Latest Fact-checks by Molly Moorhead 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 Mitt Romney stated on April 4, 2012 in a speech to newspaper editors: Says Obama has failed to pass a budget. Barack Obama stated on April 2, 2012 in a Rose Garden press conference: If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it "would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress." American Energy Alliance stated on March 27, 2012 in a video ad: "Obama opposed exploring for energy in Alaska." Rick Santorum stated on March 26, 2012 in an op-ed in "U.S. News & World Report": "Polls show Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to Obamacare, especially the individual mandate." Rick Santorum stated on March 25, 2012 in a campaign appearance in Wisconsin: Says Mitt Romney said "we are going to have to live with high gas prices, it's a good thing because it will reduce consumption, we don't want to produce any more gasoline." Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2012 in a web video ad: President Barack Obama "reduced the cost of prescription drugs for nearly 3.6 million Americans in 2011." American Bridge 21st Century stated on March 21, 2012 in a video ad: Says Romney flip-flopped on abortion. Ted Cruz stated on March 19, 2012 in a tweet.: "Did you know ObamaCare will cost nearly twice as much as initially expected -- $1.8 TRILLION?" Barack Obama stated on March 15, 2012 in a campaign video: By the time Obama took office, "The Bush administration had given the car companies $13 billion and the money was now gone." Newt Gingrich stated on March 11, 2012 in an appearance on "Fox News Sunday": Obama's secretary of energy, Dr. Steven Chu, "has said publicly he wants us to pay European levels (for gasoline), and that would be $9 or $10 a gallon." Shaun Donovan stated on March 5, 2012 in an interview on "The Daily Show": "It costs about $40,000 a year for a homeless person to be on the streets." Rick Santorum stated on February 29, 2012 in a campaign speech: Says the federal government "tells health insurance companies how much money they're allowed to keep of what they receive in revenues -- 15 percent." Mitt Romney stated on March 2, 2012 in a rally in Cleveland, Ohio: Says in the 2012 State of the Union address, President Obama "didn't even mention the deficit or debt." Red, White and Blue Fund stated on February 24, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Gingrich supported individual health insurance mandates." Ron Paul stated on February 28, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says Rick Santorum "funded Planned Parenthood." Rick Santorum stated on February 23, 2012 in a television ad: Says Mitt Romney said he does not "line up with the NRA." Mitt Romney stated on February 22, 2012 in a primary debate in Arizona: "The president gave the (auto) companies to the UAW." Rick Santorum stated on February 14, 2012 in a video ad airing in Michigan: Says Mitt Romney supports cap and trade. U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a video ad: Says the Congressional Budget Office said "unemployment could top 9 percent in 2013" Mitt Romney stated on February 4, 2012 in a stump speech in Las Vegas: President Obama told people "to skip coming here (Las Vegas) for conventions and meetings." Mitt Romney stated on February 4, 2012 in a victory speech in Las Vegas on Feb. 4, 2012: "Three years ago, a newly elected President Obama told America that if Congress approved his plan to borrow nearly a trillion dollars, he would hold unemployment below 8 percent." Newt Gingrich stated on February 5, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama "has an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would raise the price of gasoline by 25 cents a gallon." Rick Santorum stated on January 26, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate: "Romneycare … is a top-down, government-run health care system." Mitch Daniels stated on January 24, 2012 in a Republican response to the State of the Union address: Says Steve Jobs was responsible for creating more jobs than the stimulus bill. Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: Says he eliminated an EPA rule that treated spilled milk like it was oil. Rick Santorum stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate in Tampa, Fla.: "Speaker Gingrich for 20 years supported a federal individual mandate" for health insurance. Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate: Newt Gingrich says electric co-ops and credit unions are "government-sponsored enterprises" like Freddie Mac. Rick Santorum stated on January 19, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate: President Obama has "said he is going to cut veterans' benefits." Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "put Planned Parenthood on a state medical board but failed to put a pro-life group on the same board." Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video ad: "Romney signed government-mandated health care with taxpayer-funded abortions."
