Latest Fact-checks in Financial Regulation 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 Sergio Marchionne stated on May 24, 2011 in a press release: "Less than two years ago, we made a commitment to repay the U.S. . . .taxpayers in full, and today we made good on that promise." Marcy Kaptur stated on November 23, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "Six institutions in our country now control two thirds of the capital." Mike Pence stated on July 15, 2010 in a press release: The financial regulatory bill "will kill jobs." Bumper Sticker stated on December 20, 2010 in Washington, D.C.: "CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn." Glenn Grothman stated on November 13, 2010 in a newspaper article: The payday loan industry "does not exist in a state like Minnesota." Virginia Tea Party Patriots stated on November 15, 2010 in a letter to Congress.: Since the Fed was created in 1913, "the U.S. Dollar has lost 98% of its purchasing power." John Boehner stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: Says that the new financial services law requires 358 regulatory filings. Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart": Stabilizing the recent financial crisis "will cost less than 1 percent of GDP," which is less than the 2.5 percent to fix the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s. Rick Scott stated on October 25, 2010 in a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.: "Your tellers were paid kickbacks for directing elderly consumers from ... safe deposits to risky ones." Alex Sink stated on October 25, 2010 in a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.: The lawyer who brought the case against NationsBank said "publicly that Alex Sink had nothing to do with the case, had nothing to do with the situation and didn't know about the problems." Glenn Nye stated on August 12, 2010 in a TV ad: Says he "voted no on the Wall Street bailouts." Kurt Schrader stated on October 10, 2010 in a radio show: Says more Republicans than Democrats voted for the Wall Street bailouts. Republican Party of Florida stated on September 27, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Newspapers say Florida made bad investments, lost hundreds of millions of dollars, billions in pension funds lost. Who was in charge of Florida's investments? Alex Sink." Rick Scott stated on September 27, 2010 in a TV ad.: "Alex Sink funneled three quarters of a million dollars in no-bid contracts to Bank of America." Patriot Majority PAC stated on August 17, 2010 in a campaign commercial: The Chilean "privatization scheme" that Sharron Angle supports "has resulted in hidden fees, fewer benefits, and millions of people with no coverage." Phil Gingrey stated on September 25, 2010 in a CNN interview: The federal government can tell General Motors what to charge for its automobiles. Loranne Ausley stated on August 12, 2010 in a web ad.: "(Jeff) Atwater's bank was so weak that just a few months ago it was shut down by the FDIC." Kendrick Meek stated on August 11, 2010 in a TV ad.: "Warren Buffett called credit default swaps financial weapons of mass destruction. And Greene was the first individual to use them." Pam Bondi stated on July 31, 2010 in a Bay News 9/CFN 13 debate.: Mortgage fraud is "up 400 percent in the last five years." Kendrick Meek stated on July 26, 2010 in a television ad: "Warren Buffett called (Jeff) Greene's scheme 'financial weapons of mass destruction.' " David Gregory stated on July 25, 2010 in an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on NBC's Meet the Press: "25 percent of our economy is the financial sector." David Segal stated on June 17, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website: "As Washington debates cracking down on the big Wall Street banks, I’ve passed legislation that does so." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate against Rep. Kendrick Meek: "If there were not derivatives, there would be no bank loans at all today." Kendrick Meek stated on June 22, 2010 in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate: Jeff Greene "is the king of the undercover Credit Default Swap that brought about the destruction of our economy that we have right now." Rahm Emanuel stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change." Meg Whitman stated on April 16, 2010 in a campaign commerical: Steve Poizner "increased his department's budget nearly 14 percent." Lainey Melnick stated on April 23, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Says U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith supported the $700 billion Wall Street bailout in 2008, "but now he is standing in the way of reforms that would assure these bailouts would never happen again." George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, cast votes for TARP, the stimulus, and an individual mandate for health care. Florida Democratic Party stated on May 8, 2010 in a press release.: "McCollum admitted he didn't think that the subprime mortgage crisis was a big deal, telling reporters he thought that the subprime collapse had been exaggerated by the media and investors and that 'it's not the end of the world.' " Ed Whitacre stated on April 21, 2010 in a TV ad: GM has "repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule."
