Latest Half-True Fact-checks 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 Jim Jordan stated on June 1, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Only seven of 18 federal food assistance programs have been associated with positive health and nutrition outcomes, while the remaining 11 have not been effective." Rick Perry stated on June 18, 2011 in a speech.: Says the 2012-13 state budget "leaves $6 billion in a rainy day fund." Rick Perry stated on June 14, 2011 in a cameo interview.: "Since June 2009, about 48 percent of all the jobs created in America were in Texas." Martin O'Malley stated on June 15, 2011 in a press release: Says Rick Perry of Texas was "the governor who relied most on stimulus funds to close his state’s budget deficit in 2010." Scott Walker stated on June 21, 2011 in a television interview: Says critics who say he cut Medicaid are wrong; his budget added $1.2 billion to the program Common Sense Now stated on June 20, 2011 in an ad: Says Miami-Dade mayoral candidate Julio Robaina "has the highest salary among Florida mayors. More than $260,000." David Axelrod stated on June 19, 2011 in a CNN interview: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ranked 47th out of 50 states in job creation. Chris Christie stated on April 29, 2011 in a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education: "When the union says I want to eliminate tenure, that’s not true." The Accountability Project stated on June 10, 2011 in a TV ad: Says former Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez and current mayoral candidate Carlos Gimenez both drove fancy European cars at taxpayer expense. New Jersey Education Association stated on May 4, 2011 in a television ad: "As soon as Chris Christie was governor, he gave tax cuts to millionaires." Doug Whitsett stated on June 3, 2011 in a legislative hearing: The Medford Water Commission was fined $279,000 for dumping plain drinking water into a stream. Herman Cain stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says an alternative to Social Security that operates in Galveston County, Texas, has meant that participants will "retire with a whole lot more money" than under Social Security. Mitt Romney stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential candidate debate in New Hampshire: "Obamacare takes $500 billion out of Medicare and funds Obamacare." Ted Ferrioli stated on April 26, 2011 in an opinion column: "The Public Employee Retirement System is making more millionaires than the Oregon state lottery." Rob Portman stated on May 19, 2011 in a news release: "The Democrat-led Senate has failed to pass a budget for 750 days ... Senate Democrats have neglected one of their most basic responsibilities." New Jersey Assembly Democrats stated on May 10, 2011 in a press release: Gov. Chris Christie caused a 4.1 percent increase in property taxes in 2010, marking the highest increase since 2007. Rick Santorum stated on May 5, 2011 in a debate in South Carolina: The Medicare drug program "resulted in the program coming in 40 percent under budget. ... And the reason it was, is because the design was right." Newt Gingrich stated on May 15, 2011 in in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "A large number of the uninsured earn $75,000 or more a year." Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: If today's economy was rebounding at the rate of the "Reagan recovery," it would have created the equivalent of 25 million new jobs and raised federal revenue by $800 billion a year. Ted Nugent stated on June 1, 2011 in an oped column.: Rick Perry "has never lost an election and remains the only person to have won the Texas governorship three times in landslide elections." Gary Black stated on June 2, 2011 in Interview: Workers who pick produce in Georgia’s fields can make $12 to $18 an hour. David Dewhurst stated on June 6, 2011 in a tweet: Says 1,000 World War II veterans die every day. Peter Pantuso stated on June 7, 2011 in a speech at a press conference.: Commercial buses in the United States have "a stellar safety record, a safety record that exceeds that of any other commercial mode or surface transportation mode." Mike Haridopolos stated on June 9, 2011 in an 'Orlando Sentinel' op-ed: "Obamacare cuts $500 billion in future Medicare funding in order to fund the new constitutionally questionable government mandate, even going so far as to scuttle Medicare's most popular (and successful) part, Medicare Advantage." New Jersey Sierra Club stated on May 17, 2011 in a press release: "Every year the state loses 8,000-10,000 acres of land in bear country." Brian Deese stated on June 2, 2011 in a telephone news conference: "We've seen 115,000 jobs created in the American auto industry since GM and Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy." Rick Scott stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Studies show that people that are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare." Janice Hahn stated on June 7, 2011 in a TV ad: Says that Sarah Palin and Craig Huey "would ban a woman's right to choose in every case" Waco Tea Party stated on May 25, 2011 in an e-mail blast: Says the federal government threatened to impose a no-fly zone in Texas if state legislators bar airport security officials from performing pat-downs. Michael Sullivan stated on May 26, 2011 in a tweet.: Says public education will get more money in 2012-13 though lawmakers cut $15 billion in overall spending.
