Latest 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 Donald Carcieri stated on July 27, 2010 in an interview on Fox News' "The Neil Cavuto Show," about U.S. Sen. John Kerry's boat: Repealing the sales tax on boats in Rhode Island has spawned 2,000 companies, 7,000 jobs and close to $2 billion a year in sales activity. Bill McCollum stated on August 5, 2010 in a debate.: "In my attorney general's office, we've cut the budget 18 percent." Lindsey Graham stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview with Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren": "People come here to have babies. They come here to drop a child. It's called 'drop and leave." Sarah Palin stated on August 5, 2010 in a note on Facebook.: Democrats do not have a plan for extending the Bush tax cuts. Lee Fisher stated on June 16, 2010 in a news release: Rob Portman has taken more than $125,000 from "Big Oil." Holly Benson stated on July 31, 2010 in a candidates' debate: "Florida is now the No. 1 state in the country for automobile accident fraud." Chain email stated on August 3, 2010 in referring to a YouTube video: "Obama admits he is not a citizen." Michael Bloomberg stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Meet the Press.": "Canada sets aside 36 percent of their visas for people with skills they think their country needs. We set aside 6 percent." Sharron Angle stated on July 21, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Harry Reid says he does more for Nevada. He's done more for unemployment. We were at 4.4 percent. Now we're at 14 percent. He's done more for the foreclosure rate. We have the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. He's done more for bankruptcy. We have the highest bankruptcy rate in the nation." Bill O'Neill stated on July 30, 2010 in in a letter: "In recent years, Rep. LaTourette has sponsored legislation that would increase spending by 551.6 percent." Rick Perry stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview: Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso." Republican National Committee stated on August 2, 2010 in a press release: Georgia has lost more than 124,000 jobs and the unemployment rate has increased since the stimulus passed James Langevin stated on July 12, 2010 in an online forum on ProJo.com: "The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every $1 we spend on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put into our economy." Sarah Palin stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Democrats are poised now to cause this largest tax increase in U.S. history." Randy Neugebauer stated on July 29, 2010 in a Townhall.com guest blog post: "Ninety-four percent of small businesses will face higher taxes under the Democrats' plan." Jeff Greene stated on August 3, 2010 in comments to the media.: Jeff Greene on why he went Cuba. Ted Strickland stated on July 17, 2010 in a news release: "In 2009, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council ranked Ohio 11th in the nation and 1st in the Midwest for overall business climate." Charles Schumer stated on July 27, 2010 in a press conference: "Eight of the nine justices in the Supreme Court decision (on campaign finance) said that not only is it constitutional for Congress to require disclosure of the special interest money, but they recommend we do it." Nathan Deal stated on July 30, 2010 in a press release: Republican candidate for governor "Karen Handel has run a 100 percent negative campaign." Nancy Pelosi stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": House Democrats "have a two-to-one advantage money-wise" against House Republicans. Jeff Greene stated on July 31, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.: "Kendrick Meek was named one of the two most corrupt Democrats in Congress by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington." John Boehner stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "This is the first time since the Depression that unemployment has stayed above 9 percent for two consecutive years." Republican Governors Association stated on July 21, 2010 in a television campaign ad: "Ohio lost 400,000 jobs on his (Ted Strickland’s) watch." Paul Krugman stated on August 1, 2010 in on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": The Bush administration "pulled the troops out of Afghanistan, pulled the resources away, because they wanted to invade Iraq instead." Sam Olens stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign ad: "In Cobb County, every meeting opened with a prayer. The ACLU objected. Sued ... [Sam] Olens took on the ACLU and won!" Pam Bondi stated on July 31, 2010 in a Bay News 9/CFN 13 debate.: Mortgage fraud is "up 400 percent in the last five years." Florida Democratic Party stated on July 26, 2010 in a press release: "(Bill) McCollum also voted for numerous amendments to weaken the legislation, even voting to make trains less accessible to those in wheelchairs." George Will stated on August 1, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": During the recession, "the consumer in his native perversity has begun to save. The savings rate is now 6.2 percent." 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."
