Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Elections 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 Marcia Fudge stated on July 13, 2011 in a news conference on voting rights: Says that voter identification laws "keep poor people from voting, minorities from voting, the elderly from voting, students from voting." Will Weatherford stated on July 5, 2011 in an interview with the "St. Petersburg Times" editorial board: "Let’s say (Republicans) take away half of our delegates. They’re worth more than Iowa’s, New Hampshire’s and almost South Carolina’s combined." Randi Shade stated on May 19, 2011 in a statement.: Says that several times in the last 15 years, Austin City Council candidates have won seats after trailing by more than 4,000 votes in the election prompting the runoff. Armond Budish stated on March 22, 2011: "Across the United States, 25 percent of voting age African Americans do not have the photo ID that this bill would require." William G. Batchelder stated on March 23, 2011 in a news conference: Says a photo ID voting law in Georgia didn't dissuade black voters from participating in voting. "It hasn't, it doesn't, and apparently, if you do cause and effect in that state, it's been helpful." Leticia Van de Putte stated on January 25, 2011 in remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate: "Ten retired nuns were barred from voting in the 2008 Indiana Democratic primary." Mario Gallegos stated on January 25, 2011 in a Texas Senate committee meeting.: Says that 98,184 Texans are now driving with temporary driver’s licenses lacking their photos. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on December 7, 2010 in a news release: Says Jim Renacci ran against the Washington establishment in the election, but is now "hypocritically embracing it with big money, special interest fundraisers." Michael Steele stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview on NPR: "I have won more elections than any chairman since 1938." Joe Straus stated on November 12, 2010 in an e-mail: Says the Texas House has "a record number of new members joining our ranks." John Kasich stated on November 4, 2010 in a speech to lobbyists: John Kasich says he won, despite "12 visits by a president, somewhere between $45 (million) and $50 million (spent against him,) 500 paid volunteers in here calling me every name in the book, former presidents, first ladies and God-knows-who-else." Rachel Maddow stated on November 10, 2010 in comments on her MSNBC show.: "The Republican who was just elected governor of the great state of Florida paid his campaign staffers, not with money, but with American Express gift cards." Protect Your Vote stated on October 28, 2010 in a TV ad: "Liberal out-of-state special interests are spending millions on 5 and 6 to change the way Florida draws its congressional and legislative districts." Rick Scott stated on September 2, 2010 in a press conference.: Jennifer Carroll's an "outsider." Mike DeWine stated on August 15, 2010 in a television interview: The DeWine campaign is "receiving money from so many more people. (Cordray's) money is coming almost exclusively from the party, labor unions, and special counsel that he has given business to." Jeff Sessions stated on June 28, 2010 in the Kagan confirmation hearing: "In her first appellate argument, Ms. Kagan told the court that the speech and press guarantees in the First Amendment would allow the federal government to ban the publication of pamphlets discussing political issues before an election." Libertarian Party of Texas stated on June 7, 2010 in a press release: "The Republican Party lost 1.1 million registered voters since 2008. The Democratic Party lost 1.2 million registered voters… (while) voter registration in the Libertarian Party rose 8 percent." Donna Brazile stated on June 14, 2010 in a statement on ABC News' 'This Week.': Ninety percent of the people in Arkansas still love Bill Clinton. Tom Mechler stated on May 27, 2010 in a press release: "The Democrats have over 20 field agents to our zero." Tim Kaine stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week.': The primary election results show Democrats are strong in Kentucky because the Democratic candidates "both got more votes than Rand Paul did." Charlie Justice stated on April 14, 2010 in a web ad.: U.S. Rep. Bill Young "has accepted $737,000 from lobbyists and recipients of his earmarks." Charlie Crist stated on March 28, 2010 in a debate on Fox News Sunday: Marco Rubio controlled funds that "out of the $600,000 that were raised, only $4,000 went to candidates to try to improve their chances to be elected to office." Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on March 15, 2010 in an interview: St. Pete Beach's experiences are a "fair example" of what could happen if Amendment 4 passes. David Axelrod stated on March 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: "Under the ruling of the Supreme Court, any lobbyist could go into any legislator and say, if you don't vote our way on this bill, we're going to run a million-dollar campaign against you in your district." Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on March 10, 2010 in an Internet ad.: St. Pete Beach's local version of Amendment 4 resulted in "seemingly endless lawsuits (that) decimated the city's legal budget and forced the city to raise the property tax rate." David Sewell stated on February 22, 2010 in a campaign flier: Says he "never" donates to Democrats while Paul Workman "contributes to Democrat Kirk Watson and other Democrats running against Republicans." Farouk Shami stated on February 8, 2010 in a debate: "When we go to vote, they ask for driver's license and verify that you are a voter and a citizen in the state of Texas." John McCain stated on October 31, 2008 in a TV interview: "We are within the margin of error." John McCain stated on July 8, 2008 in a news release: "Barack Obama said he would debate 'anywhere, anytime' but has rejected joint town hall meetings." Hillary Clinton stated on May 12, 2008 in Logan, W. Va.: "If West Virginia had voted for our Democratic nominee in 2000 and 2004, we wouldn't have had to put up with George Bush for the last 7 years."
