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Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on October 31, 2007
"I had prostate cancer, five, six years ago. My chance of surviving prostate cancer, and thank God I was cured of it, in the United States, 82%. My chances of surviving prostate cancer in England, only 44% under socialized medicine."
False
By Lisa Greene • October 31, 2007
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on October 30, 2007 a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.
"More people in this country have seen UFOs than I think approve of George Bush's presidency."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 31, 2007
John Edwards
John Edwards
stated on October 30, 2007 a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.
Clinton has "raised the most money from Washington lobbyists ... from the health industry, drug companies, health insurance companies (and) the defense industry."
Mostly True
By Miranda Blue • October 31, 2007
Chris Dodd
Chris Dodd
stated on November 5, 2007 a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.
"Dodd brought both parties together to pass the Family and Medical Leave Act."
True
By Nell Benton • October 30, 2007
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 14, 2007 an interview
"We had a No Child Left Behind — a similar piece of legislation in our state a number of years ago, well before the federal law. And it's had a big impact here. It's improved schools."
True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • October 30, 2007
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 25, 2007
Sen. Obama "made the very argument he is now criticizing back in November 2006."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • October 29, 2007
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 21, 2007
Obama spokesman Bill Burton says Clinton gave Bush "a blank check on a critical foreign policy issue."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 29, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on May 31, 2007 New York, N.Y.
"Fifty-six percent decline in overall crime. A 73 percent decline in motor-vehicle theft. A 67 percent decline in robbery. A 66 percent decline in murder. This is way beyond what happened in the nation during this period of time.
True
By Wes Allison • October 26, 2007
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
stated on October 5, 2007 an interview on CNN
"Going to public financing really disadvantages Democrats because you're not able to raise funds between the day you win the primaries and the time you're officially nominated."
Half-True
By Tom Tobin • October 26, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on October 21, 2007 a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.
Thompson "voted against $250,000 caps on damages (and) almost anything that would make our legal system fairer."
Mostly False
By Jody Kyle • October 25, 2007
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
stated on October 21, 2007 a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.
"I supported tort reform with regard to securities...product liability...interstate commerce."
Mostly True
By Miranda Blue • October 25, 2007
Log Cabin Republicans
Log Cabin Republicans
stated on October 4, 2007
"Mitt Romney opposed the gun lobby, even Ronald Reagan."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 24, 2007
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on October 21, 2007 Orlando
The signers of the Declaration of Independence were "brave people, most of whom, by the way, were clergymen."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 23, 2007
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
stated on October 5, 2007 an interview on CNN.
"Fences have not worked. The Great Wall of China, the Berlin Wall. That's not good among peoples, especially friends like the United States and Mexico."
Half-True
By Tom Tobin • October 23, 2007
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 21, 2007 a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.
President Clinton "reduced the scale of our military dramatically."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • October 22, 2007
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on October 21, 2007 Orlando
"The founders advised non-interventionism."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 22, 2007
Tom Tancredo
Tom Tancredo
stated on October 21, 2007 a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.
He received "A" ratings from "every conservative organization that gives ratings."
Mostly True
By Ryan Kelly • October 22, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on October 21, 2007 a debate in Orlando, Fla.
"I brought down crime more than anyone in this country -- maybe in the history of this country -- while I was mayor of New York City." -
Mostly False
By Wes Allison • October 22, 2007
Chain email
Chain email
stated on October 17, 2007 an e-mail message circulated by many people.
Clinton "refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers."
False
By Bill Adair • October 20, 2007
Chain email
Chain email
stated on September 17, 2007 an e-mail message circulated by many people.
"The Clintons now charge the Secret Service $10,000 monthly rent for the use of (a) Secret Service residence and that rent is just about equal to their mortgage payment."
False
By Bill Adair • October 20, 2007
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