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 Richard Saslaw stated on April 16, 2011 in an interview.: On redistricting. Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with George Stephanopoulos: On whether the federal debt limit should be raised JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on April 20, 2011 in remarks at a news conference: "There are legitimate and widespread anomalies, and widespread questions about the conduct of (the Wisconsin Supreme Court) election, most visibly in Waukesha County, but also in counties around the state." Barack Obama stated on April 26, 2011 in an interview: Says "we have now more Border Patrol officers … than we’ve had at any time in our history." Dennis Kucinich stated on April 13, 2011 in a radio interview: The Bush tax cuts "helped to create a substantial part of the deficit." Victoria Taft stated on April 25, 2011 in a tweet: "A $250 fine if you're caught with a plastic bag coming out of a store. Plastic bag police anyone?" Texans for Economic Development stated on April 19, 2011 in a web banner ad.: "Texans spend $2.5 billion gambling in our neighboring states every year." Barack Obama stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: Says stories about his birth certificate drowned out media coverage of the Republican and White House budget plans the week of April 11. Richard Corcoran stated on April 27, 2011 in comments during House floor debate: "90 percent of babies with Down syndrome are aborted." Gordon Robertson stated on April 23, 2011 in a TV interview.: President Obama was "raised Muslim." John Boehner stated on April 25, 2011 in an interview with ABC news: President Barack Obama "took exactly none of his own deficit reduction commission’s ideas. Not one." Joe Biden stated on April 19, 2011 in a speech in Cleveland: "We have created more jobs in this last year than the Bush administration (did) in eight years." Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: After the U.S.-led military alliance ejected Saddam Hussein’s forces from Kuwait in 1991, the Kuwaitis "never paid us." Leo Berman stated on April 27, 2011 in a Texas Tribune article: Says the hospital listed on Barack Obama’s just-publicized long-form birth certificate denies the president was born there. Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: "CNN did a poll recently where Obama and I are statistically tied." Mike Haridopolos stated on April 26, 2011 in comments announcing a budget deal with the Florida House of Representatives: Says "many states" are floundering under crushing deficit spending. Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for." Allie McCullen stated on March 2, 2011 in a speech: "The Georgia Lottery Corp. has only once in the past 16 years paid out the agreed upon 35 percent of proceeds to the account which funds the HOPE scholarship." Cheryl Grossman stated on April 12, 2011 in a news conference: "As far as standing committees, we have 10 fewer standing committees. So we’ve saved the state about a quarter-of-a-million dollars through the reduction of the standing committees." Miguel Diaz de la Portilla stated on April 15, 2011 in a Senate Rules Committee meeting: In early voting in Miami-Dade County, "there is a trickle of two or three people a day at a very high cost to keep those public libraries and polls open." Eric Eisnaugle stated on April 21, 2011 in comments made on the House floor: "Mickey Mouse was registered to vote (in Florida)." Tim Grendell stated on April 18, 2011 in a forum on the state budget: "In Senate Bill 5, there is this new method of evaluating teachers. … You’re also going to be rated on what the parents think of you and they can send questionnaires and surveys home to parents." Randy Forbes stated on April 14, 2011 in a press release.: "Each day our nation pays communist China $73.9 million in interest on our debt." Paul Krugman stated on April 18, 2011 in a newspaper column: "Large majorities" of the public "oppose major changes to Medicare" and favor higher taxes on the wealthy. Donald Trump stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia." Stephen Wise stated on March 31, 2011 in in a Senate Education PreK-12 committee hearing: "Every person on death row was a foster kid." Dan Kapanke stated on March 16, 2011 in interviews with various media outlets: Says protesters at the Wisconsin state Capitol on the night the state Senate passed collective bargaining changes damaged the windshield of his car. Nathan Deal stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech: "Over the last 10 years, Georgia's public health has declined." Kitty Boitnott stated on April 20, 2011 in a radio interview.: Salaries for Virginia’s teachers are below the national average. Sherrod Brown stated on April 14, 2011 in a Senate committee hearing: "Foreign companies in the United States have a significantly higher unionization rate than other companies overall."
