Latest Fact-checks in States 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 Nikki Haley stated on August 26, 2013 in an event to launch her reelection bid: South Carolina has "the fastest-growing economy in the Southeast." Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a speech: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people." Rick Kriseman stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "For anybody who's trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed." Bill Foster stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: Says that while Foster was mayor, Rick Kriseman was "ineffective" in the Florida House of Representatives because "there was no legislation that passed the House that had (Kriseman’s) name on it." Ted Deutch stated on August 1, 2013 in a letter with other Florida lawmakers to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Says Florida refused to allow the insurance commissioner to "negotiate lower rates with companies or refuse rates that are too high" under Obamacare. Scott Walker stated on July 10, 2013 in an interview: "We’re importing about 10 percent of our milk supply. We’re America’s Dairyland, but yet we don’t have enough milk in this state to meet the demand for our cheesemakers." Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2013 in a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.: "Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients." Patricia Morgan stated on July 2, 2013 in a speech on the House floor.: In Rhode Island, 9 percent of workers use the state's temporary disability insurance program each year while in New Jersey, the rate is only 3 percent. Tony Evers stated on June 23, 2013 in an interview: A private school tax break in the Wisconsin state budget is "the most generous in the nation." John Loughlin stated on June 7, 2013 in an appearance on WPRO.: "We have one of the most expensive General Assemblies, per capita, in the entire country." Fred Clark stated on May 7, 2013 in a legislative meeting: A Wisconsin bill to limit use of food stamps for junk food would also "prevent -- or limit -- the extent to which" food stamps could be used for organic foods. Kevin Reilly stated on April 23, 2013 in a legislative meeting: University of Wisconsin System's reserves are in the "mid- to low-range" of comparable university systems. Martina Navratilova stated on May 5, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay." Joe Sanfelippo stated on April 10, 2013 in legislative testimony: Says a state bill checks the spending habits of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors by "bringing it in line with other county boards around the state." Marina Dimitrijevic stated on April 25, 2013 in a news release: The Milwaukee County Board approved a reform package by a 15-3 vote, "meaning Board Supervisors’ salaries will be cut by 20 percent" and "the Board’s budget will be cut by 50 percent." Texas Association of School Boards stated on April 24, 2013 in an advertisement.: "Texas ranks 49th in per-pupil funding among the states." Wendy Davis stated on April 9, 2013 in a Senate Education Committee meeting.: Says Texas ranks 49th nationally in "what we are doing to support our per-pupil investment in education in the state." One New Jersey stated on April 9, 2013 in a TV ad: "Under Republican Chris Christie, New Jersey had the highest increase in unemployment in the country last year. Nearly 1 in 10 jobless. The worst unemployment in the region. Near the bottom in economic growth, yet Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires but vetoed a minimum wage hike." Jeff Mullis stated on March 6, 2013 in a meeting: Georgia loses "millions of dollars of revenue because people go out of state to buy fireworks." Ted Cruz stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "We have a federal government that thinks they have the authority to regulate our toilet seats." Bob Bennett stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release : Ohio Republicans made significant gains during [Chris McNulty’s] time at the ORP, including the extremely successful re-election of President Bush in Ohio." Ken Cuccinelli stated on January 29, 2013 in a radio interview.: Virginia is "the only state" that has a tradition of attorneys general resigning if they run for governor. Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there." Richard Saslaw stated on January 15, 2013 in a news conference.: Except for Virginia, "the other 49 states keep raising their gas tax." Leon Young stated on January 19, 2013 in a news article: Wisconsin state lawmakers worked seven days in 2012 but got "paid for a whole year." Protect Families First stated on January 10, 2013 in a news release: "The average age of first marijuana use is 12." Club for Growth stated on December 12, 2012 in a newsletter: "In Minnesota, well over 6,200 election-day registrations from 2008 proved fraudulent." Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech: "Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded." Larry Kilgore stated on November 23, 2012 in a New York Times news story: Says Texas economy is about 30 percent larger than Australia’s. The Campaign to Fix the Debt stated on December 17, 2012 in a press release: "If lawmakers fail to avert the fiscal cliff, 18 percent of the federal money that is sent to the states will be eliminated."
