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James Carville
James Carville
stated on April 13, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
The insurance risk corridors aren't going broke like Republicans predicted.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 13, 2014
Laura Ingraham
Laura Ingraham
stated on April 13, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
Obamacare is "costing 2 million jobs."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • April 13, 2014
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on April 2, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal:
"A grant for $5,000 [from the Governor’s Workforce Board] went to teach an employee at a company that makes ornamental business card holders how to use Facebook and Twitter."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 13, 2014
Thomas Garrett Jr.
Thomas Garrett Jr.
stated on April 2, 2014 in an op-ed.:
Federal money for Medicaid expansion "is guaranteed for a few years and then goes away."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • April 13, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 3, 2014 in in an "El Nuevo Herald" editorial:
"Seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage are going to see an average premium increase between $50 and $90 per month."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • April 9, 2014
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on March 25, 2014 in an interview:
Says U.S. Reps. Phil Gingrey and Jack Kingston have "even changed votes to what I voted, multiple times."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • April 9, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on March 26, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says the Koch brothers "funded the fight to let flood insurance premiums soar ... Now they’re spending millions to buy a Senate seat for Bill Cassidy so he can fight for them."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on March 31, 2014 in an online petition:
"Greg Abbott said it would be a ‘waste’ to expand pre-k to all Texas children."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • April 7, 2014
Republican Party of Virginia
Republican Party of Virginia
stated on March 26, 2014 in a tweet.:
Gov. McAuliffe's budget would "raid school, other $$ 4 Obamacare in VA."
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • April 6, 2014
Charles Koch
Charles Koch
stated on April 2, 2014 in an op-ed for the "Wall Street Journal.":
"EPA officials have commended (Koch Industries) for our ‘commitment to a cleaner environment’ and called us ‘a model for other companies.’ "
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • April 4, 2014
Charles Krauthammer
Charles Krauthammer
stated on April 1, 2014 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor":
"If you want out of the individual mandate... all you have to do now is tick off the box that says 'hardship' and you're out."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • April 4, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 1, 2014 in an interview on Fox's 'Hannity':
Says the goal of the Affordable Care Act was to get 30 million people insured, but it only got 7 million.
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • April 4, 2014
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on March 24, 2014 in Television interview :
Women in the U.S. get 23 percent less pay than men for the same exact work.
Mostly False
By Jim Tharpe • April 4, 2014
Kentucky Opportunity Coalition
Kentucky Opportunity Coalition
stated on April 1, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says the estate tax is a threat to family farms.
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • April 3, 2014
Heather McGhee
Heather McGhee
stated on April 2, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC:
"Less than 1 percent of 1 percent of the American population has given an amount over $200" to a federal political campaign.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 3, 2014
Kesha Rogers
Kesha Rogers
stated on March 27, 2014 in an interview:
David Alameel "is giving thousands of dollars to support the Republican Party candidates" including John Cornyn and Greg Abbott.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 3, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 27, 2014 in viral posts on the Internet:
Says President Barack Obama's acceptance of an "Islamic order and gold medal" was "unconstitutional."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 1, 2014
Nancy Grace
Nancy Grace
stated on March 24, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America":
Premeditation, in murder cases like the Oscar Pistorius case, "can be formed in the twinkling of an eye."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • March 31, 2014
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on February 26, 2014 in a radio interview.:
If the legislature refuses to expand Medicaid, "27 states are going to get our money – Virginia taxpayer money – into their states to provide health care for their citizens, paid for by us."
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • March 31, 2014
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on March 30, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"No one" claims the report vindicating New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the bridge scandal is "conclusive."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • March 30, 2014
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