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Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on October 12, 2009 a television advertisement
"Baseball and insurance are the only industries exempt from antitrust laws."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2009
Carl Levin
Carl Levin
stated on October 11, 2009 an appearance on 'Meet the Press'
Other Western countries have ended their "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policies.
True
By Catharine Richert • October 12, 2009
John Kline
John Kline
stated on October 8, 2009 a press release
Under the Hate Crimes bill, "any pastor, preacher, priest, rabbi or imam who gives a sermon out of their moral traditions about sexual practices could be found guilty of a federal crime."
False
By Robert Farley • October 9, 2009
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 7, 2009 a posting on the conservative Web site TownHall.com
The Baucus health care bill would require taxes on medical devices such as X-ray machines, female condoms, HIV tests and surgical needles.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2009
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 5, 2009 an interview on the Charlie Rose Show
About 750,000 people die in China each year from auto emissions.
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • October 8, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on October 2, 2009 his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story"
During the Reagan administration, "Millions of people were thrown out of work."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • October 8, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on October 2, 2009 his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story"
During the Reagan era, while productivity increased, "wages for working people remained frozen."  
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • October 7, 2009
Jay Rockefeller
Jay Rockefeller
stated on September 21, 2009 a column in the newspaper Roll Call
Health care premiums for consumers have doubled since 2001.
True
By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2009
Jay Rockefeller
Jay Rockefeller
stated on September 21, 2009 a column in the newspaper Roll Call
Insurance companies have seen their profits soar by more than 400 percent since 2001.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2009
PlantsNeedCO2.org
PlantsNeedCO2.org
stated on October 5, 2009 an ad in the Washington Post
"Not only is there no scientific evidence that CO2 is a pollutant, higher CO2 concentrations actually help ecosystems support more plant and animal life."
False
By Catharine Richert • October 7, 2009
Cokie Roberts
Cokie Roberts
stated on October 4, 2009 appearance on This Week with George Stephanopoulos
Forty percent of gross domestic product "is state, local, or federal money."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on October 2, 2009 his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story"
During the Reagan era, "the richest Americans had their top income tax rate cut in half."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • October 6, 2009
EnergyCitizens.org
EnergyCitizens.org
stated on October 4, 2009 an ad in the Washington Post
The cap-and-trade bill will mean "2 million jobs lost."
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • October 5, 2009
Barney Bishop
Barney Bishop
stated on August 26, 2009 a press release
"There's no evidence anywhere that offshore drilling has hurt tourism in any area where it has been allowed."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 5, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on October 2, 2009 the movie Capitalism: A Love Story
All the talk about socialism during the campaign made young people more interested in it by Election Day.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on October 2, 2009 in his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story"
In the 1950s,  "A lot of people got rich — and they had to pay a top tax rate of 90 percent."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • October 2, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on September 26, 2009 an appearance on Larry King Live
"The majority actually want single-payer health care."
False
By Robert Farley • October 1, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on September 29, 2009 a press conference
After Fahrenheit 9/11 came out, "Bush's approval rating never was better, it only got worse."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 1, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on September 29, 2009 a news conference in Washington, D.C.
"The richest 1 percent have more financial wealth than the bottom 95 percent combined."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2009
EnergyCitizens.org
EnergyCitizens.org
stated on September 30, 2009 an ad in the Washington Post
Gas will reach $4 a gallon under a cap-and-trade plan.
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • September 30, 2009
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