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 Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on April 24, 2010 in a radio address: Says the American public "overwhelmingly opposed" Democratic-steered health care plan. Charlie Crist stated on April 29, 2010 in various comments over the past few months: On whether to run for the U.S. Senate as an independent. Marco Rubio stated on April 28, 2010 in a campaign memo.: "By registration fewer than 20 percent of Florida voters are Independents." Tim James stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to "increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English." Alan Grayson stated on April 26, 2010 in an email: The more than $800,000 raised by the Alan Grayson campaign last quarter was "#1 among all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives." Arlen Specter stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Daily Rundown: "Congress can tell [the Supreme Court] which cases they ought to hear. We have that authority." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "We've got a 1,000 National Guard troop request that's been in front of this president for over a year and no response." Alfredo Gutierrez stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: The new Arizona immigration law "says that any police officer can stop anyone who appears to them to be reasonably suspicious of being an undocumented person." John Huppenthal stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: Under the new Arizona immigration law, police can't stop someone to check their immigration status unless they think they see something illegal. Allen West stated on April 26, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website: "Currently we have some 40-45% of Americans who are not paying any taxes." George Will stated on April 25, 2010 in a panel discussion on ABC This Week: "What the Arizona law does is make a state crime out of something that already is... a federal crime." Ed Whitacre stated on April 21, 2010 in a TV ad: GM has "repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule." Daniel Webster stated on April 22, 2010 in announcing his campaign for the U.S. House.: Gov. Lawton Chiles said "if I were to become ... become speaker of the House it would be (his) worst nightmare." Alan Grayson stated on April 22, 2010 in a statement.: "Daniel Webster said he's out. Now he says he's in." Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "Fifteen years ago, the assets of the six largest banks in this country totaled 17 percent of GDP ... The assets of the six largest banks in the United States today total 63 percent of GDP." Bill O'Reilly stated on April 13, 2010 in a segment on the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor: "We researched to find out if anybody on Fox News had ever said you're going to jail if you don't buy health insurance. Nobody's ever said it." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "Everyone in this country has access to health care." Chet Edwards stated on April 21, 2010 in a campaign video: Republican challenger Bill Flores "has never once voted in a general election in our district." Charlie Justice stated on April 14, 2010 in a web ad.: Links jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff to Rep. C.W. Bill Young. Charlie Justice stated on April 14, 2010 in a Web ad: "Bill Young uses his campaign money for, among other things, a luxury car." Charlie Justice stated on April 14, 2010 in a web ad.: U.S. Rep. Bill Young "has accepted $737,000 from lobbyists and recipients of his earmarks." Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The financial services bill will end "too-big-to-fail." Bill White stated on April 20, 2010 in an interview: Says Gov. Rick Perry has never held a private-sector job. Bob Corker stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Banking Committee voted a 1,336-page bill "out of committee in 21 minutes with no amendments, with the understanding that before the bill came to the floor, we would reach this bipartisan agreement." Bill White stated on April 13, 2010 in a press release: "By the end of Governor Rick Perry's term, he will have drained Texas taxpayers ... of more than $360,000 to pay for the rental mansion he has been living in while the historic Governor's Mansion is repaired." House Natural Resources Committee Republicans stated on April 5, 2010 in a news release posted on his website.: "Obama did not open new lands to offshore drilling – all of these areas were already open for drilling once Congress and President Bush lifted the moratorium in 2008. Instead, President Obama yesterday announced what areas he would CLOSE to offshore drilling." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on April 5, 2010 in a town hall in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.: "We actually have not required in this law that you carry health insurance." Rick Scott stated on April 19, 2010 in a post on Facebook.: "Thanks to you, in under one week we have the largest GOP (Facebook) page in the Governor's race!" Lamar Alexander stated on March 9, 2010 in an op-ed article: "No member of the American public has ever been killed by commercial nuclear power — a record unmatched by other fuels." Barack Obama stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview with CNBC's John Harwood : "The vast majority of the money I got was from small donors all across the country.''
