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 Karen Handel stated on June 28, 2010 in a campaign mailer: "John Oxendine is under a state ethics investigation because he illegally funneled more than $120,000 to his campaign from shady insurance political action committees in Alabama." Mark Kirk stated on June 30, 2010 in a campaign video: "At his father's bank, Alexi made tens of millions in risky loans to convicted mobsters. Then, the bank collapsed." Jan Brewer stated on July 1, 2010 in a Fox News interview with Greta Van Susteren: "Law enforcement in the state of Arizona supports" the state's new immigration law. Bud Chiles stated on July 7, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website: "Today, Florida is in 50th place in spending on education." Andrew Napolitano stated on June 28, 2010 in comments on the 'Glenn Beck' show: "There are mechanisms in place to shut down the Internet privately." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, "are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district." J.D. Hayworth stated on June 14, 2010 in a campaign commerical: John McCain "began his career in Washington as a lobbyist when he was appointed in 1976 as the Navy's liaison to the United States Senate." Judson Hill stated on June 21, 2010 in a campaing mailer: He "stood up to Barack Obama by passing legislation that prevents you from being forced to join government health plans or buy health insurance against your will." Elena Kagan stated on June 29, 2010 in the Kagan confirmation hearing: During the year Kagan barred military recruiters from Harvard Law School's Office of Career Services, "military recruiting actually went up." Jeff Sessions stated on June 28, 2010 in the Kagan confirmation hearing: "In her first appellate argument, Ms. Kagan told the court that the speech and press guarantees in the First Amendment would allow the federal government to ban the publication of pamphlets discussing political issues before an election." Steve Scalise stated on June 15, 2010 in an interview on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News: It was President Obama's "inaction that caused over three weeks to go by before he even approved the governor's plan to protect our marsh." Jon Kyl stated on June 28, 2010 in a hearing on the Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan: "The ABA's own criteria for a judicial nominee call for, among other things, at least 12 years' experience in the practice of law, and they mean actual practice of law." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a public debate in West Palm Beach: "My opponent here has accepted money from Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae (and) hosted subprime mortgage seminars." Florida Conservation Alliance stated on June 19, 2010 in a television commercial: "Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules." Americans United for Change stated on June 11, 2010 in a TV commercial: "Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook." Frank Caprio stated on June 10, 2010 in speeches and on his campaign website: "If every small business in our state, on average, was able to create one new job we would cut our unemployment rate in half." Harry Reid stated on June 12, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Sharron Angle wants to wipe out Social Security." Harry Reid stated on June 12, 2010 in a political ad: Sharron Angle supported "a Scientology plan to give massages to prisoners." Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010: "In fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a debate: The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies." Rahm Emanuel stated on June 20, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "If the Republicans were the majority, (Rep. Barton) would have actually the gavel and the chairmanship." Libertarian Party of Texas stated on June 7, 2010 in a press release: "The Republican Party lost 1.1 million registered voters since 2008. The Democratic Party lost 1.2 million registered voters… (while) voter registration in the Libertarian Party rose 8 percent." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on May 26, 2010 in an interview on FOX.: "On the pace that we're on with job creation in the last four months ... we will have created more jobs in this year than in the entire Bush Presidency." Alex Sink stated on June 10, 2010 in a speech: "The minute this proposal for near-beach oil drilling came up, I was against it." Rick Scott stated on June 3, 2010 in a CBS4 interview: "If you read the Arizona (immigration) law, what it says is if you are stopped for violating the law and they have a suspicion that you're illegal, they can ask you if you're legal." Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in an address from the Oval Office: "I've issued a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling." Edward Markey stated on June 15, 2010 in a statement at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee: "Right now every single one of the (oil) companies here today and dozens of others are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico on leases that will cost American taxpayers more than $50 billion in lost royalties." Rick Perry stated on June 15, 2010 in a press release: Since 2000, "the Texas clean air program achieved a 22 percent reduction in ozone and a 46 percent decrease in NOx emissions." Donna Brazile stated on June 14, 2010 in a statement on ABC News' 'This Week.': Ninety percent of the people in Arkansas still love Bill Clinton. Steny Hoyer stated on June 13, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week'': "The Republicans didn't have a budget in '02, '04, '06."
