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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC:
"We have a federal government that thinks they have the authority to regulate our toilet seats."
True
By Becky Bowers • March 21, 2013
Bob Bennett
Bob Bennett
stated on March 4, 2013 in a news release :
Ohio Republicans made significant gains during [Chris McNulty’s] time at the ORP, including the extremely successful re-election of President Bush in Ohio."
Mostly True
By Henry J. Gomez • March 13, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on January 29, 2013 in a radio interview.:
Virginia is "the only state" that has a tradition of attorneys general resigning if they run for governor.
True
By Warren Fiske • March 1, 2013
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on February 19, 2013 in an interview:
"You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • February 24, 2013
Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on January 15, 2013 in a news conference.:
Except for Virginia, "the other 49 states keep raising their gas tax."
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • February 11, 2013
Leon Young
Leon Young
stated on January 19, 2013 in a news article:
Wisconsin state lawmakers worked seven days in 2012 but got "paid for a whole year."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • February 6, 2013
Protect Families First
Protect Families First
stated on January 10, 2013 in a news release:
"The average age of first marijuana use is 12."
False
By Michael McKinney • January 20, 2013
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on December 12, 2012 in a newsletter:
"In Minnesota, well over 6,200 election-day registrations from 2008 proved fraudulent."
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 16, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech:
"Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 6, 2013
Larry Kilgore
Larry Kilgore
stated on November 23, 2012 in a New York Times news story:
Says Texas economy is about 30 percent larger than Australia’s.
False
By Sue Owen • December 20, 2012
The Campaign to Fix the Debt
The Campaign to Fix the Debt
stated on December 17, 2012 in a press release:
"If lawmakers fail to avert the fiscal cliff, 18 percent of the federal money that is sent to the states will be eliminated."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 20, 2012
Texas secession petition
Texas secession petition
stated on November 9, 2012 in the White House's "We the People" petition web site:
Says Texas has the 15th largest economy in the world.
True
By Sue Owen • December 18, 2012
Thomas Ratliff
Thomas Ratliff
stated on December 10, 2012 in an opinion column.:
Says Massachusetts has three state-mandated student tests and Finland just one.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 17, 2012
Raymond Bateman
Raymond Bateman
stated on November 23, 2012 in a column:
Says that in the 1985 election former Gov. Tom Kean had "the largest winning margin for a gubernatorial candidate in Jersey history."
True
By Erin O'Neill • November 29, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on October 30, 2012 in an interview on NBC Nightly News:
Says New Jersey is "50th in return of our federal tax dollars."
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • November 18, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate:
Says a university survey concluded his Massachusetts administration "had more women in senior leadership positions than any other state in America."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • October 22, 2012
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
stated on October 10, 2012 in in a mailer:
Says Mitt Romney and George Allen "would overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to end safe, legal abortion even in cases of rape, incest or when a woman's life is at risk."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • October 19, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 in a presidential debate in Denver:
Massachusetts schools "are ranked No. 1 of all 50 states."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • October 5, 2012
Jennifer Beck
Jennifer Beck
stated on September 20, 2012 in an interview with NJToday:
"We have more people working in the state of New Jersey today than we've ever had in our history."
False
By Erin O'Neill • September 27, 2012
Deval Patrick
Deval Patrick
stated on September 4, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.:
"By the time (Mitt Romney) left office, Massachusetts was 47th in the nation in job creation."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 5, 2012
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