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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 2, 2014 in a news release:
"Congressman Duffy has long record of voting against VA backlog fixes."  
False
By James B. Nelson • June 16, 2014
Laura Ingraham
Laura Ingraham
stated on June 12, 2014 in a broadcast of the "Laura Ingraham Show":
Americans "invented the automobile."
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 13, 2014
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on June 2, 2014 in a TV interview.:
The Chamber of Commerce says new carbon regulations will kill "244,000 jobs a year" and cost average families "$1,200 a year."  
False
By Warren Fiske • June 9, 2014
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel
stated on June 8, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
"Only one out of 10 minimum wage workers today are teen age or a young person."
False
By Katie Sanders • June 8, 2014
Jim Rubens
Jim Rubens
stated on March 24, 2014 in in an interview at gun shop in Hudson, N.H.:
Says when armed civilians stop mass shootings with guns, an average of 2.5 people die; otherwise, an average of 18 people die.
False
By Jim Haddadin • June 6, 2014
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 2, 2014 in a press release:
"Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen has long record of voting against VA backlog fixes."
False
By Amy Sherman • June 6, 2014
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on June 3, 2014 in comments on "The Rachel Maddow Show":
"The Pentagon made up" the since-debunked heroics of POW Jessica Lynch as she tried to avoid capture in Iraq.  
False
By Aaron Sharockman • June 5, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 5, 2014 in emails circulating on the Internet:
Due to actions by President Barack Obama, "the Burger King national headquarters announced this month that they will be pulling their franchises from our military bases."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2014
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 2, 2014 in a post on his website:
New carbon regulations will increase electric bills by "$17 billion every year" and "potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every year."
False
By Steve Contorno • June 2, 2014
Jeremy Schaap
Jeremy Schaap
stated on May 28, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC:
"Qataris don't really work."
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 2, 2014
Brett Hulsey
Brett Hulsey
stated on April 30, 2014 in a news release:
Says Gov. Scott Walker "has made Wisconsin 2nd in the nation in losing jobs."
False
By James B. Nelson • June 2, 2014
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on May 29, 2014 in remarks on the House floor:
"Milwaukee has the second-highest" number of children recovered from sex trafficking.  
False
By Tom Kertscher • June 1, 2014
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on May 29, 2014 in a campaign email.:
Says a "liberal" immigration reform group endorsed his GOP primary opponent, Dave Brat.
False
By Sean Gorman, Warren Fiske • May 30, 2014
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on May 22, 2014 in a Facebook post:
"As unbelievable as it sounds, your tax dollars are funding the federal government's Zombie Apocalypse Plan. I kid you not."
False
By Katie Sanders • May 28, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 27, 2014 in a meme on social media:
"For every one job created under the Obama administration, 75 people went on food stamps."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 28, 2014
Monica Wehby
Monica Wehby
stated on May 21, 2014 in a campaign news release:
"Jeff Merkley was the deciding vote on Obamacare, which in Oregon has been an unmitigated disaster."
False
By Dana Tims • May 23, 2014
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel
stated on May 18, 2014 in a discussion on CBS' "Face the Nation":
"Congress has cut funding, has slashed funding, for veterans' benefits over these last years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2014
Larry Pratt
Larry Pratt
stated on May 6, 2014 in an interview on 'All in with Chris Hayes':
"20 percent of the time (smart guns) won't work."
False
By Katie Sanders • May 20, 2014
Russ Fulcher
Russ Fulcher
stated on May 14, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate:
"Idaho was the only Republican-led state in the nation that chose to partner with President Obama" by creating a state-based marketplace under the Affordable Care Act.
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 19, 2014
Brit Hume
Brit Hume
stated on May 18, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
The media "widely overlooked" comments made by former President Bill Clinton that Hillary Clinton had a terrible concussion that took six months to recover from.  
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 18, 2014
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