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 Edward Markey stated on June 20, 2009 in a press release.: Says the Congressional Budget Office estimates a cap-and-trade program would cost the average family the equivalent of "a postage stamp a day." Mike Murphy stated on June 12, 2009 in a column in Time magazine.: In Texas, "the No. 1 name for new male babies — many of whom will vote one day — is Jose." John McCain stated on May 30, 2009 in a Twitter message: "Obama has more czars than the Romanovs." Mike Pence stated on June 10, 2009 in MSNBC interview.: Contends that President Obama "literally said (if) his cap-and-trade proposals were to pass, that utility rates, his words now, would, 'necessarily skyrocket.'" Barack Obama stated on June 9, 2009 in a statement at the White House: "In the first round of repayments" from financial institutions that received TARP money, "the government has actually turned a profit." Michael Steele stated on June 1, 2009 in a press release.: "President Obama will now own 60 percent of GM, and his union buddies will own almost 20 percent." North Korean foreign ministry stated on May 29, 2009 in a released statement: "The nuclear test conducted in our nation this time is the Earth's 2,054th nuclear test. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have conducted 99.99 percent of the total nuclear tests." Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "You've heard endlessly about waterboarding. It happened to three terrorists." Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech.: "Nobody has ever escaped from one of our federal 'supermax' prisons." Richard Durbin stated on May 20, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor.: "The reality is, we are holding some of the most dangerous terrorists in the world right now in our federal prisons, including the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the 'shoe bomber,' the 'Unabomber,' and many others." Mark Sanford stated on April 30, 2009 in a commentary piece: "Our government has now 'spent, lent, or committed' $12.8 trillion in its attempt to blunt the recession." Miss California USA stated on May 12, 2009 in a news conference.: "The president of the United States ... agrees with me" that marriage should be between a man and a woman. MoveOn.org stated on May 8, 2009 in a Web ad: Senators who have accepted millions in campaign contributions from the financial industry voted against allowing bankruptcy judges to modify home mortgages. Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a press conference: Washing your hands and covering your mouth when you cough "makes a huge difference" in reducing transmission of the flu. Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a news conference: In Iraq, "civilian deaths, incidents of bombings, etc., remain very low relative to what was going on last year." John Boehner stated on April 22, 2009 in an opinion piece.: "About halfway through fiscal year 2009, Washington has run out of money." George Will stated on March 24, 2009 in a column published by the Washington Post and other news organizations.: "Congress shoveled $700 billion into the Troubled Assets Relief Program, $325 billion of which has been spent without purchasing any toxic assets." Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. : "2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces." Robert Gibbs stated on March 26, 2009 in a statement during a press briefing: The Republican leadership's budget proposal "doesn't contain any numbers." Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Obama's budget plan would "take national debt up to about 80 percent of gross national product. ... Historically, it's been about 40 percent." Barack Obama stated on March 22, 2009 in a television interview: "Warren (Buffett) still does support me." Mike Pence stated on March 17, 2009 in a TV interview: "Tens of billions of dollars (from taxpayer-funded bailouts) ... flowed straight through AIG into the coffers of foreign corporations and foreign banks." Elijah Cummings stated on March 16, 2009 in in a TV interview: AIG "said they were giving $57 million (in retention payments) to people who were being terminated." Christina Romer stated on March 15, 2009 in an interview on Meet the Press.: "Last week the Blue Chip Economic Indicators came out that surveys lots of private forecasters. Almost all of them are predicting a turnaround in the third quarter and positive growth in the fourth quarter." John Boehner stated on March 12, 2009 in a news conference: "I don't do earmarks. I've never done one. I'm not going to do one." Robert Gibbs stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House briefing: "A middle-class family donates $1 to charity, they get 15 cents off their income tax. Bill Gates donates $1 to charity, he takes 35 cents off his income tax." Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House conference on health care.: "Teddy Roosevelt first called for (health care) reform nearly a century ago." John Boehner stated on February 25, 2009 in a speech on the House floor.: "The president campaigned against this type of legislation." Barack Obama stated on February 17, 2009 in a bill signing ceremony in Denver.: "We are making the largest investment in education in our nation’s history." John McCain stated on February 25, 2009 in an interview on CNN's American Morning.: The omnibus spending bill has "9,427 pork barrel items."
