Fact Check Posts – Page 59

Chain email
stated on April 24, 2014 a chain email:

"The President wants the U.S. to sign on to the U.N.’s International Criminal Court."

By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2014

Chain email
stated on April 24, 2014 a chain email:

"More than 1,000 American soldiers have lost their lives in Afghanistan in the last 27 months. This is more than the combined total of the nine years before."

By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2014

Mike McFadden
stated on April 17, 2014 a TV ad:

Says Al Franken "voted to exempt himself and Congress from enrolling in (the Affordable Care Act marketplaces)."

By Julie Kliegman • April 24, 2014

John Kerry
stated on April 17, 2014 a speech:

"In the last couple of days, notices were sent (by officials in Ukraine) to Jews in one city indicating that they had to identify themselves as Jews."

By Julie Kliegman • April 18, 2014

Louie Gohmert
stated on April 12, 2014 a speech at the New Hampshire Freedom Summit:

"Eighty percent of Wall Street executives and their spouses' donations go to Democrats."

By Louis Jacobson • April 17, 2014

Senate Majority PAC
stated on March 13, 2014 a campaign ad:

Says the Koch brothers want to "protect tax cuts for companies that ship our jobs overseas."

By Steve Contorno • April 11, 2014

Senate Majority PAC
stated on March 28, 2014 a TV ad:

"Before Congress, (Tom) Cotton got paid handsomely working for insurance companies and corporate interests."

By Julie Kliegman • April 9, 2014

Chain email
stated on April 4, 2014 a chain email:

This is the first time since World War II that five nuclear-powered aircraft carriers were docked together.

By Elizabeth Meyer • April 4, 2014

Charles Koch
stated on April 3, 2014 a "Wall Street Journal" op-ed:

Says he has engaged in the political process "only in the past decade."

By Louis Jacobson • April 3, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2014 viral posts on the Internet:

"22 Countries Invaded by the U.S. in 20 Years."

By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on March 25, 2014 a meme on the Internet:

The percentage of black children born without a father in the home has risen from 7 percent in 1964 to 73 percent today, due to changes from President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society.

By Louis Jacobson • March 25, 2014

Now or Never PAC
stated on March 20, 2014 a campaign ad:

Says Ralph Hall is "the oldest member in Congress ever."

By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2014

Americans for Prosperity
stated on March 17, 2014 a political ad:

Millions of Americans are "paying more and getting less" under Obamacare.

By Steve Contorno • March 20, 2014

John Boehner
stated on March 13, 2014 a press conference:

The United States has seen "a net loss of people with health insurance" because of Obamacare.

By Steve Contorno • March 18, 2014

Nick Rahall
stated on March 12, 2014 an interview with "The Hill" newspaper:

Says he has supported "George Bush more than I have Barack Obama."

By Louis Jacobson • March 18, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2014 a Funnyordie.com "Between Two Ferns" interview with Zach Galifianakis:

"Most young Americans right now, they’re not covered" by health insurance.

By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2014

Ted Cruz
stated on March 6, 2014 a speech at the CPAC conference:

Says President Barack Obama "is the first president we've ever had who thinks he can choose which laws to enforce and which laws to ignore."

By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2014

Pat Toomey
stated on February 24, 2014 an op-ed in the "Wall Street Journal":

Says Debo Adegbile "was nominated to serve as a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals" and "was abruptly withdrawn by the administration."

By Steve Contorno • February 27, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on February 20, 2014 a speech to Democratic governors:

"We’ve got close to 7 million Americans who have access to health care for the first time because of Medicaid expansion."

By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2014

Mr. Conservative
stated on January 29, 2014 a blog post:

"According to (Barack) Obama’s newest unconstitutionally enacted law, health care professionals are now required to violate HIPAA privacy laws and submit medical data to the government," which is "then used as justification for gun confiscation."

By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2014

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