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Kelly O'Donnell
Kelly O'Donnell
stated on January 19, 2010 a segment on NBC's Today show:
In Massachusetts, Scott Brown's Republican affiliation is "not a secret, but clearly not on display."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 20, 2010
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on January 15, 2010 a video blog post:
Chile ranks third internationally in economic freedom, while the U.S. ranks 17th.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 20, 2010
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on January 3, 2010 an interview on 'Meet the Press.':
"Most of the people that work in finance make $70,000, $80,000 a year."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 7, 2010
Dana Milbank
Dana Milbank
stated on January 3, 2010 a column in the Washington Post:
"Americans admire Glenn Beck more than they admire the pope."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 4, 2010
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on December 16, 2009 a 'Wall Street Journal' column:
President Obama has "the worst ratings of any president at the end of his first year."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 17, 2009
Tom Harkin
Tom Harkin
stated on December 13, 2009 a Senate floor speech:
"Today and every day, an estimated 14,000 Americans will lose their health insurance coverage."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 15, 2009
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on December 8, 2009 his radio show:
A recent drop in the unemployment rate is questionable because it was calculated "over two days of the Thanksgiving week."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2009
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on December 3, 2009 his Fox News Channel show:
Labor union president Andy Stern is "the most frequent visitor" at the White House.
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 7, 2009
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on November 30, 2009 a statement on his show on Fox News Channel:
Less than 10 percent of Obama's Cabinet appointees "have any experience in the private sector."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 2, 2009
Keith Olbermann
Keith Olbermann
stated on November 23, 2009 MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann:
A new Republican litmus test "would have resulted in (the GOP) kicking out Ronald Reagan."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 1, 2009
Ed Schultz
Ed Schultz
stated on November 20, 2009 MSNBC's the 'Ed Show':
"Ninety-eight percent of the American people will not see their taxes go up" due to the House health care bill.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 27, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on November 23, 2009 a widely circulated e-mail:
A data-storing microchip "would be implanted in the majority of people who opt to become covered by the public health care option."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 25, 2009
Orrin Hatch
Orrin Hatch
stated on November 19, 2009 a news release:
The Senate health care bill is longer than Tolstoy's 'War and Peace.'
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 20, 2009
Ed Rendell
Ed Rendell
stated on November 12, 2009 the 'Rachel Maddow Show':
A small business receiving a federal tax credit "to provide health care for its employees ... would be barred under the Stupak Amendment from allowing their employees to use ... the health care that they offer them for abortion."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 19, 2009
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on November 17, 2009 MSNBC's 'Morning Meeting With Dylan Ratigan':
In the House health care bill, "Something like 2 percent of the people would [be] eligible even to get the public option."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 18, 2009
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on November 17, 2009 her book, Going Rogue:
"Ronald Reagan faced an even worse recession" than the current one.
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 17, 2009
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on November 12, 2009 her show on MSNBC:
"The Stupak Amendment doesn't just say you can't use your federal insurance subsidy to pay for an abortion, it says, if you're getting a federal subsidy of any kind, you're not allowed to buy an insurance plan that covers abortion even with your own money."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 16, 2009
Bob Beckel
Bob Beckel
stated on November 9, 2009 Sean Hannity's show on Fox News:
"There were more people at the Air and Space Museum" than at a rally against the health care bills.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 12, 2009
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on November 10, 2009 his radio show:
The health care bills will be "mandated spending. You can't cut it, regardless of the budget circumstances."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 12, 2009
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
stated on November 9, 2009 an alert to members:
"President Obama campaigned on a promise to put reproductive health care at the center of his reform plan."
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 10, 2009
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