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 Georgia Green Party stated on July 2, 2012 in Georgia Green Party flier: The transportation tax is regressive, and Emory University is "literally getting its own transit line at virtually no cost to itself." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 19, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "No one in Rhode Island -- not just children, no one in Rhode Island -- should eat more than one serving of freshwater fish caught in our state each month." Barack Obama stated on June 28, 2012 in a speech at the White House: "If you're one of the more than 250 million Americans who already have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson said he wants to "do away with Medicare." John Carter stated on June 18, 2012 in a radio interview.: Says the Constitution "specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy," so Barack Obama lacks the authority to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants. Wendy Davis stated on June 9, 2012 in her speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says because of Texas lawmakers’ choices, "hundreds of thousands of women no longer have access to basic medical care, life-saving cancer screenings and contraception." Mitt Romney stated on June 18, 2012 in a speech: "The median income in America has dropped by 10 percent in the last four years." Jim Renacci stated on June 12, 2012 in an online blog post: Obama has "racked up more debt than any president in history — over $5 trillion." Citizens for Transportation Mobility stated on June 13, 2012 in a press release: Atlanta Tea Party co-founder Debbie Dooley "wants gas taxes raised." Peter Barca stated on June 8, 2012 in a speech: "70 percent of the people who voted" on June 5, 2012, "just didn’t feel comfortable with the recall of the governor," weakening any idea that Wisconsin is "fully behind this Walker agenda." American Crossroads stated on June 13, 2012 in a TV ad.: "As Virginia lost over 65,000 jobs, (Tim) Kaine put partisan ambitions first" by serving as DNC chairman during the last year of his governorship. Rick Perry stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Barack Obama has "provided guns to Mexican drug cartels." Barack Obama stated on June 12, 2012 in a campaign ad: "When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ... (had) more debt per person than any other state in the country." Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in campaign ad “We’ve heard it all before,” airing in New Hampshire and around the U.S: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average, and fell to 47th in job creation, fourth from the bottom. National Rifle Association stated on June 11, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama’s regulatory adviser Cass Sunstein, "wants to ban hunting and says animals should be represented in court." Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation. Steve Brown stated on May 22, 2012: Portland, Ore., has "never gotten over 12 to 15 percent ridership" of its public transit system "in the past 12 years." Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Romney outsourced call center jobs to India." Mitt Romney stated on June 8, 2012 in a campaign ad: As governor of Massachusetts, "Romney reduced unemployment to just 4.7 percent." Jeff Fitzgerald stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed" right to work laws making union membership and dues optional Paul Broun stated on May 23, 2012 in a television interview: A new manufacturing plant is slated to create about 3,000 jobs in central and northeast Georgia and "create about a $3 billion infusion" into the economy. Lamar Alexander stated on May 7, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor.: Says "we are overcharging students . . . to help pay for the health care law." Mitt Romney stated on June 5, 2012 in a Web ad: "More Hispanics have fallen into poverty under Obama." Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in a television ad: "When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average." Alcee Hastings stated on May 29, 2012 in a press conference: Florida election officials’ requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a "backdoor poll tax." Jack Latvala stated on June 1, 2012 in a newsletter: "District 22 includes about 80% of the district I have represented since 2010. District 20 includes about 20% of the area I have represented since 2010." Eric Fehrnstrom stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney initially ranked last among states in job growth, but by the end of his governorship, "we were in the middle of the pack." David Axelrod stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked "47th in job creation." Ed Gillespie stated on June 3, 2012 in a "Fox News Sunday" interview: When Mitt Romney was governor, "the fact is that the average income for a family in Massachusetts went up by $5,500." Pam Davidson stated on May 18, 2012 in a statement: Georgia Public Service Commission member Stan Wise "has received about 95 percent of his campaign money from the utilities he is supposed to be regulating."
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Georgia Green Party stated on July 2, 2012 in Georgia Green Party flier: The transportation tax is regressive, and Emory University is "literally getting its own transit line at virtually no cost to itself." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 19, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "No one in Rhode Island -- not just children, no one in Rhode Island -- should eat more than one serving of freshwater fish caught in our state each month." Barack Obama stated on June 28, 2012 in a speech at the White House: "If you're one of the more than 250 million Americans who already have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson said he wants to "do away with Medicare." John Carter stated on June 18, 2012 in a radio interview.: Says the Constitution "specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy," so Barack Obama lacks the authority to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants. Wendy Davis stated on June 9, 2012 in her speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says because of Texas lawmakers’ choices, "hundreds of thousands of women no longer have access to basic medical care, life-saving cancer screenings and contraception." Mitt Romney stated on June 18, 2012 in a speech: "The median income in America has dropped by 10 percent in the last four years." Jim Renacci stated on June 12, 2012 in an online blog post: Obama has "racked up more debt than any president in history — over $5 trillion." Citizens for Transportation Mobility stated on June 13, 2012 in a press release: Atlanta Tea Party co-founder Debbie Dooley "wants gas taxes raised." Peter Barca stated on June 8, 2012 in a speech: "70 percent of the people who voted" on June 5, 2012, "just didn’t feel comfortable with the recall of the governor," weakening any idea that Wisconsin is "fully behind this Walker agenda." American Crossroads stated on June 13, 2012 in a TV ad.: "As Virginia lost over 65,000 jobs, (Tim) Kaine put partisan ambitions first" by serving as DNC chairman during the last year of his governorship. Rick Perry stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Barack Obama has "provided guns to Mexican drug cartels." Barack Obama stated on June 12, 2012 in a campaign ad: "When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ... (had) more debt per person than any other state in the country." Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in campaign ad “We’ve heard it all before,” airing in New Hampshire and around the U.S: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average, and fell to 47th in job creation, fourth from the bottom. National Rifle Association stated on June 11, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama’s regulatory adviser Cass Sunstein, "wants to ban hunting and says animals should be represented in court." Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation. Steve Brown stated on May 22, 2012: Portland, Ore., has "never gotten over 12 to 15 percent ridership" of its public transit system "in the past 12 years." Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Romney outsourced call center jobs to India." Mitt Romney stated on June 8, 2012 in a campaign ad: As governor of Massachusetts, "Romney reduced unemployment to just 4.7 percent." Jeff Fitzgerald stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed" right to work laws making union membership and dues optional Paul Broun stated on May 23, 2012 in a television interview: A new manufacturing plant is slated to create about 3,000 jobs in central and northeast Georgia and "create about a $3 billion infusion" into the economy. Lamar Alexander stated on May 7, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor.: Says "we are overcharging students . . . to help pay for the health care law." Mitt Romney stated on June 5, 2012 in a Web ad: "More Hispanics have fallen into poverty under Obama." Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in a television ad: "When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average." Alcee Hastings stated on May 29, 2012 in a press conference: Florida election officials’ requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a "backdoor poll tax." Jack Latvala stated on June 1, 2012 in a newsletter: "District 22 includes about 80% of the district I have represented since 2010. District 20 includes about 20% of the area I have represented since 2010." Eric Fehrnstrom stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney initially ranked last among states in job growth, but by the end of his governorship, "we were in the middle of the pack." David Axelrod stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked "47th in job creation." Ed Gillespie stated on June 3, 2012 in a "Fox News Sunday" interview: When Mitt Romney was governor, "the fact is that the average income for a family in Massachusetts went up by $5,500." Pam Davidson stated on May 18, 2012 in a statement: Georgia Public Service Commission member Stan Wise "has received about 95 percent of his campaign money from the utilities he is supposed to be regulating."
Georgia Green Party stated on July 2, 2012 in Georgia Green Party flier: The transportation tax is regressive, and Emory University is "literally getting its own transit line at virtually no cost to itself."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 19, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "No one in Rhode Island -- not just children, no one in Rhode Island -- should eat more than one serving of freshwater fish caught in our state each month."
Barack Obama stated on June 28, 2012 in a speech at the White House: "If you're one of the more than 250 million Americans who already have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance."
Tammy Baldwin stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson said he wants to "do away with Medicare."
John Carter stated on June 18, 2012 in a radio interview.: Says the Constitution "specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy," so Barack Obama lacks the authority to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants.
Wendy Davis stated on June 9, 2012 in her speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says because of Texas lawmakers’ choices, "hundreds of thousands of women no longer have access to basic medical care, life-saving cancer screenings and contraception."
Mitt Romney stated on June 18, 2012 in a speech: "The median income in America has dropped by 10 percent in the last four years."
Jim Renacci stated on June 12, 2012 in an online blog post: Obama has "racked up more debt than any president in history — over $5 trillion."
Citizens for Transportation Mobility stated on June 13, 2012 in a press release: Atlanta Tea Party co-founder Debbie Dooley "wants gas taxes raised."
Peter Barca stated on June 8, 2012 in a speech: "70 percent of the people who voted" on June 5, 2012, "just didn’t feel comfortable with the recall of the governor," weakening any idea that Wisconsin is "fully behind this Walker agenda."
American Crossroads stated on June 13, 2012 in a TV ad.: "As Virginia lost over 65,000 jobs, (Tim) Kaine put partisan ambitions first" by serving as DNC chairman during the last year of his governorship.
Rick Perry stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Barack Obama has "provided guns to Mexican drug cartels."
Barack Obama stated on June 12, 2012 in a campaign ad: "When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ... (had) more debt per person than any other state in the country."
Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in campaign ad “We’ve heard it all before,” airing in New Hampshire and around the U.S: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average, and fell to 47th in job creation, fourth from the bottom.
National Rifle Association stated on June 11, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama’s regulatory adviser Cass Sunstein, "wants to ban hunting and says animals should be represented in court."
Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation.
Steve Brown stated on May 22, 2012: Portland, Ore., has "never gotten over 12 to 15 percent ridership" of its public transit system "in the past 12 years."
Mitt Romney stated on June 8, 2012 in a campaign ad: As governor of Massachusetts, "Romney reduced unemployment to just 4.7 percent."
Jeff Fitzgerald stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed" right to work laws making union membership and dues optional
Paul Broun stated on May 23, 2012 in a television interview: A new manufacturing plant is slated to create about 3,000 jobs in central and northeast Georgia and "create about a $3 billion infusion" into the economy.
Lamar Alexander stated on May 7, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor.: Says "we are overcharging students . . . to help pay for the health care law."
Mitt Romney stated on June 5, 2012 in a Web ad: "More Hispanics have fallen into poverty under Obama."
Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in a television ad: "When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average."
Alcee Hastings stated on May 29, 2012 in a press conference: Florida election officials’ requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a "backdoor poll tax."
Jack Latvala stated on June 1, 2012 in a newsletter: "District 22 includes about 80% of the district I have represented since 2010. District 20 includes about 20% of the area I have represented since 2010."
Eric Fehrnstrom stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney initially ranked last among states in job growth, but by the end of his governorship, "we were in the middle of the pack."
David Axelrod stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked "47th in job creation."
Ed Gillespie stated on June 3, 2012 in a "Fox News Sunday" interview: When Mitt Romney was governor, "the fact is that the average income for a family in Massachusetts went up by $5,500."
Pam Davidson stated on May 18, 2012 in a statement: Georgia Public Service Commission member Stan Wise "has received about 95 percent of his campaign money from the utilities he is supposed to be regulating."
