Rep. Louie Gohmert went on Fox News and accused President Obama of a pattern of discrimination against Christians, particularly in the military, but many of his examples were false, distorted or incomplete.
Gohmert Piles Distortion Upon Distortion
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Blunt Wrong on Income Verification
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Pelosi Parsing Words on ‘Employer Mandate’
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False Assumptions on the Health Care Law
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Rep. Labrador Spins Immigration Bill
Rep. Raul Labrador misrepresented key elements of the Senate immigration bill during a July 7 appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”