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Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 28, 2012 a speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa
"Last month, 44 of the 50 states saw an increase in the unemployment rate."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on August 7, 2012 a news conference
Says "a Republican hasn't won [an election] for a presidency in New Jersey since 1988."
True
By Erin O'Neill • August 15, 2012
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on July 29, 2012 a commentary in The Providence Journal
Rhode Island has "the most burdensome level of health-insurance mandates in the nation."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 12, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on July 25, 2012 an announcement at the Ohio State Fair
"Ninety percent of the topsoil has inadequate moisture to grow crops."
True
By Aaron Marshall • August 8, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 12, 2012 an op-ed piece
A study showed that President Barack Obama’s health-care reforms will "devastate Wisconsin" by pushing people off employer-sponsored insurance, driving up premiums, increasing dependency and making 122,000 people ineligible for Medicaid.
False
By Dave Umhoefer, Guy Boulton • July 29, 2012
Robert DiMuccio
Robert DiMuccio
stated on June 14, 2012 a letter to policy holders
"Rhode Islanders pay among the highest auto repair bills in the nation."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 22, 2012
John Robitaille
John Robitaille
stated on July 8, 2012 a Tweet
"Unemployment rate dropped in every state that elected a Republican gov. in 2010"
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Tom Mooney • July 11, 2012
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on June 14, 2012 a radio appearance
The Wisconsin Retirement System for public employees is "a self-funded pension plan" and "it’s the money of the workers’ that funds it."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 4, 2012
Vincent Prieto
Vincent Prieto
stated on June 17, 2012 an interview on My9 News' “New Jersey Now”
Says Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed budget is "the biggest spending budget in the history of the state of New Jersey. It is the largest in the nation at this point in time."
False
By Erin O'Neill • June 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 12, 2012 a campaign ad
"When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ... (had) more debt per person than any other state in the country."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2012
American Bridge 21st Century
American Bridge 21st Century
stated on June 7, 2012 a campaign ad
"As Governor: Romney did not keep public safety funding in line with inflation."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 12, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 8, 2012 a campaign ad
As governor of Massachusetts, "Romney reduced unemployment to just 4.7 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 11, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 4, 2012 a television ad
"When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 8, 2012
Eric Fehrnstrom
Eric Fehrnstrom
stated on June 3, 2012 an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney initially ranked last among states in job growth, but by the end of his governorship, "we were in the middle of the pack."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2012
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on June 3, 2012 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked "47th in job creation."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2012
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on April 10, 2012 a speech at Texas A&M University.
"Just on Jan. 1 of this year, there were 40,000 new laws put on the books in one day."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 27, 2012
Lisa Tomasso
Lisa Tomasso
stated on April 5, 2012 a news release.
"Rhode Island’s exports have increased by 53 percent in the last two years."
True
By Alex Kuffner • April 17, 2012
BettyLou DeCroce
BettyLou DeCroce
stated on April 8, 2012 n opinion column in the Gloucester County Times
"While the country’s economy was battered, nine states with no income tax actually grew jobs from 2001 to 2010."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • April 16, 2012
Morgan Griffith
Morgan Griffith
stated on April 3, 2012 an interview.
"On most things except witch trials, Virginia will always have been first."
False
By Nancy Madsen • April 9, 2012
Doreen Costa
Doreen Costa
stated on March 26, 2012 a radio talk show.
"This is the only state in the country that bypassed the General Assembly to authorize [in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants]."
True
By Alex Kuffner • April 5, 2012
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