Latest False 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 Kevin McCarthy stated on January 2, 2011 in a statement published in the "Bakersfield Californian": "The Democratic majority led the 111th Congress to spend more money in two years than the first 100 congresses before them combined." Darrell Issa stated on January 2, 2011 in CBS's "Face the Nation": "We can save $125 billion in simply not giving out money to Medicare recipients that don't exist for procedures that didn't happen." John Boehner stated on November 10, 2010 in a news conference: "It’s gotten to a point where the average federal worker makes twice as much as the average private sector worker." Paul Krugman stated on November 14, 2010 in "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": A recent report from the president's deficit commission was "completely empty" on controlling health care costs. Rand Paul stated on November 7, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour: "The average federal employee makes $120,000 a year. The average private employee makes $60,000 a year." George Allen stated on November 5, 2010 in a newspaper Op/Ed: The debt is "nearly $6 trillion more than when President Obama was sworn into office." Bobby Scott stated on October 12, 2010 in a statement in the Times-Dispatch voters' guide: "If all of the [Bush-era] tax cuts expire on schedule, the budget will be close to being balanced in four years." Back to Basics stated on October 13, 2010 in a TV ad.: Rick Perry is "taking money away from hurricane victims" and diverting it to "remodel the Governor's Mansion." Kendrick Meek stated on October 24, 2010 in a debate: "Middle-class families throughout America (would) have to pay $6,000 per year" to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. Raymond LaHood stated on September 6, 2010 in a speech at a Labor Day rally in Milwaukee: "It’s coming. Nobody can stop this train." Jim Sensenbrenner stated on September 10, 2010 in a radio ad for the Scott Walker gubernatorial campaign: Like me, Scott Walker opposed the 1998 transportation bill and the $9 billion of wasteful spending. Scott Walker stated on September 7, 2010 in campaign TV and radio ads: Says Mark Neumann = Nancy Pelosi Michael J. Gardiner stated on August 30, 2010 in a Rhode Island News Channel debate: "It costs us, logistically, three times more to fight in Afghanistan than it does in any other place." John Boehner stated on August 8, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it." American Crossroads stated on July 18, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Recent data showed Nevada ranks 50th in the money received from" the stimulus bill. Keith Olbermann stated on July 6, 2010 in a comment on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': "Subsidies for oil and gas companies make up 88 percent of all federal subsidies. Just cutting the oil and gas subsidies out would save the U.S. government $45 billion every year." Bill Clegg stated on June 24, 2010 in candidate web page: The U.S. deficit "increases at $3 million per second." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 24, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "When George Bush took office, President Clinton, a Democrat, and the Democratic Congress at the time had left an annual budget that was in surplus." Richard Durbin stated on June 22, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: Under President George W. Bush, "the national debt went from $5 trillion to $12 trillion." Steve Poizner stated on April 10, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Taxpayer-funded benefits to illegals" in California are "a skyrocketing cost under Obamacare." Mary Landrieu stated on May 11, 2010 in an interview with MSNBC's Ed Schultz: Louisiana gets "not one single penny" from Gulf Coast offshore oil revenues. Darrell Issa stated on May 4, 2010 in an interview with Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC: Royalties for oil and other energy sources are the "second-largest revenue source to the federal government after the IRS." Richard Shelby stated on March 25, 2010 in a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner: "The bill reported out of committee sets up a $50 billion slush fund that, while intended for resolving failing firms, is available for virtually any purpose that the treasury secretary sees fit." Jeb Hensarling stated on January 29, 2010 in a Republican retreat in Baltimore: "What were the old annual deficits under Republicans have now become the monthly deficits under Democrats." Sarah Palin stated on November 17, 2009 in her book, Going Rogue: Says she couldn't take stimulus money because it required "universal building codes." Tom McClintock stated on October 27, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: Three presidents in the last century — Harding, Kennedy and Reagan — all cut taxes during recessions and produced "rapid and dramatic economic recoveries," while two, Herbert Hoover and Barack Obama, did "the opposite." Michele Bachmann stated on May 6, 2009 in a press release: ACORN "could get up to $8.5 billion more tax dollars despite being under investigation for voter registration fraud in a dozen states." Charles Schumer stated on March 8, 2009 in a TV interview: "No Bridge to Nowhere could occur." Peter Orszag stated on March 8, 2009 in a TV interview.: "Look, the earmarks have come down significantly, 75 percent." Mitch McConnell stated on February 27, 2009 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: "In just one month, the Democrats have spent more than President Bush spent in seven years on the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan and Hurricane Katrina combined."
