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David Cicilline
stated on October 23, 2012 in a TV ad:

"The truth is David Cicilline voted for tougher laws against child abusers, domestic abusers and abusers of the elderly."

True

By John Hill • October 30, 2012

Glenn Grothman
stated on September 28, 2012 in 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

By Tom Kertscher • October 23, 2012

Brendan Doherty
stated on October 9, 2012 in a news release:

"David Cicilline was the state representative who opposed tough mandatory sentences for those convicted of domestic violence and child abuse."

True

By John Hill • October 15, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention:

President Obama’s education "solution" includes an effort to "nationalize curriculum."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • August 30, 2012

Tomorrow's Vision of Florida
stated on August 6, 2012 in a mailer:

Says Ron Saunders "made the choice to stand with Rick Scott" on expanding school vouchers, restricting scholarships and giving tax breaks to the wealthy.

False

By Amy Sherman • August 10, 2012

Gerard Robinson
stated on June 15, 2012 in a written statement:

FCAT tests "account for less than 1 percent of the instructional time provided during the year."

False

By Amy Sherman • July 30, 2012

Reince Priebus
stated on June 26, 2012 in an interview:

Says President Barack Obama promised a "pathway to citizenship" to undocumented immigrants and "didn't deliver jack squat on any of it."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • July 18, 2012

Terry Gorman
stated on April 24, 2012 in a House committee hearing:

"When these [undocumented] students graduate from college, they're still illegal aliens. They cannot get a job."

True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 13, 2012

Tim Kaine
stated on April 4, 2012 in a policy paper.:

Says when he was governor, "we expanded participation in Virginia in early childhood programs by nearly 40 percent."

True

By Nancy Madsen • May 11, 2012

Rudy Moise
stated on May 1, 2012 in a campaign website:

The congressional district for Miami-Dade and Broward counties has a "staggering drop-out rate of almost 61 percent."

False

By Amy Sherman • May 7, 2012

Tom Rooney
stated on March 27, 2012 in a press release:

A proposed U.S. Labor Department rule for children working on farms "would even ban youth from operating a battery-powered screwdriver or a pressurized garden hose."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • April 26, 2012

Scott Walker
stated on March 31, 2012 in a speech:

Says his sons were "targeted" on Facebook "by out-of-state protesters."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • April 15, 2012

Lamar Alexander
stated on March 22, 2012 in a press release.:

"This rule could prevent children under 18 from using such tools as a power screwdriver, a milking machine or something as simple as a wheelbarrow on the family farm . . . "

Mostly False

By Bartholomew Sullivan • April 15, 2012

Rashad Taylor
stated on March 20, 2012 in a speech:

"More children die in agricultural jobs than in any other industry."

True

By Eric Stirgus • April 4, 2012

Glenn Grothman
stated on March 2, 2012 in an interview:

Says a study shows that children who live with a biological parent and the parent's boyfriend or girlfriend "have a 20 times greater chance of being sexually abused."

True

By Tom Kertscher • March 25, 2012

Elliott Naishtat
stated on March 5, 2012 in an oped column.:

"More than half of the births in Texas are paid for by Medicaid."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • March 24, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on March 6, 2012 in a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio:

After President Barack Obama’s health care law takes full effect, "100 percent" of Americans will "depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them."

False

By Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on March 6, 2012 in a campaign speech in Steubenville, Ohio:

"A little less than 50 percent of the people in this country depend on some form of federal payment, some form of government benefit to help provide for them."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2012

Laurie Monnes Anderson
stated on February 24, 2012 in a Senate floor speech:

"In 2010 about 75 percent of child abuse and neglect reports in Oregon were made by those required to report by law."

True

By Ian K. Kullgren • March 2, 2012

George LeMieux
stated on February 27, 2012 in a Web ad:

Says Connie Mack "failed to pay his child support."

False

By Amy Sherman • February 29, 2012

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