Latest Half-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 AFSCME stated on September 4, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "supports massive tax cuts for corporations that outsource Wisconsin jobs." John Sharp stated on June 18, 2012 in a speech in Austin: Says scientists predict "sometime in the future, an event that will kill … somewhere between 80 and 90 million people." Chris Devaney stated on September 4, 2012 in Tennessee Republican Party web site posting: President Obama campaign surrogate Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley "acknowledged that we are not better off than we were four years ago." Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says President Barack Obama is responsible for pending defense cuts. William O'Brien stated on August 15, 2012 in a campaign mailer sent to New Boston residents in August 2012: Says when Republicans took over the state legislature in 2010, New Hampshire’s tax rate for employers was 50th in the nation, and unemployment had more than doubled under Democrats. George Allen stated on September 10, 2012 in a website post.: "Tim Kaine doubled down in his support of devastating defense cuts, saying the ‘the deal was the right thing to do.’" Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 19, 2012 in an election flier : "Since President Obama took office, over 88,000 Ohio workers have lost their jobs." Mitt Romney stated on September 13, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused." Mitt Romney stated on September 17, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Under Obama, families have lost over $4,000 a year in income." Barack Obama stated on September 11, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Romney and Ryan "both backed proposals that would outlaw abortions even in cases of rape or incest." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 18, 2012 in a web post: Says U.S. Rep. John Barrow "left taxpayers on the hook for $950k study on genetic makeup of ants." Jeanne Shaheen stated on September 5, 2012 in an interview on The Daily Rundown: Says when Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation Barack Obama stated on September 12, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says he "will protect your guaranteed benefits" in Medicare while "Mitt Romney would take away Medicare as guaranteed benefits." Barack Obama stated on September 10, 2012 in a Facebook post: Says that under Mitt Romney, 89 million Americans could be denied coverage if they have a pre-existing condition. Rick Scott stated on August 20, 2012 in a television ad: After hearing "the frustrations parents and teachers have with the FCAT," next year "we begin improving our testing system." Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin. John Kerry stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: On U.S.-Israeli relations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "set the record straight — he said, our two countries have 'exactly the same policy' (and) 'our security cooperation is unprecedented.'" Jerry Patterson stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth: Says Sierra Club sued him to stop oil and gas activity on Texas coast, but "we won" and "the turtles are fine." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "After 30 years of inaction, we raised fuel standards so that by the middle of the next decade, cars and trucks will go twice as far on a gallon of gas." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: Mitt Romney "said it was 'tragic' to end the war in Iraq." Rob Portman stated on August 27, 2012 in a television interview: "We've got 7.2 percent unemployment (in Ohio), but when you include the folks who have stopped looking for work, it's actually over 10 percent." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says his budget plan "would cut our deficits by $4 trillion." Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says that Mitt Romney's response to the crisis in the auto industry was, "Let Detroit go bankrupt." Charlie Crist stated on September 6, 2012 in a Democratic National Convention speech: "Jeb Bush recently noted, Reagan himself would have been too moderate, too reasonable for today's GOP." Ted Strickland stated on August 5, 2012 in a "Face the Nation" interview: Ohio has "created 45,000 new manufacturing jobs since 2010. And that's due in large part to the fact that the auto rescue has helped Ohio." Lone Star Project stated on August 23, 2012 in a political action committee report: Says that like Todd Akin, all Texas Republicans in U.S. House cosponsored a bill "that attempts to distinguish between ‘forcible rape’ and other sexual assaults." Bill Clinton stated on September 5, 2012 in his Democratic National Convention speech: The stimulus program "cut taxes for 95 percent of the American people." Kamala Harris stated on September 5, 2012 in a convention speech: Mitt Romney said we should let foreclosures "hit the bottom." Kathleen Sebelius stated on September 4, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "Republicans would give seniors a (Medicare) voucher that limits what's covered, costing seniors as much as $6,400 more a year." Joe Biden stated on September 2, 2012 in a speech: Says Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan support "massive cuts in Social Security for future generations."
