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 John McCain stated on January 6, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I have never asked for nor received a single earmark or pork barrel project for my state." Mitt Romney stated on January 14, 2008 in a TV interview on CBS.: "(My dad) used to campaign against the gas-guzzling dinosaurs." Bill Clinton stated on January 8, 2008 in Dartmouth, N.H.: Barack Obama "said in 2004 there was no difference between (Obama) and George Bush on the war." Chain email stated on January 6, 2008: The church Barack Obama belongs to only admits black people. Chain email stated on January 11, 2008: Barack Obama's middle name is Mohammed and he's a "covert" Muslim. Chain email stated on January 6, 2008: The church Barack Obama belongs to has a "nonnegotiable commitment to Africa." John McCain stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I supported (the surge), I argued for it. I'm the only one on this stage that did." Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "(Ronald Reagan) raised taxes a billion dollars in his first year as governor of California." Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I took on the worst road system in the country, according to Trucker's magazine. When I left, they said it was the most improved road system in the country." Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Michigan: Says Time magazine called him "one of America's best governors." Rudy Giuliani stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "We haven't built a refinery, I think, in 30 years." Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record." Freedom Defense Advocates stated on December 22, 2007: The Mormon religion has "a plan that will see the Constitution thrown out and replaced by a theocracy." Joe Biden stated on December 31, 2007 in a campaign event in Ames, Iowa: "Barack Obama hasn't passed any (bills)." Joe Biden stated on December 31, 2007 in a campaign event in Ames, Iowa: "There's not a major bill I know with Hillary's name on it." Spike the Romney Attack Dog stated on January 2, 2008 in a mailer from the Romney campaign to Iowans: "Mike Huckabee raised taxes on dog groomers!" Joe Biden stated on December 31, 2007 in a campaign event in Ames, Iowa: "John doesn't have a record in the Senate. John's only passed four bills. They're all about post offices." Hillary Clinton stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "Sen. Obama's chair in New Hampshire is a lobbyist. He lobbies for the drug companies." Bill Richardson stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: As secretary of the Department of Energy under former President Bill Clinton, "I created reserves of home heating oil." Hillary Clinton stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "You said you would vote against the Patriot Act, then you came to the Senate, you voted for it." Hillary Clinton stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "There are 7,000 kids in New Hampshire who have health care because I helped to create the Children's Health Insurance Program." Mike Huckabee stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I supported the surge when you didn't." Rudy Giuliani stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "Ronald Reagan did amnesty." Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I don't describe your plan as amnesty in my ad. I don't call it amnesty." Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: Barack Obama "wants the government to take over health care, spend hundreds of billions of dollars of new money for health insurance for everyone." Rudy Giuliani stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "Bill Clinton cut the military drastically." Ron Paul stated on December 23, 2007 in a <i>Meet the Press</i> interview: "If you got rid of the income tax today you'd have about as much revenue as we had 10 years ago." Mike Huckabee stated on December 30, 2007 in a TV interview on NBC.: "...some of those (tax increases) were either court-ordered, or they were voted on by the people and approved by the people for (such) things as roads." Mitt Romney stated on December 26, 2007 in a press release: "Sen. McCain says it was not a mistake to vote against the Bush tax cuts ... but now says the tax cuts need to be made permanent." Chris Dodd stated on October 30, 2007 in a debate in Philadelphia: "The fact of the matter is that my colleague from New York, Senator Clinton, there are 50 percent of the American public that say they're not going to vote for her."
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John McCain stated on January 6, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I have never asked for nor received a single earmark or pork barrel project for my state." Mitt Romney stated on January 14, 2008 in a TV interview on CBS.: "(My dad) used to campaign against the gas-guzzling dinosaurs." Bill Clinton stated on January 8, 2008 in Dartmouth, N.H.: Barack Obama "said in 2004 there was no difference between (Obama) and George Bush on the war." Chain email stated on January 6, 2008: The church Barack Obama belongs to only admits black people. Chain email stated on January 11, 2008: Barack Obama's middle name is Mohammed and he's a "covert" Muslim. Chain email stated on January 6, 2008: The church Barack Obama belongs to has a "nonnegotiable commitment to Africa." John McCain stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I supported (the surge), I argued for it. I'm the only one on this stage that did." Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "(Ronald Reagan) raised taxes a billion dollars in his first year as governor of California." Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I took on the worst road system in the country, according to Trucker's magazine. When I left, they said it was the most improved road system in the country." Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Michigan: Says Time magazine called him "one of America's best governors." Rudy Giuliani stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "We haven't built a refinery, I think, in 30 years." Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record." Freedom Defense Advocates stated on December 22, 2007: The Mormon religion has "a plan that will see the Constitution thrown out and replaced by a theocracy." Joe Biden stated on December 31, 2007 in a campaign event in Ames, Iowa: "Barack Obama hasn't passed any (bills)." Joe Biden stated on December 31, 2007 in a campaign event in Ames, Iowa: "There's not a major bill I know with Hillary's name on it." Spike the Romney Attack Dog stated on January 2, 2008 in a mailer from the Romney campaign to Iowans: "Mike Huckabee raised taxes on dog groomers!" Joe Biden stated on December 31, 2007 in a campaign event in Ames, Iowa: "John doesn't have a record in the Senate. John's only passed four bills. They're all about post offices." Hillary Clinton stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "Sen. Obama's chair in New Hampshire is a lobbyist. He lobbies for the drug companies." Bill Richardson stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: As secretary of the Department of Energy under former President Bill Clinton, "I created reserves of home heating oil." Hillary Clinton stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "You said you would vote against the Patriot Act, then you came to the Senate, you voted for it." Hillary Clinton stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "There are 7,000 kids in New Hampshire who have health care because I helped to create the Children's Health Insurance Program." Mike Huckabee stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I supported the surge when you didn't." Rudy Giuliani stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "Ronald Reagan did amnesty." Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I don't describe your plan as amnesty in my ad. I don't call it amnesty." Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: Barack Obama "wants the government to take over health care, spend hundreds of billions of dollars of new money for health insurance for everyone." Rudy Giuliani stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "Bill Clinton cut the military drastically." Ron Paul stated on December 23, 2007 in a <i>Meet the Press</i> interview: "If you got rid of the income tax today you'd have about as much revenue as we had 10 years ago." Mike Huckabee stated on December 30, 2007 in a TV interview on NBC.: "...some of those (tax increases) were either court-ordered, or they were voted on by the people and approved by the people for (such) things as roads." Mitt Romney stated on December 26, 2007 in a press release: "Sen. McCain says it was not a mistake to vote against the Bush tax cuts ... but now says the tax cuts need to be made permanent." Chris Dodd stated on October 30, 2007 in a debate in Philadelphia: "The fact of the matter is that my colleague from New York, Senator Clinton, there are 50 percent of the American public that say they're not going to vote for her."
John McCain stated on January 6, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I have never asked for nor received a single earmark or pork barrel project for my state."
Mitt Romney stated on January 14, 2008 in a TV interview on CBS.: "(My dad) used to campaign against the gas-guzzling dinosaurs."
Bill Clinton stated on January 8, 2008 in Dartmouth, N.H.: Barack Obama "said in 2004 there was no difference between (Obama) and George Bush on the war."
Chain email stated on January 11, 2008: Barack Obama's middle name is Mohammed and he's a "covert" Muslim.
Chain email stated on January 6, 2008: The church Barack Obama belongs to has a "nonnegotiable commitment to Africa."
John McCain stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I supported (the surge), I argued for it. I'm the only one on this stage that did."
Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "(Ronald Reagan) raised taxes a billion dollars in his first year as governor of California."
Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I took on the worst road system in the country, according to Trucker's magazine. When I left, they said it was the most improved road system in the country."
Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Michigan: Says Time magazine called him "one of America's best governors."
Rudy Giuliani stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "We haven't built a refinery, I think, in 30 years."
Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record."
Freedom Defense Advocates stated on December 22, 2007: The Mormon religion has "a plan that will see the Constitution thrown out and replaced by a theocracy."
Joe Biden stated on December 31, 2007 in a campaign event in Ames, Iowa: "Barack Obama hasn't passed any (bills)."
Joe Biden stated on December 31, 2007 in a campaign event in Ames, Iowa: "There's not a major bill I know with Hillary's name on it."
Spike the Romney Attack Dog stated on January 2, 2008 in a mailer from the Romney campaign to Iowans: "Mike Huckabee raised taxes on dog groomers!"
Joe Biden stated on December 31, 2007 in a campaign event in Ames, Iowa: "John doesn't have a record in the Senate. John's only passed four bills. They're all about post offices."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "Sen. Obama's chair in New Hampshire is a lobbyist. He lobbies for the drug companies."
Bill Richardson stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: As secretary of the Department of Energy under former President Bill Clinton, "I created reserves of home heating oil."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "You said you would vote against the Patriot Act, then you came to the Senate, you voted for it."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "There are 7,000 kids in New Hampshire who have health care because I helped to create the Children's Health Insurance Program."
Mike Huckabee stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I supported the surge when you didn't."
Rudy Giuliani stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "Ronald Reagan did amnesty."
Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I don't describe your plan as amnesty in my ad. I don't call it amnesty."
Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: Barack Obama "wants the government to take over health care, spend hundreds of billions of dollars of new money for health insurance for everyone."
Rudy Giuliani stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "Bill Clinton cut the military drastically."
Ron Paul stated on December 23, 2007 in a <i>Meet the Press</i> interview: "If you got rid of the income tax today you'd have about as much revenue as we had 10 years ago."
Mike Huckabee stated on December 30, 2007 in a TV interview on NBC.: "...some of those (tax increases) were either court-ordered, or they were voted on by the people and approved by the people for (such) things as roads."
Mitt Romney stated on December 26, 2007 in a press release: "Sen. McCain says it was not a mistake to vote against the Bush tax cuts ... but now says the tax cuts need to be made permanent."
Chris Dodd stated on October 30, 2007 in a debate in Philadelphia: "The fact of the matter is that my colleague from New York, Senator Clinton, there are 50 percent of the American public that say they're not going to vote for her."
