Latest Fact-Checks By Angie Drobnic Holan

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Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 10, 2009 in a television interview:
Democrats in Congress "had control since January of 2007. They haven't passed a law making waterboarding illegal. They haven't gone into any of these things and changed law."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 13, 2009
MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org
stated on May 8, 2009 in a Web ad:
Senators who have accepted millions in campaign contributions from the financial industry voted against allowing bankruptcy judges to modify home mortgages.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 12, 2009
Conservatives for Patients' Rights
Conservatives for Patients' Rights
stated on April 27, 2009 in a television ad:
The economic stimulus bill created a council that's "modeled after the national board that controls Britain’s health system."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 11, 2009
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on May 5, 2009 in a Web ad.:
The Republican Party has "21 percent party ID and shrinking."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 6, 2009
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on May 1, 2009 in a radio show:
Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 5, 2009
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 30, 2009 in an interview on "The Today Show":
"When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 4, 2009
Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter
stated on April 28, 2009 in interviews.:
On switching parties.
Full Flop
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 1, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 29, 2009 in a press conference:
Washing your hands and covering your mouth when you cough "makes a huge difference" in reducing transmission of the flu.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 30, 2009
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on April 22, 2009 in an opinion piece.:
"About halfway through fiscal year 2009, Washington has run out of money."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 30, 2009
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on April 24, 2009 in a news interview:
On torture.
Half Flip
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 28, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 14, 2009 in a speech at Georgetown University:
"Already we've identified $2 trillion in deficit reductions over the next decade."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 21, 2009
Gus Bilirakis
Gus Bilirakis
stated on April 15, 2009 in a news release:
It is "the Department of Homeland Security's view that returning military veterans and gun owners are likely to commit terrorist acts."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 16, 2009
Robert Gibbs
Robert Gibbs
stated on March 26, 2009 in a statement during a press briefing:
The Republican leadership's budget proposal "doesn't contain any numbers."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 27, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 19, 2009 in remaks made at an electric car testing center:
"The 1908 Model T earned better gas mileage than a typical SUV sold in 2008."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 19, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 18, 2009 in a chain e-mail:
"AIG insures the pension trust of the United States Congress!"
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 18, 2009
Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley
stated on March 16, 2009 in a radio interview:
In Japan, executives of failing companies "say 'I'm sorry' and then either do one of two things: resign or go commit suicide."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 17, 2009
Tom Coburn
Tom Coburn
stated on March 4, 2009 in an interview on the Fox News Channel.:
"Under the Obama plan . . . all the health care in this country is eventually going to be run by the government."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 5, 2009
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on February 22, 2009 in an interview on "Meet the Press.":
Louisiana is turning down $100 million "that would require us to change our unemployment law, that would have actually raised taxes on Louisiana businesses."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 24, 2009
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on February 12, 2009 in a statement on Fox News Channel.:
The stimulus has "$30 million in there to protect mice in San Francisco."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 13, 2009
Michael Steele
Michael Steele
stated on January 31, 2009 in a speech to House Republicans:
"You and I know that in the history of mankind and womankind, government — federal, state, local, or otherwise — has never created one job."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 10, 2009
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