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Liz Carter
Liz Carter
stated on 2010-08-05 a press release:
Hank Johnson voted against legislation to help "first responders, teachers, vets and troops."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • August 12, 2010
John McCain
John McCain
stated on 2010-07-29 a campaign commercial:
"The border security plan of Sens. McCain and Kyl called for 3,000 additional troops to keep us safe. President Obama says he'll send 524."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 11, 2010
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on 2010-07-30 a statement posted to his website:
"There are currently delays of up to six months in the processing of DNA evidence at the state run crime lab."
Half-True
By Aaron Marshall • August 9, 2010
Donald Carcieri
Donald Carcieri
stated on 2010-07-27 an interview on Fox News' "The Neil Cavuto Show," about U.S. Sen. John Kerry's boat:
Repealing the sales tax on boats in Rhode Island has spawned 2,000 companies, 7,000 jobs and close to $2 billion a year in sales activity.
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • August 8, 2010
Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum
stated on 2010-08-05 a debate.:
"In my attorney general's office, we've cut the budget 18 percent."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • August 6, 2010
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on 2010-07-28 an interview with Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren":
"People come here to have babies. They come here to drop a child. It's called 'drop and leave."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 6, 2010
Sharron Angle
Sharron Angle
stated on 2010-07-21 a campaign ad:
"Harry Reid says he does more for Nevada. He's done more for unemployment. We were at 4.4 percent. Now we're at 14 percent. He's done more for the foreclosure rate. We have the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. He's done more for bankruptcy. We have the highest bankruptcy rate in the nation."
Half-True
By Erin Mershon • August 5, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on 2010-07-28 an interview:
Because of violence spreading from Mexico, "you’ve got bullets hitting the city hall in El Paso. You’ve got bombs exploding in El Paso."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 5, 2010
James Langevin
James Langevin
stated on 2010-07-12 an online forum on ProJo.com:
"The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every $1 we spend on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put into our economy."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 5, 2010
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on 2010-07-21 a television campaign ad:
"Ohio lost 400,000 jobs on his (Ted Strickland’s) watch."
Half-True
By Mark Naymik • August 3, 2010
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on 2010-08-01 on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.":
The Bush administration "pulled the troops out of Afghanistan, pulled the resources away, because they wanted to invade Iraq instead."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 3, 2010
Sam Olens
Sam Olens
stated on 2010-07-06 a campaign ad:
"In Cobb County, every meeting opened with a prayer. The ACLU objected. Sued ... [Sam] Olens took on the ACLU and won!"
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • August 3, 2010
Michael Sullivan
Michael Sullivan
stated on 2010-07-19 a Twitter post:
Says the director of NASA says its main mission is Muslim outreach.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 1, 2010
Gordon Quan
Gordon Quan
stated on 2010-06-30 an e-mail blast:
Some cardiologists estimate "70 percent of all males over 50 have some form of heart disease."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 31, 2010
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on 2010-07-06 a campaign speech:
"In renewable and advanced energy manufacturing projects, Ohio now ranks first among the 50 states."
Half-True
By Reginald Fields • July 30, 2010
Peter Kilmartin
Peter Kilmartin
stated on 2010-06-28 a speech at the state Democratic convention:
For every $1 spent on afterschool programs, "we can save over $5, almost $6, in crime costs down the line."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 30, 2010
Dave Aronberg
Dave Aronberg
stated on 2010-07-26 a mailer:
Dave Aronberg "was the first to demand that BP create a billion-dollar fund to pay for the devastation."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 29, 2010
Mark Dayton
Mark Dayton
stated on 2010-07-14 a campaign ad:
"Tim Pawlenty has cut education funding in Minnesota. Classrooms are overcrowded. Districts have gone to four-day school weeks."
Half-True
By Erin Mershon • July 29, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on 2010-06-30 a news release:
Since the Democrats’ stimulus went into effect last year, Ohio has lost about 150,000 Jobs.
Half-True
By Mark Naymik • July 28, 2010
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on 2010-07-20 an MSNBC interview:
"For every dollar we put in unemployment, it pays back about $1.60."
Half-True
By Lukas Pleva • July 27, 2010
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