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 Hillary Clinton stated on January 21, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I was fighting against those (Republican) ideas when you were practicing law and representing your contributor, Rezko, in his slum landlord business in inner city Chicago." John Edwards stated on January 21, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "If you are African-American in this country today, you are likely to have a net worth of about 10 percent of what white families have." Bill Clinton stated on January 18, 2008 in in Pahrump, Nev.: Obama said that "since 1992, the Republicans have had all the good ideas..." Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas: The Bush administration has "the Pentagon trying to take away the signing bonuses when a soldier gets wounded and ends up in the hospital, something that I'm working with a Republican senator to try to make sure never can happen again." Rudy Giuliani stated on January 16, 2008 in a TV ad: "And he's the only candidate who will fight for a national catastrophe fund to reduce insurance rates." Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in Las Vegas: "Barack (Obama) has one of his biggest supporters in terms of funding, the Exelon Corporation, which has spent millions of dollars trying to make Yucca Mountain the waste depository." Mitt Romney stated on January 17, 2008 in a news conference in a Staples store in Columbia, S.C. : "I don't have lobbyists running my campaign." Rudy Giuliani stated on January 16, 2008 in a TV ad: "And delivered more tax relief than the other Republicans combined." Rudy Giuliani stated on January 16, 2008 in a TV ad: "He reformed welfare before others tried." Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain stated on January 15, 2008 in a flyer sent to news organizations in South Carolina: Says McCain was a "Hanoi Hilton songbird" who collaborated with the enemy. Barack Obama stated on January 15, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas: Says he passed a bill to stop a military requirement that wounded soldiers pay for meals and phone calls. Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in debate in Las Vegas: "So that 2005 energy bill was a big step backwards on the path to clean, renewable energy. That's why I voted against it." Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas.: "You know, Sen. McCain said the other day that we might have troops (in Iraq) for 100 years..." Barack Obama stated on January 15, 2008 in debate in Las Vegas: "I'm proud of the fact that I've raised more money from small donors than anybody else, and that we're getting $25, $50, $100 donations, and we've done very well doing it that way." John Edwards stated on January 15, 2008 in Las Vegas: "I believe, Senator Clinton, you've raised more money from those people (the oil and gas industry) than any candidate, Democrat or Republican." John McCain stated on January 12, 2008 in a speech to the Americans for Prosperity Michigan summit in Livonia, Mich.: "Congress just passed another huge, pork-filled spending bill. The Democrats allowed less than a day to read all 3,400 pages and stuffed it with nearly 10,000 earmarks costing about $10-billion dollars." John McCain stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "The fact is it's not amnesty." John McCain stated on January 6, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I have never asked for nor received a single earmark or pork barrel project for my state." Mitt Romney stated on January 14, 2008 in a TV interview on CBS.: "(My dad) used to campaign against the gas-guzzling dinosaurs." Bill Clinton stated on January 8, 2008 in Dartmouth, N.H.: Barack Obama "said in 2004 there was no difference between (Obama) and George Bush on the war." Chain email stated on January 11, 2008: Barack Obama's middle name is Mohammed and he's a "covert" Muslim. John McCain stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I supported (the surge), I argued for it. I'm the only one on this stage that did." Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "(Ronald Reagan) raised taxes a billion dollars in his first year as governor of California." Chain email stated on January 6, 2008: The church Barack Obama belongs to only admits black people. Chain email stated on January 6, 2008: The church Barack Obama belongs to has a "nonnegotiable commitment to Africa." Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I took on the worst road system in the country, according to Trucker's magazine. When I left, they said it was the most improved road system in the country." Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Michigan: Says Time magazine called him "one of America's best governors." Rudy Giuliani stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "We haven't built a refinery, I think, in 30 years." Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record." Freedom Defense Advocates stated on December 22, 2007: The Mormon religion has "a plan that will see the Constitution thrown out and replaced by a theocracy."
