Latest Fact-Checks By Angie Drobnic Holan

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 1, 2009 in a speech at the United States Military Academy.:
"In the last few months alone, we have apprehended extremists within our borders who were sent here from the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan to commit new acts of terror."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 3, 2009
Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs
stated on November 20, 2009 in an interview on Telemundo:
On legalizing illegal immigrants.
Half Flip
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 30, 2009
Jeff Miller
Jeff Miller
stated on November 19, 2009 in a newsletter:
"Although Democrats represent only 10 of Florida's 25 districts, their districts received 60 percent of the stimulus funds."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 24, 2009
Jeff Miller
Jeff Miller
stated on November 19, 2009 in a newsletter:
Recovery.gov listed congressional districts that "do not exist."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 24, 2009
Joe Lieberman
Joe Lieberman
stated on November 19, 2009 in an interview with Politico:
If you look at last year's presidential campaign, "you can't find a mention of public option."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 20, 2009
Recovery.gov
Recovery.gov
stated on November 17, 2009 in data on its Web site:
52 jobs have been saved or created in Florida's 34th Congressional District.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 19, 2009
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on November 17, 2009 in her book "Going Rogue":
A cap-and-trade plan promoted by Barack Obama would hit hardest "those already struggling to make ends meet."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Catharine Richert • November 17, 2009
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on November 17, 2009 in her book "Going Rogue":
Obama has admitted a cap and trade plan would cause electricity bills to "skyrocket."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Catharine Richert • November 17, 2009
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on November 12, 2009 in a note on Facebook:
Under the House health care bill, the government "will have to penalize citizens if we choose not to buy a plan that will cost a minimum of about $15,000 per family per year."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 13, 2009
Loretta Sanchez
Loretta Sanchez
stated on November 10, 2009 in an interview on "Morning Joe":
The House of Representatives does not have a prochoice majority.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 12, 2009
Wall Street Journal editorial page
Wall Street Journal editorial page
stated on November 2, 2009 in an editorial:
The House health care bill pays for "about six years of program with a decade of revenue, with the heaviest costs concentrated in the second five years."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 6, 2009
House Republican Conference
House Republican Conference
stated on October 29, 2009 in a news release:
Health care reform "establishes a new board of federal bureaucrats (the 'Health Benefits Advisory Committee') to dictate the health plans that all individuals must purchase."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 4, 2009
House Republican Conference
House Republican Conference
stated on October 29, 2009 in a news release:
Health care reform "requires the use of federal dollars to fund abortions through the government-run health plan."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 4, 2009
House Republican Conference
House Republican Conference
stated on October 29, 2009 in a news release:
Research shows the employer mandate in the House health reform bill would "place millions 'at substantial risk of unemployment' — with minority workers losing their jobs at twice the rate of their white counterparts."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 4, 2009
Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
stated on October 27, 2009 in a speech on the House floor. :
"One-third of the health care dollar goes to no such thing as health care; it goes to the insurance companies."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 30, 2009
Ginny Brown-Waite
Ginny Brown-Waite
stated on October 26, 2009 in a letter to President Obama:
A president must "obtain Congress' consent before formally accepting the Nobel Prize."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 29, 2009
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on October 26, 2009 in a statement on his Web site:
"Forcing Americans off of their current health coverage and onto a government-run plan isn't the answer, but that's exactly what the Democrats' plan would do."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 28, 2009
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on October 22, 2009 in "The Rachel Maddow" show:
"President Bush never did one interview with the New York Times during his entire presidency."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 27, 2009
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on October 25, 2009 in an interview on "This Week with George Stephanopolous.":
A "fairly limited number of people, 25 million to 30 million," will be allowed to access a national health insurance exchange.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 26, 2009
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on October 17, 2009 in a note on Facebook:
The proposed excise tax on "Cadillac" health plans will hit "those making less than $200,000" the hardest.
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 21, 2009
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