Latest Fact-checks by Louis Jacobson 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 Ted Cruz stated on November 8, 2013 in an interview on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno": "In the last four years, our economy has grown on average 0.9 percent a year." Mr. Conservative stated on November 12, 2013 in a Web post: Says the Obama administration is handing out a pamphlet titled, "What To Do When The Veteran In Your Classroom Attempts A Mass Shooting" Barack Obama stated on November 4, 2013 in a speech to Organizing for Action: "What we said was, you can keep (your plan) if it hasn’t changed since the law passed." Mike Rogers stated on November 3, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": In 1929, the Secretary of State shut down a program that was "collecting information to protect America" because it was "unseemly," but that move led to "millions and millions" of deaths in World War II. Barack Obama stated on October 30, 2013 in a speech in Boston: Due to Obamacare, Arkansas "has covered almost 14 percent of its uninsured already." Mitt Romney stated on November 3, 2013 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Health insurance is more expensive in Massachusetts than anywhere else in the country." Suzanne Somers stated on November 28, 2013 in a column in the "Wall Street Journal": "Even after Obamacare is fully implemented, there still will be tens of millions of people not covered." Valerie Jarrett stated on October 28, 2013 in a tweet: "FACT: Nothing in #Obamacare forces people out of their health plans." John Fleming stated on October 27, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": In Massachusetts, "half of the primary care doctors are not accepting new patients." Nick Gillespie stated on October 22, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": Emergency rooms account for "2 percent of all health care spending." Paul LePage stated on October 14, 2013 in a speech in Falmouth, Maine: "About 47 percent of able-bodied people in the state of Maine don’t work." Andrew Napolitano stated on October 17, 2013 in an interview on "Fox and Friends": "Woodrow Wilson borrowed $30 billion to fund World War I in 1917. That money has not been paid back. And we are still paying interest on it." Marco Rubio stated on October 20, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "I never was in favor of shutting down the government. … (I) voted to fund the government fully." Tom Colicchio stated on October 20, 2013 in a tweet: Says under President Barack Obama, the debt increased by 23 percent, which was less than under any president going back to Ronald Reagan. Louie Gohmert stated on October 15, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: "We went from $160 billion deficit spending in (President George W.) Bush's last year to $1.6 trillion the following year." Ann Coulter stated on October 9, 2013 in a column: "No doctors who went to an American medical school will be accepting Obamacare." Dennis Ross stated on October 7, 2013 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "For the first time since the Korean War, total federal spending has gone down for two years in a row." Charles Schumer stated on October 6, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Because of the 2011 debt ceiling fight, "the stock market lost 2,000 points." John Boehner stated on October 6, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "This year, the federal government will have more revenue than any year in the history of our country." Rand Paul stated on October 2, 2013 in an interview on CNN: "Eighty-five percent of government's running right now. Only 15 percent of government spending is shut down." Newt Gingrich stated on September 30, 2013 in a comment on CNN's "Crossfire": Shutdowns are "a normal part of the constitutional process," with 12 shutdowns under Democratic House Speaker Tip O’Neill and two during his own speakership. Jeb Hensarling stated on October 1, 2013 in a House floor speech: In a "sweetheart deal … members of Congress, thanks to the Obama administration, are going to be the only people in America to get subsidies in the Obamacare exchanges." Ted Cruz stated on September 20, 2013 in a news release: "A strong bipartisan majority" in the House of Representatives "voted to defund Obamacare." Barack Obama stated on September 27, 2013 in remarks at the White House: "The United States Senate — Democrats and Republicans — (voted) to keep our government open." Saxby Chambliss stated on September 25, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": With Obamacare, "we're fixing to get hit with the biggest entitlement program the American taxpayers have ever seen." Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: UPS left 15,000 employees’ spouses "without health insurance" and told them to, "go on an exchange with no employer subsidy." Newt Gingrich stated on September 18, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": Since 2007, "Texas has gained 440,000 people" while "Maryland has lost 20,000." Bloggers stated on September 13, 2013 in posts on the Internet: Warren Buffett recently said "Scrap Obamacare and Start All Over." Van Jones stated on September 13, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": "1 percent of candidates that (the National Rifle Association) endorsed in 2012 won." John Boehner stated on September 12, 2013 in a press conference: According to the most recent jobs report, "we've got more Americans leaving the workforce than we have finding jobs."
