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 Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: "The only reason the unemployment rate is going down is because … twice as many people dropped out of the employment pool as the number of jobs were created." Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: President Barack Obama "has now spent three years proving that he kills jobs in energy, he kills jobs in manufacturing." Joshua Marquis stated on November 27, 2011 in a blog comment: Says 25 percent of Oregonians oppose the death penalty. U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on November 16, 2011 in a television commercial: Says Sen. Sherrod Brown "voted to block American energy production and increase energy taxes." Thomas Brown stated on November 7, 2011 in an interview: "Most of, if not all of, the [DeKalb school construction] projects always came in on or were under budget." David Axelrod stated on December 5, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "The Daily Rundown": Says Newt Gingrich is responsible for the gridlocked politics of Washington. Karen Harrington stated on November 12, 2011 in an interview: U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has blamed the Republicans for the creation of Hamas." Eric Cantor stated on November 14, 2011 in a news conference.: The U.S. economy "is three times as big as China's." Frank Lautenberg stated on October 24, 2011 in an article on NOLA.com: "Last year we spent more than $40 billion on highways. And Lord knows we need that. But that's more than we spent on Amtrak in its entire 40-year history." Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in a speech: Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated. Alan Simpson stated on November 18, 2011 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland: Says military expenditures for the United States are greater than the combined spending of the next 14 largest nations. Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2011 in a television interview: The St. Norbert College/Wisconsin Public Radio poll has "been wrong in almost every election." Chris Christie stated on November 9, 2011 in a radio interview: Says Barack Obama had "huge majorities" in Congress during his first two years in office and "did nothing with them to create jobs in America." Ron Paul stated on November 22, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate.: Says the Department of Defense changed its definitions of al-Qaeda and the Taliban making it so almost anybody can be loosely associated with the groups. Mitt Romney stated on November 21, 2011 in an interview with the editorial board of the 'Telegraph.': Says he followed state law and the precedent of other Massachusetts governors when he erased electronic communications as he left office. Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in an op-ed in the "New Hampshire Union Leader": The balanced-budget amendment once came within one vote of passing Congress but was defeated because of the no vote from a top Senate Republican, and Rick Santorum says he "stood up and called for him to resign his chairmanship." Oregon Transformation Project stated on November 15, 2011 in online post: Oregon has the sixth highest combined death tax rate in the country. Joe Biden stated on December 1, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today Show": In Iraq, "violence is down to an all-time low" since the start of the war. David Frum stated on November 28, 2011 in a New York magazine article.: "Eighty percent of the net new jobs created in the state of Texas since 2009 went to the foreign-born." Mitt Romney stated on November 23, 2011 in a press conference: Newt Gingrich’s immigration plan offers "a new doorway to amnesty." One Wisconsin Now stated on November 22, 2011 in a website alert: It’s legal to "sign a recall petition (against Gov. Scott Walker) even if you have already signed another recall petition," but only one signature counts Loretta Weinberg stated on November 21, 2011 in a column on bluejersey.com: "(Chris Christie) has not paid one dollar of state money into our pension system, and then states that the system is broke." Herman Cain stated on October 19, 2011 in several public statements: Says his 9-9-9 tax reform plan is not "regressive." Matt Mackowiak stated on December 1, 2011 in an opinion column.: Says Barack Obama promised to halve the deficit in his first term. Newt Gingrich stated on November 30, 2011 in a speech in Council Bluffs, Iowa: People can use food stamps "for anything," including "to go to Hawaii," and even millionaires can qualify. Barack Obama stated on November 30, 2011 in a speech in Scranton, Pa.: For "the average middle-class family, your taxes today are lower than when I took office." Rick Scott stated on November 17, 2011 in a meeting with the "Palm Beach Post" editorial board: The Affordable Care Act is "not the law of the land." Media Trackers stated on November 17, 2011 in an article: Says signers of recall petitions against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are at risk because of newly "discovered" provisions in state law. Chris Christie stated on November 18, 2011 in a forum at the University of Notre Dame: Says "out of 588 school districts, we give 31 (former Abbott) districts 70 percent of the aid." Jim Jordan stated on November 13, 2011 in a newspaper column: "President Obama's recent plan to cut $100 million of waste within his administration won't actually save money because he's going to spend it elsewhere."
