Latest Fact Checks By Martha M. Hamilton

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Did Gov. Rick Perry change position on same sex marriage?

August 19, 2011
Says Rick Perry flip-flopped on gay marriage by first saying it was a state’s rights issue and then saying he was in favor of a…
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Rep. Betty McCollum says Army spends millions on NASCAR team sponsorship

March 3, 2011
Says the Army is spending $7 million to sponsor a NASCAR team.
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Bumper sticker says CEOs rake in the equivalent of a worker’s yearly pay every two days

December 21, 2010
"CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn."
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Obama says most job losses occurred before his economic policies took hold

October 28, 2010
"Most of the jobs that we lost were lost before the economic policies we put in place had any effect."
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Did the stimulus cost more than the war in Iraq?

August 25, 2010
"Obama’s stimulus, passed in his first month in office, will cost more than the entire Iraq War."
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Sharron Angle flip-flops on BP oil spill ‘slush fund’

July 13, 2010
On whether BP's $20 billion fund to compensate oil spill victims is "a slush fund."
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Jan Brewer says law enforcement supports Arizona’s immigration law

July 8, 2010
"Law enforcement in the state of Arizona supports" the state's new immigration law.
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