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 Jorge Ramos stated on July 4, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "President Barack Obama has deported more people in his first year in office than George W. Bush in his last year in office." Jeff Weems stated on June 26, 2010 in a speech: "I’m running against a groundhog. He saw his shadow on the primary day, and no one has seen him since." Rob Teilhet stated on June 5, 2010 in a candidate questionnaire: Said he is the only Democratic candidate for state attorney general who has "represented the entire state of Georgia." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says state Rep. Jim Keffer, a GOP lieutenant to House Speaker Joe Straus, "did mail pieces for Democrat Mark Strama to help him defeat" a Republican. David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, "are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district." J.D. Hayworth stated on June 14, 2010 in a campaign commerical: John McCain "began his career in Washington as a lobbyist when he was appointed in 1976 as the Navy's liaison to the United States Senate." Democratic Governors Association stated on July 23, 2010 in Democratic Governors Association website: Democrats say Chafee wants to tax equipment that enables amputee veterans to drive David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: "Powerful Houston Democrats Sylvia Garcia (Democrat county commissioner in Harris County) and Elyse Lanie(r) (wife of the former liberal Democrat mayor Bob Lanier) sponsored a Democrat fundraiser for Speaker (Joe) Straus with numerous Democrat officials and high-ranking union officials." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says Republican lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus "aired radio ads supporting Democrat(ic state Rep.) Mark Homer... helping the Democrat to a narrow win." Gail Buckner stated on June 27, 2010 in political debate: "I have filed every disclosure that has ever been required." Brian Kemp stated on July 5, 2010 in a Cobb County Republican Party breakfast speech June 5: Says his GOP challenger, Doug MacGinnitie, "hadn’t voted in a Republican primary for almost 20 years until 2008. Carol Morgan stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We’re No. 1 in child hunger." Charlie Crist stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference: "I have spent virtually every weekend since Memorial Day in the Panhandle." Barack Obama stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech: "Today, we have more boots on the ground near the Southwest border than at any time in our history." Bill Clegg stated on June 24, 2010 in candidate web page: The U.S. deficit "increases at $3 million per second." Mary Norwood stated on June 29, 2010 in a television interview: "Georgia has the most restrictive ballot access laws in the country." Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in a campaign speech in Grand Junction, Colo.: On the use of presidentially appointed commissions. Ron Klein stated on June 28, 2010 in a fundraising e-mail: "West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign." Judson Hill stated on June 21, 2010 in a campaing mailer: He "stood up to Barack Obama by passing legislation that prevents you from being forced to join government health plans or buy health insurance against your will." Ritch Workman stated on June 6, 2010 in a 'Florida Today' opinion page article published: "In Florida alone, more than $3.5 billion a year is spent on health care and criminal justice for illegal immigrants." Elena Kagan stated on June 29, 2010 in the Kagan confirmation hearing: During the year Kagan barred military recruiters from Harvard Law School's Office of Career Services, "military recruiting actually went up." Lincoln Chafee stated on June 18, 2010 in Lincoln Chafee, a posting on his website, Chafee for Governor: If Rhode Island applied a 1-percent sales tax on all items exempt from sales tax, ''the state would receive an additional $89,376,857.'' Jan Brewer stated on June 25, 2010 in a television interview: "The majority of the people that are coming to Arizona and trespassing are now becoming drug mules." John Faulk stated on June 12, 2010 in a speech: Says Houston’s 18th congressional district has been "gentrified" and is home to "more Anglos than African Americans." Vernon Jones stated on June 3, 2010 in a candidate forum: "I have a record on the environment of creating green energy ... taking trash and turning it into cash." Jeff Sessions stated on June 28, 2010 in the Kagan confirmation hearing: "In her first appellate argument, Ms. Kagan told the court that the speech and press guarantees in the First Amendment would allow the federal government to ban the publication of pamphlets discussing political issues before an election." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate: "We have that program where immigrants come here and they have to bring a million dollars in order to get a green card if they’re going to create jobs." Elena Kagan stated on April 1, 1995 in a law review article: On whether a U.S. Supreme Court nominee should be forthcoming at confirmation hearings. Kendrick Meek stated on June 22, 2010 in in a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate: "The first time he ever voted as a Democrat was here in Florida in 2008. He only voted four times in his life, and he's asking Floridians to come out and vote for him." Steve Scalise stated on June 15, 2010 in an interview on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News: It was President Obama's "inaction that caused over three weeks to go by before he even approved the governor's plan to protect our marsh."
