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Mostly False

Not pushed by the White House, no sign of secrets revealed

"Days after the (Osama bin Laden) raid, Hollywood was invited into the White House so that they could receive a briefing" that revealed intelligence sources and methods.

Tommy Thompson

Tommy Thompson

True

A clean bill of health for this claim

"Donna Shalala left me with 12 million doses" of smallpox vaccine and "I created enough" to vaccinate "every man, woman and child against smallpox in America."

Michael Opitz

Michael Opitz

Mostly False

We're watching and say Mostly False

U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey gave the government the power to electronically spy on Americans without a warrant.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Half-True

Romney had more to say

Says Mitt Romney's comments indicated he would not have pursued Osama bin Laden.

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

False

Obama did mention Israeli fear about rockets

"This president went before the United Nations and castigated Israel for building settlements. He said nothing about thousands of rockets being rained in on Israel from the Gaza Strip."

Ron Paul

Ron Paul

Mostly False

Harum scarum?

Says the Department of Defense changed its definitions of al-Qaeda and the Taliban making it so almost anybody can be loosely associated with the groups.

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Mostly False

Evidence is flimsy

"We have, right now, Hezbollah, which is working throughout Latin America, in Venezuela, in Mexico, throughout Latin America, which poses a very significant and imminent threat to the United States of America."

Ron Paul

Ron Paul

Mostly True

Attacks are up

Every month since 9/11, there have been as many suicide attacks against the United States and its allies as there were in all the years leading up to 9/11.

John Fleming

John Fleming

False

There's a case for an Obama apology, but not over drones

Says Barack Obama is a "hypocrite" for criticizing President George W. Bush’s "drone attack program," then using it aggressively as president.

Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg

True

Moving downtown

"Over the past 10 years, the number of people living in Lower Manhattan has nearly doubled. In fact, Lower Manhattan has added more people over the last 10 years than Atlanta, Dallas and Philadelphia combined."

Tom Kean

Tom Kean

True

This is no oversight

Says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must report to about 100 congressional committees and subcommittees.

Kevin O'Toole

Kevin O'Toole

False

Five states, but not NJ

"As we near the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we should not forget that some of the hijackers used New Jersey driver’s licenses to board those aircraft."

Frank Lautenberg

Frank Lautenberg

Mostly False

Numbers are off, but threat's real

"Since 2004, there have been some 1,300 attacks (on rail targets). Four thousand people have died. Thousands of injuries."

Chain email

Chain email

Pants on Fire!

E-mail is based on six fabricated quotes

Accuses President Barack Obama of making contradictory claims about efforts to kill Osama bin Laden in 2008 and 2011.

Don Zimmerman

Don Zimmerman

Mostly False

No one's quizzing the neighbors

"Every time you buy an airline ticket, the federal government runs a background check on you."

Bloggers

Bloggers

Half-True

She said it, though the contrast with 2011 is oversold

Wrote that in 2006, Nancy Pelosi said she didn’t think capturing Osama bin Laden "makes us any safer," but in 2011 called his killing "historic."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Half-True

Bin Laden declared holy war against its then-president

"Bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan."

John Thrasher

John Thrasher

Pants on Fire!

Florida-based hijackers never held jobs

Says that had E-Verify been in place in Florida when 9/11 terrorists lived here, "we might have saved the lives of 3,000 Americans." 

Dennis Kucinich

Dennis Kucinich

Half-True

Approval from secret federal court replaces traditional warrant

"What we have done with the PATRIOT Act, we've given the government enormous powers. We've given the government the right to reach deeply into people's private lives, into their business affairs, without a court order."

Tim Pawlenty

Tim Pawlenty

True

It's a deliberate, reasoned choice

President Obama has "stopped using the phrase 'war on terror.' "

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