Fact Check Posts – Page 356

Scott Walker
stated on April 1, 2014 in an interview:

A poll taken "a few months ago" found "70 percent approval or higher" for the Act 10 collective bargaining law.

By Tom Kertscher • April 6, 2014

Chain email
stated on April 4, 2014 in a chain email:

This is the first time since World War II that five nuclear-powered aircraft carriers were docked together.

By Elizabeth Meyer • April 4, 2014

Charles Koch
stated on April 3, 2014 in a "Wall Street Journal" op-ed:

Says he has engaged in the political process "only in the past decade."

By Louis Jacobson • April 3, 2014

Mike Collier
stated on March 18, 2014 in a campaign email blast:

"Glenn Hegar promised to eliminate the property tax."

By Sue Owen • April 3, 2014

Rush Limbaugh
stated on March 19, 2014 in a radio commentary:

Wisconsin is "one of the bluest" states, but under Scott Walker its unemployment rate "is around 3.5%."

By Tom Kertscher • April 2, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2014 in viral posts on the Internet:

"22 Countries Invaded by the U.S. in 20 Years."

By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2014

CATPAC
stated on March 10, 2014 in a campaign mail flier:

"Ralph Hall has never voted to raise the debt ceiling."

By Sue Owen • March 31, 2014

Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on February 25, 2014 in an email blast:

"Kesha Rogers is not a Democrat."

By W. Gardner Selby • March 28, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on March 25, 2014 in a meme on the Internet:

The percentage of black children born without a father in the home has risen from 7 percent in 1964 to 73 percent today, due to changes from President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society.

By Louis Jacobson • March 25, 2014

Now or Never PAC
stated on March 20, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Ralph Hall is "the oldest member in Congress ever."

By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2014

Americans for Prosperity
stated on March 17, 2014 in a political ad:

Millions of Americans are "paying more and getting less" under Obamacare.

By Steve Contorno • March 20, 2014

No Tax For Tracks
stated on March 17, 2014 in on their website:

The Greenlight Pinellas transportation plan involves a "300% tax increase."

By Joshua Gillin • March 20, 2014

Jon Stewart
stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show":

The American slave trade caused 5 million deaths "or more."

By Jon Greenberg • March 18, 2014

John Boehner
stated on March 13, 2014 in a press conference:

The United States has seen "a net loss of people with health insurance" because of Obamacare.

By Steve Contorno • March 18, 2014

Nick Rahall
stated on March 12, 2014 in an interview with "The Hill" newspaper:

Says he has supported "George Bush more than I have Barack Obama."

By Louis Jacobson • March 18, 2014

Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on March 13, 2014 in a website ad:

Says Mary Burke's "2007-'09 state budget had a tax hike of $1.8 billion -- costing every man, woman and child in the state an extra $310."

By Tom Kertscher • March 16, 2014

Rush Limbaugh
stated on March 6, 2014 in a segment on 'The Rush Limbaugh Show':

President Barack Obama shut down NASA space flights and turned the agency "into a Muslim outreach department."

By Katie Sanders • March 12, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2014 in a Funnyordie.com "Between Two Ferns" interview with Zach Galifianakis:

"Most young Americans right now, they’re not covered" by health insurance.

By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2014

Ralph Reed
stated on March 9, 2014 in a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press":

Millennials are "more pro-life than baby boomers and older Americans."

By Jon Greenberg • March 11, 2014

Ted Cruz
stated on March 6, 2014 in 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."

By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2014

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