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 Doris Kearns Goodwin stated on May 8, 2011 in an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press": During the Eisenhower Administration, "not a single soldier … died in combat." Bloggers stated on May 2, 2011 in in various posts on the web: Wrote that in 2006, Nancy Pelosi said she didn’t think capturing Osama bin Laden "makes us any safer," but in 2011 called his killing "historic." Tim Pawlenty stated on May 5, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina: On the night of the Iowa caucuses, Obama "promised the nation that he would do health care reform focused on cost containment, he opposed an individual mandate, and he said he was going to do it with Republicans." Gary Johnson stated on May 5, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: "We have the highest corporate income tax in the world right now." Barack Obama stated on May 1, 2011 in an address to the nation: "Bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan." Gerry Connolly stated on May 3, 2011 in a House floor speech: "America owns 3 percent of the world’s oil but consumes 25 percent of its global reserves." David Stockman stated on May 1, 2011 in an interview on 'This Week with Christiane Amanpour': Rep. Paul Ryan's budget proposal cuts "nothing" from Medicare, Social Security or defense in the next two to three years, and "in three years, he does not cut one dime from the debt." Arianna Huffington stated on May 1, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- it’s caused by a "shrinking of the actual labor force." Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a CNN interview: "We don't have bridges being built" in the United States. Dan Boren stated on April 27, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "A vast majority of the production in the United States comes from small independent oil and gas companies." Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with George Stephanopoulos: On whether the federal debt limit should be raised Barack Obama stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: Says stories about his birth certificate drowned out media coverage of the Republican and White House budget plans the week of April 11. John Boehner stated on April 25, 2011 in an interview with ABC news: President Barack Obama "took exactly none of his own deficit reduction commission’s ideas. Not one." Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: After the U.S.-led military alliance ejected Saddam Hussein’s forces from Kuwait in 1991, the Kuwaitis "never paid us." Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: "CNN did a poll recently where Obama and I are statistically tied." Paul Krugman stated on April 18, 2011 in a newspaper column: "Large majorities" of the public "oppose major changes to Medicare" and favor higher taxes on the wealthy. Donald Trump stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia." Herman Cain stated on April 16, 2011 in a speech in Iowa: China holds 26 percent of the U.S. debt. Bill Maher stated on April 15, 2011 in an episode of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": Under a proposal by Rep. Paul Ryan, people on Medicare will only have $15,000 from the federal government to spend on their health care. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on April 18, 2011 in a Web ad: "Seniors will have to find $12,500 for health care because Republicans voted to end Medicare." Chris Hayes stated on April 15, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show": According to David Cay Johnston, "the average American pays about 22 percent of their income to federal taxes. The richest 400 Americans … pay about 16 percent of their income to federal taxes." Joe Walsh stated on April 17, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Every time we've cut taxes, revenues have gone up, the economy has grown." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: The Republican budget plan "says that 10 years from now, if you’re a 65-year-old who’s eligible for Medicare, you should have to pay nearly $6,400 more than you would today." Michele Bachmann stated on April 13, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: "The top 1 percent of income-earners pay about 40 percent of all taxes into the federal government." Reince Priebus stated on April 14, 2011 in a fundraising e-mail: "Americans will pay more in taxes in 2011 than they will spend on groceries, clothing and shelter combined." Peter DeFazio stated on April 13, 2011 in a House floor speech: "Medicare passed with virtually no Republican support." Chris Van Hollen stated on April 10, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "The Republicans have demanded deep cuts in education. They've demanded cuts in cancer research and other research to find cures and treatments to diseases." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: "In the last decade, the average income of the bottom 90 percent of all working Americans actually declined. The top 1 percent saw their income rise by an average of more than a quarter of a million dollars each." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech: "By the end of this decade, the interest we owe on our debt could rise to nearly $1 trillion." Mike Pence stated on April 10, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": A Republican proposal changes Medicare for those under age 55 so that they will "participate in the same kind of health plan that members of Congress do."
