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John Kasich stated on August 06, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland:

"I took the state of Ohio from an $8 billion hole … to a $2 billion surplus."

By Louis Jacobson• August 7, 2015

Hillary Clinton stated on February 25, 2010 in a hearing before Congress:

In 2001, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan "justified increasing spending and cutting taxes, saying that we didn't really need to pay down the debt."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 2, 2010

Barack Obama stated on October 02, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University:

"When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent."

By Louis Jacobson• October 6, 2014

Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2022 in a post:

The New York City Police Department arrested a 9-year-old "because she didn’t have a vaccine card in the museum."

By Monique Curet• February 15, 2022

X posts stated on July 23, 2019 in a tweet:

"Reagan took the deficit from $70 billion to $175 billion. Bush 41 took it to $300 billion. Clinton got it to zero. Bush 43 took it from zero to $1.2 trillion. Obama halved it to $600 billion. Trump’s got it back to a trillion."

By Daniel Funke• July 29, 2019

Brooke Rollins stated on April 06, 2025 in an interview:

“We had an agriculture export deficit that increased from zero when President Trump left to $49 billion” under former President Joe Biden.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 9, 2025

Chris Christie stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa:

Says they said "it was impossible to balance a budget at the same time, with an $11 billion deficit" and "we did it."

By Erin O'Neill• August 29, 2012

Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on March 06, 2016 in an endorsement speech in Columbus, Ohio.:

When John Kasich became governor of Ohio, "there was an $8 billion budget deficit and now there’s a $2 billion surplus."

By Louis Jacobson, Chris Nichols• March 8, 2016

Mitt Romney stated on October 03, 2012 in a presidential debate:

Says Obama promised to cut the deficit in half.

By Molly Moorhead• October 4, 2012

The Freedom Project stated on October 19, 2009 in a press release:

"Democrats rang up a $1.42 trillion budget deficit in 2009 — the single largest in American history."

By Catharine Richert• October 22, 2009

Barack Obama stated on October 02, 2015 in a press conference:

Today, the deficit is "below the average deficits over the past 40 years."

By Louis Jacobson• October 6, 2015

Jim Doyle stated on November 19, 2010 in a statutorially required report on the state budget deficit:

Wisconsin’s projected state budget shortfall is now as low as $1.5 billion

By Dave Umhoefer• November 29, 2010

Leonard Lance stated on October 11, 2012 in a debate:

Says Barack Obama "said when he was running for office four years ago that he would halve the annual deficit by the end of his first term. That simply has not happened."

By Bill Wichert• October 21, 2012

Instagram posts stated on May 24, 2023 in an Instagram post:

A list shows violent crimes in Los Angeles that “people will be set free on as of today.”

By Loreben Tuquero• May 26, 2023

Barack Obama stated on May 07, 2009 in a speech at the White House.:

Pay-as-you-go "is the principle that helped transform large deficits into surpluses in the 1990s."

By Bill Adair• May 7, 2009

Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in his State of the Union address:

The "pay-as-you-go law ... was a big reason why we had record surpluses in the 1990s."

By Bill Adair, Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2010

Viral image stated on June 26, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "weeps over empty parking lot."

By Ciara O'Rourke, Stefanie Pousoulides• July 22, 2019

Lenny Curry stated on March 04, 2012 in an interview on "Political Connections":

Says Barack Obama "promised he would cut the deficit in half" but didn’t.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 8, 2012

Paul Vallas stated on December 31, 2018 in a radio interview:

"I took over the school district when it had a $1 billion structural deficit and left them with $1 billion in cash and 70,000 more students than they have today."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• January 6, 2019

Scott Walker stated on October 17, 2014 in a debate:

The projected $1.8 billion state budget shortfall for 2015-’17 "actually comes from an assumption based on zero growth. That just doesn’t happen."

By Dave Umhoefer• October 23, 2014

Chris Christie's budget address included claims familiar to the Truth-O-Meter

By Caryn Shinske• March 3, 2013

Can Joe Biden’s agenda really cost zero dollars? A guide to the bills and the numbers

By Jon Greenberg• September 29, 2021

Politicians (and Glenn Beck) had money on their minds

By Willoughby Mariano• September 5, 2010

Ad Watch: GOP accuses Obama of breaking vows to improve economy

By Nancy Madsen• July 27, 2012

Medicare in 5 charts: A 2018 midterm report

By Jon Greenberg• September 11, 2018

Obama exaggerates role of 'pay as you go' rules

By Bill Adair• May 7, 2009

Texas congressman says some immigration appointments in NYC’s ICE office are for 2033. Is that true?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 11, 2023

Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-US protests

By Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek• July 20, 2023

Preview: Scott Walker's 'State of the State'

By Tom Kertscher• January 24, 2018

Mailbag: 'You are not very good at fact checking'

By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2014

Did Donald Trump pay hundreds of workers to help in search-and-rescue efforts days after 9/11?

By Samantha Putterman• March 13, 2019

Checking Scott Walker on "Meet the Press"

By Tom Kertscher• November 10, 2014

Democrats wrap up convention with Obama re-election appeal

By Janel Davis• September 7, 2012

Fact-checking Joe Biden on inflation, the deficit and consumer confidence in the State of the Union

By Louis Jacobson• March 8, 2024

Mailbag: 'Glenn Beck rules, PolitiFact drools.'

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 3, 2010

NYC mass shooting sparks questions about Nevada’s little-used red flag gun law. How does it work?

By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman• July 30, 2025

The Democrats’ overstated claim that the Inflation Reduction Act curbs debt, inflation

By Louis Jacobson• August 19, 2022

Romney: turning over the turnaround label

By David Baumann• September 27, 2007

Can the US government strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship?

By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 7, 2025

Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address

By PolitiFact Staff • February 8, 2023

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