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Latest Fact-Checks By Bill Adair

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Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on December 26, 2007 a TV ad
"As governor, Mike Huckabee supported higher income taxes, sales taxes, gas taxes, grocery taxes, tobacco taxes, beer taxes, Internet taxes, nursing home bed taxes."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • December 26, 2007
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on December 18, 2007 a comment to a shopper at a supermarket in Des Moines, Iowa.
"I can't sign money. That's illegal."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair • December 19, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on December 12, 2007 a debate in Johnston, Iowa
"We reduced abortion. We increased adoptions by 135 percent."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair, Tom Tobin • December 13, 2007
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 12, 2007 a TV ad
"When Pakistan erupted in crisis, I spoke to Musharraf before Bush did."
True
By Bill Adair • December 12, 2007
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 20, 2007 a speech in Shenandoah, Iowa
"A ham and cheese sandwich on one slice of bread is the responsibility of the USDA ... But a ham and cheese sandwich on two slices of bread is the responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration."
True
By Bill Adair • December 10, 2007
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on November 28, 2007 a debate in St. Petersburg
The Red Sox waited "87 long years" to win the World Series.
False
By Bill Adair • November 29, 2007
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on November 28, 2007 a debate in St. Petersburg, Fla.
"The mayor said … 'if you happen to be in this country in an undocumented status . . . then we welcome you here. We want you here. We'll protect you here.' "
True
By Bill Adair • November 28, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on November 28, 2007 St. Petersburg, Fla.
Romney failed to take action against "sanctuary cities" in Massachusetts.
Mostly True
By Bill Adair • November 28, 2007
Chain email
Chain email
stated on November 8, 2007 an e-mail circulated by many people.
Obama "refused to not only put his hand on his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance, but refused to say the pledge."
False
By Bill Adair • November 8, 2007
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 25, 2007
Sen. Obama "made the very argument he is now criticizing back in November 2006."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • October 29, 2007
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 21, 2007 a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.
President Clinton "reduced the scale of our military dramatically."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • October 22, 2007
Chain email
Chain email
stated on October 17, 2007 an e-mail message circulated by many people.
Clinton "refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers."
False
By Bill Adair • October 20, 2007
Chain email
Chain email
stated on September 17, 2007 an e-mail message circulated by many people.
"The Clintons now charge the Secret Service $10,000 monthly rent for the use of (a) Secret Service residence and that rent is just about equal to their mortgage payment."
False
By Bill Adair • October 20, 2007
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
stated on September 26, 2007 a debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.
"Today New Mexico (has) the sixth-fastest growing economy."
Mostly True
By Bill Adair • September 27, 2007
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 14, 2007 a campaign event carried on CNN.
"Mayor Giuliani made New York City what's known as a 'sanctuary city,' where illegal aliens were allowed to come. And he instructed the leaders of the city not to enforce the law, not to enforce immigration law."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • September 24, 2007
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on September 17, 2007 a statement on his campaign Web site.
"Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution."
False
By Bill Adair, Nell Benton • September 17, 2007
Duncan Hunter
Duncan Hunter
stated on September 5, 2007 a debate in Durham, N.H.
Guantanamo detainees "get taxpayer-paid-for prayer rugs…they had honey-glazed chicken and rice pilaf."
True
By Bill Adair • September 10, 2007
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 9, 2007 a debate in Miami, Fla.
"About 40 percent of Hispanic homeowners have subprime mortgages."
True
By Bill Adair • September 10, 2007
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 4, 2007 Des Moines, Iowa.
"The president is brain-dead."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Adair • August 24, 2007
Chris Dodd
Chris Dodd
stated on May 23, 2007 a TV ad.
"Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have changed their positions (on the Iraq war withdrawal) to follow Chris Dodd."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • August 10, 2007
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