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Latest Fact-Checks By Sean Gorman

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Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on April 11, 2012 a TV interview.
Prince William County "has cut violent crime in half" since instituting a crackdown on illegal immigration.
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • May 25, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on December 7, 2011 in a debate
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 history of the United States."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • May 15, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on April 21, 2012 a TV interview.
 The U.S. economy is "recovering slower than Europe "
False
By Sean Gorman • May 7, 2012
Frank Wolf
Frank Wolf
stated on March 28, 2012 a floor speech.
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."
True
By Sean Gorman • April 23, 2012
Scott Lingamfelter
Scott Lingamfelter
stated on February 22, 2012 a news release.
Tim Kaine "reduced higher education funding by 25 percent when he was governor, driving up tuition..."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • April 4, 2012
Frank Wolf
Frank Wolf
stated on February 17, 2012 a news release
"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 support one retiree."
True
By Sean Gorman • March 16, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on February 24, 2012 a debate.
"Seven out of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates (have) Republican governors … That approach that Republicans are using is working."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • March 12, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on February 24, 2012 a symposium.
President Obama's "budget would call for about $25 trillion in debt by the end of his term, if he was re-elected."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • March 5, 2012
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on March 16, 2012 a written statement.
President Obama pushed through the stimulus "based on the promise of keeping unemployment under 8 percent."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • March 2, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on February 6, 2012 an interview.
The cost of a gas tank fill-up has risen $30 since Barack Obama became president.  
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • February 20, 2012
Bob Marshall
Bob Marshall
stated on February 2, 2012 a legislative hearing.
"You're supposed to throw away your shoes" if mercury from a broken CFL light bulb gets on them.
False
By Sean Gorman • February 13, 2012
Kitty Boitnott
Kitty Boitnott
stated on January 23, 2012 a news conference.
Public education has been permanently cut "by $1.6 billion through changes in the Standards of Quality funding formula."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • February 7, 2012
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on January 24, 2012 a blog post.
"The national debt is equal to $48,700 for every American or $128,300 for every U.S. household. It is now equivalent to the size of our entire economy."
True
By Sean Gorman • February 3, 2012
David Englin
David Englin
stated on January 20, 2012 a news release.
"A cashier earning $20,000 per year pays the same (Virginia) income tax rate as a hedge fund manager earning $20 million per year."
False
By Sean Gorman • February 1, 2012
James Stegmaier
James Stegmaier
stated on December 14, 2011 a speech.
"Chesterfield has eliminated more positions from its general government operations than the Commonwealth has from the entire state government since (fiscal) 2009." 
True
By Sean Gorman • January 29, 2012
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on January 13, 2012 an interview.
Says the D.C. city council passed a law banning lethal rat trapping.
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • January 23, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 19, 2011 a speech.
Says proposal to boost teacher pension fund "puts no mandate on local government."
False
By Sean Gorman • January 20, 2012
Donald McEachin
Donald McEachin
stated on January 11, 2012 a speech.
Gov. Bob McDonnell’s budget plan takes "money out of our classrooms to pave roads."
True
By Sean Gorman • January 16, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 19, 2011 a speech.
Says he’s proposed "the largest employer contribution to the Virginia Retirement System in history."
True
By Sean Gorman • January 6, 2012
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on November 25, 2011 a news release.
Small businesses "create 70 percent of the jobs in America."
True
By Sean Gorman • December 30, 2011
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