Latest 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 Buddy Roemer stated on July 20, 2011 in candidate's forum in Bedford, N.H. : Says Obama has never submitted a budget, and Congress has worked for two years without passing one. Tom Coburn stated on July 24, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The government's twice the size it was 10 years ago. It's 30 percent bigger than it was when (Barack) Obama became president." Raul Labrador stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Tax increases under Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm led to state unemployment going from 6.8 percent to 15.3 percent. Jennifer Granholm stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "I cut more as a percentage out of government than any state in the country this past decade. And where is Michigan in terms of its economic growth? Cutting did not result in economic growth." Harry Reid stated on August 2, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: There was a "loss of eight million jobs during the Bush eight years." Paul Krugman stated on July 31, 2011 in on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": "The average Republican voter thinks there should be some revenue as part of this deal." Barack Obama stated on July 31, 2011 in remarks from the White House: The debt ceiling deal will result in "the lowest level of annual domestic spending since Dwight Eisenhower was president." Eric Cantor stated on August 1, 2011 in a message on Twitter: "There are no tax increases in this debt limit bill. Period." Ken Langone stated on July 28, 2011 in an interview on CNBC: In contrast to President Barack Obama, who "is not acting presidential," President Ronald Reagan "would never go into the Oval Office without his jacket on — that's how much he revered the presidency." Bill O'Reilly stated on July 26, 2011 in a comment on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor": Since 1965, the United States has spent "untold trillions" yet the poverty rate hasn’t budged. Judson Phillips stated on July 27, 2011 in a "Washington Post" opinion piece: "Our government has spent $2.6 million to teach Chinese prostitutes how to drink responsibly." Jon Huntsman stated on July 4, 2011 in a house party in Belmont, N.H. : Says that when he was governor of Utah, he worked with the state Legislature to create a flat tax that "cut income taxes by 30 percent." Tim Pawlenty stated on July 24, 2011 in a statement from the campaign: Michele Bachmann's legislative record is "offering failed amendments." Rick Santorum stated on July 18, 2011 in a house party in Henniker, N.H.: In Europe, "church attendance rates (are) in the single digits" because churches are supported by taxes. Barack Obama stated on July 25, 2011 in a televised address: "The deficit was on track to top $1 trillion the year I took office." Michele Bachmann stated on July 24, 2011 in a prepared statement: Says Tim Pawlenty said in 2006, "The era of small government is over... the government has to be more proactive and more aggressive." John Boehner stated on July 25, 2011 in a televised speech: The House passed "cut, cap and balance" with "bipartisan support." Barack Obama stated on July 25, 2011 in a televised address: "President Reagan did it (raised the debt ceiling) 18 times. George W. Bush did it seven times." Ron Paul stated on July 16, 2011 in an interview with the 'Telegraph': "When the Republicans were in charge, they actually expanded government health care with the prescription drug program." Arianna Huffington stated on July 24, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Most countries have no debt ceiling." Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2011 in an interview on NPR: Says Ronald Reagan "repeatedly talked about how irresponsible it would be to allow the full faith and credit of the United States to be impaired in any kind of way." Victoria Jackson stated on July 15, 2011 in a column by Victoria Jackson: "A clause hidden in the Obamacare bill, which is now law, gives Obama the right to form a private army." Mitt Romney stated on July 5, 2011 in a Town Hall in Wolfeboro, N.H.: "Federal law requires that hospitals treat people whether or not they can pay. So someone (who) doesn’t have health insurance -- they can go to the hospital and get free care." Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall in New Hampshire: Said his mother had to fight with health insurance companies for treatment because of a pre-existing condition. Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in at a meeting arranged by the Small Business Caucus at the Kimball Jenkins House in Concord, N.H.: Says the new Dodd-Frank financial law requires a 20 percent down payment to buy a house. Bernie Sanders stated on July 18, 2011 in a tweet: "Since 2000, nearly 12 million Americans have slipped out of the middle class and into poverty." Mitt Romney stated on July 5, 2011 in a town hall in Wolfeboro, N.H.: During his first year, President Obama said he "was going to visit Kim Jong-ll and Ahmadinejad and Assad and Chavez – the worst actors in the world." Grover Norquist stated on July 13, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged." Ann Marie Buerkle stated on June 24, 2011 in a news release: Says that, unlike the U.S. Senate, "even the Libyan government, in the middle of a civil war, passed a budget on June 15, 2011" Marc Morial stated on July 17, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The black unemployment rate (has) increased since the recovery has begun."
