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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 23, 2014 a speech at the White House Summit on Working Families:
"In 31 states, decent child care costs more than college tuition."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 27, 2014
League of Conservation Voters
League of Conservation Voters
stated on June 23, 2014 a TV ad:
Says Iowa Senate candidate Joni Ernst "promises to shut down the Department of Education and abolish the EPA."
True
By Molly O'Connor • June 27, 2014
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 25, 2014 an op-ed for "USA Today":
"The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs."
False
By Steve Contorno • June 26, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 18, 2014 a chain email:
Says Barack Obama is the "first president to appoint 45 czars to replace elected officials in his office."
False
By Shannon Beckham • June 25, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 23, 2014 an op-ed for Huffington Post:
"The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • June 24, 2014
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 23, 2014 the White House Summit on Working Families:
"I don't own a single stock or bond … I have no savings accounts."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Molly O'Connor • June 24, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 26, 2014 emails and social media posts circulating on the Internet:
Says Barack Obama said that "ordinary men and women are too small-minded to govern their own affairs" and that individuals should "surrender their rights to an all-powerful sovereign."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 23, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2014 her book, "Hard Choices":
"By 2006, the American people were overwhelmingly against the Iraq War."
Mostly True
By Molly O'Connor • June 20, 2014
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on June 17, 2014 a tweet:
Says 11 soccer players on the U.S. Men’s National Team are immigrants.
False
By Steve Contorno • June 19, 2014
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on June 16, 2014 a television ad:
"Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 19, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 18, 2014 a chain email:
President Barack Obama "is the first president to keep a dog-trainer on retainer for $102,000 a year at taxpayer expense."
Pants on Fire!
By Molly O'Connor • June 18, 2014
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on June 15, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"Thousands of Westerners and Americans" are fighting with extremists in eastern Syria and Iraq. 
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • June 18, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 18, 2014:
Barack Obama is the "first president to file lawsuits against the states he swore an oath to protect."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 16, 2014 a meme on social media:
"Gun homicide is down 49 percent in the past 12 years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2014
Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy
stated on June 5, 2014 a statement on his website:
"Only after news broke that our veterans are dying because of inadequate health care did Harry Reid and Senate Democrats take action."
False
By Steve Contorno • June 16, 2014
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on June 15, 2014 interview on "Face the Nation.":
Says Hillary Clinton’s approval rating went from 70 percent to 52 percent in 18 months.
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • June 15, 2014
Put Alaska First PAC
Put Alaska First PAC
stated on June 2, 2014 a television ad:
"It was Dan Sullivan who wrote a bill to cut Alaskans out of those decisions" about where they can hunt and fish.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 13, 2014
Everytown for Gun Safety
Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on June 11, 2014 an infographic that went viral:
There have been 74 "school shootings in America since Sandy Hook."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • June 13, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2014 her book, "Hard Choices.":
"The U.S. military footprint in Africa is nearly nonexistent."
True
By Steve Contorno • June 12, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2014 her book, "Hard Choices":
"In Iran in 1979, the extremists hijacked the broad-based popular revolution against the Shah and established a brutal theocracy."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 11, 2014
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