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Raymond LaHood
Raymond LaHood
stated on September 6, 2010 a speech at a Labor Day rally in Milwaukee
"It’s coming. Nobody can stop this train."
False
By James B. Nelson • October 7, 2010
Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority
Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority
stated on September 24, 2010 a vote
On charging a toll for motorists to use Ga. 400 after it was slated to expire
Full Flop
By Eric Stirgus • September 28, 2010
Delia Lopez
Delia Lopez
stated on September 15, 2010 a statement on campaign website
A bill by Earl Blumenauer would "mandate GPS tracking devices on all our vehicles."
Pants on Fire!
By Ian K. Kullgren • September 24, 2010
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 14, 2010 a primary night victory speech
"Our county now has the fastest growing airport in America, attracting nearly 1,000 new private sector jobs."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • September 24, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2010 a town hall meeting
The Bush administration had been "giving (auto companies) billions of dollars and just asking nothing in return."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 22, 2010
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on September 9, 2010 a campaign TV ad
Scott Walker supported the same transportation bill he’s attacking me for. He said at the time it would save the taxpayers money.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 11, 2010
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 7, 2010 campaign TV and radio ads
Says Mark Neumann = Nancy Pelosi
False
By Dave Umhoefer, Lee Bergquist • September 9, 2010
Sam Rashid
Sam Rashid
stated on July 26, 2010 in a mailer.
The sales tax increase, if approved, will cost taxpayers "up to $300 million per year, in perpetuity, to finance a rail system for the City of Tampa."
Mostly False
By Bill Varian • August 28, 2010
Michael Tyler
Michael Tyler
stated on June 9, 2010 an op-ed piece in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"[U]nlike every other major transit system in the nation, MARTA has never received any significant, dedicated funding from the state of Georgia."
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • August 10, 2010
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 17, 2010 conservative blogs
Obama's dog has his "own plane"
False
By Lukas Pleva • July 22, 2010
Vernon Jones
Vernon Jones
stated on June 3, 2010 a candidate forum
"Four years as a congressman, he [U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson] never talked about MARTA."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Stirgus • June 27, 2010
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on June 20, 2010 an interview on "This Week."
"In the case of General Motors, the (Bush) administration wrote a check without asking for any conditions of change."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 21, 2010
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit
stated on June 18, 2010 a brochure
The addition of a 1 percent sales tax would cost a typical household in Hillsborough County approximately $12 a month.
Mostly True
By Janet Zink • June 18, 2010
David Caton
David Caton
stated on November 5, 2009 a mass e-mail
If voters agree in November to approve a one-cent sales tax increase, that will give "Hillsborough County the highest sales tax of all Florida counties."
True
By Bill Varian • June 7, 2010
Tim James
Tim James
stated on April 26, 2010 a press release
Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to "increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English."
False
April 29, 2010
Ed Whitacre
Ed Whitacre
stated on April 21, 2010 a TV ad
GM has "repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule."
Half-True
April 27, 2010
House Natural Resources Committee Republicans
House Natural Resources Committee Republicans
stated on April 5, 2010 a news release posted on his website.
"Obama did not open new lands to offshore drilling – all of these areas were already open for drilling once Congress and President Bush lifted the moratorium in 2008. Instead, President Obama yesterday announced what areas he would CLOSE to offshore drilling."
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • April 23, 2010
Gil Kerlikowske
Gil Kerlikowske
stated on March 31, 2010 an interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal
"More people are driving under the influence of drugs than are driving under the influence of alcohol. A recent roadside survey showed that 16 percent of the people tested, tested positive for illicit or licit drugs. That's significantly higher than alcohol."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 5, 2010
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on February 16, 2010 an e-mail blast.
During "the recent global warming summit in Copenhagen, Nancy Pelosi and others stayed at a five-star hotel on a trip costing nearly $10,000 per person."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 17, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on February 7, 2010 a video
"Taxpayers even footed the bill for Perry’s trip to a bachelor party in Las Vegas."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 11, 2010
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