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Jorge Ramos stated on July 4, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "President Barack Obama has deported more people in his first year in office than George W. Bush in his last year in office." Jeff Weems stated on June 26, 2010 in a speech: "I’m running against a groundhog. He saw his shadow on the primary day, and no one has seen him since." Rob Teilhet stated on June 5, 2010 in a candidate questionnaire: Said he is the only Democratic candidate for state attorney general who has "represented the entire state of Georgia." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says state Rep. Jim Keffer, a GOP lieutenant to House Speaker Joe Straus, "did mail pieces for Democrat Mark Strama to help him defeat" a Republican. David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, "are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district." J.D. Hayworth stated on June 14, 2010 in a campaign commerical: John McCain "began his career in Washington as a lobbyist when he was appointed in 1976 as the Navy's liaison to the United States Senate." Democratic Governors Association stated on July 23, 2010 in Democratic Governors Association website: Democrats say Chafee wants to tax equipment that enables amputee veterans to drive David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: "Powerful Houston Democrats Sylvia Garcia (Democrat county commissioner in Harris County) and Elyse Lanie(r) (wife of the former liberal Democrat mayor Bob Lanier) sponsored a Democrat fundraiser for Speaker (Joe) Straus with numerous Democrat officials and high-ranking union officials." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says Republican lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus "aired radio ads supporting Democrat(ic state Rep.) Mark Homer... helping the Democrat to a narrow win." Gail Buckner stated on June 27, 2010 in political debate: "I have filed every disclosure that has ever been required." Brian Kemp stated on July 5, 2010 in a Cobb County Republican Party breakfast speech June 5: Says his GOP challenger, Doug MacGinnitie, "hadn’t voted in a Republican primary for almost 20 years until 2008. Carol Morgan stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We’re No. 1 in child hunger." Charlie Crist stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference: "I have spent virtually every weekend since Memorial Day in the Panhandle." Barack Obama stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech: "Today, we have more boots on the ground near the Southwest border than at any time in our history." Bill Clegg stated on June 24, 2010 in candidate web page: The U.S. deficit "increases at $3 million per second." Mary Norwood stated on June 29, 2010 in a television interview: "Georgia has the most restrictive ballot access laws in the country." Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in a campaign speech in Grand Junction, Colo.: On the use of presidentially appointed commissions. Ron Klein stated on June 28, 2010 in a fundraising e-mail: "West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign." Judson Hill stated on June 21, 2010 in a campaing mailer: He "stood up to Barack Obama by passing legislation that prevents you from being forced to join government health plans or buy health insurance against your will." Ritch Workman stated on June 6, 2010 in a 'Florida Today' opinion page article published: "In Florida alone, more than $3.5 billion a year is spent on health care and criminal justice for illegal immigrants." Elena Kagan stated on June 29, 2010 in the Kagan confirmation hearing: During the year Kagan barred military recruiters from Harvard Law School's Office of Career Services, "military recruiting actually went up." Lincoln Chafee stated on June 18, 2010 in Lincoln Chafee, a posting on his website, Chafee for Governor: If Rhode Island applied a 1-percent sales tax on all items exempt from sales tax, ''the state would receive an additional $89,376,857.'' Jan Brewer stated on June 25, 2010 in a television interview: "The majority of the people that are coming to Arizona and trespassing are now becoming drug mules." John Faulk stated on June 12, 2010 in a speech: Says Houston’s 18th congressional district has been "gentrified" and is home to "more Anglos than African Americans." Vernon Jones stated on June 3, 2010 in a candidate forum: "I have a record on the environment of creating green energy ... taking trash and turning it into cash." Jeff Sessions stated on June 28, 2010 in the Kagan confirmation hearing: "In her first appellate argument, Ms. Kagan told the court that the speech and press guarantees in the First Amendment would allow the federal government to ban the publication of pamphlets discussing political issues before an election." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate: "We have that program where immigrants come here and they have to bring a million dollars in order to get a green card if they’re going to create jobs." Elena Kagan stated on April 1, 1995 in a law review article: On whether a U.S. Supreme Court nominee should be forthcoming at confirmation hearings. Kendrick Meek stated on June 22, 2010 in in a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate: "The first time he ever voted as a Democrat was here in Florida in 2008. He only voted four times in his life, and he's asking Floridians to come out and vote for him." Steve Scalise stated on June 15, 2010 in an interview on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News: It was President Obama's "inaction that caused over three weeks to go by before he even approved the governor's plan to protect our marsh."
