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 April 13, 2011 in a speech.: "Foreign aid makes up about 1 percent of our entire budget." Tim Pawlenty stated on January 11, 2011 in his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story": President Obama has "stopped using the phrase 'war on terror.' " Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: President Obama has spent over $2 million in legal fees defending lawsuits about his birth certificate. Tim Pawlenty stated on January 11, 2011 in his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story": "In 2009, we cut state spending in real terms for the first time in 150 years." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya." Jon Kyl stated on April 8, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: Abortion services are "well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: "I have the No. 1 show on NBC." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2011 in a "Today Show" interview: Says President Obama's "grandmother in Kenya said he was born in Kenya and she was there and witnessed the birth." John Boehner stated on April 5, 2011 in a public statement: "We’ve introduced a bill that includes $12 billion in cuts over the next week." Debbie Stabenow stated on March 1, 2011 in a news release: A government shutdown "could disrupt ... veterans' benefits." Nancy Pelosi stated on April 4, 2011 in a public appearance: Under a House Republican appropriations bill, "6 million seniors are deprived of meals." Steve Moore stated on April 1, 2011 in a column in the "Wall Street Journal": The ratio of people working for the government and working in manufacturing today is "an almost exact reversal of the situation in 1960." Barbara Boxer stated on April 1, 2011 in a press release: Says House Republicans rejected a straightforward measure that would prevent members of Congress and the president from being paid during a government shutdown. Reince Priebus stated on April 5, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: "We’ve lost 26 million jobs … since (Obama’s) been president." Charles Rangel stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business network: "Franklin Roosevelt (was) the last president to come to the Congress to ask for permission to engage into war." George Will stated on April 3, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "We lost more jobs in this great recession than the last four recessions combined." Tim Pawlenty stated on January 11, 2011 in his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story": "Every child born today inherits a $30,000 share in a national debt that stands at more than $13 trillion." Donald Trump stated on March 23, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "The View": South Korea doesn't pay the United States for U.S. troops that protect their country. Tim Pawlenty stated on January 11, 2011 in his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story": "From 1960, the year I was born, until the time I became Governor in 2003, the average two-year increase in Minnesota state spending was 21 percent. … we brought that down dramatically, to about 1.7 percent per year." Americans United for Change stated on March 31, 2011 in a news release.: Says Majority Leader Eric Cantor called for "abolishing Social Security and Medicare." Rick Santorum stated on March 29, 2011 in a radio interview: "A third of all the young people in America are not in America today because of abortion, because one in three pregnancies end in abortion." Tim Pawlenty stated on January 11, 2011 in his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story": "Ultimately, after an exhaustive investigation," the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that a Minneapolis bridge collapsed in 2007 "because of an original design flaw dating back to the 1960s." Michele Bachmann stated on March 26, 2011 in a speech at the Conservative Principles PAC Conference: "One. That's the number of new drilling permits under the Obama administration since they came into office." Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2011 in a televised address: "Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years" Karl Rove stated on March 23, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "American troops have never been under the formal control of another nation." WorldNetDaily stated on July 10, 2010 in a news report: "A U.S. Government Accountability Office report says Planned Parenthood Federation of America cannot find some $1.3 billion given to it by the federal government from 2002 through 2008." Newt Gingrich stated on March 23, 2011 in televised interviews: On whether the United States should intervene in Libya. Lawrence O'Donnell stated on March 22, 2011 in MSNBC's "Last Word": "Most Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant." Barack Obama stated on December 7, 2007 in an interview with the "Boston Globe": On the president unilaterally authorizing a military attack "that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation." Ted Poe stated on February 9, 2011 in a House floor speech: The U.S. gives foreign aid to Cuba and Venezuela, even though those countries are our enemies.
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Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech.: "Foreign aid makes up about 1 percent of our entire budget." Tim Pawlenty stated on January 11, 2011 in his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story": President Obama has "stopped using the phrase 'war on terror.' " Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: President Obama has spent over $2 million in legal fees defending lawsuits about his birth certificate. Tim Pawlenty stated on January 11, 2011 in his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story": "In 2009, we cut state spending in real terms for the first time in 150 years." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya." Jon Kyl stated on April 8, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: Abortion services are "well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: "I have the No. 1 show on NBC." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2011 in a "Today Show" interview: Says President Obama's "grandmother in Kenya said he was born in Kenya and she was there and witnessed the birth." John Boehner stated on April 5, 2011 in a public statement: "We’ve introduced a bill that includes $12 billion in cuts over the next week." Debbie Stabenow stated on March 1, 2011 in a news release: A government shutdown "could disrupt ... veterans' benefits." Nancy Pelosi stated on April 4, 2011 in a public appearance: Under a House Republican appropriations bill, "6 million seniors are deprived of meals." Steve Moore stated on April 1, 2011 in a column in the "Wall Street Journal": The ratio of people working for the government and working in manufacturing today is "an almost exact reversal of the situation in 1960." Barbara Boxer stated on April 1, 2011 in a press release: Says House Republicans rejected a straightforward measure that would prevent members of Congress and the president from being paid during a government shutdown. Reince Priebus stated on April 5, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: "We’ve lost 26 million jobs … since (Obama’s) been president." Charles Rangel stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business network: "Franklin Roosevelt (was) the last president to come to the Congress to ask for permission to engage into war." George Will stated on April 3, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "We lost more jobs in this great recession than the last four recessions combined." Tim Pawlenty stated on January 11, 2011 in his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story": "Every child born today inherits a $30,000 share in a national debt that stands at more than $13 trillion." Donald Trump stated on March 23, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "The View": South Korea doesn't pay the United States for U.S. troops that protect their country. Tim Pawlenty stated on January 11, 2011 in his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story": "From 1960, the year I was born, until the time I became Governor in 2003, the average two-year increase in Minnesota state spending was 21 percent. … we brought that down dramatically, to about 1.7 percent per year." Americans United for Change stated on March 31, 2011 in a news release.: Says Majority Leader Eric Cantor called for "abolishing Social Security and Medicare." Rick Santorum stated on March 29, 2011 in a radio interview: "A third of all the young people in America are not in America today because of abortion, because one in three pregnancies end in abortion." Tim Pawlenty stated on January 11, 2011 in his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story": "Ultimately, after an exhaustive investigation," the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that a Minneapolis bridge collapsed in 2007 "because of an original design flaw dating back to the 1960s." Michele Bachmann stated on March 26, 2011 in a speech at the Conservative Principles PAC Conference: "One. That's the number of new drilling permits under the Obama administration since they came into office." Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2011 in a televised address: "Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years" Karl Rove stated on March 23, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "American troops have never been under the formal control of another nation." WorldNetDaily stated on July 10, 2010 in a news report: "A U.S. Government Accountability Office report says Planned Parenthood Federation of America cannot find some $1.3 billion given to it by the federal government from 2002 through 2008." Newt Gingrich stated on March 23, 2011 in televised interviews: On whether the United States should intervene in Libya. Lawrence O'Donnell stated on March 22, 2011 in MSNBC's "Last Word": "Most Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant." Barack Obama stated on December 7, 2007 in an interview with the "Boston Globe": On the president unilaterally authorizing a military attack "that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation." Ted Poe stated on February 9, 2011 in a House floor speech: The U.S. gives foreign aid to Cuba and Venezuela, even though those countries are our enemies.
Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech.: "Foreign aid makes up about 1 percent of our entire budget."
Tim Pawlenty stated on January 11, 2011 in his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story": President Obama has "stopped using the phrase 'war on terror.' "
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: President Obama has spent over $2 million in legal fees defending lawsuits about his birth certificate.
Tim Pawlenty stated on January 11, 2011 in his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story": "In 2009, we cut state spending in real terms for the first time in 150 years."
Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya."
Jon Kyl stated on April 8, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: Abortion services are "well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does."
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: "I have the No. 1 show on NBC."
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2011 in a "Today Show" interview: Says President Obama's "grandmother in Kenya said he was born in Kenya and she was there and witnessed the birth."
John Boehner stated on April 5, 2011 in a public statement: "We’ve introduced a bill that includes $12 billion in cuts over the next week."
Debbie Stabenow stated on March 1, 2011 in a news release: A government shutdown "could disrupt ... veterans' benefits."
Nancy Pelosi stated on April 4, 2011 in a public appearance: Under a House Republican appropriations bill, "6 million seniors are deprived of meals."
Steve Moore stated on April 1, 2011 in a column in the "Wall Street Journal": The ratio of people working for the government and working in manufacturing today is "an almost exact reversal of the situation in 1960."
Barbara Boxer stated on April 1, 2011 in a press release: Says House Republicans rejected a straightforward measure that would prevent members of Congress and the president from being paid during a government shutdown.
Reince Priebus stated on April 5, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: "We’ve lost 26 million jobs … since (Obama’s) been president."
Charles Rangel stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business network: "Franklin Roosevelt (was) the last president to come to the Congress to ask for permission to engage into war."
George Will stated on April 3, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "We lost more jobs in this great recession than the last four recessions combined."
Tim Pawlenty stated on January 11, 2011 in his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story": "Every child born today inherits a $30,000 share in a national debt that stands at more than $13 trillion."
Donald Trump stated on March 23, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "The View": South Korea doesn't pay the United States for U.S. troops that protect their country.
Tim Pawlenty stated on January 11, 2011 in his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story": "From 1960, the year I was born, until the time I became Governor in 2003, the average two-year increase in Minnesota state spending was 21 percent. … we brought that down dramatically, to about 1.7 percent per year."
Americans United for Change stated on March 31, 2011 in a news release.: Says Majority Leader Eric Cantor called for "abolishing Social Security and Medicare."
Rick Santorum stated on March 29, 2011 in a radio interview: "A third of all the young people in America are not in America today because of abortion, because one in three pregnancies end in abortion."
Tim Pawlenty stated on January 11, 2011 in his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story": "Ultimately, after an exhaustive investigation," the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that a Minneapolis bridge collapsed in 2007 "because of an original design flaw dating back to the 1960s."
Michele Bachmann stated on March 26, 2011 in a speech at the Conservative Principles PAC Conference: "One. That's the number of new drilling permits under the Obama administration since they came into office."
Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2011 in a televised address: "Regime change (in Iraq) took eight years"
Karl Rove stated on March 23, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "American troops have never been under the formal control of another nation."
WorldNetDaily stated on July 10, 2010 in a news report: "A U.S. Government Accountability Office report says Planned Parenthood Federation of America cannot find some $1.3 billion given to it by the federal government from 2002 through 2008."
Newt Gingrich stated on March 23, 2011 in televised interviews: On whether the United States should intervene in Libya.
Lawrence O'Donnell stated on March 22, 2011 in MSNBC's "Last Word": "Most Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant."
Barack Obama stated on December 7, 2007 in an interview with the "Boston Globe": On the president unilaterally authorizing a military attack "that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation."
Ted Poe stated on February 9, 2011 in a House floor speech: The U.S. gives foreign aid to Cuba and Venezuela, even though those countries are our enemies.
