Latest True 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 Jan Schakowsky stated on November 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: The United States "has never been richer, if you look at per capita GDP." Steve Israel stated on November 6, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Things went wrong with the Medicare prescription D plan that George Bush rolled out." John Fleming stated on October 27, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": In Massachusetts, "half of the primary care doctors are not accepting new patients." Dennis Ross stated on October 7, 2013 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "For the first time since the Korean War, total federal spending has gone down for two years in a row." C.W. Bill Young stated on September 20, 2013 in a House address: If the government shuts down, "all military personnel will continue to serve and accrue pay but will not actually be paid until appropriations are available." Joe Lieberman stated on September 10, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": President Barack Obama "had the legal authority" to strike Syria without a vote from Congress. Bill Clinton stated on September 4, 2013 in a speech in Little Rock, Ark.: According to a recent poll, "there are more young Republicans enrolled in their parents' (health insurance) plans than young Democrats." John McCain stated on September 1, 2013 in an interview on "Face the Nation": Fleeing Syria, "a million children are now refugees." Barack Obama stated on August 6, 2013 in a speech on homeownership: "We now sell more products made in America to the rest of the world than ever before." Rand Paul stated on August 12, 2013 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show": "Why didn't (uninsured Americans) buy insurance? Because of the expense." Ted Deutch stated on August 1, 2013 in a letter with other Florida lawmakers to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Says Florida refused to allow the insurance commissioner to "negotiate lower rates with companies or refuse rates that are too high" under Obamacare. Susan Collins stated on August 3, 2013 in a response to the president's Saturday address: "This year, the overwhelming majority of new jobs are part time." Alan Krueger stated on August 2, 2013 in an interview with Bloomberg television: "Since the Affordable Care Act passed, 90 percent of job growth has been in full-time positions." Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN: "More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock." Barack Obama stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech at Knox College in Illinois: Says "our deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years." Barack Obama stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech in Galesburg, Ill.: "The income of the top 1 percent nearly quadrupled from 1979 to 2007, but the typical family’s incomes barely budged." Tom Cole stated on July 16, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: Food stamp spending "doubled under President Bush, doubled again under President Obama." Rand Paul stated on July 8, 2013 in a Fox News interview: "There was a Gallup poll in Egypt last year, and 70 percent of Egyptians don't want our money." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 28, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: In South Florida, "we've had nine inches of sea-level rise since the 1920s." Bill Maher stated on June 21, 2013 in a roundtable section of the HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher": If it is enacted, the Senate immigration bill is "going to make the Border Patrol bigger than the FBI -- you could put one agent every 250 feet." Joe Biden stated on June 18, 2013 in a tweet from Barack Obama's Twitter feed: "Since Newtown, more people have died at the end of a gun than we have lost in Afghanistan." Mark Udall stated on June 9, 2013 in a Senate speech rebroadcast on ABC's "This Week": Currently, the intelligence community "can collect business records on law-abiding Americans who have no connection to terrorism." Tim Griffin stated on June 4, 2013 in a House Ways and Means hearing: "There was no surge in 501(c)(4) applications in 2010." Bernie Sanders stated on June 4, 2013 in a tweet: "Nearly 6 out of 10 believe that money and wealth should be more evenly distributed among a larger percentage of the people in the U.S." Ted Poe stated on April 25, 2013 in an interview on Fox Business Network: Says new Medicare billing guidelines "have nine codes for (injuries by) turkeys." Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in a speech from the White House Rose Garden: A bipartisan background check amendment "outlawed any (gun) registry. Plain and simple, right there in the text." Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "The NRA used to support expanded background checks." Gabrielle Giffords stated on April 17, 2013 in an op-ed in the "New York Times": Polls show that Americans "overwhelmingly" support "expanding background checks." Rahm Emanuel stated on April 2, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A." Mark Kelly stated on March 31, 2013 in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday': Says "94 percent of (Marco Rubio's) constituents support a universal background check."
