Latest Mostly 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 Ron DeSantis stated on March 23, 2016 in a House Oversight Committee National Security Subcommittee hearing: "Recent reports state that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apprehended several members of known Islamist terrorist organizations crossing the southern border in recent years." Don Beyer stated on March 24, 2016 in a website post.: "Over 97 percent of the scientific community … believe that humans are contributing to climate change." Chris Sgro stated on March 17, 2016 in a speech urging Charlotte's anti-discrimination ordinance be left intact: "There have not been any public safety issues" in cities that allow transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify as. Peter Kinder stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "Youth unemployment in minority communities is about 40 to 45 percent." JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on March 15, 2016 in TV ad: Says the GOP is "helping pay for" Justice Rebecca Bradley's campaign and "she recently skipped court to attend an event paid for" by Scott Walker's "lobbyist friends." Tim Canova stated on March 24, 2016 in campaign website: "After taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street banks, (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) has voted to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating payday loans and addressing racial discrimination in car loans." Rebecca Bradley stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview: Says JoAnne Kloppenburg "has told us she thinks it's her job to promote a more equal society." Hillary Clinton stated on March 23, 2016 in remarks at Stanford University: "It’s actually easier for the United States to get flight manifests from E.U. nations than it is for E.U. nations to get them from their own neighbors, thanks to an agreement the U.S. negotiated when I was secretary of state." Tim Finchem stated on March 27, 2016 in a sports column by Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman: "Austin’s the fastest-growing city in the country the last five years." Hillary Clinton stated on March 18, 2016 in a post on Medium: Congress will begin its recess "without having allocated one penny" to fight Zika. Bill Clinton stated on March 20, 2016 in a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton: "80 percent of the American people haven’t gotten a pay raise since the crash." Paul Ryan stated on March 17, 2016 in a news conference: "To this day, (the Cuban government) is a regime that provides safe harbor to terrorists and fugitives." Gayle Smith stated on March 9, 2016 in a speech on Capitol Hill: (Since 1990) "every continent has seen substantial gains, with individual incomes growing by more than a third in every region of the developing world." Bernie Sanders stated on March 22, 2016 in a campaign speech: "Today, the United States has, sadly, one of the lowest voter turnouts of any major country on earth." Gayle Smith stated on March 9, 2016 in a speech on Capitol Hill: "Over the last 30 years, extreme poverty has been cut in half." Gina Hinojosa stated on February 26, 2016 in a campaign mailer: "Texas has a higher incarceration rate than Russia or Iran." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview on Fox Business News: Superdelegates "have never been a determining factor in who our nominee is since they've been in place since 1984." Joe Pitts stated on February 25, 2016 in in a Medium post.: "More people were killed by terrorists in 2015 than in any other year ever, after an 80 percent increase from 2014." Paul Ryan stated on February 22, 2016 in a television interview: "70 percent of Americans believe that we are on the wrong path." Roy Cooper stated on March 8, 2016 in his education plan: "North Carolina spends $855 less per student than it did before the Great Recession, and we have one of the lowest per pupil spending levels in the nation." Harry Reid stated on March 20, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Senate Democrats "have never held up a Supreme Court nomination." John Kasich stated on March 20, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald "Trump got, you know, $1.8 billion worth of free media. I got, like, none." New Hampshire Republican Party stated on February 16, 2016 in an online petition: "Given the results of the primary, the vote of one New Hampshire superdelegate is equal to the votes of about 10,000 grassroots activists." Katie McGinty stated on March 8, 2016: "Here in Pennsylvania, the annual cost for infant childcare is over $10,000 per child, which is more than most families pay in rent and almost the same cost as in-state college tuition." Hillary Clinton stated on March 15, 2016 in a political advertisement that aired in Arizona.: "Arizona schools rank 45th in the nation, dead last in funding per student." Don Gaetz stated on March 11, 2016 in Florida Senate floor debate: "We were able to provide $428 million worth of property tax relief." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2016 in a Democratic National Committee reception: Illegal "immigration is lower than it’s been in 40 years." Anthony Rendon stated on March 7, 2016 in a news conference: California "cut about $1.3 billion in child care (during the recession). We’ve only reinvested about $300 million." Culinary Workers Union stated on March 9, 2016 in a letter sent to union members: Susie Lee and her husband "own 17 homes across the country and use their private jet to take vacations," and invest in "companies like Walmart, Halliburton and GEO Group." Caleb Rowden stated on March 4, 2016 in a Columbia/Boone County League of Women Voters Town Hall: "Seventy percent of Missourians support voter photo ID legislation."
