Fact Check Posts – Page 10

Republican challenger Matt Bevin attacks Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s gun record

By Steve Contorno

February 24, 2014

"Mitch McConnell voted with Harry Reid to infringe on our gun rights."

NRCC says Obamacare cuts money from Medicare and seniors

By Molly Moorhead , Steve Contorno

February 14, 2014

Obamacare includes a "$700 billion cut from Medicare for seniors."

NRCC says Congressional Budget Office predicts Obamacare will cost economy 2.5 million jobs

By Louis Jacobson , Steve Contorno

February 14, 2014

"Nonpartisan government analysts say Obamacare will cost our economy up to 2.5 million jobs."

Chain email claims Barack Obama has signed 1,000 executive orders to grab power from Congress

By Steve Contorno

February 6, 2014

Says President Barack Obama has issued upwards of 1,000 executive orders, more than any modern president.

Barack Obama says it’s up to Congress to change how feds classify marijuana

By Steve Contorno

February 4, 2014

"What is and isn't a Schedule I narcotic is a job for Congress."

Does the NFL’s most prolific passer struggle in the cold?

By Steve Contorno

January 31, 2014

Says Peyton Manning struggles in cold weather games.

Barack Obama says the minimum wage was higher during Ronald Reagan’s first State of the Union

By Steve Contorno

January 29, 2014

"The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of…

Rand Paul says more than half of students at medical, dental and law schools are females

By Steve Contorno

January 28, 2014

"Over half of the young people" in medical, dental and law schools are women.

Mitch McConnell says the minimum wage is for young people in entry-level jobs

By Steve Contorno

January 26, 2014

"The minimum wage is mostly an entry-level wage for young people."

Has the potency of pot changed since President Obama was in high school?

By Steve Contorno

January 24, 2014

Marijuana today is "genetically modified," with THC levels that "far surpass the marijuana" of the 1970s.

Putin: All people in Russia are ‘equal,’ in 70 other countries it’s a crime to be gay

By Steve Contorno

January 19, 2014

In Russia "all people are absolutely equal regardless of their religion, sex, ethnicity, or sexual orientation," while "70 countries of the world have criminal liability…

Checking Robert Gates’ criticism of Vice President Joe Biden’s foreign policy record

By Steve Contorno

January 16, 2014

On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran,…

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Republican challenger Matt Bevin attacks Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s gun record

NRCC says Obamacare cuts money from Medicare and seniors

NRCC says Congressional Budget Office predicts Obamacare will cost economy 2.5 million jobs

Chain email claims Barack Obama has signed 1,000 executive orders to grab power from Congress

Barack Obama says it’s up to Congress to change how feds classify marijuana

Does the NFL’s most prolific passer struggle in the cold?

Barack Obama says the minimum wage was higher during Ronald Reagan’s first State of the Union

Rand Paul says more than half of students at medical, dental and law schools are females

Mitch McConnell says the minimum wage is for young people in entry-level jobs

Has the potency of pot changed since President Obama was in high school?

Putin: All people in Russia are ‘equal,’ in 70 other countries it’s a crime to be gay

Checking Robert Gates’ criticism of Vice President Joe Biden’s foreign policy record