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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 14, 2011 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
Says the Panhandle has had its highest-ever bed tax collections in 2011.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 23, 2011
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
stated on September 20, 2011 an interview on MSNBC:
"Since 1995, the top 400 wealthiest families have seen their incomes go up 400 percent and their tax rates go down 40 percent."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2011
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on September 19, 2011 on "The Rachel Maddow Show":
"Poverty among Americans 65 and over is statistically unchanged" in recent years because of Social Security.
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 19, 2011
Jersey Central Power & Light
Jersey Central Power & Light
stated on September 7, 2011 an advertisement:
Hurricane "Irene was the second-largest storm to hit North America in terms of power outages -- and the first hurricane to make landfall in New Jersey since 1904."  
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By Caryn Shinske • September 16, 2011
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on September 1, 2011 an e-mail to supporters about his opposition to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars:
"$360 million of our tax dollars went straight to ... the Taliban."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • September 15, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on September 12, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Tampa:
The U.S. military "is in 130 countries. We have 900 bases around the world."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 14, 2011
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on September 8, 2011 a column:
Mitt Romney "drove to Canada with the family dog Seamus strapped to the roof of the car."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 13, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 12, 2011 an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express GOP debate in Tampa:
"In terms of the wealthiest Americans, we're at the lowest tax rate since the 1950s."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • September 13, 2011
Dan Ramos
Dan Ramos
stated on August 13, 2011 a newspaper column:
"Gov. Kasich and the Republican-dominated legislature have foregone the popular option of closing tax loopholes that amount to $7 billion annually in this state."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • September 13, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 12, 2011 a Republican presidential debate:
Says that in his book, Rick Perry said that "Social Security is unconstitutional."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2011
Bill Pascrell
Bill Pascrell
stated on September 2, 2011 interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show:
Says 600,000 to 700,000 government workers have been laid off in the last year and a half
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • September 12, 2011
Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 1, 2011 a talk show discussion:
"Mike Trainor...still owes $250,000 to the state."
Mostly True
By Lynn Arditi • September 11, 2011
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on September 6, 2011 a statement:
Says Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin ranks "as the most liberal member of the House."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • September 9, 2011
We Are Ohio
We Are Ohio
stated on September 2, 2011 a campaign commercial:
"Issue 2 makes it illegal for us to negotiate for enough firefighters to do the job."
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By Joe Guillen • September 9, 2011
Daniel McKee
Daniel McKee
stated on August 21, 2011 a Providence Journal commentary:
"This year, the Blackstone Valley Mayoral Academy became the first public school in Rhode Island history to have 100 percent of its elementary-age students proficient in reading on state assessments."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 8, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 5, 2011 a Labor Day speech in Detroit:
A bipartisan payroll tax cut championed by the White House has meant that "the average family has an extra $1,000 in their pocket" this year.
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By Louis Jacobson • September 6, 2011
Chip Rogers
Chip Rogers
stated on August 22, 2011 a meeting:
Rail "doesn’t do a great job in lessening traffic."
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • September 6, 2011
Vincent Barrella
Vincent Barrella
stated on August 22, 2011 a column published on NJ.com:
"Point Pleasant Beach does not own its beaches; they are privately owned and operated by businesses such as Jenkinson’s"
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • September 5, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 15, 2011 a town hall in Litchfield, N.H.:
Says that 500,000 federal workers -- one-fourth of the federal workforce -- make more than $100,000 a year.
Mostly True
By Kevin Landrigan • September 3, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on August 22, 2011 campaign literature.:
Takes credit for "substantially reducing the size of the state workforce."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • September 3, 2011
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