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 November 8, 2007 in Chariton, Iowa: "John wasn't this raging populist four years ago" when he ran for president. Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change." Bill Richardson stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Congress' approval rating is 11 percent. You know who's higher? Dick Cheney and HMOs." Bill Richardson stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev.: "Three out of the 18 benchmarks of the (GAO) have been fulfilled. Even among Republican math, that is a failing grade." Hillary Clinton stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "When Sen. Edwards ran in 2004, he wasn't for universal health care. I'm glad he is now." Dennis Kucinich stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Well, you know, the Teamsters wanted to drill in Alaska. I voted against drilling in Alaska. So it's not like I'm a slam dunk on every issue." Mike Huckabee stated on August 2, 2007 in a news release.: "As governor of Arkansas, I cut taxes and fees almost 100 times, saving the taxpayers almost $380-million. I left a surplus of nearly $850-million." Fred Thompson stated on November 5, 2007 in an interview on the Fox News Channel.: Huckabee "was one of the highest taxing governors that we had in this country and rivaling Bill Clinton in terms of the Cato ratings." Rudy Giuliani stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: ''The leading Democratic candidate once said that the unfettered free market is the most destructive force in modern America.'' Hillary Clinton stated on November 4, 2007 in Clinton, Iowa: "My husband has not withheld a single document." Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "All of the records, as far as I know, about what we did with health care, those are already available." John Edwards stated on October 29, 2007 in a speech in Manchester, N.H.: "Our children's safety is potentially at risk because nearly half of the apple juice consumed by our children comes from apples grown in China." Chain email stated on November 8, 2007 in an e-mail circulated by many people.: Obama "refused to not only put his hand on his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance, but refused to say the pledge." John Edwards stated on November 12, 2007 in a TV ad: Edwards says if Congress won't pass universal health care, he'll tell Congress: "I'm going to use my power as president to take your health care away from you." Mitt Romney stated on October 6, 2007: "Mayor Giuliani's lawsuit killed the line-item veto." Mitt Romney stated on October 9, 2007 in an interview on CNBC.: "John McCain is right on that one. The line-item veto is the best tool the president has to rein in excessive spending." Joe Biden stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: Rudy Giuliani is "probably the most underqualified man since George Bush to seek the presidency." Tom Tancredo stated on November 13, 2007 in an interview on CNN.: "There was a report that came out from the FBI – a warning, not a report ... saying that, in fact, al-Qaida was planning to attack malls during the Christmas holidays." John McCain stated on September 28, 2007 in a speech to the Hispanic Business Expo in Detroit.: "Our tax code is so complicated it extracts $140 billion in extra tax preparation costs every year - one thousand dollars for every American family." Bill Richardson stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: "I've got the most international experience here." Joe Biden stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "Here's a man who brags about how he made the city safe. It was the Biden crime bill that became the Clinton crime bill that allowed him to do that." Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2007 in statement on Web site: "In the 1990s, the Biden Crime Bill added 100,000 cops to America's streets. As a result, murder and violent crime rates went down eight years in a row." Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pa.: "It's just outrageous that under President Bush, the National Institutes of Health have been basically decreased in funding." Mitt Romney stated on November 2, 2007 in a TV ad airing in New Hampshire.: "She hasn't run a corner store. She hasn't run a state. She hasn't run a city. She has never run anything." Rudy Giuliani stated on September 5, 2007 in a newspaper column: "The Alternative Minimum Tax...was created by Congress in 1969 to affect 155 wealthy Americans. Because it was never indexed for inflation, those original 155 taxpayers has increased to affect about 3.5-million in 2006." Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "The Alternative Minimum Tax was never intended to hit people in middle income, upper middle income. It was meant for people who are rich and evading taxes." Dennis Kucinich stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: "More people in this country have seen UFOs than I think approve of George Bush's presidency." Rudy Giuliani stated on October 31, 2007: "I had prostate cancer, five, six years ago. My chance of surviving prostate cancer, and thank God I was cured of it, in the United States, 82%. My chances of surviving prostate cancer in England, only 44% under socialized medicine." John Edwards stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: Clinton has "raised the most money from Washington lobbyists ... from the health industry, drug companies, health insurance companies (and) the defense industry." Barack Obama stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: "I'm the only person on this stage who has worked actively just last year passing, along with Russ Feingold, some of the toughest ethics reform since Watergate."
