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 Martin Frost stated on August 12, 2011 in a column in "POLITICO": Says Rick Perry flip-flopped on gay marriage by first saying it was a state’s rights issue and then saying he was in favor of a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Tammy Baldwin stated on August 10, 2011 in an interview: Democrats failed to flip the Wisconsin state Senate because recall elections were in the "deepest red districts in the state." Rick Perry stated on August 18, 2011 in remarks during a campaign stop in New Hampshire: "In Texas, we teach both creationism and evolution in our public schools." Beverly Hall stated on August 10, 2011 in a commentary published in Education Week: The results of Atlanta Public School’s 2010 and 2011 CRCT tests "have not been questioned." Warren Buffett stated on August 14, 2011 in a "New York Times" op-ed: The "mega-rich" pay about 15 percent in taxes, while the middle class "fall into the 15 percent and 25 percent income tax brackets, and then are hit with heavy payroll taxes to boot." Rick Scott stated on August 10, 2011 in an interview: "I started with a $3.7 billion budget deficit. Now we are projecting a $1.2 billion surplus." Democratic Party of Virginia stated on August 5, 2011 in a web video: Virginia has made "no progress on jobs" since Bob McDonnell took office. Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2011 in a news release: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "unemployment is increasing in Wisconsin at twice the rate it is nationally." Rob Portman stated on August 10, 2011 in a news release: U.S. debt is "now equal to 100 percent of the GDP." Sandra Cunningham stated on July 11, 2011 in a speech on the State Senate floor: Says a Senate resolution would restore $140 in monthly general assistance payments and prevent people from committing crime. Stephen Lisauskas stated on July 19, 2011 in a public meeting: Thirty-seven percent of Central Falls’ retired police officers and firefighters are out on disability pensions; in most municipalities, about 5 percent of retirees collect disability pensions. Rick Scott stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with Panama City radio station WFLA 94.5: "Our credit rating went up since I've been in office." Jay Carney stated on August 16, 2011 in an interview.: Says Rick Perry "wanted to secede from the union." Herman Cain stated on August 11, 2011 in the GOP debate in Ames, Iowa: Says that he did "not exactly" say that communities have the right to ban mosques. Mitt Romney stated on August 8, 2011 in a speech to a Manchester, N.H. Rotary club: Says he worked with the Democratic legislature to balance spending with revenues so that "at the end of my four-year term, the rainy day fund was established at more than $2 billion." Rick Perry stated on August 15, 2011 in a speech.: Says the government wants to require farm tractor drivers to hold commercial driver’s licenses even if they’re just crossing a single public road. Ted Strickland stated on July 26, 2011 in an interview with Politico: "Josh Mandel used to be pro-choice, now he’s anti-choice. He used to be sympathetic towards gay and lesbians and now he’s [not]." Lloyd Doggett stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with ABC TV.: "Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States." Sam Olens stated on August 4, 2011 in a talk at the Atlanta Press Club: "The governor having a meeting ... isn't covered by the open meetings act." Paul Krugman stated on August 15, 2011 in a column in the "New York Times": "One in four Texans lacks health insurance, the highest proportion in the nation." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on August 10, 2011 in a news release: "Credit agency says Rep. Gibbs recklessly caused downgrade, higher interest rates." Phil Gingrey stated on August 1, 2011 in a press release: Tax increases could "come into play" as a result of the debt ceiling deal. NJ-CAN stated on August 9, 2011 in a petition: Says the state’s pension and health benefits reform includes "the destruction of public sector collective bargaining rights." Sam Adams stated on August 10, 2011 in an article on his website: Says "of the 2,000 Portland households in the year-long (composting) pilot, 87 percent of participants reported being satisfied with the overall system." Tim Pawlenty stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with the 'Miami Herald.': "The weight of the evidence (on global warming) is that most of it, maybe all of it, is because of natural causes ... it’s fair to say the science is in dispute." Robert Barber stated on July 24, 2011 in a Providence Journal commentary: Statistically, law-enforcement officers die 10 years earlier than the general population. Mitt Romney stated on August 8, 2011 in a New Hampshire town hall.: Says a poll found him the only Republican candidate who could beat Barack Obama in Texas -- and by eight points. Nicholas Scutari stated on July 27, 2011 in in a NJToday interview: "Certainly we're going to be the most restrictive state in the land … in terms of who can get medical marijuana, how it will be prescribed and how it will be achieved in terms of moving it into the marketplace." Michele Bachmann stated on August 11, 2011 in a debate in Ames, Iowa: When Standard & Poor's "dropped our credit rating, what they said is, we don't have an ability to repay our debt. ... I was proved right in my position" that the debt ceiling should not have been raised. Mitt Romney stated on August 11, 2011 in the Republican debate in Ames, Iowa: Says that under President John F. Kennedy, "government took up" 27 percent of the economy, and today it "consumes 37 percent."
