Latest Fact-checks in Legal Issues 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 Rudy Giuliani stated on May 9, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: Says federal law enforcement officers cut off questioning of the Christmas Day underwear bomber by giving him a Miranda warning after 30 minutes of questioning. Kyrsten Sinema stated on April 30, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': Under the Arizona immigration law, police are required to check immigration status if someone's "lawn is overgrown" or if a dog is "barking too loudly." Jan Brewer stated on April 30, 2010 in a news release: Late changes to the Arizona immigration law "lay to rest questions over the possibility of racial profiling." Alfredo Gutierrez stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: The new Arizona immigration law "says that any police officer can stop anyone who appears to them to be reasonably suspicious of being an undocumented person." John Huppenthal stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: Under the new Arizona immigration law, police can't stop someone to check their immigration status unless they think they see something illegal. Bill O'Reilly stated on April 13, 2010 in a segment on the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor: "We researched to find out if anybody on Fox News had ever said you're going to jail if you don't buy health insurance. Nobody's ever said it." Rick Green stated on March 25, 2010 in a YouTube video: "When you look at the nearly 150 men and women who have served us on the Texas Supreme Court, more than half of them had zero prior judicial experience." Jeffrey Toobin stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": "A filibuster has never really been successfully used against a Supreme Court justice." Alex Sink stated on March 25, 2010 in a news release: "Florida Statutes require (Attorney General Bill) McCollum to consult with members of Florida's Congressional delegation" before filing a lawsuit against the health care reform law. Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2010 in a prepared statement: On recess appointments. Barack Obama stated on March 4, 2010 in campaign speeches: On reconciliation Alan Grayson stated on March 3, 2010 in an interview on CNN's Larry King Live: Reconciliation was used "for tax cuts for the rich twice under Bush." Paul Workman stated on February 18, 2010 in a radio ad: "Holly Turner... still takes her homestead (property tax) exemption in Fort Worth." Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2010 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "There have been three people tried and convicted by the last administration in military courts. Two are walking the street right now." Farouk Shami stated on February 8, 2010 in a Democratic debate: "We have killed lots of innocent people in the state of Texas." Barack Obama stated on February 7, 2010 in an interview on CBS: The Bush administration prosecuted 190 suspected terrorists in federal courts. 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." Charles Schumer stated on January 21, 2010 in a press conference: "With a stroke of a pen, the (U.S. Supreme Court) decided to overrule the 100-year-old ban on corporate expenditures." Ginny Brown-Waite stated on October 26, 2009 in a letter to President Obama: A president must "obtain Congress' consent before formally accepting the Nobel Prize." Bloggers stated on October 23, 2009 in a posting on many blogs.: Barack Obama wrote a thesis at Columbia University in which he criticized "plutocratic thugs" and said the Constitution gave Americans "the shackles of hypocrisy." Christopher Monckton stated on October 14, 2009 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: If President Obama signs the Copenhagen climate change treaty, he "will sign your freedom, your democracy, and your prosperity away forever — and neither you nor any subsequent government you may elect would have any power whatsoever to take it back again." Ginny Brown-Waite stated on September 9, 2009 in a letter to AARP: AARP is "the largest reseller of insurance in the country" and "has a vested interest in seeing that the market for reselling supplemental insurance expands." Patients First stated on September 29, 2009 in a news release: "Health care mandate will require imprisonment and fines for Americans who can’t afford to purchase insurance or pay hefty government penalties." Arianna Huffington stated on July 26, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black Bill Bennett stated on July 26, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: "Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims." Republican National Committee stated on July 7, 2009 in a GOP survey: "Under the new and little known 'global justice' initiative," the Obama administration has ordered FBI agents to "read Miranda Rights to high-value terrorist detainees captured on the battlefield." Ann Coulter stated on July 1, 2009 in a column in Human Events.: "Obama's Justice-designate Sotomayor threw out (the New Haven firefighters') lawsuit in a sneaky, unsigned opinion -- the judicial equivalent of 'talk to the hand.'" Chain email stated on June 25, 2009 in an e-mail received by many people.: "The ACLU has filed a suit to have all military cross-shaped headstones removed." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2009 in legal filings: On releasing photographs depicting the abuse of prisoners. Newt Gingrich stated on May 10, 2009 in a television interview: Democrats in Congress "had control since January of 2007. They haven't passed a law making waterboarding illegal. They haven't gone into any of these things and changed law."
