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 Rob Portman stated on December 17, 2011 in a news release: Says federal spending has increased 21 percent over the past three years. David Dewhurst stated on December 13, 2011 in a post on his campaign website: "Ballistic tests have confirmed that the death of at least one U.S. Border Patrol agent was caused by" weapons that were part of a federal arms trafficking operation. Rick Perry stated on January 8, 2012 in a Republican debate in New Hampshire.: Says President Barack Obama "is a socialist." Newt Gingrich stated on January 8, 2012 in an NBC-Facebook debate in Concord, N.H.: The EPA was asked about an environmental citation for the city landfill in Nashua, N.H. but "didn’t know" why it was cited. Mitt Romney stated on January 7, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: Says President Barack Obama has opened up no new trade relationships with other nations. Rick Santorum stated on January 8, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate: Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan provides "pretty much" the same coverage that members of Congress receive. Jon Huntsman stated on January 8, 2012 in an NBC-Facebook debate in Concord, N.H.: Says the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposal went from President Barack Obama's desk to "the garbage can." Mitt Romney stated on January 7, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: "We're only inches away from no longer being a free economy." Jon Huntsman stated on January 7, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I delivered a flat tax for my state. I took my state to No. 1 in job creation. With all due respect to what Rick Perry has said about Texas, we did a little bit better." Mitt Romney stated on January 8, 2012 in a presidential primary debate in New Hampshire: Eliminating "Obamacare" ... "saves $95 billion a year." Kelda Helen Roys stated on January 5, 2012 in a news release: Says area near proposed northern Wisconsin iron ore mine is "15 hours away" from where public hearing on mining was held. Anna Little stated on December 29, 2011 in a message on her campaign website: "Bob Menendez just voted to increase the government's debt ceiling to $1.9 TRILLION! In his 19 years in Congress, Menendez has helped overspend America over $15 TRILLION into debt." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 13, 2011 in a Senate hearing: "[Renewable energy] projects . . . get us off foreign oil and away, step by step, from these foreign entanglements that we have to get into to defend our oil supply." Matt Wingard stated on January 2, 2012 in a news story online: "Oregon’s per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state that’s actually getting poorer." Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on December 12, 2011 in an interview on CNN’s ‘Out Front’: Says taking millionaires off food stamps and unemployment would save $20 million. Mitt Romney stated on December 28, 2011 in an editorial board meeting with an Iowa newspaper: "Our income, our GDP per capita, is almost 50 percent higher than (it is for) the average European." Mitt Romney stated on December 6, 2011 in a TV airing in Florida: Says he "helped save" the Olympic games. Bob McDonnell stated on December 19, 2011 in a speech.: Says he’s proposed "the largest employer contribution to the Virginia Retirement System in history." Barack Obama stated on January 3, 2012 in an Obama for America video: President Barack Obama "put in place historic fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks to lower costs at the pump and reduce dependence on foreign oil." Gwen Moore stated on December 27, 2011 in tweets: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker eliminated "cancer screenings for uninsured women" and offered "no alternatives." John Kasich stated on January 19, 2012 in a news conference: "We are now eighth in the nation in job creation . . . we are No. 1 in the Midwest." Tom Price stated on December 8, 2011 in a letter: Congress gave an unelected board "the power to deny care to seniors." David Cicilline stated on December 25, 2011 in an appearance on WPRI's Newsmakers: "I think with the exception of the last year or maybe the last two years, we were at 100 percent" when it came to contributing to the Providence pension fund. Barack Obama stated on January 3, 2012 in a web video advertisement: Says he lived up to a 2008 promise when he "closed corporate tax loopholes that were sending profits overseas." Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2012 in a video ad: Says the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing that it couldn’t build a factory in South Carolina because South Carolina is a right-to-work state. Chris Abele stated on December 15, 2011 in a television interview: Says Milwaukee County buses are no less safe now than a year or two ago. Chris Christie stated on December 29, 2011 in a radio interview: Says "kids who start in the ninth grade in the city of Newark this past September, 23 percent of them will graduate in four years." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on December 9, 2011 in a telephone campaign: Says Rep. Jim Renacci was "trying to leave town for the holidays without extending your payroll tax cut." Ron Paul stated on January 3, 2012 in a speech after the Iowa caucuses: Says a new national poll shows "the majority of the American people believe we should have a gold standard" for U.S. currency. Rick Santorum stated on December 29, 2011 in a video ad: Rick Santorum "reformed welfare."
