Latest Fact-checks in National 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 Marco Rubio stated on January 17, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: "Washington, D.C., had some of the strictest gun laws in the country. And when they passed them, violence skyrocketed." 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." Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: The tax penalty that the government imposes if you don't buy health insurance "is lower than it would have cost to buy insurance." Jackie Speier stated on January 15, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: "Even members of the NRA, when they were polled recently, were under the impression that everyone has a criminal background check." 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. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen stated on January 8, 2013 in a press release: Says Chuck Hagel "opposed sanctions against Iran." Emergency Committee for Israel stated on December 19, 2012 in an ad: "While President Obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear Iran, Hagel says military action is not a viable, feasible, responsible option." American International Group stated on January 1, 2013 in a TV ad: AIG has fully repaid the federal government "plus a profit of more than $22 billion." Allen West stated on December 8, 2012 in a weekly newsletter: "This week the House of Representatives voted to remove the word ‘lunatic’ from federal law." Alan Grayson stated on November 24, 2012 in a Huffington Post column: Says Walmart employees represent the largest group of Medicaid and food stamp recipients in many states, costing the taxpayer $1,000 per worker. Priorities USA Action stated on November 2, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Mitt Romney made over a hundred million dollars by shutting down (a Marion, Ind. paper) plant." Priorities USA Action stated on October 31, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "was director of a company that stole millions from Medicare." 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." Florida Democratic Party stated on October 26, 2012 in a mailer to voters: Says "Romney supported a law that could have made most common forms of birth control illegal." Adam Putnam stated on October 31, 2012 in at a Romney campaign rally: An Obama campaign tactic for rallying voters is to "offer them cell phones." Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2012 in a television ad: Says "Mitt Romney’s plan rolls back regulations" on banks. 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." Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney’s plan makes "catastrophic cuts to education." Clint Eastwood stated on October 24, 2012 in in a TV ad: "We borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China." Mitt Romney stated on October 29, 2012 in a television ad: Says Barack Obama "sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China" at the cost of American jobs. 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 10, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Under President Obama: $4,000 tax hike on middle-class families." Let Freedom Ring stated on October 15, 2012 in a Web video: Says GM used taxpayer dollars to prop up operations in China. Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: "The sequester is not something that I've proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney wants to add $2 trillion to defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for. Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: Says Romney said "we should ask Pakistan for permission" to take a shot at Osama bin Laden. Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in a foreign policy debate: Says Barack Obama was silent on Iran "when the students took to the streets in Tehran and the people there protested, (and) the Green Revolution occurred."
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Marco Rubio stated on January 17, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: "Washington, D.C., had some of the strictest gun laws in the country. And when they passed them, violence skyrocketed." 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." Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: The tax penalty that the government imposes if you don't buy health insurance "is lower than it would have cost to buy insurance." Jackie Speier stated on January 15, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: "Even members of the NRA, when they were polled recently, were under the impression that everyone has a criminal background check." 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. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen stated on January 8, 2013 in a press release: Says Chuck Hagel "opposed sanctions against Iran." Emergency Committee for Israel stated on December 19, 2012 in an ad: "While President Obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear Iran, Hagel says military action is not a viable, feasible, responsible option." American International Group stated on January 1, 2013 in a TV ad: AIG has fully repaid the federal government "plus a profit of more than $22 billion." Allen West stated on December 8, 2012 in a weekly newsletter: "This week the House of Representatives voted to remove the word ‘lunatic’ from federal law." Alan Grayson stated on November 24, 2012 in a Huffington Post column: Says Walmart employees represent the largest group of Medicaid and food stamp recipients in many states, costing the taxpayer $1,000 per worker. Priorities USA Action stated on November 2, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Mitt Romney made over a hundred million dollars by shutting down (a Marion, Ind. paper) plant." Priorities USA Action stated on October 31, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "was director of a company that stole millions from Medicare." 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." Florida Democratic Party stated on October 26, 2012 in a mailer to voters: Says "Romney supported a law that could have made most common forms of birth control illegal." Adam Putnam stated on October 31, 2012 in at a Romney campaign rally: An Obama campaign tactic for rallying voters is to "offer them cell phones." Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2012 in a television ad: Says "Mitt Romney’s plan rolls back regulations" on banks. 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." Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney’s plan makes "catastrophic cuts to education." Clint Eastwood stated on October 24, 2012 in in a TV ad: "We borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China." Mitt Romney stated on October 29, 2012 in a television ad: Says Barack Obama "sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China" at the cost of American jobs. 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 10, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Under President Obama: $4,000 tax hike on middle-class families." Let Freedom Ring stated on October 15, 2012 in a Web video: Says GM used taxpayer dollars to prop up operations in China. Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: "The sequester is not something that I've proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney wants to add $2 trillion to defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for. Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: Says Romney said "we should ask Pakistan for permission" to take a shot at Osama bin Laden. Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in a foreign policy debate: Says Barack Obama was silent on Iran "when the students took to the streets in Tehran and the people there protested, (and) the Green Revolution occurred."
Marco Rubio stated on January 17, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: "Washington, D.C., had some of the strictest gun laws in the country. And when they passed them, violence skyrocketed."
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."
Ron DeSantis stated on January 21, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: The tax penalty that the government imposes if you don't buy health insurance "is lower than it would have cost to buy insurance."
Jackie Speier stated on January 15, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: "Even members of the NRA, when they were polled recently, were under the impression that everyone has a criminal background check."
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.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen stated on January 8, 2013 in a press release: Says Chuck Hagel "opposed sanctions against Iran."
Emergency Committee for Israel stated on December 19, 2012 in an ad: "While President Obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear Iran, Hagel says military action is not a viable, feasible, responsible option."
American International Group stated on January 1, 2013 in a TV ad: AIG has fully repaid the federal government "plus a profit of more than $22 billion."
Allen West stated on December 8, 2012 in a weekly newsletter: "This week the House of Representatives voted to remove the word ‘lunatic’ from federal law."
Alan Grayson stated on November 24, 2012 in a Huffington Post column: Says Walmart employees represent the largest group of Medicaid and food stamp recipients in many states, costing the taxpayer $1,000 per worker.
Priorities USA Action stated on November 2, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Mitt Romney made over a hundred million dollars by shutting down (a Marion, Ind. paper) plant."
Priorities USA Action stated on October 31, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "was director of a company that stole millions from Medicare."
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."
Florida Democratic Party stated on October 26, 2012 in a mailer to voters: Says "Romney supported a law that could have made most common forms of birth control illegal."
Adam Putnam stated on October 31, 2012 in at a Romney campaign rally: An Obama campaign tactic for rallying voters is to "offer them cell phones."
Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2012 in a television ad: Says "Mitt Romney’s plan rolls back regulations" on banks.
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."
Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney’s plan makes "catastrophic cuts to education."
Clint Eastwood stated on October 24, 2012 in in a TV ad: "We borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China."
Mitt Romney stated on October 29, 2012 in a television ad: Says Barack Obama "sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China" at the cost of American jobs.
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 10, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Under President Obama: $4,000 tax hike on middle-class families."
Let Freedom Ring stated on October 15, 2012 in a Web video: Says GM used taxpayer dollars to prop up operations in China.
Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: "The sequester is not something that I've proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed."
Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: Says Mitt Romney wants to add $2 trillion to defense budget that the military hasn’t asked for.
Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: Says Romney said "we should ask Pakistan for permission" to take a shot at Osama bin Laden.
Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in a foreign policy debate: Says Barack Obama was silent on Iran "when the students took to the streets in Tehran and the people there protested, (and) the Green Revolution occurred."
