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 Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses." Bill Kristol stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Forty percent of union members voted Republican in 2008. Shaun Donovan stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley": Housing prices dropped for the 30 months prior to Barack Obama taking office, "and they have stabilized, they've been about flat since the president came in." Steve Case stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Forty percent of the Fortune 500 were started either by immigrants or children of immigrants." United for a Fair Economy stated on June 7, 2011 in a chart: From 1947 to 1979, family incomes for rich, middle-income and poor Americans grew about the same rate. But since 1979, incomes for rich families have grown much faster. Chain email stated on June 22, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Says that President Obama said, "Nobody made these guys go to war. ... Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?" Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you don't see any American cars in Korea." Richard Swett stated on June 21, 2011 in a conference call with reporters.: Says that in 2009, Jon Huntsman "said that the Recovery Act wasn't large enough and as governor he asked for $14.4 billion in federal stimulus funds. Now he's saying that he never supported it." Michele Bachmann stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "My husband and I have never gotten a penny of money from the farm." Renewable Fuels Association stated on June 22, 2011 in an advertisement in Washington, D.C., Metro stations: Ethanol reduced gas prices by 89 cents per gallon in 2010, and if ethanol disappeared, gas prices could rise by as much as 92 percent. Yard sign stated on June 15, 2011 in a yard on Route 12 near Keene, N.H.: Says President Obama "has fired more cruise missiles than all other Peace Prize winners combined." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "What I have done -- and this is unprecedented ... is I've said to each agency ... 'look at regulations that are already on the books and if they don't make sense, let's get rid of them.'" Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "If you're a … wealthy CEO or a … hedge fund manager in America right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since the 1950s." Michele Bachmann stated on June 27, 2011 in several speeches and interviews: Says President Barack Obama said that if he doesn’t turn the economy around after three years in office, he’ll be a one-term president. John Boehner stated on June 24, 2011 in a press conference: "The American people don't want us to raise taxes." James Clyburn stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "We do not want to raise anybody's tax rates. That's never been on the table." Jim DeMint stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley": "We've got more revenue than we ever have." Michele Bachmann stated on June 26, 2011 in CBS' Face the Nation: "Under Barack Obama the last two years, the number of federal limousines for bureaucrats has increased 73 percent." Michele Bachmann stated on June 1, 2011 in an interview on WKXL-AM in Concord, N.H.: "If you threw a barbecue yesterday for the Memorial weekend, it was 29 percent more expensive than last year because Barack Obama's policies have led to groceries going up 29 percent." Michele Bachmann stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "The president released all of the oil from the Strategic Oil Reserve." Harry Reid stated on June 22, 2011 in an online chat with the "Washington Post": "Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies we’ve implemented." Jay Carney stated on June 14, 2011 in a comment to reporters aboard Air Force One: In the Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire, none of the candidates mentioned the "middle class" or "education." Tim Pawlenty stated on June 10, 2011 in an interview WKXL-AM.: Says President Barack Obama promised he would cut the deficit in half, but instead will at least double it. Jon Huntsman stated on June 22, 2011 in an interview on "Morning Joe.": The U.S. is spending "one out of every six Defense Department dollars on Afghanistan." David Axelrod stated on June 19, 2011 in a CNN interview: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ranked 47th out of 50 states in job creation. Jon Stewart stated on June 19, 2011 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "Who are the most consistently misinformed media viewers? … Fox viewers, consistently, every poll." Turn Right USA stated on June 13, 2011 in a YouTube video: "Janice Hahn hired hard-core gang members with taxpayer money to be 'gang-intervention specialists.' She even helped them get out of jail, so they could rape and kill again." Herman Cain stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says an alternative to Social Security that operates in Galveston County, Texas, has meant that participants will "retire with a whole lot more money" than under Social Security. Mitt Romney stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential candidate debate in New Hampshire: "Obamacare takes $500 billion out of Medicare and funds Obamacare."
