Latest Fact-checks in Debt 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 Sean Duffy dicho el Julio 18, 2016 en a speech: "Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have left us with $19 trillion in debt." Hillary Clinton dicho el Julio 12, 2016 en a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt." Hillary Clinton dicho el Mayo 24, 2016 en an advertisement: "In 2006, Donald Trump was hoping for a real estate crash." Sean Duffy dicho el Abril 22, 2016 en a radio ad: On how to respond to Puerto Rico’s debt crisis. Bill McRaven dicho el Enero 21, 2016 en addressing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: University of Texas undergraduate student debt "is less than $21,000… probably one of the lowest debts across the nation." Center for Individual Freedom dicho el Abril 13, 2016 en a TV ad: Says Paul Ryan backs a proposal that would be a "bailout" of Puerto Rico. Ben Carson dicho el Abril 20, 2016 en a Fox Business interview: "Andrew Jackson was the last president who actually balanced the federal budget, where we had no national debt." Bill Clinton dicho el Abril 3, 2016 en a campaign speech: "A college loan is the only loan in the United States that you cannot refinance when interest rates go down." Jeb Bush dicho el Febrero 5, 2016 en a column posted on Medium.com: "Barack Obama will somehow manage to add more than $8 trillion to the national debt, which is more debt than the 43 presidents who held office before him compiled together." Katrina Shankland dicho el Enero 29, 2016 en a news release: "Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers." Jeb Bush dicho el Febrero 2, 2016 en an appearance at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H.: The debt "comes up all the time in town meetings ... but it's never asked in the debates. It's really weird. It hasn't been brought up." Dale Kooyenga dicho el Enero 20, 2016 en a radio interview: "A lot of student loans are already refinanced by the federal government." Republican Party of Florida dicho el Octubre 29, 2015 en a Facebook post: "How many concerts would Taylor Swift have to perform to pay off one day of interest on our national debt? She would have to perform every day for three years." Rand Paul dicho el Octubre 28, 2015 en a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money." Steven Costantino dicho el Septiembre 27, 2015 en a statement: "I did not play any role in bringing the company to RI as did others in government. I was tasked with handling the legislation affecting the company by my superiors." Elizabeth Warren dicho el Septiembre 26, 2015 en a speech: Student loans from the federal government issued between 2007 and 2012 are on target "to produce $66 billion in profits for the United States government." Hillary Clinton dicho el Agosto 11, 2015 en a speech: Says Scott Walker rejected legislation to make college loan payments tax deductible and the result was "to raise taxes on students." Jeb Bush dicho el Agosto 10, 2015 en a Twitter exchange: There has been a 100 percent "increase in student debt under this Democratic White House." Rand Paul dicho el Julio 17, 2015 en a campaign rally in Houston: "We borrow a million dollars every minute." Tim Lee dicho el Junio 30, 2015 en mass email: Cobb County businesses have already been awarded contracts worth $250 million on construction of a new Braves stadium. Barack Obama dicho el Julio 2, 2015 en a speech: "We've cut the deficit by two-thirds." Russ Feingold dicho el Junio 5, 2015 en a speech: Says U.S. Senate opponent Ron Johnson "is opposed to all government-assisted student loans." Dave Brat dicho el Mayo 29, 2015 en a Facebook post: "In just 17 years, spending for Social Security, federal health care and interest on the debt will exceed ALL tax revenue!" Hillary Davis dicho el Mayo 6, 2015 en a hearing at the General Assembly : "The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state." Elizabeth Roberts dicho el Marzo 2, 2015 en a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid." Dave Brat dicho el Marzo 17, 2015 en a written statement.: Repealing Obamacare saves "our nation more than $2 trillion." Rand Paul dicho el Abril 7, 2015 en a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "Debt doubled" under Bush "and now it’s tripling under Barack Obama’s watch." Lindsey Graham dicho el Marzo 8, 2015 en a speech in Concord, N.H.: "If you took every penny of the 1 percent, including their dog, you wouldn't even begin to balance the budget." Scott Walker dicho el Febrero 3, 2015 en his budget speech: Borrowing in my 2015-’17 state budget is less than half that in my predecessor’s last budget and "the lowest it has been in a decade." Ron Johnson dicho el Diciembre 11, 2014 en an interview: Two-thirds of the federal budget is "permanent law ... it's permanently appropriated."
