Fact Check Posts – Page 123

Angel Taveras
stated on May 12, 2014 a fundraising letter

I turned "a $110 million deficit into a $1.6 million surplus for our city."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 25, 2014

Ted Cruz
stated on May 6, 2014 a report

The Obama administration spent "$205,075 in ‘stimulus’ funds to relocate a shrub that sells for $16."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2014

Ed Schultz
stated on May 20, 2014 a segment on "The Ed Show"

Walmart employees receive "roughly $5,800" in public assistance per year.

By Katie Sanders • May 23, 2014

Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on March 26, 2014 a news release.

In 2007, Ed Gillespie "was paid $300,000 to be the frontman for a coalition that made the individual mandate the centerpiece of its health reform plan."

By Sean Gorman • May 23, 2014

Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 8, 2014 a radio interview

"The average person who gets the minimum wage in America is 35 years old."

By Dave Umhoefer • May 21, 2014

Dan Sullivan
stated on April 29, 2014 a radio ad

Says Mark Begich "has taken campaign cash from the Kochs" while Dan Sullivan hasn’t.

By Julie Kliegman • May 19, 2014

Dick Cheney
stated on May 18, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"

"At the mere request from Putin, President Obama withdrew the plans for a missile defense program based in Poland and the Czech Republic."

By Jon Greenberg • May 19, 2014

Campaign for Liberty
stated on April 29, 2014 a petition.

"Estimates for adopting Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion show it will cost Virginia taxpayers $902 million through 2022."

By Nancy Madsen • May 19, 2014

Robert Malin
stated on April 20, 2014 a TV interview

"Fifty percent of Americans will go hungry at some time in their lives."

By Karen Lee Ziner • May 18, 2014

Ronan Farrow
stated on May 5, 2014 a segment on "Ronan Farrow Daily"

Congress' decision to "spend less around the world" on embassy security contributed to "tragedies" like Benghazi.

By Katie Sanders • May 13, 2014

Thomas Garrett Jr.
stated on April 2, 2014 an op-ed.

"Last year the (Medicaid Fraud Control Unit) in Virginia alone recovered over $200 million!"

By Sean Gorman • May 12, 2014

Defending Main Street
stated on April 17, 2014 a campaign ad in Idaho

Says the Club for Growth tries to defeat Republicans, and that its president called Nancy Pelosi "the person I respect the most in Washington."

By Steve Contorno • May 7, 2014

Tom Coburn
stated on May 1, 2014 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"

The death penalty "is a deterrent that does affect and impact people."

By Julie Kliegman • May 6, 2014

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
stated on May 4, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week"

"More whites believe in ghosts than believe in racism."

By Katie Sanders • May 4, 2014

Cokie Roberts
stated on May 4, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week"

In discussing the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, "Ms. Rice did say 'a terrorist attack.' It’s not that she put the whole thing on the video."

By Julie Kliegman • May 4, 2014

Republican Party of Texas
stated on April 11, 2014 a tweet and chart

"Wendy Davis has already taken more $ from teacher unions than the past 3 Democrat gubernatorial candidates combined."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 2, 2014

Tom Corbett
stated on April 30, 2014 a radio ad

"On (Tom) Wolf’s watch, taxes were high, killing 100,000 PA jobs."

By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2014

Kelli Stargel
stated on April 28, 2014 a newspaper editorial

"In states where beer is unregulated, the per capita production is significantly higher."

By Joshua Gillin • May 1, 2014

Kelli Stargel
stated on April 28, 2014 a newspaper editorial

"Higher beer production and higher consumption go hand-in-hand."

By Joshua Gillin • May 1, 2014

Dana Perino
stated on April 22, 2014 a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News

"A lot of the problems with forest fires ... is because of bad policy (not to clear out the forests) that was put in place by environmentalists."

By Jon Greenberg • May 1, 2014

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