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 Mike Keown stated on August 12, 2010 in his campaign Web site: "It is wrong for the average federal worker today to make more than $100,000 while the average private-sector worker makes less than $70,000." Laura Tyson stated on August 15, 2010 in an interview on ABC's ''This Week with Christiane Amanpour.'': The United States is "number 14, number 15" in college graduation rates, and "we're leading the world in high school dropout rates." John Stemberger stated on August 8, 2010 in an endorsement letter: Pam Bondi "refuses to take a position on the gay-adoption ban." Eddie Bernice Johnson stated on August 10, 2010 in a speech on the House floor.: "In 1935, more than 50% of the elderly population lived in poverty. Today that poverty rate stands officially at 9.4%." John Kasich stated on August 4, 2010 in a campaign speech: "We didn’t have a development director for over seven months." Laura Tyson stated on August 15, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'': "Unemployment for those with college educations is now 4.5 percent. Unemployment for those with more than a college education, below 4 percent." Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2010 in a speech at the University of Texas at Austin: "The unemployment rate for folks who've never gone to college is almost double what it is for those who have." Roy Barnes stated on August 11, 2010 in a television interview: Said he won the Democratic primary "without one ... negative TV spot." Carol Browner stated on August 4, 2010 in NBC's "Today Show.": "More than three-quarters of the oil is gone." Matthew Dowd stated on August 15, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'': Obama's approval numbers 'are in the low 40s.' Courtney Combs stated on July 16, 2010 in an appearance at the Cleveland City Club: "Phoenix, Ariz., is the No. 2 kidnapping capital of the world." Esquire magazine stated on August 10, 2010 in a magazine profile: This year, Newt Gingrich "has raised as much money as Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Sarah Palin, and Mike Huckabee combined." Lamar Smith stated on July 1, 2010 in a floor speech: "We could cut unemployment in half simply by reclaiming the jobs taken by illegal workers." Democratic Governors Association stated on July 29, 2010 in a statement on a DGA-created website: Lincoln Chafee "voted with President George W. Bush and the conservative leadership 76% of the time." Rebecca Bell-Metereau stated on August 9, 2010 in a campaign flier: Ken Mercer "wants Sean Hannity and James Dobson included in social studies texts." Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "only attended half of those meetings." Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "aided and abetted the continued taxation on residents’ properties over 70 percent of the time by seconding motions and voting to keep the millage rate the same." Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "joined forces with liberal Democrats on a historic sales tax hike." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 12, 2010 in an op ed article: Republicans are now "taking credit" for provisions of the health care bill "that they had tried to derail." Barney Frank stated on July 7, 2010 in MSNBC's Morning Joe: The United States accounted for 26 percent of worldwide military spending during the Cold War, but now accounts for 41 percent. Elizabeth Dennigan stated on June 28, 2010 in a statement on her campaign website: "We are amassing most of our military strength in a country where fewer than 100 members of al Qaeda remain." Nancy Pelosi stated on August 10, 2010 in a news release: A bill to aid state and local governments "is fully paid-for by closing costly corporate tax loopholes." Bob Gibbs stated on August 12, 2010 in an issue statement posted to his website: Cap and trade legislation that Zack Space supported "would cost the average household approximately $1,761 per year in increased energy rates." Todd Staples stated on July 15, 2010 in a consultant's e-mail to PolitiFact Texas.: Says Democrat Hank Gilbert "has a criminal conviction for theft, has multiple years of unpaid taxes, has multiple tax liens and fines, unsafe driving convictions (and) has recently been accused of taking a bribe and is on record lying to the press this year about his criminal record." Rachel Maddow stated on August 6, 2010 in the "Rachel Maddow Show": "We know that tax cuts are remarkably un-stimulative when you compare them with different kinds of government spending." Rachel Maddow stated on August 2, 2010 in "The Rachel Maddow Show": "The overall fact about illegal immigration is that it's not actually getting worse." John Kasich stated on August 12, 2010: On whether to eliminate the state income tax. Bill White stated on August 9, 2010 in a TV interview.: "The state budget has gone up over 80 percent under Rick Perry." Liz Carter stated on August 5, 2010 in a press release: Hank Johnson voted against legislation to help "first responders, teachers, vets and troops." Jeff Kottkamp stated on July 31, 2010 in a debate.: "I've taken on the federal government and won."