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Ron DeSantis stated on March 23, 2016 in a House Oversight Committee National Security Subcommittee hearing: "Recent reports state that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apprehended several members of known Islamist terrorist organizations crossing the southern border in recent years." Don Beyer stated on March 24, 2016 in a website post.: "Over 97 percent of the scientific community … believe that humans are contributing to climate change." Chris Sgro stated on March 17, 2016 in a speech urging Charlotte's anti-discrimination ordinance be left intact: "There have not been any public safety issues" in cities that allow transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify as. Peter Kinder stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "Youth unemployment in minority communities is about 40 to 45 percent." JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on March 15, 2016 in TV ad: Says the GOP is "helping pay for" Justice Rebecca Bradley's campaign and "she recently skipped court to attend an event paid for" by Scott Walker's "lobbyist friends." Tim Canova stated on March 24, 2016 in campaign website: "After taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street banks, (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) has voted to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating payday loans and addressing racial discrimination in car loans." Rebecca Bradley stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview: Says JoAnne Kloppenburg "has told us she thinks it's her job to promote a more equal society." Hillary Clinton stated on March 23, 2016 in remarks at Stanford University: "It’s actually easier for the United States to get flight manifests from E.U. nations than it is for E.U. nations to get them from their own neighbors, thanks to an agreement the U.S. negotiated when I was secretary of state." Tim Finchem stated on March 27, 2016 in a sports column by Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman: "Austin’s the fastest-growing city in the country the last five years." Hillary Clinton stated on March 18, 2016 in a post on Medium: Congress will begin its recess "without having allocated one penny" to fight Zika. Bill Clinton stated on March 20, 2016 in a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton: "80 percent of the American people haven’t gotten a pay raise since the crash." Paul Ryan stated on March 17, 2016 in a news conference: "To this day, (the Cuban government) is a regime that provides safe harbor to terrorists and fugitives." Gayle Smith stated on March 9, 2016 in a speech on Capitol Hill: (Since 1990) "every continent has seen substantial gains, with individual incomes growing by more than a third in every region of the developing world." Bernie Sanders stated on March 22, 2016 in a campaign speech: "Today, the United States has, sadly, one of the lowest voter turnouts of any major country on earth." Gayle Smith stated on March 9, 2016 in a speech on Capitol Hill: "Over the last 30 years, extreme poverty has been cut in half." Gina Hinojosa stated on February 26, 2016 in a campaign mailer: "Texas has a higher incarceration rate than Russia or Iran." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview on Fox Business News: Superdelegates "have never been a determining factor in who our nominee is since they've been in place since 1984." Joe Pitts stated on February 25, 2016 in in a Medium post.: "More people were killed by terrorists in 2015 than in any other year ever, after an 80 percent increase from 2014." Paul Ryan stated on February 22, 2016 in a television interview: "70 percent of Americans believe that we are on the wrong path." Roy Cooper stated on March 8, 2016 in his education plan: "North Carolina spends $855 less per student than it did before the Great Recession, and we have one of the lowest per pupil spending levels in the nation." Harry Reid stated on March 20, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Senate Democrats "have never held up a Supreme Court nomination." John Kasich stated on March 20, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald "Trump got, you know, $1.8 billion worth of free media. I got, like, none." New Hampshire Republican Party stated on February 16, 2016 in an online petition: "Given the results of the primary, the vote of one New Hampshire superdelegate is equal to the votes of about 10,000 grassroots activists." Katie McGinty stated on March 8, 2016: "Here in Pennsylvania, the annual cost for infant childcare is over $10,000 per child, which is more than most families pay in rent and almost the same cost as in-state college tuition." Hillary Clinton stated on March 15, 2016 in a political advertisement that aired in Arizona.: "Arizona schools rank 45th in the nation, dead last in funding per student." Don Gaetz stated on March 11, 2016 in Florida Senate floor debate: "We were able to provide $428 million worth of property tax relief." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2016 in a Democratic National Committee reception: Illegal "immigration is lower than it’s been in 40 years." Anthony Rendon stated on March 7, 2016 in a news conference: California "cut about $1.3 billion in child care (during the recession). We’ve only reinvested about $300 million." Culinary Workers Union stated on March 9, 2016 in a letter sent to union members: Susie Lee and her husband "own 17 homes across the country and use their private jet to take vacations," and invest in "companies like Walmart, Halliburton and GEO Group." Caleb Rowden stated on March 4, 2016 in a Columbia/Boone County League of Women Voters Town Hall: "Seventy percent of Missourians support voter photo ID legislation."
