Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Polls and Public Opinion Jeffrey Zients stated on May 9, 2021 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “The research showed … that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the pause” to review the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. Joe Biden stated on February 19, 2021 in a speech: “The vast majority of the American people” support Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan, “including a majority of Republicans.” Joe Biden stated on December 3, 2020 in an interview with CNN: "People have lost faith in the ability of the vaccine to work. Already, the numbers are really staggeringly low." NumbersUSA stated on September 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Nearly 2 out of 3 Americans want to reduce legal immigration from 1 million per year down to 500,000 or less.” Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2020 in a Tweet: Michael Bloomberg “did not poll well as mayor in handling crisis!” Erica Smith stated on December 6, 2019: Says she's beating Democratic opponent Cal Cunningham and is also the first black, female US Senate candidate to be beating an incumbent Senator (Thom Tillis) in "every poll out of the gate." Donald Trump stated on June 4, 2019 in a press conference in London: "I’ve had tremendous Republican support. I have a 90% — 94% approval rating, as of this morning, in the Republican Party. That’s an all-time record." John Cox stated on July 30, 2018 in a Fox Business Network interview: "Fully half the people — our research is showing half the people — in (California) want to leave." Kevin Nicholson stated on February 18, 2018 in an interview: "There are more guns in this country than there are people." Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2018 in a speech in Davos, Switzerland: "Consumer confidence, business confidence, and manufacturing confidence are the highest they have been in many decades." Paul Ryan stated on December 13, 2017 in an interview: The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it." Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2017 in a tweet: Says "46 percent of people believe major national news organizations fabricate stories about me." Beto O'Rourke stated on August 10, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says "the latest polls show us tied neck-and-neck" with Sen. Ted Cruz. Sid Miller stated on August 23, 2017 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down." William Weld stated on September 7, 2016 in an Ask Me Anything session on reddit: Says "76 percent of all voters in the United States say they want Johnson-Weld, by name, in the presidential debates." Cecile Richards stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks to the Texas delegation at the Democratic National Convention as webcast by the Texas Tribun: Barack Obama "ended up getting re-elected by the largest gender gap in the history of American elections." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in 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." Tim Moore stated on May 5, 2016 in a conversation with reporters: Says 80 percent of North Carolinians support "the concept that men should not be in women’s restrooms, changing rooms, bathrooms, etc." Donald Trump stated on November 8, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": Says that in polls about 2016 candidate leadership skills, he comes out "two and three and four times higher than anybody else." Steve Deace stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "News Nation": Pollsters say "don't actually believe our own data" and Gallup stopped primary polling "because they don't trust their methodology." Ben Carson stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The number of people who "believe in socialism ... is increasing." Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "Every poll said I won the debate." Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2015 in remarks at the White House: Today, "the United States is the most respected country on Earth." Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: In recent polling in battleground states, a "majority of the people" said Hillary Clinton "is untrustworthy." James Crowley stated on December 6, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Surveys of teens in high school reveal that knowing a classmate who sells cannabis is 90 times more common than knowing a classmate who sells alcohol." Leonard Pitts, Jr. stated on November 1, 2014 in a column in the "Miami Herald": "America’s least-trusted news sources are also its most popular." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Americans now "support strikes (against ISIS) but the support for ground troops is not there. The support is very thin." Maria Cardona stated on September 11, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "The Republican Party has the worst reputation in American polling of any political party in history." Donny Deutsch stated on July 1, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "13 percent of Americans, the lowest ever, are without health care." Reince Priebus stated on June 15, 2014 in interview on "Face the Nation.": Says Hillary Clinton’s approval rating went from 70 percent to 52 percent in 18 months.
Jeffrey Zients stated on May 9, 2021 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “The research showed … that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the pause” to review the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. Joe Biden stated on February 19, 2021 in a speech: “The vast majority of the American people” support Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan, “including a majority of Republicans.” Joe Biden stated on December 3, 2020 in an interview with CNN: "People have lost faith in the ability of the vaccine to work. Already, the numbers are really staggeringly low." NumbersUSA stated on September 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Nearly 2 out of 3 Americans want to reduce legal immigration from 1 million per year down to 500,000 or less.” Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2020 in a Tweet: Michael Bloomberg “did not poll well as mayor in handling crisis!” Erica Smith stated on December 6, 2019: Says she's beating Democratic opponent Cal Cunningham and is also the first black, female US Senate candidate to be beating an incumbent Senator (Thom Tillis) in "every poll out of the gate." Donald Trump stated on June 4, 2019 in a press conference in London: "I’ve had tremendous Republican support. I have a 90% — 94% approval rating, as of this morning, in the Republican Party. That’s an all-time record." John Cox stated on July 30, 2018 in a Fox Business Network interview: "Fully half the people — our research is showing half the people — in (California) want to leave." Kevin Nicholson stated on February 18, 2018 in an interview: "There are more guns in this country than there are people." Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2018 in a speech in Davos, Switzerland: "Consumer confidence, business confidence, and manufacturing confidence are the highest they have been in many decades." Paul Ryan stated on December 13, 2017 in an interview: The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it." Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2017 in a tweet: Says "46 percent of people believe major national news organizations fabricate stories about me." Beto O'Rourke stated on August 10, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says "the latest polls show us tied neck-and-neck" with Sen. Ted Cruz. Sid Miller stated on August 23, 2017 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down." William Weld stated on September 7, 2016 in an Ask Me Anything session on reddit: Says "76 percent of all voters in the United States say they want Johnson-Weld, by name, in the presidential debates." Cecile Richards stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks to the Texas delegation at the Democratic National Convention as webcast by the Texas Tribun: Barack Obama "ended up getting re-elected by the largest gender gap in the history of American elections." Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in 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." Tim Moore stated on May 5, 2016 in a conversation with reporters: Says 80 percent of North Carolinians support "the concept that men should not be in women’s restrooms, changing rooms, bathrooms, etc." Donald Trump stated on November 8, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": Says that in polls about 2016 candidate leadership skills, he comes out "two and three and four times higher than anybody else." Steve Deace stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "News Nation": Pollsters say "don't actually believe our own data" and Gallup stopped primary polling "because they don't trust their methodology." Ben Carson stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The number of people who "believe in socialism ... is increasing." Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "Every poll said I won the debate." Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2015 in remarks at the White House: Today, "the United States is the most respected country on Earth." Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: In recent polling in battleground states, a "majority of the people" said Hillary Clinton "is untrustworthy." James Crowley stated on December 6, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Surveys of teens in high school reveal that knowing a classmate who sells cannabis is 90 times more common than knowing a classmate who sells alcohol." Leonard Pitts, Jr. stated on November 1, 2014 in a column in the "Miami Herald": "America’s least-trusted news sources are also its most popular." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Americans now "support strikes (against ISIS) but the support for ground troops is not there. The support is very thin." Maria Cardona stated on September 11, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "The Republican Party has the worst reputation in American polling of any political party in history." Donny Deutsch stated on July 1, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "13 percent of Americans, the lowest ever, are without health care." Reince Priebus stated on June 15, 2014 in interview on "Face the Nation.": Says Hillary Clinton’s approval rating went from 70 percent to 52 percent in 18 months.
