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Eric Bolling
Eric Bolling
stated on April 8, 2014 a discussion on Fox News' "The Five"
"Of all the jobs President Obama claims to have created since he started, only 38.5 percent are women. So 61.5 percent have gone to men."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 9, 2014
Arian Foster
Arian Foster
stated on March 19, 2014 a tweet
The NCAA will "get billions" from the men’s basketball tournament. "Players get a trophy."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 1, 2014
Matt Damon
Matt Damon
stated on March 23, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week"
"Every 20 seconds, a child dies because they lack access to clean water and sanitation."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • March 23, 2014
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on March 23, 2014 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
The United States stopped plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe "as a gift to Russia."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • March 23, 2014
Russia Today
Russia Today
stated on March 4, 2014 a posting on their website
The new Ukrainian government "introduced a law abolishing the use of languages other than Ukrainian in official circumstances."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • March 5, 2014
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on February 28, 2014 a post on Facebook
Says she made an "accurate prediction" that if Barack Obama were elected it would encourage Russia to invade Ukraine.  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • March 4, 2014
stated on February 23, 2014 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"Chained CPI would save $1 trillion in the second decade off the federal budget debt," a report shows.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 23, 2014
Ed Schultz
Ed Schultz
stated on February 12, 2014 a broadcast of "The Ed Show"
"When union membership goes down, so do (middle class) wages."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 18, 2014
Steve Forbes
Steve Forbes
stated on February 16, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
"Two-thirds of the people who start out in minimum wage are above the minimum wage within a year."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • February 16, 2014
Chris Stirewalt
Chris Stirewalt
stated on February 11, 2014 a daily summary of news "Fox News First"
Businesses "will be required to certify to the IRS – under penalty of perjury – that Obamacare was not a motivating factor" for cutting staff.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 13, 2014
Ralph Reed
Ralph Reed
stated on February 3, 2014 a CNN "Crossfire" segment
A government report shows that alternatives to the Keystone XL pipeline "are worse" for the environment.
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • February 13, 2014
Ari Melber
Ari Melber
stated on February 5, 2014 a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Cycle"
"The median net worth of American households hasn't changed much over the past decades, it's about $20,000 ... but Congress' average median net worth has ballooned, more than doubled."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 11, 2014
Andrea Mitchell
Andrea Mitchell
stated on January 28, 2014 a broadcast of MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports"
In 2002, "Iran was more or less an American ally."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 3, 2014
Joel Klatt
Joel Klatt
stated on January 29, 2014 a Fox Sports panel about Super Bowl XLVIII
Says Marshawn Lynch is "second all-time in terms of average yards per rush only to Terrell Davis."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • January 31, 2014
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on January 22, 2014 a broadcast of CNN's "Piers Morgan Live"
Says in 2000, Fox News broke the story of George W. Bush’s drunk driving arrest. "Who broke it? Fox News."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • January 27, 2014
Charles Krauthammer
Charles Krauthammer
stated on January 2, 2014 a "Washington Post" op-ed
Buried in the Affordable Care Act is "a huge government bailout."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • January 13, 2014
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 5, 2014 comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday"
The federal health care law tells "the American people precisely what type of coverage they have to have."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • January 5, 2014
Teresa Ghilarducci
Teresa Ghilarducci
stated on December 15, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's "Up"
"A quarter of our workers make $18,000 per year."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 23, 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
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
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