Latest Half-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 Glenn Beck stated on September 3, 2009 in his television program: Van Jones signed a petition indicating he "thinks the Bush administration blew up the World Trade Center and covered it up." America's Health Insurance Plans stated on August 27, 2009 in CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight: "Every survey shows strong satisfaction with private coverage." Tom Coburn stated on August 24, 2009 in Fox News Channel's On the Record With Greta Van Susteren: "Medicare has at least $80 billion worth of fraud a year. That's a full 20 percent of every dollar that's spent on Medicare goes to fraud." Ginny Brown-Waite stated on August 24, 2009 in a mailing: "Any government-run 'public' plan ... creates an entitlement that will cost another $1 trillion over the next 10 years." Dick Armey stated on August 13, 2009 in an interview with Judy Woodruff: "If you're over 65 years old in America today, you have no choice but to be in Medicare. Even if you want out of Medicare, you have to forfeit your Social Security to get out of it." Orrin Hatch stated on August 20, 2009 in an interview on Fox News: If you don't count illegal aliens, people who qualify for other insurance, and people who make more than $75,000 a year, "it leaves about 15 million people" who are uninsured. Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "As many as 22,000 Americans die each year because they don’t have health insurance." Rachel Maddow stated on August 14, 2009 in the Rachel Maddow Show: Republicans Chuck Grassley, John Boehner and John Mica flip-flopped on providing end-of-life counseling for the elderly. U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on August 12, 2009 in a TV ad: The health care reform plan being proposed in Congress would mean "big tax increases." Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall meeting.: "I just want to assure [you] we're not talking about cutting Medicare benefits." Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan." Donna Brazile stated on August 2, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. "spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy" and "trillions" each on a war and on Medicare drug benefits. Michelle Malkin stated on August 2, 2009 in on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: A former Clinton administration official and other economists agree that "if you keep extending these temporary unemployment benefits, you're just going to extend joblessness even more." Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "53 percent of Americans cut back on their health care in the last year because of costs." Arianna Huffington stated on July 26, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black House Republican Conference stated on July 17, 2009 in the House Republicans' Web site: "The government is going to tell Americans they need to replace functioning stoves in their homes with 'government-certified' stoves and use taxpayer dollars to do so." Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2009 in his weekly radio address: The stimulus "has delivered $43 billion in tax relief to American working families and businesses" Robert Bennett stated on July 15, 2009 in a news release.: The Obama administration has spent millions of taxpayer dollars for roadside signs to tout the economic stimulus. Republican National Committee stated on July 7, 2009 in a GOP survey: "Under the new and little known 'global justice' initiative," the Obama administration has ordered FBI agents to "read Miranda Rights to high-value terrorist detainees captured on the battlefield." Jon Kyl stated on July 12, 2009 in a television interview: A new Rasmussen poll shows people "oppose (Sotomayor's) confirmation. Only 37 percent support it." Chuck Grassley stated on June 28, 2009 in interview on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: "If the United States moves ahead by itself (on cap-and-trade)... after 30 or 40 years, we're going to reduce CO2 by less than 1 percent." Chris Dodd stated on June 8, 2009 in an opinion piece.: Sixty-two percent of all personal bankruptcies are "caused by medical problems." 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. Libertarian National Committee stated on May 26, 2009 in a press release from May 26, 2009: "Sotomayor has had her rulings thrown out by the court a troubling four times." Judicial Confirmation Network stated on May 26, 2009 in a released statement: Sotomayor thinks "that one’s sex, race and ethnicity ought to affect the decisions one renders from the bench." Barack Obama stated on May 26, 2009 in a speech at the White House.: "Walking in the door (Sonia Sotomayor) would bring more experience on the bench, and more varied experience on the bench, than anyone currently serving on the United States Supreme Court had when they were appointed." Republican National Committee stated on May 26, 2009 in a talking points memo: Judge Sotomayor has said "that policy is made on the U.S. Court of Appeals." Colin Powell stated on May 24, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: Cheney is "disagreeing with President Bush's policy. President Bush stated repeatedly to international audiences and to the country that he wanted to close Guantanamo." Pray in Jesus Name Project stated on May 17, 2009 in an advertisement : "The Pentagon under the Obama administration has just acknowledged seizing and burning the privately owned Bibles of American soldiers serving in Afghanistan." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory."