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Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on April 24, 2010 in a radio address: Says the American public "overwhelmingly opposed" Democratic-steered health care plan. Charlie Crist stated on April 29, 2010 in various comments over the past few months: On whether to run for the U.S. Senate as an independent. Marco Rubio stated on April 28, 2010 in a campaign memo.: "By registration fewer than 20 percent of Florida voters are Independents." Tim James stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to "increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English." Alan Grayson stated on April 26, 2010 in an email: The more than $800,000 raised by the Alan Grayson campaign last quarter was "#1 among all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives." Arlen Specter stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Daily Rundown: "Congress can tell [the Supreme Court] which cases they ought to hear. We have that authority." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "We've got a 1,000 National Guard troop request that's been in front of this president for over a year and no response." Alfredo Gutierrez stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: The new Arizona immigration law "says that any police officer can stop anyone who appears to them to be reasonably suspicious of being an undocumented person." John Huppenthal stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: Under the new Arizona immigration law, police can't stop someone to check their immigration status unless they think they see something illegal. Allen West stated on April 26, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website: "Currently we have some 40-45% of Americans who are not paying any taxes." George Will stated on April 25, 2010 in a panel discussion on ABC This Week: "What the Arizona law does is make a state crime out of something that already is... a federal crime." Ed Whitacre stated on April 21, 2010 in a TV ad: GM has "repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule." Daniel Webster stated on April 22, 2010 in announcing his campaign for the U.S. House.: Gov. Lawton Chiles said "if I were to become ... become speaker of the House it would be (his) worst nightmare." Alan Grayson stated on April 22, 2010 in a statement.: "Daniel Webster said he's out. Now he says he's in." Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "Fifteen years ago, the assets of the six largest banks in this country totaled 17 percent of GDP ... The assets of the six largest banks in the United States today total 63 percent of GDP." Bill O'Reilly stated on April 13, 2010 in a segment on the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor: "We researched to find out if anybody on Fox News had ever said you're going to jail if you don't buy health insurance. Nobody's ever said it." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "Everyone in this country has access to health care." Chet Edwards stated on April 21, 2010 in a campaign video: Republican challenger Bill Flores "has never once voted in a general election in our district." Charlie Justice stated on April 14, 2010 in a web ad.: Links jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff to Rep. C.W. Bill Young. Charlie Justice stated on April 14, 2010 in a Web ad: "Bill Young uses his campaign money for, among other things, a luxury car." Charlie Justice stated on April 14, 2010 in a web ad.: U.S. Rep. Bill Young "has accepted $737,000 from lobbyists and recipients of his earmarks." Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The financial services bill will end "too-big-to-fail." Bill White stated on April 20, 2010 in an interview: Says Gov. Rick Perry has never held a private-sector job. Bob Corker stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Banking Committee voted a 1,336-page bill "out of committee in 21 minutes with no amendments, with the understanding that before the bill came to the floor, we would reach this bipartisan agreement." Bill White stated on April 13, 2010 in a press release: "By the end of Governor Rick Perry's term, he will have drained Texas taxpayers ... of more than $360,000 to pay for the rental mansion he has been living in while the historic Governor's Mansion is repaired." House Natural Resources Committee Republicans stated on April 5, 2010 in a news release posted on his website.: "Obama did not open new lands to offshore drilling – all of these areas were already open for drilling once Congress and President Bush lifted the moratorium in 2008. Instead, President Obama yesterday announced what areas he would CLOSE to offshore drilling." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on April 5, 2010 in a town hall in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.: "We actually have not required in this law that you carry health insurance." Rick Scott stated on April 19, 2010 in a post on Facebook.: "Thanks to you, in under one week we have the largest GOP (Facebook) page in the Governor's race!" Lamar Alexander stated on March 9, 2010 in an op-ed article: "No member of the American public has ever been killed by commercial nuclear power — a record unmatched by other fuels." Barack Obama stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview with CNBC's John Harwood : "The vast majority of the money I got was from small donors all across the country.''
Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on April 24, 2010 in a radio address: Says the American public "overwhelmingly opposed" Democratic-steered health care plan.
Charlie Crist stated on April 29, 2010 in various comments over the past few months: On whether to run for the U.S. Senate as an independent.
Marco Rubio stated on April 28, 2010 in a campaign memo.: "By registration fewer than 20 percent of Florida voters are Independents."
Tim James stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to "increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English."
Alan Grayson stated on April 26, 2010 in an email: The more than $800,000 raised by the Alan Grayson campaign last quarter was "#1 among all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives."
Arlen Specter stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Daily Rundown: "Congress can tell [the Supreme Court] which cases they ought to hear. We have that authority."
Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "We've got a 1,000 National Guard troop request that's been in front of this president for over a year and no response."
Alfredo Gutierrez stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: The new Arizona immigration law "says that any police officer can stop anyone who appears to them to be reasonably suspicious of being an undocumented person."
John Huppenthal stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: Under the new Arizona immigration law, police can't stop someone to check their immigration status unless they think they see something illegal.
Allen West stated on April 26, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website: "Currently we have some 40-45% of Americans who are not paying any taxes."
George Will stated on April 25, 2010 in a panel discussion on ABC This Week: "What the Arizona law does is make a state crime out of something that already is... a federal crime."
Ed Whitacre stated on April 21, 2010 in a TV ad: GM has "repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule."
Daniel Webster stated on April 22, 2010 in announcing his campaign for the U.S. House.: Gov. Lawton Chiles said "if I were to become ... become speaker of the House it would be (his) worst nightmare."
Alan Grayson stated on April 22, 2010 in a statement.: "Daniel Webster said he's out. Now he says he's in."
Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "Fifteen years ago, the assets of the six largest banks in this country totaled 17 percent of GDP ... The assets of the six largest banks in the United States today total 63 percent of GDP."
Bill O'Reilly stated on April 13, 2010 in a segment on the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor: "We researched to find out if anybody on Fox News had ever said you're going to jail if you don't buy health insurance. Nobody's ever said it."
Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "Everyone in this country has access to health care."
Chet Edwards stated on April 21, 2010 in a campaign video: Republican challenger Bill Flores "has never once voted in a general election in our district."
Charlie Justice stated on April 14, 2010 in a web ad.: Links jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff to Rep. C.W. Bill Young.
Charlie Justice stated on April 14, 2010 in a Web ad: "Bill Young uses his campaign money for, among other things, a luxury car."
Charlie Justice stated on April 14, 2010 in a web ad.: U.S. Rep. Bill Young "has accepted $737,000 from lobbyists and recipients of his earmarks."
Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The financial services bill will end "too-big-to-fail."
Bill White stated on April 20, 2010 in an interview: Says Gov. Rick Perry has never held a private-sector job.
Bob Corker stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Banking Committee voted a 1,336-page bill "out of committee in 21 minutes with no amendments, with the understanding that before the bill came to the floor, we would reach this bipartisan agreement."
Bill White stated on April 13, 2010 in a press release: "By the end of Governor Rick Perry's term, he will have drained Texas taxpayers ... of more than $360,000 to pay for the rental mansion he has been living in while the historic Governor's Mansion is repaired."
House Natural Resources Committee Republicans stated on April 5, 2010 in a news release posted on his website.: "Obama did not open new lands to offshore drilling – all of these areas were already open for drilling once Congress and President Bush lifted the moratorium in 2008. Instead, President Obama yesterday announced what areas he would CLOSE to offshore drilling."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on April 5, 2010 in a town hall in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.: "We actually have not required in this law that you carry health insurance."
Rick Scott stated on April 19, 2010 in a post on Facebook.: "Thanks to you, in under one week we have the largest GOP (Facebook) page in the Governor's race!"
Lamar Alexander stated on March 9, 2010 in an op-ed article: "No member of the American public has ever been killed by commercial nuclear power — a record unmatched by other fuels."
Barack Obama stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview with CNBC's John Harwood : "The vast majority of the money I got was from small donors all across the country.''
