Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Foreign Policy 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 dicho el Octubre 6, 2011 en a press conference at the White House: The Arab Spring … "drove up gas prices." Rob Portman dicho el Julio 19, 2011 en a television interview: "We rank below Ethiopia, I'm told, in terms of our exports per capita, well below any of the other developed countries we trade with, and well below China and (South) Korea." Jon Huntsman dicho el Julio 26, 2011 en a speech at Dartmouth College.: China is or soon will be "the largest English-speaking nation" in the world. Ann Marie Buerkle dicho el Junio 24, 2011 en a news release: Says that, unlike the U.S. Senate, "even the Libyan government, in the middle of a civil war, passed a budget on June 15, 2011" Barack Obama dicho el Mayo 1, 2011 en an address to the nation: "Bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan." Charles Rangel dicho el Abril 4, 2011 en an interview on the Fox Business network: "Franklin Roosevelt (was) the last president to come to the Congress to ask for permission to engage into war." Barack Obama dicho el Marzo 28, 2011 en a televised address: "Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years" Newt Gingrich dicho el Febrero 13, 2011 en an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The Obama administration "actually cut out the democracy in Egypt funds inside the State Department." Glenn Beck dicho el Enero 31, 2011 en his radio program: Many of the 9/11 conspirators came from the Muslim Brotherhood, including Osama bin Laden, Ayman Zawahiri and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Jon Kyl dicho el Noviembre 28, 2010 en an interview on "NBC's Meet the Press": Said the Washington Post argued that a failure to pass the START treaty this year would be "no calamity," and that the Associated Press said "the administration concedes the security risk is not immediate." Joe Manchin dicho el Octubre 21, 2010 en a campaign Web ad: Says John Raese said he wants "1,000 laser systems put in the sky, and we need it right now." Ann Coulter dicho el Septiembre 8, 2010 en a column: "There have been more terrorist attacks on U.S. soil by ... Muslims in Obama's first 18 months in office than in the six years under Bush after he invaded Iraq." National Taxpayers Union dicho el Septiembre 2, 2010 en a television commercial: Proposed tax changes are a "handout" to BP. Lee Fisher dicho el Septiembre 7, 2010 en a campaign commercial: "On (Rob Portman's) watch as Bush's trade czar, our deficit with China exploded" and "as Bush's budget chief, Portman oversaw a spending spree that doubled the deficit." Joe Biden dicho el Julio 18, 2010 en an interview on ABC's This Week: "We're not engaged in nation-building" in Afghanistan. Jeff Greene dicho el Junio 22, 2010 en a debate: The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies." Robert Gates dicho el Abril 11, 2010 en ABC's "This Week": "The policy of the Bush administration was also not to add new nuclear capabilities." Chain email dicho el Noviembre 19, 2009 en a widely circulated e-mail: Obama "closed offshore tax safe havens." Bono dicho el Octubre 23, 2009 en an interview with the Associated Press: When it comes to aid, "the United States is still about half as what European countries give as a percentage." Bill Nelson dicho el Junio 11, 2009 en during a U.S. Senate debate: "The truth is any oil that would be drilled could be sent to any other country in the world, reducing our use of foreign oil not by one single drop." Republican National Committee dicho el Julio 7, 2009 en a GOP survey: "Under the new and little known 'global justice' initiative," the Obama administration has ordered FBI agents to "read Miranda Rights to high-value terrorist detainees captured on the battlefield." Chain email dicho el Mayo 2, 2009 en a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory." Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 26, 2008 en Oxford, Miss.: John McCain "has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran." Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 26, 2008 en the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss.: Henry Kissinger "said that we should meet with Iran — guess what — without precondition." Barack Obama dicho el Julio 30, 2008 en a TV ad: McCain's attacks on Obama are 'not true,' 'false,' 'baloney,' according to media outlets. John McCain dicho el Julio 21, 2008 en a speech in South Portland, Maine: "We now have a pro-American president in France, which shows if you live long enough, anything can happen in this world." MoveOn.org dicho el Abril 5, 2008 en an e-mail: McCain "voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban." Democratic National Committee dicho el Abril 28, 2008 en a news release.: "McCain has voted repeatedly at least six times against funding for global HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB fund, once as one of only 14 senators." Barack Obama dicho el Abril 17, 2008 en a mailer to Pennsylvania voters: "Hillary Clinton supported NAFTA and permanent China trade. Pennsylvania lost thousands of jobs." Hillary Clinton dicho el Marzo 5, 2008 en an interview on CNN's <i> American Morning</i>: "I've been standing up against ... the Chinese government over women's rights and standing up for human rights."
