Latest Fact-checksBarack Obama 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 Vern Buchanan stated on March 1, 2011 in a mailer: Says the Obama administration "will no longer enforce the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)." Eric Hovde stated on March 27, 2012 in a blog post: Says Obama health reform law denies millions "access to affordable insurance." Mitt Romney stated on April 4, 2012 in a speech to newspaper editors: Says Obama has failed to pass a budget. David Dewhurst stated on April 4, 2012 in an online video ad.: Says Barack Obama has played over 90 rounds of golf as president. Mitt Romney stated on April 4, 2012 in a speech to the Newspaper Association of America: Says Barack Obama "is the only president to ever cut $500 billion from Medicare." Eric Johnson stated on March 26, 2012 in a Twitter post: "Obama tells Russia that he'll turn over America's defense system to them if re-elected." Andrew Napolitano stated on March 15, 2012 in an interview on Fox News: A bill that could restrict free speech when the president is nearby was signed by President Barack Obama "in secret." Lars Larson stated on March 20, 2012 in an online post: "Every time the weight of that vehicle is reduced by a hundred pounds, your chances of dying are going to go up by about 5 percent. Peel three hundred pounds off – you’re 15 percent more likely to die in that car." Senate Republican Conference stated on March 21, 2012 in a web video: Says that while President Barack Obama promised to "work with your employer to lower your premiums by $2,500 per family per year," his health care law "raises premiums in the individual market by $2,100 per family." Chris Christie stated on February 23, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program: Says he and President Barack Obama have the same position on gay marriage. Reince Priebus stated on March 23, 2012 in an op-ed: According to the Congressional Budget Office, "as many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance thanks to Obamacare." Mitt Romney stated on March 12, 2012 in a campaign memo: President Barack Obama is "ending Medicare as we know it." David Dewhurst stated on March 8, 2012 in an email blast.: Says gas costs $4.50 a gallon. Newt Gingrich stated on March 11, 2012 in an appearance on "Fox News Sunday": Obama's secretary of energy, Dr. Steven Chu, "has said publicly he wants us to pay European levels (for gasoline), and that would be $9 or $10 a gallon." Rick Santorum stated on March 10, 2012 in a op-ed posted on his website: President Barack Obama’s policies have forced "many parts of the country to experience rolling blackouts." Lenny Curry stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on "Political Connections": Says Barack Obama "promised" gasoline at $2.50 a gallon. Lenny Curry stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on "Political Connections": Says Barack Obama "promised he would cut the deficit in half" but didn’t. Rick Santorum stated on March 6, 2012 in a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio: After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them." Mitt Romney stated on March 2, 2012 in a rally in Cleveland, Ohio: Says in the 2012 State of the Union address, President Obama "didn't even mention the deficit or debt." Rick Santorum stated on February 19, 2012 in a speech: "[R]emember, the president proposed eliminating charitable deductions for higher-income taxpayers." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 25, 2012 in an advertisement: "Since President Obama took full control of Washington," every day, 13,000 more people "have been put on food stamps." Reince Priebus stated on February 14, 2012 in an op-ed piece: "The national unemployment rate has been above 8 percent for a record 36 months." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 24, 2012 in a Web ad: "Since President Obama took full control of Washington … every single day, more than 1,500 of our jobs have been lost." Chris Christie stated on February 26, 2012 in an interview on CBS News’ "Face the Nation": "(President Barack Obama) said unemployment was never gonna go over 8 percent if we passed the stimulus plan." Rick Santorum stated on February 25, 2012 in a speech in Troy, Mich.: "President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college." Mitt Romney stated on February 22, 2012 in a primary debate in Arizona: "The president gave the (auto) companies to the UAW." Mitt Romney stated on February 22, 2012 in in a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz.: "This president ... could have gotten crippling sanctions against Iran. He did not." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a television ad: "Obamacare ... will kill jobs across America." Wayne LaPierre stated on February 10, 2012 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: Says Barack Obama "endorsed a total ban on the manufacture, sale and possession of all handguns." Republican Party of Georgia stated on February 1, 2012 in a web post: "[A]t his current rate, President Obama will have added more debt to the United State of America by the end of his first term than each of the previous 43 presidents -- combined!"
