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 Paul Krugman stated on July 11, 2011 in a "New York Times" column: "There are actually half a million fewer government employees now than there were when (President Barack) Obama took office." John Cornyn stated on July 7, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: "Fifty-one percent -- that is, a majority of American households -- paid no income tax in 2009. Zero. Zip. Nada." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses." Bill Kristol stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Forty percent of union members voted Republican in 2008. Shaun Donovan stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley": Housing prices dropped for the 30 months prior to Barack Obama taking office, "and they have stabilized, they've been about flat since the president came in." United for a Fair Economy stated on June 7, 2011 in a chart: From 1947 to 1979, family incomes for rich, middle-income and poor Americans grew about the same rate. But since 1979, incomes for rich families have grown much faster. Renewable Fuels Association stated on June 22, 2011 in an advertisement in Washington, D.C., Metro stations: Ethanol reduced gas prices by 89 cents per gallon in 2010, and if ethanol disappeared, gas prices could rise by as much as 92 percent. Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "If you're a … wealthy CEO or a … hedge fund manager in America right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since the 1950s." Michele Bachmann stated on June 27, 2011 in several speeches and interviews: Says President Barack Obama said that if he doesn’t turn the economy around after three years in office, he’ll be a one-term president. James Clyburn stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "We do not want to raise anybody's tax rates. That's never been on the table." Jim DeMint stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley": "We've got more revenue than we ever have." Michele Bachmann stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "The president released all of the oil from the Strategic Oil Reserve." Harry Reid stated on June 22, 2011 in an online chat with the "Washington Post": "Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies we’ve implemented." Jon Stewart stated on June 19, 2011 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "Who are the most consistently misinformed media viewers? … Fox viewers, consistently, every poll." Herman Cain stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says an alternative to Social Security that operates in Galveston County, Texas, has meant that participants will "retire with a whole lot more money" than under Social Security. Mitt Romney stated on June 16, 2011 in an appearance at a Tampa coffee shop: "This is the slowest job recovery since Hoover." Rick Santorum stated on June 6, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says President Barack Obama "has put (up) a stop sign … against oil drilling, against any kind of exploration offshore or in Alaska." Rick Santorum stated on June 12, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The cost-of-living increase in Social Security is tied to wage inflation." Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: If today's economy was rebounding at the rate of the "Reagan recovery," it would have created the equivalent of 25 million new jobs and raised federal revenue by $800 billion a year. Reince Priebus stated on June 12, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We have unemployment that rivals the Great Depression." Paul Krugman stated on June 9, 2011 in a New York Times column: "The average unemployed American has been out of work for almost 40 weeks." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview with political commentator Roland Martin: By advocating new requirements for voters to show ID cards at the polls, Republicans "want to literally drag us all the way back to Jim Crow laws." Elijah Cummings stated on May 24, 2011 in a congressional subcommittee hearing: The budget for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "is only about 1 percent of the amount banks generate just from late fees and overdraft fees." Chain email stated on June 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Accuses President Barack Obama of making contradictory claims about efforts to kill Osama bin Laden in 2008 and 2011. Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Over the last 15 months, we've added more than 2 million jobs in the private sector. That's far in excess of what it was in the comparable period after the last recession." Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Manufacturing is having its best employment year in almost 15 years." Mitt Romney stated on June 2, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "A few months into office, (President Barack Obama) traveled around the globe to apologize for America." Mitt Romney stated on June 2, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "We are only inches away from ceasing to be a free market economy." Steny Hoyer stated on June 1, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown": "We went from a $5.6 trillion surplus that George Bush inherited to over ... $11-plus trillion debt when George Bush left office."
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Paul Krugman stated on July 11, 2011 in a "New York Times" column: "There are actually half a million fewer government employees now than there were when (President Barack) Obama took office." John Cornyn stated on July 7, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: "Fifty-one percent -- that is, a majority of American households -- paid no income tax in 2009. Zero. Zip. Nada." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses." Bill Kristol stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Forty percent of union members voted Republican in 2008. Shaun Donovan stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley": Housing prices dropped for the 30 months prior to Barack Obama taking office, "and they have stabilized, they've been about flat since the president came in." United for a Fair Economy stated on June 7, 2011 in a chart: From 1947 to 1979, family incomes for rich, middle-income and poor Americans grew about the same rate. But since 1979, incomes for rich families have grown much faster. Renewable Fuels Association stated on June 22, 2011 in an advertisement in Washington, D.C., Metro stations: Ethanol reduced gas prices by 89 cents per gallon in 2010, and if ethanol disappeared, gas prices could rise by as much as 92 percent. Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "If you're a … wealthy CEO or a … hedge fund manager in America right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since the 1950s." Michele Bachmann stated on June 27, 2011 in several speeches and interviews: Says President Barack Obama said that if he doesn’t turn the economy around after three years in office, he’ll be a one-term president. James Clyburn stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "We do not want to raise anybody's tax rates. That's never been on the table." Jim DeMint stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley": "We've got more revenue than we ever have." Michele Bachmann stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "The president released all of the oil from the Strategic Oil Reserve." Harry Reid stated on June 22, 2011 in an online chat with the "Washington Post": "Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies we’ve implemented." Jon Stewart stated on June 19, 2011 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "Who are the most consistently misinformed media viewers? … Fox viewers, consistently, every poll." Herman Cain stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says an alternative to Social Security that operates in Galveston County, Texas, has meant that participants will "retire with a whole lot more money" than under Social Security. Mitt Romney stated on June 16, 2011 in an appearance at a Tampa coffee shop: "This is the slowest job recovery since Hoover." Rick Santorum stated on June 6, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says President Barack Obama "has put (up) a stop sign … against oil drilling, against any kind of exploration offshore or in Alaska." Rick Santorum stated on June 12, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The cost-of-living increase in Social Security is tied to wage inflation." Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: If today's economy was rebounding at the rate of the "Reagan recovery," it would have created the equivalent of 25 million new jobs and raised federal revenue by $800 billion a year. Reince Priebus stated on June 12, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We have unemployment that rivals the Great Depression." Paul Krugman stated on June 9, 2011 in a New York Times column: "The average unemployed American has been out of work for almost 40 weeks." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview with political commentator Roland Martin: By advocating new requirements for voters to show ID cards at the polls, Republicans "want to literally drag us all the way back to Jim Crow laws." Elijah Cummings stated on May 24, 2011 in a congressional subcommittee hearing: The budget for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "is only about 1 percent of the amount banks generate just from late fees and overdraft fees." Chain email stated on June 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Accuses President Barack Obama of making contradictory claims about efforts to kill Osama bin Laden in 2008 and 2011. Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Over the last 15 months, we've added more than 2 million jobs in the private sector. That's far in excess of what it was in the comparable period after the last recession." Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Manufacturing is having its best employment year in almost 15 years." Mitt Romney stated on June 2, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "A few months into office, (President Barack Obama) traveled around the globe to apologize for America." Mitt Romney stated on June 2, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "We are only inches away from ceasing to be a free market economy." Steny Hoyer stated on June 1, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown": "We went from a $5.6 trillion surplus that George Bush inherited to over ... $11-plus trillion debt when George Bush left office."
Paul Krugman stated on July 11, 2011 in a "New York Times" column: "There are actually half a million fewer government employees now than there were when (President Barack) Obama took office."
John Cornyn stated on July 7, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: "Fifty-one percent -- that is, a majority of American households -- paid no income tax in 2009. Zero. Zip. Nada."
Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve."
Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses."
Bill Kristol stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": Forty percent of union members voted Republican in 2008.
Shaun Donovan stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley": Housing prices dropped for the 30 months prior to Barack Obama taking office, "and they have stabilized, they've been about flat since the president came in."
United for a Fair Economy stated on June 7, 2011 in a chart: From 1947 to 1979, family incomes for rich, middle-income and poor Americans grew about the same rate. But since 1979, incomes for rich families have grown much faster.
Renewable Fuels Association stated on June 22, 2011 in an advertisement in Washington, D.C., Metro stations: Ethanol reduced gas prices by 89 cents per gallon in 2010, and if ethanol disappeared, gas prices could rise by as much as 92 percent.
Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference: "If you're a … wealthy CEO or a … hedge fund manager in America right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since the 1950s."
Michele Bachmann stated on June 27, 2011 in several speeches and interviews: Says President Barack Obama said that if he doesn’t turn the economy around after three years in office, he’ll be a one-term president.
James Clyburn stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "We do not want to raise anybody's tax rates. That's never been on the table."
Jim DeMint stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley": "We've got more revenue than we ever have."
Michele Bachmann stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "The president released all of the oil from the Strategic Oil Reserve."
Harry Reid stated on June 22, 2011 in an online chat with the "Washington Post": "Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies we’ve implemented."
Jon Stewart stated on June 19, 2011 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "Who are the most consistently misinformed media viewers? … Fox viewers, consistently, every poll."
Herman Cain stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says an alternative to Social Security that operates in Galveston County, Texas, has meant that participants will "retire with a whole lot more money" than under Social Security.
Mitt Romney stated on June 16, 2011 in an appearance at a Tampa coffee shop: "This is the slowest job recovery since Hoover."
Rick Santorum stated on June 6, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says President Barack Obama "has put (up) a stop sign … against oil drilling, against any kind of exploration offshore or in Alaska."
Rick Santorum stated on June 12, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The cost-of-living increase in Social Security is tied to wage inflation."
Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: If today's economy was rebounding at the rate of the "Reagan recovery," it would have created the equivalent of 25 million new jobs and raised federal revenue by $800 billion a year.
Reince Priebus stated on June 12, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We have unemployment that rivals the Great Depression."
Paul Krugman stated on June 9, 2011 in a New York Times column: "The average unemployed American has been out of work for almost 40 weeks."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview with political commentator Roland Martin: By advocating new requirements for voters to show ID cards at the polls, Republicans "want to literally drag us all the way back to Jim Crow laws."
Elijah Cummings stated on May 24, 2011 in a congressional subcommittee hearing: The budget for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "is only about 1 percent of the amount banks generate just from late fees and overdraft fees."
Chain email stated on June 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Accuses President Barack Obama of making contradictory claims about efforts to kill Osama bin Laden in 2008 and 2011.
Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Over the last 15 months, we've added more than 2 million jobs in the private sector. That's far in excess of what it was in the comparable period after the last recession."
Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Manufacturing is having its best employment year in almost 15 years."
Mitt Romney stated on June 2, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "A few months into office, (President Barack Obama) traveled around the globe to apologize for America."
Mitt Romney stated on June 2, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "We are only inches away from ceasing to be a free market economy."
Steny Hoyer stated on June 1, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown": "We went from a $5.6 trillion surplus that George Bush inherited to over ... $11-plus trillion debt when George Bush left office."
