Latest False 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 American Future Fund stated on August 9, 2012 in an advertisement: Says U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich "spent a trillion of our tax dollars on a stimulus for failed companies here and jobs overseas." Jay Carney stated on August 7, 2012 in a press White House press briefing: "Gov. Romney himself, with 28 other Republican governors, supported policies that would have eliminated the time limits in the welfare reform law and allowed people to stay on welfare forever." Priorities USA Action stated on August 7, 2012 in campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a woman’s premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked. Mitt Romney stated on July 25, 2012 in an introduction to a web video: President Obama was saying success "is the result of government," not "hard-working people," when he said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." Mitt Romney stated on July 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says stimulus money went to buy electric cars from Finland as a payback to Obama supporters. Steve Doocy stated on July 11, 2012 in a discussion on "Fox & Friends": "If you make more than $250,000 a year … you only really take home about $125,000." Jeff Duncan stated on July 10, 2012 in a tweet: "83% of doctors have considered leaving the profession because of #Obamacare." Facebook posts stated on July 3, 2012 in on the Internet: "75 percent of the Obamacare tax falls on the middle class." Mitt Romney stated on June 28, 2012 in prepared remarks: " ‘Obamacare’ puts the federal government between you and your doctor." Nancy Pelosi stated on July 1, 2012 in on 'Meet the Press': Under the health care law, "everybody will have lower rates, better quality care and better access." Mitt Romney stated on June 19, 2012 in a speech to the Business Roundtable in Frankenmuth, Mich.: Says Dow Chemical decided to build a plant in Saudi Arabia rather than Oklahoma due to the impact of environmental regulations on the supply of natural gas. Mitt Romney stated on June 28, 2012 in a speech in Washington, D.C. : "Obamacare … means that for up to 20 million Americans, they will lose the insurance they currently have, the insurance that they like and they want to keep." Mitt Romney stated on June 28, 2012 in a press conference: "Obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt." National Rifle Association stated on June 12, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama "supported Ted Kennedy’s ammo ban to outlaw all deer-hunting ammunition." Michelle Obama stated on May 29, 2012 in an interview with NPR: "Only 2 percent of public high schools in the country offer PE classes." Mitt Romney stated on May 12, 2012 in an interview with CBN News: When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, "we didn’t just slow the rate of growth of our government, we actually cut it." Barack Obama stated on May 10, 2012 in a Web ad: Says Mitt Romney would deny gay people the right to adopt children. Barack Obama stated on May 8, 2012 in a speech in Albany, N.Y.: "The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me." Barack Obama stated on May 3, 2012 in a graphical tool on the campaign website: "Under the Romney/Ryan budget, interest rates on federal student loans would be allowed to double." Americans for Prosperity stated on April 26, 2012 in a TV ad: Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "half a billion to an electric car company that created hundreds of jobs in Finland." American Crossroads stated on April 26, 2012 in a campaign ad: "After four years of a celebrity president … 85% (of recent college grads are) moving back in with their parents." Joe Biden stated on April 1, 2012 in a “Face the Nation” interview: "General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again." Mitt Romney stated on April 4, 2012 in a speech to the Newspaper Association of America: Says Barack Obama "is the only president to ever cut $500 billion from Medicare." Barack Obama stated on April 2, 2012 in a Rose Garden press conference: If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it "would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress." Rick Santorum stated on April 2, 2012 in in a speech in Wisconsin: "I think it’s seven or eight of the California system of universities don’t even teach an American history course. It’s not even available to be taught." Bloggers stated on March 12, 2012 in blog posts and links on the Internet: The administration has issued rules for "$1 abortions in ObamaCare" and "requires all persons enrolled in insurance plans that include elective abortion coverage to pay" an abortion premium. Ted Cruz stated on March 19, 2012 in a tweet.: "Did you know ObamaCare will cost nearly twice as much as initially expected -- $1.8 TRILLION?" Rick Santorum stated on March 6, 2012 in a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio: After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them." David Axelrod stated on March 6, 2012 in an interview on NBC: "Tonight in Ohio, more people came out to vote for Barack Obama in an unopposed race than voted for (Mitt) Romney and (Rick) Santorum combined." Rick Santorum stated on February 29, 2012 in a campaign speech: "When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."
