Latest True Fact-checks 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 Rick Santorum stated on September 1, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida.: Says Rick Perry "provided in-state tuition... for illegal immigrants." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on July 29, 2011 in a Senate speech : "In 1976, the first year that Pell Grants were fully funded, a full Pell Grant paid 72 percent of the cost of attendance at a typical four-year public college. Today, a full Pell Grant covers just 34 percent of those costs. Nathan Deal stated on September 1, 2011 in an interview: "[The state ethics commission] took absolutely the same percent of cuts as most other state agencies. … They were somewhere in the 7 percent range – same as the governor’s office." Michael Skindell stated on September 7, 2011 in a news conference: Says that in the recent year homeowners across Ohio have signed mineral rights agreements "and I understand that over a billion dollars worth of leases have been signed to date." David Cicilline stated on September 4, 2011 in a letter posted on a blog : Says an amendment specifying when military members may use deadly force "does nothing to change existing rules of engagement for American service members." Save Our Springs Alliance stated on August 16, 2011 in a newsletter post.: "Ten years ago the Austin Water Utility used a total of 240.3 million gallons. Every summer since then our peak day of water use has been lower." Sean Hannity stated on September 13, 2011 in a discussion on Fox News' "Hannity": Under President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, "you can sue if you are unemployed and don't get the job and think you weren't hired because you are unemployed." Mitt Romney stated on September 12, 2011 in the CNN-Tea Party Express debate in Tampa: "In writing his book, Gov. Perry pointed out that … by any measure Social Security has been a failure." Brett Hulsey stated on August 27, 2011 in an opinion column: The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly approved "only one out of 376 amendments offered by Assembly Democrats" in 2011. Michael Bloomberg stated on September 6, 2011 in a speech in Lower Manhattan: "Over the past 10 years, the number of people living in Lower Manhattan has nearly doubled. In fact, Lower Manhattan has added more people over the last 10 years than Atlanta, Dallas and Philadelphia combined." Tom Graves stated on September 1, 2011 in an article: "Two days of interest we pay to China is enough to buy one joint strike fighter [jet]." Michele Bachmann stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library: "The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon." Tom Kean stated on August 30, 2011 in a radio interview on WNYC: Says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must report to about 100 congressional committees and subcommittees. Rob Portman stated on August 28, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the federal government is "the largest energy user in the country." Rick Perry stated on August 30, 2011 in a radio interview: "I became a Republican sooner in my life than" Ronald Reagan did in his. New Jersey Education Association stated on August 30, 2011 in NJEA's website: Says "New Jersey's public school students have the best Advanced Placement scores in the nation." Maureen Dowd stated on August 30, 2011 in an oped column.: Says Ron Paul insisted FEMA should be shut down. Robert Reich stated on August 29, 2011 in an opinion column: "The ratio of corporate profits to wages is now higher than at any time since just before the Great Depression." James Parisi stated on August 21, 2011 in a TV news show: A national study of 2,500 charter schools shows that "maybe 20 percent do better than the community public schools, 40 percent or so do worse and the rest are not having any significant difference." John Cornyn stated on August 24, 2011 in a Twitter message.: Congressional Budget Office "says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!" Steve Southerland stated on August 24, 2011 in comments to Tallahassee residents: "The health insurance plan that (members of Congress) have is no different than any other federal employee's in the United States government." Xavier Becerra stated on July 29, 2011 in a press conference: "We've had 11,000 attempts to amend the Constitution since 1789." Sherrod Brown stated on August 4, 2011 in an appearance on MSNBC: "Rooting for the Red Sox is like rooting for the drug companies." Bobby Scott stated on August 1, 2011 in a news release.: "The estimated savings of this (debt ceiling) deal only pay for half of the cost of extending all of the Bush-era tax cuts for another decade." Regina Benjamin stated on August 18, 2011 in a radio interview: "The United States death rate is two-and-a-half times higher for those who do not have a high school education." Marco Rubio stated on August 23, 2011 in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: "When Social Security first started, there was 16 workers for every retiree. Today there are three workers for every retiree and soon there will be only two for every retiree." David Pennington stated on August 15, 2011 in a press conference: The proposed transportation bill "could be the largest tax increase in Georgia history." Sherrod Brown stated on August 2, 2011 in a television interview: Says that Wall Street hedge fund managers "pay a lower tax rate than does a sheet metal worker in Parma or a school teacher in Cleveland." Gary Schaer stated on August 17, 2011 in a press release: "Hair stylists are required to undergo more government scrutiny than foreclosure consultants." Warren Buffett stated on August 14, 2011 in a "New York Times" op-ed: The "mega-rich" pay about 15 percent in taxes, while the middle class "fall into the 15 percent and 25 percent income tax brackets, and then are hit with heavy payroll taxes to boot."
