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stated on December 29, 2013 a Facebook post:
The No. 2 owner of Fox News is Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who said, "A strong American Government is not good for us."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • January 6, 2014
Gene Sperling
Gene Sperling
stated on January 5, 2014 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The Obama administration offered "no magic number" of people that needed to sign up for health care on the marketplaces.
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • January 5, 2014
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on December 29, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union":
"(The farm bill) has a provision that would in many ways reduce the deficit."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • January 2, 2014
Bill Kristol
Bill Kristol
stated on December 22, 2013 comments on ABC's "This Week":
Says President Barack Obama "came into office very concerned about" wiretappings but "then he became president of the United States, he got all the briefings … (and) he decided … the balance is probably pretty appropriately struck."  
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • December 22, 2013
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on December 19, 2013 comments on his radio program:
To comply with non-discrimination laws, the government is "forcing people in business to make wedding cakes" for anyone.  
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • December 22, 2013
Steven Rattner
Steven Rattner
stated on December 16, 2013 a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
The United States is "behind many countries in Europe in terms of the ability of every kid in America to get ahead."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • December 19, 2013
Vicki Shabo
Vicki Shabo
stated on December 12, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's "The Cycle":
"About 40 percent of workers don’t ... have a single paid sick day."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • December 17, 2013
Bob Schieffer
Bob Schieffer
stated on December 9, 2013 comments at a forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies:
Iran President Hassan "Rouhani has more Cabinet members with Ph.D.s from American universities" than members of Barack Obama’s Cabinet.
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By Katie Sanders • December 16, 2013
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on December 6, 2013 a segment on his radio show:
"Obamacare is going to increase the divorce rate."
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By Katie Sanders • December 11, 2013
Ezekiel Emanuel
Ezekiel Emanuel
stated on December 1, 2013 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
It's a good sign for Obamacare that in California, "the proportion of kids who are signing up is the proportion of kids in the population."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • December 5, 2013
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on November 21, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
"8.5 million Americans have gotten rebate checks because their insurance companies were spending too much money on executive bonuses and administrative costs and not enough on health care."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • November 21, 2013
Ari Melber
Ari Melber
stated on November 18, 2013 a talk on MSNBC's "The Cycle":
Says Barack Obama’s approval rating "is right in the average" for second-term presidents at this point.
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • November 20, 2013
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on November 17, 2013 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says the number of Democrats who voted for the GOP measure allowing health plan renewals is close to the number who voted on GOP bills to delay mandates on employers and individuals.
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • November 17, 2013
Goldie Taylor
Goldie Taylor
stated on November 12, 2013 an interview with Al Sharpton on MSNBC's "PoliticsNation":
"Our national debt is as low as it has been since World War II."
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By Katie Sanders • November 14, 2013
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
stated on November 12, 2013 a segment on MSNBC's "PoliticsNation":
Under Obama, the national debt "has been reduced every year for the last five years."
False
By Katie Sanders • November 14, 2013
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on November 11, 2013 a Fox News interview:
"They delayed my swearing-in here in Massachusetts for a couple weeks so they could ram (the health care law) through."  
False
By Katie Sanders • November 12, 2013
Hilary Rosen
Hilary Rosen
stated on November 10, 2013 comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
Says Chris Christie "vetoed Planned Parenthood funding five times over the course of his governorship."  
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • November 10, 2013
Larry Elder
Larry Elder
stated on November 4, 2013 CNN's "Crossfire" roundtable:
"When you add a dollar value to mandates," government took almost 50 percent "of the American people’s money."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • November 8, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on November 4, 2013 a rally announcing his candidacy for governor:
Says Rick Scott "didn’t even come to his own education summit. But he did take time to go to the tea party convention the same week."
True
By Katie Sanders • November 4, 2013
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on October 30, 2013 comments on his radio show:
"If your plan is the result of collective bargaining, no subsequent changes by anybody -- insurance companies, Obamacare -- can force your grandfathered policy to change."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • November 4, 2013
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