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 Jeffrey Toobin stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": "A filibuster has never really been successfully used against a Supreme Court justice." Julian Assange stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": "The permission to engage was given before the word RPG was ever used." Stephen Colbert stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": John Paul Stevens is the only Protestant on the U.S. Supreme Court. Hillary Clinton stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "I don't answer hypotheticals." Charles Schumer stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "No one questioned that she (Judge Sotomayor) was out of the mainstream." Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The video doesn't show the broader picture of the firing that was going on at American troops." Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Says he did not say Republicans would filibuster immigration reform. Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The policy of the Bush administration was also not to add new nuclear capabilities." Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "President Obama himself attempted to filibuster Justice Alito, who now sits on the Supreme Court." Chain email stated on April 9, 2010 in chain e-mail: Obama said troops "whine about bearing the costs" of going to war. Patrick McHenry stated on April 1, 2010 in an op ed article: "Early census returns are showing that conservatives have been measurably less likely than liberals to return their census forms." Patrick McHenry stated on April 1, 2010 in an op ed article: "The most private question on this year’s form asks for an individual’s race, and that question has been asked by every census since the 1790 census conducted under then-President George Washington." Patrick McHenry stated on March 29, 2010 in a press release: "This census is also the shortest and least intrusive count in modern history." Lawrence Summers stated on April 4, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": On financial reform, there is "a million dollars being spent, per congressman, in lobbying expenses on this issue. (The) industry has four lobbyists per member of the House and Senate working on this." John McCain stated on April 3, 2010 in a comment on Newsweek magazine's Web site : "I never considered myself a maverick." Gil Kerlikowske stated on March 31, 2010 in an interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal: "More people are driving under the influence of drugs than are driving under the influence of alcohol. A recent roadside survey showed that 16 percent of the people tested, tested positive for illicit or licit drugs. That's significantly higher than alcohol." Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2010 in a prepared statement: On recess appointments. Barack Obama stated on March 30, 2010 in an interview on NBC's Today show: "A lot of the ideas in terms of the (health insurance) exchange, just being able to pool and improve the purchasing power of individuals in the insurance market, that originated from the Heritage Foundation." Barack Obama stated on March 31, 2010 in an announcement at Andrews Air Force Base : On oil drilling Lindsey Graham stated on March 24, 2010 in an appearance on the Fox News show "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: "The average student will be spending $1,700 to $1,800 more during the life of their loan because of this surcharge." Michele Bachmann stated on March 28, 2010 in on CBS's "Face the Nation": "The New England Journal of Medicine released a survey the week that President Obama signed Obamacare stating that over 30 percent of American physicians would leave the profession if the government took over health care." Mark Kirk stated on March 21, 2010 in a floor speech in the House: "According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the IRS would need to hire over 16,000 people ... to audit the American people and impose the new taxes and mandates" of the health care bill. Tom Coburn stated on March 23, 2010 in comments to reporters: "The American people will be appalled to learn the health care bill exempts (congressional) leadership and committee staff." John Boehner stated on March 24, 2010 in an op-ed in the Des Moines Register: "Our national debt ... is on track to exceed the size of our entire economy ... in just two more years." Joe Scarborough stated on March 24, 2010 in a comment on his "Morning Joe'' program on MSNBC: The health care reform bill "is the largest tax increase in U.S. history." Richard Durbin stated on March 24, 2010 in a comment on the "Morning Joe'' show on MSNBC.: "Joe, I keep hearing you every morning talking about the biggest tax increase in history, but you don't mention it's also the biggest tax cut in history.'' Orrin Hatch stated on March 21, 2010 in an interview on CNN's State of the Union: The health care bill will subsidize families of four that make more than $80,000 a year. Bart Stupak stated on March 21, 2010 in a news conference: "There will be no public funding for abortion in this legislation." Bob Schieffer stated on March 22, 2010 in comments on CBS's Face the Nation: The Iraq war has been "our longest war." Mitt Romney stated on March 7, 2010 in a Fox News Sunday interview: "Hospitals, doctors, MRIs, surgeries and so forth are more extensively used and far more expensive in this country than they are in many other countries.''
