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Ross Douthat
Ross Douthat
stated on January 30, 2011 a newspaper column
Under Hosni Mubarak's rule, "Egypt received more American dollars than any country besides Israel."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 4, 2011
Steve Moore
Steve Moore
stated on February 2, 2011 HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
In the 1980s, "The lowest income people had the biggest gains."
False
February 3, 2011
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on January 21, 2011 HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
"From 1980 to 1990, the top 1 percent saw their income go up by roughly 80 percent" while "the median wage in the country over (the same) 10 years went up 3 percent."
Mostly True
February 3, 2011
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin
stated on January 12, 2011 a blog post
The White House "branded" the memorial service for the Tucson shootings with a "Together We Thrive" logo and slogan.
False
January 13, 2011
Pierre Thomas
Pierre Thomas
stated on January 9, 2011 a report on ABC News' "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
"Saturday's shootings reflect a disturbing trend. Mass shootings have become commonplace since the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007. There have been dozens of incidents where three or more people have been fatally wounded. Hundreds have died."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 11, 2011
Lars Larson
Lars Larson
stated on November 21, 2010 a website posting
Says Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will "force you to stop using your cell phone" while driving.
False
By Charles Pope • December 18, 2010
Paul Begala
Paul Begala
stated on December 6, 2010 a TV interview.
Says Lee Leffingwell has been mayor of Austin, Texas "for about as long as Sarah Palin was governor of Alaska."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 15, 2010
Matthew Dowd
Matthew Dowd
stated on December 12, 2010 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
"Barack Obama is in an economy that's only worsened since he's been president of the United States."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 13, 2010
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on November 22, 2010 his radio broadcast
"This town (Wilmington, Ohio) hasn’t taken any money from the government. They don’t want any money from the government."
Pants on Fire!
By Mark Naymik • December 3, 2010
Joyce Kaufman
Joyce Kaufman
stated on November 12, 2010 a radio show
"Nobody has played clips over and over ... of President Obama (saying), 'If they bring a knife to the fight, we'll bring a gun.' " 
True
By Amy Sherman • November 17, 2010
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on November 10, 2010 comments on her MSNBC show.
"The Republican who was just elected governor of the great state of Florida paid his campaign staffers, not with money, but with American Express gift cards."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • November 12, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 25, 2010 a debate
"Most" of the newspapers that endorsed Alex Sink also endorsed Barack Obama.
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 28, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2010 a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Says Marco Rubio said that "people who essentially don't agree with him, ought to leave the country, like Keith Olbermann."
True
By Becky Bowers • October 24, 2010
Bill Maher
Bill Maher
stated on September 14, 2010 an interview on CNN's "Larry King Live"
"Do you know that we have pipes carrying natural gas in this country that are made of wood? I'm not joking."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on September 3, 2010 a TV ad.
Ed Schultz said Alan Grayson is "what it's all about."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 16, 2010
George Will
George Will
stated on September 12, 2010 a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour''
"Over 10 years, (extending tax cuts for the wealthy) would add less to the deficit than Obama added with the stimulus in one year."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 14, 2010
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on September 8, 2010 a column
"There have been more terrorist attacks on U.S. soil by ... Muslims in Obama's first 18 months in office than in the six years under Bush after he invaded Iraq."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 10, 2010
Mary Jordan
Mary Jordan
stated on September 5, 2010 a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
"The president's party always gets shellacked in midterms. It's only twice, 1934 and 2002, that the president's party actually gained in both the House and the Senate."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2010
Steven Schale
Steven Schale
stated on August 31, 2010 a blog post.
Charlie Crist's "personal approval numbers are plummeting."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • September 1, 2010
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on August 29, 2010 a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
"Forty-five percent of those who've been unemployed, they've been unemployed for six months or longer."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 31, 2010
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