Study searched database for statements by Colin Powell , aides , in 2001-2003 . Bush made 260 false statements about Iraqi weapons , al Qaeda , study says . Study accuses former Secretary of State Cheney of 244 false statements . President Bush and his top aides publicly made 935 false statements about the security risk posed by Iraq in the two years following September 11 , 2001 , according to a study released Tuesday by two nonprofit journalism groups . Also on the list : Cheney , Rice , Colin Powell , former White House spokesmen .
Study searched database for statements by Colin Powell , aides , in 2001-2003 . Bush made 260 false statements about Iraqi weapons , al Qaeda , study says . Study accuses former Secretary of State Cheney of 244 false statements . Also on the list : Cheney , Rice , Colin Powell , former White House spokesmen .