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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 6, 2014 a speech at the CPAC conference
Says President Barack Obama "is the first president we've ever had who thinks he can choose which laws to enforce and which laws to ignore."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2014
David Ignatius
David Ignatius
stated on March 2, 2014 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
"Crimea became part of Ukraine only in 1954. Crimea was historically part of Russia, and (Nikita) Khrushchev gave it to Ukraine in a gesture that mystified some people."
True
By Julie Kliegman • March 2, 2014
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on March 2, 2014 in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday"
Crimea was part of Russia "until 1954, when it was given to the Soviet Republic of the Ukraine."
True
By Julie Kliegman • March 2, 2014
Monica Wehby
Monica Wehby
stated on January 10, 2014 a town meeting in La Grande
Some businesses in Oregon "are having to shrink back their businesses as a result of the law."
True
By Dana Tims • February 6, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on January 28, 2014 a speech
"I never gave up custody of my children. I never lost custody of my children."  
Mostly True
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • January 30, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 10, 2014 a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation forum
Obama unilaterally announced he was delaying employer mandate "through a blog post by a mid-level bureaucrat at the Department of Treasury."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • January 16, 2014
Bryan Fischer
Bryan Fischer
stated on December 10, 2013 a broadcast of "Focal Point"
"By the word religion in the First Amendment, the founders meant Christianity."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • December 16, 2013
Generation Opportunity
Generation Opportunity
stated on December 10, 2013 a Facebook post
"Obamacare could force thousands of volunteer fire stations to cut service or close entirely!"
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • December 13, 2013
Barry Smitherman
Barry Smitherman
stated on November 17, 2013
"The Earth is not warming."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • December 13, 2013
Senate Conservatives Fund
Senate Conservatives Fund
stated on December 9, 2013 as quoted by Politico
"John Cornyn has voted to increase the debt, raise taxes, bail out Wall Street banks and fund Obamacare."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 12, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 4, 2013 a speech
"By the time she turns 3 years old, a child born into a low-income home hears 30 million fewer words than a child from a well-off family."
True
By Julie Kliegman • December 5, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 10, 2013 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
"Given how expansive our program already was," expanding Medicaid in New Jersey due to Obamacare "was a relatively small expansion."
Mostly True
By Julie Kliegman • November 14, 2013
City of Austin
City of Austin
stated on November 6, 2013 a press release
"Onion Creek’s highest flow rate" on a recent night of flooding "was 120,000 cubic feet per second, which is nearly double the average flow rate of Niagara Falls."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 14, 2013
Mr. Conservative
Mr. Conservative
stated on November 12, 2013 a Web post
Says the Obama administration is handing out a pamphlet titled, "What To Do When The Veteran In Your Classroom Attempts A Mass Shooting"
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 12, 2013
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
stated on November 8, 2013 a broadcast of the "Tonight Show"
"Social Security took seven years before anybody got the first check."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • November 12, 2013
Ezekiel Emanuel
Ezekiel Emanuel
stated on November 3, 2013 a "Fox News Sunday" interview
"The insurance companies are making that choice (to cancel or change policies), not the president."
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • November 3, 2013
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on September 25, 2013 an interview
"Wisconsin is not as obese as the national average is. The national average, 35.7 percent of the population is obese. In Wisconsin, it's closer to 26 percent."
Mostly False
October 24, 2013
Sandra Stotsky
Sandra Stotsky
stated on October 15, 2013 during a public hearing
"Common Core expects English teachers to spend at least half of their reading instructional time at every grade level on informational texts."
False
By Cara Fitzpatrick • October 21, 2013
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on October 29, 2013 an interview on a Lubbock radio station
Says David Dewhurst "went out for drinks" during Senate debate on abortion bill.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • October 7, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2013 a speech at Largo, Md.
"In states where the federal government helps run these (health care) marketplaces, the average American will have more than 50 different plans to choose from, with different levels of coverage."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 1, 2013
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