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 Wesley Clark stated on December 5, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The Pentagon's survey about the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy found that 92 percent of service members "agree that they could serve ... in a unit in combat" without compromising "mission readiness." RightMarch.com stated on December 1, 2010 in a chain e-mail: The DREAM Act the "would give amnesty to over two million illegal aliens." Pro-Life Wisconsin stated on November 29, 2010 in a news release: In Wisconsin, "6.2 percent of the population is black yet 24 percent of all state abortions are on African-Americans." Dennis Kucinich stated on November 10, 2010 in a news release: "We are giving almost $2 billion of taxpayer money to the junk food and fast food industries every year to make the (childhood obesity) epidemic worse." NFL Players Association stated on November 22, 2010 in a letter: A National Football League lockout would cost Atlanta $160 million in lost jobs and revenue. Jeff Fitzgerald stated on November 29, 2010 in a news release: "In 2009, Jim Doyle and the Democrats rushed through a budget repair bill with billions in tax increases and held no public hearings." Howard Dean stated on November 12, 2010 in a KLRU interview: "Barack Obama's health care bill is nothing new. Mitt Romney signed one just like it four years before." Donald Carcieri stated on November 8, 2010 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: Measures taken by my administration "have saved taxpayers $1 billion." Kirk Watson stated on November 15, 2010 in a speech.: Says more than $3.5 billion in state revenue that is supposed to be dedicated to basic needs and functions is being diverted to "make the books look balanced." Beaverton stated on November 17, 2010 in a press release: Last year, Beaverton School District had the highest number of homeless students ever recorded in Oregon. Dick Greco stated on November 29, 2010 in a report on his past accomplishments as Tampa mayor: "Refinanced $232.6 million in bonds, resulting in reduced debt service for the City." William Howell stated on November 13, 2010 in in a radio interview.: "There’s talk in Congress now about basically confiscating your private 401(k) or IRA plan and rolling it into Social Security to strengthen Social Security." Rick Scott stated on December 2, 2010 in an interview on CNN.: On offshore oil drilling. National Association of Manufacturers stated on December 2, 2010 in a statement: Says the CBO estimates that fully extending the Bush tax cuts would add 600,000-1.4 million jobs in 2011 and 900,000-2.7 million jobs in 2012. Michael Steele stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview on NPR: "I have won more elections than any chairman since 1938." Lee Holloway stated on November 17, 2010 in an interview with a weekly newspaper: Says he got twice as much money from the sale of County Grounds land than Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker was willing to accept. National Review stated on November 3, 2010 in National Review Online: Said Republicans made historic gains in state legislatures during last month’s election Todd Staples stated on November 11, 2010 in a Web post.: In "the fall of 2009, only 21 percent of Texas high school graduates enrolled in a four-year public university." Glenn Beck stated on November 22, 2010 in his radio broadcast: "This town (Wilmington, Ohio) hasn’t taken any money from the government. They don’t want any money from the government." Angel Taveras stated on November 27, 2010 in an appearance on WPRI-12's Newsmakers: Providence teachers "can go five or six years without an evaluation." John Boehner stated on December 1, 2010 in comments to reporters: "The American people spoke pretty loudly. They said stop all the looming tax hikes...." Ronda Storms stated on December 1, 2010 in a newspaper interview.: Hillsborough's Public Transportation Commission has "a rule that says cabbies have to wear socks. I mean, please. Come on." Sarah Palin stated on December 1, 2010 in a Twitter message: "Pls refer to Jan.1 tax changes appropriately: they're OBAMA TAX HIKES & they'll slam every American's savings, investments & job opportunity" Bob McDonnell stated on November 30, 2010: "The tuitions in Virginia colleges...have doubled -- 100 percent -- in the last 10 years." Gwen Moore stated on October 7, 2010 in a news release: In Wisconsin, "deaths from domestic violence are at the highest in 10 years." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 30, 2010 in a news release: Says Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to keep "an extreme, job-killing Internal Revenue Service paperwork mandate." Bloggers stated on November 29, 2010 in postings to the Internet: New food safety legislation will regulate backyard gardening. Bill Nelson stated on November 30, 2010 in Senate floor votes: On banning earmarks. Dave Obey stated on November 18, 2010 in a statement to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A ban on earmarks greatly weakens the authority Congress has over spending, to the benefit of the executive branch. Oregon Healthy Kids stated on November 22, 2010 in a billboard: "No family earns too much to qualify" for Oregon Healthy Kids program.
