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Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on January 28, 2014 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 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 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.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • January 30, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 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 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 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 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 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 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."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • January 26, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on January 26, 2014 an interview with "Fox News Sunday":
"The minimum wage is mostly an entry-level wage for young people."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • January 26, 2014
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 14, 2014 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 an interview with MSNBC:
Marijuana today is "genetically modified," with THC levels that "far surpass the marijuana" of the 1970s.
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • January 24, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 22, 2014 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
Desmond Meade
Desmond Meade
stated on January 15, 2014 a "BloggingBlackMiami" blog post:
Of the approximately 6 million disenfranchised felons in the United States, "one-quarter are Floridians."
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By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 22, 2014 a speech:
"After years of 5.5 percent average tuition increases, we now have a two-year tuition freeze for the first time in the history of the UW System."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • January 23, 2014
Josh Fox
Josh Fox
stated on January 19, 2014 an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry":
"We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012" with "more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • January 23, 2014
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
stated on January 21, 2014 a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
"Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, 95 percent of economic gains have been made by the richest 1 percent."
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By Jon Greenberg • January 22, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 18, 2014 a Saturday radio address:
"Thanks in part to our all-of-the-above strategy for American energy," the United States generates "more natural gas than anybody."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 22, 2014
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 14, 2014 a State of the State address:
"Today, our unemployment rate is 7.8 percent. That is the lowest in five years."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • January 19, 2014
Lisa Bloom
Lisa Bloom
stated on January 14, 2014 an interview with Piers Morgan:
"Americans are 20 times as likely to die from gun violence as citizens of other civilized countries."  
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • January 17, 2014
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