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 Mitt Romney stated on January 27, 2012 in a column: On deporting illegal immigrants. Chain email stated on February 2, 2012 in a message via the Internet: "If you sell your house after 2012 you will pay a 3.8 percent sales tax on it." Marco Rubio stated on January 31, 2012 in a TV interview: "No candidate has run more negative ads in American history than Barack Obama did in 2008, especially in the general.’’ Cecilia Muñoz stated on February 1, 2012 in a post to the White House Blog: "Most women, including 98 percent of Catholic women, have used contraception." Pete Hoekstra stated on February 5, 2012 in a website linked to a campaign ad: "Since ObamaCare and the stimulus passed, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has increased." Lamar Smith stated on January 20, 2012 in an opinion column.: "Illegal counterfeiting and piracy costs the U.S. economy $100 billion... every year." Brian Kemp stated on June 24, 2011 in in editorials and op-ed articles: The Georgia Secretary of State's Office and the Georgia State Elections Board investigate and penalize hundreds of people guilty of election fraud. Fred Clark stated on February 1, 2012 in a Democratic Party radio address: Says Gov. Scott Walker "made more than $70 million in cuts to job training programs through (Wisconsin’s) technical colleges." Paul Sarlo stated on January 30, 2012 in opening remarks at a Senate committee hearing: Says Gov. Chris Christie’s proposal to reduce state income taxes "would be the second tax cut for the rich by the governor in two years." Tom Leppert stated on January 12, 2012 in a U.S. Senate debate hosted by Empower Texans and the Texas Public Policy Foundation: Says "we brought crime rate down by 30 percent" when he was mayor of Dallas. Kurt Schrader stated on February 2, 2012 in congressional website : In just a few decades, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, other mandatory spending programs, and paying interest due on the debt will eclipse our entire budget. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 31, 2012 in a press release: Says Mitt Romney’s campaign "has already spent more on negative ads than John McCain did during his entire presidential run." Susan Combs stated on December 6, 2011 in an interview: Says she "wiped out" the state Agriculture Department’s inspections of eggs at retail sites like grocery stores. Randy Forbes stated on January 24, 2012 in a blog post.: "The national debt is equal to $48,700 for every American or $128,300 for every U.S. household. It is now equivalent to the size of our entire economy." Jim Whelan stated on January 9, 2012 in a speech on the state Senate floor: "United States of America is twenty-sixth in school performance in the world." Armond Budish stated on January 31, 2012 in a news conference: "We've seen more anti-women's choice bills introduced in the first half of this session than we've seen in the last three General Assemblies." Joseph Trillo stated on January 20, 2012 in a debate: "We got [the Quonset Business Park] for free and we’re getting zero dollars out of it into the state coffers … other than the fact that it produces the jobs." Nathan Deal stated on January 31, 2012 in a television commercial: "One out of every three automobile fatalities can be attributed to alcohol." Stacey Campfield stated on January 26, 2012 in an interview with Michelangelo Signorile on the Sirius satellite radio show “OutQ.”: AIDS was transmitted to humans because "one guy" had sex with "a monkey" and then started "having sex with men." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on January 5, 2012 in a press release.: Congressman Scott DesJarlais "is spending his one year anniversary on vacation -- only working 6 days in all of January." Paul Ryan stated on January 23, 2012 in a news release: Says U.S. Senate Democrats "have gone without any budget at all" for more than 1,000 days. Joe Pennacchio stated on January 30, 2012 in a news release: Says Pennsylvania charges a top income tax rate of 3 percent and Delaware "has no state income tax at all." Newt Gingrich stated on January 30, 2012 in a speech in Tampa, Fla.: "Gov. Romney cut off kosher meals for Jewish senior citizens who were on Medicaid to save $5 a day." Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union speech: "Today, for the first time in fifteen years, Master Lock’s unionized plant in Milwaukee is running at full capacity." Hank Johnson stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: "Unemployment has fallen from 10 percent during the president’s first year in office to 8.5 percent today." David Englin stated on January 20, 2012 in a news release.: "A cashier earning $20,000 per year pays the same (Virginia) income tax rate as a hedge fund manager earning $20 million per year." Phil Gingrey stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: Since President Barack Obama took office, "2 million more Americans are out of work." Newt Gingrich stated on January 29, 2012 in an interview: In 1992, Mitt Romney "gave money to Democrats for Congress." Newt Gingrich stated on January 30, 2012 in a town hall in Jacksonville, Fla.: "The Obama administration ... would impose on every Catholic institution, every Jewish institution, every Protestant institution the Obamacare standard of what you have to buy as insurance." Ron Paul stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina: Says the U.S. federal income tax rate was 0 percent until 1913.