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Richard Saslaw stated on April 16, 2011 in an interview.: On redistricting. Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with George Stephanopoulos: On whether the federal debt limit should be raised JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on April 20, 2011 in remarks at a news conference: "There are legitimate and widespread anomalies, and widespread questions about the conduct of (the Wisconsin Supreme Court) election, most visibly in Waukesha County, but also in counties around the state." Barack Obama stated on April 26, 2011 in an interview: Says "we have now more Border Patrol officers … than we’ve had at any time in our history." Dennis Kucinich stated on April 13, 2011 in a radio interview: The Bush tax cuts "helped to create a substantial part of the deficit." Victoria Taft stated on April 25, 2011 in a tweet: "A $250 fine if you're caught with a plastic bag coming out of a store. Plastic bag police anyone?" Texans for Economic Development stated on April 19, 2011 in a web banner ad.: "Texans spend $2.5 billion gambling in our neighboring states every year." Barack Obama stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: Says stories about his birth certificate drowned out media coverage of the Republican and White House budget plans the week of April 11. Richard Corcoran stated on April 27, 2011 in comments during House floor debate: "90 percent of babies with Down syndrome are aborted." Gordon Robertson stated on April 23, 2011 in a TV interview.: President Obama was "raised Muslim." John Boehner stated on April 25, 2011 in an interview with ABC news: President Barack Obama "took exactly none of his own deficit reduction commission’s ideas. Not one." Joe Biden stated on April 19, 2011 in a speech in Cleveland: "We have created more jobs in this last year than the Bush administration (did) in eight years." Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: After the U.S.-led military alliance ejected Saddam Hussein’s forces from Kuwait in 1991, the Kuwaitis "never paid us." Leo Berman stated on April 27, 2011 in a Texas Tribune article: Says the hospital listed on Barack Obama’s just-publicized long-form birth certificate denies the president was born there. Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: "CNN did a poll recently where Obama and I are statistically tied." Mike Haridopolos stated on April 26, 2011 in comments announcing a budget deal with the Florida House of Representatives: Says "many states" are floundering under crushing deficit spending. Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for." Allie McCullen stated on March 2, 2011 in a speech: "The Georgia Lottery Corp. has only once in the past 16 years paid out the agreed upon 35 percent of proceeds to the account which funds the HOPE scholarship." Cheryl Grossman stated on April 12, 2011 in a news conference: "As far as standing committees, we have 10 fewer standing committees. So we’ve saved the state about a quarter-of-a-million dollars through the reduction of the standing committees." Miguel Diaz de la Portilla stated on April 15, 2011 in a Senate Rules Committee meeting: In early voting in Miami-Dade County, "there is a trickle of two or three people a day at a very high cost to keep those public libraries and polls open." Eric Eisnaugle stated on April 21, 2011 in comments made on the House floor: "Mickey Mouse was registered to vote (in Florida)." Tim Grendell stated on April 18, 2011 in a forum on the state budget: "In Senate Bill 5, there is this new method of evaluating teachers. … You’re also going to be rated on what the parents think of you and they can send questionnaires and surveys home to parents." Randy Forbes stated on April 14, 2011 in a press release.: "Each day our nation pays communist China $73.9 million in interest on our debt." Paul Krugman stated on April 18, 2011 in a newspaper column: "Large majorities" of the public "oppose major changes to Medicare" and favor higher taxes on the wealthy. Donald Trump stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia." Stephen Wise stated on March 31, 2011 in in a Senate Education PreK-12 committee hearing: "Every person on death row was a foster kid." Dan Kapanke stated on March 16, 2011 in interviews with various media outlets: Says protesters at the Wisconsin state Capitol on the night the state Senate passed collective bargaining changes damaged the windshield of his car. Nathan Deal stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech: "Over the last 10 years, Georgia's public health has declined." Kitty Boitnott stated on April 20, 2011 in a radio interview.: Salaries for Virginia’s teachers are below the national average. Sherrod Brown stated on April 14, 2011 in a Senate committee hearing: "Foreign companies in the United States have a significantly higher unionization rate than other companies overall."
