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 David Cicilline stated on July 13, 2010 in a debate: Providence has "the lowest crime rate in three decades." Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York." Charles Clark stated on June 24, 2010 in a telephone interview: Some city of Atlanta employees "have not had raises in eight years." John Cornyn stated on July 9, 2010 in a Talking Points Memo article: "There have been 30 published polls in this election cycle and Harry Reid's been trailing in every single one." Let's Get To Work stated on July 14, 2010 in in a TV ad.: Bill McCollum "diverted a state plane to his home 53 times. A state auditor called it: likely a misuse of state resources." John McCain stated on May 26, 2010 in a political ad: As a Congressman, J.D. Hayworth was an avid earmarker who supported such pork as "$220,000 to renovate a Maine Blueberry farm" and "$5.8 million for a Vermont snowmobile trail." National Right to Life Committee stated on July 13, 2010 in a prepared statement: The Obama administration will give Pennsylvania $160 million to pay for health insurance plans that cover "any legal abortion." Marco Rubio stated on June 28, 2010 in a Fox News interview: "Forty cents of every dollar being spent by the federal government is being borrowed from my children." David Cicilline stated on June 28, 2010 in a statement on Cicilline's website: He has "ushered in $3 billion in new investment." Nathan Deal stated on July 6, 2010 in a TV campaign commercial: "Illegal aliens are costing Georgia taxpayers over a billion dollars every year." David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "We had 2 percent of the global market (for advanced batteries) when he (Obama) started. We now have 16 percent, headed to 40 percent by 2015." Dave Aronberg stated on July 2, 2010 in an e-mail to supporters.: Dan Gelber's employment by BP's law firm "could disqualify him from representing Florida against BP as Attorney General." John Boehner stated on July 15, 2010 in an op-ed in the Detroit News: "Since February 2009, our economy has lost roughly 3 million private sector jobs while the federal government has grown by more than 400,000 jobs." Joe Biden stated on July 14, 2010 in a news conference: "We went from losing 3 million jobs in the last six months of the Bush Administration," adding almost 600,000 private sector jobs in the first six months of the year. Ellyn Bogdanoff stated on July 13, 2010 in a TV ad: "I said no to higher taxes and fees." Helen Glover stated on July 9, 2010 in a comment on her talk show: Phoenix is the kidnapping capital "of the Western Hemisphere." Ron Paul stated on July 5, 2010 in a CNN interview: "We're spending $1 trillion a year on our foreign policy." Jeff Weems stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells. Rob Teilhet stated on July 13, 2010 in a telephone interview: "Ken Hodges badly botched this investigation and, as a result, justice wasn't done in this case." Marco Rubio stated on July 9, 2010 in a press release: "$120,000 will be spent by taxpayers on Charlie Crist's political photo-op special session." Jim McDermott stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview with MSNBC's Ed Schultz: "Most" of the Bush tax cuts went to people "in the top 3 percent of this country." Leonidas Raptakis stated on June 23, 2010 in announcing his campaign for secretary of state: Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis wrongly takes credit for small-business program Charlie Crist stated on July 14, 2010 in Crist campaign website, accessed July 5, 2010: "Gov. Crist has never wavered in his support of the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms." Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention: "In Rick Perry’s Texas, we import nurses ... from other countries." Vincent Fort stated on July 6, 2010 in mailer: Says Democratic opponent is "too Republican to stand up for us." Ed Gillespie stated on July 11, 2010 in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. had "52 months of ... uninterrupted job creation" and "revenues were at an all-time high in 2007." David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Republicans extended unemployment insurance under President Bush "when he asked to extend unemployment insurance." Sharron Angle stated on July 7, 2010 in a local radio interview: On whether BP's $20 billion fund to compensate oil spill victims is "a slush fund." George Will stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Says that President Obama said if Congress passed the economic stimulus bill, "we would have unemployment at 8 percent and no higher. And it went higher." John Thrasher stated on July 6, 2010 in a press release sent by the Republican Party of Florida: "Attorney General McCollum, Speaker-Designate Cannon, Senate President-Designate Haridopolos and I stood up to Governor Crist and worked to remove Jim Greer as Chairman because of his mismanagement of the party."
