Latest Fact-checks by Robert Farley 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 May 30, 2009 in an e-mail: Inside the stimulus package "is anti-Christian legislation that will stop churches from using public schools for meeting on Sundays, as well as Boy Scouts and student Bible study groups." Mitch McConnell stated on May 31, 2009 in a CNN interview: "The Department of Justice, under the Obama administration, disagrees with the decision" Judge Sotomayor made in the Ricci vs. DeStefano case. North Korean foreign ministry stated on May 29, 2009 in a released statement: "The nuclear test conducted in our nation this time is the Earth's 2,054th nuclear test. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have conducted 99.99 percent of the total nuclear tests." Rush Limbaugh stated on May 26, 2009 in his radio program: Sotomayor "ruled against the white firefighter — Ricci and other white firefighters — just on the basis that she thought women and minorities should be given a preference because of their skin color and because of the history of discrimination in the past. The law was totally disregarded." Judicial Confirmation Network stated on May 26, 2009 in a released statement: Sotomayor thinks "that one’s sex, race and ethnicity ought to affect the decisions one renders from the bench." Republican National Committee stated on May 26, 2009 in a talking points memo: Judge Sotomayor has said "that policy is made on the U.S. Court of Appeals." Colin Powell stated on May 24, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: Cheney is "disagreeing with President Bush's policy. President Bush stated repeatedly to international audiences and to the country that he wanted to close Guantanamo." Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "President Obama's own director of national intelligence, Admiral Blair, put it this way: 'High-value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al-Qaida organization that was attacking this country.'" Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "You've heard endlessly about waterboarding. It happened to three terrorists." Michele Bachmann stated on May 6, 2009 in a press release: ACORN "could get up to $8.5 billion more tax dollars despite being under investigation for voter registration fraud in a dozen states." Pray in Jesus Name Project stated on May 17, 2009 in an advertisement : "The Pentagon under the Obama administration has just acknowledged seizing and burning the privately owned Bibles of American soldiers serving in Afghanistan." Mark Sanford stated on April 30, 2009 in a commentary piece: "Our government has now 'spent, lent, or committed' $12.8 trillion in its attempt to blunt the recession." Steve King stated on May 6, 2009 in a Fox News interview: The federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act bill would create "special protection for pedophiles." Miss California USA stated on May 12, 2009 in a news conference.: "The president of the United States ... agrees with me" that marriage should be between a man and a woman. Nancy Pelosi stated on April 23, 2009 in a news conference.: "We were not, I repeat, were not told that waterboarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation methods were used." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama used $20 million in federal money "to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory." Wayne LaPierre stated on February 27, 2009 in a CPAC conference: Cass Sunstein, President Obama's nominee for regulatory czar, "wants to give legal standing to animals so they can sue you for eating meat." Chain email stated on April 27, 2009: "Barack Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar' has advocated a 'Fairness Doctrine' for the Internet" that would require links to opposing opinions. Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a news conference: In Iraq, "civilian deaths, incidents of bombings, etc., remain very low relative to what was going on last year." Lindsey Graham stated on April 26, 2009 in a TV interview: "The Geneva Convention did not apply, until 2005, to the war on terror." Barack Obama stated on April 19, 2009 in a news conference.: "Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States." Barack Obama stated on April 16, 2009 in a news conference.: "More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States." John Boehner stated on March 24, 2009 in a press release.: "Some even advocate wiping out 401(k)s entirely and replacing them with government-run accounts." Keith Olbermann stated on April 8, 2009 in an episode of his TV program.: "President Obama is actually increasing Bush-era defense spending by $21 billion in the new fiscal year." Chain email stated on April 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail.: Claims that former Sen. Tom Daschle said, "Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them." Cato Institute stated on April 1, 2009 in a political advertisement.: "There has been no net global warming for over a decade now." Judd Gregg stated on March 17, 2009 in a speech on the Senate Floor.: On the propriety of budget reconciliation. Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Obama's budget plan would "take national debt up to about 80 percent of gross national product. ... Historically, it's been about 40 percent." Barack Obama stated on March 24, 2009 in in a news conference.: His proposed budget would "cut our deficit in half by the end of my first term."
