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Latest Fact-Checks By Bill Adair

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Lawrence O'Donnell
Lawrence O'Donnell
stated on April 6, 2009 an appearance on MSNBC.
"There are no similar clips of Newt Gingrich talking about how ineffective President Bush was in trying to control North Korea."
False
By Bill Adair • April 7, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 24, 2009 a news conference.
"As a percentage of gross domestic product, we are reducing nondefense discretionary spending to its lowest level since the '60s, lower than it was under Reagan, lower than it was under Clinton, lower than it was under Bush, or both Bushes."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair • March 25, 2009
Democratic congressional leadership
Democratic congressional leadership
stated on March 2, 2009 statements to reporters.
The omnibus bill has only $3.8 billion in earmarks.
False
By Bill Adair • March 2, 2009
John McCain
John McCain
stated on February 23, 2009 a White House forum on fiscal responsibility.
A new presidential helicopter "is now going to cost as much as Air Force One."
Mostly True
By Bill Adair • February 27, 2009
Mark Sanford
Mark Sanford
stated on February 23, 2009 an op-ed article in the Washington Post.
Says former Clinton budget director Alice Rivlin said the stimulus bill "won't actually stimulate the economy."
False
By Bill Adair • February 25, 2009
John McCain
John McCain
stated on February 25, 2009 an interview on CNN's American Morning.
The omnibus spending bill has "9,427 pork barrel items."
True
By Bill Adair • February 25, 2009
Mark Sanford
Mark Sanford
stated on February 23, 2009 an op-ed article in the Washington Post.
"The Congressional Budget Office has found that (the stimulus) bill will lead to a real 0.1 to 0.3 percent reduction in gross domestic product by 2019."
False
By Bill Adair • February 23, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 30, 2009 in many blogs and an email sent to many people.
"The Obama Administration wants to have soldiers and officers pledge a loyalty oath directly to the office of the President, and no longer to the Constitution."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Adair • February 11, 2009
Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on February 2, 2009 a comment at the daily White House press briefing.
"There are no earmarks" in the stimulus bill.
False
By Bill Adair • February 4, 2009
John Mica
John Mica
stated on January 28, 2009 a comment quoted in the Washington Post.
Democrats compare the infrastructure programs in the stimulus to the Eisenhower interstate program, "but he proposed a $500 billion highway system, and they're going to put $30 billion" into roads and bridges.
Mostly True
By Bill Adair • January 28, 2009
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 28, 2008 a TV ad airing in Florida
"Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"
False
By Bill Adair, Bart Jansen • October 28, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on October 25, 2008 a widely circulated e-mail
Says Obama wants to redesign the American flag "to better offer our enemies hope and love."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Adair • October 25, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 21, 2008 a rally in Bensalem, Pa.
"Sen. Obama's campaign announced that he's choosing his cabinet."
False
By Bill Adair • October 21, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.
"I have disagreed strongly with the Bush administration on this issue" of global warming.
True
By Bill Adair • October 7, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 2, 2008 a debate in St. Louis, Mo.
"John McCain voted against funding the troops because of . . . a timeline in it to draw down American troops."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • October 6, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 2, 2008 St. Louis
John McCain said "he wouldn't even sit down with the government of Spain, a NATO ally that has troops in Afghanistan with us now."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • October 2, 2008
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
stated on October 1, 2008 a TV ad.
Says McCain "voted to let governments charge rape victims" for forensic exams.
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Adair • October 1, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 30, 2008 a TV ad.
Says that under his tax plan, seniors making less than $50,000 per year won't pay any income taxes.
True
By Bill Adair • September 30, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2008 a debate in Oxford, Miss.
McCain "said the other day that he would not meet potentially with the prime minister of Spain, because he . . . wasn't sure whether they were aligned with us."
Mostly True
By Bill Adair • September 29, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 26, 2008 a debate in Oxford, Miss.
"The average South Korean is 3 inches taller than the average North Korean, a huge gulag."
True
By Bill Adair • September 27, 2008
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