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Christopher Blazejewski
Christopher Blazejewski
stated on June 12, 2012 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor"
"A Democratic poll operation shows that Fox News is the most trusted news operation in the country."
True
February 10, 2010
Debra Medina
Debra Medina
stated on January 29, 2010 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 a press release
"PWNED: House GOP Dominates Twitter, YouTube, Social Media in Congress."
True
January 25, 2010
Bono
Bono
stated on October 23, 2009 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
October 30, 2009
John King
John King
stated on August 2, 2009 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 a Twitter message
"Obama has more czars than the Romanovs."
True
June 12, 2009
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 14, 2008 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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