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Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington
stated on July 26, 2009 This Week with George Stephanopoulos
Only 15 percent of drug users are African-American, yet 74 percent of all drug offenders sentenced to prison are black
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2009
Bill Bennett
Bill Bennett
stated on July 26, 2009 CNN's State of the Union with John King
"Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2009
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on July 7, 2009 a GOP survey
"Under the new and little known 'global justice' initiative," the Obama administration has ordered FBI agents to "read Miranda Rights to high-value terrorist detainees captured on the battlefield."
Half-True
July 14, 2009
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on July 1, 2009 a column in Human Events.
"Obama's Justice-designate Sotomayor threw out (the New Haven firefighters') lawsuit in a sneaky, unsigned opinion -- the judicial equivalent of 'talk to the hand.'"
False
July 10, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 25, 2009 an e-mail received by many people.
"The ACLU has filed a suit to have all military cross-shaped headstones removed."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 2, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 13, 2009 legal filings
On releasing photographs depicting the abuse of prisoners.
Full Flop
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 14, 2009
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 10, 2009 a television interview
Democrats in Congress "had control since January of 2007. They haven't passed a law making waterboarding illegal. They haven't gone into any of these things and changed law."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 13, 2009
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on May 1, 2009 a radio show
Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 5, 2009
Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierre
stated on February 27, 2009 a CPAC conference
Cass Sunstein, President Obama's nominee for regulatory czar, "wants to give legal standing to animals so they can sue you for eating meat."  
Half-True
May 5, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 27, 2009
"Barack Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar' has advocated a 'Fairness Doctrine' for the Internet" that would require links to opposing opinions.
Half-True
May 5, 2009
Fidelis
Fidelis
stated on February 3, 2009 a news release
"Obama taps porn lawyer for #2 at Justice."
Mostly True
February 6, 2009
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on January 13, 2009 public statements.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on whether Senate Democrats would seat Roland Burris.
Full Flop
January 20, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 20, 2008 a TV ad
"In April, Sen. McCain came out against helping women earn equal pay for equal work."
Mostly True
October 29, 2008
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
stated on October 1, 2008 a TV ad.
Says McCain "voted to let governments charge rape victims" for forensic exams.
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Adair • October 1, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 26, 2008 a speech at the Democratic National Convention.
McCain "still thinks it's okay when women don't earn equal pay for equal work."
False
By Richard Rubin • August 27, 2008
Focus on the Family Action
Focus on the Family Action
stated on March 26, 2008 an article written by Tom Minnery
"As a state senator, he (Obama) even refused to support a measure to stop sex businesses from opening near schools or places of worship!"
True
April 23, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 21, 2008 a debate in Austin, Texas.
"We have seen hate crimes skyrocket in the wake of the immigration debate."
Mostly True
February 22, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on December 18, 2007 a comment to a shopper at a supermarket in Des Moines, Iowa.
"I can't sign money. That's illegal."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair • December 19, 2007
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on December 13, 2007 debate in Johnston, Iowa
"George Bush ... used a signing statement (on a FEMA bill) to say, 'I don't have to follow that, unless I choose to.' "
True
By Michael Van Sickler • December 17, 2007
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 4, 2007 Clinton, Iowa
"My husband has not withheld a single document."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 10, 2007
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