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 Colin Powell stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "The president has added close to 68,000 troops in the last year, since he came into office, not just the 30,000 you hear, but the others that were added before that." Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Republican Party "fought very hard in the '60s to get the civil rights bill passed, as well as the voting rights bill." Chris Matthews stated on May 20, 2010 in an interview with Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show: Halliburton gave Dick Cheney a $34 million payout when he left the company to join the presidential ticket. Kendrick Meek stated on May 21, 2010 in a campaign website: "Jeff Greene only moved from California to Florida in the last two years. In fact, he would not legally be allowed to run for any other statewide office because he has not lived here long enough to meet the residency requirement." Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week.': In Hawaii, "they don't have a history of throwing incumbents out of office." Alex Sink stated on May 18, 2010 in a press release.: Rick Scott "was forced to resign as the head of a company that pled guilty to massive amounts of systematic fraud, including 14 felonies, leading to a historic $1.7 billion fine." Alex Sink stated on May 15, 2010 in email: "Rick Scott's even saying he wants more offshore drilling." Florida Democratic Party stated on May 13, 2010 in an e-mail press release: Bill McCollum explained his lack of action on mortgage fraud by saying, "You can't do everything." Linda Chavez-Thompson stated on May 4, 2010 in a speech to the Central Texas Democratic Forum: "Texas has, now, the highest share of minimum-wage workers in the nation." George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable segment on ABC's This Week: Greece "has a GDP the size of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex." John Cornyn stated on May 10, 2010 in a press release: "Ms. Kagan has spent her entire professional career in Harvard Square, Hyde Park and the D.C. Beltway." John Barrasso stated on May 10, 2010 in an interview on Fox News: On military recruiters at Harvard, Elena Kagan "took a position and the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that she was wrong." Vern Buchanan stated on April 27, 2010 in in a web video.: "In the last 50 years, (the federal government has) only balanced the budget five times." Michael Bloomberg stated on May 5, 2010 in an op ed article: "We can prevent terror suspects from boarding an airplane, but the FBI doesn't have the power to block them from buying dynamite or an AK-47." Adam Putnam stated on May 4, 2010 in a campaign statement.: Scott Maddox is a "lobbyist." Rick Perry stated on May 4, 2010 in remarks to Texas reporters: "If you will go look up the definition of 'act of God,' we've used it in legal terms for a long time in this state." Progress Florida stated on May 3, 2010 in a press release.: "Incoming House Speaker Dean Cannon and incoming Senate President Mike Haridopolos have said they plan to champion efforts next legislative session to allow oil rigs off Florida's coast." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on May 2, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's 'This Week': "At the moment, energy companies spend 0.25 percent on R&D." Jerry Patterson stated on April 27, 2010 in a newspaper column: Says Texas General Land Office "has earned the school children of Texas $451,932.89 on wind leases that haven't produced a watt of energy." Marco Rubio stated on April 28, 2010 in a campaign memo.: "By registration fewer than 20 percent of Florida voters are Independents." Arlen Specter stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Daily Rundown: "Congress can tell [the Supreme Court] which cases they ought to hear. We have that authority." Alan Grayson stated on April 22, 2010 in a statement.: "Daniel Webster said he's out. Now he says he's in." Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "Fifteen years ago, the assets of the six largest banks in this country totaled 17 percent of GDP ... The assets of the six largest banks in the United States today total 63 percent of GDP." Chet Edwards stated on April 21, 2010 in a campaign video: Republican challenger Bill Flores "has never once voted in a general election in our district." Charlie Justice stated on April 14, 2010 in a Web ad: "Bill Young uses his campaign money for, among other things, a luxury car." Bill White stated on April 13, 2010 in a press release: "By the end of Governor Rick Perry's term, he will have drained Texas taxpayers ... of more than $360,000 to pay for the rental mansion he has been living in while the historic Governor's Mansion is repaired." Rick Scott stated on April 19, 2010 in a post on Facebook.: "Thanks to you, in under one week we have the largest GOP (Facebook) page in the Governor's race!" Lamar Alexander stated on March 9, 2010 in an op-ed article: "No member of the American public has ever been killed by commercial nuclear power — a record unmatched by other fuels." Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on April 3, 2010 in a press release.: "If the space-shuttle program is terminated, Russia and China will be the only nations ...with the capability to launch humans into space." Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "I never had a filibuster-proof Senate."
