Latest False 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 Chain email stated on June 3, 2010 in a chain e-mail circulated on the Internet: Once the U.S. government signs a U.N. treaty on conventional arms, "all U.S. citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments." John Kerry stated on June 6, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "Every major study that has been done by a legitimate group ... shows that there are hundreds of thousands of jobs to be created if you pass our (cap-and-trade) legislation. And if you wind up pricing carbon." Todd Staples stated on May 25, 2010 in a campaign Web post: Says EPA regulation of greenhouse gases will endanger 575 Texas dairy facilities, 58 swine operations, 1,300 corn farms and 28,000 beef cattle operations. Markos Moulitsas stated on June 6, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Turkey is an Arab country. Carly Fiorina stated on March 10, 2010 in a Web ad: Sen. Barbara Boxer "passed only three bills in 18 years" into law. Robert Koons stated on May 18, 2010 in an opinion piece published in the Austin American-Statesman: "In the history department at the University of Texas, out of 50 registered voters, only one is a Republican." Bill McCollum stated on May 18, 2010 in a press release.: "The fact that Rick Scott is running for governor as a 'reformer' would be funny if it wasn't so outrageous. This is a man who barely escaped imprisonment." Meg Whitman stated on April 16, 2010 in a campaign commerical: Steve Poizner "increased his department's budget nearly 14 percent." Steve Poizner stated on April 10, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Taxpayer-funded benefits to illegals" in California are "a skyrocketing cost under Obamacare." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 11, 2010 in a TV ad: "Minnick voted to let the government fund abortion under Obamacare." Mary Landrieu stated on May 11, 2010 in an interview with MSNBC's Ed Schultz: Louisiana gets "not one single penny" from Gulf Coast offshore oil revenues. Harry Reid stated on May 11, 2010 in a speech on the Senate floor: On Sandra Day O'Connor: "I think one reason she was a good judge is she had no judicial experience" before she joined the Supreme Court. Boyd Richie stated on April 30, 2010 in a press release: Says Gov. Rick Perry failed "to involve border sheriffs in developing plans to prevent violence in their communities." Adam Putnam stated on May 4, 2010 in a campaign statement: Scott Maddox has run "losing campaigns for 3 of Florida's 4 available cabinet positions." Darrell Issa stated on May 4, 2010 in an interview with Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC: Royalties for oil and other energy sources are the "second-largest revenue source to the federal government after the IRS." Anitere Flores stated on April 30, 2010 in a House floor speech: For the new state budget, "Floridians have sent us $3 billion less of their funding." Mike Pence stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press' : "This administration and this Congress have been systematically cutting funding to border security since the Democrats took control." Bill Maher stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' 'This Week': "Brazil got off oil in the last 30 years." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview: Says Texas has been waiting for two years for the federal government to act on a proposal to allow the state to "create insurance opportunities for those that are uninsured today." Rush Limbaugh stated on April 29, 2010 in his radio program: Alaska's Prince William Sound "is pristine now." Allen West stated on March 21, 2010 in press release: "Klein did not hold a single town hall meeting (on health care) where the general public was invited to ask questions or present their views." Tim James stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to "increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English." Alan Grayson stated on April 26, 2010 in an email: The more than $800,000 raised by the Alan Grayson campaign last quarter was "#1 among all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives." John Huppenthal stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: Under the new Arizona immigration law, police can't stop someone to check their immigration status unless they think they see something illegal. Bill White stated on April 20, 2010 in an interview: Says Gov. Rick Perry has never held a private-sector job. Barack Obama stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview with CNBC's John Harwood : "The vast majority of the money I got was from small donors all across the country.'' Tom Grady stated on April 20, 2010 in an e-mail to Crist.: Says Crist campaign website "has eliminated all references to our Republican Party." Dan Gelber stated on April 5, 2010 in e-mail to supporters and media: ''I have received more contributions than any other candidate in the race – Republican or Democrat.'' Paula Dockery stated on April 5, 2010 in a Newsmax.TV interview: "We have constitutional amendment that says that there's a ban on drilling right off Florida's coast." Mitch McConnell stated on April 14, 2010 in a press conference: New financial regulation "actually guarantees future bailouts of Wall Street banks."
