Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Pundits Rachel Maddow stated on January 21, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "From 1980 to 1990, the top 1 percent saw their income go up by roughly 80 percent" while "the median wage in the country over (the same) 10 years went up 3 percent." Rick Scott stated on October 25, 2010 in a debate: "Most" of the newspapers that endorsed Alex Sink also endorsed Barack Obama. Mary Jordan stated on September 5, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "The president's party always gets shellacked in midterms. It's only twice, 1934 and 2002, that the president's party actually gained in both the House and the Senate." Donna Brazile stated on August 29, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Forty-five percent of those who've been unemployed, they've been unemployed for six months or longer." Matthew Dowd stated on August 15, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'': Obama's approval numbers 'are in the low 40s.' Stephen Hayes stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": Shirley Sherrod "was forced to resign before anybody on Fox said a word about this." Rachel Maddow stated on July 19, 2010 in comments on her MSNBC show.: Marco Rubio's "economic proposals will add $3.5 trillion to the federal deficit." Glenn Beck stated on May 27, 2010 in commentary on his television show: "Sixty-four percent of Americans support the Arizona immigration law.'' George Will stated on February 21, 2010 in a roundtable segment on ABC's This Week: "When we started this health care debate a year ago, 85 percent of the American people had health insurance, and 95 percent of the 85 percent were happy with it." Jon Stewart stated on February 3, 2010 in an interview with Bill O'Reilly: One-third of the economic stimulus package was tax cuts. Paul Krugman stated on January 31, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': The Senate-passed health care bill "is identical to the Massachusetts health care plan -- the same thing." Kelly O'Donnell stated on January 19, 2010 in a segment on NBC's Today show: In Massachusetts, Scott Brown's Republican affiliation is "not a secret, but clearly not on display." Donna Brazile stated on January 17, 2010 in on ABC's This Week: Obama's job approval rating is up. Eugene Robinson stated on December 1, 2009 in a Washington Post column: The "post-Soviet industrial meltdown is responsible for most of the progress in reducing carbon emissions that Europe is able to claim." Keith Olbermann stated on October 27, 2009 in 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': Sen. Joe Lieberman's "home state has a public option which covers about 10,000 of its citizens that was introduced by its Republican governor." Lou Dobbs stated on October 15, 2009 in on his television show: U.S. taxpayers paid $71,500 per job created by the stimulus bill. Cokie Roberts stated on October 4, 2009 in appearance on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Forty percent of gross domestic product "is state, local, or federal money." Sean Hannity stated on September 22, 2009 in his Fox News program: "Our own National Security Agency says that (Iran's) nuclear ambitions are advancing, and at the same time ... we are slashing our own nuclear arsenal." John King stated on August 2, 2009 in an interview on CNN's State of the Union: "The John McCain Twitter account has more than 1.1 million followers. The official White House Twitter account has only about 830,000." Bill Bennett stated on July 26, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: "Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims." Paul Krugman stated on June 22, 2009 in a column: Even high estimates for an early draft of the health care plan are "less than the $1.8 trillion cost of the Bush tax cuts." Rush Limbaugh stated on May 1, 2009 in a radio show: Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee." Keith Olbermann stated on April 8, 2009 in an episode of his TV program.: "President Obama is actually increasing Bush-era defense spending by $21 billion in the new fiscal year."
Rachel Maddow stated on January 21, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "From 1980 to 1990, the top 1 percent saw their income go up by roughly 80 percent" while "the median wage in the country over (the same) 10 years went up 3 percent." Rick Scott stated on October 25, 2010 in a debate: "Most" of the newspapers that endorsed Alex Sink also endorsed Barack Obama. Mary Jordan stated on September 5, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "The president's party always gets shellacked in midterms. It's only twice, 1934 and 2002, that the president's party actually gained in both the House and the Senate." Donna Brazile stated on August 29, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Forty-five percent of those who've been unemployed, they've been unemployed for six months or longer." Matthew Dowd stated on August 15, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'': Obama's approval numbers 'are in the low 40s.' Stephen Hayes stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": Shirley Sherrod "was forced to resign before anybody on Fox said a word about this." Rachel Maddow stated on July 19, 2010 in comments on her MSNBC show.: Marco Rubio's "economic proposals will add $3.5 trillion to the federal deficit." Glenn Beck stated on May 27, 2010 in commentary on his television show: "Sixty-four percent of Americans support the Arizona immigration law.'' George Will stated on February 21, 2010 in a roundtable segment on ABC's This Week: "When we started this health care debate a year ago, 85 percent of the American people had health insurance, and 95 percent of the 85 percent were happy with it." Jon Stewart stated on February 3, 2010 in an interview with Bill O'Reilly: One-third of the economic stimulus package was tax cuts. Paul Krugman stated on January 31, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': The Senate-passed health care bill "is identical to the Massachusetts health