Jeffrey Zients stated on May 9, 2021 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “The research showed … that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the pause” to review the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine.
Joe Biden stated on February 19, 2021 in a speech: “The vast majority of the American people” support Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan, “including a majority of Republicans.”
Joe Biden stated on December 3, 2020 in an interview with CNN: "People have lost faith in the ability of the vaccine to work. Already, the numbers are really staggeringly low."
NumbersUSA stated on September 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Nearly 2 out of 3 Americans want to reduce legal immigration from 1 million per year down to 500,000 or less.”
Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2020 in a Tweet: Michael Bloomberg “did not poll well as mayor in handling crisis!”
Erica Smith stated on December 6, 2019: Says she's beating Democratic opponent Cal Cunningham and is also the first black, female US Senate candidate to be beating an incumbent Senator (Thom Tillis) in "every poll out of the gate."
Donald Trump stated on June 4, 2019 in a press conference in London: "I’ve had tremendous Republican support. I have a 90% — 94% approval rating, as of this morning, in the Republican Party. That’s an all-time record."
John Cox stated on July 30, 2018 in a Fox Business Network interview: "Fully half the people — our research is showing half the people — in (California) want to leave."
Kevin Nicholson stated on February 18, 2018 in an interview: "There are more guns in this country than there are people."
Donald Trump stated on January 26, 2018 in a speech in Davos, Switzerland: "Consumer confidence, business confidence, and manufacturing confidence are the highest they have been in many decades."
Paul Ryan stated on December 13, 2017 in an interview: The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it."
Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2017 in a tweet: Says "46 percent of people believe major national news organizations fabricate stories about me."
Beto O'Rourke stated on August 10, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says "the latest polls show us tied neck-and-neck" with Sen. Ted Cruz.
Sid Miller stated on August 23, 2017 in an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight": Says a poll showed 70 percent to 75 percent of people want to see Confederate statues "remain up and not taken down."
William Weld stated on September 7, 2016 in an Ask Me Anything session on reddit: Says "76 percent of all voters in the United States say they want Johnson-Weld, by name, in the presidential debates."
Cecile Richards stated on July 26, 2016 in remarks to the Texas delegation at the Democratic National Convention as webcast by the Texas Tribun: Barack Obama "ended up getting re-elected by the largest gender gap in the history of American elections."
Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in 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."
Tim Moore stated on May 5, 2016 in a conversation with reporters: Says 80 percent of North Carolinians support "the concept that men should not be in women’s restrooms, changing rooms, bathrooms, etc."
Donald Trump stated on November 8, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": Says that in polls about 2016 candidate leadership skills, he comes out "two and three and four times higher than anybody else."
Steve Deace stated on October 8, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "News Nation": Pollsters say "don't actually believe our own data" and Gallup stopped primary polling "because they don't trust their methodology."
Ben Carson stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The number of people who "believe in socialism ... is increasing."
Donald Trump stated on August 9, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "Every poll said I won the debate."
Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2015 in remarks at the White House: Today, "the United States is the most respected country on Earth."
Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: In recent polling in battleground states, a "majority of the people" said Hillary Clinton "is untrustworthy."
James Crowley stated on December 6, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Surveys of teens in high school reveal that knowing a classmate who sells cannabis is 90 times more common than knowing a classmate who sells alcohol."
Leonard Pitts, Jr. stated on November 1, 2014 in a column in the "Miami Herald": "America’s least-trusted news sources are also its most popular."
Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on September 21, 2014 in a panel on ABC's "This Week": Americans now "support strikes (against ISIS) but the support for ground troops is not there. The support is very thin."
Maria Cardona stated on September 11, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "The Republican Party has the worst reputation in American polling of any political party in history."
Donny Deutsch stated on July 1, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "13 percent of Americans, the lowest ever, are without health care."
Reince Priebus stated on June 15, 2014 in interview on "Face the Nation.": Says Hillary Clinton’s approval rating went from 70 percent to 52 percent in 18 months.