Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Elections 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 Steve Buckstein stated on June 18, 2012 in in a tweet, online post: "Did you know Wisconsin's AFSCME union has lost 50%+ of its members since no longer requiring membership?" Ohio Democratic Party stated on June 3, 2012 in a news release: Rob Portman won the fewest votes of all Ohio U. S. Senate victors since 2000. Ron Gerberry stated on April 17, 2012 in a news conference: The last three days of early voting "happen to be the most populated days of voting that we have in early voting." Jeff Fitzgerald stated on May 13, 2012 in Facebook and Twitter posts: Says he posted a "win" in the Republican Party of Wisconsin endorsement contest in the U.S. Senate primary. Will Weatherford stated on March 28, 2012 in remarks to the press: "It's the first time in the nation this many members have been drawn (by a Legislature) into the same districts where it wasn't a court order." Texas Democratic Party stated on March 3, 2012 in a quoted comment.: "In Texas, there are 668 Democratic Hispanic elected officials to the 60 in the Republican Party." American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on March 1, 2012 in interview on "The Colbert Report": There are "a larger number of shark attacks in Florida than there are cases of voter fraud." Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto." Steny Hoyer stated on December 13, 2011 in an opinion column.: Says up to a quarter of African Americans don’t have government photo ID. Our Oregon stated on November 14, 2011 in a statement on their website: Says "we’re losing one voter every 13 minutes." Robert Hagan stated on November 3, 2011 in an interview with Ohio Capital Blog’s Marc Kovac: "The governor won this state with 49 percent. We had some of the closest races in the House in history. So you’re not dealing with this 70-30, like they want to make it." Dennis Kucinich stated on September 14, 2011 in an email to supporters: "About 57 percent of registered Democrats in the new (9th Congressional) district come from my old district." Ruben Navarrette Jr. stated on September 28, 2011 in an opinion column.: "Every month, another 50,000 U.S.-born Hispanics turn 18 and become eligible to vote." Chris Redfern stated on September 15, 2011 in a news conference: Says that to drive the length of the newly drawn 15th District "you’d find yourself on the road as long as it would take to drive from Columbus to Niagara Falls." We Are Ohio stated on September 2, 2011 in a campaign commercial: "Issue 2 makes it illegal for us to negotiate for enough firefighters to do the job." Marcia Fudge stated on August 22, 2011 in an e-mail to Democratic supporters: "H.B. 194, the Voter Suppression Bill, invalidates a vote where a voter properly marks the ballot in support of a particular candidate, but also writes in the name of that same candidate." New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on June 27, 2011 in a statement by state Democratic chairman Ray Buckley in a call with reporters: "Mitt Romney is the first Massachusetts politician to run for president and not win the New Hampshire primary in a generation." Bill Kristol stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Forty percent of union members voted Republican in 2008. Nina Perales stated on May 31, 2011 in a press release.: Says a Republican-drawn map of proposed U.S. House districts for Texas "gerrymanders more than nine million Latinos in Texas to make sure that we have no more electoral opportunity than we did in 1991." Kathie Tovo stated on April 29, 2011 in a TV ad.: Says the Austin City Council "may give $4 million a year to subsidize a race track." Randi Shade stated on May 17, 2011 in a press release.: "The turnout on May 14th was just 7 percent -- the lowest turnout in decades." Michael McAuliff stated on May 17, 2011 in website article: "Tommy Thompson wanted to implant data chips in humans." Herb Kohl stated on April 28, 2011 in remarks to reporters: "I’ve been through four campaigns and have not done any negative campaigning." Bill Nelson stated on May 2, 2011 in a press conference: "55 percent of the people who cast a provisional ballot (in Florida) in the last presidential election -- their vote did not count." Alan Powell stated on November 1, 2010 in an interview: "Democrats have now become the party of the [Atlanta] metro area and of blacks." Jeb Bush stated on January 9, 2011 in an opinion article in the 'Miami Herald': "A record number of Hispanics were elected to the U.S House of Representatives..." Ellen Freidin stated on December 13, 2010 in comments at the launch of the NoLabels.org website.: "We have dozens of districts that go for 150 to 200 miles, splitting counties, splintering cities and connecting areas that have very little in common." Mike Haridopolos stated on November 2, 2010 in a post-election interview.: "This is the first time a party has picked up multiple seats during a regular election since the mid 1980s, making this the largest majority of any party in more than 25 years." Americans For Tax Reform stated on November 3, 2010 in a news release: "It is a commitment voters take very seriously: The only incumbent in Ohio to break his Pledge and vote for Ted Strickland's income tax hike was defeated soundly on Tuesday." Barry Garner stated on November 2, 2010 in a newspaper article: The Fulton County vote count will be finished by 11:30 p.m. on election night.
