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Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on June 3, 2009 an op-ed.
Says he didn't call Dr. George Tiller a baby killer, as liberal groups charge, but was merely reporting what "some prolifers branded him."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 5, 2009
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on May 6, 2009 a press release
ACORN "could get up to $8.5 billion more tax dollars despite being under investigation for voter registration fraud in a dozen states."
False
May 21, 2009
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on May 12, 2009 an e-mail
The Democrats propose "a government-controlled health care plan that will deprive roughly 120 million Americans of their current health care coverage."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 19, 2009
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on April 23, 2009 a news conference.
"We were not, I repeat, were not told that waterboarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation methods were used."
False
May 12, 2009
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
stated on April 7, 2009 a discussion on MSNBC
President Obama has never received a paycheck from a profitmaking business in his entire life.
False
By Alexander Lane • April 15, 2009
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on April 8, 2009 a radio broadcast
"You can't read a speech by George Washington . . . without hearing him reference God, the Almighty."
False
By Alexander Lane • April 10, 2009
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on April 6, 2009 an episode of her MSNBC show
Gov. Sarah Palin "got precisely zero support for her call for Alaska's Democratic Senator Mark Begich to resign because Ted Stevens' corruption conviction was overturned."
False
By Alexander Lane • April 10, 2009
Lawrence O'Donnell
Lawrence O'Donnell
stated on April 6, 2009 an appearance on MSNBC.
"There are no similar clips of Newt Gingrich talking about how ineffective President Bush was in trying to control North Korea."
False
By Bill Adair • April 7, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 2, 2009 a chain e-mail.
Claims that former Sen. Tom Daschle said, "Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them."
False
April 3, 2009
Cato Institute
Cato Institute
stated on April 1, 2009 a political advertisement.
"There has been no net global warming for over a decade now."
False
April 1, 2009
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on March 25, 2009 a press release.
"Secretary Geithner has left the option on the table" of abandoning the dollar for a multinational currency.
False
By Alexander Lane • April 1, 2009
House Republican Conference
House Republican Conference
stated on March 23, 2009 a blog post.
Obama nominee Dawn Johnsen "called motherhood 'involuntary servitude.'"
False
By Alexander Lane • March 24, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 10, 2009 a speech on education
"In eighth grade math, we’ve fallen to ninth place."
False
By Alexander Lane • March 13, 2009
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on March 8, 2009 a TV interview
"No Bridge to Nowhere could occur."
False
March 12, 2009
Peter Orszag
Peter Orszag
stated on March 8, 2009 a TV interview.
"Look, the earmarks have come down significantly, 75 percent."
False
March 11, 2009
Tom Coburn
Tom Coburn
stated on March 4, 2009 an interview on the Fox News Channel.
"Under the Obama plan . . . all the health care in this country is eventually going to be run by the government."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 5, 2009
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on February 27, 2009 a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference
"In just one month, the Democrats have spent more than President Bush spent in seven years on the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan and Hurricane Katrina combined."
False
By Alexander Lane • March 3, 2009
Democratic congressional leadership
Democratic congressional leadership
stated on March 2, 2009 statements to reporters.
The omnibus bill has only $3.8 billion in earmarks.
False
By Bill Adair • March 2, 2009
John McCain
John McCain
stated on February 27, 2009 a speech on the Senate floor.
"The president's plan, even after the end of its withdrawal timeline is reached, will leave in place up to 50,000 U.S. troops."
False
By Alexander Lane • February 27, 2009
Mark Sanford
Mark Sanford
stated on February 23, 2009 an op-ed article in the Washington Post.
Says former Clinton budget director Alice Rivlin said the stimulus bill "won't actually stimulate the economy."
False
By Bill Adair • February 25, 2009
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