Latest Fact-checks in Children 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 Tom Rooney stated on March 27, 2012 in a press release: A proposed U.S. Labor Department rule for children working on farms "would even ban youth from operating a battery-powered screwdriver or a pressurized garden hose." Scott Walker stated on March 31, 2012 in a speech: Says his sons were "targeted" on Facebook "by out-of-state protesters." Lamar Alexander stated on March 22, 2012 in a press release.: "This rule could prevent children under 18 from using such tools as a power screwdriver, a milking machine or something as simple as a wheelbarrow on the family farm . . . " Rashad Taylor stated on March 20, 2012 in a speech: "More children die in agricultural jobs than in any other industry." Glenn Grothman stated on March 2, 2012 in an interview: Says a study shows that children who live with a biological parent and the parent's boyfriend or girlfriend "have a 20 times greater chance of being sexually abused." Elliott Naishtat stated on March 5, 2012 in an oped column.: "More than half of the births in Texas are paid for by Medicaid." Rick Santorum stated on March 6, 2012 in a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio: After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them." Rick Santorum stated on March 6, 2012 in a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio: "A little less than 50 percent of the people in this country depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them." Laurie Monnes Anderson stated on February 24, 2012 in a Senate floor speech: "In 2010 about 75 percent of child abuse and neglect reports in Oregon were made by those required to report by law." George LeMieux stated on February 27, 2012 in a Web ad: Says Connie Mack "failed to pay his child support." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on January 23, 2012 in remarks : Says Milwaukee blacks have 55 percent male unemployment, 60 percent truancy, a 50 percent graduation rate, the "worst" reading scores and "lead" in infant mortality. Barth Bracy stated on February 3, 2012 in a radio interview: The polls "show over half of Americans identify themselves as being pro-life." Restore Our Future stated on January 12, 2012 in a television ad: Says Newt Gingrich "co-sponsored a bill with Nancy Pelosi that would have given $60 million a year to a U.N. program supporting China’s brutal one-child policy." Rick Santorum stated on January 4, 2012 in a New Hampshire town hall with voters: As a result of welfare reform, "poverty levels went down to the lowest level ever for ... African-American children." Mike DeWine stated on November 18, 2011 in a news conference: "At a minimum, 40 percent of those who view child pornography end up molesting children as a result." Edith Ajello stated on October 14, 2011 in commentary piece: "Nearly half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended." James Langevin stated on September 21, 2011 in a speech: "Foster children are disproportionately victims of identity theft." Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republicam debate in Hanover, N.H.: When George W. Bush was governor of Texas, "the percentage uninsured went down." Under his successor, Rick Perry, "it's gone up." Paul Broun stated on September 15, 2011 in a tweet: Stimulus money funded a government board that made recommendations that would cost 378,000 jobs and $28.3 billion in sales. Daniel McKee stated on August 21, 2011 in a Providence Journal commentary: "This year, the Blackstone Valley Mayoral Academy became the first public school in Rhode Island history to have 100 percent of its elementary-age students proficient in reading on state assessments." Richard Tomlins stated on August 22, 2011 in a recorded telephone message to Cranston residents: "Mayor Fung wants to punish our children's education by removing 12 million dollars from current funding to pay for his private charter school. Your taxes would increase by between 6 and 8 percent per year." Doreen Costa stated on August 10, 2011 in a radio interview: "The studies have shown us that [drug testing for welfare recipients] will be saving us money" Raymond Lesniak stated on July 12, 2011 in testimony during a Senate hearing: Says "the most dangerous time for children" is from "3 to 6 p.m., during which time juvenile crime rates triple" Gary Sasse stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on 10 News Conference: Rhode Island spends "52 percent more per capita on human service programs than the national average." Tim Ryan stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "For every dollar we invest in Head Start, we get $5 to $7 back into our economy." David Cicilline stated on June 14, 2011 in a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives: The WIC program "is an incredibly cost effective program, serving nearly 10 million Americans each year and costing less than $100 per person. In my district, more than 18 percent of residents suffer from food insecurity and depend on WIC to make ends meet." Kathleen Passidomo stated on May 30, 2011 in a newspaper article: "It is a greater crime to have an untagged alligator than to host an open house party (for kids)." Rob Eissler stated on May 23, 2011 in remarks on the House floor: "Obesity kills 34 children per hour." E.J. Finocchio stated on April 24, 2011 in a television interview: "Most of your serial killers, most of your people who commit domestic violence, they start off by abusing animals." Amy Hanauer stated on May 5, 2011 in at a rally at the Ohio Statehouse: "To give a sense of how families are struggling, a record four out of every 10 school kids in Ohio now qualifies for subsidized lunch."