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Doris Kearns Goodwin stated on May 8, 2011 in an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press": During the Eisenhower Administration, "not a single soldier … died in combat." Bloggers stated on May 2, 2011 in in various posts on the web: Wrote that in 2006, Nancy Pelosi said she didn’t think capturing Osama bin Laden "makes us any safer," but in 2011 called his killing "historic." Tim Pawlenty stated on May 5, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina: On the night of the Iowa caucuses, Obama "promised the nation that he would do health care reform focused on cost containment, he opposed an individual mandate, and he said he was going to do it with Republicans." Gary Johnson stated on May 5, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: "We have the highest corporate income tax in the world right now." Barack Obama stated on May 1, 2011 in an address to the nation: "Bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan." Gerry Connolly stated on May 3, 2011 in a House floor speech: "America owns 3 percent of the world’s oil but consumes 25 percent of its global reserves." David Stockman stated on May 1, 2011 in an interview on 'This Week with Christiane Amanpour': Rep. Paul Ryan's budget proposal cuts "nothing" from Medicare, Social Security or defense in the next two to three years, and "in three years, he does not cut one dime from the debt." Arianna Huffington stated on May 1, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- it’s caused by a "shrinking of the actual labor force." Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a CNN interview: "We don't have bridges being built" in the United States. Dan Boren stated on April 27, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "A vast majority of the production in the United States comes from small independent oil and gas companies." Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with George Stephanopoulos: On whether the federal debt limit should be raised Barack Obama stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: Says stories about his birth certificate drowned out media coverage of the Republican and White House budget plans the week of April 11. John Boehner stated on April 25, 2011 in an interview with ABC news: President Barack Obama "took exactly none of his own deficit reduction commission’s ideas. Not one." Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: After the U.S.-led military alliance ejected Saddam Hussein’s forces from Kuwait in 1991, the Kuwaitis "never paid us." Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: "CNN did a poll recently where Obama and I are statistically tied." Paul Krugman stated on April 18, 2011 in a newspaper column: "Large majorities" of the public "oppose major changes to Medicare" and favor higher taxes on the wealthy. Donald Trump stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia." Herman Cain stated on April 16, 2011 in a speech in Iowa: China holds 26 percent of the U.S. debt. Bill Maher stated on April 15, 2011 in an episode of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": Under a proposal by Rep. Paul Ryan, people on Medicare will only have $15,000 from the federal government to spend on their health care. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on April 18, 2011 in a Web ad: "Seniors will have to find $12,500 for health care because Republicans voted to end Medicare." Chris Hayes stated on April 15, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show": According to David Cay Johnston, "the average American pays about 22 percent of their income to federal taxes. The richest 400 Americans … pay about 16 percent of their income to federal taxes." Joe Walsh stated on April 17, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Every time we've cut taxes, revenues have gone up, the economy has grown." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: The Republican budget plan "says that 10 years from now, if you’re a 65-year-old who’s eligible for Medicare, you should have to pay nearly $6,400 more than you would today." Michele Bachmann stated on April 13, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: "The top 1 percent of income-earners pay about 40 percent of all taxes into the federal government." Reince Priebus stated on April 14, 2011 in a fundraising e-mail: "Americans will pay more in taxes in 2011 than they will spend on groceries, clothing and shelter combined." Peter DeFazio stated on April 13, 2011 in a House floor speech: "Medicare passed with virtually no Republican support." Chris Van Hollen stated on April 10, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "The Republicans have demanded deep cuts in education. They've demanded cuts in cancer research and other research to find cures and treatments to diseases." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: "In the last decade, the average income of the bottom 90 percent of all working Americans actually declined. The top 1 percent saw their income rise by an average of more than a quarter of a million dollars each." Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech: "By the end of this decade, the interest we owe on our debt could rise to nearly $1 trillion." Mike Pence stated on April 10, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": A Republican proposal changes Medicare for those under age 55 so that they will "participate in the same kind of health plan that members of Congress do."
