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 John Edwards stated on August 29, 2007 in a speech in Americus, Ga.: Poor people go to a "payday lender...and they pay 300, 400, 500 percent interest." Sam Brownback stated on August 21, 2007: "I'm pro-life. He's not." Fred Thompson stated on September 7, 2007 in a speech in Sioux City, Iowa: "I've cast a couple of 99-1 votes" and been the lone dissenter. Hillary Clinton stated on June 3, 2007 in New Hampshire.: English "is our national language...if it becomes official, that means in a place like New York City you can't print ballots in any other language." Dennis Kucinich stated on August 27, 2007 in a forum on cancer organized by Lance Armstrong.: "Our whole food system in this country...most of it is genetically engineered. And (there is) no testing for the health consequences of this food." Duncan Hunter stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: Guantanamo detainees "get taxpayer-paid-for prayer rugs…they had honey-glazed chicken and rice pilaf." Hillary Clinton stated on September 5, 2007 in a comment by husband Bill Clinton on Larry King Live.: "In New York, when she ran for reelection, she carried 58 of our 62 counties. George Bush had won 40 counties in New York just two years earlier." Hillary Clinton stated on September 10, 2007: \u201CThirty-four percent of Hispanics don\u2019t have any health care at all, don\u2019t have any health insurance.\u201D Hillary Clinton stated on September 2, 2007 in a speech by husband Bill Clinton at a Concord, N.H. rally.: "In every single country, she had a majority of the vote -- or more of those who'd already made up their minds." Bill Richardson stated on September 3, 2007: "Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary." Hillary Clinton stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "About 40 percent of Hispanic homeowners have subprime mortgages." Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2007 in a television ad.: "Joe Biden is the only candidate with a plan to get us out of Iraq and keep us out." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2007 in the campaign's website.: "During his tenure in Washington and in the Illinois State Senate, Barack Obama has accumulated a record of bipartisan success." Ron Paul stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "We've lost over 5,000 Americans over there in Afghanistan, in Iraq, and plus the civilians killed." Barack Obama stated on September 11, 2007 in a TV ad, in an endorsement by Illinois State Sen. Kirk Dillard: "Sen. Obama worked on some of the deepest issues we had and was successful in a bipartisan way." Bill Richardson stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "Congress only funded half the wall" between Mexico and the United States. Dennis Kucinich stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "When NAFTA was passed, there was an acceleration of immigration from Mexico because people were in search of jobs." Chris Dodd stated on August 29, 2007 in an interview on CNN's <i>The Situation Room</i>: "John Kerry was at 4 percent in the polls in December of 2003...and he ended up becoming the nominee of the party." Mike Huckabee stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "I would love to see us have in this country what I helped lead in Arkansas...Amendment 65 (which) says that we believe life begins at conception, and that we ought to do everything in the world possible to protect it until its natural conclusion." Obama Girl stated on July 19, 2007 in a YouTube video.: "At least Obama didn't marry his cousin," as Giuliani did. Mitt Romney stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "The Z-visa that was offered in that Senate bill let everybody who's here illegally, other than criminals, stay here for the rest of their lives." Dennis Kucinich stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "Thirty-four percent of Hispanics don't have any health care at all, don't have any health insurance." Sam Brownback stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: In countries that allow gay marriage, the rates of heterosexual marriage "have plummeted to where you have counties now in northern Europe where 80 percent of the first-born children are born out of wedlock." Mitt Romney stated on April 26, 2007 in Stratham, N.H.: "Senator McCain voted against the Bush tax cuts. Now he's for them." Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2007 in New Hampshire: If African-Americans vote their percentage of the population in 2008, "Mississippi is suddenly a Democratic state." Sam Brownback stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "Currently, we're at 36 percent of our children born out of wedlock." Duncan Hunter stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "I built that border fence in San Diego...and it reduced the smuggling of people and drugs...by 90 percent." John McCain stated on March 21, 2007 in Oklahoma City.: "The failings in our civil service are encouraged by a system that makes it very difficult to fire someone even for gross misconduct." Rudy Giuliani stated on May 31, 2007 in New York.: "The crime decline in the United States would be fairly small if it wasn't for the crime decline in New York City." John McCain stated on August 23, 2007 in a news release: Sen. Clinton said "the surge of troops in Iraq was 'working.' Now.... Sen. Clinton says the surge 'has failed' and that we should 'begin the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops.'"
