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Weve been hearing a lot about government spending lately from lawmakers who want to take an ax to a few problems. whats true and whats false? the editor of politifact.com and washington bureau chief, senator jon kyl of arizona said that abortion services are "well over 90% of what planned parenthood does." true or false. >> that one got a false on the truth-o-meter. thats just way off. particularly if you look at the number of procedures done by planned parenthood. abortion services only account...

United states and everybody wants to be a u.s. citizen and his grandparents put an ad in saying that he was born in the united states because of all the benefits you get from being born in the united states. >> that one got a false on the truth-o-meter. trump is just wrong that she said that very strongly. in fact, if you listen to the tape, she didnt say it strongly, she said it, she was confused, she then went back and corrected herself and repeatedly said, no, he was born in america. so he ge...

Lot. >> a lot of guys to get it out here. >> this is a real replica of an original standard oil barrel. >> thanks. i know youll have details on your own show. appreciate it. heres a look at whats ahead. gadhafis denial. versus the reality of civil war that is taking place in libya. also, a bobcat on the loose and on the attack. youre going to see that. plus, amazing pictures as lava spews from a volcano in hawaii. check out the pictures. and the hearing on the radicalization of muslims. ...

A hearing on the radicalization of muslims is raising concerns. some perspective from a group that tracks hate crimes and domestic terrorism. and a little later, is wisconsin broke? we put the governors claim to the test with the truth-o-meter. radicalizing muslims in america, the focus of hearings this week in congress. the head of the house homicide security committee peter king says something within the muslim community is a threat that needs to be explored but the first muslim elected to...

Tarek is me. >> looks like a great film. well, politicians make a lot of statements they expect us to accept, right, as fact? its our job to call them on it. the truth-o-meter is up next. [ female announcer ] its lobsterfest. the one time of year red lobster creates so many irresistible ways to treat yourself to lobster. like our new lobster-and-shrimp trio with a parmesan lobster bake, our decadent lobster lovers dream with both sweet maine and buttery rock lobster tails and eleven more choices...

Facebook by the wisconsin democratic party but by a lot of people who are supporting the teachers in wisconsin. the truth is that the statistics just dont back that up. the stats that they were using are old and out of date and when you look at more representative ones that are newer, the numbers just dont hold up. so that one gets a false on the truth-o-meter. >> all right, bill. thanks for keeping them honest. we appreciate it. >> thanks, suzanne. >> all right. youre sounding off on our talk b...

There is so much happening in the state and federal budget fights and a lot being said. what is true, what is false, we want to check in, check our truth d osh d meter. bill, lets start with this one. wisconsin governor scott walker dealing with huge protests over the budget plan says most of the protesters in madison are now from out of state. is that true? >> that one got a false on the truth-o-meter and the key thing there was that he used the phrase "almost all of the protesters were from ou...

Giving to the rich. absurd! this from skip. he says, first lets repeal the tax cuts for the top 2% of wealthy americans. and close the tax loopholes for corporations. this from david. he says suspend the two wars and bring the troops home, but youre right, carol, nobody really rants to deal with the truth. and this from cornelius. he says the gap between the richest and the poorest is wider than ever before, but the poor should shoulder the burden. what a great idea. and i hope i read that with ...

Ahead on the rundown. mitt romney, michelle obama, joe biden, we put their comments to the test with the truth o meter. also a valentines day edition of the cnn challenge. see how you score on your romance quiz. timely, just a little time left for you to choose the news. the winning story airs later this hour. you want to vote. president obama and his economic team are trying to sell his 2012 budget proposal. it calls for $3.7 trillion in spending. and the white house says the plan would cut...

Concerns about young people and the problem of obesity and indeed that number comes from their report. its called too fit to fight. and its a big concern. that one earned a true on our tooth truth o meter. >> joe biden said if you shut down amtraks northeast corridor, its estimated you would have to add seven new lanes to i-95, the interstate there, to accommodate the increased traffic. hes back and forth on amtrak all the time with his commute. is he right? >> not really. we rated that one bare...