Fact Check Posts – Page 159

Keep Conservatives United
stated on September 1, 2011 an online video ad.:

Says Rick Perry is "spending more money than the state takes in, covering his deficits with record borrowing."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2011

Michele Bachmann
stated on September 22, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Orlando:

"President Obama has the lowest public approval ratings of any president in modern times."

By Louis Jacobson • September 23, 2011

Rick Perry
stated on September 22, 2011 in the Fox News Google debate in Orlando:

"The federal government has not engaged in (border security) at all."

By Becky Bowers • September 23, 2011

Mitt Romney
stated on September 22, 2011 a debate in Orlando, Fla.:

President Obama "went around the world and apologized for America."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 23, 2011

Scott Walker
stated on September 2, 2011 a fund-raising letter:

"Wisconsin is broke," and "state government is $3 billion in debt."

By James B. Nelson • September 22, 2011

Rick Perry
stated on September 12, 2011 the CNN/Tea Party Express debate:

"The first round of stimulus ... it created zero jobs."

By Becky Bowers • September 13, 2011

Chain email
stated on September 6, 2011 a chain email:

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is considering implementing mandatory physical fitness testing for security staff.

By James B. Nelson • September 10, 2011

Mitt Romney
stated on September 5, 2011 a Republican candidates' forum in South Carolina:

The Massachusetts health care plan "dealt with 8 percent of our population," far less than the "100 percent of American people" affected by President Barack Obama’s health care law.

By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2011

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 17, 2011 an email to party supporters:

"(U.S. Reps.) Paul Ryan, Sean Duffy and Reid Ribble are … shutting down town hall meetings, or making their constituents pay to attend them."

By James B. Nelson • September 6, 2011

Bloggers
stated on August 12, 2011 web pages:

Say Ohio Reps. Marcia Fudge, Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."

By Charles Pope, Tom Feran • September 6, 2011

Bloggers
stated on August 12, 2011 on web pages.:

Say Texas U.S. Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson and Sheila Jackson Lee are among open Socialists in Congress.

By Charles Pope, W. Gardner Selby • September 5, 2011

Scott Walker
stated on August 15, 2011 a news release:

A new college tuition reciprocity agreement with Minnesota "makes college education more affordable for Wisconsin residents."

By Tom Kertscher • September 4, 2011

Richard Tomlins
stated on August 22, 2011 a recorded telephone message to Cranston residents:

"Mayor Fung wants to punish our children's education by removing 12 million dollars from current funding to pay for his private charter school. Your taxes would increase by between 6 and 8 percent per year."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 4, 2011

Bloggers
stated on August 12, 2011 various web pages:

Says Florida U.S. Reps. Corrine Brown, Alcee Hastings and Frederica Wilson are Socialists.

By Katie Sanders • September 2, 2011

Sovereign Citizens United
stated on August 12, 2011 a web post:

U.S. Reps. Hank Johnson, John Lewis and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."

By Eric Stirgus • September 2, 2011

Michele Bachmann
stated on August 26, 2011 a campaign event:

President Barack Obama "has virtually no one in his cabinet with private-sector experience."

By Louis Jacobson • September 1, 2011

Rick Perry
stated on August 13, 2011 a speech at a house party in New Hampshire.:

Says President Barack Obama delivered $2 billion to Brazil to help with offshore drilling projects.

By Gregory Trotter • September 1, 2011

Bloggers
stated on August 12, 2011 web pages:

Say New Jersey Reps. Donald Payne and Frank Pallone are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."

By Charles Pope • September 1, 2011

Bloggers
stated on August 12, 2011 web pages:

Say Oregon Reps. Peter DeFazio and Earl Blumenauer are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."

By Charles Pope • August 29, 2011

Newt Gingrich
stated on July 20, 2011 a Twitter post:

"We spend less on defense today as % of GDP than at any time since Pearl Harbor."

By M.B. Pell • August 29, 2011

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