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 George Will stated on June 18, 2009 in a Washington Post op-ed: Every year tobacco kills more Americans than did World War II — more than AIDS, cocaine, heroin, alcohol, vehicular accidents, homicide and suicide combined. Michele Bachmann stated on June 17, 2009 in an interview with the Washington Times.: ACORN will be a paid partner with the Census Bureau and "they will be in charge of going door-to-door and collecting data from the American public." Michele Bachmann stated on June 17, 2009 in a Washington Times interview: Says the Constitution only requires her to tell the census "how many people are in our home." Barack Obama stated on June 24, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "Medicare and Medicaid are the single biggest drivers of the federal deficit and the federal debt by a huge margin." Edward Markey stated on June 20, 2009 in a press release.: Says the Congressional Budget Office estimates a cap-and-trade program would cost the average family the equivalent of "a postage stamp a day." Keith Olbermann stated on June 18, 2009 in his MSNBC "Countdown" program: "Yes, this would be the same congressman (Rep. Pete Hoekstra) who last year Tweeted the whereabouts of a top-secret mission to Iraq." Paul Krugman stated on June 22, 2009 in a column: Even high estimates for an early draft of the health care plan are "less than the $1.8 trillion cost of the Bush tax cuts." Lynn Westmoreland stated on June 17, 2009 in a press release on the House GOP's blog.: The war spending bill "actually spends more money on the International Monetary Fund than on the war." Sean Hannity stated on June 18, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Under the "Cash for Clunkers" program, "all we've got to do is ... go to a local junkyard, all you've got to do is tow it to your house. And you're going to get $4,500." Ann Coulter stated on June 10, 2009 in a column.: Says President Obama was wrong "about Muslims' historical contributions to mankind, such as algebra (actually that was the ancient Babylonians), the compass (that was the Chinese), pens (the Chinese again) and medical discoveries." Glenn Beck stated on June 10, 2009 in his Fox News program: "Why do we have automatic citizenship upon birth? We're the only country in the world that has it." Steny Hoyer stated on June 16, 2009 in a press availability.: "Some 500 detainees were released from Guantanamo during the Bush administration." Americans United for Change stated on June 14, 2009 in an Internet ad.: "A new poll shows 62 percent support the president's plan to reform health care. That means ... letting you choose between keeping the private insurance you have and a public health insurance plan." Bill Nelson stated on June 15, 2009 in a statement.: Oil money from federal leases "can only be used to clean up the mess and damages from drilling." Mike Murphy stated on June 12, 2009 in a column in Time magazine.: In Texas, "the No. 1 name for new male babies — many of whom will vote one day — is Jose." John McCain stated on May 30, 2009 in a Twitter message: "Obama has more czars than the Romanovs." Karl Rove stated on June 11, 2009 in an op-ed.: Under a public health care option, 120 million Americans will "lose what they now get from private companies and be forced onto the government-run rolls as businesses decide it is more cost-effective for them to drop coverage." Sarah Palin stated on June 8, 2009 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox: Palin said stimulus money for weatherization required "universal energy building codes for Alaska, kind of a one-size-fits-all building code that isn't going to work up there in Alaska." Mike Pence stated on June 10, 2009 in MSNBC interview.: Contends that President Obama "literally said (if) his cap-and-trade proposals were to pass, that utility rates, his words now, would, 'necessarily skyrocket.'" Chris Dodd stated on June 8, 2009 in an opinion piece.: Sixty-two percent of all personal bankruptcies are "caused by medical problems." Barack Obama stated on June 9, 2009 in a statement at the White House: "In the first round of repayments" from financial institutions that received TARP money, "the government has actually turned a profit." Newt Gingrich stated on May 30, 2009 in an e-mail: Inside the stimulus package "is anti-Christian legislation that will stop churches from using public schools for meeting on Sundays, as well as Boy Scouts and student Bible study groups." John Boehner stated on June 8, 2009 in a press release.: Says Vice President Joe Biden "admits that the American people are being scammed" with the economic stimulus package. Bill O'Reilly stated on June 3, 2009 in an op-ed.: Says he didn't call Dr. George Tiller a baby killer, as liberal groups charge, but was merely reporting what "some prolifers branded him." Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2009 in interview with Canal Plus Television: "If you actually took the number of Muslims [sic] Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world." John Barrasso stated on May 26, 2009 in weekly Senate Republican radio address: There are billions of barrels of oil beneath our oceans and in Alaska, and there is ample oil shale in the Rocky Mountain West, but Democrats "say all this American energy is off limits." Newt Gingrich stated on June 3, 2009 in a statement on the Human Events Web site: On calling Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a racist. Mitch McConnell stated on May 31, 2009 in a CNN interview: "The Department of Justice, under the Obama administration, disagrees with the decision" Judge Sotomayor made in the Ricci vs. DeStefano case. Michael Steele stated on June 1, 2009 in a press release.: "President Obama will now own 60 percent of GM, and his union buddies will own almost 20 percent." Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2009 in a speech: In the 100 days since its passage, the economic stimulus has "saved or created nearly 150,000 jobs."
