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Sam Stein
Sam Stein
stated on October 21, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe':
"No one beta-tested" healthcare.gov.
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • October 22, 2013
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on October 3, 2013 an MSNBC interview:
The health care marketplaces have "no privacy protections."
False
By Julie Kliegman • October 9, 2013
James O'Neil
James O'Neil
stated on September 1, 2013 an appearance on "10 News Conference.":
"Wind power is the most undependable form of renewable energy."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 8, 2013
Ramey Ko
Ramey Ko
stated on July 25, 2013 an Austin meeting.:
Says some Austin school district classrooms lack electrical outlets.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • August 8, 2013
John McCain
John McCain
stated on April 26, 2013 a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce:
"Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 30, 2013
Joe Negron
Joe Negron
stated on April 10, 2013 a gaggle of reporters:
Says PETA "is using this really fancy drone to follow hunters around in some places in other countries."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • April 12, 2013
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on March 15, 2013 a speech at CPAC:
"Already, a prototype driverless car has traveled more than 300,000 miles in the crowded maze of California streets without a single accident."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 25, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on March 14, 2013 a CPAC speech:
"The Chinese government provides their people no access to the Internet."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • March 15, 2013
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on February 19, 2013 an interview:
"You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • February 24, 2013
Brian Patrick Kennedy
Brian Patrick Kennedy
stated on February 6, 2013 a news release:
Employers and schools have no right to conduct "surveillance of a dorm room or a worker’s cubicle."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 17, 2013
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on November 18, 2012 a newspaper column:
"We have more people working in clean and green energy than in oil and gas in this country."  
True
By John Hill • November 30, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 26, 2012 a speech:
The federal government has made investments in science and technology inventing the products that led to the creation of Google.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • July 9, 2012
Christopher Blazejewski
Christopher Blazejewski
stated on June 12, 2012 a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House (which was transmitted electronically):
"Under current law, if you go on a dating website and you say you're 32 and you're actually 42, you've committed a misdemeanor."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 25, 2012
Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan
stated on January 25, 2012 a congressional hearing:
"Federal, state and local governments have subsidized the production of the Volt to the tune of estimates between $50,000 and $250,000 per vehicle sold."
Half-True
By Sabrina Eaton • January 31, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on November 5, 2011 the Texas Patriots PAC debate in The Woodlands, Texas:
Says IBM leader told Obama that using IBM technology to cut fraud could "pay for" health care reform.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • December 9, 2011
Sam Olens
Sam Olens
stated on August 4, 2011 a talk at the Atlanta Press Club:
There are cities and counties in Georgia that don’t have websites, and where elected officials don’t have email addresses.
True
By Willoughby Mariano • August 12, 2011
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on June 16, 2011 a speech in the U.S. Senate:
"Some criminals have learned how to spy on Americans, hacking into our home computers and looking out through the video camera attached to the screen."
True
By Richard Salit • July 17, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 14, 2011 his first speech on the U.S. Senate floor:
"Anywhere in the world, when someone uses a mobile phone, e-mail, the Internet or GPS, they are enjoying the benefits of the American miracle."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • June 15, 2011
Michael McAuliff
Michael McAuliff
stated on May 17, 2011 website article:
"Tommy Thompson wanted to implant data chips in humans."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • May 22, 2011
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
stated on February 8, 2011 an episode of The View:
In Texas, "sexting is a felony sex offense for teenagers — that can mean up to 10 years in prison."
Half-True
February 17, 2011
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