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Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on October 25, 2012 an election flier
Says Mike Dovilla supports a plan "that could allow a foreign corporation to take over the Ohio Turnpike" 
Mostly False
By Reginald Fields • November 12, 2012
Gerald Daugherty
Gerald Daugherty
stated on May 10, 2012 a mailed campaign flier
Says he "is the reason we do not pay a toll every time we pass over the bridge at MoPac and William Cannon."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • October 19, 2012
Mary Nolan
Mary Nolan
stated on September 28, 2012 a post on her website.
Says "as Co-Chair of the Joint Ways & Means Committee, I secured the key piece of funding for" the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project bridge."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 15, 2012
Karen Huber
Karen Huber
stated on September 17, 2012 an Austin American-Statesman news stor
Says she’s never said "don’t build" Texas 45 Southwest.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • October 12, 2012
Michael Riley
Michael Riley
stated on September 30, 2012 a news release
"When Congressman Langevin took office, gas was around $1.70 per gallon, and now it is near $4 per gallon."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 8, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on September 11, 2012 a speech
"We have more natural gas than Saudi Arabia has oil."
Mostly False
September 24, 2012
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on September 6, 2012 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
"With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin.
Half-True
September 14, 2012
Clackamas County Commission
Clackamas County Commission
stated on August 23, 2012 a press release
Clackamas County Commissioners "approved a re-negotiated agreement to lower the county’s contribution to TriMet’s Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project to $19.9 million from $25 million."
False
By Janie Har • August 30, 2012
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on August 1, 2012 a press release
Says Georgia ranks "near the bottom in per capita transportation spending."
True
By Eric Stirgus • August 7, 2012
TriMet
TriMet
stated on July 7, 2012 a newspaper ad
"Without Westside MAX, we’d need to add 2.9 lanes to the Sunset Highway."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • August 6, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on July 19, 2012
Says his plan to end the toll on Ga. 400 fulfills his campaign promise to commuters.
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • August 6, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on July 17, 2012 a TV ad
Says U.S. Senate opponent Eric Hovde "supported billions in stimulus for high-speed rail"  and "billions more to bail out banks."
Half-True
August 3, 2012
Lights For Liberty
Lights For Liberty
stated on July 19, 2012 press release
"The voting public had no say" in the Atlanta region’s proposed transportation project list.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • July 28, 2012
Scott Keyes
Scott Keyes
stated on July 16, 2012 a blog post
Says U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy is among seven "Tea Party freshmen" who "spent an average of $15,000 on cars for themselves." 
Pants on Fire!
July 27, 2012
Vincent Fort
Vincent Fort
stated on July 21, 2012 media appearances
Taxes on groceries and medicine will rise under a plan to improve roads and rail for metro Atlanta.
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 27, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on July 17, 2012 news conference
The state of Georgia has lost 200,000 total jobs and 50,000 construction jobs since May 2007.
True
By Eric Stirgus • July 25, 2012
Steve Brown
Steve Brown
stated on July 12, 2012 a forum hosted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A proposed tax to fund transportation projects would spend $90,000 to take a single vehicle off the road during the morning and afternoon commute.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • July 24, 2012
John Watson
John Watson
stated on July 11, 2012 an op-ed
The transportation sales tax would cost the average consumer an estimated $112 a year.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • July 20, 2012
Jeff Dickerson
Jeff Dickerson
stated on July 10, 2012 an online debate
According to a national survey, transit "ridership" among people age 16 to 34 increased 40 percent between 2001 and 2009.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 18, 2012
TriMet
TriMet
stated on July 2, 2012 a website
The Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project has created 1,525 direct jobs as of June 11, 2012.
Half-True
By Janie Har • July 16, 2012
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