called in. To the best of our knowledge to this day, 90 percent of them were called in by an American Jewish kid living in Israel, and the other 10 percent were a black radical who was trying to impress his girlfriend."
