Latest False 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 American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on August 3, 2012 in an email to subscribers: "13,000 Floridians are able to vote -- but their governor won't tell them." Americans for Prosperity stated on August 14, 2012 in an Americans for Prosperity attack ad: Says President Obama said of the national debt, "If I don't have this done in three years, then there's going to be a one-term proposition." David Cicilline stated on August 9, 2012 in a campaign flier: "(Brendan) Doherty wants to raise the eligibility age for Social Security benefits for anyone born after 1960, with no regard for the challenges it would cause for people working in physically demanding occupations." American Future Fund stated on August 9, 2012 in an advertisement: Says U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich "spent a trillion of our tax dollars on a stimulus for failed companies here and jobs overseas." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on Fox News: "Mitt Romney is the first major party candidate for president of the United States in modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns." Floridians for Ethics and Truth in Politics stated on August 13, 2012 in an attack ad: Says state Senate candidate Aaron Bean voted to give health care subsidies to illegal immigrants. Anna Little stated on August 2, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: "We actually made history in 2010. We came the closest in 24 years to defeating Frank Pallone." Bob McDonnell stated on August 6, 2012 in an op-ed.: The Obama administration is "unwinding our nation’s welfare-to-work requirements." Dolores Gresham stated on July 16, 2012 in in an interview with The Commercial Appeal.: "I didn’t try to push" a bill to reduce lottery scholarship proceeds for students. Multnomah County Library Foundation stated on July 25, 2012 in a newsletter.: Says library district would come "at no direct cost to the city budget." Tomorrow's Vision of Florida stated on August 6, 2012 in a mailer: Says Ron Saunders "made the choice to stand with Rick Scott" on expanding school vouchers, restricting scholarships and giving tax breaks to the wealthy. Eric Hovde stated on July 26, 2012 in a radio ad: Says Tommy Thompson favors Obama's health care mandate, was publicly thanked by Obama for health reform support and that Thompson "says we can't repeal 'Obamacare.'" Tommy Thompson stated on July 22, 2012 in an interview: "I have voted every year in Wisconsin." Paul Broun stated on August 10, 2012 in a YouTube video: A United Nations arms treaty would "almost certainly force" the U.S. to "create an international gun registry, setting the stage for full-scale gun confiscation." Jay Carney stated on August 7, 2012 in a press White House press briefing: "Gov. Romney himself, with 28 other Republican governors, supported policies that would have eliminated the time limits in the welfare reform law and allowed people to stay on welfare forever." Priorities USA Action stated on August 7, 2012 in campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a woman’s premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked. Mark Neumann stated on August 8, 2012 in campaign website statements: Says he never voted for a "tax increase." Mitt Romney stated on August 4, 2012 in a press statement: President Obama’s lawsuit claims it is unconstitutional for Ohio to allow servicemen and women extended early voting privileges during the state’s early voting period. Chuck Fleischmann stated on July 17, 2012 in in a blog post on his campaign website.: Says that President Obama said that "Small Businesses Succeed Because of Government." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on July 30, 2012 in a news release: In 2010, Betty Sutton "voted to destroy Medicare." Michael Riley stated on July 26, 2012 in a taped debate on "State of the State": The Congressional Budget Office "has already doubled its estimate for the cost (of Obamacare) so far from roughly $800 billion to $1.7 trillion." Kelly Ayotte stated on July 29, 2012 in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” : "The president's first major foreign policy speech in Cairo was to apologize for our country." Gerard Robinson stated on June 15, 2012 in a written statement: FCAT tests "account for less than 1 percent of the instructional time provided during the year." Chris Christie stated on July 23, 2012 in a news conference: "What I look at every month is how many more New Jerseyans are back to work. You have another 9,900 last month that are back to work and over almost 90,000 that are back to work now since I became governor." Scott Walker stated on July 12, 2012 in an op-ed piece: A study showed that President Barack Obama’s health-care reforms will "devastate Wisconsin" by pushing people off employer-sponsored insurance, driving up premiums, increasing dependency and making 122,000 people ineligible for Medicaid. New Boston Republican Committee stated on July 23, 2012 in a campaign sign in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire: Says Democrats racked up a $1 billion state deficit, while Republicans under Bill O'Brien balanced the budget. Wes Riddle stated on May 16, 2012 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. is giving seven Alaskan islands to Russia. Lou Ann Zelenik stated on July 26, 2012 in in an ongoing radio commercial.: "Diane Black voted to fund Obamacare." Mitt Romney stated on July 25, 2012 in an introduction to a web video: President Obama was saying success "is the result of government," not "hard-working people," when he said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." Mark Neumann stated on July 10, 2012 in an interview: "Obamacare" is the "biggest tax increase in American history."
