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 Lloyd Doggett stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with ABC TV.: "Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States." Sam Olens stated on August 4, 2011 in a talk at the Atlanta Press Club: "The governor having a meeting ... isn't covered by the open meetings act." Paul Krugman stated on August 15, 2011 in a column in the "New York Times": "One in four Texans lacks health insurance, the highest proportion in the nation." Nicholas Scutari stated on July 27, 2011 in in a NJToday interview: "Certainly we're going to be the most restrictive state in the land … in terms of who can get medical marijuana, how it will be prescribed and how it will be achieved in terms of moving it into the marketplace." Tim Pawlenty stated on August 11, 2011 in a debate in Ames, Iowa: "Obamacare was patterned after (Mitt Romney's) plan in Massachusetts." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 5, 2011 in a television ad: Says GOP recall challenger Kim Simac "was delinquent paying her property taxes eight of the last nine years." Sam Olens stated on August 4, 2011 in a talk at the Atlanta Press Club: There are cities and counties in Georgia that don’t have websites, and where elected officials don’t have email addresses. Richard Codey stated on July 11, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: "One in every five families in the state of New Jersey has a loved one with a mental illness, a serious mental illness, and today, we don’t care." Kevin DeWine stated on August 22, 2011 in a speech at a GOP dinner: Says Republican Sen. John McCain won more votes for president in Cuyahoga County in the 2008 general election than he did in seven states. Peggy Lehner stated on July 18, 2011 in a radio interview: "There’s actually 600 abortions done after the 20th week of pregnancy every year in Ohio." Patrick Murphy stated on July 16, 2011 in a statement on his campaign website: "For the second quarter in a row, my campaign has raised more money than any other challenger in the nation and brought our fundraising total to over $800,000." John Kasich stated on July 17, 2011 in an appearance on "Meet the Press": "Believe it or not, consumer spending is up over the last eight months." La Raza stated on July 20, 2011 in newscast: Medicaid is the primary source of health insurance for 41.7 percent of Hispanic children in Georgia. Ron Johnson stated on July 25, 2011 in a television interview: "The federal government is spending 25 percent of our entire economy versus 100 years ago we spent only 2 percent." Charlie Hales stated on May 31, 2011 in Posted at charliehales.com : "When I served as City Commissioner, we made great strides …we successfully fought for, and won, adding women and people of color to the Fire Bureau." Barack Obama stated on July 25, 2011 in a televised address: "The deficit was on track to top $1 trillion the year I took office." Rob Portman stated on July 25, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC: "Thirty-four of the last 44 (debt ceiling increases) have been for less than a year. So, this notion that short-term is somehow the exception, it's actually the rule." Chip Rogers stated on July 11, 2011 in Town hall meeting: "The state of Georgia is near the bottom among states for SAT scores and graduation rates." Barack Obama stated on July 25, 2011 in a televised address: "President Reagan did it (raised the debt ceiling) 18 times. George W. Bush did it seven times." Ron Paul stated on July 16, 2011 in an interview with the 'Telegraph': "When the Republicans were in charge, they actually expanded government health care with the prescription drug program." Wisconsin Family Action stated on July 21, 2011 in a campaign TV ad: Says state Rep. Fred Clark (D-Baraboo) ran a red light and seriously injured a bicyclist. Ron Paul stated on July 20, 2011 in an interview.: Says members of the military have sent him more campaign contributions than they’ve sent President Barack Obama and more than twice what they’ve sent other Republican presidential candidates. Jack Bogdanski stated on July 6, 2011 in in a blog post.: Says "in the Legislature, (Mary Nolan) has been a party-line Democrat, showing a 100% track record in harmony with the American Civil Liberties Union." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 20, 2011 in an interview on CNN: Says that U.S. Rep. Allen West is "a constituent of mine." Allen West stated on July 20, 2011 in a Fox News interview: Florida Democrats "put my Social Security number and my wife's Employment Identification Number in a mail piece." AFL-CIO stated on July 13, 2011 in a blog posting: Republican redistricting plans cut Democrat Nancy Nusbaum out of "her state Senate district by a half a block." Alan Hays stated on July 13, 2011 in a public hearing about redistricting: "I did not vote to spend money to fight that (Amendment 6 redistricting) lawsuit." Club for Growth stated on July 5, 2011 in a radio ad: Says state Senate recall challenger Sandy Pasch voted "to cut school aid by nearly $300 million." Mike Bodker stated on June 16, 2011 in a newspaper article: "[L]ess than one-tenth of Atlanta's transportation needs are covered" in a referendum to levy a 1-cent sales tax. Brian Kemp stated on June 20, 2011: "The State Election Board has issued nearly $275,000 in fines to violators of absentee ballot laws."
