Latest Mostly True 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 Paul Ryan stated on December 4, 2012 in a speech: "One out of every four students fails to earn a high school diploma. In our major cities across America, half of our kids don’t graduate." John Kitzhaber stated on December 13, 2012 in legislative testimony.: Says the Nike bill "is not a tax break ... this does not lower the taxes that Nike will pay nor does it prevent the Legislature from raising those taxes in the future." Lou Greenwald stated on December 4, 2012 in a press conference in Trenton: "Right now one of our highest job growth sectors is Leisure and Hospitality. We've added jobs that mostly fall within the restaurant and bar sector industry. These are not high-paying jobs, as the U.S. Department of Labor estimates this is an industry sector with the lowest average wages and the lowest proportion of its workforce earning minimum or subminimum wage jobs." Sherry Sylvester stated on December 2, 2012 in an opinion column.: Says personal-injury trial lawyers "have provided over 80 percent of the funding for the Texas Democratic Party for over a decade." Juan Hernández stated on November 8, 2012 in a Dallas Morning News blog post: Says Texas passed a state ‘Dream Act’ before any other state. Our Oregon stated on December 4, 2012 in a blog post.: Says that "the state spends more money on tax giveaways than it receives in tax collection." Ken Detzner stated on November 9, 2012 in a CNN interview: November 2012 was "a record year of turnout. More people voted before Election Day using absentee ballots and voting early than ever before in our history." Alan Grayson stated on November 24, 2012 in a Huffington Post column: Says Walmart employees represent the largest group of Medicaid and food stamp recipients in many states, costing the taxpayer $1,000 per worker. Dan Micciche stated on November 4, 2012 in an opinion article in the Dallas Morning News.: "The poverty level in" the Dallas school district "is one of the highest in the country, higher than New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Detroit and Newark." Sandy Pasch stated on December 29, 2012 in a radio address: Democratic Party candidates for the state Assembly "actually received 200,000 more votes statewide" than their Republican counterparts in the 2012 election Barbara Buono stated on November 29, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says "the number of Americans living at or below the poverty line is at its highest level since" 1964. National Association of Realtors stated on November 9, 2012 in a web post: A "foreclosure tax" that would take effect in 2013 could mean a high tax bill for those facing foreclosure and millions of families who modified their mortgage or had a short sale through their lender. Steve Acenbrak stated on November 11, 2012 in an article: "When you look at the number of crashes before the cameras were installed compared to after, they’re virtually the same." Robert Menendez stated on November 14, 2012 in a speech: "For the first time in history, the share of the national popular vote margin is smaller than the Latino vote margin." Dennis Kucinich stated on November 2, 2012 in a news release: Says the tax code is effectively subsidizing "the marketing efforts of fast food and junk food companies by as much as $19 billion over 10 years." Paul Levesque stated on October 24, 2012 in an interview on NYPost.com: "We’ve outdrawn the Super Bowl for a little while now in the arenas and stadiums that we’ve followed them in for the Super Bowl. We’ve gone in after [the NFL] and surpassed their ticket sales." Big Gamble NJ stated on November 13, 2012 in a website: "In 2011, our state-run lottery funded New Jersey classrooms by over $930 million." Chris Christie stated on October 30, 2012 in an interview on NBC Nightly News: Says New Jersey is "50th in return of our federal tax dollars." Caroline Casagrande stated on October 26, 2012 in an interview with NJTV's Michael Aron for "On The Record": "Every American now is $51,000 in debt. That’s money I owe, that’s money my children owe before they even go to kindergarten, that’s their check to the federal government right now." Robin Vos stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview: When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners. Brian Robinson stated on October 11, 2012 in a newspaper article : Half the lottery directors across the country had not run a lottery before they were hired. Saxby Chambliss stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview: "Revenues are 15 percent of GDP — it’s still in the range of the lowest it’s ever been." Kirk Watson stated on October 21, 2012 in an answer for the League of Women Voters, Austiin Area, Voters Guide.: "Texas’ population is projected to double in the next 50 years or so, but our basic amount of water will remain about where it is now." Larry Sabato stated on October 16, 2012 in an article: "The higher the education level, the more likely they are to vote Democratic." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 15, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin "proposed a $3.9 trillion tax increase -- a tax increase so extreme" that "even Nancy Pelosi voted against it." Priorities USA Action stated on October 31, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "was director of a company that stole millions from Medicare." Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: Says Connie Mack was "the only member of the Florida delegation that voted against a bill to help NASA." Michael McCaul stated on October 22, 2012 in a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters: Says U.S. corporate tax rate is "highest in the world at 35 percent." Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2012 in a television ad: Says "Mitt Romney’s plan rolls back regulations" on banks. Tim Kaine stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate.: Bill Clinton presided over "the biggest expansion of the American economy since World War II."