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Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses." Bill Kristol stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Forty percent of union members voted Republican in 2008. Shaun Donovan stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley": Housing prices dropped for the 30 months prior to Barack Obama taking office, "and they have stabilized, they've been about flat since the president came in." Steve Case stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Forty percent of the Fortune 500 were started either by immigrants or children of immigrants." United for a Fair Economy stated on June 7, 2011 in a chart: From 1947 to 1979, family incomes for rich, middle-income and poor Americans grew about the same rate. But since 1979, incomes for rich families have grown much faster. Chain email stated on June 22, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Says that President Obama said, "Nobody made these guys go to war. ... Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?" Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you don't see any American cars in Korea." Richard Swett stated on June 21, 2011 in a conference call with reporters.: Says that in 2009, Jon Huntsman "said that the Recovery Act wasn't large enough and as governor he asked for $14.4 billion in federal stimulus funds. Now he's saying that he never supported it." Michele Bachmann stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "My husband and I have never gotten a penny of money from the farm." Renewable Fuels Association stated on June 22, 2011 in an advertisement in Washington, D.C., Metro stations: Ethanol reduced gas prices by 89 cents per gallon in 2010, and if ethanol disappeared, gas prices could rise by as much as 92 percent. Yard sign stated on June 15, 2011 in a yard on Route 12 near Keene, N.H.: Says President Obama "has fired more cruise missiles than all other Peace Prize winners combined." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "What I have done -- and this is unprecedented ... is I've said to each agency ... 'look at regulations that are already on the books and if they don't make sense, let's get rid of them.'" Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "If you're a … wealthy CEO or a … hedge fund manager in America right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since the 1950s." Michele Bachmann stated on June 27, 2011 in several speeches and interviews: Says President Barack Obama said that if he doesn’t turn the economy around after three years in office, he’ll be a one-term president. John Boehner stated on June 24, 2011 in a press conference: "The American people don't want us to raise taxes." James Clyburn stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "We do not want to raise anybody's tax rates. That's never been on the table." Jim DeMint stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley": "We've got more revenue than we ever have." Michele Bachmann stated on June 26, 2011 in CBS' Face the Nation: "Under Barack Obama the last two years, the number of federal limousines for bureaucrats has increased 73 percent." Michele Bachmann stated on June 1, 2011 in an interview on WKXL-AM in Concord, N.H.: "If you threw a barbecue yesterday for the Memorial weekend, it was 29 percent more expensive than last year because Barack Obama's policies have led to groceries going up 29 percent." Michele Bachmann stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "The president released all of the oil from the Strategic Oil Reserve." Harry Reid stated on June 22, 2011 in an online chat with the "Washington Post": "Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies we’ve implemented." Jay Carney stated on June 14, 2011 in a comment to reporters aboard Air Force One: In the Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire, none of the candidates mentioned the "middle class" or "education." Tim Pawlenty stated on June 10, 2011 in an interview WKXL-AM.: Says President Barack Obama promised he would cut the deficit in half, but instead will at least double it. Jon Huntsman stated on June 22, 2011 in an interview on "Morning Joe.": The U.S. is spending "one out of every six Defense Department dollars on Afghanistan." David Axelrod stated on June 19, 2011 in a CNN interview: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ranked 47th out of 50 states in job creation. Jon Stewart stated on June 19, 2011 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "Who are the most consistently misinformed media viewers? … Fox viewers, consistently, every poll." Turn Right USA stated on June 13, 2011 in a YouTube video: "Janice Hahn hired hard-core gang members with taxpayer money to be 'gang-intervention specialists.' She even helped them get out of jail, so they could rape and kill again." Herman Cain stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says an alternative to Social Security that operates in Galveston County, Texas, has meant that participants will "retire with a whole lot more money" than under Social Security. Mitt Romney stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential candidate debate in New Hampshire: "Obamacare takes $500 billion out of Medicare and funds Obamacare."
Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve."
Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses."