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Vern Buchanan stated on March 1, 2011 in a mailer: Says the Obama administration "will no longer enforce the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)." Eric Hovde stated on March 27, 2012 in a blog post: Says Obama health reform law denies millions "access to affordable insurance." Mitt Romney stated on April 4, 2012 in a speech to newspaper editors: Says Obama has failed to pass a budget. David Dewhurst stated on April 4, 2012 in an online video ad.: Says Barack Obama has played over 90 rounds of golf as president. Mitt Romney stated on April 4, 2012 in a speech to the Newspaper Association of America: Says Barack Obama "is the only president to ever cut $500 billion from Medicare." Eric Johnson stated on March 26, 2012 in a Twitter post: "Obama tells Russia that he'll turn over America's defense system to them if re-elected." Andrew Napolitano stated on March 15, 2012 in an interview on Fox News: A bill that could restrict free speech when the president is nearby was signed by President Barack Obama "in secret." Lars Larson stated on March 20, 2012 in an online post: "Every time the weight of that vehicle is reduced by a hundred pounds, your chances of dying are going to go up by about 5 percent. Peel three hundred pounds off – you’re 15 percent more likely to die in that car." Senate Republican Conference stated on March 21, 2012 in a web video: Says that while President Barack Obama promised to "work with your employer to lower your premiums by $2,500 per family per year," his health care law "raises premiums in the individual market by $2,100 per family." Chris Christie stated on February 23, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program: Says he and President Barack Obama have the same position on gay marriage. Reince Priebus stated on March 23, 2012 in an op-ed: According to the Congressional Budget Office, "as many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance thanks to Obamacare." Mitt Romney stated on March 12, 2012 in a campaign memo: President Barack Obama is "ending Medicare as we know it." David Dewhurst stated on March 8, 2012 in an email blast.: Says gas costs $4.50 a gallon. Newt Gingrich stated on March 11, 2012 in an appearance on "Fox News Sunday": Obama's secretary of energy, Dr. Steven Chu, "has said publicly he wants us to pay European levels (for gasoline), and that would be $9 or $10 a gallon." Rick Santorum stated on March 10, 2012 in a op-ed posted on his website: President Barack Obama’s policies have forced "many parts of the country to experience rolling blackouts." Lenny Curry stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on "Political Connections": Says Barack Obama "promised" gasoline at $2.50 a gallon. Lenny Curry stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on "Political Connections": Says Barack Obama "promised he would cut the deficit in half" but didn’t. Rick Santorum stated on March 6, 2012 in a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio: After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them." Mitt Romney stated on March 2, 2012 in a rally in Cleveland, Ohio: Says in the 2012 State of the Union address, President Obama "didn't even mention the deficit or debt." Rick Santorum stated on February 19, 2012 in a speech: "[R]emember, the president proposed eliminating charitable deductions for higher-income taxpayers." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 25, 2012 in an advertisement: "Since President Obama took full control of Washington," every day, 13,000 more people "have been put on food stamps." Reince Priebus stated on February 14, 2012 in an op-ed piece: "The national unemployment rate has been above 8 percent for a record 36 months." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 24, 2012 in a Web ad: "Since President Obama took full control of Washington … every single day, more than 1,500 of our jobs have been lost." Chris Christie stated on February 26, 2012 in an interview on CBS News’ "Face the Nation": "(President Barack Obama) said unemployment was never gonna go over 8 percent if we passed the stimulus plan." Rick Santorum stated on February 25, 2012 in a speech in Troy, Mich.: "President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college." Mitt Romney stated on February 22, 2012 in a primary debate in Arizona: "The president gave the (auto) companies to the UAW." Mitt Romney stated on February 22, 2012 in in a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz.: "This president ... could have gotten crippling sanctions against Iran. He did not." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a television ad: "Obamacare ... will kill jobs across America." Wayne LaPierre stated on February 10, 2012 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: Says Barack Obama "endorsed a total ban on the manufacture, sale and possession of all handguns." Republican Party of Georgia stated on February 1, 2012 in a web post: "[A]t his current rate, President Obama will have added more debt to the United State of America by the end of his first term than each of the previous 43 presidents -- combined!"
