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Individual Republican Lies, Smears or Misleading Statements

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Date	Misinformer	Type	Source	Location	About	Severity

09/22/11	Herman Cain	Strawman Argument	Debate	Orlando Presidential Deb...	2010 Health Care Reform Act
	Cain falsely claims that the Health Care Bill requires a bureaucrat to review the case. "If we had been on 'Obamacare' and a bureaucrat was trying to tell me when I could get that CAT scan, that would have delayed my treatment."
09/22/11	Michele Bachmann	Negativity	Debate	Orlando Presidential Deb...	Barack Obama
	At his lowest, Obama ranks 3rd in his approval rating with 9 Presidents ranking lower "[Obama] has the lowest public approval ratings of any president in modern times"
09/15/11	Herman Cain	Fear Mongering	Blog\Article	Op-ed
	"This is the worst jobs recovery since the Great Depression."
09/13/11	Michele Bachmann	Faulty Research	Interview		Health & Welfare
	Stated after a debate with Rick Perry about the HPV vaccine. She was spreading the lie that the HPV vaccine results in serious health problems. "Theres a woman who came up crying to me tonight after the debate. She said her daughter was given that vaccine. She told me her daughter suffered mental retardation as a result. There are very dangerous consequences."
05/17/11		Out of Context	Radio Ad	Rush Limbaugh Show
	Limbaugh edited Tapper's words. He's editing made it seem as if the predictions about the debt ceiling came from Tapper. This is untrue. "[JAKE TAPPER] Republicans in Congress are refusing to raise the debt ceiling without slashing spending. If the US even came close to defaulting on its debt, interest rates would skyrocket, the stock market would plummet as would the gross domestic product, and there would be immediate layoffs.[LIMBAUGH] Okay, now get ready for this times a thousand as we get closer to August. The pressure on the Republicans is going to be immense. Default deniers, do you want to be responsible for the United States ending its run as the economic engine of the world and the leader of the world? It's the same tactic that they used to get TARP; same tactic they used to get the Porkulus and spending bills. It's a catastrophe; it's Armageddon; it's the end of the country; it's the end of the world as we know it unless we act soon. And as it was then, and as it is now, that's not the case."
03/25/11		Indirect Lie	Commentary	Hannity
	While he claims to believe Obama was born in the U.S., Hannity continues to call for proof that has already been released "What's the deal? Produce the birth certificate, it's over, done with."
03/24/11		Indirect Lie	Commentary	Hannity
	Repeated Lie: Obama Birther Conspiracy Theory Hannity Passionately Defends Birtherism, Demands, "Don't Bring Up Race" "So, so, he grew up in a foreign country. So some have said, all right, you grew up in Hawaii, it's a constitutional requirement, show us. What's the big deal?"
03/24/11		Weak Affirmation	Commentary	The Sean Hannity Show	Barack Obama
	Repeated Lie: Obama Birther Conspiracy Theory Hannity Defends Birthers "Why are they [birthers] crucified and beaten up and smeared and besmirched?"
03/24/11		Minor Lie	Commentary	Rush Limbaugh Show
	Repeated Lie: Obama Birther Conspiracy Theory Rush: Obama's A "Man-Child" With "No Qualifications" And According To Trump "No Birth Certificate" "No Birth Certificate"
03/23/11		Indirect Lie	Commentary	Hannity	Barack Obama
	Hannity asks that Obama's birth certificate be produced well after his Certificate of Live Birth has be released. "Can't they [Obama] just produce it, and we move on?"
02/23/11		Out of Context	Commentary	Hannity
	Hannity says the Obama Administration is not enforcing DOMA, but DOJ is still enforcing the law, just not defending its constitutionality. "The Obama Administration, just on their own, decides they are not going to enforce the Defense of Marriage Act"
01/21/11	Stuart Varney	Misleading	Interview		Financial Regulation
	"Varney falsely claimed that pensions are the biggest reason states are facing budget shortfalls and that pensions are one of the biggest expenses [states] have. In fact, short-term budgetary challenges facing states are the result of the financial crisis, not pensions, and current pension obligations account for just 3.8 percent of the average state's yearly expenditures."
01/07/11		Minor Lie	Spoken	The OReilly Factor	2010 Health Care Reform Act & Health & Welfare
	Dobbs falsely blames blue shield premium hikes on health care reform. "We talk about Blue Shield for example in California, a 59 percent hike in premiums. That is the result of a death spiral that has been initiated by Obamacare."
01/04/11		Misleading	Spoken	Fox News	Nancy Pelosi & Business & Economy
	"Fax Nation is now targeting Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as being to blame for the increase in the federal deficit. In fact, experts agree that almost the entire deficit can be attributed to Bush's tax cuts, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the economic recession."
12/28/10	Orly Taitz	Lie of Omission	Blog\Article	The Chicago Tribune	Barack Obama
	Proof has been repeatedly released and the current governor of Hawaii is a witness to Obama's birth "When you look at the certification of live birth ... you don't find the name of the doctor, hospital or signature. We've asked to see the original one that is still sealed."
12/09/10	Orly Taitz	Minor Lie	Commentary	Filed in court documents
	Repeated Lie: Obama Birther Conspiracy Theory Orly Taitz claimed she found new proof that Obama was not born in the U.S. and that he used an additional surname. "[Obama] used an additional surname"
11/30/10		Minor Lie	Spoken		Health & Welfare
	"Beck distorts CBO report to claim legislation means higher taxes for you , when the bill would actually authorize collection of fees from food manufacturers (not higher taxes for you)."
11/30/10		Misinformation	Spoken	Fox News
	"Glenn Beck falsely suggested that tax dollars were being used to pay for a Smithsonian art exhibit that included an image of what Beck described as Jesus with ants on him. In fact, donations from companies, foundations, and individuals paid for the exhibit, not tax dollars.In reality, the Smithsonian lists contributions from private individuals and institutions."
11/29/10		Minor Lie	Spoken		2010 Health Care Reform Act & Health & Welfare
	"Beck falsely claims deem and pass was used to pass health care reform.House Democratic leaders dropped a controversial plan that would have 'deemed' Senate-approved health care legislation passed in March."
11/29/10	Fox & Friends	Misleading	Spoken		Taxes
	"Fox & Friends guests repeatedly suggest expiration of Bush tax cuts will largely affect small businesses, when in fact 97 percent of small businesses would not pay higher taxes if the Bush tax cuts expire."

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