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 Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on December 2, 2009 in a campaign video: Says she has "quadrupled agents to secure our border." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2009 in a press release: Says approximately 70 percent of jobs created in the United States in November 2007-2008 were in Texas. Hank Gilbert stated on December 14, 2009 in in a press release: Says a careless attitude and "poor oversight by the Texas Department of Agriculture" led to deaths and illnesses traced to a Texas peanut plant. Republican Party of Texas stated on December 2, 2009 in in a Web ad: Says Bill White is for gay marriage. Lamar Smith stated on December 15, 2009 in in a press release: "Illegal immigrants currently occupy 8 million jobs." Farouk Shami stated on November 23, 2009 in a TV ad: Says he "brought 1,200 jobs to Texas by moving his factories here from China." Marc Katz stated on December 8, 2009 in a message on Twitter: "Texas is LAST (50th) in spending for mental health care." George LeMieux stated on January 8, 2010 in a message on Twitter: "Why is January 8th an important date in American history? This day in 1835 is the only day in our history when we have not been in debt." Rudy Giuliani stated on January 8, 2010 in an interview on 'Good Morning America': "We had no domestic attacks under Bush." Michael Bloomberg stated on January 3, 2010 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.': "Most of the people that work in finance make $70,000, $80,000 a year." Chuck Grassley stated on December 30, 2009 in a conference call: "I haven't missed a vote since 1993." Charlie Crist stated on January 5, 2010 in a written statement: "President Obama has broken his pledge to the American people to be transparent throughout (health care reform negotiations)." Dana Milbank stated on January 3, 2010 in a column in the Washington Post: "Americans admire Glenn Beck more than they admire the pope." Dick Cheney stated on December 30, 2009 in a statement to Politico.: President Obama "doesn't ... want to admit we're at war." Karl Rove stated on December 22, 2009 in an interview with Fox News: "In Florida, Sen. Bill Nelson ... got a $25 billion to $30 billion carve-out for Medicare Advantage patients in their state." Ben Nelson stated on December 22, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor: A Medicaid provision added to the Senate health care reform bill "is not a special deal for Nebraska." Barack Obama stated on December 22, 2009 in an interview with the Washington Post: "I didn't campaign on a public option." Charlie Crist stated on December 18, 2009 in an e-mail to supporters from campaign manager Eric Eikenberg: Charlie Crist broke the quarter "record for fundraising in a U.S. Senate race in Florida." Charlie Crist stated on December 14, 2009 in a meeting of Florida Republicans: When Charlie Crist was elected governor, Florida ranked 31st in K-12 education. "Last year ... we went from 31st to 14. And this year, the top 10 in America." Barack Obama stated on December 15, 2009 in remarks at the White House: Health care reform plans being consided in Congress "will finally reduce the costs of health care." Karl Rove stated on December 16, 2009 in a 'Wall Street Journal' column: President Obama has "the worst ratings of any president at the end of his first year." Tom Harkin stated on December 13, 2009 in a Senate floor speech: "Today and every day, an estimated 14,000 Americans will lose their health insurance coverage." Barack Obama stated on December 9, 2009 in a speech: "We've created or saved up to 1.6 million jobs, according to the CBO -- the Congressional Budget Office -- through the Recovery Act." James Inhofe stated on December 7, 2009 in CNN's 'The Situation Room': The Climatic Research Unit e-mails show that the science behind climate change "has been pretty well debunked." Sarah Palin stated on December 9, 2009 in an op-ed in the 'Washington Post': "President Obama's proposal calls for serious cuts in our own long-term carbon emissions," but China and India will still be allowed to increase their emissions. Rush Limbaugh stated on December 8, 2009 in his radio show: A recent drop in the unemployment rate is questionable because it was calculated "over two days of the Thanksgiving week." Eugene Robinson stated on December 1, 2009 in a Washington Post column: The "post-Soviet industrial meltdown is responsible for most of the progress in reducing carbon emissions that Europe is able to claim." Mike Pence stated on December 8, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "To use money from the TARP fund in the manner that is being discussed by the White House and congressional Democrats would be a violation of the law." Bobby Jindal stated on December 7, 2009 in a radio interview: "I'm predicting (the Saints) will go not only undefeated, but all the way through the Super Bowl -- something that's never been done before." Glenn Beck stated on December 3, 2009 in his Fox News Channel show: Labor union president Andy Stern is "the most frequent visitor" at the White House.
