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 Karl Rove stated on March 9, 2010 in his autobiography: "Rick Perry had planned to retire from the legislature until his best friend, David Weeks, and I talked him into switching parties and running for the GOP nomination for agriculture commissioner." Karl Rove stated on March 9, 2010 in his autobiography: "Kay Bailey Hutchison was elected state treasurer, succeeding Ann Richards. Democrats then abolished the position ... Hutchison later became a U.S. senator." Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on March 15, 2010 in an interview: St. Pete Beach's experiences are a "fair example" of what could happen if Amendment 4 passes. John Yarmuth stated on March 16, 2010 in a speech on the House floor: A national poll found that among people who oppose the Democratic health care reform bill, "almost 40 percent" opposed it not because it goes too far, but because "they don’t think it goes far enough. ... They will not be unhappy when we pass health care reform." Nancy Pelosi stated on March 18, 2010 in a press release: The Congressional Budget Office analysis of the health insurance reform legislation says the bill "cuts the deficit by $1.2 trillion in the second 10 years." J.D. Hayworth stated on March 14, 2010 in a radio interview: "The Massachusetts Supreme Court...defined marriage as simply, quote, the establishment of intimacy ... I guess that would mean if you really had affection for your horse, I guess you could marry your horse." Alex Sink stated on March 13, 2010 in a fundraising e-mail to supporters: "As Florida's CFO, I shut down Krakow's scam and refunded more than $1.2 million to Josephine and other victims of this con man." Cliff Stearns stated on March 15, 2010 in a speech on the House floor: "There is no precedent for what the Democrats are doing with this deception. ... We have never written a reconciliation bill to amend a law that does not exist." Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on March 10, 2010 in an Internet ad.: Because of a local version of Amendment 4, "the taxpayers of St. Pete Beach have had to pay hundreds of thousands in legal bills." David Axelrod stated on March 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: "Under the ruling of the Supreme Court, any lobbyist could go into any legislator and say, if you don't vote our way on this bill, we're going to run a million-dollar campaign against you in your district." Rush Limbaugh stated on March 9, 2010 in his talk show: People "can't go fishing anymore because of Obama." Rick Perry stated on March 10, 2010 in a Web post: My "border security efforts have led to a 60 percent decrease in border crime." Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on March 10, 2010 in an Internet ad.: St. Pete Beach's local version of Amendment 4 resulted in "seemingly endless lawsuits (that) decimated the city's legal budget and forced the city to raise the property tax rate." Americans for Prosperity stated on March 16, 2010 in a TV ad: "A government panel that didn't include cancer specialists says women shouldn't receive mammograms until age 50...If government takes over health care, recommendations like these could become the law for all kinds of diseases." Charlie Crist stated on February 17, 2010 in a news release: Rubio admitted he "would have accepted the stimulus money." Virginia Foxx stated on March 9, 2010 in a speech on the House floor: "The economy began its nose dive when Democrats took control of Congress in January 2007." Republican Party of Texas stated on March 12, 2010 in an e-mail blast: "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said this week that the Democrats have to pass their terrible health care bill so that the American people can actually find out what's in it." Mitt Romney stated on March 2, 2010 in his book "No Apology.": Several times, Obama "has apologized for what he deems to be American arrogance, dismissiveness, and derision; for dictating solutions, for acting unilaterally ... ." Linda Curtis stated on March 4, 2010 in a Web post: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's "concession speech came with less than 20 percent of the precincts having been counted." Cathie Adams stated on February 20, 2010 in a fund-raising letter: "Bill White ... supports the ‘ObamaCare’ socialized medicine plan, as well as ‘Cap and Trade’ legislation that would kill thousands of Texas jobs." Cathie Adams stated on February 20, 2010 in a fund-raising letter: "Bill White ...offered sanctuary to illegal immigrants." Cathie Adams stated on February 20, 2010 in a fund-raising letter: "Bill White spent his city billions of dollars into debt (and) saw crime rates soar while he