Latest Pants on Fire! Fact-checks in Federal Budget 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 Wayne Powell dicho el Octubre 1, 2012 en a debate.: Says Eric Cantor voted to assure Congress would be paid if the government shut down and against guaranteeing troops would be paid. Mitt Romney dicho el Septiembre 19, 2012 en remarks in Atlanta: "Redistribution" has "never been a characteristic of America." Josh Mandel dicho el Mayo 23, 2012 en a television ad: Sherrod Brown "sent billions of our tax dollars to foreign countries." Chain email dicho el Julio 12, 2012 en a message via the Internet: Medicare insurance premiums will be rising to "$120.20 per month in 2013 and $247.00 per month in 2014." Jeff Fitzgerald dicho el Junio 28, 2012 en a tweet: Says "Obamacare" is "the largest middle-class tax increase in history." Paul Ryan dicho el Abril 10, 2012 en a congressional Web page: President Barack Obama "has doubled the size of government since he took office." Rick Santorum dicho el Enero 11, 2012 en comment to reporters.: Rick Santorum says Rick Perry requested 1,200 earmarks as governor of Texas. Mitt Romney dicho el Enero 16, 2012 en a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: The U.S. military is at risk of losing its "military superiority" because "our Navy is smaller than it's been since 1917. Our Air Force is smaller and older than any time since 1947." Steve Cohen dicho el Noviembre 20, 2011 en appearance on MSNBC's "UP w/Chris Hayes": "The Republicans have never done anything really to balance the budget." Restore Our Future dicho el Enero 12, 2012 en 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." Barack Obama dicho el Enero 11, 2012 en a page on the Obama campaign website: "Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Newt Gingrich all say they would cut foreign aid to Israel — and every other country — to zero." Chris Christie dicho el Noviembre 9, 2011 en a radio interview: Says Barack Obama had "huge majorities" in Congress during his first two years in office and "did nothing with them to create jobs in America." Michele Bachmann dicho el Octubre 28, 2011 en an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "Under Barack Obama's watch, we have expended $805 billion to liberate the people of Iraq and, more importantly, 4,400 American lives." Newt Gingrich dicho el Julio 20, 2011 en a Twitter post: "We spend less on defense today as % of GDP than at any time since Pearl Harbor." Ohio Democratic Party dicho el Julio 25, 2011 en a news release: Says Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel "supports allowing the United States to default on its obligations." Ocean State Policy Research Institute dicho el Julio 29, 2011 en a report: "Dubious taxpayer-funded" stimulus spending -- Part II. David Cicilline dicho el Junio 14, 2011 en 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." National Republican Congressional Committee dicho el Junio 1, 2011 en an e-mail news release: Says that PolitiFact Ohio confirms that Betty Sutton "maxed out federal debt" Chain email dicho el Mayo 16, 2011 en a message via the Internet: Members of Congress "receive full pay retirement after serving one term." Nancy Pelosi dicho el Mayo 3, 2011 en a chart posted on her Flickr account: Promotes a chart saying that Barack Obama has "increased the debt" by 16 percent, compared to George W. Bush, who increased it by 115 percent. WorldNetDaily dicho el Julio 10, 2010 en a news report: "A U.S. Government Accountability Office report says Planned Parenthood Federation of America cannot find some $1.3 billion given to it by the federal government from 2002 through 2008." Glenn Beck dicho el Febrero 25, 2011 en his radio program: Says Michelle Obama has 43 people on her staff; Nancy Reagan had just 3. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee dicho el Enero 31, 2011 en a radio ad.: Congressman Robert Hurt has a plan to cut education by 40 percent. Tim Pawlenty dicho el Diciembre 13, 2010 en an op-ed in the "Wall Street Journal": "Since January 2008 the private sector has lost nearly 8 million jobs while local, state and federal governments added 590,000." Eric Cantor dicho el Octubre 12, 2010 en an interview on Comedy Central's Daily Show with Jon Stewart: In the past two years, Democrats have "spent more money than this country has spent in the last 200 years combined." Betty Sutton dicho el Septiembre 1, 2010 en a campaign fundraising e-mail: "Ganley said that if elected, he wants to ‘cut the dickens’ out of Social Security, Medicare and Veterans’ benefits." Bill O'Neill dicho el Julio 30, 2010 en in a letter: "In recent years, Rep. LaTourette has sponsored legislation that would increase spending by 551.6 percent." Randy Neugebauer dicho el Julio 29, 2010 en a Townhall.com guest blog post: "Ninety-four percent of small businesses will face higher taxes under the Democrats' plan." Chain email dicho el Marzo 18, 2009 en a chain e-mail: "AIG insures the pension trust of the United States Congress!" John McCain dicho el Agosto 20, 2008 en a radio ad called "Millions": Obama wants to increase the size of government by 23 percent.
