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 Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail.: When Obama went to Pakistan in 1981, he could not have been traveling as a U.S. citizen. Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail: A transcript released by Occidental College proves that Barack Obama was an Indonesian citizen. Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Justice Antonin Scalia agreed for the Supreme Court to hear a case about whether Barack Obama is eligible to be President. Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "In renewable and advanced energy manufacturing projects, Ohio now ranks first among the 50 states." Kendrick Meek stated on July 26, 2010 in a television ad: "Warren Buffett called (Jeff) Greene's scheme 'financial weapons of mass destruction.' " Yvette McGee Brown stated on June 22, 2010 in speech on urban issues: "The first professional baseball team was from an Ohio city." Jeb Hensarling stated on July 8, 2010 in a speech: "Today almost half our debt is owned by foreigners." Chris Carpenter stated on July 24, 2010 in radio news story: "Nobody’s invited us" to the Obama events in Atlanta. Peter Kilmartin stated on June 28, 2010 in a speech at the state Democratic convention: For every $1 spent on afterschool programs, "we can save over $5, almost $6, in crime costs down the line." Bill McCollum stated on July 29, 2010 in talking with reporters.: "There's no negative advertising in my campaign at all." Dave Aronberg stated on July 26, 2010 in a mailer: Dave Aronberg "was the first to demand that BP create a billion-dollar fund to pay for the devastation." Mark Dayton stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Tim Pawlenty has cut education funding in Minnesota. Classrooms are overcrowded. Districts have gone to four-day school weeks." Tim Pawlenty stated on July 26, 2010 in a breakfast with journalists in Washington, D.C.: "I don't think the argument can be credibly made that the United States of America is undertaxed compared to our competitors." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2010 in remarks at a bill signing: The president's budget "would take ... non-defense spending to its lowest level ... as a percentage of the economy since JFK." Progress Ohio stated on March 12, 2010 in a video posted online in a blog article: "In 2009, Yost spent 2.5 times more money than it took to run the (prosecutor’s) office before he got there." Donna Brazile stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": Over the last 10 years, incomes for the top 1 percent "have grown." Meanwhile, the bottom half of the country, "they've seen their wages stagnate." Dave Aronberg stated on July 26, 2010 in an editorial board interview: "There are more pain clinics in Broward County than there are McDonald's in Broward County." Sanford Bishop stated on July 21, 2010 in a statement: Claims that Rep. Sanford Bishop votes similar to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are "inaccurate." Kendrick Meek stated on July 26, 2010 in a television ad: Democratic candidate Jeff Greene "ran for Congress as a California Republican." Dan Gelber stated on July 26, 2010 in a campaign flier.: Dave Aronberg's career legal experience is "less than two years as Asst. AG/private attorney." Rob Portman stated on June 30, 2010 in a news release: Since the Democrats’ stimulus went into effect last year, Ohio has lost about 150,000 Jobs. David Gregory stated on July 25, 2010 in an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on NBC's Meet the Press: "25 percent of our economy is the financial sector." Lee Fisher stated on July 12, 2010 in a campaign statement: Rob Portman’s "plan to tax, slash and privatize" Social Security "would devastate Ohioans." Erick Erickson stated on July 26, 2010 in a blog post: Republican candidate for governor Nathan Deal "explicitly voted to fund abortions ..." Jeff Greene stated on July 23, 2010 in a campaign flier: Kendrick Meek was "#1 in Florida in taking tobacco cash and then opposed a tax on cigars that would have helped pay for children's health care." Lincoln Chafee stated on July 27, 2010 in in a comment on the John DePetro Show: "I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock." Marc Morial stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Latino unemployment rate is higher than the white rate and the black rate is higher than the Latino rate. Stephen Hayes stated on July 25, 2010 in on ABC News' "This Week.": People in the top tax bracket, "these so-called wealthy, most of them are small-business owners." Jeanne Shaheen stated on July 20, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "For every dollar we put in unemployment, it pays back about $1.60." Timothy Geithner stated on July 25, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "We've seen six months of positive job growth by the private sector."
