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Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on June 2, 2011 a fundraising appeal.:
Gov. Bob McDonnell launched a "raid on public education to pay for roads."
Mostly True
By Jacob Geiger • June 28, 2011
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg
stated on June 15, 2011 an interview on ABC's "Top Line":
"Since 2004, there have been some 1,300 attacks (on rail targets). Four thousand people have died. Thousands of injuries."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • June 28, 2011
Charles Odimgbe
Charles Odimgbe
stated on June 20, 2011 a meeting of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority board :
"We are one of the most expensive [bus] rides in New England."
Mostly True
By Richard Salit • June 28, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on June 26, 2011 CBS' Face the Nation:
"Under Barack Obama the last two years, the number of federal limousines for bureaucrats has increased 73 percent."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • June 27, 2011
Peter Pantuso
Peter Pantuso
stated on June 7, 2011 a speech at a press conference.:
Commercial buses in the United States have "a stellar safety record, a safety record that exceeds that of any other commercial mode or surface transportation mode."
Half-True
By Jacob Geiger • June 11, 2011
Waco Tea Party
Waco Tea Party
stated on May 25, 2011 an e-mail blast:
Says the federal government threatened to impose a no-fly zone in Texas if state legislators bar airport security officials from performing pat-downs.
Half-True
June 8, 2011
Don Zimmerman
Don Zimmerman
stated on May 31, 2011 a press release.:
"Every time you buy an airline ticket, the federal government runs a background check on you."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 5, 2011
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 7, 2011 a speech.:
"The $1.8 billion in [transportation] bonding, we don’t have a repayment mechanism."
Pants on Fire!
By Jacob Geiger • May 18, 2011
Charlotte Lehan
Charlotte Lehan
stated on March 29, 2011 an opinion column:
If the Sellwood Bridge is not replaced, it will have to be shut down within eight years.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • May 14, 2011
George LeMieux
George LeMieux
stated on May 10, 2011 a Web ad:
"(Bill) Nelson voted for billions in wasteful spending earmarks like the Bridge to Nowhere."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • May 12, 2011
John Lee
John Lee
stated on May 17, 2011 May 17 election voters pamphlet:
The study that states that more than 70 percent of the traffic on the Sellwood Bridge is to/from Clackamas County has been thoroughly debunked by The Oregonian. 
False
By Janie Har • May 7, 2011
Jim Durrett
Jim Durrett
stated on April 28, 2011 a radio interview:
According to crime statistics, "riding MARTA has been becoming more and more safe over the years."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • May 6, 2011
Chris Dorworth
Chris Dorworth
stated on April 21, 2011 comments on the House floor.:
Says Florida is one of a few or perhaps the only state "that has a statewide review of local land use and zoning decisions."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 29, 2011
Texas Department of Transportation
Texas Department of Transportation
stated on March 16, 2011 a billboard message spotted in Austin.:
"A DWI costs $17,000."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 15, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 29, 2011 an announcement of an application for federal stimulus money for rail:
On federal stimulus money for expanding rail service.
No Flip
By James B. Nelson • April 13, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on April 11, 2011 a press release.:
On the way the federal government should spend Florida's rejected high-speed rail money.
Full Flop
By Aaron Sharockman • April 11, 2011
Jason Haas
Jason Haas
stated on February 27, 2011 a newspaper interview:
Milwaukee lost the headquarters for MillerCoors because the area lacks good transit.
False
By Joe Carey • April 2, 2011
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
stated on January 11, 2011 his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story":
"Ultimately, after an exhaustive investigation," the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that a Minneapolis bridge collapsed in 2007 "because of an original design flaw dating back to the 1960s."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 30, 2011
Sam Adams
Sam Adams
stated on February 22, 2011 a video online:
Says "for the equivalent cost of a single mile of freeway, we have a bike infrastructure."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • March 19, 2011
John Lewis
John Lewis
stated on January 17, 2011 a newsletter to constituents:
Building and running the Atlanta Streetcar is projected to create 1,399 jobs.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • March 16, 2011
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