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Hemant Mehta
Hemant Mehta
stated on March 11, 2014 a blog post:
"In Oregon, students are skipping math class to learn about the Bible."
True
By Dana Tims • March 19, 2014
Josh McKoon
Josh McKoon
stated on February 24, 2014 Talking with reporters about his bill.:
A Georgia religious freedom bill would help Catholic institutions that, under Obamacare, could be forced to provide abortion-inducing drugs.
False
By Nancy Badertscher • February 28, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 3, 2014 a photo-quotation posted to Facebook:
Says Michele Bachmann said "English was good enough for Jesus when he wrote the Bible."
Pants on Fire!
By Sue Owen • February 12, 2014
Bryan Fischer
Bryan Fischer
stated on December 10, 2013 a broadcast of "Focal Point":
"By the word religion in the First Amendment, the founders meant Christianity."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • December 16, 2013
Traditional Values Coalition
Traditional Values Coalition
stated on December 6, 2013 a fundraising email:
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act "discriminates against Christian daycare, Christian parents, Christian business owners, and the rights of religious freedom."
False
By Julie Kliegman • December 16, 2013
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on November 27, 2013 a tweet:
"Why would our president close the embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 4, 2013
Timothy Dolan
Timothy Dolan
stated on December 1, 2013 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"We, the bishops of the United States -- can you believe it -- in 1919 came out for more affordable, more comprehensive, more universal health care."
True
By Julie Kliegman • December 4, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 21, 2013 Facebook posts:
Congress, criminals, Scientologists and other groups are exempt from Obamacare.
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • October 24, 2013
Barth Bracy
Barth Bracy
stated on October 2, 2013 a news release:
Gov. Lincoln Chafee has imposed "a mandatory abortion fee" on all Rhode Islanders who buy health insurance through the state’s Obamacare exchange.
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 23, 2013
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition
stated on October 16, 2013 a report linked to on a website:
The goal of Common Core is "to instill federally determined attitudes and mindsets in students including political and religious beliefs."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2013
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on October 3, 2013 her opinion column:
Louie Gohmert of Texas "blamed the mass shooting at a movie theater in Colorado on ‘the ongoing attacks on Judeo-Christian beliefs.'"
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 10, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 27, 2013 blog posts:
"Obama Declares November National Muslim Appreciation Month."
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • October 3, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 20, 2013 a Facebook post:
The very first meal on the surface of the moon was the Holy Communion.
True
By Janel Davis • September 16, 2013
ForAmerica
ForAmerica
stated on July 11, 2013 a Facebook post:
Says Houston National Cemetery is preventing Christian prayers from being said at military funerals.
False
By Sue Owen • August 6, 2013
Phil Burress
Phil Burress
stated on June 26, 2013 news story:
"Every major religion is opposed to same-sex marriage."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • July 9, 2013
Paul Begala
Paul Begala
stated on June 27, 2013 a fundraising letter.:
Says Ken Cuccinelli "attacked churches for helping the poor."
False
By Sean Gorman • July 8, 2013
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on June 23, 2013 an interview:
The Southern Baptist Convention voted 13 years ago "that women were inferior and had to be subservient to their husbands."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • June 28, 2013
Harry Alford
Harry Alford
stated on February 22, 2013 a news conference:
The National Rifle Association was "founded by religious leaders who wanted to protect freed slaves from the Ku Klux Klan."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • June 5, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on May 29, 2013 a chain email:
Says the word "Dhimmitude" is on page 107 of the health care law and means "Muslims are specifically exempted from the government mandate to purchase insurance."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 30, 2013
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on May 10, 2013 a comment on WPRO radio.:
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried "not far" from President Kennedy’s grave.
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 17, 2013
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