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Lloyd Doggett stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with ABC TV.: "Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States." Sam Olens stated on August 4, 2011 in a talk at the Atlanta Press Club: "The governor having a meeting ... isn't covered by the open meetings act." Paul Krugman stated on August 15, 2011 in a column in the "New York Times": "One in four Texans lacks health insurance, the highest proportion in the nation." Nicholas Scutari stated on July 27, 2011 in in a NJToday interview: "Certainly we're going to be the most restrictive state in the land … in terms of who can get medical marijuana, how it will be prescribed and how it will be achieved in terms of moving it into the marketplace." Tim Pawlenty stated on August 11, 2011 in a debate in Ames, Iowa: "Obamacare was patterned after (Mitt Romney's) plan in Massachusetts." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 5, 2011 in a television ad: Says GOP recall challenger Kim Simac "was delinquent paying her property taxes eight of the last nine years." Sam Olens stated on August 4, 2011 in a talk at the Atlanta Press Club: There are cities and counties in Georgia that don’t have websites, and where elected officials don’t have email addresses. Richard Codey stated on July 11, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: "One in every five families in the state of New Jersey has a loved one with a mental illness, a serious mental illness, and today, we don’t care." Kevin DeWine stated on August 22, 2011 in a speech at a GOP dinner: Says Republican Sen. John McCain won more votes for president in Cuyahoga County in the 2008 general election than he did in seven states. Peggy Lehner stated on July 18, 2011 in a radio interview: "There’s actually 600 abortions done after the 20th week of pregnancy every year in Ohio." Patrick Murphy stated on July 16, 2011 in a statement on his campaign website: "For the second quarter in a row, my campaign has raised more money than any other challenger in the nation and brought our fundraising total to over $800,000." John Kasich stated on July 17, 2011 in an appearance on "Meet the Press": "Believe it or not, consumer spending is up over the last eight months." La Raza stated on July 20, 2011 in newscast: Medicaid is the primary source of health insurance for 41.7 percent of Hispanic children in Georgia. Ron Johnson stated on July 25, 2011 in a television interview: "The federal government is spending 25 percent of our entire economy versus 100 years ago we spent only 2 percent." Charlie Hales stated on May 31, 2011 in Posted at charliehales.com : "When I served as City Commissioner, we made great strides …we successfully fought for, and won, adding women and people of color to the Fire Bureau." Barack Obama stated on July 25, 2011 in a televised address: "The deficit was on track to top $1 trillion the year I took office." Rob Portman stated on July 25, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC: "Thirty-four of the last 44 (debt ceiling increases) have been for less than a year. So, this notion that short-term is somehow the exception, it's actually the rule." Chip Rogers stated on July 11, 2011 in Town hall meeting: "The state of Georgia is near the bottom among states for SAT scores and graduation rates." Barack Obama stated on July 25, 2011 in a televised address: "President Reagan did it (raised the debt ceiling) 18 times. George W. Bush did it seven times." Ron Paul stated on July 16, 2011 in an interview with the 'Telegraph': "When the Republicans were in charge, they actually expanded government health care with the prescription drug program." Wisconsin Family Action stated on July 21, 2011 in a campaign TV ad: Says state Rep. Fred Clark (D-Baraboo) ran a red light and seriously injured a bicyclist. Ron Paul stated on July 20, 2011 in an interview.: Says members of the military have sent him more campaign contributions than they’ve sent President Barack Obama and more than twice what they’ve sent other Republican presidential candidates. Jack Bogdanski stated on July 6, 2011 in in a blog post.: Says "in the Legislature, (Mary Nolan) has been a party-line Democrat, showing a 100% track record in harmony with the American Civil Liberties Union." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 20, 2011 in an interview on CNN: Says that U.S. Rep. Allen West is "a constituent of mine." Allen West stated on July 20, 2011 in a Fox News interview: Florida Democrats "put my Social Security number and my wife's Employment Identification Number in a mail piece." AFL-CIO stated on July 13, 2011 in a blog posting: Republican redistricting plans cut Democrat Nancy Nusbaum out of "her state Senate district by a half a block." Alan Hays stated on July 13, 2011 in a public hearing about redistricting: "I did not vote to spend money to fight that (Amendment 6 redistricting) lawsuit." Club for Growth stated on July 5, 2011 in a radio ad: Says state Senate recall challenger Sandy Pasch voted "to cut school aid by nearly $300 million." Mike Bodker stated on June 16, 2011 in a newspaper article: "[L]ess than one-tenth of Atlanta's transportation needs are covered" in a referendum to levy a 1-cent sales tax. Brian Kemp stated on June 20, 2011: "The State Election Board has issued nearly $275,000 in fines to violators of absentee ballot laws."
Lloyd Doggett stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with ABC TV.: "Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States."
