Latest Mostly False 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 Pete Sessions stated on July 30, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. House: "Over the time that President Obama has been in office, we have lost 2.5 million free enterprise system jobs, and, yet, 500,000 federal government jobs have been added." Rob Portman stated on July 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs." Lee Fisher stated on July 13, 2010 in a news release: "As President George W. Bush’s trade representative, Portman failed to address China’s currency manipulation, which was inflated to as much as 40 percent in 2006." Kasim Reed stated on July 9, 2010 in a press release: When Atlanta Police Chief George Turner was interim head of the department, overall crime fell 14 percent and violent crime dropped 22.7 percent. Bill Lynch stated on July 15, 2010 in in a press release: Cicilline "continues to accept hundreds of thousands of dollars in lobbyist, corporate PAC and insider money to fund his campaign." Dan Gelber stated on July 26, 2010 in a campaign flier.: Dave Aronberg's career legal experience is "less than two years as Asst. AG/private attorney." David Gregory stated on July 25, 2010 in an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on NBC's Meet the Press: "25 percent of our economy is the financial sector." Lee Fisher stated on July 12, 2010 in a campaign statement: Rob Portman’s "plan to tax, slash and privatize" Social Security "would devastate Ohioans." Jeff Greene stated on July 23, 2010 in a campaign flier: Kendrick Meek was "#1 in Florida in taking tobacco cash and then opposed a tax on cigars that would have helped pay for children's health care." Stephen Hayes stated on July 25, 2010 in on ABC News' "This Week.": People in the top tax bracket, "these so-called wealthy, most of them are small-business owners." Austin Scott stated on July 21, 2010 in an e-mail to supporters: Jim Marshall "votes liberal in Washington ... and we aren't fooled." Georgia politicians stated on July 20, 2010 in political campaign: Georgia is "the Saudi Arabia of pine trees." John McCain stated on May 7, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Of all the illegals in America, more than half come through Arizona." Karen Handel stated on July 21, 2010 in an interview on WSB-TV : GOP candidate for governor Nathan Deal "is a former Clinton Democrat." Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview with CNBC: "We have more kids take the SAT than any other state in the nation. I mean a high percentage of our kids take the SAT." Joe Biden stated on July 18, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: "The health care numbers are going up." Bill McCollum stated on July 15, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.: "Rick Scott's company is partners with Playboy in a social networking website that has community pages specifically geared towards gay dating." Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Russ Feingold "voted against the law that protected our lakes" and "was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no." Let's Get To Work stated on July 14, 2010 in in a TV ad.: Bill McCollum "diverted a state plane to his home 53 times. A state auditor called it: likely a misuse of state resources." Dave Aronberg stated on July 2, 2010 in an e-mail to supporters.: Dan Gelber's employment by BP's law firm "could disqualify him from representing Florida against BP as Attorney General." Ellyn Bogdanoff stated on July 13, 2010 in a TV ad: "I said no to higher taxes and fees." Vincent Fort stated on July 6, 2010 in mailer: Says Democratic opponent is "too Republican to stand up for us." George Will stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Says that President Obama said if Congress passed the economic stimulus bill, "we would have unemployment at 8 percent and no higher. And it went higher." Sarah Palin stated on June 30, 2010 in a Facebook posting: The U.S. "only ranks 25th worldwide on defense spending as a percentage of GDP." Boyd Richie stated on June 16, 2010 in an e-mail: Says Rep. Ken Legler "voted against installing fire sprinklers and emergency power generators in nursing homes." Mark Kirk stated on July 8, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Alexi Giannoulias' top aide was a longtime BP lobbyist." David Segal stated on June 17, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website: "As Washington debates cracking down on the big Wall Street banks, I’ve passed legislation that does so." Doug MacGinnitie stated on June 23, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "When you were casting your vote for Republicans, Brian Kemp was voting for Democrats." Rob Teilhet stated on June 5, 2010 in a candidate questionnaire: Said he is the only Democratic candidate for state attorney general who has "represented the entire state of Georgia." Jeff Weems stated on June 26, 2010 in a speech: "I’m running against a groundhog. He saw his shadow on the primary day, and no one has seen him since."
