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 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." Steve Brown stated on July 12, 2012 in a forum hosted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A proposed tax to fund transportation projects would spend $90,000 to take a single vehicle off the road during the morning and afternoon commute. Chris Christie stated on July 9, 2012 in a speech at the Brookings Institution: "I used my line-item veto authority to veto $360 million dollars in special interest spending, so that our budget this year ... is still smaller than the fiscal year 2008 and 2009 budgets signed by my predecessor." Rachel O'Connor stated on July 12, 2012 in an interview: The Pasco County budget "has doubled in the past three years." Bill Pascrell stated on July 18, 2012 in an interview on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal: Says President Barack Obama "has not raised taxes." Mitt Romney stated on July 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says stimulus money went to buy electric cars from Finland as a payback to Obama supporters. Lou Greenwald stated on July 15, 2012 in an interview on 6abc’s “Inside Story”: Says "the money is in the budget" to give a tax break to "everyone," including people making more than $1 million. Barack Obama stated on July 17, 2012 in a speech in San Antonio.: Mitt Romney "says the Arizona immigration law should be a model for the nation." Steve Doocy stated on July 11, 2012 in a discussion on "Fox & Friends": "If you make more than $250,000 a year … you only really take home about $125,000."
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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." Steve Brown stated on July 12, 2012 in a forum hosted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A proposed tax to fund transportation projects would spend $90,000 to take a single vehicle off the road during the morning and afternoon commute. Chris Christie stated on July 9, 2012 in a speech at the Brookings Institution: "I used my line-item veto authority to veto $360 million dollars in special interest spending, so that our budget this year ... is still smaller than the fiscal year 2008 and 2009 budgets signed by my predecessor." Rachel O'Connor stated on July 12, 2012 in an interview: The Pasco County budget "has doubled in the past three years." Bill Pascrell stated on July 18, 2012 in an interview on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal: Says President Barack Obama "has not raised taxes." Mitt Romney stated on July 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says stimulus money went to buy electric cars from Finland as a payback to Obama supporters. Lou Greenwald stated on July 15, 2012 in an interview on 6abc’s “Inside Story”: Says "the money is in the budget" to give a tax break to "everyone," including people making more than $1 million. Barack Obama stated on July 17, 2012 in a speech in San Antonio.: Mitt Romney "says the Arizona immigration law should be a model for the nation." Steve Doocy stated on July 11, 2012 in a discussion on "Fox & Friends": "If you make more than $250,000 a year … you only really take home about $125,000."
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."
Steve Brown stated on July 12, 2012 in a forum hosted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A proposed tax to fund transportation projects would spend $90,000 to take a single vehicle off the road during the morning and afternoon commute.
Chris Christie stated on July 9, 2012 in a speech at the Brookings Institution: "I used my line-item veto authority to veto $360 million dollars in special interest spending, so that our budget this year ... is still smaller than the fiscal year 2008 and 2009 budgets signed by my predecessor."
Rachel O'Connor stated on July 12, 2012 in an interview: The Pasco County budget "has doubled in the past three years."
Bill Pascrell stated on July 18, 2012 in an interview on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal: Says President Barack Obama "has not raised taxes."
Mitt Romney stated on July 18, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says stimulus money went to buy electric cars from Finland as a payback to Obama supporters.
Lou Greenwald stated on July 15, 2012 in an interview on 6abc’s “Inside Story”: Says "the money is in the budget" to give a tax break to "everyone," including people making more than $1 million.
Barack Obama stated on July 17, 2012 in a speech in San Antonio.: Mitt Romney "says the Arizona immigration law should be a model for the nation."
Steve Doocy stated on July 11, 2012 in a discussion on "Fox & Friends": "If you make more than $250,000 a year … you only really take home about $125,000."
