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John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on January 27, 2010 a live-blog post during the State of the Union address
"A majority of Americans still oppose this health care bill."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 28, 2010
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 27, 2010 the Republican response to the State of the Union
"The amount of debt is on pace to double in five years and triple in 10. The federal debt is now over $100,000 per household."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 28, 2010
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 27, 2010 the Republican response to the State of the Union
"Here in Virginia, we have the opportunity to become the first state on the East Coast to explore for and produce oil and natural gas offshore."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 28, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 27, 2010 a State of the Union speech
"We cut taxes for 95 percent of working families."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 28, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 27, 2010 the State of the Union address
"Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests – including foreign corporations – to spend without limit in our elections."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 28, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 27, 2010 his State of the Union speech
"At the beginning of the last decade ... America had a budget surplus of over $200 billion. By the time I took office, we had a one-year deficit of over $1 trillion and projected deficits of $8 trillion over the next decade."
Mostly True
By Catharine Richert • January 28, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 27, 2010 his State of the Union address
"We've excluded lobbyists from policymaking jobs."
False
By Catharine Richert • January 28, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 27, 2010 his State of the Union address
The "pay-as-you-go law ... was a big reason why we had record surpluses in the 1990s."
Half-True
By Bill Adair, Louis Jacobson • January 28, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 27, 2010 his State of the Union address
"Because of the steps we took, there are about 2 million Americans working right now who would otherwise be unemployed."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • January 28, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 27, 2010 a State of the Union speech
"For the first time in history, my administration posts our White House visitors online."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 28, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 27, 2010 a State of the Union speech
On a government spending freeze.
Full Flop
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 28, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on January 22, 2010 a press release
"PWNED: House GOP Dominates Twitter, YouTube, Social Media in Congress."
True
By Robert Farley • January 25, 2010
Dick Armey
Dick Armey
stated on January 24, 2010 an interview with NBC
"Right now the Tea Party polls higher than the Republicans and the Democrats."
False
By Catharine Richert • January 25, 2010
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn Maloney
stated on January 21, 2010 a floor speech in the House
Democratic presidents "have been considerably more effective at creating private-sector jobs."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2010
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on January 21, 2010 a press conference
"With a stroke of a pen, the (U.S. Supreme Court) decided to overrule the 100-year-old ban on corporate expenditures."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 22, 2010
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 17, 2010 a fundraiser in Florida
"As long as I have served . . . This is the first time every single solitary decision has required 60 senators."
False
By Catharine Richert • January 22, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 21, 2010 a chain e-mail
Members of Congress passed a pay raise for themselves of $10,000 over two years even as they voted not to raise Social Security benefits for 2010 and 2011.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 22, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 28, 2009 a chain e-mail
The Democrats' health care bills would provide "free health care for illegal immigrants."
False
By Robert Farley • January 21, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 28, 2009 a chain e-mail
The House health care bill provides for "free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession."
False
By Robert Farley • January 21, 2010
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on January 18, 2010 a comment on his radio show.
There are "high administrative costs" when you donate to Haiti relief through the White House Web site.
Pants on Fire!
By Kevin Robillard • January 20, 2010
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