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Pete Sessions stated on July 30, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. House: "Over the time that President Obama has been in office, we have lost 2.5 million free enterprise system jobs, and, yet, 500,000 federal government jobs have been added." Rob Portman stated on July 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs." Lee Fisher stated on July 13, 2010 in a news release: "As President George W. Bush’s trade representative, Portman failed to address China’s currency manipulation, which was inflated to as much as 40 percent in 2006." Kasim Reed stated on July 9, 2010 in a press release: When Atlanta Police Chief George Turner was interim head of the department, overall crime fell 14 percent and violent crime dropped 22.7 percent. Bill Lynch stated on July 15, 2010 in in a press release: Cicilline "continues to accept hundreds of thousands of dollars in lobbyist, corporate PAC and insider money to fund his campaign." Dan Gelber stated on July 26, 2010 in a campaign flier.: Dave Aronberg's career legal experience is "less than two years as Asst. AG/private attorney." David Gregory stated on July 25, 2010 in an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on NBC's Meet the Press: "25 percent of our economy is the financial sector." Lee Fisher stated on July 12, 2010 in a campaign statement: Rob Portman’s "plan to tax, slash and privatize" Social Security "would devastate Ohioans." Jeff Greene stated on July 23, 2010 in a campaign flier: Kendrick Meek was "#1 in Florida in taking tobacco cash and then opposed a tax on cigars that would have helped pay for children's health care." Stephen Hayes stated on July 25, 2010 in on ABC News' "This Week.": People in the top tax bracket, "these so-called wealthy, most of them are small-business owners." Austin Scott stated on July 21, 2010 in an e-mail to supporters: Jim Marshall "votes liberal in Washington ... and we aren't fooled." Georgia politicians stated on July 20, 2010 in political campaign: Georgia is "the Saudi Arabia of pine trees." John McCain stated on May 7, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Of all the illegals in America, more than half come through Arizona." Karen Handel stated on July 21, 2010 in an interview on WSB-TV : GOP candidate for governor Nathan Deal "is a former Clinton Democrat." Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview with CNBC: "We have more kids take the SAT than any other state in the nation. I mean a high percentage of our kids take the SAT." Joe Biden stated on July 18, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: "The health care numbers are going up." Bill McCollum stated on July 15, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.: "Rick Scott's company is partners with Playboy in a social networking website that has community pages specifically geared towards gay dating." Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Russ Feingold "voted against the law that protected our lakes" and "was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no." Let's Get To Work stated on July 14, 2010 in in a TV ad.: Bill McCollum "diverted a state plane to his home 53 times. A state auditor called it: likely a misuse of state resources." Dave Aronberg stated on July 2, 2010 in an e-mail to supporters.: Dan Gelber's employment by BP's law firm "could disqualify him from representing Florida against BP as Attorney General." Ellyn Bogdanoff stated on July 13, 2010 in a TV ad: "I said no to higher taxes and fees." Vincent Fort stated on July 6, 2010 in mailer: Says Democratic opponent is "too Republican to stand up for us." George Will stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Says that President Obama said if Congress passed the economic stimulus bill, "we would have unemployment at 8 percent and no higher. And it went higher." Sarah Palin stated on June 30, 2010 in a Facebook posting: The U.S. "only ranks 25th worldwide on defense spending as a percentage of GDP." Boyd Richie stated on June 16, 2010 in an e-mail: Says Rep. Ken Legler "voted against installing fire sprinklers and emergency power generators in nursing homes." Mark Kirk stated on July 8, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Alexi Giannoulias' top aide was a longtime BP lobbyist." David Segal stated on June 17, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website: "As Washington debates cracking down on the big Wall Street banks, I’ve passed legislation that does so." Doug MacGinnitie stated on June 23, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "When you were casting your vote for Republicans, Brian Kemp was voting for Democrats." Rob Teilhet stated on June 5, 2010 in a candidate questionnaire: Said he is the only Democratic candidate for state attorney general who has "represented the entire state of Georgia." Jeff Weems stated on June 26, 2010 in a speech: "I’m running against a groundhog. He saw his shadow on the primary day, and no one has seen him since."
