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Sheila Harsdorf
Sheila Harsdorf
stated on July 1, 2011 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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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