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Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on July 20, 2011 an op-ed piece in the Washington Times
The Dodd-Frank financial-reform law’s hundreds of new rules will force small banks and credit unions to burn up "an estimated 2,260,631 labor hours just for compliance."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 22, 2011
Martin Frost
Martin Frost
stated on August 12, 2011 a column in "POLITICO"
Says Rick Perry flip-flopped on gay marriage by first saying it was a state’s rights issue and then saying he was in favor of a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
Mostly False
By Martha M. Hamilton • August 19, 2011
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on August 10, 2011 an interview
Democrats failed to flip the Wisconsin state Senate because recall elections were in the "deepest red districts in the state."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 19, 2011
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 1, 2011 a news release
Under Gov. Scott Walker, "unemployment is increasing in Wisconsin at twice the rate it is nationally."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 18, 2011
Kevin DeWine
Kevin DeWine
stated on August 8, 2011 a news release
"President Obama and Democrats' spending addiction has driven our national debt to historic proportions, maxed out our national credit card and has now led to the Democrat Downgrade of our country's AAA credit rating."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • August 12, 2011
Kim Simac
Kim Simac
stated on July 21, 2011 a letter and news release
Says Democratic state Sen. Jim Holperin "voted against a property tax freeze" in 2009 and then voted for a "$1.5 billion property tax hike."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 12, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on July 31, 2011 a newspaper interview
Says his Twitter account has 1.3 million followers.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • August 9, 2011
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on August 3, 2011 an interview with "The State" newspaper
The debt-ceiling bill "doesn’t cut the debt. It will add about $7 trillion in new debt over the next 10 years."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 8, 2011
Wisconsin Sierra Club
Wisconsin Sierra Club
stated on July 23, 2011 in campaign fliers
Says state Sen. Alberta Darling is "allowing mercury to harm our children" because she voted against an electronics recycling bill.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 5, 2011
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on August 1, 2011 in a radio ad
Says state Rep. Sandy Pasch "did nothing to stop" people from scamming the Wisconsin Shares child-care subsidy program and voted against funding for fraud investigators.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • August 5, 2011
Progress Texas
Progress Texas
stated on July 5, 2011 a statement for Twitter
"Rick Perry ended full-day Pre-K for 100,000 Texas children."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • August 5, 2011
Fred Clark
Fred Clark
stated on July 25, 2011 a television ad
Says Sen. Luther Olsen, his recall opponent, supported the sale of state-owned power plants "not to the highest bidder, but to the biggest donors" with no oversight.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 4, 2011
Raul Labrador
Raul Labrador
stated on July 31, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Tax increases under Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm led to state unemployment going from 6.8 percent to 15.3 percent.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2011
Alliance for Retired Americans
Alliance for Retired Americans
stated on July 12, 2011 an email blast
"Social Security doesn’t contribute a penny to the deficit."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 2, 2011
Ken Langone
Ken Langone
stated on July 28, 2011 an interview on CNBC
In contrast to President Barack Obama, who "is not acting presidential," President Ronald Reagan "would never go into the Oval Office without his jacket on — that's how much he revered the presidency."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2011
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on July 14, 2011 a letter.
(Rep. Bob Goodlatte's) balanced budget amendment does not require a balanced budget.
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • August 1, 2011
Travis Rowley
Travis Rowley
stated on July 19, 2011 a commentary
"The RI Board of Elections has heard official testimony from Providence residents who claim to have witnessed known illegal aliens voting in local elections."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 31, 2011
Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
stated on July 4, 2011 a house party in Belmont, N.H.
Says that when he was governor of Utah, he worked with the state Legislature to create a flat tax that "cut income taxes by 30 percent."
Mostly False
By Kevin Landrigan, Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2011
Michael Burgess
Michael Burgess
stated on July 15, 2011 a statement.
Says stores will be barred from selling 100-watt light bulbs as of 2012.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 28, 2011
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on July 18, 2011 a house party in Henniker, N.H.
In Europe, "church attendance rates (are) in the single digits" because churches are supported by taxes.
Mostly False
By Josh Rogers • July 27, 2011
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