Latest False Fact-checks in Federal Budget 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 John E. Sununu stated on April 6, 2014 in a panel on "Meet the Press": The health care law reduces "the number of uninsured in America by 3 percent for how much money? $2 trillion." CATPAC stated on March 10, 2014 in a campaign mail flier: "Ralph Hall has never voted to raise the debt ceiling." Scott Walker stated on February 23, 2014 in a TV interview: "Federal government reneging" on Medicaid payments to Wisconsin caused about $240 million in extra costs in the 2013-’15 state budget. Texas Liberty PAC stated on February 22, 2014 in a sign spotted outside a polling place in Austin: Says Lamar Smith "sponsored the bill that funded Obamacare." Rand Paul stated on January 28, 2014 in a response to the State of the Union address: Says President Barack Obama "spent nearly a trillion dollars on make-work government jobs." Paul Broun stated on December 11, 2013 in an interview: "(Jack Kingston) had more earmarks at one time than every member of the Georgia delegation put together." Goldie Taylor stated on November 12, 2013 in an interview with Al Sharpton on MSNBC's "PoliticsNation": "Our national debt is as low as it has been since World War II." Suzanne Bonamici stated on October 12, 2013 in an opinion piece. : Says "nearly 30,000" federal employees in Oregon were furloughed during the government shutdown. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on October 9, 2013 in a press release: Says U.S. Rep. Steve Daines, R-Mont., "opposes a vote on his own legislation that he proposed just a few months ago." Bob McDonnell stated on October 2, 2013 in a TV interview.: "It’s been 4 and a half years since the United States Senate passed a budget." X posts stated on October 4, 2013 in messages on Twitter: The Obama administration shut down the Amber Alert program because of the government shutdown. X posts stated on October 5, 2013 in a tweet: "Obama has jumped the shark and ordered the ocean closed!" Ted Cruz stated on September 20, 2013 in a news release: "A strong bipartisan majority" in the House of Representatives "voted to defund Obamacare." Chris Kapenga stated on August 23, 2013 in a newsletter: "The amount of interest" paid on the federal debt exceeds "total tax revenue." Harry Reid stated on July 30, 2013 in a media availability with reporters: The sequester has "already lost 1.6 million jobs." Todd Young stated on June 19, 2013 in a letter to a constituent: "Nearly 70 percent of all federal spending will go towards Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid" in fiscal year 2014. Alan Grayson stated on May 21, 2013 in a news release: A bill to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline "is an earmark" under House rules. Jim Sensenbrenner stated on March 22, 2013 in a press release: "75 percent of the (air traffic control) towers the Obama Administration is closing are located in Republican Congressional Districts." Bloggers stated on March 20, 2013 in blog posts: The Air Force wants taxpayers to fund a fantasy football league. Harry Reid stated on March 19, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: "In the last two years, we have reduced the deficit by $2.5 trillion." Paul Ryan stated on March 3, 2013 in an interview: The fiscal cliff agreement was "the largest tax increase in history." Al Cardenas stated on March 1, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe: Of $60 billion Congress approved in response to Hurricane Sandy, "only 10 percent was for disaster relief." Amy Kremer stated on January 3, 2013 in an interview: U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss votes more with Democrats than with conservatives. John Boehner stated on November 9, 2012 in a news conference: "The problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans is that more than half of them are small business owners." The Campaign to Fix the Debt stated on December 17, 2012 in a press release: "If lawmakers fail to avert the fiscal cliff, 18 percent of the federal money that is sent to the states will be eliminated." Barack Obama stated on December 5, 2012 in a report: "If the House of Representatives fails to extend the middle-class tax cuts, 400,000 middle-class Rhode Island families will see their federal income taxes increase." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson ran Medicare "into the ground" and "nine years closer to bankruptcy." Workers' Voice stated on October 1, 2012 in a campaign flier: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supports a plan for "privatizing Social Security." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 24, 2012 in a television ad: Says Jim Renacci "opposed increasing combat bonuses for our troops." David Cicilline stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate: "There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined."
