Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Economy 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 Alexi Giannoulias stated on October 15, 2010 in a TV ad: "Mark Kirk: Lied about going to war. Opposed middle class tax cuts. And said unemployment’s not that big an issue." Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on January 21, 2010 in the "No on 4!" website: "Amendment 4 will reduce Florida’s economic output by $34 billion annually." Mark S. Zaccaria stated on October 1, 2010 in a news release: Says James Langevin voted to spend "$3 billion for a jet engine no one wants." Rick Scott stated on September 27, 2010 in a TV ad.: "Alex Sink funneled three quarters of a million dollars in no-bid contracts to Bank of America." Republican Party of Florida stated on September 21, 2010 in a television ad: State pension fund staffers "lost billions. Then Sink gave them bonuses." J.B. Powell stated on September 9, 2010 in a news release: Horse racing could boost Georgia's economy by $1 billion a year and create 10,000 to 20,000 jobs. Bill Flores stated on September 26, 2010 in a TV ad: Says he created more than 500 American jobs. Ohio Democratic Party stated on August 23, 2010 in an election ad: DeWine "took $1.9 million from big banks," "supported legislation that helped Bernie Madoff make millions" and "protected predatory lenders while families lost their homes." David Axelrod stated on September 8, 2010 in an interview: Says Texas U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions said the GOP's goal is to "go back to the same exact policies that were in place before this president took office... policies that crashed the economy." Barack Obama stated on September 5, 2010 in a speech on Labor Day: John Boehner said the jobs of "teachers and nurses and police officers and firefighters" are "'government jobs' that weren't worth saving." John Loughlin stated on August 20, 2010 in a campaign commercial: After Ronald Reagan cut taxes in 1981 the U.S. enjoyed "exponential growth." Mark Tapscott stated on August 23, 2010 in an opinion column in "The Washington Examiner": "Obama’s stimulus, passed in his first month in office, will cost more than the entire Iraq War." Keith Stokes stated on August 7, 2010 in an interview on WJAR-TV: "One of the things we found very clearly and consistently is that [video gaming] is a growth industry." Pete Sessions stated on July 30, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. House: "Over the time that President Obama has been in office, we have lost 2.5 million free enterprise system jobs, and, yet, 500,000 federal government jobs have been added." Rob Portman stated on July 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs." Lee Fisher stated on July 13, 2010 in a news release: "As President George W. Bush’s trade representative, Portman failed to address China’s currency manipulation, which was inflated to as much as 40 percent in 2006." David Gregory stated on July 25, 2010 in an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on NBC's Meet the Press: "25 percent of our economy is the financial sector." Lee Fisher stated on July 12, 2010 in a campaign statement: Rob Portman’s "plan to tax, slash and privatize" Social Security "would devastate Ohioans." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate against Rep. Kendrick Meek: "If there were not derivatives, there would be no bank loans at all today." Lainey Melnick stated on April 23, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Says U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith supported the $700 billion Wall Street bailout in 2008, "but now he is standing in the way of reforms that would assure these bailouts would never happen again." George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, cast votes for TARP, the stimulus, and an individual mandate for health care. Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The financial services bill will end "too-big-to-fail." House Natural Resources Committee Republicans stated on April 5, 2010 in a news release posted on his website.: "Obama did not open new lands to offshore drilling – all of these areas were already open for drilling once Congress and President Bush lifted the moratorium in 2008. Instead, President Obama yesterday announced what areas he would CLOSE to offshore drilling." Paul Ryan stated on March 31, 2010 in a speech to the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs: In 2004, "20 percent of U.S. households were getting about 75 percent of their income from the federal government. ... Another 20 percent were receiving almost 40 percent." Barbara Cargill stated on March 11, 2010 in a State Board of Education meeting: "The Federal Reserve system has presided over about a 95... percent decline in the U.S. dollar." Farouk Shami stated on February 9, 2010 in a press release: "Mayor White has major stake in Barnett Shale production company." Ron Paul stated on January 27, 2010 in an article on his Web site RonPaul.com: "The money supply has doubled in the last year." Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: "We cut property taxes by one-third." Glenn Beck stated on January 15, 2010 in a video blog post: Chile ranks third internationally in economic freedom, while the U.S. ranks 17th. Jeff Miller stated on November 19, 2009 in a newsletter: "Although Democrats represent only 10 of Florida's 25 districts, their districts received 60 percent of the stimulus funds."
