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 Lindsey Graham stated on April 26, 2009 in a TV interview: "The Geneva Convention did not apply, until 2005, to the war on terror." Newt Gingrich stated on April 24, 2009 in a news interview: On torture. Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2009 in a speech at Georgetown University: "Already we've identified $2 trillion in deficit reductions over the next decade." Barack Obama stated on April 19, 2009 in a news conference.: "Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States." Barack Obama stated on April 16, 2009 in a news conference.: "More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States." Gus Bilirakis stated on April 15, 2009 in a news release: It is "the Department of Homeland Security's view that returning military veterans and gun owners are likely to commit terrorist acts." Joe Scarborough stated on April 7, 2009 in a discussion on MSNBC: President Obama has never received a paycheck from a profitmaking business in his entire life. John Boehner stated on March 24, 2009 in a press release.: "Some even advocate wiping out 401(k)s entirely and replacing them with government-run accounts." Keith Olbermann stated on April 8, 2009 in an episode of his TV program.: "President Obama is actually increasing Bush-era defense spending by $21 billion in the new fiscal year." Rush Limbaugh stated on April 8, 2009 in a radio broadcast: "You can't read a speech by George Washington . . . without hearing him reference God, the Almighty." Rachel Maddow stated on April 6, 2009 in an episode of her MSNBC show: Gov. Sarah Palin "got precisely zero support for her call for Alaska's Democratic Senator Mark Begich to resign because Ted Stevens' corruption conviction was overturned." George Will stated on March 24, 2009 in a column published by the Washington Post and other news organizations.: "Congress shoveled $700 billion into the Troubled Assets Relief Program, $325 billion of which has been spent without purchasing any toxic assets." Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 6, 2009 in an appearance on MSNBC.: "There are no similar clips of Newt Gingrich talking about how ineffective President Bush was in trying to control North Korea." Chain email stated on April 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail.: Claims that former Sen. Tom Daschle said, "Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them." Cato Institute stated on April 1, 2009 in a political advertisement.: "There has been no net global warming for over a decade now." Michele Bachmann stated on March 25, 2009 in a press release.: "Secretary Geithner has left the option on the table" of abandoning the dollar for a multinational currency. Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. : "2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces." Judd Gregg stated on March 17, 2009 in a speech on the Senate Floor.: On the propriety of budget reconciliation. House Republican Conference stated on March 24, 2009 in a press release and Web post: "The administration raises revenue for nationalized health care through a series of new taxes, including a light switch tax that would cost every American household $3,128 a year." Robert Gibbs stated on March 26, 2009 in a statement during a press briefing: The Republican leadership's budget proposal "doesn't contain any numbers." Arlen Specter stated on March 24, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor: The Employee Free Choice Act mandates the "elimination of the secret ballot." Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Obama's budget plan would "take national debt up to about 80 percent of gross national product. ... Historically, it's been about 40 percent." Barack Obama stated on March 24, 2009 in in a news conference.: His proposed budget would "cut our deficit in half by the end of my first term." Barack Obama stated on March 24, 2009 in a news conference.: "As a percentage of gross domestic product, we are reducing nondefense discretionary spending to its lowest level since the '60s, lower than it was under Reagan, lower than it was under Clinton, lower than it was under Bush, or both Bushes." Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in in a Fox News interview.: Obama's proposed budget "doubles the debt in five years, triples it in 10 years." Cynthia Lummis stated on March 24, 2009 in a news conference.: Under Obama's budget plan, families making over $250,000 are "going to lose their mortgage deduction, their charitable deductions." House Republican Conference stated on March 23, 2009 in a blog post.: Obama nominee Dawn Johnsen "called motherhood 'involuntary servitude.'" Barack Obama stated on March 22, 2009 in a television interview: "Warren (Buffett) still does support me." Chris Dodd stated on March 19, 2009 in a CNN interview.: On whether he wrote a provision that allowed AIG to dole out bonuses. Mike Pence stated on March 17, 2009 in a TV interview: "Tens of billions of dollars (from taxpayer-funded bailouts) ... flowed straight through AIG into the coffers of foreign corporations and foreign banks."