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Karen Handel stated on June 28, 2010 in a campaign mailer: "John Oxendine is under a state ethics investigation because he illegally funneled more than $120,000 to his campaign from shady insurance political action committees in Alabama." Mark Kirk stated on June 30, 2010 in a campaign video: "At his father's bank, Alexi made tens of millions in risky loans to convicted mobsters. Then, the bank collapsed." Jan Brewer stated on July 1, 2010 in a Fox News interview with Greta Van Susteren: "Law enforcement in the state of Arizona supports" the state's new immigration law. Bud Chiles stated on July 7, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website: "Today, Florida is in 50th place in spending on education." Andrew Napolitano stated on June 28, 2010 in comments on the 'Glenn Beck' show: "There are mechanisms in place to shut down the Internet privately." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, "are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district." J.D. Hayworth stated on June 14, 2010 in a campaign commerical: John McCain "began his career in Washington as a lobbyist when he was appointed in 1976 as the Navy's liaison to the United States Senate." Judson Hill stated on June 21, 2010 in a campaing mailer: He "stood up to Barack Obama by passing legislation that prevents you from being forced to join government health plans or buy health insurance against your will." Elena Kagan stated on June 29, 2010 in the Kagan confirmation hearing: During the year Kagan barred military recruiters from Harvard Law School's Office of Career Services, "military recruiting actually went up." Jeff Sessions stated on June 28, 2010 in the Kagan confirmation hearing: "In her first appellate argument, Ms. Kagan told the court that the speech and press guarantees in the First Amendment would allow the federal government to ban the publication of pamphlets discussing political issues before an election." Steve Scalise stated on June 15, 2010 in an interview on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News: It was President Obama's "inaction that caused over three weeks to go by before he even approved the governor's plan to protect our marsh." Jon Kyl stated on June 28, 2010 in a hearing on the Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan: "The ABA's own criteria for a judicial nominee call for, among other things, at least 12 years' experience in the practice of law, and they mean actual practice of law." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a public debate in West Palm Beach: "My opponent here has accepted money from Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae (and) hosted subprime mortgage seminars." Florida Conservation Alliance stated on June 19, 2010 in a television commercial: "Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules." Americans United for Change stated on June 11, 2010 in a TV commercial: "Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook." Frank Caprio stated on June 10, 2010 in speeches and on his campaign website: "If every small business in our state, on average, was able to create one new job we would cut our unemployment rate in half." Harry Reid stated on June 12, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Sharron Angle wants to wipe out Social Security." Harry Reid stated on June 12, 2010 in a political ad: Sharron Angle supported "a Scientology plan to give massages to prisoners." Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010: "In fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a debate: The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies." Rahm Emanuel stated on June 20, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "If the Republicans were the majority, (Rep. Barton) would have actually the gavel and the chairmanship." Libertarian Party of Texas stated on June 7, 2010 in a press release: "The Republican Party lost 1.1 million registered voters since 2008. The Democratic Party lost 1.2 million registered voters… (while) voter registration in the Libertarian Party rose 8 percent." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on May 26, 2010 in an interview on FOX.: "On the pace that we're on with job creation in the last four months ... we will have created more jobs in this year than in the entire Bush Presidency." Alex Sink stated on June 10, 2010 in a speech: "The minute this proposal for near-beach oil drilling came up, I was against it." Rick Scott stated on June 3, 2010 in a CBS4 interview: "If you read the Arizona (immigration) law, what it says is if you are stopped for violating the law and they have a suspicion that you're illegal, they can ask you if you're legal." Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in an address from the Oval Office: "I've issued a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling." Edward Markey stated on June 15, 2010 in a statement at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee: "Right now every single one of the (oil) companies here today and dozens of others are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico on leases that will cost American taxpayers more than $50 billion in lost royalties." Rick Perry stated on June 15, 2010 in a press release: Since 2000, "the Texas clean air program achieved a 22 percent reduction in ozone and a 46 percent decrease in NOx emissions." Donna Brazile stated on June 14, 2010 in a statement on ABC News' 'This Week.': Ninety percent of the people in Arkansas still love Bill Clinton. Steny Hoyer stated on June 13, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week'': "The Republicans didn't have a budget in '02, '04, '06."
Karen Handel stated on June 28, 2010 in a campaign mailer: "John Oxendine is under a state ethics investigation because he illegally funneled more than $120,000 to his campaign from shady insurance political action committees in Alabama."
