Latest Fact-Checks In Bush Administration

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Gas prices were WAY higher in 2008, under REPUBLICAN president George W. Bush.”
Half-True
By Gabrielle Settles • October 25, 2021
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on August 20, 2016 in a posting on Facebook:
Says President Barack Obama "has taken less vacation days than any other president in a generation," while Congress "has taken more vacation days than any other Congress in history."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 9, 2016
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on August 10, 2016 in :
Says Hillary Clinton "doesn’t believe in your right to keep a gun at home for self-defense."
False
By Will Doran • August 11, 2016
NowThis
NowThis
stated on August 10, 2016 in a viral video:
Says President Bill Clinton did not sign NAFTA. 
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 11, 2016
Todd Wilcox
Todd Wilcox
stated on May 20, 2016 in a newspaper interview:
"I can tell you that the enhanced interrogation techniques that have since been banned by this administration — specifically waterboarding — work."
False
By Joshua Gillin • May 24, 2016
Rich Lowry
Rich Lowry
stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
"During the Bush administration, you actually had a prominent liberal write a book about how Bush was preparing for a fascist takeover of this country."
True
By Jon Greenberg • May 12, 2015
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on March 10, 2015 in remarks on Fox's Hannity:
 In 2007, when Nancy Pelosi met with President Assad of Syria, "nobody got upset."
False
By Lauren Carroll • March 18, 2015
X posts
X posts
stated on January 23, 2015 in various social media postings:
The Republican Party has not won a presidential election without either a Bush or a Nixon on the ticket since 1928.  
True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 26, 2015
Bret Baier
Bret Baier
stated on January 20, 2015 in an analysis of Obama's speech:
In President Barack Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address, "the words ‘al-Qaida’ were never used, the first time those words have not been used in a State of the Union address since February 2001."
True
January 21, 2015
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on April 4, 2014 in a radio interview:
When Republicans last controlled the presidency and Congress, "the number of people on food stamps (and) the number of people in low-income housing went through the roof."  
Mostly True
April 10, 2014
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on January 22, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "Piers Morgan Live":
Says in 2000, Fox News broke the story of George W. Bush’s drunk driving arrest. "Who broke it? Fox News."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • January 27, 2014
Robert Gates
Robert Gates
stated on January 13, 2014 in an interview with NPR:
On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War.
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • January 16, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 8, 2013 in in an interview on the "Tonight Show":
"Under President (George W.) Bush, prosecution of gun crimes was 30 percent higher than it is under President Obama."
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • November 15, 2013
Diane Ravitch
Diane Ravitch
stated on October 15, 2013 in a speech:
"Test scores had gone up steadily for 40 years until No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top."    
Mostly False
By John Hill • October 27, 2013
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on September 5, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC’s “All In”:
Says he "opposed the president’s decision to go into Iraq" in 2003.
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • September 13, 2013
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
stated on August 9, 2013 in a segment of his MSNBC show, "Politics Nation":
Says President Barack Obama "has taken 92 days of vacation since he was sworn in," compared to 367 for President George W. Bush at the same point in his presidency.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2013
Jim McDermott
Jim McDermott
stated on June 4, 2013 in a House Ways and Means hearing:
"During the Bush administration, liberal groups were targeted" by the IRS, similar to recent targeting.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 6, 2013
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Fudge
stated on January 17, 2013 in a panel discussion on poverty:
"When George Bush became president of the United States, 17 million people were in poverty. When he left, 30 million people were in poverty."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • January 30, 2013
People's Majority
People's Majority
stated on October 30, 2012 in a TV commercial:
"Sheldon Whitehouse [got] a secret closed-door briefing, warning of the [2008 economic] crash."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 3, 2012
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 12, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "admitted" that Washington, D.C., "changed" him into an insider selling his influence to make millions from powerful special interests.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 21, 2012
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