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Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail.: When Obama went to Pakistan in 1981, he could not have been traveling as a U.S. citizen. Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail: A transcript released by Occidental College proves that Barack Obama was an Indonesian citizen. Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Justice Antonin Scalia agreed for the Supreme Court to hear a case about whether Barack Obama is eligible to be President. Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "In renewable and advanced energy manufacturing projects, Ohio now ranks first among the 50 states." Kendrick Meek stated on July 26, 2010 in a television ad: "Warren Buffett called (Jeff) Greene's scheme 'financial weapons of mass destruction.' " Yvette McGee Brown stated on June 22, 2010 in speech on urban issues: "The first professional baseball team was from an Ohio city." Jeb Hensarling stated on July 8, 2010 in a speech: "Today almost half our debt is owned by foreigners." Chris Carpenter stated on July 24, 2010 in radio news story: "Nobody’s invited us" to the Obama events in Atlanta. Peter Kilmartin stated on June 28, 2010 in a speech at the state Democratic convention: For every $1 spent on afterschool programs, "we can save over $5, almost $6, in crime costs down the line." Bill McCollum stated on July 29, 2010 in talking with reporters.: "There's no negative advertising in my campaign at all." Dave Aronberg stated on July 26, 2010 in a mailer: Dave Aronberg "was the first to demand that BP create a billion-dollar fund to pay for the devastation." Mark Dayton stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Tim Pawlenty has cut education funding in Minnesota. Classrooms are overcrowded. Districts have gone to four-day school weeks." Tim Pawlenty stated on July 26, 2010 in a breakfast with journalists in Washington, D.C.: "I don't think the argument can be credibly made that the United States of America is undertaxed compared to our competitors." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2010 in remarks at a bill signing: The president's budget "would take ... non-defense spending to its lowest level ... as a percentage of the economy since JFK." Progress Ohio stated on March 12, 2010 in a video posted online in a blog article: "In 2009, Yost spent 2.5 times more money than it took to run the (prosecutor’s) office before he got there." Donna Brazile stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": Over the last 10 years, incomes for the top 1 percent "have grown." Meanwhile, the bottom half of the country, "they've seen their wages stagnate." Dave Aronberg stated on July 26, 2010 in an editorial board interview: "There are more pain clinics in Broward County than there are McDonald's in Broward County." Sanford Bishop stated on July 21, 2010 in a statement: Claims that Rep. Sanford Bishop votes similar to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are "inaccurate." Kendrick Meek stated on July 26, 2010 in a television ad: Democratic candidate Jeff Greene "ran for Congress as a California Republican." Dan Gelber stated on July 26, 2010 in a campaign flier.: Dave Aronberg's career legal experience is "less than two years as Asst. AG/private attorney." Rob Portman stated on June 30, 2010 in a news release: Since the Democrats’ stimulus went into effect last year, Ohio has lost about 150,000 Jobs. David Gregory stated on July 25, 2010 in an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on NBC's Meet the Press: "25 percent of our economy is the financial sector." Lee Fisher stated on July 12, 2010 in a campaign statement: Rob Portman’s "plan to tax, slash and privatize" Social Security "would devastate Ohioans." Erick Erickson stated on July 26, 2010 in a blog post: Republican candidate for governor Nathan Deal "explicitly voted to fund abortions ..." Jeff Greene stated on July 23, 2010 in a campaign flier: Kendrick Meek was "#1 in Florida in taking tobacco cash and then opposed a tax on cigars that would have helped pay for children's health care." Lincoln Chafee stated on July 27, 2010 in in a comment on the John DePetro Show: "I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock." Marc Morial stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Latino unemployment rate is higher than the white rate and the black rate is higher than the Latino rate. Stephen Hayes stated on July 25, 2010 in on ABC News' "This Week.": People in the top tax bracket, "these so-called wealthy, most of them are small-business owners." Jeanne Shaheen stated on July 20, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "For every dollar we put in unemployment, it pays back about $1.60." Timothy Geithner stated on July 25, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "We've seen six months of positive job growth by the private sector."
Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail.: When Obama went to Pakistan in 1981, he could not have been traveling as a U.S. citizen.
Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail: A transcript released by Occidental College proves that Barack Obama was an Indonesian citizen.
Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Justice Antonin Scalia agreed for the Supreme Court to hear a case about whether Barack Obama is eligible to be President.
Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "In renewable and advanced energy manufacturing projects, Ohio now ranks first among the 50 states."
Kendrick Meek stated on July 26, 2010 in a television ad: "Warren Buffett called (Jeff) Greene's scheme 'financial weapons of mass destruction.' "
Yvette McGee Brown stated on June 22, 2010 in speech on urban issues: "The first professional baseball team was from an Ohio city."
Jeb Hensarling stated on July 8, 2010 in a speech: "Today almost half our debt is owned by foreigners."
Chris Carpenter stated on July 24, 2010 in radio news story: "Nobody’s invited us" to the Obama events in Atlanta.
Peter Kilmartin stated on June 28, 2010 in a speech at the state Democratic convention: For every $1 spent on afterschool programs, "we can save over $5, almost $6, in crime costs down the line."
Bill McCollum stated on July 29, 2010 in talking with reporters.: "There's no negative advertising in my campaign at all."
Dave Aronberg stated on July 26, 2010 in a mailer: Dave Aronberg "was the first to demand that BP create a billion-dollar fund to pay for the devastation."
Mark Dayton stated on July 14, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Tim Pawlenty has cut education funding in Minnesota. Classrooms are overcrowded. Districts have gone to four-day school weeks."
Tim Pawlenty stated on July 26, 2010 in a breakfast with journalists in Washington, D.C.: "I don't think the argument can be credibly made that the United States of America is undertaxed compared to our competitors."
Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2010 in remarks at a bill signing: The president's budget "would take ... non-defense spending to its lowest level ... as a percentage of the economy since JFK."
Progress Ohio stated on March 12, 2010 in a video posted online in a blog article: "In 2009, Yost spent 2.5 times more money than it took to run the (prosecutor’s) office before he got there."
Donna Brazile stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": Over the last 10 years, incomes for the top 1 percent "have grown." Meanwhile, the bottom half of the country, "they've seen their wages stagnate."
Dave Aronberg stated on July 26, 2010 in an editorial board interview: "There are more pain clinics in Broward County than there are McDonald's in Broward County."
Sanford Bishop stated on July 21, 2010 in a statement: Claims that Rep. Sanford Bishop votes similar to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are "inaccurate."
Kendrick Meek stated on July 26, 2010 in a television ad: Democratic candidate Jeff Greene "ran for Congress as a California Republican."
Dan Gelber stated on July 26, 2010 in a campaign flier.: Dave Aronberg's career legal experience is "less than two years as Asst. AG/private attorney."
Rob Portman stated on June 30, 2010 in a news release: Since the Democrats’ stimulus went into effect last year, Ohio has lost about 150,000 Jobs.
David Gregory stated on July 25, 2010 in an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on NBC's Meet the Press: "25 percent of our economy is the financial sector."
Lee Fisher stated on July 12, 2010 in a campaign statement: Rob Portman’s "plan to tax, slash and privatize" Social Security "would devastate Ohioans."
Erick Erickson stated on July 26, 2010 in a blog post: Republican candidate for governor Nathan Deal "explicitly voted to fund abortions ..."
Jeff Greene stated on July 23, 2010 in a campaign flier: Kendrick Meek was "#1 in Florida in taking tobacco cash and then opposed a tax on cigars that would have helped pay for children's health care."
Lincoln Chafee stated on July 27, 2010 in in a comment on the John DePetro Show: "I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock."
Marc Morial stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Latino unemployment rate is higher than the white rate and the black rate is higher than the Latino rate.
Stephen Hayes stated on July 25, 2010 in on ABC News' "This Week.": People in the top tax bracket, "these so-called wealthy, most of them are small-business owners."
Jeanne Shaheen stated on July 20, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "For every dollar we put in unemployment, it pays back about $1.60."
Timothy Geithner stated on July 25, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "We've seen six months of positive job growth by the private sector."
