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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
Jim Francesconi
Jim Francesconi
stated on April 15, 2014 in a campaign website statement:
"Economic inequality in Multnomah County has a face -- and a name. It has 90,000 faces and names -- the number of county residents who are still unemployed, or underemployed, in the wake of the 2008 Wall Street crash."
False
By Dana Tims • May 16, 2014
Trey Gowdy
Trey Gowdy
stated on May 11, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"We were the last flag flying in Benghazi."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2014
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on April 28, 2014 in a TV ad:
Under David Dewhurst’s leadership, the Texas "Senate passed an expansion of in-state tuition and free health care to illegal immigrants."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 15, 2014
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on May 11, 2014 in a news story:
Dan Branch "once lobbied for the AFL-CIO."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 15, 2014
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on May 8, 2014 in a panel discussion:
Says Hillary Clinton spent 30 days in the hospital in 2012 and appeared "wearing glasses that are only for people who have traumatic brain injury."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 14, 2014
Miami Seaport Alliance
Miami Seaport Alliance
stated on April 24, 2014 in a "Miami Herald" newspaper ad:
David Beckham’s proposed soccer stadium at Miami’s Port "threatens the 207,000 jobs and $27 billion economic impact tied to the cargo and cruise industries."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 14, 2014
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader
stated on May 7, 2014 in a radio interview:
A majority of Americans "since Harry Truman days" support single-payer health insurance, or "full Medicare for all."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 14, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on May 11, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
Human activity is not "causing these dramatic changes to our climate."
False
By Julie Kliegman • May 13, 2014
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on May 8, 2014 in an article published by Politico:
Says Rep. Justin Amash "votes more with the Democrats than with the Republicans."
False
By Steve Contorno • May 13, 2014
Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams
stated on May 6, 2014 in campaign fllier:
State Rep. Elena Parent "supported Governor Nathan Deal’s plan to slash the HOPE scholarship."  
False
By Eric Stirgus • May 13, 2014
George Will
George Will
stated on May 11, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
The incandescent light bulb "has no effect whatever on the planet."     
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 11, 2014
Nicholas Mattiello
Nicholas Mattiello
stated on April 6, 2014 in a television interview:
The Pell bridge "is a tourism bridge essentially and not a commuter bridge."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 11, 2014
Laura Ingraham
Laura Ingraham
stated on May 4, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week":
After the attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, "the ambassador's body was dragged through the street."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2014
Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on April 15, 2014 in a town-hall meeting:
President Barack Obama’s budget threatens national security by proposing "an Army of fewer personnel than we had before Pearl Harbor."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 4, 2014
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on April 26, 2014 in speech to the NRA convention:
Says Attorney General Eric Holder recently revealed "this idea to have government have gun owners wear special bracelets that would identify you as a gun owner."
False
By Katie Sanders • May 1, 2014
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on April 23, 2014 in an ad:
"Health care premiums up 90 percent in New Hampshire."
False
By Bradford Randall • May 1, 2014
Matt Bevin
Matt Bevin
stated on April 3, 2014 in a radio interview:
"Many" of the founding fathers were "very actively involved" in cockfighting.
False
By Tim Ryan • May 1, 2014
Mike Tate
Mike Tate
stated on April 18, 2014 in an interview:
Welcome to Wisconsin road signs have "always been made in Wisconsin," but Scott Walker "is outsourcing them" to an out-of-state company and "paying more money for them."
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 30, 2014
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on April 28, 2014 in comments on his radio show:
"Some of the wealthiest Americans are African-American now."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 29, 2014
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