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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
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on June 10, 2011 an Internet ad:
Says George LeMieux "even compared Marco Rubio to Barack Obama."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 15, 2011
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on June 13, 2011 a news release:
Protesters "attacked" the group’s headquarters with "graffiti on the sidewalk" and "stenciled images … smeared on the building and statue."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • June 15, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on June 13, 2011 a debate in New Hampshire:
"The CBO, the Congressional Budget Office has said that Obamacare will kill 800,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 14, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on June 8, 2011 a press statement:
"Earlier this year, the head of the Congressional Budget Office testified before Congress that implementation of Obamacare would cost 800,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • June 14, 2011
Roberto DaSilva
Roberto DaSilva
stated on May 25, 2011 a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.:
"Ten percent of violent deaths in the U.S. each year are due to strangulation."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 12, 2011
Kevin Bloye
Kevin Bloye
stated on March 11, 2011 AJC story:
Roughly 700 Georgians die needlessly each year because they are too far from a trauma center.
Mostly False
By M.B. Pell • June 10, 2011
Marjorie Dannenfelser
Marjorie Dannenfelser
stated on May 6, 2011 a blog:
Planned Parenthood "raked in more than $300 million in profits over the past four years."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 7, 2011
Charlotte Nash
Charlotte Nash
stated on May 18, 2011 a speech:
"We have the best schools in the United States."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • June 7, 2011
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on June 5, 2011 an interview on Fox:
"Part of his ride was to warn the British that were already there that, 'Hey, you're not going to succeed.' "
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • June 6, 2011
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