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Martin Frost stated on August 12, 2011 in a column in "POLITICO": Says Rick Perry flip-flopped on gay marriage by first saying it was a state’s rights issue and then saying he was in favor of a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Tammy Baldwin stated on August 10, 2011 in an interview: Democrats failed to flip the Wisconsin state Senate because recall elections were in the "deepest red districts in the state." Rick Perry stated on August 18, 2011 in remarks during a campaign stop in New Hampshire: "In Texas, we teach both creationism and evolution in our public schools." Beverly Hall stated on August 10, 2011 in a commentary published in Education Week: The results of Atlanta Public School’s 2010 and 2011 CRCT tests "have not been questioned." Warren Buffett stated on August 14, 2011 in a "New York Times" op-ed: The "mega-rich" pay about 15 percent in taxes, while the middle class "fall into the 15 percent and 25 percent income tax brackets, and then are hit with heavy payroll taxes to boot." Rick Scott stated on August 10, 2011 in an interview: "I started with a $3.7 billion budget deficit. Now we are projecting a $1.2 billion surplus." Democratic Party of Virginia stated on August 5, 2011 in a web video: Virginia has made "no progress on jobs" since Bob McDonnell took office. Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2011 in a news release: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "unemployment is increasing in Wisconsin at twice the rate it is nationally." Rob Portman stated on August 10, 2011 in a news release: U.S. debt is "now equal to 100 percent of the GDP." Sandra Cunningham stated on July 11, 2011 in a speech on the State Senate floor: Says a Senate resolution would restore $140 in monthly general assistance payments and prevent people from committing crime. Stephen Lisauskas stated on July 19, 2011 in a public meeting: Thirty-seven percent of Central Falls’ retired police officers and firefighters are out on disability pensions; in most municipalities, about 5 percent of retirees collect disability pensions. Rick Scott stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with Panama City radio station WFLA 94.5: "Our credit rating went up since I've been in office." Jay Carney stated on August 16, 2011 in an interview.: Says Rick Perry "wanted to secede from the union." Herman Cain stated on August 11, 2011 in the GOP debate in Ames, Iowa: Says that he did "not exactly" say that communities have the right to ban mosques. Mitt Romney stated on August 8, 2011 in a speech to a Manchester, N.H. Rotary club: Says he worked with the Democratic legislature to balance spending with revenues so that "at the end of my four-year term, the rainy day fund was established at more than $2 billion." Rick Perry stated on August 15, 2011 in a speech.: Says the government wants to require farm tractor drivers to hold commercial driver’s licenses even if they’re just crossing a single public road. Ted Strickland stated on July 26, 2011 in an interview with Politico: "Josh Mandel used to be pro-choice, now he’s anti-choice. He used to be sympathetic towards gay and lesbians and now he’s [not]." Lloyd Doggett stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with ABC TV.: "Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States." Sam Olens stated on August 4, 2011 in a talk at the Atlanta Press Club: "The governor having a meeting ... isn't covered by the open meetings act." Paul Krugman stated on August 15, 2011 in a column in the "New York Times": "One in four Texans lacks health insurance, the highest proportion in the nation." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on August 10, 2011 in a news release: "Credit agency says Rep. Gibbs recklessly caused downgrade, higher interest rates." Phil Gingrey stated on August 1, 2011 in a press release: Tax increases could "come into play" as a result of the debt ceiling deal. NJ-CAN stated on August 9, 2011 in a petition: Says the state’s pension and health benefits reform includes "the destruction of public sector collective bargaining rights." Sam Adams stated on August 10, 2011 in an article on his website: Says "of the 2,000 Portland households in the year-long (composting) pilot, 87 percent of participants reported being satisfied with the overall system." Tim Pawlenty stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with the 'Miami Herald.': "The weight of the evidence (on global warming) is that most of it, maybe all of it, is because of natural causes ... it’s fair to say the science is in dispute." Robert Barber stated on July 24, 2011 in a Providence Journal commentary: Statistically, law-enforcement officers die 10 years earlier than the general population. Mitt Romney stated on August 8, 2011 in a New Hampshire town hall.: Says a poll found him the only Republican candidate who could beat Barack Obama in Texas -- and by eight points. Nicholas Scutari stated on July 27, 2011 in in a NJToday interview: "Certainly we're going to be the most restrictive state in the land … in terms of who can get medical marijuana, how it will be prescribed and how it will be achieved in terms of moving it into the marketplace." Michele Bachmann stated on August 11, 2011 in a debate in Ames, Iowa: When Standard & Poor's "dropped our credit rating, what they said is, we don't have an ability to repay our debt. ... I was proved right in my position" that the debt ceiling should not have been raised. Mitt Romney stated on August 11, 2011 in the Republican debate in Ames, Iowa: Says that under President John F. Kennedy, "government took up" 27 percent of the economy, and today it "consumes 37 percent."
