Latest Fact-checks by Amy Sherman 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 Adam Hasner stated on September 24, 2012 in a press release from the Mitt Romney campaign: "President Obama decided not to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York." National Rifle Association stated on September 4, 2012 in on NRA ILA's website: "Bill Nelson voted for a ban on millions of commonly owned firearms, which included many popular hunting and target rifles." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2012 in an interview on Univision: "Fast and Furious" began under the Bush administration. Connie Mack stated on September 6, 2012 in an op-ed in 'The Hill': "President Obama has no plan to reduce the deficit, let alone pay down the debt." John Kerry stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: On U.S.-Israeli relations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "set the record straight — he said, our two countries have 'exactly the same policy' (and) 'our security cooperation is unprecedented.'" Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: Mitt Romney "said it was 'tragic' to end the war in Iraq." Charlie Crist stated on September 6, 2012 in a Democratic National Convention speech: "Jeb Bush recently noted, Reagan himself would have been too moderate, too reasonable for today's GOP." George LeMieux stated on August 29, 2012 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: Says Charlie Crist "was pro-life, pro-gun and vehemently anti-tax." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 4, 2012 in comments to Fox News: Says she was misquoted and "didn’t say" that the Israeli ambassador said "what the Republicans are doing is dangerous for Israel." George LeMieux stated on August 28, 2012 in a Tampa Bay Times guest column: In 2008, Charlie Crist ‘"applauded the pick of Sarah Palin and said she would do ‘a great job.’" Marco Rubio stated on August 26, 2012 in an interview on 'Face the Nation': "There is an increasing amount of evidence from public polling that the highest number of Americans ever identify themselves as pro-life." Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: President Obama’s education "solution" includes an effort to "nationalize curriculum." John Thune stated on August 29, 2012 in at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: The Obama administration "even proposed banning farm kids from doing basic chores!" Jeb Bush stated on August 26, 2012 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.': "If you look at the number of illegal immigrants coming into the country, it is net zero. It's been that way now for almost two years." Connie Mack stated on August 9, 2012 in a video on his campaign website: Says Bill Nelson "voted to raise our taxes 150 times." American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on August 3, 2012 in an email to subscribers: "13,000 Floridians are able to vote -- but their governor won't tell them." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on Fox News: "Mitt Romney is the first major party candidate for president of the United States in modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns." Gloria Romero Roses stated on July 18, 2012 in a mailer: Says Joe Garcia "voted to raise our utility rates." Tomorrow's Vision of Florida stated on August 6, 2012 in a mailer: Says Ron Saunders "made the choice to stand with Rick Scott" on expanding school vouchers, restricting scholarships and giving tax breaks to the wealthy. Bill Nelson stated on August 2, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Connie Mack IV has been "a promoter for Hooters with a history of bar room brawling, altercations and road rage." Crossroads GPS stated on July 13, 2012 in an ad: President Obama has "added $4 billion in debt every day." Gerard Robinson stated on June 15, 2012 in a written statement: FCAT tests "account for less than 1 percent of the instructional time provided during the year." Connie Mack stated on July 24, 2012 in a letter from the campaign to the Tampa Bay Times: Twenty two years ago, when he was running for governor, Bill Nelson missed 56 percent of his votes in the U.S. House. Dave Weldon stated on July 22, 2012 in a robocall: "This year in Congress (Connie Mack IV) has missed almost half of his votes." Barack Obama stated on June 26, 2012 in a fundraising email: Says he could be "the first president in modern history to be outspent." American Commitment stated on July 10, 2012 in a television ad: "Bill Nelson was the deciding vote" on the health care law. MoveOn.org stated on June 27, 2012 in an email: Gov. Rick Scott "tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls." MoveOn.org stated on June 27, 2012 in an email: "Every one of the 67 supervisors of elections" in Florida refused to carry out the effort to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls. Connie Mack stated on May 9, 2012 in a campaign mailer: The Mack Penny Plan for the federal budget "would balance our budget by 2019" and "continues to gain support." Corrine Brown stated on June 15, 2012 in a press release: In 2008, "33.2 percent of those who voted early on the last Sunday before Election Day were African-American, while 23.6 percent were Hispanic."