Vern Buchanan stated on March 1, 2011 in a mailer: Says the Obama administration "will no longer enforce the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)."
Eric Hovde stated on March 27, 2012 in a blog post: Says Obama health reform law denies millions "access to affordable insurance."
Mitt Romney stated on April 4, 2012 in a speech to newspaper editors: Says Obama has failed to pass a budget.
David Dewhurst stated on April 4, 2012 in an online video ad.: Says Barack Obama has played over 90 rounds of golf as president.
Mitt Romney stated on April 4, 2012 in a speech to the Newspaper Association of America: Says Barack Obama "is the only president to ever cut $500 billion from Medicare."
Eric Johnson stated on March 26, 2012 in a Twitter post: "Obama tells Russia that he'll turn over America's defense system to them if re-elected."
Andrew Napolitano stated on March 15, 2012 in an interview on Fox News: A bill that could restrict free speech when the president is nearby was signed by President Barack Obama "in secret."
Lars Larson stated on March 20, 2012 in an online post: "Every time the weight of that vehicle is reduced by a hundred pounds, your chances of dying are going to go up by about 5 percent. Peel three hundred pounds off – you’re 15 percent more likely to die in that car."
Senate Republican Conference stated on March 21, 2012 in a web video: Says that while President Barack Obama promised to "work with your employer to lower your premiums by $2,500 per family per year," his health care law "raises premiums in the individual market by $2,100 per family."
Chris Christie stated on February 23, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program: Says he and President Barack Obama have the same position on gay marriage.
Reince Priebus stated on March 23, 2012 in an op-ed: According to the Congressional Budget Office, "as many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance thanks to Obamacare."
Mitt Romney stated on March 12, 2012 in a campaign memo: President Barack Obama is "ending Medicare as we know it."
Newt Gingrich stated on March 11, 2012 in an appearance on "Fox News Sunday": Obama's secretary of energy, Dr. Steven Chu, "has said publicly he wants us to pay European levels (for gasoline), and that would be $9 or $10 a gallon."
Rick Santorum stated on March 10, 2012 in a op-ed posted on his website: President Barack Obama’s policies have forced "many parts of the country to experience rolling blackouts."
Lenny Curry stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on "Political Connections": Says Barack Obama "promised" gasoline at $2.50 a gallon.
Lenny Curry stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on "Political Connections": Says Barack Obama "promised he would cut the deficit in half" but didn’t.
Rick Santorum stated on March 6, 2012 in a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio: After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them."
Mitt Romney stated on March 2, 2012 in a rally in Cleveland, Ohio: Says in the 2012 State of the Union address, President Obama "didn't even mention the deficit or debt."
Rick Santorum stated on February 19, 2012 in a speech: "[R]emember, the president proposed eliminating charitable deductions for higher-income taxpayers."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 25, 2012 in an advertisement: "Since President Obama took full control of Washington," every day, 13,000 more people "have been put on food stamps."
Reince Priebus stated on February 14, 2012 in an op-ed piece: "The national unemployment rate has been above 8 percent for a record 36 months."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 24, 2012 in a Web ad: "Since President Obama took full control of Washington … every single day, more than 1,500 of our jobs have been lost."
Chris Christie stated on February 26, 2012 in an interview on CBS News’ "Face the Nation": "(President Barack Obama) said unemployment was never gonna go over 8 percent if we passed the stimulus plan."
Rick Santorum stated on February 25, 2012 in a speech in Troy, Mich.: "President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college."
Mitt Romney stated on February 22, 2012 in a primary debate in Arizona: "The president gave the (auto) companies to the UAW."
Mitt Romney stated on February 22, 2012 in in a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz.: "This president ... could have gotten crippling sanctions against Iran. He did not."
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a television ad: "Obamacare ... will kill jobs across America."
Wayne LaPierre stated on February 10, 2012 in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference: Says Barack Obama "endorsed a total ban on the manufacture, sale and possession of all handguns."
Republican Party of Georgia stated on February 1, 2012 in a web post: "[A]t his current rate, President Obama will have added more debt to the United State of America by the end of his first term than each of the previous 43 presidents -- combined!"
