Latest Fact-Checks By Bill Adair

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Kay Hagan says federal government didn’t create Common Core

October 8, 2014

"The Common Core was not put together by the Department of Education in Washington. It was put together by governors and by states."  

Sen. Kay Hagan says Thom Tillis refuses to say what he would do to combat ISIS

October 7, 2014

Says Thom Tillis "refuses to say what we should do to combat ISIS."

Was an Oregon law giving driver cards to undocumented citizens crafted ‘behind closed doors?’

August 13, 2014

Gov. Kitzhaber oversaw creation of the Oregon driver card law "behind closed doors without allowing any input from citizens who represent the public interest."

Is Oregon the most trade-dependent state in the nation?

July 25, 2014

Oregon "is the most trade-dependent state in the nation"

Donald Rumsfeld says Abraham Lincoln loved wrestling

February 18, 2013

Says wrestling was a favorite sport of Abraham Lincoln.

Chain email says River School lip-reading instructor confirms first lady Michelle Obama said “All this for a damn flag” at 9/11 ceremonies

June 26, 2012

Says "a lip-reading instructor at the River School, a Washington, D.C., school for the deaf" has determined that during 9/11 ceremonies, Michelle Obama said, "All…

Rick Perry says Barack Obama is a socialist

January 8, 2012

Says President Barack Obama "is a socialist."

Michele Bachmann says Steve Jobs told Obama he moved factories to China for engineers

November 23, 2011

Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers.

Florida Republican Party claims Democratic health care plan is government takeover

March 19, 2010

The Democratic health care plan is a "government takeover of nearly 20 percent of our economy."

Crist says Cover Florida offers basic health coverage for about $150 per month

March 3, 2010

Cover Florida "is available to any Floridian, offering basic coverage for about $150 a month, instead of the typical $600 a month."

Bill Young claims House plan was ‘government takeover’ of health care

February 25, 2010

The Democratic health care plan is a "government takeover of our health programs."

Price says Obama and his aides have said Republicans have ‘no ideas’ on health care

January 29, 2010

"Mr. President, multiple times from your administration there have come statements that Republicans have no ideas and no solutions" on health care.

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