Pete Sessions stated on July 30, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. House: "Over the time that President Obama has been in office, we have lost 2.5 million free enterprise system jobs, and, yet, 500,000 federal government jobs have been added."
Rob Portman stated on July 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs."
Lee Fisher stated on July 13, 2010 in a news release: "As President George W. Bush’s trade representative, Portman failed to address China’s currency manipulation, which was inflated to as much as 40 percent in 2006."
Kasim Reed stated on July 9, 2010 in a press release: When Atlanta Police Chief George Turner was interim head of the department, overall crime fell 14 percent and violent crime dropped 22.7 percent.
Bill Lynch stated on July 15, 2010 in in a press release: Cicilline "continues to accept hundreds of thousands of dollars in lobbyist, corporate PAC and insider money to fund his campaign."
Dan Gelber stated on July 26, 2010 in a campaign flier.: Dave Aronberg's career legal experience is "less than two years as Asst. AG/private attorney."
David Gregory stated on July 25, 2010 in an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on NBC's Meet the Press: "25 percent of our economy is the financial sector."
Lee Fisher stated on July 12, 2010 in a campaign statement: Rob Portman’s "plan to tax, slash and privatize" Social Security "would devastate Ohioans."
Jeff Greene stated on July 23, 2010 in a campaign flier: Kendrick Meek was "#1 in Florida in taking tobacco cash and then opposed a tax on cigars that would have helped pay for children's health care."
Stephen Hayes stated on July 25, 2010 in on ABC News' "This Week.": People in the top tax bracket, "these so-called wealthy, most of them are small-business owners."
Austin Scott stated on July 21, 2010 in an e-mail to supporters: Jim Marshall "votes liberal in Washington ... and we aren't fooled."
Georgia politicians stated on July 20, 2010 in political campaign: Georgia is "the Saudi Arabia of pine trees."
John McCain stated on May 7, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Of all the illegals in America, more than half come through Arizona."
Karen Handel stated on July 21, 2010 in an interview on WSB-TV : GOP candidate for governor Nathan Deal "is a former Clinton Democrat."
Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview with CNBC: "We have more kids take the SAT than any other state in the nation. I mean a high percentage of our kids take the SAT."
Joe Biden stated on July 18, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: "The health care numbers are going up."
Bill McCollum stated on July 15, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.: "Rick Scott's company is partners with Playboy in a social networking website that has community pages specifically geared towards gay dating."
Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign commercial: Russ Feingold "voted against the law that protected our lakes" and "was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no."
Let's Get To Work stated on July 14, 2010 in in a TV ad.: Bill McCollum "diverted a state plane to his home 53 times. A state auditor called it: likely a misuse of state resources."
Dave Aronberg stated on July 2, 2010 in an e-mail to supporters.: Dan Gelber's employment by BP's law firm "could disqualify him from representing Florida against BP as Attorney General."
Vincent Fort stated on July 6, 2010 in mailer: Says Democratic opponent is "too Republican to stand up for us."
George Will stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Says that President Obama said if Congress passed the economic stimulus bill, "we would have unemployment at 8 percent and no higher. And it went higher."
Sarah Palin stated on June 30, 2010 in a Facebook posting: The U.S. "only ranks 25th worldwide on defense spending as a percentage of GDP."
Boyd Richie stated on June 16, 2010 in an e-mail: Says Rep. Ken Legler "voted against installing fire sprinklers and emergency power generators in nursing homes."
Mark Kirk stated on July 8, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Alexi Giannoulias' top aide was a longtime BP lobbyist."
David Segal stated on June 17, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website: "As Washington debates cracking down on the big Wall Street banks, I’ve passed legislation that does so."
Doug MacGinnitie stated on June 23, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "When you were casting your vote for Republicans, Brian Kemp was voting for Democrats."
Rob Teilhet stated on June 5, 2010 in a candidate questionnaire: Said he is the only Democratic candidate for state attorney general who has "represented the entire state of Georgia."
Jeff Weems stated on June 26, 2010 in a speech: "I’m running against a groundhog. He saw his shadow on the primary day, and no one has seen him since."