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Mitt Romney stated on April 4, 2012 in a speech to newspaper editors: Says Obama has failed to pass a budget. Barack Obama stated on April 2, 2012 in a Rose Garden press conference: If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it "would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress." American Energy Alliance stated on March 27, 2012 in a video ad: "Obama opposed exploring for energy in Alaska." Rick Santorum stated on March 26, 2012 in an op-ed in "U.S. News & World Report": "Polls show Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to Obamacare, especially the individual mandate." Rick Santorum stated on March 25, 2012 in a campaign appearance in Wisconsin: Says Mitt Romney said "we are going to have to live with high gas prices, it's a good thing because it will reduce consumption, we don't want to produce any more gasoline." Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2012 in a web video ad: President Barack Obama "reduced the cost of prescription drugs for nearly 3.6 million Americans in 2011." American Bridge 21st Century stated on March 21, 2012 in a video ad: Says Romney flip-flopped on abortion. Ted Cruz stated on March 19, 2012 in a tweet.: "Did you know ObamaCare will cost nearly twice as much as initially expected -- $1.8 TRILLION?" Barack Obama stated on March 15, 2012 in a campaign video: By the time Obama took office, "The Bush administration had given the car companies $13 billion and the money was now gone." Newt Gingrich stated on March 11, 2012 in an appearance on "Fox News Sunday": Obama's secretary of energy, Dr. Steven Chu, "has said publicly he wants us to pay European levels (for gasoline), and that would be $9 or $10 a gallon." Shaun Donovan stated on March 5, 2012 in an interview on "The Daily Show": "It costs about $40,000 a year for a homeless person to be on the streets." Rick Santorum stated on February 29, 2012 in a campaign speech: Says the federal government "tells health insurance companies how much money they're allowed to keep of what they receive in revenues -- 15 percent." Mitt Romney stated on March 2, 2012 in a rally in Cleveland, Ohio: Says in the 2012 State of the Union address, President Obama "didn't even mention the deficit or debt." Red, White and Blue Fund stated on February 24, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Gingrich supported individual health insurance mandates." Ron Paul stated on February 28, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says Rick Santorum "funded Planned Parenthood." Rick Santorum stated on February 23, 2012 in a television ad: Says Mitt Romney said he does not "line up with the NRA." Mitt Romney stated on February 22, 2012 in a primary debate in Arizona: "The president gave the (auto) companies to the UAW." Rick Santorum stated on February 14, 2012 in a video ad airing in Michigan: Says Mitt Romney supports cap and trade. U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a video ad: Says the Congressional Budget Office said "unemployment could top 9 percent in 2013" Mitt Romney stated on February 4, 2012 in a stump speech in Las Vegas: President Obama told people "to skip coming here (Las Vegas) for conventions and meetings." Mitt Romney stated on February 4, 2012 in a victory speech in Las Vegas on Feb. 4, 2012: "Three years ago, a newly elected President Obama told America that if Congress approved his plan to borrow nearly a trillion dollars, he would hold unemployment below 8 percent." Newt Gingrich stated on February 5, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama "has an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would raise the price of gasoline by 25 cents a gallon." Rick Santorum stated on January 26, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate: "Romneycare … is a top-down, government-run health care system." Mitch Daniels stated on January 24, 2012 in a Republican response to the State of the Union address: Says Steve Jobs was responsible for creating more jobs than the stimulus bill. Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: Says he eliminated an EPA rule that treated spilled milk like it was oil. Rick Santorum stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate in Tampa, Fla.: "Speaker Gingrich for 20 years supported a federal individual mandate" for health insurance. Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate: Newt Gingrich says electric co-ops and credit unions are "government-sponsored enterprises" like Freddie Mac. Rick Santorum stated on January 19, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate: President Obama has "said he is going to cut veterans' benefits." Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "put Planned Parenthood on a state medical board but failed to put a pro-life group on the same board." Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video ad: "Romney signed government-mandated health care with taxpayer-funded abortions."
Mitt Romney stated on April 4, 2012 in a speech to newspaper editors: Says Obama has failed to pass a budget.