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Wayne Powell dicho el Octubre 1, 2012 en a debate.: Says Eric Cantor voted to assure Congress would be paid if the government shut down and against guaranteeing troops would be paid. Mitt Romney dicho el Septiembre 19, 2012 en remarks in Atlanta: "Redistribution" has "never been a characteristic of America." Josh Mandel dicho el Mayo 23, 2012 en a television ad: Sherrod Brown "sent billions of our tax dollars to foreign countries." Chain email dicho el Julio 12, 2012 en a message via the Internet: Medicare insurance premiums will be rising to "$120.20 per month in 2013 and $247.00 per month in 2014." Jeff Fitzgerald dicho el Junio 28, 2012 en a tweet: Says "Obamacare" is "the largest middle-class tax increase in history." Paul Ryan dicho el Abril 10, 2012 en a congressional Web page: President Barack Obama "has doubled the size of government since he took office." Rick Santorum dicho el Enero 11, 2012 en comment to reporters.: Rick Santorum says Rick Perry requested 1,200 earmarks as governor of Texas. Mitt Romney dicho el Enero 16, 2012 en a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: The U.S. military is at risk of losing its "military superiority" because "our Navy is smaller than it's been since 1917. Our Air Force is smaller and older than any time since 1947." Steve Cohen dicho el Noviembre 20, 2011 en appearance on MSNBC's "UP w/Chris Hayes": "The Republicans have never done anything really to balance the budget." Restore Our Future dicho el Enero 12, 2012 en 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." Barack Obama dicho el Enero 11, 2012 en a page on the Obama campaign website: "Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Newt Gingrich all say they would cut foreign aid to Israel — and every other country — to zero." Chris Christie dicho el Noviembre 9, 2011 en a radio interview: Says Barack Obama had "huge majorities" in Congress during his first two years in office and "did nothing with them to create jobs in America." Michele Bachmann dicho el Octubre 28, 2011 en an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "Under Barack Obama's watch, we have expended $805 billion to liberate the people of Iraq and, more importantly, 4,400 American lives." Newt Gingrich dicho el Julio 20, 2011 en a Twitter post: "We spend less on defense today as % of GDP than at any time since Pearl Harbor." Ohio Democratic Party dicho el Julio 25, 2011 en a news release: Says Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel "supports allowing the United States to default on its obligations." Ocean State Policy Research Institute dicho el Julio 29, 2011 en a report: "Dubious taxpayer-funded" stimulus spending -- Part II. David Cicilline dicho el Junio 14, 2011 en 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." National Republican Congressional Committee dicho el Junio 1, 2011 en an e-mail news release: Says that PolitiFact Ohio confirms that Betty Sutton "maxed out federal debt" Chain email dicho el Mayo 16, 2011 en a message via the Internet: Members of Congress "receive full pay retirement after serving one term." Nancy Pelosi dicho el Mayo 3, 2011 en a chart posted on her Flickr account: Promotes a chart saying that Barack Obama has "increased the debt" by 16 percent, compared to George W. Bush, who increased it by 115 percent. WorldNetDaily dicho el Julio 10, 2010 en a news report: "A U.S. Government Accountability Office report says Planned Parenthood Federation of America cannot find some $1.3 billion given to it by the federal government from 2002 through 2008." Glenn Beck dicho el Febrero 25, 2011 en his radio program: Says Michelle Obama has 43 people on her staff; Nancy Reagan had just 3. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee dicho el Enero 31, 2011 en a radio ad.: Congressman Robert Hurt has a plan to cut education by 40 percent. Tim Pawlenty dicho el Diciembre 13, 2010 en an op-ed in the "Wall Street Journal": "Since January 2008 the private sector has lost nearly 8 million jobs while local, state and federal governments added 590,000." Eric Cantor dicho el Octubre 12, 2010 en an interview on Comedy Central's Daily Show with Jon Stewart: In the past two years, Democrats have "spent more money than this country has spent in the last 200 years combined." Betty Sutton dicho el Septiembre 1, 2010 en a campaign fundraising e-mail: "Ganley said that if elected, he wants to ‘cut the dickens’ out of Social Security, Medicare and Veterans’ benefits." Bill O'Neill dicho el Julio 30, 2010 en in a letter: "In recent years, Rep. LaTourette has sponsored legislation that would increase spending by 551.6 percent." Randy Neugebauer dicho el Julio 29, 2010 en a Townhall.com guest blog post: "Ninety-four percent of small businesses will face higher taxes under the Democrats' plan." Chain email dicho el Marzo 18, 2009 en a chain e-mail: "AIG insures the pension trust of the United States Congress!" John McCain dicho el Agosto 20, 2008 en a radio ad called "Millions": Obama wants to increase the size of government by 23 percent.
