Latest False Fact-checks on Rick Santorum 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 Santorum dicho el Marzo 31, 2017 en a conversation on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "The EPA director under Obama said the Clean Power Initiative would have no effect on man-made CO2 emissions. That's what she said. Go look it up." Rick Santorum dicho el Octubre 31, 2015 en a speech at the Republican Party of Iowa's Growth and Opportunity Party in Des Moines: "I am the only person in this field who is against amnesty. Every other person in this field wants to allow people who are here illegally to be able to stay here, in one form or another." Rick Santorum dicho el Agosto 28, 2015 en an interview with Bill Maher: The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air." Rick Santorum dicho el Agosto 28, 2015 en an interview with Bill Maher.: "The most recent survey of climate scientists said about 57 percent don’t agree with the idea that 95 percent of the change in the climate is caused by CO2." Rick Santorum dicho el Agosto 28, 2012 en a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: When his grandfather arrived in the United States, "there were no government benefits for immigrants." Rick Santorum dicho el Abril 2, 2012 en in a speech in Wisconsin: "I think it’s seven or eight of the California system of universities don’t even teach an American history course. It’s not even available to be taught." Rick Santorum dicho el Marzo 6, 2012 en a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio: After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them." Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 29, 2012 en a campaign speech: "When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits." Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 19, 2012 en a speech: "[R]emember, the president proposed eliminating charitable deductions for higher-income taxpayers." Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 19, 2012 en a speech : Claims Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said "she prefers the South African Constitution over the United States Constitution." Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 25, 2012 en a speech in Troy, Mich.: "President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college." Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 19, 2012 en an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "Amniocentesis, does, in fact, result more often than not in this country in abortion." Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 14, 2012 en a video ad airing in Michigan: Says Mitt Romney supports cap and trade. Rick Santorum dicho el Enero 16, 2012 en a debate in South Carolina: Says an Obama administration policy prohibits people who work with at-risk youth from promoting marriage as a way to avoid poverty. Rick Santorum dicho el Junio 6, 2011 en a Republican presidential debate: Says President Barack Obama "has put (up) a stop sign … against oil drilling, against any kind of exploration offshore or in Alaska." Rick Santorum dicho el Junio 12, 2011 en an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The cost-of-living increase in Social Security is tied to wage inflation." Rick Santorum dicho el Marzo 29, 2011 en a radio interview: "A third of all the young people in America are not in America today because of abortion, because one in three pregnancies end in abortion."
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Rick Santorum dicho el Marzo 31, 2017 en a conversation on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "The EPA director under Obama said the Clean Power Initiative would have no effect on man-made CO2 emissions. That's what she said. Go look it up." Rick Santorum dicho el Octubre 31, 2015 en a speech at the Republican Party of Iowa's Growth and Opportunity Party in Des Moines: "I am the only person in this field who is against amnesty. Every other person in this field wants to allow people who are here illegally to be able to stay here, in one form or another." Rick Santorum dicho el Agosto 28, 2015 en an interview with Bill Maher: The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air." Rick Santorum dicho el Agosto 28, 2015 en an interview with Bill Maher.: "The most recent survey of climate scientists said about 57 percent don’t agree with the idea that 95 percent of the change in the climate is caused by CO2." Rick Santorum dicho el Agosto 28, 2012 en a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: When his grandfather arrived in the United States, "there were no government benefits for immigrants." Rick Santorum dicho el Abril 2, 2012 en in a speech in Wisconsin: "I think it’s seven or eight of the California system of universities don’t even teach an American history course. It’s not even available to be taught." Rick Santorum dicho el Marzo 6, 2012 en a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio: After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them." Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 29, 2012 en a campaign speech: "When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits." Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 19, 2012 en a speech: "[R]emember, the president proposed eliminating charitable deductions for higher-income taxpayers." Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 19, 2012 en a speech : Claims Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said "she prefers the South African Constitution over the United States Constitution." Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 25, 2012 en a speech in Troy, Mich.: "President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college." Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 19, 2012 en an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "Amniocentesis, does, in fact, result more often than not in this country in abortion." Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 14, 2012 en a video ad airing in Michigan: Says Mitt Romney supports cap and trade. Rick Santorum dicho el Enero 16, 2012 en a debate in South Carolina: Says an Obama administration policy prohibits people who work with at-risk youth from promoting marriage as a way to avoid poverty. Rick Santorum dicho el Junio 6, 2011 en a Republican presidential debate: Says President Barack Obama "has put (up) a stop sign … against oil drilling, against any kind of exploration offshore or in Alaska." Rick Santorum dicho el Junio 12, 2011 en an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The cost-of-living increase in Social Security is tied to wage inflation." Rick Santorum dicho el Marzo 29, 2011 en a radio interview: "A third of all the young people in America are not in America today because of abortion, because one in three pregnancies end in abortion."
Rick Santorum dicho el Marzo 31, 2017 en a conversation on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "The EPA director under Obama said the Clean Power Initiative would have no effect on man-made CO2 emissions. That's what she said. Go look it up."
Rick Santorum dicho el Octubre 31, 2015 en a speech at the Republican Party of Iowa's Growth and Opportunity Party in Des Moines: "I am the only person in this field who is against amnesty. Every other person in this field wants to allow people who are here illegally to be able to stay here, in one form or another."
Rick Santorum dicho el Agosto 28, 2015 en an interview with Bill Maher: The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air."
Rick Santorum dicho el Agosto 28, 2015 en an interview with Bill Maher.: "The most recent survey of climate scientists said about 57 percent don’t agree with the idea that 95 percent of the change in the climate is caused by CO2."
Rick Santorum dicho el Agosto 28, 2012 en a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: When his grandfather arrived in the United States, "there were no government benefits for immigrants."
Rick Santorum dicho el Abril 2, 2012 en in a speech in Wisconsin: "I think it’s seven or eight of the California system of universities don’t even teach an American history course. It’s not even available to be taught."
Rick Santorum dicho el Marzo 6, 2012 en a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio: After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them."
Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 29, 2012 en a campaign speech: "When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."
Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 19, 2012 en a speech: "[R]emember, the president proposed eliminating charitable deductions for higher-income taxpayers."
Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 19, 2012 en a speech : Claims Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said "she prefers the South African Constitution over the United States Constitution."
Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 25, 2012 en a speech in Troy, Mich.: "President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college."
Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 19, 2012 en an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "Amniocentesis, does, in fact, result more often than not in this country in abortion."
Rick Santorum dicho el Febrero 14, 2012 en a video ad airing in Michigan: Says Mitt Romney supports cap and trade.
Rick Santorum dicho el Enero 16, 2012 en a debate in South Carolina: Says an Obama administration policy prohibits people who work with at-risk youth from promoting marriage as a way to avoid poverty.
Rick Santorum dicho el Junio 6, 2011 en a Republican presidential debate: Says President Barack Obama "has put (up) a stop sign … against oil drilling, against any kind of exploration offshore or in Alaska."
Rick Santorum dicho el Junio 12, 2011 en an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The cost-of-living increase in Social Security is tied to wage inflation."
Rick Santorum dicho el Marzo 29, 2011 en a radio interview: "A third of all the young people in America are not in America today because of abortion, because one in three pregnancies end in abortion."
