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 Allen West stated on December 8, 2012 in a weekly newsletter: "This week the House of Representatives voted to remove the word ‘lunatic’ from federal law." Jim Moran stated on November 21, 2012 in a letter.: Says budget savings by reducing pay and benefits for federal employees total $103 billion over 10 years -- more than $50,000 per worker. Thomas Ratliff stated on December 10, 2012 in an opinion column.: Says Massachusetts has three state-mandated student tests and Finland just one. Mike Tate stated on December 3, 2012 in a blog post: "Scott Walker has even removed the 250,000 jobs promise from his website." ACLU Foundation of Georgia stated on December 7, 2012 in a press release: "In the last 15 years, we've witnessed a dramatic expansion in the jailing of immigrants, from about 70,000 people detained annually to about 400,000." Kelly Ayotte stated on December 2, 2012 in in an interview on CNN’s State of the Union.: President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal "couldn't get support from either party in the House or the Senate." Scott Walker stated on December 12, 2012 in a speech: Wisconsin has created "just under 100,000" jobs since he took office. Lou Greenwald stated on December 4, 2012 in a press conference in Trenton: "Right now one of our highest job growth sectors is Leisure and Hospitality. We've added jobs that mostly fall within the restaurant and bar sector industry. These are not high-paying jobs, as the U.S. Department of Labor estimates this is an industry sector with the lowest average wages and the lowest proportion of its workforce earning minimum or subminimum wage jobs." Barack Obama stated on December 5, 2012 in a report: "If the House of Representatives fails to extend the middle-class tax cuts, 400,000 middle-class Rhode Island families will see their federal income taxes increase." Sam Adams stated on November 13, 2012 in a budget meeting: Says, "In the last four years we’ve cut $36 million in ongoing revenue." Rick Scott stated on December 11, 2012 in a news conference: Under Charlie Crist, Florida lost 825,000 jobs and the unemployment rate increased from 3.5 percent to 11.1 percent. Sherry Sylvester stated on December 2, 2012 in an opinion column.: Says personal-injury trial lawyers "have provided over 80 percent of the funding for the Texas Democratic Party for over a decade." Dennis Kucinich stated on November 27, 2012 in a speech on the House floor: "Fourteen million Americans' mortgages are greater than the value of their homes." Pew Environment Group stated on December 11, 2012 in a newspaper advertisement: "In recent years, menhaden numbers along our coast have plummeted by 90 percent." Robert Singer stated on November 29, 2012 in a speech on the New Jersey Senate floor: "More than 50 percent of those people getting minimum wage in this state are high school students." Juan Hernández stated on November 8, 2012 in a Dallas Morning News blog post: Says Texas passed a state ‘Dream Act’ before any other state. One Wisconsin Now stated on December 3, 2012 in a news release: Says state schools superintendent candidate Don Pridemore "voted for the largest cuts to public education in our state history" and for "$2.3 billion in tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy." John Kasich stated on November 29, 2012 in a speech to the Ohio Farm Bureau: Agriculture "is the strongest industry in Ohio." Libertarian Party of Georgia stated on December 6, 2012 in a press release: The increase in the current state budget was greater than the inflation rate and the rate of population growth in Georgia. Chain email stated on November 27, 2012 in a chain email.: Says the Obama administration plans to ban all weapons for U.S. citizens through international treaties. Our Oregon stated on December 4, 2012 in a blog post.: Says that "the state spends more money on tax giveaways than it receives in tax collection." Bob Goodlatte stated on November 23, 2012 in a statement.: "The Agriculture Department estimates that roughly 42 percent of the corn crop will be used to make ethanol -- more than the amount of corn used to feed livestock and poultry in the United States." Jeanne Shaheen stated on November 27, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC’s Jansing and Co. : Social Security has not contributed to the debt and the deficits. Marina Dimitrijevic stated on November 14, 2012 in an interview: Milwaukee County government employees pay "much more" for their health care than City of Milwaukee or State of Wisconsin employees. Frank Lautenberg stated on November 13, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "In 2008, tourism brought in $38 billion dollars and supported more than 300,000 jobs in the state of New Jersey." Lincoln Chafee stated on December 1, 2012 in a newspaper interview: "The five economic indicators that the federal government tracks - for the first time since August 2006 - were positive this October." Ken Detzner stated on November 9, 2012 in a CNN interview: November 2012 was "a record year of turnout. More people voted before Election Day using absentee ballots and voting early than ever before in our history." Mike DeWine stated on November 14, 2012 in a news conference: "A man using bath salts reported that raccoons had set fire inside his home and stolen his cell phone." Alex Wan stated on December 3, 2012 in a resolution: "The city of Atlanta has one of the highest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender populations per capita, ranking third among major American cities." Todd Hunter stated on November 26, 2012 in a Texas Tribune interview.: Says real estate taxes were put in place to pay for Obamacare.
