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 Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to a joint session of Congress: Insurers delayed an Illinois man's treatment, "and he died because of it." Keith Olbermann stated on September 16, 2009 in his television show "Countdown": For middle-class families under the Baucus plan, "13 percent of what they make could be deducted directly from their paychecks . . . the so-called 'Max Tax.'" Karl Rove stated on September 16, 2009 in an interview on Fox News: Obama used to be a lawyer for ACORN. Health Care for America Now stated on September 15, 2009 in a television advertisement: Health insurance companies pay CEOs $24 million a year Tom Price stated on September 14, 2009 in a fundraising letter: "Medicare began as a public option and now holds 97 percent of the market share." John Boehner stated on September 15, 2009 in a floor speech: The House of Representatives has never passed a resolution of disapproval to condemn a member's behavior. Howard Dean stated on September 13, 2009 in remarks on NBC's Meet the Press: "Every other democracy in the world has a health care system that covers everybody, and we don't." Thomas Sowell stated on September 8, 2009 in a column in Investor's Business Daily.: The Obama administration "was successful in rushing a massive spending bill through Congress in just two days — after which it sat on the president's desk for three days, while he was away on vacation." Paul Hipp stated on September 9, 2009 in a YouTube video: The U.S. ranks 37th in the world for health care. Bloggers stated on September 12, 2009 in conservative blogs: Photo of "tea party" protests shows crowd sprawling from Capitol to Washington Monument Charles Boustany stated on September 9, 2009 in response to President Obama's health care address to Congress: The Democratic health care bill in the House would "create 53 new government bureaucracies." John Boehner stated on September 10, 2009 in a statement from the Minority Leader's office: As a candidate, President Obama "declared that everyone deserves access to reproductive health care that includes abortion, and vowed that this 'right' would be at the heart of his health care reform plan if elected president." Chain email stated on August 24, 2009 in a message forwarded to many people: A new bill "was written into the new health care reform initiative ensuring that Congress will be 100 percent exempt." House Republican Conference stated on September 9, 2009 in a "myth and fact" news release: "Nothing in any of the Democrat bills would require individuals to verify their citizenship or identity prior to receiving taxpayer-subsidized benefits." Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to Congress: Health reform will "give every American the same opportunity" to buy health insurance the way members of Congress do. Joe Wilson stated on September 9, 2009 in the audience at a joint session of Congress: "You lie!" (in response to President Obama saying health reform would not insure illegal immigrants.) Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in an address to a joint session of Congress: "It’s a plan that incorporates ideas from many of the people in this room tonight – Democrats and Republicans." Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to a joint session of Congress: "The claim ... that we plan to set up panels of bureaucrats with the power to kill off senior citizens ... is a lie, plain and simple." Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to Congress: Preventive care "saves money." Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to Congress: If you "already have health insurance through your job, or Medicare, or Medicaid, or the VA, nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change the coverage or the doctor you have." Matt Miller stated on September 8, 2009 in a Washington Post op-ed: "Switzerland and the Netherlands . . . cover all their citizens using private insurers, and they do so for much less cost." John Carter stated on August 31, 2009 in a column by the Texas Republican on the Web site of the Christian Coalition of America: "The Obama Administration's own White House Council of Economic Advisers has estimated 4.7 million Americans will lose their jobs if the (health care) bill passes." Glenn Beck stated on September 1, 2009 in his radio program: Van Jones "is an avowed, self-avowed radical revolutionary communist." Glenn Beck stated on September 3, 2009 in his television program: Van Jones signed a petition indicating he "thinks the Bush administration blew up the World Trade Center and covered it up." Rush Limbaugh stated on August 28, 2009 in his radio program: The government is "going to have the right to get into your bank account with the health care bill and make transfers without you knowing it." Duncan Hunter stated on August 31, 2009 in an interview on MSNBC: "We waterboard, incidentally, hundreds of our own military personnel. They waterboard themselves in training to toughen themselves up." Arne Duncan stated on August 26, 2009 in a letter to principals: A scheduled speech by President Barack Obama will be "the first time an American president has spoken directly to the nation's school children about persisting and succeeding in school." Investor's Business Daily stated on September 2, 2009 in an editorial: "Cap-and-trade is wildly unpopular with Americans." Haley Barbour stated on August 13, 2009 in an op-ed in the Washington Examiner: "It took Obama six months to pick out a family dog," but he's "cramming health care reform down the country's throat in a fraction of that time." John Kerry stated on August 31, 2009 in an op-ed published in the Huffington Post: "Scientists project that the Arctic will be ice-free in the summer of 2013."
