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 Occupy Wall Street stated on October 5, 2011 in a sign at an Occupy Wall Street protest: "94 percent of winning candidates in 2010 had more money than their opponents." David Axelrod stated on September 27, 2011 in a speech to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics: Says Republicans want to cut education by 25 percent. No Casinos stated on October 11, 2011 in a statement on their website: "The (Florida) casino proposed by Malaysian gambling conglomerate Genting would be nearly double the size of the largest casino in the world." Chris Abele stated on September 29, 2011 in a speech: The Milwaukee County sheriff’s department "plays only a limited role as a traditional law enforcement agency" and in 2009 reported far fewer crimes to the FBI than the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee police did. Building a Better Ohio stated on September 15, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says the reforms in state Issue 2 "will save taxpayer dollars" Burnt Orange Report stated on October 3, 2011 in a blog post.: Says Texas Senate hopeful Donna Campbell doesn’t live in the district she’s hoping to win in 2012. Christine Whitman stated on September 19, 2011 in an interview on NJTV: "The proudest accomplishment (of my tenure) was leaving the state with a $1.2 billion surplus, which was the largest we’d ever had, and getting spending under control and a balanced budget." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on September 30, 2011 in a radio interview: Says he’s "never asked for more" than inflationary budget increases in his 10 budgets as Milwaukee County sheriff David Quiroa stated on October 3, 2011 in a news release: "Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license." Tom Kean Jr. stated on October 7, 2011 in a news release: Says Democrats raised taxes over 115 times in the past 10 years, "making New Jersey increasingly unaffordable and chasing jobs to neighboring states." Sam Adams stated on October 13, 2011 in in a press conference: Says "There are now Occupy Wall Street camps in hundreds of cities across the United States." Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent. Alan Grayson stated on October 10, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show": "According to Wikipedia, there are only five countries in the entire planet that are more unequal than the United States in the distribution of our wealth." Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate: Says the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing that it "can't build a factory in a non-union state." Rick Perry stated on October 10, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Romneycare has … killed 18,000 Massachusetts jobs." Robert Kraig stated on October 3, 2011 in a news release, blog: Wisconsin bill "grants drug companies and medical device manufacturers immunity from injuries and deaths caused by their products." Peter Palumbo stated on October 5, 2011 in a speech: "The Tax Foundation figures Rhode Island as the 10th highest state for state and local tax burden per capita in the country. We're the 6th worst in the country for the business tax index. We're the 3rd highest per capita in the country for all taxes." Ward Armstrong stated on September 27, 2011 in in TV ads.: Appalachian Power Company is making "record profits." Herman Cain stated on October 4, 2011: "Current projections indicate that Medicare will go bankrupt by 2017, while Social Security will bottom out by 2037." Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republicam debate in Hanover, N.H.: When George W. Bush was governor of Texas, "the percentage uninsured went down." Under his successor, Rick Perry, "it's gone up." Rick Santorum stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidental primary debate: The poverty rate for families in which a husband and a wife work is 5 percent, but in families headed by one person … "it's 30 percent today." Jon Huntsman stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.: "The IRS is already planning on 19,500 new employees to administer" Obama’s health care mandate. Herman Cain stated on October 5, 2011 in an interview in St. Petersburg, Fla., aboard his campaign bus: Says someone earning $50,000 a year will fare better under his "9-9-9" plan than under the current tax system. Scott Walker stated on September 26, 2011 in a television interview: Says he never called teachers "thugs" and has said nothing but "great things" about them during the fight over his curbs on unions John Boehner stated on October 7, 2011 in a news release: "Our unemployment rate has been higher than 8 percent for more than two-and-a-half years, far above what the Obama Administration promised with the 'stimulus.' " Chris Christie stated on October 11, 2011 in a news conference with Mitt Romney: Says "any attempt to try to compare" the Massachusetts health care law with the federal health care law is "completely, intellectually dishonest. Governor Romney did not raise one tax in doing what he did." Herman Cain stated on October 12, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC: "Every worker pays 15.3 percent payroll tax." Edd Houck stated on September 29, 2011 in a TV ad.: "Bryce Reeves chaired a group bankrolled by a New York billionaire who fired hundreds of Virginia workers and sent their jobs to China." George LeMieux stated on October 3, 2011 in a website: Says U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hasner "cited his efforts to weaken pro-life and school choice legislation as unequivocal proof that he’s a moderate." Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Bloomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry co-chaired Al Gore’s campaign for president.
