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 Ann Coulter stated on March 17, 2011 in Fox's "O'Reilly Factor": "There is a growing body of evidence that radiation in excess of what the government says are the minimum amounts you should be exposed to are actually good for you and reduce cases of cancer." Robin Wright stated on March 20, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The coalition of Arab states against Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi is the biggest coalition against a fellow Arab leader since the Persian Gulf War in 1990-1991. Paul Ryan stated on March 18, 2011 in a private briefing to Members of Congress: "The Congressional Budget Office has this economic model where they measure the economy going forward, and they are now telling us that the entire economy crashes in the year 2037 because their computer simulation can't conceive of any way in which the U.S. economy can continue." Anne Hathaway stated on March 15, 2011 in a letter to President Barack Obama: Says the majority of Americans support gay marriage. Bill Kristol stated on March 13, 2011 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "Twenty percent of our electricity currently comes from nuclear power plants. I think there are 104 in the United States, two of them around the coast in California." George Will stated on March 13, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": Federal spending is "all discretionary, other than interest on the national debt. Social Security is discretionary. We have the discretion to change the law. Same is true with Medicare and Medicaid." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Oil production from federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico reached an all-time high" in 2010. Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003." Republican National Committee stated on February 24, 2011 in a political advertisement: "2008: Unions Spent $400 Million to Elect Obama." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "For the first time in more than a decade, imports accounted for less than half of (the oil) we consumed." Fred Upton stated on March 8, 2011 in a letter to fellow Members of Congress: A bill that would halt the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases would help "stop rising gas prices." Bernie Sanders stated on March 8, 2011 in a C-SPAN interview: "We now work the longest hours of any people around the world." Mike Huckabee stated on March 4, 2011 in a post on his PAC's website: Says it’s a "statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death." Rick Santorum stated on March 7, 2011 in a speech to the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition.: "Any child born prematurely, according to the president, in his own words, can be killed." John McCain stated on March 6, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says iPads and iPhones "are built in the United States of America." Michele Bachmann stated on March 6, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Secretly, unbeknownst to members of Congress, over $105 billion was hidden in the Obamacare legislation." Anthony Weiner stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Under the clear letter of the law, (Justice Clarence Thomas) must recuse himself" from the case challenging the constitutionality of the health care law. Anthony Weiner stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: Says Justice Elena Kagan recused herself in "many cases where she had little role" as solicitor general, simply because of the appearance of a conflict of interest. Progressive Change Campaign Committee stated on March 2, 2011 in a television ad: Under Gov. Scott Walker’s proposals, "Money is being taken away from workers, and the tax breaks given to major corporations. " Glenn Beck stated on February 25, 2011 in his radio program: Says Michelle Obama has 43 people on her staff; Nancy Reagan had just 3. Betty McCollum stated on February 16, 2011 in press release, Rep. Betty McCollum: Says the Army is spending $7 million to sponsor a NASCAR team. Matt Miller stated on February 24, 2011 in a column in the Washington Post: Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget "roadmap … doesn't balance the budget until the 2060s and … adds an unthinkable $62 trillion to the national debt between now and then." Deval Patrick stated on February 27, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": The 2006 Massachusetts health care law has "added (only) about 1 percent to our state budget." Mike Huckabee stated on February 28, 2011 in an interview on a radio show: Says Barack Obama grew up in Kenya. Scott Walker stated on February 27, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "Most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for benefits, nor for pay." Chain email stated on February 24, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Says that in a hearing, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords suggested to Gen. David Petraeus that the Army "put more emphasis on less environmentally damaging methods, like stabbing or clubbing enemy forces in order to minimize the carbon output." Bill O'Reilly stated on February 24, 2011 in on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor": "The right-to-work states have much lower level of unemployment than the union states do." Jim DeMint stated on February 16, 2011 in a blog post: "From 2003 to 2006, 'Sesame Street' made more than $211 million from toy and consumer product sales." Barack Obama stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference: If there’s a government shutdown, "people don’t get their Social Security checks." Jeff Fitzgerald stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on the Fox News Channel: "Every (Wisconsin) legislator that votes for this bill" will have to "give up the same amount of pay" as other state employees.
