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 Kathie Tovo stated on May 1, 2011 in “Voters Guide,” League of Women Voters of the Austin Area.: "Austin Energy is considering its first rate increase since 1994." Tim Pawlenty stated on May 5, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina: On the night of the Iowa caucuses, Obama "promised the nation that he would do health care reform focused on cost containment, he opposed an individual mandate, and he said he was going to do it with Republicans." Gary Johnson stated on May 5, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: "We have the highest corporate income tax in the world right now." Herb Kohl stated on April 28, 2011 in remarks to reporters: "I’ve been through four campaigns and have not done any negative campaigning." David Wu stated on April 15, 2011 in a press release: House Republican plan would increase costs for Oregon seniors by $6,000 with health care vouchers instead of Medicare Jim Renacci stated on March 29, 2011 in a video posted to YouTube: The federal debt is more than $14 trillion, "almost equal to the size of our entire economy," and "every child born today inherits a $45,000 share of the national debt before they take their first breath." Gerry Connolly stated on May 3, 2011 in a House floor speech: "America owns 3 percent of the world’s oil but consumes 25 percent of its global reserves." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on April 28, 2011 in an automated political phone call: "The federal government borrows $4 billion every day." Adam Hasner stated on March 20, 2011 in a speech before conservative activists: In a lawsuit between private citizens, a Florida judge "announced the decision was going to be based on Islamic Law." Arianna Huffington stated on May 1, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- it’s caused by a "shrinking of the actual labor force." J.D. Alexander stated on April 29, 2011 in comments to the 'St. Petersburg Times' and 'Miami Herald': Says using E-Verify is "a fair amount of cost," about $20 per person that does not match. Kathleen Sebelius stated on April 19, 2011 in a speech: "One of three patients hospitalized (is) harmed by the care they receive." Bill Nelson stated on May 2, 2011 in a press conference: "55 percent of the people who cast a provisional ballot (in Florida) in the last presidential election -- their vote did not count." Barack Obama stated on April 26, 2011 in an interview: Says "we have now more Border Patrol officers … than we’ve had at any time in our history." Texans for Economic Development stated on April 19, 2011 in a web banner ad.: "Texans spend $2.5 billion gambling in our neighboring states every year." Joe Biden stated on April 19, 2011 in a speech in Cleveland: "We have created more jobs in this last year than the Bush administration (did) in eight years." Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for." Donald Trump stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia." Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2011 in an interview: "Gov. (Rick) Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help, which he happily took, and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help." Rachel Maddow stated on April 12, 2011 in an episode of The Rachel Maddow Show.: Says Texas routinely gets "a lot more federal spending" than it pays in taxes. Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: The Republican budget plan "says that 10 years from now, if you’re a 65-year-old who’s eligible for Medicare, you should have to pay nearly $6,400 more than you would today." Rick Scott stated on April 14, 2011 in testimony before Congress.: "Hackers broke into Virginia's prescription-drug database (and) ... obtained more than 8.2 million patient records and a total of nearly 36 million prescriptions." Jesse Jackson stated on April 4, 2011 in a TV interview, as well as other venues: Milwaukee is "the most segregated city in America." Chris Van Hollen stated on April 10, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "The Republicans have demanded deep cuts in education. They've demanded cuts in cancer research and other research to find cures and treatments to diseases." Marco Rubio stated on March 30, 2011 in an opinion article in the 'Wall Street Journal': To pay for government growth, leaders of both parties "borrowed $4 billion a day, leaving us with today's $14 trillion debt." Online petition stated on April 8, 2011 in an online petition: "For every [coyote] they kill, the population will replace and usually multiply." Saxby Chambliss stated on March 29, 2011 in an op-ed: Says "an average of $4 billion is added to the national debt" every day. Jim Moran stated on February 10, 2011 in a news release.: "Over the past decade, the big five oil companies --- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell -- made a total profit of nearly $1 trillion." David Pepper stated on March 10, 2011 in an Ohio House committee hearing: "Many states without collective bargaining, such as Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina, have far larger budget deficits than many that do, including Ohio." Roberto DaSilva stated on March 21, 2011 in a news release: "We’re paying out-of-state residential facilities hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more," to house children in state custody
