Latest Fact-checks in Government Regulation 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 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. 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." Phil Roe stated on October 1, 2012 in in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.: Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs. Marsha Blackburn stated on October 1, 2012 in in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.: Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs. Michael Riley stated on September 30, 2012 in a news release: "When Congressman Langevin took office, gas was around $1.70 per gallon, and now it is near $4 per gallon." Barry Hinckley stated on September 27, 2012 in a campaign commercial: U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse "rewarded Wall Street executives with millions in bonuses." John Thune stated on August 29, 2012 in at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: The Obama administration "even proposed banning farm kids from doing basic chores!" Sher Valenzuela stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: "A Gallup report recently said that nearly 50 percent of small business owners aren't hiring because of what they call ‘regulatory uncertainty.’" Teresa Fedor stated on August 15, 2012 in a news conference: Says Republicans supported legislation on early voting and in-person voting in 2005. Tommy Thompson stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview: Says U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin wants a "completely government-controlled" health care system that goes "far beyond 'Obamacare'" and is "a Medicare system for all." Connie Mack stated on August 11, 2012 in remarks: "A small business in my district" needed "31 different permits and fees just to be able to expand." Gloria Romero Roses stated on July 18, 2012 in a mailer: Says Joe Garcia "voted to raise our utility rates." Mike Stenhouse stated on July 29, 2012 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: Rhode Island has "the most burdensome level of health-insurance mandates in the nation." Tommy Thompson stated on August 3, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate rival Eric Hovde "refused to pay his property taxes until he was taken to court." Salmon for All stated on August 1, 2012 in a guest column: "This ban will only apply to Oregon commercial fishermen. Washington commercial fishermen would still be allowed to use gillnets on the Columbia River." Chuck Fleischmann stated on July 17, 2012 in in a blog post on his campaign website.: Says that President Obama said that "Small Businesses Succeed Because of Government." Tommy Thompson stated on June 13, 2012 in tweets: Says he "never supported" federal health care individual mandate. Mitt Romney stated on June 19, 2012 in a speech to the Business Roundtable in Frankenmuth, Mich.: Says Dow Chemical decided to build a plant in Saudi Arabia rather than Oklahoma due to the impact of environmental regulations on the supply of natural gas. Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 19, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "No one in Rhode Island -- not just children, no one in Rhode Island -- should eat more than one serving of freshwater fish caught in our state each month." Mark Neumann stated on June 20, 2012 in an interview: Says "Barack Obama and his team" are "socialists in every respect of the word." Lamar Alexander stated on June 18, 2012 in prepared remarks at a Congressional field hearing.: "Three of our cities are among the top five worst cities in the U.S. for asthma." John G. Edwards stated on June 5, 2012 in a debate on the House floor: Decriminalizing marijuana "will save the state anywhere from $4 (million) to $11 million dollars." Jefferson Smith stated on April 30, 2012 in a debate: Says the mayor’s job "is to make sure that if somebody is trying to build a set of water treatment plants to cure us from cryptosporidium we don’t have, we don't say yes even if CH2M Hill wants us to." Eileen Brady stated on April 30, 2012 in a debate : Says we could have saved ourselves the cost of building the Powell Butte water reservoir. Jefferson Smith stated on April 30, 2012 in a debate : Says "I don’t agree with Mr. Hales that we should give a sweeping break to the developers to allow them to build that infill housing without paying for those very basics." AARP stated on March 26, 2012 in a news release: "Large phone companies and their trade association have hired 35 registered lobbyists to influence and pass SB 271 (deregulation legislation)." Eric Kearney stated on March 28, 2012 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: An effort to repeal voting-reform legislation would be "the first time in Ohio history where a bill has been passed to stop a referendum." Josh Mandel stated on March 29, 2012 in a news release: Sherrod Brown opposed blocking a new EPA emissions rule, "despite acknowledging that the EPA's cap-and-trade regulations are ‘burdensome’ and could harm economic growth in Ohio." Barack Obama stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech in Miami: "We supported the first new nuclear power plant in three decades." Rick Scott stated on February 11, 2012 in speech at CPAC: "We are poised to get rid of over 1,000 more regulations in 2012."