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Tom Rooney stated on March 27, 2012 in a press release: A proposed U.S. Labor Department rule for children working on farms "would even ban youth from operating a battery-powered screwdriver or a pressurized garden hose." Scott Walker stated on March 31, 2012 in a speech: Says his sons were "targeted" on Facebook "by out-of-state protesters." Lamar Alexander stated on March 22, 2012 in a press release.: "This rule could prevent children under 18 from using such tools as a power screwdriver, a milking machine or something as simple as a wheelbarrow on the family farm . . . " Rashad Taylor stated on March 20, 2012 in a speech: "More children die in agricultural jobs than in any other industry." Glenn Grothman stated on March 2, 2012 in an interview: Says a study shows that children who live with a biological parent and the parent's boyfriend or girlfriend "have a 20 times greater chance of being sexually abused." Elliott Naishtat stated on March 5, 2012 in an oped column.: "More than half of the births in Texas are paid for by Medicaid." Rick Santorum stated on March 6, 2012 in a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio: After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them." Rick Santorum stated on March 6, 2012 in a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio: "A little less than 50 percent of the people in this country depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them." Laurie Monnes Anderson stated on February 24, 2012 in a Senate floor speech: "In 2010 about 75 percent of child abuse and neglect reports in Oregon were made by those required to report by law." George LeMieux stated on February 27, 2012 in a Web ad: Says Connie Mack "failed to pay his child support." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on January 23, 2012 in remarks : Says Milwaukee blacks have 55 percent male unemployment, 60 percent truancy, a 50 percent graduation rate, the "worst" reading scores and "lead" in infant mortality. Barth Bracy stated on February 3, 2012 in a radio interview: The polls "show over half of Americans identify themselves as being pro-life." Restore Our Future stated on January 12, 2012 in a television ad: Says Newt Gingrich "co-sponsored a bill with Nancy Pelosi that would have given $60 million a year to a U.N. program supporting China’s brutal one-child policy." Rick Santorum stated on January 4, 2012 in a New Hampshire town hall with voters: As a result of welfare reform, "poverty levels went down to the lowest level ever for ... African-American children." Mike DeWine stated on November 18, 2011 in a news conference: "At a minimum, 40 percent of those who view child pornography end up molesting children as a result." Edith Ajello stated on October 14, 2011 in commentary piece: "Nearly half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended." James Langevin stated on September 21, 2011 in a speech: "Foster children are disproportionately victims of identity theft." Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republicam debate in Hanover, N.H.: When George W. Bush was governor of Texas, "the percentage uninsured went down." Under his successor, Rick Perry, "it's gone up." Paul Broun stated on September 15, 2011 in a tweet: Stimulus money funded a government board that made recommendations that would cost 378,000 jobs and $28.3 billion in sales. Daniel McKee stated on August 21, 2011 in a Providence Journal commentary: "This year, the Blackstone Valley Mayoral Academy became the first public school in Rhode Island history to have 100 percent of its elementary-age students proficient in reading on state assessments." Richard Tomlins stated on August 22, 2011 in a recorded telephone message to Cranston residents: "Mayor Fung wants to punish our children's education by removing 12 million dollars from current funding to pay for his private charter school. Your taxes would increase by between 6 and 8 percent per year." Doreen Costa stated on August 10, 2011 in a radio interview: "The studies have shown us that [drug testing for welfare recipients] will be saving us money" Raymond Lesniak stated on July 12, 2011 in testimony during a Senate hearing: Says "the most dangerous time for children" is from "3 to 6 p.m., during which time juvenile crime rates triple" Gary Sasse stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on 10 News Conference: Rhode Island spends "52 percent more per capita on human service programs than the national average." Tim Ryan stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "For every dollar we invest in Head Start, we get $5 to $7 back into our economy." David Cicilline stated on June 14, 2011 in a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives: The WIC program "is an incredibly cost effective program, serving nearly 10 million Americans each year and costing less than $100 per person. In my district, more than 18 percent of residents suffer from food insecurity and depend on WIC to make ends meet." Kathleen Passidomo stated on May 30, 2011 in a newspaper article: "It is a greater crime to have an untagged alligator than to host an open house party (for kids)." Rob Eissler stated on May 23, 2011 in remarks on the House floor: "Obesity kills 34 children per hour." E.J. Finocchio stated on April 24, 2011 in a television interview: "Most of your serial killers, most of your people who commit domestic violence, they start off by abusing animals." Amy Hanauer stated on May 5, 2011 in at a rally at the Ohio Statehouse: "To give a sense of how families are struggling, a record four out of every 10 school kids in Ohio now qualifies for subsidized lunch."