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
Rick Santorum stated on September 1, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida.: Says Rick Perry "provided in-state tuition... for illegal immigrants." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on July 29, 2011 in a Senate speech : "In 1976, the first year that Pell Grants were fully funded, a full Pell Grant paid 72 percent of the cost of attendance at a typical four-year public college. Today, a full Pell Grant covers just 34 percent of those costs. Nathan Deal stated on September 1, 2011 in an interview: "[The state ethics commission] took absolutely the same percent of cuts as most other state agencies. … They were somewhere in the 7 percent range – same as the governor’s office." Michael Skindell stated on September 7, 2011 in a news conference: Says that in the recent year homeowners across Ohio have signed mineral rights agreements "and I understand that over a billion dollars worth of leases have been signed to date." David Cicilline stated on September 4, 2011 in a letter posted on a blog : Says an amendment specifying when military members may use deadly force "does nothing to change existing rules of engagement for American service members." Save Our Springs Alliance stated on August 16, 2011 in a newsletter post.: "Ten years ago the Austin Water Utility used a total of 240.3 million gallons. Every summer since then our peak day of water use has been lower." Sean Hannity stated on September 13, 2011 in a discussion on Fox News' "Hannity": Under President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, "you can sue if you are unemployed and don't get the job and think you weren't hired because you are unemployed." Mitt Romney stated on September 12, 2011 in the CNN-Tea Party Express debate in Tampa: "In writing his book, Gov. Perry pointed out that … by any measure Social Security has been a failure." Brett Hulsey stated on August 27, 2011 in an opinion column: The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly approved "only one out of 376 amendments offered by Assembly Democrats" in 2011. Michael Bloomberg stated on September 6, 2011 in a speech in Lower Manhattan: "Over the past 10 years, the number of people living in Lower Manhattan has nearly doubled. In fact, Lower Manhattan has added more people over the last 10 years than Atlanta, Dallas and Philadelphia combined." Tom Graves stated on September 1, 2011 in an article: "Two days of interest we pay to China is enough to buy one joint strike fighter [jet]." Michele Bachmann stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library: "The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon." Tom Kean stated on August 30, 2011 in a radio interview on WNYC: Says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must report to about 100 congressional committees and subcommittees. Rob Portman stated on August 28, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the federal government is "the largest energy user in the country." Rick Perry stated on August 30, 2011 in a radio interview: "I became a Republican sooner in my life than" Ronald Reagan did in his. New Jersey Education Association stated on August 30, 2011 in NJEA's website: Says "New Jersey's public school students have the best Advanced Placement scores in the nation." Maureen Dowd stated on August 30, 2011 in an oped column.: Says Ron Paul insisted FEMA should be shut down. Robert Reich stated on August 29, 2011 in an opinion column: "The ratio of corporate profits to wages is now higher than at any time since just before the Great Depression." James Parisi stated on August 21, 2011 in a TV news show: A national study of 2,500 charter schools shows that "maybe 20 percent do better than the community public schools, 40 percent or so do worse and the rest are not having any significant difference." John Cornyn stated on August 24, 2011 in a Twitter message.: Congressional Budget Office "says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!" Steve Southerland stated on August 24, 2011 in comments to Tallahassee residents: "The health insurance plan that (members of Congress) have is no different than any other federal employee's in the United States government." Xavier Becerra stated on July 29, 2011 in a press conference: "We've had 11,000 attempts to amend the Constitution since 1789." Sherrod Brown stated on August 4, 2011 in an appearance on MSNBC: "Rooting for the Red Sox is like rooting for the drug companies." Bobby Scott stated on August 1, 2011 in a news release.: "The estimated savings of this (debt ceiling) deal only pay for half of the cost of extending all of the Bush-era tax cuts for another decade." Regina Benjamin stated on August 18, 2011 in a radio interview: "The United States death rate is two-and-a-half times higher for those who do not have a high school education." Marco Rubio stated on August 23, 2011 in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: "When Social Security first started, there was 16 workers for every retiree. Today there are three workers for every retiree and soon there will be only two for every retiree." David Pennington stated on August 15, 2011 in a press conference: The proposed transportation bill "could be the largest tax increase in Georgia history." Sherrod Brown stated on August 2, 2011 in a television interview: Says that Wall Street hedge fund managers "pay a lower tax rate than does a sheet metal worker in Parma or a school teacher in Cleveland." Gary Schaer stated on August 17, 2011 in a press release: "Hair stylists are required to undergo more government scrutiny than foreclosure consultants." Warren Buffett stated on August 14, 2011 in a "New York Times" op-ed: The "mega-rich" pay about 15 percent in taxes, while the middle class "fall into the 15 percent and 25 percent income tax brackets, and then are hit with heavy payroll taxes to boot."
