Latest Mostly 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 Rick Scott stated on February 11, 2012 in speech at CPAC: "We are poised to get rid of over 1,000 more regulations in 2012." Rick Santorum stated on February 14, 2012 in a television ad: "Romney adviser admits Romneycare was blueprint for Obamacare." Kevin Cameron stated on January 21, 2012 in a news release: Oregon House Republicans’ jobs plan could generate more than 50,000 jobs over five years. Lincoln Chafee stated on February 3, 2012 in a news show: "The commercial property tax [in Providence] is second highest in the country behind Detroit." Joe Biden stated on February 6, 2012 in a speech in Tallahassee: "Nationwide tuition at public universities is up almost 300 percent ... in the last 20 years." Committee for Our Children's Future stated on January 31, 2012 in a television ad: Says Chris Christie "inherited the highest taxes in America and the worst unemployment in the region." Restore Our Future stated on December 14, 2011 in a television ad: Newt Gingrich "was fined $300,000 for ethics violations." Kitty Boitnott stated on January 23, 2012 in a news conference.: Public education has been permanently cut "by $1.6 billion through changes in the Standards of Quality funding formula." Marco Rubio stated on January 31, 2012 in a TV interview: "No candidate has run more negative ads in American history than Barack Obama did in 2008, especially in the general.’’ Cecilia Muñoz stated on February 1, 2012 in a post to the White House Blog: "Most women, including 98 percent of Catholic women, have used contraception." Tom Leppert stated on January 12, 2012 in a U.S. Senate debate hosted by Empower Texans and the Texas Public Policy Foundation: Says "we brought crime rate down by 30 percent" when he was mayor of Dallas. Jim Whelan stated on January 9, 2012 in a speech on the state Senate floor: "United States of America is twenty-sixth in school performance in the world." Paul Ryan stated on January 23, 2012 in a news release: Says U.S. Senate Democrats "have gone without any budget at all" for more than 1,000 days. Casey Cagle stated on January 19, 2012 in a speech: Savannah is home to "the fastest-growing port in the nation." Tennessee Democratic Party stated on January 7, 2012 in a press release: "Congressman Phil Roe hands out $1.3M government check" from a federal program that "he voted against." Newt Gingrich stated on January 26, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.: "We balanced the budget with the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and ultimately had four consecutive balanced budgets." Jim Moran stated on January 10, 2012 in a newspaper column.: "The U.S. gun homicide rate is 20 times the combined rate of other western nations." Bloggers stated on January 26, 2012 in a graphic circulating on the Internet: Republican-leaning states get more in federal dollars than they pay in taxes. No Casinos stated on January 19, 2012 in a television ad: Nevada is No. 1 in unemployment, violent crime, car theft, divorce, robberies and foreclosures. Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto." Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "In the last 22 months, businesses have created more than 3 million jobs. Last year, they created the most jobs since 2005." Scott Walker stated on January 3, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Wisconsin Democrats during the previous administration adopted "double-digit tax increases." Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "Right now, American oil production is the highest that it’s been in eight years." Rick Santorum stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate in Tampa, Fla.: "Speaker Gingrich for 20 years supported a federal individual mandate" for health insurance. Eddie Lucio, Jr. stated on January 6, 2012 in an interview.: Says Texas does not regulate the appearance of some kinds of imitation firearms sold in Texas. Tom Price stated on December 18, 2011 in Op-Ed: "[N]early one in three primary care doctors are forced to limit the number of Medicare patients they see." AFSCME stated on January 20, 2012 in a television ad: "While Romney was a director of the Damon Corporation, the company was defrauding Medicare of millions." Richard Codey stated on January 16, 2012 in a radio interview: "And by the way, when I was governor, I did make the payment into the pension fund." William Perry stated on January 4, 2012 in an interview: "Eleven states have enacted these pay-to-play reforms." Sherrod Brown stated on January 18, 2012 in a news release: "More than one in five of veterans aged 20 to 24 can’t find a job to support their family or to ease the transition to civilian life."