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John E. Sununu stated on April 6, 2014 in a panel on "Meet the Press": The health care law reduces "the number of uninsured in America by 3 percent for how much money? $2 trillion." CATPAC stated on March 10, 2014 in a campaign mail flier: "Ralph Hall has never voted to raise the debt ceiling." Scott Walker stated on February 23, 2014 in a TV interview: "Federal government reneging" on Medicaid payments to Wisconsin caused about $240 million in extra costs in the 2013-’15 state budget. Texas Liberty PAC stated on February 22, 2014 in a sign spotted outside a polling place in Austin: Says Lamar Smith "sponsored the bill that funded Obamacare." Rand Paul stated on January 28, 2014 in a response to the State of the Union address: Says President Barack Obama "spent nearly a trillion dollars on make-work government jobs." Paul Broun stated on December 11, 2013 in an interview: "(Jack Kingston) had more earmarks at one time than every member of the Georgia delegation put together." Goldie Taylor stated on November 12, 2013 in an interview with Al Sharpton on MSNBC's "PoliticsNation": "Our national debt is as low as it has been since World War II." Suzanne Bonamici stated on October 12, 2013 in an opinion piece. : Says "nearly 30,000" federal employees in Oregon were furloughed during the government shutdown. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on October 9, 2013 in a press release: Says U.S. Rep. Steve Daines, R-Mont., "opposes a vote on his own legislation that he proposed just a few months ago." Bob McDonnell stated on October 2, 2013 in a TV interview.: "It’s been 4 and a half years since the United States Senate passed a budget." X posts stated on October 4, 2013 in messages on Twitter: The Obama administration shut down the Amber Alert program because of the government shutdown. X posts stated on October 5, 2013 in a tweet: "Obama has jumped the shark and ordered the ocean closed!" Ted Cruz stated on September 20, 2013 in a news release: "A strong bipartisan majority" in the House of Representatives "voted to defund Obamacare." Chris Kapenga stated on August 23, 2013 in a newsletter: "The amount of interest" paid on the federal debt exceeds "total tax revenue." Harry Reid stated on July 30, 2013 in a media availability with reporters: The sequester has "already lost 1.6 million jobs." Todd Young stated on June 19, 2013 in a letter to a constituent: "Nearly 70 percent of all federal spending will go towards Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid" in fiscal year 2014. Alan Grayson stated on May 21, 2013 in a news release: A bill to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline "is an earmark" under House rules. Jim Sensenbrenner stated on March 22, 2013 in a press release: "75 percent of the (air traffic control) towers the Obama Administration is closing are located in Republican Congressional Districts." Bloggers stated on March 20, 2013 in blog posts: The Air Force wants taxpayers to fund a fantasy football league. Harry Reid stated on March 19, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: "In the last two years, we have reduced the deficit by $2.5 trillion." Paul Ryan stated on March 3, 2013 in an interview: The fiscal cliff agreement was "the largest tax increase in history." Al Cardenas stated on March 1, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe: Of $60 billion Congress approved in response to Hurricane Sandy, "only 10 percent was for disaster relief." Amy Kremer stated on January 3, 2013 in an interview: U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss votes more with Democrats than with conservatives. John Boehner stated on November 9, 2012 in a news conference: "The problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans is that more than half of them are small business owners." The Campaign to Fix the Debt stated on December 17, 2012 in a press release: "If lawmakers fail to avert the fiscal cliff, 18 percent of the federal money that is sent to the states will be eliminated." Barack Obama stated on December 5, 2012 in a report: "If the House of Representatives fails to extend the middle-class tax cuts, 400,000 middle-class Rhode Island families will see their federal income taxes increase." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson ran Medicare "into the ground" and "nine years closer to bankruptcy." Workers' Voice stated on October 1, 2012 in a campaign flier: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supports a plan for "privatizing Social Security." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 24, 2012 in a television ad: Says Jim Renacci "opposed increasing combat bonuses for our troops." David Cicilline stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate: "There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined."