Wayne Powell dicho el Octubre 1, 2012 en a debate.: Says Eric Cantor voted to assure Congress would be paid if the government shut down and against guaranteeing troops would be paid.
Mitt Romney dicho el Septiembre 19, 2012 en remarks in Atlanta: "Redistribution" has "never been a characteristic of America."
Josh Mandel dicho el Mayo 23, 2012 en a television ad: Sherrod Brown "sent billions of our tax dollars to foreign countries."
Chain email dicho el Julio 12, 2012 en a message via the Internet: Medicare insurance premiums will be rising to "$120.20 per month in 2013 and $247.00 per month in 2014."
Jeff Fitzgerald dicho el Junio 28, 2012 en a tweet: Says "Obamacare" is "the largest middle-class tax increase in history."
Paul Ryan dicho el Abril 10, 2012 en a congressional Web page: President Barack Obama "has doubled the size of government since he took office."
Rick Santorum dicho el Enero 11, 2012 en comment to reporters.: Rick Santorum says Rick Perry requested 1,200 earmarks as governor of Texas.
Mitt Romney dicho el Enero 16, 2012 en a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: The U.S. military is at risk of losing its "military superiority" because "our Navy is smaller than it's been since 1917. Our Air Force is smaller and older than any time since 1947."
Steve Cohen dicho el Noviembre 20, 2011 en appearance on MSNBC's "UP w/Chris Hayes": "The Republicans have never done anything really to balance the budget."
Restore Our Future dicho el Enero 12, 2012 en 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."
Barack Obama dicho el Enero 11, 2012 en a page on the Obama campaign website: "Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Newt Gingrich all say they would cut foreign aid to Israel — and every other country — to zero."
Chris Christie dicho el Noviembre 9, 2011 en a radio interview: Says Barack Obama had "huge majorities" in Congress during his first two years in office and "did nothing with them to create jobs in America."
Michele Bachmann dicho el Octubre 28, 2011 en an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "Under Barack Obama's watch, we have expended $805 billion to liberate the people of Iraq and, more importantly, 4,400 American lives."
Newt Gingrich dicho el Julio 20, 2011 en a Twitter post: "We spend less on defense today as % of GDP than at any time since Pearl Harbor."
Ohio Democratic Party dicho el Julio 25, 2011 en a news release: Says Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel "supports allowing the United States to default on its obligations."
Ocean State Policy Research Institute dicho el Julio 29, 2011 en a report: "Dubious taxpayer-funded" stimulus spending -- Part II.
David Cicilline dicho el Junio 14, 2011 en 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."
National Republican Congressional Committee dicho el Junio 1, 2011 en an e-mail news release: Says that PolitiFact Ohio confirms that Betty Sutton "maxed out federal debt"
Chain email dicho el Mayo 16, 2011 en a message via the Internet: Members of Congress "receive full pay retirement after serving one term."
Nancy Pelosi dicho el Mayo 3, 2011 en a chart posted on her Flickr account: Promotes a chart saying that Barack Obama has "increased the debt" by 16 percent, compared to George W. Bush, who increased it by 115 percent.
WorldNetDaily dicho el Julio 10, 2010 en a news report: "A U.S. Government Accountability Office report says Planned Parenthood Federation of America cannot find some $1.3 billion given to it by the federal government from 2002 through 2008."
Glenn Beck dicho el Febrero 25, 2011 en his radio program: Says Michelle Obama has 43 people on her staff; Nancy Reagan had just 3.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee dicho el Enero 31, 2011 en a radio ad.: Congressman Robert Hurt has a plan to cut education by 40 percent.
Tim Pawlenty dicho el Diciembre 13, 2010 en an op-ed in the "Wall Street Journal": "Since January 2008 the private sector has lost nearly 8 million jobs while local, state and federal governments added 590,000."
Eric Cantor dicho el Octubre 12, 2010 en an interview on Comedy Central's Daily Show with Jon Stewart: In the past two years, Democrats have "spent more money than this country has spent in the last 200 years combined."
Betty Sutton dicho el Septiembre 1, 2010 en a campaign fundraising e-mail: "Ganley said that if elected, he wants to ‘cut the dickens’ out of Social Security, Medicare and Veterans’ benefits."
Bill O'Neill dicho el Julio 30, 2010 en in a letter: "In recent years, Rep. LaTourette has sponsored legislation that would increase spending by 551.6 percent."
Randy Neugebauer dicho el Julio 29, 2010 en a Townhall.com guest blog post: "Ninety-four percent of small businesses will face higher taxes under the Democrats' plan."
Chain email dicho el Marzo 18, 2009 en a chain e-mail: "AIG insures the pension trust of the United States Congress!"
John McCain dicho el Agosto 20, 2008 en a radio ad called "Millions": Obama wants to increase the size of government by 23 percent.
