Fact Check Posts – Page 15

Hatch once supported an individual mandate, said Cenk Uygur

By Angie Drobnic Holan

February 14, 2011

Orrin Hatch co-sponsored a 1993 health care bill that had an individual mandate.

The majority of people in polls do “not support Obamacare”

By Angie Drobnic Holan

February 8, 2011

The majority of people in polls do "not support Obamacare."

Barack Obama said he lowered taxes over the past two years

By Angie Drobnic Holan

February 7, 2011

"I lowered taxes over the last two years."

President Barack Obama says he didn’t raise taxes once.

By Angie Drobnic Holan

February 7, 2011

"I didn't raise taxes once."

Rand Paul says Israel’s per capita income “is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world.”

By Angie Drobnic Holan

February 4, 2011

Israel's per capita income "is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world."

Egypt got more foreign aid than anyone besides Israel, says New York Times columnist Ross Douthat

By Angie Drobnic Holan

February 4, 2011

Under Hosni Mubarak's rule, "Egypt received more American dollars than any country besides Israel."

Egyptian ambassador claims Egypt has made “great strides” in political and democratic reform

By Angie Drobnic Holan

January 31, 2011

In the past 20 years, Egypt has made "great strides" in political and democratic reform.

Kent Conrad said we’re borrowing 40 cents of every dollar we spend

By Angie Drobnic Holan

January 27, 2011

"We're borrowing 40 cents of every dollar we spend."

Kent Conrad said 84 percent of the budget is Social Security, Medicare and defense

By Angie Drobnic Holan

January 27, 2011

"The American people say, don't touch Social Security, don't touch Medicare, don't cut defense. That's 84 percent of the federal budget."

Michele Bachmann says the government tells us what light bulbs to buy

By Angie Drobnic Holan , W. Gardner Selby

January 26, 2011

The federal government "now tells us which light bulbs to buy."

Obama says the one department regulates salmon in freshwater and another regulates them in saltwater

By Angie Drobnic Holan

January 26, 2011

"The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they're in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them when they're in saltwater."

Ten years of deficits? Even more than that

By Angie Drobnic Holan

January 26, 2011

"We are living with a legacy of deficit-spending that began almost a decade ago."

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Hatch once supported an individual mandate, said Cenk Uygur

The majority of people in polls do “not support Obamacare”

Barack Obama said he lowered taxes over the past two years

President Barack Obama says he didn’t raise taxes once.

Rand Paul says Israel’s per capita income “is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world.”

Egypt got more foreign aid than anyone besides Israel, says New York Times columnist Ross Douthat

Egyptian ambassador claims Egypt has made “great strides” in political and democratic reform

Kent Conrad said we’re borrowing 40 cents of every dollar we spend

Kent Conrad said 84 percent of the budget is Social Security, Medicare and defense

Michele Bachmann says the government tells us what light bulbs to buy

Obama says the one department regulates salmon in freshwater and another regulates them in saltwater

Ten years of deficits? Even more than that