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Jim Jordan stated on June 1, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Only seven of 18 federal food assistance programs have been associated with positive health and nutrition outcomes, while the remaining 11 have not been effective." Rick Perry stated on June 18, 2011 in a speech.: Says the 2012-13 state budget "leaves $6 billion in a rainy day fund." Rick Perry stated on June 14, 2011 in a cameo interview.: "Since June 2009, about 48 percent of all the jobs created in America were in Texas." Martin O'Malley stated on June 15, 2011 in a press release: Says Rick Perry of Texas was "the governor who relied most on stimulus funds to close his state’s budget deficit in 2010." Scott Walker stated on June 21, 2011 in a television interview: Says critics who say he cut Medicaid are wrong; his budget added $1.2 billion to the program Common Sense Now stated on June 20, 2011 in an ad: Says Miami-Dade mayoral candidate Julio Robaina "has the highest salary among Florida mayors. More than $260,000." David Axelrod stated on June 19, 2011 in a CNN interview: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ranked 47th out of 50 states in job creation. Chris Christie stated on April 29, 2011 in a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education: "When the union says I want to eliminate tenure, that’s not true." The Accountability Project stated on June 10, 2011 in a TV ad: Says former Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez and current mayoral candidate Carlos Gimenez both drove fancy European cars at taxpayer expense. New Jersey Education Association stated on May 4, 2011 in a television ad: "As soon as Chris Christie was governor, he gave tax cuts to millionaires." Doug Whitsett stated on June 3, 2011 in a legislative hearing: The Medford Water Commission was fined $279,000 for dumping plain drinking water into a stream. Herman Cain stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says an alternative to Social Security that operates in Galveston County, Texas, has meant that participants will "retire with a whole lot more money" than under Social Security. Mitt Romney stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential candidate debate in New Hampshire: "Obamacare takes $500 billion out of Medicare and funds Obamacare." Ted Ferrioli stated on April 26, 2011 in an opinion column: "The Public Employee Retirement System is making more millionaires than the Oregon state lottery." Rob Portman stated on May 19, 2011 in a news release: "The Democrat-led Senate has failed to pass a budget for 750 days ... Senate Democrats have neglected one of their most basic responsibilities." New Jersey Assembly Democrats stated on May 10, 2011 in a press release: Gov. Chris Christie caused a 4.1 percent increase in property taxes in 2010, marking the highest increase since 2007. Rick Santorum stated on May 5, 2011 in a debate in South Carolina: The Medicare drug program "resulted in the program coming in 40 percent under budget. ... And the reason it was, is because the design was right." Newt Gingrich stated on May 15, 2011 in in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "A large number of the uninsured earn $75,000 or more a year." Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: If today's economy was rebounding at the rate of the "Reagan recovery," it would have created the equivalent of 25 million new jobs and raised federal revenue by $800 billion a year. Ted Nugent stated on June 1, 2011 in an oped column.: Rick Perry "has never lost an election and remains the only person to have won the Texas governorship three times in landslide elections." Gary Black stated on June 2, 2011 in Interview: Workers who pick produce in Georgia’s fields can make $12 to $18 an hour. David Dewhurst stated on June 6, 2011 in a tweet: Says 1,000 World War II veterans die every day. Peter Pantuso stated on June 7, 2011 in a speech at a press conference.: Commercial buses in the United States have "a stellar safety record, a safety record that exceeds that of any other commercial mode or surface transportation mode." Mike Haridopolos stated on June 9, 2011 in an 'Orlando Sentinel' op-ed: "Obamacare cuts $500 billion in future Medicare funding in order to fund the new constitutionally questionable government mandate, even going so far as to scuttle Medicare's most popular (and successful) part, Medicare Advantage." New Jersey Sierra Club stated on May 17, 2011 in a press release: "Every year the state loses 8,000-10,000 acres of land in bear country." Brian Deese stated on June 2, 2011 in a telephone news conference: "We've seen 115,000 jobs created in the American auto industry since GM and Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy." Rick Scott stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Studies show that people that are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare." Janice Hahn stated on June 7, 2011 in a TV ad: Says that Sarah Palin and Craig Huey "would ban a woman's right to choose in every case" Waco Tea Party stated on May 25, 2011 in an e-mail blast: Says the federal government threatened to impose a no-fly zone in Texas if state legislators bar airport security officials from performing pat-downs. Michael Sullivan stated on May 26, 2011 in a tweet.: Says public education will get more money in 2012-13 though lawmakers cut $15 billion in overall spending.
