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Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 7, 2011 an interview with CBS
"From now on, we have to pay the Russians $50 million an astronaut to send Americans to the space station"
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 13, 2011
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
stated on July 10, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"There's no scientific conclusion that (being gay) is genetic."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 13, 2011
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on July 7, 2011 a television commercial
Since President Obama took office, "2 million jobs. Gone."
Mostly True
By Mark Naymik • July 13, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 11, 2011 a press conference
"As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 12, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on June 21, 2011 Bill-signing ceremony
 "Our crime rate continues to plummet."
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By Wes Hester • July 11, 2011
New Hampshire Democratic Party
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on June 27, 2011 a statement by state Democratic chairman Ray Buckley in a call with reporters
"Mitt Romney is the first Massachusetts politician to run for president and not win the New Hampshire primary in a generation."
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • July 10, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 27, 2011 a roundtable with small business leaders in Salem, N.H.
By the end of his first term, President Obama will have added as much debt as all the prior 43 presidents combined.
Mostly True
By Maryalice Gill • July 10, 2011
Herb Conaway Jr.
Herb Conaway Jr.
stated on June 20, 2011 a rally at the Statehouse
"This governor has cut funding repeatedly for people who have AIDS, who need drugs to save their life."
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By Bill Wichert • July 8, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 6, 2011 a Twitter town hall
"We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Robert Farley • July 7, 2011
Bill Kristol
Bill Kristol
stated on July 3, 2011 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
Forty percent of union members voted Republican in 2008.
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By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2011
Lisa Hamler-Fugitt
Lisa Hamler-Fugitt
stated on June 1, 2011 testimony before a House subcommittee
"Ohio currently ranks 50th out of all states in income growth."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • July 7, 2011
United for a Fair Economy
United for a Fair Economy
stated on June 7, 2011 a chart
From 1947 to 1979, family incomes for rich, middle-income and poor Americans grew about the same rate. But since 1979, incomes for rich families have grown much faster.
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By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 29, 2011 a press conference
"You see a whole bunch of Korean cars here in the United States, and you don't see any American cars in Korea."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 4, 2011
Alberta Darling
Alberta Darling
stated on June 20, 2011 an interview
Says the 2011-13 state budget eliminates the structural deficit "for the first time in decades."
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By James B. Nelson • July 3, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 17, 2011 a statement
"Since I took office, we’ve created 76,800 jobs."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • July 1, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 29, 2011 a press conference
"If you're a … wealthy CEO or a … hedge fund manager in America right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since the 1950s."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 29, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on June 27, 2011 several speeches and interviews
Says President Barack Obama said that if he doesn’t turn the economy around after three years in office, he’ll be a one-term president.
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By Louis Jacobson • June 29, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on June 22, 2011 a speech before the Atlanta Press Club
"On the day of the New Hampshire primary in 1980, the top 13 people of Ronald Reagan’s staff quit."
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By Willoughby Mariano • June 29, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on April 14, 2011 an interview on Fox News
"For every dollar we invest in Head Start, we get $5 to $7 back into our economy."
Mostly True
By James Ewinger • June 29, 2011
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on June 2, 2011 a fundraising appeal.
Gov. Bob McDonnell launched a "raid on public education to pay for roads."
Mostly True
By Jacob Geiger • June 28, 2011
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