Statements we say are False
"Barack Obama had 150 days in the U.S. Senate where he was able to vote quite often 'present.' "
"Federal employees are making twice as much as their private counterparts."
"What were the old annual deficits under Republicans have now become the monthly deficits under Democrats."
"Right now the Tea Party polls higher than the Republicans and the Democrats."
"As long as I have served . . . This is the first time every single solitary decision has required 60 senators."
The Democrats' health care bills would provide "free health care for illegal immigrants."
The House health care bill provides for "free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession."
A Medicaid provision added to the Senate health care reform bill "is not a special deal for Nebraska."
"Today and every day, an estimated 14,000 Americans will lose their health insurance coverage."
The Climatic Research Unit e-mails show that the science behind climate change "has been pretty well debunked."
A recent drop in the unemployment rate is questionable because it was calculated "over two days of the Thanksgiving week."
"I'm predicting (the Saints) will go not only undefeated, but all the way through the Super Bowl -- something that's never been done before."
Labor union president Andy Stern is "the most frequent visitor" at the White House.
When Obama was interviewed by American reporters in Asia, "Not one of them asked me about Asia. Not one of them asked me about the economy."
Less than 10 percent of Obama's Cabinet appointees "have any experience in the private sector."
"The Congressional Budget Office -- supposedly non-partisan -- estimates that in just a few years the average cost to every family of four (from cap and trade) will be $6,800 per year."
Senate health care legislation will "levy a new 'abortion premium' fee on Americans in the government-run plan."
In the House health care bill, "Something like 2 percent of the people would [be] eligible even to get the public option."
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