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Edward Markey stated on June 20, 2009 in a press release.: Says the Congressional Budget Office estimates a cap-and-trade program would cost the average family the equivalent of "a postage stamp a day." Mike Murphy stated on June 12, 2009 in a column in Time magazine.: In Texas, "the No. 1 name for new male babies — many of whom will vote one day — is Jose." John McCain stated on May 30, 2009 in a Twitter message: "Obama has more czars than the Romanovs." Mike Pence stated on June 10, 2009 in MSNBC interview.: Contends that President Obama "literally said (if) his cap-and-trade proposals were to pass, that utility rates, his words now, would, 'necessarily skyrocket.'" Barack Obama stated on June 9, 2009 in a statement at the White House: "In the first round of repayments" from financial institutions that received TARP money, "the government has actually turned a profit." Michael Steele stated on June 1, 2009 in a press release.: "President Obama will now own 60 percent of GM, and his union buddies will own almost 20 percent." North Korean foreign ministry stated on May 29, 2009 in a released statement: "The nuclear test conducted in our nation this time is the Earth's 2,054th nuclear test. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have conducted 99.99 percent of the total nuclear tests." Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "You've heard endlessly about waterboarding. It happened to three terrorists." Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech.: "Nobody has ever escaped from one of our federal 'supermax' prisons." Richard Durbin stated on May 20, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor.: "The reality is, we are holding some of the most dangerous terrorists in the world right now in our federal prisons, including the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the 'shoe bomber,' the 'Unabomber,' and many others." Mark Sanford stated on April 30, 2009 in a commentary piece: "Our government has now 'spent, lent, or committed' $12.8 trillion in its attempt to blunt the recession." Miss California USA stated on May 12, 2009 in a news conference.: "The president of the United States ... agrees with me" that marriage should be between a man and a woman. MoveOn.org stated on May 8, 2009 in a Web ad: Senators who have accepted millions in campaign contributions from the financial industry voted against allowing bankruptcy judges to modify home mortgages. Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a press conference: Washing your hands and covering your mouth when you cough "makes a huge difference" in reducing transmission of the flu. Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a news conference: In Iraq, "civilian deaths, incidents of bombings, etc., remain very low relative to what was going on last year." John Boehner stated on April 22, 2009 in an opinion piece.: "About halfway through fiscal year 2009, Washington has run out of money." George Will stated on March 24, 2009 in a column published by the Washington Post and other news organizations.: "Congress shoveled $700 billion into the Troubled Assets Relief Program, $325 billion of which has been spent without purchasing any toxic assets." Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. : "2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces." Robert Gibbs stated on March 26, 2009 in a statement during a press briefing: The Republican leadership's budget proposal "doesn't contain any numbers." Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Obama's budget plan would "take national debt up to about 80 percent of gross national product. ... Historically, it's been about 40 percent." Barack Obama stated on March 22, 2009 in a television interview: "Warren (Buffett) still does support me." Mike Pence stated on March 17, 2009 in a TV interview: "Tens of billions of dollars (from taxpayer-funded bailouts) ... flowed straight through AIG into the coffers of foreign corporations and foreign banks." Elijah Cummings stated on March 16, 2009 in in a TV interview: AIG "said they were giving $57 million (in retention payments) to people who were being terminated." Christina Romer stated on March 15, 2009 in an interview on Meet the Press.: "Last week the Blue Chip Economic Indicators came out that surveys lots of private forecasters. Almost all of them are predicting a turnaround in the third quarter and positive growth in the fourth quarter." John Boehner stated on March 12, 2009 in a news conference: "I don't do earmarks. I've never done one. I'm not going to do one." Robert Gibbs stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House briefing: "A middle-class family donates $1 to charity, they get 15 cents off their income tax. Bill Gates donates $1 to charity, he takes 35 cents off his income tax." Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House conference on health care.: "Teddy Roosevelt first called for (health care) reform nearly a century ago." John Boehner stated on February 25, 2009 in a speech on the House floor.: "The president campaigned against this type of legislation." Barack Obama stated on February 17, 2009 in a bill signing ceremony in Denver.: "We are making the largest investment in education in our nation’s history." John McCain stated on February 25, 2009 in an interview on CNN's American Morning.: The omnibus spending bill has "9,427 pork barrel items."
