Latest 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 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." Michelle Nunn stated on July 22, 2013 in an interview: Says by rejecting an expansion of Medicaid under the new law, Georgia was depriving 25,000 veterans of health care coverage. Chris Christie stated on July 30, 2013 in an article on NJ.com: "In fact New Jersey is a donor state, we get 61 cents back on every dollar we send to Washington. And interestingly Kentucky gets $1.51 on every dollar they send to Washington." Elizabeth Roberts stated on July 28, 2013 in a TV interview: "They’ve seen employer-supported coverage increase in Massachusetts after this law (Romneycare) was implemented." Rob Portman stated on July 17, 2013 in a news release: Says the State Department spent $630,000 to get 2 million Facebook "Likes." David Cicilline stated on July 21, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers" program: "The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan office, did an analysis and said that passing comprehensive immigration reform will reduce the federal deficit by $200 billion over the next decade." 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." Rush Holt stated on July 22, 2013 in a campaign ad: "Every single month since 1985 has been warmer than the historic average. All 12 of the warmest years on record have come in the last 15 years." Karen Handel stated on July 18, 2013 in a Twitter post: "The Senate immigration bill is … filled with things like rewards for au pair agencies, Alaskan seafood processors and Vegas casinos." 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." Elliott Naishtat stated on June 20, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.: Says Austin is the "largest city in America without a congressional district anchored in it." Barbara Buono stated on July 9, 2013 in an online gubernatorial campaign ad: "Guess what, governor? There’s no fried butter in Newark. Just 13 percent unemployment." 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." Charlene Lima stated on June 26, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House: Economic Development Commission Executive Director Keith Stokes "sent me a letter and he said the taxpayers will never be on the hook for these bonds" for 38 Studios. Lynn Westmoreland stated on June 20, 2013 in an article: "It is against the law for the NSA to record or monitor Americans’ phone calls without getting a specific FISA warrant to do so." Barbara Buono stated on June 26, 2013 in a state Senate budget hearing: Says spending in the fiscal 2009 budget was lower than spending in the fiscal 2014 budget 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." Edward Lindsey stated on June 26, 2013 in a news release: Bob Barr has changed his position on the Defense of Marriage Act over the years. 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." Jimmy Carter stated on June 23, 2013 in an interview: "(T)he United States government and its Constitution says that people can be put to death." Kris Jordan stated on June 6, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor : Says Delaware County has more waterfront property than any other county in the state of Ohio Portland Public Schools stated on June 5, 2013 in an opinion piece.: Says proposed teacher contract "would layer on more restrictive rules." Pete Gallego stated on May 15, 2013 in a U.S. House committee meeting.: Says 97 percent of food stamp benefits "are paid in the proper amounts to people who are really eligible." John Loughlin stated on June 7, 2013 in an appearance on WPRO.: "We have one of the most expensive General Assemblies, per capita, in the entire country." 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." Sherrod Brown stated on June 12, 2013 in a conference call with reporters: "Some of these members of the House of Representatives get hundreds of thousands of dollars in farm subsidies" but want to cut food stamps.
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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." Michelle Nunn stated on July 22, 2013 in an interview: Says by rejecting an expansion of Medicaid under the new law, Georgia was depriving 25,000 veterans of health care coverage. Chris Christie stated on July 30, 2013 in an article on NJ.com: "In fact New Jersey is a donor state, we get 61 cents back on every dollar we send to Washington. And interestingly Kentucky gets $1.51 on every dollar they send to Washington." Elizabeth Roberts stated on July 28, 2013 in a TV interview: "They’ve seen employer-supported coverage increase in Massachusetts after this law (Romneycare) was implemented." Rob Portman stated on July 17, 2013 in a news release: Says the State Department spent $630,000 to get 2 million Facebook "Likes." David Cicilline stated on July 21, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers" program: "The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan office, did an analysis and said that passing comprehensive immigration reform will reduce the federal deficit by $200 billion over the next decade." 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." Rush Holt stated on July 22, 2013 in a campaign ad: "Every single month since 1985 has been warmer than the historic average. All 12 of the warmest years on record have come in the last 15 years." Karen Handel stated on July 18, 2013 in a Twitter post: "The Senate immigration bill is … filled with things like rewards for au pair agencies, Alaskan seafood processors and Vegas casinos." 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." Elliott Naishtat stated on June 20, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.: Says Austin is the "largest city in America without a congressional district anchored in it." Barbara Buono stated on July 9, 2013 in an online gubernatorial campaign ad: "Guess what, governor? There’s no fried butter in Newark. Just 13 percent unemployment." 