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George Will stated on June 18, 2009 in a Washington Post op-ed: Every year tobacco kills more Americans than did World War II — more than AIDS, cocaine, heroin, alcohol, vehicular accidents, homicide and suicide combined. Michele Bachmann stated on June 17, 2009 in an interview with the Washington Times.: ACORN will be a paid partner with the Census Bureau and "they will be in charge of going door-to-door and collecting data from the American public." Michele Bachmann stated on June 17, 2009 in a Washington Times interview: Says the Constitution only requires her to tell the census "how many people are in our home." Barack Obama stated on June 24, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "Medicare and Medicaid are the single biggest drivers of the federal deficit and the federal debt by a huge margin." Edward Markey stated on June 20, 2009 in a press release.: Says the Congressional Budget Office estimates a cap-and-trade program would cost the average family the equivalent of "a postage stamp a day." Keith Olbermann stated on June 18, 2009 in his MSNBC "Countdown" program: "Yes, this would be the same congressman (Rep. Pete Hoekstra) who last year Tweeted the whereabouts of a top-secret mission to Iraq." Paul Krugman stated on June 22, 2009 in a column: Even high estimates for an early draft of the health care plan are "less than the $1.8 trillion cost of the Bush tax cuts." Lynn Westmoreland stated on June 17, 2009 in a press release on the House GOP's blog.: The war spending bill "actually spends more money on the International Monetary Fund than on the war." Sean Hannity stated on June 18, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Under the "Cash for Clunkers" program, "all we've got to do is ... go to a local junkyard, all you've got to do is tow it to your house. And you're going to get $4,500." Ann Coulter stated on June 10, 2009 in a column.: Says President Obama was wrong "about Muslims' historical contributions to mankind, such as algebra (actually that was the ancient Babylonians), the compass (that was the Chinese), pens (the Chinese again) and medical discoveries." Glenn Beck stated on June 10, 2009 in his Fox News program: "Why do we have automatic citizenship upon birth? We're the only country in the world that has it." Steny Hoyer stated on June 16, 2009 in a press availability.: "Some 500 detainees were released from Guantanamo during the Bush administration." Americans United for Change stated on June 14, 2009 in an Internet ad.: "A new poll shows 62 percent support the president's plan to reform health care. That means ... letting you choose between keeping the private insurance you have and a public health insurance plan." Bill Nelson stated on June 15, 2009 in a statement.: Oil money from federal leases "can only be used to clean up the mess and damages from drilling." Mike Murphy stated on June 12, 2009 in a column in Time magazine.: In Texas, "the No. 1 name for new male babies — many of whom will vote one day — is Jose." John McCain stated on May 30, 2009 in a Twitter message: "Obama has more czars than the Romanovs." Karl Rove stated on June 11, 2009 in an op-ed.: Under a public health care option, 120 million Americans will "lose what they now get from private companies and be forced onto the government-run rolls as businesses decide it is more cost-effective for them to drop coverage." Sarah Palin stated on June 8, 2009 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox: Palin said stimulus money for weatherization required "universal energy building codes for Alaska, kind of a one-size-fits-all building code that isn't going to work up there in Alaska." Mike Pence stated on June 10, 2009 in MSNBC interview.: Contends that President Obama "literally said (if) his cap-and-trade proposals were to pass, that utility rates, his words now, would, 'necessarily skyrocket.'" Chris Dodd stated on June 8, 2009 in an opinion piece.: Sixty-two percent of all personal bankruptcies are "caused by medical problems." Barack Obama stated on June 9, 2009 in a statement at the White House: "In the first round of repayments" from financial institutions that received TARP money, "the government has actually turned a profit." Newt Gingrich stated on May 30, 2009 in an e-mail: Inside the stimulus package "is anti-Christian legislation that will stop churches from using public schools for meeting on Sundays, as well as Boy Scouts and student Bible study groups." John Boehner stated on June 8, 2009 in a press release.: Says Vice President Joe Biden "admits that the American people are being scammed" with the economic stimulus package. Bill O'Reilly stated on June 3, 2009 in an op-ed.: Says he didn't call Dr. George Tiller a baby killer, as liberal groups charge, but was merely reporting what "some prolifers branded him." Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2009 in interview with Canal Plus Television: "If you actually took the number of Muslims [sic] Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world." John Barrasso stated on May 26, 2009 in weekly Senate Republican radio address: There are billions of barrels of oil beneath our oceans and in Alaska, and there is ample oil shale in the Rocky Mountain West, but Democrats "say all this American energy is off limits." Newt Gingrich stated on June 3, 2009 in a statement on the Human Events Web site: On calling Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a racist. Mitch McConnell stated on May 31, 2009 in a CNN interview: "The Department of Justice, under the Obama administration, disagrees with the decision" Judge Sotomayor made in the Ricci vs. DeStefano case. Michael Steele stated on June 1, 2009 in a press release.: "President Obama will now own 60 percent of GM, and his union buddies will own almost 20 percent." Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2009 in a speech: In the 100 days since its passage, the economic stimulus has "saved or created nearly 150,000 jobs."
