Fact Check Posts – Page 116

Dan Stein says Senate immigration bill would add 70 million Americans over 20 years

By Louis Jacobson

July 9, 2013

The Senate immigration bill "unleashes a massive increase in overall immigration. … We're talking about a population increase under the Senate bill of over 70…

Debbie Wasserman Schultz says in South Florida, “we’ve had nine inches of sea-level rise since the 1920s”

By Louis Jacobson

July 3, 2013

In South Florida, "we've had nine inches of sea-level rise since the 1920s."

Rep. Todd Young says Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid make up 70 percent of federal budget

By Louis Jacobson

July 2, 2013

"Nearly 70 percent of all federal spending will go towards Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid" in fiscal year 2014.

Bill Maher says the immigration bill will “make the Border Patrol bigger than the FBI — you could put one agent every 250 feet”

By Louis Jacobson

July 1, 2013

If it is enacted, the Senate immigration bill is "going to make the Border Patrol bigger than the FBI -- you could put one agent…

Pro-Democratic group says Rep. Tom Cotton voted to give lawmakers, aides taxpayer-funded health care “for life”

By Louis Jacobson

June 28, 2013

Says Arkansas Republican Rep. Tom Cotton voted to provide Congress with "taxpayer-funded health care for life."

Dick Durbin says global warming is leading to “the evaporation of our Great Lakes”

By Louis Jacobson

June 28, 2013

Recent record-low water levels in Lake Michigan are evidence that global warming is leading to "the evaporation of our Great Lakes."

Barack Obama says when he went to college in Los Angeles, the pollution was often so bad that ‘folks couldn’t go outside’

By Louis Jacobson

June 26, 2013

As a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1981, "there were days where folks couldn't go outside. … because of all…

Social media post says U.K. has far higher violent crime rate than U.S. does

By Louis Jacobson

June 24, 2013

"There are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the U.K.," compared to "466 violent crimes per 100,000" in the United States.

Barack Obama says the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ‘is transparent’

By Louis Jacobson

June 21, 2013

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court "is transparent."

Rep. Mike Rogers says the IRS scandal “clearly showed some criminal behavior”

By Louis Jacobson

June 19, 2013

The IRS scandal "clearly showed some criminal behavior."

Saxby Chambliss says U.S. has “never stood by and seen innocent people slaughtered” as in Syria

By Louis Jacobson

June 18, 2013

"The United States has never stood by and seen innocent people slaughtered to the extent that's happening in Syria."

Jim Bridenstine: U.S. spends 30 times as much on climate change research as on weather forecasting

By Louis Jacobson

June 14, 2013

"This president spends 30 times as much money on global warming research as he does on weather forecasting and warning."

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Dan Stein says Senate immigration bill would add 70 million Americans over 20 years

Debbie Wasserman Schultz says in South Florida, “we’ve had nine inches of sea-level rise since the 1920s”

Rep. Todd Young says Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid make up 70 percent of federal budget

Bill Maher says the immigration bill will “make the Border Patrol bigger than the FBI — you could put one agent every 250 feet”

Pro-Democratic group says Rep. Tom Cotton voted to give lawmakers, aides taxpayer-funded health care “for life”

Dick Durbin says global warming is leading to “the evaporation of our Great Lakes”

Barack Obama says when he went to college in Los Angeles, the pollution was often so bad that ‘folks couldn’t go outside’

Social media post says U.K. has far higher violent crime rate than U.S. does

Barack Obama says the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ‘is transparent’

Rep. Mike Rogers says the IRS scandal “clearly showed some criminal behavior”

Saxby Chambliss says U.S. has “never stood by and seen innocent people slaughtered” as in Syria

Jim Bridenstine: U.S. spends 30 times as much on climate change research as on weather forecasting