Fact Check Posts – Page 4

Dawson Hodgson
stated on May 27, 2014 a radio commercial

Peter Kilmartin voted for the 38 Studios loan guarantee and his State House job was to "twist [legislator’s] arms to vote for deals like this."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 30, 2014

Angel Taveras
stated on May 12, 2014 a fundraising letter

I turned "a $110 million deficit into a $1.6 million surplus for our city."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 25, 2014

Jim DeMint
stated on April 3, 2014 a broadcast of "Vocal Point"

"A lot of the move to free the slaves ... did not come from the federal government. It came from a growing movement among the people, particularly people of faith."

By Jon Greenberg • April 15, 2014

Karl Rove
stated on March 16, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"

After Russia went to war with Georgia in 2008, the U.S. sent a "very strong message" to Vladimir Putin by sending "warships to the Black Sea" and airlifting "combat troops that Georgia had in Afghanistan" back to Georgia.

By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2014

Andrew Napolitano
stated on March 11, 2014 a broadcast of "The Daily Show"

Says President Abraham Lincoln enforced the Fugitive Slave Act until the Civil War ended.

By Jon Greenberg • March 18, 2014

Michael Reagan
stated on March 6, 2014 an op-ed on Townhall.com

Says Ronald Reagan "got the Saudis to flood the market with cheap oil."

By Jon Greenberg • March 13, 2014

George Will
stated on February 9, 2014 a roundtable discussion on "Fox News Sunday"

"Social Security was advocated … in the 1930s as a way of getting people to quit working, because they thought we were confined to a permanent scarcity of jobs in this country."

By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on November 20, 2013 a Facebook posting

"Since 1988, Congress has raised its own salary 15 times 'to reflect rising costs.' But raised the minimum wage only three times."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 2, 2013

Andrew Napolitano
stated on October 17, 2013 an interview on "Fox and Friends"

"Woodrow Wilson borrowed $30 billion to fund World War I in 1917. That money has not been paid back. And we are still paying interest on it."

By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2013

Ted Cruz
stated on September 24, 2013 speech advocating repeal of Obamacare law

"Neville Chamberlain told the British people: ‘Accept the Nazis. Yes, they will dominate the continent of Europe, but that is not our problem. Let's appease them. Why? Because it can't be done. We cannot possibly stand against them.’"

By W. Gardner Selby • October 16, 2013

David Cicilline
stated on May 12, 2013 an interview on WPRI's Newsmakers program

Historically, the Social Security tax has been assessed on about 90% of U.S. income. Now it captures 83% because there's been such a growth of income among the highest earners.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 19, 2013

Marco Rubio
stated on April 14, 2013 an interview on ABC's 'This Week'

Ché Guevara "wrote extensively about the superiority of white Europeans over people of African descent."

By Amy Sherman • April 17, 2013

Marco Rubio
stated on January 30, 2013 a blog post on RedState.com

"Agriculture has always required a significant workforce from abroad."

By Amy Sherman • February 18, 2013

American Future Fund
stated on October 1, 2012 a campaign ad

Under Barack Obama, the U.S. now has the "lowest workforce since (President Jimmy) Carter."

By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on August 12, 2012 an interview on "60 Minutes"

Says Barack Obama "robbed Medicare (of) $716 billion to pay for ... Obamacare."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 15, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on July 29, 2012 an interview on 'Face the Nation.'

President Ronald Reagan sent troops into conflict "only in one circumstance, which was in Grenada … We were in a peacekeeping setting in Lebanon."

By Jon Greenberg • July 31, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on June 26, 2012 a fundraising email

Says he could be "the first president in modern history to be outspent."

By Amy Sherman • July 20, 2012

Paul Ryan
stated on June 9, 2012 a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.

Says a national Coca-Cola study showed Texans love Texas more than residents of any other state love their state; Wisconsinites ranked second.

By W. Gardner Selby • June 22, 2012

American Bridge 21st Century
stated on June 7, 2012 a campaign ad

"As Governor: Romney did not keep public safety funding in line with inflation."

By Louis Jacobson • June 12, 2012

Mike Martinez
stated on April 19, 2012 an interview with Austin's KUT, 90.5 FM.

"Over the history of Austin, it’s always gotten more expensive."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 3, 2012

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