Latest Fact-Checks By Julie Kliegman

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Mark Begich
stated on March 20, 2014 in a TV ad:

Says he "forced Washington to open up the Arctic Ocean to oil drilling."

Mostly True

By Julie Kliegman • March 24, 2014

Janet Murguía
stated on March 9, 2014 in an interview on Univision's 'Al Punto':

"We’re at the point of reaching 2 million deportations ... this is a historic level, more than any other president of the United States."

Half-True

By Julie Kliegman • March 17, 2014

Rand Paul
stated on March 9, 2014 in a 'Fox News Sunday' interview:

"The president won the youth vote 3 to 1, but his numbers have dropped 20, 30 percent among the youth."

Mostly True

By Julie Kliegman • March 9, 2014

Chuck Hagel
stated on March 2, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":

"It isn't me cutting the budget. It's the Congress' decision on sequestration. So it isn't secretary of defense or the president doing this."

Half-True

By Julie Kliegman • March 5, 2014

Rick Scott
stated on March 4, 2014 in his State of the State speech:

"All of Florida's four-year state colleges now offer bachelor's degrees for only $10,000."

Mostly False

By Julie Kliegman • March 4, 2014

David Ignatius
stated on March 2, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":

"Crimea became part of Ukraine only in 1954. Crimea was historically part of Russia, and (Nikita) Khrushchev gave it to Ukraine in a gesture that mystified some people."

True

By Julie Kliegman • March 2, 2014

Mike Rogers
stated on March 2, 2014 in in comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday":

Crimea was part of Russia "until 1954, when it was given to the Soviet Republic of the Ukraine."

True

By Julie Kliegman • March 2, 2014

Mark Pryor
stated on February 5, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Tom Cotton’s vote in Congress to change Medicare "will increase out-of-pocket expenses for every senior in Arkansas."

Mostly False

By Julie Kliegman • February 28, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on January 16, 2014 in Facebook posts:

Says Nancy Pelosi said, "Waiting long hours in the emergency room will allow you to make new friends!"

Pants on Fire!

By Julie Kliegman • February 26, 2014

Americans for Prosperity
stated on February 21, 2014 in a TV ad:

Says Alaska Sen. Mark Begich "is on record supporting a carbon tax, even pushing Harry Reid to make it a priority."

Mostly False

By Julie Kliegman • February 25, 2014

Bill Kristol
stated on February 23, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

The Ukraine Orange Revolution in 2004 "was the first color revolution."

False

By Julie Kliegman • February 23, 2014

Dan Sullivan
stated on February 20, 2014 in a campaign email blast:

Says Alaska Sen. Mark Begich supported President Barack Obama’s economic policies "97 percent of the time."

Mostly False

By Julie Kliegman • February 21, 2014

Steve Forbes
stated on February 16, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":

"Two-thirds of the people who start out in minimum wage are above the minimum wage within a year."

Half-True

By Julie Kliegman • February 16, 2014

Clay Aiken
stated on February 5, 2014 in a YouTube campaign announcement:

Says Rep. Renee Ellmers voted for the government shutdown 21 times.

Half-True

By Julie Kliegman • February 12, 2014

Keith Ellison
stated on February 9, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

"Americans work way more than an average of industrialized countries around the world."

Mostly True

By Julie Kliegman • February 9, 2014

Alex Sink
stated on February 3, 2014 in a debate:

Pinellas County voters "elected me as their chief financial officer … (and) elected me as (their) governor four years ago."

True

By Julie Kliegman • February 5, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address:

There is "more oil produced at home than we buy from the rest of the world – the first time that’s happened in nearly 20 years."

True

By Julie Kliegman • January 29, 2014

Patty Murray
stated on January 22, 2014 in an online statement:

In the past three years, state legislatures have "enacted more of these restrictions (on abortion) than in the previous 10 years combined."

True

By Julie Kliegman • January 24, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on January 16, 2014 in a speech at North Carolina State University:

"For the first time in nearly two decades, we produce more oil here in the United States than we buy from the rest of the world."

True

By Julie Kliegman • January 17, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on January 5, 2014 in a Facebook post:

A judge's order means there's a "Constitution exemption zone" if you live "within 100 miles of the United States border."

False

By Julie Kliegman • January 13, 2014

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