Latest False Fact-checks in This Week - ABC News John Boehner stated on November 6, 2011 in an ABC interview with Christiane Amanpour: "Over half of the people who would be taxed under (a millionaire surtax) are, in fact, small businesspeople." Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in a debate in New Hampshire: "These 15 political appointees (on the IPAB) will make all the major health care decisions for over 300 million Americans." Joe Walsh stated on April 17, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Every time we've cut taxes, revenues have gone up, the economy has grown." John McCain stated on March 6, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says iPads and iPhones "are built in the United States of America." Sameh Shoukry stated on January 30, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": In the past 20 years, Egypt has made "great strides" in political and democratic reform. Paul Krugman stated on November 14, 2010 in "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": A recent report from the president's deficit commission was "completely empty" on controlling health care costs. Rand Paul stated on November 7, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour: "The average federal employee makes $120,000 a year. The average private employee makes $60,000 a year." Mike Pence stated on November 7, 2010 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": "Anybody who is familiar with the historical data from the IRS knows that raising income tax rates will likely actually reduce federal revenues." Franklin Graham stated on October 3, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": In most Muslim countries, "We can't have a church. We're not able to build synagogues. It's forbidden." Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated on September 19, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": It's "not true" that since he's been the president, executions in Iran have increased by four times. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated on September 19, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani "was never sentenced to stoning." Austan Goolsbee stated on September 12, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": John Boehner has called for "repealing the rest of the stimulus, which would raise taxes on 110 million middle class people." Al Hunt stated on August 22, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "This is not a mosque. It's a cultural center that has a prayer area." Daniel Senor stated on July 4, 2010 in ABC's 'This Week': Japan's "interest on its own debt" is "25 percent of its national budget" Rahm Emanuel stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change." Donna Brazile stated on June 13, 2010 in a discussion on ABC's 'This Week': The Obama administration "has been constrained by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which basically gives the responsible party the lead role in trying to not only fix the problem, but contain the problem." John Kerry stated on June 6, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "Every major study that has been done by a legitimate group ... shows that there are hundreds of thousands of jobs to be created if you pass our (cap-and-trade) legislation. And if you wind up pricing carbon." Markos Moulitsas stated on June 6, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Turkey is an Arab country. Bill Maher stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' 'This Week': "Brazil got off oil in the last 30 years." Charles Schumer stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "No one questioned that she (Judge Sotomayor) was out of the mainstream." Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Says he did not say Republicans would filibuster immigration reform. Howard Dean stated on August 9, 2009 in an appearance on ABC's "This Week": "There's no rationing in any of these bills."
John Boehner stated on November 6, 2011 in an ABC interview with Christiane Amanpour: "Over half of the people who would be taxed under (a millionaire surtax) are, in fact, small businesspeople." Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in a debate in New Hampshire: "These 15 political appointees (on the IPAB) will make all the major health care decisions for over 300 million Americans." Joe Walsh stated on April 17, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Every time we've cut taxes, revenues have gone up, the economy has grown." John McCain stated on March 6, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says iPads and iPhones "are built in the United States of America." Sameh Shoukry stated on January 30, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": In the past 20 years, Egypt has made "great strides" in political and democratic reform. Paul Krugman stated on November 14, 2010 in "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": A recent report from the president's deficit commission was "completely empty" on controlling health care costs. Rand Paul stated on November 7, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour: "The average federal employee makes $120,000 a year. The average private employee makes $60,000 a year." Mike Pence stated on November 7, 2010 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": "Anybody who is familiar with the historical data from the IRS knows that raising income tax rates will likely actually reduce federal revenues." Franklin Graham stated on October 3, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": In most Muslim countries, "We can't have a church. We're not able to build synagogues. It's forbidden." Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated on September 19, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": It's "not true" that since he's been the president, executions in Iran have increased by four times. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated on September 19, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani "was never sentenced to stoning." Austan Goolsbee stated on September 12, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": John Boehner has called for "repealing the rest of the stimulus, which would raise taxes on 110 million middle class people." Al Hunt stated on August 22, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "This is not a mosque. It's a cultural center that has a prayer area." Daniel Senor stated on July 4, 2010 in ABC's 'This Week': Japan's "interest on its own debt" is "25 percent of its national budget" Rahm Emanuel stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change." Donna Brazile stated on June 13, 2010 in a discussion on ABC's 'This Week': The Obama administration "has been constrained by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which basically gives the responsible party the lead role in trying to not only fix the problem, but contain the problem." John Kerry stated on June 6, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "Every major study that has been done by a legitimate group ... shows that there are hundreds of thousands of jobs to be created if you pass our (cap-and-trade) legislation. And if you wind up pricing carbon." Markos Moulitsas stated on June 6, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Turkey is an Arab country. Bill Maher stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' 'This Week': "Brazil got off oil in the last 30 years." Charles Schumer stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "No one questioned that she (Judge Sotomayor) was out of the mainstream." Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Says he did not say Republicans would filibuster immigration reform. Howard Dean stated on August 9, 2009 in an appearance on ABC's "This Week": "There's no rationing in any of these bills."
John Boehner stated on November 6, 2011 in an ABC interview with Christiane Amanpour: "Over half of the people who would be taxed under (a millionaire surtax) are, in fact, small businesspeople."
Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in a debate in New Hampshire: "These 15 political appointees (on the IPAB) will make all the major health care decisions for over 300 million Americans."
Joe Walsh stated on April 17, 2011 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Every time we've cut taxes, revenues have gone up, the economy has grown."
John McCain stated on March 6, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says iPads and iPhones "are built in the United States of America."
Sameh Shoukry stated on January 30, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": In the past 20 years, Egypt has made "great strides" in political and democratic reform.
Paul Krugman stated on November 14, 2010 in "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": A recent report from the president's deficit commission was "completely empty" on controlling health care costs.
Rand Paul stated on November 7, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour: "The average federal employee makes $120,000 a year. The average private employee makes $60,000 a year."
Mike Pence stated on November 7, 2010 in an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": "Anybody who is familiar with the historical data from the IRS knows that raising income tax rates will likely actually reduce federal revenues."
Franklin Graham stated on October 3, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": In most Muslim countries, "We can't have a church. We're not able to build synagogues. It's forbidden."
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated on September 19, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": It's "not true" that since he's been the president, executions in Iran have increased by four times.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated on September 19, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani "was never sentenced to stoning."
Austan Goolsbee stated on September 12, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": John Boehner has called for "repealing the rest of the stimulus, which would raise taxes on 110 million middle class people."
Al Hunt stated on August 22, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "This is not a mosque. It's a cultural center that has a prayer area."
Daniel Senor stated on July 4, 2010 in ABC's 'This Week': Japan's "interest on its own debt" is "25 percent of its national budget"
Rahm Emanuel stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change."
Donna Brazile stated on June 13, 2010 in a discussion on ABC's 'This Week': The Obama administration "has been constrained by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which basically gives the responsible party the lead role in trying to not only fix the problem, but contain the problem."
John Kerry stated on June 6, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "Every major study that has been done by a legitimate group ... shows that there are hundreds of thousands of jobs to be created if you pass our (cap-and-trade) legislation. And if you wind up pricing carbon."
Markos Moulitsas stated on June 6, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Turkey is an Arab country.
Bill Maher stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' 'This Week': "Brazil got off oil in the last 30 years."
Charles Schumer stated on April 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "No one questioned that she (Judge Sotomayor) was out of the mainstream."
Jon Kyl stated on April 11, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": Says he did not say Republicans would filibuster immigration reform.
Howard Dean stated on August 9, 2009 in an appearance on ABC's "This Week": "There's no rationing in any of these bills."