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Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on July 14, 2014 an episode of his radio show:
Republicans "went out of the way to praise (Eric) Holder's nomination. ... Not a single Republican senator opposed Eric Holder's nomination."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 16, 2014
Brad Schimel
Brad Schimel
stated on June 26, 2014 a fund-raising email:
Says attorney general candidate Jon Richards "went so far to say he would only enforce the laws with which he personally agreed."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 16, 2014
Luis Gutierrez
Luis Gutierrez
stated on July 13, 2014 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
"We spend $18 billion a year on making sure that the federal government has immigrant enforcement agents. That's more than DEA and the ATF and the FBI and all the other enforcement (agencies) combined."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 15, 2014
Jeff Flake
Jeff Flake
stated on July 8, 2014 an interview on the PBS "News Hour":
When undocumented children are picked up at the border and "told to appear later in court ... 90 percent do not then show up."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 1, 2014 various posts on the Internet:
"Justice John Roberts Signed Off On Obama’s Arrest For Treason."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on June 27, 2014 her speech to the Texas Democratic Party state convention:
Says Greg Abbott "has lost" in court "four times in just the past few days."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 6, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 30, 2014 an interview at the Aspen Ideas Festival:
"A salesclerk at Hobby Lobby who needs contraception … is not going to get that service through her employer’s health care plan because her employer doesn’t think she should be using contraception."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 3, 2014
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on June 24, 2014 a web video:
When asked by a reporter whether he’s at the center of a "criminal scheme" to violate campaign laws, Gov. Scott Walker nodded yes.
Pants on Fire!
By Dave Umhoefer • June 27, 2014
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on June 16, 2014 a press release:
Wisconsin was the "first state to ban public and private sector employment discrimination based on sexual orientation."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 22, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 20, 2014 a TV interview:
Says the secret John Doe criminal investigation of his campaign has been "resolved" and two judges have said it is "over."
False
By Dave Umhoefer, Tom Kertscher • June 20, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 18, 2014:
Barack Obama is the "first president to file lawsuits against the states he swore an oath to protect."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2014
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on June 17, 2014 a TV ad:
When Rick Scott "was deposed in lawsuits about his company, he took the Fifth 75 times."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 17, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2014 her book, "Hard Choices":
By 2009, "dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield" by drones.
True
By Lauren Carroll • June 11, 2014
Mike Hashimoto
Mike Hashimoto
stated on June 2, 2014 a commentary:
"Public display of a long rifle is perfectly legal in Texas."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 5, 2014
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
stated on May 27, 2014 a news release:
Florida has "the most errors and exonerations from death row."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 2, 2014
Texas Right to Life
Texas Right to Life
stated on May 14, 2014 a video ad:
In Texas, "a faceless hospital panel can deny life-sustaining care, giving you only 10 days to find another facility for your mother, dad, or young child, even if the patient is conscious."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 30, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on May 17, 2014 a chain email:
"Obama Announces Plans For A Third Term Presidential Run"
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 30, 2014 in various social media posts:
"Florida Democrats just voted to impose Sharia law on women."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • May 8, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 25, 2014 a speech to the NRA:
"No other country has a constitutional right" like the Second Amendment.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 29, 2014
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
stated on April 23, 2014 an interview on "Hannity":
"The Constitution simply does not authorize the federal government to own any of this land (in the Western states)."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • April 28, 2014
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