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Nick Fish
Nick Fish
stated on August 16, 2012 a statement.
Says "cities save an estimated $38 in dental costs for every $1 invested in fluoridation."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • August 23, 2012
Kate Brown
Kate Brown
stated on May 1, 2012 a television interview.
Says she does the jobs of state auditor, secretary of state and lieutenant governor "for less than the price of one of them" in Washington state.
Mostly False
By Ian K. Kullgren • August 17, 2012
Multnomah County Library Foundation
Multnomah County Library Foundation
stated on July 25, 2012 a newsletter.
Says library district would come "at no direct cost to the city budget."
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • August 10, 2012
Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
stated on July 30, 2012
Art Robinson says "Social Security should be ended through attrition."
Mostly True
By Janie Har • August 10, 2012
Salmon for All
Salmon for All
stated on August 1, 2012 a guest column
"This ban will only apply to Oregon commercial fishermen. Washington commercial fishermen would still be allowed to use gillnets on the Columbia River."
Half-True
By Janie Har • August 9, 2012
TriMet
TriMet
stated on July 7, 2012 a newspaper ad
"Without Westside MAX, we’d need to add 2.9 lanes to the Sunset Highway."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • August 6, 2012
Steve Doell
Steve Doell
stated on July 19, 2012 a press release
Says "About 7 in 10 of Oregon’s inmates are in prison for violent crimes and serious sex offenses."
True
By Janie Har • August 3, 2012
Steve Doell
Steve Doell
stated on July 19, 2012 a press release.
Says Measure 11 is "one of the most significant reasons" for decrease in violent crime.
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • August 3, 2012
Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith
stated on July 9, 2012 school board testimony.
Says Minnesota has more Fortune 500 companies than Oregon and "one of the most obvious differences is they've invested in their schools."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • July 27, 2012
Charlie Hales
Charlie Hales
stated on July 18, 2012 a newspaper article
On suspending system development charges for two years.
Half Flip
By Ian K. Kullgren • July 20, 2012
Cascade Policy Institute
Cascade Policy Institute
stated on July 5, 2012 a website
Unemployment among Oregon high school graduates aged 18 to 20 increased more than 200 percent from 2008 to 2011, while the U.S. average increased only 30 percent.
Half-True
By Janie Har • July 19, 2012
TriMet
TriMet
stated on July 2, 2012 a website
The Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project has created 1,525 direct jobs as of June 11, 2012.
Half-True
By Janie Har • July 16, 2012
Multnomah County
Multnomah County
stated on July 10, 2012 a public health campaign
Says "Your kid just ate 16 packs of sugar."
True
By Janie Har • July 11, 2012
Our Oregon
Our Oregon
stated on June 20, 2012 a newsletter.
Says "while state leaders have cut funding for our schools and other basic priorities, the amount of money the state is projected to give away through tax breaks increased by a whopping $3.4 billion."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • July 6, 2012
Clackamas County Democrats
Clackamas County Democrats
stated on June 22, 2012 a campaign press release
Says Clackamas County Measure 3-401 "will hurt our county, cripple economic growth, and increase our taxes with excessive special elections." 
False
By Janie Har • July 5, 2012
Don McIntire
Don McIntire
stated on June 26, 2012 a radio show
"We’re spending $12,000 bucks a kid a year in the school system."
True
By Janie Har • July 3, 2012
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
stated on June 20, 2012 in a news release
"Oregon schools receive millions of dollars per year in federal school lunch assistance and yet they are required to spend that money almost anywhere but Oregon."
True
By Charles Pope • June 29, 2012
Sam Adams
Sam Adams
stated on June 26, 2012 in a press statement
Says "TriMet's own analysis shows that YouthPass does not actually add to the transit agency's costs."
Mostly True
By Janie Har • June 27, 2012
Shawn Lindsay
Shawn Lindsay
stated on June 21, 2012 a campaign press release
Says, "Yet in Salem they have traditionally waited until the money is almost gone to pay for the most important things in our state’s budget."
False
By Janie Har • June 26, 2012
Steve Buckstein
Steve Buckstein
stated on June 18, 2012 in a tweet, online post
"Did you know Wisconsin's AFSCME union has lost 50%+ of its members since no longer requiring membership?"
Mostly True
By Janie Har • June 22, 2012
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