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Sergio Marchionne stated on May 24, 2011 in a press release: "Less than two years ago, we made a commitment to repay the U.S. . . .taxpayers in full, and today we made good on that promise." Marcy Kaptur stated on November 23, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "Six institutions in our country now control two thirds of the capital." Mike Pence stated on July 15, 2010 in a press release: The financial regulatory bill "will kill jobs." Bumper Sticker stated on December 20, 2010 in Washington, D.C.: "CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn." Glenn Grothman stated on November 13, 2010 in a newspaper article: The payday loan industry "does not exist in a state like Minnesota." Virginia Tea Party Patriots stated on November 15, 2010 in a letter to Congress.: Since the Fed was created in 1913, "the U.S. Dollar has lost 98% of its purchasing power." John Boehner stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: Says that the new financial services law requires 358 regulatory filings. Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart": Stabilizing the recent financial crisis "will cost less than 1 percent of GDP," which is less than the 2.5 percent to fix the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s. Rick Scott stated on October 25, 2010 in a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.: "Your tellers were paid kickbacks for directing elderly consumers from ... safe deposits to risky ones." Alex Sink stated on October 25, 2010 in a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.: The lawyer who brought the case against NationsBank said "publicly that Alex Sink had nothing to do with the case, had nothing to do with the situation and didn't know about the problems." Glenn Nye stated on August 12, 2010 in a TV ad: Says he "voted no on the Wall Street bailouts." Kurt Schrader stated on October 10, 2010 in a radio show: Says more Republicans than Democrats voted for the Wall Street bailouts. Republican Party of Florida stated on September 27, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Newspapers say Florida made bad investments, lost hundreds of millions of dollars, billions in pension funds lost. Who was in charge of Florida's investments? Alex Sink." Rick Scott stated on September 27, 2010 in a TV ad.: "Alex Sink funneled three quarters of a million dollars in no-bid contracts to Bank of America." Patriot Majority PAC stated on August 17, 2010 in a campaign commercial: The Chilean "privatization scheme" that Sharron Angle supports "has resulted in hidden fees, fewer benefits, and millions of people with no coverage." Phil Gingrey stated on September 25, 2010 in a CNN interview: The federal government can tell General Motors what to charge for its automobiles. Loranne Ausley stated on August 12, 2010 in a web ad.: "(Jeff) Atwater's bank was so weak that just a few months ago it was shut down by the FDIC." Kendrick Meek stated on August 11, 2010 in a TV ad.: "Warren Buffett called credit default swaps financial weapons of mass destruction. And Greene was the first individual to use them." Pam Bondi stated on July 31, 2010 in a Bay News 9/CFN 13 debate.: Mortgage fraud is "up 400 percent in the last five years." Kendrick Meek stated on July 26, 2010 in a television ad: "Warren Buffett called (Jeff) Greene's scheme 'financial weapons of mass destruction.' " David Gregory stated on July 25, 2010 in an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on NBC's Meet the Press: "25 percent of our economy is the financial sector." David Segal stated on June 17, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website: "As Washington debates cracking down on the big Wall Street banks, I’ve passed legislation that does so." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate against Rep. Kendrick Meek: "If there were not derivatives, there would be no bank loans at all today." Kendrick Meek stated on June 22, 2010 in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate: Jeff Greene "is the king of the undercover Credit Default Swap that brought about the destruction of our economy that we have right now." Rahm Emanuel stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change." Meg Whitman stated on April 16, 2010 in a campaign commerical: Steve Poizner "increased his department's budget nearly 14 percent." Lainey Melnick stated on April 23, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Says U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith supported the $700 billion Wall Street bailout in 2008, "but now he is standing in the way of reforms that would assure these bailouts would never happen again." George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, cast votes for TARP, the stimulus, and an individual mandate for health care. Florida Democratic Party stated on May 8, 2010 in a press release.: "McCollum admitted he didn't think that the subprime mortgage crisis was a big deal, telling reporters he thought that the subprime collapse had been exaggerated by the media and investors and that 'it's not the end of the world.' " Ed Whitacre stated on April 21, 2010 in a TV ad: GM has "repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule."
