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Michael Bloomberg: "New York is the safest big city in the nation, and our crime reductions have been steeper than any other big city’s." 27 Aug 2013 | 01:21 am
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Michael Bloomberg says New York is safest big city in United States Following a federal court decision rebuking New York City’s "stop-and-frisk" policy as racial...
Carly Fiorina: "There are only four countries in the world that ... legalize abortion after five months -- China, North Korea, Canada and the U.S." 22 Aug 2013 | 10:54 pm
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Only four countries "legalize abortion after 5 months," Carly Fiorina says Former Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina talked abortion on ABC’s This Week on A...
Bloggers: Obamacare provision will allow "forced home inspections" by government agents. 21 Aug 2013 | 09:10 pm
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Bloggers say Obamacare provision will allow 'forced home inspections' A startling Obamacare claim swept from blog to blog last week: "SHOCKING: Obamacare Prov...
Mike Lee: Says unions call Obamacare "bad for workers." 21 Aug 2013 | 08:44 pm
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Mike Lee says unions call Obamacare bad for workers A small but vocal cadre of congressional Republicans would like to defund Obamacare and would be willing to r...
Barack Obama: "We now sell more products made in America to the rest of the world than ever before." 20 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Obama says exports of U.S. goods at all-time high American manufacturing is more than just a shaded slice in a pie chart showing what makes the country’s economy tick. ...
Organizing for Action: Sen. Marco Rubio "refuses to accept the basic science" on climate change and is "a climate change denier." 16 Aug 2013 | 11:01 pm
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Group backing Barack Obama says Marco Rubio is a "climate change denier" In a recent email to supporters in Florida, Organizing for Action -- a group that suppor...
Rand Paul: Many uninsured Americans are "young." 16 Aug 2013 | 08:45 pm
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Rand Paul says young people are a major part of the uninsured population During a recent appearance on The Daily Show, guest host John Oliver and Sen. Rand Paul,...
Rand Paul: "Why didn't (uninsured Americans) buy insurance? Because of the expense." 16 Aug 2013 | 12:11 am
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Rand Paul, on 'Daily Show,' says cost is biggest barrier for the uninsured During a recent appearance on The Daily Show, guest host John Oliver and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky...
Rand Paul: Of the roughly 15 percent of Americans who don’t have health insurance, "half of them made more than $50,000 a year." 16 Aug 2013 | 12:11 am
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Rand Paul says half of uninsured Americans make at least $50,000 a year During a recent appearance on The Daily Show, guest host John Oliver and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.,...
Ted Cruz: Says "President Obama just granted all of Congress an exception" to Obamacare. 15 Aug 2013 | 02:59 am
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Sen. Ted Cruz says Obama 'just granted all of Congress an exception' to Obamacare Sen. Ted Cruz wants Congress to refuse to fund Obamacare. The law’s such a mess, says...