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Jan Schakowsky stated on November 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: The United States "has never been richer, if you look at per capita GDP." Steve Israel stated on November 6, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Things went wrong with the Medicare prescription D plan that George Bush rolled out." John Fleming stated on October 27, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": In Massachusetts, "half of the primary care doctors are not accepting new patients." Dennis Ross stated on October 7, 2013 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "For the first time since the Korean War, total federal spending has gone down for two years in a row." C.W. Bill Young stated on September 20, 2013 in a House address: If the government shuts down, "all military personnel will continue to serve and accrue pay but will not actually be paid until appropriations are available." Joe Lieberman stated on September 10, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": President Barack Obama "had the legal authority" to strike Syria without a vote from Congress. Bill Clinton stated on September 4, 2013 in a speech in Little Rock, Ark.: According to a recent poll, "there are more young Republicans enrolled in their parents' (health insurance) plans than young Democrats." John McCain stated on September 1, 2013 in an interview on "Face the Nation": Fleeing Syria, "a million children are now refugees." Barack Obama stated on August 6, 2013 in a speech on homeownership: "We now sell more products made in America to the rest of the world than ever before." Rand Paul stated on August 12, 2013 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show": "Why didn't (uninsured Americans) buy insurance? Because of the expense." Ted Deutch stated on August 1, 2013 in a letter with other Florida lawmakers to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Says Florida refused to allow the insurance commissioner to "negotiate lower rates with companies or refuse rates that are too high" under Obamacare. Susan Collins stated on August 3, 2013 in a response to the president's Saturday address: "This year, the overwhelming majority of new jobs are part time." Alan Krueger stated on August 2, 2013 in an interview with Bloomberg television: "Since the Affordable Care Act passed, 90 percent of job growth has been in full-time positions." Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN: "More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock." Barack Obama stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech at Knox College in Illinois: Says "our deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years." Barack Obama stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech in Galesburg, Ill.: "The income of the top 1 percent nearly quadrupled from 1979 to 2007, but the typical family’s incomes barely budged." Tom Cole stated on July 16, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: Food stamp spending "doubled under President Bush, doubled again under President Obama." Rand Paul stated on July 8, 2013 in a Fox News interview: "There was a Gallup poll in Egypt last year, and 70 percent of Egyptians don't want our money." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 28, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: In South Florida, "we've had nine inches of sea-level rise since the 1920s." Bill Maher stated on June 21, 2013 in a roundtable section of the HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher": If it is enacted, the Senate immigration bill is "going to make the Border Patrol bigger than the FBI -- you could put one agent every 250 feet." Joe Biden stated on June 18, 2013 in a tweet from Barack Obama's Twitter feed: "Since Newtown, more people have died at the end of a gun than we have lost in Afghanistan." Mark Udall stated on June 9, 2013 in a Senate speech rebroadcast on ABC's "This Week": Currently, the intelligence community "can collect business records on law-abiding Americans who have no connection to terrorism." Tim Griffin stated on June 4, 2013 in a House Ways and Means hearing: "There was no surge in 501(c)(4) applications in 2010." Bernie Sanders stated on June 4, 2013 in a tweet: "Nearly 6 out of 10 believe that money and wealth should be more evenly distributed among a larger percentage of the people in the U.S." Ted Poe stated on April 25, 2013 in an interview on Fox Business Network: Says new Medicare billing guidelines "have nine codes for (injuries by) turkeys." Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in a speech from the White House Rose Garden: A bipartisan background check amendment "outlawed any (gun) registry. Plain and simple, right there in the text." Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "The NRA used to support expanded background checks." Gabrielle Giffords stated on April 17, 2013 in an op-ed in the "New York Times": Polls show that Americans "overwhelmingly" support "expanding background checks." Rahm Emanuel stated on April 2, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A." Mark Kelly stated on March 31, 2013 in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday': Says "94 percent of (Marco Rubio's) constituents support a universal background check."
Jan Schakowsky stated on November 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: The United States "has never been richer, if you look at per capita GDP."
