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Alex Holt

Alex Holt

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Alex Holt is an intern with PolitiFact.

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Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on August 2, 2010 "The Rachel Maddow Show"
"The overall fact about illegal immigration is that it's not actually getting worse."
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By Alex Holt • August 12, 2010
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on July 27, 2010 a press conference
"Eight of the nine justices in the Supreme Court decision (on campaign finance) said that not only is it constitutional for Congress to require disclosure of the special interest money, but they recommend we do it."
Mostly True
By Alex Holt • August 4, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 28, 2010 a chain e-mail.
When Obama went to Pakistan in 1981, he could not have been traveling as a U.S. citizen.
Pants on Fire!
By Alex Holt • July 30, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 28, 2010 a chain e-mail
A transcript released by Occidental College proves that Barack Obama was an Indonesian citizen.
Pants on Fire!
By Alex Holt • July 30, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 28, 2010 a chain e-mail
Justice Antonin Scalia agreed for the Supreme Court to hear a case about whether Barack Obama is eligible to be President.
Pants on Fire!
By Alex Holt • July 30, 2010
John McCain
John McCain
stated on May 7, 2010 a campaign ad
"Of all the illegals in America, more than half come through Arizona."
Mostly False
By Alex Holt • July 23, 2010
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 18, 2010 an interview on ABC's This Week
"The health care numbers are going up."
Mostly False
By Alex Holt • July 20, 2010
Al Hunt
Al Hunt
stated on July 4, 2010 an appearance on ABC's "This Week."
"Crime is down in Arizona."
True
By Alex Holt • July 7, 2010
Steve Scalise
Steve Scalise
stated on June 15, 2010 an interview on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News
It was President Obama's "inaction that caused over three weeks to go by before he even approved the governor's plan to protect our marsh."
Half-True
By Alex Holt • June 29, 2010
Mary Landrieu
Mary Landrieu
stated on June 20, 2010 comments on 'Meet The Press'
Canada "does spills into their water to practice in the event that this would happen. That is not allowed in the United States."
Mostly True
By Alex Holt • June 28, 2010
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