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stated on July 9, 2020 on social media:
Say that according to the Los Angeles Times, “95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens,” more than two-thirds of all births in Los Angeles County “are to illegal alien Mexicans” on Medicaid, “nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal,” and Nancy Pelosi “wants to put a windfall tax” on retirement fund profits.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2020
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 6, 2013 a chain email message:
Members of Congress can "retire with the same pay after only one term" in office
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Feran • January 11, 2013
Association of Mature American Citizens
Association of Mature American Citizens
stated on November 10, 2012 a direct mail letter:
"If you and I fail to defund ObamaCare now, some 16,000 new IRS agents will be begin prying into our private medical records, eyeing each and every one of our treatments and prescriptions for "violations’."
Pants on Fire!
By John Hill • December 2, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 12, 2012 a message via the Internet:
Medicare insurance premiums will be rising to "$120.20 per month in 2013 and $247.00 per month in 2014."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 7, 2012
Pat Boone
Pat Boone
stated on March 12, 2012 a television ad:
"This (Independent Payment Advisory Board) board can ration care and deny certain Medicare treatments so Washington can fund more wasteful spending."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 15, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on February 2, 2012 a message via the Internet:
"If you sell your house after 2012 you will pay a 3.8 percent sales tax on it."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 7, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on July 13, 2011 a TV interviews:
Virginia state employees "pay nothing" toward their pensions.
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • July 21, 2011
Shelly Moore
Shelly Moore
stated on July 8, 2011 a campaign flier:
Says state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf wants to "eliminate Medicare" as we know it.
Pants on Fire!
By Dave Umhoefer • July 14, 2011
Chain email
Chain email
stated on May 16, 2011 a message via the Internet:
Members of Congress "receive full pay retirement after serving one term."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 29, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on April 18, 2011 a Web ad:
"Seniors will have to find $12,500 for health care because Republicans voted to end Medicare."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 20, 2011
William Howell
William Howell
stated on November 13, 2010 in a radio interview.:
"There’s talk in Congress now about basically confiscating your private 401(k) or IRA plan and rolling it into Social Security to strengthen Social Security." 
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • December 3, 2010
Dan Coats
Dan Coats
stated on October 14, 2010 a campaign ad:
The new health care law will "force seniors into Barack Obama's government-run health care program."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 22, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 18, 2009 a chain e-mail:
"AIG insures the pension trust of the United States Congress!"
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 18, 2009