backed gun control." Gretchen Carlson stated on March 10, 2010 in an episode of Fox & Friends: Says the Texas State Board of Education is considering eliminating references to Christmas and the Constitution in textbooks. Marco Rubio stated on February 8, 2010 in a news account of a speech: The Obama administration "spent more money on the Cash for Clunkers program than the space program." Marco Rubio stated on March 4, 2010 in a press release: "Crist stays in $2,000 a night luxury hotel suites where he racks up $1,300 in mini-bar charges, and doesn't pay for a dime of it himself." Jim DeMint stated on March 10, 2010 in a message on Twitter: "House Appropriations Chair David Obey's partial earmark ban wouldn't apply to 90% of earmarks." America's Health Insurance Plans stated on March 11, 2010 in an advertisement: "Health insurance companies' costs are only 4 percent of all health care spending." Dianne Feinstein stated on March 8, 2010 in a New York Times article: "We are the only industrialized nation that relies heavily on a for-profit medical insurance industry to provide basic health care." Americans United for Change stated on March 3, 2010 in a recorded phone message: "Individuals and small businesses will be hit by increases in health insurance premiums as high as 39 percent." Chain email stated on March 10, 2010 in a Facebook status update message: "Obama has proposed a 1.4% pay increase for active duty military in 2011. This is THE LOWEST SINCE 1973 ... A LOWER PAY INCREASE THAN WELFARE RECIPIENTS!!!"
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Karl Rove stated on March 9, 2010 in his autobiography: "Rick Perry had planned to retire from the legislature until his best friend, David Weeks, and I talked him into switching parties and running for the GOP nomination for agriculture commissioner." Karl Rove stated on March 9, 2010 in his autobiography: "Kay Bailey Hutchison was elected state treasurer, succeeding Ann Richards. Democrats then abolished the position ... Hutchison later became a U.S. senator." Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on March 15, 2010 in an interview: St. Pete Beach's experiences are a "fair example" of what could happen if Amendment 4 passes. John Yarmuth stated on March 16, 2010 in a speech on the House floor: A national poll found that among people who oppose the Democratic health care reform bill, "almost 40 percent" opposed it not because it goes too far, but because "they don’t think it goes far enough. ... They will not be unhappy when we pass health care reform." Nancy Pelosi stated on March 18, 2010 in a press release: The Congressional Budget Office analysis of the health insurance reform legislation says the bill "cuts the deficit by $1.2 trillion in the second 10 years." J.D. Hayworth stated on March 14, 2010 in a radio interview: "The Massachusetts Supreme Court...defined marriage as simply, quote, the establishment of intimacy ... I guess that would mean if you really had affection for your horse, I guess you could marry your horse." Alex Sink stated on March 13, 2010 in a fundraising e-mail to supporters: "As Florida's CFO, I shut down Krakow's scam and refunded more than $1.2 million to Josephine and other victims of this con man." Cliff Stearns stated on March 15, 2010 in a speech on the House floor: "There is no precedent for what the Democrats are doing with this deception. ... We have never written a reconciliation bill to amend a law that does not exist." Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on March 10, 2010 in an Internet ad.: Because of a local version of Amendment 4, "the taxpayers of St. Pete Beach have had to pay hundreds of thousands in legal bills." David Axelrod stated on March 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: "Under the ruling of the Supreme Court, any lobbyist could go into any legislator and say, if you don't vote our way on this bill, we're going to run a million-dollar campaign against you in your district." Rush Limbaugh stated on March 9, 2010 in his talk show: People "can't go fishing anymore because of Obama." Rick Perry stated on March 10, 2010 in a Web post: My "border security efforts have led to a 60 percent decrease in border crime." Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on March 10, 2010 in an Internet ad.: St. Pete Beach's local version of Amendment 4 resulted in "seemingly endless lawsuits (that) decimated the city's legal budget and forced the city to raise the property tax rate." Americans for Prosperity stated on March 16, 2010 in a TV ad: "A government panel that didn't include cancer specialists says women shouldn't receive mammograms until age 50...If government takes over health care, recommendations like these could become the law for all kinds of diseases." Charlie Crist stated on February 17, 2010 in a news release: Rubio admitted he "would have accepted the stimulus money." Virginia Foxx stated on March 9, 2010 in a speech on the House floor: "The economy began its nose dive when Democrats took control of Congress in January 2007." Republican Party of Texas stated on March 12, 2010 in an e-mail blast: "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said this week that the Democrats have to pass their terrible health care bill so that the American people can actually find out what's in it." Mitt Romney stated on March 2, 2010 in his book "No Apology.": Several times, Obama "has apologized for what he deems to be American arrogance, dismissiveness, and derision; for dictating solutions, for acting unilaterally ... ." Linda Curtis stated on March 4, 2010 in a Web post: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's "concession speech came with less than 20 percent of the precincts having been counted." Cathie Adams stated on February 20, 2010 in a fund-raising letter: "Bill White ... supports the ‘ObamaCare’ socialized medicine plan, as well as ‘Cap and Trade’ legislation that would kill thousands of Texas jobs." Cathie Adams stated on February 20, 2010 in a fund-raising letter: "Bill White ...offered sanctuary to illegal immigrants." Cathie Adams stated on February 20, 2010 in a fund-raising letter: "Bill White spent his city billions of dollars into debt (and) saw crime rates soar while he backed gun control." Gretchen Carlson stated on March 10, 2010 in an episode of Fox & Friends: Says the Texas State Board of Education is considering eliminating references to Christmas and the Constitution in textbooks. Marco Rubio stated on February 8, 2010 in a news account of a speech: The Obama administration "spent more money on the Cash for Clunkers program than the space program." Marco Rubio stated on March 4, 2010 in a press release: "Crist stays in $2,000 a night luxury hotel suites where he racks up $1,300 in mini-bar charges, and doesn't pay for a dime of it himself." Jim DeMint stated on March 10, 2010 in a message on Twitter: "House Appropriations Chair David Obey's partial earmark ban wouldn't apply to 90% of earmarks." America's Health Insurance Plans stated on March 11, 2010 in an advertisement: "Health insurance companies' costs are only 4 percent of all health care spending." Dianne Feinstein stated on March 8, 2010 in a New York Times article: "We are the only industrialized nation that relies heavily on a for-profit medical insurance industry to provide basic health care." Americans United for Change stated on March 3, 2010 in a recorded phone message: "Individuals and small businesses will be hit by increases in health insurance premiums as high as 39 percent." Chain email stated on March 10, 2010 in a Facebook status update message: "Obama has proposed a 1.4% pay increase for active duty military in 2011. This is THE LOWEST SINCE 1973 ... A LOWER PAY INCREASE THAN WELFARE RECIPIENTS!!!"
Karl Rove stated on March 9, 2010 in his autobiography: "Rick Perry had planned to retire from the legislature until his best friend, David Weeks, and I talked him into switching parties and running for the GOP nomination for agriculture commissioner."
Karl Rove stated on March 9, 2010 in his autobiography: "Kay Bailey Hutchison was elected state treasurer, succeeding Ann Richards. Democrats then abolished the position ... Hutchison later became a U.S. senator."
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on March 15, 2010 in an interview: St. Pete Beach's experiences are a "fair example" of what could happen if Amendment 4 passes.
John Yarmuth stated on March 16, 2010 in a speech on the House floor: A national poll found that among people who oppose the Democratic health care reform bill, "almost 40 percent" opposed it not because it goes too far, but because "they don’t think it goes far enough. ... They will not be unhappy when we pass health care reform."
Nancy Pelosi stated on March 18, 2010 in a press release: The Congressional Budget Office analysis of the health insurance reform legislation says the bill "cuts the deficit by $1.2 trillion in the second 10 years."
J.D. Hayworth stated on March 14, 2010 in a radio interview: "The Massachusetts Supreme Court...defined marriage as simply, quote, the establishment of intimacy ... I guess that would mean if you really had affection for your horse, I guess you could marry your horse."
Alex Sink stated on March 13, 2010 in a fundraising e-mail to supporters: "As Florida's CFO, I shut down Krakow's scam and refunded more than $1.2 million to Josephine and other victims of this con man."