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Barack Obama stated on November 8, 2007 in Chariton, Iowa: "John wasn't this raging populist four years ago" when he ran for president. Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change." Bill Richardson stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Congress' approval rating is 11 percent. You know who's higher? Dick Cheney and HMOs." Bill Richardson stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev.: "Three out of the 18 benchmarks of the (GAO) have been fulfilled. Even among Republican math, that is a failing grade." Hillary Clinton stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "When Sen. Edwards ran in 2004, he wasn't for universal health care. I'm glad he is now." Dennis Kucinich stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Well, you know, the Teamsters wanted to drill in Alaska. I voted against drilling in Alaska. So it's not like I'm a slam dunk on every issue." Mike Huckabee stated on August 2, 2007 in a news release.: "As governor of Arkansas, I cut taxes and fees almost 100 times, saving the taxpayers almost $380-million. I left a surplus of nearly $850-million." Fred Thompson stated on November 5, 2007 in an interview on the Fox News Channel.: Huckabee "was one of the highest taxing governors that we had in this country and rivaling Bill Clinton in terms of the Cato ratings." Rudy Giuliani stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: ''The leading Democratic candidate once said that the unfettered free market is the most destructive force in modern America.'' Hillary Clinton stated on November 4, 2007 in Clinton, Iowa: "My husband has not withheld a single document." Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "All of the records, as far as I know, about what we did with health care, those are already available." John Edwards stated on October 29, 2007 in a speech in Manchester, N.H.: "Our children's safety is potentially at risk because nearly half of the apple juice consumed by our children comes from apples grown in China." Chain email stated on November 8, 2007 in an e-mail circulated by many people.: Obama "refused to not only put his hand on his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance, but refused to say the pledge." John Edwards stated on November 12, 2007 in a TV ad: Edwards says if Congress won't pass universal health care, he'll tell Congress: "I'm going to use my power as president to take your health care away from you." Mitt Romney stated on October 6, 2007: "Mayor Giuliani's lawsuit killed the line-item veto." Mitt Romney stated on October 9, 2007 in an interview on CNBC.: "John McCain is right on that one. The line-item veto is the best tool the president has to rein in excessive spending." Joe Biden stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: Rudy Giuliani is "probably the most underqualified man since George Bush to seek the presidency." Tom Tancredo stated on November 13, 2007 in an interview on CNN.: "There was a report that came out from the FBI – a warning, not a report ... saying that, in fact, al-Qaida was planning to attack malls during the Christmas holidays." John McCain stated on September 28, 2007 in a speech to the Hispanic Business Expo in Detroit.: "Our tax code is so complicated it extracts $140 billion in extra tax preparation costs every year - one thousand dollars for every American family." Bill Richardson stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: "I've got the most international experience here." Joe Biden stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "Here's a man who brags about how he made the city safe. It was the Biden crime bill that became the Clinton crime bill that allowed him to do that." Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2007 in statement on Web site: "In the 1990s, the Biden Crime Bill added 100,000 cops to America's streets. As a result, murder and violent crime rates went down eight years in a row." Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pa.: "It's just outrageous that under President Bush, the National Institutes of Health have been basically decreased in funding." Mitt Romney stated on November 2, 2007 in a TV ad airing in New Hampshire.: "She hasn't run a corner store. She hasn't run a state. She hasn't run a city. She has never run anything." Rudy Giuliani stated on September 5, 2007 in a newspaper column: "The Alternative Minimum Tax...was created by Congress in 1969 to affect 155 wealthy Americans. Because it was never indexed for inflation, those original 155 taxpayers has increased to affect about 3.5-million in 2006." Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "The Alternative Minimum Tax was never intended to hit people in middle income, upper middle income. It was meant for people who are rich and evading taxes." Dennis Kucinich stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: "More people in this country have seen UFOs than I think approve of George Bush's presidency." Rudy Giuliani stated on October 31, 2007: "I had prostate cancer, five, six years ago. My chance of surviving prostate cancer, and thank God I was cured of it, in the United States, 82%. My chances of surviving prostate cancer in England, only 44% under socialized medicine." John Edwards stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: Clinton has "raised the most money from Washington lobbyists ... from the health industry, drug companies, health insurance companies (and) the defense industry." Barack Obama stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: "I'm the only person on this stage who has worked actively just last year passing, along with Russ Feingold, some of the toughest ethics reform since Watergate."
