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Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on March 17, 2011 Fox's "O'Reilly Factor"
"There is a growing body of evidence that radiation in excess of what the government says are the minimum amounts you should be exposed to are actually good for you and reduce cases of cancer."
Mostly False
March 22, 2011
Bill Posey
Bill Posey
stated on February 14, 2011 a press release responding to Obama's budget proposal.
"The president promised to close the space gap, but he now seems intent on repeating the events that created the space gap in the first place -- putting in place a new rocket design and then trying to underfund the effort..."
Mostly True
By Laura Figueroa • February 23, 2011
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on January 25, 2011 a tweet during the State of the Union address
Says government is a barrier to innovation and development.
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2011
John Pistole
John Pistole
stated on November 16, 2010 an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper.
The radiation coming from the new TSA body scanners is "equivalent to about three minutes' worth of air travel by anybody, say, at 30,000 feet."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • November 18, 2010
John Loughlin
John Loughlin
stated on October 19, 2010 a WPRI/Providence Journal debate
Tells David Cicilline, "94 percent of the carbon emissions which you so want to get rid of are caused by nature."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 28, 2010
Jim Huffman
Jim Huffman
stated on September 17, 2010 a television/web ad
Says Ron Wyden spent $2 million "to study exotic ants."
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • September 24, 2010
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on July 6, 2010 a campaign speech
"In renewable and advanced energy manufacturing projects, Ohio now ranks first among the 50 states."
Half-True
By Reginald Fields • July 30, 2010
Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
stated on July 6, 2010 a campaign ad
The state Legislature attempted to "outlaw stem cell research, passes bills about microchips in the brain, and talks about seceding from the Union."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 11, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 17, 2008 a campaign speech in Grand Junction, Colo.
On the use of presidentially appointed commissions.
Full Flop
By Louis Jacobson • July 1, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 8, 2010 a campaign mail piece.
"Bill McCollum holds the same position on (embryonic stem cell research) as Barack Obama."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 11, 2010
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel
stated on May 2, 2010 a roundtable discussion on ABC's 'This Week'
"At the moment, energy companies spend 0.25 percent on R&D."
True
By Catharine Richert • May 3, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on April 3, 2010 a press release.
"If the space-shuttle program is terminated, Russia and China will be the only nations ...with the capability to launch humans into space."
True
April 22, 2010
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on March 9, 2010 his talk show
People "can't go fishing anymore because of Obama."
Pants on Fire!
By Catharine Richert • March 17, 2010
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