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Donald Carcieri stated on July 27, 2010 in an interview on Fox News' "The Neil Cavuto Show," about U.S. Sen. John Kerry's boat: Repealing the sales tax on boats in Rhode Island has spawned 2,000 companies, 7,000 jobs and close to $2 billion a year in sales activity. Bill McCollum stated on August 5, 2010 in a debate.: "In my attorney general's office, we've cut the budget 18 percent." Lindsey Graham stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview with Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren": "People come here to have babies. They come here to drop a child. It's called 'drop and leave." Sarah Palin stated on August 5, 2010 in a note on Facebook.: Democrats do not have a plan for extending the Bush tax cuts. Lee Fisher stated on June 16, 2010 in a news release: Rob Portman has taken more than $125,000 from "Big Oil." Holly Benson stated on July 31, 2010 in a candidates' debate: "Florida is now the No. 1 state in the country for automobile accident fraud." Chain email stated on August 3, 2010 in referring to a YouTube video: "Obama admits he is not a citizen." Michael Bloomberg stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Meet the Press.": "Canada sets aside 36 percent of their visas for people with skills they think their country needs. We set aside 6 percent." Sharron Angle stated on July 21, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Harry Reid says he does more for Nevada. He's done more for unemployment. We were at 4.4 percent. Now we're at 14 percent. He's done more for the foreclosure rate. We have the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. He's done more for bankruptcy. We have the highest bankruptcy rate in the nation." Bill O'Neill stated on July 30, 2010 in in a letter: "In recent years, Rep. LaTourette has sponsored legislation that would increase spending by 551.6 percent." Rick Perry stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview: Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso." Republican National Committee stated on August 2, 2010 in a press release: Georgia has lost more than 124,000 jobs and the unemployment rate has increased since the stimulus passed James Langevin stated on July 12, 2010 in an online forum on ProJo.com: "The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every $1 we spend on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put into our economy." Sarah Palin stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Democrats are poised now to cause this largest tax increase in U.S. history." Randy Neugebauer stated on July 29, 2010 in a Townhall.com guest blog post: "Ninety-four percent of small businesses will face higher taxes under the Democrats' plan." Jeff Greene stated on August 3, 2010 in comments to the media.: Jeff Greene on why he went Cuba. Ted Strickland stated on July 17, 2010 in a news release: "In 2009, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council ranked Ohio 11th in the nation and 1st in the Midwest for overall business climate." Charles Schumer stated on July 27, 2010 in a press conference: "Eight of the nine justices in the Supreme Court decision (on campaign finance) said that not only is it constitutional for Congress to require disclosure of the special interest money, but they recommend we do it." Nathan Deal stated on July 30, 2010 in a press release: Republican candidate for governor "Karen Handel has run a 100 percent negative campaign." Nancy Pelosi stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": House Democrats "have a two-to-one advantage money-wise" against House Republicans. Jeff Greene stated on July 31, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.: "Kendrick Meek was named one of the two most corrupt Democrats in Congress by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington." John Boehner stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "This is the first time since the Depression that unemployment has stayed above 9 percent for two consecutive years." Republican Governors Association stated on July 21, 2010 in a television campaign ad: "Ohio lost 400,000 jobs on his (Ted Strickland’s) watch." Paul Krugman stated on August 1, 2010 in on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": The Bush administration "pulled the troops out of Afghanistan, pulled the resources away, because they wanted to invade Iraq instead." Sam Olens stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign ad: "In Cobb County, every meeting opened with a prayer. The ACLU objected. Sued ... [Sam] Olens took on the ACLU and won!" Pam Bondi stated on July 31, 2010 in a Bay News 9/CFN 13 debate.: Mortgage fraud is "up 400 percent in the last five years." Florida Democratic Party stated on July 26, 2010 in a press release: "(Bill) McCollum also voted for numerous amendments to weaken the legislation, even voting to make trains less accessible to those in wheelchairs." George Will stated on August 1, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": During the recession, "the consumer in his native perversity has begun to save. The savings rate is now 6.2 percent." 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."
