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Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on February 17, 2011 a segment on her television talk show
"Despite what you may have heard about Wisconsin’s finances, Wisconsin is on track to have a budget surplus this year."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 18, 2011
Ed Schultz
Ed Schultz
stated on February 15, 2011 a statement on his television talk show
Under changes being debated, state employees in Wisconsin "who earn $30,000, $40,000, $50,000 a year might have 20 percent of their income just disappear overnight."
False
February 17, 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
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on December 15, 2010 an interview on CBS' Late Show with David Letterman
Fox News "said the New Black Panther Party decided the election for Barack Obama."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 9, 2011
Steve Moore
Steve Moore
stated on February 2, 2011 HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
In the 1980s, "The lowest income people had the biggest gains."
False
February 3, 2011
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin
stated on January 12, 2011 a blog post
The White House "branded" the memorial service for the Tucson shootings with a "Together We Thrive" logo and slogan.
False
January 13, 2011
Lars Larson
Lars Larson
stated on November 21, 2010 a website posting
Says Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will "force you to stop using your cell phone" while driving.
False
By Charles Pope • December 18, 2010
Paul Begala
Paul Begala
stated on December 6, 2010 a TV interview.
Says Lee Leffingwell has been mayor of Austin, Texas "for about as long as Sarah Palin was governor of Alaska."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 15, 2010
Bill Maher
Bill Maher
stated on September 14, 2010 an interview on CNN's "Larry King Live"
"Do you know that we have pipes carrying natural gas in this country that are made of wood? I'm not joking."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2010
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on July 17, 2010 an online column
"Attorney General Eric Holder is involved in the dismissal of the criminal charges" against the New Black Panther Party for voter intimidation  
False
July 23, 2010
Keith Olbermann
Keith Olbermann
stated on July 6, 2010 a comment on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann'
"Subsidies for oil and gas companies make up 88 percent of all federal subsidies. Just cutting the oil and gas subsidies out would save the U.S. government $45 billion every year."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2010
Markos Moulitsas
Markos Moulitsas
stated on June 6, 2010 a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week
Turkey is an Arab country.
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2010
Bill Maher
Bill Maher
stated on May 2, 2010 an interview on ABC News' 'This Week'
"Brazil got off oil in the last 30 years."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 2, 2010
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on April 29, 2010 his radio program
Alaska's Prince William Sound "is pristine now."
False
April 30, 2010
Dick Armey
Dick Armey
stated on January 24, 2010 an interview with NBC
"Right now the Tea Party polls higher than the Republicans and the Democrats."
False
By Catharine Richert • January 25, 2010
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on December 8, 2009 his radio show
A recent drop in the unemployment rate is questionable because it was calculated "over two days of the Thanksgiving week."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2009
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on December 3, 2009 his Fox News Channel show
Labor union president Andy Stern is "the most frequent visitor" at the White House.
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 7, 2009
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on November 30, 2009 a statement on his show on Fox News Channel
Less than 10 percent of Obama's Cabinet appointees "have any experience in the private sector."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 2, 2009
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on November 2, 2009 a Webcast
"Mitt Romney ... gave you government health care that is now bankrupting the state" of Massachusetts.
False
By Catharine Richert • November 10, 2009
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on October 23, 2009 a comment on the O'Reilly Factor
When White House communications director Anita Dunn said that Mao Tse-tung was "one of her favorite philosophers, only Fox News picked that up."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2009
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