Fact Check Posts – Page 148

Richard Saslaw
stated on January 15, 2013 a news conference.

Except for Virginia, "the other 49 states keep raising their gas tax."

By Sean Gorman • February 11, 2013

Leon Young
stated on January 19, 2013 a news article

Wisconsin state lawmakers worked seven days in 2012 but got "paid for a whole year."

By Tom Kertscher • February 6, 2013

Central Falls Police Department
stated on January 28, 2013 a news release

"Statistics show one male cat can father 420,000 kittens in five years."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 2, 2013

Bob McDonnell
stated on January 8, 2013 a news conference.

Says his plan to raise car registration to $56 would still leave Virginia with a fee that’s "equal to or lower than most states."

By Sean Gorman • February 1, 2013

Scott Walker
stated on January 10, 2013 a news conference

"We just had someone last week in Neenah near a school kill someone with a bow and arrow."

By James B. Nelson • January 28, 2013

National Organization for Marriage
stated on January 17, 2013 a newspaper ad

"Religious groups like Knights of Columbus have been forced to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies in their facilities, against their beliefs."

By Michael McKinney • January 27, 2013

Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
stated on January 17, 2013 in a video

Says U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., celebrates gun ownership even in the face of school shootings.

By Janel Davis • January 25, 2013

Barbara Buono
stated on January 13, 2013 an interview on bluejersey.com

Says Chris Christie’s plan "to kick-start our economy" is to propose an "income tax cut that disproportionately benefits the wealthy, and...he's still proposing it."

By Bill Wichert • January 24, 2013

Chain email
stated on January 6, 2013 a chain email message

Members of Congress "specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed, such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment" ... (and) from the healthcare reform."

By Tom Feran • January 16, 2013

Chain email
stated on January 6, 2013 a chain email message

Members of Congress can "retire with the same pay after only one term" in office

By Tom Feran • January 11, 2013

Chain email
stated on December 21, 2012 an email sent to PolitiFact Texas

Says 11 states have more people on welfare than employed.

By Sue Owen • January 11, 2013

James Bennett
stated on January 1, 2013 a Gov. Lincoln Chafee YouTube video

"Our numbers are going up at the airport."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 10, 2013

Facebook posts
stated on December 16, 2012 a Facebook posting

"Switzerland (where the government) issues every household a gun . . . has the lowest gun related crime rate of any civilized country in the world!!!"

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 6, 2013

Scott Walker
stated on December 12, 2012 a speech

Wisconsin has created "just under 100,000" jobs since he took office.

By James B. Nelson • December 16, 2012

Chain email
stated on November 27, 2012 a chain email.

Says the Obama administration plans to ban all weapons for U.S. citizens through international treaties.

By W. Gardner Selby • December 11, 2012

Association of Mature American Citizens
stated on November 10, 2012 a direct mail letter

"If you and I fail to defund ObamaCare now, some 16,000 new IRS agents will be begin prying into our private medical records, eyeing each and every one of our treatments and prescriptions for "violations’."

By John Hill • December 2, 2012

We the People petition
stated on November 19, 2012 a petition on the White House website

"In one county alone in Ohio, President Obama received 106,258 votes. But there were only 98,213 eligible voters."

By Tom Feran • November 19, 2012

Chris Christie
stated on November 7, 2012 a press conference

Says "I was the first governor in America to endorse Mitt Romney."

By Caryn Shinske • November 11, 2012

People's Majority
stated on October 30, 2012 a TV commercial

"Sheldon Whitehouse [got] a secret closed-door briefing, warning of the [2008 economic] crash."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 3, 2012

Barry Hinckley
stated on October 24, 2012 a television commercial

Sheldon Whitehouse voted for a "$525-billion tax increase on the middle class."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 1, 2012

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