Latest False Fact-checks in National 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 Bill Richardson stated on October 11, 2007 in Manchester, N.H.: The form students fill out to get college financial aid is "longer than the form to get U.S. citizenship." Barack Obama stated on November 8, 2007 in Chariton, Iowa: "John wasn't this raging populist four years ago" when he ran for president. Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change." Bill Richardson stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Congress' approval rating is 11 percent. You know who's higher? Dick Cheney and HMOs." Rudy Giuliani stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: ''The leading Democratic candidate once said that the unfettered free market is the most destructive force in modern America.'' Chain email stated on November 8, 2007 in an e-mail circulated by many people.: Obama "refused to not only put his hand on his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance, but refused to say the pledge." Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2007 in statement on Web site: "In the 1990s, the Biden Crime Bill added 100,000 cops to America's streets. As a result, murder and violent crime rates went down eight years in a row." Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pa.: "It's just outrageous that under President Bush, the National Institutes of Health have been basically decreased in funding." Rudy Giuliani stated on October 31, 2007: "I had prostate cancer, five, six years ago. My chance of surviving prostate cancer, and thank God I was cured of it, in the United States, 82%. My chances of surviving prostate cancer in England, only 44% under socialized medicine." Dennis Kucinich stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: "More people in this country have seen UFOs than I think approve of George Bush's presidency." Chain email stated on October 17, 2007 in an e-mail message circulated by many people.: Clinton "refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers." Chain email stated on September 17, 2007 in an e-mail message circulated by many people.: "The Clintons now charge the Secret Service $10,000 monthly rent for the use of (a) Secret Service residence and that rent is just about equal to their mortgage payment." John McCain stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: "Another one he should veto is the SCHIP program, which he should say 'Take the C out of, because now it's for everybody, like every other entitlement program.'" 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." John Edwards stated on September 21, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa.: "Rural schools enroll 40 percent of American children, but receive only 22 percent of federal education funding." Fred Thompson stated on October 9, 2007 in a debate in Dearborn, Mich.: "The Iraq Study Group reported that (Saddam Hussein) had designs on reviving his nuclear program." John Edwards stated on September 26, 2007 in Hanover, N.H.: "I was the first presidential candidate to lay out a specific, truly universal health care plan." Joe Biden stated on September 26, 2007 in Hanover, N.H.: "There are 300,000 babies born deformed every year in this country because of women who are alcoholics while they're carrying those children to term." Rudy Giuliani stated on September 17, 2007 in a comment to reporters in Tampa.: "What they will do is socialized medicine." Ron Paul stated on September 17, 2007 in a statement on his campaign Web site.: "Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution." Sam Brownback stated on August 21, 2007: "I'm pro-life. He's not." Hillary Clinton stated on June 3, 2007 in New Hampshire.: English "is our national language...if it becomes official, that means in a place like New York City you can't print ballots in any other language." Mitt Romney stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "The Z-visa that was offered in that Senate bill let everybody who's here illegally, other than criminals, stay here for the rest of their lives." Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2007 in New Hampshire: If African-Americans vote their percentage of the population in 2008, "Mississippi is suddenly a Democratic state." Rudy Giuliani stated on May 31, 2007 in New York.: "The crime decline in the United States would be fairly small if it wasn't for the crime decline in New York City." Mike Huckabee stated on June 5, 2007 in Manchester, N.H.: "I'll tell you what I can tell this country: If they want a president who doesn't believe in God, there's probably plenty of choices." Tom Tancredo stated on May 15, 2007 in Columbia, S.C.: "For every single scientist that tells you (global warming is) happening and that it's our fault...I can stack up another group of reports that say just the opposite."
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Bill Richardson stated on October 11, 2007 in Manchester, N.H.: The form students fill out to get college financial aid is "longer than the form to get U.S. citizenship." Barack Obama stated on November 8, 2007 in Chariton, Iowa: "John wasn't this raging populist four years ago" when he ran for president. Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change." Bill Richardson stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Congress' approval rating is 11 percent. You know who's higher? Dick Cheney and HMOs." Rudy Giuliani stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: ''The leading Democratic candidate once said that the unfettered free market is the most destructive force in modern America.'' Chain email stated on November 8, 2007 in an e-mail circulated by many people.: Obama "refused to not only put his hand on his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance, but refused to say the pledge." Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2007 in statement on Web site: "In the 1990s, the Biden Crime Bill added 100,000 cops to America's streets. As a result, murder and violent crime rates went down eight years in a row." Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pa.: "It's just outrageous that under President Bush, the National Institutes of Health have been basically decreased in funding." Rudy Giuliani stated on October 31, 2007: "I had prostate cancer, five, six years ago. My chance of surviving prostate cancer, and thank God I was cured of it, in the United States, 82%. My chances of surviving prostate cancer in England, only 44% under socialized medicine." Dennis Kucinich stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: "More people in this country have seen UFOs than I think approve of George Bush's presidency." Chain email stated on October 17, 2007 in an e-mail message circulated by many people.: Clinton "refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers." Chain email stated on September 17, 2007 in an e-mail message circulated by many people.: "The Clintons now charge the Secret Service $10,000 monthly rent for the use of (a) Secret Service residence and that rent is just about equal to their mortgage payment." John McCain stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: "Another one he should veto is the SCHIP program, which he should say 'Take the C out of, because now it's for everybody, like every other entitlement program.'" 