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Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 23, 2013 blog posts
"Obamacare Medical Codes Confirm: Execution by Beheading To Be Implemented in America."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • January 2, 2014
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on December 10, 2013 a press conference
The Murray-Ryan deal "is the first divided-government budget agreement since 1986."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • December 19, 2013
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on December 14, 2013 a Facebook post
"The latest Quinnipiac poll found that nearly six-in-ten Americans oppose ObamaCare -- 30% support the law and 57% oppose it."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 19, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on December 13, 2013 an op-ed
Says Marco Rubio endorsed Obamacare for his own family.
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • December 18, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 9, 2013 various Internet postings
"By using a little-known loophole ... Obama minions are allowing Nestle Company to export precious fresh water out of Lake Michigan."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 17, 2013
Traditional Values Coalition
Traditional Values Coalition
stated on December 6, 2013 a fundraising email
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act "discriminates against Christian daycare, Christian parents, Christian business owners, and the rights of religious freedom."
False
By Julie Kliegman • December 16, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 7, 2013 viral posts on the Internet
School children can earn higher grades by studying Islam under a new "nationwide Muslim outreach program" announced by President Barack Obama.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2013
Generation Opportunity
Generation Opportunity
stated on December 10, 2013 a Facebook post
"Obamacare could force thousands of volunteer fire stations to cut service or close entirely!"
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • December 13, 2013
Barbara Lee
Barbara Lee
stated on December 4, 2013 an episode of CNN's "Crossfire"
"60 percent of people on food assistance are working."
Mostly True
By Julie Kliegman • December 11, 2013
Heritage Foundation
Heritage Foundation
stated on December 5, 2013 a tweet
"FACT: Repealing Obamacare would be easier than repealing Prohibition."
Half-True
December 9, 2013
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on December 8, 2013 an interview on ABC’s "This Week"
"About 2 percent of Americans get paid the minimum wage."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 8, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 4, 2013 a speech
"By the time she turns 3 years old, a child born into a low-income home hears 30 million fewer words than a child from a well-off family."
True
By Julie Kliegman • December 5, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 5, 2013 a meme on the Internet
Says Vladimir Putin said, "President Obama and his fellow Democrats are either idiots or deliberately trying to destroy their own economy."
Pants on Fire!
December 5, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 4, 2013 a speech at the Center for American Progress
The minimum wage "in real terms right now is below where it was when Harry Truman was in office."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 4, 2013 a meme on social media
"44% of homeless people are employed."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2013
Timothy Dolan
Timothy Dolan
stated on December 1, 2013 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"We, the bishops of the United States -- can you believe it -- in 1919 came out for more affordable, more comprehensive, more universal health care."
True
By Julie Kliegman • December 4, 2013
Bob Corker
Bob Corker
stated on November 24, 2013 an interview on Fox News Sunday
"The administration was kicking and screaming all the way with these sanctions being put in place (on Iran)."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • December 3, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on November 26, 2013 a chain email
If the Trans-Pacific Partnership "is fast-tracked through the Senate, it won't receive a committee assignment" and the consideration will include "no debate."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on November 23, 2013 a press release
"Just days ago, Iran's Supreme Leader (Ali) Khamenei, who will oversee implementation of this agreement, was calling Israel a 'rabid dog' and accusing the United States of war crimes."
True
By Julie Kliegman • November 27, 2013
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on November 17, 2013 the weekly Republican address
"Republicans have proposed dozens of (health care) solutions designed to help control costs and improve quality."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • November 26, 2013
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