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Adam Hasner stated on September 24, 2012 in a press release from the Mitt Romney campaign: "President Obama decided not to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York." National Rifle Association stated on September 4, 2012 in on NRA ILA's website: "Bill Nelson voted for a ban on millions of commonly owned firearms, which included many popular hunting and target rifles." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2012 in an interview on Univision: "Fast and Furious" began under the Bush administration. Connie Mack stated on September 6, 2012 in an op-ed in 'The Hill': "President Obama has no plan to reduce the deficit, let alone pay down the debt." John Kerry stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: On U.S.-Israeli relations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "set the record straight — he said, our two countries have 'exactly the same policy' (and) 'our security cooperation is unprecedented.'" Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: Mitt Romney "said it was 'tragic' to end the war in Iraq." Charlie Crist stated on September 6, 2012 in a Democratic National Convention speech: "Jeb Bush recently noted, Reagan himself would have been too moderate, too reasonable for today's GOP." George LeMieux stated on August 29, 2012 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: Says Charlie Crist "was pro-life, pro-gun and vehemently anti-tax." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 4, 2012 in comments to Fox News: Says she was misquoted and "didn’t say" that the Israeli ambassador said "what the Republicans are doing is dangerous for Israel." George LeMieux stated on August 28, 2012 in a Tampa Bay Times guest column: In 2008, Charlie Crist ‘"applauded the pick of Sarah Palin and said she would do ‘a great job.’" Marco Rubio stated on August 26, 2012 in an interview on 'Face the Nation': "There is an increasing amount of evidence from public polling that the highest number of Americans ever identify themselves as pro-life." Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: President Obama’s education "solution" includes an effort to "nationalize curriculum." John Thune stated on August 29, 2012 in at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: The Obama administration "even proposed banning farm kids from doing basic chores!" Jeb Bush stated on August 26, 2012 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.': "If you look at the number of illegal immigrants coming into the country, it is net zero. It's been that way now for almost two years." Connie Mack stated on August 9, 2012 in a video on his campaign website: Says Bill Nelson "voted to raise our taxes 150 times." American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on August 3, 2012 in an email to subscribers: "13,000 Floridians are able to vote -- but their governor won't tell them." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on Fox News: "Mitt Romney is the first major party candidate for president of the United States in modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns." Gloria Romero Roses stated on July 18, 2012 in a mailer: Says Joe Garcia "voted to raise our utility rates." Tomorrow's Vision of Florida stated on August 6, 2012 in a mailer: Says Ron Saunders "made the choice to stand with Rick Scott" on expanding school vouchers, restricting scholarships and giving tax breaks to the wealthy. Bill Nelson stated on August 2, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Connie Mack IV has been "a promoter for Hooters with a history of bar room brawling, altercations and road rage." Crossroads GPS stated on July 13, 2012 in an ad: President Obama has "added $4 billion in debt every day." Gerard Robinson stated on June 15, 2012 in a written statement: FCAT tests "account for less than 1 percent of the instructional time provided during the year." Connie Mack stated on July 24, 2012 in a letter from the campaign to the Tampa Bay Times: Twenty two years ago, when he was running for governor, Bill Nelson missed 56 percent of his votes in the U.S. House. Dave Weldon stated on July 22, 2012 in a robocall: "This year in Congress (Connie Mack IV) has missed almost half of his votes." Barack Obama stated on June 26, 2012 in a fundraising email: Says he could be "the first president in modern history to be outspent." American Commitment stated on July 10, 2012 in a television ad: "Bill Nelson was the deciding vote" on the health care law. MoveOn.org stated on June 27, 2012 in an email: Gov. Rick Scott "tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls." MoveOn.org stated on June 27, 2012 in an email: "Every one of the 67 supervisors of elections" in Florida refused to carry out the effort to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls. Connie Mack stated on May 9, 2012 in a campaign mailer: The Mack Penny Plan for the federal budget "would balance our budget by 2019" and "continues to gain support." Corrine Brown stated on June 15, 2012 in a press release: In 2008, "33.2 percent of those who voted early on the last Sunday before Election Day were African-American, while 23.6 percent were Hispanic."
