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Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
stated on August 16, 2012 a graphic on the Internet:
Paul Ryan would "outlaw in vitro fertilization."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2012
Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
stated on August 1, 2012:
Says Texas is 1st in business climate, 49th in education.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • August 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 17, 2012 a tweet:
Says "Paul Ryan supports banning all abortions, even in cases of rape or incest."  
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By Dave Umhoefer • August 17, 2012
Eva Longoria Baston
Eva Longoria Baston
stated on August 11, 2012 a tweet:
Says Paul Ryan "wants to cut Pell Grant scholarships for nearly 10 million students."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 16, 2012
Lou Greenwald
Lou Greenwald
stated on August 9, 2012 an interview with Blue Jersey:
Says "about 100,000 kids in this country leave their home state and go to another state to be educated. Out of that 100,000 young people, 30,000 of them are from New Jersey, by far the largest amount."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • August 16, 2012
Gloria Romero Roses
Gloria Romero Roses
stated on July 18, 2012 a mailer:
Says Joe Garcia "voted to raise our utility rates."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 13, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 9, 2012 a campaign ad:
"We do know that Romney personally approved over $70 million in fictional losses to the IRS as part of the notorious 'Son of Boss' tax scandal, one of the largest tax avoidance schemes in history."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 13, 2012
New Jersey Democratic State Committee
New Jersey Democratic State Committee
stated on August 1, 2012 a news release:
"(The Tax Policy Center) found that Romney would raise taxes on the average middle class family by $2,000 to pay for $5 trillion in tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • August 12, 2012
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on July 29, 2012 a commentary in The Providence Journal:
Rhode Island has "the most burdensome level of health-insurance mandates in the nation."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 12, 2012
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on August 1, 2012 in her New York Times column:
Says Texas GOP platform calls for end to teaching "critical thinking" in public schools.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • August 11, 2012
American Principles in Action
American Principles in Action
stated on August 7, 2012 an advertisement:
Says Barack Obama "has deported more people than any other president in this country's history."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 10, 2012
stated on August 12, 2012 a radio appearance:
Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson is "a big corporate lobbyist" and has been "lobbying during the middle of the campaign."  
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 10, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 2, 2012 a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney "paid only 14 percent in taxes — probably less than you."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 9, 2012
Salmon for All
Salmon for All
stated on August 1, 2012 a guest column:
"This ban will only apply to Oregon commercial fishermen. Washington commercial fishermen would still be allowed to use gillnets on the Columbia River."
Half-True
By Janie Har • August 9, 2012
stated on July 29, 2012 a television interview:
President Obama and Nancy Pelosi said "Obamacare" would save money because "they factored in 10 years worth of tax revenue and only six and half years worth of expenses."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • August 8, 2012
Fran Millar
Fran Millar
stated on July 25, 2012 an article:
"We have reduced funding for education the least. They've suffered the least cuts."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • August 8, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 5, 2012 a campaign ad:
Says Obama "refuses to recognize Jerusalem" as the capital of Israel.
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By Molly Moorhead • August 7, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 31, 2012 a TV ad:
Says Romney would add "trillions" to the deficit while Obama would "cut the deficit by $4 trillion."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on July 21, 2012 a debate.:
"When I left the Senate, we were on a trajectory towards a balanced budget."
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • August 7, 2012
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on August 6, 2012 a campaign mailer:
Says Gov. Jeb Bush vetoed the "Quiñones Plan" because it was "taxation without representation on a large scale."
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By Katie Sanders • August 6, 2012
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