Fact Check Posts – Page 146

BuzzFeed
stated on July 14, 2013 a web site list:

"In Providence, R.I., it's illegal to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 25, 2013

Michele Bachmann
stated on July 14, 2013 an interview with World Net Daily:

"The president … by executive order" could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation.

By Louis Jacobson • July 23, 2013

Chain email
stated on July 16, 2013 an email:

A "hidden" provision in the health care law taxes sporting goods as medical devices.

By Eric Stirgus • July 23, 2013

Terry McAuliffe
stated on July 20, 2013 a debate.:

Says an investigative report concluded Ken Cuccinelli "should have been prosecuted" for disclosure violations, but Virginia's law was too weak.

By Warren Fiske • July 21, 2013

Kathleen Ford
stated on June 27, 2013 a mayoral forum:

"Private prison systems are calculating how many new beds (they will need) based on the ... number of third graders."

By Katie Sanders • July 16, 2013

Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on July 3, 2013 an email blast:

Says if Texas abortion measure passes, "someone living in El Paso would have to drive 550 miles each way to San Antonio for something as simple as cervical cancer screening."

By Sue Owen • July 12, 2013

Rachel Maddow
stated on June 28, 2013 On “The Rachel Maddow Show,” broadcast on MSNBC:

Says Ohio budget item later signed into law by Gov. John Kasich requires women seeking an abortion to undergo a "mandatory vaginal probe."

By Henry J. Gomez • July 9, 2013

Chain email
stated on July 7, 2013 a long-running chain email:

Obamacare "will provide insurance to all non-U.S. residents, even if they are here illegally."

By Katie Sanders • July 9, 2013

Rick Perry
stated on July 1, 2013 a radio interview.:

"Abortion is the second-most conducted surgical procedure in this country."

By W. Gardner Selby • July 5, 2013

Patriot Majority USA
stated on June 27, 2013 an ad:

Says Arkansas Republican Rep. Tom Cotton voted to provide Congress with "taxpayer-funded health care for life."

By Louis Jacobson • June 28, 2013

Bloggers
stated on June 25, 2013 a blog post on Breitbart:

The immigration bill includes free "Obamacars," motorcycles or scooters.

By Amy Sherman • June 26, 2013

Lauren Benedict
stated on June 19, 2013 a Georgia's WIN List press release:

U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey wants public schools to teach women to "stay in their place."

By Janel Davis • June 26, 2013

Peter Barca
stated on June 5, 2013 a fund-raising email:

Under Republican-backed state budget, the state education agency estimates expansion of Wisconsin’s school voucher program "could cost nearly $2 billion annually"

By Tom Kertscher • June 26, 2013

Rick Scott
stated on June 24, 2013 a TV interview:

Says Florida didn’t offer special incentives to Deutsche Bank, which announced it will add 300 jobs in Florida.

By Katie Sanders • June 25, 2013

Jodie Laubenberg
stated on June 23, 2013 Texas House debate on Senate Bill 5.:

Says a "rape kit" can be used to "clean out" women, "basically like" dilation and curettage.

By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • June 24, 2013

Ron Hood
stated on June 12, 2013 House Bill 200:

Says abortion increases the risk of breast cancer.

By Tom Feran • June 24, 2013

Barack Obama
stated on June 17, 2013 an interview with Charlie Rose:

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court "is transparent."

By Louis Jacobson • June 21, 2013

Charlene Lima
stated on June 13, 2013 a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House of Representatives:

Rhode Island "didn't ratify the 13th Amendment to the Constitution to pay federal income taxes. So Rhode Island doesn't even have to pay federal income taxes."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 19, 2013

Saxby Chambliss
stated on June 13, 2013 an interview on CNN's "The Situation Room":

"The United States has never stood by and seen innocent people slaughtered to the extent that's happening in Syria."

By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2013

Chain email
stated on June 12, 2013 an email:

A hidden provision in Obamacare taxes sporting goods as medical devices.

By Tom Feran • June 14, 2013

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