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 George Will stated on March 24, 2009 in a column published by the Washington Post and other news organizations.: "Congress shoveled $700 billion into the Troubled Assets Relief Program, $325 billion of which has been spent without purchasing any toxic assets." Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. : "2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces." Robert Gibbs stated on March 26, 2009 in a statement during a press briefing: The Republican leadership's budget proposal "doesn't contain any numbers." Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Obama's budget plan would "take national debt up to about 80 percent of gross national product. ... Historically, it's been about 40 percent." Barack Obama stated on March 22, 2009 in a television interview: "Warren (Buffett) still does support me." Mike Pence stated on March 17, 2009 in a TV interview: "Tens of billions of dollars (from taxpayer-funded bailouts) ... flowed straight through AIG into the coffers of foreign corporations and foreign banks." Elijah Cummings stated on March 16, 2009 in in a TV interview: AIG "said they were giving $57 million (in retention payments) to people who were being terminated." Christina Romer stated on March 15, 2009 in an interview on Meet the Press.: "Last week the Blue Chip Economic Indicators came out that surveys lots of private forecasters. Almost all of them are predicting a turnaround in the third quarter and positive growth in the fourth quarter." John Boehner stated on March 12, 2009 in a news conference: "I don't do earmarks. I've never done one. I'm not going to do one." Robert Gibbs stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House briefing: "A middle-class family donates $1 to charity, they get 15 cents off their income tax. Bill Gates donates $1 to charity, he takes 35 cents off his income tax." Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House conference on health care.: "Teddy Roosevelt first called for (health care) reform nearly a century ago." John Boehner stated on February 25, 2009 in a speech on the House floor.: "The president campaigned against this type of legislation." Barack Obama stated on February 17, 2009 in a bill signing ceremony in Denver.: "We are making the largest investment in education in our nation’s history." John McCain stated on February 25, 2009 in an interview on CNN's American Morning.: The omnibus spending bill has "9,427 pork barrel items." Rosa DeLauro stated on February 4, 2009 in a news conference: "When the salmonella source was finally identified, FDA officials had to wait for industry approval before they could go live with the [peanut] recall." Al Gore stated on January 28, 2009 in a Senate committee hearing: If we got solar energy from "an area of the Southwestern desert 100 miles on a side, that would be enough, in and of itself, to provide 100 percent of all the electricity needs for the United States of America in a full year." Barack Obama stated on February 9, 2009 in a news conference: "Putting three Republicans in my Cabinet...is unprecedented." Mike Pence stated on February 3, 2009 in a speech: The stimulus bill contains "$20 million for the removal of small to medium-sized fish passage barriers" and "$25 million to rehabilitate off-roading trails for ATVs." Mitch McConnell stated on February 1, 2009 in appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation": To give the proposed economic stimulus plan some perspective, "if you started the day Jesus Christ was born and spent $1 million every day since then, you still wouldn’t have spent $1 trillion." Joe Barton stated on January 22, 2009 in a statement at a committee meeting.: Democrats have said that "even one hearing (on the stimulus bill) would be one too many, and that we have a single day to approve these five complex propositions that will affect the lives of millions." Nancy Pelosi stated on December 2, 2008 in a speech.: "The Capitol was built by slaves." Competitive Enterprise Institute stated on January 14, 2009 in a news release: "Geithner still didn't correct the same type of error for some years, even after the Internal Revenue Service flagged him for the failure to pay the taxes in other years." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "Sen. Obama has never taken on his party leaders on a single major issue." John McCain stated on October 29, 2008 in a TV interview: "Fidel (Castro) has made his preferences known in the campaign and had some very unkind things to say about me." Planned Parenthood stated on October 24, 2008 in a TV ad: John McCain's health care plan "won't guarantee coverage of cancer screenings or maternity care." Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Medicare spends "$15-billion a year on subsidies to insurance companies." Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, N.Y.: "98 percent of small businesses make less than $250,000" and would not see a tax increase under Barack Obama's plan. John McCain stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: "Congressman John Lewis, an American hero, made allegations that Sarah Palin and I were somehow associated with ... the worst chapter in American history. ... And, Senator Obama, you didn't repudiate those remarks." National Right to Life Committee stated on August 11, 2008 in a published piece on their Web site: Barack Obama voted against "born alive" legislation in Illinois that was "virtually identical to the federal law." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Under Barack Obama's health care proposal, "if you've got a health care plan that you like, you can keep it."