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Ted Cruz stated on November 8, 2013 in an interview on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno": "In the last four years, our economy has grown on average 0.9 percent a year." Mr. Conservative stated on November 12, 2013 in a Web post: Says the Obama administration is handing out a pamphlet titled, "What To Do When The Veteran In Your Classroom Attempts A Mass Shooting" Barack Obama stated on November 4, 2013 in a speech to Organizing for Action: "What we said was, you can keep (your plan) if it hasn’t changed since the law passed." Mike Rogers stated on November 3, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": In 1929, the Secretary of State shut down a program that was "collecting information to protect America" because it was "unseemly," but that move led to "millions and millions" of deaths in World War II. Barack Obama stated on October 30, 2013 in a speech in Boston: Due to Obamacare, Arkansas "has covered almost 14 percent of its uninsured already." Mitt Romney stated on November 3, 2013 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Health insurance is more expensive in Massachusetts than anywhere else in the country." Suzanne Somers stated on November 28, 2013 in a column in the "Wall Street Journal": "Even after Obamacare is fully implemented, there still will be tens of millions of people not covered." Valerie Jarrett stated on October 28, 2013 in a tweet: "FACT: Nothing in #Obamacare forces people out of their health plans." John Fleming stated on October 27, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": In Massachusetts, "half of the primary care doctors are not accepting new patients." Nick Gillespie stated on October 22, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": Emergency rooms account for "2 percent of all health care spending." Paul LePage stated on October 14, 2013 in a speech in Falmouth, Maine: "About 47 percent of able-bodied people in the state of Maine don’t work." Andrew Napolitano stated on October 17, 2013 in an interview on "Fox and Friends": "Woodrow Wilson borrowed $30 billion to fund World War I in 1917. That money has not been paid back. And we are still paying interest on it." Marco Rubio stated on October 20, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "I never was in favor of shutting down the government. … (I) voted to fund the government fully." Tom Colicchio stated on October 20, 2013 in a tweet: Says under President Barack Obama, the debt increased by 23 percent, which was less than under any president going back to Ronald Reagan. Louie Gohmert stated on October 15, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: "We went from $160 billion deficit spending in (President George W.) Bush's last year to $1.6 trillion the following year." Ann Coulter stated on October 9, 2013 in a column: "No doctors who went to an American medical school will be accepting Obamacare." Dennis Ross stated on October 7, 2013 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "For the first time since the Korean War, total federal spending has gone down for two years in a row." Charles Schumer stated on October 6, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Because of the 2011 debt ceiling fight, "the stock market lost 2,000 points." John Boehner stated on October 6, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "This year, the federal government will have more revenue than any year in the history of our country." Rand Paul stated on October 2, 2013 in an interview on CNN: "Eighty-five percent of government's running right now. Only 15 percent of government spending is shut down." Newt Gingrich stated on September 30, 2013 in a comment on CNN's "Crossfire": Shutdowns are "a normal part of the constitutional process," with 12 shutdowns under Democratic House Speaker Tip O’Neill and two during his own speakership. Jeb Hensarling stated on October 1, 2013 in a House floor speech: In a "sweetheart deal … members of Congress, thanks to the Obama administration, are going to be the only people in America to get subsidies in the Obamacare exchanges." Ted Cruz stated on September 20, 2013 in a news release: "A strong bipartisan majority" in the House of Representatives "voted to defund Obamacare." Barack Obama stated on September 27, 2013 in remarks at the White House: "The United States Senate — Democrats and Republicans — (voted) to keep our government open." Saxby Chambliss stated on September 25, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": With Obamacare, "we're fixing to get hit with the biggest entitlement program the American taxpayers have ever seen." Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: UPS left 15,000 employees’ spouses "without health insurance" and told them to, "go on an exchange with no employer subsidy." Newt Gingrich stated on September 18, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": Since 2007, "Texas has gained 440,000 people" while "Maryland has lost 20,000." Bloggers stated on September 13, 2013 in posts on the Internet: Warren Buffett recently said "Scrap Obamacare and Start All Over." Van Jones stated on September 13, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": "1 percent of candidates that (the National Rifle Association) endorsed in 2012 won." John Boehner stated on September 12, 2013 in a press conference: According to the most recent jobs report, "we've got more Americans leaving the workforce than we have finding jobs."
