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Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
stated on April 8, 2013 an interview on Fox News
Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly.
False
By Becky Bowers • April 10, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 1, 2013 remarks in Austin, Texas
"Expanding Medicaid will worsen health care options for the most vulnerable among us in Texas."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2013
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
stated on March 27, 2013 a tweet
Says that under President Barack Obama’s health care law, "your insurance" premiums could go up by 200 percent and cost "as much as a new Explorer."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 3, 2013
Sal Albanese
Sal Albanese
stated on March 24, 2013 a joint mayoral candidates' appearance on MSNBC
An annual income of $500,000 "in Manhattan, believe it or not, is middle class."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 27, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 20, 2013 blog posts
The Air Force wants taxpayers to fund a fantasy football league.
False
By Becky Bowers • March 22, 2013
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on March 19, 2013 a Senate floor speech
"In the last two years, we have reduced the deficit by $2.5 trillion."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 21, 2013
Frank Keating
Frank Keating
stated on March 17, 2013 an appearance on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
"In the United States, 50 percent of social services are provided by the Catholic church."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2013
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
stated on March 7, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's Hardball
"We have no regulation of drones in the United States in their commercial use."
False
By Becky Bowers • March 11, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on March 6, 2013 a tweet
"The president is advocating a drone strike program in America."
False
By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2013
Al Cardenas
Al Cardenas
stated on March 1, 2013 an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe
Of $60 billion Congress approved in response to Hurricane Sandy, "only 10 percent was for disaster relief."
False
By Becky Bowers • March 6, 2013
Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierre
stated on February 13, 2013 an op-ed in the Daily Caller
"Phoenix is already one of the kidnapping capitals of the world."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 19, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union address
"We have doubled the distance our cars will go on a gallon of gas."
False
By Molly Moorhead • February 14, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union Address
"Throughout, we have kept Congress fully informed of our efforts" to create a legal framework on counterterrorism.
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2013
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on January 20, 2013 his Fox News show
Under President Barack Obama, "8.3 (million) fewer Americans are working today than there were four years ago."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2013
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on November 2, 2012 a tweet
Says during George W. Bush’s administration "we were losing millions of jobs per month," while under Barack Obama we have "three years of gaining hundreds of thousands of jobs per month."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2012
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on October 26, 2012 a mailer to voters
Says "Romney supported a law that could have made most common forms of birth control illegal."
False
By Jon Greenberg • November 2, 2012
Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring
stated on October 15, 2012 a Web video
Says GM used taxpayer dollars to prop up operations in China.
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 25, 2012
Linda McMahon
Linda McMahon
stated on October 11, 2012 a campaign ad
As a Member of Congress, Chris Murphy "was raking in $1 million in salary."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 16, 2012 town hall presidential debate
"Regulations have quadrupled. The rate of regulations quadrupled under this president."
False
By J.B. Wogan • October 18, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 16, 2012 the second presidential debate
Says Mitt Romney "called the Arizona law a model for the nation."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2012
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