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Branko Radulovacki
Branko Radulovacki
stated on October 14, 2013 an email:
I am the only U.S. Senate candidate who spoke out against bombing Syria, and who challenged Georgia’s governor and insurance commissioner over obstruction to the Affordable Care Act.
False
By Janel Davis • November 5, 2013
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on November 3, 2013 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
In 1929, the Secretary of State shut down a program that was "collecting information to protect America" because it was "unseemly," but that move led to "millions and millions" of deaths in World War II.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2013
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on October 14, 2013 an interview with the Texas Observer:
The White House had a live video feed of the Benghazi attacks as they occurred.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • October 15, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 11, 2013 a press release:
On responding to chemical weapon use in Syria
Half Flip
By Dave Umhoefer • October 13, 2013
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on October 3, 2013 her oped column:
Louie Gohmert of Texas "compared the current general-in-charge in Egypt to George Washington."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 10, 2013
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
stated on September 22, 2013 a roundtable on ABC’s “This Week”:
Under economic sanctions, "now Iran is suffering 30 percent inflation, 20 percent unemployment."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • September 27, 2013
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on September 5, 2013 an interview on MSNBC’s “All In”:
Says he "opposed the president’s decision to go into Iraq" in 2003.
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • September 13, 2013
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on September 13, 2013 a statement:
On support for a military strike on Syria
Half Flip
By Eric Stirgus, Janel Davis • September 13, 2013
Joe Lieberman
Joe Lieberman
stated on September 10, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire":
President Barack Obama "had the legal authority" to strike Syria without a vote from Congress.
True
By Jon Greenberg • September 12, 2013
Van Jones
Van Jones
stated on September 10, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire":
The United Nations has conducted "172 successful peacekeeping missions and negotiations."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 12, 2013
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on September 7, 2013 an interview with the "Washington Post":
In the event of a U.S. strike on Syria, "the Russians will replace the weapons immediately. They’ve said it on the record. They’ve suggested they might even replace it with better stuff."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on September 9, 2013 an interview on CNN's 'Crossfire':
"We've seen priests beheaded by the Islamic rebels on the other side. We've also seen an Islamic rebel eating the heart of a soldier."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 10, 2013
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on September 8, 2013 a segment of 'Fox News Sunday':
"Before President Obama acted in Libya in 2011, the American people were opposed to military action by 35 to 60. After he took action, they were in support of it 54 to 43."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 10, 2013
Ted Yoho
Ted Yoho
stated on September 4, 2013 an interview on Fox Business Network:
Chemical weapons have been used "probably 20 times" since the Persian Gulf War.
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • September 10, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on September 4, 2013 a chain email:
An account of attacks in Benghazi written by former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers shows that the body of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens was "dragged through the streets" and abused.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 6, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 2, 2013 a CNN interview:
Says there's a "100-year-old international norm not to use chemical weapons."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • September 5, 2013
Peter King
Peter King
stated on September 1, 2013 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"The House did vote against engagement in Kosovo, and Bill Clinton kept fighting anyway. And, then, ultimately, a vote did pass."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2013
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 1, 2013 an interview on "Face the Nation":
Fleeing Syria, "a million children are now refugees."
True
By Jon Greenberg • September 3, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on July 8, 2013 a Fox News interview:
"There was a Gallup poll in Egypt last year, and 70 percent of Egyptians don't want our money."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 11, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 21, 2013 a meme on social media:
"There are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the U.K.," compared to "466 violent crimes per 100,000" in the United States.
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2013
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