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Health Care for America Now
Health Care for America Now
stated on 2009-10-15 a television ad:
Health proposal would create a "40% tax on health care benefits of middle-class workers."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 21, 2009
Christopher Monckton
Christopher Monckton
stated on 2009-10-14 a speech in St. Paul, Minn.:
If President Obama signs the Copenhagen climate change treaty, he "will sign your freedom, your democracy, and your prosperity away forever — and neither you nor any subsequent government you may elect would have any power whatsoever to take it back again."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2009
Gun Owners of America
Gun Owners of America
stated on 2009-10-09 an alert to members:
The Baucus health care bill "could be used to ban guns in home self-defense."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2009
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on 2009-10-18 an interview on CBS's Face the Nation:
"The first installment of health care reform ... will raise the deficit by $250 billion."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • October 20, 2009
Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs
stated on 2009-10-15 on his television show:
U.S. taxpayers paid $71,500 per job created by the stimulus bill.
Mostly True
By Catharine Richert • October 19, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on 2009-10-17 his weekly address:
"The Senate Finance Committee approved a reform proposal that has both Democratic and Republican support."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 19, 2009
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on 2009-10-09 an e-mail to reporters:
"Only 20 percent of Americans admit to being Republicans anymore."
Mostly True
By Ian Jannetta • October 16, 2009
America's Health Insurance Plans
America's Health Insurance Plans
stated on 2009-10-15 a televison advertisement:
Seniors with coverage under Medicare Advantage will give up "more than their share" because of health care reform
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2009
Save Flexible Spending Plans
Save Flexible Spending Plans
stated on 2009-10-14 a news release:
The Baucus health care bill "would drastically restrict the use of flexible spending accounts (FSAs) in order to help pay for health care reform."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 15, 2009
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on 2009-10-12 a statement on his Fox News Channel program:
Forty-five percent of doctors "say they'll quit" if health care reform passes.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on 2009-09-09 a chain e-mail:
An Iowa policy "provides for a state round up of Iowa citizens who might be exposed to the swine flu virus."
False
By Robert Farley • October 14, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on 2009-10-14 a chain e-mail:
The Obama White House is renaming Christmas trees "holiday trees."
Pants on Fire!
By Catharine Richert • October 14, 2009
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on 2009-10-08 his radio program.:
"You don't know if this (the H1N1 vaccine) is gonna cause neurological damage like it did in the 1970s."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • October 14, 2009
Nancy-Ann DeParle
Nancy-Ann DeParle
stated on 2009-10-12 an interview on "The NewsHour":
A report by the health insurance industry "ignores some of the key policies that are part of the Senate Finance Committee bill."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 13, 2009
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on 2009-10-12 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 2009-10-11 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 2009-10-08 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 2009-10-07 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 2009-10-05 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 2009-10-02 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
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