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Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on March 6, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"Secretly, unbeknownst to members of Congress, over $105 billion was hidden in the Obamacare legislation."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2011
Anthony Weiner
Anthony Weiner
stated on March 2, 2011 an interview on Fox News
"Under the clear letter of the law, (Justice Clarence Thomas) must recuse himself" from the case challenging the constitutionality of the health care law.
Half-True
By Robert Farley • March 7, 2011
Anthony Weiner
Anthony Weiner
stated on March 2, 2011 an interview on Fox News
Says Justice Elena Kagan recused herself in "many cases where she had little role" as solicitor general, simply because of the appearance of a conflict of interest.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2011
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
stated on March 2, 2011 a television ad
Under Gov. Scott Walker’s proposals, "Money is being taken away from workers, and the tax breaks given to major corporations. "  
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 4, 2011
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on February 25, 2011 his radio program
Says Michelle Obama has 43 people on her staff; Nancy Reagan had just 3.
Pants on Fire!
By Robert Farley • March 4, 2011
Betty McCollum
Betty McCollum
stated on February 16, 2011 press release, Rep. Betty McCollum
Says the Army is spending $7 million to sponsor a NASCAR team.
True
By Martha M. Hamilton • March 3, 2011
Matt Miller
Matt Miller
stated on February 24, 2011 a column in the Washington Post
Says Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget "roadmap … doesn't balance the budget until the 2060s and … adds an unthinkable $62 trillion to the national debt between now and then."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2011
Deval Patrick
Deval Patrick
stated on February 27, 2011 an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
The 2006 Massachusetts health care law has "added (only) about 1 percent to our state budget."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 2, 2011
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on February 28, 2011 an interview on a radio show
Says Barack Obama grew up in Kenya.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 2, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 27, 2011 an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
"Most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for benefits, nor for pay."
True
By Robert Farley • March 2, 2011
Chain email
Chain email
stated on February 24, 2011 a chain e-mail
Says that in a hearing, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords suggested to Gen. David Petraeus that the Army "put more emphasis on less environmentally damaging methods, like stabbing or clubbing enemy forces in order to minimize the carbon output."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2011
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on February 24, 2011 on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor"
"The right-to-work states have much lower level of unemployment than the union states do."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 28, 2011
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on February 16, 2011 a blog post
"From 2003 to 2006, 'Sesame Street' made more than $211 million from toy and consumer product sales."
True
By Robert Farley • February 28, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 15, 2011 a press conference
If there’s a government shutdown, "people don’t get their Social Security checks."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 24, 2011
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on February 22, 2011 an interview on the Fox News Channel
"Every (Wisconsin) legislator that votes for this bill" will have to "give up the same amount of pay" as other state employees.
True
By Robert Farley • February 24, 2011
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on February 21, 2011 in a Facebook post
The five states that outlaw collective bargaining for teachers all rank below 44th in the nation in test scores, while Wisconsin ranks 2nd.
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 23, 2011
Eric Bolling
Eric Bolling
stated on February 21, 2011 his Fox Business Network program
In Wisconsin, teachers make $89,000 in salary and benefits, compared to $48,000 for all other workers in the United States.
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • February 23, 2011
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on February 20, 2011 an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
"The (Wisconsin) governor has proposed tax giveaways to corporations."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 22, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 22, 2011 a speech in Cleveland, Ohio
The president’s proposed budget "will help reduce the deficit by $400 billion over the next decade to the lowest level since Dwight Eisenhower was president."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 22, 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
By Robert Farley • February 21, 2011
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