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Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren:
"The IRS will have the ability potentially" to deny or delay health care.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2013
stated on May 10, 2013 in an interview:
A state report’s "projection is that approximately half of public employees" would live outside municipal boundaries in a decade if the state bans local residency requirements.
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By Dave Umhoefer • May 19, 2013
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on May 12, 2013 in an interview on WPRI's Newsmakers program:
Historically, the Social Security tax has been assessed on about 90% of U.S. income. Now it captures 83% because there's been such a growth of income among the highest earners.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 19, 2013
Lee Leffingwell
Lee Leffingwell
stated on May 5, 2013 in an opinion column.:
Says nearly 1 million people are "coming to town" in the next 20 years.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 16, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 13, 2013 in a press availability:
"Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering, who investigated every element of" the Benghazi incident.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2013
Jay Carney
Jay Carney
stated on May 10, 2013 in a White House press briefing:
When Susan Rice spoke about Benghazi on Sunday news shows, she said "that al-Qaida might be involved, or other al-Qaida affiliates might be involved, or non-al-Qaida Libyan extremists, which I think demonstrates that there was no effort to play that down."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2013
Portland Association of Teachers
Portland Association of Teachers
stated on April 25, 2013 in a newsletter:
Says "Did you know that if you accepted the District's proposal today you would have NO pay increase for 4 years? Seven years of frozen wages = Disrespect."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • May 11, 2013
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on April 30, 2013 in a press release:
U.S. Rep. John Barrow of Georgia has helped support the implementation of "Obamacare."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • May 10, 2013
Ron Maag
Ron Maag
stated on May 1, 2013 in news report:
Employees in "workplace freedom" states make more money
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • May 7, 2013
Chris Clark
Chris Clark
stated on April 30, 2013 in a meeting:
In just six years, Georgia has dropped from first in the nation from a business-friendly legal climate to 24th.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • May 7, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 1, 2013 in Web posts:
"Pentagon confirms they may court martial soldiers who hold Christian faith."
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By Becky Bowers • May 6, 2013
Ed Doyle
Ed Doyle
stated on April 25, 2013 in a news release and Facebook post:
Proposed gun control legislation "will outlaw practically every firearm, make you pay $100 per firearm, put you into a police database" and make it "nearly impossible" to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 5, 2013
Broward Democratic Executive Committee
Broward Democratic Executive Committee
stated on April 11, 2013 in a press release:
Broward County was one of three counties in the nation "pivotal to an Obama victory" in 2012.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 3, 2013
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on April 11, 2013 in a congressional hearing.:
The U.S. Army had a training program that put "evangelical Christians, Catholics and Mormons in the same category of religious extremism as we do al-Qaida."
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • May 3, 2013
Dustin Inman Society
Dustin Inman Society
stated on April 15, 2013 in a billboard advertisement:
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says South Carolina "has a labor shortage and wants more immigration."
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By Janel Davis • May 3, 2013
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on March 26, 2013 in a constituent email:
A recent study of a proposed cap-and-trade policy’s effect on Wisconsin consumers showed it could "raise gasoline prices by 141 percent and electricity rates by 171 percent" by 2030.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • April 28, 2013
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on April 24, 2013 in a House floor speech:
"In barely four years in office, five jihadists have reached their targets in the United States under Barack Obama," compared to zero "in over seven years after 9/11 under George W. Bush."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2013
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on April 23, 2013 in a tweet:
"Why is President Obama unnecessarily delaying your flight? FAA could cut other spending."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • April 26, 2013
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 16, 2013 in an interview:
"Not one dime gets added to the deficit because of Social Security."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 26, 2013
Randi Weingarten
Randi Weingarten
stated on April 2, 2013 in a news release:
"Schools in some states are spending up to 100 days a year doing test-prep or actual testing."
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • April 24, 2013
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