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Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on January 12, 2014 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"We have been in Afghanistan longer now than we have been in any foreign land conducting a war in our nation’s history."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • January 12, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 8, 2014 a speech
Marriage "decreases the probability of child poverty by 82 percent."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 9, 2014
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Census Bureau
stated on January 7, 2014 a mailing to Austin's Bob Cole
Federal law requires residents to participate in the U.S. government’s American Community Survey.
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 9, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on January 5, 2014 an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
"There are many studies that indicate" that the longer people get unemployment insurance, "it provides some disincentive to work."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 9, 2014
Ian Bremmer
Ian Bremmer
stated on January 4, 2014 a tweet
"US: Change in Income, 2009-13. Top 1%: +31.4%. Bottom 99%: +0.4%."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 7, 2014
Glenn Greenwald
Glenn Greenwald
stated on January 2, 2014 a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead"
"Under the Espionage Act, (Edward Snowden would not be) allowed to come into court and say ‘I was justified in disclosing this information.’ There is no whistleblower exception in the Espionage Act."
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By Jon Greenberg • January 7, 2014
Jonathan Harris
Jonathan Harris
stated on December 24, 2013 a newspaper commentary
"You don’t see Norway losing population, and its taxes are astronomical."
Mostly True
By John Hill • January 7, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 6, 2014 a video
"In my home state, nearly one in five Floridians live in poverty."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2014
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on December 12, 2013 a tweet
In altered photo, says Barack Obama wants "more of Texans’ private data" via health care.
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By Sue Owen • January 4, 2014
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on January 1, 2014 a "New York Times" op-ed
Because of the health care law, "by 2017, we will be funneling over $100 billion annually to private insurance companies."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • January 3, 2014
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on December 29, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union"
"(The farm bill) has a provision that would in many ways reduce the deficit."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • January 2, 2014
Thom Hartmann
Thom Hartmann
stated on December 12, 2013 a broadcast of "The Big Picture"
Republican state lawmakers "are refusing to give the people of their own states their own tax dollars back in the form of (expanded) Medicaid."
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By Jon Greenberg • December 31, 2013
Brett Smiley
Brett Smiley
stated on December 19, 2013 a campaign speech
"Of all cities in the United States with more than 100,000 people, Providence is the 183rd safest."
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By John Hill • December 30, 2013
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on December 17, 2013 a speech on the Senate floor
"61 percent of non-tea party Republicans actually agree...there is 'solid evidence the earth is warming,' ...[but] 70 percent of tea partiers, contrarily, say there is 'no solid evidence' the earth is warming."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 28, 2013
Kathleen Peters
Kathleen Peters
stated on December 13, 2013 a mailing to 13th Congressional District voters
"Since 2007 David Jolly has given almost $30,000 to keep Democrats in Congress!"
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • December 27, 2013
Bill Kristol
Bill Kristol
stated on December 22, 2013 comments on ABC's "This Week"
Says President Barack Obama "came into office very concerned about" wiretappings but "then he became president of the United States, he got all the briefings … (and) he decided … the balance is probably pretty appropriately struck."  
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By Katie Sanders • December 22, 2013
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on December 19, 2013 comments on his radio program
To comply with non-discrimination laws, the government is "forcing people in business to make wedding cakes" for anyone.  
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By Katie Sanders • December 22, 2013
Steven Rattner
Steven Rattner
stated on December 16, 2013 a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
The United States is "behind many countries in Europe in terms of the ability of every kid in America to get ahead."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • December 19, 2013
Vicki Shabo
Vicki Shabo
stated on December 12, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle"
"About 40 percent of workers don’t ... have a single paid sick day."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • December 17, 2013
Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on October 24, 2013 an initial brief to the Florida Supreme Court
Florida’s proposed medical marijuana amendment "would make Florida one of the most lenient medical-marijuana states, allowing use for limitless ‘other conditions’ specified by any physician."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • December 17, 2013
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