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Alexi Giannoulias stated on October 15, 2010 in a TV ad: "Mark Kirk: Lied about going to war. Opposed middle class tax cuts. And said unemployment’s not that big an issue." Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on January 21, 2010 in the "No on 4!" website: "Amendment 4 will reduce Florida’s economic output by $34 billion annually." Mark S. Zaccaria stated on October 1, 2010 in a news release: Says James Langevin voted to spend "$3 billion for a jet engine no one wants." Rick Scott stated on September 27, 2010 in a TV ad.: "Alex Sink funneled three quarters of a million dollars in no-bid contracts to Bank of America." Republican Party of Florida stated on September 21, 2010 in a television ad: State pension fund staffers "lost billions. Then Sink gave them bonuses." J.B. Powell stated on September 9, 2010 in a news release: Horse racing could boost Georgia's economy by $1 billion a year and create 10,000 to 20,000 jobs. Bill Flores stated on September 26, 2010 in a TV ad: Says he created more than 500 American jobs. Ohio Democratic Party stated on August 23, 2010 in an election ad: DeWine "took $1.9 million from big banks," "supported legislation that helped Bernie Madoff make millions" and "protected predatory lenders while families lost their homes." David Axelrod stated on September 8, 2010 in an interview: Says Texas U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions said the GOP's goal is to "go back to the same exact policies that were in place before this president took office... policies that crashed the economy." Barack Obama stated on September 5, 2010 in a speech on Labor Day: John Boehner said the jobs of "teachers and nurses and police officers and firefighters" are "'government jobs' that weren't worth saving." John Loughlin stated on August 20, 2010 in a campaign commercial: After Ronald Reagan cut taxes in 1981 the U.S. enjoyed "exponential growth." Mark Tapscott stated on August 23, 2010 in an opinion column in "The Washington Examiner": "Obama’s stimulus, passed in his first month in office, will cost more than the entire Iraq War." Keith Stokes stated on August 7, 2010 in an interview on WJAR-TV: "One of the things we found very clearly and consistently is that [video gaming] is a growth industry." Pete Sessions stated on July 30, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. House: "Over the time that President Obama has been in office, we have lost 2.5 million free enterprise system jobs, and, yet, 500,000 federal government jobs have been added." Rob Portman stated on July 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs." Lee Fisher stated on July 13, 2010 in a news release: "As President George W. Bush’s trade representative, Portman failed to address China’s currency manipulation, which was inflated to as much as 40 percent in 2006." David Gregory stated on July 25, 2010 in an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on NBC's Meet the Press: "25 percent of our economy is the financial sector." Lee Fisher stated on July 12, 2010 in a campaign statement: Rob Portman’s "plan to tax, slash and privatize" Social Security "would devastate Ohioans." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate against Rep. Kendrick Meek: "If there were not derivatives, there would be no bank loans at all today." Lainey Melnick stated on April 23, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Says U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith supported the $700 billion Wall Street bailout in 2008, "but now he is standing in the way of reforms that would assure these bailouts would never happen again." George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, cast votes for TARP, the stimulus, and an individual mandate for health care. Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The financial services bill will end "too-big-to-fail." House Natural Resources Committee Republicans stated on April 5, 2010 in a news release posted on his website.: "Obama did not open new lands to offshore drilling – all of these areas were already open for drilling once Congress and President Bush lifted the moratorium in 2008. Instead, President Obama yesterday announced what areas he would CLOSE to offshore drilling." Paul Ryan stated on March 31, 2010 in a speech to the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs: In 2004, "20 percent of U.S. households were getting about 75 percent of their income from the federal government. ... Another 20 percent were receiving almost 40 percent." Barbara Cargill stated on March 11, 2010 in a State Board of Education meeting: "The Federal Reserve system has presided over about a 95... percent decline in the U.S. dollar." Farouk Shami stated on February 9, 2010 in a press release: "Mayor White has major stake in Barnett Shale production company." Ron Paul stated on January 27, 2010 in an article on his Web site RonPaul.com: "The money supply has doubled in the last year." Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: "We cut property taxes by one-third." Glenn Beck stated on January 15, 2010 in a video blog post: Chile ranks third internationally in economic freedom, while the U.S. ranks 17th. Jeff Miller stated on November 19, 2009 in a newsletter: "Although Democrats represent only 10 of Florida's 25 districts, their districts received 60 percent of the stimulus funds."