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Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to a joint session of Congress: Insurers delayed an Illinois man's treatment, "and he died because of it." Keith Olbermann stated on September 16, 2009 in his television show "Countdown": For middle-class families under the Baucus plan, "13 percent of what they make could be deducted directly from their paychecks . . . the so-called 'Max Tax.'" Karl Rove stated on September 16, 2009 in an interview on Fox News: Obama used to be a lawyer for ACORN. Health Care for America Now stated on September 15, 2009 in a television advertisement: Health insurance companies pay CEOs $24 million a year Tom Price stated on September 14, 2009 in a fundraising letter: "Medicare began as a public option and now holds 97 percent of the market share." John Boehner stated on September 15, 2009 in a floor speech: The House of Representatives has never passed a resolution of disapproval to condemn a member's behavior. Howard Dean stated on September 13, 2009 in remarks on NBC's Meet the Press: "Every other democracy in the world has a health care system that covers everybody, and we don't." Thomas Sowell stated on September 8, 2009 in a column in Investor's Business Daily.: The Obama administration "was successful in rushing a massive spending bill through Congress in just two days — after which it sat on the president's desk for three days, while he was away on vacation." Paul Hipp stated on September 9, 2009 in a YouTube video: The U.S. ranks 37th in the world for health care. Bloggers stated on September 12, 2009 in conservative blogs: Photo of "tea party" protests shows crowd sprawling from Capitol to Washington Monument Charles Boustany stated on September 9, 2009 in response to President Obama's health care address to Congress: The Democratic health care bill in the House would "create 53 new government bureaucracies." John Boehner stated on September 10, 2009 in a statement from the Minority Leader's office: As a candidate, President Obama "declared that everyone deserves access to reproductive health care that includes abortion, and vowed that this 'right' would be at the heart of his health care reform plan if elected president." Chain email stated on August 24, 2009 in a message forwarded to many people: A new bill "was written into the new health care reform initiative ensuring that Congress will be 100 percent exempt." House Republican Conference stated on September 9, 2009 in a "myth and fact" news release: "Nothing in any of the Democrat bills would require individuals to verify their citizenship or identity prior to receiving taxpayer-subsidized benefits." Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to Congress: Health reform will "give every American the same opportunity" to buy health insurance the way members of Congress do. Joe Wilson stated on September 9, 2009 in the audience at a joint session of Congress: "You lie!" (in response to President Obama saying health reform would not insure illegal immigrants.) Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in an address to a joint session of Congress: "It’s a plan that incorporates ideas from many of the people in this room tonight – Democrats and Republicans." Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to a joint session of Congress: "The claim ... that we plan to set up panels of bureaucrats with the power to kill off senior citizens ... is a lie, plain and simple." Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to Congress: Preventive care "saves money." Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to Congress: If you "already have health insurance through your job, or Medicare, or Medicaid, or the VA, nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change the coverage or the doctor you have." Matt Miller stated on September 8, 2009 in a Washington Post op-ed: "Switzerland and the Netherlands . . . cover all their citizens using private insurers, and they do so for much less cost." John Carter stated on August 31, 2009 in a column by the Texas Republican on the Web site of the Christian Coalition of America: "The Obama Administration's own White House Council of Economic Advisers has estimated 4.7 million Americans will lose their jobs if the (health care) bill passes." Glenn Beck stated on September 1, 2009 in his radio program: Van Jones "is an avowed, self-avowed radical revolutionary communist." Glenn Beck stated on September 3, 2009 in his television program: Van Jones signed a petition indicating he "thinks the Bush administration blew up the World Trade Center and covered it up." Rush Limbaugh stated on August 28, 2009 in his radio program: The government is "going to have the right to get into your bank account with the health care bill and make transfers without you knowing it." Duncan Hunter stated on August 31, 2009 in an interview on MSNBC: "We waterboard, incidentally, hundreds of our own military personnel. They waterboard themselves in training to toughen themselves up." Arne Duncan stated on August 26, 2009 in a letter to principals: A scheduled speech by President Barack Obama will be "the first time an American president has spoken directly to the nation's school children about persisting and succeeding in school." Investor's Business Daily stated on September 2, 2009 in an editorial: "Cap-and-trade is wildly unpopular with Americans." Haley Barbour stated on August 13, 2009 in an op-ed in the Washington Examiner: "It took Obama six months to pick out a family dog," but he's "cramming health care reform down the country's throat in a fraction of that time." John Kerry stated on August 31, 2009 in an op-ed published in the Huffington Post: "Scientists project that the Arctic will be ice-free in the summer of 2013."
Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to a joint session of Congress: Insurers delayed an Illinois man's treatment, "and he died because of it."
Keith Olbermann stated on September 16, 2009 in his television show "Countdown": For middle-class families under the Baucus plan, "13 percent of what they make could be deducted directly from their paychecks . . . the so-called 'Max Tax.'"
Karl Rove stated on September 16, 2009 in an interview on Fox News: Obama used to be a lawyer for ACORN.
Health Care for America Now stated on September 15, 2009 in a television advertisement: Health insurance companies pay CEOs $24 million a year
Tom Price stated on September 14, 2009 in a fundraising letter: "Medicare began as a public option and now holds 97 percent of the market share."
John Boehner stated on September 15, 2009 in a floor speech: The House of Representatives has never passed a resolution of disapproval to condemn a member's behavior.
Howard Dean stated on September 13, 2009 in remarks on NBC's Meet the Press: "Every other democracy in the world has a health care system that covers everybody, and we don't."
Thomas Sowell stated on September 8, 2009 in a column in Investor's Business Daily.: The Obama administration "was successful in rushing a massive spending bill through Congress in just two days — after which it sat on the president's desk for three days, while he was away on vacation."
Paul Hipp stated on September 9, 2009 in a YouTube video: The U.S. ranks 37th in the world for health care.
Bloggers stated on September 12, 2009 in conservative blogs: Photo of "tea party" protests shows crowd sprawling from Capitol to Washington Monument
Charles Boustany stated on September 9, 2009 in response to President Obama's health care address to Congress: The Democratic health care bill in the House would "create 53 new government bureaucracies."
John Boehner stated on September 10, 2009 in a statement from the Minority Leader's office: As a candidate, President Obama "declared that everyone deserves access to reproductive health care that includes abortion, and vowed that this 'right' would be at the heart of his health care reform plan if elected president."
Chain email stated on August 24, 2009 in a message forwarded to many people: A new bill "was written into the new health care reform initiative ensuring that Congress will be 100 percent exempt."
House Republican Conference stated on September 9, 2009 in a "myth and fact" news release: "Nothing in any of the Democrat bills would require individuals to verify their citizenship or identity prior to receiving taxpayer-subsidized benefits."
Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to Congress: Health reform will "give every American the same opportunity" to buy health insurance the way members of Congress do.
Joe Wilson stated on September 9, 2009 in the audience at a joint session of Congress: "You lie!" (in response to President Obama saying health reform would not insure illegal immigrants.)
Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in an address to a joint session of Congress: "It’s a plan that incorporates ideas from many of the people in this room tonight – Democrats and Republicans."
Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to a joint session of Congress: "The claim ... that we plan to set up panels of bureaucrats with the power to kill off senior citizens ... is a lie, plain and simple."
Barack Obama stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to Congress: If you "already have health insurance through your job, or Medicare, or Medicaid, or the VA, nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change the coverage or the doctor you have."
Matt Miller stated on September 8, 2009 in a Washington Post op-ed: "Switzerland and the Netherlands . . . cover all their citizens using private insurers, and they do so for much less cost."
John Carter stated on August 31, 2009 in a column by the Texas Republican on the Web site of the Christian Coalition of America: "The Obama Administration's own White House Council of Economic Advisers has estimated 4.7 million Americans will lose their jobs if the (health care) bill passes."
Glenn Beck stated on September 1, 2009 in his radio program: Van Jones "is an avowed, self-avowed radical revolutionary communist."
Glenn Beck stated on September 3, 2009 in his television program: Van Jones signed a petition indicating he "thinks the Bush administration blew up the World Trade Center and covered it up."
Rush Limbaugh stated on August 28, 2009 in his radio program: The government is "going to have the right to get into your bank account with the health care bill and make transfers without you knowing it."
Duncan Hunter stated on August 31, 2009 in an interview on MSNBC: "We waterboard, incidentally, hundreds of our own military personnel. They waterboard themselves in training to toughen themselves up."
Arne Duncan stated on August 26, 2009 in a letter to principals: A scheduled speech by President Barack Obama will be "the first time an American president has spoken directly to the nation's school children about persisting and succeeding in school."
Investor's Business Daily stated on September 2, 2009 in an editorial: "Cap-and-trade is wildly unpopular with Americans."
Haley Barbour stated on August 13, 2009 in an op-ed in the Washington Examiner: "It took Obama six months to pick out a family dog," but he's "cramming health care reform down the country's throat in a fraction of that time."
John Kerry stated on August 31, 2009 in an op-ed published in the Huffington Post: "Scientists project that the Arctic will be ice-free in the summer of 2013."
