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Bob Graham
Bob Graham
stated on June 1, 2011 an interview on MSNBC's "Hardball.":
"We had (a bill) in Florida where we now are prohibiting doctors to talk -- particularly pediatricians -- to talk to their patients about gun safety in the home."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • June 6, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on May 18, 2011 a news release:
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., "and his fellow Democrats went on a spending spree and now their credit card is maxed out"
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • June 6, 2011
Robert Brown
Robert Brown
stated on May 17, 2011 an interview:
"We in the Democratic Party had no input into the locations of these hearings, nor did we have input into the process."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • June 6, 2011
Don Zimmerman
Don Zimmerman
stated on May 31, 2011 a press release.:
"Every time you buy an airline ticket, the federal government runs a background check on you."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 5, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on June 3, 2011 a robo-call:
Democratic Reps. Cicilline, Boswell, Carnahan and Critz "demanded that Congress vote to increase the nation’s debt limit without making any spending cuts."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • June 3, 2011
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on May 31, 2011 an interview on Fox News:
We are looking at "150,000 barrels (of oil) per day less next year, and 200,000 barrels per day less being able to be developed from the gulf the year after" because of the moratorium on new drilling enacted by the Obama administration.
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • June 3, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on May 18, 2011 an e-mail.:
"Gerry Connolly and his fellow Democrats went on a spending spree and now their credit card is maxed out."
Mostly False
By Jacob Geiger, Stephen Koff • June 2, 2011
Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen
stated on May 19, 2011 a blog posting:
Wisconsin’s technical college graduates "have a higher employment rate and starting salaries" than four-year college graduates nationwide.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • June 2, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on May 18, 2011 a news release:
"Betty Sutton and her fellow Democrats went on a spending spree and now their credit card is maxed out."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • May 31, 2011
Steve Moore
Steve Moore
stated on May 26, 2011 a column in the Wall Street Journal:
"In the late 1980s, the U.S. was nearly the lowest-taxed nation in the world, and a quarter century later we're nearly the highest."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 31, 2011
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on May 18, 2011 his radio program.:
Says Rick Perry is "the guy that tracked" down Democratic legislators who fled Texas in 2003.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 28, 2011
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on May 3, 2011 a press availability following a policy luncheon:
"The (health reform) legislation which Washington passed last year has made it more difficult to hire" because it’s increased costs for employers.
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • May 26, 2011
Kurt Browning
Kurt Browning
stated on May 23, 2011 a guest column published in the 'St. Petersburg Times':
"Early voting remains at 96 hours."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • May 23, 2011
AmeriPAC
AmeriPAC
stated on May 16, 2011 a fundraising letter:
"The new light bulbs will cost roughly six times the cost of the light bulbs we now use."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • May 23, 2011
Rich Zipperer
Rich Zipperer
stated on April 26, 2011 interviews and testimony about the bill:
Deregulation of the state’s telecommunications industry will create 50,000 jobs in Wisconsin.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • May 23, 2011
Frank Wolf
Frank Wolf
stated on April 19, 2011 a news release.:
The U.S. has "over $62 trillion in unfunded liabilities."
Mostly False
By Wes Hester • May 23, 2011
Jay Goyal
Jay Goyal
stated on May 5, 2011 a speech in the Ohio House of Representatives:
Says there are more federal dollars in Gov. John Kasich's budget plan than in the previous state budget.
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • May 18, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 10, 2011 a speech in El Paso:
"The (border) fence is now basically complete."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • May 16, 2011
AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO
stated on April 28, 2011 a news release:
"There are not, nor have there ever been, any boycotts encouraged by our organizations."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • May 15, 2011
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on May 6, 2011 a radio interview:
"Most military experts say there is anywhere between 25 and 30 members of al Qaeda in Afghanistan."
Mostly False
By Richard Salit • May 15, 2011
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