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Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton was president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He is married to Hillary Clinton, the 2016 presidential nominee of the Democratic Party.

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Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on August 18, 2020 a Democratic convention speech
The United States is “the only major industrial economy to have its unemployment rate triple” since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 19, 2020
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on August 5, 2019 a tweet
"After (the assault weapon ban) passed in 1994, there was a big drop in mass shooting deaths. When the ban expired, they rose again."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2019
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on June 4, 2018 an interview on NBC's Today show
"I left the White House $16 million in debt."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • June 5, 2018
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a post on Medium
Says Hillary Clinton tripled the number of people with AIDS whose "lives are being saved .. and it did not cost you any more money."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • August 10, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a speech at the Democratic national convention
Says Hillary Clinton "negotiated the first agreement — ever — where China and India officially committed to reduce their emissions."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • July 29, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a video at the DNC
"We moved 100 times as many people out of poverty as moved out when President (Ronald) Reagan was in office, with 40 percent more jobs."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • July 28, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
"As secretary of state, (Hillary Clinton) worked hard to get strong sanctions against Iran's nuclear program" and "got Russia and China to support them."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 27, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
"The approval of the United States was 20 points higher when (Hillary Clinton) left the secretary of state's office than when she took it."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 27, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on July 26, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention
Says Hillary Clinton helped "get done" the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Mostly True
By Alan Gathright, Amy Sherman • July 27, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on April 7, 2016 during a campaign stop in Philadelphia
"Because of (the 1994 crime bill), we had a 25-year low in crime, a 33-year low in the murder rate, and listen to this, because of that and the background check law, a 46-year low in the deaths of people of gun violence."
Mostly False
By Anna Orso, Cassie Owens • April 8, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on April 3, 2016 a campaign speech
"A college loan is the only loan in the United States that you cannot refinance when interest rates go down."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • April 6, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on March 20, 2016 a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton
"80 percent of the American people haven’t gotten a pay raise since the crash."
Mostly True
By Anthony Cave • March 24, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on February 24, 2016 a campaign rally.
"Every year there is a slightly smaller percentage of American households owning guns."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • March 7, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on February 16, 2016 a campaign event
"The people that perpetrated that travesty in San Bernardino had never been to the Middle East."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • February 22, 2016
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on August 11, 2015 an interview with Inc. magazine
"There's not a single, solitary example that" signing the bill to end Glass-Steagall "had anything to do with the financial crash."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • August 19, 2015
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on June 14, 2015 comments on CNN's State of the Union
Says Hillary Clinton "was completely exonerated, when I was in the White House" by an official inquiry on Whitewater.
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • June 23, 2015
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on June 14, 2015 comments on CNN's State of the Union
After a federal inquiry corroborated Hillary Clinton on Whitewater, "the next day, there was nothing in the media about it."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • June 23, 2015
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on June 17, 2015 a broadcast of "The Daily Show"
"Between 2010 and 2014, there was no net in-migration from Mexico."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • June 22, 2015
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on May 5, 2015 an interview with NBC News
"When we moved into the White House, we had the lowest net worth of any family since Harry Truman."
True
By Katie Sanders • May 7, 2015
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on October 24, 2014 a speech
"One-hundred times as many people worked their way from poverty into the American middle class" during his presidency compared to Ronald Reagan's presidency.   
Mostly False
November 7, 2014
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Latest Fact-Checks About Bill Clinton

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Facebook posts
stated on June 13, 2023 a Facebook post
Video shows former President Donald Trump attacking the Clintons in 2023.
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June 15, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 9, 2023 a Facebook post
“Clinton ally mysteriously dies.”
False
March 15, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 22, 2023 a Facebook post
“Clinton aide found dead, tied to tree in apparent murder.”
False
February 23, 2023
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stated on August 5, 2022 a Facebook post
Video shows Hillary Clinton popping a brown paper bag during a press conference.
Pants on Fire!
September 15, 2022
X posts
X posts
stated on September 13, 2022 a tweet
The Clintons killed Ken Starr.
Pants on Fire!
September 14, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 19, 2022 an Instagram post
The Clintons and Bushes were “involved in orchestrating the assassination of JFK Jr.”
Pants on Fire!
June 28, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 25, 2021 a Facebook post
“Clintons, Powell, and Hunter Biden have already undergone military tribunals.”
Pants on Fire!
October 26, 2021
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stated on October 14, 2021 an Instagram post
“Bill Clinton death ruled a homicide, death by poison.”
Pants on Fire!
October 15, 2021
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stated on July 7, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was going to “expose Clinton Foundation fraud” before he was assassinated.
Pants on Fire!
July 13, 2021
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stated on August 5, 2020 a Facebook post
Photo shows Bill Clinton among others not wearing a mask at John Lewis’ funeral.
False
August 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 12, 2020 a Facebook post
Anthony Fauci was on the Clinton Foundation board for 20 years and “currently serves on Gates Foundation.”
False
May 19, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 14, 2020 a blog post
“Clinton Foundation investigator Kenneth McCormick found dead.”
Pants on Fire!
May 15, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 9, 2020 a Facebook post
“Coronavirus — 22. Clintons — 39.”
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • March 16, 2020
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stated on December 29, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Bill Clinton "gave nukes to North Korea," Barack Obama "gave nukes to Iran," and Hillary Clinton "gave uranium to Russia."
False
January 9, 2020
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stated on August 13, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Susan Coleman was killed after having an affair with Bill Clinton.
False
August 27, 2019
The Patriot Report
The Patriot Report
stated on January 8, 2018 a headline
"Bill Clinton’s hitman confesses on his deathbed."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2018
Conservative Daily Post
Conservative Daily Post
stated on November 1, 2016 a posting on the Internet
"FBI confirms evidence of huge underground Clinton sex network."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 4, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on October 25, 2016 an interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly
In the Paula Jones case, Bill Clinton paid an "$850,000 penalty."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 15, 2016 an interview on Live From the State Capitol
"New York State has been horribly, horribly hurt by NAFTA"
Mostly False
By Dan Clark • October 17, 2016
Daily Caller
Daily Caller
stated on September 19, 2016 an article in the Daily Caller
"Former President Bill Clinton and his Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) distributed ‘watered-down’ HIV/AIDS drugs to patients in sub-Saharan Africa."
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By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2016
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