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Kathie Tovo stated on May 1, 2011 in “Voters Guide,” League of Women Voters of the Austin Area.: "Austin Energy is considering its first rate increase since 1994." Tim Pawlenty stated on May 5, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina: On the night of the Iowa caucuses, Obama "promised the nation that he would do health care reform focused on cost containment, he opposed an individual mandate, and he said he was going to do it with Republicans." Gary Johnson stated on May 5, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: "We have the highest corporate income tax in the world right now." Herb Kohl stated on April 28, 2011 in remarks to reporters: "I’ve been through four campaigns and have not done any negative campaigning." David Wu stated on April 15, 2011 in a press release: House Republican plan would increase costs for Oregon seniors by $6,000 with health care vouchers instead of Medicare Jim Renacci stated on March 29, 2011 in a video posted to YouTube: The federal debt is more than $14 trillion, "almost equal to the size of our entire economy," and "every child born today inherits a $45,000 share of the national debt before they take their first breath." Gerry Connolly stated on May 3, 2011 in a House floor speech: "America owns 3 percent of the world’s oil but consumes 25 percent of its global reserves." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on April 28, 2011 in an automated political phone call: "The federal government borrows $4 billion every day." Adam Hasner stated on March 20, 2011 in a speech before conservative activists: In a lawsuit between private citizens, a Florida judge "announced the decision was going to be based on Islamic Law." Arianna Huffington stated on May 1, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- it’s caused by a "shrinking of the actual labor force." J.D. Alexander stated on April 29, 2011 in comments to the 'St. Petersburg Times' and 'Miami Herald': Says using E-Verify is "a fair amount of cost," about $20 per person that does not match. Kathleen Sebelius stated on April 19, 2011 in a speech: "One of three patients hospitalized (is) harmed by the care they receive." Bill Nelson stated on May 2, 2011 in a press conference: "55 percent of the people who cast a provisional ballot (in Florida) in the last presidential election -- their vote did not count." Barack Obama stated on April 26, 2011 in an interview: Says "we have now more Border Patrol officers … than we’ve had at any time in our history." Texans for Economic Development stated on April 19, 2011 in a web banner ad.: "Texans spend $2.5 billion gambling in our neighboring states every year." Joe Biden stated on April 19, 2011 in a speech in Cleveland: "We have created more jobs in this last year than the Bush administration (did) in eight years." Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for." Donald Trump stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia." Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2011 in an interview: "Gov. (Rick) Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help, which he happily took, and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help." Rachel Maddow stated on April 12, 2011 in an episode of The Rachel Maddow Show.: Says Texas routinely gets "a lot more federal spending" than it pays in taxes. Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: The Republican budget plan "says that 10 years from now, if you’re a 65-year-old who’s eligible for Medicare, you should have to pay nearly $6,400 more than you would today." Rick Scott stated on April 14, 2011 in testimony before Congress.: "Hackers broke into Virginia's prescription-drug database (and) ... obtained more than 8.2 million patient records and a total of nearly 36 million prescriptions." Jesse Jackson stated on April 4, 2011 in a TV interview, as well as other venues: Milwaukee is "the most segregated city in America." Chris Van Hollen stated on April 10, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "The Republicans have demanded deep cuts in education. They've demanded cuts in cancer research and other research to find cures and treatments to diseases." Marco Rubio stated on March 30, 2011 in an opinion article in the 'Wall Street Journal': To pay for government growth, leaders of both parties "borrowed $4 billion a day, leaving us with today's $14 trillion debt." Online petition stated on April 8, 2011 in an online petition: "For every [coyote] they kill, the population will replace and usually multiply." Saxby Chambliss stated on March 29, 2011 in an op-ed: Says "an average of $4 billion is added to the national debt" every day. Jim Moran stated on February 10, 2011 in a news release.: "Over the past decade, the big five oil companies --- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell -- made a total profit of nearly $1 trillion." David Pepper stated on March 10, 2011 in an Ohio House committee hearing: "Many states without collective bargaining, such as Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina, have far larger budget deficits than many that do, including Ohio." Roberto DaSilva stated on March 21, 2011 in a news release: "We’re paying out-of-state residential facilities hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more," to house children in state custody
Kathie Tovo stated on May 1, 2011 in “Voters Guide,” League of Women Voters of the Austin Area.: "Austin Energy is considering its first rate increase since 1994."
