Fact Check Posts – Page 160

Victoria Jackson
stated on July 15, 2011 a column by Victoria Jackson

"A clause hidden in the Obamacare bill, which is now law, gives Obama the right to form a private army."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 22, 2011

Randy Hopper
stated on July 20, 2011 a TV ad

Says Wisconsin Senate recall candidate Jessica King "voted to increase her pay with taxpayer dollars by 63 percent."

By Tom Kertscher • July 22, 2011

Bob McDonnell
stated on July 13, 2011 a TV interviews

Virginia state employees "pay nothing" toward their pensions.

By Sean Gorman • July 21, 2011

Ocean State Policy Research Institute
stated on July 29, 2011 a report

"Dubious taxpayer-funded" stimulus spending -- Part II.

By Richard Salit • July 21, 2011

Chain email
stated on June 22, 2011 a chain e-mail

Says a quote at the top of the redesigned website for the Department of Justice comes from a socialist who wanted to impose global common law.

By Robert Farley • July 14, 2011

Shelly Moore
stated on July 8, 2011 a campaign flier

Says state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf wants to "eliminate Medicare" as we know it.

By Dave Umhoefer • July 14, 2011

Joseph Trillo
stated on June 29, 2011 a House debate over mandatory seat belt use

"There are 30,000 people that have been killed with seat belts."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 13, 2011

Shirley Franklin
stated on June 23, 2011 a blog post

Former Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Beverly Hall left the school district "significantly better than she found it."

By Willoughby Mariano • July 11, 2011

Chain email
stated on June 22, 2011 a chain e-mail

Says that President Obama said, "Nobody made these guys go to war. ... Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?"

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 4, 2011

Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on June 16, 2011 an interview

Says Wisconsin’s 2011-13 state budget contains "no fee increases"

By Tom Kertscher • July 1, 2011

Dan Kapanke
stated on June 28, 2011 in a fundraising email

"Protesters caused $7.5 million in damage to the Wisconsin State House"

By James B. Nelson • June 30, 2011

Barack Obama
stated on June 29, 2011 a press conference

"What I have done -- and this is unprecedented ... is I've said to each agency ... 'look at regulations that are already on the books and if they don't make sense, let's get rid of them.'"

By Robert Farley • June 29, 2011

David Cicilline
stated on June 14, 2011 a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives

The WIC program "is an incredibly cost effective program, serving nearly 10 million Americans each year and costing less than $100 per person. In my district, more than 18 percent of residents suffer from food insecurity and depend on WIC to make ends meet."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 26, 2011

Republican Party of Virginia
stated on June 16, 2011 a blog post.

Phil Puckett "voted no on sending the EPA a message that they’ve gone too far not once, but twice."

By Wes Hester • June 24, 2011

Roxanne Ross
stated on May 15, 2011 an online posting

Multnomah County’s food action plan "clearly plans to disrupt the free market system in terms of food choices making it harder and more expensive for many residents to eat their food of choice."

By Janie Har • June 24, 2011

Mike Stenhouse
stated on June 13, 2011 an appearance on a talk show

"It’s just crazy that the government will ... make it illegal to use the old [incandescent] bulbs."

By Richard Salit • June 16, 2011

Lou Greenwald
stated on May 12, 2011 a message on Facebook

Because Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a 30-bill job creation package, "New Jersey ranks 50th in the nation in job creation."

By Bill Wichert • June 12, 2011

Sandy Pasch
stated on June 6, 2011 an online chat

Says U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan promised to "end health care for our seniors."

By Tom Kertscher • June 10, 2011

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."

By Willoughby Mariano • June 8, 2011

Chain email
stated on June 7, 2011 a chain e-mail

Accuses President Barack Obama of making contradictory claims about efforts to kill Osama bin Laden in 2008 and 2011.

By Louis Jacobson • June 7, 2011

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