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Latest Fact-Checks In Regulation

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2011 a press conference
"Oil production from federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico reached an all-time high" in 2010.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2011
Fred Upton
Fred Upton
stated on March 8, 2011 a letter to fellow Members of Congress
A bill that would halt the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases would help "stop rising gas prices."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 14, 2011
Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
stated on March 21, 2011 a House floor speech.
A telephone company will no longer have to provide landline service to customers if there is an alternative provider, including wireless.
True
By Jacob Geiger • March 5, 2011
Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
stated on February 21, 2011 a House floor speech.
A telecom bill could keep the State Corporation Commission from getting rate-of-return information from electric utilities.
False
By Jacob Geiger • March 5, 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
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on January 25, 2011 a response to the State of the Union address
The federal government "now tells us which light bulbs to buy."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, W. Gardner Selby • January 26, 2011
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 15, 2010 a press release
The financial regulatory bill "will kill jobs."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 21, 2011
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
Randy Leonard
Randy Leonard
stated on December 1, 2010 a city council meeting
Cities like Seattle have decided to ban food carts.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • December 9, 2010
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 29, 2010 postings to the Internet
New food safety legislation will regulate backyard gardening.
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 1, 2010
Joe Barton
Joe Barton
stated on November 11, 2010 a speech at The Heritage Foundation.
Says you can buy four light bulbs for $1.99 at Walmart, while a single compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) costs "$10 a pop."
Mostly False
November 21, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on November 2, 2010 a book.
Says Washington's reach extends to "even telling us what kind of light bulb we can use."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 8, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2010 an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
Stabilizing the recent financial crisis "will cost less than 1 percent of GDP," which is less than the 2.5 percent to fix the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2010
Joe Sestak
Joe Sestak
stated on October 11, 2010 a campaign commercial
Pat Toomey "still supports privatizing Social Security."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2010 a town hall meeting
"There's a big chunk of the country that thinks that I have been too soft on Wall Street."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 22, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 2, 2010 a chain e-mail
Under the new health care law, "all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax"
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 23, 2010
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on June 20, 2010 an interview on "This Week."
"In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 21, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 15, 2010 a speech from the Oval Office
"Oil companies showered regulators (at the Minerals Management Service) with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 17, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 25, 2010 a speech to young Republicans in Tampa
Florida ranks "45th out of 50 states'' for its regulatory climate for business.
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman, Louis Jacobson • May 27, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on May 4, 2010 remarks to Texas reporters
"If you will go look up the definition of 'act of God,' we've used it in legal terms for a long time in this state."
True
May 6, 2010
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