3 People 4013 Fact-checks 1609 Articles People (3) Big Gamble NJ Big League Politics Think Big Illinois Fact-checks (4013) Marsha Blackburn stated on April 12, 2014 in a speech to the Freedom Summit in New Hampshire: A recent Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Americans and 56 percent of Democrats "say the biggest threat to our nation's security is big government." By Louis Jacobson• April 16, 2014 Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in Debate: “I brought back Big Ten football.” By Madeline Heim• October 6, 2020 Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The financial services bill will end "too-big-to-fail." By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2010 Lee Fisher stated on June 16, 2010 in a news release: Rob Portman has taken more than $125,000 from "Big Oil." By Stephen Koff• August 6, 2010 Friends of Democracy stated on August 21, 2012 in an advertisement aired in and around New Hampshire: "Your Congressman, Charlie Bass, took over $166,000 from Big Oil." By Jake Berry• August 23, 2012 Rick Perry stated on June 12, 2013 in a radio ad: Says New York has ‘bureaucrats telling you whether you can even drink a Big Gulp.’ By Sue Owen• June 19, 2013 Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Scott Brown "voted to give oil companies big tax breaks." By Julie Kliegman• April 30, 2014 Sherrod Brown stated on March 04, 2013 in a news release: Wall Street megabanks that received bailouts in 2009 now get taxpayer-funded advantages not available to community banks in Ohio. By Tom Feran• March 20, 2013 Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says "Scott Brown’s carrying some big oil baggage" because he "collected over $400,000 in campaign contributions." By Julie Kliegman• May 1, 2014 Better Austin Today stated on June 18, 2011 in a campaign mailer.: "Under Randi Shade," Austin has "had the highest cost of living of any large Texas city." By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2011 Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Latin America’s economy is almost as big as the economy of China." By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2012 Jeanne Shaheen stated on August 27, 2014 in an ad: "Big Oil gave Scott Brown $454,260." By Jonathan Van Fleet• September 5, 2014 Americans United for Change stated on June 11, 2010 in a TV commercial: "Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook." By Louis Jacobson• June 25, 2010 Barack Obama stated on October 08, 2012 in a campaign event outside Speaker John Boehner press conference in Derry, NH: Says Mitt Romney plans to "fire" Big Bird. By Maryalice Gill• October 9, 2012 Tommy Tuberville stated on August 17, 2020 in an interview: Amid COVID-19, 25 of the 26 Republican governors "have decided to play football," but "three-fourths" of the 24 Democratic governors "have decided not to play already and most will probably not play.” By Tom Kertscher• August 19, 2020 Spencer Bachus stated on November 19, 2008 in : "Even with recent changes, the average hourly wage at General Motors is still $75 an hour." By Robert Farley• January 14, 2009 Jim Kenney stated on March 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania: "Big soda has a lot of money. They make a lot of profit off their product and they market in neighborhoods that suffer from these very things that we’re trying to cure." By Cassie Owens• March 30, 2016 Sarah Palin stated on August 29, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio: "As governor, I've stood up to ... the big oil companies." By Alexander Lane• September 1, 2008 Jim DeMint stated on March 07, 2014 in an interview: "The big Wall Street banks, the big corporations" give "many times more" political donations to Democrats than Republicans. By Tom Kertscher• April 16, 2014 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 06, 2016 in an ad: "Kelly Ayotte voted to give big oil more than $20 billion in tax breaks." By Allie Morris• October 7, 2016 Articles (1609) Just how big is the proposed casino in Miami? By Amy Sherman• October 17, 2011 Trying to be tough on Big Oil By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• April 17, 2008 Sunday news show preview for Sept. 28 By Jon Greenberg• September 26, 2014 PunditFact previews the Nov. 8 Sunday shows By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2015 Sunday news show preview for Sept. 14 By Jon Greenberg• September 12, 2014 PunditFact previews the Jan. 18 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• January 16, 2015 PunditFact previews the July 26 Sunday shows By Jon Greenberg• July 24, 2015 PunditFact previews the July 12 Sunday shows By Katie Sanders• July 10, 2015 PunditFact previews the Nov. 15 Sunday shows By Jon Greenberg• November 13, 2015 PunditFact previews the Nov. 1 Sunday shows By Jon Greenberg• October 30, 2015 PunditFact previews the June 7 Sunday shows By Katie Sanders• June 5, 2015 PunditFact previews the Aug. 30 news shows By Jon Greenberg• August 28, 2015 PunditFact previews the Aug. 2 news shows By Katie Sanders• July 31, 2015 PunditFact previews the June 21 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• June 20, 2015 Fact-checking falsehoods about Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ and taxes, deficit, Medicaid By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, Loreben Tuquero• June 24, 2025 Your guide to Sunday, June 8 news shows By Katie Sanders• June 6, 2014 Your guide to the Sunday June 15 news shows By Jon Greenberg• June 13, 2014 PunditFact previews the Feb. 22 news shows By Jon Greenberg• February 20, 2015 PunditFact previews the Dec. 14 Sunday shows By Katie Sanders• December 12, 2014 PunditFact previews the Nov. 16 Sunday shows By Jon Greenberg• November 14, 2014