John E. Sununu stated on April 6, 2014 in a panel on "Meet the Press": The health care law reduces "the number of uninsured in America by 3 percent for how much money? $2 trillion."
CATPAC stated on March 10, 2014 in a campaign mail flier: "Ralph Hall has never voted to raise the debt ceiling."
Scott Walker stated on February 23, 2014 in a TV interview: "Federal government reneging" on Medicaid payments to Wisconsin caused about $240 million in extra costs in the 2013-’15 state budget.
Texas Liberty PAC stated on February 22, 2014 in a sign spotted outside a polling place in Austin: Says Lamar Smith "sponsored the bill that funded Obamacare."
Rand Paul stated on January 28, 2014 in a response to the State of the Union address: Says President Barack Obama "spent nearly a trillion dollars on make-work government jobs."
Paul Broun stated on December 11, 2013 in an interview: "(Jack Kingston) had more earmarks at one time than every member of the Georgia delegation put together."
Goldie Taylor stated on November 12, 2013 in an interview with Al Sharpton on MSNBC's "PoliticsNation": "Our national debt is as low as it has been since World War II."
Suzanne Bonamici stated on October 12, 2013 in an opinion piece. : Says "nearly 30,000" federal employees in Oregon were furloughed during the government shutdown.
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on October 9, 2013 in a press release: Says U.S. Rep. Steve Daines, R-Mont., "opposes a vote on his own legislation that he proposed just a few months ago."
Bob McDonnell stated on October 2, 2013 in a TV interview.: "It’s been 4 and a half years since the United States Senate passed a budget."
X posts stated on October 4, 2013 in messages on Twitter: The Obama administration shut down the Amber Alert program because of the government shutdown.
X posts stated on October 5, 2013 in a tweet: "Obama has jumped the shark and ordered the ocean closed!"
Ted Cruz stated on September 20, 2013 in a news release: "A strong bipartisan majority" in the House of Representatives "voted to defund Obamacare."
Chris Kapenga stated on August 23, 2013 in a newsletter: "The amount of interest" paid on the federal debt exceeds "total tax revenue."
Harry Reid stated on July 30, 2013 in a media availability with reporters: The sequester has "already lost 1.6 million jobs."
Todd Young stated on June 19, 2013 in a letter to a constituent: "Nearly 70 percent of all federal spending will go towards Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid" in fiscal year 2014.
Alan Grayson stated on May 21, 2013 in a news release: A bill to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline "is an earmark" under House rules.
Jim Sensenbrenner stated on March 22, 2013 in a press release: "75 percent of the (air traffic control) towers the Obama Administration is closing are located in Republican Congressional Districts."
Bloggers stated on March 20, 2013 in blog posts: The Air Force wants taxpayers to fund a fantasy football league.
Harry Reid stated on March 19, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: "In the last two years, we have reduced the deficit by $2.5 trillion."
Paul Ryan stated on March 3, 2013 in an interview: The fiscal cliff agreement was "the largest tax increase in history."
Al Cardenas stated on March 1, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe: Of $60 billion Congress approved in response to Hurricane Sandy, "only 10 percent was for disaster relief."
Amy Kremer stated on January 3, 2013 in an interview: U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss votes more with Democrats than with conservatives.
John Boehner stated on November 9, 2012 in a news conference: "The problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans is that more than half of them are small business owners."
The Campaign to Fix the Debt stated on December 17, 2012 in a press release: "If lawmakers fail to avert the fiscal cliff, 18 percent of the federal money that is sent to the states will be eliminated."
Barack Obama stated on December 5, 2012 in a report: "If the House of Representatives fails to extend the middle-class tax cuts, 400,000 middle-class Rhode Island families will see their federal income taxes increase."
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson ran Medicare "into the ground" and "nine years closer to bankruptcy."
Workers' Voice stated on October 1, 2012 in a campaign flier: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supports a plan for "privatizing Social Security."
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 24, 2012 in a television ad: Says Jim Renacci "opposed increasing combat bonuses for our troops."
David Cicilline stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate: "There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined."