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Colin Powell stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "The president has added close to 68,000 troops in the last year, since he came into office, not just the 30,000 you hear, but the others that were added before that." Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Republican Party "fought very hard in the '60s to get the civil rights bill passed, as well as the voting rights bill." Chris Matthews stated on May 20, 2010 in an interview with Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show: Halliburton gave Dick Cheney a $34 million payout when he left the company to join the presidential ticket. Kendrick Meek stated on May 21, 2010 in a campaign website: "Jeff Greene only moved from California to Florida in the last two years. In fact, he would not legally be allowed to run for any other statewide office because he has not lived here long enough to meet the residency requirement." Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week.': In Hawaii, "they don't have a history of throwing incumbents out of office." Alex Sink stated on May 18, 2010 in a press release.: Rick Scott "was forced to resign as the head of a company that pled guilty to massive amounts of systematic fraud, including 14 felonies, leading to a historic $1.7 billion fine." Alex Sink stated on May 15, 2010 in email: "Rick Scott's even saying he wants more offshore drilling." Florida Democratic Party stated on May 13, 2010 in an e-mail press release: Bill McCollum explained his lack of action on mortgage fraud by saying, "You can't do everything." Linda Chavez-Thompson stated on May 4, 2010 in a speech to the Central Texas Democratic Forum: "Texas has, now, the highest share of minimum-wage workers in the nation." George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable segment on ABC's This Week: Greece "has a GDP the size of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex." John Cornyn stated on May 10, 2010 in a press release: "Ms. Kagan has spent her entire professional career in Harvard Square, Hyde Park and the D.C. Beltway." John Barrasso stated on May 10, 2010 in an interview on Fox News: On military recruiters at Harvard, Elena Kagan "took a position and the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that she was wrong." Vern Buchanan stated on April 27, 2010 in in a web video.: "In the last 50 years, (the federal government has) only balanced the budget five times." Michael Bloomberg stated on May 5, 2010 in an op ed article: "We can prevent terror suspects from boarding an airplane, but the FBI doesn't have the power to block them from buying dynamite or an AK-47." Adam Putnam stated on May 4, 2010 in a campaign statement.: Scott Maddox is a "lobbyist." Rick Perry stated on May 4, 2010 in remarks to Texas reporters: "If you will go look up the definition of 'act of God,' we've used it in legal terms for a long time in this state." Progress Florida stated on May 3, 2010 in a press release.: "Incoming House Speaker Dean Cannon and incoming Senate President Mike Haridopolos have said they plan to champion efforts next legislative session to allow oil rigs off Florida's coast." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on May 2, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's 'This Week': "At the moment, energy companies spend 0.25 percent on R&D." Jerry Patterson stated on April 27, 2010 in a newspaper column: Says Texas General Land Office "has earned the school children of Texas $451,932.89 on wind leases that haven't produced a watt of energy." Marco Rubio stated on April 28, 2010 in a campaign memo.: "By registration fewer than 20 percent of Florida voters are Independents." Arlen Specter stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Daily Rundown: "Congress can tell [the Supreme Court] which cases they ought to hear. We have that authority." Alan Grayson stated on April 22, 2010 in a statement.: "Daniel Webster said he's out. Now he says he's in." Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "Fifteen years ago, the assets of the six largest banks in this country totaled 17 percent of GDP ... The assets of the six largest banks in the United States today total 63 percent of GDP." Chet Edwards stated on April 21, 2010 in a campaign video: Republican challenger Bill Flores "has never once voted in a general election in our district." Charlie Justice stated on April 14, 2010 in a Web ad: "Bill Young uses his campaign money for, among other things, a luxury car." Bill White stated on April 13, 2010 in a press release: "By the end of Governor Rick Perry's term, he will have drained Texas taxpayers ... of more than $360,000 to pay for the rental mansion he has been living in while the historic Governor's Mansion is repaired." Rick Scott stated on April 19, 2010 in a post on Facebook.: "Thanks to you, in under one week we have the largest GOP (Facebook) page in the Governor's race!" Lamar Alexander stated on March 9, 2010 in an op-ed article: "No member of the American public has ever been killed by commercial nuclear power — a record unmatched by other fuels." Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on April 3, 2010 in a press release.: "If the space-shuttle program is terminated, Russia and China will be the only nations ...with the capability to launch humans into space." Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "I never had a filibuster-proof Senate."