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Steve Buckstein stated on June 18, 2012 in in a tweet, online post: "Did you know Wisconsin's AFSCME union has lost 50%+ of its members since no longer requiring membership?" Ohio Democratic Party stated on June 3, 2012 in a news release: Rob Portman won the fewest votes of all Ohio U. S. Senate victors since 2000. Ron Gerberry stated on April 17, 2012 in a news conference: The last three days of early voting "happen to be the most populated days of voting that we have in early voting." Jeff Fitzgerald stated on May 13, 2012 in Facebook and Twitter posts: Says he posted a "win" in the Republican Party of Wisconsin endorsement contest in the U.S. Senate primary. Will Weatherford stated on March 28, 2012 in remarks to the press: "It's the first time in the nation this many members have been drawn (by a Legislature) into the same districts where it wasn't a court order." Texas Democratic Party stated on March 3, 2012 in a quoted comment.: "In Texas, there are 668 Democratic Hispanic elected officials to the 60 in the Republican Party." American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on March 1, 2012 in interview on "The Colbert Report": There are "a larger number of shark attacks in Florida than there are cases of voter fraud." Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto." Steny Hoyer stated on December 13, 2011 in an opinion column.: Says up to a quarter of African Americans don’t have government photo ID. Our Oregon stated on November 14, 2011 in a statement on their website: Says "we’re losing one voter every 13 minutes." Robert Hagan stated on November 3, 2011 in an interview with Ohio Capital Blog’s Marc Kovac: "The governor won this state with 49 percent. We had some of the closest races in the House in history. So you’re not dealing with this 70-30, like they want to make it." Dennis Kucinich stated on September 14, 2011 in an email to supporters: "About 57 percent of registered Democrats in the new (9th Congressional) district come from my old district." Ruben Navarrette Jr. stated on September 28, 2011 in an opinion column.: "Every month, another 50,000 U.S.-born Hispanics turn 18 and become eligible to vote." Chris Redfern stated on September 15, 2011 in a news conference: Says that to drive the length of the newly drawn 15th District "you’d find yourself on the road as long as it would take to drive from Columbus to Niagara Falls." We Are Ohio stated on September 2, 2011 in a campaign commercial: "Issue 2 makes it illegal for us to negotiate for enough firefighters to do the job." Marcia Fudge stated on August 22, 2011 in an e-mail to Democratic supporters: "H.B. 194, the Voter Suppression Bill, invalidates a vote where a voter properly marks the ballot in support of a particular candidate, but also writes in the name of that same candidate." New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on June 27, 2011 in a statement by state Democratic chairman Ray Buckley in a call with reporters: "Mitt Romney is the first Massachusetts politician to run for president and not win the New Hampshire primary in a generation." Bill Kristol stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Forty percent of union members voted Republican in 2008. Nina Perales stated on May 31, 2011 in a press release.: Says a Republican-drawn map of proposed U.S. House districts for Texas "gerrymanders more than nine million Latinos in Texas to make sure that we have no more electoral opportunity than we did in 1991." Kathie Tovo stated on April 29, 2011 in a TV ad.: Says the Austin City Council "may give $4 million a year to subsidize a race track." Randi Shade stated on May 17, 2011 in a press release.: "The turnout on May 14th was just 7 percent -- the lowest turnout in decades." Michael McAuliff stated on May 17, 2011 in website article: "Tommy Thompson wanted to implant data chips in humans." Herb Kohl stated on April 28, 2011 in remarks to reporters: "I’ve been through four campaigns and have not done any negative campaigning." Bill Nelson stated on May 2, 2011 in a press conference: "55 percent of the people who cast a provisional ballot (in Florida) in the last presidential election -- their vote did not count." Alan Powell stated on November 1, 2010 in an interview: "Democrats have now become the party of the [Atlanta] metro area and of blacks." Jeb Bush stated on January 9, 2011 in an opinion article in the 'Miami Herald': "A record number of Hispanics were elected to the U.S House of Representatives..." Ellen Freidin stated on December 13, 2010 in comments at the launch of the NoLabels.org website.: "We have dozens of districts that go for 150 to 200 miles, splitting counties, splintering cities and connecting areas that have very little in common." Mike Haridopolos stated on November 2, 2010 in a post-election interview.: "This is the first time a party has picked up multiple seats during a regular election since the mid 1980s, making this the largest majority of any party in more than 25 years." Americans For Tax Reform stated on November 3, 2010 in a news release: "It is a commitment voters take very seriously: The only incumbent in Ohio to break his Pledge and vote for Ted Strickland's income tax hike was defeated soundly on Tuesday." Barry Garner stated on November 2, 2010 in a newspaper article: The Fulton County vote count will be finished by 11:30 p.m. on election night.
