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Bill Adair

By Bill Adair December 12, 2007

Despite the icy weather in Iowa, the candidates are debating in Des Moines. Check back later for coverage of the Wednesday's Republican debate and Thursday's Democratic debate.

stated on October 7, 2014 in a debate :

"The Common Core was not put together by the Department of Education in Washington. It was put together by governors and by states."

mostly-true

mostly-true

stated on October 3, 2014 in a news release:

Says Thom Tillis "refuses to say what we should do to combat ISIS."

mostly-true

mostly-true

Protect Oregon Driver Licenses

stated on April 21, 2013 in a campaign website statement:

Gov. Kitzhaber oversaw creation of the Oregon driver card law "behind closed doors without allowing any input from citizens who represent the public interest."

barely-true

barely-true

stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate:

Oregon "is the most trade-dependent state in the nation"

false

false

stated on February 26, 2016 in a test of the fact-checking widget:

"This is a test of the fact-checking widget."

false

false

Donald Rumsfeld

stated on February 17, 2013 in an op-ed in the "Washington Post":

Says wrestling was a favorite sport of Abraham Lincoln.

true

true

18% of the American public

stated on September 6, 2012 in a test:

true

true

18% of the American public

stated on August 22, 2012 in a statement:

true

true

stated on June 26, 2012 in a message forwarded to many people:

Says "a lip-reading instructor at the River School, a Washington, D.C., school for the deaf" has determined that during 9/11 ceremonies, Michelle Obama said, "All this for a damn flag."

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on January 8, 2012 in a Republican debate in New Hampshire.:

Says President Barack Obama "is a socialist."

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pants-fire

Michele Bachmann

stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington:

Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers.

true

true

18% of the American public

stated on November 3, 2016 in a test conducted on an obscure PolitiFact site.:

"This is a test of the Share the Facts widget."

true

true

Republican Party of Florida

stated on March 19, 2010 in a news release:

The Democratic health care plan is a "government takeover of nearly 20 percent of our economy."

pants-fire

pants-fire

stated on March 2, 2010 in the State of the State address:

Cover Florida "is available to any Floridian, offering basic coverage for about $150 a month, instead of the typical $600 a month."

barely-true

barely-true

C.W. Bill Young

stated on February 20, 2010 in a speech to Pinellas County Republicans.:

The Democratic health care plan is a "government takeover of our health programs."

pants-fire

pants-fire

Facebook posts
stated on April 14, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Dr. Mehmet Oz said singer Adele used a “coffee trick” to lose weight.

By Sofia Ahmed • April 26, 2024
Megyn Kelly
stated on April 18, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“School allows students to be terrorized by colleagues who identify as ‘furries’”

By Madison Czopek • April 26, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2024 in a Facebook post:

"The administration (has) passed a new bill to help Americans with $15,000+ in credit card debt to write off their balance by 50%."

By Jeff Cercone • April 26, 2024
Sean Hannity
stated on April 18, 2024 in a video:

President Joe Biden was “ignored by virtually everyone” at a Pittsburgh-area gas station.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • April 26, 2024
Threads posts
stated on April 20, 2024 in a post:

CNN reported “Trump soils himself in court.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • April 26, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on March 31, 2024 in a post on X:

"The much-trumpeted job growth in the last year was ENTIRELY part-time jobs."

By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on April 24, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows Hillary Clinton holding an anti-Donald Trump T-shirt.

By Sara Swann • April 26, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on April 23, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Video shows Tucker Carlson discussing a diabetes cure created with Pfizer and certified by the FDA.

By Jeff Cercone • April 26, 2024
Viral image
stated on April 22, 2024 in a Threads post:

Lauren Boebert posted, “If they charge President Trump for his crimes, they could charge any of us for our crimes. The rule of law means nothing to these people.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 26, 2024
Kelly Daughtry
stated on April 1, 2024 in a campaign advertisement:

“Brad Knott was a lawyer for Joe Biden.”

By Paul Specht • April 25, 2024