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Rob Portman stated on December 17, 2011 in a news release: Says federal spending has increased 21 percent over the past three years. David Dewhurst stated on December 13, 2011 in a post on his campaign website: "Ballistic tests have confirmed that the death of at least one U.S. Border Patrol agent was caused by" weapons that were part of a federal arms trafficking operation. Rick Perry stated on January 8, 2012 in a Republican debate in New Hampshire.: Says President Barack Obama "is a socialist." Newt Gingrich stated on January 8, 2012 in an NBC-Facebook debate in Concord, N.H.: The EPA was asked about an environmental citation for the city landfill in Nashua, N.H. but "didn’t know" why it was cited. Mitt Romney stated on January 7, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: Says President Barack Obama has opened up no new trade relationships with other nations. Rick Santorum stated on January 8, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate: Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan provides "pretty much" the same coverage that members of Congress receive. Jon Huntsman stated on January 8, 2012 in an NBC-Facebook debate in Concord, N.H.: Says the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposal went from President Barack Obama's desk to "the garbage can." Mitt Romney stated on January 7, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: "We're only inches away from no longer being a free economy." Jon Huntsman stated on January 7, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I delivered a flat tax for my state. I took my state to No. 1 in job creation. With all due respect to what Rick Perry has said about Texas, we did a little bit better." Mitt Romney stated on January 8, 2012 in a presidential primary debate in New Hampshire: Eliminating "Obamacare" ... "saves $95 billion a year." Kelda Helen Roys stated on January 5, 2012 in a news release: Says area near proposed northern Wisconsin iron ore mine is "15 hours away" from where public hearing on mining was held. Anna Little stated on December 29, 2011 in a message on her campaign website: "Bob Menendez just voted to increase the government's debt ceiling to $1.9 TRILLION! In his 19 years in Congress, Menendez has helped overspend America over $15 TRILLION into debt." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 13, 2011 in a Senate hearing: "[Renewable energy] projects . . . get us off foreign oil and away, step by step, from these foreign entanglements that we have to get into to defend our oil supply." Matt Wingard stated on January 2, 2012 in a news story online: "Oregon’s per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state that’s actually getting poorer." Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on December 12, 2011 in an interview on CNN’s ‘Out Front’: Says taking millionaires off food stamps and unemployment would save $20 million. Mitt Romney stated on December 28, 2011 in an editorial board meeting with an Iowa newspaper: "Our income, our GDP per capita, is almost 50 percent higher than (it is for) the average European." Mitt Romney stated on December 6, 2011 in a TV airing in Florida: Says he "helped save" the Olympic games. Bob McDonnell stated on December 19, 2011 in a speech.: Says he’s proposed "the largest employer contribution to the Virginia Retirement System in history." Barack Obama stated on January 3, 2012 in an Obama for America video: President Barack Obama "put in place historic fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks to lower costs at the pump and reduce dependence on foreign oil." Gwen Moore stated on December 27, 2011 in tweets: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker eliminated "cancer screenings for uninsured women" and offered "no alternatives." John Kasich stated on January 19, 2012 in a news conference: "We are now eighth in the nation in job creation . . . we are No. 1 in the Midwest." Tom Price stated on December 8, 2011 in a letter: Congress gave an unelected board "the power to deny care to seniors." David Cicilline stated on December 25, 2011 in an appearance on WPRI's Newsmakers: "I think with the exception of the last year or maybe the last two years, we were at 100 percent" when it came to contributing to the Providence pension fund. Barack Obama stated on January 3, 2012 in a web video advertisement: Says he lived up to a 2008 promise when he "closed corporate tax loopholes that were sending profits overseas." Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2012 in a video ad: Says the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing that it couldn’t build a factory in South Carolina because South Carolina is a right-to-work state. Chris Abele stated on December 15, 2011 in a television interview: Says Milwaukee County buses are no less safe now than a year or two ago. Chris Christie stated on December 29, 2011 in a radio interview: Says "kids who start in the ninth grade in the city of Newark this past September, 23 percent of them will graduate in four years." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on December 9, 2011 in a telephone campaign: Says Rep. Jim Renacci was "trying to leave town for the holidays without extending your payroll tax cut." Ron Paul stated on January 3, 2012 in a speech after the Iowa caucuses: Says a new national poll shows "the majority of the American people believe we should have a gold standard" for U.S. currency. Rick Santorum stated on December 29, 2011 in a video ad: Rick Santorum "reformed welfare."
