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Frank Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg
stated on July 30, 2012 an op-ed on NorthJersey.com:
"Guns have murdered more Americans here at home in recent years than have died on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • August 6, 2012
stated on July 13, 2012 a television ad:
As a congressman, Mark Neumann "voted four times to increase our debt."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 5, 2012
Francisco
Francisco "Quico" Canseco
stated on July 31, 2012 an email blast:
Says the "largest tax increase in American history is set to occur on January 1st unless President Obama and Congress can come to an agreement."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 3, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on July 17, 2012 a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate opponent Eric Hovde "supported billions in stimulus for high-speed rail"  and "billions more to bail out banks."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 3, 2012
Sandy Adams
Sandy Adams
stated on August 2, 2012 a campaign mailer:
John Mica "voted to borrow $10 trillion."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • August 2, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 1, 2012 a campaign commercial:
"Under the Obama administration’s bailout of General Motors, Ohio dealerships were forced to close."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • August 2, 2012
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on July 13, 2012 an interview on 'Today':
It’s "typical" for a presidential candidate to release 10 or 11 years of tax returns.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 1, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on July 13, 2012 an ad:
President Obama has "added $4 billion in debt every day."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 1, 2012
Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
stated on July 13, 2012 a radio interview:
"The largest number of bankruptcies in our country are really as a result of health care."
Half-True
By Edward Fitzpatrick • July 29, 2012
Rush Holt
Rush Holt
stated on July 20, 2012 an e-mail newsletter:
"As we watch the news from Colorado with horror and sympathy for the families, we should remember that each day more than 80 Americans are killed by gunfire, unnecessary tragedies."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • July 27, 2012
Mike Dovilla
Mike Dovilla
stated on July 27, 2012 In a campaign mailer:
"Mike Dovilla’s big ideas like expanding the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, which helped bring films like ‘The Avengers’ to Cleveland, have helped make our state No. 1 in the Midwest for job creation."
Half-True
By Joe Guillen • July 27, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on July 25, 2012 a Web ad:
Says India "gained jobs thanks to Romney."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • July 26, 2012
Priorities USA Action
Priorities USA Action
stated on July 25, 2012 an advertisement:
"Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2012
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on July 22, 2012 an interview on "Face the Nation":
"There's a loophole where you can sell guns without a background check … 40 percent of guns are sold that way" at gun shows and over the Internet.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg, Molly Moorhead • July 25, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 21, 2012 a post on the Internet:
"USA is #1 in gun violence."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 10, 2012 a town hall in Grand Junction, Colo.:
The Obama administration "has been outsourcing" by sending money to "solar and wind energy companies that end up making their products outside the United States."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 20, 2012
Cascade Policy Institute
Cascade Policy Institute
stated on July 5, 2012 a website:
Unemployment among Oregon high school graduates aged 18 to 20 increased more than 200 percent from 2008 to 2011, while the U.S. average increased only 30 percent.
Half-True
By Janie Har • July 19, 2012
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on July 10, 2012 an emailed statement:
"Sherrod Brown and his special interest allies in Washington are plotting to spend over $13 million" to defeat Josh Mandel.
Half-True
By Joe Guillen • July 19, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 11, 2012 a speech to the NAACP:
"When I was governor, not only did test scores improve – we also narrowed the achievement gap."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • July 18, 2012
Jeff Dickerson
Jeff Dickerson
stated on July 10, 2012 an online debate:
According to a national survey, transit "ridership" among people age 16 to 34 increased 40 percent between 2001 and 2009.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 18, 2012
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