Mark Kirk stated on June 30, 2010 in a campaign video: "At his father's bank, Alexi made tens of millions in risky loans to convicted mobsters. Then, the bank collapsed."
Jan Brewer stated on July 1, 2010 in a Fox News interview with Greta Van Susteren: "Law enforcement in the state of Arizona supports" the state's new immigration law.
Bud Chiles stated on July 7, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website: "Today, Florida is in 50th place in spending on education."
Andrew Napolitano stated on June 28, 2010 in comments on the 'Glenn Beck' show: "There are mechanisms in place to shut down the Internet privately."
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, "are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district."
J.D. Hayworth stated on June 14, 2010 in a campaign commerical: John McCain "began his career in Washington as a lobbyist when he was appointed in 1976 as the Navy's liaison to the United States Senate."
Judson Hill stated on June 21, 2010 in a campaing mailer: He "stood up to Barack Obama by passing legislation that prevents you from being forced to join government health plans or buy health insurance against your will."
Elena Kagan stated on June 29, 2010 in the Kagan confirmation hearing: During the year Kagan barred military recruiters from Harvard Law School's Office of Career Services, "military recruiting actually went up."
Jeff Sessions stated on June 28, 2010 in the Kagan confirmation hearing: "In her first appellate argument, Ms. Kagan told the court that the speech and press guarantees in the First Amendment would allow the federal government to ban the publication of pamphlets discussing political issues before an election."
Steve Scalise stated on June 15, 2010 in an interview on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News: It was President Obama's "inaction that caused over three weeks to go by before he even approved the governor's plan to protect our marsh."
Jon Kyl stated on June 28, 2010 in a hearing on the Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan: "The ABA's own criteria for a judicial nominee call for, among other things, at least 12 years' experience in the practice of law, and they mean actual practice of law."
Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a public debate in West Palm Beach: "My opponent here has accepted money from Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae (and) hosted subprime mortgage seminars."
Florida Conservation Alliance stated on June 19, 2010 in a television commercial: "Sen. George LeMieux voted to let oil companies off the hook and overturn pollution rules."
Americans United for Change stated on June 11, 2010 in a TV commercial: "Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook."
Frank Caprio stated on June 10, 2010 in speeches and on his campaign website: "If every small business in our state, on average, was able to create one new job we would cut our unemployment rate in half."
Harry Reid stated on June 12, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Sharron Angle wants to wipe out Social Security."
Harry Reid stated on June 12, 2010 in a political ad: Sharron Angle supported "a Scientology plan to give massages to prisoners."
Eric Johnson stated on June 7, 2010: "In fact, oil spills from tankers are far more common than the very rare leaks from rigs or pipelines."
Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a debate: The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies."
Rahm Emanuel stated on June 20, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "If the Republicans were the majority, (Rep. Barton) would have actually the gavel and the chairmanship."
Libertarian Party of Texas stated on June 7, 2010 in a press release: "The Republican Party lost 1.1 million registered voters since 2008. The Democratic Party lost 1.2 million registered voters… (while) voter registration in the Libertarian Party rose 8 percent."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on May 26, 2010 in an interview on FOX.: "On the pace that we're on with job creation in the last four months ... we will have created more jobs in this year than in the entire Bush Presidency."
Alex Sink stated on June 10, 2010 in a speech: "The minute this proposal for near-beach oil drilling came up, I was against it."
Rick Scott stated on June 3, 2010 in a CBS4 interview: "If you read the Arizona (immigration) law, what it says is if you are stopped for violating the law and they have a suspicion that you're illegal, they can ask you if you're legal."
Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in an address from the Oval Office: "I've issued a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling."
Edward Markey stated on June 15, 2010 in a statement at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee: "Right now every single one of the (oil) companies here today and dozens of others are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico on leases that will cost American taxpayers more than $50 billion in lost royalties."
Rick Perry stated on June 15, 2010 in a press release: Since 2000, "the Texas clean air program achieved a 22 percent reduction in ozone and a 46 percent decrease in NOx emissions."
Donna Brazile stated on June 14, 2010 in a statement on ABC News' 'This Week.': Ninety percent of the people in Arkansas still love Bill Clinton.
Steny Hoyer stated on June 13, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week'': "The Republicans didn't have a budget in '02, '04, '06."
