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George P. Bush
George P. Bush
stated on July 2, 2013 a Twitter post
"60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 16, 2013
Organizing for Action
Organizing for Action
stated on August 9, 2013 an email to Obama supporters in Florida
Sen. Marco Rubio "refuses to accept the basic science" on climate change and is "a climate change denier."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 12, 2013 an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show"
Many uninsured Americans are "young."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2013
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on August 8, 2013 an opinion column.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 16, 2013
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on August 12, 2013 a speech
Medicaid spending declined by 1.9 percent in 2012, the second such decline in 47 years.
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By Eric Stirgus • August 16, 2013
Matt Bevin
Matt Bevin
stated on August 6, 2013 a campaign ad
Says Mitch McConnell pushed "the Wall Street bailout through the U.S. Senate" and called it "the Senate at its finest."
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By Jon Greenberg • August 14, 2013
Rick Kriseman
Rick Kriseman
stated on August 6, 2013 a mayoral forum
"For anybody who's trying to cross the street and has seen those signs that say you have to stop when pedestrians are in the crosswalk, that was a bill that I passed."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman, Katie Sanders • August 13, 2013
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
stated on August 9, 2013 a segment of his MSNBC show, "Politics Nation"
Says President Barack Obama "has taken 92 days of vacation since he was sworn in," compared to 367 for President George W. Bush at the same point in his presidency.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2013
DuBose Porter
DuBose Porter
stated on August 12, 2013 a meeting
Says there are half as many students in one Georgia technical college than there were two years ago.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 12, 2013
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 17, 2013 an interview
On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree."  
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August 11, 2013
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on July 11, 2013 an opinion article
Says "in Oregon today, the average debt upon college graduation is more than $24,000."
Mostly True
By Yuxing Zheng • August 10, 2013
Mike Collins
Mike Collins
stated on August 1, 2013 an interview
Says federal regulations adopted in 2011 increased the cost of each vehicle for his business by $10,000.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 9, 2013
Kathleen Ford
Kathleen Ford
stated on August 6, 2013 a mayoral debate
"There is no planned air-conditioned restaurant out on the Lens."
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By Katie Sanders • August 8, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 4, 2013 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
"Obamacare … carries on even under a government shutdown."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 8, 2013
Jan Schakowsky
Jan Schakowsky
stated on August 5, 2013 an interview with MSNBC
"Half of all adults have a pre-existing condition" that could affect their health care coverage.
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By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2013
Tom Cole
Tom Cole
stated on July 30, 2013 an MSNBC interview
Says about NSA data collection: "Every member in both parties who served on the Intelligence Committee voted in favor of this."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • August 2, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 30, 2013 a speech in Chattanooga, Tenn.
"This year, we're off to our best private-sector jobs growth since 1999."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 2, 2013
Don Lemon
Don Lemon
stated on July 27, 2013 a commentary on CNN
"A high school dropout makes on average $19,000 a year, a high school graduate makes $28,000 a year, a college graduate makes $51,000 a year."
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • August 2, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2013 a speech in Galesburg, Ill.
The minimum wage is "lower right now than it was when Ronald Reagan took office."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2013
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on July 11, 2013 a news conference call
"I was filibustered."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • July 29, 2013
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