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Sheila Harsdorf
Sheila Harsdorf
stated on July 1, 2011 a radio ad
Says Democratic recall opponent Shelly Moore "opposes any limit on taxes."  
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 27, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 25, 2011 a televised speech
The House passed "cut, cap and balance" with "bipartisan support."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2011
Jessica King
Jessica King
stated on July 12, 2011 a TV ad
Says state Sen. Randy Hopper, R-Fond du Lac, unlike typical taxpayers, "didn’t pay taxes"
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 26, 2011
Shirley Turner
Shirley Turner
stated on July 12, 2011 a speech on the Senate floor
Says unemployment in Trenton is "twice as much as what we see in every other area of the state" and, as a result, "we have seen an increase in crime."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • July 26, 2011
Jennifer Shilling
Jennifer Shilling
stated on June 30, 2011 a statement on her legislative website
The 2011-13 state budget "cuts overall funding for public schools by $1.6 billion"
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 25, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 5, 2011 a Town Hall in Wolfeboro, N.H.
"Federal law requires that hospitals treat people whether or not they can pay. So someone (who) doesn’t have health insurance --  they can go to the hospital and get free care."
Mostly False
By Dan Gorenstein • July 22, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 11, 2009 a town hall in New Hampshire
Said his mother had to fight with health insurance companies for treatment because of a pre-existing condition.
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 21, 2011
Bruce Hanna
Bruce Hanna
stated on July 1, 2011 a statement during OPB's Think Out Loud
Says this House processed and approved as many bills as previous Legislatures.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • July 20, 2011
Alan Hays
Alan Hays
stated on July 13, 2011 a public hearing about redistricting
"The Florida Legislature has not filed a lawsuit to fight Amendments 5 and 6."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 20, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on July 5, 2011 a town hall in Wolfeboro, N.H.
During his first year, President Obama said he "was going to visit Kim Jong-ll and Ahmadinejad and Assad and Chavez – the worst actors in the world."
Mostly False
By Josh Rogers • July 20, 2011
Craig Miller
Craig Miller
stated on July 12, 2011 a campaign launch message on his website
"I've created over 40,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • July 19, 2011
Lois Kolkhorst
Lois Kolkhorst
stated on June 15, 2011 House floor remarks.
Says $500 billion in Medicare cuts are coming.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 17, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 15, 2011 a press conference
"The clear majority of Republican voters think that any deficit reduction package should have a balanced approach and should include some revenues."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 15, 2011
Scott Rigell
Scott Rigell
stated on June 23, 2011 a newsletter.
Under Ryan plan, "those 54 and younger would receive the same kind of healthcare options now enjoyed by members of Congress."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Wes Hester • July 15, 2011
Ralph Long
Ralph Long
stated on July 6, 2011 a press conference
"The [Georgia] General Assembly took away the Atlanta Board of Education’s oversight of the superintendent."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • July 13, 2011
Steve Oroho
Steve Oroho
stated on June 29, 2011 a press release from Sen. Steve Oroho (R-Sussex)
Because of Democratic tax hikes, New Jersey ended a decade with fewer private sector jobs for the first time in recorded history.
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • July 12, 2011
Stephen Sweeney
Stephen Sweeney
stated on June 23, 2011 an interview on New Jersey 101.5 FM
Says the average government worker won't be impacted in the first two years under the reform of state health benefits.
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • July 10, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on June 27, 2011 a television interview
Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign has "exactly the same" challenges as Ronald Reagan’s successful 1980 bid.
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • July 8, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on June 25, 2011 an op-ed.
"Under Gov. Rick Perry’s leadership [Texas] has created more jobs over the last decade than the rest of the states combined."
Mostly False
By Jacob Geiger • July 6, 2011
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on June 16, 2011 an interview on the Fox Business Channel
A year since the "Recovery Summer," there has been been "a fall, winter and spring of no recovery."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • July 5, 2011
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