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Latest Fact-Checks In Religion

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Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on January 20, 2011 an interview on MSNBC
"The last Christians are about to leave" Iraq.
Pants on Fire!
February 7, 2011
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on January 31, 2011 his radio program
Many of the 9/11 conspirators came from the Muslim Brotherhood, including Osama bin Laden, Ayman Zawahiri and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Half-True
February 4, 2011
Victoria Taft
Victoria Taft
stated on December 27, 2010 a website posting
Says a Portland school gives Muslim students "their own school provided prayer room, prayer rugs," and lets them "out of class five times a day to pray to Allah."
Pants on Fire!
By Ian K. Kullgren • January 23, 2011
Jack Conway
Jack Conway
stated on October 15, 2010 a campaign commercial
Rand Paul wants "to end all federal faith-based initiatives, and even end the deduction for religious charities."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on October 6, 2010 a campaign commercial
Daniel Webster "is an advocate for a group that teaches that mothers should not work outside the home."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman, Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2010
Franklin Graham
Franklin Graham
stated on October 3, 2010 ABC's "This Week"
In most Muslim countries, "We can't have a church. We're not able to build synagogues. It's forbidden."
False
October 6, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on September 25, 2010 a TV ad.
Says Daniel Webster wants to make divorce illegal, even for abused wives.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 28, 2010
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on August 19, 2010 a newspaper article
On the mosque near ground zero.
No Flip
By Willoughby Mariano • August 30, 2010
18% of the American public
18% of the American public
stated on August 19, 2010 a Pew Research Center poll
President Obama is a Muslim.
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 26, 2010
Franklin Graham
Franklin Graham
stated on August 19, 2010 an interview on CNN
"The seed of Muslim is passed through the father."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 26, 2010
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on August 24, 2010 a speech
"There is already a mosque four blocks away."
True
August 26, 2010
Al Hunt
Al Hunt
stated on August 22, 2010 ABC's "This Week"
"This is not a mosque. It's a cultural center that has a prayer area."  
False
August 23, 2010
Tamara Holder
Tamara Holder
stated on August 18, 2010 comments on the Hannity show.
"The Republicans have 2 percent of the Muslim vote.''
Mostly True
By Lukas Pleva • August 20, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on August 15, 2010 a televised debate in Miami.
"There’s a mosque inside of the Pentagon."
False
By Laura Figueroa • August 20, 2010
Rick Lazio
Rick Lazio
stated on August 17, 2010 Fox News "Hannity" program.
A New York imam wants to "have a mosque at Ground Zero.'' 
Mostly False
August 19, 2010
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
stated on August 10, 2010 a press release.
"U.S. taxpayers are being forced to fund Feisal Abdul Rauf’s trip to the Middle East."
True
By Louis Jacobson • August 19, 2010
Sam Olens
Sam Olens
stated on July 6, 2010 a campaign ad
"In Cobb County, every meeting opened with a prayer. The ACLU objected. Sued ... [Sam] Olens took on the ACLU and won!"
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • August 3, 2010
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on June 12, 2010 a political ad
Sharron Angle supported "a Scientology plan to give massages to prisoners."
Half-True
June 24, 2010
Keith Olbermann
Keith Olbermann
stated on April 19, 2010 comments on the MSNBC show Countdown
The Treaty of Tripoli signed by President John Adams was "his outreach to Muslims."
Half-True
By Alex Holt • May 11, 2010
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
stated on April 12, 2010 an interview on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report"
John Paul Stevens is the only Protestant on the U.S. Supreme Court.
True
By Catharine Richert • April 14, 2010
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