Latest Mostly 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 Tom Rooney stated on June 2, 2011 in a press release: "For every $1 spent on mitigation, $4 in post-storm cleanup and rebuilding is saved." Wisconsin Professional Police Association stated on May 31, 2011 in a press release: Assaults on Wisconsin law enforcement officers are up 224 percent statewide since 2005 Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Over the last 15 months, we've added more than 2 million jobs in the private sector. That's far in excess of what it was in the comparable period after the last recession." Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Manufacturing is having its best employment year in almost 15 years." Bob McDonnell stated on May 13, 2011 in a TV interview.: Virginia is "headed towards another surplus this year, unlike most states." Jeff Merkley stated on June 16, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: Oil companies are able to sell oil that costs no more to produce today than it did one year ago. Wendy Davis stated on May 29, 2011 in a filibuster.: Says "for the first time ever," Texas lawmakers are not funding student population growth. Texas House Democratic Caucus stated on May 18, 2011 in a press release: "Some neighborhood schools are closing." Charlotte Nash stated on May 18, 2011 in a speech: "Annual water usage in 2010 was actually down more than 18 percent from usage in 2006." Adam Hasner stated on May 23, 2011 in a tweet: "Obama-Nelson economic record: Job creation ... at slowest post-recession rate since Great Depression." Todd Staples stated on May 12, 2011 in a Texas Tribune interview: Says the Obama administration approved a major disaster declaration for Oklahoma in 2009, when nine of the state’s 77 counties burned for "about three days," while Texas wildfires have been burning for longer without such a declaration. John Kasich stated on May 12, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "We are in the bottom 10 in dollars in the classroom and the top 10 in dollars in the bureaucracy and red tape." Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2011 in a press gaggle: Says the Obama Administration has fulfilled all of Texas’ requests for fire management assisting grants. Rick Scott stated on May 26, 2011 in announcing $615 million in budget vetoes.: Says he vetoed $250,000 from the budget for a program to learn how to catch rainwater. Eric Cantor stated on May 20, 2011 in a press conference: Says the United States is "the Saudi Arabia of coal." The Agenda Project stated on May 17, 2011 in an advertisement: The Paul Ryan budget proposal would "privatize Medicare." Herman Cain stated on May 21, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential run: The U.S. has "47 million people on food stamps. That’s 14 million more than when the current occupant of the White House took over." Marcy Kaptur stated on May 9, 2011 in an article in Politico: "A gallon (of gasoline) delivered to the front lines for our troops in Afghanistan cost more than $400." Randi Shade stated on May 17, 2011 in a press release.: "The turnout on May 14th was just 7 percent -- the lowest turnout in decades." Michael McAuliff stated on May 17, 2011 in website article: "Tommy Thompson wanted to implant data chips in humans." Ron Paul stated on May 5, 2011 in a presidential debate: "The Arab and the Muslim nations get twice as much money as Israel." Paul Ryan stated on May 16, 2011 in a speech in Chicago: On taxes, President Barack Obama wants to raise "the top rate to 44.8 percent." Chris Redfern stated on May 4, 2011 in a radio interview: "The Ohio Democratic Party has raised $1.1 million since the November election. A very small percentage of that has come from organized labor." Sherrod Brown stated on May 10, 2011 in a fundraising letter: "Eighty-seven percent of private insurance plans currently include (abortion) coverage." John Whitmire stated on May 3, 2011 in remarks on the Senate floor: Says the Texas Board of Nursing has a backlog of "3,000 complaints against nurses, many of them sexual assaults, malfeasance." Steve Ogden stated on April 5, 2011 in comments to reporters on Texas Senate floor: Says businesses "already pay most of the taxes." Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2011 in a press gaggle aboard Air Force One.: Says Rick Perry "turned down our invitation to meet" President Barack Obama in El Paso. George LeMieux stated on May 10, 2011 in a Web ad: "(Bill) Nelson voted for billions in wasteful spending earmarks like the Bridge to Nowhere." One Wisconsin Now stated on April 18, 2011 in a news release and report: "Two-thirds of Wisconsin corporations don't pay state income taxes." Silvestre Reyes stated on May 9, 2011 in a press release.: The "six largest cities in Ohio all have higher rates of violence and crime than every major city along the U.S.-Mexico border."
