Latest False Fact-checks on John Boehner 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 John Boehner stated on May 3, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics." John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs." John Boehner stated on June 2, 2014 in a post on his website: New carbon regulations will increase electric bills by "$17 billion every year" and "potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every year." John Boehner stated on March 13, 2014 in a press conference: The United States has seen "a net loss of people with health insurance" because of Obamacare. John Boehner stated on November 9, 2012 in a news conference: "The problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans is that more than half of them are small business owners." John Boehner stated on September 4, 2012 in a news release: "The president went on a stimulus-fueled spending binge that stuck every American man, woman and child with a $50,000 share of this $16 trillion debt." John Boehner stated on November 6, 2011 in an ABC interview with Christiane Amanpour: "Over half of the people who would be taxed under (a millionaire surtax) are, in fact, small businesspeople." John Boehner stated on July 5, 2011 in a tweet on Twitter: "POTUS’ economists: ‘Stimulus’ Has Cost $278,000 per job." John Boehner stated on May 10, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: The Bush tax cuts "created about 8 million jobs over the first 10 years that they were in existence. We've lost about 5 million of those jobs during this recession." John Boehner stated on April 25, 2011 in an interview with ABC news: President Barack Obama "took exactly none of his own deficit reduction commission’s ideas. Not one." John Boehner stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference: "Over the last two years since President Obama has taken office, the federal government has added 200,000 new federal jobs." John Boehner stated on December 1, 2010 in comments to reporters: "The American people spoke pretty loudly. They said stop all the looming tax hikes...." John Boehner stated on November 10, 2010 in a news conference: "It’s gotten to a point where the average federal worker makes twice as much as the average private sector worker." John Boehner stated on August 8, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it." John Boehner stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "This is the first time since the Depression that unemployment has stayed above 9 percent for two consecutive years." John Boehner stated on July 13, 2010 in a news release: "The Department of Health and Human Services is providing $160 million to the state of Pennsylvania to set up a new high-risk insurance pool program that would cover any abortion legal in the state." John Boehner stated on November 19, 2009 in the House GOP Web site: Senate health care legislation will "levy a new 'abortion premium' fee on Americans in the government-run plan." John Boehner stated on October 26, 2009 in a statement on his Web site: "Forcing Americans off of their current health coverage and onto a government-run plan isn't the answer, but that's exactly what the Democrats' plan would do." John Boehner stated on August 18, 2009 in a press release: The health bill's plan for comparative effectiveness research "would be used by the government to ration care." John Boehner stated on July 23, 2009 in an op-ed for National Review: The Democrat-backed health care reform plan "will require (Americans) to subsidize abortion with their hard-earned tax dollars." John Boehner stated on July 2, 2009 in a Web ad: "In North Carolina, they used stimulus money to hire one new state worker. His job, apply for more stimulus funds from the taxpayers by the way of the federal government." John Boehner stated on May 12, 2008 in a news release.: Says Obama called Israel "a constant sore" that infects U.S. foreign policy.
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John Boehner stated on May 3, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics." John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs." John Boehner stated on June 2, 2014 in a post on his website: New carbon regulations will increase electric bills by "$17 billion every year" and "potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every year." John Boehner stated on March 13, 2014 in a press conference: The United States has seen "a net loss of people with health insurance" because of Obamacare. John Boehner stated on November 9, 2012 in a news conference: "The problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans is that more than half of them are small business owners." John Boehner stated on September 4, 2012 in a news release: "The president went on a stimulus-fueled spending binge that stuck every American man, woman and child with a $50,000 share of this $16 trillion debt." John Boehner stated on November 6, 2011 in an ABC interview with Christiane Amanpour: "Over half of the people who would be taxed under (a millionaire surtax) are, in fact, small businesspeople." John Boehner stated on July 5, 2011 in a tweet on Twitter: "POTUS’ economists: ‘Stimulus’ Has Cost $278,000 per job." John Boehner stated on May 10, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: The Bush tax cuts "created about 8 million jobs over the first 10 years that they were in existence. We've lost about 5 million of those jobs during this recession." John Boehner stated on April 25, 2011 in an interview with ABC news: President Barack Obama "took exactly none of his own deficit reduction commission’s ideas. Not one." John Boehner stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference: "Over the last two years since President Obama has taken office, the federal government has added 200,000 new federal jobs." John