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David Cicilline stated on July 13, 2010 in a debate: Providence has "the lowest crime rate in three decades." Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York." Charles Clark stated on June 24, 2010 in a telephone interview: Some city of Atlanta employees "have not had raises in eight years." John Cornyn stated on July 9, 2010 in a Talking Points Memo article: "There have been 30 published polls in this election cycle and Harry Reid's been trailing in every single one." Let's Get To Work stated on July 14, 2010 in in a TV ad.: Bill McCollum "diverted a state plane to his home 53 times. A state auditor called it: likely a misuse of state resources." John McCain stated on May 26, 2010 in a political ad: As a Congressman, J.D. Hayworth was an avid earmarker who supported such pork as "$220,000 to renovate a Maine Blueberry farm" and "$5.8 million for a Vermont snowmobile trail." National Right to Life Committee stated on July 13, 2010 in a prepared statement: The Obama administration will give Pennsylvania $160 million to pay for health insurance plans that cover "any legal abortion." Marco Rubio stated on June 28, 2010 in a Fox News interview: "Forty cents of every dollar being spent by the federal government is being borrowed from my children." David Cicilline stated on June 28, 2010 in a statement on Cicilline's website: He has "ushered in $3 billion in new investment." Nathan Deal stated on July 6, 2010 in a TV campaign commercial: "Illegal aliens are costing Georgia taxpayers over a billion dollars every year." David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "We had 2 percent of the global market (for advanced batteries) when he (Obama) started. We now have 16 percent, headed to 40 percent by 2015." Dave Aronberg stated on July 2, 2010 in an e-mail to supporters.: Dan Gelber's employment by BP's law firm "could disqualify him from representing Florida against BP as Attorney General." John Boehner stated on July 15, 2010 in an op-ed in the Detroit News: "Since February 2009, our economy has lost roughly 3 million private sector jobs while the federal government has grown by more than 400,000 jobs." Joe Biden stated on July 14, 2010 in a news conference: "We went from losing 3 million jobs in the last six months of the Bush Administration," adding almost 600,000 private sector jobs in the first six months of the year. Ellyn Bogdanoff stated on July 13, 2010 in a TV ad: "I said no to higher taxes and fees." Helen Glover stated on July 9, 2010 in a comment on her talk show: Phoenix is the kidnapping capital "of the Western Hemisphere." Ron Paul stated on July 5, 2010 in a CNN interview: "We're spending $1 trillion a year on our foreign policy." Jeff Weems stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells. Rob Teilhet stated on July 13, 2010 in a telephone interview: "Ken Hodges badly botched this investigation and, as a result, justice wasn't done in this case." Marco Rubio stated on July 9, 2010 in a press release: "$120,000 will be spent by taxpayers on Charlie Crist's political photo-op special session." Jim McDermott stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview with MSNBC's Ed Schultz: "Most" of the Bush tax cuts went to people "in the top 3 percent of this country." Leonidas Raptakis stated on June 23, 2010 in announcing his campaign for secretary of state: Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis wrongly takes credit for small-business program Charlie Crist stated on July 14, 2010 in Crist campaign website, accessed July 5, 2010: "Gov. Crist has never wavered in his support of the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms." Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention: "In Rick Perry’s Texas, we import nurses ... from other countries." Vincent Fort stated on July 6, 2010 in mailer: Says Democratic opponent is "too Republican to stand up for us." Ed Gillespie stated on July 11, 2010 in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. had "52 months of ... uninterrupted job creation" and "revenues were at an all-time high in 2007." David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Republicans extended unemployment insurance under President Bush "when he asked to extend unemployment insurance." Sharron Angle stated on July 7, 2010 in a local radio interview: On whether BP's $20 billion fund to compensate oil spill victims is "a slush fund." George Will stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Says that President Obama said if Congress passed the economic stimulus bill, "we would have unemployment at 8 percent and no higher. And it went higher." John Thrasher stated on July 6, 2010 in a press release sent by the Republican Party of Florida: "Attorney General McCollum, Speaker-Designate Cannon, Senate President-Designate Haridopolos and I stood up to Governor Crist and worked to remove Jim Greer as Chairman because of his mismanagement of the party."