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Hillary Clinton stated on January 21, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I was fighting against those (Republican) ideas when you were practicing law and representing your contributor, Rezko, in his slum landlord business in inner city Chicago." John Edwards stated on January 21, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "If you are African-American in this country today, you are likely to have a net worth of about 10 percent of what white families have." Bill Clinton stated on January 18, 2008 in in Pahrump, Nev.: Obama said that "since 1992, the Republicans have had all the good ideas..." Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas: The Bush administration has "the Pentagon trying to take away the signing bonuses when a soldier gets wounded and ends up in the hospital, something that I'm working with a Republican senator to try to make sure never can happen again." Rudy Giuliani stated on January 16, 2008 in a TV ad: "And he's the only candidate who will fight for a national catastrophe fund to reduce insurance rates." Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in Las Vegas: "Barack (Obama) has one of his biggest supporters in terms of funding, the Exelon Corporation, which has spent millions of dollars trying to make Yucca Mountain the waste depository." Mitt Romney stated on January 17, 2008 in a news conference in a Staples store in Columbia, S.C. : "I don't have lobbyists running my campaign." Rudy Giuliani stated on January 16, 2008 in a TV ad: "And delivered more tax relief than the other Republicans combined." Rudy Giuliani stated on January 16, 2008 in a TV ad: "He reformed welfare before others tried." Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain stated on January 15, 2008 in a flyer sent to news organizations in South Carolina: Says McCain was a "Hanoi Hilton songbird" who collaborated with the enemy. Barack Obama stated on January 15, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas: Says he passed a bill to stop a military requirement that wounded soldiers pay for meals and phone calls. Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in debate in Las Vegas: "So that 2005 energy bill was a big step backwards on the path to clean, renewable energy. That's why I voted against it." Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas.: "You know, Sen. McCain said the other day that we might have troops (in Iraq) for 100 years..." Barack Obama stated on January 15, 2008 in debate in Las Vegas: "I'm proud of the fact that I've raised more money from small donors than anybody else, and that we're getting $25, $50, $100 donations, and we've done very well doing it that way." John Edwards stated on January 15, 2008 in Las Vegas: "I believe, Senator Clinton, you've raised more money from those people (the oil and gas industry) than any candidate, Democrat or Republican." John McCain stated on January 12, 2008 in a speech to the Americans for Prosperity Michigan summit in Livonia, Mich.: "Congress just passed another huge, pork-filled spending bill. The Democrats allowed less than a day to read all 3,400 pages and stuffed it with nearly 10,000 earmarks costing about $10-billion dollars." John McCain stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "The fact is it's not amnesty." John McCain stated on January 6, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I have never asked for nor received a single earmark or pork barrel project for my state." Mitt Romney stated on January 14, 2008 in a TV interview on CBS.: "(My dad) used to campaign against the gas-guzzling dinosaurs." Bill Clinton stated on January 8, 2008 in Dartmouth, N.H.: Barack Obama "said in 2004 there was no difference between (Obama) and George Bush on the war." Chain email stated on January 11, 2008: Barack Obama's middle name is Mohammed and he's a "covert" Muslim. John McCain stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I supported (the surge), I argued for it. I'm the only one on this stage that did." Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "(Ronald Reagan) raised taxes a billion dollars in his first year as governor of California." Chain email stated on January 6, 2008: The church Barack Obama belongs to only admits black people. Chain email stated on January 6, 2008: The church Barack Obama belongs to has a "nonnegotiable commitment to Africa." Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I took on the worst road system in the country, according to Trucker's magazine. When I left, they said it was the most improved road system in the country." Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Michigan: Says Time magazine called him "one of America's best governors." Rudy Giuliani stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "We haven't built a refinery, I think, in 30 years." Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record." Freedom Defense Advocates stated on December 22, 2007: The Mormon religion has "a plan that will see the Constitution thrown out and replaced by a theocracy."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 21, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I was fighting against those (Republican) ideas when you were practicing law and representing your contributor, Rezko, in his slum landlord business in inner city Chicago."
