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Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on July 17, 2012 in his syndicated radio show:
Says it's not "accidental" that the villain in the Batman movie is named Bane.
Pants on Fire!
By Molly Moorhead • July 18, 2012
Christopher Blazejewski
Christopher Blazejewski
stated on June 12, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House (which was transmitted electronically):
"Under current law, if you go on a dating website and you say you're 32 and you're actually 42, you've committed a misdemeanor."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 25, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 4, 2012 in a post on Facebook:
"Richard Hayne, president and CEO of Urban Outfitters … (is) a supporter of Rick Santorum and donated over $13,000 to him."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 4, 2012
Glee
Glee
stated on February 7, 2012 in an episode on TV:
"The U.S. Census believes that by 2030 the majority of Americans will use Spanish as their first language."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • February 14, 2012
Ellyn Bogdanoff
Ellyn Bogdanoff
stated on January 9, 2012 in a hearing in Tallahassee:
Tampa is "the strip club capital of the world."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders • January 13, 2012
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
stated on December 6, 2011 in a segment of "The Daily Show":
"When the country was founded, Congress had exactly the same attitude about the sanctity of Christmas celebrations that a 7-Eleven does today: 'Yeah, we're open.'"
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 9, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 19, 2011 in a radio interview:
Says "these ‘Jersey Shore’ folks, they’re from New York."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • October 21, 2011
Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse
Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse
stated on June 1, 2011 in A highway billboard:
"Voted the ‘best specialty plate in America’"
Mostly False
By Richard Salit • July 3, 2011
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 7, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today" show:
"I have the No. 1 show on NBC."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2011
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
stated on December 5, 2010 in the TV show's season finale:
In the case of a catastrophic event, the Atlanta-area offices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will self-destruct.
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • December 10, 2010
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on July 27, 2010 in in a comment on the John DePetro Show:
"I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock."
False
By Cynthia Needham • July 27, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 19, 2010 in a post on Facebook.:
"Thanks to you, in under one week we have the largest GOP (Facebook) page in the Governor's race!"
True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 22, 2010
Frederica Wilson
Frederica Wilson
stated on April 9, 2010 in her campaign Web site.:
Says she introduced a ban on "dirty dancing."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 9, 2010
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on February 3, 2010 in Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor":
"A Democratic poll operation shows that Fox News is the most trusted news operation in the country."
True
By Robert Farley • February 10, 2010
Debra Medina
Debra Medina
stated on January 29, 2010 in an interview:
"For the hour after the (Jan. 14) debate, 'Debra Medina' was the No. 1 search on Google and for the remainder of that night No. 3."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 5, 2010
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on January 22, 2010 in a press release:
"PWNED: House GOP Dominates Twitter, YouTube, Social Media in Congress."
True
By Robert Farley • January 25, 2010
Bono
Bono
stated on October 23, 2009 in an interview with the Associated Press:
When it comes to aid, "the United States is still about half as what European countries give as a percentage."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • October 30, 2009
John King
John King
stated on August 2, 2009 in an interview on CNN's State of the Union:
"The John McCain Twitter account has more than 1.1 million followers. The official White House Twitter account has only about 830,000."
Mostly True
By Bill Adair • August 4, 2009
John McCain
John McCain
stated on May 30, 2009 in a Twitter message:
"Obama has more czars than the Romanovs."
True
By Robert Farley • June 12, 2009
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 14, 2008 in a town hall in Aspen, Colo.:
The musical Mamma Mia! has "been selling out for years."
True
By Bill Adair • August 15, 2008
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