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Dana Bash
stated on March 29, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"

"There's just one piece of legislation that is now law" with Sen. Ted Cruz's "name on it."

Mostly True

By Lauren Carroll • March 29, 2015

Allen West
stated on March 19, 2015 a post on his website

"EPA wants to regulate … the family BBQ."

False

By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2015

Jess McIntosh
stated on March 24, 2015 a broadcast of MSNBC's "All in with Chris Hayes"

Liberty University students "were mandated" to attend Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential announcement "or they would be fined."

True

By Jon Greenberg • March 25, 2015

Bloggers
stated on March 16, 2015 a blog post

"Obama has been sending taxpayer dollars, at least $350,000 to fund anti-Likud, anti-Netanyahu groups in Israel for (the) election."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • March 25, 2015

Greg Gutfeld
stated on March 10, 2015 a commentary on Fox News.

Under New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, homicides are up by 20 percent, and subway delays have soared 45 percent.

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • March 23, 2015

Liz Cheney
stated on March 22, 2015 comments on "Fox News Sunday"

The IAEA, or the International Atomic Energy Agency, "last month said the Iranians are not currently living up to their obligations."

Mostly True

By Lauren Carroll • March 22, 2015

Glenn Beck
stated on March 19, 2015 a Facebook post

"A few weeks ago Obama took Hamas and Iran OFF the terror list."

False

By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2015

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

Sean Hannity
stated on March 10, 2015 remarks on Fox's Hannity

In 2007, when Nancy Pelosi met with President Assad of Syria, "nobody got upset."

False

By Lauren Carroll • March 18, 2015

Jalen Ross
stated on March 15, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"

"Every day, a black name resume is 50 percent less likely to get responded to than a white name resume."

Mostly True

By Katie Sanders • March 15, 2015

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

Rush Limbaugh
stated on March 10, 2015 a broadcast of "The Rush Limbaugh Show"

Says "Ted Kennedy sent a letter to then Soviet leader Yuri Andropov apologizing for Ronald Reagan and begging the Soviets not to overreact."

False

By Jon Greenberg • March 13, 2015

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
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

Paul Bedard
stated on February 27, 2015 an opinion piece in the "Washington Examiner"

Says "President Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country ... with a ban on one of the most-used" assault rifle bullets.

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • March 4, 2015

Phil Robertson
stated on February 27, 2015 a speech at the CPAC conference

According to the CDC, "110 million Americans now have a sexually transmitted illness."

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2015

Bill O'Reilly
stated on February 20, 2015 a broadcast of "The O'Reilly Factor"

"I never said I was on the Falkland Islands."

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • March 3, 2015

David Corn
stated on February 25, 2015 an interview on "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC

Says he "often" appeared on The O’Reilly Factor and "often was praised" by Bill O'Reilly.

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • February 26, 2015

Michael Morell
stated on February 18, 2015 a broadcast of "Charlie Rose"

The potential Iran nuclear agreement would limit Iran to the number of centrifuges needed for a weapon but too few for a nuclear power program.

True

By Jon Greenberg • February 25, 2015

Jonah Goldberg
stated on February 13, 2015 a column in "National Review"

Homeopathy, acupuncture and aromatherapy "have been given elevated legitimacy under the Affordable Care Act."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • February 24, 2015

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