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Lindsey Graham stated on April 26, 2009 in a TV interview: "The Geneva Convention did not apply, until 2005, to the war on terror." Newt Gingrich stated on April 24, 2009 in a news interview: On torture. Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2009 in a speech at Georgetown University: "Already we've identified $2 trillion in deficit reductions over the next decade." Barack Obama stated on April 19, 2009 in a news conference.: "Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States." Barack Obama stated on April 16, 2009 in a news conference.: "More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States." Gus Bilirakis stated on April 15, 2009 in a news release: It is "the Department of Homeland Security's view that returning military veterans and gun owners are likely to commit terrorist acts." Joe Scarborough stated on April 7, 2009 in a discussion on MSNBC: President Obama has never received a paycheck from a profitmaking business in his entire life. John Boehner stated on March 24, 2009 in a press release.: "Some even advocate wiping out 401(k)s entirely and replacing them with government-run accounts." Keith Olbermann stated on April 8, 2009 in an episode of his TV program.: "President Obama is actually increasing Bush-era defense spending by $21 billion in the new fiscal year." Rush Limbaugh stated on April 8, 2009 in a radio broadcast: "You can't read a speech by George Washington . . . without hearing him reference God, the Almighty." Rachel Maddow stated on April 6, 2009 in an episode of her MSNBC show: Gov. Sarah Palin "got precisely zero support for her call for Alaska's Democratic Senator Mark Begich to resign because Ted Stevens' corruption conviction was overturned." George Will stated on March 24, 2009 in a column published by the Washington Post and other news organizations.: "Congress shoveled $700 billion into the Troubled Assets Relief Program, $325 billion of which has been spent without purchasing any toxic assets." Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 6, 2009 in an appearance on MSNBC.: "There are no similar clips of Newt Gingrich talking about how ineffective President Bush was in trying to control North Korea." Chain email stated on April 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail.: Claims that former Sen. Tom Daschle said, "Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them." Cato Institute stated on April 1, 2009 in a political advertisement.: "There has been no net global warming for over a decade now." Michele Bachmann stated on March 25, 2009 in a press release.: "Secretary Geithner has left the option on the table" of abandoning the dollar for a multinational currency. Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. : "2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces." Judd Gregg stated on March 17, 2009 in a speech on the Senate Floor.: On the propriety of budget reconciliation. House Republican Conference stated on March 24, 2009 in a press release and Web post: "The administration raises revenue for nationalized health care through a series of new taxes, including a light switch tax that would cost every American household $3,128 a year." Robert Gibbs stated on March 26, 2009 in a statement during a press briefing: The Republican leadership's budget proposal "doesn't contain any numbers." Arlen Specter stated on March 24, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor: The Employee Free Choice Act mandates the "elimination of the secret ballot." Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Obama's budget plan would "take national debt up to about 80 percent of gross national product. ... Historically, it's been about 40 percent." Barack Obama stated on March 24, 2009 in in a news conference.: His proposed budget would "cut our deficit in half by the end of my first term." Barack Obama stated on March 24, 2009 in a news conference.: "As a percentage of gross domestic product, we are reducing nondefense discretionary spending to its lowest level since the '60s, lower than it was under Reagan, lower than it was under Clinton, lower than it was under Bush, or both Bushes." Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in in a Fox News interview.: Obama's proposed budget "doubles the debt in five years, triples it in 10 years." Cynthia Lummis stated on March 24, 2009 in a news conference.: Under Obama's budget plan, families making over $250,000 are "going to lose their mortgage deduction, their charitable deductions." House Republican Conference stated on March 23, 2009 in a blog post.: Obama nominee Dawn Johnsen "called motherhood 'involuntary servitude.'" Barack Obama stated on March 22, 2009 in a television interview: "Warren (Buffett) still does support me." Chris Dodd stated on March 19, 2009 in a CNN interview.: On whether he wrote a provision that allowed AIG to dole out bonuses. Mike Pence stated on March 17, 2009 in a TV interview: "Tens of billions of dollars (from taxpayer-funded bailouts) ... flowed straight through AIG into the coffers of foreign corporations and foreign banks."
