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Tim Echols
Tim Echols
stated on May 13, 2013 a twitter post:
There are about 120,000 solar energy jobs in the United States, but only 1,700 of them are in Georgia.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • May 22, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 9, 2013 a speech in Manor, Texas.:
Says that according to a report, "the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin’s economy."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2013
Ken Lanci
Ken Lanci
stated on May 1, 2013 news release, website:
Ken Lanci is a lifelong Clevelander
Half-True
By Tom Feran • May 16, 2013
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 13, 2013 an interview on MSNBC:
"The Affordable Care Act is bringing the cost of health care in our country down."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • May 16, 2013
Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on May 9, 2013 an op-ed:
"Expanding Medicaid would require borrowing more money, drastically expanding our deficit."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • May 16, 2013
Jeff Wagner
Jeff Wagner
stated on May 8, 2013 a radio show:
"The State of Wisconsin thinks you should have to" wash your hands "at least 28 times to make one peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • May 16, 2013
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on April 11, 2013 House of Representatives floor speech :
"The Social Security trust fund is sound. Without anything being done, it would function well into 2038; and even after that time with no changes, we could pay 80 percent of the benefits that people have earned."
Half-True
By Sabrina Eaton • May 15, 2013
Reclaim America PAC
Reclaim America PAC
stated on May 14, 2013 a TV ad:
Says Kelly Ayotte voted to "fix background checks."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • May 15, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 4, 2013 his weekly radio address.:
Says "we" have put more boots on the U.S.-Mexico border "than at any time in our history, and illegal crossings are down by nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 13, 2013
Kathy Castor
Kathy Castor
stated on May 6, 2013 a TV interview:
"70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • May 13, 2013
Ron Meyer
Ron Meyer
stated on April 29, 2013 a TV interview.:
"Only three in 10 young Americans under 30 -- 30 percent under 30 -- have full-time work."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • May 13, 2013
Cokie Roberts
Cokie Roberts
stated on May 5, 2013 television interview:
Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost every U.S. family $45,000.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 13, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on May 1, 2013 a TV ad:
"Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • May 12, 2013
Joee Lindbeck
Joee Lindbeck
stated on April 11, 2013 a House Finance Committee hearing:
"Two years ago Providence alone spent $50,000 a year notifying the school department" about residents in the state's sex offender registry.
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 12, 2013
Ken Tanner
Ken Tanner
stated on April 24, 2013 a radio news interview:
Says "The idea of one casino per tribe is a false one."
Half-True
By Janie Har • May 9, 2013
Kevin Reilly
Kevin Reilly
stated on April 23, 2013 a legislative meeting:
University of Wisconsin System's reserves are in the "mid- to low-range" of comparable university systems.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • May 8, 2013
Jim Marston
Jim Marston
stated on April 22, 2013 a Texas Tribune interview:
Says Texas leads the nation in fatal industrial accidents.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • May 8, 2013
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 5, 2013 a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work,  the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 30, 2013 a Fox News interview:
"We are dealing with an administration that, quite frankly, has shown a reluctance to enforce the immigration law."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • May 7, 2013
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova
stated on May 5, 2013 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
"In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2013
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