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Chain email stated on June 3, 2010 in a chain e-mail circulated on the Internet: Once the U.S. government signs a U.N. treaty on conventional arms, "all U.S. citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments." John Kerry stated on June 6, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "Every major study that has been done by a legitimate group ... shows that there are hundreds of thousands of jobs to be created if you pass our (cap-and-trade) legislation. And if you wind up pricing carbon." Todd Staples stated on May 25, 2010 in a campaign Web post: Says EPA regulation of greenhouse gases will endanger 575 Texas dairy facilities, 58 swine operations, 1,300 corn farms and 28,000 beef cattle operations. Markos Moulitsas stated on June 6, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Turkey is an Arab country. Carly Fiorina stated on March 10, 2010 in a Web ad: Sen. Barbara Boxer "passed only three bills in 18 years" into law. Robert Koons stated on May 18, 2010 in an opinion piece published in the Austin American-Statesman: "In the history department at the University of Texas, out of 50 registered voters, only one is a Republican." Bill McCollum stated on May 18, 2010 in a press release.: "The fact that Rick Scott is running for governor as a 'reformer' would be funny if it wasn't so outrageous. This is a man who barely escaped imprisonment." Meg Whitman stated on April 16, 2010 in a campaign commerical: Steve Poizner "increased his department's budget nearly 14 percent." Steve Poizner stated on April 10, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Taxpayer-funded benefits to illegals" in California are "a skyrocketing cost under Obamacare." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 11, 2010 in a TV ad: "Minnick voted to let the government fund abortion under Obamacare." Mary Landrieu stated on May 11, 2010 in an interview with MSNBC's Ed Schultz: Louisiana gets "not one single penny" from Gulf Coast offshore oil revenues. Harry Reid stated on May 11, 2010 in a speech on the Senate floor: On Sandra Day O'Connor: "I think one reason she was a good judge is she had no judicial experience" before she joined the Supreme Court. Boyd Richie stated on April 30, 2010 in a press release: Says Gov. Rick Perry failed "to involve border sheriffs in developing plans to prevent violence in their communities." Adam Putnam stated on May 4, 2010 in a campaign statement: Scott Maddox has run "losing campaigns for 3 of Florida's 4 available cabinet positions." Darrell Issa stated on May 4, 2010 in an interview with Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC: Royalties for oil and other energy sources are the "second-largest revenue source to the federal government after the IRS." Anitere Flores stated on April 30, 2010 in a House floor speech: For the new state budget, "Floridians have sent us $3 billion less of their funding." Mike Pence stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press' : "This administration and this Congress have been systematically cutting funding to border security since the Democrats took control." Bill Maher stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' 'This Week': "Brazil got off oil in the last 30 years." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview: Says Texas has been waiting for two years for the federal government to act on a proposal to allow the state to "create insurance opportunities for those that are uninsured today." Rush Limbaugh stated on April 29, 2010 in his radio program: Alaska's Prince William Sound "is pristine now." Allen West stated on March 21, 2010 in press release: "Klein did not hold a single town hall meeting (on health care) where the general public was invited to ask questions or present their views." Tim James stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to "increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English." Alan Grayson stated on April 26, 2010 in an email: The more than $800,000 raised by the Alan Grayson campaign last quarter was "#1 among all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives." John Huppenthal stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: Under the new Arizona immigration law, police can't stop someone to check their immigration status unless they think they see something illegal. Bill White stated on April 20, 2010 in an interview: Says Gov. Rick Perry has never held a private-sector job. Barack Obama stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview with CNBC's John Harwood : "The vast majority of the money I got was from small donors all across the country.'' Tom Grady stated on April 20, 2010 in an e-mail to Crist.: Says Crist campaign website "has eliminated all references to our Republican Party." Dan Gelber stated on April 5, 2010 in e-mail to supporters and media: ''I have received more contributions than any other candidate in the race – Republican or Democrat.'' Paula Dockery stated on April 5, 2010 in a Newsmax.TV interview: "We have constitutional amendment that says that there's a ban on drilling right off Florida's coast." Mitch McConnell stated on April 14, 2010 in a press conference: New financial regulation "actually guarantees future bailouts of Wall Street banks."
