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Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on August 15, 2011 a column in the "New York Times"
"One in four Texans lacks health insurance, the highest proportion in the nation."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 15, 2011
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on July 11, 2011 a "New York Times" column
"There are actually half a million fewer government employees now than there were when (President Barack) Obama took office."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 11, 2011
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on June 9, 2011 a New York Times column
"The average unemployed American has been out of work for almost 40 weeks."
True
By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2011
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on April 18, 2011 a newspaper column
"Large majorities" of the public "oppose major changes to Medicare" and favor higher taxes on the wealthy.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 25, 2011
Lawrence O'Donnell
Lawrence O'Donnell
stated on March 22, 2011 MSNBC's "Last Word"
"Most Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant."
True
March 24, 2011
George Will
George Will
stated on March 13, 2011 an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
Federal spending is "all discretionary, other than interest on the national debt. Social Security is discretionary. We have the discretion to change the law. Same is true with Medicare and Medicaid."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 15, 2011
George Will
George Will
stated on February 20, 2011 ABC's "This Week"
If Wisconsin's governor cuts perquisites as much as he plans to do, "it would still leave (workers) better off than their private sector" counterparts.
True
February 21, 2011
Cenk Uygur
Cenk Uygur
stated on February 9, 2011 MSNBC Live
Orrin Hatch co-sponsored a 1993 health care bill that had an individual mandate.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 14, 2011
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on February 6, 2011 an interview with President Barack Obama
Tells President Barack Obama that he also asked former President George W. Bush about how he felt about Americans hating him.
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By Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2011
Ross Douthat
Ross Douthat
stated on January 30, 2011 a newspaper column
Under Hosni Mubarak's rule, "Egypt received more American dollars than any country besides Israel."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 4, 2011
Joyce Kaufman
Joyce Kaufman
stated on November 12, 2010 a radio show
"Nobody has played clips over and over ... of President Obama (saying), 'If they bring a knife to the fight, we'll bring a gun.' " 
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By Amy Sherman • November 17, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2010 a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Says Marco Rubio said that "people who essentially don't agree with him, ought to leave the country, like Keith Olbermann."
True
By Becky Bowers • October 24, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on September 3, 2010 a TV ad.
Ed Schultz said Alan Grayson is "what it's all about."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 16, 2010
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on August 25, 2010 comments on his TV show
"The federal government is now on track" for the second-largest budget deficit "in 65 years."
True
By Lukas Pleva • August 30, 2010
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on August 2, 2010 "The Rachel Maddow Show"
"The overall fact about illegal immigration is that it's not actually getting worse."
True
By Alex Holt • August 12, 2010
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on July 25, 2010 a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week"
Over the last 10 years, incomes for the top 1 percent "have grown." Meanwhile, the bottom half of the country, "they've seen their wages stagnate."
True
By Lukas Pleva • July 29, 2010
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews
stated on May 20, 2010 an interview with Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show
Halliburton gave Dick Cheney a $34 million payout when he left the company to join the presidential ticket.
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2010
George Will
George Will
stated on May 9, 2010 a roundtable segment on ABC's This Week
Greece "has a GDP the size of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex."
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2010
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel
stated on May 2, 2010 a roundtable discussion on ABC's 'This Week'
"At the moment, energy companies spend 0.25 percent on R&D."
True
By Catharine Richert • May 3, 2010
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on February 16, 2010 comments on his television show
"When Social Security started, age expectancy for the average man was 58. It was 62 -- 62 for women."
True
By Alex Holt • March 8, 2010
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