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Mitt Romney stated on January 27, 2012 in a column: On deporting illegal immigrants. Chain email stated on February 2, 2012 in a message via the Internet: "If you sell your house after 2012 you will pay a 3.8 percent sales tax on it." Marco Rubio stated on January 31, 2012 in a TV interview: "No candidate has run more negative ads in American history than Barack Obama did in 2008, especially in the general.’’ Cecilia Muñoz stated on February 1, 2012 in a post to the White House Blog: "Most women, including 98 percent of Catholic women, have used contraception." Pete Hoekstra stated on February 5, 2012 in a website linked to a campaign ad: "Since ObamaCare and the stimulus passed, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has increased." Lamar Smith stated on January 20, 2012 in an opinion column.: "Illegal counterfeiting and piracy costs the U.S. economy $100 billion... every year." Brian Kemp stated on June 24, 2011 in in editorials and op-ed articles: The Georgia Secretary of State's Office and the Georgia State Elections Board investigate and penalize hundreds of people guilty of election fraud. Fred Clark stated on February 1, 2012 in a Democratic Party radio address: Says Gov. Scott Walker "made more than $70 million in cuts to job training programs through (Wisconsin’s) technical colleges." Paul Sarlo stated on January 30, 2012 in opening remarks at a Senate committee hearing: Says Gov. Chris Christie’s proposal to reduce state income taxes "would be the second tax cut for the rich by the governor in two years." Tom Leppert stated on January 12, 2012 in a U.S. Senate debate hosted by Empower Texans and the Texas Public Policy Foundation: Says "we brought crime rate down by 30 percent" when he was mayor of Dallas. Kurt Schrader stated on February 2, 2012 in congressional website : In just a few decades, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, other mandatory spending programs, and paying interest due on the debt will eclipse our entire budget. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 31, 2012 in a press release: Says Mitt Romney’s campaign "has already spent more on negative ads than John McCain did during his entire presidential run." Susan Combs stated on December 6, 2011 in an interview: Says she "wiped out" the state Agriculture Department’s inspections of eggs at retail sites like grocery stores. Randy Forbes stated on January 24, 2012 in a blog post.: "The national debt is equal to $48,700 for every American or $128,300 for every U.S. household. It is now equivalent to the size of our entire economy." Jim Whelan stated on January 9, 2012 in a speech on the state Senate floor: "United States of America is twenty-sixth in school performance in the world." Armond Budish stated on January 31, 2012 in a news conference: "We've seen more anti-women's choice bills introduced in the first half of this session than we've seen in the last three General Assemblies." Joseph Trillo stated on January 20, 2012 in a debate: "We got [the Quonset Business Park] for free and we’re getting zero dollars out of it into the state coffers … other than the fact that it produces the jobs." Nathan Deal stated on January 31, 2012 in a television commercial: "One out of every three automobile fatalities can be attributed to alcohol." Stacey Campfield stated on January 26, 2012 in an interview with Michelangelo Signorile on the Sirius satellite radio show “OutQ.”: AIDS was transmitted to humans because "one guy" had sex with "a monkey" and then started "having sex with men." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on January 5, 2012 in a press release.: Congressman Scott DesJarlais "is spending his one year anniversary on vacation -- only working 6 days in all of January." Paul Ryan stated on January 23, 2012 in a news release: Says U.S. Senate Democrats "have gone without any budget at all" for more than 1,000 days. Joe Pennacchio stated on January 30, 2012 in a news release: Says Pennsylvania charges a top income tax rate of 3 percent and Delaware "has no state income tax at all." Newt Gingrich stated on January 30, 2012 in a speech in Tampa, Fla.: "Gov. Romney cut off kosher meals for Jewish senior citizens who were on Medicaid to save $5 a day." Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union speech: "Today, for the first time in fifteen years, Master Lock’s unionized plant in Milwaukee is running at full capacity." Hank Johnson stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: "Unemployment has fallen from 10 percent during the president’s first year in office to 8.5 percent today." David Englin stated on January 20, 2012 in a news release.: "A cashier earning $20,000 per year pays the same (Virginia) income tax rate as a hedge fund manager earning $20 million per year." Phil Gingrey stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: Since President Barack Obama took office, "2 million more Americans are out of work." Newt Gingrich stated on January 29, 2012 in an interview: In 1992, Mitt Romney "gave money to Democrats for Congress." Newt Gingrich stated on January 30, 2012 in a town hall in Jacksonville, Fla.: "The Obama administration ... would impose on every Catholic institution, every Jewish institution, every Protestant institution the Obamacare standard of what you have to buy as insurance." Ron Paul stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina: Says the U.S. federal income tax rate was 0 percent until 1913.