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Wesley Clark stated on December 5, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The Pentagon's survey about the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy found that 92 percent of service members "agree that they could serve ... in a unit in combat" without compromising "mission readiness." RightMarch.com stated on December 1, 2010 in a chain e-mail: The DREAM Act the "would give amnesty to over two million illegal aliens." Pro-Life Wisconsin stated on November 29, 2010 in a news release: In Wisconsin, "6.2 percent of the population is black yet 24 percent of all state abortions are on African-Americans." Dennis Kucinich stated on November 10, 2010 in a news release: "We are giving almost $2 billion of taxpayer money to the junk food and fast food industries every year to make the (childhood obesity) epidemic worse." NFL Players Association stated on November 22, 2010 in a letter: A National Football League lockout would cost Atlanta $160 million in lost jobs and revenue. Jeff Fitzgerald stated on November 29, 2010 in a news release: "In 2009, Jim Doyle and the Democrats rushed through a budget repair bill with billions in tax increases and held no public hearings." Howard Dean stated on November 12, 2010 in a KLRU interview: "Barack Obama's health care bill is nothing new. Mitt Romney signed one just like it four years before." Donald Carcieri stated on November 8, 2010 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: Measures taken by my administration "have saved taxpayers $1 billion." Kirk Watson stated on November 15, 2010 in a speech.: Says more than $3.5 billion in state revenue that is supposed to be dedicated to basic needs and functions is being diverted to "make the books look balanced." Beaverton stated on November 17, 2010 in a press release: Last year, Beaverton School District had the highest number of homeless students ever recorded in Oregon. Dick Greco stated on November 29, 2010 in a report on his past accomplishments as Tampa mayor: "Refinanced $232.6 million in bonds, resulting in reduced debt service for the City." William Howell stated on November 13, 2010 in in a radio interview.: "There’s talk in Congress now about basically confiscating your private 401(k) or IRA plan and rolling it into Social Security to strengthen Social Security." Rick Scott stated on December 2, 2010 in an interview on CNN.: On offshore oil drilling. National Association of Manufacturers stated on December 2, 2010 in a statement: Says the CBO estimates that fully extending the Bush tax cuts would add 600,000-1.4 million jobs in 2011 and 900,000-2.7 million jobs in 2012. Michael Steele stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview on NPR: "I have won more elections than any chairman since 1938." Lee Holloway stated on November 17, 2010 in an interview with a weekly newspaper: Says he got twice as much money from the sale of County Grounds land than Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker was willing to accept. National Review stated on November 3, 2010 in National Review Online: Said Republicans made historic gains in state legislatures during last month’s election Todd Staples stated on November 11, 2010 in a Web post.: In "the fall of 2009, only 21 percent of Texas high school graduates enrolled in a four-year public university." Glenn Beck stated on November 22, 2010 in his radio broadcast: "This town (Wilmington, Ohio) hasn’t taken any money from the government. They don’t want any money from the government." Angel Taveras stated on November 27, 2010 in an appearance on WPRI-12's Newsmakers: Providence teachers "can go five or six years without an evaluation." John Boehner stated on December 1, 2010 in comments to reporters: "The American people spoke pretty loudly. They said stop all the looming tax hikes...." Ronda Storms stated on December 1, 2010 in a newspaper interview.: Hillsborough's Public Transportation Commission has "a rule that says cabbies have to wear socks. I mean, please. Come on." Sarah Palin stated on December 1, 2010 in a Twitter message: "Pls refer to Jan.1 tax changes appropriately: they're OBAMA TAX HIKES & they'll slam every American's savings, investments & job opportunity" Bob McDonnell stated on November 30, 2010: "The tuitions in Virginia colleges...have doubled -- 100 percent -- in the last 10 years." Gwen Moore stated on October 7, 2010 in a news release: In Wisconsin, "deaths from domestic violence are at the highest in 10 years." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 30, 2010 in a news release: Says Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to keep "an extreme, job-killing Internal Revenue Service paperwork mandate." Bloggers stated on November 29, 2010 in postings to the Internet: New food safety legislation will regulate backyard gardening. Bill Nelson stated on November 30, 2010 in Senate floor votes: On banning earmarks. Dave Obey stated on November 18, 2010 in a statement to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A ban on earmarks greatly weakens the authority Congress has over spending, to the benefit of the executive branch. Oregon Healthy Kids stated on November 22, 2010 in a billboard: "No family earns too much to qualify" for Oregon Healthy Kids program.
