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Donna Edwards
stated on July 13, 2014 a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union":

"74 percent of Republicans support the Affordable Care Act."

False

By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2014

Peter Beinart
stated on July 6, 2014 comments on CNN:

"If you look at the states where soccer is most popular, they're overwhelmingly blue states, and the states where soccer is least popular are red states."

Mostly True

By Derek Tsang • July 10, 2014

Donny Deutsch
stated on July 1, 2014 comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

"13 percent of Americans, the lowest ever, are without health care."

Half-True

By Linda Qiu • July 8, 2014

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on June 12, 2014 a Facebook post:

"He’s been in office nearly four years now, but 40% of Wisconsinites don't know who (U.S. Sen.) Ron Johnson is."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • July 2, 2014

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2014 her book, "Hard Choices":

"By 2006, the American people were overwhelmingly against the Iraq War."

Mostly True

By Molly O'Connor • June 20, 2014

Reince Priebus
stated on June 15, 2014 interview on "Face the Nation.":

Says Hillary Clinton’s approval rating went from 70 percent to 52 percent in 18 months.

Half-True

By Steve Contorno • June 15, 2014

Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on May 30, 2014 a statement:

Under Gov. Scott Walker, "employer confidence now stands at 95 percent," compared to "only 10 percent" at the end of the "Gov. Jim Doyle-Mary Burke administration."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • June 15, 2014

Ralph Nader
stated on May 7, 2014 a radio interview:

A majority of Americans "since Harry Truman days" support single-payer health insurance, or "full Medicare for all."

False

By Tom Kertscher • May 14, 2014

Joe Scarborough
stated on May 12, 2014 a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

Americans "bought into climate change" in 2004-06, but then most "began wandering away from this issue."

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • May 13, 2014

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 6, 2014 a keynote speech:

"A small majority of Americans don’t think they like the Affordable Care Act, but a large majority of Americans don’t want to do away with the protections that are in the Affordable Care Act."

Mostly True

By Julie Kliegman • May 7, 2014

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
stated on May 4, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week":

"More whites believe in ghosts than believe in racism."

Mostly False

By Katie Sanders • May 4, 2014

Robert Walsh
stated on April 20, 2014 an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program:

Says gubernatorial candidate Clay Pell "hasn't spent a dime on advertising."

Pants on Fire!

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 2, 2014

Democratic National Committee
stated on April 20, 2014 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union.":

"One thing that is much more unpopular than the Affordable Care Act is repealing the Affordable Care Act."

Mostly True

By Steve Contorno • April 21, 2014

Marsha Blackburn
stated on April 12, 2014 a speech to the Freedom Summit in New Hampshire:

A recent Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Americans and 56 percent of Democrats "say the biggest threat to our nation's security is big government."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • April 16, 2014

Liz Cheney
stated on April 6, 2014 comments on "Fox News Sunday":

"The numbers of people that support Obamacare and like it have been steadily dropping."

False

By Katie Sanders • April 6, 2014

Scott Walker
stated on April 1, 2014 an interview:

A poll taken "a few months ago" found "70 percent approval or higher" for the Act 10 collective bargaining law.

False

By Tom Kertscher • April 6, 2014

Marco Rubio
stated on March 23, 2014 a video to supporters:

"Americans increasingly want (the Affordable Care Act) to be repealed."

Mostly False

By Julie Kliegman • March 25, 2014

Rock the Vote
stated on March 11, 2014 a tweet:

Says 50 percent of millennials don’t associate with "any political party."

Half-True

By Amy Sherman • March 17, 2014

Dan Pfeiffer
stated on March 16, 2014 an interview on "Meet the Press":

Says President Barack Obama’s approval rating "gained 3 points in the last couple months."

Mostly True

By Steve Contorno • March 16, 2014

Rand Paul
stated on March 9, 2014 a 'Fox News Sunday' interview:

"The president won the youth vote 3 to 1, but his numbers have dropped 20, 30 percent among the youth."

Mostly True

By Julie Kliegman • March 9, 2014

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