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Nita Lowey
stated on November 7, 2009 a speech on the House floor:

An amendment to the House health reform bill "puts new restrictions on women's access to abortion coverage in the private health insurance market even when they would pay premiums with their own money."

False

By Louis Jacobson • November 9, 2009

Tom McClintock
stated on October 27, 2009 a speech on the House floor:

Three presidents in the last century — Harding, Kennedy and Reagan — all cut taxes during recessions and produced "rapid and dramatic economic recoveries," while two, Herbert Hoover and Barack Obama, did "the opposite."

False

By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2009

Valerie Jarrett
stated on November 1, 2009 an interview on ABC's 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos':

There is majority support for the Democrats' health care plans.

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2009

Concerned Women for America
stated on October 28, 2009 the group's Web site:

The Democrats' health care bill "gives a new Health Choices Commissioner the right to look at an individual's tax return to determine what medical benefits or subsidies that person qualifies for."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2009

Bill O'Reilly
stated on October 23, 2009 a comment on the O'Reilly Factor:

When White House communications director Anita Dunn said that Mao Tse-tung was "one of her favorite philosophers, only Fox News picked that up."

False

By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2009

Bloggers
stated on October 23, 2009 a posting on many blogs.:

Barack Obama wrote a thesis at Columbia University in which he criticized "plutocratic thugs" and said the Constitution gave Americans "the shackles of hypocrisy."

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2009

Dick Cheney
stated on October 21, 2009 a speech to the Center for Security Policy:

The Obama administration notified Poland and the Czech Republic about cancellation of major missile-defense facilities "at the last minute in midnight phone calls."

True

By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2009

Senior Citizens League
stated on October 1, 2009 a letter to members:

A "massive" federal computer network will make your medical records available to "millions of people" with a "complete lack of privacy and confidentiality," while doctors and hospitals who don't take part face "stiff penalties."

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • October 22, 2009

Christopher Monckton
stated on October 14, 2009 a speech in St. Paul, Minn.:

If President Obama signs the Copenhagen climate change treaty, he "will sign your freedom, your democracy, and your prosperity away forever — and neither you nor any subsequent government you may elect would have any power whatsoever to take it back again."

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2009

Gun Owners of America
stated on October 9, 2009 an alert to members:

The Baucus health care bill "could be used to ban guns in home self-defense."

False

By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2009

America's Health Insurance Plans
stated on October 15, 2009 a televison advertisement:

Seniors with coverage under Medicare Advantage will give up "more than their share" because of health care reform

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2009

Glenn Beck
stated on October 12, 2009 a statement on his Fox News Channel program:

Forty-five percent of doctors "say they'll quit" if health care reform passes.

False

By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2009

Americans United for Change
stated on October 12, 2009 a television advertisement:

"Baseball and insurance are the only industries exempt from antitrust laws."

False

By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2009

Bloggers
stated on October 7, 2009 a posting on the conservative Web site TownHall.com:

The Baucus health care bill would require taxes on medical devices such as X-ray machines, female condoms, HIV tests and surgical needles.

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2009

Jay Rockefeller
stated on September 21, 2009 a column in the newspaper Roll Call:

Health care premiums for consumers have doubled since 2001.

True

By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2009

Jay Rockefeller
stated on September 21, 2009 a column in the newspaper Roll Call:

Insurance companies have seen their profits soar by more than 400 percent since 2001.

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2009

Cokie Roberts
stated on October 4, 2009 appearance on This Week with George Stephanopoulos:

Forty percent of gross domestic product "is state, local, or federal money."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2009

Michael Moore
stated on October 2, 2009 the movie Capitalism: A Love Story:

All the talk about socialism during the campaign made young people more interested in it by Election Day.

False

By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2009

Michael Moore
stated on September 29, 2009 a news conference in Washington, D.C.:

"The richest 1 percent have more financial wealth than the bottom 95 percent combined."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2009

Patients First
stated on September 29, 2009 a news release:

"Health care mandate will require imprisonment and fines for Americans who can’t afford to purchase insurance or pay hefty government penalties."

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2009

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