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Rudy Giuliani stated on May 9, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: Says federal law enforcement officers cut off questioning of the Christmas Day underwear bomber by giving him a Miranda warning after 30 minutes of questioning. Kyrsten Sinema stated on April 30, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': Under the Arizona immigration law, police are required to check immigration status if someone's "lawn is overgrown" or if a dog is "barking too loudly." Jan Brewer stated on April 30, 2010 in a news release: Late changes to the Arizona immigration law "lay to rest questions over the possibility of racial profiling." Alfredo Gutierrez stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: The new Arizona immigration law "says that any police officer can stop anyone who appears to them to be reasonably suspicious of being an undocumented person." John Huppenthal stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: Under the new Arizona immigration law, police can't stop someone to check their immigration status unless they think they see something illegal. Bill O'Reilly stated on April 13, 2010 in a segment on the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor: "We researched to find out if anybody on Fox News had ever said you're going to jail if you don't buy health insurance. Nobody's ever said it." Rick Green stated on March 25, 2010 in a YouTube video: "When you look at the nearly 150 men and women who have served us on the Texas Supreme Court, more than half of them had zero prior judicial experience." Jeffrey Toobin stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": "A filibuster has never really been successfully used against a Supreme Court justice." Alex Sink stated on March 25, 2010 in a news release: "Florida Statutes require (Attorney General Bill) McCollum to consult with members of Florida's Congressional delegation" before filing a lawsuit against the health care reform law. Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2010 in a prepared statement: On recess appointments. Barack Obama stated on March 4, 2010 in campaign speeches: On reconciliation Alan Grayson stated on March 3, 2010 in an interview on CNN's Larry King Live: Reconciliation was used "for tax cuts for the rich twice under Bush." Paul Workman stated on February 18, 2010 in a radio ad: "Holly Turner... still takes her homestead (property tax) exemption in Fort Worth." Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2010 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "There have been three people tried and convicted by the last administration in military courts. Two are walking the street right now." Farouk Shami stated on February 8, 2010 in a Democratic debate: "We have killed lots of innocent people in the state of Texas." Barack Obama stated on February 7, 2010 in an interview on CBS: The Bush administration prosecuted 190 suspected terrorists in federal courts. 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." Charles Schumer stated on January 21, 2010 in a press conference: "With a stroke of a pen, the (U.S. Supreme Court) decided to overrule the 100-year-old ban on corporate expenditures." Ginny Brown-Waite stated on October 26, 2009 in a letter to President Obama: A president must "obtain Congress' consent before formally accepting the Nobel Prize." Bloggers stated on October 23, 2009 in a posting on many blogs.: Barack Obama wrote a thesis at Columbia University in which he criticized "plutocratic thugs" and said the Constitution gave Americans "the shackles of hypocrisy." Christopher Monckton stated on October 14, 2009 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: If President Obama signs the Copenhagen climate change treaty, he "will sign your freedom, your democracy, and your prosperity away forever — and neither you nor any subsequent government you may elect would have any power whatsoever to take it back again." Ginny Brown-Waite stated on September 9, 2009 in a letter to AARP: AARP is "the largest reseller of insurance in the country" and "has a vested interest in seeing that the market for reselling supplemental insurance expands." Patients First stated on September 29, 2009 in a news release: "Health care mandate will require imprisonment and fines for Americans who can’t afford to purchase insurance or pay hefty government penalties." Arianna Huffington stated on July 26, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black Bill Bennett stated on July 26, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: "Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims." Republican National Committee stated on July 7, 2009 in a GOP survey: "Under the new and little known 'global justice' initiative," the Obama administration has ordered FBI agents to "read Miranda Rights to high-value terrorist detainees captured on the battlefield." Ann Coulter stated on July 1, 2009 in a column in Human Events.: "Obama's Justice-designate Sotomayor threw out (the New Haven firefighters') lawsuit in a sneaky, unsigned opinion -- the judicial equivalent of 'talk to the hand.'" Chain email stated on June 25, 2009 in an e-mail received by many people.: "The ACLU has filed a suit to have all military cross-shaped headstones removed." Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2009 in legal filings: On releasing photographs depicting the abuse of prisoners. Newt Gingrich stated on May 10, 2009 in a television interview: Democrats in Congress "had control since January of 2007. They haven't passed a law making waterboarding illegal. They haven't gone into any of these things and changed law."
