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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
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2014 her book, "Hard Choices"
By 2009, "dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield" by drones.
True
By Lauren Carroll • June 11, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 9, 2014 an interview on ABC
"We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 10, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2014 her book, "Hard Choices"
"By the time I left" the State Department, "economic growth was up and opium production was down" in Afghanistan, while "infant mortality declined" and school enrollment rose by more than sevenfold.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 5, 2014 emails and social media posts circulating on the Internet
"Obama Signs Bill Forgiving All Student Loan Debt."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 9, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on June 3, 2014 a radio ad
"Sen. McConnell says it's not his job to bring jobs to Kentucky."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 6, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 5, 2014 emails circulating on the Internet
Due to actions by President Barack Obama, "the Burger King national headquarters announced this month that they will be pulling their franchises from our military bases."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2014
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on June 1, 2014 an appearance on "Fox News Sunday"
Says Hillary Clinton "laid the groundwork" for getting chemical weapons out of Syria.
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • June 4, 2014
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 1, 2014 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
The five Taliban detainees being released from Guantanamo in exchange for captured Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl "are the hardest of the hard-core. These are the highest high-risk people."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2014
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 2, 2014 a post on his website
New carbon regulations will increase electric bills by "$17 billion every year" and "potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every year."
False
By Steve Contorno • June 2, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on June 1, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week"
Says Barack Obama broke a decades-old policy of "not negotiating with terrorists."  
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • June 1, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on May 30, 2014 messages on the Internet
Says Barack Obama is the only American president who has not visited the D-Day Monument in Normandy on D-Day.
Pants on Fire!
By Shannon Beckham • May 30, 2014
Steve King
Steve King
stated on May 22, 2014 a House floor speech
Says Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., only needs about 40,000 to 50,000 votes to win election to Congress compared with the 120,000 votes King needs, because Waters has a higher immigrant population.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 30, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on May 19, 2014 messages on the Internet
"Solar panels drain the sun’s energy."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • May 29, 2014
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on May 28, 2014 a campaign mailer
Senate immigration legislation is the "Obama-Reid plan to give illegal immigrants amnesty."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • May 28, 2014
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