Chain email stated on June 3, 2010 in a chain e-mail circulated on the Internet: Once the U.S. government signs a U.N. treaty on conventional arms, "all U.S. citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments."
John Kerry stated on June 6, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "Every major study that has been done by a legitimate group ... shows that there are hundreds of thousands of jobs to be created if you pass our (cap-and-trade) legislation. And if you wind up pricing carbon."
Todd Staples stated on May 25, 2010 in a campaign Web post: Says EPA regulation of greenhouse gases will endanger 575 Texas dairy facilities, 58 swine operations, 1,300 corn farms and 28,000 beef cattle operations.
Markos Moulitsas stated on June 6, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Turkey is an Arab country.
Carly Fiorina stated on March 10, 2010 in a Web ad: Sen. Barbara Boxer "passed only three bills in 18 years" into law.
Robert Koons stated on May 18, 2010 in an opinion piece published in the Austin American-Statesman: "In the history department at the University of Texas, out of 50 registered voters, only one is a Republican."
Bill McCollum stated on May 18, 2010 in a press release.: "The fact that Rick Scott is running for governor as a 'reformer' would be funny if it wasn't so outrageous. This is a man who barely escaped imprisonment."
Meg Whitman stated on April 16, 2010 in a campaign commerical: Steve Poizner "increased his department's budget nearly 14 percent."
Steve Poizner stated on April 10, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Taxpayer-funded benefits to illegals" in California are "a skyrocketing cost under Obamacare."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 11, 2010 in a TV ad: "Minnick voted to let the government fund abortion under Obamacare."
Mary Landrieu stated on May 11, 2010 in an interview with MSNBC's Ed Schultz: Louisiana gets "not one single penny" from Gulf Coast offshore oil revenues.
Harry Reid stated on May 11, 2010 in a speech on the Senate floor: On Sandra Day O'Connor: "I think one reason she was a good judge is she had no judicial experience" before she joined the Supreme Court.
Boyd Richie stated on April 30, 2010 in a press release: Says Gov. Rick Perry failed "to involve border sheriffs in developing plans to prevent violence in their communities."
Adam Putnam stated on May 4, 2010 in a campaign statement: Scott Maddox has run "losing campaigns for 3 of Florida's 4 available cabinet positions."
Darrell Issa stated on May 4, 2010 in an interview with Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC: Royalties for oil and other energy sources are the "second-largest revenue source to the federal government after the IRS."
Anitere Flores stated on April 30, 2010 in a House floor speech: For the new state budget, "Floridians have sent us $3 billion less of their funding."
Mike Pence stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press' : "This administration and this Congress have been systematically cutting funding to border security since the Democrats took control."
Bill Maher stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' 'This Week': "Brazil got off oil in the last 30 years."
Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview: Says Texas has been waiting for two years for the federal government to act on a proposal to allow the state to "create insurance opportunities for those that are uninsured today."
Rush Limbaugh stated on April 29, 2010 in his radio program: Alaska's Prince William Sound "is pristine now."
Allen West stated on March 21, 2010 in press release: "Klein did not hold a single town hall meeting (on health care) where the general public was invited to ask questions or present their views."
Tim James stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to "increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English."
Alan Grayson stated on April 26, 2010 in an email: The more than $800,000 raised by the Alan Grayson campaign last quarter was "#1 among all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives."
John Huppenthal stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: Under the new Arizona immigration law, police can't stop someone to check their immigration status unless they think they see something illegal.
Bill White stated on April 20, 2010 in an interview: Says Gov. Rick Perry has never held a private-sector job.
Barack Obama stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview with CNBC's John Harwood : "The vast majority of the money I got was from small donors all across the country.''
Tom Grady stated on April 20, 2010 in an e-mail to Crist.: Says Crist campaign website "has eliminated all references to our Republican Party."
Dan Gelber stated on April 5, 2010 in e-mail to supporters and media: ''I have received more contributions than any other candidate in the race – Republican or Democrat.''
Paula Dockery stated on April 5, 2010 in a Newsmax.TV interview: "We have constitutional amendment that says that there's a ban on drilling right off Florida's coast."
Mitch McConnell stated on April 14, 2010 in a press conference: New financial regulation "actually guarantees future bailouts of Wall Street banks."
