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Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 21, 2017 an episode of "Fox and Friends"
Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich "apparently was assassinated at 4 in the morning, having given WikiLeaks something like 53,000 emails and 17,000 attachments. ... It turns out, it wasn’t the Russians."
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By Lauren Carroll • May 23, 2017
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 27, 2016 a post on Twitter
"No one in American history has moved from a June 16 announcement to a May 26 winning of a majority. Trump's achievement is remarkable."
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • May 27, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on February 10, 2012 a radio interview
Says he was "exonerated in every single case" in 1990s ethics violations charges.
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • February 20, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 23, 2012 a Republican presidential primary debate
Newt Gingrich says electric co-ops and credit unions are "government-sponsored enterprises" like Freddie Mac.
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By Jon Greenberg, Molly Moorhead • January 24, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 19, 2011 a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa
"No federal official at any level is currently allowed to say ‘Merry Christmas.’"
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • December 21, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 15, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa
Says Freddie Mac, electric co-ops and credit unions are all "government sponsored" enterprises.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • December 19, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 6, 2011 an interview with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren
Says the congressional ethics investigation against him was conducted by "a very partisan political committee" in a way that "related more to the politics of the Democratic Party than to ethics."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • December 8, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on November 30, 2011 a speech in Council Bluffs, Iowa
People can use food stamps "for anything," including "to go to Hawaii," and even millionaires can qualify.
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By Louis Jacobson • December 1, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on October 11, 2011 a Republican presidential debate
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was right that President Barack Obama’s health care bill created what "would, in effect, be death panels."
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • October 28, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 20, 2011 a Twitter post
"We spend less on defense today as % of GDP than at any time since Pearl Harbor."
Pants on Fire!
By M.B. Pell • August 29, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 4, 2010 an interview on 'The O'Reilly Factor'
A recent Obama executive order could "lead to a number of investigations by Interpol in the United States, potentially aimed at American officials."
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By Kevin Robillard • January 13, 2010
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 30, 2009 an e-mail
Inside the stimulus package "is anti-Christian legislation that will stop churches from using public schools for meeting on Sundays, as well as Boy Scouts and student Bible study groups."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 8, 2009