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Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 17, 2013 an interview on Fox News
"Washington, D.C., had some of the strictest gun laws in the country. And when they passed them, violence skyrocketed."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • January 28, 2013
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on January 20, 2013 his Fox News show
Under President Barack Obama, "8.3 (million) fewer Americans are working today than there were four years ago."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2013
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on January 21, 2013 an interview on Fox News
The tax penalty that the government imposes if you don't buy health insurance "is lower than it would have cost to buy insurance."
True
By Molly Moorhead • January 24, 2013
Jackie Speier
Jackie Speier
stated on January 15, 2013 an MSNBC interview
"Even members of the NRA, when they were polled recently, were under the impression that everyone has a criminal background check."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • January 23, 2013
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 7, 2013 an interview on MSNBC
"Poverty levels (are) at an all-time high."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 23, 2013
Mark Shields
Mark Shields
stated on December 21, 2012 the PBS NewsHour
Since 1968, "more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country's history."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 8, 2013 on Facebook
In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle.
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2013
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
stated on January 8, 2013 a press release
Says Chuck Hagel "opposed sanctions against Iran."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 11, 2013
Emergency Committee for Israel
Emergency Committee for Israel
stated on December 19, 2012 an ad
"While President Obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear Iran, Hagel says military action is not a viable, feasible, responsible option."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2013
American International Group
American International Group
stated on January 1, 2013 a TV ad
AIG has fully repaid the federal government "plus a profit of more than $22 billion."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • January 2, 2013
Allen West
Allen West
stated on December 8, 2012 a weekly newsletter
"This week the House of Representatives voted to remove the word ‘lunatic’ from federal law."
True
By Amy Sherman • December 17, 2012
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on November 24, 2012 a Huffington Post column
Says Walmart employees represent the largest group of Medicaid and food stamp recipients in many states, costing the taxpayer $1,000 per worker.
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • December 6, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on November 2, 2012 in a TV ad
"Mitt Romney made over a hundred million dollars by shutting down (a Marion, Ind. paper) plant."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • November 5, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on October 31, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Mitt Romney "was director of a company that stole millions from Medicare."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • November 2, 2012
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on November 2, 2012 a tweet
Says during George W. Bush’s administration "we were losing millions of jobs per month," while under Barack Obama we have "three years of gaining hundreds of thousands of jobs per month."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2012
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
stated on October 31, 2012 a radio ad
Says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2012
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on October 26, 2012 a mailer to voters
Says "Romney supported a law that could have made most common forms of birth control illegal."
False
By Jon Greenberg • November 2, 2012
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on October 31, 2012 at a Romney campaign rally
An Obama campaign tactic for rallying voters is to "offer them cell phones."
Pants on Fire!
By Molly Moorhead • October 31, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2012 a television ad
Says "Mitt Romney’s plan rolls back regulations" on banks.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 31, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 17, 2012 the second presidential debate at Hofstra University
"There are millions of women all across the country who rely on Planned Parenthood for not just contraceptive care; they rely on it for mammograms."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 30, 2012
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