Latest Fact Checks By Sean Gorman

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Corey Stewart says Prince William County cut violent crime in half since starting crackdown on illegal immigrants

May 25, 2012
Prince William County "has cut violent crime in half" since instituting a crackdown on illegal immigration.
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Tim Kaine claims George Allen helped turn record surplus into record deficit

May 15, 2012
George Allen and his colleagues in the Senate "turned the biggest surplus in the history of the United States into the biggest deficit in the…
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Bob McDonnell says U.S. trails Europe in economic recovery

May 7, 2012
 The U.S. economy is "recovering slower than Europe "
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Will entitlement programs and debt consume U.S. budget in 2025?

April 23, 2012
Says the Congressional Budget Office has estimated "every penny of the federal budget will go to interest on the debt and entitlement spending by 2025."
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GOP says Tim Kaine cut colleges by 25 percent

April 4, 2012
Tim Kaine "reduced higher education funding by 25 percent when he was governor, driving up tuition..."
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Rep. Frank Wolf says fewer workers are supporting more Social Security beneficiaries

March 16, 2012
"In 1950, the average American lived for 68 years and 16 workers supported one retiree. Today, the average life expectancy is 78 and three workers…
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McDonnell says 7 of 10 states with lowest unemployment rates have Republican governors

March 12, 2012
"Seven out of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates (have) Republican governors … That approach that Republicans are using is working."
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McDonnell says Obama, if reelected, would drive debt to $25 trillion in 2017

March 5, 2012
President Obama's "budget would call for about $25 trillion in debt by the end of his term, if he was re-elected."
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Cantor says Obama promised the stimulus would keep unemployment under 8 percent

March 2, 2012
President Obama pushed through the stimulus "based on the promise of keeping unemployment under 8 percent."
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George Allen says price of gas tank fill-up has risen $30 during Obama’s term

February 20, 2012
The cost of a gas tank fill-up has risen $30 since Barack Obama became president.  
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Del. Bob Marshall says “you’re supposed to throw away your shoes” if a CFL light bulb breaks on them

February 13, 2012
"You're supposed to throw away your shoes" if mercury from a broken CFL light bulb gets on them.
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Kitty Boitnott says Virginia has cut $1.6 billion from minimum school standards

February 7, 2012
Public education has been permanently cut "by $1.6 billion through changes in the Standards of Quality funding formula."
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