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Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on December 18, 2011 an interview:
Wisconsin’s monthly job reports have a "margin of error" of 75 percent and were "way off" in eight of first 10 months of 2011.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • January 4, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 2, 2012 a Web ad:
"Santorum also voted for a teapot museum in North Carolina."
Half-True
By Jake Berry • January 3, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on December 29, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Today" :
Says he has "been able to attract independents and Democrats to win" elections in Pennsylvania.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 3, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on November 18, 2011 a fundraising letter:
Enacting the Right-to-Carry Act would amount to "expanding the rights of sex offenders, terrorists, child predators, and abusers to carry concealed weapons across state lines.’’
Half-True
By Lynn Arditi • January 1, 2012
Yes on 79
Yes on 79
stated on December 28, 2011 an ad and on their website:
Says constitutional amendment would "help to stop unfair, double taxation on real estate."
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • December 30, 2011
Judy Shiprack and Diane McKeel
Judy Shiprack and Diane McKeel
stated on December 23, 2011 a guest column:
Say "in November 2010, voters overwhelmingly supported the idea of creating a (library) district."
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By Janie Har • December 30, 2011
Winning Our Future
Winning Our Future
stated on December 27, 2011 a video ad:
"Newt balanced the federal budget."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • December 28, 2011
Restore Our Future
Restore Our Future
stated on December 20, 2011 a TV ad airing in Iowa and Florida:
Says Newt Gingrich "supports amnesty for illegal immigrants."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 27, 2011
Ellyn Bogdanoff
Ellyn Bogdanoff
stated on October 26, 2011 a newspaper article:
"Florida is considered the fourth-largest gambling state in the nation."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • December 27, 2011
Restore Our Future
Restore Our Future
stated on December 20, 2011 a video ad:
"As speaker, Gingrich even supported taxpayer funding of some abortions."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • December 27, 2011
Steve Southerland
Steve Southerland
stated on December 5, 2011 in direct mail:
"The fact is, over 2.4 million jobs have been lost since the 'Stimulus' bill was signed into law in February of 2009."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • December 21, 2011
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
stated on December 14, 2011 a speech welcoming home troops at Fort Bragg.:
Says President Obama "helped more than half a million veterans and military family members go to college through the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • December 19, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 15, 2011 a debate in Iowa:
"I never lobbied under any circumstance" for Freddie Mac.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 16, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 10, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Iowa.:
Says the Obama administration catches and releases nonviolent illegal immigrants.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 16, 2011
Charlie Gonzalez
Charlie Gonzalez
stated on December 13, 2011 a press release.:
"If Congress does not pass the renewal of the payroll tax cut before the end of the year, nearly 160 million working families will see their taxes go up by roughly $1,000."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 15, 2011
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 15, 2011 a television interview:
"President Obama has increased the federal workforce 192,000 individuals -- about 10 percent since he’s taken office -- while we’ve lost 2 million jobs."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 15, 2011
Curtis Foltz
Curtis Foltz
stated on November 8, 2011 an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
"The study of the Savannah River Estuary . . . clearly demonstrates the project can be constructed and [environmental] impacts will be mitigated."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • December 14, 2011
Rob Cornilles
Rob Cornilles
stated on November 27, 2011 in a debate:
Suzanne Bonamici votes with her party a partisan 98 percent of the time.
Half-True
By Janie Har • December 10, 2011
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on November 30, 2011 a press release:
"[Former Georgia congressman] Bob Barr voted ... to raise his own pay."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • December 9, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on November 5, 2011 the Texas Patriots PAC debate in The Woodlands, Texas:
Says IBM leader told Obama that using IBM technology to cut fraud could "pay for" health care reform.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • December 9, 2011
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