George Will stated on June 18, 2009 in a Washington Post op-ed: Every year tobacco kills more Americans than did World War II — more than AIDS, cocaine, heroin, alcohol, vehicular accidents, homicide and suicide combined.
Michele Bachmann stated on June 17, 2009 in an interview with the Washington Times.: ACORN will be a paid partner with the Census Bureau and "they will be in charge of going door-to-door and collecting data from the American public."
Michele Bachmann stated on June 17, 2009 in a Washington Times interview: Says the Constitution only requires her to tell the census "how many people are in our home."
Barack Obama stated on June 24, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "Medicare and Medicaid are the single biggest drivers of the federal deficit and the federal debt by a huge margin."
Edward Markey stated on June 20, 2009 in a press release.: Says the Congressional Budget Office estimates a cap-and-trade program would cost the average family the equivalent of "a postage stamp a day."
Keith Olbermann stated on June 18, 2009 in his MSNBC "Countdown" program: "Yes, this would be the same congressman (Rep. Pete Hoekstra) who last year Tweeted the whereabouts of a top-secret mission to Iraq."
Paul Krugman stated on June 22, 2009 in a column: Even high estimates for an early draft of the health care plan are "less than the $1.8 trillion cost of the Bush tax cuts."
Lynn Westmoreland stated on June 17, 2009 in a press release on the House GOP's blog.: The war spending bill "actually spends more money on the International Monetary Fund than on the war."
Sean Hannity stated on June 18, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Under the "Cash for Clunkers" program, "all we've got to do is ... go to a local junkyard, all you've got to do is tow it to your house. And you're going to get $4,500."
Ann Coulter stated on June 10, 2009 in a column.: Says President Obama was wrong "about Muslims' historical contributions to mankind, such as algebra (actually that was the ancient Babylonians), the compass (that was the Chinese), pens (the Chinese again) and medical discoveries."
Glenn Beck stated on June 10, 2009 in his Fox News program: "Why do we have automatic citizenship upon birth? We're the only country in the world that has it."
Steny Hoyer stated on June 16, 2009 in a press availability.: "Some 500 detainees were released from Guantanamo during the Bush administration."
Americans United for Change stated on June 14, 2009 in an Internet ad.: "A new poll shows 62 percent support the president's plan to reform health care. That means ... letting you choose between keeping the private insurance you have and a public health insurance plan."
Bill Nelson stated on June 15, 2009 in a statement.: Oil money from federal leases "can only be used to clean up the mess and damages from drilling."
Mike Murphy stated on June 12, 2009 in a column in Time magazine.: In Texas, "the No. 1 name for new male babies — many of whom will vote one day — is Jose."
Karl Rove stated on June 11, 2009 in an op-ed.: Under a public health care option, 120 million Americans will "lose what they now get from private companies and be forced onto the government-run rolls as businesses decide it is more cost-effective for them to drop coverage."
Sarah Palin stated on June 8, 2009 in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox: Palin said stimulus money for weatherization required "universal energy building codes for Alaska, kind of a one-size-fits-all building code that isn't going to work up there in Alaska."
Mike Pence stated on June 10, 2009 in MSNBC interview.: Contends that President Obama "literally said (if) his cap-and-trade proposals were to pass, that utility rates, his words now, would, 'necessarily skyrocket.'"
Chris Dodd stated on June 8, 2009 in an opinion piece.: Sixty-two percent of all personal bankruptcies are "caused by medical problems."
Barack Obama stated on June 9, 2009 in a statement at the White House: "In the first round of repayments" from financial institutions that received TARP money, "the government has actually turned a profit."
Newt Gingrich stated on May 30, 2009 in an e-mail: Inside the stimulus package "is anti-Christian legislation that will stop churches from using public schools for meeting on Sundays, as well as Boy Scouts and student Bible study groups."
John Boehner stated on June 8, 2009 in a press release.: Says Vice President Joe Biden "admits that the American people are being scammed" with the economic stimulus package.
Bill O'Reilly stated on June 3, 2009 in an op-ed.: Says he didn't call Dr. George Tiller a baby killer, as liberal groups charge, but was merely reporting what "some prolifers branded him."
Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2009 in interview with Canal Plus Television: "If you actually took the number of Muslims [sic] Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world."
John Barrasso stated on May 26, 2009 in weekly Senate Republican radio address: There are billions of barrels of oil beneath our oceans and in Alaska, and there is ample oil shale in the Rocky Mountain West, but Democrats "say all this American energy is off limits."
Newt Gingrich stated on June 3, 2009 in a statement on the Human Events Web site: On calling Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a racist.
Mitch McConnell stated on May 31, 2009 in a CNN interview: "The Department of Justice, under the Obama administration, disagrees with the decision" Judge Sotomayor made in the Ricci vs. DeStefano case.
Michael Steele stated on June 1, 2009 in a press release.: "President Obama will now own 60 percent of GM, and his union buddies will own almost 20 percent."
Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2009 in a speech: In the 100 days since its passage, the economic stimulus has "saved or created nearly 150,000 jobs."
