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Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on July 12, 2012 a radio ad.:
Every "major newspaper in Texas calls" David Dewhurst "a moderate."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 18, 2012
Julia Hurley
Julia Hurley
stated on June 23, 2012 an email to constituents:
"If you have ever visited Nashville or Washington D.C. you will see MANY names and initials carved into ... desks."  
Mostly False
By Michael Collins, Tom Humphrey • July 18, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 17, 2012 a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney’s carried interest income was a tax "trick."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2012
Mary Matalin
Mary Matalin
stated on July 15, 2012 comments on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos.":
Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has these offshore accounts" like Mitt Romney.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 18, 2012
New Hampshire Democratic Party
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on July 6, 2012 a Web advertisement titled “College vs. Smokes.”:
"Bill O'Brien's Tea Party legislature tried to repeal kindergarten and compulsory education, defund Planned Parenthood and eliminate insurance coverage for birth control."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • July 16, 2012
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on June 28, 2012 a TV interview.:
Because of the health care act, "The people who have health care and like it in this county are not going to be able to keep what they have."
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • July 16, 2012
Bill Johnson
Bill Johnson
stated on June 5, 2012 a telephone town hall meeting:
"The state of Ohio has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation right now and is leading the pack in terms of job creation."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • July 16, 2012
Charles Bass
Charles Bass
stated on June 11, 2012 a speech after he filed to run for reelection at the New Hampshire Statehouse:
"America used to be the third easiest country to get established in a business. It's now number 17."
Mostly False
By Maryalice Gill • July 13, 2012
Secure America Now
Secure America Now
stated on July 4, 2012 a TV ad:
"For his first interview as president, Barack Obama chose Arab TV for an apology."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • July 12, 2012
stated on July 2, 2012 a news release:
The United States can immediately tap a domestic energy resource of "more than 1.5 trillion barrels of oil, six times more than Saudi Arabia."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 12, 2012
American Commitment
American Commitment
stated on July 10, 2012 a television ad:
"Bill Nelson was the deciding vote" on the health care law.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman • July 11, 2012
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on June 7, 2012 a news release:
President Barack Obama’s health care reform "slashed $500 billion from Medicare."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 11, 2012
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on June 28, 2012 an interview on Richard French Live:
Says as a result of the national health care reform, "the Congressional Budget Office says we save $250 million over the first 10 years. Over the next 10 years, we save $1.2 trillion in savings in terms of health care."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • July 11, 2012
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on June 29, 2012 a television interview:
Sixteen thousand new Internal Revenue Service agents will be "empowered to enforce" the new health care legislation.
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • July 10, 2012
Jim Bohl
Jim Bohl
stated on May 30, 2012 a news conference:
Toothpaste contains "the poison substance of fluoride."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • July 9, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on July 2, 2012 a Fox News interview:
Says the Congressional Budget Office "said if you’re going to buy your own policy with these (health care) exchanges you’ll be paying 10 percent more ... about $2,100 more for a family."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • July 6, 2012
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on June 14, 2012 a radio appearance:
The Wisconsin Retirement System for public employees is "a self-funded pension plan" and "it’s the money of the workers’ that funds it."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 4, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 2, 2012 on the Internet:
"In 1950, corporations paid $3 in taxes for every $1 by a worker. Today, they pay 22 cents for every $1 by a worker."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 3, 2012
Majority PAC
Majority PAC
stated on June 17, 2012 a TV ad.:
Tim Kaine "made Virginia the best state for business four years in a row."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • July 2, 2012
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on June 6, 2012 a radio interview:
"Before Act 10, the total cost of public sector employees’ employment was 29 percent higher than that in the private sector. After the act, it’s still 22 percent higher."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • July 2, 2012
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