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 Terry McAuliffe stated on April 27, 2013 in a speech.: "Of our 98,000 teachers who are K-12, over 53,000 of those teachers today are over 50 years old." Tavern League of Wisconsin stated on May 14, 2013 in an interview: A 0.05 standard for drunken driving means having a glass of wine at dinner could make a person drunk. Barack Obama stated on May 9, 2013 in a speech in Manor, Texas.: Says that according to a report, "the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin’s economy." Tom Price stated on May 1, 2013 in a tweet: Says President Barack Obama’s proposed budget includes two new tax increases that would collect about $14 billion. John DePetro stated on May 10, 2013 in a comment on WPRO radio.: Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried "not far" from President Kennedy’s grave. Ken Lanci stated on May 1, 2013 in news release, website: Ken Lanci is a lifelong Clevelander Nancy Pelosi stated on May 13, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "The Affordable Care Act is bringing the cost of health care in our country down." Will Weatherford stated on May 9, 2013 in an op-ed: "Expanding Medicaid would require borrowing more money, drastically expanding our deficit." One New Jersey stated on May 3, 2013 in A radio ad: "Under Republican Governor Chris Christie, tolls cost more. Train and bus rides cost more. College tuition goes up. But Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires." Jeff Wagner stated on May 8, 2013 in a radio show: "The State of Wisconsin thinks you should have to" wash your hands "at least 28 times to make one peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich." Lee Leffingwell stated on May 5, 2013 in an opinion column.: Says nearly 1 million people are "coming to town" in the next 20 years. Marcy Kaptur stated on April 11, 2013 in House of Representatives floor speech : "The Social Security trust fund is sound. Without anything being done, it would function well into 2038; and even after that time with no changes, we could pay 80 percent of the benefits that people have earned." Reclaim America PAC stated on May 14, 2013 in a TV ad: Says Kelly Ayotte voted to "fix background checks." Jason Chaffetz stated on May 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: "We had people that were getting killed (in Benghazi), we had people who are willing to risk their lives to go save them, and somebody told them to stand down." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2013 in a press availability: "Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering, who investigated every element of" the Benghazi incident. Georgia Lottery stated on May 3, 2013 in television advertisement: The Georgia Lottery paid out $2.3 billion in prizes during the last fiscal year. Barack Obama stated on May 4, 2013 in his weekly radio address.: Says "we" have put more boots on the U.S.-Mexico border "than at any time in our history, and illegal crossings are down by nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000." Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2013 in a White House press briefing: When Susan Rice spoke about Benghazi on Sunday news shows, she said "that al-Qaida might be involved, or other al-Qaida affiliates might be involved, or non-al-Qaida Libyan extremists, which I think demonstrates that there was no effort to play that down." Kathy Castor stated on May 6, 2013 in a TV interview: "70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone." Ron Meyer stated on April 29, 2013 in a TV interview.: "Only three in 10 young Americans under 30 -- 30 percent under 30 -- have full-time work." Mike Foley stated on April 23, 2013 in news release: Ohio’s lost more jobs in March than any other state in the nation. Cokie Roberts stated on May 5, 2013 in television interview: Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost every U.S. family $45,000. Chris Christie stated on May 1, 2013 in a TV ad: "Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever." Joee Lindbeck stated on April 11, 2013 in a House Finance Committee hearing: "Two years ago Providence alone spent $50,000 a year notifying the school department" about residents in the state's sex offender registry. Peter Palumbo stated on April 11, 2013 in a House Finance Committee hearing: In Cranston, it costs $5,000 to $6,000 to send out community notifications on just one Level 3 sex offender. Portland Association of Teachers stated on April 25, 2013 in a newsletter: Says "Did you know that if you accepted the District's proposal today you would have NO pay increase for 4 years? Seven years of frozen wages = Disrespect." Greg Abbott stated on April 27, 2013 in remarks at FreedomWorks Texas Summit in Austin: Says he has sued the Obama administration 25 times. Fred Clark stated on May 7, 2013 in a legislative meeting: A Wisconsin bill to limit use of food stamps for junk food would also "prevent -- or limit -- the extent to which" food stamps could be used for organic foods. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 30, 2013 in a press release: U.S. Rep. John Barrow of Georgia has helped support the implementation of "Obamacare." Jack Reed stated on April 7, 2013 in a television interview: North Korea has a "substantial standing army, one of the largest, certainly the largest per capita, in the world."