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Newt Gingrich stated on May 30, 2009 in an e-mail: Inside the stimulus package "is anti-Christian legislation that will stop churches from using public schools for meeting on Sundays, as well as Boy Scouts and student Bible study groups." Mitch McConnell stated on May 31, 2009 in a CNN interview: "The Department of Justice, under the Obama administration, disagrees with the decision" Judge Sotomayor made in the Ricci vs. DeStefano case. North Korean foreign ministry stated on May 29, 2009 in a released statement: "The nuclear test conducted in our nation this time is the Earth's 2,054th nuclear test. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have conducted 99.99 percent of the total nuclear tests." Rush Limbaugh stated on May 26, 2009 in his radio program: Sotomayor "ruled against the white firefighter — Ricci and other white firefighters — just on the basis that she thought women and minorities should be given a preference because of their skin color and because of the history of discrimination in the past. The law was totally disregarded." Judicial Confirmation Network stated on May 26, 2009 in a released statement: Sotomayor thinks "that one’s sex, race and ethnicity ought to affect the decisions one renders from the bench." Republican National Committee stated on May 26, 2009 in a talking points memo: Judge Sotomayor has said "that policy is made on the U.S. Court of Appeals." Colin Powell stated on May 24, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: Cheney is "disagreeing with President Bush's policy. President Bush stated repeatedly to international audiences and to the country that he wanted to close Guantanamo." Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "President Obama's own director of national intelligence, Admiral Blair, put it this way: 'High-value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al-Qaida organization that was attacking this country.'" Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "You've heard endlessly about waterboarding. It happened to three terrorists." Michele Bachmann stated on May 6, 2009 in a press release: ACORN "could get up to $8.5 billion more tax dollars despite being under investigation for voter registration fraud in a dozen states." Pray in Jesus Name Project stated on May 17, 2009 in an advertisement : "The Pentagon under the Obama administration has just acknowledged seizing and burning the privately owned Bibles of American soldiers serving in Afghanistan." Mark Sanford stated on April 30, 2009 in a commentary piece: "Our government has now 'spent, lent, or committed' $12.8 trillion in its attempt to blunt the recession." Steve King stated on May 6, 2009 in a Fox News interview: The federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act bill would create "special protection for pedophiles." Miss California USA stated on May 12, 2009 in a news conference.: "The president of the United States ... agrees with me" that marriage should be between a man and a woman. Nancy Pelosi stated on April 23, 2009 in a news conference.: "We were not, I repeat, were not told that waterboarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation methods were used." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama used $20 million in federal money "to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory." Wayne LaPierre stated on February 27, 2009 in a CPAC conference: Cass Sunstein, President Obama's nominee for regulatory czar, "wants to give legal standing to animals so they can sue you for eating meat." Chain email stated on April 27, 2009: "Barack Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar' has advocated a 'Fairness Doctrine' for the Internet" that would require links to opposing opinions. Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a news conference: In Iraq, "civilian deaths, incidents of bombings, etc., remain very low relative to what was going on last year." Lindsey Graham stated on April 26, 2009 in a TV interview: "The Geneva Convention did not apply, until 2005, to the war on terror." Barack Obama stated on April 19, 2009 in a news conference.: "Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States." Barack Obama stated on April 16, 2009 in a news conference.: "More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States." John Boehner stated on March 24, 2009 in a press release.: "Some even advocate wiping out 401(k)s entirely and replacing them with government-run accounts." Keith Olbermann stated on April 8, 2009 in an episode of his TV program.: "President Obama is actually increasing Bush-era defense spending by $21 billion in the new fiscal year." Chain email stated on April 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail.: Claims that former Sen. Tom Daschle said, "Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them." Cato Institute stated on April 1, 2009 in a political advertisement.: "There has been no net global warming for over a decade now." Judd Gregg stated on March 17, 2009 in a speech on the Senate Floor.: On the propriety of budget reconciliation. Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Obama's budget plan would "take national debt up to about 80 percent of gross national product. ... Historically, it's been about 40 percent." Barack Obama stated on March 24, 2009 in in a news conference.: His proposed budget would "cut our deficit in half by the end of my first term."
