Latest Fact-checks 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 Will Weatherford stated on March 28, 2013 in a Board of Governors meeting: "The average student in Florida, what they actually pay out of pocket at our major universities" for tuition is as much or less than what they spend on cellphones. Kirk Watson stated on March 19, 2013 in a news article.: Says carbon monoxide is still employed to euthanize dogs and cats in 29 Texas animal shelters. Jim Sensenbrenner stated on March 22, 2013 in a press release: "75 percent of the (air traffic control) towers the Obama Administration is closing are located in Republican Congressional Districts." John Lewis stated on February 24, 2013 in newspaper column: "Opponents of Section 5 (of the Voting Rights Act) complain of state expense, yet their only cost is the paper, postage and manpower required to send copies of legislation to the federal government for review." Bishop Thomas Tobin stated on March 27, 2013 in a news release: "Any legislative action that is taken now could very well be rendered completely null and void by the decision of the Supreme Court expected this June." Progress Ohio stated on March 26, 2013 in a fundraising email: "It is legal in Ohio to fire an employee or evict a tenant just for being gay." Mark Kelly stated on March 31, 2013 in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday': Says "94 percent of (Marco Rubio's) constituents support a universal background check." Matt Mackowiak stated on April 1, 2013 in an opinion colulmn.: Says the president of the University of Texas has raised four-year student graduation rates to 75 percent. Will Weatherford stated on March 19, 2013 in Americans for Prosperity-Florida rally: "Almost 1,000 people a day" are moving to Florida "because they are more free here than they are in some other states." Rick Perry stated on April 1, 2013 in a press release jointly issued with U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.: "Only three in 10 Texas doctors are currently accepting new Medicaid patients." Chain email stated on March 28, 2013 in an email: College students "who are NOT U.S. Citizens and who get the PELL Grant" plan to return to their home countries after getting free gas cards and child care. Bill Seitz stated on March 13, 2013 in testimony before a House committee: Says that Secretary of State Jon Husted and former secretary Jennifer Brunner both have supported a provision in Senate Bill 47 that would limit the days organizers have to collect signatures for initiative and referendum petitions. Joe Barton stated on February 12, 2013 in in reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.: Says U.S. greenhouse gas "emissions are at 20-year lows." William Perry stated on March 20, 2013 in newspaper column: Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed held not one conversation with the public about the new Falcons stadium project Pete Snyder stated on March 6, 2013 in a website post.: "A study by the University of Virginia pulls back the curtain on Medicaid’s tragically bad outcomes, including ‘increased risk of adjusted mortality.’" Sheila Oliver stated on February 21, 2013 in an op-ed column in The Times Of Trenton: "In 2011 alone, 269 New Jerseyans were killed by gun violence." Deborah Gist stated on March 22, 2013 in an appearance on "A Lively Experiment.": When students leave our high schools and they go to the community college, 70-75 percent of them have to pay to take remedial math. Patience Roggensack stated on March 27, 2013 in a radio interview: On recusing herself from cases after receiving a campaign contribution Ed Fallone stated on March 22, 2013 in debate comments: On changing the rules governing judicial conflicts of interest Dennis Richardson stated on March 15, 2013 in a newsletter: Says "$1,100 of the tuition paid by every Oregon university student annually goes just to pay the costs of PERS." Patience Roggensack stated on March 26, 2013 in a candidate forum: Says she has bipartisan support, including "53 sheriffs throughout the state, Democrats and Republicans." Cleta Winslow stated on March 18, 2013 in a meeting: "In this city, there hasn’t been a stadium that’s lasted more than 27 years." Charles Cooper stated on March 26, 2013 in arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court: "Very few men outlive their own fertility." Jim Jordan stated on March 19, 2013 in a congressional hearing: The national debt is "larger than our entire annual economy." Barbara Buono stated on March 19, 2013 in a response to the release of employment data by the state Labor Department: "While the United States has seen its unemployment rate steadily decline, New Jersey's remains nearly two percent higher than the national average and more than a point higher than Connecticut and New York." Ted Cruz stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: Says the Democrats told the Catholic Church that they’ll use federal powers to shut down church charities and hospitals if the church doesn’t change its beliefs. Scott Henson stated on February 25, 2013 in an interview.: Says Texas has "11 different felonies you can commit with an oyster." Rob Portman stated on March 21, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor: "Our debt now is about $140,000 per household." Carlos Trujillo stated on March 22, 2013 in a House Education Committee meeting: "This (parent trigger) legislation was drafted by President Obama's top advisers. It was drafted by President Clinton’s top advisers." Sal Albanese stated on March 24, 2013 in a joint mayoral candidates' appearance on MSNBC: An annual income of $500,000 "in Manhattan, believe it or not, is middle class."
