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Ian Lang
Ian Lang
stated on May 18, 2011 in a state Senate committee hearing:
"Rhode Island continues to have the highest rates of substance abuse in the country."
True
By Richard Salit • June 9, 2011
Robert Watson
Robert Watson
stated on April 26, 2011 in a speech on the House floor:
"I'm well aware that medical marijuana is a recognized, medical, viable treatment for this sort of [pancreas] pain condition."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 8, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 14, 2011 in testimony before Congress.:
"Hackers broke into Virginia's prescription-drug database (and) ... obtained more than 8.2 million patient records and a total of nearly 36 million prescriptions."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 18, 2011
Rob Bovett
Rob Bovett
stated on March 28, 2011 in an article in The New York Times:
Since Oregon’s prescription-only law took effect, meth lab incidents have dropped by 96 percent and meth-related arrests by 32 percent.
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • April 2, 2011
Larry Ahern
Larry Ahern
stated on March 25, 2011 in a letter to the editor of the "St. Petersburg Times":
"We don't need a separate (prescription drug) database ... Pharmacies already have a database in place."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 29, 2011
Mike Fasano
Mike Fasano
stated on November 23, 2010 in an interview with the St. Petersburg Times:
"Seven more people will die each and every day until the Legislature ratifies these (pain clinic) rules that are being approved by the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health."
Mostly True
By Lee Logan • November 24, 2010
Art Acevedo
Art Acevedo
stated on November 14, 2010 in an interview.:
Texas leads "the country in drunk driving fatalities."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 18, 2010
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on August 26, 2010 in an interview:
Says a highway was closed in El Paso because of bullets flying across the border.
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • September 1, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview:
Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 5, 2010
Dave Aronberg
Dave Aronberg
stated on July 26, 2010 in an editorial board interview:
"There are more pain clinics in Broward County than there are McDonald's in Broward County."
True
By Amy Sherman • July 29, 2010
John Loughlin
John Loughlin
stated on July 9, 2010 in a comment on The Helen Glover Show:
Transporting drugs "is the price of admission" for people crossing the border illegally.
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 20, 2010
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 20, 2008 in a campaign mailer:
"Barack Obama has consistently voted against tougher penalties for criminals."  
False
By Robert Farley • October 27, 2008
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