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Latest Fact-Checks By Lauren Carroll

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Chris Coons
Chris Coons
stated on January 11, 2015 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • January 11, 2015
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on January 5, 2015 a Fox news interview
Says President Barack Obama has "not proposed one thing that would change" the fact that Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary.
False
By Lauren Carroll • January 7, 2015
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on January 4, 2015 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"We're now the No. 1 producer of oil in the world. We've surpassed Saudi Arabia."  
True
By Lauren Carroll • January 4, 2015
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on December 21, 2014 an interview on Fox News
Says President Barack Obama has said "that everybody should hate the police."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • December 23, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 21, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
"We're spending millions for each individual" held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
True
By Lauren Carroll • December 21, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on December 17, 2014
"The reason why Cubans don't have access to 21st century telecommunications — like smart phones, like access to the Internet — is because it is illegal in Cuba."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno • December 19, 2014
Michael Needham
Michael Needham
stated on December 14, 2014 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
The federal budget bill "reauthorizes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, which provides taxpayer dollars so that the Four Seasons hotel can build a resort in Turkey."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • December 15, 2014
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on November 25, 2014 remarks at the National Press Club
In 2010, uninsured voters made up "about 5 percent of the electorate."
True
By Lauren Carroll • December 4, 2014
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on November 24, 2014 an interview on 'Fox and Friends'
"The conviction rate is almost exactly the same" for whites and blacks who commit murder.
False
By Lauren Carroll • November 26, 2014
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on November 23, 2014 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
"There are more people living in this country who were not born here than at anytime in the history of the country."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 23, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 14, 2014 a press conference in Burma
Keystone XL allows "Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • November 20, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 16, 2014 a press conference after the G20 summit
"Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson • November 18, 2014
Chris Wallace
Chris Wallace
stated on November 16, 2014 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
"The Democratic leader in the Senate, Harry Reid, has blocked any vote on the Keystone pipeline for years."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 16, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 10, 2014 a Facebook post
Says Obama's net neutrality proposal "puts the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 13, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 9, 2014 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
"We've created more jobs in the United States than every other advanced economy combined since I came into office."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 9, 2014
Ben Cardin
Ben Cardin
stated on November 2, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"Every time we've increased the minimum wage, we've seen a growth in jobs."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • November 6, 2014
Sean Spicer
Sean Spicer
stated on November 2, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
The last time Republican U.S. Senate candidates "beat more than two (incumbents) was 1980."
True
By Lauren Carroll • November 2, 2014
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on October 28, 2014 a campaign ad
As a result of Obamacare, "California seniors face benefit cuts of over $1,700."
False
By Lauren Carroll • October 31, 2014
Color of Change
Color of Change
stated on October 29, 2014 an Arkansas flyer
Republicans are "trying to impeach our president."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno • October 30, 2014
Darrell Issa
Darrell Issa
stated on October 26, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
Says Thomas Eric Duncan came into the United States "with an elevated temperature."
False
By Nai Issa, Lauren Carroll • October 26, 2014
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