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James Vincent
James Vincent
stated on August 4, 2013 an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.":
Twenty four states have voter ID or comparable restrictions; before Barack Obama was elected, it was two.
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 11, 2013
Mary Taylor
Mary Taylor
stated on August 3, 2013 an email:
"Ohioans can expect to pay up to 41 percent more for their insurance premiums when Obamacare takes effect next year."
Half-True
By Robert Higgs • August 9, 2013
Bill Foster
Bill Foster
stated on August 6, 2013 a mayoral debate:
"If we don't spend money on a pier, then that money does wipe into the general funds of the city or the county, and if you send it to the county, you never see it again."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • August 9, 2013
Jeb Hensarling
Jeb Hensarling
stated on August 2, 2013 a press release:
Says "the acting chief of the IRS said he – and the majority of IRS employees – would rather stay with his current" health "plan than switch to Obamacare."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • August 9, 2013
Nancy Gordeuk
Nancy Gordeuk
stated on June 22, 2013 an online posting:
"The Georgia Department of Education has implemented a new policy beginning in August that states that public schools will no longer accept credits from home school entities or non-traditional education centers."
Half-True
By Janel Davis • August 7, 2013
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on August 4, 2013 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
The federal deficit is "growing."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2013
Brian Schatz
Brian Schatz
stated on July 24, 2013 a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate:
"For several days in July of 2012, Greenland surface ice cover melted more than at any time in 30 years of satellite observation. During that month, an estimated 97% of the ice sheet thawed."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 5, 2013
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on July 24, 2013 a news release:
A Republican housing finance reform bill "would eliminate a person’s ability to obtain 15- and 30-year mortgages."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 4, 2013
Rick Kriseman
Rick Kriseman
stated on July 28, 2013 a Tampa Bay Times questionnaire:
"The fact is that red light cameras change driver behavior and cut down on the most dangerous types of accidents."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • August 1, 2013
Tom Fanning
Tom Fanning
stated on June 17, 2013 a hearing:
Government subsidies for renewable energies such as wind and solar are 100 times greater than those given to gas and coal, and 50 times greater than what the nuclear industry enjoys.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • July 31, 2013
Dream Defenders
Dream Defenders
stated on July 22, 2013 a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary:
"Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 30, 2013
Charles Kuck
Charles Kuck
stated on July 13, 2013 an immigration forum:
A provision of the Senate immigration bill would require you to have government permission to get a second job.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • July 30, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 22, 2013 a blog post:
President Barack Obama has "announced that he would not sign ANY spending bills this year unless sequestration spending cuts are eliminated."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2013
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on July 17, 2013 an interview:
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is "collecting financial information, monitoring financial information of millions of Americans" without their knowledge and "storing it for up to 10 years."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • July 29, 2013
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on June 14, 2013 an opinion article :
Says residents of Texas and San Antonio can be fired or denied jobs because they are gay.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • July 26, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2013 a speech in Galesburg, Ill.:
"Our businesses have created nearly twice as many jobs in this recovery as they had at the same point in the last recovery, when there was no Obamacare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2013
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 21, 2013 a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union":
"Gangs have increased by 40 percent since this president was elected."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 24, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 18, 2013 a speech at the White House:
Says last year "13 million (health insurance) rebates went out, in all 50 states. Another 8.5 (million) rebates are being sent out this summer, averaging around 100 bucks each."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 24, 2013
American Postal Workers Union
American Postal Workers Union
stated on July 8, 2013 television advertisement:
"The U.S. Postal Service doesn’t run on your tax dollars. It’s funded solely by stamps and postage."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • July 24, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on July 16, 2013 a tweet:
"The FL Guard has defended our freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, and put their lives at risk; now the fed govt is going to cut their pay 20%."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2013
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