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stated on January 29, 2014 in a Facebook post:
The cost of the food stamp program is at an all-time high.  
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By Eric Stirgus • February 7, 2014
Dana Milbank
Dana Milbank
stated on February 3, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Politics Nation":
Says Bill O’Reilly spoke 40 percent of the words in an interview with President Barack Obama.
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By Jon Greenberg • February 6, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on December 12, 2013 in as quoted during a school visit:
Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college.
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 5, 2014
Scott Surovell
Scott Surovell
stated on January 21, 2014 in a floor debate.:
"Eighty-five percent of the states in the United States that had electrocution have now abolished it."
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By Nancy Madsen • February 3, 2014
Roger Goodell
Roger Goodell
stated on February 2, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
NFL "players are living, on average, longer than the average male."
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By Aaron Sharockman • February 2, 2014
X posts
X posts
stated on January 28, 2014 in comments from sports pundits and fans on Twitter:
Says Peyton Manning struggles in cold weather games.
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By Steve Contorno • January 31, 2014
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on January 27, 2014 in the Texas Debate hosted by KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas:
David Dewhurst is "the first lieutenant governor in history to have a personal security detail."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 31, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on January 28, 2014 in a speech:
"I never gave up custody of my children. I never lost custody of my children."  
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By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • January 30, 2014
Mark Schlereth
Mark Schlereth
stated on January 27, 2014 in comments on ESPN's "Mike & Mike":
"The majority of teams (are) now spending their dollars on the offensive side of the football."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 30, 2014
Wayne Thorburn
Wayne Thorburn
stated on January 8, 2014 in an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman:
Nearly 90% of Travis County government races will be settled by the time of the Democratic primary.
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By Sue Owen • January 30, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address:
Women "make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union address:
"For the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world’s No. 1 place to invest; America is."
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By Joshua Gillin • January 29, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address:
"The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of Congress.
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By Steve Contorno • January 29, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 22, 2014 in a campaign commercial:
Says Alex Sink supported "more taxes on water and TV."
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By Joshua Gillin • January 27, 2014
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on January 21, 2014 in a web ad.:
"Obamacare passed by just one vote in the Senate. It wouldn’t have passed without Mark Warner’s vote."
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • January 27, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
Under President Barack Obama, "We’ve got the lowest labor force participation in over three decades, since 1978."
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By Katie Sanders • January 26, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with "Fox News Sunday":
"The minimum wage is mostly an entry-level wage for young people."
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By Steve Contorno • January 26, 2014
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 14, 2014 in his “State of the State” address:
"In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • January 26, 2014
Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
stated on January 21, 2014 in an interview with MSNBC:
Marijuana today is "genetically modified," with THC levels that "far surpass the marijuana" of the 1970s.
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By Steve Contorno • January 24, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 22, 2014 in a speech:
"With the tax controls we already put in place, property taxes on a typical home in December of 2014 will actually be lower than they were in December of 2010."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 23, 2014
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