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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. 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." Phil Roe stated on October 1, 2012 in in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.: Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs. Marsha Blackburn stated on October 1, 2012 in in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.: Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs. Michael Riley stated on September 30, 2012 in a news release: "When Congressman Langevin took office, gas was around $1.70 per gallon, and now it is near $4 per gallon." Barry Hinckley stated on September 27, 2012 in a campaign commercial: U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse "rewarded Wall Street executives with millions in bonuses." John Thune stated on August 29, 2012 in at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: The Obama administration "even proposed banning farm kids from doing basic chores!" Sher Valenzuela stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: "A Gallup report recently said that nearly 50 percent of small business owners aren't hiring because of what they call ‘regulatory uncertainty.’" Teresa Fedor stated on August 15, 2012 in a news conference: Says Republicans supported legislation on early voting and in-person voting in 2005. Tommy Thompson stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview: Says U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin wants a "completely government-controlled" health care system that goes "far beyond 'Obamacare'" and is "a Medicare system for all." Connie Mack stated on August 11, 2012 in remarks: "A small business in my district" needed "31 different permits and fees just to be able to expand." Gloria Romero Roses stated on July 18, 2012 in a mailer: Says Joe Garcia "voted to raise our utility rates." Mike Stenhouse stated on July 29, 2012 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: Rhode Island has "the most burdensome level of health-insurance mandates in the nation." Tommy Thompson stated on August 3, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate rival Eric Hovde "refused to pay his property taxes until he was taken to court." Salmon for All stated on August 1, 2012 in a guest column: "This ban will only apply to Oregon commercial fishermen. Washington commercial fishermen would still be allowed to use gillnets on the Columbia River." Chuck Fleischmann stated on July 17, 2012 in in a blog post on his campaign website.: Says that President Obama said that "Small Businesses Succeed Because of Government." Tommy Thompson stated on June 13, 2012 in tweets: Says he "never supported" federal health care individual mandate. Mitt Romney stated on June 19, 2012 in a speech to the Business Roundtable in Frankenmuth, Mich.: Says Dow Chemical decided to build a plant in Saudi Arabia rather than Oklahoma due to the impact of environmental regulations on the supply of natural gas. Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 19, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "No one in Rhode Island -- not just children, no one in Rhode Island -- should eat more than one serving of freshwater fish caught in our state each month." Mark Neumann stated on June 20, 2012 in an interview: Says "Barack Obama and his team" are "socialists in every respect of the word." Lamar Alexander stated on June 18, 2012 in prepared remarks at a Congressional field hearing.: "Three of our cities are among the top five worst cities in the U.S. for asthma." John G. Edwards stated on June 5, 2012 in a debate on the House floor: Decriminalizing marijuana "will save the state anywhere from $4 (million) to $11 million dollars." Jefferson Smith stated on April 30, 2012 in a debate: Says the mayor’s job "is to make sure that if somebody is trying to build a set of water treatment plants to cure us from cryptosporidium we don’t have, we don't say yes even if CH2M Hill wants us to." Eileen Brady stated on April 30, 2012 in a debate : Says we could have saved ourselves the cost of building the Powell Butte water reservoir. Jefferson Smith stated on April 30, 2012 in a debate : Says "I don’t agree with Mr. Hales that we should give a sweeping break to the developers to allow them to build that infill housing without paying for those very basics." AARP stated on March 26, 2012 in a news release: "Large phone companies and their trade association have hired 35 registered lobbyists to influence and pass SB 271 (deregulation legislation)." Eric Kearney stated on March 28, 2012 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: An effort to repeal voting-reform legislation would be "the first time in Ohio history where a bill has been passed to stop a referendum." Josh Mandel stated on March 29, 2012 in a news release: Sherrod Brown opposed blocking a new EPA emissions rule, "despite acknowledging that the EPA's cap-and-trade regulations are ‘burdensome’ and could harm economic growth in Ohio." Barack Obama stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech in Miami: "We supported the first new nuclear power plant in three decades." Rick Scott stated on February 11, 2012 in speech at CPAC: "We are poised to get rid of over 1,000 more regulations in 2012."
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.
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."
