Latest Fact Checks By Willoughby Mariano

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Gingrich cites Reagan’s 1980 bid to say he can win presidency

June 29, 2011
"On the day of the New Hampshire primary in 1980, the top 13 people of Ronald Reagan’s staff quit."
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Deal says “substantial” number of probationers hired for shortage able to handle farm work

June 27, 2011
A "substantial number" of probationers participating in a pilot project to ease the farm labor shortage are able to "finish the work."
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Gingrich says large percent of Social Security payments are government waste

June 24, 2011
Every 10th dollar spent by the Social Security Administration on its program for the poor is "waste, or fraud, they can’t validate that the people…
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Cain claims Muslims tried to influence sharia law in NJ and OK

June 20, 2011
Muslims tried to use Sharia law to influence court decisions in New Jersey and Oklahoma
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Newt Gingrich touts scale of ‘Reagan recovery’ in New Hampshire debate

June 14, 2011
If today's economy was rebounding at the rate of the "Reagan recovery," it would have created the equivalent of 25 million new jobs and raised…
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Some farm workers do earn high wages, but not all do

June 14, 2011
Workers who pick produce in Georgia’s fields can make $12 to $18 an hour.
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Cain denies claims he said he would not appoint Muslims

June 8, 2011
"I did not say that I would not have them [Muslims] in my Cabinet."
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Homeland Security chief says more contraband being seized

June 3, 2011
"We have seized more currency, more drugs, more outbound arms in the past year than any year in our country’s history."
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ADL makes claims about losses to Arizona’s tourism industry

May 31, 2011
It is estimated that Arizona "has lost more than $100 million in hospitality industry revenues since passage of the Arizona immigration laws."  
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Cain mistakes Declaration of Independence language for Constitution

May 25, 2011
In the U.S. Constitution, "there’s a little section in there that talks about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
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Cain said food stamp program use up under Obama

May 24, 2011
The U.S. has "47 million people on food stamps. That’s 14 million more than when the current occupant of the White House took over."
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Homeland security chief stresses that “very, very, very few people” get hands-on treatment at U.S. airports

May 17, 2011
"Very, very, very few people get a pat-down" when they go through airport security.
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