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Jeffrey Toobin stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": "A filibuster has never really been successfully used against a Supreme Court justice." Julian Assange stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": "The permission to engage was given before the word RPG was ever used." Stephen Colbert stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": John Paul Stevens is the only Protestant on the U.S. Supreme Court. Hillary Clinton stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "I don't answer hypotheticals." Charles Schumer stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "No one questioned that she (Judge Sotomayor) was out of the mainstream." Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The video doesn't show the broader picture of the firing that was going on at American troops." Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Says he did not say Republicans would filibuster immigration reform. Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The policy of the Bush administration was also not to add new nuclear capabilities." Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "President Obama himself attempted to filibuster Justice Alito, who now sits on the Supreme Court." Chain email stated on April 9, 2010 in chain e-mail: Obama said troops "whine about bearing the costs" of going to war. Patrick McHenry stated on April 1, 2010 in an op ed article: "Early census returns are showing that conservatives have been measurably less likely than liberals to return their census forms." Patrick McHenry stated on April 1, 2010 in an op ed article: "The most private question on this year’s form asks for an individual’s race, and that question has been asked by every census since the 1790 census conducted under then-President George Washington." Patrick McHenry stated on March 29, 2010 in a press release: "This census is also the shortest and least intrusive count in modern history." Lawrence Summers stated on April 4, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": On financial reform, there is "a million dollars being spent, per congressman, in lobbying expenses on this issue. (The) industry has four lobbyists per member of the House and Senate working on this." John McCain stated on April 3, 2010 in a comment on Newsweek magazine's Web site : "I never considered myself a maverick." Gil Kerlikowske stated on March 31, 2010 in an interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal: "More people are driving under the influence of drugs than are driving under the influence of alcohol. A recent roadside survey showed that 16 percent of the people tested, tested positive for illicit or licit drugs. That's significantly higher than alcohol." Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2010 in a prepared statement: On recess appointments. Barack Obama stated on March 30, 2010 in an interview on NBC's Today show: "A lot of the ideas in terms of the (health insurance) exchange, just being able to pool and improve the purchasing power of individuals in the insurance market, that originated from the Heritage Foundation." Barack Obama stated on March 31, 2010 in an announcement at Andrews Air Force Base : On oil drilling Lindsey Graham stated on March 24, 2010 in an appearance on the Fox News show "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: "The average student will be spending $1,700 to $1,800 more during the life of their loan because of this surcharge." Michele Bachmann stated on March 28, 2010 in on CBS's "Face the Nation": "The New England Journal of Medicine released a survey the week that President Obama signed Obamacare stating that over 30 percent of American physicians would leave the profession if the government took over health care." Mark Kirk stated on March 21, 2010 in a floor speech in the House: "According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the IRS would need to hire over 16,000 people ... to audit the American people and impose the new taxes and mandates" of the health care bill. Tom Coburn stated on March 23, 2010 in comments to reporters: "The American people will be appalled to learn the health care bill exempts (congressional) leadership and committee staff." John Boehner stated on March 24, 2010 in an op-ed in the Des Moines Register: "Our national debt ... is on track to exceed the size of our entire economy ... in just two more years." Joe Scarborough stated on March 24, 2010 in a comment on his "Morning Joe'' program on MSNBC: The health care reform bill "is the largest tax increase in U.S. history." Richard Durbin stated on March 24, 2010 in a comment on the "Morning Joe'' show on MSNBC.: "Joe, I keep hearing you every morning talking about the biggest tax increase in history, but you don't mention it's also the biggest tax cut in history.'' Orrin Hatch stated on March 21, 2010 in an interview on CNN's State of the Union: The health care bill will subsidize families of four that make more than $80,000 a year. Bart Stupak stated on March 21, 2010 in a news conference: "There will be no public funding for abortion in this legislation." Bob Schieffer stated on March 22, 2010 in comments on CBS's Face the Nation: The Iraq war has been "our longest war." Mitt Romney stated on March 7, 2010 in a Fox News Sunday interview: "Hospitals, doctors, MRIs, surgeries and so forth are more extensively used and far more expensive in this country than they are in many other countries.''
