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Tom Craddick
Tom Craddick
stated on November 12, 2012 a press release.:
Says about 25 Texas cities and 39 states have banned texting while driving.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 21, 2012
Carolyn Medeiros
Carolyn Medeiros
stated on November 13, 2012 a radio interview:
Three thousand felons voted in Rhode Island in 2008.
True
By John Hill • November 18, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on October 1, 2012 in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.:
Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.
False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • October 15, 2012
Phil Roe
Phil Roe
stated on October 1, 2012 in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.:
Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.
False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • October 15, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on October 9, 2012 a news release:
"David Cicilline was the state representative who opposed tough mandatory sentences for those convicted of domestic violence  and child abuse."
True
By John Hill • October 15, 2012
Bruce Elfant
Bruce Elfant
stated on August 13, 2012 a press statement.:
Says 88 Texas constables have died in the line of duty.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 23, 2012
Steve Doell
Steve Doell
stated on July 19, 2012 a press release:
Says "About 7 in 10 of Oregon’s inmates are in prison for violent crimes and serious sex offenses."
True
By Janie Har • August 3, 2012
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on June 12, 2012 a news release:
As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots."
True
By Tom Kertscher • July 1, 2012
American Bridge 21st Century
American Bridge 21st Century
stated on June 7, 2012 a campaign ad:
"As Governor: Romney did not keep public safety funding in line with inflation."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 12, 2012
stated on May 24, 2012 a website alert:
Says Gov. Scott Walker made "draconian cuts" to public safety budgets that put police officers at "greater risk of harm."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 3, 2012
Memphis Police Association
Memphis Police Association
stated on April 25, 2012 a commercial.:
Says "city leadership is threatening to lay off police and emergency services personnel to balance the budget."
False
By Zack McMillin • June 3, 2012
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on May 16, 2012 a radio ad:
Says Tom Barrett "voted to ban 15 different kinds of guns, even a lot of common deer rifles."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 29, 2012
Jennifer Carroll
Jennifer Carroll
stated on April 19, 2012 Capitol news conference:
"We didn’t go out asking people" to join the "stand your ground" task force.
False
By Katie Sanders, Toluse Olorunnipa • May 3, 2012
Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith
stated on March 10, 2012 a candidates' forum.:
Says "at the state level we're spending more on tax expenditures than we are on public safety, health care and education combined."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • April 10, 2012
Rosemary Lehmberg
Rosemary Lehmberg
stated on October 31, 2011 campaign video:
Says she "created the first felony deferred prosecution program for nonviolent first-offenders" in Texas.
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 3, 2012
Glenford Shibley
Glenford Shibley
stated on December 9, 2011 a news release:
"Rhode Island is the only state where officers at state-supported [colleges] carry out their duties unarmed."
Mostly True
By Alex Kuffner • March 7, 2012
Ken Allen
Ken Allen
stated on February 16, 2012 a guest column:
"We have 395 inmates pushed into triple-bunked cells intended for two inmates and bunked in classrooms and areas supposed to be designated for inmate labor."
False
By Janie Har • March 1, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 18, 2011 a presidential campaign stop in Decorah, Iowa:
Says there’s no proven instance where hydraulic fracking has polluted groundwater.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • February 29, 2012
Mike Martinez
Mike Martinez
stated on February 10, 2012 his campaign website.:
Says he banned texting while driving in Austin.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 21, 2012
Greg Walden
Greg Walden
stated on February 9, 2012 news television interview:
You may have driven the length of a football field in the five seconds it takes to check a text. 
True
By Janie Har • February 15, 2012
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