Latest Pants on Fire! 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 Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Marco Rubio "is the one for an open border." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party." Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro." Alan Grayson stated on November 25, 2015 in an interview on the "Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News: "Technically, (Ted Cruz is) not even an American." Donald Trump stated on November 14, 2015 in a rally in Beaumont, Texas: President Barack Obama "wants to take in 250,000 (people) from Syria." Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2015 in a tweet: Says crime statistics show blacks kill 81 percent of white homicide victims. Donald Trump stated on November 21, 2015 in comments during a speech: "I watched in Jersey City, N.J., where thousands and thousands of people were cheering" as the World Trade Center collapsed. Peter Kinder stated on November 12, 2015 in in comments on Breitbart: "This incident of supposed feces depicting a swastika on the wall of a bathrooms in one of the halls ... has been supported by zero fact." Viral image stated on November 17, 2015 in a viral meme on social media: While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations. Donald Trump stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Laura Ingraham's radio show: The federal government is sending refugees to states with governors who are "Republicans, not to the Democrats." Viral image stated on November 16, 2015 in posts on the Internet: In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house." Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP primary debate.: The Trans-Pacific Partnership "was designed for China to come in, as they always do, through the back door and totally take advantage of everyone." Carly Fiorina stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Obamacare isn't helping anyone." Joshua Feuerstein stated on November 5, 2015 in a video: Says that Starbucks took "Christmas off of their brand new cups." Luis Alejo stated on September 25, 2015 in a press release: "Everyone on California’s roads is properly licensed, tested and insured." Ben Carson stated on November 4, 2015 in an edited Facebook post: "Every signer of the Declaration of Independence had no federal elected office experience." Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "I never said that" Marco Rubio was Mark Zuckerberg’s personal senator. Chris Christie stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Bernie Sanders’s plan is "to raise your taxes to 90 percent." Reader stated on October 24, 2015 in a Tweet to PolitiFact Georgia: "How is a misogynist bigot of epic proportions (like U.S. Rep. Steven Smith) allowed to serve?" Sean Hannity stated on October 19, 2015 in a segment of Fox News' "Hannity": "The president said he’s going to bring in 250,000 (Syrian and Iraqi) refugees into this country." Dan Patrick stated on October 19, 2015 in an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News: Planned Parenthood is "nothing more than a referral service. … They don’t do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of those aborted babies." Viral image stated on October 21, 2015 in an image on the Internet: "CNN's Crap Polling" is so bad that it shows that "no one under the age of 50 has an opinion of Hillary Clinton." Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in comments at a rally.: Says Bernie Sanders is going to "tax you people at 90 percent." NowThis stated on October 15, 2015 in a video shared on social media: Says CNN deleted an online poll showing Bernie Sanders won the first Democratic presidential debate to help out Hillary Clinton. Viral image stated on October 15, 2015 in a graphic circulating on the Internet: Says Bernie Sanders once said, "Instead of removing the conditions that make people depressed, modern society gives them antidepressant drugs." Jason Villalba stated on October 13, 2015 in a tweet: "Bernie Sanders admits he is a Democratic Socialist. … Nazis were Democratic Socialists." Ben Carson stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "In the class of 1968 at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, Mahmoud Abbas was one of the members of that class, and so was Ali Khamenei. And that's where they first established relationships with the young Vladimir Putin." X posts stated on October 4, 2015 in tweets: Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" hats were made in China. Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in Facebook posts: Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car. Dan Patrick stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population."
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Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Marco Rubio "is the one for an open border." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party." Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro." Alan Grayson stated on November 25, 2015 in an interview on the "Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News: "Technically, (Ted Cruz is) not even an American." Donald Trump stated on November 14, 2015 in a rally in Beaumont, Texas: President Barack Obama "wants to take in 250,000 (people) from Syria." Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2015 in a tweet: Says crime statistics show blacks kill 81 percent of white homicide victims. Donald Trump stated on November 21, 2015 in comments during a speech: "I watched in Jersey City, N.J., where thousands and thousands of people were cheering" as the World Trade Center collapsed. Peter Kinder stated on November 12, 2015 in in comments on Breitbart: "This incident of supposed feces depicting a swastika on the wall of a bathrooms in one of the halls ... has been supported by zero fact." Viral image stated on November 17, 2015 in a viral meme on social media: While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations. Donald Trump stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Laura Ingraham's radio show: The federal government is sending refugees to states with governors who are "Republicans, not to the Democrats." Viral image stated on November 16, 2015 in posts on the Internet: In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house." Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP primary debate.: The Trans-Pacific Partnership "was designed for China to come in, as they always do, through the back door and totally take advantage of everyone." Carly Fiorina stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Obamacare isn't helping anyone." Joshua Feuerstein stated on November 5, 2015 in a video: Says that Starbucks took "Christmas off of their brand new cups." Luis Alejo stated on September 25, 2015 in a press release: "Everyone on California’s roads is properly licensed, tested and insured." Ben Carson stated on November 4, 2015 in an edited Facebook post: "Every signer of the Declaration of Independence had no federal elected office experience." Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "I never said that" Marco Rubio was Mark Zuckerberg’s personal senator. Chris Christie stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Bernie Sanders’s plan is "to raise your taxes to 90 percent." Reader stated on October 24, 2015 in a Tweet to PolitiFact Georgia: "How is a misogynist bigot of epic proportions (like U.S. Rep. Steven Smith) allowed to serve?" Sean Hannity stated on October 19, 2015 in a segment of Fox News' "Hannity": "The president said he’s going to bring in 250,000 (Syrian and Iraqi) refugees into this country." Dan Patrick stated on October 19, 2015 in an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News: Planned Parenthood is "nothing more than a referral service. … They don’t do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of those aborted babies." Viral image stated on October 21, 2015 in an image on the Internet: "CNN's Crap Polling" is so bad that it shows that "no one under the age of 50 has an opinion of Hillary Clinton." Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in comments at a rally.: Says Bernie Sanders is going to "tax you people at 90 percent." NowThis stated on October 15, 2015 in a video shared on social media: Says CNN deleted an online poll showing Bernie Sanders won the first Democratic presidential debate to help out Hillary Clinton. Viral image stated on October 15, 2015 in a graphic circulating on the Internet: Says Bernie Sanders once said, "Instead of removing the conditions that make people depressed, modern society gives them antidepressant drugs." Jason Villalba stated on October 13, 2015 in a tweet: "Bernie Sanders admits he is a Democratic Socialist. … Nazis were Democratic Socialists." Ben Carson stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "In the class of 1968 at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, Mahmoud Abbas was one of the members of that class, and so was Ali Khamenei. And that's where they first established relationships with the young Vladimir Putin." X posts stated on October 4, 2015 in tweets: Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" hats were made in China. Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in Facebook posts: Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car. Dan Patrick stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population."
