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 Paul Broun stated on February 13, 2013 in a fundraiser letter: Says that except for foreign policy, Ron Paul’s voting record and his voting record are virtually identical. Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there." Barbara Buono stated on January 28, 2013 in an interview on NJToday: "New Jersey has lost over half of our pharmaceutical jobs to states you know, not low-tax states like in the South, but high-tax states like New York." Gary Sasse stated on February 10, 2013 in an appearance on 10 News Conference: Of six Rhode Island tax-credit programs worth about $35 million, "three companies got 90 percent of that -- CVS and two companies not even located in the state of Rhode Island." Tim Knopp stated on February 12, 2013 in a press release: Knopp says he upheld a campaign promise not to join the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C. : If the sequester hits, federal prosecutors will have to "let criminals go." Ohio Republican Party stated on February 19, 2013 in a Tweet: "Kewpie burgers are delicious. An Ohio institution. And they'll cost less thanks to John Kasich's tax cut." Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops stated on February 19, 2013 in a committee hearing on domestic partnerships: "In other jurisdictions where (a domestic partnership registry) has been enacted, we have seen that fewer people enter into marriage." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: Says if Congress doesn’t avoid the sequester, "tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids." Eric Cantor stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release.: "The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft to study the impact it had on their brain." Vincent Fort stated on February 5, 2013 in a Twitter post: "What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business." Kenneth Block stated on January 24, 2013 in a television interview: "More than 9,000 Rhode Island voters used the Moderate Party master lever mechanism and they didn't have a single Moderate on their ballot." John Kasich stated on February 4, 2013 in a news conference: Without a Medicaid expansion, 275,000 more Ohioans could be getting their primary care in emergency rooms, costing "everybody a lot of money." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: The sequester "won’t consider whether we’re cutting some bloated program that has outlived its usefulness, or a vital service that Americans depend on every single day. It doesn’t make those distinctions." Sarah Eckhardt stated on February 18, 2013 in an email blast.: Says Travis County's unemployment rate is below the national average while its poverty rate exceeds the national average--and local poverty is rising. Bill Jackson stated on February 11, 2013 in a meeting: "There’s more murders with hammers last year than...shotguns and pistols and AK-47s." Jon Bramnick stated on February 8, 2013 in a panel discussion for "On The Record with Michael Aron": Says, "when this governor came to office, he had (an) 11 billion dollar - I call it mismanagement – deficit." Ted Cruz stated on February 1, 2013 in a Politico column.: Says Chuck Hagel’s nomination as defense secretary "has been publicly celebrated by the Iranian government." Josh Mandel stated on February 11, 2013 in a letter to Ohio lawmakers: Federal spending on entitlements "is projected to consume all revenue by 2045." David Cote stated on February 11, 2013 in a speech during a “Fix the Debt” press event: "The only time in our history when the debt has been higher than this was the end of World War II." Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an article in the Daily Caller: Says after Hurricane Sandy, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg "refused to allow the National Guard into the city to restore civil order because Guardsmen carry guns!" Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an op-ed for the Daily Caller: "The president flagrantly defies the 2006 federal law ordering the construction of a secure border fence along the entire Mexican border." David Plouffe stated on February 17, 2013 in an interview: "The group that supported the president’s health care bill the most? Latinos." Ron Johnson stated on February 13, 2013 in a radio interview: "Nobody in total is proposing cutting anything. We’re trying to reduce the rate of growth in government." Paul Broun stated on February 13, 2013 in an interview: "There are more people killed with baseball bats and hammers than are killed with guns." Bob Stacey stated on November 26, 2012 in in a memo: Says "If Oregon’s Legislature simply authorizes $450 million for the CRC, it will … leave Oregon holding the bag for a great deal more cost responsibility." Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an op-ed in the Daily Caller: "Phoenix is already one of the kidnapping capitals of the world." Steny Hoyer stated on February 12, 2013 in a media availability with reporters: "The majority of (the American people) voted for a Democratic House." Dave Joyce stated on February 13, 2013 in a radio interview: "There are 3 million jobs that go vacant each month in this country."
