Latest Fact-Checks In Human Rights

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Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
stated on December 14, 2014 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says Saddam Hussein "had a 10-year relationship with al-Qaida."
False
By Jon Greenberg • December 14, 2014
Anne Nolan
Anne Nolan
stated on November 12, 2014 a Journal commentary
"In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 23, 2014
Allan Fung
Allan Fung
stated on August 18, 2014 a news release
"Nazi imagery [was used] by the Block for Governor campaign to describe supporters of Allan Fung for Governor."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 24, 2014
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on July 26, 2014 a debate.
Ed Gillespie "supports a personhood amendment."
False
By Sean Gorman • August 4, 2014
Jeremy Schaap
Jeremy Schaap
stated on May 28, 2014 an interview on MSNBC
"Qataris don't really work."
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 2, 2014
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on July 20, 2013 a debate.
"Every (personhood) bill I’ve ever support has either had language that says we’re conforming to the constitutional rulings of the Supreme Court or something to that effect."
False
By Sean Gorman • August 11, 2013
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on August 10, 2012 a YouTube video
A United Nations arms treaty would "almost certainly force" the U.S. to "create an international gun registry, setting the stage for full-scale gun confiscation."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • August 10, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on April 21, 2012 an interview on State of the State
President Obama gave Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood one and a half billion dollars.
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 27, 2012
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
stated on September 19, 2010 ABC's "This Week"
It's "not true" that since he's been the president, executions in Iran have increased by four times.
False
September 23, 2010
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
stated on September 19, 2010 ABC's "This Week"
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani "was never sentenced to stoning."
False
September 22, 2010
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