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Sean Duffy dicho el Julio 18, 2016 en a speech: "Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have left us with $19 trillion in debt." Hillary Clinton dicho el Julio 12, 2016 en a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt." Hillary Clinton dicho el Mayo 24, 2016 en an advertisement: "In 2006, Donald Trump was hoping for a real estate crash." Sean Duffy dicho el Abril 22, 2016 en a radio ad: On how to respond to Puerto Rico’s debt crisis. Bill McRaven dicho el Enero 21, 2016 en addressing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: University of Texas undergraduate student debt "is less than $21,000… probably one of the lowest debts across the nation." Center for Individual Freedom dicho el Abril 13, 2016 en a TV ad: Says Paul Ryan backs a proposal that would be a "bailout" of Puerto Rico. Ben Carson dicho el Abril 20, 2016 en a Fox Business interview: "Andrew Jackson was the last president who actually balanced the federal budget, where we had no national debt." Bill Clinton dicho el Abril 3, 2016 en a campaign speech: "A college loan is the only loan in the United States that you cannot refinance when interest rates go down." Jeb Bush dicho el Febrero 5, 2016 en a column posted on Medium.com: "Barack Obama will somehow manage to add more than $8 trillion to the national debt, which is more debt than the 43 presidents who held office before him compiled together." Katrina Shankland dicho el Enero 29, 2016 en a news release: "Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers." Jeb Bush dicho el Febrero 2, 2016 en an appearance at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H.: The debt "comes up all the time in town meetings ... but it's never asked in the debates. It's really weird. It hasn't been brought up." Dale Kooyenga dicho el Enero 20, 2016 en a radio interview: "A lot of student loans are already refinanced by the federal government." Republican Party of Florida dicho el Octubre 29, 2015 en a Facebook post: "How many concerts would Taylor Swift have to perform to pay off one day of interest on our national debt? She would have to perform every day for three years." Rand Paul dicho el Octubre 28, 2015 en a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money." Steven Costantino dicho el Septiembre 27, 2015 en a statement: "I did not play any role in bringing the company to RI as did others in government. I was tasked with handling the legislation affecting the company by my superiors." Elizabeth Warren dicho el Septiembre 26, 2015 en a speech: Student loans from the federal government issued between 2007 and 2012 are on target "to produce $66 billion in profits for the United States government." Hillary Clinton dicho el Agosto 11, 2015 en a speech: Says Scott Walker rejected legislation to make college loan payments tax deductible and the result was "to raise taxes on students." Jeb Bush dicho el Agosto 10, 2015 en a Twitter exchange: There has been a 100 percent "increase in student debt under this Democratic White House." Rand Paul dicho el Julio 17, 2015 en a campaign rally in Houston: "We borrow a million dollars every minute." Tim Lee dicho el Junio 30, 2015 en mass email: Cobb County businesses have already been awarded contracts worth $250 million on construction of a new Braves stadium. Barack Obama dicho el Julio 2, 2015 en a speech: "We've cut the deficit by two-thirds." Russ Feingold dicho el Junio 5, 2015 en a speech: Says U.S. Senate opponent Ron Johnson "is opposed to all government-assisted student loans." Dave Brat dicho el Mayo 29, 2015 en a Facebook post: "In just 17 years, spending for Social Security, federal health care and interest on the debt will exceed ALL tax revenue!" Hillary Davis dicho el Mayo 6, 2015 en a hearing at the General Assembly : "The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state." Elizabeth Roberts dicho el Marzo 2, 2015 en a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid." Dave Brat dicho el Marzo 17, 2015 en a written statement.: Repealing Obamacare saves "our nation more than $2 trillion." Rand Paul dicho el Abril 7, 2015 en a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "Debt doubled" under Bush "and now it’s tripling under Barack Obama’s watch." Lindsey Graham dicho el Marzo 8, 2015 en a speech in Concord, N.H.: "If you took every penny of the 1 percent, including their dog, you wouldn't even begin to balance the budget." Scott Walker dicho el Febrero 3, 2015 en his budget speech: Borrowing in my 2015-’17 state budget is less than half that in my predecessor’s last budget and "the lowest it has been in a decade." Ron Johnson dicho el Diciembre 11, 2014 en an interview: Two-thirds of the federal budget is "permanent law ... it's permanently appropriated."