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Tom Rooney stated on June 2, 2011 in a press release: "For every $1 spent on mitigation, $4 in post-storm cleanup and rebuilding is saved." Wisconsin Professional Police Association stated on May 31, 2011 in a press release: Assaults on Wisconsin law enforcement officers are up 224 percent statewide since 2005 Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Over the last 15 months, we've added more than 2 million jobs in the private sector. That's far in excess of what it was in the comparable period after the last recession." Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Manufacturing is having its best employment year in almost 15 years." Bob McDonnell stated on May 13, 2011 in a TV interview.: Virginia is "headed towards another surplus this year, unlike most states." Jeff Merkley stated on June 16, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: Oil companies are able to sell oil that costs no more to produce today than it did one year ago. Wendy Davis stated on May 29, 2011 in a filibuster.: Says "for the first time ever," Texas lawmakers are not funding student population growth. Texas House Democratic Caucus stated on May 18, 2011 in a press release: "Some neighborhood schools are closing." Charlotte Nash stated on May 18, 2011 in a speech: "Annual water usage in 2010 was actually down more than 18 percent from usage in 2006." Adam Hasner stated on May 23, 2011 in a tweet: "Obama-Nelson economic record: Job creation ... at slowest post-recession rate since Great Depression." Todd Staples stated on May 12, 2011 in a Texas Tribune interview: Says the Obama administration approved a major disaster declaration for Oklahoma in 2009, when nine of the state’s 77 counties burned for "about three days," while Texas wildfires have been burning for longer without such a declaration. John Kasich stated on May 12, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "We are in the bottom 10 in dollars in the classroom and the top 10 in dollars in the bureaucracy and red tape." Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2011 in a press gaggle: Says the Obama Administration has fulfilled all of Texas’ requests for fire management assisting grants. Rick Scott stated on May 26, 2011 in announcing $615 million in budget vetoes.: Says he vetoed $250,000 from the budget for a program to learn how to catch rainwater. Eric Cantor stated on May 20, 2011 in a press conference: Says the United States is "the Saudi Arabia of coal." The Agenda Project stated on May 17, 2011 in an advertisement: The Paul Ryan budget proposal would "privatize Medicare." Herman Cain stated on May 21, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential run: The U.S. has "47 million people on food stamps. That’s 14 million more than when the current occupant of the White House took over." Marcy Kaptur stated on May 9, 2011 in an article in Politico: "A gallon (of gasoline) delivered to the front lines for our troops in Afghanistan cost more than $400." Randi Shade stated on May 17, 2011 in a press release.: "The turnout on May 14th was just 7 percent -- the lowest turnout in decades." Michael McAuliff stated on May 17, 2011 in website article: "Tommy Thompson wanted to implant data chips in humans." Ron Paul stated on May 5, 2011 in a presidential debate: "The Arab and the Muslim nations get twice as much money as Israel." Paul Ryan stated on May 16, 2011 in a speech in Chicago: On taxes, President Barack Obama wants to raise "the top rate to 44.8 percent." Chris Redfern stated on May 4, 2011 in a radio interview: "The Ohio Democratic Party has raised $1.1 million since the November election. A very small percentage of that has come from organized labor." Sherrod Brown stated on May 10, 2011 in a fundraising letter: "Eighty-seven percent of private insurance plans currently include (abortion) coverage." John Whitmire stated on May 3, 2011 in remarks on the Senate floor: Says the Texas Board of Nursing has a backlog of "3,000 complaints against nurses, many of them sexual assaults, malfeasance." Steve Ogden stated on April 5, 2011 in comments to reporters on Texas Senate floor: Says businesses "already pay most of the taxes." Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2011 in a press gaggle aboard Air Force One.: Says Rick Perry "turned down our invitation to meet" President Barack Obama in El Paso. George LeMieux stated on May 10, 2011 in a Web ad: "(Bill) Nelson voted for billions in wasteful spending earmarks like the Bridge to Nowhere." One Wisconsin Now stated on April 18, 2011 in a news release and report: "Two-thirds of Wisconsin corporations don't pay state income taxes." Silvestre Reyes stated on May 9, 2011 in a press release.: The "six largest cities in Ohio all have higher rates of violence and crime than every major city along the U.S.-Mexico border."
