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Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on January 20, 2012 an opinion column.
"Illegal counterfeiting and piracy costs the U.S. economy $100 billion... every year."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 6, 2012
Susan Combs
Susan Combs
stated on December 6, 2011 an interview
Says she "wiped out" the state Agriculture Department’s inspections of eggs at retail sites like grocery stores.
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 3, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on December 13, 2011 a post on his campaign website
"Ballistic tests have confirmed that the death of at least one U.S. Border Patrol agent was caused by" weapons that were part of a federal arms trafficking operation.
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 9, 2012
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on January 3, 2012 a speech after the Iowa caucuses
Says a new national poll shows "the majority of the American people believe we should have a gold standard" for U.S. currency.
False
By Louis Jacobson, W. Gardner Selby • January 4, 2012
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on December 29, 2011 a radio interview
Says there were only "about eight or 10" inflammatory sentences in his newsletters.
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Sue Owen • December 31, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 7, 2011 an Iowa TV ad.
Our "kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 9, 2011
National Taxpayers Union
National Taxpayers Union
stated on November 13, 2011 a newspaper advertisement.
President Obama plans to "impose a tax of at least 23 percent on the Medicare prescription drug benefit for low-income beneficiaries."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 22, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 25, 2011 an interview.
Says that under his tax plan, "no matter where you are in the stratosphere, you're going to be getting a tax cut."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 7, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 22, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Orlando.
Says he "got lobbied" by a woman with late-stage cancer about vaccinating Texas girls against a virus that can cause cervical cancer.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 23, 2011
Jim Hightower
Jim Hightower
stated on September 6, 2011 an interview.
Says Rick Perry and the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature "managed to slash the budget of the volunteer fire departments in our state by 75 percent in the last legislative session," reducing their abilities to fight recent wildfires.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 13, 2011
Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan
stated on August 18, 2011 an interview.
Says Texas schools have had "massive increases" in class sizes with Rick Perry as governor.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 19, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 18, 2011 remarks during a campaign stop in New Hampshire
"In Texas, we teach both creationism and evolution in our public schools."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby • August 19, 2011
Jay Carney
Jay Carney
stated on August 16, 2011 an interview.
Says Rick Perry "wanted to secede from the union."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 15, 2011 a speech.
Says the government wants to require farm tractor drivers to hold commercial driver’s licenses even if they’re just crossing a single public road.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 16, 2011
Tom Leppert
Tom Leppert
stated on July 19, 2011 a campaign statement.
Says opponent David Dewhurst is a "career politician."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 31, 2011
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on June 29, 2011 an interview with CNBC
"The only growth sector that we’ve had in the last two years in America is government growth."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • July 22, 2011
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on July 5, 2011 a Twitter message.
Says President Barack Obama’s "own economists say the stimulus cost $278K per job ‘created.’ "
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby • July 20, 2011
Eddie Rodriguez
Eddie Rodriguez
stated on June 22, 2011 a forum.
Says Texas is the only state that exempts jet fuel from its state motor fuels tax.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 15, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on June 29, 2011 a press release
Says legislative debate of airport pat-down procedures initiated federal changes in security procedures.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 11, 2011
Better Austin Today
Better Austin Today
stated on June 18, 2011 a campaign mailer.
Says that under City Council Member Randi Shade, Austin had the "highest city debt per person in Texas."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 6, 2011
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