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 Al Sharpton stated on November 12, 2013 in a segment on MSNBC's "PoliticsNation": Under Obama, the national debt "has been reduced every year for the last five years." Scott Walker stated on November 12, 2013 in a book: "The national debt is on track to double during Obama’s presidency." Dennis Linthicum stated on November 1, 2013 in his campaign website.: Says the U.S. national debt has tripled during Rep. Greg Walden’s time in Congress. Republican Party of Florida stated on October 30, 2013 in a YouTube attack ad: Says Alex Sink supported "a $5.2 billion increase in Florida's debt." Kelly Ayotte stated on October 24, 2013 in a town hall meeting in Hudson, N.H.: Under President George W. Bush, "we added $4.9 trillion to the debt. Under President Obama … we’ve added $6.5 trillion to the debt." 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." 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." Roger Williams stated on October 11, 2013 in an interview as quoted in a news story: The federal government "has $3 trillion in cash flow, so we can pay our bills" and won’t default. Roger Williams stated on October 11, 2013 in as quoted in a newspaper article: A congressional laundry closed due to the partial government shutdown. Chris Kapenga stated on August 23, 2013 in a newsletter: "The amount of interest" paid on the federal debt exceeds "total tax revenue." Kathleen Vinehout stated on August 24, 2013 in a column: Because of Gov. Scott Walker’s budgeting, a greater percentage of general fund tax dollars is "going to pay off debt than ever before in our history." Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up." Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree." Jeff Merkley stated on July 11, 2013 in an opinion article: Says "in Oregon today, the average debt upon college graduation is more than $24,000." David Cicilline stated on July 21, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers" program: "The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan office, did an analysis and said that passing comprehensive immigration reform will reduce the federal deficit by $200 billion over the next decade." American Postal Workers Union stated on July 8, 2013 in television advertisement: "The U.S. Postal Service doesn’t run on your tax dollars. It’s funded solely by stamps and postage." Charlene Lima stated on June 26, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House: Economic Development Commission Executive Director Keith Stokes "sent me a letter and he said the taxpayers will never be on the hook for these bonds" for 38 Studios. Republican Governors Association stated on May 29, 2013 in a gubernatorial campaign TV ad: "Barbara Buono by the numbers: As a Trenton politician, she voted to raise taxes 154 times. Under her, property taxes up 70 percent. Backed a 16 percent sales tax increase. Utilities, nursing homes, cell phones, parking lots, lottery wins, gyms – She taxed them all. Architect of Corzine’s budget, she drove New Jersey $2 billion into debt. Barbara Buono by the numbers: taking New Jersey backwards." Gina Raimondo stated on May 29, 2013 in an interview with WJAR-TV: "The average student comes out of college hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt." Chris Christie stated on May 22, 2013 in A gubernatorial campaign television ad: "Jon Corzine, elected governor. Teams up with Barbara Buono. $1.2 billion sales tax increase? Passed. Most spending in state history? Passed. After Buono named budget chair, taxes and fees increase 23 times in just two years. State debt? Up $13.4 billion. Unemployment? Doubled." Ron Maag stated on April 12, 2013 in a statement during a state House Finance and Appropriations Committee hearing: "Forty-six cents of every dollar" Ohio could get for Medicaid expansion "is going to come from China or some other country that doesn’t like us very much." David Cicilline stated on May 12, 2013 in an interview on WPRI's Newsmakers program: Historically, the Social Security tax has been assessed on about 90% of U.S. income. Now it captures 83% because there's been such a growth of income among the highest earners. Will Weatherford stated on May 9, 2013 in an op-ed: "Expanding Medicaid would require borrowing more money, drastically expanding our deficit." Cokie Roberts stated on May 5, 2013 in television interview: Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost every U.S. family $45,000. League of Women Voters of the Austin Area stated on April 28, 2013 in a voters guide.: Says opponents of proposed Austin school district bonds say the district’s "debt load doubles with these new bonds." Chris Christie stated on April 22, 2013 in a statement on NJ101.5 FM's "Ask the Governor" program: "If anyone should know irresponsible it should be Senator Buono. She’s the one, her budget left us with a $2 billion budget deficit in fiscal 10 that I had to fix. Her mistakes. And for fiscal year 2011 an $11 billion budget deficit. Her mistakes, along with her partner Jon Corzine." Lenny Curry stated on April 14, 2013 in an interview with Central Florida News 13: "Rick Scott has paid down our debt by about $2 billion. Charlie Crist’s debt went up about $5 billion." Jim Jordan stated on March 19, 2013 in a congressional hearing: The national debt is "larger than our entire annual economy." Rob Portman stated on March 21, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor: "Our debt now is about $140,000 per household."
