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Republican Party of Georgia
Republican Party of Georgia
stated on June 4, 2014 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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
By Tom Kertscher • June 15, 2014
Everytown for Gun Safety
Everytown for Gun Safety
stated on June 11, 2014 in 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 in 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 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 in 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 in 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 in remarks at a forum:
Medicare is "going broke. The trust fund goes bankrupt in 2026."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • June 5, 2014
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on June 1, 2014 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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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