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
John Edwards stated on August 29, 2007 in a speech in Americus, Ga.: Poor people go to a "payday lender...and they pay 300, 400, 500 percent interest." Sam Brownback stated on August 21, 2007: "I'm pro-life. He's not." Fred Thompson stated on September 7, 2007 in a speech in Sioux City, Iowa: "I've cast a couple of 99-1 votes" and been the lone dissenter. Hillary Clinton stated on June 3, 2007 in New Hampshire.: English "is our national language...if it becomes official, that means in a place like New York City you can't print ballots in any other language." Dennis Kucinich stated on August 27, 2007 in a forum on cancer organized by Lance Armstrong.: "Our whole food system in this country...most of it is genetically engineered. And (there is) no testing for the health consequences of this food." Duncan Hunter stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: Guantanamo detainees "get taxpayer-paid-for prayer rugs…they had honey-glazed chicken and rice pilaf." Hillary Clinton stated on September 5, 2007 in a comment by husband Bill Clinton on Larry King Live.: "In New York, when she ran for reelection, she carried 58 of our 62 counties. George Bush had won 40 counties in New York just two years earlier." Hillary Clinton stated on September 10, 2007: \u201CThirty-four percent of Hispanics don\u2019t have any health care at all, don\u2019t have any health insurance.\u201D Hillary Clinton stated on September 2, 2007 in a speech by husband Bill Clinton at a Concord, N.H. rally.: "In every single country, she had a majority of the vote -- or more of those who'd already made up their minds." Bill Richardson stated on September 3, 2007: "Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary." Hillary Clinton stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "About 40 percent of Hispanic homeowners have subprime mortgages." Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2007 in a television ad.: "Joe Biden is the only candidate with a plan to get us out of Iraq and keep us out." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2007 in the campaign's website.: "During his tenure in Washington and in the Illinois State Senate, Barack Obama has accumulated a record of bipartisan success." Ron Paul stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "We've lost over 5,000 Americans over there in Afghanistan, in Iraq, and plus the civilians killed." Barack Obama stated on September 11, 2007 in a TV ad, in an endorsement by Illinois State Sen. Kirk Dillard: "Sen. Obama worked on some of the deepest issues we had and was successful in a bipartisan way." Bill Richardson stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "Congress only funded half the wall" between Mexico and the United States. Dennis Kucinich stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "When NAFTA was passed, there was an acceleration of immigration from Mexico because people were in search of jobs." Chris Dodd stated on August 29, 2007 in an interview on CNN's <i>The Situation Room</i>: "John Kerry was at 4 percent in the polls in December of 2003...and he ended up becoming the nominee of the party." Mike Huckabee stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "I would love to see us have in this country what I helped lead in Arkansas...Amendment 65 (which) says that we believe life begins at conception, and that we ought to do everything in the world possible to protect it until its natural conclusion." Obama Girl stated on July 19, 2007 in a YouTube video.: "At least Obama didn't marry his cousin," as Giuliani did. Mitt Romney stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "The Z-visa that was offered in that Senate bill let everybody who's here illegally, other than criminals, stay here for the rest of their lives." Dennis Kucinich stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "Thirty-four percent of Hispanics don't have any health care at all, don't have any health insurance." Sam Brownback stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: In countries that allow gay marriage, the rates of heterosexual marriage "have plummeted to where you have counties now in northern Europe where 80 percent of the first-born children are born out of wedlock." Mitt Romney stated on April 26, 2007 in Stratham, N.H.: "Senator McCain voted against the Bush tax cuts. Now he's for them." Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2007 in New Hampshire: If African-Americans vote their percentage of the population in 2008, "Mississippi is suddenly a Democratic state." Sam Brownback stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "Currently, we're at 36 percent of our children born out of wedlock." Duncan Hunter stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "I built that border fence in San Diego...and it reduced the smuggling of people and drugs...by 90 percent." John McCain stated on March 21, 2007 in Oklahoma City.: "The failings in our civil service are encouraged by a system that makes it very difficult to fire someone even for gross misconduct." Rudy Giuliani stated on May 31, 2007 in New York.: "The crime decline in the United States would be fairly small if it wasn't for the crime decline in New York City." John McCain stated on August 23, 2007 in a news release: Sen. Clinton said "the surge of troops in Iraq was 'working.' Now.... Sen. Clinton says the surge 'has failed' and that we should 'begin the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops.'"