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AFSCME stated on September 4, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "supports massive tax cuts for corporations that outsource Wisconsin jobs." John Sharp stated on June 18, 2012 in a speech in Austin: Says scientists predict "sometime in the future, an event that will kill … somewhere between 80 and 90 million people." Chris Devaney stated on September 4, 2012 in Tennessee Republican Party web site posting: President Obama campaign surrogate Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley "acknowledged that we are not better off than we were four years ago." Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says President Barack Obama is responsible for pending defense cuts. William O'Brien stated on August 15, 2012 in a campaign mailer sent to New Boston residents in August 2012: Says when Republicans took over the state legislature in 2010, New Hampshire’s tax rate for employers was 50th in the nation, and unemployment had more than doubled under Democrats. George Allen stated on September 10, 2012 in a website post.: "Tim Kaine doubled down in his support of devastating defense cuts, saying the ‘the deal was the right thing to do.’" Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 19, 2012 in an election flier : "Since President Obama took office, over 88,000 Ohio workers have lost their jobs." Mitt Romney stated on September 13, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused." Mitt Romney stated on September 17, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Under Obama, families have lost over $4,000 a year in income." Barack Obama stated on September 11, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Romney and Ryan "both backed proposals that would outlaw abortions even in cases of rape or incest." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 18, 2012 in a web post: Says U.S. Rep. John Barrow "left taxpayers on the hook for $950k study on genetic makeup of ants." Jeanne Shaheen stated on September 5, 2012 in an interview on The Daily Rundown: Says when Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation Barack Obama stated on September 12, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says he "will protect your guaranteed benefits" in Medicare while "Mitt Romney would take away Medicare as guaranteed benefits." Barack Obama stated on September 10, 2012 in a Facebook post: Says that under Mitt Romney, 89 million Americans could be denied coverage if they have a pre-existing condition. Rick Scott stated on August 20, 2012 in a television ad: After hearing "the frustrations parents and teachers have with the FCAT," next year "we begin improving our testing system." Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin. John Kerry stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: On U.S.-Israeli relations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "set the record straight — he said, our two countries have 'exactly the same policy' (and) 'our security cooperation is unprecedented.'" Jerry Patterson stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth: Says Sierra Club sued him to stop oil and gas activity on Texas coast, but "we won" and "the turtles are fine." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "After 30 years of inaction, we raised fuel standards so that by the middle of the next decade, cars and trucks will go twice as far on a gallon of gas." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: Mitt Romney "said it was 'tragic' to end the war in Iraq." Rob Portman stated on August 27, 2012 in a television interview: "We've got 7.2 percent unemployment (in Ohio), but when you include the folks who have stopped looking for work, it's actually over 10 percent." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says his budget plan "would cut our deficits by $4 trillion." Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says that Mitt Romney's response to the crisis in the auto industry was, "Let Detroit go bankrupt." Charlie Crist stated on September 6, 2012 in a Democratic National Convention speech: "Jeb Bush recently noted, Reagan himself would have been too moderate, too reasonable for today's GOP." Ted Strickland stated on August 5, 2012 in a "Face the Nation" interview: Ohio has "created 45,000 new manufacturing jobs since 2010. And that's due in large part to the fact that the auto rescue has helped Ohio." Lone Star Project stated on August 23, 2012 in a political action committee report: Says that like Todd Akin, all Texas Republicans in U.S. House cosponsored a bill "that attempts to distinguish between ‘forcible rape’ and other sexual assaults." Bill Clinton stated on September 5, 2012 in his Democratic National Convention speech: The stimulus program "cut taxes for 95 percent of the American people." Kamala Harris stated on September 5, 2012 in a convention speech: Mitt Romney said we should let foreclosures "hit the bottom." Kathleen Sebelius stated on September 4, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "Republicans would give seniors a (Medicare) voucher that limits what's covered, costing seniors as much as $6,400 more a year." Joe Biden stated on September 2, 2012 in a speech: Says Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan support "massive cuts in Social Security for future generations."
AFSCME stated on September 4, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "supports massive tax cuts for corporations that outsource Wisconsin jobs."
