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Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 30, 2012 a chain email
"This year President Obama canceled the 21st annual National Day of Prayer ceremony at the White House under the ruse of ‘not wanting to offend anyone.' BUT … on September 25, 2009 from 4 AM until 7 PM, a National Day of Prayer FOR THE MUSLIM RELIGION was HELD on Capitol Hill, Beside the White House."  
Mostly False
By Caryn Shinske • February 9, 2012
Cecilia Muñoz
Cecilia Muñoz
stated on February 1, 2012 a post to the White House Blog
"Most women, including 98 percent of Catholic women, have used contraception."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • February 6, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 30, 2012 a speech in Tampa, Fla.
"Gov. Romney cut off kosher meals for Jewish senior citizens who were on Medicaid to save $5 a day."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • February 1, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 30, 2012 a town hall in Jacksonville, Fla.
"The Obama administration ... would impose on every Catholic institution, every Jewish institution, every Protestant institution the Obamacare standard of what you have to buy as insurance." 
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • January 31, 2012
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on January 13, 2012 an assertion on his WPRO radio show
"[The] ACLU and atheists in Denver are demanding the NFL stop [Tim Tebow] from praying on the sidelines."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 18, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 19, 2011 a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa
"No federal official at any level is currently allowed to say ‘Merry Christmas.’"
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • December 21, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 12, 2011 a foreign policy debate with Jon Huntsman in Manchester, N.H., Dec. 12, 2011
"The Obama administration just issued instructions that terrorism training should not involve any reference to Islam."
False
By John Gregg • December 14, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 7, 2011 an Iowa TV ad.
Our "kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 9, 2011
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
stated on December 6, 2011 a segment of "The Daily Show"
"When the country was founded, Congress had exactly the same attitude about the sanctity of Christmas celebrations that a 7-Eleven does today: 'Yeah, we're open.'"
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 9, 2011
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on November 29, 2011 a talk-show discussion
"For the past eight years, Gov. Carcieri and Mrs. Carcieri would host the lighting of the State House Christmas tree."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 30, 2011
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on October 5, 2011 a video on a website
"The Christian Coalition gave (Adam) Hasner an F."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 31, 2011
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 23, 2011 an Internet post
Congressional Republicans have introduced dozens of bills on social issues and other topics, but "zero on job creation."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2011
Fred Karger
Fred Karger
stated on October 15, 2011 an interview with The Guardian
"If a President Romney got a call from the president of the (Mormon church), he has no choice but to obey. It is obedience over family and country."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 18, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on June 13, 2011 the Republican primary presidential debate in Manchester, NH
Muslims tried to use Sharia law to influence court decisions in New Jersey and Oklahoma
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • June 20, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on May 24, 2011 an interview on the Glenn Beck Program radio show
"I did not say that I would not have them [Muslims] in my Cabinet."
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • June 8, 2011
Leo Berman
Leo Berman
stated on April 4, 2011 a House committee hearing
Says judges are using Shariah law in Dearborn, Mich.
False
May 14, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on March 20, 2011 a speech before conservative activists
In a lawsuit between private citizens, a Florida judge "announced the decision was going to be based on Islamic Law."
Mostly True
By Laura Figueroa • May 4, 2011
Gordon Robertson
Gordon Robertson
stated on April 23, 2011 a TV interview.
President Obama was "raised Muslim."
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • April 28, 2011
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on February 3, 2011 an episode of The Daily Show
Joe Straus is the "first Jewish speaker of the" Texas House.
Mostly True
February 12, 2011
National Organization for Marriage
National Organization for Marriage
stated on February 5, 2011 a mailing to Rhode Island voters
"Massachusetts public schools teach kids as young as kindergartners about gay marriage."
False
By Peter Lord • February 10, 2011
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