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 Ted Wheeler stated on April 3, 2012 in campaign website: Says the treasurer’s office has "saved $37 million in management costs for the oversight of public investments." Susan Combs stated on April 4, 2012 in a public appearance.: The 2011 Legislature did not cut Texas public school funding. Republican Governors Association stated on March 29, 2012 in a television ad: Says "unemployment tripled" in Dane County due to Kathleen Falk’s tax policies Cory Booker stated on April 4, 2012 in a news conference: Says New Jersey Devils managing partner Jeff Vanderbeek "took us into arbitration." Cory Booker stated on April 9, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe: Says New Jersey Devils managing partner Jeff Vanderbeek "froze all those monies during the toughest years in ‘08-’09" and "refused to give the charitable dollars that he was required to give by the contract." Matthew Hill stated on March 29, 2012 in a debate on the state House floor.: Says abortion doctors are "flying into this state, performing abortions and flying out." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 4, 2012 in a news release: Sen. Sherrod Brown’s vote helped pass "Barack Obama’s job-killing health care law, which slapped small businesses throughout Ohio with a $500 billion tax increase." Mike Huckabee stated on April 2, 2012 in a robocall: President Obama's refusal to grant permits for offshore drilling is one reason gasoline prices are soaring. Allen West stated on April 10, 2012 in a town hall meeting in Jensen Beach, Fla.: About 78 to 81 House Democrats "are members of the Communist Party. ... It’s called the Congressional Progressive Caucus." Elizabeth Ames Jones stated on April 9, 2012 in a web video.: Says she balanced a $10 billion budget shortfall without raising taxes. Republican Governors Association stated on April 29, 2012 in a television ad: Mayor Tom Barrett’s policies drove unemployment up 27 percent in Milwaukee, pushing it to "one of America’s 10 worst cities for unemployment." Robert Menendez stated on March 28, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: Says the United States "actually exports more gasoline, diesel and other fuels than it imported in 2011 for the first time since, I think, 1949." John Kasich stated on April 2, 2012 in an interview with Fox News: "Our rainy day fund has gone from 89 cents to $240 million." Charlie Gonzalez stated on March 27, 2012 in a conference call: Says that Mitt Romney, while he was in Arizona, said he believes the state’s SB 1070 immigration law should be the model for national immigration laws. Johnny Isakson stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech: The Keystone oil pipeline "would employ 20,000 people in the United States." Mitt Romney stated on April 6, 2012 in Mitt Romney's website: "Women account for 92.3 percent of the jobs lost under Obama." Barack Obama stated on April 10, 2012 in a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. : "98 percent of American families" make "under $250,000 a year." Paul Ryan stated on April 10, 2012 in a congressional Web page: President Barack Obama "has doubled the size of government since he took office." Jefferson Smith stated on March 10, 2012 in a candidates' forum.: Says "at the state level we're spending more on tax expenditures than we are on public safety, health care and education combined." Chain email stated on April 6, 2012 in an email: "Why was there no news coverage of this raid on the Arizona border? … Seizure was just five days ago. Right on the Arizona border!" David Dewhurst stated on April 4, 2012 in an online video: "6.4 million more Americans living in poverty under President Obama." Kathleen Falk stated on March 24, 2012 in a speech: Says Wisconsin women facing pay discrimination can't "do something about it" under bill passed by Republicans. Gary Black stated on April 4, 2012 in a press conference: "Lean, finely textured beef is the proper name [not pink slime], and it is a safe, widely used product." Sandra Williams stated on March 21, 2012 in a news conference: "99.97 percent of the kids live in poverty that attend Cleveland public schools." Joe Biden stated on April 1, 2012 in a “Face the Nation” interview: "General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again." Weston Wamp stated on April 3, 2012 in in a press release.: "The average age of members of the House of Representatives is 57 years old." Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2012 in a TV ad.: "Under President Obama, domestic oil production is at an eight-year high." Vern Buchanan stated on March 1, 2011 in a mailer: Says the Obama administration "will no longer enforce the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)." Scott Walker stated on March 19, 2012 in a television interview: "We gave every public employee in the state the freedom to choose whether or not they want to be in a union." John Burzichelli stated on March 28, 2012 in an interview on NJTV: Says in the governor’s proposed budget "the use of that, what is called one-shots, is a 500 percent increase over the last Corzine budget."