Donald Carcieri stated on July 27, 2010 in an interview on Fox News' "The Neil Cavuto Show," about U.S. Sen. John Kerry's boat: Repealing the sales tax on boats in Rhode Island has spawned 2,000 companies, 7,000 jobs and close to $2 billion a year in sales activity.
Bill McCollum stated on August 5, 2010 in a debate.: "In my attorney general's office, we've cut the budget 18 percent."
Lindsey Graham stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview with Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren": "People come here to have babies. They come here to drop a child. It's called 'drop and leave."
Sarah Palin stated on August 5, 2010 in a note on Facebook.: Democrats do not have a plan for extending the Bush tax cuts.
Lee Fisher stated on June 16, 2010 in a news release: Rob Portman has taken more than $125,000 from "Big Oil."
Holly Benson stated on July 31, 2010 in a candidates' debate: "Florida is now the No. 1 state in the country for automobile accident fraud."
Chain email stated on August 3, 2010 in referring to a YouTube video: "Obama admits he is not a citizen."
Michael Bloomberg stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Meet the Press.": "Canada sets aside 36 percent of their visas for people with skills they think their country needs. We set aside 6 percent."
Sharron Angle stated on July 21, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Harry Reid says he does more for Nevada. He's done more for unemployment. We were at 4.4 percent. Now we're at 14 percent. He's done more for the foreclosure rate. We have the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. He's done more for bankruptcy. We have the highest bankruptcy rate in the nation."
Bill O'Neill stated on July 30, 2010 in in a letter: "In recent years, Rep. LaTourette has sponsored legislation that would increase spending by 551.6 percent."
Rick Perry stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview: Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso."
Republican National Committee stated on August 2, 2010 in a press release: Georgia has lost more than 124,000 jobs and the unemployment rate has increased since the stimulus passed
James Langevin stated on July 12, 2010 in an online forum on ProJo.com: "The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every $1 we spend on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put into our economy."
Sarah Palin stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Democrats are poised now to cause this largest tax increase in U.S. history."
Randy Neugebauer stated on July 29, 2010 in a Townhall.com guest blog post: "Ninety-four percent of small businesses will face higher taxes under the Democrats' plan."
Ted Strickland stated on July 17, 2010 in a news release: "In 2009, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council ranked Ohio 11th in the nation and 1st in the Midwest for overall business climate."
Charles Schumer stated on July 27, 2010 in a press conference: "Eight of the nine justices in the Supreme Court decision (on campaign finance) said that not only is it constitutional for Congress to require disclosure of the special interest money, but they recommend we do it."
Nathan Deal stated on July 30, 2010 in a press release: Republican candidate for governor "Karen Handel has run a 100 percent negative campaign."
Nancy Pelosi stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": House Democrats "have a two-to-one advantage money-wise" against House Republicans.
Jeff Greene stated on July 31, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.: "Kendrick Meek was named one of the two most corrupt Democrats in Congress by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington."
John Boehner stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "This is the first time since the Depression that unemployment has stayed above 9 percent for two consecutive years."
Republican Governors Association stated on July 21, 2010 in a television campaign ad: "Ohio lost 400,000 jobs on his (Ted Strickland’s) watch."
Paul Krugman stated on August 1, 2010 in on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": The Bush administration "pulled the troops out of Afghanistan, pulled the resources away, because they wanted to invade Iraq instead."
Sam Olens stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign ad: "In Cobb County, every meeting opened with a prayer. The ACLU objected. Sued ... [Sam] Olens took on the ACLU and won!"
Pam Bondi stated on July 31, 2010 in a Bay News 9/CFN 13 debate.: Mortgage fraud is "up 400 percent in the last five years."
Florida Democratic Party stated on July 26, 2010 in a press release: "(Bill) McCollum also voted for numerous amendments to weaken the legislation, even voting to make trains less accessible to those in wheelchairs."
George Will stated on August 1, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": During the recession, "the consumer in his native perversity has begun to save. The savings rate is now 6.2 percent."
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."