Alexi Giannoulias stated on October 15, 2010 in a TV ad: "Mark Kirk: Lied about going to war. Opposed middle class tax cuts. And said unemployment’s not that big an issue."
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on January 21, 2010 in the "No on 4!" website: "Amendment 4 will reduce Florida’s economic output by $34 billion annually."
Mark S. Zaccaria stated on October 1, 2010 in a news release: Says James Langevin voted to spend "$3 billion for a jet engine no one wants."
Rick Scott stated on September 27, 2010 in a TV ad.: "Alex Sink funneled three quarters of a million dollars in no-bid contracts to Bank of America."
Republican Party of Florida stated on September 21, 2010 in a television ad: State pension fund staffers "lost billions. Then Sink gave them bonuses."
J.B. Powell stated on September 9, 2010 in a news release: Horse racing could boost Georgia's economy by $1 billion a year and create 10,000 to 20,000 jobs.
Ohio Democratic Party stated on August 23, 2010 in an election ad: DeWine "took $1.9 million from big banks," "supported legislation that helped Bernie Madoff make millions" and "protected predatory lenders while families lost their homes."
David Axelrod stated on September 8, 2010 in an interview: Says Texas U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions said the GOP's goal is to "go back to the same exact policies that were in place before this president took office... policies that crashed the economy."
Barack Obama stated on September 5, 2010 in a speech on Labor Day: John Boehner said the jobs of "teachers and nurses and police officers and firefighters" are "'government jobs' that weren't worth saving."
John Loughlin stated on August 20, 2010 in a campaign commercial: After Ronald Reagan cut taxes in 1981 the U.S. enjoyed "exponential growth."
Mark Tapscott stated on August 23, 2010 in an opinion column in "The Washington Examiner": "Obama’s stimulus, passed in his first month in office, will cost more than the entire Iraq War."
Keith Stokes stated on August 7, 2010 in an interview on WJAR-TV: "One of the things we found very clearly and consistently is that [video gaming] is a growth industry."
Pete Sessions stated on July 30, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. House: "Over the time that President Obama has been in office, we have lost 2.5 million free enterprise system jobs, and, yet, 500,000 federal government jobs have been added."
Rob Portman stated on July 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs."
Lee Fisher stated on July 13, 2010 in a news release: "As President George W. Bush’s trade representative, Portman failed to address China’s currency manipulation, which was inflated to as much as 40 percent in 2006."
David Gregory stated on July 25, 2010 in an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on NBC's Meet the Press: "25 percent of our economy is the financial sector."
Lee Fisher stated on July 12, 2010 in a campaign statement: Rob Portman’s "plan to tax, slash and privatize" Social Security "would devastate Ohioans."
Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate against Rep. Kendrick Meek: "If there were not derivatives, there would be no bank loans at all today."
Lainey Melnick stated on April 23, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Says U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith supported the $700 billion Wall Street bailout in 2008, "but now he is standing in the way of reforms that would assure these bailouts would never happen again."
George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, cast votes for TARP, the stimulus, and an individual mandate for health care.
Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The financial services bill will end "too-big-to-fail."
House Natural Resources Committee Republicans stated on April 5, 2010 in a news release posted on his website.: "Obama did not open new lands to offshore drilling – all of these areas were already open for drilling once Congress and President Bush lifted the moratorium in 2008. Instead, President Obama yesterday announced what areas he would CLOSE to offshore drilling."
Paul Ryan stated on March 31, 2010 in a speech to the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs: In 2004, "20 percent of U.S. households were getting about 75 percent of their income from the federal government. ... Another 20 percent were receiving almost 40 percent."
Barbara Cargill stated on March 11, 2010 in a State Board of Education meeting: "The Federal Reserve system has presided over about a 95... percent decline in the U.S. dollar."
Farouk Shami stated on February 9, 2010 in a press release: "Mayor White has major stake in Barnett Shale production company."
Ron Paul stated on January 27, 2010 in an article on his Web site RonPaul.com: "The money supply has doubled in the last year."
Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate: "We cut property taxes by one-third."
Glenn Beck stated on January 15, 2010 in a video blog post: Chile ranks third internationally in economic freedom, while the U.S. ranks 17th.
Jeff Miller stated on November 19, 2009 in a newsletter: "Although Democrats represent only 10 of Florida's 25 districts, their districts received 60 percent of the stimulus funds."