Colin Powell stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "The president has added close to 68,000 troops in the last year, since he came into office, not just the 30,000 you hear, but the others that were added before that."
Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week: The Republican Party "fought very hard in the '60s to get the civil rights bill passed, as well as the voting rights bill."
Chris Matthews stated on May 20, 2010 in an interview with Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show: Halliburton gave Dick Cheney a $34 million payout when he left the company to join the presidential ticket.
Kendrick Meek stated on May 21, 2010 in a campaign website: "Jeff Greene only moved from California to Florida in the last two years. In fact, he would not legally be allowed to run for any other statewide office because he has not lived here long enough to meet the residency requirement."
Michael Steele stated on May 23, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week.': In Hawaii, "they don't have a history of throwing incumbents out of office."
Alex Sink stated on May 18, 2010 in a press release.: Rick Scott "was forced to resign as the head of a company that pled guilty to massive amounts of systematic fraud, including 14 felonies, leading to a historic $1.7 billion fine."
Alex Sink stated on May 15, 2010 in email: "Rick Scott's even saying he wants more offshore drilling."
Florida Democratic Party stated on May 13, 2010 in an e-mail press release: Bill McCollum explained his lack of action on mortgage fraud by saying, "You can't do everything."
Linda Chavez-Thompson stated on May 4, 2010 in a speech to the Central Texas Democratic Forum: "Texas has, now, the highest share of minimum-wage workers in the nation."
George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable segment on ABC's This Week: Greece "has a GDP the size of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex."
John Cornyn stated on May 10, 2010 in a press release: "Ms. Kagan has spent her entire professional career in Harvard Square, Hyde Park and the D.C. Beltway."
John Barrasso stated on May 10, 2010 in an interview on Fox News: On military recruiters at Harvard, Elena Kagan "took a position and the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that she was wrong."
Vern Buchanan stated on April 27, 2010 in in a web video.: "In the last 50 years, (the federal government has) only balanced the budget five times."
Michael Bloomberg stated on May 5, 2010 in an op ed article: "We can prevent terror suspects from boarding an airplane, but the FBI doesn't have the power to block them from buying dynamite or an AK-47."
Rick Perry stated on May 4, 2010 in remarks to Texas reporters: "If you will go look up the definition of 'act of God,' we've used it in legal terms for a long time in this state."
Progress Florida stated on May 3, 2010 in a press release.: "Incoming House Speaker Dean Cannon and incoming Senate President Mike Haridopolos have said they plan to champion efforts next legislative session to allow oil rigs off Florida's coast."
Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on May 2, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's 'This Week': "At the moment, energy companies spend 0.25 percent on R&D."
Jerry Patterson stated on April 27, 2010 in a newspaper column: Says Texas General Land Office "has earned the school children of Texas $451,932.89 on wind leases that haven't produced a watt of energy."
Marco Rubio stated on April 28, 2010 in a campaign memo.: "By registration fewer than 20 percent of Florida voters are Independents."
Arlen Specter stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Daily Rundown: "Congress can tell [the Supreme Court] which cases they ought to hear. We have that authority."
Alan Grayson stated on April 22, 2010 in a statement.: "Daniel Webster said he's out. Now he says he's in."
Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "Fifteen years ago, the assets of the six largest banks in this country totaled 17 percent of GDP ... The assets of the six largest banks in the United States today total 63 percent of GDP."
Chet Edwards stated on April 21, 2010 in a campaign video: Republican challenger Bill Flores "has never once voted in a general election in our district."
Charlie Justice stated on April 14, 2010 in a Web ad: "Bill Young uses his campaign money for, among other things, a luxury car."
Bill White stated on April 13, 2010 in a press release: "By the end of Governor Rick Perry's term, he will have drained Texas taxpayers ... of more than $360,000 to pay for the rental mansion he has been living in while the historic Governor's Mansion is repaired."
Rick Scott stated on April 19, 2010 in a post on Facebook.: "Thanks to you, in under one week we have the largest GOP (Facebook) page in the Governor's race!"
Lamar Alexander stated on March 9, 2010 in an op-ed article: "No member of the American public has ever been killed by commercial nuclear power — a record unmatched by other fuels."
Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on April 3, 2010 in a press release.: "If the space-shuttle program is terminated, Russia and China will be the only nations ...with the capability to launch humans into space."
Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': "I never had a filibuster-proof Senate."