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Al Sharpton stated on November 12, 2013 in a segment on MSNBC's "PoliticsNation": Under Obama, the national debt "has been reduced every year for the last five years." Scott Walker stated on November 12, 2013 in a book: "The national debt is on track to double during Obama’s presidency." Dennis Linthicum stated on November 1, 2013 in his campaign website.: Says the U.S. national debt has tripled during Rep. Greg Walden’s time in Congress. Republican Party of Florida stated on October 30, 2013 in a YouTube attack ad: Says Alex Sink supported "a $5.2 billion increase in Florida's debt." Kelly Ayotte stated on October 24, 2013 in a town hall meeting in Hudson, N.H.: Under President George W. Bush, "we added $4.9 trillion to the debt. Under President Obama … we’ve added $6.5 trillion to the debt." 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." 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." Roger Williams stated on October 11, 2013 in an interview as quoted in a news story: The federal government "has $3 trillion in cash flow, so we can pay our bills" and won’t default. Roger Williams stated on October 11, 2013 in as quoted in a newspaper article: A congressional laundry closed due to the partial government shutdown. Chris Kapenga stated on August 23, 2013 in a newsletter: "The amount of interest" paid on the federal debt exceeds "total tax revenue." Kathleen Vinehout stated on August 24, 2013 in a column: Because of Gov. Scott Walker’s budgeting, a greater percentage of general fund tax dollars is "going to pay off debt than ever before in our history." Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up." Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree." Jeff Merkley stated on July 11, 2013 in an opinion article: Says "in Oregon today, the average debt upon college graduation is more than $24,000." David Cicilline stated on July 21, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers" program: "The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan office, did an analysis and said that passing comprehensive immigration reform will reduce the federal deficit by $200 billion over the next decade." American Postal Workers Union stated on July 8, 2013 in television advertisement: "The U.S. Postal Service doesn’t run on your tax dollars. It’s funded solely by stamps and postage." Charlene Lima stated on June 26, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House: Economic Development Commission Executive Director Keith Stokes "sent me a letter and he said the taxpayers will never be on the hook for these bonds" for 38 Studios. Republican Governors Association stated on May 29, 2013 in a gubernatorial campaign TV ad: "Barbara Buono by the numbers: As a Trenton politician, she voted to raise taxes 154 times. Under her, property taxes up 70 percent. Backed a 16 percent sales tax increase. Utilities, nursing homes, cell phones, parking lots, lottery wins, gyms – She taxed them all. Architect of Corzine’s budget, she drove New Jersey $2 billion into debt. Barbara Buono by the numbers: taking New Jersey backwards." Gina Raimondo stated on May 29, 2013 in an interview with WJAR-TV: "The average student comes out of college hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt." Chris Christie stated on May 22, 2013 in A gubernatorial campaign television ad: "Jon Corzine, elected governor. Teams up with Barbara Buono. $1.2 billion sales tax increase? Passed. Most spending in state history? Passed. After Buono named budget chair, taxes and fees increase 23 times in just two years. State debt? Up $13.4 billion. Unemployment? Doubled." Ron Maag stated on April 12, 2013 in a statement during a state House Finance and Appropriations Committee hearing: "Forty-six cents of every dollar" Ohio could get for Medicaid expansion "is going to come from China or some other country that doesn’t like us very much." David Cicilline stated on May 12, 2013 in an interview on WPRI's Newsmakers program: Historically, the Social Security tax has been assessed on about 90% of U.S. income. Now it captures 83% because there's been such a growth of income among the highest earners. Will Weatherford stated on May 9, 2013 in an op-ed: "Expanding Medicaid would require borrowing more money, drastically expanding our deficit." Cokie Roberts stated on May 5, 2013 in television interview: Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost every U.S. family $45,000. League of Women Voters of the Austin Area stated on April 28, 2013 in a voters guide.: Says opponents of proposed Austin school district bonds say the district’s "debt load doubles with these new bonds." Chris Christie stated on April 22, 2013 in a statement on NJ101.5 FM's "Ask the Governor" program: "If anyone should know irresponsible it should be Senator Buono. She’s the one, her budget left us with a $2 billion budget deficit in fiscal 10 that I had to fix. Her mistakes. And for fiscal year 2011 an $11 billion budget deficit. Her mistakes, along with her partner Jon Corzine." Lenny Curry stated on April 14, 2013 in an interview with Central Florida News 13: "Rick Scott has paid down our debt by about $2 billion. Charlie Crist’s debt went up about $5 billion." Jim Jordan stated on March 19, 2013 in a congressional hearing: The national debt is "larger than our entire annual economy." Rob Portman stated on March 21, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor: "Our debt now is about $140,000 per household."
