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Charlotte Lehan
Charlotte Lehan
stated on March 29, 2011 an opinion column:
If the Sellwood Bridge is not replaced, it will have to be shut down within eight years.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • May 14, 2011
Matt Wingard
Matt Wingard
stated on May 4, 2011 a House floor session:
Increasing the bottle deposit to 10 cents on a case of water bottles could literally double the price of that product in the store.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • May 13, 2011
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on May 10, 2011 an interview on MSNBC:
About two-thirds of Medicaid beneficiaries are children, but they account for one-third of the program’s cost, while one-third are elderly, and they account for two-thirds of the cost.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on May 1, 2011 an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':
"The only people in this town that have voted to cut Medicare spending are the people who voted in favor of Obamacare. That’s a fact."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Laura Figueroa • May 10, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 26, 2011 a radio interview:
"Two million federal workers negotiate zippo, zero. There is no collective bargaining for federal employees."
Mostly False
By Joe Guillen • May 10, 2011
Lena Taylor
Lena Taylor
stated on March 29, 2011 a news release:
"Gov. (Scott) Walker has yet to create a job, he gives away millions to his friends, and he raises taxes on working people."
Mostly False
By Joe Carey • May 9, 2011
Kathie Tovo
Kathie Tovo
stated on May 2, 2011 campaign mailers.:
Says one of Austin City Council Member Randi Shade’s biggest contributors is the lobbyist for the Formula 1 racetrack planned outside Austin.  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 6, 2011
Joe Gibbons
Joe Gibbons
stated on May 4, 2011 comments on the House floor:
"Polls show that Floridians don't want to repeal the Affordable Care Act."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • May 5, 2011
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on April 22, 2011 a tweet:
Republicans offered Wisconsin bar patrons "free shots (of alcohol) to sign recall petitions against" Democrats.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 1, 2011
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on April 22, 2011 a television interview:
"We just fought a Republican budget that ends Medicare as we know it."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 1, 2011
JoAnne Kloppenburg
JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on April 20, 2011 remarks at a news conference:
"There are legitimate and widespread anomalies, and widespread questions about the conduct of (the Wisconsin Supreme Court) election, most visibly in Waukesha County, but also in counties around the state."  
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • April 29, 2011
Cheryl Grossman
Cheryl Grossman
stated on April 12, 2011 a news conference:
"As far as standing committees, we have 10 fewer standing committees. So we’ve saved the state about a quarter-of-a-million dollars through the reduction of the standing committees."
Mostly False
By Reginald Fields • April 27, 2011
Kathleen Angelucci
Kathleen Angelucci
stated on March 9, 2011 a newspaper article:
"It is a fact that it costs more to run the schools in August."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • April 22, 2011
Republican Party of Virginia
Republican Party of Virginia
stated on April 18, 2011 a website post.:
Tim Kaine broke a campaign promise not to raise taxes.
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • April 21, 2011
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on April 16, 2011 a speech in Madison, Wisconsin:
Says $38 billion in spending cuts in federal budget compromise is "less than $1 billion in real cuts."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 21, 2011
Kathy Nickolaus
Kathy Nickolaus
stated on April 7, 2011 remarks at a news conference:
Human error, such as skipping a community in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, "is common in (the vote-tabulation) process.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • April 17, 2011
Bill Fischer
Bill Fischer
stated on April 5, 2011 a Providence Journal story:
"Full marriage equality [would provide same-sex couples] with about 1,700 rights."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 17, 2011
Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro
stated on April 4, 2011 House floor debate.:
"43,000 people are going to be kicked out of nursing homes or denied nursing home entrance" if the Texas House version of the state budget passes into law.
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke, W. Gardner Selby • April 16, 2011
Texas Department of Transportation
Texas Department of Transportation
stated on March 16, 2011 a billboard message spotted in Austin.:
"A DWI costs $17,000."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 15, 2011
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on April 10, 2011 an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
A Republican proposal changes Medicare for those under age 55 so that they will  "participate in the same kind of health plan that members of Congress do."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 13, 2011
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