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Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on October 6, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
Because of the 2011 debt ceiling fight, "the stock market lost 2,000 points."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2013
John Morgan
John Morgan
stated on September 22, 2013 in Bay News 9 show, “Political Connections” :
"Nobody's addicted to" marijuana.
False
By Rochelle Koff • October 8, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 24, 2013 in Senate floor speech on the Obamacare law:
"Every month, we get the reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that say even more people have given up looking for work."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 8, 2013
X posts
X posts
stated on October 4, 2013 in messages on Twitter:
The Obama administration shut down the Amber Alert program because of the government shutdown.
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 7, 2013
X posts
X posts
stated on October 5, 2013 in a tweet:
"Obama has jumped the shark and ordered the ocean closed!"
False
By Amy Sherman • October 7, 2013
Mario Diaz-Balart
Mario Diaz-Balart
stated on October 2, 2013 in an interview on CNN:
There is "a constitutional issue" that affects "the paychecks of members of Congress" during a shutdown.
True
By Amy Sherman • October 7, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on October 6, 2013 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"This year, the federal government will have more revenue than any year in the history of our country."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2013
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on October 29, 2013 in an interview on a Lubbock radio station:
Says David Dewhurst "went out for drinks" during Senate debate on abortion bill.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • October 7, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on September 25, 2013 in a debate.:
Virginia is "the number one state per capita in screening out people with mental illness from gun purchases."  
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • October 7, 2013
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on September 29, 2013 in an interview:
Domestic violence "is seen as a pre-existing" health condition and "women had to pay 50 percent more for health care because of gender ratings," but under Obamacare, "all of that is over."  
Half-True
October 6, 2013
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on September 22, 2013 in a television interview:
Forty-six states have a line-item veto for the governor.
Mostly True
By Gregory Smith • October 6, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 1, 2013 in viral posts on the Internet:
Says a man opted out of Obamacare after the marketplace launched on Oct. 1, 2013, and was informed he owed a $4,000 fine.
Pants on Fire!
October 4, 2013
Anita Perry
Anita Perry
stated on September 28, 2013 in an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival:
Only "four countries in the world… allow abortions after 20 weeks" of pregnancy.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 4, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on October 2, 2013 in an interview on CNN:
"Eighty-five percent of government's running right now. Only 15 percent of government spending is shut down."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2013
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on September 12, 2013 in a statement.:
The growth in health care costs "has been reined in through the Affordable Care Act."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • October 4, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 1, 2013 in an NPR interview:
"At the time that (Medicare Part D) was passed (it) was actually less popular than the Affordable Care Act, according to the polls."
Mostly True
By Julie Kliegman • October 4, 2013
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on September 30, 2013 in a comment on CNN's "Crossfire":
Shutdowns are "a normal part of the constitutional process," with 12 shutdowns under Democratic House Speaker Tip O’Neill and two during his own speakership.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 4, 2013
John Barge
John Barge
stated on September 12, 2013 in a website post:
On support for Common Core education standards
Half Flip
By Janel Davis • October 4, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on October 1, 2013 in a tweet:
The shutdown is projected to result in "$10 billion in costs to the economy per week."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 3, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 27, 2013 in blog posts:
"Obama Declares November National Muslim Appreciation Month."
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • October 3, 2013
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