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stated on December 31, 2014 in a meme circulated on Facebook:
Milwaukee "incarcerates 1.2% of white men" and has "incarcerated over 50% of black men in their 30s."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • January 15, 2015
Michael Medved
Michael Medved
stated on August 19, 2014 in a Web post from the "Michael Medved Show":
"More whites than blacks are victims of deadly police shootings."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 21, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 11, 2014 in a speech:
The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 23, 2014
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
stated on January 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
In Russia "all people are absolutely equal regardless of their religion, sex, ethnicity, or sexual orientation," while "70 countries of the world have criminal liability for homosexuality."
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By Steve Contorno • January 19, 2014
James Vincent
James Vincent
stated on August 4, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.":
Twenty four states have voter ID or comparable restrictions; before Barack Obama was elected, it was two.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 11, 2013
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on June 14, 2013 in an opinion article :
Says residents of Texas and San Antonio can be fired or denied jobs because they are gay.
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By Sue Owen • July 26, 2013
John Lewis
John Lewis
stated on May 17, 2013 in an op-ed:
"The violent crime rate in America is the same as it was in 1968, yet our prison system has grown by over 500 percent."
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By Eric Stirgus • June 7, 2013
Vincent Fort
Vincent Fort
stated on March 26, 2013 in a speech:
About 3 percent of Gov. Nathan Deal’s appointments have been African-American.
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By Eric Stirgus • April 23, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on April 11, 2013 in a speech:
Says Abraham Lincoln supported an agreement that allowed slavery in New Mexico "and a law to return runaway slaves to their owners."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • April 21, 2013
Arizona Citizens Defense League
Arizona Citizens Defense League
stated on April 10, 2013 in an email to supporters:
Says a gun bill before the Senate would make it a federal felony to "leave town for more than seven days, and leave someone else at home with your firearms."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • April 16, 2013
Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierre
stated on March 24, 2013 in an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press:
Says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says "we can only have three bullets" and "the NRA wants firearms with nukes on them."
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By Becky Bowers • March 26, 2013
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on March 6, 2013 in a Senate filibuster speech:
"When the president's spokesman was asked about (Anwar) al-Awlaki's son, … he said he should have chosen a more responsible father."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2013
John Roberts
John Roberts
stated on February 27, 2013 in a Supreme Court oral argument:
"Do you know which state has the worst ratio of white voter turnout to African-American voter turnout? Massachusetts. Do you know what has the best, where African-American turnout actually exceeds white turnout? Mississippi."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2013
Terral Smith
Terral Smith
stated on September 9, 2012 in an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman:
Says 40 years ago, the U.S. placed Texas under Voting Rights Act for failing to print ballots in Spanish.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • November 16, 2012
John Birch Society
John Birch Society
stated on November 4, 2011 in an article on the group's website:
Under a Wisconsin bill, "minor offenses such as violating pet leash laws, seat belt laws, parking infractions, etc., would now be arrestable offenses."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 14, 2011
Get EQUAL Texas
Get EQUAL Texas
stated on February 9, 2011 in a press release.:
"Between Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas over 8,000 same-sex couples are raising children."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 14, 2011
Debra Medina
Debra Medina
stated on January 27, 2010 in an e-mail.:
Says a prank phone call caused "400 children to be taken from their parents... without warrant."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 2, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 31, 2008 in a chain e-mail:
"While Sarah was Mayor of Wasilla she tried to fire our highly respected City Librarian because the Librarian refused to consider removing from the library some books that Sarah wanted removed."
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By Robert Farley • September 9, 2008
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