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." John Edwards stated on September 21, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa.: "Rural schools enroll 40 percent of American children, but receive only 22 percent of federal education funding." Fred Thompson stated on October 9, 2007 in a debate in Dearborn, Mich.: "The Iraq Study Group reported that (Saddam Hussein) had designs on reviving his nuclear program." John Edwards stated on September 26, 2007 in Hanover, N.H.: "I was the first presidential candidate to lay out a specific, truly universal health care plan." Joe Biden stated on September 26, 2007 in Hanover, N.H.: "There are 300,000 babies born deformed every year in this country because of women who are alcoholics while they're carrying those children to term." Rudy Giuliani stated on September 17, 2007 in a comment to reporters in Tampa.: "What they will do is socialized medicine." Ron Paul stated on September 17, 2007 in a statement on his campaign Web site.: "Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution." Sam Brownback stated on August 21, 2007: "I'm pro-life. He's not." Hillary Clinton stated on June 3, 2007 in New Hampshire.: English "is our national language...if it becomes official, that means in a place like New York City you can't print ballots in any other language." Mitt Romney stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "The Z-visa that was offered in that Senate bill let everybody who's here illegally, other than criminals, stay here for the rest of their lives." Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2007 in New Hampshire: If African-Americans vote their percentage of the population in 2008, "Mississippi is suddenly a Democratic state." Rudy Giuliani stated on May 31, 2007 in New York.: "The crime decline in the United States would be fairly small if it wasn't for the crime decline in New York City." Mike Huckabee stated on June 5, 2007 in Manchester, N.H.: "I'll tell you what I can tell this country: If they want a president who doesn't believe in God, there's probably plenty of choices." Tom Tancredo stated on May 15, 2007 in Columbia, S.C.: "For every single scientist that tells you (global warming is) happening and that it's our fault...I can stack up another group of reports that say just the opposite."
Bill Richardson stated on October 11, 2007 in Manchester, N.H.: The form students fill out to get college financial aid is "longer than the form to get U.S. citizenship."
Barack Obama stated on November 8, 2007 in Chariton, Iowa: "John wasn't this raging populist four years ago" when he ran for president.
Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change."
Bill Richardson stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Congress' approval rating is 11 percent. You know who's higher? Dick Cheney and HMOs."
Rudy Giuliani stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: ''The leading Democratic candidate once said that the unfettered free market is the most destructive force in modern America.''
Chain email stated on November 8, 2007 in an e-mail circulated by many people.: Obama "refused to not only put his hand on his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance, but refused to say the pledge."
Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2007 in statement on Web site: "In the 1990s, the Biden Crime Bill added 100,000 cops to America's streets. As a result, murder and violent crime rates went down eight years in a row."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pa.: "It's just outrageous that under President Bush, the National Institutes of Health have been basically decreased in funding."
Rudy Giuliani stated on October 31, 2007: "I had prostate cancer, five, six years ago. My chance of surviving prostate cancer, and thank God I was cured of it, in the United States, 82%. My chances of surviving prostate cancer in England, only 44% under socialized medicine."
Dennis Kucinich stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.: "More people in this country have seen UFOs than I think approve of George Bush's presidency."
Chain email stated on October 17, 2007 in an e-mail message circulated by many people.: Clinton "refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers."
Chain email stated on September 17, 2007 in an e-mail message circulated by many people.: "The Clintons now charge the Secret Service $10,000 monthly rent for the use of (a) Secret Service residence and that rent is just about equal to their mortgage payment."
John McCain stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: "Another one he should veto is the SCHIP program, which he should say 'Take the C out of, because now it's for everybody, like every other entitlement program.'"
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."
John Edwards stated on September 21, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa.: "Rural schools enroll 40 percent of American children, but receive only 22 percent of federal education funding."
Fred Thompson stated on October 9, 2007 in a debate in Dearborn, Mich.: "The Iraq Study Group reported that (Saddam Hussein) had designs on reviving his nuclear program."
John Edwards stated on September 26, 2007 in Hanover, N.H.: "I was the first presidential candidate to lay out a specific, truly universal health care plan."
Joe Biden stated on September 26, 2007 in Hanover, N.H.: "There are 300,000 babies born deformed every year in this country because of women who are alcoholics while they're carrying those children to term."
Rudy Giuliani stated on September 17, 2007 in a comment to reporters in Tampa.: "What they will do is socialized medicine."
Ron Paul stated on September 17, 2007 in a statement on his campaign Web site.: "Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 3, 2007 in New Hampshire.: English "is our national language...if it becomes official, that means in a place like New York City you can't print ballots in any other language."
Mitt Romney stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.: "The Z-visa that was offered in that Senate bill let everybody who's here illegally, other than criminals, stay here for the rest of their lives."
Barack Obama stated on August 20, 2007 in New Hampshire: If African-Americans vote their percentage of the population in 2008, "Mississippi is suddenly a Democratic state."
Rudy Giuliani stated on May 31, 2007 in New York.: "The crime decline in the United States would be fairly small if it wasn't for the crime decline in New York City."
Mike Huckabee stated on June 5, 2007 in Manchester, N.H.: "I'll tell you what I can tell this country: If they want a president who doesn't believe in God, there's probably plenty of choices."
Tom Tancredo stated on May 15, 2007 in Columbia, S.C.: "For every single scientist that tells you (global warming is) happening and that it's our fault...I can stack up another group of reports that say just the opposite."
