Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Ethics 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 Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on February 4, 2010 in A TV advertisement: Uses headlines to portray Gov. Rick Perry as beholden to special interests. Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in a State of the Union speech: "For the first time in history, my administration posts our White House visitors online." John McCain stated on September 19, 2008 in Green Bay, Wis.: Barack Obama got more campaign contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "than any other member of Congress, except for the Democratic chairmen of the committee that oversees them." Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2008 in a TV ad: "Big oil's filling John McCain's campaign with $2-million in contributions." John McCain stated on July 8, 2008 in an appearance on Fox News' "Fox and Friends": "I investigated Abramoff and people ended up in jail." Republican National Committee stated on June 4, 2008 in a news release: "Obama has maintained a friendship with a now convicted felon." John McCain stated on February 20, 2008 in a news conference in Columbus, Ohio: "I committed to public financing; (Obama) committed to public financing." Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in Las Vegas: "Barack (Obama) has one of his biggest supporters in terms of funding, the Exelon Corporation, which has spent millions of dollars trying to make Yucca Mountain the waste depository." John Edwards stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: Clinton has "raised the most money from Washington lobbyists ... from the health industry, drug companies, health insurance companies (and) the defense industry."
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Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on February 4, 2010 in A TV advertisement: Uses headlines to portray Gov. Rick Perry as beholden to special interests. Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in a State of the Union speech: "For the first time in history, my administration posts our White House visitors online." John McCain stated on September 19, 2008 in Green Bay, Wis.: Barack Obama got more campaign contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "than any other member of Congress, except for the Democratic chairmen of the committee that oversees them." Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2008 in a TV ad: "Big oil's filling John McCain's campaign with $2-million in contributions." John McCain stated on July 8, 2008 in an appearance on Fox News' "Fox and Friends": "I investigated Abramoff and people ended up in jail." Republican National Committee stated on June 4, 2008 in a news release: "Obama has maintained a friendship with a now convicted felon." John McCain stated on February 20, 2008 in a news conference in Columbus, Ohio: "I committed to public financing; (Obama) committed to public financing." Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in Las Vegas: "Barack (Obama) has one of his biggest supporters in terms of funding, the Exelon Corporation, which has spent millions of dollars trying to make Yucca Mountain the waste depository." John Edwards stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: Clinton has "raised the most money from Washington lobbyists ... from the health industry, drug companies, health insurance companies (and) the defense industry."
Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on February 4, 2010 in A TV advertisement: Uses headlines to portray Gov. Rick Perry as beholden to special interests.
Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in a State of the Union speech: "For the first time in history, my administration posts our White House visitors online."
John McCain stated on September 19, 2008 in Green Bay, Wis.: Barack Obama got more campaign contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "than any other member of Congress, except for the Democratic chairmen of the committee that oversees them."
Barack Obama stated on August 4, 2008 in a TV ad: "Big oil's filling John McCain's campaign with $2-million in contributions."
John McCain stated on July 8, 2008 in an appearance on Fox News' "Fox and Friends": "I investigated Abramoff and people ended up in jail."
Republican National Committee stated on June 4, 2008 in a news release: "Obama has maintained a friendship with a now convicted felon."
John McCain stated on February 20, 2008 in a news conference in Columbus, Ohio: "I committed to public financing; (Obama) committed to public financing."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in Las Vegas: "Barack (Obama) has one of his biggest supporters in terms of funding, the Exelon Corporation, which has spent millions of dollars trying to make Yucca Mountain the waste depository."
John Edwards stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: Clinton has "raised the most money from Washington lobbyists ... from the health industry, drug companies, health insurance companies (and) the defense industry."
