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Jeff Sessions
stated on June 27, 2013 in an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation”:

The immigration bill "has a specific provision that says that Secretary Napolitano does not have to build any fence if she chooses not to."

False

By Becky Bowers • June 27, 2013

Dana Rohrabacher
stated on June 16, 2013 in an interview on WND Radio:

On immigration reform, Marco Rubio "all along has been saying, 'We have to have border security first' " and then "he gets on Spanish TV, he ends up saying, 'No, no. That will never get in the way.' "

Mostly False

By Becky Bowers • June 20, 2013

Mike Rogers
stated on June 9, 2013 in an interview on ABC’s "This Week":

"It's expressly prohibited by law that you can read and wholly surveil domestic email traffic in the United States."

Mostly True

By Becky Bowers • June 13, 2013

Democratic National Committee
stated on May 24, 2013 in an email to supporters:

"Republicans actually doctored emails between administration officials about Benghazi. Then, they released them to the press, trying to pass them off as real."

Mostly False

By Becky Bowers • June 4, 2013

Sander Levin
stated on May 17, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC:

Says the inspector general for the IRS said there was "no political motivation" and "no outside influence" for targeting of tax-exempt applications from tea party groups

Mostly True

By Becky Bowers • May 24, 2013

Rand Paul
stated on May 19, 2013 in an appearance on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’:

Says Hillary Clinton "was asked repeatedly to provide security in Benghazi on several occasions, including direct cables."

Mostly False

By Becky Bowers • May 22, 2013

Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 13, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC:

"The Affordable Care Act is bringing the cost of health care in our country down."

Half-True

By Becky Bowers • May 16, 2013

Jason Chaffetz
stated on May 6, 2013 in an interview on Fox News:

"We had people that were getting killed (in Benghazi), we had people who are willing to risk their lives to go save them, and somebody told them to stand down."

False

By Becky Bowers • May 14, 2013

Bloggers
stated on May 1, 2013 in Web posts:

"Pentagon confirms they may court martial soldiers who hold Christian faith."

Mostly False

By Becky Bowers • May 6, 2013

Barack Obama
stated on April 30, 2013 in a White House news conference:

For people with insurance, the only impact of the health care law "is that their insurance is stronger, better and more secure than it was before. Full stop. That's it. They don't have to worry about anything else."

Half-True

By Becky Bowers • May 2, 2013

Ted Poe
stated on April 25, 2013 in an interview on Fox Business Network:

Says new Medicare billing guidelines "have nine codes for (injuries by) turkeys."

True

By Becky Bowers • April 30, 2013

Dianne Feinstein
stated on April 17, 2013 in a speech on the Senate floor:

"No poll done this year ... shows less than a majority to reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons."

Mostly True

By Becky Bowers • April 22, 2013

Barack Obama
stated on April 17, 2013 in a speech from the White House Rose Garden:

A bipartisan background check amendment "outlawed any (gun) registry. Plain and simple, right there in the text."

True

By Becky Bowers • April 18, 2013

Arizona Citizens Defense League
stated on April 10, 2013 in an email to supporters:

Says a gun bill before the Senate would make it a federal felony to "leave town for more than seven days, and leave someone else at home with your firearms."

Half-True

By Becky Bowers • April 16, 2013

Arizona Citizens Defense League
stated on April 10, 2013 in an email to supporters:

Says a gun bill before the Senate "is proposing the universal registration of all firearms and their owners."

False

By Becky Bowers • April 16, 2013

Dick Cheney
stated on April 8, 2013 in an interview on Fox News:

Says it’s "an old wives’ story" that Margaret Thatcher told George H.W. Bush not to go wobbly.

False

By Becky Bowers • April 10, 2013

Rahm Emanuel
stated on April 2, 2013 in a CNN interview:

Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A."

True

By Becky Bowers • April 9, 2013

Mark Kelly
stated on March 31, 2013 in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday':

Says "94 percent of (Marco Rubio's) constituents support a universal background check."

True

By Becky Bowers • April 2, 2013

Charles Cooper
stated on March 26, 2013 in arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court:

"Very few men outlive their own fertility."

Half-True

By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson • March 28, 2013

Wayne LaPierre
stated on March 24, 2013 in an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press:

Says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says "we can only have three bullets" and "the NRA wants firearms with nukes on them."

Half-True

By Becky Bowers • March 26, 2013

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