Latest Fact-Checks By Angie Drobnic Holan

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Obama says Republican Congresses used lots of earmarks

September 9, 2010

"When these same Republicans –- including Mr. Boehner –- were in charge, the number of earmarks and pet projects went up, not down."

Obama says Boehner doesn’t think jobs for teachers, police, firefighters are worth saving

September 8, 2010

John Boehner said the jobs of "teachers and nurses and police officers and firefighters" are "'government jobs' that weren't worth saving."

Debbie Wasserman Schultz says Daniel Webster supports privatization, cuts to Social Security

September 2, 2010

Dan Webster supports "privatization of Social Security, deep cuts in Social Security."

Graham said the “seed of Islam” passes through the father to Obama. We found widespread disagreement.

August 26, 2010

"The seed of Muslim is passed through the father."

Health care law institutes a sales tax on home sales? No, it doesn’t

August 23, 2010

Under the new health care law, "all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax"

John McCain said he would add 3,000 troops to the border while Obama would add only 524

August 11, 2010

"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."

U.S. Army report documents problem of suicides in the military.

August 10, 2010

About 106,000 soldiers had "a prescription of three weeks or more" for pain, depression or anxiety medication.

Sarah Palin said Democrats have no plan to extend some of the Bush tax cuts

August 6, 2010

Democrats do not have a plan for extending the Bush tax cuts.

Sarah Palin said Democrats are planning “the largest tax increase in U.S. history”

August 4, 2010

"Democrats are poised now to cause this largest tax increase in U.S. history."

Number deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan show one war got a lot more troops

August 3, 2010

The Bush administration "pulled the troops out of Afghanistan, pulled the resources away, because they wanted to invade Iraq instead."

Warren Buffett was talking about derivatives generally, not Jeff Greene’s “scheme”

July 30, 2010

"Warren Buffett called (Jeff) Greene's scheme 'financial weapons of mass destruction.' "

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