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Buddy Roemer stated on July 20, 2011 in candidate's forum in Bedford, N.H. : Says Obama has never submitted a budget, and Congress has worked for two years without passing one. Tom Coburn stated on July 24, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The government's twice the size it was 10 years ago. It's 30 percent bigger than it was when (Barack) Obama became president." Raul Labrador stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Tax increases under Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm led to state unemployment going from 6.8 percent to 15.3 percent. Jennifer Granholm stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "I cut more as a percentage out of government than any state in the country this past decade. And where is Michigan in terms of its economic growth? Cutting did not result in economic growth." Harry Reid stated on August 2, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: There was a "loss of eight million jobs during the Bush eight years." Paul Krugman stated on July 31, 2011 in on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": "The average Republican voter thinks there should be some revenue as part of this deal." Barack Obama stated on July 31, 2011 in remarks from the White House: The debt ceiling deal will result in "the lowest level of annual domestic spending since Dwight Eisenhower was president." Eric Cantor stated on August 1, 2011 in a message on Twitter: "There are no tax increases in this debt limit bill. Period." Ken Langone stated on July 28, 2011 in an interview on CNBC: In contrast to President Barack Obama, who "is not acting presidential," President Ronald Reagan "would never go into the Oval Office without his jacket on — that's how much he revered the presidency." Bill O'Reilly stated on July 26, 2011 in a comment on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor": Since 1965, the United States has spent "untold trillions" yet the poverty rate hasn’t budged. Judson Phillips stated on July 27, 2011 in a "Washington Post" opinion piece: "Our government has spent $2.6 million to teach Chinese prostitutes how to drink responsibly." Jon Huntsman stated on July 4, 2011 in a house party in Belmont, N.H. : Says that when he was governor of Utah, he worked with the state Legislature to create a flat tax that "cut income taxes by 30 percent." Tim Pawlenty stated on July 24, 2011 in a statement from the campaign: Michele Bachmann's legislative record is "offering failed amendments." Rick Santorum stated on July 18, 2011 in a house party in Henniker, N.H.: In Europe, "church attendance rates (are) in the single digits" because churches are supported by taxes. Barack Obama stated on July 25, 2011 in a televised address: "The deficit was on track to top $1 trillion the year I took office." Michele Bachmann stated on July 24, 2011 in a prepared statement: Says Tim Pawlenty said in 2006, "The era of small government is over... the government has to be more proactive and more aggressive." John Boehner stated on July 25, 2011 in a televised speech: The House passed "cut, cap and balance" with "bipartisan support." Barack Obama stated on July 25, 2011 in a televised address: "President Reagan did it (raised the debt ceiling) 18 times. George W. Bush did it seven times." Ron Paul stated on July 16, 2011 in an interview with the 'Telegraph': "When the Republicans were in charge, they actually expanded government health care with the prescription drug program." Arianna Huffington stated on July 24, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Most countries have no debt ceiling." Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2011 in an interview on NPR: Says Ronald Reagan "repeatedly talked about how irresponsible it would be to allow the full faith and credit of the United States to be impaired in any kind of way." Victoria Jackson stated on July 15, 2011 in a column by Victoria Jackson: "A clause hidden in the Obamacare bill, which is now law, gives Obama the right to form a private army." Mitt Romney stated on July 5, 2011 in a Town Hall in Wolfeboro, N.H.: "Federal law requires that hospitals treat people whether or not they can pay. So someone (who) doesn’t have health insurance -- they can go to the hospital and get free care." Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall in New Hampshire: Said his mother had to fight with health insurance companies for treatment because of a pre-existing condition. Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in at a meeting arranged by the Small Business Caucus at the Kimball Jenkins House in Concord, N.H.: Says the new Dodd-Frank financial law requires a 20 percent down payment to buy a house. Bernie Sanders stated on July 18, 2011 in a tweet: "Since 2000, nearly 12 million Americans have slipped out of the middle class and into poverty." Mitt Romney stated on July 5, 2011 in a town hall in Wolfeboro, N.H.: During his first year, President Obama said he "was going to visit Kim Jong-ll and Ahmadinejad and Assad and Chavez – the worst actors in the world." Grover Norquist stated on July 13, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged." Ann Marie Buerkle stated on June 24, 2011 in a news release: Says that, unlike the U.S. Senate, "even the Libyan government, in the middle of a civil war, passed a budget on June 15, 2011" Marc Morial stated on July 17, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The black unemployment rate (has) increased since the recovery has begun."