Jeffrey Toobin stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": "A filibuster has never really been successfully used against a Supreme Court justice."
Julian Assange stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": "The permission to engage was given before the word RPG was ever used."
Stephen Colbert stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": John Paul Stevens is the only Protestant on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Hillary Clinton stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "I don't answer hypotheticals."
Charles Schumer stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "No one questioned that she (Judge Sotomayor) was out of the mainstream."
Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The video doesn't show the broader picture of the firing that was going on at American troops."
Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Says he did not say Republicans would filibuster immigration reform.
Robert Gates stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "The policy of the Bush administration was also not to add new nuclear capabilities."
Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "President Obama himself attempted to filibuster Justice Alito, who now sits on the Supreme Court."
Chain email stated on April 9, 2010 in chain e-mail: Obama said troops "whine about bearing the costs" of going to war.
Patrick McHenry stated on April 1, 2010 in an op ed article: "Early census returns are showing that conservatives have been measurably less likely than liberals to return their census forms."
Patrick McHenry stated on April 1, 2010 in an op ed article: "The most private question on this year’s form asks for an individual’s race, and that question has been asked by every census since the 1790 census conducted under then-President George Washington."
Patrick McHenry stated on March 29, 2010 in a press release: "This census is also the shortest and least intrusive count in modern history."
Lawrence Summers stated on April 4, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": On financial reform, there is "a million dollars being spent, per congressman, in lobbying expenses on this issue. (The) industry has four lobbyists per member of the House and Senate working on this."
John McCain stated on April 3, 2010 in a comment on Newsweek magazine's Web site : "I never considered myself a maverick."
Gil Kerlikowske stated on March 31, 2010 in an interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal: "More people are driving under the influence of drugs than are driving under the influence of alcohol. A recent roadside survey showed that 16 percent of the people tested, tested positive for illicit or licit drugs. That's significantly higher than alcohol."
Barack Obama stated on March 30, 2010 in an interview on NBC's Today show: "A lot of the ideas in terms of the (health insurance) exchange, just being able to pool and improve the purchasing power of individuals in the insurance market, that originated from the Heritage Foundation."
Lindsey Graham stated on March 24, 2010 in an appearance on the Fox News show "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren: "The average student will be spending $1,700 to $1,800 more during the life of their loan because of this surcharge."
Michele Bachmann stated on March 28, 2010 in on CBS's "Face the Nation": "The New England Journal of Medicine released a survey the week that President Obama signed Obamacare stating that over 30 percent of American physicians would leave the profession if the government took over health care."
Mark Kirk stated on March 21, 2010 in a floor speech in the House: "According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the IRS would need to hire over 16,000 people ... to audit the American people and impose the new taxes and mandates" of the health care bill.
Tom Coburn stated on March 23, 2010 in comments to reporters: "The American people will be appalled to learn the health care bill exempts (congressional) leadership and committee staff."
John Boehner stated on March 24, 2010 in an op-ed in the Des Moines Register: "Our national debt ... is on track to exceed the size of our entire economy ... in just two more years."
Joe Scarborough stated on March 24, 2010 in a comment on his "Morning Joe'' program on MSNBC: The health care reform bill "is the largest tax increase in U.S. history."
Richard Durbin stated on March 24, 2010 in a comment on the "Morning Joe'' show on MSNBC.: "Joe, I keep hearing you every morning talking about the biggest tax increase in history, but you don't mention it's also the biggest tax cut in history.''
Orrin Hatch stated on March 21, 2010 in an interview on CNN's State of the Union: The health care bill will subsidize families of four that make more than $80,000 a year.
Bart Stupak stated on March 21, 2010 in a news conference: "There will be no public funding for abortion in this legislation."
Bob Schieffer stated on March 22, 2010 in comments on CBS's Face the Nation: The Iraq war has been "our longest war."
Mitt Romney stated on March 7, 2010 in a Fox News Sunday interview: "Hospitals, doctors, MRIs, surgeries and so forth are more extensively used and far more expensive in this country than they are in many other countries.''
