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stated on September 18, 2014 a chain email
Was Martha Kanter "dispatched to Corvallis with $17 million in stimulus money" to save Craig Robinson’s job?
Pants on Fire!
By Dana Tims • September 23, 2014
Shemia Fagan
Shemia Fagan
stated on August 15, 2014 an Oregon Voters' Pamphlet statement
"I sponsored the new Buy American law"
False
By Dana Tims • September 12, 2014
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on August 7, 2014 a roundtable discussion with senior citizens
"Social Security has never contributed one cent to the deficit. Not one cent."
Half-True
By Dana Tims • September 8, 2014
Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson
stated on August 20, 2014 a political debate
"We’ve seen highway fatalities actually decrease in Colorado" since marijuana use was legalized.
Half-True
By Dana Tims • August 22, 2014
Freedom Partners
Freedom Partners
stated on August 6, 2014 a television ad
Sen. Jeff Merkley "voted six times for more debt."
False
By Dana Tims • August 15, 2014
Protect Oregon Driver Licenses
Protect Oregon Driver Licenses
stated on April 21, 2013 a campaign website statement
Gov. Kitzhaber oversaw creation of the Oregon driver card law "behind closed doors without allowing any input from citizens who represent the public interest."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair • August 13, 2014
Dennis Richardson
Dennis Richardson
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign debate
"It's been 17 years that we've had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon."
True
By Dana Tims • August 4, 2014
George Will
George Will
stated on July 27, 2014 a syndicated column
Oregon’s "three largest employers, and 13 of the top 25, are health care providers."
False
By Dana Tims • July 31, 2014
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign debate
Oregon "is the most trade-dependent state in the nation"
False
By Bill Adair • July 25, 2014
Dennis Richardson
Dennis Richardson
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign debate
"We are 49th in the nation for our graduation rate"
Mostly True
By Dana Tims • July 23, 2014
New Approach Oregon
New Approach Oregon
stated on June 26, 2014 a Facebook post
76 percent of doctors support the use of medical marijuana
Mostly False
By Dana Tims • July 22, 2014
New Approach Oregon
New Approach Oregon
stated on June 26, 2014 a website statement
 In Oregon, 12,808 people were arrested for marijuana-related crimes in 2012.
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • July 18, 2014
Monica Wehby
Monica Wehby
stated on July 9, 2014 an economic issues statement
The 2011 Rebuild America Jobs Act "would have cost the average American family $1,000 a year while making no significant impact to fix our infrastructure and roads."
False
By Dana Tims • July 11, 2014
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on July 9, 2014 an economic issues statement
"I co-sponsored the Rebuild America Jobs Act" for transportation and infrastructure.
False
By Dana Tims • July 11, 2014
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on May 15, 2014 a website statement
"Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years."
Half-True
By Dana Tims • July 2, 2014
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
stated on June 17, 2014 a gun-control rally claim
An average of nine children a day in the U.S. die of gunshot wounds.
Mostly False
By Ian K. Kullgren • June 27, 2014
James Buchal
James Buchal
stated on June 16, 2014 a campaign website statement
"The government -- not the armed forces -- is stockpiling hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition for domestic use."
False
By Dana Tims • June 27, 2014
Monica Wehby
Monica Wehby
stated on May 15, 2014 a campaign website statement
The U.N. Arms Treaty "infringes upon our right to keep and bear arms."
False
By Dana Tims • June 20, 2014
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Oregon Department of Agriculture
stated on June 12, 2014 a news release
"Oregon school districts are directing 24 percent of their food budgets to purchase local foods. That’s the highest percentage in the country."
Half-True
By Dana Tims • June 18, 2014
Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
stated on May 15, 2014 a website statement
"Marijuana is less addictive than both alcohol and tobacco."
True
By Dana Tims • June 4, 2014
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