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Ann McLane Kuster
Ann McLane Kuster
stated on June 7, 2012 a rally outside the N.H. Statehouse.:
Says Rep. Charles Bass "supports privatizing Social Security, risking trillions more on Wall Street."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • June 29, 2012
Jon Runyan
Jon Runyan
stated on June 28, 2012 a press release:
Says there are "$500 billion in Medicare cuts required to pay for this flawed [health care law]."
Mostly False
By Erin O'Neill • June 29, 2012
Michael Opitz
Michael Opitz
stated on May 29, 2012 a YouTube ad:
U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey gave the government the power to electronically spy on Americans without a warrant.
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • June 27, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on April 17, 2012 a news release:
Women "earn only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men in the same position."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 24, 2012
Frank Guinta
Frank Guinta
stated on June 13, 2012 a statement made after he filed for re-election at the N.H. Secretary of State’s office.:
"Now, in the House of Representatives, we have 40 different jobs bills that have passed and almost all of them have been bipartisan."  
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • June 22, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on June 9, 2012 a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.:
Says a national Coca-Cola study showed Texans love Texas more than residents of any other state love their state; Wisconsinites ranked second.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 22, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on May 7, 2012 a press release:
"Since the beginning of the economic downturn in FY 2008, the state workforce has been reduced by 12.4 percent as part of overall cost savings measures to balance the budget to reduce revenues."
Mostly False
By Chris Joyner • June 22, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 21, 2012 a campaign ad:
"Women (are) paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 21, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 4, 2012 a radio interview.:
"Most of Ted Cruz’s money comes from Washington, from outside the state of Texas."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 21, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on June 14, 2012 a video posted on YouTube:
"(Assembly Democrats) wanted to raise the gas tax by $2.4 billion. We said no to that....They’re down on the ground. They’re sweating. They’re twitching. It’s ugly, ‘cause I keep saying no."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • June 21, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 19, 2012 on the Internet:
"Less than 2 percent of illegals are picking crops, but 41 percent are on welfare."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 20, 2012
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on June 15, 2012 a news release:
Says President Obama's new immigration plan "is amnesty."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 20, 2012
Terry Lawler
Terry Lawler
stated on June 16, 2012 a speech:
"There is no Plan B" if the transportation referendum is not passed by voters.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • June 20, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2012 a Facebook post:
"Romneycare covers abortion, illegal immigrants and has a public option. Obamacare does not."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • June 18, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on June 7, 2012:
Says her congressional district has 10,000 medical-device industry jobs and 1,000 will be lost because of health-care law tax.
Mostly False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • June 17, 2012
William O'Brien
William O'Brien
stated on June 14, 2012 a letter to The Telegraph:
"The latest evidence of Republican success is that since the beginning of the current legislative term, state unemployment has gone down almost 20% to 5% adjusted."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • June 15, 2012
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on June 6, 2012 an online message to supporters.:
Says he has nearly 200 delegates bound to support his candidacy at the Republican National Convention.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 15, 2012
60 Plus Association
60 Plus Association
stated on June 6, 2012 a television ad:
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was "the deciding vote for the health care law."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • June 14, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on June 6, 2012 an interview on NJToday:
Says Robert Menendez is "the king of raising money from Wall Street, over a million dollars, one of the leaders in the United States Senate. I haven’t raised any Wall Street money at all."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • June 14, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 8, 2012 comments to the press:
Citizens Property Insurance has "over $500 billion worth of risk, with less than $10 billion worth of surplus."
Mostly False
By Toluse Olorunnipa • June 13, 2012
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