Latest Fact-checks in Federal Budget 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 Tommy Thompson stated on October 26, 2012 in debate comments: On support for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform plan Michael McCaul stated on October 22, 2012 in a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters: Says U.S. corporate tax rate is "highest in the world at 35 percent." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 25, 2012 in an interview: On a single-payer healthcare system Clint Eastwood stated on October 24, 2012 in in a TV ad: "We borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China." Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a U.S. Senate debate: Says Connie Mack initially said he would have voted "yes" for the Paul Ryan budget plan, and then, "you said it was stupid and you would vote no. And then your folks corrected you, and you changed your position again, yes." Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in a debate: Rhode Island has taken its federal Medicaid funding and shown it can run the program more cost-effectively than the federal government. Tammy Baldwin stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson ran Medicare "into the ground" and "nine years closer to bankruptcy." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 24, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate opponent Tommy Thompson "personally made over $3 million" from a federal contract granted to his healthcare company, but left 9/11 first responders "without the care they were promised." Workers' Voice stated on October 1, 2012 in a campaign flier: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supports a plan for "privatizing Social Security." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: "The sequester is not something that I've proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed." Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: Says Connie Mack’s Penny Plan would cut "over $200 billion out of Medicare, over $1 trillion out of Social Security. ... $3 trillion out of defense." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 24, 2012 in a television ad: Says Jim Renacci "opposed increasing combat bonuses for our troops." David Cicilline stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate: "There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined." Leonard Lance stated on October 11, 2012 in a debate: Says Barack Obama "said when he was running for office four years ago that he would halve the annual deficit by the end of his first term. That simply has not happened." Tommy Thompson stated on October 16, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Tammy Baldwin "voted to gut Medicare for seniors." Rob Zerban stated on October 4, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Paul Ryan’s budget plan "ends Medicare." Joe Biden stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: Paul Ryan "cut embassy security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for." Robert Menendez stated on October 10, 2012 in a debate on New Jersey 101.5-FM: Says the U.S. Senate has passed "a budget" over the last three years "called the Budget Control Act." Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in a debate: Says his deficit plan "made some adjustments to (Simpson-Bowles), and we're putting it forward before Congress right now, a $4 trillion plan." Barack Obama stated on October 8, 2012 in a campaign event outside Speaker John Boehner press conference in Derry, NH: Says Mitt Romney plans to "fire" Big Bird. American Crossroads stated on October 2, 2012 in a campaign commercial: President Barack Obama’s "spending drove us $5 trillion deeper in debt." Eric Cantor stated on October 1, 2012 in a debate.: On sequestration Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: Says President Obama has "doubled" the deficit. Tommy Thompson stated on October 27, 2012 in an interview: Says U.S. Senate opponent Tammy Baldwin supported a federal budget "that spent trillions -- not billions, trillions -- more money than the Obama budget." Wayne Powell stated on October 1, 2012 in a debate.: Says Eric Cantor voted to assure Congress would be paid if the government shut down and against guaranteeing troops would be paid. Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: "We’re now spending 42 percent of our economy on government." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 22, 2012 in a campaign email: Says 7,000 millionaires "gamed the system to pay no income taxes." Ron Johnson stated on September 11, 2012 in a campaign speech: Deficit spending ‘exploded during the Obama administration’ to $5.3 trillion over four years, compared to $2 trillion in eight years under President George W. Bush. Kasim Reed stated on September 23, 2012 in an interview: Says "you cannot implement Paul Ryan’s plan without allowing for any increases in revenue." Bob Corker stated on September 22, 2012 in in a press release.: "We haven’t passed a budget in more than three years and not a single appropriations bill has been brought to the floor this year."
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Tommy Thompson stated on October 26, 2012 in debate comments: On support for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform plan Michael McCaul stated on October 22, 2012 in a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters: Says U.S. corporate tax rate is "highest in the world at 35 percent." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 25, 2012 in an interview: On a single-payer healthcare system Clint Eastwood stated on October 24, 2012 in in a TV ad: "We borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China." Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a U.S. Senate debate: Says Connie Mack initially said he would have voted "yes" for the Paul Ryan budget plan, and then, "you said it was stupid and you would vote no. And then your folks corrected you, and you changed your position again, yes." Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in a debate: Rhode Island has taken its federal Medicaid funding and shown it can run the program more cost-effectively than the federal government. Tammy Baldwin stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson ran Medicare "into the ground" and "nine years closer to bankruptcy." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 24, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate opponent Tommy Thompson "personally made over $3 million" from a federal contract granted to his healthcare company, but left 9/11 first responders "without the care they were promised." Workers' Voice stated on October 1, 2012 in a campaign flier: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supports a plan for "privatizing Social Security." Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: "The sequester is not something that I've proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed." Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: Says Connie Mack’s Penny Plan would cut "over $200 billion out of Medicare, over $1 trillion out of Social Security. ... $3 trillion out of defense." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 24, 2012 in a television ad: Says Jim Renacci "opposed increasing combat bonuses for our troops." David Cicilline stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate: "There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined." Leonard Lance stated on October 11, 2012 in a debate: Says Barack Obama "said when he was running for office four years ago that he would halve the annual deficit by the end of his first term. That simply has not happened." Tommy Thompson stated on October 16, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Tammy Baldwin "voted to gut Medicare for seniors." Rob Zerban stated on October 4, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Paul Ryan’s budget plan "ends Medicare." Joe Biden stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: Paul Ryan "cut embassy security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for." Robert Menendez stated on October 10, 2012 in a debate on New Jersey 101.5-FM: Says the U.S. Senate has passed "a budget" over the last three years "called the Budget Control Act." Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in a debate: Says his deficit plan "made some adjustments to (Simpson-Bowles), and we're putting it forward before Congress right now, a $4 trillion plan." Barack Obama stated on October 8, 2012 in a campaign event outside Speaker John Boehner press conference in Derry, NH: Says Mitt Romney plans to "fire" Big Bird. American Crossroads stated on October 2, 2012 in a campaign commercial: President Barack Obama’s "spending drove us $5 trillion deeper in debt." Eric Cantor stated on October 1, 2012 in a debate.: On sequestration Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: Says President Obama has "doubled" the deficit. Tommy Thompson stated on October 27, 2012 in an interview: Says U.S. Senate opponent Tammy Baldwin supported a federal budget "that spent trillions -- not billions, trillions -- more money than the Obama budget." Wayne Powell stated on October 1, 2012 in a debate.: Says Eric Cantor voted to assure Congress would be paid if the government shut down and against guaranteeing troops would be paid. Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: "We’re now spending 42 percent of our economy on government." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 22, 2012 in a campaign email: Says 7,000 millionaires "gamed the system to pay no income taxes." Ron Johnson stated on September 11, 2012 in a campaign speech: Deficit spending ‘exploded during the Obama administration’ to $5.3 trillion over four years, compared to $2 trillion in eight years under President George W. Bush. Kasim Reed stated on September 23, 2012 in an interview: Says "you cannot implement Paul Ryan’s plan without allowing for any increases in revenue." Bob Corker stated on September 22, 2012 in in a press release.: "We haven’t passed a budget in more than three years and not a single appropriations bill has been brought to the floor this year."
Tommy Thompson stated on October 26, 2012 in debate comments: On support for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform plan
Michael McCaul stated on October 22, 2012 in a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters: Says U.S. corporate tax rate is "highest in the world at 35 percent."
Clint Eastwood stated on October 24, 2012 in in a TV ad: "We borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China."
Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a U.S. Senate debate: Says Connie Mack initially said he would have voted "yes" for the Paul Ryan budget plan, and then, "you said it was stupid and you would vote no. And then your folks corrected you, and you changed your position again, yes."
Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in a debate: Rhode Island has taken its federal Medicaid funding and shown it can run the program more cost-effectively than the federal government.
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson ran Medicare "into the ground" and "nine years closer to bankruptcy."
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 24, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate opponent Tommy Thompson "personally made over $3 million" from a federal contract granted to his healthcare company, but left 9/11 first responders "without the care they were promised."
Workers' Voice stated on October 1, 2012 in a campaign flier: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supports a plan for "privatizing Social Security."
Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate: "The sequester is not something that I've proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed."
Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: Says Connie Mack’s Penny Plan would cut "over $200 billion out of Medicare, over $1 trillion out of Social Security. ... $3 trillion out of defense."
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 24, 2012 in a television ad: Says Jim Renacci "opposed increasing combat bonuses for our troops."
David Cicilline stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate: "There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined."
Leonard Lance stated on October 11, 2012 in a debate: Says Barack Obama "said when he was running for office four years ago that he would halve the annual deficit by the end of his first term. That simply has not happened."
Tommy Thompson stated on October 16, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Tammy Baldwin "voted to gut Medicare for seniors."
Joe Biden stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky.: Paul Ryan "cut embassy security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for."
Robert Menendez stated on October 10, 2012 in a debate on New Jersey 101.5-FM: Says the U.S. Senate has passed "a budget" over the last three years "called the Budget Control Act."
Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in a debate: Says his deficit plan "made some adjustments to (Simpson-Bowles), and we're putting it forward before Congress right now, a $4 trillion plan."
Barack Obama stated on October 8, 2012 in a campaign event outside Speaker John Boehner press conference in Derry, NH: Says Mitt Romney plans to "fire" Big Bird.
American Crossroads stated on October 2, 2012 in a campaign commercial: President Barack Obama’s "spending drove us $5 trillion deeper in debt."
Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: Says President Obama has "doubled" the deficit.
Tommy Thompson stated on October 27, 2012 in an interview: Says U.S. Senate opponent Tammy Baldwin supported a federal budget "that spent trillions -- not billions, trillions -- more money than the Obama budget."
Wayne Powell stated on October 1, 2012 in a debate.: Says Eric Cantor voted to assure Congress would be paid if the government shut down and against guaranteeing troops would be paid.
Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: "We’re now spending 42 percent of our economy on government."
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 22, 2012 in a campaign email: Says 7,000 millionaires "gamed the system to pay no income taxes."
Ron Johnson stated on September 11, 2012 in a campaign speech: Deficit spending ‘exploded during the Obama administration’ to $5.3 trillion over four years, compared to $2 trillion in eight years under President George W. Bush.
Kasim Reed stated on September 23, 2012 in an interview: Says "you cannot implement Paul Ryan’s plan without allowing for any increases in revenue."
Bob Corker stated on September 22, 2012 in in a press release.: "We haven’t passed a budget in more than three years and not a single appropriations bill has been brought to the floor this year."