Steve Israel stated on November 6, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "Things went wrong with the Medicare prescription D plan that George Bush rolled out."
John Fleming stated on October 27, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": In Massachusetts, "half of the primary care doctors are not accepting new patients."
Dennis Ross stated on October 7, 2013 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "For the first time since the Korean War, total federal spending has gone down for two years in a row."
C.W. Bill Young stated on September 20, 2013 in a House address: If the government shuts down, "all military personnel will continue to serve and accrue pay but will not actually be paid until appropriations are available."
Joe Lieberman stated on September 10, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": President Barack Obama "had the legal authority" to strike Syria without a vote from Congress.
Bill Clinton stated on September 4, 2013 in a speech in Little Rock, Ark.: According to a recent poll, "there are more young Republicans enrolled in their parents' (health insurance) plans than young Democrats."
John McCain stated on September 1, 2013 in an interview on "Face the Nation": Fleeing Syria, "a million children are now refugees."
Barack Obama stated on August 6, 2013 in a speech on homeownership: "We now sell more products made in America to the rest of the world than ever before."
Rand Paul stated on August 12, 2013 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show": "Why didn't (uninsured Americans) buy insurance? Because of the expense."
Ted Deutch stated on August 1, 2013 in a letter with other Florida lawmakers to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Says Florida refused to allow the insurance commissioner to "negotiate lower rates with companies or refuse rates that are too high" under Obamacare.
Susan Collins stated on August 3, 2013 in a response to the president's Saturday address: "This year, the overwhelming majority of new jobs are part time."
Alan Krueger stated on August 2, 2013 in an interview with Bloomberg television: "Since the Affordable Care Act passed, 90 percent of job growth has been in full-time positions."
Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN: "More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock."
Barack Obama stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech at Knox College in Illinois: Says "our deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years."
Barack Obama stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech in Galesburg, Ill.: "The income of the top 1 percent nearly quadrupled from 1979 to 2007, but the typical family’s incomes barely budged."
Tom Cole stated on July 16, 2013 in an MSNBC interview: Food stamp spending "doubled under President Bush, doubled again under President Obama."
Rand Paul stated on July 8, 2013 in a Fox News interview: "There was a Gallup poll in Egypt last year, and 70 percent of Egyptians don't want our money."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 28, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: In South Florida, "we've had nine inches of sea-level rise since the 1920s."
Bill Maher stated on June 21, 2013 in a roundtable section of the HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher": If it is enacted, the Senate immigration bill is "going to make the Border Patrol bigger than the FBI -- you could put one agent every 250 feet."
Joe Biden stated on June 18, 2013 in a tweet from Barack Obama's Twitter feed: "Since Newtown, more people have died at the end of a gun than we have lost in Afghanistan."
Mark Udall stated on June 9, 2013 in a Senate speech rebroadcast on ABC's "This Week": Currently, the intelligence community "can collect business records on law-abiding Americans who have no connection to terrorism."
Tim Griffin stated on June 4, 2013 in a House Ways and Means hearing: "There was no surge in 501(c)(4) applications in 2010."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 4, 2013 in a tweet: "Nearly 6 out of 10 believe that money and wealth should be more evenly distributed among a larger percentage of the people in the U.S."
Ted Poe stated on April 25, 2013 in an interview on Fox Business Network: Says new Medicare billing guidelines "have nine codes for (injuries by) turkeys."
Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in a speech from the White House Rose Garden: A bipartisan background check amendment "outlawed any (gun) registry. Plain and simple, right there in the text."
Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "The NRA used to support expanded background checks."
Gabrielle Giffords stated on April 17, 2013 in an op-ed in the "New York Times": Polls show that Americans "overwhelmingly" support "expanding background checks."
Rahm Emanuel stated on April 2, 2013 in a CNN interview: Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A."
Mark Kelly stated on March 31, 2013 in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday': Says "94 percent of (Marco Rubio's) constituents support a universal background check."