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Rick Scott stated on February 11, 2012 in speech at CPAC: "We are poised to get rid of over 1,000 more regulations in 2012." Rick Santorum stated on February 14, 2012 in a television ad: "Romney adviser admits Romneycare was blueprint for Obamacare." Kevin Cameron stated on January 21, 2012 in a news release: Oregon House Republicans’ jobs plan could generate more than 50,000 jobs over five years. Lincoln Chafee stated on February 3, 2012 in a news show: "The commercial property tax [in Providence] is second highest in the country behind Detroit." Joe Biden stated on February 6, 2012 in a speech in Tallahassee: "Nationwide tuition at public universities is up almost 300 percent ... in the last 20 years." Committee for Our Children's Future stated on January 31, 2012 in a television ad: Says Chris Christie "inherited the highest taxes in America and the worst unemployment in the region." Restore Our Future stated on December 14, 2011 in a television ad: Newt Gingrich "was fined $300,000 for ethics violations." Kitty Boitnott stated on January 23, 2012 in a news conference.: Public education has been permanently cut "by $1.6 billion through changes in the Standards of Quality funding formula." Marco Rubio stated on January 31, 2012 in a TV interview: "No candidate has run more negative ads in American history than Barack Obama did in 2008, especially in the general.’’ Cecilia Muñoz stated on February 1, 2012 in a post to the White House Blog: "Most women, including 98 percent of Catholic women, have used contraception." Tom Leppert stated on January 12, 2012 in a U.S. Senate debate hosted by Empower Texans and the Texas Public Policy Foundation: Says "we brought crime rate down by 30 percent" when he was mayor of Dallas. Jim Whelan stated on January 9, 2012 in a speech on the state Senate floor: "United States of America is twenty-sixth in school performance in the world." Paul Ryan stated on January 23, 2012 in a news release: Says U.S. Senate Democrats "have gone without any budget at all" for more than 1,000 days. Casey Cagle stated on January 19, 2012 in a speech: Savannah is home to "the fastest-growing port in the nation." Tennessee Democratic Party stated on January 7, 2012 in a press release: "Congressman Phil Roe hands out $1.3M government check" from a federal program that "he voted against." Newt Gingrich stated on January 26, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.: "We balanced the budget with the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and ultimately had four consecutive balanced budgets." Jim Moran stated on January 10, 2012 in a newspaper column.: "The U.S. gun homicide rate is 20 times the combined rate of other western nations." Bloggers stated on January 26, 2012 in a graphic circulating on the Internet: Republican-leaning states get more in federal dollars than they pay in taxes. No Casinos stated on January 19, 2012 in a television ad: Nevada is No. 1 in unemployment, violent crime, car theft, divorce, robberies and foreclosures. Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto." Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "In the last 22 months, businesses have created more than 3 million jobs. Last year, they created the most jobs since 2005." Scott Walker stated on January 3, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Wisconsin Democrats during the previous administration adopted "double-digit tax increases." Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "Right now, American oil production is the highest that it’s been in eight years." Rick Santorum stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate in Tampa, Fla.: "Speaker Gingrich for 20 years supported a federal individual mandate" for health insurance. Eddie Lucio, Jr. stated on January 6, 2012 in an interview.: Says Texas does not regulate the appearance of some kinds of imitation firearms sold in Texas. Tom Price stated on December 18, 2011 in Op-Ed: "[N]early one in three primary care doctors are forced to limit the number of Medicare patients they see." AFSCME stated on January 20, 2012 in a television ad: "While Romney was a director of the Damon Corporation, the company was defrauding Medicare of millions." Richard Codey stated on January 16, 2012 in a radio interview: "And by the way, when I was governor, I did make the payment into the pension fund." William Perry stated on January 4, 2012 in an interview: "Eleven states have enacted these pay-to-play reforms." Sherrod Brown stated on January 18, 2012 in a news release: "More than one in five of veterans aged 20 to 24 can’t find a job to support their family or to ease the transition to civilian life."
