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 September 5, 2010 in a speech on Labor Day: John Boehner said the jobs of "teachers and nurses and police officers and firefighters" are "'government jobs' that weren't worth saving." Mary Jordan stated on September 5, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "The president's party always gets shellacked in midterms. It's only twice, 1934 and 2002, that the president's party actually gained in both the House and the Senate." Mary Jordan stated on September 5, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Likens Obama's predicament to 1982, saying, "when Reagan just started out, (unemployment was at) exactly the same point. He was two years into his term. The unemployment was well over 10 percent, and it did come out of it." Barbara Boxer stated on August 31, 2010 in an editorial board interview: "I asked (then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice) how many people had died and she did not know the answer to that question." Michael Bennet stated on August 25, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Buck wants to privatize Social Security." Blanche Lincoln stated on August 19, 2010 in a TV ad: John Boozman supports "privatizing Social Security" Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 24, 2010 in an interview on CNN: Dan Webster supports "privatization of Social Security, deep cuts in Social Security." Randi Weingarten stated on August 29, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The states that actually have lots of teachers in teacher unions tend to be the states that have done the best in terms of academic success in this country." Harry Reid stated on August 23, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Sharron Angle "would eliminate the Department of Education." Joe Sestak stated on August 31, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Pat Toomey thinks corporations shouldn't pay any taxes." Jamie Oliver stated on August 29, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": McDonald's in England only sells organic milk and free-range eggs, which provides more nutritious offerings than in the U.S. Donna Brazile stated on August 29, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Forty-five percent of those who've been unemployed, they've been unemployed for six months or longer." Arne Duncan stated on August 29, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "In this country, we have a 25 percent dropout rate." Ann Marie Buerkle stated on August 10, 2010 in a page on her campaign website: "The Obama Health and Human Services Department is planning to compile a federal health record on all U.S. citizens by 2014," including "each individual’s Body Mass Index." Glenn Beck stated on August 25, 2010 in comments on his TV show: "The federal government is now on track" for the second-largest budget deficit "in 65 years." Glenn Beck stated on June 28, 2010 in comments on his radio program: "The government is trying to now close the Lincoln Memorial for any kind of large gatherings." Barack Obama stated on August 18, 2010 in a response to a question during an appearance in Columbus, Ohio.: Republicans "don't think it's a good idea" to make the child care tax credit "stronger." 18% of the American public stated on August 19, 2010 in a Pew Research Center poll: President Obama is a Muslim. Franklin Graham stated on August 19, 2010 in an interview on CNN: "The seed of Muslim is passed through the father." Michael Bloomberg stated on August 24, 2010 in a speech: "There is already a mosque four blocks away." Mark Tapscott stated on August 23, 2010 in an opinion column in "The Washington Examiner": "Obama’s stimulus, passed in his first month in office, will cost more than the entire Iraq War." Harry Reid stated on August 23, 2010 in his Senate re-election campaign effort. : On birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants. Pat Toomey stated on July 14, 2010 in a television commercial: "Joe Sestak ... even wants to bring back the death tax, letting the IRS take half of your savings when you die." Al Hunt stated on August 22, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "This is not a mosque. It's a cultural center that has a prayer area." Chain email stated on August 2, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Under the new health care law, "all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax" Tamara Holder stated on August 18, 2010 in comments on the Hannity show.: "The Republicans have 2 percent of the Muslim vote.'' Rick Lazio stated on August 17, 2010 in Fox News "Hannity" program.: A New York imam wants to "have a mosque at Ground Zero.'' Ileana Ros-Lehtinen stated on August 10, 2010 in a press release.: "U.S. taxpayers are being forced to fund Feisal Abdul Rauf’s trip to the Middle East." Tim Kaine stated on August 15, 2010 in a segment of CBS' ''Face The Nation.'': Republicans tried to block the deficit commission. Barack Obama stated on August 14, 2010 in his weekly address: "Some Republican leaders in Congress" are "pushing to make privatizing Social Security a key part of their legislative agenda if they win a majority in Congress this fall."
