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 On Nancy Pelosi

Clear
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 16, 2011 an interview with Bloomberg television
"In the first year of the Obama administration, more jobs were created in the private sector than in the eight years of the Bush administration."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 17, 2011
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on April 4, 2011 a public appearance
Under a House Republican appropriations bill, "6 million seniors are deprived of meals."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2011
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 21, 2010 an interview on MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann"
"More private-sector jobs were created in the first eight months of 2010 than in the eight years of the Bush administration."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on September 23, 2010 a blog post
Says John Boehner "admits 'we are not going to be any different than we’ve been' " by returning to "the same failed economic policies" that "wrecked our economy."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on August 10, 2010 a news release
A bill to aid state and local governments "is fully paid-for by closing costly corporate tax loopholes."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 13, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on August 1, 2010 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
House Democrats "have a two-to-one advantage money-wise" against House Republicans.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on June 4, 2010 a news release
"This year, we have added an average of 200,000 jobs per month, a majority in the private sector, a stark contrast to the Bush Administration record of losing an average of nearly 750,000 jobs per month in its last three months."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 4, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on March 18, 2010 a press release
The Congressional Budget Office analysis of the health insurance reform legislation says the bill "cuts the deficit by $1.2 trillion in the second 10 years."
Half-True
March 18, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on February 25, 2010 a statement at the health care summit
The health care bill will "create 4 million jobs, 400,000 jobs almost immediately."
Half-True
By Catharine Richert • March 8, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on February 28, 2010 an interview on ABC's 'This Week'
The Democrats' health care bills would end "the denial of ... coverage to those who have a pre-existing condition," while the Republican bill would not.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on February 4, 2010 a press conference
The House passed a pay-as-you-go rule that said, "If you wanted to have an investment, an entitlement, etc., you had to pay for it."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 10, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 5, 2009 an interview on the Charlie Rose Show
About 750,000 people die in China each year from auto emissions.
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • October 8, 2009
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on April 23, 2009 a news conference.
"We were not, I repeat, were not told that waterboarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation methods were used."
False
May 12, 2009
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on December 2, 2008 a speech.
"The Capitol was built by slaves."
True
January 20, 2009
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on January 8, 2009 during a news conference
Bush's tax cuts for high earners "have been the biggest contributor to the budget deficit."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 16, 2009
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on August 25, 2008 Denver
"Whether in Illinois or Washington, Barack Obama has bridged partisanship to bring about significant reform."
Half-True
August 25, 2008
Previous