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Paul Ryan stated on December 4, 2012 in a speech: "One out of every four students fails to earn a high school diploma. In our major cities across America, half of our kids don’t graduate." John Kitzhaber stated on December 13, 2012 in legislative testimony.: Says the Nike bill "is not a tax break ... this does not lower the taxes that Nike will pay nor does it prevent the Legislature from raising those taxes in the future." Lou Greenwald stated on December 4, 2012 in a press conference in Trenton: "Right now one of our highest job growth sectors is Leisure and Hospitality. We've added jobs that mostly fall within the restaurant and bar sector industry. These are not high-paying jobs, as the U.S. Department of Labor estimates this is an industry sector with the lowest average wages and the lowest proportion of its workforce earning minimum or subminimum wage jobs." Sherry Sylvester stated on December 2, 2012 in an opinion column.: Says personal-injury trial lawyers "have provided over 80 percent of the funding for the Texas Democratic Party for over a decade." Juan Hernández stated on November 8, 2012 in a Dallas Morning News blog post: Says Texas passed a state ‘Dream Act’ before any other state. Our Oregon stated on December 4, 2012 in a blog post.: Says that "the state spends more money on tax giveaways than it receives in tax collection." Ken Detzner stated on November 9, 2012 in a CNN interview: November 2012 was "a record year of turnout. More people voted before Election Day using absentee ballots and voting early than ever before in our history." Alan Grayson stated on November 24, 2012 in a Huffington Post column: Says Walmart employees represent the largest group of Medicaid and food stamp recipients in many states, costing the taxpayer $1,000 per worker. Dan Micciche stated on November 4, 2012 in an opinion article in the Dallas Morning News.: "The poverty level in" the Dallas school district "is one of the highest in the country, higher than New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Detroit and Newark." Sandy Pasch stated on December 29, 2012 in a radio address: Democratic Party candidates for the state Assembly "actually received 200,000 more votes statewide" than their Republican counterparts in the 2012 election Barbara Buono stated on November 29, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says "the number of Americans living at or below the poverty line is at its highest level since" 1964. National Association of Realtors stated on November 9, 2012 in a web post: A "foreclosure tax" that would take effect in 2013 could mean a high tax bill for those facing foreclosure and millions of families who modified their mortgage or had a short sale through their lender. Steve Acenbrak stated on November 11, 2012 in an article: "When you look at the number of crashes before the cameras were installed compared to after, they’re virtually the same." Robert Menendez stated on November 14, 2012 in a speech: "For the first time in history, the share of the national popular vote margin is smaller than the Latino vote margin." Dennis Kucinich stated on November 2, 2012 in a news release: Says the tax code is effectively subsidizing "the marketing efforts of fast food and junk food companies by as much as $19 billion over 10 years." Paul Levesque stated on October 24, 2012 in an interview on NYPost.com: "We’ve outdrawn the Super Bowl for a little while now in the arenas and stadiums that we’ve followed them in for the Super Bowl. We’ve gone in after [the NFL] and surpassed their ticket sales." Big Gamble NJ stated on November 13, 2012 in a website: "In 2011, our state-run lottery funded New Jersey classrooms by over $930 million." Chris Christie stated on October 30, 2012 in an interview on NBC Nightly News: Says New Jersey is "50th in return of our federal tax dollars." Caroline Casagrande stated on October 26, 2012 in an interview with NJTV's Michael Aron for "On The Record": "Every American now is $51,000 in debt. That’s money I owe, that’s money my children owe before they even go to kindergarten, that’s their check to the federal government right now." Robin Vos stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview: When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners. Brian Robinson stated on October 11, 2012 in a newspaper article : Half the lottery directors across the country had not run a lottery before they were hired. Saxby Chambliss stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview: "Revenues are 15 percent of GDP — it’s still in the range of the lowest it’s ever been." Kirk Watson stated on October 21, 2012 in an answer for the League of Women Voters, Austiin Area, Voters Guide.: "Texas’ population is projected to double in the next 50 years or so, but our basic amount of water will remain about where it is now." Larry Sabato stated on October 16, 2012 in an article: "The higher the education level, the more likely they are to vote Democratic." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 15, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin "proposed a $3.9 trillion tax increase -- a tax increase so extreme" that "even Nancy Pelosi voted against it." Priorities USA Action stated on October 31, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "was director of a company that stole millions from Medicare." Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: Says Connie Mack was "the only member of the Florida delegation that voted against a bill to help NASA." Michael McCaul stated on October 22, 2012 in a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters: Says U.S. corporate tax rate is "highest in the world at 35 percent." Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2012 in a television ad: Says "Mitt Romney’s plan rolls back regulations" on banks. Tim Kaine stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate.: Bill Clinton presided over "the biggest expansion of the American economy since World War II."
