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Ron Paul

Ron Paul

Ron Paul, a Texas physician, served two stints in the U.S. House. He also was the Libertarian Party nominee for president in 1988 before later seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2012. He didn't seek re-election to the House in 2012.

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Ron Paul
stated on November 15, 2020 in a Twitter post:
Says “Biden wants a nationwide lockdown to combat a virus that has a 99%+ survival rate.”
False
By Monique Curet • November 20, 2020
Ron Paul
stated on March 16, 2020 in an opinion article:
Says Anthony Fauci’s statement that the coronavirus death rate is 10 times that of the seasonal flu is “a claim without any scientific basis.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • March 18, 2020
Ron Paul
stated on June 14, 2015 in an opinion column:
“Jasper County in Texas raised property taxes by 7 percent in order to pay for one death penalty case.”
True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 9, 2015
Ron Paul
stated on January 14, 2014 in an email blast:
For “the past year, I was censored” and muzzled.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 24, 2014
Ron Paul
stated on June 6, 2012 in an online message to supporters.:
Says he has nearly 200 delegates bound to support his candidacy at the Republican National Convention.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 15, 2012
Ron Paul
stated on April 10, 2012 in a speech at Texas A&M University.:
“Just on Jan. 1 of this year, there were 40,000 new laws put on the books in one day.”
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 27, 2012
Ron Paul
stated on February 22, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Arizona:
Says he “did the very best” in a recent poll in Iowa matching up each of the major Republican presidential candidates against President Barack Obama.
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 2, 2012
Ron Paul
stated on February 28, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
Says Rick Santorum “funded Planned Parenthood.”
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • March 1, 2012
Ron Paul
stated on February 28, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
Says Rick Santorum “opposes right-to-work”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2012
Ron Paul
stated on February 22, 2012 in a debate in Arizona:
“Today gasoline hit $6 a gallon in Florida.”
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 23, 2012
Ron Paul
stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina:
Says the U.S. federal income tax rate was 0 percent until 1913.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 31, 2012
Ron Paul
stated on January 11, 2012 in an interview.:
Says that when Republicans held Congress and the presidency, they “doubled the size of the (U.S.) Department of Education.”
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 11, 2012
Ron Paul
stated on January 3, 2012 in a speech after the Iowa caucuses:
Says a new national poll shows “the majority of the American people believe we should have a gold standard” for U.S. currency.
False
By Louis Jacobson, W. Gardner Selby • January 4, 2012
Ron Paul
stated on December 29, 2011 in a radio interview:
Says there were only “about eight or 10” inflammatory sentences in his newsletters.
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Sue Owen • December 31, 2011
Ron Paul
stated on November 30, 2011 in a house party in New Hampshire:
“The Fed created $15 trillion in the bailout process” and $5 trillion went overseas.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 9, 2011
Ron Paul
stated on November 22, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate.:
Says the Department of Defense changed its definitions of al-Qaeda and the Taliban making it so almost anybody can be loosely associated with the groups.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 4, 2011
Ron Paul
stated on November 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Spartanburg, S.C.:
“Torture is illegal by our laws. It’s illegal by international laws.”
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2011
Ron Paul
stated on October 11, 2011 in the Republican presidential debate at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire:
GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain called Ron Paul’s followers “ignorant.”
False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 25, 2011
Ron Paul
stated on September 30, 2011 in remarks at Politics & Eggs forum in Manchester, N.H.:
Every month since 9/11, there have been as many suicide attacks against the United States and its allies as there were in all the years…
Mostly True
By Maryalice Gill • October 24, 2011
Ron Paul
stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida.:
Says “our taxes have doubled” with Rick Perry in office.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • September 26, 2011
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Latest Fact-Checks About Ron Paul

Gail Collins
stated on December 14, 2011 in an oped column.:
Says Ron Paul doesn’t believe in marriage licenses.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 27, 2011
Maureen Dowd
stated on August 30, 2011 in an oped column.:
Says Ron Paul insisted FEMA should be shut down.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 3, 2011
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