Marriage Scorecard true 0% 12 Checks mostly true 0% 13 Checks half true 0% 13 Checks mostly false 0% 8 Checks false 0% 17 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 10 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Marriage Instagram posts stated on January 19, 2025 una publicación en Instagram “El presidente Donald Trump acaba de firmar una orden ejecutiva que prohíbe la residencia permanente a inmigrantes que se casen con un ciudadano estadounidense”. By Maria Briceño • January 28, 2025 Facebook posts stated on November 18, 2024 a Facebook post “Donald Trump has officially banned” same-sex marriage “in all 50 states in America.” By Maria Briceño • November 26, 2024 Pete Buttigieg stated on August 11, 2024 CNN's State of the Union JD Vance holds “anti-marriage-equality views.” By Grace Abels • August 16, 2024 Thom Tillis stated on November 29, 2022 a vote On supporting marriage rights for same-sex couples. By Paul Specht • January 17, 2023 Adam Schnelting stated on February 24, 2020 an op-Ed for The Missouri Times “Replacing marriage licenses with domestic union contracts does not alter state or federal benefits.” By Julia Garlich • March 20, 2020 Chris Salcedo stated on December 5, 2019 a radio interview Says justices of the peace in Texas are being asked to choose: "give up your career or violate your religious beliefs" and perform same-sex marriages. By Taylor Goldenstein • December 17, 2019 Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 a Facebook post Says Chelsea Clinton is married to George Soros’ nephew. July 25, 2019 Bloggers stated on February 23, 2017 in a blog post "Starbucks CEO: ‘If You Support Traditional Marriage We Don’t Want Your Business’" By Bill McCarthy • June 5, 2018 Hillary Clinton stated on November 2, 2016 a campaign speech Says Donald Trump "wants to undo marriage equality." By Joshua Gillin • November 3, 2016 Sean Patrick Maloney stated on July 28, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention Donald Trump is "against marriage equality. He wants to go back." By Dan Clark • August 15, 2016 Jill Vogel stated on January 27, 2016 legislative hearing. In Virginia, "people are going and getting marriage licenses who are 12 and 13, and 14 and 15 years old." By Sean Gorman • February 8, 2016 Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" "The states have always defined marriage." By Lauren Carroll • December 13, 2015 Chuck Todd stated on September 27, 2015 a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press" Says "Bernie Sanders was there when it came to (same-sex) marriage 20 years ago. ... He was there when it wasn't popular." By Jon Greenberg • September 29, 2015 David Ralston stated on July 13, 2015 an interview There is debate among constitutional scholars about whether the First Amendment will continue to protect faith leaders from being forced to perform marriages against their religious beliefs. By Nancy Badertscher • August 12, 2015 Ted Cruz stated on June 28, 2015 an interview with NPR News Says states not directly involved in the gay marriage lawsuits that reached the Supreme Court "are not bound" by the court’s ruling. By W. Gardner Selby • July 31, 2015 Bloggers stated on July 10, 2015 a headline on the website NewsExaminer "Christian Pastor in Vermont Sentenced to One Year in Prison After Refusing to Marry Gay Couple" By Keely Herring • July 16, 2015 Hillary Clinton stated on March 18, 2013 a video with the Human Rights Campaign. On same-sex marriage. By Amy Sherman • June 17, 2015 Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2015 a meme on a Facebook page Says Ted Cruz said: "While there may have been an age difference, Josh Duggar’s transgressions are far less an affront to God than what gays do to each other." By W. Gardner Selby • May 28, 2015 Tim Cook stated on March 29, 2015 an oped column "Legislation being considered in Texas would strip the salaries and pensions of clerks who issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — even if the Supreme Court strikes down Texas’ marriage ban later this year." By Alex Wilts • April 15, 2015 Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2015 an online meme Says Ted Cruz said, "There is no place for gays or atheists in my America. None. Our Constitution makes that clear." By W. Gardner Selby • April 8, 2015 Load More Latest Articles What’s behind warnings about no-fault divorce under Donald Trump’s presidency? By Samantha Putterman • November 19, 2024 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s speech about democracy before the 2022 midterms By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • September 2, 2022 What states would ban same-sex marriage if the Supreme Court overturned Obergefell? By Louis Jacobson • July 20, 2022 Latest promises about Marriage Barack Obama Support repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) SCOTUS ruling means last vestige of DOMA falls | June 29, 2015 Latest promises about Marriage