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Occupy Wall Street stated on October 5, 2011 in a sign at an Occupy Wall Street protest: "94 percent of winning candidates in 2010 had more money than their opponents." David Axelrod stated on September 27, 2011 in a speech to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics: Says Republicans want to cut education by 25 percent. No Casinos stated on October 11, 2011 in a statement on their website: "The (Florida) casino proposed by Malaysian gambling conglomerate Genting would be nearly double the size of the largest casino in the world." Chris Abele stated on September 29, 2011 in a speech: The Milwaukee County sheriff’s department "plays only a limited role as a traditional law enforcement agency" and in 2009 reported far fewer crimes to the FBI than the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee police did. Building a Better Ohio stated on September 15, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says the reforms in state Issue 2 "will save taxpayer dollars" Burnt Orange Report stated on October 3, 2011 in a blog post.: Says Texas Senate hopeful Donna Campbell doesn’t live in the district she’s hoping to win in 2012. Christine Whitman stated on September 19, 2011 in an interview on NJTV: "The proudest accomplishment (of my tenure) was leaving the state with a $1.2 billion surplus, which was the largest we’d ever had, and getting spending under control and a balanced budget." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on September 30, 2011 in a radio interview: Says he’s "never asked for more" than inflationary budget increases in his 10 budgets as Milwaukee County sheriff David Quiroa stated on October 3, 2011 in a news release: "Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license." Tom Kean Jr. stated on October 7, 2011 in a news release: Says Democrats raised taxes over 115 times in the past 10 years, "making New Jersey increasingly unaffordable and chasing jobs to neighboring states." Sam Adams stated on October 13, 2011 in in a press conference: Says "There are now Occupy Wall Street camps in hundreds of cities across the United States." Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent. Alan Grayson stated on October 10, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show": "According to Wikipedia, there are only five countries in the entire planet that are more unequal than the United States in the distribution of our wealth." Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate: Says the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing that it "can't build a factory in a non-union state." Rick Perry stated on October 10, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Romneycare has … killed 18,000 Massachusetts jobs." Robert Kraig stated on October 3, 2011 in a news release, blog: Wisconsin bill "grants drug companies and medical device manufacturers immunity from injuries and deaths caused by their products." Peter Palumbo stated on October 5, 2011 in a speech: "The Tax Foundation figures Rhode Island as the 10th highest state for state and local tax burden per capita in the country. We're the 6th worst in the country for the business tax index. We're the 3rd highest per capita in the country for all taxes." Ward Armstrong stated on September 27, 2011 in in TV ads.: Appalachian Power Company is making "record profits." Herman Cain stated on October 4, 2011: "Current projections indicate that Medicare will go bankrupt by 2017, while Social Security will bottom out by 2037." Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republicam debate in Hanover, N.H.: When George W. Bush was governor of Texas, "the percentage uninsured went down." Under his successor, Rick Perry, "it's gone up." Rick Santorum stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidental primary debate: The poverty rate for families in which a husband and a wife work is 5 percent, but in families headed by one person … "it's 30 percent today." Jon Huntsman stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.: "The IRS is already planning on 19,500 new employees to administer" Obama’s health care mandate. Herman Cain stated on October 5, 2011 in an interview in St. Petersburg, Fla., aboard his campaign bus: Says someone earning $50,000 a year will fare better under his "9-9-9" plan than under the current tax system. Scott Walker stated on September 26, 2011 in a television interview: Says he never called teachers "thugs" and has said nothing but "great things" about them during the fight over his curbs on unions John Boehner stated on October 7, 2011 in a news release: "Our unemployment rate has been higher than 8 percent for more than two-and-a-half years, far above what the Obama Administration promised with the 'stimulus.' " Chris Christie stated on October 11, 2011 in a news conference with Mitt Romney: Says "any attempt to try to compare" the Massachusetts health care law with the federal health care law is "completely, intellectually dishonest. Governor Romney did not raise one tax in doing what he did." Herman Cain stated on October 12, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC: "Every worker pays 15.3 percent payroll tax." Edd Houck stated on September 29, 2011 in a TV ad.: "Bryce Reeves chaired a group bankrolled by a New York billionaire who fired hundreds of Virginia workers and sent their jobs to China." George LeMieux stated on October 3, 2011 in a website: Says U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hasner "cited his efforts to weaken pro-life and school choice legislation as unequivocal proof that he’s a moderate." Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Bloomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry co-chaired Al Gore’s campaign for president.
