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Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on October 12, 2014 in an interview with Howard Kurtz:
"When I go on Letterman" the "ratings go up."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • October 21, 2014
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 13, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox and Friends" on Fox News:
Says President Barack Obama’s recent New York fundraising trip "cost between $25 million and $50 million."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • October 14, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 10, 2014 in posts on Facebook:
"Fox admits they lie" and, under the First Amendment, "have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves."  
False
By Linda Qiu • September 10, 2014
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 27, 2014 in comments on MSNBC's "Daily Rundown":
Says he holds the record for "most appearances on 'Meet the Press'."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • August 27, 2014
Peter Lavelle
Peter Lavelle
stated on July 23, 2014 in a segment on RT's "CrossTalk":
"I'm not a conspiracy theorist and I never allow conspiracy theorists on my program."
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • July 30, 2014
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on July 7, 2014 in a talk radio comment:
"Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 14, 2014
Drudge Report
Drudge Report
stated on April 27, 2014 in a tweet:
Says Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald "Sterling is a Democrat."  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • April 28, 2014
Todd Starnes
Todd Starnes
stated on April 17, 2014 in an interview on "Hannity":
Liberals have figured out a Facebook algorithm and "all the people getting banned from Facebook are somehow conservatives."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • April 22, 2014
Michael Eric Dyson
Michael Eric Dyson
stated on April 14, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Ed Show":
"We know that Sunday mornings have usually been given over to conservative white men."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 17, 2014
Drudge Report
Drudge Report
stated on March 20, 2014 in a post on their website:
"Reporters rehearse questions with White House press (secretary)."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • March 20, 2014
Dana Milbank
Dana Milbank
stated on February 3, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Politics Nation":
Says Bill O’Reilly spoke 40 percent of the words in an interview with President Barack Obama.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • February 6, 2014
Marc Thiessen
Marc Thiessen
stated on January 29, 2014 in a broadcast of Fox News' "The Kelly File":
Says "Barack Obama has gone from blaming George W. Bush to plagiarizing George W. Bush."
False
By Jon Greenberg • January 29, 2014
Richard August
Richard August
stated on January 12, 2014 in a Providence Journal commentary:
Deer baiting, planned for Block Island by DEM, is illegal in Rhode Island.
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 26, 2014
For Our Daughters RI
For Our Daughters RI
stated on January 2, 2014 in an online petition:
"Earlier this year, [John DePetro] was accused of sexually assaulting a female co-worker."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 5, 2014
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on October 21, 2013 in a statement on WPRO-AM:
"Under Mayor Cicilline, [Providence] was a sanctuary city."
False
By John Hill • November 24, 2013
Brad Blakeman
Brad Blakeman
stated on October 31, 2013 in an interview on Fox News:
"When is a farm bill not a farm bill? When 90 percent of it is for food stamps."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • November 6, 2013
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
stated on October 30, 2013 in in comments on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show":
Congress "is bewildered at the scope and reach of our spying apparatus" but in 2008 and 2012 "explicitly rejected an amendment calling for more disclosure."
True
By Jon Greenberg • November 5, 2013
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on October 28, 2013 in comments on her TV show:
"Rand Paul’s speech ... on 'Gattaca' was totally ripped off of Wikipedia."  
True
By Julie Kliegman, Steve Contorno • November 1, 2013
Charlie Sykes
Charlie Sykes
stated on October 25, 2013 in a broadcast of the Charlie Sykes Show on WTMJ:
"The number of Americans who receive means-tested government benefits -- welfare -- now outnumbers those who are year-round full-time workers."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 30, 2013
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on October 28, 2013 in comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
"The vast majority of people in this country are keeping their (health insurance) plan."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 29, 2013
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