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Ted Wheeler stated on April 3, 2012 in campaign website: Says the treasurer’s office has "saved $37 million in management costs for the oversight of public investments." Susan Combs stated on April 4, 2012 in a public appearance.: The 2011 Legislature did not cut Texas public school funding. Republican Governors Association stated on March 29, 2012 in a television ad: Says "unemployment tripled" in Dane County due to Kathleen Falk’s tax policies Cory Booker stated on April 4, 2012 in a news conference: Says New Jersey Devils managing partner Jeff Vanderbeek "took us into arbitration." Cory Booker stated on April 9, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe: Says New Jersey Devils managing partner Jeff Vanderbeek "froze all those monies during the toughest years in ‘08-’09" and "refused to give the charitable dollars that he was required to give by the contract." Matthew Hill stated on March 29, 2012 in a debate on the state House floor.: Says abortion doctors are "flying into this state, performing abortions and flying out." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 4, 2012 in a news release: Sen. Sherrod Brown’s vote helped pass "Barack Obama’s job-killing health care law, which slapped small businesses throughout Ohio with a $500 billion tax increase." Mike Huckabee stated on April 2, 2012 in a robocall: President Obama's refusal to grant permits for offshore drilling is one reason gasoline prices are soaring. Allen West stated on April 10, 2012 in a town hall meeting in Jensen Beach, Fla.: About 78 to 81 House Democrats "are members of the Communist Party. ... It’s called the Congressional Progressive Caucus." Elizabeth Ames Jones stated on April 9, 2012 in a web video.: Says she balanced a $10 billion budget shortfall without raising taxes. Republican Governors Association stated on April 29, 2012 in a television ad: Mayor Tom Barrett’s policies drove unemployment up 27 percent in Milwaukee, pushing it to "one of America’s 10 worst cities for unemployment." Robert Menendez stated on March 28, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: Says the United States "actually exports more gasoline, diesel and other fuels than it imported in 2011 for the first time since, I think, 1949." John Kasich stated on April 2, 2012 in an interview with Fox News: "Our rainy day fund has gone from 89 cents to $240 million." Charlie Gonzalez stated on March 27, 2012 in a conference call: Says that Mitt Romney, while he was in Arizona, said he believes the state’s SB 1070 immigration law should be the model for national immigration laws. Johnny Isakson stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech: The Keystone oil pipeline "would employ 20,000 people in the United States." Mitt Romney stated on April 6, 2012 in Mitt Romney's website: "Women account for 92.3 percent of the jobs lost under Obama." Barack Obama stated on April 10, 2012 in a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. : "98 percent of American families" make "under $250,000 a year." Paul Ryan stated on April 10, 2012 in a congressional Web page: President Barack Obama "has doubled the size of government since he took office." Jefferson Smith stated on March 10, 2012 in a candidates' forum.: Says "at the state level we're spending more on tax expenditures than we are on public safety, health care and education combined." Chain email stated on April 6, 2012 in an email: "Why was there no news coverage of this raid on the Arizona border? … Seizure was just five days ago. Right on the Arizona border!" David Dewhurst stated on April 4, 2012 in an online video: "6.4 million more Americans living in poverty under President Obama." Kathleen Falk stated on March 24, 2012 in a speech: Says Wisconsin women facing pay discrimination can't "do something about it" under bill passed by Republicans. Gary Black stated on April 4, 2012 in a press conference: "Lean, finely textured beef is the proper name [not pink slime], and it is a safe, widely used product." Sandra Williams stated on March 21, 2012 in a news conference: "99.97 percent of the kids live in poverty that attend Cleveland public schools." Joe Biden stated on April 1, 2012 in a “Face the Nation” interview: "General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again." Weston Wamp stated on April 3, 2012 in in a press release.: "The average age of members of the House of Representatives is 57 years old." Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2012 in a TV ad.: "Under President Obama, domestic oil production is at an eight-year high." Vern Buchanan stated on March 1, 2011 in a mailer: Says the Obama administration "will no longer enforce the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)." Scott Walker stated on March 19, 2012 in a television interview: "We gave every public employee in the state the freedom to choose whether or not they want to be in a union." John Burzichelli stated on March 28, 2012 in an interview on NJTV: Says in the governor’s proposed budget "the use of that, what is called one-shots, is a 500 percent increase over the last Corzine budget."
Ted Wheeler stated on April 3, 2012 in campaign website: Says the treasurer’s office has "saved $37 million in management costs for the oversight of public investments."
