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Latest Fact-Checks On Nancy Pelosi

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Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 16, 2011 an interview with Bloomberg television:
"In the first year of the Obama administration, more jobs were created in the private sector than in the eight years of the Bush administration."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 17, 2011
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on April 4, 2011 a public appearance:
Under a House Republican appropriations bill, "6 million seniors are deprived of meals."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2011
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 21, 2010 an interview on MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann":
"More private-sector jobs were created in the first eight months of 2010 than in the eight years of the Bush administration."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on September 23, 2010 a blog post:
Says John Boehner "admits 'we are not going to be any different than we’ve been' " by returning to "the same failed economic policies" that "wrecked our economy."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on August 10, 2010 a news release:
A bill to aid state and local governments "is fully paid-for by closing costly corporate tax loopholes."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 13, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on August 1, 2010 an interview on ABC's "This Week":
House Democrats "have a two-to-one advantage money-wise" against House Republicans.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on June 4, 2010 a news release:
"This year, we have added an average of 200,000 jobs per month, a majority in the private sector, a stark contrast to the Bush Administration record of losing an average of nearly 750,000 jobs per month in its last three months."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 4, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on March 18, 2010 a press release:
The Congressional Budget Office analysis of the health insurance reform legislation says the bill "cuts the deficit by $1.2 trillion in the second 10 years."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • March 18, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on February 25, 2010 a statement at the health care summit:
The health care bill will "create 4 million jobs, 400,000 jobs almost immediately."
Half-True
By Catharine Richert • March 8, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on February 28, 2010 an interview on ABC's 'This Week':
The Democrats' health care bills would end "the denial of ... coverage to those who have a pre-existing condition," while the Republican bill would not.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on February 4, 2010 a press conference:
The House passed a pay-as-you-go rule that said, "If you wanted to have an investment, an entitlement, etc., you had to pay for it."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 10, 2010
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
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on April 23, 2009 a news conference.:
"We were not, I repeat, were not told that waterboarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation methods were used."
False
By Robert Farley • May 12, 2009
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on December 2, 2008 a speech.:
"The Capitol was built by slaves."
True
By Alexander Lane • January 20, 2009
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on January 8, 2009 during a news conference:
Bush's tax cuts for high earners "have been the biggest contributor to the budget deficit."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 16, 2009
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on August 25, 2008 Denver:
"Whether in Illinois or Washington, Barack Obama has bridged partisanship to bring about significant reform."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • August 25, 2008
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