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Steny Hoyer
Steny Hoyer
stated on February 12, 2013 a media availability with reporters
"The majority of (the American people) voted for a Democratic House."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • February 19, 2013
Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld
stated on February 17, 2013 an op-ed in the "Washington Post"
Says wrestling was a favorite sport of Abraham Lincoln.
True
By Bill Adair • February 18, 2013
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on February 14, 2013 a speech on the Senate floor
Says of a failed cloture vote on nominating Chuck Hagel for defense secretary: "This is not a filibuster."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 18, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union Address
"The 12 hottest years on record have come in the last 15 years."
True
By Katie Sanders, Louis Jacobson • February 15, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union speech
"Already, the Affordable Care Act is helping to slow the growth of (Medicare’s) health care costs."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 14, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union address
Says he and Mitt Romney agreed on tying minimum wage increases to inflation.
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • February 14, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union address
"We have doubled the distance our cars will go on a gallon of gas."
False
By Molly Moorhead • February 14, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union Address
"Throughout, we have kept Congress fully informed of our efforts" to create a legal framework on counterterrorism.
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union Address
Says "overwhelming majorities of Americans" support gun legislation "like background checks."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • February 13, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on February 12, 2013 the Republican response to the State of the Union
Military spending cuts, known as the sequester, were President Barack Obama’s idea.
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • February 13, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union Address
Says his administration has made "progress" on border enforcement by "putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union Address
"After shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three."
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2013
Zoe Lofgren
Zoe Lofgren
stated on February 5, 2013 a House hearing on immigration
"With the exception of slavery and the Chinese Exclusion Act, our laws have never barred persons from becoming citizens."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • February 8, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 6, 2013 on the Internet
"Washington, D.C., now has greater population than Wyoming and Vermont, more active duty military than 29 states, more tax revenue than 29 states (and) a larger domestic product than 27 states."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2013
Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierre
stated on January 30, 2013 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee
"As a result of National Rifle Association and other private-sector (safety-education) programs, fatal firearms accidents are at the lowest level in 100 years."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2013
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on January 29, 2013 a radio interview
Research shows that "a vast majority of arriving immigrants today come here because they believe that government is the source of prosperity, and that's what they support."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • January 31, 2013
Stephen King
Stephen King
stated on January 25, 2013 a Kindle Single essay, 'Guns'
Says since Australia passed tough gun laws, "homicides by firearm have declined almost 60 percent."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • January 31, 2013
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on January 24, 2013 an interview on MSNBC
"Today, about 40 percent of guns are purchased without a background check."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • January 30, 2013
Americans for a Strong Defense
Americans for a Strong Defense
stated on January 21, 2013 a television ad
Says Chuck Hagel has called for "an end to our nuclear program."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2013
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
stated on January 27, 2013 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
"One out of every five law enforcement officers that's killed is killed with an assault weapon."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2013
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