David Cicilline stated on July 13, 2010 in a debate: Providence has "the lowest crime rate in three decades."
Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York."
Charles Clark stated on June 24, 2010 in a telephone interview: Some city of Atlanta employees "have not had raises in eight years."
John Cornyn stated on July 9, 2010 in a Talking Points Memo article: "There have been 30 published polls in this election cycle and Harry Reid's been trailing in every single one."
Let's Get To Work stated on July 14, 2010 in in a TV ad.: Bill McCollum "diverted a state plane to his home 53 times. A state auditor called it: likely a misuse of state resources."
John McCain stated on May 26, 2010 in a political ad: As a Congressman, J.D. Hayworth was an avid earmarker who supported such pork as "$220,000 to renovate a Maine Blueberry farm" and "$5.8 million for a Vermont snowmobile trail."
National Right to Life Committee stated on July 13, 2010 in a prepared statement: The Obama administration will give Pennsylvania $160 million to pay for health insurance plans that cover "any legal abortion."
Marco Rubio stated on June 28, 2010 in a Fox News interview: "Forty cents of every dollar being spent by the federal government is being borrowed from my children."
David Cicilline stated on June 28, 2010 in a statement on Cicilline's website: He has "ushered in $3 billion in new investment."
Nathan Deal stated on July 6, 2010 in a TV campaign commercial: "Illegal aliens are costing Georgia taxpayers over a billion dollars every year."
David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "We had 2 percent of the global market (for advanced batteries) when he (Obama) started. We now have 16 percent, headed to 40 percent by 2015."
Dave Aronberg stated on July 2, 2010 in an e-mail to supporters.: Dan Gelber's employment by BP's law firm "could disqualify him from representing Florida against BP as Attorney General."
John Boehner stated on July 15, 2010 in an op-ed in the Detroit News: "Since February 2009, our economy has lost roughly 3 million private sector jobs while the federal government has grown by more than 400,000 jobs."
Joe Biden stated on July 14, 2010 in a news conference: "We went from losing 3 million jobs in the last six months of the Bush Administration," adding almost 600,000 private sector jobs in the first six months of the year.
Helen Glover stated on July 9, 2010 in a comment on her talk show: Phoenix is the kidnapping capital "of the Western Hemisphere."
Ron Paul stated on July 5, 2010 in a CNN interview: "We're spending $1 trillion a year on our foreign policy."
Jeff Weems stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells.
Rob Teilhet stated on July 13, 2010 in a telephone interview: "Ken Hodges badly botched this investigation and, as a result, justice wasn't done in this case."
Marco Rubio stated on July 9, 2010 in a press release: "$120,000 will be spent by taxpayers on Charlie Crist's political photo-op special session."
Jim McDermott stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview with MSNBC's Ed Schultz: "Most" of the Bush tax cuts went to people "in the top 3 percent of this country."
Leonidas Raptakis stated on June 23, 2010 in announcing his campaign for secretary of state: Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis wrongly takes credit for small-business program
Charlie Crist stated on July 14, 2010 in Crist campaign website, accessed July 5, 2010: "Gov. Crist has never wavered in his support of the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms."
Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention: "In Rick Perry’s Texas, we import nurses ... from other countries."
Vincent Fort stated on July 6, 2010 in mailer: Says Democratic opponent is "too Republican to stand up for us."
Ed Gillespie stated on July 11, 2010 in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. had "52 months of ... uninterrupted job creation" and "revenues were at an all-time high in 2007."
David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Republicans extended unemployment insurance under President Bush "when he asked to extend unemployment insurance."
Sharron Angle stated on July 7, 2010 in a local radio interview: On whether BP's $20 billion fund to compensate oil spill victims is "a slush fund."
George Will stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Says that President Obama said if Congress passed the economic stimulus bill, "we would have unemployment at 8 percent and no higher. And it went higher."
John Thrasher stated on July 6, 2010 in a press release sent by the Republican Party of Florida: "Attorney General McCollum, Speaker-Designate Cannon, Senate President-Designate Haridopolos and I stood up to Governor Crist and worked to remove Jim Greer as Chairman because of his mismanagement of the party."
