Latest Fact-Checks By Jon Greenberg

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O’Reilly denies accusing WH of political motives in early Benghazi response

February 4, 2014

Says he didn't tell viewers that the Obama campaign hid news about the motives behind the attack in Benghazi because Obama was running for re-election.

Mitchell says Iran was ‘more or less’ a U.S. ally in 2002

February 3, 2014

In 2002, "Iran was more or less an American ally."

GOP speechwriter: Obama plagiarized George W. Bush

January 29, 2014

Says "Barack Obama has gone from blaming George W. Bush to plagiarizing George W. Bush."

Rep. McMorris Rodgers says more people stopped looking for a job than found one

January 29, 2014

"Last month, more Americans stopped looking for a job than found one."

Coulter: Fox News broke Bush drunk driving story in 2000

January 27, 2014

Says in 2000, Fox News broke the story of George W. Bush’s drunk driving arrest. "Who broke it? Fox News."

Fox’s Kilmeade: Colo. food stamp recipients can turn their benefits into cash at ATMs

January 24, 2014

Says Colorado food stamp recipients can use ATMs to get cash to buy marijuana.

Joe Scarborough: Top 1% took 95% of gains since 2009

January 22, 2014

"Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, 95 percent of economic gains have been made by the richest 1 percent."

Activist says outsiders own 90% of West Virginia

January 21, 2014

"Most of West Virginia is still owned, in excess of 90 percent, by out-of-state interests."

Carly Fiorina: 70% of world’s poor are women

January 15, 2014

"Seventy percent of the people living in abject poverty are women."

Krauthammer: Obamacare has hidden insurance company bailout

January 13, 2014

Buried in the Affordable Care Act is "a huge government bailout."

CNN’s Tapper: Obama has used Espionage Act more than all previous administrations

January 10, 2014

"The Obama administration has used the Espionage Act to go after whistleblowers who leaked to journalists ... more than all previous administrations combined."

Greenwald: NSA leaker Snowden has no whistleblower protection

January 7, 2014

"Under the Espionage Act, (Edward Snowden would not be) allowed to come into court and say ‘I was justified in disclosing this information.’ There is…

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