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Ralph Peters
Ralph Peters
stated on September 24, 2014 an interview on "America's Newsroom"
Says President Barack Obama attacked potential terrorist targets in Syria in the middle of the night "to minimize terrorist casualties."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • September 25, 2014
Ryan Lizza
Ryan Lizza
stated on September 22, 2014 a tweet
"Countries bombed: Obama 7, Bush 4"
True
By Jon Greenberg • September 25, 2014
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on March 27, 2012 her book "Drift"
"Not even old Gen. Eisenhower … saluted military personnel" as president.
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • September 24, 2014
Brit Hume
Brit Hume
stated on September 21, 2014 a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday"
Says President Barack Obama is "sending a much larger (force) " to deal with Ebola "than ISIS is getting."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2014
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel
stated on September 21, 2014 a panel on ABC's "This Week"
Americans now "support strikes (against ISIS) but the support for ground troops is not there. The support is very thin."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • September 21, 2014
George Will
George Will
stated on September 21, 2014 a panel on "Fox News Sunday"
"Last week's three most-viewed television programs were Sunday Night Football, Thursday Night Football and Monday Night Football." 
True
By Lauren Carroll • September 21, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 15, 2014 a post on InfoWars.com
"The U.S. State Department has ordered 160,000 Hazmat suits for Ebola, prompting concerns that the federal government is anticipating the rapid spread" of the virus.
Half-True
By Derek Tsang • September 19, 2014
Mika Brzezinski
Mika Brzezinski
stated on September 16, 2014 a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"Super Bowl Sunday has the highest rate of domestic violence."
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • September 18, 2014
Media Matters
Media Matters
stated on September 16, 2014 a post on the Media Matters blog
Says Fox News gave Republican senators twice the air time as Democrats during a hearing about the Islamic State.
True
By Jon Greenberg • September 18, 2014
Julie Pace
Julie Pace
stated on September 11, 2014 a question to White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest
The Obama administration is using as its "legal justification for these airstrikes (on the Islamic State), an authorization for military force that the president himself has called for repeal of."  
Mostly True
By Derek Tsang • September 18, 2014
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 17, 2014 an interview on ESPN's "Mike and Mike"
"Much more than 50 percent of parents out there are spankers."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 17, 2014
James Brown
James Brown
stated on September 11, 2014 a message to viewers
"More than three women per day lose their lives at the hands of their partners."
True
By Katie Sanders • September 16, 2014
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews
stated on September 10, 2014 a broadcast on MSNBC
Says Dick Cheney "de-Ba’athisized the Iraqi government and created ISIS."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 15, 2014
Mike Wise
Mike Wise
stated on September 14, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
Says NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell interviewed domestic abuse victim Janay Rice with Ray Rice present and for "every domestic violence agency, every law enforcement agency, that’s a no-no."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • September 14, 2014
Michael Hayden
Michael Hayden
stated on September 14, 2014 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
"The president referred to the Syrian opposition just a few months ago as pharmacists and doctors, and so on."  
True
By Steve Contorno • September 14, 2014
Maria Cardona
Maria Cardona
stated on September 11, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
"The Republican Party has the worst reputation in American polling of any political party in history."  
Half-True
By Derek Tsang • September 12, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 11, 2014 a post on Facebook
A flight from Atlanta to Houston was canceled due to a "terrorist dry run."  
Pants on Fire!
By Derek Tsang • September 11, 2014
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
stated on September 6, 2014 an interview on NPR
"There were fewer civilian casualties in Cambodia than there have been from American drone attacks."
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 11, 2014
Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington
stated on September 9, 2014 a tweet
A poll found that "20% of young adults use (smartphones) during sex."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 10, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 10, 2014 posts on Facebook
"Fox admits they lie" and, under the First Amendment, "have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves."  
False
By Linda Qiu • September 10, 2014
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