Martin Frost stated on August 12, 2011 in a column in "POLITICO": Says Rick Perry flip-flopped on gay marriage by first saying it was a state’s rights issue and then saying he was in favor of a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
Tammy Baldwin stated on August 10, 2011 in an interview: Democrats failed to flip the Wisconsin state Senate because recall elections were in the "deepest red districts in the state."
Rick Perry stated on August 18, 2011 in remarks during a campaign stop in New Hampshire: "In Texas, we teach both creationism and evolution in our public schools."
Beverly Hall stated on August 10, 2011 in a commentary published in Education Week: The results of Atlanta Public School’s 2010 and 2011 CRCT tests "have not been questioned."
Warren Buffett stated on August 14, 2011 in a "New York Times" op-ed: The "mega-rich" pay about 15 percent in taxes, while the middle class "fall into the 15 percent and 25 percent income tax brackets, and then are hit with heavy payroll taxes to boot."
Rick Scott stated on August 10, 2011 in an interview: "I started with a $3.7 billion budget deficit. Now we are projecting a $1.2 billion surplus."
Democratic Party of Virginia stated on August 5, 2011 in a web video: Virginia has made "no progress on jobs" since Bob McDonnell took office.
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2011 in a news release: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "unemployment is increasing in Wisconsin at twice the rate it is nationally."
Rob Portman stated on August 10, 2011 in a news release: U.S. debt is "now equal to 100 percent of the GDP."
Sandra Cunningham stated on July 11, 2011 in a speech on the State Senate floor: Says a Senate resolution would restore $140 in monthly general assistance payments and prevent people from committing crime.
Stephen Lisauskas stated on July 19, 2011 in a public meeting: Thirty-seven percent of Central Falls’ retired police officers and firefighters are out on disability pensions; in most municipalities, about 5 percent of retirees collect disability pensions.
Rick Scott stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with Panama City radio station WFLA 94.5: "Our credit rating went up since I've been in office."
Jay Carney stated on August 16, 2011 in an interview.: Says Rick Perry "wanted to secede from the union."
Herman Cain stated on August 11, 2011 in the GOP debate in Ames, Iowa: Says that he did "not exactly" say that communities have the right to ban mosques.
Mitt Romney stated on August 8, 2011 in a speech to a Manchester, N.H. Rotary club: Says he worked with the Democratic legislature to balance spending with revenues so that "at the end of my four-year term, the rainy day fund was established at more than $2 billion."
Rick Perry stated on August 15, 2011 in a speech.: Says the government wants to require farm tractor drivers to hold commercial driver’s licenses even if they’re just crossing a single public road.
Ted Strickland stated on July 26, 2011 in an interview with Politico: "Josh Mandel used to be pro-choice, now he’s anti-choice. He used to be sympathetic towards gay and lesbians and now he’s [not]."
Lloyd Doggett stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with ABC TV.: "Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States."
Sam Olens stated on August 4, 2011 in a talk at the Atlanta Press Club: "The governor having a meeting ... isn't covered by the open meetings act."
Paul Krugman stated on August 15, 2011 in a column in the "New York Times": "One in four Texans lacks health insurance, the highest proportion in the nation."
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on August 10, 2011 in a news release: "Credit agency says Rep. Gibbs recklessly caused downgrade, higher interest rates."
Phil Gingrey stated on August 1, 2011 in a press release: Tax increases could "come into play" as a result of the debt ceiling deal.
NJ-CAN stated on August 9, 2011 in a petition: Says the state’s pension and health benefits reform includes "the destruction of public sector collective bargaining rights."
Sam Adams stated on August 10, 2011 in an article on his website: Says "of the 2,000 Portland households in the year-long (composting) pilot, 87 percent of participants reported being satisfied with the overall system."
Tim Pawlenty stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with the 'Miami Herald.': "The weight of the evidence (on global warming) is that most of it, maybe all of it, is because of natural causes ... it’s fair to say the science is in dispute."
Robert Barber stated on July 24, 2011 in a Providence Journal commentary: Statistically, law-enforcement officers die 10 years earlier than the general population.
Mitt Romney stated on August 8, 2011 in a New Hampshire town hall.: Says a poll found him the only Republican candidate who could beat Barack Obama in Texas -- and by eight points.
Nicholas Scutari stated on July 27, 2011 in in a NJToday interview: "Certainly we're going to be the most restrictive state in the land … in terms of who can get medical marijuana, how it will be prescribed and how it will be achieved in terms of moving it into the marketplace."
Michele Bachmann stated on August 11, 2011 in a debate in Ames, Iowa: When Standard & Poor's "dropped our credit rating, what they said is, we don't have an ability to repay our debt. ... I was proved right in my position" that the debt ceiling should not have been raised.
Mitt Romney stated on August 11, 2011 in the Republican debate in Ames, Iowa: Says that under President John F. Kennedy, "government took up" 27 percent of the economy, and today it "consumes 37 percent."
