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Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on September 8, 2013 a segment of 'Fox News Sunday'
"Before President Obama acted in Libya in 2011, the American people were opposed to military action by 35 to 60. After he took action, they were in support of it 54 to 43."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 10, 2013
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on August 20, 2013 a Facebook post
"America’s gun-related homicide rate … would be about the same as Belgium’s if you left out California, Illinois, D.C. and New Jersey, places with some of the strictest gun control laws in the U.S."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2013
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
stated on August 9, 2013 a segment of his MSNBC show, "Politics Nation"
Says President Barack Obama "has taken 92 days of vacation since he was sworn in," compared to 367 for President George W. Bush at the same point in his presidency.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2013
Don Lemon
Don Lemon
stated on July 27, 2013 a commentary on CNN
"A high school dropout makes on average $19,000 a year, a high school graduate makes $28,000 a year, a college graduate makes $51,000 a year."
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • August 2, 2013
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on July 26, 2013 an interview with Fox News
"I was banned from talking about" Bill Ayers during the 2008 presidential campaign.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • July 30, 2013
Don Lemon
Don Lemon
stated on July 27, 2013 a commentary on CNN
"More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2013
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 21, 2013 a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union"
"Gangs have increased by 40 percent since this president was elected."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 24, 2013
Allen West
Allen West
stated on July 8, 2013 a tweet
"More Americans receive food aid than work in (the) private sector."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2013
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on June 28, 2013 On “The Rachel Maddow Show,” broadcast on MSNBC
Says Ohio budget item later signed into law by Gov. John Kasich requires women seeking an abortion to undergo a  "mandatory vaginal probe."
Pants on Fire!
By Henry J. Gomez • July 9, 2013
Bill Maher
Bill Maher
stated on June 21, 2013 a roundtable section of the HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher"
If it is enacted, the Senate immigration bill is "going to make the Border Patrol bigger than the FBI -- you could put one agent every 250 feet."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 1, 2013
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on June 6, 2013 his radio show
"One person, Kathleen Sebelius, was going to determine whether or not" 10-year-old lung patient Sarah Murnaghan would live or die.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 11, 2013
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on May 10, 2013 a comment on WPRO radio.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried "not far" from President Kennedy’s grave.
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 17, 2013
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 5, 2013 a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press"
The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work,  the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2013
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on March 16, 2013 a speech at CPAC
"Seven of the 10 highest-income counties in the country ring the city" of Washington D.C.
True
By Molly Moorhead • March 20, 2013
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews
stated on January 23, 2013 comments on his MSNBC show
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, was elected in a "very low turnout" race.  
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 10, 2013
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
stated on February 6, 2013 an editorial
Says Texas is "last in mental health expenditures."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • February 8, 2013
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
stated on February 6, 2013 an editorial.
Says Texas ranks first in executions among the states.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 8, 2013
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
stated on February 6, 2013 an editorial.
Says Texas ranks last in the percentage of residents with high school diplomas.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 8, 2013
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on January 29, 2013 a radio interview
Research shows that "a vast majority of arriving immigrants today come here because they believe that government is the source of prosperity, and that's what they support."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • January 31, 2013
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on January 20, 2013 his Fox News show
Under President Barack Obama, "8.3 (million) fewer Americans are working today than there were four years ago."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2013
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