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Barack Obama stated on September 5, 2010 in a speech on Labor Day: John Boehner said the jobs of "teachers and nurses and police officers and firefighters" are "'government jobs' that weren't worth saving." Mary Jordan stated on September 5, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "The president's party always gets shellacked in midterms. It's only twice, 1934 and 2002, that the president's party actually gained in both the House and the Senate." Mary Jordan stated on September 5, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Likens Obama's predicament to 1982, saying, "when Reagan just started out, (unemployment was at) exactly the same point. He was two years into his term. The unemployment was well over 10 percent, and it did come out of it." Barbara Boxer stated on August 31, 2010 in an editorial board interview: "I asked (then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice) how many people had died and she did not know the answer to that question." Michael Bennet stated on August 25, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Buck wants to privatize Social Security." Blanche Lincoln stated on August 19, 2010 in a TV ad: John Boozman supports "privatizing Social Security" Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 24, 2010 in an interview on CNN: Dan Webster supports "privatization of Social Security, deep cuts in Social Security." Randi Weingarten stated on August 29, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The states that actually have lots of teachers in teacher unions tend to be the states that have done the best in terms of academic success in this country." Harry Reid stated on August 23, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Sharron Angle "would eliminate the Department of Education." Joe Sestak stated on August 31, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Pat Toomey thinks corporations shouldn't pay any taxes." Jamie Oliver stated on August 29, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": McDonald's in England only sells organic milk and free-range eggs, which provides more nutritious offerings than in the U.S. Donna Brazile stated on August 29, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Forty-five percent of those who've been unemployed, they've been unemployed for six months or longer." Arne Duncan stated on August 29, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "In this country, we have a 25 percent dropout rate." Ann Marie Buerkle stated on August 10, 2010 in a page on her campaign website: "The Obama Health and Human Services Department is planning to compile a federal health record on all U.S. citizens by 2014," including "each individual’s Body Mass Index." Glenn Beck stated on August 25, 2010 in comments on his TV show: "The federal government is now on track" for the second-largest budget deficit "in 65 years." Glenn Beck stated on June 28, 2010 in comments on his radio program: "The government is trying to now close the Lincoln Memorial for any kind of large gatherings." Barack Obama stated on August 18, 2010 in a response to a question during an appearance in Columbus, Ohio.: Republicans "don't think it's a good idea" to make the child care tax credit "stronger." 18% of the American public stated on August 19, 2010 in a Pew Research Center poll: President Obama is a Muslim. Franklin Graham stated on August 19, 2010 in an interview on CNN: "The seed of Muslim is passed through the father." Michael Bloomberg stated on August 24, 2010 in a speech: "There is already a mosque four blocks away." Mark Tapscott stated on August 23, 2010 in an opinion column in "The Washington Examiner": "Obama’s stimulus, passed in his first month in office, will cost more than the entire Iraq War." Harry Reid stated on August 23, 2010 in his Senate re-election campaign effort. : On birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants. Pat Toomey stated on July 14, 2010 in a television commercial: "Joe Sestak ... even wants to bring back the death tax, letting the IRS take half of your savings when you die." Al Hunt stated on August 22, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "This is not a mosque. It's a cultural center that has a prayer area." Chain email stated on August 2, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Under the new health care law, "all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax" Tamara Holder stated on August 18, 2010 in comments on the Hannity show.: "The Republicans have 2 percent of the Muslim vote.'' Rick Lazio stated on August 17, 2010 in Fox News "Hannity" program.: A New York imam wants to "have a mosque at Ground Zero.'' Ileana Ros-Lehtinen stated on August 10, 2010 in a press release.: "U.S. taxpayers are being forced to fund Feisal Abdul Rauf’s trip to the Middle East." Tim Kaine stated on August 15, 2010 in a segment of CBS' ''Face The Nation.'': Republicans tried to block the deficit commission. Barack Obama stated on August 14, 2010 in his weekly address: "Some Republican leaders in Congress" are "pushing to make privatizing Social Security a key part of their legislative agenda if they win a majority in Congress this fall."