Steve Buckstein stated on June 18, 2012 in in a tweet, online post: "Did you know Wisconsin's AFSCME union has lost 50%+ of its members since no longer requiring membership?"
Ohio Democratic Party stated on June 3, 2012 in a news release: Rob Portman won the fewest votes of all Ohio U. S. Senate victors since 2000.
Ron Gerberry stated on April 17, 2012 in a news conference: The last three days of early voting "happen to be the most populated days of voting that we have in early voting."
Jeff Fitzgerald stated on May 13, 2012 in Facebook and Twitter posts: Says he posted a "win" in the Republican Party of Wisconsin endorsement contest in the U.S. Senate primary.
Will Weatherford stated on March 28, 2012 in remarks to the press: "It's the first time in the nation this many members have been drawn (by a Legislature) into the same districts where it wasn't a court order."
Texas Democratic Party stated on March 3, 2012 in a quoted comment.: "In Texas, there are 668 Democratic Hispanic elected officials to the 60 in the Republican Party."
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on March 1, 2012 in interview on "The Colbert Report": There are "a larger number of shark attacks in Florida than there are cases of voter fraud."
Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto."
Steny Hoyer stated on December 13, 2011 in an opinion column.: Says up to a quarter of African Americans don’t have government photo ID.
Our Oregon stated on November 14, 2011 in a statement on their website: Says "we’re losing one voter every 13 minutes."
Robert Hagan stated on November 3, 2011 in an interview with Ohio Capital Blog’s Marc Kovac: "The governor won this state with 49 percent. We had some of the closest races in the House in history. So you’re not dealing with this 70-30, like they want to make it."
Dennis Kucinich stated on September 14, 2011 in an email to supporters: "About 57 percent of registered Democrats in the new (9th Congressional) district come from my old district."
Ruben Navarrette Jr. stated on September 28, 2011 in an opinion column.: "Every month, another 50,000 U.S.-born Hispanics turn 18 and become eligible to vote."
Chris Redfern stated on September 15, 2011 in a news conference: Says that to drive the length of the newly drawn 15th District "you’d find yourself on the road as long as it would take to drive from Columbus to Niagara Falls."
We Are Ohio stated on September 2, 2011 in a campaign commercial: "Issue 2 makes it illegal for us to negotiate for enough firefighters to do the job."
Marcia Fudge stated on August 22, 2011 in an e-mail to Democratic supporters: "H.B. 194, the Voter Suppression Bill, invalidates a vote where a voter properly marks the ballot in support of a particular candidate, but also writes in the name of that same candidate."
New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on June 27, 2011 in a statement by state Democratic chairman Ray Buckley in a call with reporters: "Mitt Romney is the first Massachusetts politician to run for president and not win the New Hampshire primary in a generation."
Bill Kristol stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Forty percent of union members voted Republican in 2008.
Nina Perales stated on May 31, 2011 in a press release.: Says a Republican-drawn map of proposed U.S. House districts for Texas "gerrymanders more than nine million Latinos in Texas to make sure that we have no more electoral opportunity than we did in 1991."
Kathie Tovo stated on April 29, 2011 in a TV ad.: Says the Austin City Council "may give $4 million a year to subsidize a race track."
Randi Shade stated on May 17, 2011 in a press release.: "The turnout on May 14th was just 7 percent -- the lowest turnout in decades."
Michael McAuliff stated on May 17, 2011 in website article: "Tommy Thompson wanted to implant data chips in humans."
Herb Kohl stated on April 28, 2011 in remarks to reporters: "I’ve been through four campaigns and have not done any negative campaigning."
Bill Nelson stated on May 2, 2011 in a press conference: "55 percent of the people who cast a provisional ballot (in Florida) in the last presidential election -- their vote did not count."
Alan Powell stated on November 1, 2010 in an interview: "Democrats have now become the party of the [Atlanta] metro area and of blacks."
Jeb Bush stated on January 9, 2011 in an opinion article in the 'Miami Herald': "A record number of Hispanics were elected to the U.S House of Representatives..."
Ellen Freidin stated on December 13, 2010 in comments at the launch of the NoLabels.org website.: "We have dozens of districts that go for 150 to 200 miles, splitting counties, splintering cities and connecting areas that have very little in common."
Mike Haridopolos stated on November 2, 2010 in a post-election interview.: "This is the first time a party has picked up multiple seats during a regular election since the mid 1980s, making this the largest majority of any party in more than 25 years."
Americans For Tax Reform stated on November 3, 2010 in a news release: "It is a commitment voters take very seriously: The only incumbent in Ohio to break his Pledge and vote for Ted Strickland's income tax hike was defeated soundly on Tuesday."
Barry Garner stated on November 2, 2010 in a newspaper article: The Fulton County vote count will be finished by 11:30 p.m. on election night.