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Nikki Haley stated on August 26, 2013 in an event to launch her reelection bid: South Carolina has "the fastest-growing economy in the Southeast." Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a speech: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people." Rick Kriseman stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "For anybody who's trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed." Bill Foster stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: Says that while Foster was mayor, Rick Kriseman was "ineffective" in the Florida House of Representatives because "there was no legislation that passed the House that had (Kriseman’s) name on it." Ted Deutch stated on August 1, 2013 in a letter with other Florida lawmakers to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Says Florida refused to allow the insurance commissioner to "negotiate lower rates with companies or refuse rates that are too high" under Obamacare. Scott Walker stated on July 10, 2013 in an interview: "We’re importing about 10 percent of our milk supply. We’re America’s Dairyland, but yet we don’t have enough milk in this state to meet the demand for our cheesemakers." Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2013 in a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.: "Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients." Patricia Morgan stated on July 2, 2013 in a speech on the House floor.: In Rhode Island, 9 percent of workers use the state's temporary disability insurance program each year while in New Jersey, the rate is only 3 percent. Tony Evers stated on June 23, 2013 in an interview: A private school tax break in the Wisconsin state budget is "the most generous in the nation." John Loughlin stated on June 7, 2013 in an appearance on WPRO.: "We have one of the most expensive General Assemblies, per capita, in the entire country." Fred Clark stated on May 7, 2013 in a legislative meeting: A Wisconsin bill to limit use of food stamps for junk food would also "prevent -- or limit -- the extent to which" food stamps could be used for organic foods. Kevin Reilly stated on April 23, 2013 in a legislative meeting: University of Wisconsin System's reserves are in the "mid- to low-range" of comparable university systems. Martina Navratilova stated on May 5, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay." Joe Sanfelippo stated on April 10, 2013 in legislative testimony: Says a state bill checks the spending habits of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors by "bringing it in line with other county boards around the state." Marina Dimitrijevic stated on April 25, 2013 in a news release: The Milwaukee County Board approved a reform package by a 15-3 vote, "meaning Board Supervisors’ salaries will be cut by 20 percent" and "the Board’s budget will be cut by 50 percent." Texas Association of School Boards stated on April 24, 2013 in an advertisement.: "Texas ranks 49th in per-pupil funding among the states." Wendy Davis stated on April 9, 2013 in a Senate Education Committee meeting.: Says Texas ranks 49th nationally in "what we are doing to support our per-pupil investment in education in the state." One New Jersey stated on April 9, 2013 in a TV ad: "Under Republican Chris Christie, New Jersey had the highest increase in unemployment in the country last year. Nearly 1 in 10 jobless. The worst unemployment in the region. Near the bottom in economic growth, yet Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires but vetoed a minimum wage hike." Jeff Mullis stated on March 6, 2013 in a meeting: Georgia loses "millions of dollars of revenue because people go out of state to buy fireworks." Ted Cruz stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "We have a federal government that thinks they have the authority to regulate our toilet seats." Bob Bennett stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release : Ohio Republicans made significant gains during [Chris McNulty’s] time at the ORP, including the extremely successful re-election of President Bush in Ohio." Ken Cuccinelli stated on January 29, 2013 in a radio interview.: Virginia is "the only state" that has a tradition of attorneys general resigning if they run for governor. Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there." Richard Saslaw stated on January 15, 2013 in a news conference.: Except for Virginia, "the other 49 states keep raising their gas tax." Leon Young stated on January 19, 2013 in a news article: Wisconsin state lawmakers worked seven days in 2012 but got "paid for a whole year." Protect Families First stated on January 10, 2013 in a news release: "The average age of first marijuana use is 12." Club for Growth stated on December 12, 2012 in a newsletter: "In Minnesota, well over 6,200 election-day registrations from 2008 proved fraudulent." Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech: "Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded." Larry Kilgore stated on November 23, 2012 in a New York Times news story: Says Texas economy is about 30 percent larger than Australia’s. The Campaign to Fix the Debt stated on December 17, 2012 in a press release: "If lawmakers fail to avert the fiscal cliff, 18 percent of the federal money that is sent to the states will be eliminated."
Nikki Haley stated on August 26, 2013 in an event to launch her reelection bid: South Carolina has "the fastest-growing economy in the Southeast."
Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a speech: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people."
Rick Kriseman stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: "For anybody who's trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed."
Bill Foster stated on August 6, 2013 in a mayoral forum: Says that while Foster was mayor, Rick Kriseman was "ineffective" in the Florida House of Representatives because "there was no legislation that passed the House that had (Kriseman’s) name on it."
Ted Deutch stated on August 1, 2013 in a letter with other Florida lawmakers to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Says Florida refused to allow the insurance commissioner to "negotiate lower rates with companies or refuse rates that are too high" under Obamacare.
Scott Walker stated on July 10, 2013 in an interview: "We’re importing about 10 percent of our milk supply. We’re America’s Dairyland, but yet we don’t have enough milk in this state to meet the demand for our cheesemakers."
Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2013 in a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.: "Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients."
Patricia Morgan stated on July 2, 2013 in a speech on the House floor.: In Rhode Island, 9 percent of workers use the state's temporary disability insurance program each year while in New Jersey, the rate is only 3 percent.
Tony Evers stated on June 23, 2013 in an interview: A private school tax break in the Wisconsin state budget is "the most generous in the nation."
John Loughlin stated on June 7, 2013 in an appearance on WPRO.: "We have one of the most expensive General Assemblies, per capita, in the entire country."
Fred Clark stated on May 7, 2013 in a legislative meeting: A Wisconsin bill to limit use of food stamps for junk food would also "prevent -- or limit -- the extent to which" food stamps could be used for organic foods.
Kevin Reilly stated on April 23, 2013 in a legislative meeting: University of Wisconsin System's reserves are in the "mid- to low-range" of comparable university systems.
Martina Navratilova stated on May 5, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay."
Joe Sanfelippo stated on April 10, 2013 in legislative testimony: Says a state bill checks the spending habits of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors by "bringing it in line with other county boards around the state."
Marina Dimitrijevic stated on April 25, 2013 in a news release: The Milwaukee County Board approved a reform package by a 15-3 vote, "meaning Board Supervisors’ salaries will be cut by 20 percent" and "the Board’s budget will be cut by 50 percent."
Texas Association of School Boards stated on April 24, 2013 in an advertisement.: "Texas ranks 49th in per-pupil funding among the states."
Wendy Davis stated on April 9, 2013 in a Senate Education Committee meeting.: Says Texas ranks 49th nationally in "what we are doing to support our per-pupil investment in education in the state."
One New Jersey stated on April 9, 2013 in a TV ad: "Under Republican Chris Christie, New Jersey had the highest increase in unemployment in the country last year. Nearly 1 in 10 jobless. The worst unemployment in the region. Near the bottom in economic growth, yet Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires but vetoed a minimum wage hike."
Jeff Mullis stated on March 6, 2013 in a meeting: Georgia loses "millions of dollars of revenue because people go out of state to buy fireworks."
Ted Cruz stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC: "We have a federal government that thinks they have the authority to regulate our toilet seats."
Bob Bennett stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release : Ohio Republicans made significant gains during [Chris McNulty’s] time at the ORP, including the extremely successful re-election of President Bush in Ohio."
Ken Cuccinelli stated on January 29, 2013 in a radio interview.: Virginia is "the only state" that has a tradition of attorneys general resigning if they run for governor.
Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there."
Richard Saslaw stated on January 15, 2013 in a news conference.: Except for Virginia, "the other 49 states keep raising their gas tax."
Leon Young stated on January 19, 2013 in a news article: Wisconsin state lawmakers worked seven days in 2012 but got "paid for a whole year."
Protect Families First stated on January 10, 2013 in a news release: "The average age of first marijuana use is 12."
Club for Growth stated on December 12, 2012 in a newsletter: "In Minnesota, well over 6,200 election-day registrations from 2008 proved fraudulent."
Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech: "Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded."
Larry Kilgore stated on November 23, 2012 in a New York Times news story: Says Texas economy is about 30 percent larger than Australia’s.
The Campaign to Fix the Debt stated on December 17, 2012 in a press release: "If lawmakers fail to avert the fiscal cliff, 18 percent of the federal money that is sent to the states will be eliminated."
