Latest Fact-checks in Stimulus 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 American Crossroads stated on September 20, 2010 in a campaign ad: Rep. Paul Hodes, D-N.H., "voted for the pork-filled stimulus bill -- $1.9 million to study ants in Africa, $39 million for office upgrades for politicians." Steve Southerland stated on September 17, 2010 in a press release.: "Over the past year ... our 16 counties have hemorrhaged more than 6,000 jobs with no apparent end in sight." Americans for Job Security stated on September 23, 2010 in a campaign ad: Says Zack Space voted for budgets and debt, energy taxes and the stimulus, and "we still lost more than 2.5 million jobs." Tom Nelson stated on September 7, 2010 in a radio interview: A $300 million stimulus allocation to Wisconsin "has led to the creation of tens of thousands of jobs in every corner of this state." Jim Huffman stated on September 17, 2010 in a television/web ad: Says Ron Wyden spent $2 million "to study exotic ants." Rick Scott stated on September 3, 2010 in a meeting with reporters in Tallahassee: "The stimulus has not created one private sector job." Rob Portman stated on August 25, 2010 in a posting on Facebook: Says a "Pro-Stimulus economist admits it is not working … " Austan Goolsbee stated on September 12, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": John Boehner has called for "repealing the rest of the stimulus, which would raise taxes on 110 million middle class people." John McCain stated on August 3, 2010 in a report: Federal stimulus money went to a Georgia Tech project that will "apparently involve the professor jamming with 'world-renowned musicians' to 'hopefully also create satisfying works of art.'" 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." John Boehner stated on August 24, 2010 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland: "Since February 2009, the private sector has lost millions of jobs while the federal government has grown by hundreds of thousands of workers." John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2010 in a press release: "Taxpayer money will provide iPod Touch devices to high school students in Utah, BlackBerry smart phones to smokers who kick the habit and funding for a study of exotic ants in East Africa." Brian Robinson stated on August 14, 2010 in a newspaper interview: "Roy Barnes is part of the team that has run up trillions of dollars in debt that Americans will spend years paying off, and they've done it without creating one job." Nancy Pelosi stated on August 10, 2010 in a news release: A bill to aid state and local governments "is fully paid-for by closing costly corporate tax loopholes." 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." John Boehner stated on August 8, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it." Republican National Committee stated on August 2, 2010 in a press release: Georgia has lost more than 124,000 jobs and the unemployment rate has increased since the stimulus passed James Langevin stated on July 12, 2010 in an online forum on ProJo.com: "The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every $1 we spend on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put into our economy." Rob Portman stated on June 30, 2010 in a news release: Since the Democrats’ stimulus went into effect last year, Ohio has lost about 150,000 Jobs. Jeanne Shaheen stated on July 20, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "For every dollar we put in unemployment, it pays back about $1.60." American Crossroads stated on July 18, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Recent data showed Nevada ranks 50th in the money received from" the stimulus bill. Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York." George Will stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Says that President Obama said if Congress passed the economic stimulus bill, "we would have unemployment at 8 percent and no higher. And it went higher." Steve Cohen stated on April 15, 2010 in a story about taxes from Associated Press: "The fact is, in the past year we have had more tax cuts than almost any time in our nation's history." Marco Rubio stated on March 22, 2010 in in a fundraising E-mail.: "The path to ObamaCare becoming law all started with Charlie Crist supporting President Obama's $787 billion stimulus." Marco Rubio stated on March 28, 2010 in a U.S. Senate primary debate on FOX News Sunday: "Since that famous day in February where the governor campaigned with Barack Obama on behalf of the stimulus program, 211,000 Floridians have lost their jobs." Marco Rubio stated on February 17, 2010 in an interview with Fox News: "Charlie Crist was the only prominent Republican in the country to campaign with Barack Obama before the stimulus passed, on behalf of the stimulus." Sarah Palin stated on February 17, 2010 in a Facebook post: "We were promised (the stimulus) would provide 'green jobs' for Americans, but 80% of the $2 billion they spent on alternative energy went to purchase wind turbines built in China!" Mitch McConnell stated on February 17, 2010 in a press release: The stimulus includes "$219,000 to study the sex lives of female college freshmen." Mitch McConnell stated on February 17, 2010 in a press release: "$100,000 in stimulus funds (were) used for a Martini Bar and Brazilian Steakhouse."
