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Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on November 17, 2009 in her book, Going Rogue:
"Ronald Reagan faced an even worse recession" than the current one.
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 17, 2009
Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock
stated on October 27, 2009 in a speech on the House floor:
Three presidents in the last century — Harding, Kennedy and Reagan — all cut taxes during recessions and produced "rapid and dramatic economic recoveries," while two, Herbert Hoover and Barack Obama, did "the opposite."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 21, 2009 in interview on "Late Night with David Letterman":
"FDR was called a socialist and a communist."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 22, 2009
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on September 15, 2009 in a floor speech:
The House of Representatives has never passed a resolution of disapproval to condemn a member's behavior.
Mostly True
By Catharine Richert • September 16, 2009
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 12, 2009 in conservative blogs:
Photo of "tea party" protests shows crowd sprawling from Capitol to Washington Monument
Pants on Fire!
By Catharine Richert • September 14, 2009
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on August 25, 2009 in an interview on the Rachel Maddow Show:
"All the really great programs in American history, Social Security, was done without Republicans. Medicare was done without Republican support until the last vote where they realized they had to get on board."
False
By Catharine Richert • August 28, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 9, 2009 in a news conference:
"Putting three Republicans in my Cabinet...is unprecedented."
True
By Robert Farley • February 10, 2009
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on December 2, 2008 in a speech.:
"The Capitol was built by slaves."
True
By Alexander Lane • January 20, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 30, 2008 in Springfield, Mo.:
"Wild Bill Hickok had his first duel in the town square here. And the family legend is that he is a distant cousin of mine."
True
By Robert Farley • July 30, 2008
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 18, 2008 in blog postings responding to a news video showing the flag.:
"Barack Obama loves Che Guevara."
Pants on Fire!
By Robert Farley • February 22, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 23, 2008 in a radio ad in South Carolina:
"But it was Hillary Clinton, in an interview with Tom Brokaw, who quote 'paid tribute' to Ronald Reagan's economic and foreign policy."
Half-True
By John Frank • January 25, 2008
Duncan Hunter
Duncan Hunter
stated on October 31, 2007 in a Fox News interview:
"And, you know, our first president and our first commander in chief prayed every day. He had a field manual of prayers."
False
By John Frank • December 18, 2007
John McCain
John McCain
stated on November 29, 2007 in a campaign event in St. Petersburg:
" ... following World War II war crime trials were convened. The Japanese were tried and convicted and hung for war crimes committed against American POWs. Among those charges for which they were convicted was waterboarding."
True
By John Frank • December 18, 2007
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