Edward Markey stated on June 20, 2009 in a press release.: Says the Congressional Budget Office estimates a cap-and-trade program would cost the average family the equivalent of "a postage stamp a day."
Mike Murphy stated on June 12, 2009 in a column in Time magazine.: In Texas, "the No. 1 name for new male babies — many of whom will vote one day — is Jose."
Mike Pence stated on June 10, 2009 in MSNBC interview.: Contends that President Obama "literally said (if) his cap-and-trade proposals were to pass, that utility rates, his words now, would, 'necessarily skyrocket.'"
Barack Obama stated on June 9, 2009 in a statement at the White House: "In the first round of repayments" from financial institutions that received TARP money, "the government has actually turned a profit."
Michael Steele stated on June 1, 2009 in a press release.: "President Obama will now own 60 percent of GM, and his union buddies will own almost 20 percent."
North Korean foreign ministry stated on May 29, 2009 in a released statement: "The nuclear test conducted in our nation this time is the Earth's 2,054th nuclear test. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have conducted 99.99 percent of the total nuclear tests."
Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "You've heard endlessly about waterboarding. It happened to three terrorists."
Barack Obama stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech.: "Nobody has ever escaped from one of our federal 'supermax' prisons."
Richard Durbin stated on May 20, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor.: "The reality is, we are holding some of the most dangerous terrorists in the world right now in our federal prisons, including the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the 'shoe bomber,' the 'Unabomber,' and many others."
Mark Sanford stated on April 30, 2009 in a commentary piece: "Our government has now 'spent, lent, or committed' $12.8 trillion in its attempt to blunt the recession."
Miss California USA stated on May 12, 2009 in a news conference.: "The president of the United States ... agrees with me" that marriage should be between a man and a woman.
MoveOn.org stated on May 8, 2009 in a Web ad: Senators who have accepted millions in campaign contributions from the financial industry voted against allowing bankruptcy judges to modify home mortgages.
Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a press conference: Washing your hands and covering your mouth when you cough "makes a huge difference" in reducing transmission of the flu.
Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a news conference: In Iraq, "civilian deaths, incidents of bombings, etc., remain very low relative to what was going on last year."
John Boehner stated on April 22, 2009 in an opinion piece.: "About halfway through fiscal year 2009, Washington has run out of money."
George Will stated on March 24, 2009 in a column published by the Washington Post and other news organizations.: "Congress shoveled $700 billion into the Troubled Assets Relief Program, $325 billion of which has been spent without purchasing any toxic assets."
Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. : "2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces."
Robert Gibbs stated on March 26, 2009 in a statement during a press briefing: The Republican leadership's budget proposal "doesn't contain any numbers."
Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Obama's budget plan would "take national debt up to about 80 percent of gross national product. ... Historically, it's been about 40 percent."
Barack Obama stated on March 22, 2009 in a television interview: "Warren (Buffett) still does support me."
Mike Pence stated on March 17, 2009 in a TV interview: "Tens of billions of dollars (from taxpayer-funded bailouts) ... flowed straight through AIG into the coffers of foreign corporations and foreign banks."
Elijah Cummings stated on March 16, 2009 in in a TV interview: AIG "said they were giving $57 million (in retention payments) to people who were being terminated."
Christina Romer stated on March 15, 2009 in an interview on Meet the Press.: "Last week the Blue Chip Economic Indicators came out that surveys lots of private forecasters. Almost all of them are predicting a turnaround in the third quarter and positive growth in the fourth quarter."
John Boehner stated on March 12, 2009 in a news conference: "I don't do earmarks. I've never done one. I'm not going to do one."
Robert Gibbs stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House briefing: "A middle-class family donates $1 to charity, they get 15 cents off their income tax. Bill Gates donates $1 to charity, he takes 35 cents off his income tax."
Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House conference on health care.: "Teddy Roosevelt first called for (health care) reform nearly a century ago."
John Boehner stated on February 25, 2009 in a speech on the House floor.: "The president campaigned against this type of legislation."
Barack Obama stated on February 17, 2009 in a bill signing ceremony in Denver.: "We are making the largest investment in education in our nation’s history."
John McCain stated on February 25, 2009 in an interview on CNN's American Morning.: The omnibus spending bill has "9,427 pork barrel items."