Ron DeSantis stated on March 23, 2016 in a House Oversight Committee National Security Subcommittee hearing: "Recent reports state that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apprehended several members of known Islamist terrorist organizations crossing the southern border in recent years."
Don Beyer stated on March 24, 2016 in a website post.: "Over 97 percent of the scientific community … believe that humans are contributing to climate change."
Chris Sgro stated on March 17, 2016 in a speech urging Charlotte's anti-discrimination ordinance be left intact: "There have not been any public safety issues" in cities that allow transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify as.
Peter Kinder stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "Youth unemployment in minority communities is about 40 to 45 percent."
JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on March 15, 2016 in TV ad: Says the GOP is "helping pay for" Justice Rebecca Bradley's campaign and "she recently skipped court to attend an event paid for" by Scott Walker's "lobbyist friends."
Tim Canova stated on March 24, 2016 in campaign website: "After taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street banks, (Debbie Wasserman Schultz) has voted to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating payday loans and addressing racial discrimination in car loans."
Rebecca Bradley stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview: Says JoAnne Kloppenburg "has told us she thinks it's her job to promote a more equal society."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 23, 2016 in remarks at Stanford University: "It’s actually easier for the United States to get flight manifests from E.U. nations than it is for E.U. nations to get them from their own neighbors, thanks to an agreement the U.S. negotiated when I was secretary of state."
Tim Finchem stated on March 27, 2016 in a sports column by Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman: "Austin’s the fastest-growing city in the country the last five years."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 18, 2016 in a post on Medium: Congress will begin its recess "without having allocated one penny" to fight Zika.
Bill Clinton stated on March 20, 2016 in a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton: "80 percent of the American people haven’t gotten a pay raise since the crash."
Paul Ryan stated on March 17, 2016 in a news conference: "To this day, (the Cuban government) is a regime that provides safe harbor to terrorists and fugitives."
Gayle Smith stated on March 9, 2016 in a speech on Capitol Hill: (Since 1990) "every continent has seen substantial gains, with individual incomes growing by more than a third in every region of the developing world."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 22, 2016 in a campaign speech: "Today, the United States has, sadly, one of the lowest voter turnouts of any major country on earth."
Gayle Smith stated on March 9, 2016 in a speech on Capitol Hill: "Over the last 30 years, extreme poverty has been cut in half."
Gina Hinojosa stated on February 26, 2016 in a campaign mailer: "Texas has a higher incarceration rate than Russia or Iran."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview on Fox Business News: Superdelegates "have never been a determining factor in who our nominee is since they've been in place since 1984."
Joe Pitts stated on February 25, 2016 in in a Medium post.: "More people were killed by terrorists in 2015 than in any other year ever, after an 80 percent increase from 2014."
Paul Ryan stated on February 22, 2016 in a television interview: "70 percent of Americans believe that we are on the wrong path."
Roy Cooper stated on March 8, 2016 in his education plan: "North Carolina spends $855 less per student than it did before the Great Recession, and we have one of the lowest per pupil spending levels in the nation."
Harry Reid stated on March 20, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Senate Democrats "have never held up a Supreme Court nomination."
John Kasich stated on March 20, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Donald "Trump got, you know, $1.8 billion worth of free media. I got, like, none."
New Hampshire Republican Party stated on February 16, 2016 in an online petition: "Given the results of the primary, the vote of one New Hampshire superdelegate is equal to the votes of about 10,000 grassroots activists."
Katie McGinty stated on March 8, 2016: "Here in Pennsylvania, the annual cost for infant childcare is over $10,000 per child, which is more than most families pay in rent and almost the same cost as in-state college tuition."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 15, 2016 in a political advertisement that aired in Arizona.: "Arizona schools rank 45th in the nation, dead last in funding per student."
Don Gaetz stated on March 11, 2016 in Florida Senate floor debate: "We were able to provide $428 million worth of property tax relief."
Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2016 in a Democratic National Committee reception: Illegal "immigration is lower than it’s been in 40 years."
Anthony Rendon stated on March 7, 2016 in a news conference: California "cut about $1.3 billion in child care (during the recession). We’ve only reinvested about $300 million."
Culinary Workers Union stated on March 9, 2016 in a letter sent to union members: Susie Lee and her husband "own 17 homes across the country and use their private jet to take vacations," and invest in "companies like Walmart, Halliburton and GEO Group."
Caleb Rowden stated on March 4, 2016 in a Columbia/Boone County League of Women Voters Town Hall: "Seventy percent of Missourians support voter photo ID legislation."