Bill Kristol stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Forty percent of union members voted Republican in 2008.
Shaun Donovan stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley": Housing prices dropped for the 30 months prior to Barack Obama taking office, "and they have stabilized, they've been about flat since the president came in."
Steve Case stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Forty percent of the Fortune 500 were started either by immigrants or children of immigrants."
United for a Fair Economy stated on June 7, 2011 in a chart: From 1947 to 1979, family incomes for rich, middle-income and poor Americans grew about the same rate. But since 1979, incomes for rich families have grown much faster.
Chain email stated on June 22, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Says that President Obama said, "Nobody made these guys go to war. ... Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?"
Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you don't see any American cars in Korea."
Richard Swett stated on June 21, 2011 in a conference call with reporters.: Says that in 2009, Jon Huntsman "said that the Recovery Act wasn't large enough and as governor he asked for $14.4 billion in federal stimulus funds. Now he's saying that he never supported it."
Michele Bachmann stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "My husband and I have never gotten a penny of money from the farm."
Renewable Fuels Association stated on June 22, 2011 in an advertisement in Washington, D.C., Metro stations: Ethanol reduced gas prices by 89 cents per gallon in 2010, and if ethanol disappeared, gas prices could rise by as much as 92 percent.
Yard sign stated on June 15, 2011 in a yard on Route 12 near Keene, N.H.: Says President Obama "has fired more cruise missiles than all other Peace Prize winners combined."
Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "What I have done -- and this is unprecedented ... is I've said to each agency ... 'look at regulations that are already on the books and if they don't make sense, let's get rid of them.'"
Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "If you're a … wealthy CEO or a … hedge fund manager in America right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since the 1950s."
Michele Bachmann stated on June 27, 2011 in several speeches and interviews: Says President Barack Obama said that if he doesn’t turn the economy around after three years in office, he’ll be a one-term president.
John Boehner stated on June 24, 2011 in a press conference: "The American people don't want us to raise taxes."
James Clyburn stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "We do not want to raise anybody's tax rates. That's never been on the table."
Jim DeMint stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley": "We've got more revenue than we ever have."
Michele Bachmann stated on June 26, 2011 in CBS' Face the Nation: "Under Barack Obama the last two years, the number of federal limousines for bureaucrats has increased 73 percent."
Michele Bachmann stated on June 1, 2011 in an interview on WKXL-AM in Concord, N.H.: "If you threw a barbecue yesterday for the Memorial weekend, it was 29 percent more expensive than last year because Barack Obama's policies have led to groceries going up 29 percent."
Michele Bachmann stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "The president released all of the oil from the Strategic Oil Reserve."
Harry Reid stated on June 22, 2011 in an online chat with the "Washington Post": "Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies we’ve implemented."
Jay Carney stated on June 14, 2011 in a comment to reporters aboard Air Force One: In the Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire, none of the candidates mentioned the "middle class" or "education."
Tim Pawlenty stated on June 10, 2011 in an interview WKXL-AM.: Says President Barack Obama promised he would cut the deficit in half, but instead will at least double it.
Jon Huntsman stated on June 22, 2011 in an interview on "Morning Joe.": The U.S. is spending "one out of every six Defense Department dollars on Afghanistan."
David Axelrod stated on June 19, 2011 in a CNN interview: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ranked 47th out of 50 states in job creation.
Jon Stewart stated on June 19, 2011 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "Who are the most consistently misinformed media viewers? … Fox viewers, consistently, every poll."
Turn Right USA stated on June 13, 2011 in a YouTube video: "Janice Hahn hired hard-core gang members with taxpayer money to be 'gang-intervention specialists.' She even helped them get out of jail, so they could rape and kill again."
Herman Cain stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says an alternative to Social Security that operates in Galveston County, Texas, has meant that participants will "retire with a whole lot more money" than under Social Security.
Mitt Romney stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential candidate debate in New Hampshire: "Obamacare takes $500 billion out of Medicare and funds Obamacare."
