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James Carville
James Carville
stated on March 15, 2015 a broadcast of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
Says "Jeb Bush has released 10 percent of his emails."
False
By Jon Greenberg • March 18, 2015
Juan Williams
Juan Williams
stated on March 15, 2015 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
There was "just about zero press coverage" of the 2007 Bush White House email controversy.  
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • March 15, 2015
American Bridge 21st Century
American Bridge 21st Century
stated on March 4, 2015 an online post
"(Jeb) Bush, not the State of Florida, decided which private emails to disclose."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • March 13, 2015
David Shuster
David Shuster
stated on March 10, 2015 a Hillary Clinton press conference
Said former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration "was forced to resign two years ago because of his personal use of emails."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 11, 2015
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
stated on March 9, 2015 a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
Says Hillary Clinton "sent a memo" to all State Department staff that said "you should not do State Department business on personal email."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 10, 2015
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on March 8, 2015 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
"The State Department asked all secretaries of state to send their emails over." Hillary Clinton's "the only one who’s done it."  
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • March 8, 2015
Peter Kilmartin
Peter Kilmartin
stated on October 2, 2014 an interview on Rhode Island Public Radio
"In the past three years, we have prosecuted or brought more cases on access to public records than in the previous 12 years combined."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 18, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 10, 2014 posts on Facebook
"Fox admits they lie" and, under the First Amendment, "have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves."  
False
By Linda Qiu • September 10, 2014
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on August 15, 2014 comments on his radio show
When news broke that Ferguson 18-year-old Michael Brown was a suspect in a robbery, "MSNBC practically went off the air for a while to have behind-closed-doors meetings to figure out how to deal with this new revelation."
False
By Linda Qiu • August 20, 2014
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 23, 2014 the White House Summit on Working Families
"I don't own a single stock or bond … I have no savings accounts."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Molly O'Connor • June 24, 2014
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on June 13, 2014 his campaign website
"Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a bill that gives Florida's public officials an easy way to avoid disclosing their personal finances."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • June 23, 2014
Bill Kristol
Bill Kristol
stated on December 22, 2013 comments on ABC's "This Week"
Says President Barack Obama "came into office very concerned about" wiretappings but "then he became president of the United States, he got all the briefings … (and) he decided … the balance is probably pretty appropriately struck."  
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • December 22, 2013
Coalition for Fair Budget Priorities
Coalition for Fair Budget Priorities
stated on September 25, 2013 a website statement
Says taxpayer subsidy for the Oregon Convention Center hotel jumped $100 million in closed-door sessions
True
By Dana Tims • November 8, 2013
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on October 21, 2013 a fundraising letter.
"Providence has more of its pension fund invested in hedge funds and is less transparent" about it than the state.
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 3, 2013
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on August 27, 2013 an interview
Says Gov. Scott Walker "hasn't done a public event this entire year."
Pants on Fire!
September 8, 2013
Jim Taricani
Jim Taricani
stated on March 24, 2013 a comment made on "10 News Conference."
"No one knows who bought the [38 Studios] bonds. And there was some language put in the bond offer that they must remain anonymous."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 8, 2013
William Perry
William Perry
stated on March 20, 2013 newspaper column
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed held not one conversation with the public about the new Falcons stadium project
Half-True
By Janel Davis • April 1, 2013
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on February 19, 2013 an interview
"You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there."
Mostly True
February 24, 2013
Tim Knopp
Tim Knopp
stated on February 12, 2013 a press release
Knopp says he upheld a campaign promise not to join the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
Mostly True
By Janie Har • February 23, 2013
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on September 4, 2012 a debate
"The auditor [for the city of Providence] was not locked out" of access to the city's finances.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 7, 2012
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