Sergio Marchionne stated on May 24, 2011 in a press release: "Less than two years ago, we made a commitment to repay the U.S. . . .taxpayers in full, and today we made good on that promise."
Marcy Kaptur stated on November 23, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "Six institutions in our country now control two thirds of the capital."
Mike Pence stated on July 15, 2010 in a press release: The financial regulatory bill "will kill jobs."
Bumper Sticker stated on December 20, 2010 in Washington, D.C.: "CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn."
Glenn Grothman stated on November 13, 2010 in a newspaper article: The payday loan industry "does not exist in a state like Minnesota."
Virginia Tea Party Patriots stated on November 15, 2010 in a letter to Congress.: Since the Fed was created in 1913, "the U.S. Dollar has lost 98% of its purchasing power."
John Boehner stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: Says that the new financial services law requires 358 regulatory filings.
Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart": Stabilizing the recent financial crisis "will cost less than 1 percent of GDP," which is less than the 2.5 percent to fix the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s.
Rick Scott stated on October 25, 2010 in a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.: "Your tellers were paid kickbacks for directing elderly consumers from ... safe deposits to risky ones."
Alex Sink stated on October 25, 2010 in a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.: The lawyer who brought the case against NationsBank said "publicly that Alex Sink had nothing to do with the case, had nothing to do with the situation and didn't know about the problems."
Kurt Schrader stated on October 10, 2010 in a radio show: Says more Republicans than Democrats voted for the Wall Street bailouts.
Republican Party of Florida stated on September 27, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Newspapers say Florida made bad investments, lost hundreds of millions of dollars, billions in pension funds lost. Who was in charge of Florida's investments? Alex Sink."
Rick Scott stated on September 27, 2010 in a TV ad.: "Alex Sink funneled three quarters of a million dollars in no-bid contracts to Bank of America."
Patriot Majority PAC stated on August 17, 2010 in a campaign commercial: The Chilean "privatization scheme" that Sharron Angle supports "has resulted in hidden fees, fewer benefits, and millions of people with no coverage."
Phil Gingrey stated on September 25, 2010 in a CNN interview: The federal government can tell General Motors what to charge for its automobiles.
Loranne Ausley stated on August 12, 2010 in a web ad.: "(Jeff) Atwater's bank was so weak that just a few months ago it was shut down by the FDIC."
Kendrick Meek stated on August 11, 2010 in a TV ad.: "Warren Buffett called credit default swaps financial weapons of mass destruction. And Greene was the first individual to use them."
Pam Bondi stated on July 31, 2010 in a Bay News 9/CFN 13 debate.: Mortgage fraud is "up 400 percent in the last five years."
Kendrick Meek stated on July 26, 2010 in a television ad: "Warren Buffett called (Jeff) Greene's scheme 'financial weapons of mass destruction.' "
David Gregory stated on July 25, 2010 in an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on NBC's Meet the Press: "25 percent of our economy is the financial sector."
David Segal stated on June 17, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website: "As Washington debates cracking down on the big Wall Street banks, I’ve passed legislation that does so."
Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate against Rep. Kendrick Meek: "If there were not derivatives, there would be no bank loans at all today."
Kendrick Meek stated on June 22, 2010 in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate: Jeff Greene "is the king of the undercover Credit Default Swap that brought about the destruction of our economy that we have right now."
Rahm Emanuel stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change."
Meg Whitman stated on April 16, 2010 in a campaign commerical: Steve Poizner "increased his department's budget nearly 14 percent."
Lainey Melnick stated on April 23, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Says U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith supported the $700 billion Wall Street bailout in 2008, "but now he is standing in the way of reforms that would assure these bailouts would never happen again."
George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, cast votes for TARP, the stimulus, and an individual mandate for health care.
Florida Democratic Party stated on May 8, 2010 in a press release.: "McCollum admitted he didn't think that the subprime mortgage crisis was a big deal, telling reporters he thought that the subprime collapse had been exaggerated by the media and investors and that 'it's not the end of the world.' "
Ed Whitacre stated on April 21, 2010 in a TV ad: GM has "repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule."
