Latest Fact-checks by Louis Jacobson 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 Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "Throughout, we have kept Congress fully informed of our efforts" to create a legal framework on counterterrorism. Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: Says his administration has made "progress" on border enforcement by "putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years." Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union Address: "Our economy actually shrank during the last three months of 2012." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "After shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three." Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2013 in on the Internet: "Washington, D.C., now has greater population than Wyoming and Vermont, more active duty military than 29 states, more tax revenue than 29 states (and) a larger domestic product than 27 states." Wayne LaPierre stated on January 30, 2013 in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee: "As a result of National Rifle Association and other private-sector (safety-education) programs, fatal firearms accidents are at the lowest level in 100 years." Dianne Feinstein stated on January 27, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "One out of every five law enforcement officers that's killed is killed with an assault weapon." Sean Hannity stated on January 20, 2013 in his Fox News show: Under President Barack Obama, "8.3 (million) fewer Americans are working today than there were four years ago." Bernie Sanders stated on January 7, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Poverty levels (are) at an all-time high." Mark Shields stated on December 21, 2012 in the PBS NewsHour: Since 1968, "more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country's history." Facebook posts stated on January 8, 2013 in on Facebook: In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle. Michael Moore stated on November 2, 2012 in a tweet: Says during George W. Bush’s administration "we were losing millions of jobs per month," while under Barack Obama we have "three years of gaining hundreds of thousands of jobs per month." Planned Parenthood Action Fund stated on October 31, 2012 in a radio ad: Says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood." Barack Obama stated on October 17, 2012 in the second presidential debate at Hofstra University: "There are millions of women all across the country who rely on Planned Parenthood for not just contraceptive care; they rely on it for mammograms." Mitt Romney stated on October 26, 2012 in a campaign mailer: "Women in Barack Obama's White House are earning less than men." Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Pakistan has 100 nuclear warheads and they’re rushing to build a lot more. They’ll have more than Great Britain sometime in the relatively near future." Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Latin America’s economy is almost as big as the economy of China." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Veterans’ unemployment is actually now lower than (the) general population. It was higher when I came into office." Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "I went to the Olympics that was out of balance, and we got it on balance." Linda McMahon stated on October 11, 2012 in a campaign ad: As a Member of Congress, Chris Murphy "was raking in $1 million in salary." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says his administration put more border patrol agents on the U.S.-Mexico border than at "any time in history, and the flow of undocumented workers across the border is actually lower than it's been in 40 years." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says his administration has created "5 million jobs … over the last 30 months in the private sector alone." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney "called the Arizona law a model for the nation." Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: "Oil production is down 14 percent this year on federal land." Joe Biden stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: Paul Ryan "cut embassy security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2012 in an email to supporters: Says economists Harvey Rosen and Martin Feldstein have said that "paying for (Mitt) Romney’s tax cuts would require large tax increases on families making between $100,000 and $200,000." Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: "The Canadians — they (dropped) their tax rates to 15 percent. The average tax rate on businesses in the industrialized world is 25 percent." Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: The Obama administration "called Bashar Assad a reformer when he was turning his Russian-provided guns on his own people." Joe Biden stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: Says Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would "eliminate the guarantee of Medicare." Emergency Committee for Israel stated on October 9, 2012 in a campaign ad: "When Congress voted to condemn Iran for sentencing a Christian pastor to death, (U.S. Rep. Lois) Capps was the only member who voted no."
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
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "Throughout, we have kept Congress fully informed of our efforts" to create a legal framework on counterterrorism. Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: Says his administration has made "progress" on border enforcement by "putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years." Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union Address: "Our economy actually shrank during the last three months of 2012." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "After shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three." Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2013 in on the Internet: "Washington, D.C., now has greater population than Wyoming and Vermont, more active duty military than 29 states, more tax revenue than 29 states (and) a larger domestic product than 27 states." Wayne LaPierre stated on January 30, 2013 in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee: "As a result of National Rifle Association and other private-sector (safety-education) programs, fatal firearms accidents are at the lowest level in 100 years." Dianne Feinstein stated on January 27, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "One out of every five law enforcement officers that's killed is killed with an assault weapon." Sean Hannity stated on January 20, 2013 in his Fox News show: Under President Barack Obama, "8.3 (million) fewer Americans are working today than there were four years ago." Bernie Sanders stated on January 7, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Poverty levels (are) at an all-time high." Mark Shields stated on December 21, 2012 in the PBS NewsHour: Since 1968, "more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country's history." Facebook posts stated on January 8, 2013 in on Facebook: In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle. Michael Moore stated on November 2, 2012 in a tweet: Says during George W. Bush’s administration "we were losing millions of jobs per month," while under Barack Obama we have "three years of gaining hundreds of thousands of jobs per month." Planned Parenthood Action Fund stated on October 31, 2012 in a radio ad: Says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood." Barack Obama stated on October 17, 2012 in the second presidential debate at Hofstra University: "There are millions of women all across the country who rely on Planned Parenthood for not just contraceptive care; they rely on it for mammograms." Mitt Romney stated on October 26, 2012 in a campaign mailer: "Women in Barack Obama's White House are earning less than men." Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Pakistan has 100 nuclear warheads and they’re rushing to build a lot more. They’ll have more than Great Britain sometime in the relatively near future." Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Latin America’s economy is almost as big as the economy of China." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Veterans’ unemployment is actually now lower than (the) general population. It was higher when I came into office." Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "I went to the Olympics that was out of balance, and we got it on balance." Linda McMahon stated on October 11, 2012 in a campaign ad: As a Member of Congress, Chris Murphy "was raking in $1 million in salary." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says his administration put more border patrol agents on the U.S.-Mexico border than at "any time in history, and the flow of undocumented workers across the border is actually lower than it's been in 40 years." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says his administration has created "5 million jobs … over the last 30 months in the private sector alone." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney "called the Arizona law a model for the nation." Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: "Oil production is down 14 percent this year on federal land." Joe Biden stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: Paul Ryan "cut embassy security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2012 in an email to supporters: Says economists Harvey Rosen and Martin Feldstein have said that "paying for (Mitt) Romney’s tax cuts would require large tax increases on families making between $100,000 and $200,000." Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: "The Canadians — they (dropped) their tax rates to 15 percent. The average tax rate on businesses in the industrialized world is 25 percent." Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: The Obama administration "called Bashar Assad a reformer when he was turning his Russian-provided guns on his own people." Joe Biden stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: Says Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would "eliminate the guarantee of Medicare." Emergency Committee for Israel stated on October 9, 2012 in a campaign ad: "When Congress voted to condemn Iran for sentencing a Christian pastor to death, (U.S. Rep. Lois) Capps was the only member who voted no."
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "Throughout, we have kept Congress fully informed of our efforts" to create a legal framework on counterterrorism.
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: Says his administration has made "progress" on border enforcement by "putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years."
Marco Rubio stated on February 12, 2013 in the Republican response to the State of the Union Address: "Our economy actually shrank during the last three months of 2012."
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: "After shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three."
Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2013 in on the Internet: "Washington, D.C., now has greater population than Wyoming and Vermont, more active duty military than 29 states, more tax revenue than 29 states (and) a larger domestic product than 27 states."
Wayne LaPierre stated on January 30, 2013 in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee: "As a result of National Rifle Association and other private-sector (safety-education) programs, fatal firearms accidents are at the lowest level in 100 years."
Dianne Feinstein stated on January 27, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "One out of every five law enforcement officers that's killed is killed with an assault weapon."
Sean Hannity stated on January 20, 2013 in his Fox News show: Under President Barack Obama, "8.3 (million) fewer Americans are working today than there were four years ago."
Bernie Sanders stated on January 7, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Poverty levels (are) at an all-time high."
Mark Shields stated on December 21, 2012 in the PBS NewsHour: Since 1968, "more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country's history."
Facebook posts stated on January 8, 2013 in on Facebook: In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle.
Michael Moore stated on November 2, 2012 in a tweet: Says during George W. Bush’s administration "we were losing millions of jobs per month," while under Barack Obama we have "three years of gaining hundreds of thousands of jobs per month."
Planned Parenthood Action Fund stated on October 31, 2012 in a radio ad: Says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood."
Barack Obama stated on October 17, 2012 in the second presidential debate at Hofstra University: "There are millions of women all across the country who rely on Planned Parenthood for not just contraceptive care; they rely on it for mammograms."
Mitt Romney stated on October 26, 2012 in a campaign mailer: "Women in Barack Obama's White House are earning less than men."
Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Pakistan has 100 nuclear warheads and they’re rushing to build a lot more. They’ll have more than Great Britain sometime in the relatively near future."
Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Latin America’s economy is almost as big as the economy of China."
Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Veterans’ unemployment is actually now lower than (the) general population. It was higher when I came into office."
Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "I went to the Olympics that was out of balance, and we got it on balance."
Linda McMahon stated on October 11, 2012 in a campaign ad: As a Member of Congress, Chris Murphy "was raking in $1 million in salary."
Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says his administration put more border patrol agents on the U.S.-Mexico border than at "any time in history, and the flow of undocumented workers across the border is actually lower than it's been in 40 years."
Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says his administration has created "5 million jobs … over the last 30 months in the private sector alone."
Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney "called the Arizona law a model for the nation."
Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: "Oil production is down 14 percent this year on federal land."
Joe Biden stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: Paul Ryan "cut embassy security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for."
Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2012 in an email to supporters: Says economists Harvey Rosen and Martin Feldstein have said that "paying for (Mitt) Romney’s tax cuts would require large tax increases on families making between $100,000 and $200,000."
Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: "The Canadians — they (dropped) their tax rates to 15 percent. The average tax rate on businesses in the industrialized world is 25 percent."
Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: The Obama administration "called Bashar Assad a reformer when he was turning his Russian-provided guns on his own people."
Joe Biden stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: Says Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would "eliminate the guarantee of Medicare."
Emergency Committee for Israel stated on October 9, 2012 in a campaign ad: "When Congress voted to condemn Iran for sentencing a Christian pastor to death, (U.S. Rep. Lois) Capps was the only member who voted no."