Tom Rooney stated on June 2, 2011 in a press release: "For every $1 spent on mitigation, $4 in post-storm cleanup and rebuilding is saved."
Wisconsin Professional Police Association stated on May 31, 2011 in a press release: Assaults on Wisconsin law enforcement officers are up 224 percent statewide since 2005
Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Over the last 15 months, we've added more than 2 million jobs in the private sector. That's far in excess of what it was in the comparable period after the last recession."
Austan Goolsbee stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Manufacturing is having its best employment year in almost 15 years."
Bob McDonnell stated on May 13, 2011 in a TV interview.: Virginia is "headed towards another surplus this year, unlike most states."
Jeff Merkley stated on June 16, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: Oil companies are able to sell oil that costs no more to produce today than it did one year ago.
Wendy Davis stated on May 29, 2011 in a filibuster.: Says "for the first time ever," Texas lawmakers are not funding student population growth.
Texas House Democratic Caucus stated on May 18, 2011 in a press release: "Some neighborhood schools are closing."
Charlotte Nash stated on May 18, 2011 in a speech: "Annual water usage in 2010 was actually down more than 18 percent from usage in 2006."
Adam Hasner stated on May 23, 2011 in a tweet: "Obama-Nelson economic record: Job creation ... at slowest post-recession rate since Great Depression."
Todd Staples stated on May 12, 2011 in a Texas Tribune interview: Says the Obama administration approved a major disaster declaration for Oklahoma in 2009, when nine of the state’s 77 counties burned for "about three days," while Texas wildfires have been burning for longer without such a declaration.
John Kasich stated on May 12, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "We are in the bottom 10 in dollars in the classroom and the top 10 in dollars in the bureaucracy and red tape."
Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2011 in a press gaggle: Says the Obama Administration has fulfilled all of Texas’ requests for fire management assisting grants.
Rick Scott stated on May 26, 2011 in announcing $615 million in budget vetoes.: Says he vetoed $250,000 from the budget for a program to learn how to catch rainwater.
Eric Cantor stated on May 20, 2011 in a press conference: Says the United States is "the Saudi Arabia of coal."
The Agenda Project stated on May 17, 2011 in an advertisement: The Paul Ryan budget proposal would "privatize Medicare."
Herman Cain stated on May 21, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential run: The U.S. has "47 million people on food stamps. That’s 14 million more than when the current occupant of the White House took over."
Marcy Kaptur stated on May 9, 2011 in an article in Politico: "A gallon (of gasoline) delivered to the front lines for our troops in Afghanistan cost more than $400."
Randi Shade stated on May 17, 2011 in a press release.: "The turnout on May 14th was just 7 percent -- the lowest turnout in decades."
Michael McAuliff stated on May 17, 2011 in website article: "Tommy Thompson wanted to implant data chips in humans."
Ron Paul stated on May 5, 2011 in a presidential debate: "The Arab and the Muslim nations get twice as much money as Israel."
Paul Ryan stated on May 16, 2011 in a speech in Chicago: On taxes, President Barack Obama wants to raise "the top rate to 44.8 percent."
Chris Redfern stated on May 4, 2011 in a radio interview: "The Ohio Democratic Party has raised $1.1 million since the November election. A very small percentage of that has come from organized labor."
Sherrod Brown stated on May 10, 2011 in a fundraising letter: "Eighty-seven percent of private insurance plans currently include (abortion) coverage."
John Whitmire stated on May 3, 2011 in remarks on the Senate floor: Says the Texas Board of Nursing has a backlog of "3,000 complaints against nurses, many of them sexual assaults, malfeasance."
Steve Ogden stated on April 5, 2011 in comments to reporters on Texas Senate floor: Says businesses "already pay most of the taxes."
Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2011 in a press gaggle aboard Air Force One.: Says Rick Perry "turned down our invitation to meet" President Barack Obama in El Paso.
George LeMieux stated on May 10, 2011 in a Web ad: "(Bill) Nelson voted for billions in wasteful spending earmarks like the Bridge to Nowhere."
One Wisconsin Now stated on April 18, 2011 in a news release and report: "Two-thirds of Wisconsin corporations don't pay state income taxes."
Silvestre Reyes stated on May 9, 2011 in a press release.: The "six largest cities in Ohio all have higher rates of violence and crime than every major city along the U.S.-Mexico border."