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with George Stephanopoulos: On whether the federal debt limit should be raised
JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on April 20, 2011 in remarks at a news conference: "There are legitimate and widespread anomalies, and widespread questions about the conduct of (the Wisconsin Supreme Court) election, most visibly in Waukesha County, but also in counties around the state."
Barack Obama stated on April 26, 2011 in an interview: Says "we have now more Border Patrol officers … than we’ve had at any time in our history."
Dennis Kucinich stated on April 13, 2011 in a radio interview: The Bush tax cuts "helped to create a substantial part of the deficit."
Victoria Taft stated on April 25, 2011 in a tweet: "A $250 fine if you're caught with a plastic bag coming out of a store. Plastic bag police anyone?"
Texans for Economic Development stated on April 19, 2011 in a web banner ad.: "Texans spend $2.5 billion gambling in our neighboring states every year."
Barack Obama stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: Says stories about his birth certificate drowned out media coverage of the Republican and White House budget plans the week of April 11.
Richard Corcoran stated on April 27, 2011 in comments during House floor debate: "90 percent of babies with Down syndrome are aborted."
John Boehner stated on April 25, 2011 in an interview with ABC news: President Barack Obama "took exactly none of his own deficit reduction commission’s ideas. Not one."
Joe Biden stated on April 19, 2011 in a speech in Cleveland: "We have created more jobs in this last year than the Bush administration (did) in eight years."
Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: After the U.S.-led military alliance ejected Saddam Hussein’s forces from Kuwait in 1991, the Kuwaitis "never paid us."
Leo Berman stated on April 27, 2011 in a Texas Tribune article: Says the hospital listed on Barack Obama’s just-publicized long-form birth certificate denies the president was born there.
Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: "CNN did a poll recently where Obama and I are statistically tied."
Mike Haridopolos stated on April 26, 2011 in comments announcing a budget deal with the Florida House of Representatives: Says "many states" are floundering under crushing deficit spending.
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for."
Allie McCullen stated on March 2, 2011 in a speech: "The Georgia Lottery Corp. has only once in the past 16 years paid out the agreed upon 35 percent of proceeds to the account which funds the HOPE scholarship."
Cheryl Grossman stated on April 12, 2011 in a news conference: "As far as standing committees, we have 10 fewer standing committees. So we’ve saved the state about a quarter-of-a-million dollars through the reduction of the standing committees."
Miguel Diaz de la Portilla stated on April 15, 2011 in a Senate Rules Committee meeting: In early voting in Miami-Dade County, "there is a trickle of two or three people a day at a very high cost to keep those public libraries and polls open."
Eric Eisnaugle stated on April 21, 2011 in comments made on the House floor: "Mickey Mouse was registered to vote (in Florida)."
Tim Grendell stated on April 18, 2011 in a forum on the state budget: "In Senate Bill 5, there is this new method of evaluating teachers. … You’re also going to be rated on what the parents think of you and they can send questionnaires and surveys home to parents."
Randy Forbes stated on April 14, 2011 in a press release.: "Each day our nation pays communist China $73.9 million in interest on our debt."
Paul Krugman stated on April 18, 2011 in a newspaper column: "Large majorities" of the public "oppose major changes to Medicare" and favor higher taxes on the wealthy.
Donald Trump stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia."
Stephen Wise stated on March 31, 2011 in in a Senate Education PreK-12 committee hearing: "Every person on death row was a foster kid."
Dan Kapanke stated on March 16, 2011 in interviews with various media outlets: Says protesters at the Wisconsin state Capitol on the night the state Senate passed collective bargaining changes damaged the windshield of his car.
Nathan Deal stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech: "Over the last 10 years, Georgia's public health has declined."
Kitty Boitnott stated on April 20, 2011 in a radio interview.: Salaries for Virginia’s teachers are below the national average.
Sherrod Brown stated on April 14, 2011 in a Senate committee hearing: "Foreign companies in the United States have a significantly higher unionization rate than other companies overall."
