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John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 22, 2013 a blog post
President Barack Obama has "announced that he would not sign ANY spending bills this year unless sequestration spending cuts are eliminated."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 14, 2013 an email
"U.S. Department of Homeland Security has told banks -- in writing -- it may inspect safe deposit boxes without warrant and seize any gold, silver, guns or other valuables it finds inside those boxes!"
Pants on Fire!
By Julie Kliegman • July 26, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2013 a speech in Galesburg, Ill.
"Our businesses have created nearly twice as many jobs in this recovery as they had at the same point in the last recovery, when there was no Obamacare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2013 a speech at Knox College in Illinois
Says "our deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years."
True
By Jon Greenberg • July 25, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2013 a speech in Galesburg, Ill.
"The income of the top 1 percent nearly quadrupled from 1979 to 2007, but the typical family’s incomes barely budged."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2013
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 21, 2013 a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union"
"Gangs have increased by 40 percent since this president was elected."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 24, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 18, 2013 a speech at the White House
Says last year "13 million (health insurance) rebates went out, in all 50 states. Another 8.5 (million) rebates are being sent out this summer, averaging around 100 bucks each."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 24, 2013
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on July 14, 2013 an interview with World Net Daily
"The president … by executive order" could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 23, 2013
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 14, 2013 an interview on 'Meet the Press'
"The president has had 1,540 of his nominations confirmed, only four defeated."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 22, 2013
Tom Cole
Tom Cole
stated on July 16, 2013 an MSNBC interview
Food stamp spending "doubled under President Bush, doubled again under President Obama."  
True
By Becky Bowers • July 19, 2013
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 14, 2013 an interview on 'Meet the Press.'
Says Barack Obama is getting his nominees confirmed "faster than President (George W.) Bush was at the same time in his second term."
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 11, 2013 a news conference
"This is the same (farm) bill we voted on a few weeks ago, with the exception of one or two sentences."  
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • July 17, 2013
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on July 7, 2013 a television ad
Says health insurance premiums will rise under Obamacare.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 16, 2013
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on July 7, 2013 an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press”
Says Obama administration delay of health care law's employer mandate affects about 1 percent of the American workforce.
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • July 12, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on July 8, 2013 a Fox News interview
"There was a Gallup poll in Egypt last year, and 70 percent of Egyptians don't want our money."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 11, 2013
Allen West
Allen West
stated on July 8, 2013 a tweet
"More Americans receive food aid than work in (the) private sector."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2013
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on June 30, 2013 a Wall Street Journal op-ed
Says "Canada has one-tenth of our population—yet it issues far more high-skilled visas (more than 150,000) yearly than we do (65,000)."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2013
Dan Stein
Dan Stein
stated on July 7, 2013 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
The Senate immigration bill "unleashes a massive increase in overall immigration. … We're talking about a population increase under the Senate bill of over 70 million people in 20 years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2013
Luis Gutierrez
Luis Gutierrez
stated on June 29, 2013 an interview with CNN
Says under the Senate immigration bill, newly legalized immigrants will "pay every tax possible, but you don’t get a single benefit" for 10 years.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 8, 2013
Gabrielle Giffords
Gabrielle Giffords
stated on July 1, 2013 an op-ed in USA Today
"In New Hampshire, 93 percent of Democrats, 79 percent of Republicans, 82 percent of gun owners and 60 percent of NRA households support background checks."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • July 8, 2013
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