Latest Mostly True 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 Marco Rubio stated on August 2, 2010 in a campaign video: "If we ban the practice of earmarks, we could save the American taxpayer anywhere between $15 (billion) to $20 billion dollars a year in pork-barrel spending." Lee Fisher stated on June 16, 2010 in a news release: Rob Portman has taken more than $125,000 from "Big Oil." Holly Benson stated on July 31, 2010 in a candidates' debate: "Florida is now the No. 1 state in the country for automobile accident fraud." Republican National Committee stated on August 2, 2010 in a press release: Georgia has lost more than 124,000 jobs and the unemployment rate has increased since the stimulus passed Ted Strickland stated on July 17, 2010 in a news release: "In 2009, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council ranked Ohio 11th in the nation and 1st in the Midwest for overall business climate." Charles Schumer stated on July 27, 2010 in a press conference: "Eight of the nine justices in the Supreme Court decision (on campaign finance) said that not only is it constitutional for Congress to require disclosure of the special interest money, but they recommend we do it." Nathan Deal stated on July 30, 2010 in a press release: Republican candidate for governor "Karen Handel has run a 100 percent negative campaign." Nancy Pelosi stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": House Democrats "have a two-to-one advantage money-wise" against House Republicans. Pam Bondi stated on July 31, 2010 in a Bay News 9/CFN 13 debate.: Mortgage fraud is "up 400 percent in the last five years." Republican Party of Texas stated on July 19, 2010 in a message on Twitter: Says President Barack Obama initially said the national health-care mandate isn't a tax, but his administration now says it is a tax. Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2010 in remarks at a bill signing: The president's budget "would take ... non-defense spending to its lowest level ... as a percentage of the economy since JFK." Progress Ohio stated on March 12, 2010 in a video posted online in a blog article: "In 2009, Yost spent 2.5 times more money than it took to run the (prosecutor’s) office before he got there." Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "Ohio’s electricity rates are 10 percent below the national average." Rick Scott stated on July 25, 2010 in campaign materials.: "My 7-step plan" creates 700,000 jobs in 7 years. Stephen Hayes stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": Shirley Sherrod "was forced to resign before anybody on Fox said a word about this." Jane Norton stated on July 9, 2010 in a television ad: "Ken Buck's (District Attorney's) office? His spending skyrocketed by 40 percent." Tom Ganley stated on July 6, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "The Arizona law basically parrots the federal immigration law." Rachel Maddow stated on July 19, 2010 in comments on her MSNBC show.: Marco Rubio's "economic proposals will add $3.5 trillion to the federal deficit." Stephen Colbert stated on July 6, 2010 in a segement on The Colbert Report: "It turns out that Texas has an $18 billion budget shortfall and can't afford its new science textbooks." Pam Bondi stated on July 15, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.: Opponent Holly Benson said that "Just because you're poor doesn't mean you're unhealthy, it just means you have a lot more time to go running." Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York." John McCain stated on May 26, 2010 in a political ad: As a Congressman, J.D. Hayworth was an avid earmarker who supported such pork as "$220,000 to renovate a Maine Blueberry farm" and "$5.8 million for a Vermont snowmobile trail." Joe Biden stated on July 14, 2010 in a news conference: "We went from losing 3 million jobs in the last six months of the Bush Administration," adding almost 600,000 private sector jobs in the first six months of the year. Marco Rubio stated on July 9, 2010 in a press release: "$120,000 will be spent by taxpayers on Charlie Crist's political photo-op special session." Ed Gillespie stated on July 11, 2010 in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. had "52 months of ... uninterrupted job creation" and "revenues were at an all-time high in 2007." David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Republicans extended unemployment insurance under President Bush "when he asked to extend unemployment insurance." Luis Gutierrez stated on July 11, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "Forty percent of the undocumented workers in this country" entered the U.S. legally and "overstayed their visa." Roy Barnes stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign ad: The state Legislature attempted to "outlaw stem cell research, passes bills about microchips in the brain, and talks about seceding from the Union." Ralph Hudgens stated on June 22, 2010 in a radio interview broadcast over the Internet: "The insurance commissioner can’t do squat about health care." John McCain stated on July 4, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": As a senator, Barack Obama supported "an amendment that basically gutted the legal temporary worker program."
