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Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on March 23, 2011 an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News:
"American troops have never been under the formal control of another nation."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 29, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on March 23, 2011 televised interviews:
On whether the United States should intervene in Libya.
Full Flop
By Louis Jacobson • March 24, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 7, 2007 an interview with the "Boston Globe":
On the president unilaterally authorizing a military attack "that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation."
Full Flop
By Louis Jacobson • March 23, 2011
Ted Poe
Ted Poe
stated on February 9, 2011 a House floor speech:
The U.S. gives foreign aid to Cuba and Venezuela, even though those countries are our enemies.
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 23, 2011
Robin Wright
Robin Wright
stated on March 20, 2011 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
The coalition of Arab states against Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi is the biggest coalition against a fellow Arab leader since the Persian Gulf War in 1990-1991.
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 22, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on February 13, 2011 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
The Obama administration "actually cut out the democracy in Egypt funds inside the State Department."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 16, 2011
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on February 4, 2011 a comment on his television show:
The Muslim Brotherhood has "openly stated they want to declare war on Israel."
False
By Lucas Graves • February 15, 2011
Chain email
Chain email
stated on February 7, 2011 a chain e-mail:
Foreign Trade Zones allow U.S. "land to be inhabited by Chinese communists -- communists straight from China! They are to set up little towns and live here."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • February 9, 2011
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on January 31, 2011 his radio program:
Many of the 9/11 conspirators came from the Muslim Brotherhood, including Osama bin Laden, Ayman Zawahiri and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Half-True
By Robert Farley • February 4, 2011
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on February 4, 2011 an interview with ABC News:
Israel's per capita income "is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 4, 2011
Ross Douthat
Ross Douthat
stated on January 30, 2011 a newspaper column:
Under Hosni Mubarak's rule, "Egypt received more American dollars than any country besides Israel."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 4, 2011
David Rivera
David Rivera
stated on January 25, 2011 a statement:
"In the past, President Obama has refused to meet with representatives from Cuban exile organizations."
False
By Trenton Daniel • February 2, 2011
Sameh Shoukry
Sameh Shoukry
stated on January 30, 2011 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.":
In the past 20 years, Egypt has made "great strides" in political and democratic reform.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 31, 2011
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
stated on November 9, 2010 his book, "Decision Points.":
Says that in his first 17 months as president, the United States doubled its world-leading $500 million a year commitment to fighting global AIDS.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 16, 2010
Mike Mullen
Mike Mullen
stated on November 21, 2010 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
"Historically," Senate ratification of arms control treaties "has been bipartisan."
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 30, 2010
Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
stated on November 28, 2010 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Obama's position on nuclear arms is a "march toward global zero."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • November 30, 2010
Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
stated on November 28, 2010 an interview on "NBC's Meet the Press":
Said the Washington Post argued that a failure to pass the START treaty this year would be "no calamity," and that the Associated Press said "the administration concedes the security risk is not immediate."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2010
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on November 3, 2010 a CNN interview:
"The president of the United States will be taking a trip over to India that is expected to cost the taxpayers $200 million a day."
False
By Robert Farley • November 4, 2010
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on October 21, 2010 a campaign Web ad:
Says John Raese said he wants "1,000 laser systems put in the sky, and we need it right now."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 31, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2010 a U.S. Senate debate on CNN’s “State of the Union.”:
"I am very proud, as governor of Florida, that we signed the first divestment act, as it relates to Iran, divesting any investments in companies that would invest in Iran."
True
By Becky Bowers • October 24, 2010
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