Lindsey Graham stated on April 26, 2009 in a TV interview: "The Geneva Convention did not apply, until 2005, to the war on terror."
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2009 in a speech at Georgetown University: "Already we've identified $2 trillion in deficit reductions over the next decade."
Barack Obama stated on April 19, 2009 in a news conference.: "Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States."
Barack Obama stated on April 16, 2009 in a news conference.: "More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States."
Gus Bilirakis stated on April 15, 2009 in a news release: It is "the Department of Homeland Security's view that returning military veterans and gun owners are likely to commit terrorist acts."
Joe Scarborough stated on April 7, 2009 in a discussion on MSNBC: President Obama has never received a paycheck from a profitmaking business in his entire life.
John Boehner stated on March 24, 2009 in a press release.: "Some even advocate wiping out 401(k)s entirely and replacing them with government-run accounts."
Keith Olbermann stated on April 8, 2009 in an episode of his TV program.: "President Obama is actually increasing Bush-era defense spending by $21 billion in the new fiscal year."
Rush Limbaugh stated on April 8, 2009 in a radio broadcast: "You can't read a speech by George Washington . . . without hearing him reference God, the Almighty."
Rachel Maddow stated on April 6, 2009 in an episode of her MSNBC show: Gov. Sarah Palin "got precisely zero support for her call for Alaska's Democratic Senator Mark Begich to resign because Ted Stevens' corruption conviction was overturned."
George Will stated on March 24, 2009 in a column published by the Washington Post and other news organizations.: "Congress shoveled $700 billion into the Troubled Assets Relief Program, $325 billion of which has been spent without purchasing any toxic assets."
Lawrence O'Donnell stated on April 6, 2009 in an appearance on MSNBC.: "There are no similar clips of Newt Gingrich talking about how ineffective President Bush was in trying to control North Korea."
Chain email stated on April 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail.: Claims that former Sen. Tom Daschle said, "Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them."
Cato Institute stated on April 1, 2009 in a political advertisement.: "There has been no net global warming for over a decade now."
Michele Bachmann stated on March 25, 2009 in a press release.: "Secretary Geithner has left the option on the table" of abandoning the dollar for a multinational currency.
Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. : "2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces."
Judd Gregg stated on March 17, 2009 in a speech on the Senate Floor.: On the propriety of budget reconciliation.
House Republican Conference stated on March 24, 2009 in a press release and Web post: "The administration raises revenue for nationalized health care through a series of new taxes, including a light switch tax that would cost every American household $3,128 a year."
Robert Gibbs stated on March 26, 2009 in a statement during a press briefing: The Republican leadership's budget proposal "doesn't contain any numbers."
Arlen Specter stated on March 24, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor: The Employee Free Choice Act mandates the "elimination of the secret ballot."
Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Obama's budget plan would "take national debt up to about 80 percent of gross national product. ... Historically, it's been about 40 percent."
Barack Obama stated on March 24, 2009 in in a news conference.: His proposed budget would "cut our deficit in half by the end of my first term."
Barack Obama stated on March 24, 2009 in a news conference.: "As a percentage of gross domestic product, we are reducing nondefense discretionary spending to its lowest level since the '60s, lower than it was under Reagan, lower than it was under Clinton, lower than it was under Bush, or both Bushes."
Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in in a Fox News interview.: Obama's proposed budget "doubles the debt in five years, triples it in 10 years."
Cynthia Lummis stated on March 24, 2009 in a news conference.: Under Obama's budget plan, families making over $250,000 are "going to lose their mortgage deduction, their charitable deductions."
House Republican Conference stated on March 23, 2009 in a blog post.: Obama nominee Dawn Johnsen "called motherhood 'involuntary servitude.'"
Barack Obama stated on March 22, 2009 in a television interview: "Warren (Buffett) still does support me."
Chris Dodd stated on March 19, 2009 in a CNN interview.: On whether he wrote a provision that allowed AIG to dole out bonuses.
Mike Pence stated on March 17, 2009 in a TV interview: "Tens of billions of dollars (from taxpayer-funded bailouts) ... flowed straight through AIG into the coffers of foreign corporations and foreign banks."