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Mike Keown stated on August 12, 2010 in his campaign Web site: "It is wrong for the average federal worker today to make more than $100,000 while the average private-sector worker makes less than $70,000." Laura Tyson stated on August 15, 2010 in an interview on ABC's ''This Week with Christiane Amanpour.'': The United States is "number 14, number 15" in college graduation rates, and "we're leading the world in high school dropout rates." John Stemberger stated on August 8, 2010 in an endorsement letter: Pam Bondi "refuses to take a position on the gay-adoption ban." Eddie Bernice Johnson stated on August 10, 2010 in a speech on the House floor.: "In 1935, more than 50% of the elderly population lived in poverty. Today that poverty rate stands officially at 9.4%." John Kasich stated on August 4, 2010 in a campaign speech: "We didn’t have a development director for over seven months." Laura Tyson stated on August 15, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'': "Unemployment for those with college educations is now 4.5 percent. Unemployment for those with more than a college education, below 4 percent." Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2010 in a speech at the University of Texas at Austin: "The unemployment rate for folks who've never gone to college is almost double what it is for those who have." Roy Barnes stated on August 11, 2010 in a television interview: Said he won the Democratic primary "without one ... negative TV spot." Carol Browner stated on August 4, 2010 in NBC's "Today Show.": "More than three-quarters of the oil is gone." Matthew Dowd stated on August 15, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'': Obama's approval numbers 'are in the low 40s.' Courtney Combs stated on July 16, 2010 in an appearance at the Cleveland City Club: "Phoenix, Ariz., is the No. 2 kidnapping capital of the world." Esquire magazine stated on August 10, 2010 in a magazine profile: This year, Newt Gingrich "has raised as much money as Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Sarah Palin, and Mike Huckabee combined." Lamar Smith stated on July 1, 2010 in a floor speech: "We could cut unemployment in half simply by reclaiming the jobs taken by illegal workers." Democratic Governors Association stated on July 29, 2010 in a statement on a DGA-created website: Lincoln Chafee "voted with President George W. Bush and the conservative leadership 76% of the time." Rebecca Bell-Metereau stated on August 9, 2010 in a campaign flier: Ken Mercer "wants Sean Hannity and James Dobson included in social studies texts." Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "only attended half of those meetings." Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "aided and abetted the continued taxation on residents’ properties over 70 percent of the time by seconding motions and voting to keep the millage rate the same." Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "joined forces with liberal Democrats on a historic sales tax hike." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 12, 2010 in an op ed article: Republicans are now "taking credit" for provisions of the health care bill "that they had tried to derail." Barney Frank stated on July 7, 2010 in MSNBC's Morning Joe: The United States accounted for 26 percent of worldwide military spending during the Cold War, but now accounts for 41 percent. Elizabeth Dennigan stated on June 28, 2010 in a statement on her campaign website: "We are amassing most of our military strength in a country where fewer than 100 members of al Qaeda remain." Nancy Pelosi stated on August 10, 2010 in a news release: A bill to aid state and local governments "is fully paid-for by closing costly corporate tax loopholes." Bob Gibbs stated on August 12, 2010 in an issue statement posted to his website: Cap and trade legislation that Zack Space supported "would cost the average household approximately $1,761 per year in increased energy rates." Todd Staples stated on July 15, 2010 in a consultant's e-mail to PolitiFact Texas.: Says Democrat Hank Gilbert "has a criminal conviction for theft, has multiple years of unpaid taxes, has multiple tax liens and fines, unsafe driving convictions (and) has recently been accused of taking a bribe and is on record lying to the press this year about his criminal record." Rachel Maddow stated on August 6, 2010 in the "Rachel Maddow Show": "We know that tax cuts are remarkably un-stimulative when you compare them with different kinds of government spending." Rachel Maddow stated on August 2, 2010 in "The Rachel Maddow Show": "The overall fact about illegal immigration is that it's not actually getting worse." John Kasich stated on August 12, 2010: On whether to eliminate the state income tax. Bill White stated on August 9, 2010 in a TV interview.: "The state budget has gone up over 80 percent under Rick Perry." Liz Carter stated on August 5, 2010 in a press release: Hank Johnson voted against legislation to help "first responders, teachers, vets and troops." Jeff Kottkamp stated on July 31, 2010 in a debate.: "I've taken on the federal government and won."