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Glenn Beck stated on September 3, 2009 in his television program: Van Jones signed a petition indicating he "thinks the Bush administration blew up the World Trade Center and covered it up." America's Health Insurance Plans stated on August 27, 2009 in CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight: "Every survey shows strong satisfaction with private coverage." Tom Coburn stated on August 24, 2009 in Fox News Channel's On the Record With Greta Van Susteren: "Medicare has at least $80 billion worth of fraud a year. That's a full 20 percent of every dollar that's spent on Medicare goes to fraud." Ginny Brown-Waite stated on August 24, 2009 in a mailing: "Any government-run 'public' plan ... creates an entitlement that will cost another $1 trillion over the next 10 years." Dick Armey stated on August 13, 2009 in an interview with Judy Woodruff: "If you're over 65 years old in America today, you have no choice but to be in Medicare. Even if you want out of Medicare, you have to forfeit your Social Security to get out of it." Orrin Hatch stated on August 20, 2009 in an interview on Fox News: If you don't count illegal aliens, people who qualify for other insurance, and people who make more than $75,000 a year, "it leaves about 15 million people" who are uninsured. Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "As many as 22,000 Americans die each year because they don’t have health insurance." Rachel Maddow stated on August 14, 2009 in the Rachel Maddow Show: Republicans Chuck Grassley, John Boehner and John Mica flip-flopped on providing end-of-life counseling for the elderly. U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on August 12, 2009 in a TV ad: The health care reform plan being proposed in Congress would mean "big tax increases." Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall meeting.: "I just want to assure [you] we're not talking about cutting Medicare benefits." Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan." Donna Brazile stated on August 2, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. "spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy" and "trillions" each on a war and on Medicare drug benefits. Michelle Malkin stated on August 2, 2009 in on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: A former Clinton administration official and other economists agree that "if you keep extending these temporary unemployment benefits, you're just going to extend joblessness even more." Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "53 percent of Americans cut back on their health care in the last year because of costs." Arianna Huffington stated on July 26, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black House Republican Conference stated on July 17, 2009 in the House Republicans' Web site: "The government is going to tell Americans they need to replace functioning stoves in their homes with 'government-certified' stoves and use taxpayer dollars to do so." Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2009 in his weekly radio address: The stimulus "has delivered $43 billion in tax relief to American working families and businesses" Robert Bennett stated on July 15, 2009 in a news release.: The Obama administration has spent millions of taxpayer dollars for roadside signs to tout the economic stimulus. Republican National Committee stated on July 7, 2009 in a GOP survey: "Under the new and little known 'global justice' initiative," the Obama administration has ordered FBI agents to "read Miranda Rights to high-value terrorist detainees captured on the battlefield." Jon Kyl stated on July 12, 2009 in a television interview: A new Rasmussen poll shows people "oppose (Sotomayor's) confirmation. Only 37 percent support it." Chuck Grassley stated on June 28, 2009 in interview on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: "If the United States moves ahead by itself (on cap-and-trade)... after 30 or 40 years, we're going to reduce CO2 by less than 1 percent." Chris Dodd stated on June 8, 2009 in an opinion piece.: Sixty-two percent of all personal bankruptcies are "caused by medical problems." 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. Libertarian National Committee stated on May 26, 2009 in a press release from May 26, 2009: "Sotomayor has had her rulings thrown out by the court a troubling four times." Judicial Confirmation Network stated on May 26, 2009 in a released statement: Sotomayor thinks "that one’s sex, race and ethnicity ought to affect the decisions one renders from the bench." Barack Obama stated on May 26, 2009 in a speech at the White House.: "Walking in the door (Sonia Sotomayor) would bring more experience on the bench, and more varied experience on the bench, than anyone currently serving on the United States Supreme Court had when they were appointed." Republican National Committee stated on May 26, 2009 in a talking points memo: Judge Sotomayor has said "that policy is made on the U.S. Court of Appeals." Colin Powell stated on May 24, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: Cheney is "disagreeing with President Bush's policy. President Bush stated repeatedly to international audiences and to the country that he wanted to close Guantanamo." Pray in Jesus Name Project stated on May 17, 2009 in an advertisement : "The Pentagon under the Obama administration has just acknowledged seizing and burning the privately owned Bibles of American soldiers serving in Afghanistan." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory."
