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 Elijah Cummings stated on May 24, 2011 in a congressional subcommittee hearing: The budget for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "is only about 1 percent of the amount banks generate just from late fees and overdraft fees." Janice Hahn stated on June 7, 2011 in a TV ad: Says that Sarah Palin and Craig Huey "would ban a woman's right to choose in every case" Janice Hahn stated on June 7, 2011 in a TV ad: Says Craig Huey called Planned Parenthood a "murder mill." Chain email stated on June 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Accuses President Barack Obama of making contradictory claims about efforts to kill Osama bin Laden in 2008 and 2011. Sarah Palin stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on Fox: "Part of his ride was to warn the British that were already there that, 'Hey, you're not going to succeed.' " Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Over the last 15 months, we've added more than 2 million jobs in the private sector. That's far in excess of what it was in the comparable period after the last recession." Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Manufacturing is having its best employment year in almost 15 years." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on June 3, 2011 in a robo-call: Democratic Reps. Cicilline, Boswell, Carnahan and Critz "demanded that Congress vote to increase the nation’s debt limit without making any spending cuts." Mitt Romney stated on June 2, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "A few months into office, (President Barack Obama) traveled around the globe to apologize for America." Sarah Palin stated on May 31, 2011 in an interview on Fox: "We're going to be looking at $8 billion a day that we're going to be pouring into foreign countries in order to import that make-up fuel that we're going to need to take the place of what we could have gotten out of the gulf." Sarah Palin stated on May 31, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: We are looking at "150,000 barrels (of oil) per day less next year, and 200,000 barrels per day less being able to be developed from the gulf the year after" because of the moratorium on new drilling enacted by the Obama administration. Mitt Romney stated on June 2, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "We are only inches away from ceasing to be a free market economy." Steny Hoyer stated on June 1, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown": "We went from a $5.6 trillion surplus that George Bush inherited to over ... $11-plus trillion debt when George Bush left office." Tim Pawlenty stated on May 29, 2011 in ABC's "This Week": Medicare "only has about 50 percent of it paid for by either premiums or payroll taxes, and the rest is deficit spending ... or debt spending." Sarah Palin stated on May 31, 2011 in an interview with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren: "Look at the debt that has been accumulated in the last two years. It's more debt under this president than all those other presidents combined." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on May 29, 2011 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The Medicare proposal by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., would "allow insurance companies to deny you coverage and drop you for pre-existing conditions." Steve Moore stated on May 26, 2011 in a column in the Wall Street Journal: "In the late 1980s, the U.S. was nearly the lowest-taxed nation in the world, and a quarter century later we're nearly the highest." Barbara Boxer stated on May 24, 2011 in an interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews: "There's a 1.5 percent to 2 percent overhead in Medicare. The insurance companies have a 20 percent to 30 percent overhead." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on May 25, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC: The Democratic health care law "added 12 years of solvency to Medicare." Sergio Marchionne stated on May 24, 2011 in a press release: "Less than two years ago, we made a commitment to repay the U.S. . . .taxpayers in full, and today we made good on that promise." Democratic National Committee stated on May 22, 2011 in a Web ad: Says that Tim Pawlenty eliminated health insurance for 33,000 to 35,000 people when he was governor of Minnesota. The Agenda Project stated on May 17, 2011 in an advertisement: The Paul Ryan budget proposal would "privatize Medicare." The Agenda Project stated on May 17, 2011 in an advertisement: The Paul Ryan budget proposal would leave the country "without Medicare." Tim Pawlenty stated on May 23, 2011 in a speech to announce his presidential candidacy: "For decades before I was elected, governors tried and failed to get Minnesota out of the top 10 highest-taxed states in the country. I actually did it." AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: Compact fluorescent light bulbs are "toxic" and "not environmentally friendly." Crossroads GPS stated on May 18, 2011 in a Web ad: "Unions don’t have to comply with Obamacare." Scott Brown stated on May 23, 2011 in a public appearance and an op-ed: On whether he would vote for the budget proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: "The new light bulbs will cost roughly six times the cost of the light bulbs we now use." Amy Kremer stated on May 17, 2011 in an interview on "The Colbert Report": "We bring in enough tax revenue to service our debt, pay for Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security, and then still have about $300 (billion) or $400 billion left over." Chain email stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: Next year, "you will be mandated by federal law to get rid of your existing light bulbs."