Doris Kearns Goodwin stated on May 8, 2011 in an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press": During the Eisenhower Administration, "not a single soldier … died in combat."
Bloggers stated on May 2, 2011 in in various posts on the web: Wrote that in 2006, Nancy Pelosi said she didn’t think capturing Osama bin Laden "makes us any safer," but in 2011 called his killing "historic."
Tim Pawlenty stated on May 5, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina: On the night of the Iowa caucuses, Obama "promised the nation that he would do health care reform focused on cost containment, he opposed an individual mandate, and he said he was going to do it with Republicans."
Gary Johnson stated on May 5, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: "We have the highest corporate income tax in the world right now."
Barack Obama stated on May 1, 2011 in an address to the nation: "Bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan."
Gerry Connolly stated on May 3, 2011 in a House floor speech: "America owns 3 percent of the world’s oil but consumes 25 percent of its global reserves."
David Stockman stated on May 1, 2011 in an interview on 'This Week with Christiane Amanpour': Rep. Paul Ryan's budget proposal cuts "nothing" from Medicare, Social Security or defense in the next two to three years, and "in three years, he does not cut one dime from the debt."
Arianna Huffington stated on May 1, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- it’s caused by a "shrinking of the actual labor force."
Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a CNN interview: "We don't have bridges being built" in the United States.
Dan Boren stated on April 27, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "A vast majority of the production in the United States comes from small independent oil and gas companies."
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with George Stephanopoulos: On whether the federal debt limit should be raised
Barack Obama stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: Says stories about his birth certificate drowned out media coverage of the Republican and White House budget plans the week of April 11.
John Boehner stated on April 25, 2011 in an interview with ABC news: President Barack Obama "took exactly none of his own deficit reduction commission’s ideas. Not one."
Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: After the U.S.-led military alliance ejected Saddam Hussein’s forces from Kuwait in 1991, the Kuwaitis "never paid us."
Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: "CNN did a poll recently where Obama and I are statistically tied."
Paul Krugman stated on April 18, 2011 in a newspaper column: "Large majorities" of the public "oppose major changes to Medicare" and favor higher taxes on the wealthy.
Donald Trump stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia."
Bill Maher stated on April 15, 2011 in an episode of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": Under a proposal by Rep. Paul Ryan, people on Medicare will only have $15,000 from the federal government to spend on their health care.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on April 18, 2011 in a Web ad: "Seniors will have to find $12,500 for health care because Republicans voted to end Medicare."
Chris Hayes stated on April 15, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show": According to David Cay Johnston, "the average American pays about 22 percent of their income to federal taxes. The richest 400 Americans … pay about 16 percent of their income to federal taxes."
Joe Walsh stated on April 17, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Every time we've cut taxes, revenues have gone up, the economy has grown."
Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: The Republican budget plan "says that 10 years from now, if you’re a 65-year-old who’s eligible for Medicare, you should have to pay nearly $6,400 more than you would today."
Michele Bachmann stated on April 13, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: "The top 1 percent of income-earners pay about 40 percent of all taxes into the federal government."
Reince Priebus stated on April 14, 2011 in a fundraising e-mail: "Americans will pay more in taxes in 2011 than they will spend on groceries, clothing and shelter combined."
Peter DeFazio stated on April 13, 2011 in a House floor speech: "Medicare passed with virtually no Republican support."
Chris Van Hollen stated on April 10, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "The Republicans have demanded deep cuts in education. They've demanded cuts in cancer research and other research to find cures and treatments to diseases."
Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: "In the last decade, the average income of the bottom 90 percent of all working Americans actually declined. The top 1 percent saw their income rise by an average of more than a quarter of a million dollars each."
Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech: "By the end of this decade, the interest we owe on our debt could rise to nearly $1 trillion."
Mike Pence stated on April 10, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": A Republican proposal changes Medicare for those under age 55 so that they will "participate in the same kind of health plan that members of Congress do."