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Marco Rubio stated on August 2, 2010 in a campaign video: "If we ban the practice of earmarks, we could save the American taxpayer anywhere between $15 (billion) to $20 billion dollars a year in pork-barrel spending." Lee Fisher stated on June 16, 2010 in a news release: Rob Portman has taken more than $125,000 from "Big Oil." Holly Benson stated on July 31, 2010 in a candidates' debate: "Florida is now the No. 1 state in the country for automobile accident fraud." Republican National Committee stated on August 2, 2010 in a press release: Georgia has lost more than 124,000 jobs and the unemployment rate has increased since the stimulus passed Ted Strickland stated on July 17, 2010 in a news release: "In 2009, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council ranked Ohio 11th in the nation and 1st in the Midwest for overall business climate." Charles Schumer stated on July 27, 2010 in a press conference: "Eight of the nine justices in the Supreme Court decision (on campaign finance) said that not only is it constitutional for Congress to require disclosure of the special interest money, but they recommend we do it." Nathan Deal stated on July 30, 2010 in a press release: Republican candidate for governor "Karen Handel has run a 100 percent negative campaign." Nancy Pelosi stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": House Democrats "have a two-to-one advantage money-wise" against House Republicans. Pam Bondi stated on July 31, 2010 in a Bay News 9/CFN 13 debate.: Mortgage fraud is "up 400 percent in the last five years." Republican Party of Texas stated on July 19, 2010 in a message on Twitter: Says President Barack Obama initially said the national health-care mandate isn't a tax, but his administration now says it is a tax. Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2010 in remarks at a bill signing: The president's budget "would take ... non-defense spending to its lowest level ... as a percentage of the economy since JFK." Progress Ohio stated on March 12, 2010 in a video posted online in a blog article: "In 2009, Yost spent 2.5 times more money than it took to run the (prosecutor’s) office before he got there." Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "Ohio’s electricity rates are 10 percent below the national average." Rick Scott stated on July 25, 2010 in campaign materials.: "My 7-step plan" creates 700,000 jobs in 7 years. Stephen Hayes stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": Shirley Sherrod "was forced to resign before anybody on Fox said a word about this." Jane Norton stated on July 9, 2010 in a television ad: "Ken Buck's (District Attorney's) office? His spending skyrocketed by 40 percent." Tom Ganley stated on July 6, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "The Arizona law basically parrots the federal immigration law." Rachel Maddow stated on July 19, 2010 in comments on her MSNBC show.: Marco Rubio's "economic proposals will add $3.5 trillion to the federal deficit." Stephen Colbert stated on July 6, 2010 in a segement on The Colbert Report: "It turns out that Texas has an $18 billion budget shortfall and can't afford its new science textbooks." Pam Bondi stated on July 15, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.: Opponent Holly Benson said that "Just because you're poor doesn't mean you're unhealthy, it just means you have a lot more time to go running." Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York." John McCain stated on May 26, 2010 in a political ad: As a Congressman, J.D. Hayworth was an avid earmarker who supported such pork as "$220,000 to renovate a Maine Blueberry farm" and "$5.8 million for a Vermont snowmobile trail." Joe Biden stated on July 14, 2010 in a news conference: "We went from losing 3 million jobs in the last six months of the Bush Administration," adding almost 600,000 private sector jobs in the first six months of the year. Marco Rubio stated on July 9, 2010 in a press release: "$120,000 will be spent by taxpayers on Charlie Crist's political photo-op special session." Ed Gillespie stated on July 11, 2010 in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. had "52 months of ... uninterrupted job creation" and "revenues were at an all-time high in 2007." David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Republicans extended unemployment insurance under President Bush "when he asked to extend unemployment insurance." Luis Gutierrez stated on July 11, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "Forty percent of the undocumented workers in this country" entered the U.S. legally and "overstayed their visa." Roy Barnes stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign ad: The state Legislature attempted to "outlaw stem cell research, passes bills about microchips in the brain, and talks about seceding from the Union." Ralph Hudgens stated on June 22, 2010 in a radio interview broadcast over the Internet: "The insurance commissioner can’t do squat about health care." John McCain stated on July 4, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": As a senator, Barack Obama supported "an amendment that basically gutted the legal temporary worker program."
