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 Tom Graves stated on September 1, 2011 in an article: "Two days of interest we pay to China is enough to buy one joint strike fighter [jet]." Michele Bachmann stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library: "The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon." Tom Kean stated on August 30, 2011 in a radio interview on WNYC: Says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must report to about 100 congressional committees and subcommittees. Rob Portman stated on August 28, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the federal government is "the largest energy user in the country." Rick Perry stated on August 30, 2011 in a radio interview: "I became a Republican sooner in my life than" Ronald Reagan did in his. New Jersey Education Association stated on August 30, 2011 in NJEA's website: Says "New Jersey's public school students have the best Advanced Placement scores in the nation." Maureen Dowd stated on August 30, 2011 in an oped column.: Says Ron Paul insisted FEMA should be shut down. Robert Reich stated on August 29, 2011 in an opinion column: "The ratio of corporate profits to wages is now higher than at any time since just before the Great Depression." James Parisi stated on August 21, 2011 in a TV news show: A national study of 2,500 charter schools shows that "maybe 20 percent do better than the community public schools, 40 percent or so do worse and the rest are not having any significant difference." John Cornyn stated on August 24, 2011 in a Twitter message.: Congressional Budget Office "says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!" Steve Southerland stated on August 24, 2011 in comments to Tallahassee residents: "The health insurance plan that (members of Congress) have is no different than any other federal employee's in the United States government." Xavier Becerra stated on July 29, 2011 in a press conference: "We've had 11,000 attempts to amend the Constitution since 1789." Sherrod Brown stated on August 4, 2011 in an appearance on MSNBC: "Rooting for the Red Sox is like rooting for the drug companies." Bobby Scott stated on August 1, 2011 in a news release.: "The estimated savings of this (debt ceiling) deal only pay for half of the cost of extending all of the Bush-era tax cuts for another decade." Regina Benjamin stated on August 18, 2011 in a radio interview: "The United States death rate is two-and-a-half times higher for those who do not have a high school education." Marco Rubio stated on August 23, 2011 in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: "When Social Security first started, there was 16 workers for every retiree. Today there are three workers for every retiree and soon there will be only two for every retiree." Sherrod Brown stated on August 2, 2011 in a television interview: Says that Wall Street hedge fund managers "pay a lower tax rate than does a sheet metal worker in Parma or a school teacher in Cleveland." David Pennington stated on August 15, 2011 in a press conference: The proposed transportation bill "could be the largest tax increase in Georgia history." Gary Schaer stated on August 17, 2011 in a press release: "Hair stylists are required to undergo more government scrutiny than foreclosure consultants." Warren Buffett stated on August 14, 2011 in a "New York Times" op-ed: The "mega-rich" pay about 15 percent in taxes, while the middle class "fall into the 15 percent and 25 percent income tax brackets, and then are hit with heavy payroll taxes to boot." Sam Olens stated on August 4, 2011 in a talk at the Atlanta Press Club: "The governor having a meeting ... isn't covered by the open meetings act." Lloyd Doggett stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with ABC TV.: "Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States." Paul Krugman stated on August 15, 2011 in a column in the "New York Times": "One in four Texans lacks health insurance, the highest proportion in the nation." Nicholas Scutari stated on July 27, 2011 in in a NJToday interview: "Certainly we're going to be the most restrictive state in the land … in terms of who can get medical marijuana, how it will be prescribed and how it will be achieved in terms of moving it into the marketplace." Tim Pawlenty stated on August 11, 2011 in a debate in Ames, Iowa: "Obamacare was patterned after (Mitt Romney's) plan in Massachusetts." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 5, 2011 in a television ad: Says GOP recall challenger Kim Simac "was delinquent paying her property taxes eight of the last nine years." Sam Olens stated on August 4, 2011 in a talk at the Atlanta Press Club: There are cities and counties in Georgia that don’t have websites, and where elected officials don’t have email addresses. Richard Codey stated on July 11, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: "One in every five families in the state of New Jersey has a loved one with a mental illness, a serious mental illness, and today, we don’t care." Kevin DeWine stated on August 22, 2011 in a speech at a GOP dinner: Says Republican Sen. John McCain won more votes for president in Cuyahoga County in the 2008 general election than he did in seven states. Peggy Lehner stated on July 18, 2011 in a radio interview: "There’s actually 600 abortions done after the 20th week of pregnancy every year in Ohio."