Wesley Clark stated on December 5, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": The Pentagon's survey about the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy found that 92 percent of service members "agree that they could serve ... in a unit in combat" without compromising "mission readiness."
RightMarch.com stated on December 1, 2010 in a chain e-mail: The DREAM Act the "would give amnesty to over two million illegal aliens."
Pro-Life Wisconsin stated on November 29, 2010 in a news release: In Wisconsin, "6.2 percent of the population is black yet 24 percent of all state abortions are on African-Americans."
Dennis Kucinich stated on November 10, 2010 in a news release: "We are giving almost $2 billion of taxpayer money to the junk food and fast food industries every year to make the (childhood obesity) epidemic worse."
NFL Players Association stated on November 22, 2010 in a letter: A National Football League lockout would cost Atlanta $160 million in lost jobs and revenue.
Jeff Fitzgerald stated on November 29, 2010 in a news release: "In 2009, Jim Doyle and the Democrats rushed through a budget repair bill with billions in tax increases and held no public hearings."
Howard Dean stated on November 12, 2010 in a KLRU interview: "Barack Obama's health care bill is nothing new. Mitt Romney signed one just like it four years before."
Donald Carcieri stated on November 8, 2010 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: Measures taken by my administration "have saved taxpayers $1 billion."
Kirk Watson stated on November 15, 2010 in a speech.: Says more than $3.5 billion in state revenue that is supposed to be dedicated to basic needs and functions is being diverted to "make the books look balanced."
Beaverton stated on November 17, 2010 in a press release: Last year, Beaverton School District had the highest number of homeless students ever recorded in Oregon.
Dick Greco stated on November 29, 2010 in a report on his past accomplishments as Tampa mayor: "Refinanced $232.6 million in bonds, resulting in reduced debt service for the City."
William Howell stated on November 13, 2010 in in a radio interview.: "There’s talk in Congress now about basically confiscating your private 401(k) or IRA plan and rolling it into Social Security to strengthen Social Security."
National Association of Manufacturers stated on December 2, 2010 in a statement: Says the CBO estimates that fully extending the Bush tax cuts would add 600,000-1.4 million jobs in 2011 and 900,000-2.7 million jobs in 2012.
Michael Steele stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview on NPR: "I have won more elections than any chairman since 1938."
Lee Holloway stated on November 17, 2010 in an interview with a weekly newspaper: Says he got twice as much money from the sale of County Grounds land than Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker was willing to accept.
National Review stated on November 3, 2010 in National Review Online: Said Republicans made historic gains in state legislatures during last month’s election
Todd Staples stated on November 11, 2010 in a Web post.: In "the fall of 2009, only 21 percent of Texas high school graduates enrolled in a four-year public university."
Glenn Beck stated on November 22, 2010 in his radio broadcast: "This town (Wilmington, Ohio) hasn’t taken any money from the government. They don’t want any money from the government."
Angel Taveras stated on November 27, 2010 in an appearance on WPRI-12's Newsmakers: Providence teachers "can go five or six years without an evaluation."
John Boehner stated on December 1, 2010 in comments to reporters: "The American people spoke pretty loudly. They said stop all the looming tax hikes...."
Ronda Storms stated on December 1, 2010 in a newspaper interview.: Hillsborough's Public Transportation Commission has "a rule that says cabbies have to wear socks. I mean, please. Come on."
Sarah Palin stated on December 1, 2010 in a Twitter message: "Pls refer to Jan.1 tax changes appropriately: they're OBAMA TAX HIKES & they'll slam every American's savings, investments & job opportunity"
Bob McDonnell stated on November 30, 2010: "The tuitions in Virginia colleges...have doubled -- 100 percent -- in the last 10 years."
Gwen Moore stated on October 7, 2010 in a news release: In Wisconsin, "deaths from domestic violence are at the highest in 10 years."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 30, 2010 in a news release: Says Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to keep "an extreme, job-killing Internal Revenue Service paperwork mandate."
Bloggers stated on November 29, 2010 in postings to the Internet: New food safety legislation will regulate backyard gardening.
Dave Obey stated on November 18, 2010 in a statement to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A ban on earmarks greatly weakens the authority Congress has over spending, to the benefit of the executive branch.
Oregon Healthy Kids stated on November 22, 2010 in a billboard: "No family earns too much to qualify" for Oregon Healthy Kids program.
