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John Skvarla
John Skvarla
stated on October 24, 2016 a speech in Charlotte
Says HB2 "hasn’t moved the needle one iota" on North Carolina’s economy.
Mostly False
By Will Doran • October 28, 2016
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on July 20, 2016 a news release
Says Gov. Mike Pence and Rep. Mike Coffman "take the same positions on a number of things ... Coffman and Pence oppose equal rights for LGBT Americans."  
Mostly False
By Alan Gathright • July 27, 2016
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on May 24, 2016 a radio interview on Charlotte's WBT
Says the Human Rights Campaign is secretly funded
Mostly False
By Will Doran • May 27, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 22, 2016 an attack ad
Says Donald Trump thinks "a grown man pretending to be a woman (should) be allowed to use the women's restroom."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • April 25, 2016
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on April 17, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"The city of Charlotte passed a bathroom ordinance mandate on every private-sector employer in Charlotte."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • April 17, 2016
LGBT Progress
LGBT Progress
stated on March 23, 2016 a tweet
North Carolina spent "almost as much as it spends on government rape crisis programs in a year" to convene a special session for HB2.
Mostly False
By Will Doran • April 1, 2016
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on September 22, 2015 an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File"
There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 25, 2015
David Ralston
David Ralston
stated on July 13, 2015 an interview
There is debate among constitutional scholars about whether the First Amendment will continue to protect faith leaders from being forced to perform marriages against their religious beliefs.
Mostly False
By Nancy Badertscher • August 12, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on June 28, 2015 an interview with NPR News
Says states not directly involved in the gay marriage lawsuits that reached the Supreme Court "are not bound" by the court’s ruling.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 31, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on June 29, 2015 an interview on NPR
The Supreme Court’s views "are radically out of step with public opinion" regarding its decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • July 1, 2015
David Boies
David Boies
stated on April 8, 2014 the Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library
Every one of "more than 30 federal judges who have considered the issue of gay and lesbian rights since last June… ruled that marriage is a constitutional right and you cannot deprive individual citizens of that right based on their sexual orientation."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 16, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on January 28, 2014 a press conference
"I always supported civil unions."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 7, 2014
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on July 15, 2013 an interview.
Says a Justice Department memo "directs that you must openly embrace gay marriage and homosexuality."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 31, 2013
Bill Johnson
Bill Johnson
stated on June 27, 2013 a news release
Most Americans want "traditional marriage," as defined by the Defense of Marriage Act.
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • July 10, 2013
Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops
Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops
stated on February 19, 2013 a committee hearing on domestic partnerships
"In other jurisdictions where (a domestic partnership registry) has been enacted, we have seen that fewer people enter into marriage."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • February 22, 2013
Texas Values
Texas Values
stated on November 19, 2012 an interview aired by Austin’s KTBC-TV, Channel 7
Says legislation supported by gay rights activists would strip "mother" and "father" from future Texas birth certificates.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 30, 2012
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on September 28, 2012 a news release
Says Tammy Baldwin introduced a bill that would require doctors and other health care workers to ask patients, "including young children, whether they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or if they know their gender identity."
Mostly False
October 23, 2012
Martin Frost
Martin Frost
stated on August 12, 2011 a column in "POLITICO"
Says Rick Perry flip-flopped on gay marriage by first saying it was a state’s rights issue and then saying he was in favor of a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
Mostly False
By Martha M. Hamilton • August 19, 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
Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum
stated on July 15, 2010 a campaign mail piece.
"Rick Scott's company is partners with Playboy in a social networking website that has community pages specifically geared towards gay dating."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • July 19, 2010
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