Latest Half-True 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 Peter Barca stated on June 8, 2012 in a speech: "70 percent of the people who voted" on June 5, 2012, "just didn’t feel comfortable with the recall of the governor," weakening any idea that Wisconsin is "fully behind this Walker agenda." American Crossroads stated on June 13, 2012 in a TV ad.: "As Virginia lost over 65,000 jobs, (Tim) Kaine put partisan ambitions first" by serving as DNC chairman during the last year of his governorship. Rick Perry stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Barack Obama has "provided guns to Mexican drug cartels." Barack Obama stated on June 12, 2012 in a campaign ad: "When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ... (had) more debt per person than any other state in the country." Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in campaign ad “We’ve heard it all before,” airing in New Hampshire and around the U.S: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average, and fell to 47th in job creation, fourth from the bottom. National Rifle Association stated on June 11, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama’s regulatory adviser Cass Sunstein, "wants to ban hunting and says animals should be represented in court." Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation. Steve Brown stated on May 22, 2012: Portland, Ore., has "never gotten over 12 to 15 percent ridership" of its public transit system "in the past 12 years." Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Romney outsourced call center jobs to India." Mitt Romney stated on June 8, 2012 in a campaign ad: As governor of Massachusetts, "Romney reduced unemployment to just 4.7 percent." Jeff Fitzgerald stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed" right to work laws making union membership and dues optional Paul Broun stated on May 23, 2012 in a television interview: A new manufacturing plant is slated to create about 3,000 jobs in central and northeast Georgia and "create about a $3 billion infusion" into the economy. Lamar Alexander stated on May 7, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor.: Says "we are overcharging students . . . to help pay for the health care law." Mitt Romney stated on June 5, 2012 in a Web ad: "More Hispanics have fallen into poverty under Obama." Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in a television ad: "When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average." Alcee Hastings stated on May 29, 2012 in a press conference: Florida election officials’ requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a "backdoor poll tax." Jack Latvala stated on June 1, 2012 in a newsletter: "District 22 includes about 80% of the district I have represented since 2010. District 20 includes about 20% of the area I have represented since 2010." Eric Fehrnstrom stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney initially ranked last among states in job growth, but by the end of his governorship, "we were in the middle of the pack." David Axelrod stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked "47th in job creation." Ed Gillespie stated on June 3, 2012 in a "Fox News Sunday" interview: When Mitt Romney was governor, "the fact is that the average income for a family in Massachusetts went up by $5,500." Pam Davidson stated on May 18, 2012 in a statement: Georgia Public Service Commission member Stan Wise "has received about 95 percent of his campaign money from the utilities he is supposed to be regulating." John Barrow stated on May 17, 2012 in in an op-ed: "Forty years ago ... about half of congressional districts were genuinely competitive. Today, only about 10 percent of House races on Cook Political Report are listed as ‘toss-ups’ or ‘lean’ to one party." Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: The federal government "reviewed and verified" his administration’s numbers showing Wisconsin added 23,608 jobs in 2011. Tom Barrett stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation. Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: Says Tom Barrett plans "to spend $100 million on a trolley that goes barely two miles on the east side of Milwaukee." Tim Lee stated on April 10, 2012 in an interview: Candidate Bill Byrne used campaign funds for work on his "personal car." Lenny Curry stated on May 9, 2012 in an "Orlando Sentinel" opinion piece: "More than 250 (voter registration) groups, ranging across the entire political spectrum, have filed with the state and are registering voters right now." Martin O'Malley stated on May 27, 2012 in an appearance on Meet the Press: "When it comes to what little bit of job creation was happening in Massachusetts (when Mitt Romney was governor), it was happening in the public sector at six times the rate that it was happening in the private sector." Scott Walker stated on May 11, 2012 in a blog post on campaign website: Thanks to our policies, "for the first time in state history, we have put millions of dollars into our rainy day fund in consecutive years." Chris Abele stated on April 12, 2012 in a statement to the Journal Sentinel: "While Act 10 allowed (Milwaukee County) to save some money, it was millions short of what we needed to fill the hole left by the $28 million cut in state aid."