Sean Duffy dicho el Julio 18, 2016 en a speech: "Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have left us with $19 trillion in debt."
Hillary Clinton dicho el Julio 12, 2016 en a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt."
Hillary Clinton dicho el Mayo 24, 2016 en an advertisement: "In 2006, Donald Trump was hoping for a real estate crash."
Bill McRaven dicho el Enero 21, 2016 en addressing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: University of Texas undergraduate student debt "is less than $21,000… probably one of the lowest debts across the nation."
Center for Individual Freedom dicho el Abril 13, 2016 en a TV ad: Says Paul Ryan backs a proposal that would be a "bailout" of Puerto Rico.
Ben Carson dicho el Abril 20, 2016 en a Fox Business interview: "Andrew Jackson was the last president who actually balanced the federal budget, where we had no national debt."
Bill Clinton dicho el Abril 3, 2016 en a campaign speech: "A college loan is the only loan in the United States that you cannot refinance when interest rates go down."
Jeb Bush dicho el Febrero 5, 2016 en a column posted on Medium.com: "Barack Obama will somehow manage to add more than $8 trillion to the national debt, which is more debt than the 43 presidents who held office before him compiled together."
Katrina Shankland dicho el Enero 29, 2016 en a news release: "Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers."
Jeb Bush dicho el Febrero 2, 2016 en an appearance at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H.: The debt "comes up all the time in town meetings ... but it's never asked in the debates. It's really weird. It hasn't been brought up."
Dale Kooyenga dicho el Enero 20, 2016 en a radio interview: "A lot of student loans are already refinanced by the federal government."
Republican Party of Florida dicho el Octubre 29, 2015 en a Facebook post: "How many concerts would Taylor Swift have to perform to pay off one day of interest on our national debt? She would have to perform every day for three years."
Rand Paul dicho el Octubre 28, 2015 en a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.: The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money."
Steven Costantino dicho el Septiembre 27, 2015 en a statement: "I did not play any role in bringing the company to RI as did others in government. I was tasked with handling the legislation affecting the company by my superiors."
Elizabeth Warren dicho el Septiembre 26, 2015 en a speech: Student loans from the federal government issued between 2007 and 2012 are on target "to produce $66 billion in profits for the United States government."
Hillary Clinton dicho el Agosto 11, 2015 en a speech: Says Scott Walker rejected legislation to make college loan payments tax deductible and the result was "to raise taxes on students."
Jeb Bush dicho el Agosto 10, 2015 en a Twitter exchange: There has been a 100 percent "increase in student debt under this Democratic White House."
Rand Paul dicho el Julio 17, 2015 en a campaign rally in Houston: "We borrow a million dollars every minute."
Tim Lee dicho el Junio 30, 2015 en mass email: Cobb County businesses have already been awarded contracts worth $250 million on construction of a new Braves stadium.
Russ Feingold dicho el Junio 5, 2015 en a speech: Says U.S. Senate opponent Ron Johnson "is opposed to all government-assisted student loans."
Dave Brat dicho el Mayo 29, 2015 en a Facebook post: "In just 17 years, spending for Social Security, federal health care and interest on the debt will exceed ALL tax revenue!"
Hillary Davis dicho el Mayo 6, 2015 en a hearing at the General Assembly : "The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state."
Elizabeth Roberts dicho el Marzo 2, 2015 en a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid."
Dave Brat dicho el Marzo 17, 2015 en a written statement.: Repealing Obamacare saves "our nation more than $2 trillion."
Rand Paul dicho el Abril 7, 2015 en a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "Debt doubled" under Bush "and now it’s tripling under Barack Obama’s watch."
Lindsey Graham dicho el Marzo 8, 2015 en a speech in Concord, N.H.: "If you took every penny of the 1 percent, including their dog, you wouldn't even begin to balance the budget."
Scott Walker dicho el Febrero 3, 2015 en his budget speech: Borrowing in my 2015-’17 state budget is less than half that in my predecessor’s last budget and "the lowest it has been in a decade."
Ron Johnson dicho el Diciembre 11, 2014 en an interview: Two-thirds of the federal budget is "permanent law ... it's permanently appropriated."
