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Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on May 5, 2009 in a Web ad.:
The Republican Party has "21 percent party ID and shrinking."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 6, 2009
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on May 1, 2009 in a radio show:
Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 5, 2009
Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierre
stated on February 27, 2009 in a CPAC conference:
Cass Sunstein, President Obama's nominee for regulatory czar, "wants to give legal standing to animals so they can sue you for eating meat."  
Half-True
By Robert Farley • May 5, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 27, 2009:
"Barack Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar' has advocated a 'Fairness Doctrine' for the Internet" that would require links to opposing opinions.
Half-True
By Robert Farley • May 5, 2009
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 30, 2009 in an interview on "The Today Show":
"When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 4, 2009
Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter
stated on April 28, 2009 in interviews.:
On switching parties.
Full Flop
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 1, 2009
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on April 27, 2009 in an interview with Pajamas Media.:
In the 1970s, "the swine flu broke out . . . under another Democrat, President Jimmy Carter."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Adair • April 30, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 29, 2009 in a press conference:
Washing your hands and covering your mouth when you cough "makes a huge difference" in reducing transmission of the flu.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 30, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 29, 2009 in a news conference:
In Iraq, "civilian deaths, incidents of bombings, etc., remain very low relative to what was going on last year."
True
By Robert Farley • April 30, 2009
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on April 22, 2009 in an opinion piece.:
"About halfway through fiscal year 2009, Washington has run out of money."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 30, 2009
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on April 26, 2009 in a TV interview:
"The Geneva Convention did not apply, until 2005, to the war on terror."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • April 28, 2009
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on April 24, 2009 in a news interview:
On torture.
Half Flip
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 28, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 14, 2009 in a speech at Georgetown University:
"Already we've identified $2 trillion in deficit reductions over the next decade."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 21, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 19, 2009 in a news conference.:
"Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • April 21, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 16, 2009 in a news conference.:
"More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • April 17, 2009
Gus Bilirakis
Gus Bilirakis
stated on April 15, 2009 in a news release:
It is "the Department of Homeland Security's view that returning military veterans and gun owners are likely to commit terrorist acts."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 16, 2009
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
stated on April 7, 2009 in a discussion on MSNBC:
President Obama has never received a paycheck from a profitmaking business in his entire life.
False
By Alexander Lane • April 15, 2009
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 24, 2009 in a press release.:
"Some even advocate wiping out 401(k)s entirely and replacing them with government-run accounts."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • April 13, 2009
Keith Olbermann
Keith Olbermann
stated on April 8, 2009 in an episode of his TV program.:
"President Obama is actually increasing Bush-era defense spending by $21 billion in the new fiscal year."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • April 13, 2009
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on April 8, 2009 in a radio broadcast:
"You can't read a speech by George Washington . . . without hearing him reference God, the Almighty."
False
By Alexander Lane • April 10, 2009
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