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Will Weatherford stated on March 28, 2013 in a Board of Governors meeting: "The average student in Florida, what they actually pay out of pocket at our major universities" for tuition is as much or less than what they spend on cellphones. Kirk Watson stated on March 19, 2013 in a news article.: Says carbon monoxide is still employed to euthanize dogs and cats in 29 Texas animal shelters. Jim Sensenbrenner stated on March 22, 2013 in a press release: "75 percent of the (air traffic control) towers the Obama Administration is closing are located in Republican Congressional Districts." John Lewis stated on February 24, 2013 in newspaper column: "Opponents of Section 5 (of the Voting Rights Act) complain of state expense, yet their only cost is the paper, postage and manpower required to send copies of legislation to the federal government for review." Bishop Thomas Tobin stated on March 27, 2013 in a news release: "Any legislative action that is taken now could very well be rendered completely null and void by the decision of the Supreme Court expected this June." Progress Ohio stated on March 26, 2013 in a fundraising email: "It is legal in Ohio to fire an employee or evict a tenant just for being gay." Mark Kelly stated on March 31, 2013 in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday': Says "94 percent of (Marco Rubio's) constituents support a universal background check." Matt Mackowiak stated on April 1, 2013 in an opinion colulmn.: Says the president of the University of Texas has raised four-year student graduation rates to 75 percent. Will Weatherford stated on March 19, 2013 in Americans for Prosperity-Florida rally: "Almost 1,000 people a day" are moving to Florida "because they are more free here than they are in some other states." Rick Perry stated on April 1, 2013 in a press release jointly issued with U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.: "Only three in 10 Texas doctors are currently accepting new Medicaid patients." Chain email stated on March 28, 2013 in an email: College students "who are NOT U.S. Citizens and who get the PELL Grant" plan to return to their home countries after getting free gas cards and child care. Bill Seitz stated on March 13, 2013 in testimony before a House committee: Says that Secretary of State Jon Husted and former secretary Jennifer Brunner both have supported a provision in Senate Bill 47 that would limit the days organizers have to collect signatures for initiative and referendum petitions. Joe Barton stated on February 12, 2013 in in reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.: Says U.S. greenhouse gas "emissions are at 20-year lows." William Perry stated on March 20, 2013 in newspaper column: Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed held not one conversation with the public about the new Falcons stadium project Pete Snyder stated on March 6, 2013 in a website post.: "A study by the University of Virginia pulls back the curtain on Medicaid’s tragically bad outcomes, including ‘increased risk of adjusted mortality.’" Sheila Oliver stated on February 21, 2013 in an op-ed column in The Times Of Trenton: "In 2011 alone, 269 New Jerseyans were killed by gun violence." Deborah Gist stated on March 22, 2013 in an appearance on "A Lively Experiment.": When students leave our high schools and they go to the community college, 70-75 percent of them have to pay to take remedial math. Patience Roggensack stated on March 27, 2013 in a radio interview: On recusing herself from cases after receiving a campaign contribution Ed Fallone stated on March 22, 2013 in debate comments: On changing the rules governing judicial conflicts of interest Dennis Richardson stated on March 15, 2013 in a newsletter: Says "$1,100 of the tuition paid by every Oregon university student annually goes just to pay the costs of PERS." Patience Roggensack stated on March 26, 2013 in a candidate forum: Says she has bipartisan support, including "53 sheriffs throughout the state, Democrats and Republicans." Cleta Winslow stated on March 18, 2013 in a meeting: "In this city, there hasn’t been a stadium that’s lasted more than 27 years." Charles Cooper stated on March 26, 2013 in arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court: "Very few men outlive their own fertility." Jim Jordan stated on March 19, 2013 in a congressional hearing: The national debt is "larger than our entire annual economy." Barbara Buono stated on March 19, 2013 in a response to the release of employment data by the state Labor Department: "While the United States has seen its unemployment rate steadily decline, New Jersey's remains nearly two percent higher than the national average and more than a point higher than Connecticut and New York." Ted Cruz stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: Says the Democrats told the Catholic Church that they’ll use federal powers to shut down church charities and hospitals if the church doesn’t change its beliefs. Scott Henson stated on February 25, 2013 in an interview.: Says Texas has "11 different felonies you can commit with an oyster." Rob Portman stated on March 21, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor: "Our debt now is about $140,000 per household." Carlos Trujillo stated on March 22, 2013 in a House Education Committee meeting: "This (parent trigger) legislation was drafted by President Obama's top advisers. It was drafted by President Clinton’s top advisers." Sal Albanese stated on March 24, 2013 in a joint mayoral candidates' appearance on MSNBC: An annual income of $500,000 "in Manhattan, believe it or not, is middle class."