Rick Santorum stated on September 1, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida.: Says Rick Perry "provided in-state tuition... for illegal immigrants."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on July 29, 2011 in a Senate speech : "In 1976, the first year that Pell Grants were fully funded, a full Pell Grant paid 72 percent of the cost of attendance at a typical four-year public college. Today, a full Pell Grant covers just 34 percent of those costs.
Nathan Deal stated on September 1, 2011 in an interview: "[The state ethics commission] took absolutely the same percent of cuts as most other state agencies. … They were somewhere in the 7 percent range – same as the governor’s office."
Michael Skindell stated on September 7, 2011 in a news conference: Says that in the recent year homeowners across Ohio have signed mineral rights agreements "and I understand that over a billion dollars worth of leases have been signed to date."
David Cicilline stated on September 4, 2011 in a letter posted on a blog : Says an amendment specifying when military members may use deadly force "does nothing to change existing rules of engagement for American service members."
Save Our Springs Alliance stated on August 16, 2011 in a newsletter post.: "Ten years ago the Austin Water Utility used a total of 240.3 million gallons. Every summer since then our peak day of water use has been lower."
Sean Hannity stated on September 13, 2011 in a discussion on Fox News' "Hannity": Under President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, "you can sue if you are unemployed and don't get the job and think you weren't hired because you are unemployed."
Mitt Romney stated on September 12, 2011 in the CNN-Tea Party Express debate in Tampa: "In writing his book, Gov. Perry pointed out that … by any measure Social Security has been a failure."
Brett Hulsey stated on August 27, 2011 in an opinion column: The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly approved "only one out of 376 amendments offered by Assembly Democrats" in 2011.
Michael Bloomberg stated on September 6, 2011 in a speech in Lower Manhattan: "Over the past 10 years, the number of people living in Lower Manhattan has nearly doubled. In fact, Lower Manhattan has added more people over the last 10 years than Atlanta, Dallas and Philadelphia combined."
Tom Graves stated on September 1, 2011 in an article: "Two days of interest we pay to China is enough to buy one joint strike fighter [jet]."
Michele Bachmann stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library: "The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon."
Tom Kean stated on August 30, 2011 in a radio interview on WNYC: Says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must report to about 100 congressional committees and subcommittees.
Rob Portman stated on August 28, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the federal government is "the largest energy user in the country."
Rick Perry stated on August 30, 2011 in a radio interview: "I became a Republican sooner in my life than" Ronald Reagan did in his.
New Jersey Education Association stated on August 30, 2011 in NJEA's website: Says "New Jersey's public school students have the best Advanced Placement scores in the nation."
Maureen Dowd stated on August 30, 2011 in an oped column.: Says Ron Paul insisted FEMA should be shut down.
Robert Reich stated on August 29, 2011 in an opinion column: "The ratio of corporate profits to wages is now higher than at any time since just before the Great Depression."
James Parisi stated on August 21, 2011 in a TV news show: A national study of 2,500 charter schools shows that "maybe 20 percent do better than the community public schools, 40 percent or so do worse and the rest are not having any significant difference."
John Cornyn stated on August 24, 2011 in a Twitter message.: Congressional Budget Office "says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!"
Steve Southerland stated on August 24, 2011 in comments to Tallahassee residents: "The health insurance plan that (members of Congress) have is no different than any other federal employee's in the United States government."
Xavier Becerra stated on July 29, 2011 in a press conference: "We've had 11,000 attempts to amend the Constitution since 1789."
Sherrod Brown stated on August 4, 2011 in an appearance on MSNBC: "Rooting for the Red Sox is like rooting for the drug companies."
Bobby Scott stated on August 1, 2011 in a news release.: "The estimated savings of this (debt ceiling) deal only pay for half of the cost of extending all of the Bush-era tax cuts for another decade."
Regina Benjamin stated on August 18, 2011 in a radio interview: "The United States death rate is two-and-a-half times higher for those who do not have a high school education."
Marco Rubio stated on August 23, 2011 in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: "When Social Security first started, there was 16 workers for every retiree. Today there are three workers for every retiree and soon there will be only two for every retiree."
David Pennington stated on August 15, 2011 in a press conference: The proposed transportation bill "could be the largest tax increase in Georgia history."
Sherrod Brown stated on August 2, 2011 in a television interview: Says that Wall Street hedge fund managers "pay a lower tax rate than does a sheet metal worker in Parma or a school teacher in Cleveland."
Gary Schaer stated on August 17, 2011 in a press release: "Hair stylists are required to undergo more government scrutiny than foreclosure consultants."
Warren Buffett stated on August 14, 2011 in a "New York Times" op-ed: The "mega-rich" pay about 15 percent in taxes, while the middle class "fall into the 15 percent and 25 percent income tax brackets, and then are hit with heavy payroll taxes to boot."