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Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: "The only reason the unemployment rate is going down is because … twice as many people dropped out of the employment pool as the number of jobs were created." Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: President Barack Obama "has now spent three years proving that he kills jobs in energy, he kills jobs in manufacturing." Joshua Marquis stated on November 27, 2011 in a blog comment: Says 25 percent of Oregonians oppose the death penalty. U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on November 16, 2011 in a television commercial: Says Sen. Sherrod Brown "voted to block American energy production and increase energy taxes." Thomas Brown stated on November 7, 2011 in an interview: "Most of, if not all of, the [DeKalb school construction] projects always came in on or were under budget." David Axelrod stated on December 5, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "The Daily Rundown": Says Newt Gingrich is responsible for the gridlocked politics of Washington. Karen Harrington stated on November 12, 2011 in an interview: U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has blamed the Republicans for the creation of Hamas." Eric Cantor stated on November 14, 2011 in a news conference.: The U.S. economy "is three times as big as China's." Frank Lautenberg stated on October 24, 2011 in an article on NOLA.com: "Last year we spent more than $40 billion on highways. And Lord knows we need that. But that's more than we spent on Amtrak in its entire 40-year history." Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in a speech: Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated. Alan Simpson stated on November 18, 2011 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland: Says military expenditures for the United States are greater than the combined spending of the next 14 largest nations. Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2011 in a television interview: The St. Norbert College/Wisconsin Public Radio poll has "been wrong in almost every election." Chris Christie stated on November 9, 2011 in a radio interview: Says Barack Obama had "huge majorities" in Congress during his first two years in office and "did nothing with them to create jobs in America." Ron Paul stated on November 22, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate.: Says the Department of Defense changed its definitions of al-Qaeda and the Taliban making it so almost anybody can be loosely associated with the groups. Mitt Romney stated on November 21, 2011 in an interview with the editorial board of the 'Telegraph.': Says he followed state law and the precedent of other Massachusetts governors when he erased electronic communications as he left office. Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in an op-ed in the "New Hampshire Union Leader": The balanced-budget amendment once came within one vote of passing Congress but was defeated because of the no vote from a top Senate Republican, and Rick Santorum says he "stood up and called for him to resign his chairmanship." Oregon Transformation Project stated on November 15, 2011 in online post: Oregon has the sixth highest combined death tax rate in the country. Joe Biden stated on December 1, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today Show": In Iraq, "violence is down to an all-time low" since the start of the war. David Frum stated on November 28, 2011 in a New York magazine article.: "Eighty percent of the net new jobs created in the state of Texas since 2009 went to the foreign-born." Mitt Romney stated on November 23, 2011 in a press conference: Newt Gingrich’s immigration plan offers "a new doorway to amnesty." One Wisconsin Now stated on November 22, 2011 in a website alert: It’s legal to "sign a recall petition (against Gov. Scott Walker) even if you have already signed another recall petition," but only one signature counts Loretta Weinberg stated on November 21, 2011 in a column on bluejersey.com: "(Chris Christie) has not paid one dollar of state money into our pension system, and then states that the system is broke." Herman Cain stated on October 19, 2011 in several public statements: Says his 9-9-9 tax reform plan is not "regressive." Matt Mackowiak stated on December 1, 2011 in an opinion column.: Says Barack Obama promised to halve the deficit in his first term. Newt Gingrich stated on November 30, 2011 in a speech in Council Bluffs, Iowa: People can use food stamps "for anything," including "to go to Hawaii," and even millionaires can qualify. Barack Obama stated on November 30, 2011 in a speech in Scranton, Pa.: For "the average middle-class family, your taxes today are lower than when I took office." Rick Scott stated on November 17, 2011 in a meeting with the "Palm Beach Post" editorial board: The Affordable Care Act is "not the law of the land." Media Trackers stated on November 17, 2011 in an article: Says signers of recall petitions against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are at risk because of newly "discovered" provisions in state law. Chris Christie stated on November 18, 2011 in a forum at the University of Notre Dame: Says "out of 588 school districts, we give 31 (former Abbott) districts 70 percent of the aid." Jim Jordan stated on November 13, 2011 in a newspaper column: "President Obama's recent plan to cut $100 million of waste within his administration won't actually save money because he's going to spend it elsewhere."
Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: "The only reason the unemployment rate is going down is because … twice as many people dropped out of the employment pool as the number of jobs were created."
Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: President Barack Obama "has now spent three years proving that he kills jobs in energy, he kills jobs in manufacturing."
Joshua Marquis stated on November 27, 2011 in a blog comment: Says 25 percent of Oregonians oppose the death penalty.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on November 16, 2011 in a television commercial: Says Sen. Sherrod Brown "voted to block American energy production and increase energy taxes."
Thomas Brown stated on November 7, 2011 in an interview: "Most of, if not all of, the [DeKalb school construction] projects always came in on or were under budget."
David Axelrod stated on December 5, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "The Daily Rundown": Says Newt Gingrich is responsible for the gridlocked politics of Washington.
Karen Harrington stated on November 12, 2011 in an interview: U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has blamed the Republicans for the creation of Hamas."
Eric Cantor stated on November 14, 2011 in a news conference.: The U.S. economy "is three times as big as China's."
Frank Lautenberg stated on October 24, 2011 in an article on NOLA.com: "Last year we spent more than $40 billion on highways. And Lord knows we need that. But that's more than we spent on Amtrak in its entire 40-year history."
Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in a speech: Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated.
Alan Simpson stated on November 18, 2011 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland: Says military expenditures for the United States are greater than the combined spending of the next 14 largest nations.
Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2011 in a television interview: The St. Norbert College/Wisconsin Public Radio poll has "been wrong in almost every election."
Chris Christie stated on November 9, 2011 in a radio interview: Says Barack Obama had "huge majorities" in Congress during his first two years in office and "did nothing with them to create jobs in America."
Ron Paul stated on November 22, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate.: Says the Department of Defense changed its definitions of al-Qaeda and the Taliban making it so almost anybody can be loosely associated with the groups.
Mitt Romney stated on November 21, 2011 in an interview with the editorial board of the 'Telegraph.': Says he followed state law and the precedent of other Massachusetts governors when he erased electronic communications as he left office.
Rick Santorum stated on November 29, 2011 in an op-ed in the "New Hampshire Union Leader": The balanced-budget amendment once came within one vote of passing Congress but was defeated because of the no vote from a top Senate Republican, and Rick Santorum says he "stood up and called for him to resign his chairmanship."
Oregon Transformation Project stated on November 15, 2011 in online post: Oregon has the sixth highest combined death tax rate in the country.
Joe Biden stated on December 1, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today Show": In Iraq, "violence is down to an all-time low" since the start of the war.
David Frum stated on November 28, 2011 in a New York magazine article.: "Eighty percent of the net new jobs created in the state of Texas since 2009 went to the foreign-born."
Mitt Romney stated on November 23, 2011 in a press conference: Newt Gingrich’s immigration plan offers "a new doorway to amnesty."
One Wisconsin Now stated on November 22, 2011 in a website alert: It’s legal to "sign a recall petition (against Gov. Scott Walker) even if you have already signed another recall petition," but only one signature counts
Loretta Weinberg stated on November 21, 2011 in a column on bluejersey.com: "(Chris Christie) has not paid one dollar of state money into our pension system, and then states that the system is broke."
Herman Cain stated on October 19, 2011 in several public statements: Says his 9-9-9 tax reform plan is not "regressive."
Matt Mackowiak stated on December 1, 2011 in an opinion column.: Says Barack Obama promised to halve the deficit in his first term.
Newt Gingrich stated on November 30, 2011 in a speech in Council Bluffs, Iowa: People can use food stamps "for anything," including "to go to Hawaii," and even millionaires can qualify.
Barack Obama stated on November 30, 2011 in a speech in Scranton, Pa.: For "the average middle-class family, your taxes today are lower than when I took office."
Rick Scott stated on November 17, 2011 in a meeting with the "Palm Beach Post" editorial board: The Affordable Care Act is "not the law of the land."
Media Trackers stated on November 17, 2011 in an article: Says signers of recall petitions against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are at risk because of newly "discovered" provisions in state law.
Chris Christie stated on November 18, 2011 in a forum at the University of Notre Dame: Says "out of 588 school districts, we give 31 (former Abbott) districts 70 percent of the aid."
Jim Jordan stated on November 13, 2011 in a newspaper column: "President Obama's recent plan to cut $100 million of waste within his administration won't actually save money because he's going to spend it elsewhere."