Will Weatherford stated on March 28, 2013 in a Board of Governors meeting: "The average student in Florida, what they actually pay out of pocket at our major universities" for tuition is as much or less than what they spend on cellphones.
Kirk Watson stated on March 19, 2013 in a news article.: Says carbon monoxide is still employed to euthanize dogs and cats in 29 Texas animal shelters.
Jim Sensenbrenner stated on March 22, 2013 in a press release: "75 percent of the (air traffic control) towers the Obama Administration is closing are located in Republican Congressional Districts."
John Lewis stated on February 24, 2013 in newspaper column: "Opponents of Section 5 (of the Voting Rights Act) complain of state expense, yet their only cost is the paper, postage and manpower required to send copies of legislation to the federal government for review."
Bishop Thomas Tobin stated on March 27, 2013 in a news release: "Any legislative action that is taken now could very well be rendered completely null and void by the decision of the Supreme Court expected this June."
Progress Ohio stated on March 26, 2013 in a fundraising email: "It is legal in Ohio to fire an employee or evict a tenant just for being gay."
Mark Kelly stated on March 31, 2013 in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday': Says "94 percent of (Marco Rubio's) constituents support a universal background check."
Matt Mackowiak stated on April 1, 2013 in an opinion colulmn.: Says the president of the University of Texas has raised four-year student graduation rates to 75 percent.
Will Weatherford stated on March 19, 2013 in Americans for Prosperity-Florida rally: "Almost 1,000 people a day" are moving to Florida "because they are more free here than they are in some other states."
Rick Perry stated on April 1, 2013 in a press release jointly issued with U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.: "Only three in 10 Texas doctors are currently accepting new Medicaid patients."
Chain email stated on March 28, 2013 in an email: College students "who are NOT U.S. Citizens and who get the PELL Grant" plan to return to their home countries after getting free gas cards and child care.
Bill Seitz stated on March 13, 2013 in testimony before a House committee: Says that Secretary of State Jon Husted and former secretary Jennifer Brunner both have supported a provision in Senate Bill 47 that would limit the days organizers have to collect signatures for initiative and referendum petitions.
Joe Barton stated on February 12, 2013 in in reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.: Says U.S. greenhouse gas "emissions are at 20-year lows."
William Perry stated on March 20, 2013 in newspaper column: Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed held not one conversation with the public about the new Falcons stadium project
Pete Snyder stated on March 6, 2013 in a website post.: "A study by the University of Virginia pulls back the curtain on Medicaid’s tragically bad outcomes, including ‘increased risk of adjusted mortality.’"
Sheila Oliver stated on February 21, 2013 in an op-ed column in The Times Of Trenton: "In 2011 alone, 269 New Jerseyans were killed by gun violence."
Deborah Gist stated on March 22, 2013 in an appearance on "A Lively Experiment.": When students leave our high schools and they go to the community college, 70-75 percent of them have to pay to take remedial math.
Patience Roggensack stated on March 27, 2013 in a radio interview: On recusing herself from cases after receiving a campaign contribution
Ed Fallone stated on March 22, 2013 in debate comments: On changing the rules governing judicial conflicts of interest
Dennis Richardson stated on March 15, 2013 in a newsletter: Says "$1,100 of the tuition paid by every Oregon university student annually goes just to pay the costs of PERS."
Patience Roggensack stated on March 26, 2013 in a candidate forum: Says she has bipartisan support, including "53 sheriffs throughout the state, Democrats and Republicans."
Cleta Winslow stated on March 18, 2013 in a meeting: "In this city, there hasn’t been a stadium that’s lasted more than 27 years."
Charles Cooper stated on March 26, 2013 in arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court: "Very few men outlive their own fertility."
Jim Jordan stated on March 19, 2013 in a congressional hearing: The national debt is "larger than our entire annual economy."
Barbara Buono stated on March 19, 2013 in a response to the release of employment data by the state Labor Department: "While the United States has seen its unemployment rate steadily decline, New Jersey's remains nearly two percent higher than the national average and more than a point higher than Connecticut and New York."
Ted Cruz stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: Says the Democrats told the Catholic Church that they’ll use federal powers to shut down church charities and hospitals if the church doesn’t change its beliefs.
Scott Henson stated on February 25, 2013 in an interview.: Says Texas has "11 different felonies you can commit with an oyster."
Rob Portman stated on March 21, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor: "Our debt now is about $140,000 per household."
Carlos Trujillo stated on March 22, 2013 in a House Education Committee meeting: "This (parent trigger) legislation was drafted by President Obama's top advisers. It was drafted by President Clinton’s top advisers."
Sal Albanese stated on March 24, 2013 in a joint mayoral candidates' appearance on MSNBC: An annual income of $500,000 "in Manhattan, believe it or not, is middle class."