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American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on August 3, 2012 in an email to subscribers: "13,000 Floridians are able to vote -- but their governor won't tell them." Americans for Prosperity stated on August 14, 2012 in an Americans for Prosperity attack ad: Says President Obama said of the national debt, "If I don't have this done in three years, then there's going to be a one-term proposition." David Cicilline stated on August 9, 2012 in a campaign flier: "(Brendan) Doherty wants to raise the eligibility age for Social Security benefits for anyone born after 1960, with no regard for the challenges it would cause for people working in physically demanding occupations." American Future Fund stated on August 9, 2012 in an advertisement: Says U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich "spent a trillion of our tax dollars on a stimulus for failed companies here and jobs overseas." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on Fox News: "Mitt Romney is the first major party candidate for president of the United States in modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns." Floridians for Ethics and Truth in Politics stated on August 13, 2012 in an attack ad: Says state Senate candidate Aaron Bean voted to give health care subsidies to illegal immigrants. Anna Little stated on August 2, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: "We actually made history in 2010. We came the closest in 24 years to defeating Frank Pallone." Bob McDonnell stated on August 6, 2012 in an op-ed.: The Obama administration is "unwinding our nation’s welfare-to-work requirements." Dolores Gresham stated on July 16, 2012 in in an interview with The Commercial Appeal.: "I didn’t try to push" a bill to reduce lottery scholarship proceeds for students. Multnomah County Library Foundation stated on July 25, 2012 in a newsletter.: Says library district would come "at no direct cost to the city budget." Tomorrow's Vision of Florida stated on August 6, 2012 in a mailer: Says Ron Saunders "made the choice to stand with Rick Scott" on expanding school vouchers, restricting scholarships and giving tax breaks to the wealthy. Eric Hovde stated on July 26, 2012 in a radio ad: Says Tommy Thompson favors Obama's health care mandate, was publicly thanked by Obama for health reform support and that Thompson "says we can't repeal 'Obamacare.'" Tommy Thompson stated on July 22, 2012 in an interview: "I have voted every year in Wisconsin." Paul Broun stated on August 10, 2012 in a YouTube video: A United Nations arms treaty would "almost certainly force" the U.S. to "create an international gun registry, setting the stage for full-scale gun confiscation." Jay Carney stated on August 7, 2012 in a press White House press briefing: "Gov. Romney himself, with 28 other Republican governors, supported policies that would have eliminated the time limits in the welfare reform law and allowed people to stay on welfare forever." Priorities USA Action stated on August 7, 2012 in campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a woman’s premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked. Mark Neumann stated on August 8, 2012 in campaign website statements: Says he never voted for a "tax increase." Mitt Romney stated on August 4, 2012 in a press statement: President Obama’s lawsuit claims it is unconstitutional for Ohio to allow servicemen and women extended early voting privileges during the state’s early voting period. Chuck Fleischmann stated on July 17, 2012 in in a blog post on his campaign website.: Says that President Obama said that "Small Businesses Succeed Because of Government." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on July 30, 2012 in a news release: In 2010, Betty Sutton "voted to destroy Medicare." Michael Riley stated on July 26, 2012 in a taped debate on "State of the State": The Congressional Budget Office "has already doubled its estimate for the cost (of Obamacare) so far from roughly $800 billion to $1.7 trillion." Kelly Ayotte stated on July 29, 2012 in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” : "The president's first major foreign policy speech in Cairo was to apologize for our country." Gerard Robinson stated on June 15, 2012 in a written statement: FCAT tests "account for less than 1 percent of the instructional time provided during the year." Chris Christie stated on July 23, 2012 in a news conference: "What I look at every month is how many more New Jerseyans are back to work. You have another 9,900 last month that are back to work and over almost 90,000 that are back to work now since I became governor." Scott Walker stated on July 12, 2012 in an op-ed piece: A study showed that President Barack Obama’s health-care reforms will "devastate Wisconsin" by pushing people off employer-sponsored insurance, driving up premiums, increasing dependency and making 122,000 people ineligible for Medicaid. New Boston Republican Committee stated on July 23, 2012 in a campaign sign in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire: Says Democrats racked up a $1 billion state deficit, while Republicans under Bill O'Brien balanced the budget. Wes Riddle stated on May 16, 2012 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. is giving seven Alaskan islands to Russia. Lou Ann Zelenik stated on July 26, 2012 in in an ongoing radio commercial.: "Diane Black voted to fund Obamacare." Mitt Romney stated on July 25, 2012 in an introduction to a web video: President Obama was saying success "is the result of government," not "hard-working people," when he said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." Mark Neumann stated on July 10, 2012 in an interview: "Obamacare" is the "biggest tax increase in American history."
