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 Colin Powell stated on May 24, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: Cheney is "disagreeing with President Bush's policy. President Bush stated repeatedly to international audiences and to the country that he wanted to close Guantanamo." Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "President Obama's own director of national intelligence, Admiral Blair, put it this way: 'High-value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al-Qaida organization that was attacking this country.'" Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "You've heard endlessly about waterboarding. It happened to three terrorists." Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech.: "Nobody has ever escaped from one of our federal 'supermax' prisons." Michele Bachmann stated on May 6, 2009 in a press release: ACORN "could get up to $8.5 billion more tax dollars despite being under investigation for voter registration fraud in a dozen states." Richard Durbin stated on May 20, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor.: "The reality is, we are holding some of the most dangerous terrorists in the world right now in our federal prisons, including the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the 'shoe bomber,' the 'Unabomber,' and many others." Mitch McConnell stated on May 17, 2009 in an interview on Fox News Sunday.: A public option for health care would end private insurance "because the private insurance people will not be able to compete with a government option." Mike Pence stated on May 12, 2009 in an e-mail: The Democrats propose "a government-controlled health care plan that will deprive roughly 120 million Americans of their current health care coverage." Roy Blunt stated on May 14, 2009 in a news release: "Democrats have failed to answer the most basic question of how they want to pay for the more than $1 trillion of health care spending." Pray in Jesus Name Project stated on May 17, 2009 in an advertisement : "The Pentagon under the Obama administration has just acknowledged seizing and burning the privately owned Bibles of American soldiers serving in Afghanistan." Mark Sanford stated on April 30, 2009 in a commentary piece: "Our government has now 'spent, lent, or committed' $12.8 trillion in its attempt to blunt the recession." Steve King stated on May 6, 2009 in a Fox News interview: The federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act bill would create "special protection for pedophiles." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2009 in legal filings: On releasing photographs depicting the abuse of prisoners. Newt Gingrich stated on May 10, 2009 in a television interview: Democrats in Congress "had control since January of 2007. They haven't passed a law making waterboarding illegal. They haven't gone into any of these things and changed law." Miss California USA stated on May 12, 2009 in a news conference.: "The president of the United States ... agrees with me" that marriage should be between a man and a woman. MoveOn.org stated on May 8, 2009 in a Web ad: Senators who have accepted millions in campaign contributions from the financial industry voted against allowing bankruptcy judges to modify home mortgages. Nancy Pelosi stated on April 23, 2009 in a news conference.: "We were not, I repeat, were not told that waterboarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation methods were used." Conservatives for Patients' Rights stated on April 27, 2009 in a television ad: The economic stimulus bill created a council that's "modeled after the national board that controls Britain’s health system." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama used $20 million in federal money "to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory." Barack Obama stated on May 7, 2009 in a speech at the White House.: Pay-as-you-go "is the principle that helped transform large deficits into surpluses in the 1990s." Democratic National Committee stated on May 5, 2009 in a Web ad.: The Republican Party has "21 percent party ID and shrinking." Rush Limbaugh stated on May 1, 2009 in a radio show: Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee." Wayne LaPierre stated on February 27, 2009 in a CPAC conference: Cass Sunstein, President Obama's nominee for regulatory czar, "wants to give legal standing to animals so they can sue you for eating meat." Chain email stated on April 27, 2009: "Barack Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar' has advocated a 'Fairness Doctrine' for the Internet" that would require links to opposing opinions. Joe Biden stated on April 30, 2009 in an interview on "The Today Show": "When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft." Arlen Specter stated on April 28, 2009 in interviews.: On switching parties. Michele Bachmann stated on April 27, 2009 in an interview with Pajamas Media.: In the 1970s, "the swine flu broke out . . . under another Democrat, President Jimmy Carter." Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a press conference: Washing your hands and covering your mouth when you cough "makes a huge difference" in reducing transmission of the flu. Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a news conference: In Iraq, "civilian deaths, incidents of bombings, etc., remain very low relative to what was going on last year."