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Paul Broun stated on February 13, 2013 in a fundraiser letter: Says that except for foreign policy, Ron Paul’s voting record and his voting record are virtually identical. Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there." Barbara Buono stated on January 28, 2013 in an interview on NJToday: "New Jersey has lost over half of our pharmaceutical jobs to states you know, not low-tax states like in the South, but high-tax states like New York." Gary Sasse stated on February 10, 2013 in an appearance on 10 News Conference: Of six Rhode Island tax-credit programs worth about $35 million, "three companies got 90 percent of that -- CVS and two companies not even located in the state of Rhode Island." Tim Knopp stated on February 12, 2013 in a press release: Knopp says he upheld a campaign promise not to join the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C. : If the sequester hits, federal prosecutors will have to "let criminals go." Ohio Republican Party stated on February 19, 2013 in a Tweet: "Kewpie burgers are delicious. An Ohio institution. And they'll cost less thanks to John Kasich's tax cut." Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops stated on February 19, 2013 in a committee hearing on domestic partnerships: "In other jurisdictions where (a domestic partnership registry) has been enacted, we have seen that fewer people enter into marriage." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: Says if Congress doesn’t avoid the sequester, "tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids." Eric Cantor stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release.: "The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft to study the impact it had on their brain." Vincent Fort stated on February 5, 2013 in a Twitter post: "What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business." Kenneth Block stated on January 24, 2013 in a television interview: "More than 9,000 Rhode Island voters used the Moderate Party master lever mechanism and they didn't have a single Moderate on their ballot." John Kasich stated on February 4, 2013 in a news conference: Without a Medicaid expansion, 275,000 more Ohioans could be getting their primary care in emergency rooms, costing "everybody a lot of money." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings." Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: The sequester "won’t consider whether we’re cutting some bloated program that has outlived its usefulness, or a vital service that Americans depend on every single day. It doesn’t make those distinctions." Sarah Eckhardt stated on February 18, 2013 in an email blast.: Says Travis County's unemployment rate is below the national average while its poverty rate exceeds the national average--and local poverty is rising. Bill Jackson stated on February 11, 2013 in a meeting: "There’s more murders with hammers last year than...shotguns and pistols and AK-47s." Jon Bramnick stated on February 8, 2013 in a panel discussion for "On The Record with Michael Aron": Says, "when this governor came to office, he had (an) 11 billion dollar - I call it mismanagement – deficit." Ted Cruz stated on February 1, 2013 in a Politico column.: Says Chuck Hagel’s nomination as defense secretary "has been publicly celebrated by the Iranian government." Josh Mandel stated on February 11, 2013 in a letter to Ohio lawmakers: Federal spending on entitlements "is projected to consume all revenue by 2045." David Cote stated on February 11, 2013 in a speech during a “Fix the Debt” press event: "The only time in our history when the debt has been higher than this was the end of World War II." Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an article in the Daily Caller: Says after Hurricane Sandy, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg "refused to allow the National Guard into the city to restore civil order because Guardsmen carry guns!" Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an op-ed for the Daily Caller: "The president flagrantly defies the 2006 federal law ordering the construction of a secure border fence along the entire Mexican border." David Plouffe stated on February 17, 2013 in an interview: "The group that supported the president’s health care bill the most? Latinos." Ron Johnson stated on February 13, 2013 in a radio interview: "Nobody in total is proposing cutting anything. We’re trying to reduce the rate of growth in government." Paul Broun stated on February 13, 2013 in an interview: "There are more people killed with baseball bats and hammers than are killed with guns." Bob Stacey stated on November 26, 2012 in in a memo: Says "If Oregon’s Legislature simply authorizes $450 million for the CRC, it will … leave Oregon holding the bag for a great deal more cost responsibility." Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an op-ed in the Daily Caller: "Phoenix is already one of the kidnapping capitals of the world." Steny Hoyer stated on February 12, 2013 in a media availability with reporters: "The majority of (the American people) voted for a Democratic House." Dave Joyce stated on February 13, 2013 in a radio interview: "There are 3 million jobs that go vacant each month in this country."