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Terry McAuliffe stated on April 27, 2013 in a speech.: "Of our 98,000 teachers who are K-12, over 53,000 of those teachers today are over 50 years old." Tavern League of Wisconsin stated on May 14, 2013 in an interview: A 0.05 standard for drunken driving means having a glass of wine at dinner could make a person drunk. Barack Obama stated on May 9, 2013 in a speech in Manor, Texas.: Says that according to a report, "the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin’s economy." Tom Price stated on May 1, 2013 in a tweet: Says President Barack Obama’s proposed budget includes two new tax increases that would collect about $14 billion. John DePetro stated on May 10, 2013 in a comment on WPRO radio.: Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried "not far" from President Kennedy’s grave. Ken Lanci stated on May 1, 2013 in news release, website: Ken Lanci is a lifelong Clevelander Nancy Pelosi stated on May 13, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "The Affordable Care Act is bringing the cost of health care in our country down." Will Weatherford stated on May 9, 2013 in an op-ed: "Expanding Medicaid would require borrowing more money, drastically expanding our deficit." One New Jersey stated on May 3, 2013 in A radio ad: "Under Republican Governor Chris Christie, tolls cost more. Train and bus rides cost more. College tuition goes up. But Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires." Jeff Wagner stated on May 8, 2013 in a radio show: "The State of Wisconsin thinks you should have to" wash your hands "at least 28 times to make one peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich." Lee Leffingwell stated on May 5, 2013 in an opinion column.: Says nearly 1 million people are "coming to town" in the next 20 years. Marcy Kaptur stated on April 11, 2013 in House of Representatives floor speech : "The Social Security trust fund is sound. Without anything being done, it would function well into 2038; and even after that time with no changes, we could pay 80 percent of the benefits that people have earned." Reclaim America PAC stated on May 14, 2013 in a TV ad: Says Kelly Ayotte voted to "fix background checks." Jason Chaffetz stated on May 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: "We had people that were getting killed (in Benghazi), we had people who are willing to risk their lives to go save them, and somebody told them to stand down." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2013 in a press availability: "Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering, who investigated every element of" the Benghazi incident. Georgia Lottery stated on May 3, 2013 in television advertisement: The Georgia Lottery paid out $2.3 billion in prizes during the last fiscal year. Barack Obama stated on May 4, 2013 in his weekly radio address.: Says "we" have put more boots on the U.S.-Mexico border "than at any time in our history, and illegal crossings are down by nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000." Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2013 in a White House press briefing: When Susan Rice spoke about Benghazi on Sunday news shows, she said "that al-Qaida might be involved, or other al-Qaida affiliates might be involved, or non-al-Qaida Libyan extremists, which I think demonstrates that there was no effort to play that down." Kathy Castor stated on May 6, 2013 in a TV interview: "70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone." Ron Meyer stated on April 29, 2013 in a TV interview.: "Only three in 10 young Americans under 30 -- 30 percent under 30 -- have full-time work." Mike Foley stated on April 23, 2013 in news release: Ohio’s lost more jobs in March than any other state in the nation. Cokie Roberts stated on May 5, 2013 in television interview: Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost every U.S. family $45,000. Chris Christie stated on May 1, 2013 in a TV ad: "Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever." Joee Lindbeck stated on April 11, 2013 in a House Finance Committee hearing: "Two years ago Providence alone spent $50,000 a year notifying the school department" about residents in the state's sex offender registry. Peter Palumbo stated on April 11, 2013 in a House Finance Committee hearing: In Cranston, it costs $5,000 to $6,000 to send out community notifications on just one Level 3 sex offender. Portland Association of Teachers stated on April 25, 2013 in a newsletter: Says "Did you know that if you accepted the District's proposal today you would have NO pay increase for 4 years? Seven years of frozen wages = Disrespect." Greg Abbott stated on April 27, 2013 in remarks at FreedomWorks Texas Summit in Austin: Says he has sued the Obama administration 25 times. Fred Clark stated on May 7, 2013 in a legislative meeting: A Wisconsin bill to limit use of food stamps for junk food would also "prevent -- or limit -- the extent to which" food stamps could be used for organic foods. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 30, 2013 in a press release: U.S. Rep. John Barrow of Georgia has helped support the implementation of "Obamacare." Jack Reed stated on April 7, 2013 in a television interview: North Korea has a "substantial standing army, one of the largest, certainly the largest per capita, in the world."