Rob Portman stated on December 17, 2011 in a news release: Says federal spending has increased 21 percent over the past three years.
David Dewhurst stated on December 13, 2011 in a post on his campaign website: "Ballistic tests have confirmed that the death of at least one U.S. Border Patrol agent was caused by" weapons that were part of a federal arms trafficking operation.
Rick Perry stated on January 8, 2012 in a Republican debate in New Hampshire.: Says President Barack Obama "is a socialist."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 8, 2012 in an NBC-Facebook debate in Concord, N.H.: The EPA was asked about an environmental citation for the city landfill in Nashua, N.H. but "didn’t know" why it was cited.
Mitt Romney stated on January 7, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: Says President Barack Obama has opened up no new trade relationships with other nations.
Rick Santorum stated on January 8, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate: Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan provides "pretty much" the same coverage that members of Congress receive.
Jon Huntsman stated on January 8, 2012 in an NBC-Facebook debate in Concord, N.H.: Says the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposal went from President Barack Obama's desk to "the garbage can."
Mitt Romney stated on January 7, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: "We're only inches away from no longer being a free economy."
Jon Huntsman stated on January 7, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I delivered a flat tax for my state. I took my state to No. 1 in job creation. With all due respect to what Rick Perry has said about Texas, we did a little bit better."
Mitt Romney stated on January 8, 2012 in a presidential primary debate in New Hampshire: Eliminating "Obamacare" ... "saves $95 billion a year."
Kelda Helen Roys stated on January 5, 2012 in a news release: Says area near proposed northern Wisconsin iron ore mine is "15 hours away" from where public hearing on mining was held.
Anna Little stated on December 29, 2011 in a message on her campaign website: "Bob Menendez just voted to increase the government's debt ceiling to $1.9 TRILLION! In his 19 years in Congress, Menendez has helped overspend America over $15 TRILLION into debt."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 13, 2011 in a Senate hearing: "[Renewable energy] projects . . . get us off foreign oil and away, step by step, from these foreign entanglements that we have to get into to defend our oil supply."
Matt Wingard stated on January 2, 2012 in a news story online: "Oregon’s per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state that’s actually getting poorer."
Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on December 12, 2011 in an interview on CNN’s ‘Out Front’: Says taking millionaires off food stamps and unemployment would save $20 million.
Mitt Romney stated on December 28, 2011 in an editorial board meeting with an Iowa newspaper: "Our income, our GDP per capita, is almost 50 percent higher than (it is for) the average European."
Mitt Romney stated on December 6, 2011 in a TV airing in Florida: Says he "helped save" the Olympic games.
Bob McDonnell stated on December 19, 2011 in a speech.: Says he’s proposed "the largest employer contribution to the Virginia Retirement System in history."
Barack Obama stated on January 3, 2012 in an Obama for America video: President Barack Obama "put in place historic fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks to lower costs at the pump and reduce dependence on foreign oil."
Gwen Moore stated on December 27, 2011 in tweets: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker eliminated "cancer screenings for uninsured women" and offered "no alternatives."
John Kasich stated on January 19, 2012 in a news conference: "We are now eighth in the nation in job creation . . . we are No. 1 in the Midwest."
Tom Price stated on December 8, 2011 in a letter: Congress gave an unelected board "the power to deny care to seniors."
David Cicilline stated on December 25, 2011 in an appearance on WPRI's Newsmakers: "I think with the exception of the last year or maybe the last two years, we were at 100 percent" when it came to contributing to the Providence pension fund.
Barack Obama stated on January 3, 2012 in a web video advertisement: Says he lived up to a 2008 promise when he "closed corporate tax loopholes that were sending profits overseas."
Mitt Romney stated on January 5, 2012 in a video ad: Says the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing that it couldn’t build a factory in South Carolina because South Carolina is a right-to-work state.
Chris Abele stated on December 15, 2011 in a television interview: Says Milwaukee County buses are no less safe now than a year or two ago.
Chris Christie stated on December 29, 2011 in a radio interview: Says "kids who start in the ninth grade in the city of Newark this past September, 23 percent of them will graduate in four years."
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on December 9, 2011 in a telephone campaign: Says Rep. Jim Renacci was "trying to leave town for the holidays without extending your payroll tax cut."
Ron Paul stated on January 3, 2012 in a speech after the Iowa caucuses: Says a new national poll shows "the majority of the American people believe we should have a gold standard" for U.S. currency.