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Barack Obama dicho el Octubre 6, 2011 en a press conference at the White House: The Arab Spring … "drove up gas prices." Rob Portman dicho el Julio 19, 2011 en a television interview: "We rank below Ethiopia, I'm told, in terms of our exports per capita, well below any of the other developed countries we trade with, and well below China and (South) Korea." Jon Huntsman dicho el Julio 26, 2011 en a speech at Dartmouth College.: China is or soon will be "the largest English-speaking nation" in the world. Ann Marie Buerkle dicho el Junio 24, 2011 en a news release: Says that, unlike the U.S. Senate, "even the Libyan government, in the middle of a civil war, passed a budget on June 15, 2011" Barack Obama dicho el Mayo 1, 2011 en an address to the nation: "Bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan." Charles Rangel dicho el Abril 4, 2011 en an interview on the Fox Business network: "Franklin Roosevelt (was) the last president to come to the Congress to ask for permission to engage into war." Barack Obama dicho el Marzo 28, 2011 en a televised address: "Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years" Newt Gingrich dicho el Febrero 13, 2011 en an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The Obama administration "actually cut out the democracy in Egypt funds inside the State Department." Glenn Beck dicho el Enero 31, 2011 en his radio program: Many of the 9/11 conspirators came from the Muslim Brotherhood, including Osama bin Laden, Ayman Zawahiri and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Jon Kyl dicho el Noviembre 28, 2010 en an interview on "NBC's Meet the Press": Said the Washington Post argued that a failure to pass the START treaty this year would be "no calamity," and that the Associated Press said "the administration concedes the security risk is not immediate." Joe Manchin dicho el Octubre 21, 2010 en a campaign Web ad: Says John Raese said he wants "1,000 laser systems put in the sky, and we need it right now." Ann Coulter dicho el Septiembre 8, 2010 en a column: "There have been more terrorist attacks on U.S. soil by ... Muslims in Obama's first 18 months in office than in the six years under Bush after he invaded Iraq." National Taxpayers Union dicho el Septiembre 2, 2010 en a television commercial: Proposed tax changes are a "handout" to BP. Lee Fisher dicho el Septiembre 7, 2010 en a campaign commercial: "On (Rob Portman's) watch as Bush's trade czar, our deficit with China exploded" and "as Bush's budget chief, Portman oversaw a spending spree that doubled the deficit." Joe Biden dicho el Julio 18, 2010 en an interview on ABC's This Week: "We're not engaged in nation-building" in Afghanistan. Jeff Greene dicho el Junio 22, 2010 en a debate: The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies." Robert Gates dicho el Abril 11, 2010 en ABC's "This Week": "The policy of the Bush administration was also not to add new nuclear capabilities." Chain email dicho el Noviembre 19, 2009 en a widely circulated e-mail: Obama "closed offshore tax safe havens." Bono dicho el Octubre 23, 2009 en an interview with the Associated Press: When it comes to aid, "the United States is still about half as what European countries give as a percentage." Bill Nelson dicho el Junio 11, 2009 en during a U.S. Senate debate: "The truth is any oil that would be drilled could be sent to any other country in the world, reducing our use of foreign oil not by one single drop." Republican National Committee dicho el Julio 7, 2009 en a GOP survey: "Under the new and little known 'global justice' initiative," the Obama administration has ordered FBI agents to "read Miranda Rights to high-value terrorist detainees captured on the battlefield." Chain email dicho el Mayo 2, 2009 en a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory." Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 26, 2008 en Oxford, Miss.: John McCain "has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran." Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 26, 2008 en the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss.: Henry Kissinger "said that we should meet with Iran — guess what — without precondition." Barack Obama dicho el Julio 30, 2008 en a TV ad: McCain's attacks on Obama are 'not true,' 'false,' 'baloney,' according to media outlets. John McCain dicho el Julio 21, 2008 en a speech in South Portland, Maine: "We now have a pro-American president in France, which shows if you live long enough, anything can happen in this world." MoveOn.org dicho el Abril 5, 2008 en an e-mail: McCain "voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban." Democratic National Committee dicho el Abril 28, 2008 en a news release.: "McCain has voted repeatedly at least six times against funding for global HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB fund, once as one of only 14 senators." Barack Obama dicho el Abril 17, 2008 en a mailer to Pennsylvania voters: "Hillary Clinton supported NAFTA and permanent China trade. Pennsylvania lost thousands of jobs." Hillary Clinton dicho el Marzo 5, 2008 en an interview on CNN's <i> American Morning</i>: "I've been standing up against ... the Chinese government over women's rights and standing up for human rights."
Barack Obama dicho el Octubre 6, 2011 en a press conference at the White House: The Arab Spring … "drove up gas prices."