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." Charlene Lima stated on June 26, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House: Economic Development Commission Executive Director Keith Stokes "sent me a letter and he said the taxpayers will never be on the hook for these bonds" for 38 Studios. Lynn Westmoreland stated on June 20, 2013 in an article: "It is against the law for the NSA to record or monitor Americans’ phone calls without getting a specific FISA warrant to do so." Barbara Buono stated on June 26, 2013 in a state Senate budget hearing: Says spending in the fiscal 2009 budget was lower than spending in the fiscal 2014 budget 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." Edward Lindsey stated on June 26, 2013 in a news release: Bob Barr has changed his position on the Defense of Marriage Act over the years. 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." Jimmy Carter stated on June 23, 2013 in an interview: "(T)he United States government and its Constitution says that people can be put to death." Kris Jordan stated on June 6, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor : Says Delaware County has more waterfront property than any other county in the state of Ohio Portland Public Schools stated on June 5, 2013 in an opinion piece.: Says proposed teacher contract "would layer on more restrictive rules." Pete Gallego stated on May 15, 2013 in a U.S. House committee meeting.: Says 97 percent of food stamp benefits "are paid in the proper amounts to people who are really eligible." John Loughlin stated on June 7, 2013 in an appearance on WPRO.: "We have one of the most expensive General Assemblies, per capita, in the entire country." 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." Sherrod Brown stated on June 12, 2013 in a conference call with reporters: "Some of these members of the House of Representatives get hundreds of thousands of dollars in farm subsidies" but want to cut food stamps.
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."
Michelle Nunn stated on July 22, 2013 in an interview: Says by rejecting an expansion of Medicaid under the new law, Georgia was depriving 25,000 veterans of health care coverage.
Chris Christie stated on July 30, 2013 in an article on NJ.com: "In fact New Jersey is a donor state, we get 61 cents back on every dollar we send to Washington. And interestingly Kentucky gets $1.51 on every dollar they send to Washington."
Elizabeth Roberts stated on July 28, 2013 in a TV interview: "They’ve seen employer-supported coverage increase in Massachusetts after this law (Romneycare) was implemented."
Rob Portman stated on July 17, 2013 in a news release: Says the State Department spent $630,000 to get 2 million Facebook "Likes."
David Cicilline stated on July 21, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers" program: "The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan office, did an analysis and said that passing comprehensive immigration reform will reduce the federal deficit by $200 billion over the next decade."
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."
Rush Holt stated on July 22, 2013 in a campaign ad: "Every single month since 1985 has been warmer than the historic average. All 12 of the warmest years on record have come in the last 15 years."
Karen Handel stated on July 18, 2013 in a Twitter post: "The Senate immigration bill is … filled with things like rewards for au pair agencies, Alaskan seafood processors and Vegas casinos."
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."
Elliott Naishtat stated on June 20, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.: Says Austin is the "largest city in America without a congressional district anchored in it."
Barbara Buono stated on July 9, 2013 in an online gubernatorial campaign ad: "Guess what, governor? There’s no fried butter in Newark. Just 13 percent unemployment."
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."
Charlene Lima stated on June 26, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House: Economic Development Commission Executive Director Keith Stokes "sent me a letter and he said the taxpayers will never be on the hook for these bonds" for 38 Studios.
Lynn Westmoreland stated on June 20, 2013 in an article: "It is against the law for the NSA to record or monitor Americans’ phone calls without getting a specific FISA warrant to do so."
Barbara Buono stated on June 26, 2013 in a state Senate budget hearing: Says spending in the fiscal 2009 budget was lower than spending in the fiscal 2014 budget
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."
Edward Lindsey stated on June 26, 2013 in a news release: Bob Barr has changed his position on the Defense of Marriage Act over the years.
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."
Jimmy Carter stated on June 23, 2013 in an interview: "(T)he United States government and its Constitution says that people can be put to death."
Kris Jordan stated on June 6, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor : Says Delaware County has more waterfront property than any other county in the state of Ohio
Portland Public Schools stated on June 5, 2013 in an opinion piece.: Says proposed teacher contract "would layer on more restrictive rules."
Pete Gallego stated on May 15, 2013 in a U.S. House committee meeting.: Says 97 percent of food stamp benefits "are paid in the proper amounts to people who are really eligible."
John Loughlin stated on June 7, 2013 in an appearance on WPRO.: "We have one of the most expensive General Assemblies, per capita, in the entire country."
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."
Sherrod Brown stated on June 12, 2013 in a conference call with reporters: "Some of these members of the House of Representatives get hundreds of thousands of dollars in farm subsidies" but want to cut food stamps.