Marsha Blackburn stated on April 12, 2014 in a speech to the Freedom Summit in New Hampshire: A recent Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Americans and 56 percent of Democrats "say the biggest threat to our nation's security is big government." By Louis Jacobson• April 16, 2014 Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in Debate: “I brought back Big Ten football.” By Madeline Heim• October 6, 2020 Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The financial services bill will end "too-big-to-fail." By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2010 Lee Fisher stated on June 16, 2010 in a news release: Rob Portman has taken more than $125,000 from "Big Oil." By Stephen Koff• August 6, 2010 Friends of Democracy stated on August 21, 2012 in an advertisement aired in and around New Hampshire: "Your Congressman, Charlie Bass, took over $166,000 from Big Oil." By Jake Berry• August 23, 2012 Rick Perry stated on June 12, 2013 in a radio ad: Says New York has ‘bureaucrats telling you whether you can even drink a Big Gulp.’ By Sue Owen• June 19, 2013 Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Scott Brown "voted to give oil companies big tax breaks." By Julie Kliegman• April 30, 2014 Sherrod Brown stated on March 04, 2013 in a news release: Wall Street megabanks that received bailouts in 2009 now get taxpayer-funded advantages not available to community banks in Ohio. By Tom Feran• March 20, 2013 Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says "Scott Brown’s carrying some big oil baggage" because he "collected over $400,000 in campaign contributions." By Julie Kliegman• May 1, 2014 Better Austin Today stated on June 18, 2011 in a campaign mailer.: "Under Randi Shade," Austin has "had the highest cost of living of any large Texas city." By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2011 Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Latin America’s economy is almost as big as the economy of China." By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2012 Jeanne Shaheen stated on August 27, 2014 in an ad: "Big Oil gave Scott Brown $454,260." By Jonathan Van Fleet• September 5, 2014 Americans United for Change stated on June 11, 2010 in a TV commercial: "Every day, oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico. ... Even with disaster on our coast..., Richard Burr voted to let big oil off the hook." By Louis Jacobson• June 25, 2010 Barack Obama stated on October 08, 2012 in a campaign event outside Speaker John Boehner press conference in Derry, NH: Says Mitt Romney plans to "fire" Big Bird. By Maryalice Gill• October 9, 2012 Tommy Tuberville stated on August 17, 2020 in an interview: Amid COVID-19, 25 of the 26 Republican governors "have decided to play football," but "three-fourths" of the 24 Democratic governors "have decided not to play already and most will probably not play.” By Tom Kertscher• August 19, 2020 Spencer Bachus stated on November 19, 2008 in : "Even with recent changes, the average hourly wage at General Motors is still $75 an hour." By Robert Farley• January 14, 2009 Jim Kenney stated on March 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania: "Big soda has a lot of money. They make a lot of profit off their product and they market in neighborhoods that suffer from these very things that we’re trying to cure." By Cassie Owens• March 30, 2016 Sarah Palin stated on August 29, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio: "As governor, I've stood up to ... the big oil companies." By Alexander Lane• September 1, 2008 Jim DeMint stated on March 07, 2014 in an interview: "The big Wall Street banks, the big corporations" give "many times more" political donations to Democrats than Republicans. By Tom Kertscher• April 16, 2014 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 06, 2016 in an ad: "Kelly Ayotte voted to give big oil more than $20 billion in tax breaks." By Allie Morris• October 7, 2016
Just how big is the proposed casino in Miami? By Amy Sherman• October 17, 2011 Trying to be tough on Big Oil By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• April 17, 2008 Sunday news show preview for Sept. 28 By Jon Greenberg• September 26, 2014 PunditFact previews the Nov. 8 Sunday shows By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2015 Sunday news show preview for Sept. 14 By Jon Greenberg• September 12, 2014 PunditFact previews the Jan. 18 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• January 16, 2015 PunditFact previews the July 26 Sunday shows By Jon Greenberg• July 24, 2015 PunditFact previews the July 12 Sunday shows By Katie Sanders• July 10, 2015 PunditFact previews the Nov. 15 Sunday shows By Jon Greenberg• November 13, 2015 PunditFact previews the Nov. 1 Sunday shows By Jon Greenberg• October 30, 2015 PunditFact previews the June 7 Sunday shows By Katie Sanders• June 5, 2015 PunditFact previews the Aug. 30 news shows By Jon Greenberg• August 28, 2015 PunditFact previews the Aug. 2 news shows By Katie Sanders• July 31, 2015 PunditFact previews the June 21 news shows By Aaron Sharockman• June 20, 2015 Fact-checking falsehoods about Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ and taxes, deficit, Medicaid By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, Loreben Tuquero• June 24, 2025 Your guide to Sunday, June 8 news shows By Katie Sanders• June 6, 2014 Your guide to the Sunday June 15 news shows By Jon Greenberg• June 13, 2014 PunditFact previews the Feb. 22 news shows By Jon Greenberg• February 20, 2015 PunditFact previews the Dec. 14 Sunday shows By Katie Sanders• December 12, 2014 PunditFact previews the Nov. 16 Sunday shows By Jon Greenberg• November 14, 2014