Rob Portman dicho el Julio 19, 2011 en a television interview: "We rank below Ethiopia, I'm told, in terms of our exports per capita, well below any of the other developed countries we trade with, and well below China and (South) Korea."
Jon Huntsman dicho el Julio 26, 2011 en a speech at Dartmouth College.: China is or soon will be "the largest English-speaking nation" in the world.
Ann Marie Buerkle dicho el Junio 24, 2011 en a news release: Says that, unlike the U.S. Senate, "even the Libyan government, in the middle of a civil war, passed a budget on June 15, 2011"
Barack Obama dicho el Mayo 1, 2011 en an address to the nation: "Bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan."
Charles Rangel dicho el Abril 4, 2011 en an interview on the Fox Business network: "Franklin Roosevelt (was) the last president to come to the Congress to ask for permission to engage into war."
Barack Obama dicho el Marzo 28, 2011 en a televised address: "Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years"
Newt Gingrich dicho el Febrero 13, 2011 en an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The Obama administration "actually cut out the democracy in Egypt funds inside the State Department."
Glenn Beck dicho el Enero 31, 2011 en his radio program: Many of the 9/11 conspirators came from the Muslim Brotherhood, including Osama bin Laden, Ayman Zawahiri and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Jon Kyl dicho el Noviembre 28, 2010 en an interview on "NBC's Meet the Press": Said the Washington Post argued that a failure to pass the START treaty this year would be "no calamity," and that the Associated Press said "the administration concedes the security risk is not immediate."
Joe Manchin dicho el Octubre 21, 2010 en a campaign Web ad: Says John Raese said he wants "1,000 laser systems put in the sky, and we need it right now."
Ann Coulter dicho el Septiembre 8, 2010 en a column: "There have been more terrorist attacks on U.S. soil by ... Muslims in Obama's first 18 months in office than in the six years under Bush after he invaded Iraq."
National Taxpayers Union dicho el Septiembre 2, 2010 en a television commercial: Proposed tax changes are a "handout" to BP.
Lee Fisher dicho el Septiembre 7, 2010 en a campaign commercial: "On (Rob Portman's) watch as Bush's trade czar, our deficit with China exploded" and "as Bush's budget chief, Portman oversaw a spending spree that doubled the deficit."
Joe Biden dicho el Julio 18, 2010 en an interview on ABC's This Week: "We're not engaged in nation-building" in Afghanistan.
Jeff Greene dicho el Junio 22, 2010 en a debate: The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies."
Robert Gates dicho el Abril 11, 2010 en ABC's "This Week": "The policy of the Bush administration was also not to add new nuclear capabilities."
Chain email dicho el Noviembre 19, 2009 en a widely circulated e-mail: Obama "closed offshore tax safe havens."
Bono dicho el Octubre 23, 2009 en an interview with the Associated Press: When it comes to aid, "the United States is still about half as what European countries give as a percentage."
Bill Nelson dicho el Junio 11, 2009 en during a U.S. Senate debate: "The truth is any oil that would be drilled could be sent to any other country in the world, reducing our use of foreign oil not by one single drop."
Republican National Committee dicho el Julio 7, 2009 en a GOP survey: "Under the new and little known 'global justice' initiative," the Obama administration has ordered FBI agents to "read Miranda Rights to high-value terrorist detainees captured on the battlefield."
Chain email dicho el Mayo 2, 2009 en a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory."
Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 26, 2008 en Oxford, Miss.: John McCain "has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran."
Barack Obama dicho el Septiembre 26, 2008 en the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss.: Henry Kissinger "said that we should meet with Iran — guess what — without precondition."
Barack Obama dicho el Julio 30, 2008 en a TV ad: McCain's attacks on Obama are 'not true,' 'false,' 'baloney,' according to media outlets.
John McCain dicho el Julio 21, 2008 en a speech in South Portland, Maine: "We now have a pro-American president in France, which shows if you live long enough, anything can happen in this world."
MoveOn.org dicho el Abril 5, 2008 en an e-mail: McCain "voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban."
Democratic National Committee dicho el Abril 28, 2008 en a news release.: "McCain has voted repeatedly at least six times against funding for global HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB fund, once as one of only 14 senators."
Barack Obama dicho el Abril 17, 2008 en a mailer to Pennsylvania voters: "Hillary Clinton supported NAFTA and permanent China trade. Pennsylvania lost thousands of jobs."
Hillary Clinton dicho el Marzo 5, 2008 en an interview on CNN's <i> American Morning</i>: "I've been standing up against ... the Chinese government over women's rights and standing up for human rights."
