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Bishop Thomas Tobin
Bishop Thomas Tobin
stated on January 22, 2015 in a newspaper column:
"Abortions account for 94 percent of the services provided for pregnant women by Planned Parenthood."
False
By Katie Mulvaney • March 2, 2015
Chain email
Chain email
stated on February 9, 2015 in a chain email:
"Over 200 years ago, the United States had declared war on Islam, and Thomas Jefferson led the charge!"
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2015
Molly White
Molly White
stated on February 3, 2015 in an online statement:
The group that organized Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin "was recently listed as one of 82 organizations designated as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 6, 2015
Jeff Graham
Jeff Graham
stated on January 7, 2015 in an interview with WABE radio:
The religious liberty bill proposed in the Georgia House of Representatives does not specifically exclude corporations, which means they can legally claim a religious exemption.
True
By April Hunt • January 21, 2015
Steven Emerson
Steven Emerson
stated on January 10, 2015 in an interview on Fox News:
"There are actual cities" like Birmingham, England, "that are totally Muslim where non-Muslims just simply don’t go in."
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • January 14, 2015
Jonathan Turley
Jonathan Turley
stated on January 11, 2015 in a "Washington Post" op-ed:
The Obama administration "supported Muslim allies trying to establish a new international blasphemy standard."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 14, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 20, 2014 in a meme on social media:
A sign in Dearborn, Mich., for the Advancement of Islamic Agenda for America says, "Allah be praised. America we will kill you all and nothing you can do to stop it."
Pants on Fire!
By Nai Issa • November 24, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on October 15, 2014 in a letter to David Feldman, Houston's city attorney:
A lawyer demanded "several Houston pastors hand over to the city government many of their private papers, including their sermons."
True
By Dylan Baddour • October 23, 2014
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on September 26, 2014 in a speech in Washington, D.C.:
"Prayer rugs have recently been found on the Texas side of the border in the brush."
Pants on Fire!
By Dylan Baddour • October 19, 2014
Local 799 of the International Assoc. of Fire Fighters
Local 799 of the International Assoc. of Fire Fighters
stated on October 8, 2014 in in a mailer:
"Elorza wants to teach our public school children about the ‘non-existence of God.’"
Pants on Fire!
By Alex Kuffner • October 19, 2014
Reza Aslan
Reza Aslan
stated on September 29, 2014 in an interview on "CNN Tonight":
Says female genital mutilation is "a central African problem," not an Islamic problem, as Bill Maher suggested.
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • October 2, 2014
LZ Granderson
LZ Granderson
stated on September 28, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush.
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • September 28, 2014
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 6, 2014 in interview on ABC's "This Week":
Says Hillary Clinton's health care plan from the 1990s "had a broader provision in favor of corporate right to back out" of providing contraceptive coverage than the one created by the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision.
False
By Lauren Carroll • July 8, 2014
Bill Maher
Bill Maher
stated on June 13, 2014 in a "Real Time with Bill Maher" episode:
"There are 278 Republicans in Congress. (With Eric Cantor's defeat), they are now all Christian and all white except for one black senator, who was appointed."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • June 18, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on May 6, 2014 in a forum:
The Wisconsin school voucher program "has no research that shows that it’s going to improve student learning."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • May 28, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 30, 2014 in in various social media posts:
"Florida Democrats just voted to impose Sharia law on women."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • May 8, 2014
Wilton Gregory
Wilton Gregory
stated on March 31, 2014 in in the Georgia Bulletin, the Catholic newspaper:
The Cathedral of Christ the King is one of the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s largest and fastest-growing parishes.                                                                                                              
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • May 2, 2014
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on April 17, 2014 in a speech:
"In the last couple of days, notices were sent (by officials in Ukraine) to Jews in one city indicating that they had to identify themselves as Jews."
False
By Julie Kliegman • April 18, 2014
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on April 3, 2014 in a broadcast of "Vocal Point":
"A lot of the move to free the slaves ... did not come from the federal government. It came from a growing movement among the people, particularly people of faith."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 15, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 10, 2014 in a post from Being Liberal:
Says Marco Rubio believes the earth is 9,000 years old and that humans hunted dinosaurs to extinction; says  Rand Paul believes the earth is 10,000 years old and God removed dinosaurs "to make space for humans."
Pants on Fire!
By Tim Ryan • March 25, 2014
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