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Gordon Challstrom
Gordon Challstrom
stated on January 15, 2014 a campaign website statement:
"Oregon and the federal government now have more than one million acres of burnt land and millions of trees are being left to rot."
Half-True
By Dana Tims • February 21, 2014
Dan Branch
Dan Branch
stated on February 4, 2014 a video ad:
"Worked with Ronald Reagan and helped re-elect him."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2014
Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz
stated on February 13, 2014 a "Florida Face to Face" interview:
The medical marijuana ballot initiative "doesn’t require a physician writing a prescription" and can be for conditions like "having a back that needs to be scratched."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • February 21, 2014
David Alameel
David Alameel
stated on February 7, 2014 an email blast:
"More than 40,000 troops are still stationed in Afghanistan with no clear objective. Even in the best case, by the end of the year at least 10,000 American soldiers will still be on the ground."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2014
Lauren Kane
Lauren Kane
stated on December 19, 2013 in email exchange with reporter:
The prosecution of state Sen. Don Balfour cost less than $100, excluding prosecutors’ salaries.
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • February 19, 2014
Ed Schultz
Ed Schultz
stated on February 12, 2014 a broadcast of "The Ed Show":
"When union membership goes down, so do (middle class) wages."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 18, 2014
Steve Forbes
Steve Forbes
stated on February 16, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
"Two-thirds of the people who start out in minimum wage are above the minimum wage within a year."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • February 16, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on February 12, 2014 a television ad:
Obamacare includes a "$700 billion cut from Medicare for seniors."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead, Steve Contorno • February 14, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on February 12, 2014 a television ad:
"300,000 Floridians will lose their current health plans" because of Obamacare, a plan Alex Sink supports.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman • February 14, 2014
Associated Industries of Florida
Associated Industries of Florida
stated on February 6, 2014 a press release:
"Large parts of Florida" have experienced "years of below average rainfall."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • February 13, 2014
Chris Stirewalt
Chris Stirewalt
stated on February 11, 2014 a daily summary of news "Fox News First":
Businesses "will be required to certify to the IRS – under penalty of perjury – that Obamacare was not a motivating factor" for cutting staff.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 13, 2014
Ralph Reed
Ralph Reed
stated on February 3, 2014 a CNN "Crossfire" segment:
A government report shows that alternatives to the Keystone XL pipeline "are worse" for the environment.
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • February 13, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 7, 2014 an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown.":
"Six people in Florida die as a result of (not expanding Medicaid) every day."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 12, 2014
Clay Aiken
Clay Aiken
stated on February 5, 2014 a YouTube campaign announcement:
Says Rep. Renee Ellmers voted for the government shutdown 21 times.
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • February 12, 2014
Ari Melber
Ari Melber
stated on February 5, 2014 a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Cycle":
"The median net worth of American households hasn't changed much over the past decades, it's about $20,000 ... but Congress' average median net worth has ballooned, more than doubled."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 11, 2014
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on January 25, 2014 a campaign commercial:
Says David Jolly "lobbied on a plan" by Rep. Paul Ryan that would turn Medicare into a voucher program.
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • February 6, 2014
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on January 13, 2014 a campaign email blast:
"Savings that I achieved" helped fund cameras on the border. "As a result, more than 21,500 arrests have been made and 46 tons of narcotics confiscated."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • February 6, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on January 19, 2014 a speech:
Wisconsin is "not a high tax and fee state." When you look at "all the money state and local governments bring in" from residents, "we're more in the middle."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 5, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 31, 2014 an interview with CNN:
"What is and isn't a Schedule I narcotic is a job for Congress."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • February 4, 2014
Andrea Mitchell
Andrea Mitchell
stated on January 28, 2014 a broadcast of MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports":
In 2002, "Iran was more or less an American ally."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 3, 2014
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