Latest Fact-checks on Newt Gingrich Newt Gingrich stated on February 5, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama "has an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would raise the price of gasoline by 25 cents a gallon." Newt Gingrich stated on January 30, 2012 in a speech in Tampa, Fla.: "Gov. Romney cut off kosher meals for Jewish senior citizens who were on Medicaid to save $5 a day." Newt Gingrich stated on January 29, 2012 in an interview: In 1992, Mitt Romney "gave money to Democrats for Congress." Newt Gingrich stated on January 30, 2012 in a town hall in Jacksonville, Fla.: "The Obama administration ... would impose on every Catholic institution, every Jewish institution, every Protestant institution the Obamacare standard of what you have to buy as insurance." Newt Gingrich stated on January 28, 2012 in comments at a campaign event: Students today "take more years to get through" college. Newt Gingrich stated on January 26, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.: "We balanced the budget with the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and ultimately had four consecutive balanced budgets." Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate: There are 86 languages spoken at Miami Dade College. Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate: Newt Gingrich says electric co-ops and credit unions are "government-sponsored enterprises" like Freddie Mac. Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "When I was speaker, we had four consecutive balanced budgets." Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "put Planned Parenthood on a state medical board but failed to put a pro-life group on the same board." Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video ad: "Romney signed government-mandated health care with taxpayer-funded abortions." Newt Gingrich stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "More people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history." Newt Gingrich stated on January 13, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "runs away from Ronald Reagan." Newt Gingrich stated on January 8, 2012 in an NBC-Facebook debate in Concord, N.H.: The EPA was asked about an environmental citation for the city landfill in Nashua, N.H. but "didn’t know" why it was cited. Newt Gingrich stated on December 19, 2011 in a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa: "No federal official at any level is currently allowed to say ‘Merry Christmas.’" Newt Gingrich stated on December 18, 2011 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": In a watershed 1958 decision, "the Warren court asserted by itself that the Supreme Court was supreme over the president and the Congress." Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa: Says Freddie Mac, electric co-ops and credit unions are all "government sponsored" enterprises. Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a debate in Iowa: "I never lobbied under any circumstance" for Freddie Mac. Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa: "I balanced the budget for four straight years, paid off $405 billion in debt." Newt Gingrich stated on December 12, 2011 in a foreign policy debate with Jon Huntsman in Manchester, N.H., Dec. 12, 2011: "The Obama administration just issued instructions that terrorism training should not involve any reference to Islam." Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher." Newt Gingrich stated on November 5, 2011 in the Texas Patriots PAC debate in The Woodlands, Texas: Says IBM leader told Obama that using IBM technology to cut fraud could "pay for" health care reform. Newt Gingrich stated on December 6, 2011 in an interview with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren: Says the congressional ethics investigation against him was conducted by "a very partisan political committee" in a way that "related more to the politics of the Democratic Party than to ethics." Newt Gingrich stated on December 3, 2011 in a Republican presidential candidate forum: "I never favored cap and trade." Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: "The only reason the unemployment rate is going down is because … twice as many people dropped out of the employment pool as the number of jobs were created." Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: President Barack Obama "has now spent three years proving that he kills jobs in energy, he kills jobs in manufacturing." Newt Gingrich stated on November 30, 2011 in a speech in Council Bluffs, Iowa: People can use food stamps "for anything," including "to go to Hawaii," and even millionaires can qualify. Newt Gingrich stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Washington, D.C.: In Chile "they have 72 percent of the GDP in savings." Newt Gingrich stated on November 11, 2011 in remarks at Mandester, N.H. campaign headquarters: "Community banks … are being destroyed by Dodd-Frank." Newt Gingrich stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "By 2014, there will be one administrator for every teacher on college campuses in the United States."
Newt Gingrich stated on February 5, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama "has an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would raise the price of gasoline by 25 cents a gallon." Newt Gingrich stated on January 30, 2012 in a speech in Tampa, Fla.: "Gov. Romney cut off kosher meals for Jewish senior citizens who were on Medicaid to save $5 a day." Newt Gingrich stated on January 29, 2012 in an interview: In 1992, Mitt Romney "gave money to Democrats for Congress." Newt Gingrich stated on January 30, 2012 in a town hall in Jacksonville, Fla.: "The Obama administration ... would impose on every Catholic institution, every Jewish institution, every Protestant institution the Obamacare standard of what you have to buy as insurance." Newt Gingrich stated on January 28, 2012 in comments at a campaign event: Students today "take more years to get through" college. Newt Gingrich stated on January 26, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.: "We balanced the budget with the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and ultimately had four consecutive balanced budgets." Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate: There are 86 languages spoken at Miami Dade College. Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate: Newt Gingrich says electric co-ops and credit unions are "government-sponsored enterprises" like Freddie Mac. Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "When I was speaker, we had four consecutive balanced budgets." Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "put Planned Parenthood on a state medical board but failed to put a pro-life group on the same board." Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video ad: "Romney signed government-mandated health care with taxpayer-funded abortions." Newt Gingrich stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "More people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history." Newt Gingrich stated on January 13, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "runs away from Ronald Reagan." Newt Gingrich stated on January 8, 2012 in an NBC-Facebook debate in Concord, N.H.: The EPA was asked about an environmental citation for the city landfill in Nashua, N.H. but "didn’t know" why it was cited. Newt Gingrich stated on December 19, 2011 in a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa: "No federal official at any level is currently allowed to say ‘Merry Christmas.’" Newt Gingrich stated on December 18, 2011 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": In a watershed 1958 decision, "the Warren court asserted by itself that the Supreme Court was supreme over the president and the Congress." Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa: Says Freddie Mac, electric co-ops and credit unions are all "government sponsored" enterprises. Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a debate in Iowa: "I never lobbied under any circumstance" for Freddie Mac. Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa: "I balanced the budget for four straight years, paid off $405 billion in debt." Newt Gingrich stated on December 12, 2011 in a foreign policy debate with Jon Huntsman in Manchester, N.H., Dec. 12, 2011: "The Obama administration just issued instructions that terrorism training should not involve any reference to Islam." Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher." Newt Gingrich stated on November 5, 2011 in the Texas Patriots PAC debate in The Woodlands, Texas: Says IBM leader told Obama that using IBM technology to cut fraud could "pay for" health care reform. Newt Gingrich stated on December 6, 2011 in an interview with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren: Says the congressional ethics investigation against him was conducted by "a very partisan political committee" in a way that "related more to the politics of the Democratic Party than to ethics." Newt Gingrich stated on December 3, 2011 in a Republican presidential candidate forum: "I never favored cap and trade." Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: "The only reason the unemployment rate is going down is because … twice as many people dropped out of the employment pool as the number of jobs were created." Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: President Barack Obama "has now spent three years proving that he kills jobs in energy, he kills jobs in manufacturing." Newt Gingrich stated on November 30, 2011 in a speech in Council Bluffs, Iowa: People can use food stamps "for anything," including "to go to Hawaii," and even millionaires can qualify. Newt Gingrich stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Washington, D.C.: In Chile "they have 72 percent of the GDP in savings." Newt Gingrich stated on November 11, 2011 in remarks at Mandester, N.H. campaign headquarters: "Community banks … are being destroyed by Dodd-Frank." Newt Gingrich stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "By 2014, there will be one administrator for every teacher on college campuses in the United States."
Newt Gingrich stated on February 5, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama "has an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would raise the price of gasoline by 25 cents a gallon."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 30, 2012 in a speech in Tampa, Fla.: "Gov. Romney cut off kosher meals for Jewish senior citizens who were on Medicaid to save $5 a day."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 29, 2012 in an interview: In 1992, Mitt Romney "gave money to Democrats for Congress."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 30, 2012 in a town hall in Jacksonville, Fla.: "The Obama administration ... would impose on every Catholic institution, every Jewish institution, every Protestant institution the Obamacare standard of what you have to buy as insurance."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 28, 2012 in comments at a campaign event: Students today "take more years to get through" college.
Newt Gingrich stated on January 26, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.: "We balanced the budget with the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and ultimately had four consecutive balanced budgets."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a debate: There are 86 languages spoken at Miami Dade College.
Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate: Newt Gingrich says electric co-ops and credit unions are "government-sponsored enterprises" like Freddie Mac.
Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "When I was speaker, we had four consecutive balanced budgets."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "put Planned Parenthood on a state medical board but failed to put a pro-life group on the same board."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video ad: "Romney signed government-mandated health care with taxpayer-funded abortions."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "More people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 13, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "runs away from Ronald Reagan."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 8, 2012 in an NBC-Facebook debate in Concord, N.H.: The EPA was asked about an environmental citation for the city landfill in Nashua, N.H. but "didn’t know" why it was cited.
Newt Gingrich stated on December 19, 2011 in a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa: "No federal official at any level is currently allowed to say ‘Merry Christmas.’"
Newt Gingrich stated on December 18, 2011 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": In a watershed 1958 decision, "the Warren court asserted by itself that the Supreme Court was supreme over the president and the Congress."
Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa: Says Freddie Mac, electric co-ops and credit unions are all "government sponsored" enterprises.
Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a debate in Iowa: "I never lobbied under any circumstance" for Freddie Mac.
Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa: "I balanced the budget for four straight years, paid off $405 billion in debt."
Newt Gingrich stated on December 12, 2011 in a foreign policy debate with Jon Huntsman in Manchester, N.H., Dec. 12, 2011: "The Obama administration just issued instructions that terrorism training should not involve any reference to Islam."
Newt Gingrich stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: In New York City, "an entry level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry level teacher."
Newt Gingrich stated on November 5, 2011 in the Texas Patriots PAC debate in The Woodlands, Texas: Says IBM leader told Obama that using IBM technology to cut fraud could "pay for" health care reform.
Newt Gingrich stated on December 6, 2011 in an interview with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren: Says the congressional ethics investigation against him was conducted by "a very partisan political committee" in a way that "related more to the politics of the Democratic Party than to ethics."
Newt Gingrich stated on December 3, 2011 in a Republican presidential candidate forum: "I never favored cap and trade."
Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: "The only reason the unemployment rate is going down is because … twice as many people dropped out of the employment pool as the number of jobs were created."
Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: President Barack Obama "has now spent three years proving that he kills jobs in energy, he kills jobs in manufacturing."
Newt Gingrich stated on November 30, 2011 in a speech in Council Bluffs, Iowa: People can use food stamps "for anything," including "to go to Hawaii," and even millionaires can qualify.
Newt Gingrich stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Washington, D.C.: In Chile "they have 72 percent of the GDP in savings."
Newt Gingrich stated on November 11, 2011 in remarks at Mandester, N.H. campaign headquarters: "Community banks … are being destroyed by Dodd-Frank."
Newt Gingrich stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "By 2014, there will be one administrator for every teacher on college campuses in the United States."
