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Bryan Fischer
Bryan Fischer
stated on December 10, 2013 a broadcast of "Focal Point":
"By the word religion in the First Amendment, the founders meant Christianity."
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By Jon Greenberg • December 16, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 7, 2013 viral posts on the Internet:
School children can earn higher grades by studying Islam under a new "nationwide Muslim outreach program" announced by President Barack Obama.
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By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2013
Barry Smitherman
Barry Smitherman
stated on November 17, 2013:
"The Earth is not warming."
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By W. Gardner Selby • December 13, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 5, 2013 a meme on the Internet:
Says Vladimir Putin said, "President Obama and his fellow Democrats are either idiots or deliberately trying to destroy their own economy."
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By Lilly Maier • December 5, 2013
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on November 27, 2013 a tweet:
"Why would our president close the embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 4, 2013
Allen West
Allen West
stated on December 2, 2013 a blog on his website:
"Back door gun control is in full effect in the United States" due to "Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency."
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By Amy Sherman • December 3, 2013
Mr. Conservative
Mr. Conservative
stated on November 12, 2013 a Web post:
Says the Obama administration is handing out a pamphlet titled, "What To Do When The Veteran In Your Classroom Attempts A Mass Shooting"
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 12, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 25, 2013 a press release:
With a bill bringing $100 million in property tax relief, "the typical Wisconsin homeowner will save approximately $680 over four years."
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By Dave Umhoefer • November 7, 2013
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on November 4, 2013 a broadcast of the Glenn Beck Show:
Says Barack Obama "knew half of the population of the United States would lose their health insurance."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • November 6, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 4, 2013 a speech to Organizing for Action:
"What we said was, you can keep (your plan) if it hasn’t changed since the law passed."
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By Louis Jacobson • November 6, 2013
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on October 1, 2013 a speech:
"We’re one of the only communities in the country that didn’t lose population in the last census."
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By Dave Umhoefer • November 3, 2013
Democratic Governors Association
Democratic Governors Association
stated on October 24, 2013 an email blast:
"Texas Governor Rick Perry’s voter ID law is a blatant effort to defeat Wendy Davis by disenfranchising tens of thousands of women voters."
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 31, 2013
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on October 30, 2013 testimony before Congress:
"If I have affordable coverage in my workplace, I'm not eligible to go into the marketplace. ... It’s illegal."
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By Steve Contorno • October 30, 2013
Rhode Island Tea Party
Rhode Island Tea Party
stated on October 25, 2013 a posting on Twitter:
"Soldiers Donating to Tea Party Now Face Punishment Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 30, 2013
Amardeep Kaleka
Amardeep Kaleka
stated on October 20, 2013 an interview:
Wisconsin sold fresh water to California, helping that state's dairy industry, and "lost a bunch of jobs (and) a bunch of farmland."
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By Tom Kertscher • October 28, 2013
NextGen Climate Action Committee
NextGen Climate Action Committee
stated on October 25, 2013 a campaign brochure.:
Says Ken Cuccinelli wants "to eliminate all forms of birth control."
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By Sean Gorman • October 27, 2013
Paul LePage
Paul LePage
stated on October 14, 2013 a speech in Falmouth, Maine:
"About 47 percent of able-bodied people in the state of Maine don’t work."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2013
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition
stated on October 16, 2013 a report linked to on a website:
The goal of Common Core is "to instill federally determined attitudes and mindsets in students including political and religious beliefs."
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By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on October 15, 2013 an email and social media posts:
Congressional lawmakers earn their salaries "FOR LIFE," which for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi would add up to "$803,700 Dollars a year for LIFE including FREE medical."
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By Becky Bowers • October 17, 2013
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on October 9, 2013 a column:
"No doctors who went to an American medical school will be accepting Obamacare."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2013
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