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Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on October 12, 2014 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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