Phil Roe stated on October 1, 2012 in in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.: Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.
Marsha Blackburn stated on October 1, 2012 in in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.: Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.
Michael Riley stated on September 30, 2012 in a news release: "When Congressman Langevin took office, gas was around $1.70 per gallon, and now it is near $4 per gallon."
Barry Hinckley stated on September 27, 2012 in a campaign commercial: U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse "rewarded Wall Street executives with millions in bonuses."
John Thune stated on August 29, 2012 in at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: The Obama administration "even proposed banning farm kids from doing basic chores!"
Sher Valenzuela stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: "A Gallup report recently said that nearly 50 percent of small business owners aren't hiring because of what they call ‘regulatory uncertainty.’"
Teresa Fedor stated on August 15, 2012 in a news conference: Says Republicans supported legislation on early voting and in-person voting in 2005.
Tommy Thompson stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview: Says U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin wants a "completely government-controlled" health care system that goes "far beyond 'Obamacare'" and is "a Medicare system for all."
Connie Mack stated on August 11, 2012 in remarks: "A small business in my district" needed "31 different permits and fees just to be able to expand."
Gloria Romero Roses stated on July 18, 2012 in a mailer: Says Joe Garcia "voted to raise our utility rates."
Mike Stenhouse stated on July 29, 2012 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: Rhode Island has "the most burdensome level of health-insurance mandates in the nation."
Tommy Thompson stated on August 3, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate rival Eric Hovde "refused to pay his property taxes until he was taken to court."
Salmon for All stated on August 1, 2012 in a guest column: "This ban will only apply to Oregon commercial fishermen. Washington commercial fishermen would still be allowed to use gillnets on the Columbia River."
Chuck Fleischmann stated on July 17, 2012 in in a blog post on his campaign website.: Says that President Obama said that "Small Businesses Succeed Because of Government."
Tommy Thompson stated on June 13, 2012 in tweets: Says he "never supported" federal health care individual mandate.
Mitt Romney stated on June 19, 2012 in a speech to the Business Roundtable in Frankenmuth, Mich.: Says Dow Chemical decided to build a plant in Saudi Arabia rather than Oklahoma due to the impact of environmental regulations on the supply of natural gas.
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 19, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "No one in Rhode Island -- not just children, no one in Rhode Island -- should eat more than one serving of freshwater fish caught in our state each month."
Mark Neumann stated on June 20, 2012 in an interview: Says "Barack Obama and his team" are "socialists in every respect of the word."
Lamar Alexander stated on June 18, 2012 in prepared remarks at a Congressional field hearing.: "Three of our cities are among the top five worst cities in the U.S. for asthma."
John G. Edwards stated on June 5, 2012 in a debate on the House floor: Decriminalizing marijuana "will save the state anywhere from $4 (million) to $11 million dollars."
Jefferson Smith stated on April 30, 2012 in a debate: Says the mayor’s job "is to make sure that if somebody is trying to build a set of water treatment plants to cure us from cryptosporidium we don’t have, we don't say yes even if CH2M Hill wants us to."
Eileen Brady stated on April 30, 2012 in a debate : Says we could have saved ourselves the cost of building the Powell Butte water reservoir.
Jefferson Smith stated on April 30, 2012 in a debate : Says "I don’t agree with Mr. Hales that we should give a sweeping break to the developers to allow them to build that infill housing without paying for those very basics."
AARP stated on March 26, 2012 in a news release: "Large phone companies and their trade association have hired 35 registered lobbyists to influence and pass SB 271 (deregulation legislation)."
Eric Kearney stated on March 28, 2012 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: An effort to repeal voting-reform legislation would be "the first time in Ohio history where a bill has been passed to stop a referendum."
Josh Mandel stated on March 29, 2012 in a news release: Sherrod Brown opposed blocking a new EPA emissions rule, "despite acknowledging that the EPA's cap-and-trade regulations are ‘burdensome’ and could harm economic growth in Ohio."
Barack Obama stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech in Miami: "We supported the first new nuclear power plant in three decades."
Rick Scott stated on February 11, 2012 in speech at CPAC: "We are poised to get rid of over 1,000 more regulations in 2012."