Rick Scott stated on February 11, 2012 in speech at CPAC: "We are poised to get rid of over 1,000 more regulations in 2012."
Rick Santorum stated on February 14, 2012 in a television ad: "Romney adviser admits Romneycare was blueprint for Obamacare."
Kevin Cameron stated on January 21, 2012 in a news release: Oregon House Republicans’ jobs plan could generate more than 50,000 jobs over five years.
Lincoln Chafee stated on February 3, 2012 in a news show: "The commercial property tax [in Providence] is second highest in the country behind Detroit."
Joe Biden stated on February 6, 2012 in a speech in Tallahassee: "Nationwide tuition at public universities is up almost 300 percent ... in the last 20 years."
Committee for Our Children's Future stated on January 31, 2012 in a television ad: Says Chris Christie "inherited the highest taxes in America and the worst unemployment in the region."
Restore Our Future stated on December 14, 2011 in a television ad: Newt Gingrich "was fined $300,000 for ethics violations."
Kitty Boitnott stated on January 23, 2012 in a news conference.: Public education has been permanently cut "by $1.6 billion through changes in the Standards of Quality funding formula."
Marco Rubio stated on January 31, 2012 in a TV interview: "No candidate has run more negative ads in American history than Barack Obama did in 2008, especially in the general.’’
Cecilia Muñoz stated on February 1, 2012 in a post to the White House Blog: "Most women, including 98 percent of Catholic women, have used contraception."
Tom Leppert stated on January 12, 2012 in a U.S. Senate debate hosted by Empower Texans and the Texas Public Policy Foundation: Says "we brought crime rate down by 30 percent" when he was mayor of Dallas.
Jim Whelan stated on January 9, 2012 in a speech on the state Senate floor: "United States of America is twenty-sixth in school performance in the world."
Paul Ryan stated on January 23, 2012 in a news release: Says U.S. Senate Democrats "have gone without any budget at all" for more than 1,000 days.
Casey Cagle stated on January 19, 2012 in a speech: Savannah is home to "the fastest-growing port in the nation."
Tennessee Democratic Party stated on January 7, 2012 in a press release: "Congressman Phil Roe hands out $1.3M government check" from a federal program that "he voted against."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 26, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Jacksonville, Fla.: "We balanced the budget with the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and ultimately had four consecutive balanced budgets."
Jim Moran stated on January 10, 2012 in a newspaper column.: "The U.S. gun homicide rate is 20 times the combined rate of other western nations."
Bloggers stated on January 26, 2012 in a graphic circulating on the Internet: Republican-leaning states get more in federal dollars than they pay in taxes.
No Casinos stated on January 19, 2012 in a television ad: Nevada is No. 1 in unemployment, violent crime, car theft, divorce, robberies and foreclosures.
Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto."
Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "In the last 22 months, businesses have created more than 3 million jobs. Last year, they created the most jobs since 2005."
Scott Walker stated on January 3, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Wisconsin Democrats during the previous administration adopted "double-digit tax increases."
Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "Right now, American oil production is the highest that it’s been in eight years."
Rick Santorum stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate in Tampa, Fla.: "Speaker Gingrich for 20 years supported a federal individual mandate" for health insurance.
Eddie Lucio, Jr. stated on January 6, 2012 in an interview.: Says Texas does not regulate the appearance of some kinds of imitation firearms sold in Texas.
Tom Price stated on December 18, 2011 in Op-Ed: "[N]early one in three primary care doctors are forced to limit the number of Medicare patients they see."
AFSCME stated on January 20, 2012 in a television ad: "While Romney was a director of the Damon Corporation, the company was defrauding Medicare of millions."
Richard Codey stated on January 16, 2012 in a radio interview: "And by the way, when I was governor, I did make the payment into the pension fund."
William Perry stated on January 4, 2012 in an interview: "Eleven states have enacted these pay-to-play reforms."
Sherrod Brown stated on January 18, 2012 in a news release: "More than one in five of veterans aged 20 to 24 can’t find a job to support their family or to ease the transition to civilian life."