Terry McAuliffe stated on April 27, 2013 in a speech.: "Of our 98,000 teachers who are K-12, over 53,000 of those teachers today are over 50 years old."
Tavern League of Wisconsin stated on May 14, 2013 in an interview: A 0.05 standard for drunken driving means having a glass of wine at dinner could make a person drunk.
Barack Obama stated on May 9, 2013 in a speech in Manor, Texas.: Says that according to a report, "the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin’s economy."
Tom Price stated on May 1, 2013 in a tweet: Says President Barack Obama’s proposed budget includes two new tax increases that would collect about $14 billion.
John DePetro stated on May 10, 2013 in a comment on WPRO radio.: Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried "not far" from President Kennedy’s grave.
Nancy Pelosi stated on May 13, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "The Affordable Care Act is bringing the cost of health care in our country down."
Will Weatherford stated on May 9, 2013 in an op-ed: "Expanding Medicaid would require borrowing more money, drastically expanding our deficit."
One New Jersey stated on May 3, 2013 in A radio ad: "Under Republican Governor Chris Christie, tolls cost more. Train and bus rides cost more. College tuition goes up. But Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires."
Jeff Wagner stated on May 8, 2013 in a radio show: "The State of Wisconsin thinks you should have to" wash your hands "at least 28 times to make one peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich."
Lee Leffingwell stated on May 5, 2013 in an opinion column.: Says nearly 1 million people are "coming to town" in the next 20 years.
Marcy Kaptur stated on April 11, 2013 in House of Representatives floor speech : "The Social Security trust fund is sound. Without anything being done, it would function well into 2038; and even after that time with no changes, we could pay 80 percent of the benefits that people have earned."
Reclaim America PAC stated on May 14, 2013 in a TV ad: Says Kelly Ayotte voted to "fix background checks."
Jason Chaffetz stated on May 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News: "We had people that were getting killed (in Benghazi), we had people who are willing to risk their lives to go save them, and somebody told them to stand down."
Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2013 in a press availability: "Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering, who investigated every element of" the Benghazi incident.
Georgia Lottery stated on May 3, 2013 in television advertisement: The Georgia Lottery paid out $2.3 billion in prizes during the last fiscal year.
Barack Obama stated on May 4, 2013 in his weekly radio address.: Says "we" have put more boots on the U.S.-Mexico border "than at any time in our history, and illegal crossings are down by nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000."
Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2013 in a White House press briefing: When Susan Rice spoke about Benghazi on Sunday news shows, she said "that al-Qaida might be involved, or other al-Qaida affiliates might be involved, or non-al-Qaida Libyan extremists, which I think demonstrates that there was no effort to play that down."
Kathy Castor stated on May 6, 2013 in a TV interview: "70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone."
Ron Meyer stated on April 29, 2013 in a TV interview.: "Only three in 10 young Americans under 30 -- 30 percent under 30 -- have full-time work."
Mike Foley stated on April 23, 2013 in news release: Ohio’s lost more jobs in March than any other state in the nation.
Cokie Roberts stated on May 5, 2013 in television interview: Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost every U.S. family $45,000.
Chris Christie stated on May 1, 2013 in a TV ad: "Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever."
Joee Lindbeck stated on April 11, 2013 in a House Finance Committee hearing: "Two years ago Providence alone spent $50,000 a year notifying the school department" about residents in the state's sex offender registry.
Peter Palumbo stated on April 11, 2013 in a House Finance Committee hearing: In Cranston, it costs $5,000 to $6,000 to send out community notifications on just one Level 3 sex offender.
Portland Association of Teachers stated on April 25, 2013 in a newsletter: Says "Did you know that if you accepted the District's proposal today you would have NO pay increase for 4 years? Seven years of frozen wages = Disrespect."
Greg Abbott stated on April 27, 2013 in remarks at FreedomWorks Texas Summit in Austin: Says he has sued the Obama administration 25 times.
Fred Clark stated on May 7, 2013 in a legislative meeting: A Wisconsin bill to limit use of food stamps for junk food would also "prevent -- or limit -- the extent to which" food stamps could be used for organic foods.
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on April 30, 2013 in a press release: U.S. Rep. John Barrow of Georgia has helped support the implementation of "Obamacare."
Jack Reed stated on April 7, 2013 in a television interview: North Korea has a "substantial standing army, one of the largest, certainly the largest per capita, in the world."
