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Fact-checking tonight’s debate

National

By Bill Adair
November 28, 2007

The Truth-O-Meter will be busy tonight. Check back late tonight or early tomorrow for our full coverage of the CNN/YouTube debate in St. Petersburg.

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Kay Hagan
stated on October 7, 2014 a debate :

"The Common Core was not put together by the Department of Education in Washington. It was put together by governors and by states."

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Kay Hagan
stated on October 3, 2014 a news release:

Says Thom Tillis "refuses to say what we should do to combat ISIS."

By Bill Adair, Shaker Samman • October 7, 2014

Protect Oregon Driver Licenses
stated on April 21, 2013 a campaign website statement:

Gov. Kitzhaber oversaw creation of the Oregon driver card law "behind closed doors without allowing any input from citizens who represent the public interest."

By Bill Adair • August 13, 2014

John Kitzhaber
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign debate:

Oregon "is the most trade-dependent state in the nation"

By Bill Adair • July 25, 2014

Donald Rumsfeld
stated on February 17, 2013 an op-ed in the "Washington Post":

Says wrestling was a favorite sport of Abraham Lincoln.

By Bill Adair • February 18, 2013

Chain email
stated on June 26, 2012 a message forwarded to many people:

Says "a lip-reading instructor at the River School, a Washington, D.C., school for the deaf" has determined that during 9/11 ceremonies, Michelle Obama said, "All this for a damn flag."

By Bill Adair • June 26, 2012

Rick Perry
stated on January 8, 2012 a Republican debate in New Hampshire.:

Says President Barack Obama "is a socialist."

By Bill Adair • January 8, 2012

Michele Bachmann
stated on November 22, 2011 a Republican debate in Washington:

Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers.

By Bill Adair • November 23, 2011

Republican Party of Florida
stated on March 19, 2010 a news release:

The Democratic health care plan is a "government takeover of nearly 20 percent of our economy."

By Bill Adair • March 19, 2010

Charlie Crist
stated on March 2, 2010 the State of the State address:

Cover Florida "is available to any Floridian, offering basic coverage for about $150 a month, instead of the typical $600 a month."

By Bill Adair, John Frank • March 3, 2010

C.W. Bill Young
stated on February 20, 2010 a speech to Pinellas County Republicans.:

The Democratic health care plan is a "government takeover of our health programs."

By Bill Adair • February 25, 2010

Tom Price
stated on January 29, 2010 a Republican retreat in Baltimore:

"Mr. President, multiple times from your administration there have come statements that Republicans have no ideas and no solutions" on health care.

By Bill Adair • January 29, 2010

Barack Obama
stated on January 27, 2010 his State of the Union address:

The "pay-as-you-go law ... was a big reason why we had record surpluses in the 1990s."

By Bill Adair, Louis Jacobson • January 28, 2010

Dick Cheney
stated on December 30, 2009 a statement to Politico.:

President Obama "doesn't ... want to admit we're at war."

By Bill Adair • January 3, 2010

Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2009 an interview on Meet the Press:

"Mathematically, the White Sox can still get in the playoffs."

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TikTok posts
stated on una publicación en TikTok:

Estas imágenes no son de personas infectadas con el hantavirus, fueron sacadas de contexto

False

By Maria Briceño • May 13, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on on May 7, 2026 in remarks to reporters:

Trump is wrong: Gas prices have reached near record highs, not ‘come down very substantially’

False

May 11, 2026

Liz Krueger
stated on March 5, 2026 an op-ed:

Proposed data centers in New York state would use “approximately double the energy usage of all households in the state combined.”

Mostly False

By Conor Amendola, Ryan Lombardi • May 7, 2026

X posts
stated on May 6, 2026 a social media post:

“California only has ‘enough’ oil and gas supply to meet demand for the next six weeks.”

False

By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on May 4, 2026 a White House event:

“Consumer confidence is way up."

False

By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2026

Sam Sutton
stated on March 11, 2026 a rally:

From January 2025 to January 2026, “hate crimes in New York City increased by 152%”

Mostly True

By Emma Gavazzi • May 5, 2026

Fentrice Driskell
stated on April 29, 2026 an interview:

“Under federal law, you cannot engage in partisan gerrymandering.”

False

By Samantha Putterman • May 1, 2026

Instagram posts
stated on April 26, 2026 una publicación en Instagram:

Imagen muestra que “950 inmigrantes derrumbaron el muro fronterizo entre México y Estados Unidos intentando ingresar a Estados Unidos” en abril 2026.

False

By Maria Briceño • April 30, 2026

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 22, 2026 a Senate committee hearing:

“As a result of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' 15 million Americans have been thrown off the healthcare that they need."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • April 30, 2026

Tim Scott
stated on April 26, 2026 an X post:

“Secret Service remains unpaid” during the partial government shutdown.

False

By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2026

Pine Tree Results PAC
stated on April 26, 2026 an ad:

“Graham Platner blames Maine’s women for getting raped because he says they get f----- up drunk"

Half-True

By Amy Sherman • April 29, 2026

Social Media
stated on April 26, 2026 social media posts:

Video shows “unedited raw security footage” of the shooter at the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

False

By Maria Briceño • April 29, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on April 23, 2026 remarks at the White House:

“We are right now producing more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.”

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2026

Ron DeSantis
stated on April 27, 2026 an interview with Fox News Digital:

Since the 2020 census, Florida has "moved from a Democrat majority to a 1.5 million Republican advantage."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • April 29, 2026

Social Media
stated on April 26, 2026 publicaciones en redes sociales:

“Tras el atentado a Trump”, en la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca el 25 de abril, “Irán lanza un mensaje fuerte: ‘no le crean nada, miente’”.

False

By Maria Briceño • April 28, 2026

Jay Collins
stated on April 20, 2026 a campaign document:

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds voted "against three pay raises for military service members, including the largest pay raise for the military in 22 years."

Mostly False

By Samantha Putterman • April 23, 2026

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on April 22, 2026 testimony to the Senate Finance Committee:

"There's two ways of calculating percentage" decreases. “If you have a $600 drug and you reduce it to $10, that's a 600% reduction."

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2026

Joe Rogan
stated on April 18, 2026 comments at the Oval Office:

“With one dose of ibogaine, more than 80% of people are free of (opioid) addiction. With two doses, it's more than 90%.”

Mostly False

By Grace Abels • April 22, 2026

X posts
stated on April 21, 2026 an X post:

“Newly released FOIA door logs show that former President Joe Biden didn't enter the Oval Office once after the 2024 election.”

Pants on Fire!

By Maria Briceño • April 22, 2026

Chris Wright
stated on April 19, 2026 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

Solar and wind have not reached “3% of global energy.”

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • April 22, 2026

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