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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
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
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
Raymond LaHood
Raymond LaHood
stated on March 2, 2011 a speech to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
"Thirty-five states have accepted high-speed intercity rail money."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 4, 2011
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