Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

$

Latest Fact-Checks

Clear
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 2, 2012 in a speech:
"$500 billion of the extension of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy goes to 120,000 families."  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 9, 2012
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on September 4, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.:
"Republicans would give seniors a (Medicare) voucher that limits what's covered, costing seniors as much as $6,400 more a year."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson • September 5, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 2, 2012 in a speech:
Says Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan support "massive cuts in Social Security for future generations."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 5, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 20, 2012 in a radio ad:
Says Paul Ryan "tried to change the whole game" for Social Security
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • August 28, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 18, 2012 in a speech at Windham High School in New Hampshire:
"His new running mate, Congressman Ryan, put forward a plan that would let Governor Romney pay less than 1 percent in taxes each year."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • August 24, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 17, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan "could raise future retirees’ costs more than $6,000."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 20, 2012 in a radio ad:
"In Florida, they're already talking about how the Ryan-Romney plan will end Medicare and replace it with a voucher."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • August 22, 2012
John Wisniewski
John Wisniewski
stated on August 21, 2012 in a news release:
Says Congressmen Paul Ryan and Todd Akin co-sponsored legislation "to limit federal funding for abortion to victims of ‘forcible rape.’"
True
By Bill Wichert • August 22, 2012
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on August 11, 2012 in a news release:
"Paul Ryan got his start in politics, as a young staffer just out of college, working for then-Congressman John Kasich’s Budget Committee."
Half-True
By Henry J. Gomez • August 17, 2012
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
stated on August 16, 2012 in a graphic on the Internet:
Paul Ryan would "outlaw in vitro fertilization."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 17, 2012 in a tweet:
Says "Paul Ryan supports banning all abortions, even in cases of rape or incest."  
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 15, 2012 in remarks at a campaign event:
Says Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan "want to turn Medicare into a voucher system."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2012
Eva Longoria Baston
Eva Longoria Baston
stated on August 11, 2012 in a tweet:
Says Paul Ryan "wants to cut Pell Grant scholarships for nearly 10 million students."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 16, 2012
Stephanie Cutter
Stephanie Cutter
stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on "Face the Nation":
Says Paul Ryan's budget relies on the same $700 billion in savings from Medicare that Mitt Romney and other Republicans have been attacking Democrats about.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 15, 2012
Loretta Weinberg
Loretta Weinberg
stated on April 30, 2012 in an op-ed published on NorthJersey.com:
Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal "would effectively double the interest paid out on existing and future student loans."
Mostly False
By Erin O'Neill • May 6, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 3, 2012 in remarks to a meeting of the Newspaper Association of America:
Under the House Republican budget, "if these cuts were to be spread out evenly … the year after next, nearly 10 million college students would see their financial aid cut by an average of more than $1,000 each."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • April 6, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 30, 2011 in remarks at a campaign fundraiser:
Says U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal "eliminates Medicare" in 10 years.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 7, 2011
Sandy Pasch
Sandy Pasch
stated on June 6, 2011 in an online chat:
Says U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan promised to "end health care for our seniors."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • June 10, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on May 29, 2011 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
The Medicare proposal by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., would "allow insurance companies to deny you coverage and drop you for pre-existing conditions."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 1, 2011
The Agenda Project
The Agenda Project
stated on May 17, 2011 in an advertisement:
The Paul Ryan budget proposal would "privatize Medicare."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 25, 2011
Previous Next