care plan -- the same thing." Kelly O'Donnell stated on January 19, 2010 in a segment on NBC's Today show: In Massachusetts, Scott Brown's Republican affiliation is "not a secret, but clearly not on display." Donna Brazile stated on January 17, 2010 in on ABC's This Week: Obama's job approval rating is up. Eugene Robinson stated on December 1, 2009 in a Washington Post column: The "post-Soviet industrial meltdown is responsible for most of the progress in reducing carbon emissions that Europe is able to claim." Keith Olbermann stated on October 27, 2009 in 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': Sen. Joe Lieberman's "home state has a public option which covers about 10,000 of its citizens that was introduced by its Republican governor." Lou Dobbs stated on October 15, 2009 in on his television show: U.S. taxpayers paid $71,500 per job created by the stimulus bill. Cokie Roberts stated on October 4, 2009 in appearance on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Forty percent of gross domestic product "is state, local, or federal money." Sean Hannity stated on September 22, 2009 in his Fox News program: "Our own National Security Agency says that (Iran's) nuclear ambitions are advancing, and at the same time ... we are slashing our own nuclear arsenal." John King stated on August 2, 2009 in an interview on CNN's State of the Union: "The John McCain Twitter account has more than 1.1 million followers. The official White House Twitter account has only about 830,000." Bill Bennett stated on July 26, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: "Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims." Paul Krugman stated on June 22, 2009 in a column: Even high estimates for an early draft of the health care plan are "less than the $1.8 trillion cost of the Bush tax cuts." Rush Limbaugh stated on May 1, 2009 in a radio show: Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee." Keith Olbermann stated on April 8, 2009 in an episode of his TV program.: "President Obama is actually increasing Bush-era defense spending by $21 billion in the new fiscal year."
Rachel Maddow stated on January 21, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "From 1980 to 1990, the top 1 percent saw their income go up by roughly 80 percent" while "the median wage in the country over (the same) 10 years went up 3 percent."
Rick Scott stated on October 25, 2010 in a debate: "Most" of the newspapers that endorsed Alex Sink also endorsed Barack Obama.
Mary Jordan stated on September 5, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "The president's party always gets shellacked in midterms. It's only twice, 1934 and 2002, that the president's party actually gained in both the House and the Senate."
Donna Brazile stated on August 29, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Forty-five percent of those who've been unemployed, they've been unemployed for six months or longer."
Matthew Dowd stated on August 15, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'': Obama's approval numbers 'are in the low 40s.'
Stephen Hayes stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": Shirley Sherrod "was forced to resign before anybody on Fox said a word about this."
Rachel Maddow stated on July 19, 2010 in comments on her MSNBC show.: Marco Rubio's "economic proposals will add $3.5 trillion to the federal deficit."
Glenn Beck stated on May 27, 2010 in commentary on his television show: "Sixty-four percent of Americans support the Arizona immigration law.''
George Will stated on February 21, 2010 in a roundtable segment on ABC's This Week: "When we started this health care debate a year ago, 85 percent of the American people had health insurance, and 95 percent of the 85 percent were happy with it."
Jon Stewart stated on February 3, 2010 in an interview with Bill O'Reilly: One-third of the economic stimulus package was tax cuts.
Paul Krugman stated on January 31, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': The Senate-passed health care bill "is identical to the Massachusetts health care plan -- the same thing."
Kelly O'Donnell stated on January 19, 2010 in a segment on NBC's Today show: In Massachusetts, Scott Brown's Republican affiliation is "not a secret, but clearly not on display."
Eugene Robinson stated on December 1, 2009 in a Washington Post column: The "post-Soviet industrial meltdown is responsible for most of the progress in reducing carbon emissions that Europe is able to claim."
Keith Olbermann stated on October 27, 2009 in 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': Sen. Joe Lieberman's "home state has a public option which covers about 10,000 of its citizens that was introduced by its Republican governor."
Lou Dobbs stated on October 15, 2009 in on his television show: U.S. taxpayers paid $71,500 per job created by the stimulus bill.
Cokie Roberts stated on October 4, 2009 in appearance on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Forty percent of gross domestic product "is state, local, or federal money."
Sean Hannity stated on September 22, 2009 in his Fox News program: "Our own National Security Agency says that (Iran's) nuclear ambitions are advancing, and at the same time ... we are slashing our own nuclear arsenal."
John King stated on August 2, 2009 in an interview on CNN's State of the Union: "The John McCain Twitter account has more than 1.1 million followers. The official White House Twitter account has only about 830,000."
Bill Bennett stated on July 26, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: "Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims."
Paul Krugman stated on June 22, 2009 in a column: Even high estimates for an early draft of the health care plan are "less than the $1.8 trillion cost of the Bush tax cuts."
Rush Limbaugh stated on May 1, 2009 in a radio show: Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee."
Keith Olbermann stated on April 8, 2009 in an episode of his TV program.: "President Obama is actually increasing Bush-era defense spending by $21 billion in the new fiscal year."