Ted Cruz stated on November 8, 2013 in an interview on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno": "In the last four years, our economy has grown on average 0.9 percent a year."
Mr. Conservative stated on November 12, 2013 in a Web post: Says the Obama administration is handing out a pamphlet titled, "What To Do When The Veteran In Your Classroom Attempts A Mass Shooting"
Barack Obama stated on November 4, 2013 in a speech to Organizing for Action: "What we said was, you can keep (your plan) if it hasn’t changed since the law passed."
Mike Rogers stated on November 3, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": In 1929, the Secretary of State shut down a program that was "collecting information to protect America" because it was "unseemly," but that move led to "millions and millions" of deaths in World War II.
Barack Obama stated on October 30, 2013 in a speech in Boston: Due to Obamacare, Arkansas "has covered almost 14 percent of its uninsured already."
Mitt Romney stated on November 3, 2013 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Health insurance is more expensive in Massachusetts than anywhere else in the country."
Suzanne Somers stated on November 28, 2013 in a column in the "Wall Street Journal": "Even after Obamacare is fully implemented, there still will be tens of millions of people not covered."
Valerie Jarrett stated on October 28, 2013 in a tweet: "FACT: Nothing in #Obamacare forces people out of their health plans."
John Fleming stated on October 27, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union": In Massachusetts, "half of the primary care doctors are not accepting new patients."
Nick Gillespie stated on October 22, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": Emergency rooms account for "2 percent of all health care spending."
Paul LePage stated on October 14, 2013 in a speech in Falmouth, Maine: "About 47 percent of able-bodied people in the state of Maine don’t work."
Andrew Napolitano stated on October 17, 2013 in an interview on "Fox and Friends": "Woodrow Wilson borrowed $30 billion to fund World War I in 1917. That money has not been paid back. And we are still paying interest on it."
Marco Rubio stated on October 20, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "I never was in favor of shutting down the government. … (I) voted to fund the government fully."
Tom Colicchio stated on October 20, 2013 in a tweet: Says under President Barack Obama, the debt increased by 23 percent, which was less than under any president going back to Ronald Reagan.
Louie Gohmert stated on October 15, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: "We went from $160 billion deficit spending in (President George W.) Bush's last year to $1.6 trillion the following year."
Ann Coulter stated on October 9, 2013 in a column: "No doctors who went to an American medical school will be accepting Obamacare."
Dennis Ross stated on October 7, 2013 in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times: "For the first time since the Korean War, total federal spending has gone down for two years in a row."
Charles Schumer stated on October 6, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Because of the 2011 debt ceiling fight, "the stock market lost 2,000 points."
John Boehner stated on October 6, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "This year, the federal government will have more revenue than any year in the history of our country."
Rand Paul stated on October 2, 2013 in an interview on CNN: "Eighty-five percent of government's running right now. Only 15 percent of government spending is shut down."
Newt Gingrich stated on September 30, 2013 in a comment on CNN's "Crossfire": Shutdowns are "a normal part of the constitutional process," with 12 shutdowns under Democratic House Speaker Tip O’Neill and two during his own speakership.
Jeb Hensarling stated on October 1, 2013 in a House floor speech: In a "sweetheart deal … members of Congress, thanks to the Obama administration, are going to be the only people in America to get subsidies in the Obamacare exchanges."
Ted Cruz stated on September 20, 2013 in a news release: "A strong bipartisan majority" in the House of Representatives "voted to defund Obamacare."
Barack Obama stated on September 27, 2013 in remarks at the White House: "The United States Senate — Democrats and Republicans — (voted) to keep our government open."
Saxby Chambliss stated on September 25, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": With Obamacare, "we're fixing to get hit with the biggest entitlement program the American taxpayers have ever seen."
Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2013 in a Senate floor speech: UPS left 15,000 employees’ spouses "without health insurance" and told them to, "go on an exchange with no employer subsidy."
Newt Gingrich stated on September 18, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": Since 2007, "Texas has gained 440,000 people" while "Maryland has lost 20,000."
Bloggers stated on September 13, 2013 in posts on the Internet: Warren Buffett recently said "Scrap Obamacare and Start All Over."
Van Jones stated on September 13, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": "1 percent of candidates that (the National Rifle Association) endorsed in 2012 won."
John Boehner stated on September 12, 2013 in a press conference: According to the most recent jobs report, "we've got more Americans leaving the workforce than we have finding jobs."