Tom Rooney stated on March 27, 2012 in a press release: A proposed U.S. Labor Department rule for children working on farms "would even ban youth from operating a battery-powered screwdriver or a pressurized garden hose."
Scott Walker stated on March 31, 2012 in a speech: Says his sons were "targeted" on Facebook "by out-of-state protesters."
Lamar Alexander stated on March 22, 2012 in a press release.: "This rule could prevent children under 18 from using such tools as a power screwdriver, a milking machine or something as simple as a wheelbarrow on the family farm . . . "
Rashad Taylor stated on March 20, 2012 in a speech: "More children die in agricultural jobs than in any other industry."
Glenn Grothman stated on March 2, 2012 in an interview: Says a study shows that children who live with a biological parent and the parent's boyfriend or girlfriend "have a 20 times greater chance of being sexually abused."
Elliott Naishtat stated on March 5, 2012 in an oped column.: "More than half of the births in Texas are paid for by Medicaid."
Rick Santorum stated on March 6, 2012 in a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio: After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them."
Rick Santorum stated on March 6, 2012 in a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio: "A little less than 50 percent of the people in this country depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them."
Laurie Monnes Anderson stated on February 24, 2012 in a Senate floor speech: "In 2010 about 75 percent of child abuse and neglect reports in Oregon were made by those required to report by law."
George LeMieux stated on February 27, 2012 in a Web ad: Says Connie Mack "failed to pay his child support."
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on January 23, 2012 in remarks : Says Milwaukee blacks have 55 percent male unemployment, 60 percent truancy, a 50 percent graduation rate, the "worst" reading scores and "lead" in infant mortality.
Barth Bracy stated on February 3, 2012 in a radio interview: The polls "show over half of Americans identify themselves as being pro-life."
Restore Our Future stated on January 12, 2012 in a television ad: Says Newt Gingrich "co-sponsored a bill with Nancy Pelosi that would have given $60 million a year to a U.N. program supporting China’s brutal one-child policy."
Rick Santorum stated on January 4, 2012 in a New Hampshire town hall with voters: As a result of welfare reform, "poverty levels went down to the lowest level ever for ... African-American children."
Mike DeWine stated on November 18, 2011 in a news conference: "At a minimum, 40 percent of those who view child pornography end up molesting children as a result."
Edith Ajello stated on October 14, 2011 in commentary piece: "Nearly half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended."
James Langevin stated on September 21, 2011 in a speech: "Foster children are disproportionately victims of identity theft."
Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republicam debate in Hanover, N.H.: When George W. Bush was governor of Texas, "the percentage uninsured went down." Under his successor, Rick Perry, "it's gone up."
Paul Broun stated on September 15, 2011 in a tweet: Stimulus money funded a government board that made recommendations that would cost 378,000 jobs and $28.3 billion in sales.
Daniel McKee stated on August 21, 2011 in a Providence Journal commentary: "This year, the Blackstone Valley Mayoral Academy became the first public school in Rhode Island history to have 100 percent of its elementary-age students proficient in reading on state assessments."
Richard Tomlins stated on August 22, 2011 in a recorded telephone message to Cranston residents: "Mayor Fung wants to punish our children's education by removing 12 million dollars from current funding to pay for his private charter school. Your taxes would increase by between 6 and 8 percent per year."
Doreen Costa stated on August 10, 2011 in a radio interview: "The studies have shown us that [drug testing for welfare recipients] will be saving us money"
Raymond Lesniak stated on July 12, 2011 in testimony during a Senate hearing: Says "the most dangerous time for children" is from "3 to 6 p.m., during which time juvenile crime rates triple"
Gary Sasse stated on June 26, 2011 in an interview on 10 News Conference: Rhode Island spends "52 percent more per capita on human service programs than the national average."
Tim Ryan stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "For every dollar we invest in Head Start, we get $5 to $7 back into our economy."
David Cicilline stated on June 14, 2011 in a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives: The WIC program "is an incredibly cost effective program, serving nearly 10 million Americans each year and costing less than $100 per person. In my district, more than 18 percent of residents suffer from food insecurity and depend on WIC to make ends meet."
Kathleen Passidomo stated on May 30, 2011 in a newspaper article: "It is a greater crime to have an untagged alligator than to host an open house party (for kids)."
Rob Eissler stated on May 23, 2011 in remarks on the House floor: "Obesity kills 34 children per hour."
E.J. Finocchio stated on April 24, 2011 in a television interview: "Most of your serial killers, most of your people who commit domestic violence, they start off by abusing animals."
Amy Hanauer stated on May 5, 2011 in at a rally at the Ohio Statehouse: "To give a sense of how families are struggling, a record four out of every 10 school kids in Ohio now qualifies for subsidized lunch."
