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Latest Fact-Checks By Michael Van Sickler

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Leslie Curran
Leslie Curran
stated on May 13, 2010 a city council meeting
Tarpon Springs takes its homeless to St. Petersburg.
False
By Michael Van Sickler • July 9, 2010
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on January 5, 2008 a debate in Manchester, N.H.
"Ronald Reagan did amnesty."
True
By Michael Van Sickler • January 6, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on December 13, 2007 debate in Johnston, Iowa
"George Bush ... used a signing statement (on a FEMA bill) to say, 'I don't have to follow that, unless I choose to.' "
True
By Michael Van Sickler • December 17, 2007
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on November 28, 2007 St. Petersburg, Fla.
"No, I did not (have illegal immigrants working at his mansion)."
Mostly False
By Michael Van Sickler • November 28, 2007
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 30, 2007 Philadelphia
Rudy Giuliani is "probably the most underqualified man since George Bush to seek the presidency."
Pants on Fire!
By Michael Van Sickler • November 6, 2007
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
stated on October 30, 2007 a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.
"I've got the most international experience here."
Half-True
By Michael Van Sickler • November 4, 2007
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on November 2, 2007 a TV ad airing in New Hampshire.
"She hasn't run a corner store. She hasn't run a state. She hasn't run a city. She has never run anything."
Mostly False
By Michael Van Sickler • November 2, 2007
John Edwards
John Edwards
stated on September 20, 2007 a television interview.
"John Edwards never -- has ever from the beginning of his political career has never taken PAC money or the money of Washington lobbyists. Ever." -Joe Trippi, senior campaign adviser
Half-True
By Michael Van Sickler • October 16, 2007
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on September 2, 2007
"The reality is, with a $2 trillion-a-year health care budget, we're spending more on health care, nearly 17 percent of our gross domestic product, versus 3.8 percent of GDP on the entire military budget."
Mostly False
By Michael Van Sickler • October 5, 2007