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Joe Davis, Sr.
Joe Davis, Sr.
stated on January 17, 2015 a video:
The streetcar project proposed for downtown Milwaukee "would actually take precious revenue away" from the Milwaukee Public Schools.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • February 3, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 22, 2015 an interview with YouTube celebrity Bethany Mota:
"The reason we even have colleges is that at some point there were politicians who said, ‘You know what? We should start colleges.’ "
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 3, 2015
Barbara Comstock
Barbara Comstock
stated on January 22, 2015 a tweet.:
"Did you know under President Obama family health care premiums have increased $4,154 on the average?"
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • February 2, 2015
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
stated on January 10, 2015 a tweet:
"Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 1, 2015
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on January 23, 2015 an interview with reporters at her ceremonial swearing in event in Fort Lauderdale:
Says Marco Rubio "was for immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship before he was against it."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2015
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on January 27, 2015 a press conference:
The Super Bowl has "one of the highest levels of human sex trafficking activity of any event in the country."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • January 29, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 7, 2015 a speech in Detroit:
"The auto companies have now repaid taxpayers every dime and more of what my administration invested in."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • January 22, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on January 21, 2015 a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
Says President Barack Obama is "not paying women equally by his own measures in his own White House."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 22, 2015
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
stated on January 15, 2015 a campaign ad:
Says he "balanced the budget without raising taxes."
Mostly False
By Richard Danielson • January 16, 2015
Bob Buckhorn
Bob Buckhorn
stated on January 15, 2015 a campaign ad:
Tampa Bay is "leading the state in jobs creation."
Mostly False
By Richard Danielson • January 15, 2015
John McCain
John McCain
stated on January 13, 2015 a press conference:
"About 30 percent" of those released from Guantanamo "have re-entered the fight."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • January 15, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 13, 2015 a meme on social media:
Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2015
Jonathan Turley
Jonathan Turley
stated on January 11, 2015 a "Washington Post" op-ed:
The Obama administration "supported Muslim allies trying to establish a new international blasphemy standard."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 14, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 13, 2015 his book, "American Dreams":
"If people work and make more money, they lose more in benefits than they would earn in salary."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • January 14, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 12, 2015 a Facebook post:
"In 1913, it was legal to mail children."
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By Nancy Badertscher • January 13, 2015
Matt Lauer
Matt Lauer
stated on January 11, 2015 a red carpet interview before the Golden Globes:
"The name Frank has risen in popularity by 20 percent" since the debut of 'House of Cards' on Netflix.
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • January 12, 2015
Chris Coons
Chris Coons
stated on January 11, 2015 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • January 11, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on December 17, 2014 remarks to reporters:
"The difference over the (previous) four years between where things were headed and where we brought them to over the last four years is a total of $816 in saved property tax money."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • January 9, 2015
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 6, 2015 his second inaugural address:
"Estimates say individuals who escaped these high tax states have taken with them around $2 trillion in adjusted gross income."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • January 8, 2015
Craig Melvin
Craig Melvin
stated on January 5, 2015 an MSNBC segment:
"There have even been Republican congressmen who have said, ‘If you give us more money we don't know where we would even put additional Border Patrol agents.’ "
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • January 8, 2015
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