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Elijah Cummings stated on May 24, 2011 in a congressional subcommittee hearing: The budget for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "is only about 1 percent of the amount banks generate just from late fees and overdraft fees." Janice Hahn stated on June 7, 2011 in a TV ad: Says that Sarah Palin and Craig Huey "would ban a woman's right to choose in every case" Janice Hahn stated on June 7, 2011 in a TV ad: Says Craig Huey called Planned Parenthood a "murder mill." Chain email stated on June 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Accuses President Barack Obama of making contradictory claims about efforts to kill Osama bin Laden in 2008 and 2011. Sarah Palin stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on Fox: "Part of his ride was to warn the British that were already there that, 'Hey, you're not going to succeed.' " Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Over the last 15 months, we've added more than 2 million jobs in the private sector. That's far in excess of what it was in the comparable period after the last recession." Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Manufacturing is having its best employment year in almost 15 years." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on June 3, 2011 in a robo-call: Democratic Reps. Cicilline, Boswell, Carnahan and Critz "demanded that Congress vote to increase the nation’s debt limit without making any spending cuts." Mitt Romney stated on June 2, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "A few months into office, (President Barack Obama) traveled around the globe to apologize for America." Sarah Palin stated on May 31, 2011 in an interview on Fox: "We're going to be looking at $8 billion a day that we're going to be pouring into foreign countries in order to import that make-up fuel that we're going to need to take the place of what we could have gotten out of the gulf." Sarah Palin stated on May 31, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: We are looking at "150,000 barrels (of oil) per day less next year, and 200,000 barrels per day less being able to be developed from the gulf the year after" because of the moratorium on new drilling enacted by the Obama administration. Mitt Romney stated on June 2, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "We are only inches away from ceasing to be a free market economy." Steny Hoyer stated on June 1, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown": "We went from a $5.6 trillion surplus that George Bush inherited to over ... $11-plus trillion debt when George Bush left office." Tim Pawlenty stated on May 29, 2011 in ABC's "This Week": Medicare "only has about 50 percent of it paid for by either premiums or payroll taxes, and the rest is deficit spending ... or debt spending." Sarah Palin stated on May 31, 2011 in an interview with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren: "Look at the debt that has been accumulated in the last two years. It's more debt under this president than all those other presidents combined." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on May 29, 2011 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The Medicare proposal by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., would "allow insurance companies to deny you coverage and drop you for pre-existing conditions." Steve Moore stated on May 26, 2011 in a column in the Wall Street Journal: "In the late 1980s, the U.S. was nearly the lowest-taxed nation in the world, and a quarter century later we're nearly the highest." Barbara Boxer stated on May 24, 2011 in an interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews: "There's a 1.5 percent to 2 percent overhead in Medicare. The insurance companies have a 20 percent to 30 percent overhead." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on May 25, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC: The Democratic health care law "added 12 years of solvency to Medicare." Sergio Marchionne stated on May 24, 2011 in a press release: "Less than two years ago, we made a commitment to repay the U.S. . . .taxpayers in full, and today we made good on that promise." Democratic National Committee stated on May 22, 2011 in a Web ad: Says that Tim Pawlenty eliminated health insurance for 33,000 to 35,000 people when he was governor of Minnesota. The Agenda Project stated on May 17, 2011 in an advertisement: The Paul Ryan budget proposal would "privatize Medicare." The Agenda Project stated on May 17, 2011 in an advertisement: The Paul Ryan budget proposal would leave the country "without Medicare." Tim Pawlenty stated on May 23, 2011 in a speech to announce his presidential candidacy: "For decades before I was elected, governors tried and failed to get Minnesota out of the top 10 highest-taxed states in the country. I actually did it." AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: Compact fluorescent light bulbs are "toxic" and "not environmentally friendly." Crossroads GPS stated on May 18, 2011 in a Web ad: "Unions don’t have to comply with Obamacare." Scott Brown stated on May 23, 2011 in a public appearance and an op-ed: On whether he would vote for the budget proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: "The new light bulbs will cost roughly six times the cost of the light bulbs we now use." Amy Kremer stated on May 17, 2011 in an interview on "The Colbert Report": "We bring in enough tax revenue to service our debt, pay for Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security, and then still have about $300 (billion) or $400 billion left over." Chain email stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: Next year, "you will be mandated by federal law to get rid of your existing light bulbs."
