Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Legal Issues Juan Williams stated on September 9, 2015 in a discussion on Fox News' "The Five": When it comes to classified information at the State Department, Hillary Clinton’s "the decider." Danny Porter stated on May 4, 2015 in an interview with AM750 and 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB radio: "A sitting sheriff cannot be charged except by a warrant issued by a Superior Court judge." Charlie Bethel stated on April 2, 2015 in Senate chamber: Georgia has had the nation’s busiest Court of Appeals for a decade or more. Scott Walker stated on April 1, 2015 in an interview: Says Bill Clinton signed a law "very similar to," and Barack Obama voted for a law "something like," Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Roy Moore stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview with CNN: Alabamians "haven’t changed their opinion" on same-sex marriage since voting to ban it in 2006. Scott Walker stated on January 24, 2015 in a speech: Wisconsin requires, "by law, a photo ID to vote." Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech announcing new immigration actions: "The actions I’m taking" are "the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every single Democratic president for the past half-century." Charlie Crist stated on September 19, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Rick Scott "pled the Fifth 75 times to avoid jail for Medicare fraud." Ted Cruz stated on September 9, 2014 in a Senate floor speech: Saturday Night Live executive producer "Lorne Michaels could be put in jail under this amendment for making fun of any politician." Rush Limbaugh stated on July 14, 2014 in an episode of his radio show: Republicans "went out of the way to praise (Eric) Holder's nomination. ... Not a single Republican senator opposed Eric Holder's nomination." Luis Gutierrez stated on July 13, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We spend $18 billion a year on making sure that the federal government has immigrant enforcement agents. That's more than DEA and the ATF and the FBI and all the other enforcement (agencies) combined." American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on May 27, 2014 in a news release: Florida has "the most errors and exonerations from death row." Texas Right to Life stated on May 14, 2014 in a video ad: In Texas, "a faceless hospital panel can deny life-sustaining care, giving you only 10 days to find another facility for your mother, dad, or young child, even if the patient is conscious." Kesha Rogers stated on March 19, 2014 in statements on her campaign website: Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "the assassination of at least four American citizens" in drone strikes. Barack Obama stated on January 31, 2014 in an interview with CNN: "What is and isn't a Schedule I narcotic is a job for Congress." Doctors for a Healthy Georgia stated on December 2, 2013 in its website: "Defensive medicine costs Georgia up to $14 billion a year." James Vincent stated on August 4, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": Twenty four states have voter ID or comparable restrictions; before Barack Obama was elected, it was two. Mitch McConnell stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview on 'Meet the Press': "The president has had 1,540 of his nominations confirmed, only four defeated." Pink Pony stated on July 11, 2013 in an ad: The city of Brookhaven’s ordinance could cause the Pink Pony to close, thereby "putting 300 Pink Pony employees out of work in this economy." Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "My judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor." Martina Navratilova stated on May 5, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay." Bob Goodlatte stated on April 14, 2013 in a TV appearance.: Federal prosecutions for lying on background checks to buy guns are "down 40 percent" under President Barack Obama. Linda Finn stated on April 12, 2013 in a TV interview: Right now, if Rhode Island police come across a young person with a gun, "they really don't legally have the right to take it away from them." Jeff Sessions stated on April 14, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says President Barack Obama "has allowed, each year he's been here, the prosecutions of gun cases (for background check failures) to go down. ... They've declined every year since President Bush left office." Charles Cooper stated on March 26, 2013 in arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court: "Very few men outlive their own fertility." Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech: "When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father." John Roberts stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument: "Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi." Ultraviolet stated on August 16, 2012 in a graphic on the Internet: Paul Ryan would "outlaw in vitro fertilization." David Dewhurst stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Says he "passed" eight measures, including ones to prevent groping at airport security checks and to bar "sanctuary" cities in Texas. John Carter stated on June 18, 2012 in a radio interview.: Says the Constitution "specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy," so Barack Obama lacks the authority to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants.
