Latest Fact-checks in Drugs 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 Gary Johnson stated on September 19, 2011 in an interview with the editorial board of the 'Telegraph.': Says the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world with 2.3 million inmates, and the majority of Americans are imprisoned because they sold small amounts of drugs. Doreen Costa stated on August 10, 2011 in a radio interview: "The studies have shown us that [drug testing for welfare recipients] will be saving us money" 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." Michael Cutler stated on June 7, 2011 in an appearance on the "Helen Glover ShowV: "A couple of hundred American cities are infested by members of the Mexican cartels." Rick Scott stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Studies show that people that are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare." Ian Lang stated on May 18, 2011 in a state Senate committee hearing: "Rhode Island continues to have the highest rates of substance abuse in the country." Robert Watson stated on April 26, 2011 in a speech on the House floor: "I'm well aware that medical marijuana is a recognized, medical, viable treatment for this sort of [pancreas] pain condition." Rick Scott stated on April 14, 2011 in testimony before Congress.: "Hackers broke into Virginia's prescription-drug database (and) ... obtained more than 8.2 million patient records and a total of nearly 36 million prescriptions." Rob Bovett stated on March 28, 2011 in an article in The New York Times: Since Oregon’s prescription-only law took effect, meth lab incidents have dropped by 96 percent and meth-related arrests by 32 percent. Larry Ahern stated on March 25, 2011 in a letter to the editor of the "St. Petersburg Times": "We don't need a separate (prescription drug) database ... Pharmacies already have a database in place." Mike Fasano stated on November 23, 2010 in an interview with the St. Petersburg Times: "Seven more people will die each and every day until the Legislature ratifies these (pain clinic) rules that are being approved by the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health." Art Acevedo stated on November 14, 2010 in an interview.: Texas leads "the country in drunk driving fatalities." Greg Abbott stated on August 26, 2010 in an interview: Says a highway was closed in El Paso because of bullets flying across the border. Rick Perry stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview: Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso." Dave Aronberg stated on July 26, 2010 in an editorial board interview: "There are more pain clinics in Broward County than there are McDonald's in Broward County." John Loughlin stated on July 9, 2010 in a comment on The Helen Glover Show: Transporting drugs "is the price of admission" for people crossing the border illegally. Republican Party of Florida stated on October 20, 2008 in a campaign mailer: "Barack Obama has consistently voted against tougher penalties for criminals."
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Gary Johnson stated on September 19, 2011 in an interview with the editorial board of the 'Telegraph.': Says the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world with 2.3 million inmates, and the majority of Americans are imprisoned because they sold small amounts of drugs. Doreen Costa stated on August 10, 2011 in a radio interview: "The studies have shown us that [drug testing for welfare recipients] will be saving us money" 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." Michael Cutler stated on June 7, 2011 in an appearance on the "Helen Glover ShowV: "A couple of hundred American cities are infested by members of the Mexican cartels." Rick Scott stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Studies show that people that are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare." Ian Lang stated on May 18, 2011 in a state Senate committee hearing: "Rhode Island continues to have the highest rates of substance abuse in the country." Robert Watson stated on April 26, 2011 in a speech on the House floor: "I'm well aware that medical marijuana is a recognized, medical, viable treatment for this sort of [pancreas] pain condition." Rick Scott stated on April 14, 2011 in testimony before Congress.: "Hackers broke into Virginia's prescription-drug database (and) ... obtained more than 8.2 million patient records and a total of nearly 36 million prescriptions." Rob Bovett stated on March 28, 2011 in an article in The New York Times: Since Oregon’s prescription-only law took effect, meth lab incidents have dropped by 96 percent and meth-related arrests by 32 percent. Larry Ahern stated on March 25, 2011 in a letter to the editor of the "St. Petersburg Times": "We don't need a separate (prescription drug) database ... Pharmacies already have a database in place." Mike Fasano stated on November 23, 2010 in an interview with the St. Petersburg Times: "Seven more people will die each and every day until the Legislature ratifies these (pain clinic) rules that are being approved by the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health." Art Acevedo stated on November 14, 2010 in an interview.: Texas leads "the country in drunk driving fatalities." Greg Abbott stated on August 26, 2010 in an interview: Says a highway was closed in El Paso because of bullets flying across the border. Rick Perry stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview: Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso." Dave Aronberg stated on July 26, 2010 in an editorial board interview: "There are more pain clinics in Broward County than there are McDonald's in Broward County." John Loughlin stated on July 9, 2010 in a comment on The Helen Glover Show: Transporting drugs "is the price of admission" for people crossing the border illegally. Republican Party of Florida stated on October 20, 2008 in a campaign mailer: "Barack Obama has consistently voted against tougher penalties for criminals."
Gary Johnson stated on September 19, 2011 in an interview with the editorial board of the 'Telegraph.': Says the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world with 2.3 million inmates, and the majority of Americans are imprisoned because they sold small amounts of drugs.
Doreen Costa stated on August 10, 2011 in a radio interview: "The studies have shown us that [drug testing for welfare recipients] will be saving us money"
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."
Michael Cutler stated on June 7, 2011 in an appearance on the "Helen Glover ShowV: "A couple of hundred American cities are infested by members of the Mexican cartels."
Rick Scott stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Studies show that people that are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare."
Ian Lang stated on May 18, 2011 in a state Senate committee hearing: "Rhode Island continues to have the highest rates of substance abuse in the country."
Robert Watson stated on April 26, 2011 in a speech on the House floor: "I'm well aware that medical marijuana is a recognized, medical, viable treatment for this sort of [pancreas] pain condition."
Rick Scott stated on April 14, 2011 in testimony before Congress.: "Hackers broke into Virginia's prescription-drug database (and) ... obtained more than 8.2 million patient records and a total of nearly 36 million prescriptions."
Rob Bovett stated on March 28, 2011 in an article in The New York Times: Since Oregon’s prescription-only law took effect, meth lab incidents have dropped by 96 percent and meth-related arrests by 32 percent.
Larry Ahern stated on March 25, 2011 in a letter to the editor of the "St. Petersburg Times": "We don't need a separate (prescription drug) database ... Pharmacies already have a database in place."
Mike Fasano stated on November 23, 2010 in an interview with the St. Petersburg Times: "Seven more people will die each and every day until the Legislature ratifies these (pain clinic) rules that are being approved by the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health."
Art Acevedo stated on November 14, 2010 in an interview.: Texas leads "the country in drunk driving fatalities."
Greg Abbott stated on August 26, 2010 in an interview: Says a highway was closed in El Paso because of bullets flying across the border.
Rick Perry stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview: Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso."
Dave Aronberg stated on July 26, 2010 in an editorial board interview: "There are more pain clinics in Broward County than there are McDonald's in Broward County."
John Loughlin stated on July 9, 2010 in a comment on The Helen Glover Show: Transporting drugs "is the price of admission" for people crossing the border illegally.
Republican Party of Florida stated on October 20, 2008 in a campaign mailer: "Barack Obama has consistently voted against tougher penalties for criminals."
