Latest Fact-Checks By Bill Adair

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Obama credits pay-as-you-go rule with producing 1990s surpluses

January 28, 2010

The "pay-as-you-go law ... was a big reason why we had record surpluses in the 1990s."

Cheney says Obama won’t admit the U.S. at war against terrorists

January 3, 2010

President Obama "doesn't ... want to admit we're at war."

Obama says White Sox can still make the playoffs

September 20, 2009

"Mathematically, the White Sox can still get in the playoffs."

CNN’s King doesn’t provide full count for Obama Twitter followers

August 4, 2009

"The John McCain Twitter account has more than 1.1 million followers. The official White House Twitter account has only about 830,000."

More than 500 Guantanamo detainees were released or transferred under Bush

June 18, 2009

"Some 500 detainees were released from Guantanamo during the Bush administration."

Obama exaggerates role of “pay as you go” in balancing federal budget

May 7, 2009

Pay-as-you-go "is the principle that helped transform large deficits into surpluses in the 1990s."

Michele Bachmann wrong that swine flu broke out under Carter

April 30, 2009

In the 1970s, "the swine flu broke out . . . under another Democrat, President Jimmy Carter."

Columnist Will correct that initial TARP money did not buy toxic assets

April 9, 2009

"Congress shoveled $700 billion into the Troubled Assets Relief Program, $325 billion of which has been spent without purchasing any toxic assets."

O’Donnell alleges Gingrich laid off Bush, record indicates otherwise

April 7, 2009

"There are no similar clips of Newt Gingrich talking about how ineffective President Bush was in trying to control North Korea."

Obama’s claim about discretionary spending relies on one number

March 25, 2009

"As a percentage of gross domestic product, we are reducing nondefense discretionary spending to its lowest level since the '60s, lower than it was under…

Democrats too low with $3.8 billion earmark estimate for Omnibus

March 2, 2009

The omnibus bill has only $3.8 billion in earmarks.

McCain says presidential helicopters now more costly than Air Force One

February 27, 2009

A new presidential helicopter "is now going to cost as much as Air Force One."

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