Barack Obama stated on April 2, 2012 in a Rose Garden press conference: If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it "would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress."
American Energy Alliance stated on March 27, 2012 in a video ad: "Obama opposed exploring for energy in Alaska."
Rick Santorum stated on March 26, 2012 in an op-ed in "U.S. News & World Report": "Polls show Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to Obamacare, especially the individual mandate."
Rick Santorum stated on March 25, 2012 in a campaign appearance in Wisconsin: Says Mitt Romney said "we are going to have to live with high gas prices, it's a good thing because it will reduce consumption, we don't want to produce any more gasoline."
Barack Obama stated on March 20, 2012 in a web video ad: President Barack Obama "reduced the cost of prescription drugs for nearly 3.6 million Americans in 2011."
American Bridge 21st Century stated on March 21, 2012 in a video ad: Says Romney flip-flopped on abortion.
Ted Cruz stated on March 19, 2012 in a tweet.: "Did you know ObamaCare will cost nearly twice as much as initially expected -- $1.8 TRILLION?"
Barack Obama stated on March 15, 2012 in a campaign video: By the time Obama took office, "The Bush administration had given the car companies $13 billion and the money was now gone."
Newt Gingrich stated on March 11, 2012 in an appearance on "Fox News Sunday": Obama's secretary of energy, Dr. Steven Chu, "has said publicly he wants us to pay European levels (for gasoline), and that would be $9 or $10 a gallon."
Shaun Donovan stated on March 5, 2012 in an interview on "The Daily Show": "It costs about $40,000 a year for a homeless person to be on the streets."
Rick Santorum stated on February 29, 2012 in a campaign speech: Says the federal government "tells health insurance companies how much money they're allowed to keep of what they receive in revenues -- 15 percent."
Mitt Romney stated on March 2, 2012 in a rally in Cleveland, Ohio: Says in the 2012 State of the Union address, President Obama "didn't even mention the deficit or debt."
Red, White and Blue Fund stated on February 24, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Gingrich supported individual health insurance mandates."
Ron Paul stated on February 28, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says Rick Santorum "funded Planned Parenthood."
Rick Santorum stated on February 23, 2012 in a television ad: Says Mitt Romney said he does not "line up with the NRA."
Mitt Romney stated on February 22, 2012 in a primary debate in Arizona: "The president gave the (auto) companies to the UAW."
Rick Santorum stated on February 14, 2012 in a video ad airing in Michigan: Says Mitt Romney supports cap and trade.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a video ad: Says the Congressional Budget Office said "unemployment could top 9 percent in 2013"
Mitt Romney stated on February 4, 2012 in a stump speech in Las Vegas: President Obama told people "to skip coming here (Las Vegas) for conventions and meetings."
Mitt Romney stated on February 4, 2012 in a victory speech in Las Vegas on Feb. 4, 2012: "Three years ago, a newly elected President Obama told America that if Congress approved his plan to borrow nearly a trillion dollars, he would hold unemployment below 8 percent."
Newt Gingrich stated on February 5, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama "has an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would raise the price of gasoline by 25 cents a gallon."
Rick Santorum stated on January 26, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate: "Romneycare … is a top-down, government-run health care system."
Mitch Daniels stated on January 24, 2012 in a Republican response to the State of the Union address: Says Steve Jobs was responsible for creating more jobs than the stimulus bill.
Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: Says he eliminated an EPA rule that treated spilled milk like it was oil.
Rick Santorum stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate in Tampa, Fla.: "Speaker Gingrich for 20 years supported a federal individual mandate" for health insurance.
Newt Gingrich stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate: Newt Gingrich says electric co-ops and credit unions are "government-sponsored enterprises" like Freddie Mac.
Rick Santorum stated on January 19, 2012 in a Republican presidential primary debate: President Obama has "said he is going to cut veterans' benefits."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney "put Planned Parenthood on a state medical board but failed to put a pro-life group on the same board."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 10, 2012 in a video ad: "Romney signed government-mandated health care with taxpayer-funded abortions."