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Peter Barca stated on June 8, 2012 in a speech: "70 percent of the people who voted" on June 5, 2012, "just didn’t feel comfortable with the recall of the governor," weakening any idea that Wisconsin is "fully behind this Walker agenda." American Crossroads stated on June 13, 2012 in a TV ad.: "As Virginia lost over 65,000 jobs, (Tim) Kaine put partisan ambitions first" by serving as DNC chairman during the last year of his governorship. Rick Perry stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Barack Obama has "provided guns to Mexican drug cartels." Barack Obama stated on June 12, 2012 in a campaign ad: "When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ... (had) more debt per person than any other state in the country." Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in campaign ad “We’ve heard it all before,” airing in New Hampshire and around the U.S: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average, and fell to 47th in job creation, fourth from the bottom. National Rifle Association stated on June 11, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama’s regulatory adviser Cass Sunstein, "wants to ban hunting and says animals should be represented in court." Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation. Steve Brown stated on May 22, 2012: Portland, Ore., has "never gotten over 12 to 15 percent ridership" of its public transit system "in the past 12 years." Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Romney outsourced call center jobs to India." Mitt Romney stated on June 8, 2012 in a campaign ad: As governor of Massachusetts, "Romney reduced unemployment to just 4.7 percent." Jeff Fitzgerald stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed" right to work laws making union membership and dues optional Paul Broun stated on May 23, 2012 in a television interview: A new manufacturing plant is slated to create about 3,000 jobs in central and northeast Georgia and "create about a $3 billion infusion" into the economy. Lamar Alexander stated on May 7, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor.: Says "we are overcharging students . . . to help pay for the health care law." Mitt Romney stated on June 5, 2012 in a Web ad: "More Hispanics have fallen into poverty under Obama." Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in a television ad: "When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average." Alcee Hastings stated on May 29, 2012 in a press conference: Florida election officials’ requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a "backdoor poll tax." Jack Latvala stated on June 1, 2012 in a newsletter: "District 22 includes about 80% of the district I have represented since 2010. District 20 includes about 20% of the area I have represented since 2010." Eric Fehrnstrom stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney initially ranked last among states in job growth, but by the end of his governorship, "we were in the middle of the pack." David Axelrod stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked "47th in job creation." Ed Gillespie stated on June 3, 2012 in a "Fox News Sunday" interview: When Mitt Romney was governor, "the fact is that the average income for a family in Massachusetts went up by $5,500." Pam Davidson stated on May 18, 2012 in a statement: Georgia Public Service Commission member Stan Wise "has received about 95 percent of his campaign money from the utilities he is supposed to be regulating." John Barrow stated on May 17, 2012 in in an op-ed: "Forty years ago ... about half of congressional districts were genuinely competitive. Today, only about 10 percent of House races on Cook Political Report are listed as ‘toss-ups’ or ‘lean’ to one party." Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: The federal government "reviewed and verified" his administration’s numbers showing Wisconsin added 23,608 jobs in 2011. Tom Barrett stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation. Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: Says Tom Barrett plans "to spend $100 million on a trolley that goes barely two miles on the east side of Milwaukee." Tim Lee stated on April 10, 2012 in an interview: Candidate Bill Byrne used campaign funds for work on his "personal car." Lenny Curry stated on May 9, 2012 in an "Orlando Sentinel" opinion piece: "More than 250 (voter registration) groups, ranging across the entire political spectrum, have filed with the state and are registering voters right now." Martin O'Malley stated on May 27, 2012 in an appearance on Meet the Press: "When it comes to what little bit of job creation was happening in Massachusetts (when Mitt Romney was governor), it was happening in the public sector at six times the rate that it was happening in the private sector." Scott Walker stated on May 11, 2012 in a blog post on campaign website: Thanks to our policies, "for the first time in state history, we have put millions of dollars into our rainy day fund in consecutive years." Chris Abele stated on April 12, 2012 in a statement to the Journal Sentinel: "While Act 10 allowed (Milwaukee County) to save some money, it was millions short of what we needed to fill the hole left by the $28 million cut in state aid."