Susan Combs stated on April 4, 2012 in a public appearance.: The 2011 Legislature did not cut Texas public school funding.
Republican Governors Association stated on March 29, 2012 in a television ad: Says "unemployment tripled" in Dane County due to Kathleen Falk’s tax policies
Cory Booker stated on April 4, 2012 in a news conference: Says New Jersey Devils managing partner Jeff Vanderbeek "took us into arbitration."
Cory Booker stated on April 9, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe: Says New Jersey Devils managing partner Jeff Vanderbeek "froze all those monies during the toughest years in ‘08-’09" and "refused to give the charitable dollars that he was required to give by the contract."
Matthew Hill stated on March 29, 2012 in a debate on the state House floor.: Says abortion doctors are "flying into this state, performing abortions and flying out."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 4, 2012 in a news release: Sen. Sherrod Brown’s vote helped pass "Barack Obama’s job-killing health care law, which slapped small businesses throughout Ohio with a $500 billion tax increase."
Mike Huckabee stated on April 2, 2012 in a robocall: President Obama's refusal to grant permits for offshore drilling is one reason gasoline prices are soaring.
Allen West stated on April 10, 2012 in a town hall meeting in Jensen Beach, Fla.: About 78 to 81 House Democrats "are members of the Communist Party. ... It’s called the Congressional Progressive Caucus."
Elizabeth Ames Jones stated on April 9, 2012 in a web video.: Says she balanced a $10 billion budget shortfall without raising taxes.
Republican Governors Association stated on April 29, 2012 in a television ad: Mayor Tom Barrett’s policies drove unemployment up 27 percent in Milwaukee, pushing it to "one of America’s 10 worst cities for unemployment."
Robert Menendez stated on March 28, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube: Says the United States "actually exports more gasoline, diesel and other fuels than it imported in 2011 for the first time since, I think, 1949."
John Kasich stated on April 2, 2012 in an interview with Fox News: "Our rainy day fund has gone from 89 cents to $240 million."
Charlie Gonzalez stated on March 27, 2012 in a conference call: Says that Mitt Romney, while he was in Arizona, said he believes the state’s SB 1070 immigration law should be the model for national immigration laws.
Johnny Isakson stated on February 23, 2012 in a speech: The Keystone oil pipeline "would employ 20,000 people in the United States."
Mitt Romney stated on April 6, 2012 in Mitt Romney's website: "Women account for 92.3 percent of the jobs lost under Obama."
Barack Obama stated on April 10, 2012 in a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. : "98 percent of American families" make "under $250,000 a year."
Paul Ryan stated on April 10, 2012 in a congressional Web page: President Barack Obama "has doubled the size of government since he took office."
Jefferson Smith stated on March 10, 2012 in a candidates' forum.: Says "at the state level we're spending more on tax expenditures than we are on public safety, health care and education combined."
Chain email stated on April 6, 2012 in an email: "Why was there no news coverage of this raid on the Arizona border? … Seizure was just five days ago. Right on the Arizona border!"
David Dewhurst stated on April 4, 2012 in an online video: "6.4 million more Americans living in poverty under President Obama."
Kathleen Falk stated on March 24, 2012 in a speech: Says Wisconsin women facing pay discrimination can't "do something about it" under bill passed by Republicans.
Gary Black stated on April 4, 2012 in a press conference: "Lean, finely textured beef is the proper name [not pink slime], and it is a safe, widely used product."
Sandra Williams stated on March 21, 2012 in a news conference: "99.97 percent of the kids live in poverty that attend Cleveland public schools."
Joe Biden stated on April 1, 2012 in a “Face the Nation” interview: "General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again."
Weston Wamp stated on April 3, 2012 in in a press release.: "The average age of members of the House of Representatives is 57 years old."
Barack Obama stated on March 28, 2012 in a TV ad.: "Under President Obama, domestic oil production is at an eight-year high."
Vern Buchanan stated on March 1, 2011 in a mailer: Says the Obama administration "will no longer enforce the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)."
Scott Walker stated on March 19, 2012 in a television interview: "We gave every public employee in the state the freedom to choose whether or not they want to be in a union."
John Burzichelli stated on March 28, 2012 in an interview on NJTV: Says in the governor’s proposed budget "the use of that, what is called one-shots, is a 500 percent increase over the last Corzine budget."
