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Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on July 1, 2009 a column in Human Events.
"Obama's Justice-designate Sotomayor threw out (the New Haven firefighters') lawsuit in a sneaky, unsigned opinion -- the judicial equivalent of 'talk to the hand.'"
False
By Wes Allison • July 10, 2009
John McCain
John McCain
stated on April 10, 2008 a speech in Brooklyn, N.Y.
If the U.S. stops adding to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, it "will lessen worldwide demand for oil" and reduce prices.
Mostly False
By Wes Allison • April 16, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 16, 2008 Democratic debate in Philadephia
The United States is "seeing greater income inequality now than any time since the 1920s."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Wes Allison • April 16, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on February 6, 2008 a TV ad airing in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland
"One man sacrificed for his country. One man opposed a flawed strategy in Iraq. One man had the courage to call for change. One man didn't play politics with the truth. One man stands up to the special interests."
True
By Amy Hollyfield, Wes Allison • February 7, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 19, 2007 Knoxville, Iowa
"Thanks to President Bush's policies....The income gap is now higher than at any time since the Great Depression."
Half-True
By Wes Allison • December 15, 2007
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on December 5, 2007 New York, N.Y.
"Productivity has risen 18 percent ...yet wages have stayed flat... There are 5-million more people in poverty here in our country than there were in 2000."
True
By Wes Allison • December 15, 2007
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
stated on November 18, 2007
"I'm proud to have had a 100 percent pro-life voting record."
True
By Wes Allison • November 27, 2007
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
stated on November 15, 2007 a press release
"So what sort of services does Romney's health care plan provide? Per the state Web site: $50 co-pay for abortions."
True
By Wes Allison • November 27, 2007
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
stated on November 14, 2007 an email press release
"Gov. Romney's own health care plan in Massachusetts ... requires by law that a representative from Planned Parenthood sit on the MassHealth advisory board."
Mostly False
By Wes Allison • November 27, 2007
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on November 18, 2007 an appearance on Fox News Sunday
"Fred's never had a 100 percent record on right-to-life in his Senate career. The records reflect that. And he doesn't support the human life amendment, which is most amazing because that's been a part of the Republican platform since 1980."
Half-True
By Wes Allison • November 27, 2007
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on November 2, 2007 statement on Web site
"In the 1990s, the Biden Crime Bill added 100,000 cops to America's streets. As a result, murder and violent crime rates went down eight years in a row."
False
By Wes Allison • November 2, 2007
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 30, 2007 Philadelphia
"Here's a man who brags about how he made the city safe. It was the Biden crime bill that became the Clinton crime bill that allowed him to do that."
Mostly False
By Wes Allison • November 2, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on May 31, 2007 New York, N.Y.
"Fifty-six percent decline in overall crime. A 73 percent decline in motor-vehicle theft. A 67 percent decline in robbery. A 66 percent decline in murder. This is way beyond what happened in the nation during this period of time.
True
By Wes Allison • October 26, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on October 21, 2007 a debate in Orlando, Fla.
"I brought down crime more than anyone in this country -- maybe in the history of this country -- while I was mayor of New York City." -
Mostly False
By Wes Allison • October 22, 2007
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 4, 2007 a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.
"Hillary stood up for universal health care when almost no one else would, and kept standing till 6-million kids had coverage."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Wes Allison • October 8, 2007
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on October 3, 2007 a news release
"McCain Trying to Have it Both Ways on Iraq"
Mostly False
By Wes Allison • October 3, 2007
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 1, 2007 a TV ad
"One man opposed a flawed strategy in Iraq. One man had the courage to call for change. One man didn't play politics with the truth."
True
By Wes Allison • October 2, 2007
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on September 21, 2007
"Obama Skips Out On Condemning Left-Wing Attacks On Gen. Petraeus Despite Casting Other 'Important Votes' Earlier And Later In The Day."
True
By Wes Allison • September 21, 2007
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
stated on September 7, 2007 a speech in Sioux City, Iowa
"I've cast a couple of 99-1 votes" and been the lone dissenter.
True
By Wes Allison • September 12, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on May 31, 2007 New York.
"The crime decline in the United States would be fairly small if it wasn't for the crime decline in New York City."
False
By Wes Allison • September 1, 2007
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