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Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on December 2, 2009 in a campaign video: Says she has "quadrupled agents to secure our border." Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2009 in a press release: Says approximately 70 percent of jobs created in the United States in November 2007-2008 were in Texas. Hank Gilbert stated on December 14, 2009 in in a press release: Says a careless attitude and "poor oversight by the Texas Department of Agriculture" led to deaths and illnesses traced to a Texas peanut plant. Republican Party of Texas stated on December 2, 2009 in in a Web ad: Says Bill White is for gay marriage. Lamar Smith stated on December 15, 2009 in in a press release: "Illegal immigrants currently occupy 8 million jobs." Farouk Shami stated on November 23, 2009 in a TV ad: Says he "brought 1,200 jobs to Texas by moving his factories here from China." Marc Katz stated on December 8, 2009 in a message on Twitter: "Texas is LAST (50th) in spending for mental health care." George LeMieux stated on January 8, 2010 in a message on Twitter: "Why is January 8th an important date in American history? This day in 1835 is the only day in our history when we have not been in debt." Rudy Giuliani stated on January 8, 2010 in an interview on 'Good Morning America': "We had no domestic attacks under Bush." Michael Bloomberg stated on January 3, 2010 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.': "Most of the people that work in finance make $70,000, $80,000 a year." Chuck Grassley stated on December 30, 2009 in a conference call: "I haven't missed a vote since 1993." Charlie Crist stated on January 5, 2010 in a written statement: "President Obama has broken his pledge to the American people to be transparent throughout (health care reform negotiations)." Dana Milbank stated on January 3, 2010 in a column in the Washington Post: "Americans admire Glenn Beck more than they admire the pope." Dick Cheney stated on December 30, 2009 in a statement to Politico.: President Obama "doesn't ... want to admit we're at war." Karl Rove stated on December 22, 2009 in an interview with Fox News: "In Florida, Sen. Bill Nelson ... got a $25 billion to $30 billion carve-out for Medicare Advantage patients in their state." Ben Nelson stated on December 22, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor: A Medicaid provision added to the Senate health care reform bill "is not a special deal for Nebraska." Barack Obama stated on December 22, 2009 in an interview with the Washington Post: "I didn't campaign on a public option." Charlie Crist stated on December 18, 2009 in an e-mail to supporters from campaign manager Eric Eikenberg: Charlie Crist broke the quarter "record for fundraising in a U.S. Senate race in Florida." Charlie Crist stated on December 14, 2009 in a meeting of Florida Republicans: When Charlie Crist was elected governor, Florida ranked 31st in K-12 education. "Last year ... we went from 31st to 14. And this year, the top 10 in America." Barack Obama stated on December 15, 2009 in remarks at the White House: Health care reform plans being consided in Congress "will finally reduce the costs of health care." Karl Rove stated on December 16, 2009 in a 'Wall Street Journal' column: President Obama has "the worst ratings of any president at the end of his first year." Tom Harkin stated on December 13, 2009 in a Senate floor speech: "Today and every day, an estimated 14,000 Americans will lose their health insurance coverage." Barack Obama stated on December 9, 2009 in a speech: "We've created or saved up to 1.6 million jobs, according to the CBO -- the Congressional Budget Office -- through the Recovery Act." James Inhofe stated on December 7, 2009 in CNN's 'The Situation Room': The Climatic Research Unit e-mails show that the science behind climate change "has been pretty well debunked." Sarah Palin stated on December 9, 2009 in an op-ed in the 'Washington Post': "President Obama's proposal calls for serious cuts in our own long-term carbon emissions," but China and India will still be allowed to increase their emissions. Rush Limbaugh stated on December 8, 2009 in his radio show: A recent drop in the unemployment rate is questionable because it was calculated "over two days of the Thanksgiving week." Eugene Robinson stated on December 1, 2009 in a Washington Post column: The "post-Soviet industrial meltdown is responsible for most of the progress in reducing carbon emissions that Europe is able to claim." Mike Pence stated on December 8, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "To use money from the TARP fund in the manner that is being discussed by the White House and congressional Democrats would be a violation of the law." Bobby Jindal stated on December 7, 2009 in a radio interview: "I'm predicting (the Saints) will go not only undefeated, but all the way through the Super Bowl -- something that's never been done before." Glenn Beck stated on December 3, 2009 in his Fox News Channel show: Labor union president Andy Stern is "the most frequent visitor" at the White House.
Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on December 2, 2009 in a campaign video: Says she has "quadrupled agents to secure our border."
Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2009 in a press release: Says approximately 70 percent of jobs created in the United States in November 2007-2008 were in Texas.
Hank Gilbert stated on December 14, 2009 in in a press release: Says a careless attitude and "poor oversight by the Texas Department of Agriculture" led to deaths and illnesses traced to a Texas peanut plant.
Republican Party of Texas stated on December 2, 2009 in in a Web ad: Says Bill White is for gay marriage.
Lamar Smith stated on December 15, 2009 in in a press release: "Illegal immigrants currently occupy 8 million jobs."
Farouk Shami stated on November 23, 2009 in a TV ad: Says he "brought 1,200 jobs to Texas by moving his factories here from China."
Marc Katz stated on December 8, 2009 in a message on Twitter: "Texas is LAST (50th) in spending for mental health care."
George LeMieux stated on January 8, 2010 in a message on Twitter: "Why is January 8th an important date in American history? This day in 1835 is the only day in our history when we have not been in debt."
Rudy Giuliani stated on January 8, 2010 in an interview on 'Good Morning America': "We had no domestic attacks under Bush."
Michael Bloomberg stated on January 3, 2010 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.': "Most of the people that work in finance make $70,000, $80,000 a year."
Chuck Grassley stated on December 30, 2009 in a conference call: "I haven't missed a vote since 1993."
Charlie Crist stated on January 5, 2010 in a written statement: "President Obama has broken his pledge to the American people to be transparent throughout (health care reform negotiations)."
Dana Milbank stated on January 3, 2010 in a column in the Washington Post: "Americans admire Glenn Beck more than they admire the pope."
Dick Cheney stated on December 30, 2009 in a statement to Politico.: President Obama "doesn't ... want to admit we're at war."
Karl Rove stated on December 22, 2009 in an interview with Fox News: "In Florida, Sen. Bill Nelson ... got a $25 billion to $30 billion carve-out for Medicare Advantage patients in their state."
Ben Nelson stated on December 22, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor: A Medicaid provision added to the Senate health care reform bill "is not a special deal for Nebraska."
Barack Obama stated on December 22, 2009 in an interview with the Washington Post: "I didn't campaign on a public option."
Charlie Crist stated on December 18, 2009 in an e-mail to supporters from campaign manager Eric Eikenberg: Charlie Crist broke the quarter "record for fundraising in a U.S. Senate race in Florida."
Charlie Crist stated on December 14, 2009 in a meeting of Florida Republicans: When Charlie Crist was elected governor, Florida ranked 31st in K-12 education. "Last year ... we went from 31st to 14. And this year, the top 10 in America."
Barack Obama stated on December 15, 2009 in remarks at the White House: Health care reform plans being consided in Congress "will finally reduce the costs of health care."
Karl Rove stated on December 16, 2009 in a 'Wall Street Journal' column: President Obama has "the worst ratings of any president at the end of his first year."
Tom Harkin stated on December 13, 2009 in a Senate floor speech: "Today and every day, an estimated 14,000 Americans will lose their health insurance coverage."
Barack Obama stated on December 9, 2009 in a speech: "We've created or saved up to 1.6 million jobs, according to the CBO -- the Congressional Budget Office -- through the Recovery Act."
James Inhofe stated on December 7, 2009 in CNN's 'The Situation Room': The Climatic Research Unit e-mails show that the science behind climate change "has been pretty well debunked."
Sarah Palin stated on December 9, 2009 in an op-ed in the 'Washington Post': "President Obama's proposal calls for serious cuts in our own long-term carbon emissions," but China and India will still be allowed to increase their emissions.
Rush Limbaugh stated on December 8, 2009 in his radio show: A recent drop in the unemployment rate is questionable because it was calculated "over two days of the Thanksgiving week."
Eugene Robinson stated on December 1, 2009 in a Washington Post column: The "post-Soviet industrial meltdown is responsible for most of the progress in reducing carbon emissions that Europe is able to claim."
Mike Pence stated on December 8, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "To use money from the TARP fund in the manner that is being discussed by the White House and congressional Democrats would be a violation of the law."
Bobby Jindal stated on December 7, 2009 in a radio interview: "I'm predicting (the Saints) will go not only undefeated, but all the way through the Super Bowl -- something that's never been done before."
Glenn Beck stated on December 3, 2009 in his Fox News Channel show: Labor union president Andy Stern is "the most frequent visitor" at the White House.
