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Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 21, 2009 a Fox News interview
"Usually it's about $900 a month to get health coverage. (Florida's program has) reduced that, on average, to about $150 a month."
False
By Catharine Richert • October 23, 2009
Gun Owners of America
Gun Owners of America
stated on October 9, 2009 an alert to members
The Baucus health care bill "could be used to ban guns in home self-defense."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2009
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on October 12, 2009 a statement on his Fox News Channel program
Forty-five percent of doctors "say they'll quit" if health care reform passes.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on September 9, 2009 a chain e-mail
An Iowa policy "provides for a state round up of Iowa citizens who might be exposed to the swine flu virus."
False
By Robert Farley • October 14, 2009
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on October 12, 2009 a television advertisement
"Baseball and insurance are the only industries exempt from antitrust laws."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2009
John Kline
John Kline
stated on October 8, 2009 a press release
Under the Hate Crimes bill, "any pastor, preacher, priest, rabbi or imam who gives a sermon out of their moral traditions about sexual practices could be found guilty of a federal crime."
False
By Robert Farley • October 9, 2009
PlantsNeedCO2.org
PlantsNeedCO2.org
stated on October 5, 2009 an ad in the Washington Post
"Not only is there no scientific evidence that CO2 is a pollutant, higher CO2 concentrations actually help ecosystems support more plant and animal life."
False
By Catharine Richert • October 7, 2009
Barney Bishop
Barney Bishop
stated on August 26, 2009 a press release
"There's no evidence anywhere that offshore drilling has hurt tourism in any area where it has been allowed."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 5, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on October 2, 2009 the movie Capitalism: A Love Story
All the talk about socialism during the campaign made young people more interested in it by Election Day.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2009
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on September 26, 2009 an appearance on Larry King Live
"The majority actually want single-payer health care."
False
By Robert Farley • October 1, 2009
House Republican Conference
House Republican Conference
stated on September 22, 2009 an article on its Web site
Medicare officials have treated Humana and AARP inconsistently on how they can communicate with seniors.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 30, 2009
Steve Doocy
Steve Doocy
stated on September 29, 2009 a statement on Fox and Friends
White House Political Director Patrick Gaspard once served as the "right-hand man" for Bertha Lewis, who heads up ACORN.
False
By Robert Farley • September 30, 2009
Bruce Braley
Bruce Braley
stated on September 16, 2009 a speech on the House floor
"Recent census data shows that the average American family spends over $13,000 a year for health care coverage."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2009
National Right to Life Committee
National Right to Life Committee
stated on September 16, 2009 a press release
"Under the Baucus bill ... federal funds would subsidize coverage of elective abortions."
False
By Robert Farley • September 21, 2009
Lamar Alexander
Lamar Alexander
stated on September 16, 2009 a press release
The Obama administration's cap-and-trade plan would create "a $1,761 yearly energy tax."
False
By Catharine Richert • September 18, 2009
Health Care for America Now
Health Care for America Now
stated on September 15, 2009 a television advertisement
Health insurance companies deny "1 out of 5 treatments prescribed by doctors."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 9, 2009 a speech to a joint session of Congress
Insurers delayed an Illinois man's treatment, "and he died because of it."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2009
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on September 13, 2009 remarks on NBC's Meet the Press
"Every other democracy in the world has a health care system that covers everybody, and we don't."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 15, 2009
Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell
stated on September 8, 2009 a column in Investor's Business Daily.
The Obama administration "was successful in rushing a massive spending bill through Congress in just two days — after which it sat on the president's desk for three days, while he was away on vacation."
False
By Ian Jannetta • September 15, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 24, 2009 a message forwarded to many people
A new bill "was written into the new health care reform initiative ensuring that Congress will be 100 percent exempt."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 11, 2009
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