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John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on February 21, 2011 an interview on Fox News
"Our average private sector employee pays 23 percent for their health care. Our average city worker in Ohio pays 9 percent."
True
By Joe Guillen • March 10, 2011
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on March 5, 2011 a speech to protesters in Madison, Wisconsin
"Just 400 Americans -- 400 -- have more wealth than half of all Americans combined."
True
March 10, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 28, 2011 a press release touting a state tourism program
"We know that every 85 visitors create one Florida job."
True
By Laura Figueroa • March 10, 2011
Loren Collins
Loren Collins
stated on March 4, 2011 an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A bill before the Georgia General Assembly would make presidential candidates meet citizenship requirements that are not in the U.S. Constitution. 
True
By Willoughby Mariano • March 9, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 his State of the State speech.
"We ... sold the state airplanes as I had promised."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 8, 2011
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on March 3, 2011 a speech in the Senate
"Hitler didn't want unions. Stalin didn't want unions. Mubarak didn't want independent unions. These autocrats in history don't want independent unions."
True
By Tom Feran • March 8, 2011
Frederica Wilson
Frederica Wilson
stated on February 27, 2011 a Washington Post profile
"We closed that plant down. It was a $27 million-dollar plant, operating full steam, and we closed it down."
True
By Trenton Daniel • March 7, 2011
Scott McCown
Scott McCown
stated on February 1, 2011 a letter.
Texas would have to increase current state spending by 28 percent just to reach the national average for spending per resident.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 6, 2011
Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
stated on March 21, 2011 a House floor speech.
A telephone company will no longer have to provide landline service to customers if there is an alternative provider, including wireless.
True
By Jacob Geiger • March 5, 2011
MacIver Institute
MacIver Institute
stated on March 3, 2010 a video news release
In 2011, "the average annual compensation for a teacher in the Milwaukee Public Schools system will exceed $100,000."
True
March 4, 2011
Burrell Ellis
Burrell Ellis
stated on February 22, 2011 an interview
DeKalb County has cut more money from its general fund budget "than any local government in the Atlanta metro region."
True
By Eric Stirgus • March 4, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on February 22, 2011 an interview on CNN
"We have lost 600,000 jobs over the period of the last 10 years. Only Michigan and California have done worse."
True
By Tom Feran • March 4, 2011
Betty McCollum
Betty McCollum
stated on February 16, 2011 press release, Rep. Betty McCollum
Says the Army is spending $7 million to sponsor a NASCAR team.
True
By Martha M. Hamilton • March 3, 2011
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on February 22, 2011 a newspaper column
"For every $10,000 invested in business incubators, up to nearly 70 local jobs are generated."
True
By James McCarty • March 3, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 27, 2011 an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
"Most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for benefits, nor for pay."
True
March 2, 2011
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on February 16, 2011 a blog post
"From 2003 to 2006, 'Sesame Street' made more than $211 million from toy and consumer product sales."
True
February 28, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on February 17, 2011 a press release.
"The American people have endured 21 consecutive months of 9% or higher unemployment [and] 2.6 million jobs have been lost," since the stimulus bill was signed.
True
By Jacob Geiger • February 28, 2011
Cliff Stearns
Cliff Stearns
stated on February 18, 2011 a press release
"The cost for renovating the headquarters of the U.N. has doubled from the original estimate."
True
By Laura Figueroa • February 28, 2011
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on February 18, 2011 a radio interview
The law has not established whether Rhode Island public employees have property rights to their pensions.
True
By Peter Lord • February 27, 2011
Michael Sullivan
Michael Sullivan
stated on February 18, 2011 an e-mail blast
"If you printed a $1 bill for the entirety of the $14.1 trillion national debt, the resulting pile of money would weigh more than 136 aircraft carriers."
True
February 25, 2011
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