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Marcia Fudge stated on July 13, 2011 in a news conference on voting rights: Says that voter identification laws "keep poor people from voting, minorities from voting, the elderly from voting, students from voting." Will Weatherford stated on July 5, 2011 in an interview with the "St. Petersburg Times" editorial board: "Let’s say (Republicans) take away half of our delegates. They’re worth more than Iowa’s, New Hampshire’s and almost South Carolina’s combined." Randi Shade stated on May 19, 2011 in a statement.: Says that several times in the last 15 years, Austin City Council candidates have won seats after trailing by more than 4,000 votes in the election prompting the runoff. Armond Budish stated on March 22, 2011: "Across the United States, 25 percent of voting age African Americans do not have the photo ID that this bill would require." William G. Batchelder stated on March 23, 2011 in a news conference: Says a photo ID voting law in Georgia didn't dissuade black voters from participating in voting. "It hasn't, it doesn't, and apparently, if you do cause and effect in that state, it's been helpful." Leticia Van de Putte stated on January 25, 2011 in remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate: "Ten retired nuns were barred from voting in the 2008 Indiana Democratic primary." Mario Gallegos stated on January 25, 2011 in a Texas Senate committee meeting.: Says that 98,184 Texans are now driving with temporary driver’s licenses lacking their photos. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on December 7, 2010 in a news release: Says Jim Renacci ran against the Washington establishment in the election, but is now "hypocritically embracing it with big money, special interest fundraisers." Michael Steele stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview on NPR: "I have won more elections than any chairman since 1938." Joe Straus stated on November 12, 2010 in an e-mail: Says the Texas House has "a record number of new members joining our ranks." John Kasich stated on November 4, 2010 in a speech to lobbyists: John Kasich says he won, despite "12 visits by a president, somewhere between $45 (million) and $50 million (spent against him,) 500 paid volunteers in here calling me every name in the book, former presidents, first ladies and God-knows-who-else." Rachel Maddow stated on November 10, 2010 in comments on her MSNBC show.: "The Republican who was just elected governor of the great state of Florida paid his campaign staffers, not with money, but with American Express gift cards." Protect Your Vote stated on October 28, 2010 in a TV ad: "Liberal out-of-state special interests are spending millions on 5 and 6 to change the way Florida draws its congressional and legislative districts." Rick Scott stated on September 2, 2010 in a press conference.: Jennifer Carroll's an "outsider." Mike DeWine stated on August 15, 2010 in a television interview: The DeWine campaign is "receiving money from so many more people. (Cordray's) money is coming almost exclusively from the party, labor unions, and special counsel that he has given business to." Jeff Sessions stated on June 28, 2010 in the Kagan confirmation hearing: "In her first appellate argument, Ms. Kagan told the court that the speech and press guarantees in the First Amendment would allow the federal government to ban the publication of pamphlets discussing political issues before an election." Libertarian Party of Texas stated on June 7, 2010 in a press release: "The Republican Party lost 1.1 million registered voters since 2008. The Democratic Party lost 1.2 million registered voters… (while) voter registration in the Libertarian Party rose 8 percent." Donna Brazile stated on June 14, 2010 in a statement on ABC News' 'This Week.': Ninety percent of the people in Arkansas still love Bill Clinton. Tom Mechler stated on May 27, 2010 in a press release: "The Democrats have over 20 field agents to our zero." Tim Kaine stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week.': The primary election results show Democrats are strong in Kentucky because the Democratic candidates "both got more votes than Rand Paul did." Charlie Justice stated on April 14, 2010 in a web ad.: U.S. Rep. Bill Young "has accepted $737,000 from lobbyists and recipients of his earmarks." Charlie Crist stated on March 28, 2010 in a debate on Fox News Sunday: Marco Rubio controlled funds that "out of the $600,000 that were raised, only $4,000 went to candidates to try to improve their chances to be elected to office." Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on March 15, 2010 in an interview: St. Pete Beach's experiences are a "fair example" of what could happen if Amendment 4 passes. David Axelrod stated on March 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: "Under the ruling of the Supreme Court, any lobbyist could go into any legislator and say, if you don't vote our way on this bill, we're going to run a million-dollar campaign against you in your district." Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on March 10, 2010 in an Internet ad.: St. Pete Beach's local version of Amendment 4 resulted in "seemingly endless lawsuits (that) decimated the city's legal budget and forced the city to raise the property tax rate." David Sewell stated on February 22, 2010 in a campaign flier: Says he "never" donates to Democrats while Paul Workman "contributes to Democrat Kirk Watson and other Democrats running against Republicans." Farouk Shami stated on February 8, 2010 in a debate: "When we go to vote, they ask for driver's license and verify that you are a voter and a citizen in the state of Texas." John McCain stated on October 31, 2008 in a TV interview: "We are within the margin of error." John McCain stated on July 8, 2008 in a news release: "Barack Obama said he would debate 'anywhere, anytime' but has rejected joint town hall meetings." Hillary Clinton stated on May 12, 2008 in Logan, W. Va.: "If West Virginia had voted for our Democratic nominee in 2000 and 2004, we wouldn't have had to put up with George Bush for the last 7 years."
