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Susan Combs
Susan Combs
stated on April 4, 2012 a public appearance.
The 2011 Legislature did not cut Texas public school funding.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • April 12, 2012
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on April 4, 2012 a news release
Sen. Sherrod Brown’s vote helped pass "Barack Obama’s job-killing health care law, which slapped small businesses throughout Ohio with a $500 billion tax increase."
Pants on Fire!
By Stephen Koff • April 12, 2012
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on April 2, 2012 a robocall
President Obama's refusal to grant permits for offshore drilling is one reason gasoline prices are soaring.
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 12, 2012
Allen West
Allen West
stated on April 10, 2012 a town hall meeting in Jensen Beach, Fla.
About 78 to 81 House Democrats "are members of the Communist Party. ... It’s called the Congressional Progressive Caucus."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • April 11, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on April 10, 2012 a congressional Web page
President Barack Obama "has doubled the size of government since he took office."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • April 10, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 6, 2012 an email
"Why was there no news coverage of this raid on the Arizona border? … Seizure was just five days ago. Right on the Arizona border!"
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • April 10, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on February 19, 2012 an email
Says Texas retained the right to have a navy when it joined the United States.
Pants on Fire!
By Sue Owen • April 4, 2012
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on March 20, 2012 a news release
Says Ohio Treasurer Josh "Mandel first claimed bank fraud in June 2010 but did nothing for more than a year while raising money for his (Republican) Senate campaign."
Pants on Fire!
By Henry J. Gomez • April 3, 2012
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson
stated on March 26, 2012 a Twitter post
"Obama tells Russia that he'll turn over America's defense system to them if re-elected."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • April 2, 2012
Jeff Kruse
Jeff Kruse
stated on February 29, 2012 a newsletter.
Says "for the duration of this recession not a single person in government middle management has lost (a) job or taken a pay cut."
Pants on Fire!
By Ian K. Kullgren • March 30, 2012
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
stated on March 15, 2012 an interview on Fox News
A bill that could restrict free speech when the president is nearby was signed by President Barack Obama "in secret."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • March 30, 2012
Graeme Zielinski
Graeme Zielinski
stated on March 8, 2012 a tweet
Says the Wisconsin Republican Party tweeted "Happy International Women's Day! You ladies should get paid less and not be able to make health care decisions."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • March 28, 2012
Joseph Kyrillos
Joseph Kyrillos
stated on March 15, 2012 a campaign e-mail
Says under the new health care law "the patient-doctor relationship will be eliminated."
Pants on Fire!
By Erin O'Neill • March 26, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on March 12, 2012 a campaign memo
President Barack Obama is "ending Medicare as we know it."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • March 22, 2012
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on March 1, 2012 a news release
"Make no mistake -- Sherrod Brown is one of the main D.C. politicians responsible for Ohio jobs moving to China."
Pants on Fire!
By Stephen Koff • March 20, 2012
Pat Boone
Pat Boone
stated on March 11, 2012 a television ad
An independent payment advisory board created by the health care reform law "can ration care and deny certain Medicare treatments."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Feran • March 19, 2012
Pat Boone
Pat Boone
stated on March 12, 2012 a television ad
"This (Independent Payment Advisory Board) board can ration care and deny certain Medicare treatments so Washington can fund more wasteful spending."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 15, 2012
Chris Telfer
Chris Telfer
stated on March 6, 2012 a press release
Says her accomplishments include "a fiscally responsible budget agreement that controls state spending."
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • March 14, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on March 10, 2012 a op-ed posted on his website
President Barack Obama’s policies have forced "many parts of the country to experience rolling blackouts."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on March 6, 2012 a speech to the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee
Ronald Reagan’s philosophy of "peace through strength" is why "the Iranians released the hostages on the same day and at the same hour that Reagan was sworn in."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2012
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