Sam Olens stated on August 4, 2011 in a talk at the Atlanta Press Club: "The governor having a meeting ... isn't covered by the open meetings act."
Paul Krugman stated on August 15, 2011 in a column in the "New York Times": "One in four Texans lacks health insurance, the highest proportion in the nation."
Nicholas Scutari stated on July 27, 2011 in in a NJToday interview: "Certainly we're going to be the most restrictive state in the land … in terms of who can get medical marijuana, how it will be prescribed and how it will be achieved in terms of moving it into the marketplace."
Tim Pawlenty stated on August 11, 2011 in a debate in Ames, Iowa: "Obamacare was patterned after (Mitt Romney's) plan in Massachusetts."
Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 5, 2011 in a television ad: Says GOP recall challenger Kim Simac "was delinquent paying her property taxes eight of the last nine years."
Sam Olens stated on August 4, 2011 in a talk at the Atlanta Press Club: There are cities and counties in Georgia that don’t have websites, and where elected officials don’t have email addresses.
Richard Codey stated on July 11, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: "One in every five families in the state of New Jersey has a loved one with a mental illness, a serious mental illness, and today, we don’t care."
Kevin DeWine stated on August 22, 2011 in a speech at a GOP dinner: Says Republican Sen. John McCain won more votes for president in Cuyahoga County in the 2008 general election than he did in seven states.
Peggy Lehner stated on July 18, 2011 in a radio interview: "There’s actually 600 abortions done after the 20th week of pregnancy every year in Ohio."
Patrick Murphy stated on July 16, 2011 in a statement on his campaign website: "For the second quarter in a row, my campaign has raised more money than any other challenger in the nation and brought our fundraising total to over $800,000."
John Kasich stated on July 17, 2011 in an appearance on "Meet the Press": "Believe it or not, consumer spending is up over the last eight months."
La Raza stated on July 20, 2011 in newscast: Medicaid is the primary source of health insurance for 41.7 percent of Hispanic children in Georgia.
Ron Johnson stated on July 25, 2011 in a television interview: "The federal government is spending 25 percent of our entire economy versus 100 years ago we spent only 2 percent."
Charlie Hales stated on May 31, 2011 in Posted at charliehales.com : "When I served as City Commissioner, we made great strides …we successfully fought for, and won, adding women and people of color to the Fire Bureau."
Barack Obama stated on July 25, 2011 in a televised address: "The deficit was on track to top $1 trillion the year I took office."
Rob Portman stated on July 25, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC: "Thirty-four of the last 44 (debt ceiling increases) have been for less than a year. So, this notion that short-term is somehow the exception, it's actually the rule."
Chip Rogers stated on July 11, 2011 in Town hall meeting: "The state of Georgia is near the bottom among states for SAT scores and graduation rates."
Barack Obama stated on July 25, 2011 in a televised address: "President Reagan did it (raised the debt ceiling) 18 times. George W. Bush did it seven times."
Ron Paul stated on July 16, 2011 in an interview with the 'Telegraph': "When the Republicans were in charge, they actually expanded government health care with the prescription drug program."
Wisconsin Family Action stated on July 21, 2011 in a campaign TV ad: Says state Rep. Fred Clark (D-Baraboo) ran a red light and seriously injured a bicyclist.
Ron Paul stated on July 20, 2011 in an interview.: Says members of the military have sent him more campaign contributions than they’ve sent President Barack Obama and more than twice what they’ve sent other Republican presidential candidates.
Jack Bogdanski stated on July 6, 2011 in in a blog post.: Says "in the Legislature, (Mary Nolan) has been a party-line Democrat, showing a 100% track record in harmony with the American Civil Liberties Union."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 20, 2011 in an interview on CNN: Says that U.S. Rep. Allen West is "a constituent of mine."
Allen West stated on July 20, 2011 in a Fox News interview: Florida Democrats "put my Social Security number and my wife's Employment Identification Number in a mail piece."
AFL-CIO stated on July 13, 2011 in a blog posting: Republican redistricting plans cut Democrat Nancy Nusbaum out of "her state Senate district by a half a block."
Alan Hays stated on July 13, 2011 in a public hearing about redistricting: "I did not vote to spend money to fight that (Amendment 6 redistricting) lawsuit."
Club for Growth stated on July 5, 2011 in a radio ad: Says state Senate recall challenger Sandy Pasch voted "to cut school aid by nearly $300 million."
Mike Bodker stated on June 16, 2011 in a newspaper article: "[L]ess than one-tenth of Atlanta's transportation needs are covered" in a referendum to levy a 1-cent sales tax.
Brian Kemp stated on June 20, 2011: "The State Election Board has issued nearly $275,000 in fines to violators of absentee ballot laws."
