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Republican Party of Georgia
Republican Party of Georgia
stated on June 4, 2014 press release
"Even when all other state agencies took cuts, Gov. [Nathan] Deal increased education spending every year."    
Mostly False
By Nancy Badertscher • June 20, 2014
Nan Rich
Nan Rich
stated on May 10, 2014 a speech
"$3 billion over the next five years will be taken out of our public schools and be put into vouchers."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 19, 2014
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on June 10, 2014 a press release
Says Jeanne Shaheen "voted for a measure that would have amounted to a new national energy tax."
Mostly False
By Jim Haddadin • June 18, 2014
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on May 30, 2014 a statement
Under Gov. Scott Walker, "employer confidence now stands at 95 percent," compared to "only 10 percent" at the end of the "Gov. Jim Doyle-Mary Burke administration."  
Mostly False
June 15, 2014
Everytown for Gun Safety
Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on June 11, 2014 an infographic that went viral
There have been 74 "school shootings in America since Sandy Hook."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • June 13, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on April 18, 2014 an interview
"Already in Wisconsin we have seen fewer people pursuing education as a career" due to the Act 10 collective bargaining law.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 13, 2014
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on May 29, 2014 In a television ad
Jason Carter supports using Georgia tax dollars to promote Obamacare    
Mostly False
By April Hunt • June 11, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 9, 2014 an interview on ABC
"We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 10, 2014
Americans for Safe Access
Americans for Safe Access
stated on June 5, 2014 a TV ad
Judging by a recent vote, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "thinks it's okay for medical marijuana patients to go to federal prison."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 10, 2014
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on May 5, 2014 remarks at a forum
Medicare is "going broke. The trust fund goes bankrupt in 2026."
Mostly False
June 5, 2014
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on June 1, 2014 an appearance on "Fox News Sunday"
Says Hillary Clinton "laid the groundwork" for getting chemical weapons out of Syria.
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • June 4, 2014
Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth
stated on May 26, 2014 a segment on "Outnumbered"
Redskins is "used historically" as "a term of respect."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • June 4, 2014
Dave Brat
Dave Brat
stated on May 9, 2014 a radio ad.
Eric Cantor "voted to fully fund Obamacare in October."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • June 2, 2014
Mike Collins
Mike Collins
stated on May 16, 2014 a flier
Says he never wanted to raise the debt ceiling.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • June 2, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on June 1, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week"
Says Barack Obama broke a decades-old policy of "not negotiating with terrorists."  
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • June 1, 2014
Dawson Hodgson
Dawson Hodgson
stated on May 27, 2014 a radio commercial
Peter Kilmartin voted for the 38 Studios loan guarantee and his State House job was to "twist [legislator’s] arms to vote for deals like this."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 30, 2014
Brett Hulsey
Brett Hulsey
stated on May 21, 2014 a letter
Says opponent Mary Burke told reporters she would have "required workers to give up bargained-for healthcare and retirement benefits like Gov. Walker."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 29, 2014
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on May 28, 2014 a campaign mailer
Senate immigration legislation is the "Obama-Reid plan to give illegal immigrants amnesty."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • May 28, 2014
Pierre Thomas
Pierre Thomas
stated on May 25, 2014 a broadcast of ABC's "This Week"
From 2000 to 2008, we averaged "about five mass shootings a year. We're now averaging 15. So that's a three-fold increase."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 28, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on May 20, 2014 an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly
Surface temperatures on Earth "have stabilized."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 27, 2014
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