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Did Amanda Fritz inaccurately claim an endorsement from NARAL?

By Janie Har May 2, 2012

Says "Amanda Fritz publicly claimed to be endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon, both on her website and in the voter’s guide." 

American Crossroads ad says 85 percent of recent college grads are moving in with Mom and Dad

By Louis Jacobson May 1, 2012

"After four years of a celebrity president … 85% (of recent college grads are) moving back in with their parents."

Lee Leffingwell says Austin has lowest property tax rate of Texas’ 5 biggest cities

By Sue Owen May 1, 2012

Says "Austin has the lowest property tax rate by far of the five major cities in Texas."

Nobody is leaving Memphis, says city councilman Joe Brown

By Zack McMillin May 1, 2012

"Nobody is leaving Memphis. That's a myth."

John Boehner tweets that Dems voted to double student loan interest rates

By Tom Feran May 1, 2012

"Student loan rates set to double because a Democratic-controlled Congress voted to double them."

Deal: HOPE aid keeps Georgia’s brightest close to home

By Willoughby Mariano May 1, 2012

Before the HOPE scholarship, "70 percent of the high school students who made 1400 or above on their SAT left the state of Georgia. Now,…

Obama ad says Mitt Romney’s view on killing bin Laden was ‘it’s not worth moving heaven and earth’

By Becky Bowers April 30, 2012

Says Mitt Romney's comments indicated he would not have pursued Osama bin Laden.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says Gov. Scott Walker’s budget increases property taxes by $500 billion

By Dave Umhoefer April 30, 2012

Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s budget "calls for raising property taxes by nearly $500 billion."

Rep. Steve Rothman claims Rep. Bill Pascrell “voted to eliminate all estate taxes for billionaires”

By Bill Wichert April 30, 2012

Says "Bill Pascrell voted to eliminate all estate taxes for billionaires, and I voted no."

Michael Turner says ‘political favoritism and backroom deals’ hurt pensions for 20,000 Delphi salaried retirees

By Stephen Koff April 30, 2012

Some "20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions" as a result of "political favoritism and backroom deals."

Chain email says Homeland Security purchasing many bullets perhaps in anticipation of civil unrest or an invasion

By W. Gardner Selby April 30, 2012

Says the Department of Homeland Security has ordered "enough rounds of .40 caliber ammunition to kill every man, woman and child in the United States,"…

U.S. Senate hopeful Joe Kyrillos claims he “never voted for a tax increase” as a state legislator

By Bill Wichert April 29, 2012

"In my years in the State Legislature, I have never voted for a tax increase."

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