Adam Hasner stated on September 24, 2012 in a press release from the Mitt Romney campaign: "President Obama decided not to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York."
National Rifle Association stated on September 4, 2012 in on NRA ILA's website: "Bill Nelson voted for a ban on millions of commonly owned firearms, which included many popular hunting and target rifles."
Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2012 in an interview on Univision: "Fast and Furious" began under the Bush administration.
Connie Mack stated on September 6, 2012 in an op-ed in 'The Hill': "President Obama has no plan to reduce the deficit, let alone pay down the debt."
John Kerry stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: On U.S.-Israeli relations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "set the record straight — he said, our two countries have 'exactly the same policy' (and) 'our security cooperation is unprecedented.'"
Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: Mitt Romney "said it was 'tragic' to end the war in Iraq."
Charlie Crist stated on September 6, 2012 in a Democratic National Convention speech: "Jeb Bush recently noted, Reagan himself would have been too moderate, too reasonable for today's GOP."
George LeMieux stated on August 29, 2012 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: Says Charlie Crist "was pro-life, pro-gun and vehemently anti-tax."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 4, 2012 in comments to Fox News: Says she was misquoted and "didn’t say" that the Israeli ambassador said "what the Republicans are doing is dangerous for Israel."
George LeMieux stated on August 28, 2012 in a Tampa Bay Times guest column: In 2008, Charlie Crist ‘"applauded the pick of Sarah Palin and said she would do ‘a great job.’"
Marco Rubio stated on August 26, 2012 in an interview on 'Face the Nation': "There is an increasing amount of evidence from public polling that the highest number of Americans ever identify themselves as pro-life."
Rick Santorum stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention: President Obama’s education "solution" includes an effort to "nationalize curriculum."
John Thune stated on August 29, 2012 in at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: The Obama administration "even proposed banning farm kids from doing basic chores!"
Jeb Bush stated on August 26, 2012 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.': "If you look at the number of illegal immigrants coming into the country, it is net zero. It's been that way now for almost two years."
Connie Mack stated on August 9, 2012 in a video on his campaign website: Says Bill Nelson "voted to raise our taxes 150 times."
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on August 3, 2012 in an email to subscribers: "13,000 Floridians are able to vote -- but their governor won't tell them."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on Fox News: "Mitt Romney is the first major party candidate for president of the United States in modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns."
Gloria Romero Roses stated on July 18, 2012 in a mailer: Says Joe Garcia "voted to raise our utility rates."
Tomorrow's Vision of Florida stated on August 6, 2012 in a mailer: Says Ron Saunders "made the choice to stand with Rick Scott" on expanding school vouchers, restricting scholarships and giving tax breaks to the wealthy.
Bill Nelson stated on August 2, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Connie Mack IV has been "a promoter for Hooters with a history of bar room brawling, altercations and road rage."
Crossroads GPS stated on July 13, 2012 in an ad: President Obama has "added $4 billion in debt every day."
Gerard Robinson stated on June 15, 2012 in a written statement: FCAT tests "account for less than 1 percent of the instructional time provided during the year."
Connie Mack stated on July 24, 2012 in a letter from the campaign to the Tampa Bay Times: Twenty two years ago, when he was running for governor, Bill Nelson missed 56 percent of his votes in the U.S. House.
Dave Weldon stated on July 22, 2012 in a robocall: "This year in Congress (Connie Mack IV) has missed almost half of his votes."
Barack Obama stated on June 26, 2012 in a fundraising email: Says he could be "the first president in modern history to be outspent."
American Commitment stated on July 10, 2012 in a television ad: "Bill Nelson was the deciding vote" on the health care law.
MoveOn.org stated on June 27, 2012 in an email: Gov. Rick Scott "tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls."
MoveOn.org stated on June 27, 2012 in an email: "Every one of the 67 supervisors of elections" in Florida refused to carry out the effort to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls.
Connie Mack stated on May 9, 2012 in a campaign mailer: The Mack Penny Plan for the federal budget "would balance our budget by 2019" and "continues to gain support."
Corrine Brown stated on June 15, 2012 in a press release: In 2008, "33.2 percent of those who voted early on the last Sunday before Election Day were African-American, while 23.6 percent were Hispanic."
