Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in States 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 One New Jersey stated on April 9, 2013 in a TV ad: "Under Republican Chris Christie, New Jersey had the highest increase in unemployment in the country last year. Nearly 1 in 10 jobless. The worst unemployment in the region. Near the bottom in economic growth, yet Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires but vetoed a minimum wage hike." Jeff Mullis stated on March 6, 2013 in a meeting: Georgia loses "millions of dollars of revenue because people go out of state to buy fireworks." Bob Bennett stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release : Ohio Republicans made significant gains during [Chris McNulty’s] time at the ORP, including the extremely successful re-election of President Bush in Ohio." Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there." Chris Christie stated on October 30, 2012 in an interview on NBC Nightly News: Says New Jersey is "50th in return of our federal tax dollars." Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says a university survey concluded his Massachusetts administration "had more women in senior leadership positions than any other state in America." Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate in Denver: Massachusetts schools "are ranked No. 1 of all 50 states." Donald Verrilli stated on March 27, 2012 in a Supreme Court hearing on health care law: Says when New Jersey adopted guaranteed coverage and cost provisions without a mandate individual health insurance market rates "doubled or tripled" and enrollment dropped from 180,000 people to 80,000 people. Glenford Shibley stated on December 9, 2011 in a news release: "Rhode Island is the only state where officers at state-supported [colleges] carry out their duties unarmed." Rick Scott stated on February 25, 2012 in an interview with WTSP: "In some communities, for $10,000 worth of (PIP) coverage it’s $1,500 a year." Bloggers stated on January 26, 2012 in a graphic circulating on the Internet: Republican-leaning states get more in federal dollars than they pay in taxes. Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.: Massachusetts has "less than 1 percent of our kids that are uninsured. You (Gov. Perry) have a million kids uninsured in Texas." Jennifer Granholm stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "I cut more as a percentage out of government than any state in the country this past decade. And where is Michigan in terms of its economic growth? Cutting did not result in economic growth." Mark Brodeur stated on December 2, 2010 in a Providence Journal story: Rhode Island spends less than 10 percent of what the average state spends promoting tourism. Back to Basics stated on October 5, 2010 in a newspaper ad: Says "the Texas unemployment rate has even grown more than the nation's as a whole." Jane Norton stated on July 9, 2010 in a television ad: "Ken Buck's (District Attorney's) office? His spending skyrocketed by 40 percent." Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York." Roy Barnes stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign ad: The state Legislature attempted to "outlaw stem cell research, passes bills about microchips in the brain, and talks about seceding from the Union." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview: Says he said last year there's "absolutely no reason" for Texas to secede. Rick Perry stated on December 29, 2009 in press release: "More than 1,000 people ... move to Texas every day."
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One New Jersey stated on April 9, 2013 in a TV ad: "Under Republican Chris Christie, New Jersey had the highest increase in unemployment in the country last year. Nearly 1 in 10 jobless. The worst unemployment in the region. Near the bottom in economic growth, yet Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires but vetoed a minimum wage hike." Jeff Mullis stated on March 6, 2013 in a meeting: Georgia loses "millions of dollars of revenue because people go out of state to buy fireworks." Bob Bennett stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release : Ohio Republicans made significant gains during [Chris McNulty’s] time at the ORP, including the extremely successful re-election of President Bush in Ohio." Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there." Chris Christie stated on October 30, 2012 in an interview on NBC Nightly News: Says New Jersey is "50th in return of our federal tax dollars." Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says a university survey concluded his Massachusetts administration "had more women in senior leadership positions than any other state in America." Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate in Denver: Massachusetts schools "are ranked No. 1 of all 50 states." Donald Verrilli stated on March 27, 2012 in a Supreme Court hearing on health care law: Says when New Jersey adopted guaranteed coverage and cost provisions without a mandate individual health insurance market rates "doubled or tripled" and enrollment dropped from 180,000 people to 80,000 people. Glenford Shibley stated on December 9, 2011 in a news release: "Rhode Island is the only state where officers at state-supported [colleges] carry out their duties unarmed." Rick Scott stated on February 25, 2012 in an interview with WTSP: "In some communities, for $10,000 worth of (PIP) coverage it’s $1,500 a year." Bloggers stated on January 26, 2012 in a graphic circulating on the Internet: Republican-leaning states get more in federal dollars than they pay in taxes. Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.: Massachusetts has "less than 1 percent of our kids that are uninsured. You (Gov. Perry) have a million kids uninsured in Texas." Jennifer Granholm stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "I cut more as a percentage out of government than any state in the country this past decade. And where is Michigan in terms of its economic growth? Cutting did not result in economic growth." Mark Brodeur stated on December 2, 2010 in a Providence Journal story: Rhode Island spends less than 10 percent of what the average state spends promoting tourism. Back to Basics stated on October 5, 2010 in a newspaper ad: Says "the Texas unemployment rate has even grown more than the nation's as a whole." Jane Norton stated on July 9, 2010 in a television ad: "Ken Buck's (District Attorney's) office? His spending skyrocketed by 40 percent." Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York." Roy Barnes stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign ad: The state Legislature attempted to "outlaw stem cell research, passes bills about microchips in the brain, and talks about seceding from the Union." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview: Says he said last year there's "absolutely no reason" for Texas to secede. Rick Perry stated on December 29, 2009 in press release: "More than 1,000 people ... move to Texas every day."
One New Jersey stated on April 9, 2013 in a TV ad: "Under Republican Chris Christie, New Jersey had the highest increase in unemployment in the country last year. Nearly 1 in 10 jobless. The worst unemployment in the region. Near the bottom in economic growth, yet Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires but vetoed a minimum wage hike."
Jeff Mullis stated on March 6, 2013 in a meeting: Georgia loses "millions of dollars of revenue because people go out of state to buy fireworks."
Bob Bennett stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release : Ohio Republicans made significant gains during [Chris McNulty’s] time at the ORP, including the extremely successful re-election of President Bush in Ohio."
Peter Barca stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview: "You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there."
Chris Christie stated on October 30, 2012 in an interview on NBC Nightly News: Says New Jersey is "50th in return of our federal tax dollars."
Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says a university survey concluded his Massachusetts administration "had more women in senior leadership positions than any other state in America."
Mitt Romney stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate in Denver: Massachusetts schools "are ranked No. 1 of all 50 states."
Donald Verrilli stated on March 27, 2012 in a Supreme Court hearing on health care law: Says when New Jersey adopted guaranteed coverage and cost provisions without a mandate individual health insurance market rates "doubled or tripled" and enrollment dropped from 180,000 people to 80,000 people.
Glenford Shibley stated on December 9, 2011 in a news release: "Rhode Island is the only state where officers at state-supported [colleges] carry out their duties unarmed."
Rick Scott stated on February 25, 2012 in an interview with WTSP: "In some communities, for $10,000 worth of (PIP) coverage it’s $1,500 a year."
Bloggers stated on January 26, 2012 in a graphic circulating on the Internet: Republican-leaning states get more in federal dollars than they pay in taxes.
Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.: Massachusetts has "less than 1 percent of our kids that are uninsured. You (Gov. Perry) have a million kids uninsured in Texas."
Jennifer Granholm stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "I cut more as a percentage out of government than any state in the country this past decade. And where is Michigan in terms of its economic growth? Cutting did not result in economic growth."
Mark Brodeur stated on December 2, 2010 in a Providence Journal story: Rhode Island spends less than 10 percent of what the average state spends promoting tourism.
Back to Basics stated on October 5, 2010 in a newspaper ad: Says "the Texas unemployment rate has even grown more than the nation's as a whole."
Jane Norton stated on July 9, 2010 in a television ad: "Ken Buck's (District Attorney's) office? His spending skyrocketed by 40 percent."
Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York."
Roy Barnes stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign ad: The state Legislature attempted to "outlaw stem cell research, passes bills about microchips in the brain, and talks about seceding from the Union."
Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview: Says he said last year there's "absolutely no reason" for Texas to secede.
Rick Perry stated on December 29, 2009 in press release: "More than 1,000 people ... move to Texas every day."
