Latest Fact Checks By Angie Drobnic Holan

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Obama says Republican Congresses used lots of earmarks

By Angie Drobnic Holan
September 9, 2010
"When these same Republicans –- including Mr. Boehner –- were in charge, the number of earmarks and pet projects went up, not down."
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Obama says Boehner doesn’t think jobs for teachers, police, firefighters are worth saving

By Angie Drobnic Holan
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."
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz says Daniel Webster supports privatization, cuts to Social Security

By Angie Drobnic Holan
September 2, 2010
Dan Webster supports "privatization of Social Security, deep cuts in Social Security."
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Graham said the “seed of Islam” passes through the father to Obama. We found widespread disagreement.

By Angie Drobnic Holan
August 26, 2010
"The seed of Muslim is passed through the father."
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Health care law institutes a sales tax on home sales? No, it doesn’t

By Angie Drobnic Holan
August 23, 2010
Under the new health care law, "all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax"
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John McCain said he would add 3,000 troops to the border while Obama would add only 524

By Angie Drobnic Holan
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."
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U.S. Army report documents problem of suicides in the military.

By Angie Drobnic Holan
August 10, 2010
About 106,000 soldiers had "a prescription of three weeks or more" for pain, depression or anxiety medication.
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Sarah Palin said Democrats have no plan to extend some of the Bush tax cuts

By Angie Drobnic Holan
August 6, 2010
Democrats do not have a plan for extending the Bush tax cuts.
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Sarah Palin said Democrats are planning “the largest tax increase in U.S. history”

By Angie Drobnic Holan
August 4, 2010
"Democrats are poised now to cause this largest tax increase in U.S. history."
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Number deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan show one war got a lot more troops

By Angie Drobnic Holan
August 3, 2010
The Bush administration "pulled the troops out of Afghanistan, pulled the resources away, because they wanted to invade Iraq instead."
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Warren Buffett was talking about derivatives generally, not Jeff Greene’s “scheme”

By Angie Drobnic Holan
July 30, 2010
"Warren Buffett called (Jeff) Greene's scheme 'financial weapons of mass destruction.' "
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