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Brian Tyler Cohen
Brian Tyler Cohen
stated on February 2, 2022 a tweet:
"Iowa Republicans have introduced a bill that would put government-installed cameras in every single classroom to livestream school activities for parents to spy on teachers and children."
True
By Rylee Wilson • February 8, 2022
Iowa Senate Democrats
Iowa Senate Democrats
stated on January 5, 2022 a statement on Facebook:
Gov. Kim Reynolds, touting $210 million for Iowa broadband, “failed to mention these are actually federal funds approved by Rep. Cindy Axne and signed into law by President Joe Biden.”
True
By Nina Baker • January 11, 2022
Cindy Axne
Cindy Axne
stated on November 5, 2021 a tweet:
“Iowa ranks 45th in the U.S. for internet connectivity."
True
By Eleanor Hildebrandt • November 12, 2021
E. Gordon Gee
E. Gordon Gee
stated on March 19, 2019 a speech:
"Our state has fewer science, technology, engineering and math graduates than any neighboring state."
True
By Al Bernardi, Samantha Patrick • April 24, 2019
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on November 15, 2018 a tweet:
The United States "spends more on potato chips than we do on ALL energy R&D."
True
By Kristen Mohammadi, Lili Zecevic • December 6, 2018
Civitas Institute
Civitas Institute
stated on June 25, 2018 a tweet:
"Apple and Amazon already operate in many states that require levels of voter ID."
True
By Rashaan Ayesh • August 22, 2018
Brian Kemp
Brian Kemp
stated on February 7, 2018 campaign website:
In Georgia, "25 percent of rural residents" are "without access to high speed internet."
True
By Miriam Valverde • February 12, 2018
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on September 8, 2017 a tweet:
"Nearly 2/3 of rural Missourians don’t have access to broadband. That needs to change."
True
By Katelyn Brown, Patrick Mueller • September 15, 2017
Jeff Brandes
Jeff Brandes
stated on December 22, 2016 a tweet:
"Unlike California, we in Florida welcome driverless cars - no permit required."
True
By Amy Sherman • December 28, 2016
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention:
Says Hillary Clinton "said all work-related emails were sent back to the State Department. The FBI director said, that's not true."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 20, 2016
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on April 25, 2016 speaking against Proposition 1 on Austin's May 7, 2016 ballot:
"Austin is number one in Texas in startups, venture capital and patents."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 13, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 23, 2016 a campaign speech:
The U.S. "doesn’t make television sets anymore."  
True
By Linda Qiu, Warren Fiske • March 14, 2016
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on July 26, 2015 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"(Hillary Clinton's State Department) actually admonished one of her ambassadors because he wasn’t using the proper server."
True
By Linda Qiu • July 26, 2015
Steve Israel
Steve Israel
stated on November 6, 2013 an interview on MSNBC:
"Things went wrong with the Medicare prescription D plan that George Bush rolled out."
True
By Steve Contorno • November 13, 2013
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on November 18, 2012 a newspaper column:
"We have more people working in clean and green energy than in oil and gas in this country."  
True
By John Hill • November 30, 2012
Christopher Blazejewski
Christopher Blazejewski
stated on June 12, 2012 a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House (which was transmitted electronically):
"Under current law, if you go on a dating website and you say you're 32 and you're actually 42, you've committed a misdemeanor."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 25, 2012
Sam Olens
Sam Olens
stated on August 4, 2011 a talk at the Atlanta Press Club:
There are cities and counties in Georgia that don’t have websites, and where elected officials don’t have email addresses.
True
By Willoughby Mariano • August 12, 2011
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on June 16, 2011 a speech in the U.S. Senate:
"Some criminals have learned how to spy on Americans, hacking into our home computers and looking out through the video camera attached to the screen."
True
By Richard Salit • July 17, 2011
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel
stated on May 2, 2010 a roundtable discussion on ABC's 'This Week':
"At the moment, energy companies spend 0.25 percent on R&D."
True
By Catharine Richert • May 3, 2010