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American LeadHERship PAC
American LeadHERship PAC
stated on October 8, 2014 a TV commercial
"As mayor, [Allan Fung] raised taxes three times."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2014
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 27, 2014 comments on MSNBC's "Daily Rundown"
Says he holds the record for "most appearances on 'Meet the Press'."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • August 27, 2014
Stu Burguiere
Stu Burguiere
stated on July 15, 2014 comments on The Glenn Beck Radio Program
There are fewer wars, there are fewer people dying in wars "now than there have been in quite some time."
Mostly True
By Derek Tsang • July 21, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2014 her book, "Hard Choices"
"By 2006, the American people were overwhelmingly against the Iraq War."
Mostly True
By Molly O'Connor • June 20, 2014
Jack Reed
Jack Reed
stated on May 1, 2014 a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate
In the 1950s and 1960s, "the minimum wage was such that it would lift you out of poverty."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 15, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2014 her book, "Hard Choices"
"In Iran in 1979, the extremists hijacked the broad-based popular revolution against the Shah and established a brutal theocracy."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 11, 2014
John Garamendi
John Garamendi
stated on May 5, 2014 an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show"
"During the George W. Bush period, there were 13 attacks on various embassies and consulates around the world. Sixty people died."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2014
John Bolton
John Bolton
stated on March 3, 2014 comments on Fox News Channel
Says Vladimir Putin once said, "The breakup of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • March 6, 2014
Peggy Noonan
Peggy Noonan
stated on February 16, 2014 a broadcast of ABC's "This Week"
Says "(President) Reagan's second inaugural was moved inside the Capitol. It was. Because of a terrible snowstorm."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • February 16, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 the State of the Union address
"The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of Congress.
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • January 29, 2014
Rhode Island Senate
Rhode Island Senate
stated on January 15, 2014 a Senate resolution
"The (New England) Patriots were led by an explosive offense that scored the second most points in the NFL."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 17, 2014
Robert Gates
Robert Gates
stated on January 13, 2014 an interview with NPR
On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War.
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • January 16, 2014
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on December 5, 2013 an exchange on Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor"
Says Nelson Mandela "was a communist."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 11, 2013
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on November 21, 2013 a graphic
"In the history of the United States, 168 presidential nominees have been filibustered, 82 blocked under President Obama, 86 blocked under all the other presidents."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • November 22, 2013
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on October 3, 2013 her oped column
Louie Gohmert of Texas "compared the current general-in-charge in Egypt to George Washington."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 10, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 2, 2013 a CNN interview
Says there's a "100-year-old international norm not to use chemical weapons."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • September 5, 2013
Peter King
Peter King
stated on September 1, 2013 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"The House did vote against engagement in Kosovo, and Bill Clinton kept fighting anyway. And, then, ultimately, a vote did pass."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2013
Steven Frias
Steven Frias
stated on August 14, 2013 a Providence Journal commentary
The R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority "was supposed to exist only until the bonds used to build the Newport Bridge were paid off through tolls. Once the bonds were paid, the Newport Bridge was to be transferred to the State of Rhode Island and become toll-free."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 1, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2013 a speech in Galesburg, Ill.
The minimum wage is "lower right now than it was when Ronald Reagan took office."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2013
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on June 12, 2013 a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate
The oceans "have become 30 percent more acidic."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 21, 2013
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