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Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on 2009-10-02 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 2009-09-21 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 2009-09-21 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 2009-10-05 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 2009-10-04 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 2009-10-02 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 2009-10-04 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 2009-08-26 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 2009-10-02 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 2009-10-02 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 2009-09-26 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 2009-09-29 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 2009-09-29 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 2009-09-30 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
House Republican Conference
House Republican Conference
stated on 2009-09-22 an article on its Web site:
Medicare officials have treated Humana and AARP inconsistently on how they can communicate with seniors.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 30, 2009
Steve Doocy
Steve Doocy
stated on 2009-09-29 a statement on Fox and Friends:
White House Political Director Patrick Gaspard once served as the "right-hand man" for Bertha Lewis, who heads up ACORN.
False
By Robert Farley • September 30, 2009
Ginny Brown-Waite
Ginny Brown-Waite
stated on 2009-09-09 a letter to AARP:
AARP is "the largest reseller of insurance in the country" and "has a vested interest in seeing that the market for reselling supplemental insurance expands."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 29, 2009
Patients First
Patients First
stated on 2009-09-29 a news release:
"Health care mandate will require imprisonment and fines for Americans who can’t afford to purchase insurance or pay hefty government penalties."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2009
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on 2009-09-23 a speech to investors in Hong Kong:
"The Defense Department received only one-half of 1 percent of the nearly trillion-dollar stimulus package funding."
Mostly True
By Ian Jannetta • September 29, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on 2009-09-28 a chain e-mail:
"For the first time in history, the Democratic Congress will not allow an increase in the social security COLA (cost of living adjustment)."
Pants on Fire!
By Robert Farley • September 28, 2009
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