John Edwards stated on August 29, 2007 in a speech in Americus, Ga.: Poor people go to a "payday lender...and they pay 300, 400, 500 percent interest."
Fred Thompson stated on September 7, 2007 in a speech in Sioux City, Iowa: "I've cast a couple of 99-1 votes" and been the lone dissenter.
Hillary Clinton stated on June 3, 2007 in New Hampshire.: English "is our national language...if it becomes official, that means in a place like New York City you can't print ballots in any other language."
Dennis Kucinich stated on August 27, 2007 in a forum on cancer organized by Lance Armstrong.: "Our whole food system in this country...most of it is genetically engineered. And (there is) no testing for the health consequences of this food."
Duncan Hunter stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: Guantanamo detainees "get taxpayer-paid-for prayer rugs…they had honey-glazed chicken and rice pilaf."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 5, 2007 in a comment by husband Bill Clinton on Larry King Live.: "In New York, when she ran for reelection, she carried 58 of our 62 counties. George Bush had won 40 counties in New York just two years earlier."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 10, 2007: \u201CThirty-four percent of Hispanics don\u2019t have any health care at all, don\u2019t have any health insurance.\u201D
Hillary Clinton stated on September 2, 2007 in a speech by husband Bill Clinton at a Concord, N.H. rally.: "In every single country, she had a majority of the vote -- or more of those who'd already made up their minds."
Bill Richardson stated on September 3, 2007: "Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "About 40 percent of Hispanic homeowners have subprime mortgages."
Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2007 in a television ad.: "Joe Biden is the only candidate with a plan to get us out of Iraq and keep us out."
Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2007 in the campaign's website.: "During his tenure in Washington and in the Illinois State Senate, Barack Obama has accumulated a record of bipartisan success."
Ron Paul stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "We've lost over 5,000 Americans over there in Afghanistan, in Iraq, and plus the civilians killed."
Barack Obama stated on September 11, 2007 in a TV ad, in an endorsement by Illinois State Sen. Kirk Dillard: "Sen. Obama worked on some of the deepest issues we had and was successful in a bipartisan way."
Bill Richardson stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "Congress only funded half the wall" between Mexico and the United States.
Dennis Kucinich stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "When NAFTA was passed, there was an acceleration of immigration from Mexico because people were in search of jobs."
Chris Dodd stated on August 29, 2007 in an interview on CNN's <i>The Situation Room</i>: "John Kerry was at 4 percent in the polls in December of 2003...and he ended up becoming the nominee of the party."
Mike Huckabee stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "I would love to see us have in this country what I helped lead in Arkansas...Amendment 65 (which) says that we believe life begins at conception, and that we ought to do everything in the world possible to protect it until its natural conclusion."
Obama Girl stated on July 19, 2007 in a YouTube video.: "At least Obama didn't marry his cousin," as Giuliani did.
Mitt Romney stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "The Z-visa that was offered in that Senate bill let everybody who's here illegally, other than criminals, stay here for the rest of their lives."
Dennis Kucinich stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "Thirty-four percent of Hispanics don't have any health care at all, don't have any health insurance."
Sam Brownback stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: In countries that allow gay marriage, the rates of heterosexual marriage "have plummeted to where you have counties now in northern Europe where 80 percent of the first-born children are born out of wedlock."
Mitt Romney stated on April 26, 2007 in Stratham, N.H.: "Senator McCain voted against the Bush tax cuts. Now he's for them."
Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2007 in New Hampshire: If African-Americans vote their percentage of the population in 2008, "Mississippi is suddenly a Democratic state."
Sam Brownback stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "Currently, we're at 36 percent of our children born out of wedlock."
Duncan Hunter stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "I built that border fence in San Diego...and it reduced the smuggling of people and drugs...by 90 percent."
John McCain stated on March 21, 2007 in Oklahoma City.: "The failings in our civil service are encouraged by a system that makes it very difficult to fire someone even for gross misconduct."
Rudy Giuliani stated on May 31, 2007 in New York.: "The crime decline in the United States would be fairly small if it wasn't for the crime decline in New York City."
John McCain stated on August 23, 2007 in a news release: Sen. Clinton said "the surge of troops in Iraq was 'working.' Now.... Sen. Clinton says the surge 'has failed' and that we should 'begin the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops.'"