Occupy Wall Street stated on October 5, 2011 in a sign at an Occupy Wall Street protest: "94 percent of winning candidates in 2010 had more money than their opponents."
David Axelrod stated on September 27, 2011 in a speech to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics: Says Republicans want to cut education by 25 percent.
No Casinos stated on October 11, 2011 in a statement on their website: "The (Florida) casino proposed by Malaysian gambling conglomerate Genting would be nearly double the size of the largest casino in the world."
Chris Abele stated on September 29, 2011 in a speech: The Milwaukee County sheriff’s department "plays only a limited role as a traditional law enforcement agency" and in 2009 reported far fewer crimes to the FBI than the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee police did.
Building a Better Ohio stated on September 15, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says the reforms in state Issue 2 "will save taxpayer dollars"
Burnt Orange Report stated on October 3, 2011 in a blog post.: Says Texas Senate hopeful Donna Campbell doesn’t live in the district she’s hoping to win in 2012.
Christine Whitman stated on September 19, 2011 in an interview on NJTV: "The proudest accomplishment (of my tenure) was leaving the state with a $1.2 billion surplus, which was the largest we’d ever had, and getting spending under control and a balanced budget."
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on September 30, 2011 in a radio interview: Says he’s "never asked for more" than inflationary budget increases in his 10 budgets as Milwaukee County sheriff
David Quiroa stated on October 3, 2011 in a news release: "Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license."
Tom Kean Jr. stated on October 7, 2011 in a news release: Says Democrats raised taxes over 115 times in the past 10 years, "making New Jersey increasingly unaffordable and chasing jobs to neighboring states."
Sam Adams stated on October 13, 2011 in in a press conference: Says "There are now Occupy Wall Street camps in hundreds of cities across the United States."
Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent.
Alan Grayson stated on October 10, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show": "According to Wikipedia, there are only five countries in the entire planet that are more unequal than the United States in the distribution of our wealth."
Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate: Says the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing that it "can't build a factory in a non-union state."
Rick Perry stated on October 10, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Romneycare has … killed 18,000 Massachusetts jobs."
Robert Kraig stated on October 3, 2011 in a news release, blog: Wisconsin bill "grants drug companies and medical device manufacturers immunity from injuries and deaths caused by their products."
Peter Palumbo stated on October 5, 2011 in a speech: "The Tax Foundation figures Rhode Island as the 10th highest state for state and local tax burden per capita in the country. We're the 6th worst in the country for the business tax index. We're the 3rd highest per capita in the country for all taxes."
Ward Armstrong stated on September 27, 2011 in in TV ads.: Appalachian Power Company is making "record profits."
Herman Cain stated on October 4, 2011: "Current projections indicate that Medicare will go bankrupt by 2017, while Social Security will bottom out by 2037."
Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republicam debate in Hanover, N.H.: When George W. Bush was governor of Texas, "the percentage uninsured went down." Under his successor, Rick Perry, "it's gone up."
Rick Santorum stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidental primary debate: The poverty rate for families in which a husband and a wife work is 5 percent, but in families headed by one person … "it's 30 percent today."
Jon Huntsman stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.: "The IRS is already planning on 19,500 new employees to administer" Obama’s health care mandate.
Herman Cain stated on October 5, 2011 in an interview in St. Petersburg, Fla., aboard his campaign bus: Says someone earning $50,000 a year will fare better under his "9-9-9" plan than under the current tax system.
Scott Walker stated on September 26, 2011 in a television interview: Says he never called teachers "thugs" and has said nothing but "great things" about them during the fight over his curbs on unions
John Boehner stated on October 7, 2011 in a news release: "Our unemployment rate has been higher than 8 percent for more than two-and-a-half years, far above what the Obama Administration promised with the 'stimulus.' "
Chris Christie stated on October 11, 2011 in a news conference with Mitt Romney: Says "any attempt to try to compare" the Massachusetts health care law with the federal health care law is "completely, intellectually dishonest. Governor Romney did not raise one tax in doing what he did."
Herman Cain stated on October 12, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC: "Every worker pays 15.3 percent payroll tax."
Edd Houck stated on September 29, 2011 in a TV ad.: "Bryce Reeves chaired a group bankrolled by a New York billionaire who fired hundreds of Virginia workers and sent their jobs to China."
George LeMieux stated on October 3, 2011 in a website: Says U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hasner "cited his efforts to weaken pro-life and school choice legislation as unequivocal proof that he’s a moderate."
Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Bloomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry co-chaired Al Gore’s campaign for president.
