Latest Pants on Fire! Fact-checks in Foreign Policy 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 Mitt Romney stated on June 2, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "A few months into office, (President Barack Obama) traveled around the globe to apologize for America." Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: After the U.S.-led military alliance ejected Saddam Hussein’s forces from Kuwait in 1991, the Kuwaitis "never paid us." Chain email stated on February 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Foreign Trade Zones allow U.S. "land to be inhabited by Chinese communists -- communists straight from China! They are to set up little towns and live here." Newt Gingrich stated on January 4, 2010 in an interview on 'The O'Reilly Factor': A recent Obama executive order could "lead to a number of investigations by Interpol in the United States, potentially aimed at American officials." Christopher Monckton stated on October 14, 2009 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: If President Obama signs the Copenhagen climate change treaty, he "will sign your freedom, your democracy, and your prosperity away forever — and neither you nor any subsequent government you may elect would have any power whatsoever to take it back again." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama used $20 million in federal money "to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA." Republican Party of Florida stated on May 28, 2008 in an e-mail.: "Fidel Castro endorses Obama." Bill Clinton stated on April 10, 2008 in Boonville, Ind.: "Hillary (Clinton), one time late at night when she was exhausted, misstated and immediately apologized for it, what happened to her in Bosnia in 1995." Hillary Clinton stated on March 17, 2008 in Washington, D.C.: "I remember landing under sniper fire." Hillary Clinton stated on February 26, 2008 in a debate in Cleveland, Ohio.: Obama "basically threatened to bomb Pakistan." John McCain stated on February 20, 2008 in a media availability in Columbus, Ohio.: Obama "suggested bombing Pakistan."
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Mitt Romney stated on June 2, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "A few months into office, (President Barack Obama) traveled around the globe to apologize for America." Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: After the U.S.-led military alliance ejected Saddam Hussein’s forces from Kuwait in 1991, the Kuwaitis "never paid us." Chain email stated on February 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Foreign Trade Zones allow U.S. "land to be inhabited by Chinese communists -- communists straight from China! They are to set up little towns and live here." Newt Gingrich stated on January 4, 2010 in an interview on 'The O'Reilly Factor': A recent Obama executive order could "lead to a number of investigations by Interpol in the United States, potentially aimed at American officials." Christopher Monckton stated on October 14, 2009 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: If President Obama signs the Copenhagen climate change treaty, he "will sign your freedom, your democracy, and your prosperity away forever — and neither you nor any subsequent government you may elect would have any power whatsoever to take it back again." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama used $20 million in federal money "to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA." Republican Party of Florida stated on May 28, 2008 in an e-mail.: "Fidel Castro endorses Obama." Bill Clinton stated on April 10, 2008 in Boonville, Ind.: "Hillary (Clinton), one time late at night when she was exhausted, misstated and immediately apologized for it, what happened to her in Bosnia in 1995." Hillary Clinton stated on March 17, 2008 in Washington, D.C.: "I remember landing under sniper fire." Hillary Clinton stated on February 26, 2008 in a debate in Cleveland, Ohio.: Obama "basically threatened to bomb Pakistan." John McCain stated on February 20, 2008 in a media availability in Columbus, Ohio.: Obama "suggested bombing Pakistan."
Mitt Romney stated on June 2, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "A few months into office, (President Barack Obama) traveled around the globe to apologize for America."
Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a press conference: After the U.S.-led military alliance ejected Saddam Hussein’s forces from Kuwait in 1991, the Kuwaitis "never paid us."
Chain email stated on February 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Foreign Trade Zones allow U.S. "land to be inhabited by Chinese communists -- communists straight from China! They are to set up little towns and live here."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 4, 2010 in an interview on 'The O'Reilly Factor': A recent Obama executive order could "lead to a number of investigations by Interpol in the United States, potentially aimed at American officials."
Christopher Monckton stated on October 14, 2009 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: If President Obama signs the Copenhagen climate change treaty, he "will sign your freedom, your democracy, and your prosperity away forever — and neither you nor any subsequent government you may elect would have any power whatsoever to take it back again."
Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama used $20 million in federal money "to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA."
Bill Clinton stated on April 10, 2008 in Boonville, Ind.: "Hillary (Clinton), one time late at night when she was exhausted, misstated and immediately apologized for it, what happened to her in Bosnia in 1995."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 17, 2008 in Washington, D.C.: "I remember landing under sniper fire."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 26, 2008 in a debate in Cleveland, Ohio.: Obama "basically threatened to bomb Pakistan."
John McCain stated on February 20, 2008 in a media availability in Columbus, Ohio.: Obama "suggested bombing Pakistan."