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Ann Coulter stated on March 17, 2011 in Fox's "O'Reilly Factor": "There is a growing body of evidence that radiation in excess of what the government says are the minimum amounts you should be exposed to are actually good for you and reduce cases of cancer." Robin Wright stated on March 20, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The coalition of Arab states against Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi is the biggest coalition against a fellow Arab leader since the Persian Gulf War in 1990-1991. Paul Ryan stated on March 18, 2011 in a private briefing to Members of Congress: "The Congressional Budget Office has this economic model where they measure the economy going forward, and they are now telling us that the entire economy crashes in the year 2037 because their computer simulation can't conceive of any way in which the U.S. economy can continue." Anne Hathaway stated on March 15, 2011 in a letter to President Barack Obama: Says the majority of Americans support gay marriage. Bill Kristol stated on March 13, 2011 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "Twenty percent of our electricity currently comes from nuclear power plants. I think there are 104 in the United States, two of them around the coast in California." George Will stated on March 13, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": Federal spending is "all discretionary, other than interest on the national debt. Social Security is discretionary. We have the discretion to change the law. Same is true with Medicare and Medicaid." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Oil production from federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico reached an all-time high" in 2010. Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003." Republican National Committee stated on February 24, 2011 in a political advertisement: "2008: Unions Spent $400 Million to Elect Obama." Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "For the first time in more than a decade, imports accounted for less than half of (the oil) we consumed." Fred Upton stated on March 8, 2011 in a letter to fellow Members of Congress: A bill that would halt the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases would help "stop rising gas prices." Bernie Sanders stated on March 8, 2011 in a C-SPAN interview: "We now work the longest hours of any people around the world." Mike Huckabee stated on March 4, 2011 in a post on his PAC's website: Says it’s a "statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death." Rick Santorum stated on March 7, 2011 in a speech to the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition.: "Any child born prematurely, according to the president, in his own words, can be killed." John McCain stated on March 6, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says iPads and iPhones "are built in the United States of America." Michele Bachmann stated on March 6, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Secretly, unbeknownst to members of Congress, over $105 billion was hidden in the Obamacare legislation." Anthony Weiner stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Under the clear letter of the law, (Justice Clarence Thomas) must recuse himself" from the case challenging the constitutionality of the health care law. Anthony Weiner stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: Says Justice Elena Kagan recused herself in "many cases where she had little role" as solicitor general, simply because of the appearance of a conflict of interest. Progressive Change Campaign Committee stated on March 2, 2011 in a television ad: Under Gov. Scott Walker’s proposals, "Money is being taken away from workers, and the tax breaks given to major corporations. " Glenn Beck stated on February 25, 2011 in his radio program: Says Michelle Obama has 43 people on her staff; Nancy Reagan had just 3. Betty McCollum stated on February 16, 2011 in press release, Rep. Betty McCollum: Says the Army is spending $7 million to sponsor a NASCAR team. Matt Miller stated on February 24, 2011 in a column in the Washington Post: Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget "roadmap … doesn't balance the budget until the 2060s and … adds an unthinkable $62 trillion to the national debt between now and then." Deval Patrick stated on February 27, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": The 2006 Massachusetts health care law has "added (only) about 1 percent to our state budget." Mike Huckabee stated on February 28, 2011 in an interview on a radio show: Says Barack Obama grew up in Kenya. Scott Walker stated on February 27, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "Most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for benefits, nor for pay." Chain email stated on February 24, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Says that in a hearing, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords suggested to Gen. David Petraeus that the Army "put more emphasis on less environmentally damaging methods, like stabbing or clubbing enemy forces in order to minimize the carbon output." Bill O'Reilly stated on February 24, 2011 in on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor": "The right-to-work states have much lower level of unemployment than the union states do." Jim DeMint stated on February 16, 2011 in a blog post: "From 2003 to 2006, 'Sesame Street' made more than $211 million from toy and consumer product sales." Barack Obama stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference: If there’s a government shutdown, "people don’t get their Social Security checks." Jeff Fitzgerald stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on the Fox News Channel: "Every (Wisconsin) legislator that votes for this bill" will have to "give up the same amount of pay" as other state employees.