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Allen West stated on December 8, 2012 in a weekly newsletter: "This week the House of Representatives voted to remove the word ‘lunatic’ from federal law." Jim Moran stated on November 21, 2012 in a letter.: Says budget savings by reducing pay and benefits for federal employees total $103 billion over 10 years -- more than $50,000 per worker. Thomas Ratliff stated on December 10, 2012 in an opinion column.: Says Massachusetts has three state-mandated student tests and Finland just one. Mike Tate stated on December 3, 2012 in a blog post: "Scott Walker has even removed the 250,000 jobs promise from his website." ACLU Foundation of Georgia stated on December 7, 2012 in a press release: "In the last 15 years, we've witnessed a dramatic expansion in the jailing of immigrants, from about 70,000 people detained annually to about 400,000." Kelly Ayotte stated on December 2, 2012 in in an interview on CNN’s State of the Union.: President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal "couldn't get support from either party in the House or the Senate." Scott Walker stated on December 12, 2012 in a speech: Wisconsin has created "just under 100,000" jobs since he took office. Lou Greenwald stated on December 4, 2012 in a press conference in Trenton: "Right now one of our highest job growth sectors is Leisure and Hospitality. We've added jobs that mostly fall within the restaurant and bar sector industry. These are not high-paying jobs, as the U.S. Department of Labor estimates this is an industry sector with the lowest average wages and the lowest proportion of its workforce earning minimum or subminimum wage jobs." Barack Obama stated on December 5, 2012 in a report: "If the House of Representatives fails to extend the middle-class tax cuts, 400,000 middle-class Rhode Island families will see their federal income taxes increase." Sam Adams stated on November 13, 2012 in a budget meeting: Says, "In the last four years we’ve cut $36 million in ongoing revenue." Rick Scott stated on December 11, 2012 in a news conference: Under Charlie Crist, Florida lost 825,000 jobs and the unemployment rate increased from 3.5 percent to 11.1 percent. Sherry Sylvester stated on December 2, 2012 in an opinion column.: Says personal-injury trial lawyers "have provided over 80 percent of the funding for the Texas Democratic Party for over a decade." Dennis Kucinich stated on November 27, 2012 in a speech on the House floor: "Fourteen million Americans' mortgages are greater than the value of their homes." Pew Environment Group stated on December 11, 2012 in a newspaper advertisement: "In recent years, menhaden numbers along our coast have plummeted by 90 percent." Robert Singer stated on November 29, 2012 in a speech on the New Jersey Senate floor: "More than 50 percent of those people getting minimum wage in this state are high school students." Juan Hernández stated on November 8, 2012 in a Dallas Morning News blog post: Says Texas passed a state ‘Dream Act’ before any other state. One Wisconsin Now stated on December 3, 2012 in a news release: Says state schools superintendent candidate Don Pridemore "voted for the largest cuts to public education in our state history" and for "$2.3 billion in tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy." John Kasich stated on November 29, 2012 in a speech to the Ohio Farm Bureau: Agriculture "is the strongest industry in Ohio." Libertarian Party of Georgia stated on December 6, 2012 in a press release: The increase in the current state budget was greater than the inflation rate and the rate of population growth in Georgia. Chain email stated on November 27, 2012 in a chain email.: Says the Obama administration plans to ban all weapons for U.S. citizens through international treaties. Our Oregon stated on December 4, 2012 in a blog post.: Says that "the state spends more money on tax giveaways than it receives in tax collection." Bob Goodlatte stated on November 23, 2012 in a statement.: "The Agriculture Department estimates that roughly 42 percent of the corn crop will be used to make ethanol -- more than the amount of corn used to feed livestock and poultry in the United States." Jeanne Shaheen stated on November 27, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC’s Jansing and Co. : Social Security has not contributed to the debt and the deficits. Marina Dimitrijevic stated on November 14, 2012 in an interview: Milwaukee County government employees pay "much more" for their health care than City of Milwaukee or State of Wisconsin employees. Frank Lautenberg stated on November 13, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "In 2008, tourism brought in $38 billion dollars and supported more than 300,000 jobs in the state of New Jersey." Lincoln Chafee stated on December 1, 2012 in a newspaper interview: "The five economic indicators that the federal government tracks - for the first time since August 2006 - were positive this October." Ken Detzner stated on November 9, 2012 in a CNN interview: November 2012 was "a record year of turnout. More people voted before Election Day using absentee ballots and voting early than ever before in our history." Mike DeWine stated on November 14, 2012 in a news conference: "A man using bath salts reported that raccoons had set fire inside his home and stolen his cell phone." Alex Wan stated on December 3, 2012 in a resolution: "The city of Atlanta has one of the highest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender populations per capita, ranking third among major American cities." Todd Hunter stated on November 26, 2012 in a Texas Tribune interview.: Says real estate taxes were put in place to pay for Obamacare.