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American Crossroads stated on September 20, 2010 in a campaign ad: Rep. Paul Hodes, D-N.H., "voted for the pork-filled stimulus bill -- $1.9 million to study ants in Africa, $39 million for office upgrades for politicians." Steve Southerland stated on September 17, 2010 in a press release.: "Over the past year ... our 16 counties have hemorrhaged more than 6,000 jobs with no apparent end in sight." Americans for Job Security stated on September 23, 2010 in a campaign ad: Says Zack Space voted for budgets and debt, energy taxes and the stimulus, and "we still lost more than 2.5 million jobs." Tom Nelson stated on September 7, 2010 in a radio interview: A $300 million stimulus allocation to Wisconsin "has led to the creation of tens of thousands of jobs in every corner of this state." Jim Huffman stated on September 17, 2010 in a television/web ad: Says Ron Wyden spent $2 million "to study exotic ants." Rick Scott stated on September 3, 2010 in a meeting with reporters in Tallahassee: "The stimulus has not created one private sector job." Rob Portman stated on August 25, 2010 in a posting on Facebook: Says a "Pro-Stimulus economist admits it is not working … " Austan Goolsbee stated on September 12, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": John Boehner has called for "repealing the rest of the stimulus, which would raise taxes on 110 million middle class people." John McCain stated on August 3, 2010 in a report: Federal stimulus money went to a Georgia Tech project that will "apparently involve the professor jamming with 'world-renowned musicians' to 'hopefully also create satisfying works of art.'" 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." John Boehner stated on August 24, 2010 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland: "Since February 2009, the private sector has lost millions of jobs while the federal government has grown by hundreds of thousands of workers." John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2010 in a press release: "Taxpayer money will provide iPod Touch devices to high school students in Utah, BlackBerry smart phones to smokers who kick the habit and funding for a study of exotic ants in East Africa." Brian Robinson stated on August 14, 2010 in a newspaper interview: "Roy Barnes is part of the team that has run up trillions of dollars in debt that Americans will spend years paying off, and they've done it without creating one job." Nancy Pelosi stated on August 10, 2010 in a news release: A bill to aid state and local governments "is fully paid-for by closing costly corporate tax loopholes." 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." John Boehner stated on August 8, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it." Republican National Committee stated on August 2, 2010 in a press release: Georgia has lost more than 124,000 jobs and the unemployment rate has increased since the stimulus passed James Langevin stated on July 12, 2010 in an online forum on ProJo.com: "The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every $1 we spend on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put into our economy." Rob Portman stated on June 30, 2010 in a news release: Since the Democrats’ stimulus went into effect last year, Ohio has lost about 150,000 Jobs. Jeanne Shaheen stated on July 20, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "For every dollar we put in unemployment, it pays back about $1.60." American Crossroads stated on July 18, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Recent data showed Nevada ranks 50th in the money received from" the stimulus bill. Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York." George Will stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Says that President Obama said if Congress passed the economic stimulus bill, "we would have unemployment at 8 percent and no higher. And it went higher." Steve Cohen stated on April 15, 2010 in a story about taxes from Associated Press: "The fact is, in the past year we have had more tax cuts than almost any time in our nation's history." Marco Rubio stated on March 22, 2010 in in a fundraising E-mail.: "The path to ObamaCare becoming law all started with Charlie Crist supporting President Obama's $787 billion stimulus." Marco Rubio stated on March 28, 2010 in a U.S. Senate primary debate on FOX News Sunday: "Since that famous day in February where the governor campaigned with Barack Obama on behalf of the stimulus program, 211,000 Floridians have lost their jobs." Marco Rubio stated on February 17, 2010 in an interview with Fox News: "Charlie Crist was the only prominent Republican in the country to campaign with Barack Obama before the stimulus passed, on behalf of the stimulus." Sarah Palin stated on February 17, 2010 in a Facebook post: "We were promised (the stimulus) would provide 'green jobs' for Americans, but 80% of the $2 billion they spent on alternative energy went to purchase wind turbines built in China!" Mitch McConnell stated on February 17, 2010 in a press release: The stimulus includes "$219,000 to study the sex lives of female college freshmen." Mitch McConnell stated on February 17, 2010 in a press release: "$100,000 in stimulus funds (were) used for a Martini Bar and Brazilian Steakhouse."