Barack Obama stated on November 8, 2007 in Chariton, Iowa: "John wasn't this raging populist four years ago" when he ran for president.
Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change."
Bill Richardson stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Congress' approval rating is 11 percent. You know who's higher? Dick Cheney and HMOs."
Bill Richardson stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev.: "Three out of the 18 benchmarks of the (GAO) have been fulfilled. Even among Republican math, that is a failing grade."
Hillary Clinton stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "When Sen. Edwards ran in 2004, he wasn't for universal health care. I'm glad he is now."
Dennis Kucinich stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Well, you know, the Teamsters wanted to drill in Alaska. I voted against drilling in Alaska. So it's not like I'm a slam dunk on every issue."
Mike Huckabee stated on August 2, 2007 in a news release.: "As governor of Arkansas, I cut taxes and fees almost 100 times, saving the taxpayers almost $380-million. I left a surplus of nearly $850-million."
Fred Thompson stated on November 5, 2007 in an interview on the Fox News Channel.: Huckabee "was one of the highest taxing governors that we had in this country and rivaling Bill Clinton in terms of the Cato ratings."
Rudy Giuliani stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: ''The leading Democratic candidate once said that the unfettered free market is the most destructive force in modern America.''
Hillary Clinton stated on November 4, 2007 in Clinton, Iowa: "My husband has not withheld a single document."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "All of the records, as far as I know, about what we did with health care, those are already available."
John Edwards stated on October 29, 2007 in a speech in Manchester, N.H.: "Our children's safety is potentially at risk because nearly half of the apple juice consumed by our children comes from apples grown in China."
Chain email stated on November 8, 2007 in an e-mail circulated by many people.: Obama "refused to not only put his hand on his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance, but refused to say the pledge."
John Edwards stated on November 12, 2007 in a TV ad: Edwards says if Congress won't pass universal health care, he'll tell Congress: "I'm going to use my power as president to take your health care away from you."
Mitt Romney stated on October 9, 2007 in an interview on CNBC.: "John McCain is right on that one. The line-item veto is the best tool the president has to rein in excessive spending."
Joe Biden stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: Rudy Giuliani is "probably the most underqualified man since George Bush to seek the presidency."
Tom Tancredo stated on November 13, 2007 in an interview on CNN.: "There was a report that came out from the FBI – a warning, not a report ... saying that, in fact, al-Qaida was planning to attack malls during the Christmas holidays."
John McCain stated on September 28, 2007 in a speech to the Hispanic Business Expo in Detroit.: "Our tax code is so complicated it extracts $140 billion in extra tax preparation costs every year - one thousand dollars for every American family."
Bill Richardson stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: "I've got the most international experience here."
Joe Biden stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "Here's a man who brags about how he made the city safe. It was the Biden crime bill that became the Clinton crime bill that allowed him to do that."
Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2007 in statement on Web site: "In the 1990s, the Biden Crime Bill added 100,000 cops to America's streets. As a result, murder and violent crime rates went down eight years in a row."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pa.: "It's just outrageous that under President Bush, the National Institutes of Health have been basically decreased in funding."
Mitt Romney stated on November 2, 2007 in a TV ad airing in New Hampshire.: "She hasn't run a corner store. She hasn't run a state. She hasn't run a city. She has never run anything."
Rudy Giuliani stated on September 5, 2007 in a newspaper column: "The Alternative Minimum Tax...was created by Congress in 1969 to affect 155 wealthy Americans. Because it was never indexed for inflation, those original 155 taxpayers has increased to affect about 3.5-million in 2006."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia: "The Alternative Minimum Tax was never intended to hit people in middle income, upper middle income. It was meant for people who are rich and evading taxes."
Dennis Kucinich stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: "More people in this country have seen UFOs than I think approve of George Bush's presidency."
Rudy Giuliani stated on October 31, 2007: "I had prostate cancer, five, six years ago. My chance of surviving prostate cancer, and thank God I was cured of it, in the United States, 82%. My chances of surviving prostate cancer in England, only 44% under socialized medicine."
John Edwards stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: Clinton has "raised the most money from Washington lobbyists ... from the health industry, drug companies, health insurance companies (and) the defense industry."
Barack Obama stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: "I'm the only person on this stage who has worked actively just last year passing, along with Russ Feingold, some of the toughest ethics reform since Watergate."