Rudy Giuliani stated on May 9, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: Says federal law enforcement officers cut off questioning of the Christmas Day underwear bomber by giving him a Miranda warning after 30 minutes of questioning.
Kyrsten Sinema stated on April 30, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': Under the Arizona immigration law, police are required to check immigration status if someone's "lawn is overgrown" or if a dog is "barking too loudly."
Jan Brewer stated on April 30, 2010 in a news release: Late changes to the Arizona immigration law "lay to rest questions over the possibility of racial profiling."
Alfredo Gutierrez stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: The new Arizona immigration law "says that any police officer can stop anyone who appears to them to be reasonably suspicious of being an undocumented person."
John Huppenthal stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: Under the new Arizona immigration law, police can't stop someone to check their immigration status unless they think they see something illegal.
Bill O'Reilly stated on April 13, 2010 in a segment on the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor: "We researched to find out if anybody on Fox News had ever said you're going to jail if you don't buy health insurance. Nobody's ever said it."
Rick Green stated on March 25, 2010 in a YouTube video: "When you look at the nearly 150 men and women who have served us on the Texas Supreme Court, more than half of them had zero prior judicial experience."
Jeffrey Toobin stated on April 12, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report": "A filibuster has never really been successfully used against a Supreme Court justice."
Alex Sink stated on March 25, 2010 in a news release: "Florida Statutes require (Attorney General Bill) McCollum to consult with members of Florida's Congressional delegation" before filing a lawsuit against the health care reform law.
Alan Grayson stated on March 3, 2010 in an interview on CNN's Larry King Live: Reconciliation was used "for tax cuts for the rich twice under Bush."
Paul Workman stated on February 18, 2010 in a radio ad: "Holly Turner... still takes her homestead (property tax) exemption in Fort Worth."
Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2010 in an interview on "Face the Nation": "There have been three people tried and convicted by the last administration in military courts. Two are walking the street right now."
Farouk Shami stated on February 8, 2010 in a Democratic debate: "We have killed lots of innocent people in the state of Texas."
Barack Obama stated on February 7, 2010 in an interview on CBS: The Bush administration prosecuted 190 suspected terrorists in federal courts.
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."
Charles Schumer stated on January 21, 2010 in a press conference: "With a stroke of a pen, the (U.S. Supreme Court) decided to overrule the 100-year-old ban on corporate expenditures."
Ginny Brown-Waite stated on October 26, 2009 in a letter to President Obama: A president must "obtain Congress' consent before formally accepting the Nobel Prize."
Bloggers stated on October 23, 2009 in a posting on many blogs.: Barack Obama wrote a thesis at Columbia University in which he criticized "plutocratic thugs" and said the Constitution gave Americans "the shackles of hypocrisy."
Christopher Monckton stated on October 14, 2009 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.: If President Obama signs the Copenhagen climate change treaty, he "will sign your freedom, your democracy, and your prosperity away forever — and neither you nor any subsequent government you may elect would have any power whatsoever to take it back again."
Ginny Brown-Waite stated on September 9, 2009 in a letter to AARP: AARP is "the largest reseller of insurance in the country" and "has a vested interest in seeing that the market for reselling supplemental insurance expands."
Patients First stated on September 29, 2009 in a news release: "Health care mandate will require imprisonment and fines for Americans who can’t afford to purchase insurance or pay hefty government penalties."
Arianna Huffington stated on July 26, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black
Bill Bennett stated on July 26, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: "Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims."
Republican National Committee stated on July 7, 2009 in a GOP survey: "Under the new and little known 'global justice' initiative," the Obama administration has ordered FBI agents to "read Miranda Rights to high-value terrorist detainees captured on the battlefield."
Ann Coulter stated on July 1, 2009 in a column in Human Events.: "Obama's Justice-designate Sotomayor threw out (the New Haven firefighters') lawsuit in a sneaky, unsigned opinion -- the judicial equivalent of 'talk to the hand.'"
Chain email stated on June 25, 2009 in an e-mail received by many people.: "The ACLU has filed a suit to have all military cross-shaped headstones removed."
Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2009 in legal filings: On releasing photographs depicting the abuse of prisoners.
Newt Gingrich stated on May 10, 2009 in a television interview: Democrats in Congress "had control since January of 2007. They haven't passed a law making waterboarding illegal. They haven't gone into any of these things and changed law."
