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Facebook posts
stated on May 1, 2014 a meme shared on social media
"Every single one of the 41 Republican senators who just blocked a raise in the minimum wage will receive a $2,800 cost-of-living adjustment on January 1, 2015."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on May 2, 2014 a newsletter
"For every Kentuckian that has enrolled in Obamacare, 40 have been dropped from their coverage."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • May 5, 2014
Tom Corbett
Tom Corbett
stated on April 30, 2014 a radio ad
"On (Tom) Wolf’s watch, taxes were high, killing 100,000 PA jobs."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2014
Matt Bevin
Matt Bevin
stated on April 3, 2014 a radio interview
"Many" of the founding fathers were "very actively involved" in cockfighting.
False
By Tim Ryan • May 1, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 26, 2014 a weekly address
"The average minimum wage worker is 35 years old."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2014
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on April 15, 2014 a TV ad
Says a pro-Democratic ad is "false" for saying that he allowed two disgraced staffers in 2012 to "resign."
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • April 25, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 25, 2014 a meme shared on social media
"Over 300K home owner suicides attributed to foreclosures."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2014
Mark Udall
Mark Udall
stated on April 21, 2014 a campaign ad
Says Cory Gardner "championed an eight-year crusade to outlaw birth control here in Colorado."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • April 25, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 24, 2014 a chain email
"The President wants the U.S. to sign on to the U.N.’s International Criminal Court."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 24, 2014 a chain email
"More than 1,000 American soldiers have lost their lives in Afghanistan in the last 27 months. This is more than the combined total of the nine years before."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2014
Mike McFadden
Mike McFadden
stated on April 17, 2014 a TV ad
Says Al Franken "voted to exempt himself and Congress from enrolling in (the Affordable Care Act marketplaces)."
False
By Julie Kliegman • April 24, 2014
The Tax Foundation
The Tax Foundation
stated on April 23, 2014 a Facebook post
"Americans will spend more on taxes in 2014 than they will on food, clothing and housing combined."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2014
Kay Hagan
Kay Hagan
stated on April 17, 2014 a radio ad
Says North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Thom Tillis "called Obamacare ‘a great idea.’ "
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 22, 2014
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on April 14, 2014 in a press release
"Obama has proposed 442 tax hikes since taking office."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Tim Ryan • April 22, 2014
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on April 20, 2014 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union."
"One thing that is much more unpopular than the Affordable Care Act is repealing the Affordable Care Act."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • April 21, 2014
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on April 17, 2014 a speech
"In the last couple of days, notices were sent (by officials in Ukraine) to Jews in one city indicating that they had to identify themselves as Jews."
False
By Julie Kliegman • April 18, 2014
Gary Peters
Gary Peters
stated on April 14, 2014 a press release
Says opposing the Paycheck Fairness Act is part of the Koch brothers’ agenda.
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • April 18, 2014
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on April 12, 2014 a speech at the New Hampshire Freedom Summit
"Eighty percent of Wall Street executives and their spouses' donations go to Democrats."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 17, 2014
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on April 12, 2014 a speech to the Freedom Summit in New Hampshire
A recent Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Americans and 56 percent of Democrats "say the biggest threat to our nation's security is big government."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 16, 2014
Virginia Foxx
Virginia Foxx
stated on April 15, 2014 in a comment on Twitter
Americans spend "6.1 billion hours a year" on tax preparation.
True
By Tim Ryan • April 15, 2014
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