Jim Jordan stated on June 1, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Only seven of 18 federal food assistance programs have been associated with positive health and nutrition outcomes, while the remaining 11 have not been effective."
Rick Perry stated on June 18, 2011 in a speech.: Says the 2012-13 state budget "leaves $6 billion in a rainy day fund."
Rick Perry stated on June 14, 2011 in a cameo interview.: "Since June 2009, about 48 percent of all the jobs created in America were in Texas."
Martin O'Malley stated on June 15, 2011 in a press release: Says Rick Perry of Texas was "the governor who relied most on stimulus funds to close his state’s budget deficit in 2010."
Scott Walker stated on June 21, 2011 in a television interview: Says critics who say he cut Medicaid are wrong; his budget added $1.2 billion to the program
Common Sense Now stated on June 20, 2011 in an ad: Says Miami-Dade mayoral candidate Julio Robaina "has the highest salary among Florida mayors. More than $260,000."
David Axelrod stated on June 19, 2011 in a CNN interview: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ranked 47th out of 50 states in job creation.
Chris Christie stated on April 29, 2011 in a speech at the Harvard Graduate School of Education: "When the union says I want to eliminate tenure, that’s not true."
The Accountability Project stated on June 10, 2011 in a TV ad: Says former Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez and current mayoral candidate Carlos Gimenez both drove fancy European cars at taxpayer expense.
New Jersey Education Association stated on May 4, 2011 in a television ad: "As soon as Chris Christie was governor, he gave tax cuts to millionaires."
Doug Whitsett stated on June 3, 2011 in a legislative hearing: The Medford Water Commission was fined $279,000 for dumping plain drinking water into a stream.
Herman Cain stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says an alternative to Social Security that operates in Galveston County, Texas, has meant that participants will "retire with a whole lot more money" than under Social Security.
Mitt Romney stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential candidate debate in New Hampshire: "Obamacare takes $500 billion out of Medicare and funds Obamacare."
Ted Ferrioli stated on April 26, 2011 in an opinion column: "The Public Employee Retirement System is making more millionaires than the Oregon state lottery."
Rob Portman stated on May 19, 2011 in a news release: "The Democrat-led Senate has failed to pass a budget for 750 days ... Senate Democrats have neglected one of their most basic responsibilities."
New Jersey Assembly Democrats stated on May 10, 2011 in a press release: Gov. Chris Christie caused a 4.1 percent increase in property taxes in 2010, marking the highest increase since 2007.
Rick Santorum stated on May 5, 2011 in a debate in South Carolina: The Medicare drug program "resulted in the program coming in 40 percent under budget. ... And the reason it was, is because the design was right."
Newt Gingrich stated on May 15, 2011 in in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "A large number of the uninsured earn $75,000 or more a year."
Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: If today's economy was rebounding at the rate of the "Reagan recovery," it would have created the equivalent of 25 million new jobs and raised federal revenue by $800 billion a year.
Ted Nugent stated on June 1, 2011 in an oped column.: Rick Perry "has never lost an election and remains the only person to have won the Texas governorship three times in landslide elections."
Gary Black stated on June 2, 2011 in Interview: Workers who pick produce in Georgia’s fields can make $12 to $18 an hour.
Peter Pantuso stated on June 7, 2011 in a speech at a press conference.: Commercial buses in the United States have "a stellar safety record, a safety record that exceeds that of any other commercial mode or surface transportation mode."
Mike Haridopolos stated on June 9, 2011 in an 'Orlando Sentinel' op-ed: "Obamacare cuts $500 billion in future Medicare funding in order to fund the new constitutionally questionable government mandate, even going so far as to scuttle Medicare's most popular (and successful) part, Medicare Advantage."
New Jersey Sierra Club stated on May 17, 2011 in a press release: "Every year the state loses 8,000-10,000 acres of land in bear country."
Brian Deese stated on June 2, 2011 in a telephone news conference: "We've seen 115,000 jobs created in the American auto industry since GM and Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy."
Rick Scott stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Studies show that people that are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare."
Janice Hahn stated on June 7, 2011 in a TV ad: Says that Sarah Palin and Craig Huey "would ban a woman's right to choose in every case"
Waco Tea Party stated on May 25, 2011 in an e-mail blast: Says the federal government threatened to impose a no-fly zone in Texas if state legislators bar airport security officials from performing pat-downs.
Michael Sullivan stated on May 26, 2011 in a tweet.: Says public education will get more money in 2012-13 though lawmakers cut $15 billion in overall spending.