Peter Barca stated on June 8, 2012 in a speech: "70 percent of the people who voted" on June 5, 2012, "just didn’t feel comfortable with the recall of the governor," weakening any idea that Wisconsin is "fully behind this Walker agenda."
American Crossroads stated on June 13, 2012 in a TV ad.: "As Virginia lost over 65,000 jobs, (Tim) Kaine put partisan ambitions first" by serving as DNC chairman during the last year of his governorship.
Rick Perry stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Barack Obama has "provided guns to Mexican drug cartels."
Barack Obama stated on June 12, 2012 in a campaign ad: "When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ... (had) more debt per person than any other state in the country."
Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in campaign ad “We’ve heard it all before,” airing in New Hampshire and around the U.S: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average, and fell to 47th in job creation, fourth from the bottom.
National Rifle Association stated on June 11, 2012 in a mailer: Says Barack Obama’s regulatory adviser Cass Sunstein, "wants to ban hunting and says animals should be represented in court."
Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation.
Steve Brown stated on May 22, 2012: Portland, Ore., has "never gotten over 12 to 15 percent ridership" of its public transit system "in the past 12 years."
Mitt Romney stated on June 8, 2012 in a campaign ad: As governor of Massachusetts, "Romney reduced unemployment to just 4.7 percent."
Jeff Fitzgerald stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed" right to work laws making union membership and dues optional
Paul Broun stated on May 23, 2012 in a television interview: A new manufacturing plant is slated to create about 3,000 jobs in central and northeast Georgia and "create about a $3 billion infusion" into the economy.
Lamar Alexander stated on May 7, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor.: Says "we are overcharging students . . . to help pay for the health care law."
Mitt Romney stated on June 5, 2012 in a Web ad: "More Hispanics have fallen into poverty under Obama."
Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in a television ad: "When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average."
Alcee Hastings stated on May 29, 2012 in a press conference: Florida election officials’ requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a "backdoor poll tax."
Jack Latvala stated on June 1, 2012 in a newsletter: "District 22 includes about 80% of the district I have represented since 2010. District 20 includes about 20% of the area I have represented since 2010."
Eric Fehrnstrom stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney initially ranked last among states in job growth, but by the end of his governorship, "we were in the middle of the pack."
David Axelrod stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked "47th in job creation."
Ed Gillespie stated on June 3, 2012 in a "Fox News Sunday" interview: When Mitt Romney was governor, "the fact is that the average income for a family in Massachusetts went up by $5,500."
Pam Davidson stated on May 18, 2012 in a statement: Georgia Public Service Commission member Stan Wise "has received about 95 percent of his campaign money from the utilities he is supposed to be regulating."
John Barrow stated on May 17, 2012 in in an op-ed: "Forty years ago ... about half of congressional districts were genuinely competitive. Today, only about 10 percent of House races on Cook Political Report are listed as ‘toss-ups’ or ‘lean’ to one party."
Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: The federal government "reviewed and verified" his administration’s numbers showing Wisconsin added 23,608 jobs in 2011.
Tom Barrett stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation.
Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: Says Tom Barrett plans "to spend $100 million on a trolley that goes barely two miles on the east side of Milwaukee."
Tim Lee stated on April 10, 2012 in an interview: Candidate Bill Byrne used campaign funds for work on his "personal car."
Lenny Curry stated on May 9, 2012 in an "Orlando Sentinel" opinion piece: "More than 250 (voter registration) groups, ranging across the entire political spectrum, have filed with the state and are registering voters right now."
Martin O'Malley stated on May 27, 2012 in an appearance on Meet the Press: "When it comes to what little bit of job creation was happening in Massachusetts (when Mitt Romney was governor), it was happening in the public sector at six times the rate that it was happening in the private sector."
Scott Walker stated on May 11, 2012 in a blog post on campaign website: Thanks to our policies, "for the first time in state history, we have put millions of dollars into our rainy day fund in consecutive years."
Chris Abele stated on April 12, 2012 in a statement to the Journal Sentinel: "While Act 10 allowed (Milwaukee County) to save some money, it was millions short of what we needed to fill the hole left by the $28 million cut in state aid."