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Colin Powell stated on May 24, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: Cheney is "disagreeing with President Bush's policy. President Bush stated repeatedly to international audiences and to the country that he wanted to close Guantanamo." Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "President Obama's own director of national intelligence, Admiral Blair, put it this way: 'High-value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al-Qaida organization that was attacking this country.'" Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "You've heard endlessly about waterboarding. It happened to three terrorists." Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech.: "Nobody has ever escaped from one of our federal 'supermax' prisons." Michele Bachmann stated on May 6, 2009 in a press release: ACORN "could get up to $8.5 billion more tax dollars despite being under investigation for voter registration fraud in a dozen states." Richard Durbin stated on May 20, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor.: "The reality is, we are holding some of the most dangerous terrorists in the world right now in our federal prisons, including the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the 'shoe bomber,' the 'Unabomber,' and many others." Mitch McConnell stated on May 17, 2009 in an interview on Fox News Sunday.: A public option for health care would end private insurance "because the private insurance people will not be able to compete with a government option." Mike Pence stated on May 12, 2009 in an e-mail: The Democrats propose "a government-controlled health care plan that will deprive roughly 120 million Americans of their current health care coverage." Roy Blunt stated on May 14, 2009 in a news release: "Democrats have failed to answer the most basic question of how they want to pay for the more than $1 trillion of health care spending." Pray in Jesus Name Project stated on May 17, 2009 in an advertisement : "The Pentagon under the Obama administration has just acknowledged seizing and burning the privately owned Bibles of American soldiers serving in Afghanistan." Mark Sanford stated on April 30, 2009 in a commentary piece: "Our government has now 'spent, lent, or committed' $12.8 trillion in its attempt to blunt the recession." Steve King stated on May 6, 2009 in a Fox News interview: The federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act bill would create "special protection for pedophiles." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2009 in legal filings: On releasing photographs depicting the abuse of prisoners. Newt Gingrich stated on May 10, 2009 in a television interview: Democrats in Congress "had control since January of 2007. They haven't passed a law making waterboarding illegal. They haven't gone into any of these things and changed law." Miss California USA stated on May 12, 2009 in a news conference.: "The president of the United States ... agrees with me" that marriage should be between a man and a woman. MoveOn.org stated on May 8, 2009 in a Web ad: Senators who have accepted millions in campaign contributions from the financial industry voted against allowing bankruptcy judges to modify home mortgages. Nancy Pelosi stated on April 23, 2009 in a news conference.: "We were not, I repeat, were not told that waterboarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation methods were used." Conservatives for Patients' Rights stated on April 27, 2009 in a television ad: The economic stimulus bill created a council that's "modeled after the national board that controls Britain’s health system." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama used $20 million in federal money "to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory." Barack Obama stated on May 7, 2009 in a speech at the White House.: Pay-as-you-go "is the principle that helped transform large deficits into surpluses in the 1990s." Democratic National Committee stated on May 5, 2009 in a Web ad.: The Republican Party has "21 percent party ID and shrinking." Rush Limbaugh stated on May 1, 2009 in a radio show: Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee." Wayne LaPierre stated on February 27, 2009 in a CPAC conference: Cass Sunstein, President Obama's nominee for regulatory czar, "wants to give legal standing to animals so they can sue you for eating meat." Chain email stated on April 27, 2009: "Barack Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar' has advocated a 'Fairness Doctrine' for the Internet" that would require links to opposing opinions. Joe Biden stated on April 30, 2009 in an interview on "The Today Show": "When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft." Arlen Specter stated on April 28, 2009 in interviews.: On switching parties. Michele Bachmann stated on April 27, 2009 in an interview with Pajamas Media.: In the 1970s, "the swine flu broke out . . . under another Democrat, President Jimmy Carter." Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a press conference: Washing your hands and covering your mouth when you cough "makes a huge difference" in reducing transmission of the flu. Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a news conference: In Iraq, "civilian deaths, incidents of bombings, etc., remain very low relative to what was going on last year."