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Kevin McCarthy stated on January 2, 2011 in a statement published in the "Bakersfield Californian": "The Democratic majority led the 111th Congress to spend more money in two years than the first 100 congresses before them combined." Darrell Issa stated on January 2, 2011 in CBS's "Face the Nation": "We can save $125 billion in simply not giving out money to Medicare recipients that don't exist for procedures that didn't happen." John Boehner stated on November 10, 2010 in a news conference: "It’s gotten to a point where the average federal worker makes twice as much as the average private sector worker." Paul Krugman stated on November 14, 2010 in "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": A recent report from the president's deficit commission was "completely empty" on controlling health care costs. Rand Paul stated on November 7, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour: "The average federal employee makes $120,000 a year. The average private employee makes $60,000 a year." George Allen stated on November 5, 2010 in a newspaper Op/Ed: The debt is "nearly $6 trillion more than when President Obama was sworn into office." Bobby Scott stated on October 12, 2010 in a statement in the Times-Dispatch voters' guide: "If all of the [Bush-era] tax cuts expire on schedule, the budget will be close to being balanced in four years." Back to Basics stated on October 13, 2010 in a TV ad.: Rick Perry is "taking money away from hurricane victims" and diverting it to "remodel the Governor's Mansion." Kendrick Meek stated on October 24, 2010 in a debate: "Middle-class families throughout America (would) have to pay $6,000 per year" to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. Raymond LaHood stated on September 6, 2010 in a speech at a Labor Day rally in Milwaukee: "It’s coming. Nobody can stop this train." Jim Sensenbrenner stated on September 10, 2010 in a radio ad for the Scott Walker gubernatorial campaign: Like me, Scott Walker opposed the 1998 transportation bill and the $9 billion of wasteful spending. Scott Walker stated on September 7, 2010 in campaign TV and radio ads: Says Mark Neumann = Nancy Pelosi Michael J. Gardiner stated on August 30, 2010 in a Rhode Island News Channel debate: "It costs us, logistically, three times more to fight in Afghanistan than it does in any other place." John Boehner stated on August 8, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it." American Crossroads stated on July 18, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Recent data showed Nevada ranks 50th in the money received from" the stimulus bill. Keith Olbermann stated on July 6, 2010 in a comment on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': "Subsidies for oil and gas companies make up 88 percent of all federal subsidies. Just cutting the oil and gas subsidies out would save the U.S. government $45 billion every year." Bill Clegg stated on June 24, 2010 in candidate web page: The U.S. deficit "increases at $3 million per second." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 24, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "When George Bush took office, President Clinton, a Democrat, and the Democratic Congress at the time had left an annual budget that was in surplus." Richard Durbin stated on June 22, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: Under President George W. Bush, "the national debt went from $5 trillion to $12 trillion." Steve Poizner stated on April 10, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Taxpayer-funded benefits to illegals" in California are "a skyrocketing cost under Obamacare." Mary Landrieu stated on May 11, 2010 in an interview with MSNBC's Ed Schultz: Louisiana gets "not one single penny" from Gulf Coast offshore oil revenues. Darrell Issa stated on May 4, 2010 in an interview with Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC: Royalties for oil and other energy sources are the "second-largest revenue source to the federal government after the IRS." Richard Shelby stated on March 25, 2010 in a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner: "The bill reported out of committee sets up a $50 billion slush fund that, while intended for resolving failing firms, is available for virtually any purpose that the treasury secretary sees fit." Jeb Hensarling stated on January 29, 2010 in a Republican retreat in Baltimore: "What were the old annual deficits under Republicans have now become the monthly deficits under Democrats." Sarah Palin stated on November 17, 2009 in her book, Going Rogue: Says she couldn't take stimulus money because it required "universal building codes." Tom McClintock stated on October 27, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: Three presidents in the last century — Harding, Kennedy and Reagan — all cut taxes during recessions and produced "rapid and dramatic economic recoveries," while two, Herbert Hoover and Barack Obama, did "the opposite." Michele Bachmann stated on May 6, 2009 in a press release: ACORN "could get up to $8.5 billion more tax dollars despite being under investigation for voter registration fraud in a dozen states." Charles Schumer stated on March 8, 2009 in a TV interview: "No Bridge to Nowhere could occur." Peter Orszag stated on March 8, 2009 in a TV interview.: "Look, the earmarks have come down significantly, 75 percent." Mitch McConnell stated on February 27, 2009 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: "In just one month, the Democrats have spent more than President Bush spent in seven years on the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan and Hurricane Katrina combined."