Chain email stated on February 2, 2012 in a message via the Internet: "If you sell your house after 2012 you will pay a 3.8 percent sales tax on it."
Marco Rubio stated on January 31, 2012 in a TV interview: "No candidate has run more negative ads in American history than Barack Obama did in 2008, especially in the general.’’
Cecilia Muñoz stated on February 1, 2012 in a post to the White House Blog: "Most women, including 98 percent of Catholic women, have used contraception."
Pete Hoekstra stated on February 5, 2012 in a website linked to a campaign ad: "Since ObamaCare and the stimulus passed, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has increased."
Lamar Smith stated on January 20, 2012 in an opinion column.: "Illegal counterfeiting and piracy costs the U.S. economy $100 billion... every year."
Brian Kemp stated on June 24, 2011 in in editorials and op-ed articles: The Georgia Secretary of State's Office and the Georgia State Elections Board investigate and penalize hundreds of people guilty of election fraud.
Fred Clark stated on February 1, 2012 in a Democratic Party radio address: Says Gov. Scott Walker "made more than $70 million in cuts to job training programs through (Wisconsin’s) technical colleges."
Paul Sarlo stated on January 30, 2012 in opening remarks at a Senate committee hearing: Says Gov. Chris Christie’s proposal to reduce state income taxes "would be the second tax cut for the rich by the governor in two years."
Tom Leppert stated on January 12, 2012 in a U.S. Senate debate hosted by Empower Texans and the Texas Public Policy Foundation: Says "we brought crime rate down by 30 percent" when he was mayor of Dallas.
Kurt Schrader stated on February 2, 2012 in congressional website : In just a few decades, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, other mandatory spending programs, and paying interest due on the debt will eclipse our entire budget.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 31, 2012 in a press release: Says Mitt Romney’s campaign "has already spent more on negative ads than John McCain did during his entire presidential run."
Susan Combs stated on December 6, 2011 in an interview: Says she "wiped out" the state Agriculture Department’s inspections of eggs at retail sites like grocery stores.
Randy Forbes stated on January 24, 2012 in a blog post.: "The national debt is equal to $48,700 for every American or $128,300 for every U.S. household. It is now equivalent to the size of our entire economy."
Jim Whelan stated on January 9, 2012 in a speech on the state Senate floor: "United States of America is twenty-sixth in school performance in the world."
Armond Budish stated on January 31, 2012 in a news conference: "We've seen more anti-women's choice bills introduced in the first half of this session than we've seen in the last three General Assemblies."
Joseph Trillo stated on January 20, 2012 in a debate: "We got [the Quonset Business Park] for free and we’re getting zero dollars out of it into the state coffers … other than the fact that it produces the jobs."
Nathan Deal stated on January 31, 2012 in a television commercial: "One out of every three automobile fatalities can be attributed to alcohol."
Stacey Campfield stated on January 26, 2012 in an interview with Michelangelo Signorile on the Sirius satellite radio show “OutQ.”: AIDS was transmitted to humans because "one guy" had sex with "a monkey" and then started "having sex with men."
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on January 5, 2012 in a press release.: Congressman Scott DesJarlais "is spending his one year anniversary on vacation -- only working 6 days in all of January."
Paul Ryan stated on January 23, 2012 in a news release: Says U.S. Senate Democrats "have gone without any budget at all" for more than 1,000 days.
Joe Pennacchio stated on January 30, 2012 in a news release: Says Pennsylvania charges a top income tax rate of 3 percent and Delaware "has no state income tax at all."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 30, 2012 in a speech in Tampa, Fla.: "Gov. Romney cut off kosher meals for Jewish senior citizens who were on Medicaid to save $5 a day."
Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union speech: "Today, for the first time in fifteen years, Master Lock’s unionized plant in Milwaukee is running at full capacity."
Hank Johnson stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: "Unemployment has fallen from 10 percent during the president’s first year in office to 8.5 percent today."
David Englin stated on January 20, 2012 in a news release.: "A cashier earning $20,000 per year pays the same (Virginia) income tax rate as a hedge fund manager earning $20 million per year."
Phil Gingrey stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: Since President Barack Obama took office, "2 million more Americans are out of work."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 29, 2012 in an interview: In 1992, Mitt Romney "gave money to Democrats for Congress."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 30, 2012 in a town hall in Jacksonville, Fla.: "The Obama administration ... would impose on every Catholic institution, every Jewish institution, every Protestant institution the Obamacare standard of what you have to buy as insurance."
Ron Paul stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina: Says the U.S. federal income tax rate was 0 percent until 1913.