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George Will stated on March 24, 2009 in a column published by the Washington Post and other news organizations.: "Congress shoveled $700 billion into the Troubled Assets Relief Program, $325 billion of which has been spent without purchasing any toxic assets." Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. : "2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces." Robert Gibbs stated on March 26, 2009 in a statement during a press briefing: The Republican leadership's budget proposal "doesn't contain any numbers." Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Obama's budget plan would "take national debt up to about 80 percent of gross national product. ... Historically, it's been about 40 percent." Barack Obama stated on March 22, 2009 in a television interview: "Warren (Buffett) still does support me." Mike Pence stated on March 17, 2009 in a TV interview: "Tens of billions of dollars (from taxpayer-funded bailouts) ... flowed straight through AIG into the coffers of foreign corporations and foreign banks." Elijah Cummings stated on March 16, 2009 in in a TV interview: AIG "said they were giving $57 million (in retention payments) to people who were being terminated." Christina Romer stated on March 15, 2009 in an interview on Meet the Press.: "Last week the Blue Chip Economic Indicators came out that surveys lots of private forecasters. Almost all of them are predicting a turnaround in the third quarter and positive growth in the fourth quarter." John Boehner stated on March 12, 2009 in a news conference: "I don't do earmarks. I've never done one. I'm not going to do one." Robert Gibbs stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House briefing: "A middle-class family donates $1 to charity, they get 15 cents off their income tax. Bill Gates donates $1 to charity, he takes 35 cents off his income tax." Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House conference on health care.: "Teddy Roosevelt first called for (health care) reform nearly a century ago." John Boehner stated on February 25, 2009 in a speech on the House floor.: "The president campaigned against this type of legislation." Barack Obama stated on February 17, 2009 in a bill signing ceremony in Denver.: "We are making the largest investment in education in our nation’s history." John McCain stated on February 25, 2009 in an interview on CNN's American Morning.: The omnibus spending bill has "9,427 pork barrel items." Rosa DeLauro stated on February 4, 2009 in a news conference: "When the salmonella source was finally identified, FDA officials had to wait for industry approval before they could go live with the [peanut] recall." Al Gore stated on January 28, 2009 in a Senate committee hearing: If we got solar energy from "an area of the Southwestern desert 100 miles on a side, that would be enough, in and of itself, to provide 100 percent of all the electricity needs for the United States of America in a full year." Barack Obama stated on February 9, 2009 in a news conference: "Putting three Republicans in my Cabinet...is unprecedented." Mike Pence stated on February 3, 2009 in a speech: The stimulus bill contains "$20 million for the removal of small to medium-sized fish passage barriers" and "$25 million to rehabilitate off-roading trails for ATVs." Mitch McConnell stated on February 1, 2009 in appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation": To give the proposed economic stimulus plan some perspective, "if you started the day Jesus Christ was born and spent $1 million every day since then, you still wouldn’t have spent $1 trillion." Joe Barton stated on January 22, 2009 in a statement at a committee meeting.: Democrats have said that "even one hearing (on the stimulus bill) would be one too many, and that we have a single day to approve these five complex propositions that will affect the lives of millions." Nancy Pelosi stated on December 2, 2008 in a speech.: "The Capitol was built by slaves." Competitive Enterprise Institute stated on January 14, 2009 in a news release: "Geithner still didn't correct the same type of error for some years, even after the Internal Revenue Service flagged him for the failure to pay the taxes in other years." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "Sen. Obama has never taken on his party leaders on a single major issue." John McCain stated on October 29, 2008 in a TV interview: "Fidel (Castro) has made his preferences known in the campaign and had some very unkind things to say about me." Planned Parenthood stated on October 24, 2008 in a TV ad: John McCain's health care plan "won't guarantee coverage of cancer screenings or maternity care." Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Medicare spends "$15-billion a year on subsidies to insurance companies." Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, N.Y.: "98 percent of small businesses make less than $250,000" and would not see a tax increase under Barack Obama's plan. John McCain stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: "Congressman John Lewis, an American hero, made allegations that Sarah Palin and I were somehow associated with ... the worst chapter in American history. ... And, Senator Obama, you didn't repudiate those remarks." National Right to Life Committee stated on August 11, 2008 in a published piece on their Web site: Barack Obama voted against "born alive" legislation in Illinois that was "virtually identical to the federal law." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Under Barack Obama's health care proposal, "if you've got a health care plan that you like, you can keep it."
George Will stated on March 24, 2009 in a column published by the Washington Post and other news organizations.: "Congress shoveled $700 billion into the Troubled Assets Relief Program, $325 billion of which has been spent without purchasing any toxic assets."
Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. : "2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces."
Robert Gibbs stated on March 26, 2009 in a statement during a press briefing: The Republican leadership's budget proposal "doesn't contain any numbers."
Judd Gregg stated on March 25, 2009 in a Fox News interview: Obama's budget plan would "take national debt up to about 80 percent of gross national product. ... Historically, it's been about 40 percent."
Barack Obama stated on March 22, 2009 in a television interview: "Warren (Buffett) still does support me."
Mike Pence stated on March 17, 2009 in a TV interview: "Tens of billions of dollars (from taxpayer-funded bailouts) ... flowed straight through AIG into the coffers of foreign corporations and foreign banks."
Elijah Cummings stated on March 16, 2009 in in a TV interview: AIG "said they were giving $57 million (in retention payments) to people who were being terminated."
Christina Romer stated on March 15, 2009 in an interview on Meet the Press.: "Last week the Blue Chip Economic Indicators came out that surveys lots of private forecasters. Almost all of them are predicting a turnaround in the third quarter and positive growth in the fourth quarter."
John Boehner stated on March 12, 2009 in a news conference: "I don't do earmarks. I've never done one. I'm not going to do one."
Robert Gibbs stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House briefing: "A middle-class family donates $1 to charity, they get 15 cents off their income tax. Bill Gates donates $1 to charity, he takes 35 cents off his income tax."
Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2009 in a White House conference on health care.: "Teddy Roosevelt first called for (health care) reform nearly a century ago."
John Boehner stated on February 25, 2009 in a speech on the House floor.: "The president campaigned against this type of legislation."
Barack Obama stated on February 17, 2009 in a bill signing ceremony in Denver.: "We are making the largest investment in education in our nation’s history."
John McCain stated on February 25, 2009 in an interview on CNN's American Morning.: The omnibus spending bill has "9,427 pork barrel items."
Rosa DeLauro stated on February 4, 2009 in a news conference: "When the salmonella source was finally identified, FDA officials had to wait for industry approval before they could go live with the [peanut] recall."
Al Gore stated on January 28, 2009 in a Senate committee hearing: If we got solar energy from "an area of the Southwestern desert 100 miles on a side, that would be enough, in and of itself, to provide 100 percent of all the electricity needs for the United States of America in a full year."
Barack Obama stated on February 9, 2009 in a news conference: "Putting three Republicans in my Cabinet...is unprecedented."
Mike Pence stated on February 3, 2009 in a speech: The stimulus bill contains "$20 million for the removal of small to medium-sized fish passage barriers" and "$25 million to rehabilitate off-roading trails for ATVs."
Mitch McConnell stated on February 1, 2009 in appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation": To give the proposed economic stimulus plan some perspective, "if you started the day Jesus Christ was born and spent $1 million every day since then, you still wouldn’t have spent $1 trillion."
Joe Barton stated on January 22, 2009 in a statement at a committee meeting.: Democrats have said that "even one hearing (on the stimulus bill) would be one too many, and that we have a single day to approve these five complex propositions that will affect the lives of millions."
Competitive Enterprise Institute stated on January 14, 2009 in a news release: "Geithner still didn't correct the same type of error for some years, even after the Internal Revenue Service flagged him for the failure to pay the taxes in other years."
John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "Sen. Obama has never taken on his party leaders on a single major issue."
John McCain stated on October 29, 2008 in a TV interview: "Fidel (Castro) has made his preferences known in the campaign and had some very unkind things to say about me."
Planned Parenthood stated on October 24, 2008 in a TV ad: John McCain's health care plan "won't guarantee coverage of cancer screenings or maternity care."
Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Medicare spends "$15-billion a year on subsidies to insurance companies."
Barack Obama stated on October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, N.Y.: "98 percent of small businesses make less than $250,000" and would not see a tax increase under Barack Obama's plan.
John McCain stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: "Congressman John Lewis, an American hero, made allegations that Sarah Palin and I were somehow associated with ... the worst chapter in American history. ... And, Senator Obama, you didn't repudiate those remarks."
National Right to Life Committee stated on August 11, 2008 in a published piece on their Web site: Barack Obama voted against "born alive" legislation in Illinois that was "virtually identical to the federal law."
Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Under Barack Obama's health care proposal, "if you've got a health care plan that you like, you can keep it."