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Tom Graves stated on September 1, 2011 in an article: "Two days of interest we pay to China is enough to buy one joint strike fighter [jet]." Michele Bachmann stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library: "The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon." Tom Kean stated on August 30, 2011 in a radio interview on WNYC: Says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must report to about 100 congressional committees and subcommittees. Rob Portman stated on August 28, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the federal government is "the largest energy user in the country." Rick Perry stated on August 30, 2011 in a radio interview: "I became a Republican sooner in my life than" Ronald Reagan did in his. New Jersey Education Association stated on August 30, 2011 in NJEA's website: Says "New Jersey's public school students have the best Advanced Placement scores in the nation." Maureen Dowd stated on August 30, 2011 in an oped column.: Says Ron Paul insisted FEMA should be shut down. Robert Reich stated on August 29, 2011 in an opinion column: "The ratio of corporate profits to wages is now higher than at any time since just before the Great Depression." James Parisi stated on August 21, 2011 in a TV news show: A national study of 2,500 charter schools shows that "maybe 20 percent do better than the community public schools, 40 percent or so do worse and the rest are not having any significant difference." John Cornyn stated on August 24, 2011 in a Twitter message.: Congressional Budget Office "says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!" Steve Southerland stated on August 24, 2011 in comments to Tallahassee residents: "The health insurance plan that (members of Congress) have is no different than any other federal employee's in the United States government." Xavier Becerra stated on July 29, 2011 in a press conference: "We've had 11,000 attempts to amend the Constitution since 1789." Sherrod Brown stated on August 4, 2011 in an appearance on MSNBC: "Rooting for the Red Sox is like rooting for the drug companies." Bobby Scott stated on August 1, 2011 in a news release.: "The estimated savings of this (debt ceiling) deal only pay for half of the cost of extending all of the Bush-era tax cuts for another decade." Regina Benjamin stated on August 18, 2011 in a radio interview: "The United States death rate is two-and-a-half times higher for those who do not have a high school education." Marco Rubio stated on August 23, 2011 in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: "When Social Security first started, there was 16 workers for every retiree. Today there are three workers for every retiree and soon there will be only two for every retiree." Sherrod Brown stated on August 2, 2011 in a television interview: Says that Wall Street hedge fund managers "pay a lower tax rate than does a sheet metal worker in Parma or a school teacher in Cleveland." David Pennington stated on August 15, 2011 in a press conference: The proposed transportation bill "could be the largest tax increase in Georgia history." Gary Schaer stated on August 17, 2011 in a press release: "Hair stylists are required to undergo more government scrutiny than foreclosure consultants." Warren Buffett stated on August 14, 2011 in a "New York Times" op-ed: The "mega-rich" pay about 15 percent in taxes, while the middle class "fall into the 15 percent and 25 percent income tax brackets, and then are hit with heavy payroll taxes to boot." Sam Olens stated on August 4, 2011 in a talk at the Atlanta Press Club: "The governor having a meeting ... isn't covered by the open meetings act." Lloyd Doggett stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with ABC TV.: "Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States." Paul Krugman stated on August 15, 2011 in a column in the "New York Times": "One in four Texans lacks health insurance, the highest proportion in the nation." Nicholas Scutari stated on July 27, 2011 in in a NJToday interview: "Certainly we're going to be the most restrictive state in the land … in terms of who can get medical marijuana, how it will be prescribed and how it will be achieved in terms of moving it into the marketplace." Tim Pawlenty stated on August 11, 2011 in a debate in Ames, Iowa: "Obamacare was patterned after (Mitt Romney's) plan in Massachusetts." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 5, 2011 in a television ad: Says GOP recall challenger Kim Simac "was delinquent paying her property taxes eight of the last nine years." Sam Olens stated on August 4, 2011 in a talk at the Atlanta Press Club: There are cities and counties in Georgia that don’t have websites, and where elected officials don’t have email addresses. Richard Codey stated on July 11, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: "One in every five families in the state of New Jersey has a loved one with a mental illness, a serious mental illness, and today, we don’t care." Kevin DeWine stated on August 22, 2011 in a speech at a GOP dinner: Says Republican Sen. John McCain won more votes for president in Cuyahoga County in the 2008 general election than he did in seven states. Peggy Lehner stated on July 18, 2011 in a radio interview: "There’s actually 600 abortions done after the 20th week of pregnancy every year in Ohio."