Colin Powell stated on May 24, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: Cheney is "disagreeing with President Bush's policy. President Bush stated repeatedly to international audiences and to the country that he wanted to close Guantanamo."
Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "President Obama's own director of national intelligence, Admiral Blair, put it this way: 'High-value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al-Qaida organization that was attacking this country.'"
Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "You've heard endlessly about waterboarding. It happened to three terrorists."
Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech.: "Nobody has ever escaped from one of our federal 'supermax' prisons."
Michele Bachmann stated on May 6, 2009 in a press release: ACORN "could get up to $8.5 billion more tax dollars despite being under investigation for voter registration fraud in a dozen states."
Richard Durbin stated on May 20, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor.: "The reality is, we are holding some of the most dangerous terrorists in the world right now in our federal prisons, including the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the 'shoe bomber,' the 'Unabomber,' and many others."
Mitch McConnell stated on May 17, 2009 in an interview on Fox News Sunday.: A public option for health care would end private insurance "because the private insurance people will not be able to compete with a government option."
Mike Pence stated on May 12, 2009 in an e-mail: The Democrats propose "a government-controlled health care plan that will deprive roughly 120 million Americans of their current health care coverage."
Roy Blunt stated on May 14, 2009 in a news release: "Democrats have failed to answer the most basic question of how they want to pay for the more than $1 trillion of health care spending."
Pray in Jesus Name Project stated on May 17, 2009 in an advertisement : "The Pentagon under the Obama administration has just acknowledged seizing and burning the privately owned Bibles of American soldiers serving in Afghanistan."
Mark Sanford stated on April 30, 2009 in a commentary piece: "Our government has now 'spent, lent, or committed' $12.8 trillion in its attempt to blunt the recession."
Steve King stated on May 6, 2009 in a Fox News interview: The federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act bill would create "special protection for pedophiles."
Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2009 in legal filings: On releasing photographs depicting the abuse of prisoners.
Newt Gingrich stated on May 10, 2009 in a television interview: Democrats in Congress "had control since January of 2007. They haven't passed a law making waterboarding illegal. They haven't gone into any of these things and changed law."
Miss California USA stated on May 12, 2009 in a news conference.: "The president of the United States ... agrees with me" that marriage should be between a man and a woman.
MoveOn.org stated on May 8, 2009 in a Web ad: Senators who have accepted millions in campaign contributions from the financial industry voted against allowing bankruptcy judges to modify home mortgages.
Nancy Pelosi stated on April 23, 2009 in a news conference.: "We were not, I repeat, were not told that waterboarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation methods were used."
Conservatives for Patients' Rights stated on April 27, 2009 in a television ad: The economic stimulus bill created a council that's "modeled after the national board that controls Britain’s health system."
Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama used $20 million in federal money "to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA."
Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory."
Barack Obama stated on May 7, 2009 in a speech at the White House.: Pay-as-you-go "is the principle that helped transform large deficits into surpluses in the 1990s."
Democratic National Committee stated on May 5, 2009 in a Web ad.: The Republican Party has "21 percent party ID and shrinking."
Rush Limbaugh stated on May 1, 2009 in a radio show: Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee."
Wayne LaPierre stated on February 27, 2009 in a CPAC conference: Cass Sunstein, President Obama's nominee for regulatory czar, "wants to give legal standing to animals so they can sue you for eating meat."
Chain email stated on April 27, 2009: "Barack Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar' has advocated a 'Fairness Doctrine' for the Internet" that would require links to opposing opinions.
Joe Biden stated on April 30, 2009 in an interview on "The Today Show": "When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft."
Michele Bachmann stated on April 27, 2009 in an interview with Pajamas Media.: In the 1970s, "the swine flu broke out . . . under another Democrat, President Jimmy Carter."
Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a press conference: Washing your hands and covering your mouth when you cough "makes a huge difference" in reducing transmission of the flu.
Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a news conference: In Iraq, "civilian deaths, incidents of bombings, etc., remain very low relative to what was going on last year."