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on August 3, 2012 in an email to subscribers: "13,000 Floridians are able to vote -- but their governor won't tell them."
Americans for Prosperity stated on August 14, 2012 in an Americans for Prosperity attack ad: Says President Obama said of the national debt, "If I don't have this done in three years, then there's going to be a one-term proposition."
David Cicilline stated on August 9, 2012 in a campaign flier: "(Brendan) Doherty wants to raise the eligibility age for Social Security benefits for anyone born after 1960, with no regard for the challenges it would cause for people working in physically demanding occupations."
American Future Fund stated on August 9, 2012 in an advertisement: Says U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich "spent a trillion of our tax dollars on a stimulus for failed companies here and jobs overseas."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on Fox News: "Mitt Romney is the first major party candidate for president of the United States in modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns."
Floridians for Ethics and Truth in Politics stated on August 13, 2012 in an attack ad: Says state Senate candidate Aaron Bean voted to give health care subsidies to illegal immigrants.
Anna Little stated on August 2, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: "We actually made history in 2010. We came the closest in 24 years to defeating Frank Pallone."
Bob McDonnell stated on August 6, 2012 in an op-ed.: The Obama administration is "unwinding our nation’s welfare-to-work requirements."
Dolores Gresham stated on July 16, 2012 in in an interview with The Commercial Appeal.: "I didn’t try to push" a bill to reduce lottery scholarship proceeds for students.
Multnomah County Library Foundation stated on July 25, 2012 in a newsletter.: Says library district would come "at no direct cost to the city budget."
Tomorrow's Vision of Florida stated on August 6, 2012 in a mailer: Says Ron Saunders "made the choice to stand with Rick Scott" on expanding school vouchers, restricting scholarships and giving tax breaks to the wealthy.
Eric Hovde stated on July 26, 2012 in a radio ad: Says Tommy Thompson favors Obama's health care mandate, was publicly thanked by Obama for health reform support and that Thompson "says we can't repeal 'Obamacare.'"
Paul Broun stated on August 10, 2012 in a YouTube video: A United Nations arms treaty would "almost certainly force" the U.S. to "create an international gun registry, setting the stage for full-scale gun confiscation."
Jay Carney stated on August 7, 2012 in a press White House press briefing: "Gov. Romney himself, with 28 other Republican governors, supported policies that would have eliminated the time limits in the welfare reform law and allowed people to stay on welfare forever."
Priorities USA Action stated on August 7, 2012 in campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a woman’s premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked.
Mark Neumann stated on August 8, 2012 in campaign website statements: Says he never voted for a "tax increase."
Mitt Romney stated on August 4, 2012 in a press statement: President Obama’s lawsuit claims it is unconstitutional for Ohio to allow servicemen and women extended early voting privileges during the state’s early voting period.
Chuck Fleischmann stated on July 17, 2012 in in a blog post on his campaign website.: Says that President Obama said that "Small Businesses Succeed Because of Government."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on July 30, 2012 in a news release: In 2010, Betty Sutton "voted to destroy Medicare."
Michael Riley stated on July 26, 2012 in a taped debate on "State of the State": The Congressional Budget Office "has already doubled its estimate for the cost (of Obamacare) so far from roughly $800 billion to $1.7 trillion."
Kelly Ayotte stated on July 29, 2012 in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” : "The president's first major foreign policy speech in Cairo was to apologize for our country."
Gerard Robinson stated on June 15, 2012 in a written statement: FCAT tests "account for less than 1 percent of the instructional time provided during the year."
Chris Christie stated on July 23, 2012 in a news conference: "What I look at every month is how many more New Jerseyans are back to work. You have another 9,900 last month that are back to work and over almost 90,000 that are back to work now since I became governor."
Scott Walker stated on July 12, 2012 in an op-ed piece: A study showed that President Barack Obama’s health-care reforms will "devastate Wisconsin" by pushing people off employer-sponsored insurance, driving up premiums, increasing dependency and making 122,000 people ineligible for Medicaid.
New Boston Republican Committee stated on July 23, 2012 in a campaign sign in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire: Says Democrats racked up a $1 billion state deficit, while Republicans under Bill O'Brien balanced the budget.
Wes Riddle stated on May 16, 2012 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. is giving seven Alaskan islands to Russia.
Lou Ann Zelenik stated on July 26, 2012 in in an ongoing radio commercial.: "Diane Black voted to fund Obamacare."
Mitt Romney stated on July 25, 2012 in an introduction to a web video: President Obama was saying success "is the result of government," not "hard-working people," when he said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."
Mark Neumann stated on July 10, 2012 in an interview: "Obamacare" is the "biggest tax increase in American history."
