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Charles Perry
Charles Perry
stated on June 24, 2011 a Texas Tribune interview.
Says $6 billion projected to accumulate in the state’s rainy day fund is already used.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 4, 2011
Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse
Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse
stated on June 1, 2011 A highway billboard
"Voted the ‘best specialty plate in America’"
Mostly False
By Richard Salit • July 3, 2011
Renewable Fuels Association
Renewable Fuels Association
stated on June 22, 2011 an advertisement in Washington, D.C., Metro stations
Ethanol reduced gas prices by 89 cents per gallon in 2010, and if ethanol disappeared, gas prices could rise by as much as 92 percent.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 1, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on June 12, 2011 a speech in Los Angeles
Says President Barack Obama’s overturning of the Mexico City Policy means federal tax dollars can be used "to fund abortion all over the world."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • July 1, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 24, 2011 a press conference
"The American people don't want us to raise taxes."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 29, 2011
James Clyburn
James Clyburn
stated on June 26, 2011 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
"We do not want to raise anybody's tax rates. That's never been on the table."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 28, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 8, 2011 a news release
"Rep. Jim Renacci’s plan to end Medicare also puts nursing home care for 3,000 seniors in the district in immediate jeopardy."
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • June 28, 2011
Al Roker
Al Roker
stated on June 16, 2011 a broadcast
"(Birmingham, Ala.) is the cradle of the civil rights movement."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • June 28, 2011
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg
stated on June 15, 2011 an interview on ABC's "Top Line"
"Since 2004, there have been some 1,300 attacks (on rail targets). Four thousand people have died. Thousands of injuries."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • June 28, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on June 26, 2011 CBS' Face the Nation
"Under Barack Obama the last two years, the number of federal limousines for bureaucrats has increased 73 percent."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • June 27, 2011
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on June 22, 2011 an online chat with the "Washington Post"
"Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies we’ve implemented."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 27, 2011
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on June 16, 2011 a radio interview
A "substantial number" of probationers participating in a pilot project to ease the farm labor shortage are able to "finish the work."
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • June 27, 2011
Better Austin Today
Better Austin Today
stated on June 18, 2011 a campaign mailer.
"Under Randi Shade," Austin has "had the highest cost of living of any large Texas city."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 26, 2011
Jay Carney
Jay Carney
stated on June 14, 2011 a comment to reporters aboard Air Force One
In the Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire, none of the candidates mentioned the "middle class" or "education."
Mostly False
By Maryalice Gill • June 24, 2011
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
stated on June 10, 2011 an interview WKXL-AM.
Says President Barack Obama promised he would cut the deficit in half, but instead will at least double it.
Mostly False
By Gregory Trotter • June 24, 2011
Vern Buchanan
Vern Buchanan
stated on June 13, 2011 in a news release
Vern Buchanan "has been completely exonerated" in a Federal Election Commission action.
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • June 24, 2011
Chris Widener
Chris Widener
stated on June 7, 2011 remarks to reporters
Says tax revenue was lower than expected in May and "that's basically a clear indication the governor's counselors are probably right -- that we are still not out of the woods yet."
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • June 20, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on June 13, 2011 the Republican primary presidential debate in Manchester, NH
Muslims tried to use Sharia law to influence court decisions in New Jersey and Oklahoma
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • June 20, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on June 13, 2011 an interview on Fox News
"The president came in and campaigned against me 12 times."
Mostly False
By Reginald Fields • June 17, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on May 20, 2011 a speech at Princeton University
Democratic tax hikes led $70 billion of wealth to leave New Jersey between 2004 and 2008, and mainly relocate to Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • June 17, 2011
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