Tom Graves stated on September 1, 2011 in an article: "Two days of interest we pay to China is enough to buy one joint strike fighter [jet]."
Michele Bachmann stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library: "The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon."
Tom Kean stated on August 30, 2011 in a radio interview on WNYC: Says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must report to about 100 congressional committees and subcommittees.
Rob Portman stated on August 28, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the federal government is "the largest energy user in the country."
Rick Perry stated on August 30, 2011 in a radio interview: "I became a Republican sooner in my life than" Ronald Reagan did in his.
New Jersey Education Association stated on August 30, 2011 in NJEA's website: Says "New Jersey's public school students have the best Advanced Placement scores in the nation."
Maureen Dowd stated on August 30, 2011 in an oped column.: Says Ron Paul insisted FEMA should be shut down.
Robert Reich stated on August 29, 2011 in an opinion column: "The ratio of corporate profits to wages is now higher than at any time since just before the Great Depression."
James Parisi stated on August 21, 2011 in a TV news show: A national study of 2,500 charter schools shows that "maybe 20 percent do better than the community public schools, 40 percent or so do worse and the rest are not having any significant difference."
John Cornyn stated on August 24, 2011 in a Twitter message.: Congressional Budget Office "says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!"
Steve Southerland stated on August 24, 2011 in comments to Tallahassee residents: "The health insurance plan that (members of Congress) have is no different than any other federal employee's in the United States government."
Xavier Becerra stated on July 29, 2011 in a press conference: "We've had 11,000 attempts to amend the Constitution since 1789."
Sherrod Brown stated on August 4, 2011 in an appearance on MSNBC: "Rooting for the Red Sox is like rooting for the drug companies."
Bobby Scott stated on August 1, 2011 in a news release.: "The estimated savings of this (debt ceiling) deal only pay for half of the cost of extending all of the Bush-era tax cuts for another decade."
Regina Benjamin stated on August 18, 2011 in a radio interview: "The United States death rate is two-and-a-half times higher for those who do not have a high school education."
Marco Rubio stated on August 23, 2011 in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: "When Social Security first started, there was 16 workers for every retiree. Today there are three workers for every retiree and soon there will be only two for every retiree."
Sherrod Brown stated on August 2, 2011 in a television interview: Says that Wall Street hedge fund managers "pay a lower tax rate than does a sheet metal worker in Parma or a school teacher in Cleveland."
David Pennington stated on August 15, 2011 in a press conference: The proposed transportation bill "could be the largest tax increase in Georgia history."
Gary Schaer stated on August 17, 2011 in a press release: "Hair stylists are required to undergo more government scrutiny than foreclosure consultants."
Warren Buffett stated on August 14, 2011 in a "New York Times" op-ed: The "mega-rich" pay about 15 percent in taxes, while the middle class "fall into the 15 percent and 25 percent income tax brackets, and then are hit with heavy payroll taxes to boot."
Sam Olens stated on August 4, 2011 in a talk at the Atlanta Press Club: "The governor having a meeting ... isn't covered by the open meetings act."
Lloyd Doggett stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with ABC TV.: "Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States."
Paul Krugman stated on August 15, 2011 in a column in the "New York Times": "One in four Texans lacks health insurance, the highest proportion in the nation."
Nicholas Scutari stated on July 27, 2011 in in a NJToday interview: "Certainly we're going to be the most restrictive state in the land … in terms of who can get medical marijuana, how it will be prescribed and how it will be achieved in terms of moving it into the marketplace."
Tim Pawlenty stated on August 11, 2011 in a debate in Ames, Iowa: "Obamacare was patterned after (Mitt Romney's) plan in Massachusetts."
Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 5, 2011 in a television ad: Says GOP recall challenger Kim Simac "was delinquent paying her property taxes eight of the last nine years."
Sam Olens stated on August 4, 2011 in a talk at the Atlanta Press Club: There are cities and counties in Georgia that don’t have websites, and where elected officials don’t have email addresses.
Richard Codey stated on July 11, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: "One in every five families in the state of New Jersey has a loved one with a mental illness, a serious mental illness, and today, we don’t care."
Kevin DeWine stated on August 22, 2011 in a speech at a GOP dinner: Says Republican Sen. John McCain won more votes for president in Cuyahoga County in the 2008 general election than he did in seven states.
Peggy Lehner stated on July 18, 2011 in a radio interview: "There’s actually 600 abortions done after the 20th week of pregnancy every year in Ohio."