John Edwards stated on January 21, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "If you are African-American in this country today, you are likely to have a net worth of about 10 percent of what white families have."
Bill Clinton stated on January 18, 2008 in in Pahrump, Nev.: Obama said that "since 1992, the Republicans have had all the good ideas..."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas: The Bush administration has "the Pentagon trying to take away the signing bonuses when a soldier gets wounded and ends up in the hospital, something that I'm working with a Republican senator to try to make sure never can happen again."
Rudy Giuliani stated on January 16, 2008 in a TV ad: "And he's the only candidate who will fight for a national catastrophe fund to reduce insurance rates."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in Las Vegas: "Barack (Obama) has one of his biggest supporters in terms of funding, the Exelon Corporation, which has spent millions of dollars trying to make Yucca Mountain the waste depository."
Mitt Romney stated on January 17, 2008 in a news conference in a Staples store in Columbia, S.C. : "I don't have lobbyists running my campaign."
Rudy Giuliani stated on January 16, 2008 in a TV ad: "And delivered more tax relief than the other Republicans combined."
Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain stated on January 15, 2008 in a flyer sent to news organizations in South Carolina: Says McCain was a "Hanoi Hilton songbird" who collaborated with the enemy.
Barack Obama stated on January 15, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas: Says he passed a bill to stop a military requirement that wounded soldiers pay for meals and phone calls.
Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in debate in Las Vegas: "So that 2005 energy bill was a big step backwards on the path to clean, renewable energy. That's why I voted against it."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas.: "You know, Sen. McCain said the other day that we might have troops (in Iraq) for 100 years..."
Barack Obama stated on January 15, 2008 in debate in Las Vegas: "I'm proud of the fact that I've raised more money from small donors than anybody else, and that we're getting $25, $50, $100 donations, and we've done very well doing it that way."
John Edwards stated on January 15, 2008 in Las Vegas: "I believe, Senator Clinton, you've raised more money from those people (the oil and gas industry) than any candidate, Democrat or Republican."
John McCain stated on January 12, 2008 in a speech to the Americans for Prosperity Michigan summit in Livonia, Mich.: "Congress just passed another huge, pork-filled spending bill. The Democrats allowed less than a day to read all 3,400 pages and stuffed it with nearly 10,000 earmarks costing about $10-billion dollars."
John McCain stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "The fact is it's not amnesty."
John McCain stated on January 6, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I have never asked for nor received a single earmark or pork barrel project for my state."
Mitt Romney stated on January 14, 2008 in a TV interview on CBS.: "(My dad) used to campaign against the gas-guzzling dinosaurs."
Bill Clinton stated on January 8, 2008 in Dartmouth, N.H.: Barack Obama "said in 2004 there was no difference between (Obama) and George Bush on the war."
Chain email stated on January 11, 2008: Barack Obama's middle name is Mohammed and he's a "covert" Muslim.
John McCain stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I supported (the surge), I argued for it. I'm the only one on this stage that did."
Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "(Ronald Reagan) raised taxes a billion dollars in his first year as governor of California."
Chain email stated on January 6, 2008: The church Barack Obama belongs to has a "nonnegotiable commitment to Africa."
Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "I took on the worst road system in the country, according to Trucker's magazine. When I left, they said it was the most improved road system in the country."
Mike Huckabee stated on January 10, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Michigan: Says Time magazine called him "one of America's best governors."
Rudy Giuliani stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "We haven't built a refinery, I think, in 30 years."
Barack Obama stated on January 5, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "You've got a building in the Cayman Islands that supposedly houses 12,000 corporations. That's either the biggest building or the biggest tax scam on record."
Freedom Defense Advocates stated on December 22, 2007: The Mormon religion has "a plan that will see the Constitution thrown out and replaced by a theocracy."