Barack Obama stated on September 5, 2010 in a speech on Labor Day: John Boehner said the jobs of "teachers and nurses and police officers and firefighters" are "'government jobs' that weren't worth saving."
Mary Jordan stated on September 5, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "The president's party always gets shellacked in midterms. It's only twice, 1934 and 2002, that the president's party actually gained in both the House and the Senate."
Mary Jordan stated on September 5, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Likens Obama's predicament to 1982, saying, "when Reagan just started out, (unemployment was at) exactly the same point. He was two years into his term. The unemployment was well over 10 percent, and it did come out of it."
Barbara Boxer stated on August 31, 2010 in an editorial board interview: "I asked (then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice) how many people had died and she did not know the answer to that question."
Michael Bennet stated on August 25, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Buck wants to privatize Social Security."
Blanche Lincoln stated on August 19, 2010 in a TV ad: John Boozman supports "privatizing Social Security"
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 24, 2010 in an interview on CNN: Dan Webster supports "privatization of Social Security, deep cuts in Social Security."
Randi Weingarten stated on August 29, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The states that actually have lots of teachers in teacher unions tend to be the states that have done the best in terms of academic success in this country."
Harry Reid stated on August 23, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Sharron Angle "would eliminate the Department of Education."
Joe Sestak stated on August 31, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Pat Toomey thinks corporations shouldn't pay any taxes."
Jamie Oliver stated on August 29, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": McDonald's in England only sells organic milk and free-range eggs, which provides more nutritious offerings than in the U.S.
Donna Brazile stated on August 29, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Forty-five percent of those who've been unemployed, they've been unemployed for six months or longer."
Arne Duncan stated on August 29, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "In this country, we have a 25 percent dropout rate."
Ann Marie Buerkle stated on August 10, 2010 in a page on her campaign website: "The Obama Health and Human Services Department is planning to compile a federal health record on all U.S. citizens by 2014," including "each individual’s Body Mass Index."
Glenn Beck stated on August 25, 2010 in comments on his TV show: "The federal government is now on track" for the second-largest budget deficit "in 65 years."
Glenn Beck stated on June 28, 2010 in comments on his radio program: "The government is trying to now close the Lincoln Memorial for any kind of large gatherings."
Barack Obama stated on August 18, 2010 in a response to a question during an appearance in Columbus, Ohio.: Republicans "don't think it's a good idea" to make the child care tax credit "stronger."
18% of the American public stated on August 19, 2010 in a Pew Research Center poll: President Obama is a Muslim.
Franklin Graham stated on August 19, 2010 in an interview on CNN: "The seed of Muslim is passed through the father."
Michael Bloomberg stated on August 24, 2010 in a speech: "There is already a mosque four blocks away."
Mark Tapscott stated on August 23, 2010 in an opinion column in "The Washington Examiner": "Obama’s stimulus, passed in his first month in office, will cost more than the entire Iraq War."
Harry Reid stated on August 23, 2010 in his Senate re-election campaign effort. : On birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants.
Pat Toomey stated on July 14, 2010 in a television commercial: "Joe Sestak ... even wants to bring back the death tax, letting the IRS take half of your savings when you die."
Al Hunt stated on August 22, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "This is not a mosque. It's a cultural center that has a prayer area."
Chain email stated on August 2, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Under the new health care law, "all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax"
Tamara Holder stated on August 18, 2010 in comments on the Hannity show.: "The Republicans have 2 percent of the Muslim vote.''
Rick Lazio stated on August 17, 2010 in Fox News "Hannity" program.: A New York imam wants to "have a mosque at Ground Zero.''
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen stated on August 10, 2010 in a press release.: "U.S. taxpayers are being forced to fund Feisal Abdul Rauf’s trip to the Middle East."
Tim Kaine stated on August 15, 2010 in a segment of CBS' ''Face The Nation.'': Republicans tried to block the deficit commission.
Barack Obama stated on August 14, 2010 in his weekly address: "Some Republican leaders in Congress" are "pushing to make privatizing Social Security a key part of their legislative agenda if they win a majority in Congress this fall."