Juan Williams stated on September 9, 2015 in a discussion on Fox News' "The Five": When it comes to classified information at the State Department, Hillary Clinton’s "the decider." Danny Porter stated on May 4, 2015 in an interview with AM750 and 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB radio: "A sitting sheriff cannot be charged except by a warrant issued by a Superior Court judge." Charlie Bethel stated on April 2, 2015 in Senate chamber: Georgia has had the nation’s busiest Court of Appeals for a decade or more. Scott Walker stated on April 1, 2015 in an interview: Says Bill Clinton signed a law "very similar to," and Barack Obama voted for a law "something like," Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Roy Moore stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview with CNN: Alabamians "haven’t changed their opinion" on same-sex marriage since voting to ban it in 2006. Scott Walker stated on January 24, 2015 in a speech: Wisconsin requires, "by law, a photo ID to vote." Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech announcing new immigration actions: "The actions I’m taking" are "the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every single Democratic president for the past half-century." Charlie Crist stated on September 19, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Rick Scott "pled the Fifth 75 times to avoid jail for Medicare fraud." Ted Cruz stated on September 9, 2014 in a Senate floor speech: Saturday Night Live executive producer "Lorne Michaels could be put in jail under this amendment for making fun of any politician." Rush Limbaugh stated on July 14, 2014 in an episode of his radio show: Republicans "went out of the way to praise (Eric) Holder's nomination. ... Not a single Republican senator opposed Eric Holder's nomination." Luis Gutierrez stated on July 13, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We spend $18 billion a year on making sure that the federal government has immigrant enforcement agents. That's more than DEA and the ATF and the FBI and all the other enforcement (agencies) combined." American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on May 27, 2014 in a news release: Florida has "the most errors and exonerations from death row." Texas Right to Life stated on May 14, 2014 in a video ad: In Texas, "a faceless hospital panel can deny life-sustaining care, giving you only 10 days to find another facility for your mother, dad, or young child, even if the patient is conscious." Kesha Rogers stated on March 19, 2014 in statements on her campaign website: Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "the assassination of at least four American citizens" in drone strikes. Barack Obama stated on January 31, 2014 in an interview with CNN: "What is and isn't a Schedule I narcotic is a job for Congress." Doctors for a Healthy Georgia stated on December 2, 2013 in its website: "Defensive medicine costs Georgia up to $14 billion a year." James Vincent stated on August 4, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": Twenty four states have voter ID or comparable restrictions; before Barack Obama was elected, it was two. Mitch McConnell stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview on 'Meet the Press': "The president has had 1,540 of his nominations confirmed, only four defeated." Pink Pony stated on July 11, 2013 in an ad: The city of Brookhaven’s ordinance could cause the Pink Pony to close, thereby "putting 300 Pink Pony employees out of work in this economy." Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "My judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor." Martina Navratilova stated on May 5, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay." Bob Goodlatte stated on April 14, 2013 in a TV appearance.: Federal prosecutions for lying on background checks to buy guns are "down 40 percent" under President Barack Obama. Linda Finn stated on April 12, 2013 in a TV interview: Right now, if Rhode Island police come across a young person with a gun, "they really don't legally have the right to take it away from them." Jeff Sessions stated on April 14, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says President Barack Obama "has allowed, each year he's been here, the prosecutions of gun cases (for background check failures) to go down. ... They've declined every year since President Bush left office." Charles Cooper stated on March 26, 2013 in arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court: "Very few men outlive their own fertility." Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech: "When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father." John Roberts stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument: "Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi." Ultraviolet stated on August 16, 2012 in a graphic on the Internet: Paul Ryan would "outlaw in vitro fertilization." David Dewhurst stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Says he "passed" eight measures, including ones to prevent groping at airport security checks and to bar "sanctuary" cities in Texas. John Carter stated on June 18, 2012 in a radio interview.: Says the Constitution "specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy," so Barack Obama lacks the authority to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants.
Juan Williams stated on September 9, 2015 in a discussion on Fox News' "The Five": When it comes to classified information at the State Department, Hillary Clinton’s "the decider."
