Fact Check Posts – Page 164

Glenn Beck
stated on February 25, 2011 his radio program:

Says Michelle Obama has 43 people on her staff; Nancy Reagan had just 3.

By Robert Farley • March 4, 2011

Jay Hottinger
stated on February 9, 2011 a radio interview:

Says Wendy’s founder "Dave Thomas left the state literally on his deathbed to avoid the estate tax."

By Tom Feran • March 2, 2011

Chain email
stated on February 24, 2011 a chain e-mail:

Says that in a hearing, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords suggested to Gen. David Petraeus that the Army "put more emphasis on less environmentally damaging methods, like stabbing or clubbing enemy forces in order to minimize the carbon output."

By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2011

Tom Niehaus
stated on February 23, 2011 interviews with reporters:

"Unfortunately we have documented instances where people defecated in the (Statehouse) building."

By Reginald Fields • March 1, 2011

Jeff Wentworth
stated on February 22, 2011 an interview on MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews":

"We don’t have bars on campus in Texas. It’s against the law... no alcohol allowed."

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2011

Lena Taylor
stated on February 15, 2011 in a TV interview, as well as other venues:

Hitler "abolished unions and that’s what" Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is "doing today."

By Tom Kertscher • February 22, 2011

Dan Flynn
stated on February 14, 2011 a column:

"Our children do not spend any time in school learning about our own U.S. Constitution."

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 21, 2011

Scott Walker
stated on February 18, 2011 a radio interview:

Says under his budget-repair bill, "collective bargaining is fully intact."

By Tom Kertscher • February 19, 2011

Paul Ryan
stated on February 17, 2011 an appearance on a TV interview program:

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s move to limit collective bargaining rights has led to "riots" at the Capitol -- "It's like Cairo has moved to Madison these days."

By James B. Nelson • February 18, 2011

Chain email
stated on February 17, 2011 a chain e-mail:

Welfare programs caused more long-term damage to Detroit than the atomic bomb caused to Hiroshima

By Peter Lord • February 18, 2011

Progressive Change Campaign Committee
stated on February 14, 2011 an email blast to supporters:

Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "has threatened to call out the National Guard if workers protest against" changes to bargaining laws.

By Tom Kertscher • February 16, 2011

Tom DeLay
stated on January 13, 2011 an interview.:

Says Travis County, home to Austin, is the most liberal county in the United States.

By W. Gardner Selby • February 16, 2011

Donald Trump
stated on February 10, 2011 a speech at the CPAC conference:

"The people that went to school with (Barack Obama), they never saw him, they don't know who he is."

By Robert Farley • February 14, 2011

Scott Suder
stated on January 28, 2011 a news release:

Four state Assembly Democrats "scored a death blow to northeast Wisconsin’s economy" by killing hundreds of jobs at a potential Bass Pro Shops near Green Bay.

By James B. Nelson • February 13, 2011

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

Foreign Trade Zones allow U.S. "land to be inhabited by Chinese communists -- communists straight from China! They are to set up little towns and live here."

By Louis Jacobson • February 9, 2011

Lee Holloway
stated on January 21, 2011 a statement at a candidate forum:

The city building code violations on my properties only involve exterior issues; "within the households, it’s fine."

By James B. Nelson • February 7, 2011

Ron Paul
stated on January 20, 2011 an interview on MSNBC:

"The last Christians are about to leave" Iraq.

February 7, 2011

Terry Gorman
stated on January 6, 2011 a radio interview:

"Illegal aliens cost the state of Rhode Island $400 million a year."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 6, 2011

William G. Batchelder
stated on January 4, 2011 an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM:

Says getting ex-cons to successfully return to society is important "so we are not always faced constantly with recidivism, which is a big problem in the penitentiary today – in the 70 to 80 percent range."

By Mark Naymik • February 5, 2011

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on January 31, 2011 a radio ad.:

Congressman Robert Hurt has a plan to cut education by 40 percent.

By Jacob Geiger • February 4, 2011

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