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Bill Foster
Bill Foster
stated on September 10, 2013 in a mayoral forum:
"Tampa got more (federal housing) money because they scored higher on the blight scoring system, so they've got a much bigger problem than we do."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • September 18, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 30, 2013 in an interview:
Says potential Democratic opponent Mary Burke "implemented the policies of Jim Doyle. Those are the policies that, in his last term, saw the state lose more than 133,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • September 18, 2013
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on September 5, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC’s “All In”:
Says he "opposed the president’s decision to go into Iraq" in 2003.
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • September 13, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on August 17, 2013 in a speech to Louisiana Democrats:
In 2012, the state "put together a list of over 100,000 people that they thought were ineligible to vote. Came out there were less than 10."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 12, 2013
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on September 7, 2013 in an interview with the "Washington Post":
In the event of a U.S. strike on Syria, "the Russians will replace the weapons immediately. They’ve said it on the record. They’ve suggested they might even replace it with better stuff."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2013
Ted Yoho
Ted Yoho
stated on September 4, 2013 in an interview on Fox Business Network:
Chemical weapons have been used "probably 20 times" since the Persian Gulf War.
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • September 10, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit:
"We will have the highest general revenue in state history next year. Conservative pro-growth policies work in our state."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • September 6, 2013
Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan
stated on August 8, 2013 in a news release:
Says Obama "exempted Congress and their staff from the full effect of the (health care) law."
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • September 5, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on July 30, 2013 in a Senate floor colloquy:
Obamacare-caused paperwork will annually absorb 190 million hours or more--and Mount Rushmore could be built 1,547 times over "with the paperwork."
Mostly False
By Andra Lim • September 3, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on August 23, 2013 in a tweet.:
Says Ken Cuccinelli supported a law that could allow people to carry missile launchers into airports.
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • September 3, 2013
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on August 22, 2013 in a YouTube video:
"Congressman Patrick Murphy voted to keep the scandal-ridden IRS in charge of enforcing Obamacare."  
Mostly False
By Rochelle Koff • August 28, 2013
Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano
stated on August 27, 2013 in a speech at the National Press Club:
The 2010 DREAM Act failed despite "strong bipartisan support."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 28, 2013
Doug Stoner
Doug Stoner
stated on August 3, 2013 in a speech:
"I fought hard for that (state Senate) seat. I only lost by four points. I raised over $700,000."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • August 28, 2013
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America
stated on April 15, 2013 in an ad shared on social media:
The book Little Red Riding Hood is something "that’s been banned in America," but not assault weapons.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 27, 2013
BookerFail
BookerFail
stated on August 1, 2013 in a YouTube video:
"Three years after getting the $100 million (from Mark Zuckerberg), less than two-thirds of students in Cory Booker's Newark graduate."
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • August 27, 2013
Rene Garcia
Rene Garcia
stated on August 20, 2013 in a Florida Cabinet meeting:
Miami-Dade County is the "No. 1 donor county in the state."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 27, 2013
Alberta Darling
Alberta Darling
stated on August 15, 2013 in legislative testimony:
Wisconsin’s criminal threshold for drunken-driving is "way out of line" with "states surrounding us," which "have the second offense as a felony."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 25, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 13, 2013 in a radio interview:
Says President Barack Obama could "basically" legalize all immigrants here illegally "by the sign of a pen."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • August 22, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on August 7, 2013 in a website posting:
"Only in Washington would politicians spend $27 million to teach Moroccans how to make pottery."
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • August 21, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 12, 2013 in a radio commentary.:
"According to a recent Congressional Budget Office report, under Obamacare, 7 million people will lose their employer-sponsored insurance."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 19, 2013
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