John Sharp stated on June 18, 2012 in a speech in Austin: Says scientists predict "sometime in the future, an event that will kill … somewhere between 80 and 90 million people."
Chris Devaney stated on September 4, 2012 in Tennessee Republican Party web site posting: President Obama campaign surrogate Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley "acknowledged that we are not better off than we were four years ago."
Mitt Romney stated on September 21, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says President Barack Obama is responsible for pending defense cuts.
William O'Brien stated on August 15, 2012 in a campaign mailer sent to New Boston residents in August 2012: Says when Republicans took over the state legislature in 2010, New Hampshire’s tax rate for employers was 50th in the nation, and unemployment had more than doubled under Democrats.
George Allen stated on September 10, 2012 in a website post.: "Tim Kaine doubled down in his support of devastating defense cuts, saying the ‘the deal was the right thing to do.’"
Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 19, 2012 in an election flier : "Since President Obama took office, over 88,000 Ohio workers have lost their jobs."
Mitt Romney stated on September 13, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused."
Mitt Romney stated on September 17, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Under Obama, families have lost over $4,000 a year in income."
Barack Obama stated on September 11, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Romney and Ryan "both backed proposals that would outlaw abortions even in cases of rape or incest."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 18, 2012 in a web post: Says U.S. Rep. John Barrow "left taxpayers on the hook for $950k study on genetic makeup of ants."
Jeanne Shaheen stated on September 5, 2012 in an interview on The Daily Rundown: Says when Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation
Barack Obama stated on September 12, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says he "will protect your guaranteed benefits" in Medicare while "Mitt Romney would take away Medicare as guaranteed benefits."
Barack Obama stated on September 10, 2012 in a Facebook post: Says that under Mitt Romney, 89 million Americans could be denied coverage if they have a pre-existing condition.
Rick Scott stated on August 20, 2012 in a television ad: After hearing "the frustrations parents and teachers have with the FCAT," next year "we begin improving our testing system."
Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin.
John Kerry stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: On U.S.-Israeli relations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "set the record straight — he said, our two countries have 'exactly the same policy' (and) 'our security cooperation is unprecedented.'"
Jerry Patterson stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth: Says Sierra Club sued him to stop oil and gas activity on Texas coast, but "we won" and "the turtles are fine."
Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "After 30 years of inaction, we raised fuel standards so that by the middle of the next decade, cars and trucks will go twice as far on a gallon of gas."
Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: Mitt Romney "said it was 'tragic' to end the war in Iraq."
Rob Portman stated on August 27, 2012 in a television interview: "We've got 7.2 percent unemployment (in Ohio), but when you include the folks who have stopped looking for work, it's actually over 10 percent."
Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says his budget plan "would cut our deficits by $4 trillion."
Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says that Mitt Romney's response to the crisis in the auto industry was, "Let Detroit go bankrupt."
Charlie Crist stated on September 6, 2012 in a Democratic National Convention speech: "Jeb Bush recently noted, Reagan himself would have been too moderate, too reasonable for today's GOP."
Ted Strickland stated on August 5, 2012 in a "Face the Nation" interview: Ohio has "created 45,000 new manufacturing jobs since 2010. And that's due in large part to the fact that the auto rescue has helped Ohio."
Lone Star Project stated on August 23, 2012 in a political action committee report: Says that like Todd Akin, all Texas Republicans in U.S. House cosponsored a bill "that attempts to distinguish between ‘forcible rape’ and other sexual assaults."
Bill Clinton stated on September 5, 2012 in his Democratic National Convention speech: The stimulus program "cut taxes for 95 percent of the American people."
Kamala Harris stated on September 5, 2012 in a convention speech: Mitt Romney said we should let foreclosures "hit the bottom."
Kathleen Sebelius stated on September 4, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "Republicans would give seniors a (Medicare) voucher that limits what's covered, costing seniors as much as $6,400 more a year."
Joe Biden stated on September 2, 2012 in a speech: Says Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan support "massive cuts in Social Security for future generations."