Marcia Fudge stated on July 13, 2011 in a news conference on voting rights: Says that voter identification laws "keep poor people from voting, minorities from voting, the elderly from voting, students from voting."
Will Weatherford stated on July 5, 2011 in an interview with the "St. Petersburg Times" editorial board: "Let’s say (Republicans) take away half of our delegates. They’re worth more than Iowa’s, New Hampshire’s and almost South Carolina’s combined."
Randi Shade stated on May 19, 2011 in a statement.: Says that several times in the last 15 years, Austin City Council candidates have won seats after trailing by more than 4,000 votes in the election prompting the runoff.
Armond Budish stated on March 22, 2011: "Across the United States, 25 percent of voting age African Americans do not have the photo ID that this bill would require."
William G. Batchelder stated on March 23, 2011 in a news conference: Says a photo ID voting law in Georgia didn't dissuade black voters from participating in voting. "It hasn't, it doesn't, and apparently, if you do cause and effect in that state, it's been helpful."
Leticia Van de Putte stated on January 25, 2011 in remarks on the floor of the Texas Senate: "Ten retired nuns were barred from voting in the 2008 Indiana Democratic primary."
Mario Gallegos stated on January 25, 2011 in a Texas Senate committee meeting.: Says that 98,184 Texans are now driving with temporary driver’s licenses lacking their photos.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on December 7, 2010 in a news release: Says Jim Renacci ran against the Washington establishment in the election, but is now "hypocritically embracing it with big money, special interest fundraisers."
Michael Steele stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview on NPR: "I have won more elections than any chairman since 1938."
Joe Straus stated on November 12, 2010 in an e-mail: Says the Texas House has "a record number of new members joining our ranks."
John Kasich stated on November 4, 2010 in a speech to lobbyists: John Kasich says he won, despite "12 visits by a president, somewhere between $45 (million) and $50 million (spent against him,) 500 paid volunteers in here calling me every name in the book, former presidents, first ladies and God-knows-who-else."
Rachel Maddow stated on November 10, 2010 in comments on her MSNBC show.: "The Republican who was just elected governor of the great state of Florida paid his campaign staffers, not with money, but with American Express gift cards."
Protect Your Vote stated on October 28, 2010 in a TV ad: "Liberal out-of-state special interests are spending millions on 5 and 6 to change the way Florida draws its congressional and legislative districts."
Mike DeWine stated on August 15, 2010 in a television interview: The DeWine campaign is "receiving money from so many more people. (Cordray's) money is coming almost exclusively from the party, labor unions, and special counsel that he has given business to."
Jeff Sessions stated on June 28, 2010 in the Kagan confirmation hearing: "In her first appellate argument, Ms. Kagan told the court that the speech and press guarantees in the First Amendment would allow the federal government to ban the publication of pamphlets discussing political issues before an election."
Libertarian Party of Texas stated on June 7, 2010 in a press release: "The Republican Party lost 1.1 million registered voters since 2008. The Democratic Party lost 1.2 million registered voters… (while) voter registration in the Libertarian Party rose 8 percent."
Donna Brazile stated on June 14, 2010 in a statement on ABC News' 'This Week.': Ninety percent of the people in Arkansas still love Bill Clinton.
Tom Mechler stated on May 27, 2010 in a press release: "The Democrats have over 20 field agents to our zero."
Tim Kaine stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week.': The primary election results show Democrats are strong in Kentucky because the Democratic candidates "both got more votes than Rand Paul did."
Charlie Justice stated on April 14, 2010 in a web ad.: U.S. Rep. Bill Young "has accepted $737,000 from lobbyists and recipients of his earmarks."
Charlie Crist stated on March 28, 2010 in a debate on Fox News Sunday: Marco Rubio controlled funds that "out of the $600,000 that were raised, only $4,000 went to candidates to try to improve their chances to be elected to office."
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on March 15, 2010 in an interview: St. Pete Beach's experiences are a "fair example" of what could happen if Amendment 4 passes.
David Axelrod stated on March 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: "Under the ruling of the Supreme Court, any lobbyist could go into any legislator and say, if you don't vote our way on this bill, we're going to run a million-dollar campaign against you in your district."
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy stated on March 10, 2010 in an Internet ad.: St. Pete Beach's local version of Amendment 4 resulted in "seemingly endless lawsuits (that) decimated the city's legal budget and forced the city to raise the property tax rate."
David Sewell stated on February 22, 2010 in a campaign flier: Says he "never" donates to Democrats while Paul Workman "contributes to Democrat Kirk Watson and other Democrats running against Republicans."
Farouk Shami stated on February 8, 2010 in a debate: "When we go to vote, they ask for driver's license and verify that you are a voter and a citizen in the state of Texas."
John McCain stated on July 8, 2008 in a news release: "Barack Obama said he would debate 'anywhere, anytime' but has rejected joint town hall meetings."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 12, 2008 in Logan, W. Va.: "If West Virginia had voted for our Democratic nominee in 2000 and 2004, we wouldn't have had to put up with George Bush for the last 7 years."
