Latest Fact-Checks By Angie Drobnic Holan

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Franklin Graham
Franklin Graham
stated on August 19, 2010 in an interview on CNN:
"The seed of Muslim is passed through the father."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 26, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 2, 2010 in a chain e-mail:
Under the new health care law, "all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax"
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 23, 2010
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 29, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"The border security plan of Sens. McCain and Kyl called for 3,000 additional troops to keep us safe. President Obama says he'll send 524."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 11, 2010
Gen. Peter Chiarelli
Gen. Peter Chiarelli
stated on August 8, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.":
About 106,000 soldiers had "a prescription of three weeks or more" for pain, depression or anxiety medication.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 10, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 5, 2010 in a note on Facebook.:
Democrats do not have a plan for extending the Bush tax cuts.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 6, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"Democrats are poised now to cause this largest tax increase in U.S. history."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 4, 2010
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on August 1, 2010 in on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.":
The Bush administration "pulled the troops out of Afghanistan, pulled the resources away, because they wanted to invade Iraq instead."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 3, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on July 26, 2010 in a television ad:
"Warren Buffett called (Jeff) Greene's scheme 'financial weapons of mass destruction.' "
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 30, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on July 26, 2010 in a television ad:
Democratic candidate Jeff Greene "ran for Congress as a California Republican."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 28, 2010
Stephen Hayes
Stephen Hayes
stated on July 25, 2010 in on ABC News' "This Week.":
People in the top tax bracket, "these so-called wealthy, most of them are small-business owners."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 27, 2010
Americans for Job Security
Americans for Job Security
stated on July 9, 2010 in an issue advocacy ad:
"Jane Norton supported the largest tax hike in Colorado history."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 26, 2010
Americans for Job Security
Americans for Job Security
stated on July 9, 2010 in a television ad:
The "state bureaucracy" Jane Norton managed "grew by $43 million in just three years."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 26, 2010
Jane Norton
Jane Norton
stated on July 9, 2010 in a television ad:
"Ken Buck's (District Attorney's) office? His spending skyrocketed by 40 percent."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 26, 2010
National Right to Life Committee
National Right to Life Committee
stated on July 13, 2010 in a prepared statement:
The Obama administration will give Pennsylvania $160 million to pay for health insurance plans that cover "any legal abortion."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 16, 2010
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on July 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.":
Republicans extended unemployment insurance under President Bush "when he asked to extend unemployment insurance."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 13, 2010
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 4, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.":
As a senator, Barack Obama supported "an amendment that basically gutted the legal temporary worker program."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 7, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech:
"Today, we have more boots on the ground near the Southwest border than at any time in our history."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 2, 2010
Elena Kagan
Elena Kagan
stated on April 1, 1995 in a law review article:
On whether a U.S. Supreme Court nominee should be forthcoming at confirmation hearings.
Full Flop
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 29, 2010
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on June 12, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"Sharron Angle wants to wipe out Social Security."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 24, 2010
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on June 22, 2010 in a debate:
The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 23, 2010
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