Rand Paul stated on December 15, 2015 in in the CNN debate in Las Vegas: Says Marco Rubio "is the one for an open border."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview on CNN: Says Marco Rubio said "we should be considering internment" of Muslims, and "maybe we should close down cafes and diners where Muslims gather and in fact compared them to the Nazi party."
Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2013 in multiple posts: Barack Obama’s Columbia University ID says he was a foreign student and went by "Barry Soetoro."
Alan Grayson stated on November 25, 2015 in an interview on the "Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News: "Technically, (Ted Cruz is) not even an American."
Donald Trump stated on November 14, 2015 in a rally in Beaumont, Texas: President Barack Obama "wants to take in 250,000 (people) from Syria."
Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2015 in a tweet: Says crime statistics show blacks kill 81 percent of white homicide victims.
Donald Trump stated on November 21, 2015 in comments during a speech: "I watched in Jersey City, N.J., where thousands and thousands of people were cheering" as the World Trade Center collapsed.
Peter Kinder stated on November 12, 2015 in in comments on Breitbart: "This incident of supposed feces depicting a swastika on the wall of a bathrooms in one of the halls ... has been supported by zero fact."
Viral image stated on November 17, 2015 in a viral meme on social media: While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations.
Donald Trump stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Laura Ingraham's radio show: The federal government is sending refugees to states with governors who are "Republicans, not to the Democrats."
Viral image stated on November 16, 2015 in posts on the Internet: In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house."
Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP primary debate.: The Trans-Pacific Partnership "was designed for China to come in, as they always do, through the back door and totally take advantage of everyone."
Carly Fiorina stated on November 10, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Obamacare isn't helping anyone."
Joshua Feuerstein stated on November 5, 2015 in a video: Says that Starbucks took "Christmas off of their brand new cups."
Luis Alejo stated on September 25, 2015 in a press release: "Everyone on California’s roads is properly licensed, tested and insured."
Ben Carson stated on November 4, 2015 in an edited Facebook post: "Every signer of the Declaration of Independence had no federal elected office experience."
Donald Trump stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: "I never said that" Marco Rubio was Mark Zuckerberg’s personal senator.
Chris Christie stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: Bernie Sanders’s plan is "to raise your taxes to 90 percent."
Reader stated on October 24, 2015 in a Tweet to PolitiFact Georgia: "How is a misogynist bigot of epic proportions (like U.S. Rep. Steven Smith) allowed to serve?"
Sean Hannity stated on October 19, 2015 in a segment of Fox News' "Hannity": "The president said he’s going to bring in 250,000 (Syrian and Iraqi) refugees into this country."
Dan Patrick stated on October 19, 2015 in an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News: Planned Parenthood is "nothing more than a referral service. … They don’t do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of those aborted babies."
Viral image stated on October 21, 2015 in an image on the Internet: "CNN's Crap Polling" is so bad that it shows that "no one under the age of 50 has an opinion of Hillary Clinton."
Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in comments at a rally.: Says Bernie Sanders is going to "tax you people at 90 percent."
NowThis stated on October 15, 2015 in a video shared on social media: Says CNN deleted an online poll showing Bernie Sanders won the first Democratic presidential debate to help out Hillary Clinton.
Viral image stated on October 15, 2015 in a graphic circulating on the Internet: Says Bernie Sanders once said, "Instead of removing the conditions that make people depressed, modern society gives them antidepressant drugs."
Jason Villalba stated on October 13, 2015 in a tweet: "Bernie Sanders admits he is a Democratic Socialist. … Nazis were Democratic Socialists."
Ben Carson stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "In the class of 1968 at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, Mahmoud Abbas was one of the members of that class, and so was Ali Khamenei. And that's where they first established relationships with the young Vladimir Putin."
X posts stated on October 4, 2015 in tweets: Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" hats were made in China.
Viral image stated on October 1, 2015 in Facebook posts: Pope Francis uses a modest compact car to get around, while Creflo Dollar drives an expensive sports car.
Dan Patrick stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population."
