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Kate Obenshain
Kate Obenshain
stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor":
Compared to President Obama, "President Reagan rushed home from Santa Barbara vacation, from the Reagan ranch when the Korean jetliner was shot out of the air by the Russians."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 21, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 2, 2014 in blog postings:
The Obama Administration is suing a Wisconsin company for forcing employees to speak English.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • July 20, 2014
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
stated on July 15, 2014 in a segment on "The View":
"For the first time in history, (Thor’s) hammer is being held by a woman."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • July 18, 2014
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on July 13, 2014 in a "Meet the Press" pundit panel:
"We are accepting more legal immigrants than we ever have in the history (of the United States.)"
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • July 16, 2014
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on July 1, 2014 in an ad:
"Perdue mismanaged Pillowtex, and nearly 8,000 people got laid off."
Mostly False
By April Hunt • July 16, 2014
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on June 17, 2014 in an ad:
U.S. Senate candidate Jack Kingston "spent our tax dollars on thousands of wasteful earmarks."
Mostly False
By April Hunt • July 15, 2014
Steve King
Steve King
stated on July 10, 2014 in an interview on Fox news:
Says "nothing" in Obama’s $3.7 billion request to address the child immigrant situation "actually secures the border."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • July 14, 2014
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on July 13, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Children are crossing the border because President Barack Obama said "if you come, you’re going to be able to stay, because we’re not going to enforce the law."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 13, 2014
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on July 8, 2014 in radio and television ad:
Says Congressman Jack Kingston voted to "raise his pay seven times."  
Mostly False
By Nancy Badertscher • July 11, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 3, 2014 in a Facebook post:
An image of nine white, blond women shows "the amazing diversity of Fox News anchors."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 9, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 30, 2014 in an interview at the Aspen Ideas Festival:
"A salesclerk at Hobby Lobby who needs contraception … is not going to get that service through her employer’s health care plan because her employer doesn’t think she should be using contraception."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 3, 2014
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on June 12, 2014 in a Facebook post:
"He’s been in office nearly four years now, but 40% of Wisconsinites don't know who (U.S. Sen.) Ron Johnson is."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 2, 2014
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on June 18, 2014 in radio and television add:
U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue’s company took $3 million from the federal stimulus program that President Barack Obama created.
Mostly False
By Nancy Badertscher • June 30, 2014
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
stated on June 17, 2014 in a gun-control rally claim:
An average of nine children a day in the U.S. die of gunshot wounds.
Mostly False
By Ian K. Kullgren • June 27, 2014
Progressive Choice Florida
Progressive Choice Florida
stated on June 23, 2014 in a radio ad:
Says Charlie Crist signed "the nation’s harshest marijuana laws."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • June 27, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on June 26, 2014 in a billboard message:
"Wendy Davis’ legal work is currently under FBI investigation."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 27, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 23, 2014 in a TV ad:
"Under Governor Crist, 3,000 teachers laid off."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 26, 2014
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on May 14, 2014 in a news release.:
Mark Warner’s "record is one of acting against" the Keystone XL pipeline.
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • June 23, 2014
Jack Reed
Jack Reed
stated on May 1, 2014 in Senate floor speeches and during a news conference:
The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was "fully paid for."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 22, 2014
Erin Lynch
Erin Lynch
stated on June 11, 2014 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate:
"The average age of the minimum wage worker is 35 years old."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 20, 2014
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