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 Democratic congressional leadership stated on March 2, 2009 in statements to reporters.: The omnibus bill has only $3.8 billion in earmarks. Mark Sanford stated on February 23, 2009 in an op-ed article in the Washington Post.: Says former Clinton budget director Alice Rivlin said the stimulus bill "won't actually stimulate the economy." Mark Sanford stated on February 23, 2009 in an op-ed article in the Washington Post.: "The Congressional Budget Office has found that (the stimulus) bill will lead to a real 0.1 to 0.3 percent reduction in gross domestic product by 2019." Mike Pence stated on February 12, 2009 in a statement on Fox News Channel.: The stimulus has "$30 million in there to protect mice in San Francisco." Nancy Pelosi stated on January 8, 2009 in during a news conference: Bush's tax cuts for high earners "have been the biggest contributor to the budget deficit." John McCain stated on September 16, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: "I have never asked for a single earmark, pork barrel project for my state of Arizona." John McCain stated on April 7, 2008 in a poll on McCain's Web site: Democrats' budget resolution would raise America's tax bill by "$500-billion." John McCain stated on January 6, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I have never asked for nor received a single earmark or pork barrel project for my state." Republican National Committee stated on November 26, 2007 in a Web site.: "Hillary's baby bond proposal would give $5,000 to each of the 4-million babies born in the U.S. each year, totaling $20-billion per year, multiplied by four years = $80-billion." John McCain stated on July 25, 2007 in a speech in Nashua, N.H.: "We spent $223-million on a bridge in Alaska to an island with 50 people on it."
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Democratic congressional leadership stated on March 2, 2009 in statements to reporters.: The omnibus bill has only $3.8 billion in earmarks. Mark Sanford stated on February 23, 2009 in an op-ed article in the Washington Post.: Says former Clinton budget director Alice Rivlin said the stimulus bill "won't actually stimulate the economy." Mark Sanford stated on February 23, 2009 in an op-ed article in the Washington Post.: "The Congressional Budget Office has found that (the stimulus) bill will lead to a real 0.1 to 0.3 percent reduction in gross domestic product by 2019." Mike Pence stated on February 12, 2009 in a statement on Fox News Channel.: The stimulus has "$30 million in there to protect mice in San Francisco." Nancy Pelosi stated on January 8, 2009 in during a news conference: Bush's tax cuts for high earners "have been the biggest contributor to the budget deficit." John McCain stated on September 16, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: "I have never asked for a single earmark, pork barrel project for my state of Arizona." John McCain stated on April 7, 2008 in a poll on McCain's Web site: Democrats' budget resolution would raise America's tax bill by "$500-billion." John McCain stated on January 6, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I have never asked for nor received a single earmark or pork barrel project for my state." Republican National Committee stated on November 26, 2007 in a Web site.: "Hillary's baby bond proposal would give $5,000 to each of the 4-million babies born in the U.S. each year, totaling $20-billion per year, multiplied by four years = $80-billion." John McCain stated on July 25, 2007 in a speech in Nashua, N.H.: "We spent $223-million on a bridge in Alaska to an island with 50 people on it."
Democratic congressional leadership stated on March 2, 2009 in statements to reporters.: The omnibus bill has only $3.8 billion in earmarks.
Mark Sanford stated on February 23, 2009 in an op-ed article in the Washington Post.: Says former Clinton budget director Alice Rivlin said the stimulus bill "won't actually stimulate the economy."
Mark Sanford stated on February 23, 2009 in an op-ed article in the Washington Post.: "The Congressional Budget Office has found that (the stimulus) bill will lead to a real 0.1 to 0.3 percent reduction in gross domestic product by 2019."
Mike Pence stated on February 12, 2009 in a statement on Fox News Channel.: The stimulus has "$30 million in there to protect mice in San Francisco."
Nancy Pelosi stated on January 8, 2009 in during a news conference: Bush's tax cuts for high earners "have been the biggest contributor to the budget deficit."
John McCain stated on September 16, 2008 in Tampa, Fla.: "I have never asked for a single earmark, pork barrel project for my state of Arizona."
John McCain stated on April 7, 2008 in a poll on McCain's Web site: Democrats' budget resolution would raise America's tax bill by "$500-billion."
John McCain stated on January 6, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I have never asked for nor received a single earmark or pork barrel project for my state."
Republican National Committee stated on November 26, 2007 in a Web site.: "Hillary's baby bond proposal would give $5,000 to each of the 4-million babies born in the U.S. each year, totaling $20-billion per year, multiplied by four years = $80-billion."
John McCain stated on July 25, 2007 in a speech in Nashua, N.H.: "We spent $223-million on a bridge in Alaska to an island with 50 people on it."