Al Sharpton stated on November 12, 2013 in a segment on MSNBC's "PoliticsNation": Under Obama, the national debt "has been reduced every year for the last five years."
Scott Walker stated on November 12, 2013 in a book: "The national debt is on track to double during Obama’s presidency."
Dennis Linthicum stated on November 1, 2013 in his campaign website.: Says the U.S. national debt has tripled during Rep. Greg Walden’s time in Congress.
Republican Party of Florida stated on October 30, 2013 in a YouTube attack ad: Says Alex Sink supported "a $5.2 billion increase in Florida's debt."
Kelly Ayotte stated on October 24, 2013 in a town hall meeting in Hudson, N.H.: Under President George W. Bush, "we added $4.9 trillion to the debt. Under President Obama … we’ve added $6.5 trillion to the debt."
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."
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."
Roger Williams stated on October 11, 2013 in an interview as quoted in a news story: The federal government "has $3 trillion in cash flow, so we can pay our bills" and won’t default.
Roger Williams stated on October 11, 2013 in as quoted in a newspaper article: A congressional laundry closed due to the partial government shutdown.
Chris Kapenga stated on August 23, 2013 in a newsletter: "The amount of interest" paid on the federal debt exceeds "total tax revenue."
Kathleen Vinehout stated on August 24, 2013 in a column: Because of Gov. Scott Walker’s budgeting, a greater percentage of general fund tax dollars is "going to pay off debt than ever before in our history."
Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up."
Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree."
Jeff Merkley stated on July 11, 2013 in an opinion article: Says "in Oregon today, the average debt upon college graduation is more than $24,000."
David Cicilline stated on July 21, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers" program: "The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan office, did an analysis and said that passing comprehensive immigration reform will reduce the federal deficit by $200 billion over the next decade."
American Postal Workers Union stated on July 8, 2013 in television advertisement: "The U.S. Postal Service doesn’t run on your tax dollars. It’s funded solely by stamps and postage."
Charlene Lima stated on June 26, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House: Economic Development Commission Executive Director Keith Stokes "sent me a letter and he said the taxpayers will never be on the hook for these bonds" for 38 Studios.
Republican Governors Association stated on May 29, 2013 in a gubernatorial campaign TV ad: "Barbara Buono by the numbers: As a Trenton politician, she voted to raise taxes 154 times. Under her, property taxes up 70 percent. Backed a 16 percent sales tax increase. Utilities, nursing homes, cell phones, parking lots, lottery wins, gyms – She taxed them all. Architect of Corzine’s budget, she drove New Jersey $2 billion into debt. Barbara Buono by the numbers: taking New Jersey backwards."
Gina Raimondo stated on May 29, 2013 in an interview with WJAR-TV: "The average student comes out of college hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt."
Chris Christie stated on May 22, 2013 in A gubernatorial campaign television ad: "Jon Corzine, elected governor. Teams up with Barbara Buono. $1.2 billion sales tax increase? Passed. Most spending in state history? Passed. After Buono named budget chair, taxes and fees increase 23 times in just two years. State debt? Up $13.4 billion. Unemployment? Doubled."
Ron Maag stated on April 12, 2013 in a statement during a state House Finance and Appropriations Committee hearing: "Forty-six cents of every dollar" Ohio could get for Medicaid expansion "is going to come from China or some other country that doesn’t like us very much."
David Cicilline stated on May 12, 2013 in an interview on WPRI's Newsmakers program: Historically, the Social Security tax has been assessed on about 90% of U.S. income. Now it captures 83% because there's been such a growth of income among the highest earners.
Will Weatherford stated on May 9, 2013 in an op-ed: "Expanding Medicaid would require borrowing more money, drastically expanding our deficit."
Cokie Roberts stated on May 5, 2013 in television interview: Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost every U.S. family $45,000.
League of Women Voters of the Austin Area stated on April 28, 2013 in a voters guide.: Says opponents of proposed Austin school district bonds say the district’s "debt load doubles with these new bonds."
Chris Christie stated on April 22, 2013 in a statement on NJ101.5 FM's "Ask the Governor" program: "If anyone should know irresponsible it should be Senator Buono. She’s the one, her budget left us with a $2 billion budget deficit in fiscal 10 that I had to fix. Her mistakes. And for fiscal year 2011 an $11 billion budget deficit. Her mistakes, along with her partner Jon Corzine."
Lenny Curry stated on April 14, 2013 in an interview with Central Florida News 13: "Rick Scott has paid down our debt by about $2 billion. Charlie Crist’s debt went up about $5 billion."
Jim Jordan stated on March 19, 2013 in a congressional hearing: The national debt is "larger than our entire annual economy."
Rob Portman stated on March 21, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor: "Our debt now is about $140,000 per household."