Elijah Cummings stated on May 24, 2011 in a congressional subcommittee hearing: The budget for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "is only about 1 percent of the amount banks generate just from late fees and overdraft fees."
Janice Hahn stated on June 7, 2011 in a TV ad: Says that Sarah Palin and Craig Huey "would ban a woman's right to choose in every case"
Janice Hahn stated on June 7, 2011 in a TV ad: Says Craig Huey called Planned Parenthood a "murder mill."
Chain email stated on June 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Accuses President Barack Obama of making contradictory claims about efforts to kill Osama bin Laden in 2008 and 2011.
Sarah Palin stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on Fox: "Part of his ride was to warn the British that were already there that, 'Hey, you're not going to succeed.' "
Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Over the last 15 months, we've added more than 2 million jobs in the private sector. That's far in excess of what it was in the comparable period after the last recession."
Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Manufacturing is having its best employment year in almost 15 years."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on June 3, 2011 in a robo-call: Democratic Reps. Cicilline, Boswell, Carnahan and Critz "demanded that Congress vote to increase the nation’s debt limit without making any spending cuts."
Mitt Romney stated on June 2, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "A few months into office, (President Barack Obama) traveled around the globe to apologize for America."
Sarah Palin stated on May 31, 2011 in an interview on Fox: "We're going to be looking at $8 billion a day that we're going to be pouring into foreign countries in order to import that make-up fuel that we're going to need to take the place of what we could have gotten out of the gulf."
Sarah Palin stated on May 31, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: We are looking at "150,000 barrels (of oil) per day less next year, and 200,000 barrels per day less being able to be developed from the gulf the year after" because of the moratorium on new drilling enacted by the Obama administration.
Mitt Romney stated on June 2, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "We are only inches away from ceasing to be a free market economy."
Steny Hoyer stated on June 1, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown": "We went from a $5.6 trillion surplus that George Bush inherited to over ... $11-plus trillion debt when George Bush left office."
Tim Pawlenty stated on May 29, 2011 in ABC's "This Week": Medicare "only has about 50 percent of it paid for by either premiums or payroll taxes, and the rest is deficit spending ... or debt spending."
Sarah Palin stated on May 31, 2011 in an interview with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren: "Look at the debt that has been accumulated in the last two years. It's more debt under this president than all those other presidents combined."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on May 29, 2011 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The Medicare proposal by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., would "allow insurance companies to deny you coverage and drop you for pre-existing conditions."
Steve Moore stated on May 26, 2011 in a column in the Wall Street Journal: "In the late 1980s, the U.S. was nearly the lowest-taxed nation in the world, and a quarter century later we're nearly the highest."
Barbara Boxer stated on May 24, 2011 in an interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews: "There's a 1.5 percent to 2 percent overhead in Medicare. The insurance companies have a 20 percent to 30 percent overhead."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on May 25, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC: The Democratic health care law "added 12 years of solvency to Medicare."
Sergio Marchionne stated on May 24, 2011 in a press release: "Less than two years ago, we made a commitment to repay the U.S. . . .taxpayers in full, and today we made good on that promise."
Democratic National Committee stated on May 22, 2011 in a Web ad: Says that Tim Pawlenty eliminated health insurance for 33,000 to 35,000 people when he was governor of Minnesota.
The Agenda Project stated on May 17, 2011 in an advertisement: The Paul Ryan budget proposal would "privatize Medicare."
The Agenda Project stated on May 17, 2011 in an advertisement: The Paul Ryan budget proposal would leave the country "without Medicare."
Tim Pawlenty stated on May 23, 2011 in a speech to announce his presidential candidacy: "For decades before I was elected, governors tried and failed to get Minnesota out of the top 10 highest-taxed states in the country. I actually did it."
AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: Compact fluorescent light bulbs are "toxic" and "not environmentally friendly."
Scott Brown stated on May 23, 2011 in a public appearance and an op-ed: On whether he would vote for the budget proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: "The new light bulbs will cost roughly six times the cost of the light bulbs we now use."
Amy Kremer stated on May 17, 2011 in an interview on "The Colbert Report": "We bring in enough tax revenue to service our debt, pay for Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security, and then still have about $300 (billion) or $400 billion left over."
Chain email stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter: Next year, "you will be mandated by federal law to get rid of your existing light bulbs."
