Latest Fact-Checks By Catharine Richert

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Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs
stated on October 15, 2009 in on his television show:
U.S. taxpayers paid $71,500 per job created by the stimulus bill.
Mostly True
By Catharine Richert • October 19, 2009
Chain email
Chain email
stated on October 14, 2009 in a chain e-mail:
The Obama White House is renaming Christmas trees "holiday trees."
Pants on Fire!
By Catharine Richert • October 14, 2009
Carl Levin
Carl Levin
stated on October 11, 2009 in an appearance on 'Meet the Press':
Other Western countries have ended their "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policies.
True
By Catharine Richert • October 12, 2009
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 5, 2009 in an interview on the Charlie Rose Show:
About 750,000 people die in China each year from auto emissions.
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • October 8, 2009
PlantsNeedCO2.org
PlantsNeedCO2.org
stated on October 5, 2009 in an ad in the Washington Post:
"Not only is there no scientific evidence that CO2 is a pollutant, higher CO2 concentrations actually help ecosystems support more plant and animal life."
False
By Catharine Richert • October 7, 2009
EnergyCitizens.org
EnergyCitizens.org
stated on October 4, 2009 in an ad in the Washington Post:
The cap-and-trade bill will mean "2 million jobs lost."
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • October 5, 2009
EnergyCitizens.org
EnergyCitizens.org
stated on September 30, 2009 in an ad in the Washington Post:
Gas will reach $4 a gallon under a cap-and-trade plan.
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • September 30, 2009
Steny Hoyer
Steny Hoyer
stated on September 28, 2009 in a news release:
"House Republicans pledged to introduce a bill to reform America’s health care system," but "the 'party of no' has . . . failed to produce legislation."
Half-True
By Catharine Richert • September 28, 2009
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
stated on June 24, 2009 in a letter to the Minnesota delegation in Washington:
On a cap-and-trade plan.
Full Flop
By Catharine Richert • September 24, 2009
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
stated on September 18, 2009 in a speech:
"In some states, it is still legal to deny a woman coverage because she's been the victim of domestic violence."
True
By Catharine Richert • September 21, 2009
Lamar Alexander
Lamar Alexander
stated on September 16, 2009 in a press release:
The Obama administration's cap-and-trade plan would create "a $1,761 yearly energy tax."
False
By Catharine Richert • September 18, 2009
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on September 15, 2009 in a floor speech:
The House of Representatives has never passed a resolution of disapproval to condemn a member's behavior.
Mostly True
By Catharine Richert • September 16, 2009
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 12, 2009 in conservative blogs:
Photo of "tea party" protests shows crowd sprawling from Capitol to Washington Monument
Pants on Fire!
By Catharine Richert • September 14, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 9, 2009 in a speech to Congress:
Preventive care "saves money."
False
By Catharine Richert • September 10, 2009
Investor's Business Daily
Investor's Business Daily
stated on September 2, 2009 in an editorial:
"Cap-and-trade is wildly unpopular with Americans."
False
By Catharine Richert • September 3, 2009
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on August 31, 2009 in an op-ed published in the Huffington Post:
"Scientists project that the Arctic will be ice-free in the summer of 2013."
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • September 2, 2009
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on August 25, 2009 in an interview on the Rachel Maddow Show:
"All the really great programs in American history, Social Security, was done without Republicans. Medicare was done without Republican support until the last vote where they realized they had to get on board."
False
By Catharine Richert • August 28, 2009
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
stated on August 10, 2009 in an interview with Rachel Maddow:
"It's costing every American who is insured $1,100 to pick up the cost of uncompensated care that goes on at the emergency room."
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • August 28, 2009
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on August 25, 2009 in a radio broadcast:
"President Obama . . . wants to mandate circumcision."
Pants on Fire!
By Catharine Richert • August 27, 2009
George Will
George Will
stated on August 23, 2009 in an interview on This Week with George Stephanopoulos:
Most of the stimulus money will be spent "not this year, not next year, but in 2011."
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • August 26, 2009
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