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Roberto DaSilva
Roberto DaSilva
stated on March 21, 2011 a news release
"We’re paying out-of-state residential facilities hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more," to house children in state custody
Mostly True
By Peter Lord • April 8, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on April 5, 2011 a YouTube video
Virginia was named "best managed state, best state for business and best state to raise a child" while I was governor. 
True
By Jacob Geiger • April 7, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 23, 2011 an opinion article published in the 'Tampa Tribune'
"Before this (federal health care) law was enacted, Florida parents ... were able to purchase inexpensive 'child-only' coverage for their children. The law’s 'consumer protections' have now eliminated that choice in Florida."
False
By Laura Figueroa • March 31, 2011
Joseph McNamara
Joseph McNamara
stated on March 16, 2011 a news release
"About 22 percent of adults in Rhode Island and approximately 30 percent of youth (ages 10-17) are considered obese."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 25, 2011
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on February 16, 2011 a press release
"Since 1980, over 145 incidents have been documented of suction entrapment in swimming pools and spas, including 36 deaths of children."
True
March 23, 2011
Marion Hammer
Marion Hammer
stated on February 22, 2011 comments before a state Senate committee.
The American Academy of Pediatrics "supports banning guns."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 14, 2011
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on March 4, 2011 a post on his PAC's website
Says it’s a "statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2011
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on February 16, 2011 a New York Times column
Texas "ranks third in teen pregnancies... and it is No. 1 in repeat teen pregnancies."
Mostly True
March 7, 2011
Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on January 25, 2011 a news release
"There are nearly 500,000 registered sex offenders across the country and at any one time about 100,000 are unaccounted for."
Mostly False
By Peter Lord • March 3, 2011
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on February 16, 2011 a blog post
"From 2003 to 2006, 'Sesame Street' made more than $211 million from toy and consumer product sales."
True
February 28, 2011
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
stated on February 8, 2011 an episode of The View
In Texas, "sexting is a felony sex offense for teenagers — that can mean up to 10 years in prison."
Half-True
February 17, 2011
Get EQUAL Texas
Get EQUAL Texas
stated on February 9, 2011 a press release.
"Between Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas over 8,000 same-sex couples are raising children."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 14, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 7, 2010 a press conference
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt started Social Security, "it only affected widows and orphans," and when Medicare began, "it was a small program."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 8, 2010
Oregon Healthy Kids
Oregon Healthy Kids
stated on November 22, 2010 a billboard
"No family earns too much to qualify" for Oregon Healthy Kids program.
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • December 1, 2010
Mike Villarreal
Mike Villarreal
stated on September 7, 2010 a press release
Says Gov. Rick Perry's administration has proposed ending immunizations for 113,000 kids.
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 20, 2010
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
stated on November 20, 2010 a press release
"Georgia has the second-highest rate of childhood obesity in the United States."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • November 8, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 27, 2010 an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
"We have empowered state insurance commissioners to review the rate hikes that are taking place in states. And in some states like North Carolina, they have already used it and rolled back premium increases by 25 percent."
Mostly True
October 28, 2010
Americans for Common Sense Solutions
Americans for Common Sense Solutions
stated on October 21, 2010 a radio ad
"As a state representative, David Cicilline argued against Megan's Law and voted against mandatory registration of sex offenders."
Mostly False
By Cynthia Needham • October 27, 2010
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 15, 2010 a press release
Roy Barnes voted against a bill in the state Senate that would have made it easier to convict child abusers.
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • October 27, 2010
Yes on 8
Yes on 8
stated on October 18, 2010 a website
"There currently are 825,000 student stations sitting empty across Florida in every district and at every grade level."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 24, 2010
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