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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 6, 2011 an interview on Fox:
Twelve judges have thrown out legal challenges to the health care law because they rejected "the notion that the health care law was unconstitutional."
False
By Robert Farley • February 8, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 6, 2011 an interview on Super Bowl Sunday:
"I didn't raise taxes once."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 7, 2011
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on January 18, 2011 an interview on "Face to Face with Jon Ralston":
Nevada will be "energy independent within the immediate future."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 3, 2011
Steve Moore
Steve Moore
stated on February 2, 2011 HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher":
In the 1980s, "The lowest income people had the biggest gains."
False
By Robert Farley • February 3, 2011
Blake Farenthold
Blake Farenthold
stated on January 23, 2011 an op-ed:
"Despite claims that you can 'keep the health care plan you like,' the Obama Administration has predicted that as many as 7 out of 10 Americans with employer-provided health coverage could lose their current health plan."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 2, 2011
Sameh Shoukry
Sameh Shoukry
stated on January 30, 2011 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.":
In the past 20 years, Egypt has made "great strides" in political and democratic reform.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 31, 2011
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on January 25, 2011 a tweet during the State of the Union address:
Says government is a barrier to innovation and development.
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2011
Anthony Weiner
Anthony Weiner
stated on January 19, 2011 a speech on the House floor:
The health care law includes tort reform.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 21, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on January 19, 2011 a bill introduced on the House floor.:
The health care law is "job killing."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Robert Farley • January 20, 2011
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin
stated on January 12, 2011 a blog post:
The White House "branded" the memorial service for the Tucson shootings with a "Together We Thrive" logo and slogan.
False
By Robert Farley • January 13, 2011
Steny Hoyer
Steny Hoyer
stated on January 4, 2011 a news release:
In preparing a rules package for the 112th Congress, the GOP had no discussions with Democrats.
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 7, 2011
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on January 2, 2011 a statement published in the "Bakersfield Californian":
"The Democratic majority led the 111th Congress to spend more money in two years than the first 100 congresses before them combined."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 5, 2011
Darrell Issa
Darrell Issa
stated on January 2, 2011 CBS's "Face the Nation":
"We can save $125 billion in simply not giving out money to Medicare recipients that don't exist for procedures that didn't happen."
False
By Robert Farley • January 4, 2011
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 30, 2010 a Senate floor speech:
"Last year, ExxonMobil made $19 billion in profit. Guess what. They paid zero in taxes. They got a $156 million refund from the IRS."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2010
Tom Coburn
Tom Coburn
stated on November 18, 2010 a Senate floor speech:
There are "10 or 20 deaths a year from foodborne illness" in the United States.
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 9, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 7, 2010 a press conference:
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt started Social Security, "it only affected widows and orphans," and when Medicare began, "it was a small program."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 8, 2010
RightMarch.com
RightMarch.com
stated on December 1, 2010 a chain e-mail:
The DREAM Act the "would give amnesty to over two million illegal aliens."
False
By Robert Farley • December 6, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on December 1, 2010 comments to reporters:
"The American people spoke pretty loudly. They said stop all the looming tax hikes...."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 2, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on December 1, 2010 a Twitter message:
"Pls refer to Jan.1 tax changes appropriately: they're OBAMA TAX HIKES & they'll slam every American's savings, investments & job opportunity"
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 2, 2010
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on November 14, 2010 "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
A recent report from the president's deficit commission was "completely empty" on controlling health care costs.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 16, 2010
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