Mike Keown stated on August 12, 2010 in his campaign Web site: "It is wrong for the average federal worker today to make more than $100,000 while the average private-sector worker makes less than $70,000."
Laura Tyson stated on August 15, 2010 in an interview on ABC's ''This Week with Christiane Amanpour.'': The United States is "number 14, number 15" in college graduation rates, and "we're leading the world in high school dropout rates."
John Stemberger stated on August 8, 2010 in an endorsement letter: Pam Bondi "refuses to take a position on the gay-adoption ban."
Eddie Bernice Johnson stated on August 10, 2010 in a speech on the House floor.: "In 1935, more than 50% of the elderly population lived in poverty. Today that poverty rate stands officially at 9.4%."
John Kasich stated on August 4, 2010 in a campaign speech: "We didn’t have a development director for over seven months."
Laura Tyson stated on August 15, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'': "Unemployment for those with college educations is now 4.5 percent. Unemployment for those with more than a college education, below 4 percent."
Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2010 in a speech at the University of Texas at Austin: "The unemployment rate for folks who've never gone to college is almost double what it is for those who have."
Roy Barnes stated on August 11, 2010 in a television interview: Said he won the Democratic primary "without one ... negative TV spot."
Carol Browner stated on August 4, 2010 in NBC's "Today Show.": "More than three-quarters of the oil is gone."
Matthew Dowd stated on August 15, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'': Obama's approval numbers 'are in the low 40s.'
Courtney Combs stated on July 16, 2010 in an appearance at the Cleveland City Club: "Phoenix, Ariz., is the No. 2 kidnapping capital of the world."
Esquire magazine stated on August 10, 2010 in a magazine profile: This year, Newt Gingrich "has raised as much money as Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Sarah Palin, and Mike Huckabee combined."
Lamar Smith stated on July 1, 2010 in a floor speech: "We could cut unemployment in half simply by reclaiming the jobs taken by illegal workers."
Democratic Governors Association stated on July 29, 2010 in a statement on a DGA-created website: Lincoln Chafee "voted with President George W. Bush and the conservative leadership 76% of the time."
Rebecca Bell-Metereau stated on August 9, 2010 in a campaign flier: Ken Mercer "wants Sean Hannity and James Dobson included in social studies texts."
Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "only attended half of those meetings."
Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "aided and abetted the continued taxation on residents’ properties over 70 percent of the time by seconding motions and voting to keep the millage rate the same."
Committee to Protect Florida stated on August 2, 2010 in in a mailer: Kathryn Starkey "joined forces with liberal Democrats on a historic sales tax hike."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 12, 2010 in an op ed article: Republicans are now "taking credit" for provisions of the health care bill "that they had tried to derail."
Barney Frank stated on July 7, 2010 in MSNBC's Morning Joe: The United States accounted for 26 percent of worldwide military spending during the Cold War, but now accounts for 41 percent.
Elizabeth Dennigan stated on June 28, 2010 in a statement on her campaign website: "We are amassing most of our military strength in a country where fewer than 100 members of al Qaeda remain."
Nancy Pelosi stated on August 10, 2010 in a news release: A bill to aid state and local governments "is fully paid-for by closing costly corporate tax loopholes."
Bob Gibbs stated on August 12, 2010 in an issue statement posted to his website: Cap and trade legislation that Zack Space supported "would cost the average household approximately $1,761 per year in increased energy rates."
Todd Staples stated on July 15, 2010 in a consultant's e-mail to PolitiFact Texas.: Says Democrat Hank Gilbert "has a criminal conviction for theft, has multiple years of unpaid taxes, has multiple tax liens and fines, unsafe driving convictions (and) has recently been accused of taking a bribe and is on record lying to the press this year about his criminal record."
Rachel Maddow stated on August 6, 2010 in the "Rachel Maddow Show": "We know that tax cuts are remarkably un-stimulative when you compare them with different kinds of government spending."
Rachel Maddow stated on August 2, 2010 in "The Rachel Maddow Show": "The overall fact about illegal immigration is that it's not actually getting worse."
Bill White stated on August 9, 2010 in a TV interview.: "The state budget has gone up over 80 percent under Rick Perry."
Liz Carter stated on August 5, 2010 in a press release: Hank Johnson voted against legislation to help "first responders, teachers, vets and troops."
