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John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on February 4, 2014 in a tweet:
Says President Barack Obama’s health care law is "expected to destroy 2.3 million jobs."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on January 28, 2014 in a response to the State of the Union address:
Says President Barack Obama "spent nearly a trillion dollars on make-work government jobs."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 30, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 10, 2014 in a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum:
Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate "through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • January 16, 2014
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on December 12, 2013 in a tweet:
In altered photo, says Barack Obama wants "more of Texans’ private data" via health care.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • January 4, 2014
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on December 19, 2013 in a Tweet:
"More Americans believe the moon landing was fake than believe Obamacare is affordable."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • January 3, 2014
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on December 14, 2013 in a Facebook post:
"The latest Quinnipiac poll found that nearly six-in-ten Americans oppose ObamaCare -- 30% support the law and 57% oppose it."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 19, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 9, 2013 in various Internet postings:
"By using a little-known loophole ... Obama minions are allowing Nestle Company to export precious fresh water out of Lake Michigan."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 17, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 7, 2013 in viral posts on the Internet:
School children can earn higher grades by studying Islam under a new "nationwide Muslim outreach program" announced by President Barack Obama.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2013
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 5, 2013 in an interview:
Under President Obama’s health-care reforms, the premium for "an average plan for a family didn't go down by $2,500 per year, it's gone up about $2,500 per year."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • December 15, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 5, 2013 in a meme on the Internet:
Says Vladimir Putin said, "President Obama and his fellow Democrats are either idiots or deliberately trying to destroy their own economy."
Pants on Fire!
By Lilly Maier • December 5, 2013
Obama's heckler
Obama's heckler
stated on November 25, 2013 in comments during the president's speech:
President Barack Obama has the "power to stop deportation for all undocumented immigrants in this country."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • November 26, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 12, 2013 in a book:
"The national debt is on track to double during Obama’s presidency."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • November 13, 2013
Mr. Conservative
Mr. Conservative
stated on November 12, 2013 in a Web post:
Says the Obama administration is handing out a pamphlet titled, "What To Do When The Veteran In Your Classroom Attempts A Mass Shooting"
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 12, 2013
Kelly Ayotte
Kelly Ayotte
stated on October 24, 2013 in a town hall meeting in Hudson, N.H.:
Under President George W. Bush, "we added $4.9 trillion to the debt. Under President Obama … we’ve added $6.5 trillion to the debt."
True
By Jim Haddadin • November 1, 2013
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on October 8, 2013 in an interview:
All members of Congress are required to be in Obamacare, but Obama and members of his administration "have their own gold-plated health care plans that they're in."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 21, 2013
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on October 14, 2013 in an interview with the Texas Observer:
The White House had a live video feed of the Benghazi attacks as they occurred.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • October 15, 2013
X posts
X posts
stated on October 5, 2013 in a tweet:
"Obama has jumped the shark and ordered the ocean closed!"
False
By Amy Sherman • October 7, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 27, 2013 in blog posts:
"Obama Declares November National Muslim Appreciation Month."
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • October 3, 2013
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on September 4, 2013 in a tweet:
"The average family premium has increased by 29% under Obama!"
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 10, 2013 in a speech to the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa:
Says "President Obama just granted all of Congress an exception" to Obamacare.
False
By Becky Bowers • August 14, 2013
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