Newt Gingrich stated on May 30, 2009 in an e-mail: Inside the stimulus package "is anti-Christian legislation that will stop churches from using public schools for meeting on Sundays, as well as Boy Scouts and student Bible study groups."
Mitch McConnell stated on May 31, 2009 in a CNN interview: "The Department of Justice, under the Obama administration, disagrees with the decision" Judge Sotomayor made in the Ricci vs. DeStefano case.
North Korean foreign ministry stated on May 29, 2009 in a released statement: "The nuclear test conducted in our nation this time is the Earth's 2,054th nuclear test. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have conducted 99.99 percent of the total nuclear tests."
Rush Limbaugh stated on May 26, 2009 in his radio program: Sotomayor "ruled against the white firefighter — Ricci and other white firefighters — just on the basis that she thought women and minorities should be given a preference because of their skin color and because of the history of discrimination in the past. The law was totally disregarded."
Judicial Confirmation Network stated on May 26, 2009 in a released statement: Sotomayor thinks "that one’s sex, race and ethnicity ought to affect the decisions one renders from the bench."
Republican National Committee stated on May 26, 2009 in a talking points memo: Judge Sotomayor has said "that policy is made on the U.S. Court of Appeals."
Colin Powell stated on May 24, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: Cheney is "disagreeing with President Bush's policy. President Bush stated repeatedly to international audiences and to the country that he wanted to close Guantanamo."
Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "President Obama's own director of national intelligence, Admiral Blair, put it this way: 'High-value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al-Qaida organization that was attacking this country.'"
Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "You've heard endlessly about waterboarding. It happened to three terrorists."
Michele Bachmann stated on May 6, 2009 in a press release: ACORN "could get up to $8.5 billion more tax dollars despite being under investigation for voter registration fraud in a dozen states."
Pray in Jesus Name Project stated on May 17, 2009 in an advertisement : "The Pentagon under the Obama administration has just acknowledged seizing and burning the privately owned Bibles of American soldiers serving in Afghanistan."
Mark Sanford stated on April 30, 2009 in a commentary piece: "Our government has now 'spent, lent, or committed' $12.8 trillion in its attempt to blunt the recession."
Steve King stated on May 6, 2009 in a Fox News interview: The federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act bill would create "special protection for pedophiles."
Miss California USA stated on May 12, 2009 in a news conference.: "The president of the United States ... agrees with me" that marriage should be between a man and a woman.
Nancy Pelosi stated on April 23, 2009 in a news conference.: "We were not, I repeat, were not told that waterboarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation methods were used."
Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama used $20 million in federal money "to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA."
Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory."
Wayne LaPierre stated on February 27, 2009 in a CPAC conference: Cass Sunstein, President Obama's nominee for regulatory czar, "wants to give legal standing to animals so they can sue you for eating meat."
Chain email stated on April 27, 2009: "Barack Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar' has advocated a 'Fairness Doctrine' for the Internet" that would require links to opposing opinions.
Barack Obama stated on April 29, 2009 in a news conference: In Iraq, "civilian deaths, incidents of bombings, etc., remain very low relative to what was going on last year."
Lindsey Graham stated on April 26, 2009 in a TV interview: "The Geneva Convention did not apply, until 2005, to the war on terror."
Barack Obama stated on April 19, 2009 in a news conference.: "Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States."
Barack Obama stated on April 16, 2009 in a news conference.: "More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States."
John Boehner stated on March 24, 2009 in a press release.: "Some even advocate wiping out 401(k)s entirely and replacing them with government-run accounts."
Keith Olbermann stated on April 8, 2009 in an episode of his TV program.: "President Obama is actually increasing Bush-era defense spending by $21 billion in the new fiscal year."
Chain email stated on April 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail.: Claims that former Sen. Tom Daschle said, "Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them."
Cato Institute stated on April 1, 2009 in a political advertisement.: "There has been no net global warming for over a decade now."
Judd Gregg stated on March 17, 2009 in a speech on the Senate Floor.: On the propriety of budget reconciliation.
Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Obama's budget plan would "take national debt up to about 80 percent of gross national product. ... Historically, it's been about 40 percent."
Barack Obama stated on March 24, 2009 in in a news conference.: His proposed budget would "cut our deficit in half by the end of my first term."