Buddy Roemer stated on July 20, 2011 in candidate's forum in Bedford, N.H. : Says Obama has never submitted a budget, and Congress has worked for two years without passing one.
Tom Coburn stated on July 24, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The government's twice the size it was 10 years ago. It's 30 percent bigger than it was when (Barack) Obama became president."
Raul Labrador stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Tax increases under Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm led to state unemployment going from 6.8 percent to 15.3 percent.
Jennifer Granholm stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "I cut more as a percentage out of government than any state in the country this past decade. And where is Michigan in terms of its economic growth? Cutting did not result in economic growth."
Harry Reid stated on August 2, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: There was a "loss of eight million jobs during the Bush eight years."
Paul Krugman stated on July 31, 2011 in on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": "The average Republican voter thinks there should be some revenue as part of this deal."
Barack Obama stated on July 31, 2011 in remarks from the White House: The debt ceiling deal will result in "the lowest level of annual domestic spending since Dwight Eisenhower was president."
Eric Cantor stated on August 1, 2011 in a message on Twitter: "There are no tax increases in this debt limit bill. Period."
Ken Langone stated on July 28, 2011 in an interview on CNBC: In contrast to President Barack Obama, who "is not acting presidential," President Ronald Reagan "would never go into the Oval Office without his jacket on — that's how much he revered the presidency."
Bill O'Reilly stated on July 26, 2011 in a comment on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor": Since 1965, the United States has spent "untold trillions" yet the poverty rate hasn’t budged.
Judson Phillips stated on July 27, 2011 in a "Washington Post" opinion piece: "Our government has spent $2.6 million to teach Chinese prostitutes how to drink responsibly."
Jon Huntsman stated on July 4, 2011 in a house party in Belmont, N.H. : Says that when he was governor of Utah, he worked with the state Legislature to create a flat tax that "cut income taxes by 30 percent."
Tim Pawlenty stated on July 24, 2011 in a statement from the campaign: Michele Bachmann's legislative record is "offering failed amendments."
Rick Santorum stated on July 18, 2011 in a house party in Henniker, N.H.: In Europe, "church attendance rates (are) in the single digits" because churches are supported by taxes.
Barack Obama stated on July 25, 2011 in a televised address: "The deficit was on track to top $1 trillion the year I took office."
Michele Bachmann stated on July 24, 2011 in a prepared statement: Says Tim Pawlenty said in 2006, "The era of small government is over... the government has to be more proactive and more aggressive."
John Boehner stated on July 25, 2011 in a televised speech: The House passed "cut, cap and balance" with "bipartisan support."
Barack Obama stated on July 25, 2011 in a televised address: "President Reagan did it (raised the debt ceiling) 18 times. George W. Bush did it seven times."
Ron Paul stated on July 16, 2011 in an interview with the 'Telegraph': "When the Republicans were in charge, they actually expanded government health care with the prescription drug program."
Arianna Huffington stated on July 24, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Most countries have no debt ceiling."
Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2011 in an interview on NPR: Says Ronald Reagan "repeatedly talked about how irresponsible it would be to allow the full faith and credit of the United States to be impaired in any kind of way."
Victoria Jackson stated on July 15, 2011 in a column by Victoria Jackson: "A clause hidden in the Obamacare bill, which is now law, gives Obama the right to form a private army."
Mitt Romney stated on July 5, 2011 in a Town Hall in Wolfeboro, N.H.: "Federal law requires that hospitals treat people whether or not they can pay. So someone (who) doesn’t have health insurance -- they can go to the hospital and get free care."
Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall in New Hampshire: Said his mother had to fight with health insurance companies for treatment because of a pre-existing condition.
Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in at a meeting arranged by the Small Business Caucus at the Kimball Jenkins House in Concord, N.H.: Says the new Dodd-Frank financial law requires a 20 percent down payment to buy a house.
Bernie Sanders stated on July 18, 2011 in a tweet: "Since 2000, nearly 12 million Americans have slipped out of the middle class and into poverty."
Mitt Romney stated on July 5, 2011 in a town hall in Wolfeboro, N.H.: During his first year, President Obama said he "was going to visit Kim Jong-ll and Ahmadinejad and Assad and Chavez – the worst actors in the world."
Grover Norquist stated on July 13, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged."
Ann Marie Buerkle stated on June 24, 2011 in a news release: Says that, unlike the U.S. Senate, "even the Libyan government, in the middle of a civil war, passed a budget on June 15, 2011"
Marc Morial stated on July 17, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The black unemployment rate (has) increased since the recovery has begun."