Danny Porter stated on May 4, 2015 in an interview with AM750 and 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB radio: "A sitting sheriff cannot be charged except by a warrant issued by a Superior Court judge."
Charlie Bethel stated on April 2, 2015 in Senate chamber: Georgia has had the nation’s busiest Court of Appeals for a decade or more.
Scott Walker stated on April 1, 2015 in an interview: Says Bill Clinton signed a law "very similar to," and Barack Obama voted for a law "something like," Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Roy Moore stated on February 12, 2015 in an interview with CNN: Alabamians "haven’t changed their opinion" on same-sex marriage since voting to ban it in 2006.
Scott Walker stated on January 24, 2015 in a speech: Wisconsin requires, "by law, a photo ID to vote."
Barack Obama stated on November 20, 2014 in a speech announcing new immigration actions: "The actions I’m taking" are "the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every single Democratic president for the past half-century."
Charlie Crist stated on September 19, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Rick Scott "pled the Fifth 75 times to avoid jail for Medicare fraud."
Ted Cruz stated on September 9, 2014 in a Senate floor speech: Saturday Night Live executive producer "Lorne Michaels could be put in jail under this amendment for making fun of any politician."
Rush Limbaugh stated on July 14, 2014 in an episode of his radio show: Republicans "went out of the way to praise (Eric) Holder's nomination. ... Not a single Republican senator opposed Eric Holder's nomination."
Luis Gutierrez stated on July 13, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We spend $18 billion a year on making sure that the federal government has immigrant enforcement agents. That's more than DEA and the ATF and the FBI and all the other enforcement (agencies) combined."
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on May 27, 2014 in a news release: Florida has "the most errors and exonerations from death row."
Texas Right to Life stated on May 14, 2014 in a video ad: In Texas, "a faceless hospital panel can deny life-sustaining care, giving you only 10 days to find another facility for your mother, dad, or young child, even if the patient is conscious."
Kesha Rogers stated on March 19, 2014 in statements on her campaign website: Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "the assassination of at least four American citizens" in drone strikes.
Barack Obama stated on January 31, 2014 in an interview with CNN: "What is and isn't a Schedule I narcotic is a job for Congress."
Doctors for a Healthy Georgia stated on December 2, 2013 in its website: "Defensive medicine costs Georgia up to $14 billion a year."
James Vincent stated on August 4, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": Twenty four states have voter ID or comparable restrictions; before Barack Obama was elected, it was two.
Mitch McConnell stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview on 'Meet the Press': "The president has had 1,540 of his nominations confirmed, only four defeated."
Pink Pony stated on July 11, 2013 in an ad: The city of Brookhaven’s ordinance could cause the Pink Pony to close, thereby "putting 300 Pink Pony employees out of work in this economy."
Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden: "My judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor."
Martina Navratilova stated on May 5, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay."
Bob Goodlatte stated on April 14, 2013 in a TV appearance.: Federal prosecutions for lying on background checks to buy guns are "down 40 percent" under President Barack Obama.
Linda Finn stated on April 12, 2013 in a TV interview: Right now, if Rhode Island police come across a young person with a gun, "they really don't legally have the right to take it away from them."
Jeff Sessions stated on April 14, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Says President Barack Obama "has allowed, each year he's been here, the prosecutions of gun cases (for background check failures) to go down. ... They've declined every year since President Bush left office."
Charles Cooper stated on March 26, 2013 in arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court: "Very few men outlive their own fertility."
Rand Paul stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech: "When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father."
John Roberts stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument: "Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi."
Ultraviolet stated on August 16, 2012 in a graphic on the Internet: Paul Ryan would "outlaw in vitro fertilization."
David Dewhurst stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Says he "passed" eight measures, including ones to prevent groping at airport security checks and to bar "sanctuary" cities in Texas.
John Carter stated on June 18, 2012 in a radio interview.: Says the Constitution "specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy," so Barack Obama lacks the authority to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants.