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Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on July 10, 2014 a press conference:
The U.S. Supreme Court is "five guys who start determining what contraceptions are legal."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 11, 2014
Jeff Flake
Jeff Flake
stated on July 8, 2014 an interview on the PBS "News Hour":
When undocumented children are picked up at the border and "told to appear later in court ... 90 percent do not then show up."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on July 10, 2014 a campaign ad:
Says Mitch McConnell voted to raise Medicare costs for a current Kentucky senior by $6,000.
False
By Steve Contorno • July 10, 2014
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on July 7, 2014 a tweet:
"Thanks to #ObamaCare, average E.R. wait in California is 5 hours."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 8, 2014
Justin Amash
Justin Amash
stated on July 1, 2014 a campaign ad:
"Justin Amash is rated Michigan’s No. 1 conservative" by National Right to Life.
False
By Steve Contorno • July 7, 2014
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
stated on June 20, 2014 a radio ad:
"As Alaska’s attorney general, (U.S. Senate candidate Dan) Sullivan successfully fought to protect our Second Amendment rights and passed ‘stand your ground.’ "
False
By Lauren Carroll • July 2, 2014
Bob Goodlatte
Bob Goodlatte
stated on June 29, 2014 comments on "Fox News Sunday":
The "9-0 decision last week was the 13th time the Supreme Court voted 9-0 that the president had exceeded his constitutional authority."
False
By Steve Contorno • June 29, 2014
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 25, 2014 an op-ed for "USA Today":
"The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs."
False
By Steve Contorno • June 26, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 18, 2014 a chain email:
Says Barack Obama is the "first president to appoint 45 czars to replace elected officials in his office."
False
By Shannon Beckham • June 25, 2014
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on June 17, 2014 a tweet:
Says 11 soccer players on the U.S. Men’s National Team are immigrants.
False
By Steve Contorno • June 19, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 16, 2014 a meme on social media:
"Gun homicide is down 49 percent in the past 12 years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2014
Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy
stated on June 5, 2014 a statement on his website:
"Only after news broke that our veterans are dying because of inadequate health care did Harry Reid and Senate Democrats take action."
False
By Steve Contorno • June 16, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 5, 2014 emails circulating on the Internet:
Due to actions by President Barack Obama, "the Burger King national headquarters announced this month that they will be pulling their franchises from our military bases."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2014
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 2, 2014 a post on his website:
New carbon regulations will increase electric bills by "$17 billion every year" and "potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every year."
False
By Steve Contorno • June 2, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 27, 2014 a meme on social media:
"For every one job created under the Obama administration, 75 people went on food stamps."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 28, 2014
Russ Fulcher
Russ Fulcher
stated on May 14, 2014 a gubernatorial debate:
"Idaho was the only Republican-led state in the nation that chose to partner with President Obama" by creating a state-based marketplace under the Affordable Care Act.
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 19, 2014
Trey Gowdy
Trey Gowdy
stated on May 11, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"We were the last flag flying in Benghazi."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on May 11, 2014 an interview on ABC's "This Week":
Human activity is not "causing these dramatic changes to our climate."
False
By Julie Kliegman • May 13, 2014
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on May 8, 2014 an article published by Politico:
Says Rep. Justin Amash "votes more with the Democrats than with the Republicans."
False
By Steve Contorno • May 13, 2014
Matt Bevin
Matt Bevin
stated on April 3, 2014 a radio interview:
"Many" of the founding fathers were "very actively involved" in cockfighting.
False
By Tim Ryan • May 1, 2014
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