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Campaign for America's Future
Campaign for America's Future
stated on April 8, 2011 a TV ad.:
Says "Congressman Eric Cantor wants to eliminate Social Security."
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • April 14, 2011
Pink Slip Rick
Pink Slip Rick
stated on April 2, 2011 picket signs at a parade.:
Says Gov. Rick Scott lost Florida 331,247 jobs.
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • April 12, 2011
Charlie Sykes
Charlie Sykes
stated on April 6, 2011 comments made during his radio show:
Says JoAnne Kloppenburg’s side had a "3-to-1 money advantage" in the Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign. 
Pants on Fire!
By Dave Umhoefer • April 10, 2011
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
stated on March 16, 2011 a House committee hearing:
"A report in Navy Times said that 7.3 percent of Army, Navy and Marines have thought about attempting suicide."
Pants on Fire!
By Sabrina Eaton • April 8, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on March 15, 2011 a talk at a conservative think tank:
Said Planned Parenthood’s early objective was to "help kill black babies before they came into the world."
Pants on Fire!
By Willoughby Mariano • April 8, 2011
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on April 5, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Today" show:
"We’ve lost 26 million jobs … since (Obama’s) been president."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2011
Citizens for a Strong America
Citizens for a Strong America
stated on March 31, 2011 a TV ad:
Says Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg "put an 80-year-old farmer in jail for refusing to plant native vegetation on his farm."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • April 1, 2011
JoAnne Kloppenburg
JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on March 29, 2011 a statement at a candidate forum:
PolitiFact Wisconsin "concluded that the charge that Justice Prosser prejudges matters that come before the court is True."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • April 1, 2011
David Prosser
David Prosser
stated on March 21, 2011 statement during a candidate forum:
Says Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg’s record as a state Justice Department lawyer consists only of the prosecution of cases regarding regulation of docks.
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • April 1, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 14, 2011 video:
Says the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act adopted last year contains "a series of slush funds, set up to stay on the books automatically, with little or no oversight."  
Pants on Fire!
By Sabrina Eaton • March 31, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on March 26, 2011 a speech at the Conservative Principles PAC Conference:
"One. That's the number of new drilling permits under the Obama administration since they came into office."
Pants on Fire!
By Robert Farley • March 29, 2011
Jon Brien
Jon Brien
stated on March 22, 2011 a news release:
Woonsocket needs a garbage-burning power plant because "residents are paying through the nose for electricity that’s fueled by foreign oil, at prices that are skyrocketing."
Pants on Fire!
By Peter Lord • March 27, 2011
WorldNetDaily
WorldNetDaily
stated on July 10, 2010 a news report:
"A U.S. Government Accountability Office report says Planned Parenthood Federation of America cannot find some $1.3 billion given to it by the federal government from 2002 through 2008."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 25, 2011
Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist
stated on March 24, 2011 a post on Twitter.:
"Withheld union dues fund half of Dem (Democratic) campaigns in Florida."
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • March 25, 2011
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on March 7, 2011 a speech to the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition.:
"Any child born prematurely, according to the president, in his own words, can be killed."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 10, 2011
Direct Action for Rights & Equality
Direct Action for Rights & Equality
stated on March 9, 2011 an online petition:
"Roughly 25% of RI has a criminal record"
Pants on Fire!
By Peter Lord • March 10, 2011
Mike Huebsch
Mike Huebsch
stated on March 3, 2011 a statement made by a staffer during a court hearing.:
Damage by protesters to the Wisconsin state Capitol will cost $7.5 million to repair.
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • March 8, 2011
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
stated on March 3, 2011 a radio ad.:
Says "union bosses" bused protesters to a Central Florida education protest.
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • March 7, 2011
Kenneth McKay
Kenneth McKay
stated on February 27, 2011 a TV interview:
Says Sheldon Whitehouse said on Senate floor: "Everybody in Rhode Island who disagrees with me about Obamacare is an Aryan, is a white supremacist."
Pants on Fire!
By Peter Lord • March 6, 2011
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on March 2, 2011 a news release:
As part of efforts to rein in protesters, Republicans in Wisconsin have "bolted windows inside the Capitol shut."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • March 4, 2011
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