Allen West stated on December 8, 2012 in a weekly newsletter: "This week the House of Representatives voted to remove the word ‘lunatic’ from federal law."
Jim Moran stated on November 21, 2012 in a letter.: Says budget savings by reducing pay and benefits for federal employees total $103 billion over 10 years -- more than $50,000 per worker.
Thomas Ratliff stated on December 10, 2012 in an opinion column.: Says Massachusetts has three state-mandated student tests and Finland just one.
Mike Tate stated on December 3, 2012 in a blog post: "Scott Walker has even removed the 250,000 jobs promise from his website."
ACLU Foundation of Georgia stated on December 7, 2012 in a press release: "In the last 15 years, we've witnessed a dramatic expansion in the jailing of immigrants, from about 70,000 people detained annually to about 400,000."
Kelly Ayotte stated on December 2, 2012 in in an interview on CNN’s State of the Union.: President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal "couldn't get support from either party in the House or the Senate."
Scott Walker stated on December 12, 2012 in a speech: Wisconsin has created "just under 100,000" jobs since he took office.
Lou Greenwald stated on December 4, 2012 in a press conference in Trenton: "Right now one of our highest job growth sectors is Leisure and Hospitality. We've added jobs that mostly fall within the restaurant and bar sector industry. These are not high-paying jobs, as the U.S. Department of Labor estimates this is an industry sector with the lowest average wages and the lowest proportion of its workforce earning minimum or subminimum wage jobs."
Barack Obama stated on December 5, 2012 in a report: "If the House of Representatives fails to extend the middle-class tax cuts, 400,000 middle-class Rhode Island families will see their federal income taxes increase."
Sam Adams stated on November 13, 2012 in a budget meeting: Says, "In the last four years we’ve cut $36 million in ongoing revenue."
Rick Scott stated on December 11, 2012 in a news conference: Under Charlie Crist, Florida lost 825,000 jobs and the unemployment rate increased from 3.5 percent to 11.1 percent.
Sherry Sylvester stated on December 2, 2012 in an opinion column.: Says personal-injury trial lawyers "have provided over 80 percent of the funding for the Texas Democratic Party for over a decade."
Dennis Kucinich stated on November 27, 2012 in a speech on the House floor: "Fourteen million Americans' mortgages are greater than the value of their homes."
Pew Environment Group stated on December 11, 2012 in a newspaper advertisement: "In recent years, menhaden numbers along our coast have plummeted by 90 percent."
Robert Singer stated on November 29, 2012 in a speech on the New Jersey Senate floor: "More than 50 percent of those people getting minimum wage in this state are high school students."
Juan Hernández stated on November 8, 2012 in a Dallas Morning News blog post: Says Texas passed a state ‘Dream Act’ before any other state.
One Wisconsin Now stated on December 3, 2012 in a news release: Says state schools superintendent candidate Don Pridemore "voted for the largest cuts to public education in our state history" and for "$2.3 billion in tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy."
John Kasich stated on November 29, 2012 in a speech to the Ohio Farm Bureau: Agriculture "is the strongest industry in Ohio."
Libertarian Party of Georgia stated on December 6, 2012 in a press release: The increase in the current state budget was greater than the inflation rate and the rate of population growth in Georgia.
Chain email stated on November 27, 2012 in a chain email.: Says the Obama administration plans to ban all weapons for U.S. citizens through international treaties.
Our Oregon stated on December 4, 2012 in a blog post.: Says that "the state spends more money on tax giveaways than it receives in tax collection."
Bob Goodlatte stated on November 23, 2012 in a statement.: "The Agriculture Department estimates that roughly 42 percent of the corn crop will be used to make ethanol -- more than the amount of corn used to feed livestock and poultry in the United States."
Jeanne Shaheen stated on November 27, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC’s Jansing and Co. : Social Security has not contributed to the debt and the deficits.
Marina Dimitrijevic stated on November 14, 2012 in an interview: Milwaukee County government employees pay "much more" for their health care than City of Milwaukee or State of Wisconsin employees.
Frank Lautenberg stated on November 13, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "In 2008, tourism brought in $38 billion dollars and supported more than 300,000 jobs in the state of New Jersey."
Lincoln Chafee stated on December 1, 2012 in a newspaper interview: "The five economic indicators that the federal government tracks - for the first time since August 2006 - were positive this October."
Ken Detzner stated on November 9, 2012 in a CNN interview: November 2012 was "a record year of turnout. More people voted before Election Day using absentee ballots and voting early than ever before in our history."
Mike DeWine stated on November 14, 2012 in a news conference: "A man using bath salts reported that raccoons had set fire inside his home and stolen his cell phone."
Alex Wan stated on December 3, 2012 in a resolution: "The city of Atlanta has one of the highest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender populations per capita, ranking third among major American cities."
Todd Hunter stated on November 26, 2012 in a Texas Tribune interview.: Says real estate taxes were put in place to pay for Obamacare.