Kevin McCarthy stated on January 2, 2011 in a statement published in the "Bakersfield Californian": "The Democratic majority led the 111th Congress to spend more money in two years than the first 100 congresses before them combined."
Darrell Issa stated on January 2, 2011 in CBS's "Face the Nation": "We can save $125 billion in simply not giving out money to Medicare recipients that don't exist for procedures that didn't happen."
John Boehner stated on November 10, 2010 in a news conference: "It’s gotten to a point where the average federal worker makes twice as much as the average private sector worker."
Paul Krugman stated on November 14, 2010 in "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": A recent report from the president's deficit commission was "completely empty" on controlling health care costs.
Rand Paul stated on November 7, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour: "The average federal employee makes $120,000 a year. The average private employee makes $60,000 a year."
George Allen stated on November 5, 2010 in a newspaper Op/Ed: The debt is "nearly $6 trillion more than when President Obama was sworn into office."
Bobby Scott stated on October 12, 2010 in a statement in the Times-Dispatch voters' guide: "If all of the [Bush-era] tax cuts expire on schedule, the budget will be close to being balanced in four years."
Back to Basics stated on October 13, 2010 in a TV ad.: Rick Perry is "taking money away from hurricane victims" and diverting it to "remodel the Governor's Mansion."
Kendrick Meek stated on October 24, 2010 in a debate: "Middle-class families throughout America (would) have to pay $6,000 per year" to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.
Raymond LaHood stated on September 6, 2010 in a speech at a Labor Day rally in Milwaukee: "It’s coming. Nobody can stop this train."
Jim Sensenbrenner stated on September 10, 2010 in a radio ad for the Scott Walker gubernatorial campaign: Like me, Scott Walker opposed the 1998 transportation bill and the $9 billion of wasteful spending.
Scott Walker stated on September 7, 2010 in campaign TV and radio ads: Says Mark Neumann = Nancy Pelosi
Michael J. Gardiner stated on August 30, 2010 in a Rhode Island News Channel debate: "It costs us, logistically, three times more to fight in Afghanistan than it does in any other place."
John Boehner stated on August 8, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it."
American Crossroads stated on July 18, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Recent data showed Nevada ranks 50th in the money received from" the stimulus bill.
Keith Olbermann stated on July 6, 2010 in a comment on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': "Subsidies for oil and gas companies make up 88 percent of all federal subsidies. Just cutting the oil and gas subsidies out would save the U.S. government $45 billion every year."
Bill Clegg stated on June 24, 2010 in candidate web page: The U.S. deficit "increases at $3 million per second."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 24, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: "When George Bush took office, President Clinton, a Democrat, and the Democratic Congress at the time had left an annual budget that was in surplus."
Richard Durbin stated on June 22, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: Under President George W. Bush, "the national debt went from $5 trillion to $12 trillion."
Steve Poizner stated on April 10, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Taxpayer-funded benefits to illegals" in California are "a skyrocketing cost under Obamacare."
Mary Landrieu stated on May 11, 2010 in an interview with MSNBC's Ed Schultz: Louisiana gets "not one single penny" from Gulf Coast offshore oil revenues.
Darrell Issa stated on May 4, 2010 in an interview with Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC: Royalties for oil and other energy sources are the "second-largest revenue source to the federal government after the IRS."
Richard Shelby stated on March 25, 2010 in a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner: "The bill reported out of committee sets up a $50 billion slush fund that, while intended for resolving failing firms, is available for virtually any purpose that the treasury secretary sees fit."
Jeb Hensarling stated on January 29, 2010 in a Republican retreat in Baltimore: "What were the old annual deficits under Republicans have now become the monthly deficits under Democrats."
Sarah Palin stated on November 17, 2009 in her book, Going Rogue: Says she couldn't take stimulus money because it required "universal building codes."
Tom McClintock stated on October 27, 2009 in a speech on the House floor: Three presidents in the last century — Harding, Kennedy and Reagan — all cut taxes during recessions and produced "rapid and dramatic economic recoveries," while two, Herbert Hoover and Barack Obama, did "the opposite."
Michele Bachmann stated on May 6, 2009 in a press release: ACORN "could get up to $8.5 billion more tax dollars despite being under investigation for voter registration fraud in a dozen states."
Peter Orszag stated on March 8, 2009 in a TV interview.: "Look, the earmarks have come down significantly, 75 percent."
Mitch McConnell stated on February 27, 2009 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: "In just one month, the Democrats have spent more than President Bush spent in seven years on the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan and Hurricane Katrina combined."