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American Future Fund stated on August 9, 2012 in an advertisement: Says U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich "spent a trillion of our tax dollars on a stimulus for failed companies here and jobs overseas." Jay Carney stated on August 7, 2012 in a press White House press briefing: "Gov. Romney himself, with 28 other Republican governors, supported policies that would have eliminated the time limits in the welfare reform law and allowed people to stay on welfare forever." Priorities USA Action stated on August 7, 2012 in campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a woman’s premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked. Mitt Romney stated on July 25, 2012 in an introduction to a web video: President Obama was saying success "is the result of government," not "hard-working people," when he said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." Mitt Romney stated on July 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says stimulus money went to buy electric cars from Finland as a payback to Obama supporters. Steve Doocy stated on July 11, 2012 in a discussion on "Fox & Friends": "If you make more than $250,000 a year … you only really take home about $125,000." Jeff Duncan stated on July 10, 2012 in a tweet: "83% of doctors have considered leaving the profession because of #Obamacare." Facebook posts stated on July 3, 2012 in on the Internet: "75 percent of the Obamacare tax falls on the middle class." Mitt Romney stated on June 28, 2012 in prepared remarks: " ‘Obamacare’ puts the federal government between you and your doctor." Nancy Pelosi stated on July 1, 2012 in on 'Meet the Press': Under the health care law, "everybody will have lower rates, better quality care and better access." Mitt Romney stated on June 19, 2012 in a speech to the Business Roundtable in Frankenmuth, Mich.: Says Dow Chemical decided to build a plant in Saudi Arabia rather than Oklahoma due to the impact of environmental regulations on the supply of natural gas. Mitt Romney stated on June 28, 2012 in a speech in Washington, D.C. : "Obamacare … means that for up to 20 million Americans, they will lose the insurance they currently have, the insurance that they like and they want to keep." Mitt Romney stated on June 28, 2012 in a press conference: "Obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt." National Rifle Association stated on June 12, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama "supported Ted Kennedy’s ammo ban to outlaw all deer-hunting ammunition." Michelle Obama stated on May 29, 2012 in an interview with NPR: "Only 2 percent of public high schools in the country offer PE classes." Mitt Romney stated on May 12, 2012 in an interview with CBN News: When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, "we didn’t just slow the rate of growth of our government, we actually cut it." Barack Obama stated on May 10, 2012 in a Web ad: Says Mitt Romney would deny gay people the right to adopt children. Barack Obama stated on May 8, 2012 in a speech in Albany, N.Y.: "The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me." Barack Obama stated on May 3, 2012 in a graphical tool on the campaign website: "Under the Romney/Ryan budget, interest rates on federal student loans would be allowed to double." Americans for Prosperity stated on April 26, 2012 in a TV ad: Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "half a billion to an electric car company that created hundreds of jobs in Finland." American Crossroads stated on April 26, 2012 in a campaign ad: "After four years of a celebrity president … 85% (of recent college grads are) moving back in with their parents." Joe Biden stated on April 1, 2012 in a “Face the Nation” interview: "General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again." Mitt Romney stated on April 4, 2012 in a speech to the Newspaper Association of America: Says Barack Obama "is the only president to ever cut $500 billion from Medicare." Barack Obama stated on April 2, 2012 in a Rose Garden press conference: If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it "would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress." Rick Santorum stated on April 2, 2012 in in a speech in Wisconsin: "I think it’s seven or eight of the California system of universities don’t even teach an American history course. It’s not even available to be taught." Bloggers stated on March 12, 2012 in blog posts and links on the Internet: The administration has issued rules for "$1 abortions in ObamaCare" and "requires all persons enrolled in insurance plans that include elective abortion coverage to pay" an abortion premium. Ted Cruz stated on March 19, 2012 in a tweet.: "Did you know ObamaCare will cost nearly twice as much as initially expected -- $1.8 TRILLION?" Rick Santorum stated on March 6, 2012 in a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio: After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them." David Axelrod stated on March 6, 2012 in an interview on NBC: "Tonight in Ohio, more people came out to vote for Barack Obama in an unopposed race than voted for (Mitt) Romney and (Rick) Santorum combined." Rick Santorum stated on February 29, 2012 in a campaign speech: "When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."
