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Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on June 11, 2013 a news conference.
"I’m the only candidate for governor who’s rolled out any policies so far."
False
By Nancy Madsen • July 10, 2013
Paul Begala
Paul Begala
stated on June 27, 2013 a fundraising letter.
Says Ken Cuccinelli "attacked churches for helping the poor."
False
By Sean Gorman • July 8, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on June 21, 2013 a radio interview.
Says Terry McAuliffe "opposes" Virginia’s right-to-work law.
False
By Nancy Madsen, Warren Fiske • July 3, 2013
E.W. Jackson
E.W. Jackson
stated on June 19, 2013 a speech.
"In 1960, most black children were raised in two-parent, monogamous families." Today "we have only 20 percent of black children being raised in two-parent, monogamous families..."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • July 1, 2013
Mark Herring
Mark Herring
stated on June 15, 2013 a debate
On gay marriage
Full Flop
By Warren Fiske • June 24, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on June 12, 2013 a speech.
The state GOP ticket "says their top priority is a career-long mission to outlaw abortion in all cases and ban some common forms of birth control."
False
By Sean Gorman • June 21, 2013
Morgan Griffith
Morgan Griffith
stated on May 16, 2013 a news release.
"The Government Accountability Office estimated (Obamacare) will add to the long-term deficit by $6.2 trillion."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • June 17, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 8, 2013 an interview.
On the coal industry
Full Flop
By Nancy Madsen • June 14, 2013
Stephen Martin
Stephen Martin
stated on May 23, 2013 an interview.
Says Democratic Party created Planned Parenthood
False
By Nancy Madsen • June 10, 2013
Stephen Martin
Stephen Martin
stated on May 24, 2013 an interview.
Says Democratic Party created the Ku Klux Klan.
False
By Sean Gorman • June 10, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on May 28, 2013 news conference.
On restoring voting rights to non-violent felons.
Full Flop
By Sean Gorman • June 3, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 22, 2013 a campaign statement.
On oil drilling off Virginia's coast.
Full Flop
By Nancy Madsen • June 3, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 6, 2013 a website post.
"In our community college system (state) cuts have reduced funding per student by $1,908."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • May 28, 2013
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on May 14, 2013 a radio interview.
Says 70,000 children "have lost their Head Start slots" because of the sequester.
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • May 28, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on April 27, 2013 a speech.
 "Of our 98,000 teachers who are K-12, over 53,000 of those teachers today are over 50 years old."
False
By Nancy Madsen • May 17, 2013
Ron Meyer
Ron Meyer
stated on April 29, 2013 a TV interview.
"Only three in 10 young Americans under 30 -- 30 percent under 30 -- have full-time work."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • May 13, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on April 18, 2013 a speech.
"We have never gone a year in Virginia -- ever -- without passing a budget -- ever."
False
By Sean Gorman • May 6, 2013
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on April 11, 2013 a congressional hearing.
The U.S. Army had a training program that put "evangelical Christians, Catholics and Mormons in the same category of religious extremism as we do al-Qaida."
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • May 3, 2013
Bob Goodlatte
Bob Goodlatte
stated on April 14, 2013 a TV appearance.
Federal prosecutions for lying on background checks to buy guns are "down 40 percent" under President Barack Obama.
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • May 1, 2013
Susan B. Anthony List
Susan B. Anthony List
stated on April 23, 2013 a radio ad.
New Virginia regulations on abortion clinics "provide the same sanitary environment we expect of dental offices."
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • April 28, 2013
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