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Tom Pauken
Tom Pauken
stated on July 25, 2013 an oped column.:
"Our recent state budgets have far exceeded population and inflation growth."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 1, 2013
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on July 15, 2013 an interview.:
Says a Justice Department memo "directs that you must openly embrace gay marriage and homosexuality."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 31, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 23, 2013 various Internet postings:
Ninety million Americans either aren’t working or aren’t looking for work.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 30, 2013
Portlanders for Water Reform
Portlanders for Water Reform
stated on July 18, 2013 a fundraising letter.:
Says the reasoning behind Portland's high water and sewer rates is "all kinds of ’pet projects’ unrelated to the core function of the water and sewer bureaus"
Mostly False
By Ian K. Kullgren • July 26, 2013
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on July 23, 2013 a press release:
Patrick Murphy voted for Obamacare in 2010, "yet he reversed himself and voted to delay" the employer mandate and the individual mandate.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 25, 2013
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on July 1, 2013:
Says Obama policies contributed to gas prices rising from $1.89 in January 2009 to $3.51 today.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • July 23, 2013
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on July 16, 2013 a TV ad.:
"In his book, (Ken) Cuccinelli questions whether Medicare and Social Security should exist." 
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • July 22, 2013
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on June 5, 2013 a newspaper story:
Farming is "one of the fastest growing areas of our economy."
Mostly False
By Gregory Smith • July 18, 2013
X posts
X posts
stated on July 14, 2013 tweets:
"In the 513 days between Trayvon dying, and today’s verdict, 11,106 African-Americans have been murdered by other African-Americans."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 17, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 11, 2013 a news conference:
"This is the same (farm) bill we voted on a few weeks ago, with the exception of one or two sentences."  
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • July 17, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on June 18, 2013 a video.:
"Women still earn about 77 cents for every dollar a man earns for working the same job."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • July 15, 2013
Patricia Morgan
Patricia Morgan
stated on July 2, 2013 a speech on the House floor.:
In Rhode Island, 9 percent of workers use the state's temporary disability insurance program each year while in New Jersey, the rate is only 3 percent.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 14, 2013
Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch
stated on July 10, 2013 a press release:
"A little-known unit of the Department of Justice, the Community Relations Service, was deployed to Sanford, FL, following the Trayvon Martin shooting to help organize and manage rallies and protests against George Zimmerman."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • July 12, 2013
Jonathan Stickland
Jonathan Stickland
stated on July 9, 2013 a tweet:
Says Texas has more than 80,000 abortions each year.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • July 10, 2013
Bill Johnson
Bill Johnson
stated on June 27, 2013 a news release:
Most Americans want "traditional marriage," as defined by the Defense of Marriage Act.
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • July 10, 2013
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on June 28, 2013 women's conference session:
Women in the United States are paid about 70 percent of what men earn for the same work.
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • July 9, 2013
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on June 17, 2013 a press release:
Michelle Nunn has praised the Occupy movement.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • July 2, 2013
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on June 23, 2013 an interview:
The Southern Baptist Convention voted 13 years ago "that women were inferior and had to be subservient to their husbands."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • June 28, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on June 24, 2013 an interview with Fox News:
The Senate immigration bill "has immediate legalization ... and the border security is sometime in the future, and just like in 1986, it's designed never to come into being."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 27, 2013
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on June 26, 2013 an email blast.:
Says unsuccessful Texas abortion legislation "was supported by a majority of" Texans.  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 27, 2013
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