Jorge Ramos stated on July 4, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "President Barack Obama has deported more people in his first year in office than George W. Bush in his last year in office."
Jeff Weems stated on June 26, 2010 in a speech: "I’m running against a groundhog. He saw his shadow on the primary day, and no one has seen him since."
Rob Teilhet stated on June 5, 2010 in a candidate questionnaire: Said he is the only Democratic candidate for state attorney general who has "represented the entire state of Georgia."
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says state Rep. Jim Keffer, a GOP lieutenant to House Speaker Joe Straus, "did mail pieces for Democrat Mark Strama to help him defeat" a Republican.
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, "are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district."
J.D. Hayworth stated on June 14, 2010 in a campaign commerical: John McCain "began his career in Washington as a lobbyist when he was appointed in 1976 as the Navy's liaison to the United States Senate."
Democratic Governors Association stated on July 23, 2010 in Democratic Governors Association website: Democrats say Chafee wants to tax equipment that enables amputee veterans to drive
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: "Powerful Houston Democrats Sylvia Garcia (Democrat county commissioner in Harris County) and Elyse Lanie(r) (wife of the former liberal Democrat mayor Bob Lanier) sponsored a Democrat fundraiser for Speaker (Joe) Straus with numerous Democrat officials and high-ranking union officials."
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says Republican lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus "aired radio ads supporting Democrat(ic state Rep.) Mark Homer... helping the Democrat to a narrow win."
Gail Buckner stated on June 27, 2010 in political debate: "I have filed every disclosure that has ever been required."
Brian Kemp stated on July 5, 2010 in a Cobb County Republican Party breakfast speech June 5: Says his GOP challenger, Doug MacGinnitie, "hadn’t voted in a Republican primary for almost 20 years until 2008.
Carol Morgan stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We’re No. 1 in child hunger."
Charlie Crist stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference: "I have spent virtually every weekend since Memorial Day in the Panhandle."
Barack Obama stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech: "Today, we have more boots on the ground near the Southwest border than at any time in our history."
Bill Clegg stated on June 24, 2010 in candidate web page: The U.S. deficit "increases at $3 million per second."
Mary Norwood stated on June 29, 2010 in a television interview: "Georgia has the most restrictive ballot access laws in the country."
Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in a campaign speech in Grand Junction, Colo.: On the use of presidentially appointed commissions.
Ron Klein stated on June 28, 2010 in a fundraising e-mail: "West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign."
Judson Hill stated on June 21, 2010 in a campaing mailer: He "stood up to Barack Obama by passing legislation that prevents you from being forced to join government health plans or buy health insurance against your will."
Ritch Workman stated on June 6, 2010 in a 'Florida Today' opinion page article published: "In Florida alone, more than $3.5 billion a year is spent on health care and criminal justice for illegal immigrants."
Elena Kagan stated on June 29, 2010 in the Kagan confirmation hearing: During the year Kagan barred military recruiters from Harvard Law School's Office of Career Services, "military recruiting actually went up."
Lincoln Chafee stated on June 18, 2010 in Lincoln Chafee, a posting on his website, Chafee for Governor: If Rhode Island applied a 1-percent sales tax on all items exempt from sales tax, ''the state would receive an additional $89,376,857.''
Jan Brewer stated on June 25, 2010 in a television interview: "The majority of the people that are coming to Arizona and trespassing are now becoming drug mules."
John Faulk stated on June 12, 2010 in a speech: Says Houston’s 18th congressional district has been "gentrified" and is home to "more Anglos than African Americans."
Vernon Jones stated on June 3, 2010 in a candidate forum: "I have a record on the environment of creating green energy ... taking trash and turning it into cash."
Jeff Sessions stated on June 28, 2010 in the Kagan confirmation hearing: "In her first appellate argument, Ms. Kagan told the court that the speech and press guarantees in the First Amendment would allow the federal government to ban the publication of pamphlets discussing political issues before an election."
Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate: "We have that program where immigrants come here and they have to bring a million dollars in order to get a green card if they’re going to create jobs."
Elena Kagan stated on April 1, 1995 in a law review article: On whether a U.S. Supreme Court nominee should be forthcoming at confirmation hearings.
Kendrick Meek stated on June 22, 2010 in in a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate: "The first time he ever voted as a Democrat was here in Florida in 2008. He only voted four times in his life, and he's asking Floridians to come out and vote for him."
Steve Scalise stated on June 15, 2010 in an interview on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News: It was President Obama's "inaction that caused over three weeks to go by before he even approved the governor's plan to protect our marsh."
