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Bill Kristol
Bill Kristol
stated on December 22, 2013 comments on ABC's "This Week"
Says President Barack Obama "came into office very concerned about" wiretappings but "then he became president of the United States, he got all the briefings … (and) he decided … the balance is probably pretty appropriately struck."  
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • December 22, 2013
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on December 19, 2013 comments on his radio program
To comply with non-discrimination laws, the government is "forcing people in business to make wedding cakes" for anyone.  
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • December 22, 2013
Dennis Hastert
Dennis Hastert
stated on December 18, 2013 a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Cycle"
"There never really was a 'Hastert Rule.' "
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • December 19, 2013
Steven Rattner
Steven Rattner
stated on December 16, 2013 a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
The United States is "behind many countries in Europe in terms of the ability of every kid in America to get ahead."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • December 19, 2013
Peter Orszag
Peter Orszag
stated on December 15, 2013 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
"Medicare costs have slowed down dramatically. In fact, the first two months of this fiscal year, Medicare costs were down even in nominal terms relative to the previous year."
True
By Louis Jacobson • December 18, 2013
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews
stated on December 16, 2013 a broadcast of "Hardball"
"Every dollar spent in the new Obamacare system ... goes to private-sector insurance companies."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • December 18, 2013
Vicki Shabo
Vicki Shabo
stated on December 12, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle"
"About 40 percent of workers don’t ... have a single paid sick day."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • December 17, 2013
Bryan Fischer
Bryan Fischer
stated on December 10, 2013 a broadcast of "Focal Point"
"By the word religion in the First Amendment, the founders meant Christianity."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • December 16, 2013
Bob Schieffer
Bob Schieffer
stated on December 9, 2013 comments at a forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Iran President Hassan "Rouhani has more Cabinet members with Ph.D.s from American universities" than members of Barack Obama’s Cabinet.
True
By Katie Sanders • December 16, 2013
Larry Pratt
Larry Pratt
stated on December 15, 2013 in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday"
A gun "background check is futile. Something like 42 (people during the) last year … were prosecuted for trying to buy a gun with a criminal record out of 11 million."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • December 15, 2013
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 15, 2013 comments on ABC's "This Week"
"Every major city which has a center of poverty is run by Democrats. Every major city."
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • December 15, 2013
Howard Fineman
Howard Fineman
stated on December 10, 2013 comments on MSNBC's "All In with Chris Hayes"
Says Rep. Steve Stockman "basically wants gun-filled zones in schools."  
True
By Jon Greenberg • December 13, 2013
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on December 9, 2013 a broadcast of the "O'Reilly Factor"
"The 'Denver Post' has actually hired an editor to promote pot."
False
By Jon Greenberg • December 12, 2013
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on December 5, 2013 an exchange on Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor"
Says Nelson Mandela "was a communist."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 11, 2013
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on December 6, 2013 a segment on his radio show
"Obamacare is going to increase the divorce rate."
False
By Katie Sanders • December 11, 2013
David Madland
David Madland
stated on December 6, 2013 a broadcast of CNN's "Crossfire"
"The CBO just said if we cut this (unemployment benefits) extension, we will kill jobs, because those people who are looking for work won't have any money to spend."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • December 10, 2013
Jorge Ramos
Jorge Ramos
stated on December 5, 2013 a broadcast of the "Daily Show"
"The most popular name is no longer John or Steven. It's Jose, Camilo and Maria."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 9, 2013
James Carville
James Carville
stated on December 8, 2013 comments on ABC's "This Week"
"One-third of all bank tellers (are) on public assistance."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • December 8, 2013
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
stated on December 4, 2013 a broadcast of MSNBC's Politics Nation
The "priorities" of more than three-quarters of Americans are to increase the minimum wage, create a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, and require background checks for gun buyers.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 6, 2013
Ezekiel Emanuel
Ezekiel Emanuel
stated on December 1, 2013 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
It's a good sign for Obamacare that in California, "the proportion of kids who are signing up is the proportion of kids in the population."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • December 5, 2013
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