Latest True Fact-checks in National 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 Joe Biden stated on July 18, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "I never called for a partition" of Iraq. Ron Paul stated on July 5, 2010 in a CNN interview: "We're spending $1 trillion a year on our foreign policy." Sarah Palin stated on June 30, 2010 in a Facebook posting: "We spend three times more on entitlements and debt services than we do on defense." Alexi Giannoulias stated on July 8, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "He (Kirk) did violate Pentagon rules, twice actually, for improperly mingling politics with his military service." Al Hunt stated on July 4, 2010 in an appearance on ABC's "This Week.": "Crime is down in Arizona." Vern Buchanan stated on June 24, 2010 in a tweet: The national debt "has gone up by $1,729,000,000 during the Isner v. Mahut match." Snooki stated on June 7, 2010 in a video promo for "Jersey Shore": "Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning." John McCain stated on June 7, 2010 in a campaign commercial: After J.D. Hayworth "was voted out of Congress, he became a registered lobbyist" who was "paid thousands by a Florida corporation to lobby the very committee he used to serve on." John Boehner stated on June 13, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week'': "The House has never failed to pass a budget in the modern era." Jerry Brown stated on June 7, 2010 in a video on his campaign website: California's credit rating is "the worst in the country." Colin Powell stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "The president has added close to 68,000 troops in the last year, since he came into office, not just the 30,000 you hear, but the others that were added before that." Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Republican Party "fought very hard in the '60s to get the civil rights bill passed, as well as the voting rights bill." Chris Matthews stated on May 20, 2010 in an interview with Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show: Halliburton gave Dick Cheney a $34 million payout when he left the company to join the presidential ticket. Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week.': In Hawaii, "they don't have a history of throwing incumbents out of office." George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable segment on ABC's This Week: Greece "has a GDP the size of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex." John Barrasso stated on May 10, 2010 in an interview on Fox News: On military recruiters at Harvard, Elena Kagan "took a position and the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that she was wrong." Michael Bloomberg stated on May 5, 2010 in an op ed article: "We can prevent terror suspects from boarding an airplane, but the FBI doesn't have the power to block them from buying dynamite or an AK-47." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on May 2, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's 'This Week': "At the moment, energy companies spend 0.25 percent on R&D." Arlen Specter stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Daily Rundown: "Congress can tell [the Supreme Court] which cases they ought to hear. We have that authority." Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "Fifteen years ago, the assets of the six largest banks in this country totaled 17 percent of GDP ... The assets of the six largest banks in the United States today total 63 percent of GDP." Lamar Alexander stated on March 9, 2010 in an op-ed article: "No member of the American public has ever been killed by commercial nuclear power — a record unmatched by other fuels." Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "I never had a filibuster-proof Senate." Stephen Colbert stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": John Paul Stevens is the only Protestant on the U.S. Supreme Court. Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "President Obama himself attempted to filibuster Justice Alito, who now sits on the Supreme Court." John Boehner stated on March 24, 2010 in an op-ed in the Des Moines Register: "Our national debt ... is on track to exceed the size of our entire economy ... in just two more years." Orrin Hatch stated on March 21, 2010 in an interview on CNN's State of the Union: The health care bill will subsidize families of four that make more than $80,000 a year. Bart Stupak stated on March 21, 2010 in a news conference: "There will be no public funding for abortion in this legislation." Jim DeMint stated on March 10, 2010 in a message on Twitter: "House Appropriations Chair David Obey's partial earmark ban wouldn't apply to 90% of earmarks." America's Health Insurance Plans stated on March 11, 2010 in an advertisement: "Health insurance companies' costs are only 4 percent of all health care spending." Glenn Beck stated on February 16, 2010 in comments on his television show: "When Social Security started, age expectancy for the average man was 58. It was 62 -- 62 for women."
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Joe Biden stated on July 18, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "I never called for a partition" of Iraq. Ron Paul stated on July 5, 2010 in a CNN interview: "We're spending $1 trillion a year on our foreign policy." Sarah Palin stated on June 30, 2010 in a Facebook posting: "We spend three times more on entitlements and debt services than we do on defense." Alexi Giannoulias stated on July 8, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "He (Kirk) did violate Pentagon rules, twice actually, for improperly mingling politics with his military service." Al Hunt stated on July 4, 2010 in an appearance on ABC's "This Week.": "Crime is down in Arizona." Vern Buchanan stated on June 24, 2010 in a tweet: The national debt "has gone up by $1,729,000,000 during the Isner v. Mahut match." Snooki stated on June 7, 2010 in a video promo for "Jersey Shore": "Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning." John McCain stated on June 7, 2010 in a campaign commercial: After J.D. Hayworth "was voted out of Congress, he became a registered lobbyist" who was "paid thousands by a Florida corporation to lobby the very committee he used to serve on." John Boehner stated on June 13, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week'': "The House has never failed to pass a budget in the modern era." Jerry Brown stated on June 7, 2010 in a video on his campaign website: California's credit rating is "the worst in the country." Colin Powell stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "The president has added close to 68,000 troops in the last year, since he came into office, not just the 30,000 you hear, but the others that were added before that." Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Republican Party "fought very hard in the '60s to get the civil rights bill passed, as well as the voting rights bill." Chris Matthews stated on May 20, 2010 in an interview with Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show: Halliburton gave Dick Cheney a $34 million payout when he left the company to join the presidential ticket. Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week.': In Hawaii, "they don't have a history of throwing incumbents out of office." George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable segment on ABC's This Week: Greece "has a GDP the size of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex." John Barrasso stated on May 10, 2010 in an interview on Fox News: On military recruiters at Harvard, Elena Kagan "took a position and the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that she was wrong." Michael Bloomberg stated on May 5, 2010 in an op ed article: "We can prevent terror suspects from boarding an airplane, but the FBI doesn't have the power to block them from buying dynamite or an AK-47." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on May 2, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's 'This Week': "At the moment, energy companies spend 0.25 percent on R&D." Arlen Specter stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Daily Rundown: "Congress can tell [the Supreme Court] which cases they ought to hear. We have that authority." Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "Fifteen years ago, the assets of the six largest banks in this country totaled 17 percent of GDP ... The assets of the six largest banks in the United States today total 63 percent of GDP." Lamar Alexander stated on March 9, 2010 in an op-ed article: "No member of the American public has ever been killed by commercial nuclear power — a record unmatched by other fuels." Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "I never had a filibuster-proof Senate." Stephen Colbert stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": John Paul Stevens is the only Protestant on the U.S. Supreme Court. Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "President Obama himself attempted to filibuster Justice Alito, who now sits on the Supreme Court." John Boehner stated on March 24, 2010 in an op-ed in the Des Moines Register: "Our national debt ... is on track to exceed the size of our entire economy ... in just two more years." Orrin Hatch stated on March 21, 2010 in an interview on CNN's State of the Union: The health care bill will subsidize families of four that make more than $80,000 a year. Bart Stupak stated on March 21, 2010 in a news conference: "There will be no public funding for abortion in this legislation." Jim DeMint stated on March 10, 2010 in a message on Twitter: "House Appropriations Chair David Obey's partial earmark ban wouldn't apply to 90% of earmarks." America's Health Insurance Plans stated on March 11, 2010 in an advertisement: "Health insurance companies' costs are only 4 percent of all health care spending." Glenn Beck stated on February 16, 2010 in comments on his television show: "When Social Security started, age expectancy for the average man was 58. It was 62 -- 62 for women."
Ron Paul stated on July 5, 2010 in a CNN interview: "We're spending $1 trillion a year on our foreign policy."
Sarah Palin stated on June 30, 2010 in a Facebook posting: "We spend three times more on entitlements and debt services than we do on defense."
Alexi Giannoulias stated on July 8, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "He (Kirk) did violate Pentagon rules, twice actually, for improperly mingling politics with his military service."
Vern Buchanan stated on June 24, 2010 in a tweet: The national debt "has gone up by $1,729,000,000 during the Isner v. Mahut match."
Snooki stated on June 7, 2010 in a video promo for "Jersey Shore": "Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning."
John McCain stated on June 7, 2010 in a campaign commercial: After J.D. Hayworth "was voted out of Congress, he became a registered lobbyist" who was "paid thousands by a Florida corporation to lobby the very committee he used to serve on."
John Boehner stated on June 13, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week'': "The House has never failed to pass a budget in the modern era."
Jerry Brown stated on June 7, 2010 in a video on his campaign website: California's credit rating is "the worst in the country."
Colin Powell stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "The president has added close to 68,000 troops in the last year, since he came into office, not just the 30,000 you hear, but the others that were added before that."
Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Republican Party "fought very hard in the '60s to get the civil rights bill passed, as well as the voting rights bill."
Chris Matthews stated on May 20, 2010 in an interview with Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show: Halliburton gave Dick Cheney a $34 million payout when he left the company to join the presidential ticket.
Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week.': In Hawaii, "they don't have a history of throwing incumbents out of office."
George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable segment on ABC's This Week: Greece "has a GDP the size of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex."
John Barrasso stated on May 10, 2010 in an interview on Fox News: On military recruiters at Harvard, Elena Kagan "took a position and the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that she was wrong."
Michael Bloomberg stated on May 5, 2010 in an op ed article: "We can prevent terror suspects from boarding an airplane, but the FBI doesn't have the power to block them from buying dynamite or an AK-47."
Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on May 2, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's 'This Week': "At the moment, energy companies spend 0.25 percent on R&D."
Arlen Specter stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Daily Rundown: "Congress can tell [the Supreme Court] which cases they ought to hear. We have that authority."
Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "Fifteen years ago, the assets of the six largest banks in this country totaled 17 percent of GDP ... The assets of the six largest banks in the United States today total 63 percent of GDP."
Lamar Alexander stated on March 9, 2010 in an op-ed article: "No member of the American public has ever been killed by commercial nuclear power — a record unmatched by other fuels."
Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "I never had a filibuster-proof Senate."
Stephen Colbert stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": John Paul Stevens is the only Protestant on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "President Obama himself attempted to filibuster Justice Alito, who now sits on the Supreme Court."
John Boehner stated on March 24, 2010 in an op-ed in the Des Moines Register: "Our national debt ... is on track to exceed the size of our entire economy ... in just two more years."
Orrin Hatch stated on March 21, 2010 in an interview on CNN's State of the Union: The health care bill will subsidize families of four that make more than $80,000 a year.
Bart Stupak stated on March 21, 2010 in a news conference: "There will be no public funding for abortion in this legislation."
Jim DeMint stated on March 10, 2010 in a message on Twitter: "House Appropriations Chair David Obey's partial earmark ban wouldn't apply to 90% of earmarks."
America's Health Insurance Plans stated on March 11, 2010 in an advertisement: "Health insurance companies' costs are only 4 percent of all health care spending."
Glenn Beck stated on February 16, 2010 in comments on his television show: "When Social Security started, age expectancy for the average man was 58. It was 62 -- 62 for women."
