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Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierre
stated on February 13, 2013 an article in the Daily Caller:
Says after Hurricane Sandy, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg "refused to allow the National Guard into the city to restore civil order because Guardsmen carry guns!"
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • February 20, 2013
Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierre
stated on February 13, 2013 an op-ed for the Daily Caller:
"The president flagrantly defies the 2006 federal law ordering the construction of a secure border fence along the entire Mexican border."
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By Molly Moorhead • February 20, 2013
David Plouffe
David Plouffe
stated on February 17, 2013 an interview:
"The group that supported the president’s health care bill the most? Latinos."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2013
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on February 14, 2013 a speech on the Senate floor:
Says of a failed cloture vote on nominating Chuck Hagel for defense secretary: "This is not a filibuster."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 18, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 30, 2013 a blog post on RedState.com:
"Agriculture has always required a significant workforce from abroad."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 18, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 30, 2013 a blog post on RedState.com:
The United States does "not have a system through which growers and dairies can bring a workforce legally into the U.S."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 18, 2013
Brian Patrick Kennedy
Brian Patrick Kennedy
stated on February 6, 2013 a news release:
Employers and schools have no right to conduct "surveillance of a dorm room or a worker’s cubicle."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 17, 2013
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on January 23, 2013 testimony to the Legislature:
Wisconsin’s laws "ranked the worst in the world for mining investment."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • February 15, 2013
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
stated on February 6, 2013 an editorial.:
Says Texas has the nation’s most uninsured residents.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 13, 2013
Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald
stated on January 26, 2013 a speech to Ohio College Democrats.:
Says he was the first local official to endorse Barack Obama
Mostly False
By Henry J. Gomez • February 13, 2013
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 9, 2013 a speech.:
"The brutal fact is, when it comes to education, America is slipping" behind other nations.
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • February 8, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 27, 2013 an interview:
"We’re taxing our small businesses now at rates higher than corporations."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 7, 2013
Texas Federation of Republican Women
Texas Federation of Republican Women
stated on January 17, 2013 an approved resolution.:
Says that 9 million to 50 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 1, 2013
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on January 29, 2013 a radio interview:
Research shows that "a vast majority of arriving immigrants today come here because they believe that government is the source of prosperity, and that's what they support."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • January 31, 2013
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on January 25, 2013 a radio interview:
"I had to lay off 48 people last year," which has exacerbated the lack of law enforcement officers in the county that respond quickly to crime calls.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • January 31, 2013
Americans for a Strong Defense
Americans for a Strong Defense
stated on January 21, 2013 a television ad:
Says Chuck Hagel has called for "an end to our nuclear program."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2013
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on January 15, 2013 a speech:
A Republican-sponsored Wisconsin mining bill "will take at least seven years to create jobs."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • January 27, 2013
Gayle Atteberry
Gayle Atteberry
stated on December 26, 2012 in an online post :
Says "Abortion clinics in Oregon, as in most states, have no state oversight and are not held to basic health or safety standards."
Mostly False
January 26, 2013
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 7, 2013 an interview on MSNBC:
"Poverty levels (are) at an all-time high."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 23, 2013
George P. Bush
George P. Bush
stated on January 12, 2013 an interview with The Associated Press.:
Says Texas will be "majority Hispanic in six years."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 23, 2013
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