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Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on September 9, 2013 an interview on CNN's 'Crossfire':
"We've seen priests beheaded by the Islamic rebels on the other side. We've also seen an Islamic rebel eating the heart of a soldier."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 10, 2013
Frank Annunziato
Frank Annunziato
stated on August 6, 2013 a newspaper interview:
Salaries for URI faculty are second to last among New England land grant universities and in lowest 20 percent of major U.S. research institutions
Half-True
By Gregory Smith • September 7, 2013
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
stated on July 25, 2013 a web ad.:
"Rep. Frank Wolf voted to allow terror suspects to buy guns."
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • September 6, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on August 20, 2013 an email:
Congress secured special Obamacare rules "to prevent their healthcare costs from rising."  
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • September 3, 2013
Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout
stated on August 24, 2013 a column:
Because of Gov. Scott Walker’s budgeting, a greater percentage of general fund tax dollars is "going to pay off debt than ever before in our history."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 2, 2013
BookerFail
BookerFail
stated on August 23, 2013 a U.S. Senate campaign video ad:
Says Cory Booker "supports late-term and partial-birth abortion and opposes safety regulations."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • September 1, 2013
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on August 22, 2013 an interview:
"Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa already have 70 mph" speed limits on rural interstates, and "we see that they’ve been able to do it safely."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 1, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 21, 2013 a radio ad:
"Every year, more than $40 million are leaving Missouri for the Lone Star State."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 30, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 19, 2013 an interview with Fox News:
In the Wisconsin health insurance exchange, "the Society of Actuaries points out that there'll be, according to them, an 82 percent increase in individual premiums over the next couple years under Obamacare."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 29, 2013
Steve Lonegan
Steve Lonegan
stated on August 15, 2013 a radio interview on “Focal Point with Bryan Fischer”:
Says under Mayor Cory Booker, Newark has seen "violent crime up five years in a row, murder up five years in a row."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • August 25, 2013
Steve Goreham
Steve Goreham
stated on August 5, 2013 a commentary in The Providence Journal:
"Global surface temperatures have been flat for 16 years."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 25, 2013
Pam Stewart
Pam Stewart
stated on August 19, 2013 a letter to the editor in the "Miami Herald":
Florida’s "high school graduation rates continue to increase at the fastest rate in the nation, with Florida leading the nation in the rate of Hispanic graduates."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 23, 2013
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on August 18, 2013 an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"There are only four countries in the world that ... legalize abortion after five months -- China, North Korea, Canada and the U.S."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • August 22, 2013
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on August 7, 2013 an interview:
Under a new law regulating abortions, "Even if you're raped, if you don't report it in the first 30 days, the Republicans will force you to have an ultrasound."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 22, 2013
Ron Kind
Ron Kind
stated on August 2, 2013 a speech:
"Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, U.S. health care spending grew at 3.9 percent for the last three years, the lowest growth rate in over 50 years."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 18, 2013
Jim Francesconi
Jim Francesconi
stated on August 7, 2013 an opinion article:
Says "nearly half of Oregon's children are poor."
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • August 16, 2013
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on July 15, 2013 an opinion article:
Says that each year, about 25,000 American women become pregnant through rape or incest.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • August 15, 2013
Bill Foster
Bill Foster
stated on August 6, 2013 a mayoral forum:
Says that while Foster was mayor, Rick Kriseman was "ineffective" in the Florida House of Representatives because "there was no legislation that passed the House that had (Kriseman’s) name on it."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman, Katie Sanders • August 13, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on July 29, 2013 a radio interview.:
Says Virginia saved $300 million by rebidding a Metrorail construction project to exclude guaranteed union contracts.
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • August 12, 2013
Rush Holt
Rush Holt
stated on August 5, 2013 a Democratic primary U.S. Senate seat campaign TV ad:
"We need to pass a carbon tax to stop climate change. Break up the Wall Street banks. And stop the government spying on innocent Americans. Cory Booker doesn’t support any of these ideas."  
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • August 11, 2013
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