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Chris Coons
Chris Coons
stated on January 11, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • January 11, 2015
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on January 5, 2015 in a Fox news interview:
Says President Barack Obama has "not proposed one thing that would change" the fact that Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary.
False
By Lauren Carroll • January 7, 2015
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"We're now the No. 1 producer of oil in the world. We've surpassed Saudi Arabia."  
True
By Lauren Carroll • January 4, 2015
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on December 21, 2014 in an interview on Fox News:
Says President Barack Obama has said "that everybody should hate the police."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • December 23, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 21, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
"We're spending millions for each individual" held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
True
By Lauren Carroll • December 21, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on December 17, 2014 in :
"The reason why Cubans don't have access to 21st century telecommunications — like smart phones, like access to the Internet — is because it is illegal in Cuba."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno • December 19, 2014
Michael Needham
Michael Needham
stated on December 14, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
The federal budget bill "reauthorizes the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, which provides taxpayer dollars so that the Four Seasons hotel can build a resort in Turkey."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • December 15, 2014
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on November 25, 2014 in remarks at the National Press Club:
In 2010, uninsured voters made up "about 5 percent of the electorate."
True
By Lauren Carroll • December 4, 2014
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on November 24, 2014 in an interview on 'Fox and Friends':
"The conviction rate is almost exactly the same" for whites and blacks who commit murder.
False
By Lauren Carroll • November 26, 2014
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on November 23, 2014 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
"There are more people living in this country who were not born here than at anytime in the history of the country."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 23, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 14, 2014 in a press conference in Burma:
Keystone XL allows "Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • November 20, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit:
"Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson • November 18, 2014
Chris Wallace
Chris Wallace
stated on November 16, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
"The Democratic leader in the Senate, Harry Reid, has blocked any vote on the Keystone pipeline for years."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 16, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 10, 2014 in a Facebook post:
Says Obama's net neutrality proposal "puts the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 13, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 9, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
"We've created more jobs in the United States than every other advanced economy combined since I came into office."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 9, 2014
Ben Cardin
Ben Cardin
stated on November 2, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"Every time we've increased the minimum wage, we've seen a growth in jobs."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • November 6, 2014
Sean Spicer
Sean Spicer
stated on November 2, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
The last time Republican U.S. Senate candidates "beat more than two (incumbents) was 1980."
True
By Lauren Carroll • November 2, 2014
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on October 28, 2014 in a campaign ad:
As a result of Obamacare, "California seniors face benefit cuts of over $1,700."
False
By Lauren Carroll • October 31, 2014
Color of Change
Color of Change
stated on October 29, 2014 in an Arkansas flyer:
Republicans are "trying to impeach our president."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno • October 30, 2014
Darrell Issa
Darrell Issa
stated on October 26, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
Says Thomas Eric Duncan came into the United States "with an elevated temperature."
False
By Nai Issa, Lauren Carroll • October 26, 2014
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