Glenn Beck stated on September 3, 2009 in his television program: Van Jones signed a petition indicating he "thinks the Bush administration blew up the World Trade Center and covered it up."
America's Health Insurance Plans stated on August 27, 2009 in CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight: "Every survey shows strong satisfaction with private coverage."
Tom Coburn stated on August 24, 2009 in Fox News Channel's On the Record With Greta Van Susteren: "Medicare has at least $80 billion worth of fraud a year. That's a full 20 percent of every dollar that's spent on Medicare goes to fraud."
Ginny Brown-Waite stated on August 24, 2009 in a mailing: "Any government-run 'public' plan ... creates an entitlement that will cost another $1 trillion over the next 10 years."
Dick Armey stated on August 13, 2009 in an interview with Judy Woodruff: "If you're over 65 years old in America today, you have no choice but to be in Medicare. Even if you want out of Medicare, you have to forfeit your Social Security to get out of it."
Orrin Hatch stated on August 20, 2009 in an interview on Fox News: If you don't count illegal aliens, people who qualify for other insurance, and people who make more than $75,000 a year, "it leaves about 15 million people" who are uninsured.
Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "As many as 22,000 Americans die each year because they don’t have health insurance."
Rachel Maddow stated on August 14, 2009 in the Rachel Maddow Show: Republicans Chuck Grassley, John Boehner and John Mica flip-flopped on providing end-of-life counseling for the elderly.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on August 12, 2009 in a TV ad: The health care reform plan being proposed in Congress would mean "big tax increases."
Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall meeting.: "I just want to assure [you] we're not talking about cutting Medicare benefits."
Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall meeting: "If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan."
Donna Brazile stated on August 2, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. "spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy" and "trillions" each on a war and on Medicare drug benefits.
Michelle Malkin stated on August 2, 2009 in on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: A former Clinton administration official and other economists agree that "if you keep extending these temporary unemployment benefits, you're just going to extend joblessness even more."
Bill Pascrell stated on July 28, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: "53 percent of Americans cut back on their health care in the last year because of costs."
Arianna Huffington stated on July 26, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black
House Republican Conference stated on July 17, 2009 in the House Republicans' Web site: "The government is going to tell Americans they need to replace functioning stoves in their homes with 'government-certified' stoves and use taxpayer dollars to do so."
Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2009 in his weekly radio address: The stimulus "has delivered $43 billion in tax relief to American working families and businesses"
Robert Bennett stated on July 15, 2009 in a news release.: The Obama administration has spent millions of taxpayer dollars for roadside signs to tout the economic stimulus.
Republican National Committee stated on July 7, 2009 in a GOP survey: "Under the new and little known 'global justice' initiative," the Obama administration has ordered FBI agents to "read Miranda Rights to high-value terrorist detainees captured on the battlefield."
Jon Kyl stated on July 12, 2009 in a television interview: A new Rasmussen poll shows people "oppose (Sotomayor's) confirmation. Only 37 percent support it."
Chuck Grassley stated on June 28, 2009 in interview on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: "If the United States moves ahead by itself (on cap-and-trade)... after 30 or 40 years, we're going to reduce CO2 by less than 1 percent."
Chris Dodd stated on June 8, 2009 in an opinion piece.: Sixty-two percent of all personal bankruptcies are "caused by medical problems."
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.
Libertarian National Committee stated on May 26, 2009 in a press release from May 26, 2009: "Sotomayor has had her rulings thrown out by the court a troubling four times."
Judicial Confirmation Network stated on May 26, 2009 in a released statement: Sotomayor thinks "that one’s sex, race and ethnicity ought to affect the decisions one renders from the bench."
Barack Obama stated on May 26, 2009 in a speech at the White House.: "Walking in the door (Sonia Sotomayor) would bring more experience on the bench, and more varied experience on the bench, than anyone currently serving on the United States Supreme Court had when they were appointed."
Republican National Committee stated on May 26, 2009 in a talking points memo: Judge Sotomayor has said "that policy is made on the U.S. Court of Appeals."
Colin Powell stated on May 24, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: Cheney is "disagreeing with President Bush's policy. President Bush stated repeatedly to international audiences and to the country that he wanted to close Guantanamo."
Pray in Jesus Name Project stated on May 17, 2009 in an advertisement : "The Pentagon under the Obama administration has just acknowledged seizing and burning the privately owned Bibles of American soldiers serving in Afghanistan."
Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory."