Tim Pawlenty stated on May 5, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina: On the night of the Iowa caucuses, Obama "promised the nation that he would do health care reform focused on cost containment, he opposed an individual mandate, and he said he was going to do it with Republicans."
Gary Johnson stated on May 5, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: "We have the highest corporate income tax in the world right now."
Herb Kohl stated on April 28, 2011 in remarks to reporters: "I’ve been through four campaigns and have not done any negative campaigning."
David Wu stated on April 15, 2011 in a press release: House Republican plan would increase costs for Oregon seniors by $6,000 with health care vouchers instead of Medicare
Jim Renacci stated on March 29, 2011 in a video posted to YouTube: The federal debt is more than $14 trillion, "almost equal to the size of our entire economy," and "every child born today inherits a $45,000 share of the national debt before they take their first breath."
Gerry Connolly stated on May 3, 2011 in a House floor speech: "America owns 3 percent of the world’s oil but consumes 25 percent of its global reserves."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on April 28, 2011 in an automated political phone call: "The federal government borrows $4 billion every day."
Adam Hasner stated on March 20, 2011 in a speech before conservative activists: In a lawsuit between private citizens, a Florida judge "announced the decision was going to be based on Islamic Law."
Arianna Huffington stated on May 1, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- it’s caused by a "shrinking of the actual labor force."
J.D. Alexander stated on April 29, 2011 in comments to the 'St. Petersburg Times' and 'Miami Herald': Says using E-Verify is "a fair amount of cost," about $20 per person that does not match.
Kathleen Sebelius stated on April 19, 2011 in a speech: "One of three patients hospitalized (is) harmed by the care they receive."
Bill Nelson stated on May 2, 2011 in a press conference: "55 percent of the people who cast a provisional ballot (in Florida) in the last presidential election -- their vote did not count."
Barack Obama stated on April 26, 2011 in an interview: Says "we have now more Border Patrol officers … than we’ve had at any time in our history."
Texans for Economic Development stated on April 19, 2011 in a web banner ad.: "Texans spend $2.5 billion gambling in our neighboring states every year."
Joe Biden stated on April 19, 2011 in a speech in Cleveland: "We have created more jobs in this last year than the Bush administration (did) in eight years."
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2011 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser: Says Paul Ryan "voted for two wars that were unpaid for, voted for the Bush tax cuts that were unpaid for, voted for the prescription drug bill that cost as much as my health care bill -- but wasn't paid for."
Donald Trump stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News: "Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia."
Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2011 in an interview: "Gov. (Rick) Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help, which he happily took, and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help."
Rachel Maddow stated on April 12, 2011 in an episode of The Rachel Maddow Show.: Says Texas routinely gets "a lot more federal spending" than it pays in taxes.
Barack Obama stated on April 13, 2011 in a speech at George Washington University: The Republican budget plan "says that 10 years from now, if you’re a 65-year-old who’s eligible for Medicare, you should have to pay nearly $6,400 more than you would today."
Rick Scott stated on April 14, 2011 in testimony before Congress.: "Hackers broke into Virginia's prescription-drug database (and) ... obtained more than 8.2 million patient records and a total of nearly 36 million prescriptions."
Jesse Jackson stated on April 4, 2011 in a TV interview, as well as other venues: Milwaukee is "the most segregated city in America."
Chris Van Hollen stated on April 10, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "The Republicans have demanded deep cuts in education. They've demanded cuts in cancer research and other research to find cures and treatments to diseases."
Marco Rubio stated on March 30, 2011 in an opinion article in the 'Wall Street Journal': To pay for government growth, leaders of both parties "borrowed $4 billion a day, leaving us with today's $14 trillion debt."
Online petition stated on April 8, 2011 in an online petition: "For every [coyote] they kill, the population will replace and usually multiply."
Saxby Chambliss stated on March 29, 2011 in an op-ed: Says "an average of $4 billion is added to the national debt" every day.
Jim Moran stated on February 10, 2011 in a news release.: "Over the past decade, the big five oil companies --- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell -- made a total profit of nearly $1 trillion."
David Pepper stated on March 10, 2011 in an Ohio House committee hearing: "Many states without collective bargaining, such as Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina, have far larger budget deficits than many that do, including Ohio."
Roberto DaSilva stated on March 21, 2011 in a news release: "We’re paying out-of-state residential facilities hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more," to house children in state custody