Boehner stated on December 1, 2010 in comments to reporters: "The American people spoke pretty loudly. They said stop all the looming tax hikes...." John Boehner stated on November 10, 2010 in a news conference: "It’s gotten to a point where the average federal worker makes twice as much as the average private sector worker." John Boehner stated on August 8, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it." John Boehner stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "This is the first time since the Depression that unemployment has stayed above 9 percent for two consecutive years." John Boehner stated on July 13, 2010 in a news release: "The Department of Health and Human Services is providing $160 million to the state of Pennsylvania to set up a new high-risk insurance pool program that would cover any abortion legal in the state." John Boehner stated on November 19, 2009 in the House GOP Web site: Senate health care legislation will "levy a new 'abortion premium' fee on Americans in the government-run plan." John Boehner stated on October 26, 2009 in a statement on his Web site: "Forcing Americans off of their current health coverage and onto a government-run plan isn't the answer, but that's exactly what the Democrats' plan would do." John Boehner stated on August 18, 2009 in a press release: The health bill's plan for comparative effectiveness research "would be used by the government to ration care." John Boehner stated on July 23, 2009 in an op-ed for National Review: The Democrat-backed health care reform plan "will require (Americans) to subsidize abortion with their hard-earned tax dollars." John Boehner stated on July 2, 2009 in a Web ad: "In North Carolina, they used stimulus money to hire one new state worker. His job, apply for more stimulus funds from the taxpayers by the way of the federal government." John Boehner stated on May 12, 2008 in a news release.: Says Obama called Israel "a constant sore" that infects U.S. foreign policy.
John Boehner stated on May 3, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics."
John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs."
John Boehner stated on June 2, 2014 in a post on his website: New carbon regulations will increase electric bills by "$17 billion every year" and "potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every year."
John Boehner stated on March 13, 2014 in a press conference: The United States has seen "a net loss of people with health insurance" because of Obamacare.
John Boehner stated on November 9, 2012 in a news conference: "The problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans is that more than half of them are small business owners."
John Boehner stated on September 4, 2012 in a news release: "The president went on a stimulus-fueled spending binge that stuck every American man, woman and child with a $50,000 share of this $16 trillion debt."
John Boehner stated on November 6, 2011 in an ABC interview with Christiane Amanpour: "Over half of the people who would be taxed under (a millionaire surtax) are, in fact, small businesspeople."
John Boehner stated on July 5, 2011 in a tweet on Twitter: "POTUS’ economists: ‘Stimulus’ Has Cost $278,000 per job."
John Boehner stated on May 10, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show: The Bush tax cuts "created about 8 million jobs over the first 10 years that they were in existence. We've lost about 5 million of those jobs during this recession."
John Boehner stated on April 25, 2011 in an interview with ABC news: President Barack Obama "took exactly none of his own deficit reduction commission’s ideas. Not one."
John Boehner stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference: "Over the last two years since President Obama has taken office, the federal government has added 200,000 new federal jobs."
John Boehner stated on December 1, 2010 in comments to reporters: "The American people spoke pretty loudly. They said stop all the looming tax hikes...."
John Boehner stated on November 10, 2010 in a news conference: "It’s gotten to a point where the average federal worker makes twice as much as the average private sector worker."
John Boehner stated on August 8, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it."
John Boehner stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "This is the first time since the Depression that unemployment has stayed above 9 percent for two consecutive years."
John Boehner stated on July 13, 2010 in a news release: "The Department of Health and Human Services is providing $160 million to the state of Pennsylvania to set up a new high-risk insurance pool program that would cover any abortion legal in the state."
John Boehner stated on November 19, 2009 in the House GOP Web site: Senate health care legislation will "levy a new 'abortion premium' fee on Americans in the government-run plan."
John Boehner stated on October 26, 2009 in a statement on his Web site: "Forcing Americans off of their current health coverage and onto a government-run plan isn't the answer, but that's exactly what the Democrats' plan would do."
John Boehner stated on August 18, 2009 in a press release: The health bill's plan for comparative effectiveness research "would be used by the government to ration care."
John Boehner stated on July 23, 2009 in an op-ed for National Review: The Democrat-backed health care reform plan "will require (Americans) to subsidize abortion with their hard-earned tax dollars."
John Boehner stated on July 2, 2009 in a Web ad: "In North Carolina, they used stimulus money to hire one new state worker. His job, apply for more stimulus funds from the taxpayers by the way of the federal government."
John Boehner stated on May 12, 2008 in a news release.: Says Obama called Israel "a constant sore" that infects U.S. foreign policy.
