| PolitiFact

Susana Martinez
stated on August 31, 2010 in a campaign ad:

The Richardson-Denish administration "gave" 50,000 driver's licenses to illegal immigrants in New Mexico.

By Lukas Pleva • September 9, 2010
Michael Bennet
stated on August 25, 2010 in a campaign ad:

"Buck wants to privatize Social Security."

By Lukas Pleva • September 2, 2010
Blanche Lincoln
stated on August 19, 2010 in a TV ad:

John Boozman supports "privatizing Social Security"

By Lukas Pleva • September 2, 2010
Glenn Beck
stated on August 25, 2010 in comments on his TV show:

"The federal government is now on track" for the second-largest budget deficit "in 65 years."

By Lukas Pleva • August 30, 2010
Barack Obama
stated on August 18, 2010 in a response to a question during an appearance in Columbus, Ohio.:

Republicans "don't think it's a good idea" to make the child care tax credit "stronger."

By Lukas Pleva • August 27, 2010
Mark Tapscott
stated on August 23, 2010 in an opinion column in "The Washington Examiner":

"Obama’s stimulus, passed in his first month in office, will cost more than the entire Iraq War."

By Martha M. Hamilton • August 25, 2010
Alan Grayson
stated on August 18, 2010 in MSNBC's "The Ed Show.":

The United States is "50th in life expectancy" in the world.

By Lukas Pleva • August 25, 2010
Harry Reid
stated on August 23, 2010 in his Senate re-election campaign effort. :

On birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants.

By Lukas Pleva • August 25, 2010
Tamara Holder
stated on August 18, 2010 in comments on the Hannity show.:

"The Republicans have 2 percent of the Muslim vote.''

By Lukas Pleva • August 20, 2010
Tim Kaine
stated on August 15, 2010 in a segment of CBS' ''Face The Nation.'':

Republicans tried to block the deficit commission.

By Lukas Pleva • August 18, 2010
Eddie Bernice Johnson
stated on August 10, 2010 in a speech on the House floor.:

"In 1935, more than 50% of the elderly population lived in poverty. Today that poverty rate stands officially at 9.4%."

By Lukas Pleva • August 17, 2010
Rachel Maddow
stated on August 6, 2010 in the "Rachel Maddow Show":

"We know that tax cuts are remarkably un-stimulative when you compare them with different kinds of government spending."

By Lukas Pleva • August 12, 2010
J.D. Hayworth
stated on August 5, 2010 in a TV ad against John McCain:

McCain opposed the border fence.

By Lukas Pleva • August 11, 2010
Bill McCollum
stated on August 5, 2010 in televised candidates' debate:

"Police officers in this state have that right," to check the immigration status of people they arrest.

By Lukas Pleva • August 9, 2010
Holly Benson
stated on July 31, 2010 in a candidates' debate:

"Florida is now the No. 1 state in the country for automobile accident fraud."

By Lukas Pleva • August 5, 2010
Randy Neugebauer
stated on July 29, 2010 in a Townhall.com guest blog post:

"Ninety-four percent of small businesses will face higher taxes under the Democrats' plan."

By Lukas Pleva • August 4, 2010
Donna Brazile
stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week":

Over the last 10 years, incomes for the top 1 percent "have grown." Meanwhile, the bottom half of the country, "they've seen their wages stagnate."

By Lukas Pleva • July 29, 2010
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on July 20, 2010 in an MSNBC interview:

"For every dollar we put in unemployment, it pays back about $1.60."

By Lukas Pleva • July 27, 2010
Timothy Geithner
stated on July 25, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":

"We've seen six months of positive job growth by the private sector."

By Lukas Pleva • July 27, 2010
Bloggers
stated on July 17, 2010 in conservative blogs:

Obama's dog has his "own plane"

By Lukas Pleva • July 22, 2010
Russell Pearce
stated on July 7, 2010 in a CNN interview:

"Sixty percent of the Hispanics" support the Arizona immigration law

By Lukas Pleva • July 21, 2010
Ron Paul
stated on July 5, 2010 in a CNN interview:

"We're spending $1 trillion a year on our foreign policy."

By Lukas Pleva • July 15, 2010
Andrew Napolitano
stated on June 28, 2010 in comments on the 'Glenn Beck' show:

"There are mechanisms in place to shut down the Internet privately."

By Lukas Pleva • July 6, 2010
Daniel Senor
stated on July 4, 2010 in ABC's 'This Week':

Japan's "interest on its own debt" is "25 percent of its national budget"

By Lukas Pleva • July 6, 2010
Jeff Greene
stated on June 22, 2010 in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate against Rep. Kendrick Meek:

"If there were not derivatives, there would be no bank loans at all today."

By Lukas Pleva • June 28, 2010
Glenn Beck
stated on May 27, 2010 in commentary on his television show:

"Sixty-four percent of Americans support the Arizona immigration law.''

By Lukas Pleva • June 3, 2010
Charlie Justice
stated on April 14, 2010 in a Web ad:

"Bill Young uses his campaign money for, among other things, a luxury car."

By Lukas Pleva • April 26, 2010
Dan Gelber
stated on April 8, 2010 in a letter posted on his campaign Web site.:

Florida teachers are "already paid $5,000 below the national average."

By Lukas Pleva • April 19, 2010
Jeff Kottkamp
stated on February 28, 2010 in an interview on Newsmax TV:

"If every house in Florida had a solar-heated water tank, that would eliminate consumption by 17 percent."

By Lukas Pleva • April 6, 2010
Charlie Crist
stated on February 17, 2010 in a news release:

Rubio admitted he "would have accepted the stimulus money."

By Lukas Pleva • March 16, 2010

Follow us

Stand up for the facts!

I would like to contribute

Latest Fact-checks by Lukas Pleva