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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 in a debate:
Rhode Island has taken its federal Medicaid funding and shown it can run the program more cost-effectively than the federal government.
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 28, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on October 8, 2012 in a debate.:
"The poverty rate amongst women is the worst it’s been in 17 years and the extreme poverty rate is the worst it’s ever been."
True
By Nancy Madsen • October 22, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on September 25, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
Brendan Doherty wants "to repeal Obamacare, increasing drug prices for seniors."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 30, 2012
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on August 15, 2012 in a news release:
"For Social Security, which is projected to remain solvent through 2033, Whitehouse has cosponsored [a bill that] . . . would extend the life of the program by an additional 75 years."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 26, 2012
Bill Zedler
Bill Zedler
stated on July 17, 2012 in a Twitter post.:
"While (Barack) Obama preaches ‘we are our brother’s keeper,’ his brother and aunt live in real poverty in Kenya."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 12, 2012 in a message via the Internet:
Medicare insurance premiums will be rising to "$120.20 per month in 2013 and $247.00 per month in 2014."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 7, 2012
Elizabeth Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts
stated on July 29, 2012 in a panel discussion on "A Lively Experiment":
"Two thirds to three quarters of people without [health] insurance in Rhode Island work."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 8, 2012
Dan Ramos
Dan Ramos
stated on June 13, 2012 in a speech in the Ohio House:
Lorain "is the poorest urban school district in the state of Ohio."
False
By Joe Guillen • July 2, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on April 17, 2012 in a news release:
Women "earn only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men in the same position."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 24, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 5, 2012 in a Web ad:
"More Hispanics have fallen into poverty under Obama."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • June 8, 2012
Alcee Hastings
Alcee Hastings
stated on May 29, 2012 in a press conference:
Florida election officials’ requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a "backdoor poll tax."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 7, 2012
Terry Gorman
Terry Gorman
stated on April 24, 2012 in a House committee hearing:
"When these [undocumented] students graduate from college, they're still illegal aliens. They cannot get a job."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 13, 2012
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on April 28, 2012 in a song/speech:
Says Gov. Scott Walker approved a "gutting" of two tax credits that help the poor and elderly.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 10, 2012
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on May 2, 2012 in an email statement:
Says that Rep. Betty Sutton "would rather riot with Occupy (Wall Street) than stand up for Ohio families."
Pants on Fire!
By Henry J. Gomez • May 9, 2012
Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley
stated on April 22, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
"One out of two Americans … are living either in or near poverty. That means 150 million Americans, half of us."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 4, 2012 in an online video:
"6.4 million more Americans living in poverty under President Obama."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 10, 2012
Sandra Williams
Sandra Williams
stated on March 21, 2012 in a news conference:
"99.97 percent of the kids live in poverty that attend Cleveland public schools."
Half-True
By Reginald Fields • April 10, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 4, 2012 in an online video ad.:
Says Barack Obama has played over 90 rounds of golf as president.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 4, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on March 12, 2012 in an interview on PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton on MSNBC:
"The poorest in this country are women."
True
By Peter Krouse • March 26, 2012
Shaun Donovan
Shaun Donovan
stated on March 5, 2012 in an interview on "The Daily Show":
"It costs about $40,000 a year for a homeless person to be on the streets."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • March 12, 2012
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