Marco Rubio stated on August 2, 2010 in a campaign video: "If we ban the practice of earmarks, we could save the American taxpayer anywhere between $15 (billion) to $20 billion dollars a year in pork-barrel spending."
Lee Fisher stated on June 16, 2010 in a news release: Rob Portman has taken more than $125,000 from "Big Oil."
Holly Benson stated on July 31, 2010 in a candidates' debate: "Florida is now the No. 1 state in the country for automobile accident fraud."
Republican National Committee stated on August 2, 2010 in a press release: Georgia has lost more than 124,000 jobs and the unemployment rate has increased since the stimulus passed
Ted Strickland stated on July 17, 2010 in a news release: "In 2009, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council ranked Ohio 11th in the nation and 1st in the Midwest for overall business climate."
Charles Schumer stated on July 27, 2010 in a press conference: "Eight of the nine justices in the Supreme Court decision (on campaign finance) said that not only is it constitutional for Congress to require disclosure of the special interest money, but they recommend we do it."
Nathan Deal stated on July 30, 2010 in a press release: Republican candidate for governor "Karen Handel has run a 100 percent negative campaign."
Nancy Pelosi stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": House Democrats "have a two-to-one advantage money-wise" against House Republicans.
Pam Bondi stated on July 31, 2010 in a Bay News 9/CFN 13 debate.: Mortgage fraud is "up 400 percent in the last five years."
Republican Party of Texas stated on July 19, 2010 in a message on Twitter: Says President Barack Obama initially said the national health-care mandate isn't a tax, but his administration now says it is a tax.
Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2010 in remarks at a bill signing: The president's budget "would take ... non-defense spending to its lowest level ... as a percentage of the economy since JFK."
Progress Ohio stated on March 12, 2010 in a video posted online in a blog article: "In 2009, Yost spent 2.5 times more money than it took to run the (prosecutor’s) office before he got there."
Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "Ohio’s electricity rates are 10 percent below the national average."
Rick Scott stated on July 25, 2010 in campaign materials.: "My 7-step plan" creates 700,000 jobs in 7 years.
Stephen Hayes stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": Shirley Sherrod "was forced to resign before anybody on Fox said a word about this."
Jane Norton stated on July 9, 2010 in a television ad: "Ken Buck's (District Attorney's) office? His spending skyrocketed by 40 percent."
Tom Ganley stated on July 6, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "The Arizona law basically parrots the federal immigration law."
Rachel Maddow stated on July 19, 2010 in comments on her MSNBC show.: Marco Rubio's "economic proposals will add $3.5 trillion to the federal deficit."
Stephen Colbert stated on July 6, 2010 in a segement on The Colbert Report: "It turns out that Texas has an $18 billion budget shortfall and can't afford its new science textbooks."
Pam Bondi stated on July 15, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.: Opponent Holly Benson said that "Just because you're poor doesn't mean you're unhealthy, it just means you have a lot more time to go running."
Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York."
John McCain stated on May 26, 2010 in a political ad: As a Congressman, J.D. Hayworth was an avid earmarker who supported such pork as "$220,000 to renovate a Maine Blueberry farm" and "$5.8 million for a Vermont snowmobile trail."
Joe Biden stated on July 14, 2010 in a news conference: "We went from losing 3 million jobs in the last six months of the Bush Administration," adding almost 600,000 private sector jobs in the first six months of the year.
Marco Rubio stated on July 9, 2010 in a press release: "$120,000 will be spent by taxpayers on Charlie Crist's political photo-op special session."
Ed Gillespie stated on July 11, 2010 in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. had "52 months of ... uninterrupted job creation" and "revenues were at an all-time high in 2007."
David Axelrod stated on July 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Republicans extended unemployment insurance under President Bush "when he asked to extend unemployment insurance."
Luis Gutierrez stated on July 11, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "Forty percent of the undocumented workers in this country" entered the U.S. legally and "overstayed their visa."
Roy Barnes stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign ad: The state Legislature attempted to "outlaw stem cell research, passes bills about microchips in the brain, and talks about seceding from the Union."
Ralph Hudgens stated on June 22, 2010 in a radio interview broadcast over the Internet: "The insurance commissioner can’t do squat about health care."
John McCain stated on July 4, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": As a senator, Barack Obama supported "an amendment that basically gutted the legal temporary worker program."
