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Nancy Pfotenhauer
Nancy Pfotenhauer
stated on January 27, 2010 an interview on CNN
The president's health care proposals will cause "most Americans to have their premiums increased, not decreased, and hundreds of millions of people lose their current insurance coverage."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 28, 2010
Dick Armey
Dick Armey
stated on January 24, 2010 an interview with NBC
"Right now the Tea Party polls higher than the Republicans and the Democrats."
False
By Catharine Richert • January 25, 2010
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on January 18, 2010 a comment on his radio show.
There are "high administrative costs" when you donate to Haiti relief through the White House Web site.
Pants on Fire!
By Kevin Robillard • January 20, 2010
Kelly O'Donnell
Kelly O'Donnell
stated on January 19, 2010 a segment on NBC's Today show
In Massachusetts, Scott Brown's Republican affiliation is "not a secret, but clearly not on display."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 20, 2010
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on January 15, 2010 a video blog post
Chile ranks third internationally in economic freedom, while the U.S. ranks 17th.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 20, 2010
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on January 17, 2010 on ABC's This Week
Obama's job approval rating is up.
Mostly True
By Catharine Richert • January 18, 2010
Dana Milbank
Dana Milbank
stated on January 3, 2010 a column in the Washington Post
"Americans admire Glenn Beck more than they admire the pope."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 4, 2010
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on December 8, 2009 his radio show
A recent drop in the unemployment rate is questionable because it was calculated "over two days of the Thanksgiving week."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2009
Eugene Robinson
Eugene Robinson
stated on December 1, 2009 a Washington Post column
The "post-Soviet industrial meltdown is responsible for most of the progress in reducing carbon emissions that Europe is able to claim."
Mostly True
By Catharine Richert • December 9, 2009
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on December 3, 2009 his Fox News Channel show
Labor union president Andy Stern is "the most frequent visitor" at the White House.
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 7, 2009
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on November 30, 2009 a statement on his show on Fox News Channel
Less than 10 percent of Obama's Cabinet appointees "have any experience in the private sector."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 2, 2009
Keith Olbermann
Keith Olbermann
stated on November 23, 2009 MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann
A new Republican litmus test "would have resulted in (the GOP) kicking out Ronald Reagan."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 1, 2009
Ed Schultz
Ed Schultz
stated on November 20, 2009 MSNBC's the 'Ed Show'
"Ninety-eight percent of the American people will not see their taxes go up" due to the House health care bill.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 27, 2009
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on November 12, 2009 her show on MSNBC
"The Stupak Amendment doesn't just say you can't use your federal insurance subsidy to pay for an abortion, it says, if you're getting a federal subsidy of any kind, you're not allowed to buy an insurance plan that covers abortion even with your own money."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 16, 2009
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on November 12, 2009 his radio program
"In the health care bill, we're now offering insurance for dogs."
Pants on Fire!
November 12, 2009
Bob Beckel
Bob Beckel
stated on November 9, 2009 Sean Hannity's show on Fox News
"There were more people at the Air and Space Museum" than at a rally against the health care bills.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 12, 2009
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on November 10, 2009 his radio show
The health care bills will be "mandated spending. You can't cut it, regardless of the budget circumstances."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 12, 2009
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on November 9, 2009 his Fox News program
"Barack Obama won't even use the term 'war on terrorism.'"
True
November 12, 2009
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on November 2, 2009 a comment on his television show
Guantanamo Bay detainees will get the H1N1 vaccine.
True
By Catharine Richert • November 11, 2009
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on November 2, 2009 a Webcast
"Mitt Romney ... gave you government health care that is now bankrupting the state" of Massachusetts.
False
By Catharine Richert • November 10, 2009
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