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Statements about Civil Rights
Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Mostly True

The accepted measure puts Milwaukee — the metro area — at No. 1

Milwaukee is "the most segregated city in America."

Bill Fischer

Bill Fischer

Mostly False

Is the mere mention of marriage a right denied?

"Full marriage equality [would provide same-sex couples] with about 1,700 rights."

Get EQUAL Texas

Get EQUAL Texas

Half-True

And Fort Worth, San Marcos, Round Rock...

"Between Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas over 8,000 same-sex couples are raising children."

Rachel Maddow

Rachel Maddow

False

Fox coverage was likely overblown, but no discussion of electoral impact

Fox News "said the New Black Panther Party decided the election for Barack Obama."

Vincent "Buddy" Cianci

Vincent "Buddy" Cianci

Mostly True

Do loaded questions matter?

"Over 80 percent of the people want the shot to vote" on whether to approve same-sex marriage, according to polls.

Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck

Pants on Fire!

Lincoln Memorial is open for biz - and rallies

"The government is trying to now close the Lincoln Memorial for any kind of large gatherings."

Bill McCollum

Bill McCollum

True

They can check now; Arizona law would require a check

"Police officers in this state have that right," to check the immigration status of people they arrest.

Bill O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly

False

Criminal case? It was a different administration

"Attorney General Eric Holder is involved in the dismissal of the criminal charges" against the New Black Panther Party for voter intimidation  

Michael Steele

Michael Steele

True

Final votes actually recorded higher support among Republicans

The Republican Party "fought very hard in the '60s to get the civil rights bill passed, as well as the voting rights bill."

Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg

True

Being a suspected terrorist not an automatic disqualifier for gun purchases

"We can prevent terror suspects from boarding an airplane, but the FBI doesn't have the power to block them from buying dynamite or an AK-47."

Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

False

ACORN isn't near this tree

Charlie Crist "worked with Acorn" to give felons voting rights.

Debra Medina

Debra Medina

Half-True

Spoiler: the punch line isn't "Then you better go catch it"

Says a prank phone call caused "400 children to be taken from their parents... without warrant."

Chain email

Chain email

Pants on Fire!

ACLU has other things to do

"The ACLU has filed a suit to have all military cross-shaped headstones removed."

Chain email

Chain email

Half-True

Story of banned books is murky

"While Sarah was Mayor of Wasilla she tried to fire our highly respected City Librarian because the Librarian refused to consider removing from the library some books that Sarah wanted removed."

Bob Barr

Bob Barr

True

While on Big Brother watch, Barr hits McCain

"The legislation ... that Senator McCain supports would provide the authority for the federal government to surveille American citizens in their own country without any suspicion whatsoever that they're engaging in discussions with terrorists or about criminal activity."

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader

True

Obama hasn't backed censure for Bush

"He won't even support his colleague's ... motion to censure the Bush administration for systemic repeated illegal wiretaps."

Chain email

Chain email

False

Not Muslims, but Arab-Americans

Obama said he would "stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."

Focus on the Family Action

Focus on the Family Action

False

The First Amendment is still in effect

Obama "supports hate-crimes expansion ... potentially putting churches at risk if they preach the truth about homosexuality."

MoveOn.org

MoveOn.org

True

McCain changed position on MLK Day

"John McCain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."

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