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Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on December 18, 2012 a twitter post:
Social Security has nothing to do with the federal deficit.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • January 22, 2013
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on December 21, 2012 a newspaper column:
Obamacare includes "a $63 charge every American will begin paying (in 2013) as a way to cover some of the increased costs associated with providing health insurance to those with pre-existing conditions." 
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • January 10, 2013
Emergency Committee for Israel
Emergency Committee for Israel
stated on December 19, 2012 an ad:
"While President Obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear Iran, Hagel says military action is not a viable, feasible, responsible option."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2013
Environment New Jersey
Environment New Jersey
stated on December 18, 2012 an online post about global warming:
"Hurricane Sandy, the most destructive Atlantic storm ever."
Mostly False
By Caryn Shinske • January 6, 2013
Steve Lonegan
Steve Lonegan
stated on December 18, 2012 a news release:
"The price tag amounted to nearly $4,200 for every man, woman and child in the state."
Mostly False
By Caryn Shinske • December 23, 2012
Lenny Curry
Lenny Curry
stated on December 12, 2012 a tweet:
Says Charlie Crist and Missouri Rep. Todd Akin "hold same abortion views. No exception except the life of the mother."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • December 20, 2012
Marina Dimitrijevic
Marina Dimitrijevic
stated on November 14, 2012 a radio interview:
Thanks to actions by the Milwaukee County Board on the 2013 budget, the amount of county taxes on the average home in the city of Milwaukee "would be a $19 decrease."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • December 19, 2012
Kelly Ayotte
Kelly Ayotte
stated on December 2, 2012 in an interview on CNN’s State of the Union.:
President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal "couldn't get support from either party in the House or the Senate."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • December 17, 2012
Pew Environment Group
Pew Environment Group
stated on December 11, 2012 a newspaper advertisement:
"In recent years, menhaden numbers along our coast have plummeted by 90 percent."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 14, 2012
Robert Singer
Robert Singer
stated on November 29, 2012 a speech on the New Jersey Senate floor:
"More than 50 percent of those people getting minimum wage in this state are high school students."
Mostly False
By Caryn Shinske • December 13, 2012
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on November 27, 2012 an interview on MSNBC’s Jansing and Co. :
Social Security has not contributed to the debt and the deficits.
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • December 10, 2012
Todd Hunter
Todd Hunter
stated on November 26, 2012 a Texas Tribune interview.:
Says real estate taxes were put in place to pay for Obamacare.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • December 6, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 26, 2012 an interview:
Says he first unveiled his new legislative agenda in Wisconsin, not in California as critics complain  
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 2, 2012
John Wisniewski
John Wisniewski
stated on November 27, 2012 an interview on NJToday:
Says in January 1992, George H. W. Bush "probably had a 90 percent or even higher approval rating after the first Gulf War."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • December 2, 2012
Texas Values
Texas Values
stated on November 19, 2012 an interview aired by Austin’s KTBC-TV, Channel 7:
Says legislation supported by gay rights activists would strip "mother" and "father" from future Texas birth certificates.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 30, 2012
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on November 10, 2012 a speech.:
Says the state is required "pick up 70 percent of the cost" of K-12 education.
Mostly False
By Ian K. Kullgren • November 30, 2012
Jon Erpenbach
Jon Erpenbach
stated on November 16, 2012 a press release:
Says Gov. Scott Walker has "led people to believe that if Wisconsin doesn’t implement a (health-care) exchange, Obamacare doesn’t happen here."  
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 25, 2012
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg
stated on November 13, 2012 a speech on the Senate floor:
Says because of Hurricane Sandy in Atlantic City "much of that boardwalk no longer exists -- just the pillars where the boardwalk used to be."  
Mostly False
By Erin O'Neill • November 25, 2012
Sam Adams
Sam Adams
stated on November 9, 2012 a proposed ordinance.:
Says the initial Portland plastic bag ban represented "only a modest share of total single-use checkout bag use."
Mostly False
By Ian K. Kullgren • November 20, 2012
Jason Isaac
Jason Isaac
stated on October 22, 2012 a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters:
Says that over the past 20 years, Texas public school spending rose 142 percent and per-pupil spending more than tripled when adjusted for inflation.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • November 12, 2012
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