Paul Broun stated on February 13, 2013 in a fundraiser letter: Says that except for foreign policy, Ron Paul’s voting record and his voting record are virtually identical.
Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there."
Barbara Buono stated on January 28, 2013 in an interview on NJToday: "New Jersey has lost over half of our pharmaceutical jobs to states you know, not low-tax states like in the South, but high-tax states like New York."
Gary Sasse stated on February 10, 2013 in an appearance on 10 News Conference: Of six Rhode Island tax-credit programs worth about $35 million, "three companies got 90 percent of that -- CVS and two companies not even located in the state of Rhode Island."
Tim Knopp stated on February 12, 2013 in a press release: Knopp says he upheld a campaign promise not to join the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C. : If the sequester hits, federal prosecutors will have to "let criminals go."
Ohio Republican Party stated on February 19, 2013 in a Tweet: "Kewpie burgers are delicious. An Ohio institution. And they'll cost less thanks to John Kasich's tax cut."
Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops stated on February 19, 2013 in a committee hearing on domestic partnerships: "In other jurisdictions where (a domestic partnership registry) has been enacted, we have seen that fewer people enter into marriage."
Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: Says if Congress doesn’t avoid the sequester, "tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids."
Eric Cantor stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release.: "The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft to study the impact it had on their brain."
Vincent Fort stated on February 5, 2013 in a Twitter post: "What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business."
Kenneth Block stated on January 24, 2013 in a television interview: "More than 9,000 Rhode Island voters used the Moderate Party master lever mechanism and they didn't have a single Moderate on their ballot."
John Kasich stated on February 4, 2013 in a news conference: Without a Medicaid expansion, 275,000 more Ohioans could be getting their primary care in emergency rooms, costing "everybody a lot of money."
Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: If the sequester hits, "hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings."
Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: The sequester "won’t consider whether we’re cutting some bloated program that has outlived its usefulness, or a vital service that Americans depend on every single day. It doesn’t make those distinctions."
Sarah Eckhardt stated on February 18, 2013 in an email blast.: Says Travis County's unemployment rate is below the national average while its poverty rate exceeds the national average--and local poverty is rising.
Bill Jackson stated on February 11, 2013 in a meeting: "There’s more murders with hammers last year than...shotguns and pistols and AK-47s."
Jon Bramnick stated on February 8, 2013 in a panel discussion for "On The Record with Michael Aron": Says, "when this governor came to office, he had (an) 11 billion dollar - I call it mismanagement – deficit."
Ted Cruz stated on February 1, 2013 in a Politico column.: Says Chuck Hagel’s nomination as defense secretary "has been publicly celebrated by the Iranian government."
Josh Mandel stated on February 11, 2013 in a letter to Ohio lawmakers: Federal spending on entitlements "is projected to consume all revenue by 2045."
David Cote stated on February 11, 2013 in a speech during a “Fix the Debt” press event: "The only time in our history when the debt has been higher than this was the end of World War II."
Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an article in the Daily Caller: Says after Hurricane Sandy, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg "refused to allow the National Guard into the city to restore civil order because Guardsmen carry guns!"
Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an op-ed for the Daily Caller: "The president flagrantly defies the 2006 federal law ordering the construction of a secure border fence along the entire Mexican border."
David Plouffe stated on February 17, 2013 in an interview: "The group that supported the president’s health care bill the most? Latinos."
Ron Johnson stated on February 13, 2013 in a radio interview: "Nobody in total is proposing cutting anything. We’re trying to reduce the rate of growth in government."
Paul Broun stated on February 13, 2013 in an interview: "There are more people killed with baseball bats and hammers than are killed with guns."
Bob Stacey stated on November 26, 2012 in in a memo: Says "If Oregon’s Legislature simply authorizes $450 million for the CRC, it will … leave Oregon holding the bag for a great deal more cost responsibility."
Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an op-ed in the Daily Caller: "Phoenix is already one of the kidnapping capitals of the world."
Steny Hoyer stated on February 12, 2013 in a media availability with reporters: "The majority of (the American people) voted for a Democratic House."
Dave Joyce stated on February 13, 2013 in a radio interview: "There are 3 million jobs that go vacant each month in this country."
