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Peter Beinart
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
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
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
July 2, 2014
Hillary Clinton
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
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
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
June 15, 2014
Ralph Nader
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
May 14, 2014
Joe Scarborough
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
April 6, 2014
Marco Rubio
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
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
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
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
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 5, 2014 a speech to the Democratic National Committee in Boston
"When I talk about (raising the) minimum wage ... half of Republicans agree with it."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2014
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