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Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on August 23, 2023 a Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee:
"I actually pushed the Deficit Reduction Act. That was the last time we actually reduced the national debt in the United States, when I was the leader of House conservatives."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2023
Hakeem Jeffries
Hakeem Jeffries
stated on May 12, 2023 a tweet:
“(Donald) Trump ran up more debt than any other president in American history.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2023
Brian Kemp
Brian Kemp
stated on May 10, 2022 an ad:
"David Perdue voted with liberals” for $10 trillion “in new debt, his out-of-control federal spending is driving inflation through the roof."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 19, 2022
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 29, 2022 a press conference:
“The student debt that is out there, almost 60% of it is graduate school debt.”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • May 5, 2022
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 23, 2021 an op-ed:
“Democrats are responsible for the massive spending and debt growth, they alone need to take responsibility for raising the debt limit.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 27, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 25, 2021 a Facebook post:
“The Biden administration has decided to cancel $0 in student debt.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 28, 2021
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on November 20, 2019 a debate:
"Today in America — a new study came out — 20 years out, whites who borrowed money, 94% of them have paid off their student loan debt; 5% of African Americans have paid it off."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • November 21, 2019
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on June 4, 2018 an interview on NBC's Today show:
"I left the White House $16 million in debt."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • June 5, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 25, 2017 a tweet:
"The National Debt in my first month went down by $12 billion."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • February 25, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 a speech:
Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 2, 2016
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on July 18, 2016 a speech:
"Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have left us with $19 trillion in debt."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 19, 2016
Katrina Shankland
Katrina Shankland
stated on January 29, 2016 a news release:
"Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 5, 2016
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on October 28, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.:
The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2015
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on March 8, 2015 a speech in Concord, N.H.:
"If you took every penny of the 1 percent, including their dog, you wouldn't even begin to balance the budget."
Mostly False
By Clay Wirestone • March 27, 2015
Jack Reed
Jack Reed
stated on May 1, 2014 Senate floor speeches and during a news conference:
The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was "fully paid for."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 22, 2014
Mike Collins
Mike Collins
stated on May 16, 2014 a flier:
Says he never wanted to raise the debt ceiling.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • June 2, 2014
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on May 12, 2014 a fundraising letter:
I turned "a $110 million deficit into a $1.6 million surplus for our city."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 25, 2014
We Are Wisconsin
We Are Wisconsin
stated on February 17, 2014 an email:
With his proposal to cut income and property taxes, Scott Walker is "increasing the state deficit at a time when borrowing is already at record levels."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 10, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 30, 2013 a YouTube attack ad:
Says Alex Sink supported "a $5.2 billion increase in Florida's debt."
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • November 7, 2013
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
stated on October 17, 2013 an interview on "Fox and Friends":
"Woodrow Wilson borrowed $30 billion to fund World War I in 1917. That money has not been paid back. And we are still paying interest on it."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2013
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