American Future Fund stated on August 9, 2012 in an advertisement: Says U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich "spent a trillion of our tax dollars on a stimulus for failed companies here and jobs overseas."
Jay Carney stated on August 7, 2012 in a press White House press briefing: "Gov. Romney himself, with 28 other Republican governors, supported policies that would have eliminated the time limits in the welfare reform law and allowed people to stay on welfare forever."
Priorities USA Action stated on August 7, 2012 in campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a woman’s premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked.
Mitt Romney stated on July 25, 2012 in an introduction to a web video: President Obama was saying success "is the result of government," not "hard-working people," when he said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."
Mitt Romney stated on July 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says stimulus money went to buy electric cars from Finland as a payback to Obama supporters.
Steve Doocy stated on July 11, 2012 in a discussion on "Fox & Friends": "If you make more than $250,000 a year … you only really take home about $125,000."
Jeff Duncan stated on July 10, 2012 in a tweet: "83% of doctors have considered leaving the profession because of #Obamacare."
Facebook posts stated on July 3, 2012 in on the Internet: "75 percent of the Obamacare tax falls on the middle class."
Mitt Romney stated on June 28, 2012 in prepared remarks: " ‘Obamacare’ puts the federal government between you and your doctor."
Nancy Pelosi stated on July 1, 2012 in on 'Meet the Press': Under the health care law, "everybody will have lower rates, better quality care and better access."
Mitt Romney stated on June 19, 2012 in a speech to the Business Roundtable in Frankenmuth, Mich.: Says Dow Chemical decided to build a plant in Saudi Arabia rather than Oklahoma due to the impact of environmental regulations on the supply of natural gas.
Mitt Romney stated on June 28, 2012 in a speech in Washington, D.C. : "Obamacare … means that for up to 20 million Americans, they will lose the insurance they currently have, the insurance that they like and they want to keep."
Mitt Romney stated on June 28, 2012 in a press conference: "Obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt."
National Rifle Association stated on June 12, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama "supported Ted Kennedy’s ammo ban to outlaw all deer-hunting ammunition."
Michelle Obama stated on May 29, 2012 in an interview with NPR: "Only 2 percent of public high schools in the country offer PE classes."
Mitt Romney stated on May 12, 2012 in an interview with CBN News: When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, "we didn’t just slow the rate of growth of our government, we actually cut it."
Barack Obama stated on May 10, 2012 in a Web ad: Says Mitt Romney would deny gay people the right to adopt children.
Barack Obama stated on May 8, 2012 in a speech in Albany, N.Y.: "The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me."
Barack Obama stated on May 3, 2012 in a graphical tool on the campaign website: "Under the Romney/Ryan budget, interest rates on federal student loans would be allowed to double."
Americans for Prosperity stated on April 26, 2012 in a TV ad: Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "half a billion to an electric car company that created hundreds of jobs in Finland."
American Crossroads stated on April 26, 2012 in a campaign ad: "After four years of a celebrity president … 85% (of recent college grads are) moving back in with their parents."
Joe Biden stated on April 1, 2012 in a “Face the Nation” interview: "General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again."
Mitt Romney stated on April 4, 2012 in a speech to the Newspaper Association of America: Says Barack Obama "is the only president to ever cut $500 billion from Medicare."
Barack Obama stated on April 2, 2012 in a Rose Garden press conference: If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it "would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress."
Rick Santorum stated on April 2, 2012 in in a speech in Wisconsin: "I think it’s seven or eight of the California system of universities don’t even teach an American history course. It’s not even available to be taught."
Bloggers stated on March 12, 2012 in blog posts and links on the Internet: The administration has issued rules for "$1 abortions in ObamaCare" and "requires all persons enrolled in insurance plans that include elective abortion coverage to pay" an abortion premium.
Ted Cruz stated on March 19, 2012 in a tweet.: "Did you know ObamaCare will cost nearly twice as much as initially expected -- $1.8 TRILLION?"
Rick Santorum stated on March 6, 2012 in a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio: After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them."
David Axelrod stated on March 6, 2012 in an interview on NBC: "Tonight in Ohio, more people came out to vote for Barack Obama in an unopposed race than voted for (Mitt) Romney and (Rick) Santorum combined."
Rick Santorum stated on February 29, 2012 in a campaign speech: "When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."
