Latest Fact-Checks By Jon Greenberg

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Michael Moore: Obamacare sends over $100 billion annually to insurers

January 3, 2014

Because of the health care law, "by 2017, we will be funneling over $100 billion annually to private insurance companies."

Hartmann: Not expanding Medicaid shortchanges state taxpayers

December 31, 2013

Republican state lawmakers "are refusing to give the people of their own states their own tax dollars back in the form of (expanded) Medicaid."

George Will says ‘most’ of health care law has been waived or suspended

December 22, 2013

"Most of the (Affordable Care Act) has already in some sense been waived or otherwise suspended."

Dennis Hastert: There was no Hastert Rule

December 19, 2013

"There never really was a 'Hastert Rule.' "

Matthews: Every dollar in Obamacare goes to private insurance companies

December 18, 2013

"Every dollar spent in the new Obamacare system ... goes to private-sector insurance companies."

Fundamentalist: When founders said ‘religion,’ they meant Christianity

December 16, 2013

"By the word religion in the First Amendment, the founders meant Christianity."

Howard Fineman: Steve Stockman wants ‘gun-filled’ schools

December 13, 2013

Says Rep. Steve Stockman "basically wants gun-filled zones in schools."  

O’Reilly: ‘Denver Post’ hired an editor to promote pot

December 12, 2013

"The 'Denver Post' has actually hired an editor to promote pot."

David Madland: CBO said failing to extend unemployment benefits ‘will kill jobs’

December 10, 2013

"The CBO just said if we cut this (unemployment benefits) extension, we will kill jobs, because those people who are looking for work won't have…

Univision’s Ramos: The names Jose, Camilo and Maria are more popular than John and Steven

December 9, 2013

"The most popular name is no longer John or Steven. It's Jose, Camilo and Maria."

James Carville: 1/3 of bank tellers are on public assistance

December 8, 2013

"One-third of all bank tellers (are) on public assistance."

Sharpton: The people’s priorities are a minimum wage hike, a path to citizenship, and gun background checks

December 6, 2013

The "priorities" of more than three-quarters of Americans are to increase the minimum wage, create a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, and require background…

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