American Crossroads stated on September 20, 2010 in a campaign ad: Rep. Paul Hodes, D-N.H., "voted for the pork-filled stimulus bill -- $1.9 million to study ants in Africa, $39 million for office upgrades for politicians."
Steve Southerland stated on September 17, 2010 in a press release.: "Over the past year ... our 16 counties have hemorrhaged more than 6,000 jobs with no apparent end in sight."
Americans for Job Security stated on September 23, 2010 in a campaign ad: Says Zack Space voted for budgets and debt, energy taxes and the stimulus, and "we still lost more than 2.5 million jobs."
Tom Nelson stated on September 7, 2010 in a radio interview: A $300 million stimulus allocation to Wisconsin "has led to the creation of tens of thousands of jobs in every corner of this state."
Jim Huffman stated on September 17, 2010 in a television/web ad: Says Ron Wyden spent $2 million "to study exotic ants."
Rick Scott stated on September 3, 2010 in a meeting with reporters in Tallahassee: "The stimulus has not created one private sector job."
Rob Portman stated on August 25, 2010 in a posting on Facebook: Says a "Pro-Stimulus economist admits it is not working … "
Austan Goolsbee stated on September 12, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": John Boehner has called for "repealing the rest of the stimulus, which would raise taxes on 110 million middle class people."
John McCain stated on August 3, 2010 in a report: Federal stimulus money went to a Georgia Tech project that will "apparently involve the professor jamming with 'world-renowned musicians' to 'hopefully also create satisfying works of art.'"
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."
John Boehner stated on August 24, 2010 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland: "Since February 2009, the private sector has lost millions of jobs while the federal government has grown by hundreds of thousands of workers."
John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2010 in a press release: "Taxpayer money will provide iPod Touch devices to high school students in Utah, BlackBerry smart phones to smokers who kick the habit and funding for a study of exotic ants in East Africa."
Brian Robinson stated on August 14, 2010 in a newspaper interview: "Roy Barnes is part of the team that has run up trillions of dollars in debt that Americans will spend years paying off, and they've done it without creating one job."
Nancy Pelosi stated on August 10, 2010 in a news release: A bill to aid state and local governments "is fully paid-for by closing costly corporate tax loopholes."
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."
John Boehner stated on August 8, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it."
Republican National Committee stated on August 2, 2010 in a press release: Georgia has lost more than 124,000 jobs and the unemployment rate has increased since the stimulus passed
James Langevin stated on July 12, 2010 in an online forum on ProJo.com: "The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every $1 we spend on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put into our economy."
Rob Portman stated on June 30, 2010 in a news release: Since the Democrats’ stimulus went into effect last year, Ohio has lost about 150,000 Jobs.
Jeanne Shaheen stated on July 20, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "For every dollar we put in unemployment, it pays back about $1.60."
American Crossroads stated on July 18, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Recent data showed Nevada ranks 50th in the money received from" the stimulus bill.
Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York."
George Will stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Says that President Obama said if Congress passed the economic stimulus bill, "we would have unemployment at 8 percent and no higher. And it went higher."
Steve Cohen stated on April 15, 2010 in a story about taxes from Associated Press: "The fact is, in the past year we have had more tax cuts than almost any time in our nation's history."
Marco Rubio stated on March 22, 2010 in in a fundraising E-mail.: "The path to ObamaCare becoming law all started with Charlie Crist supporting President Obama's $787 billion stimulus."
Marco Rubio stated on March 28, 2010 in a U.S. Senate primary debate on FOX News Sunday: "Since that famous day in February where the governor campaigned with Barack Obama on behalf of the stimulus program, 211,000 Floridians have lost their jobs."
Marco Rubio stated on February 17, 2010 in an interview with Fox News: "Charlie Crist was the only prominent Republican in the country to campaign with Barack Obama before the stimulus passed, on behalf of the stimulus."
Sarah Palin stated on February 17, 2010 in a Facebook post: "We were promised (the stimulus) would provide 'green jobs' for Americans, but 80% of the $2 billion they spent on alternative energy went to purchase wind turbines built in China!"
Mitch McConnell stated on February 17, 2010 in a press release: The stimulus includes "$219,000 to study the sex lives of female college freshmen."
Mitch McConnell stated on February 17, 2010 in a press release: "$100,000 in stimulus funds (were) used for a Martini Bar and Brazilian Steakhouse."
