Fact Check Posts – Page 116

Lynda Rife
stated on November 4, 2014 as quoted in a news story:

110 people a day move to Austin.

By W. Gardner Selby • November 14, 2014

Brit Hume
stated on November 10, 2014 an interview on Fox News:

"It is senior citizens, not Hispanics, who are the fastest-growing demographic in this country."

By Jon Greenberg • November 13, 2014

Anna Kooiman
stated on November 6, 2014 a segment on "Fox & Friends":

"There would be tens of thousands of jobs created" if President Barack Obama approved the Keystone XL pipeline.

By Katie Sanders • November 11, 2014

Bill Clinton
stated on October 24, 2014 a speech:

"One-hundred times as many people worked their way from poverty into the American middle class" during his presidency compared to Ronald Reagan's presidency.

By Tom Kertscher • November 7, 2014

Jeb Bush
stated on October 27, 2014 a fundraising letter:

"1/3 of our kids drop out (of high school), cannot go to college or start a career."

By Louis Jacobson • November 6, 2014

Ben Cardin
stated on November 2, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

"Every time we've increased the minimum wage, we've seen a growth in jobs."

By Lauren Carroll • November 6, 2014

Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on October 29, 2014 a campaign news release:

"25,000 businesses have been created since (Scott) Walker took office."

By Dave Umhoefer • November 3, 2014

Jack Trammell
stated on October 20, 2014 a TV ad.:

Dave Brat said "the best way to fix Social Security would be to give seniors back what they paid in and no more."

By Nancy Madsen • November 2, 2014

Chris Taylor
stated on October 24, 2014 an interview:

Attorney general candidate Brad Schimel "is in cahoots with Wisconsin Right to Life to make abortion a crime in Wisconsin."

By Tom Kertscher • October 31, 2014

Allan Fung
stated on October 9, 2014 a TV commercial:

Gina Raimondo "paid 70 million in taxpayer dollars to millionaire hedge fund managers."

By Alex Kuffner • October 31, 2014

Color of Change
stated on October 29, 2014 an Arkansas flyer:

Republicans are "trying to impeach our president."

By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno • October 30, 2014

Gina Raimondo
stated on October 7, 2014 in television commercial:

"I fought 38 Studios from the beginning."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 30, 2014

Dan Patrick
stated on October 22, 2014 a TV ad, "Better Schools":

Leticia Van de Putte "voted to stop schools from removing teachers convicted of a felony."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 29, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on October 29, 2014 a meme on social media:

Says Sen. Elizabeth Warren "lives in a $5.4 million mansion."

By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2014

Rick Scott
stated on October 21, 2014 a CNN debate:

"We have spent $350 million to deal with sea-level rise" in the Miami area and "hundreds of millions of dollars to deal with coral reefs."

By Amy Sherman • October 29, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on October 27, 2014 a TV ad:

"Rick Scott vetoed funding for 30 Florida rape crisis centers. Scott said the centers weren’t needed."

By Amy Sherman • October 28, 2014

Rick Scott
stated on October 21, 2014 the CNN debate:

Says Charlie Crist wants felons who "commit a heinous crime" such as "intentional permanent disfigurement of a child, you walk out of jail, you immediately get to vote."

By Amy Sherman • October 27, 2014

Rand Paul
stated on October 16, 2014 an interview with a New Hampshire radio station:

Ebola is "incredibly contagious," "very transmissible" and "easy to catch."

By Steve Contorno • October 27, 2014

Nathan Deal
stated on October 22, 2014 an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story:

Georgia has elected more African-American leaders than any other state in the country.

By April Hunt • October 27, 2014

Scott Brown
stated on October 21, 2014 a debate:

Says Jeanne Shaheen "voted to pave the way for a new national energy tax."

By Louis Jacobson • October 24, 2014

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