Latest Fact-Checks By Jon Greenberg

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Rachel Maddow says Obama’s proposed immigration action on ‘same scale’ as one by George H.W. Bush

November 24, 2014

On immigration, what reports say President Barack Obama "plans to do is roughly on the same scale" as what President George H.W. Bush did.  

Facebook meme: Fox News topped opposite-sex marriage article with same-sex photo

November 21, 2014

"Fox News uses photo of a married couple promoting ‘traditional marriage’ and the photo is actually of a same-sex couple."

Conservative talker Dana Loesch says 4.7 million people lack health insurance due to Obamacare

November 18, 2014

"4.7 million people have lost their insurance in 32 states" due to Obamacare.

Ed Schultz: 10.3 million people would lose insurance with Obamacare repeal

November 18, 2014

Repeal of Obamacare would "take away health care for 10.3 million Americans" who have received coverage since Oct. 1, 2013.

Brit Hume: ‘Senior citizens, not Hispanics’ are fastest-growing demographic in U.S.

November 13, 2014

"It is senior citizens, not Hispanics, who are the fastest-growing demographic in this country."  

Jose Diaz-Balart: 1,000 deportations every day, vast majority aren’t criminals

November 12, 2014

"Every single day in this country, 1,000 people are deported and the vast majority of those people that are deported aren't criminals."

Sean Hannity says every new GOP senator wants to repeal and replace Obamacare

November 10, 2014

Every new Republican member of the U.S. Senate said they "will vote to repeal and replace Obamacare."

Liberal columnist says the least trusted news sources are the most popular

November 6, 2014

"America’s least-trusted news sources are also its most popular."

Ben Shapiro says a majority of Muslims are radicals

November 5, 2014

"We’re above 800 million Muslims radicalized, more than half the Muslims on Earth That’s not a minority. That’s now a majority."

Kristof: Dallas Cowboys stadium draws 3 times more power than Liberia can produce

October 30, 2014

"All of Liberia can produce less than one-third as much electricity as the Dallas Cowboys football stadium consumes at peak times."

Carlson: Democrats use Newports to get out the homeless vote

October 28, 2014

Democrats give "Newports to the homeless to get them to the polls."

Blog: Rand Paul wanted ‘big cut in the CDC’ in 2011

October 27, 2014

Says Sen. Rand Paul’s 2011 budget "included a big cut in the CDC."  

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