Latest Fact-Checks By Angie Drobnic Holan

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Gingrich wrong on Democrats and waterboarding

May 13, 2009

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…

MoveOn targets senators who opposed new bankruptcy rules for homeowners

May 12, 2009

Senators who have accepted millions in campaign contributions from the financial industry voted against allowing bankruptcy judges to modify home mortgages.

Health board in the stimulus bill not meant to imitate Britain

May 11, 2009

The economic stimulus bill created a council that's "modeled after the national board that controls Britain’s health system."

Republican Party identification is shrinking

May 6, 2009

The Republican Party has "21 percent party ID and shrinking."

Rush is right about Judiciary Committee rules

May 5, 2009

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…

Biden wrong on the way germs travel through an aircraft

May 4, 2009

"When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft."

Studies show handwashing reduces disease

April 30, 2009

Washing your hands and covering your mouth when you cough "makes a huge difference" in reducing transmission of the flu.

Boehner cites “Debt Day” numbers carefully

April 30, 2009

"About halfway through fiscal year 2009, Washington has run out of money."

Obama’s claim on deficit depends on how you figure the numbers

April 21, 2009

"Already we've identified $2 trillion in deficit reductions over the next decade."

DHS report on right-wing terror risks more cautious than Bilirakis

April 16, 2009

It is "the Department of Homeland Security's view that returning military veterans and gun owners are likely to commit terrorist acts."

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