Paul Ryan stated on December 4, 2012 in a speech: "One out of every four students fails to earn a high school diploma. In our major cities across America, half of our kids don’t graduate."
John Kitzhaber stated on December 13, 2012 in legislative testimony.: Says the Nike bill "is not a tax break ... this does not lower the taxes that Nike will pay nor does it prevent the Legislature from raising those taxes in the future."
Lou Greenwald stated on December 4, 2012 in a press conference in Trenton: "Right now one of our highest job growth sectors is Leisure and Hospitality. We've added jobs that mostly fall within the restaurant and bar sector industry. These are not high-paying jobs, as the U.S. Department of Labor estimates this is an industry sector with the lowest average wages and the lowest proportion of its workforce earning minimum or subminimum wage jobs."
Sherry Sylvester stated on December 2, 2012 in an opinion column.: Says personal-injury trial lawyers "have provided over 80 percent of the funding for the Texas Democratic Party for over a decade."
Juan Hernández stated on November 8, 2012 in a Dallas Morning News blog post: Says Texas passed a state ‘Dream Act’ before any other state.
Our Oregon stated on December 4, 2012 in a blog post.: Says that "the state spends more money on tax giveaways than it receives in tax collection."
Ken Detzner stated on November 9, 2012 in a CNN interview: November 2012 was "a record year of turnout. More people voted before Election Day using absentee ballots and voting early than ever before in our history."
Alan Grayson stated on November 24, 2012 in a Huffington Post column: Says Walmart employees represent the largest group of Medicaid and food stamp recipients in many states, costing the taxpayer $1,000 per worker.
Dan Micciche stated on November 4, 2012 in an opinion article in the Dallas Morning News.: "The poverty level in" the Dallas school district "is one of the highest in the country, higher than New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Detroit and Newark."
Sandy Pasch stated on December 29, 2012 in a radio address: Democratic Party candidates for the state Assembly "actually received 200,000 more votes statewide" than their Republican counterparts in the 2012 election
Barbara Buono stated on November 29, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says "the number of Americans living at or below the poverty line is at its highest level since" 1964.
National Association of Realtors stated on November 9, 2012 in a web post: A "foreclosure tax" that would take effect in 2013 could mean a high tax bill for those facing foreclosure and millions of families who modified their mortgage or had a short sale through their lender.
Steve Acenbrak stated on November 11, 2012 in an article: "When you look at the number of crashes before the cameras were installed compared to after, they’re virtually the same."
Robert Menendez stated on November 14, 2012 in a speech: "For the first time in history, the share of the national popular vote margin is smaller than the Latino vote margin."
Dennis Kucinich stated on November 2, 2012 in a news release: Says the tax code is effectively subsidizing "the marketing efforts of fast food and junk food companies by as much as $19 billion over 10 years."
Paul Levesque stated on October 24, 2012 in an interview on NYPost.com: "We’ve outdrawn the Super Bowl for a little while now in the arenas and stadiums that we’ve followed them in for the Super Bowl. We’ve gone in after [the NFL] and surpassed their ticket sales."
Big Gamble NJ stated on November 13, 2012 in a website: "In 2011, our state-run lottery funded New Jersey classrooms by over $930 million."
Chris Christie stated on October 30, 2012 in an interview on NBC Nightly News: Says New Jersey is "50th in return of our federal tax dollars."
Caroline Casagrande stated on October 26, 2012 in an interview with NJTV's Michael Aron for "On The Record": "Every American now is $51,000 in debt. That’s money I owe, that’s money my children owe before they even go to kindergarten, that’s their check to the federal government right now."
Robin Vos stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview: When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners.
Brian Robinson stated on October 11, 2012 in a newspaper article : Half the lottery directors across the country had not run a lottery before they were hired.
Saxby Chambliss stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview: "Revenues are 15 percent of GDP — it’s still in the range of the lowest it’s ever been."
Kirk Watson stated on October 21, 2012 in an answer for the League of Women Voters, Austiin Area, Voters Guide.: "Texas’ population is projected to double in the next 50 years or so, but our basic amount of water will remain about where it is now."
Larry Sabato stated on October 16, 2012 in an article: "The higher the education level, the more likely they are to vote Democratic."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 15, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin "proposed a $3.9 trillion tax increase -- a tax increase so extreme" that "even Nancy Pelosi voted against it."
Priorities USA Action stated on October 31, 2012 in a campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "was director of a company that stole millions from Medicare."
Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: Says Connie Mack was "the only member of the Florida delegation that voted against a bill to help NASA."
Michael McCaul stated on October 22, 2012 in a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters: Says U.S. corporate tax rate is "highest in the world at 35 percent."
Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2012 in a television ad: Says "Mitt Romney’s plan rolls back regulations" on banks.
Tim Kaine stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate.: Bill Clinton presided over "the biggest expansion of the American economy since World War II."