Ann Coulter stated on March 17, 2011 in Fox's "O'Reilly Factor": "There is a growing body of evidence that radiation in excess of what the government says are the minimum amounts you should be exposed to are actually good for you and reduce cases of cancer."
Robin Wright stated on March 20, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The coalition of Arab states against Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi is the biggest coalition against a fellow Arab leader since the Persian Gulf War in 1990-1991.
Paul Ryan stated on March 18, 2011 in a private briefing to Members of Congress: "The Congressional Budget Office has this economic model where they measure the economy going forward, and they are now telling us that the entire economy crashes in the year 2037 because their computer simulation can't conceive of any way in which the U.S. economy can continue."
Anne Hathaway stated on March 15, 2011 in a letter to President Barack Obama: Says the majority of Americans support gay marriage.
Bill Kristol stated on March 13, 2011 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "Twenty percent of our electricity currently comes from nuclear power plants. I think there are 104 in the United States, two of them around the coast in California."
George Will stated on March 13, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": Federal spending is "all discretionary, other than interest on the national debt. Social Security is discretionary. We have the discretion to change the law. Same is true with Medicare and Medicaid."
Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Oil production from federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico reached an all-time high" in 2010.
Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003."
Republican National Committee stated on February 24, 2011 in a political advertisement: "2008: Unions Spent $400 Million to Elect Obama."
Barack Obama stated on March 11, 2011 in a press conference: "For the first time in more than a decade, imports accounted for less than half of (the oil) we consumed."
Fred Upton stated on March 8, 2011 in a letter to fellow Members of Congress: A bill that would halt the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases would help "stop rising gas prices."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 8, 2011 in a C-SPAN interview: "We now work the longest hours of any people around the world."
Mike Huckabee stated on March 4, 2011 in a post on his PAC's website: Says it’s a "statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death."
Rick Santorum stated on March 7, 2011 in a speech to the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition.: "Any child born prematurely, according to the president, in his own words, can be killed."
John McCain stated on March 6, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says iPads and iPhones "are built in the United States of America."
Michele Bachmann stated on March 6, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Secretly, unbeknownst to members of Congress, over $105 billion was hidden in the Obamacare legislation."
Anthony Weiner stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Under the clear letter of the law, (Justice Clarence Thomas) must recuse himself" from the case challenging the constitutionality of the health care law.
Anthony Weiner stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: Says Justice Elena Kagan recused herself in "many cases where she had little role" as solicitor general, simply because of the appearance of a conflict of interest.
Progressive Change Campaign Committee stated on March 2, 2011 in a television ad: Under Gov. Scott Walker’s proposals, "Money is being taken away from workers, and the tax breaks given to major corporations. "
Glenn Beck stated on February 25, 2011 in his radio program: Says Michelle Obama has 43 people on her staff; Nancy Reagan had just 3.
Betty McCollum stated on February 16, 2011 in press release, Rep. Betty McCollum: Says the Army is spending $7 million to sponsor a NASCAR team.
Matt Miller stated on February 24, 2011 in a column in the Washington Post: Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget "roadmap … doesn't balance the budget until the 2060s and … adds an unthinkable $62 trillion to the national debt between now and then."
Deval Patrick stated on February 27, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": The 2006 Massachusetts health care law has "added (only) about 1 percent to our state budget."
Mike Huckabee stated on February 28, 2011 in an interview on a radio show: Says Barack Obama grew up in Kenya.
Scott Walker stated on February 27, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "Most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for benefits, nor for pay."
Chain email stated on February 24, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Says that in a hearing, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords suggested to Gen. David Petraeus that the Army "put more emphasis on less environmentally damaging methods, like stabbing or clubbing enemy forces in order to minimize the carbon output."
Bill O'Reilly stated on February 24, 2011 in on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor": "The right-to-work states have much lower level of unemployment than the union states do."
Jim DeMint stated on February 16, 2011 in a blog post: "From 2003 to 2006, 'Sesame Street' made more than $211 million from toy and consumer product sales."
Barack Obama stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference: If there’s a government shutdown, "people don’t get their Social Security checks."
Jeff Fitzgerald stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on the Fox News Channel: "Every (Wisconsin) legislator that votes for this bill" will have to "give up the same amount of pay" as other state employees.
