Latest False Fact-checks in History 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 Paul Broun stated on April 12, 2011 in a speech before Congress: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent his advisers to study socialism with Soviet dictator Josef Stalin so the president could replicate it in the United States. Peter DeFazio stated on April 13, 2011 in a House floor speech: "Medicare passed with virtually no Republican support." Barack Obama stated on February 22, 2011 in a speech in Cleveland, Ohio: The president’s proposed budget "will help reduce the deficit by $400 billion over the next decade to the lowest level since Dwight Eisenhower was president." Steve Moore stated on February 2, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": In the 1980s, "The lowest income people had the biggest gains." Jay Hottinger stated on January 11, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives: "Ben Franklin once quipped that only two things in life were certain: death and taxes. I think even he didn't envision that the tax man would visit on the day of your death." Raging Elephants stated on January 7, 2011 in a web post: "Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican!" Kevin McCarthy stated on January 2, 2011 in a statement published in the "Bakersfield Californian": "The Democratic majority led the 111th Congress to spend more money in two years than the first 100 congresses before them combined." Barack Obama stated on December 7, 2010 in a press conference: When President Franklin D. Roosevelt started Social Security, "it only affected widows and orphans," and when Medicare began, "it was a small program." Pam Bondi stated on November 9, 2010 in an interview with Fox News.: "We're the only system of federalism in the world." John Thrasher stated on September 10, 2010 in comments at the Republican Party of Florida's annual meeting.: "We will be the first party to elect a bald guy to governor." John Boehner stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "This is the first time since the Depression that unemployment has stayed above 9 percent for two consecutive years." Sheila Jackson Lee stated on July 15, 2010 in a special order speech on the U.S. House floor: "Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working." Anthony Gemma stated on June 28, 2010 in a speech at the state Democratic convention: Rhode Island voters are moving away from the Democratic party to non-affiliation Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: "In Rick Perry's Texas, the governor threatens to leave, to secede from the greatest country in the" world. Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 24, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "When George Bush took office, President Clinton, a Democrat, and the Democratic Congress at the time had left an annual budget that was in surplus." Richard Durbin stated on June 22, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: Under President George W. Bush, "the national debt went from $5 trillion to $12 trillion." Chain email stated on June 9, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Presidents Hoover, Truman and Eisenhower collectively ordered the deportation of at least 15 million illegal aliens. Newt Gingrich stated on April 8, 2010 in a speech to the Southern Republican Leadership Conference: When the United States "first created the federal income tax, frankly, nobody below a million dollars a year paid anything." Bob Schieffer stated on March 22, 2010 in comments on CBS's Face the Nation: The Iraq war has been "our longest war." Sarah Palin stated on November 17, 2009 in her book, Going Rogue: "Ronald Reagan faced an even worse recession" than the current one. Tom McClintock stated on October 27, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: Three presidents in the last century — Harding, Kennedy and Reagan — all cut taxes during recessions and produced "rapid and dramatic economic recoveries," while two, Herbert Hoover and Barack Obama, did "the opposite." Howard Dean stated on August 25, 2009 in an interview on the Rachel Maddow Show: "All the really great programs in American history, Social Security, was done without Republicans. Medicare was done without Republican support until the last vote where they realized they had to get on board." Duncan Hunter stated on October 31, 2007 in a Fox News interview: "And, you know, our first president and our first commander in chief prayed every day. He had a field manual of prayers."
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Paul Broun stated on April 12, 2011 in a speech before Congress: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent his advisers to study socialism with Soviet dictator Josef Stalin so the president could replicate it in the United States. Peter DeFazio stated on April 13, 2011 in a House floor speech: "Medicare passed with virtually no Republican support." Barack Obama stated on February 22, 2011 in a speech in Cleveland, Ohio: The president’s proposed budget "will help reduce the deficit by $400 billion over the next decade to the lowest level since Dwight Eisenhower was president." Steve Moore stated on February 2, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": In the 1980s, "The lowest income people had the biggest gains." Jay Hottinger stated on January 11, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives: "Ben Franklin once quipped that only two things in life were certain: death and taxes. I think even he didn't envision that the tax man would visit on the day of your death." Raging Elephants stated on January 7, 2011 in a web post: "Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican!" Kevin McCarthy stated on January 2, 2011 in a statement published in the "Bakersfield Californian": "The Democratic majority led the 111th Congress to spend more money in two years than the first 100 congresses before them combined." Barack Obama stated on December 7, 2010 in a press conference: When President Franklin D. Roosevelt started Social Security, "it only affected widows and orphans," and when Medicare began, "it was a small program." Pam Bondi stated on November 9, 2010 in an interview with Fox News.: "We're the only system of federalism in the world." John Thrasher stated on September 10, 2010 in comments at the Republican Party of Florida's annual meeting.: "We will be the first party to elect a bald guy to governor." John Boehner stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "This is the first time since the Depression that unemployment has stayed above 9 percent for two consecutive years." Sheila Jackson Lee stated on July 15, 2010 in a special order speech on the U.S. House floor: "Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working." Anthony Gemma stated on June 28, 2010 in a speech at the state Democratic convention: Rhode Island voters are moving away from the Democratic party to non-affiliation Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: "In Rick Perry's Texas, the governor threatens to leave, to secede from the greatest country in the" world. Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 24, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "When George Bush took office, President Clinton, a Democrat, and the Democratic Congress at the time had left an annual budget that was in surplus." Richard Durbin stated on June 22, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: Under President George W. Bush, "the national debt went from $5 trillion to $12 trillion." Chain email stated on June 9, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Presidents Hoover, Truman and Eisenhower collectively ordered the deportation of at least 15 million illegal aliens. Newt Gingrich stated on April 8, 2010 in a speech to the Southern Republican Leadership Conference: When the United States "first created the federal income tax, frankly, nobody below a million dollars a year paid anything." Bob Schieffer stated on March 22, 2010 in comments on CBS's Face the Nation: The Iraq war has been "our longest war." Sarah Palin stated on November 17, 2009 in her book, Going Rogue: "Ronald Reagan faced an even worse recession" than the current one. Tom McClintock stated on October 27, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: Three presidents in the last century — Harding, Kennedy and Reagan — all cut taxes during recessions and produced "rapid and dramatic economic recoveries," while two, Herbert Hoover and Barack Obama, did "the opposite." Howard Dean stated on August 25, 2009 in an interview on the Rachel Maddow Show: "All the really great programs in American history, Social Security, was done without Republicans. Medicare was done without Republican support until the last vote where they realized they had to get on board." Duncan Hunter stated on October 31, 2007 in a Fox News interview: "And, you know, our first president and our first commander in chief prayed every day. He had a field manual of prayers."
Paul Broun stated on April 12, 2011 in a speech before Congress: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent his advisers to study socialism with Soviet dictator Josef Stalin so the president could replicate it in the United States.
Peter DeFazio stated on April 13, 2011 in a House floor speech: "Medicare passed with virtually no Republican support."
Barack Obama stated on February 22, 2011 in a speech in Cleveland, Ohio: The president’s proposed budget "will help reduce the deficit by $400 billion over the next decade to the lowest level since Dwight Eisenhower was president."
Steve Moore stated on February 2, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": In the 1980s, "The lowest income people had the biggest gains."
Jay Hottinger stated on January 11, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives: "Ben Franklin once quipped that only two things in life were certain: death and taxes. I think even he didn't envision that the tax man would visit on the day of your death."
Kevin McCarthy stated on January 2, 2011 in a statement published in the "Bakersfield Californian": "The Democratic majority led the 111th Congress to spend more money in two years than the first 100 congresses before them combined."
Barack Obama stated on December 7, 2010 in a press conference: When President Franklin D. Roosevelt started Social Security, "it only affected widows and orphans," and when Medicare began, "it was a small program."
Pam Bondi stated on November 9, 2010 in an interview with Fox News.: "We're the only system of federalism in the world."
John Thrasher stated on September 10, 2010 in comments at the Republican Party of Florida's annual meeting.: "We will be the first party to elect a bald guy to governor."
John Boehner stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "This is the first time since the Depression that unemployment has stayed above 9 percent for two consecutive years."
Sheila Jackson Lee stated on July 15, 2010 in a special order speech on the U.S. House floor: "Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working."
Anthony Gemma stated on June 28, 2010 in a speech at the state Democratic convention: Rhode Island voters are moving away from the Democratic party to non-affiliation
Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: "In Rick Perry's Texas, the governor threatens to leave, to secede from the greatest country in the" world.
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 24, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "When George Bush took office, President Clinton, a Democrat, and the Democratic Congress at the time had left an annual budget that was in surplus."
Richard Durbin stated on June 22, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: Under President George W. Bush, "the national debt went from $5 trillion to $12 trillion."
Chain email stated on June 9, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Presidents Hoover, Truman and Eisenhower collectively ordered the deportation of at least 15 million illegal aliens.
Newt Gingrich stated on April 8, 2010 in a speech to the Southern Republican Leadership Conference: When the United States "first created the federal income tax, frankly, nobody below a million dollars a year paid anything."
Bob Schieffer stated on March 22, 2010 in comments on CBS's Face the Nation: The Iraq war has been "our longest war."
Sarah Palin stated on November 17, 2009 in her book, Going Rogue: "Ronald Reagan faced an even worse recession" than the current one.
Tom McClintock stated on October 27, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: Three presidents in the last century — Harding, Kennedy and Reagan — all cut taxes during recessions and produced "rapid and dramatic economic recoveries," while two, Herbert Hoover and Barack Obama, did "the opposite."
Howard Dean stated on August 25, 2009 in an interview on the Rachel Maddow Show: "All the really great programs in American history, Social Security, was done without Republicans. Medicare was done without Republican support until the last vote where they realized they had to get on board."
Duncan Hunter stated on October 31, 2007 in a Fox News interview: "And, you know, our first president and our first commander in chief prayed every day. He had a field manual of prayers."