Cliff Stearns stated on March 15, 2010 in a speech on the House floor: "There is no precedent for what the Democrats are doing with this deception. ... We have never written a reconciliation bill to amend a law that does not exist."
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on March 10, 2010 in an Internet ad.: Because of a local version of Amendment 4, "the taxpayers of St. Pete Beach have had to pay hundreds of thousands in legal bills."
David Axelrod stated on March 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: "Under the ruling of the Supreme Court, any lobbyist could go into any legislator and say, if you don't vote our way on this bill, we're going to run a million-dollar campaign against you in your district."
Rush Limbaugh stated on March 9, 2010 in his talk show: People "can't go fishing anymore because of Obama."
Rick Perry stated on March 10, 2010 in a Web post: My "border security efforts have led to a 60 percent decrease in border crime."
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on March 10, 2010 in an Internet ad.: St. Pete Beach's local version of Amendment 4 resulted in "seemingly endless lawsuits (that) decimated the city's legal budget and forced the city to raise the property tax rate."
Americans for Prosperity stated on March 16, 2010 in a TV ad: "A government panel that didn't include cancer specialists says women shouldn't receive mammograms until age 50...If government takes over health care, recommendations like these could become the law for all kinds of diseases."
Charlie Crist stated on February 17, 2010 in a news release: Rubio admitted he "would have accepted the stimulus money."
Virginia Foxx stated on March 9, 2010 in a speech on the House floor: "The economy began its nose dive when Democrats took control of Congress in January 2007."
Republican Party of Texas stated on March 12, 2010 in an e-mail blast: "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said this week that the Democrats have to pass their terrible health care bill so that the American people can actually find out what's in it."
Mitt Romney stated on March 2, 2010 in his book "No Apology.": Several times, Obama "has apologized for what he deems to be American arrogance, dismissiveness, and derision; for dictating solutions, for acting unilaterally ... ."
Linda Curtis stated on March 4, 2010 in a Web post: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's "concession speech came with less than 20 percent of the precincts having been counted."
Cathie Adams stated on February 20, 2010 in a fund-raising letter: "Bill White ... supports the ‘ObamaCare’ socialized medicine plan, as well as ‘Cap and Trade’ legislation that would kill thousands of Texas jobs."
Cathie Adams stated on February 20, 2010 in a fund-raising letter: "Bill White ...offered sanctuary to illegal immigrants."
Cathie Adams stated on February 20, 2010 in a fund-raising letter: "Bill White spent his city billions of dollars into debt (and) saw crime rates soar while he backed gun control."
Gretchen Carlson stated on March 10, 2010 in an episode of Fox & Friends: Says the Texas State Board of Education is considering eliminating references to Christmas and the Constitution in textbooks.
Marco Rubio stated on February 8, 2010 in a news account of a speech: The Obama administration "spent more money on the Cash for Clunkers program than the space program."
Marco Rubio stated on March 4, 2010 in a press release: "Crist stays in $2,000 a night luxury hotel suites where he racks up $1,300 in mini-bar charges, and doesn't pay for a dime of it himself."
Jim DeMint stated on March 10, 2010 in a message on Twitter: "House Appropriations Chair David Obey's partial earmark ban wouldn't apply to 90% of earmarks."
America's Health Insurance Plans stated on March 11, 2010 in an advertisement: "Health insurance companies' costs are only 4 percent of all health care spending."
Dianne Feinstein stated on March 8, 2010 in a New York Times article: "We are the only industrialized nation that relies heavily on a for-profit medical insurance industry to provide basic health care."
Americans United for Change stated on March 3, 2010 in a recorded phone message: "Individuals and small businesses will be hit by increases in health insurance premiums as high as 39 percent."
Chain email stated on March 10, 2010 in a Facebook status update message: "Obama has proposed a 1.4% pay increase for active duty military in 2011. This is THE LOWEST SINCE 1973 ... A LOWER PAY INCREASE THAN WELFARE RECIPIENTS!!!"
