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Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on March 3, 2011 a statement at a news conference
Wisconsin was embroiled in a "constitutional crisis" brought on by the Democratic senators fleeing the state for Illinois to block Gov. Scott Walker's budget-repair bill.  
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • March 24, 2011
Morgan Griffith
Morgan Griffith
stated on February 18, 2011 an e-mail newsletter and House floor speech.
"Not even expensive bottled water, like Perrier and Evian, are of good enough quality to pump out of mines in Southwest Virginia, according to the EPA regulation."
Mostly False
By Jacob Geiger • March 22, 2011
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on March 17, 2011 Fox's "O'Reilly Factor"
"There is a growing body of evidence that radiation in excess of what the government says are the minimum amounts you should be exposed to are actually good for you and reduce cases of cancer."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • March 22, 2011
John Thrasher
John Thrasher
stated on March 14, 2011 comments before a Senate committee.
Says taxpayer resources are being used "to facilitate private political agendas" through automatic payroll deduction of union dues.  
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 22, 2011
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on March 11, 2011 a statement to a TV reporter
Senate Democrats who left the state for weeks to delay a vote on union bargaining power exercised a "Wisconsin filibuster" provided by the state’s constitution.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 21, 2011
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on March 4, 2011 newspaper interview
"When I took office in 2003, we had very little reserves."
Mostly False
By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 20, 2011
Milwaukee Police Association
Milwaukee Police Association
stated on March 9, 2011 a newspaper ad
Says it has offered $12 million in savings through 2011 and $184 million in savings over the next 25 years in contract negotiations with the City of Milwaukee.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 18, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 14, 2011 a conference call.
Says the state’s rainy day fund is "our insurance policy against a major natural disaster."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 18, 2011
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on February 16, 2011 a column
Gov. Rick Perry "used $3.2 billion in stimulus dollars for schools to plug other holes in his budget."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 16, 2011
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on March 9, 2011 a television ad
In fighting collective bargaining changes, Democrats are trying to "protect a system that pays unionized government workers 42 percent more than non-union workers."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 15, 2011
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on February 25, 2011 a Texas Tribune article.
Says Texas school districts are the fifth largest employers in the world.  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 11, 2011
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on March 4, 2011 a post on his PAC's website
Says it’s a "statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 his State of the State speech.
"I have asked the Division of Emergency Management to report directly to me."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • March 9, 2011
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on March 8, 2011 comments on MSNBC.
Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s cuts to education are the same as his proposed corporate income tax rate reduction.  
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 9, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on March 6, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"Secretly, unbeknownst to members of Congress, over $105 billion was hidden in the Obamacare legislation."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on February 22, 2011 a news release
In slashing $1.7 billion from Social Security, "Rep. Jim Renacci may end up forcing the entire agency to ... shut down for a month, causing seniors to not get their benefits on time, halting claims processing, and forcing new retirees and disabled workers into a backlog."
Mostly False
By Sabrina Eaton • March 7, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 27, 2011 an appearance on a TV interview program
"We've seen local union after local union rush to their school boards, their city councils, their technical school boards and rush through contracts in the past two weeks that had no contributions to the pension and no contribution to health care."
Mostly False
By Cary Spivak • March 3, 2011
Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on January 25, 2011 a news release
"There are nearly 500,000 registered sex offenders across the country and at any one time about 100,000 are unaccounted for."
Mostly False
By Peter Lord • March 3, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 27, 2011 an interview with CNN.
Says Tri-Rail shows the potential problems with investing in high-speed rail.
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 1, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on February 17, 2011 a press release.
The stimulus bill "promised to keep unemployment under 8%."
Mostly False
By Jacob Geiger, Robert Farley • February 28, 2011
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