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Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on March 30, 2015 a radio ad:

An April 7, 2015 referendum would take "the choice of chief justice" of the Wisconsin Supreme Court "away from the people."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • April 3, 2015

Jerry Falwell Jr.
stated on March 23, 2015 a speech introducing Ted Cruz at Liberty University:

Ted Cruz was "the longest-serving solicitor general in the history of Texas."

True

By Alex Wilts • March 25, 2015

Tom Cotton
stated on March 9, 2015 a letter to Iranian leaders:

If President Barack Obama strikes a nuclear deal with Iran, "the next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2015

Georgia Craft Brewers Guild
stated on March 9, 2015 a statement:

Georgia is one of only five states where breweries can’t sell you a pint of beer to drink on premise or sell you a six-pack to go.

Mostly True

By Nancy Badertscher • March 11, 2015

Jennifer Horn
stated on February 4, 2015 in a press release:

"The governor must inform the Senate president about his or her absence from the state."

Mostly False

By Allie Morris • March 5, 2015

Roy Moore
stated on February 12, 2015 an interview with CNN:

Alabamians "haven’t changed their opinion" on same-sex marriage since voting to ban it in 2006.

Half-True

By Steve Contorno • February 13, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on January 24, 2015 a speech:

Wisconsin requires, "by law, a photo ID to vote."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • January 30, 2015

Ron Hayduk
stated on January 1, 2015 a newspaper commentary:

"The right to vote in this country has never been intrinsically tied to citizenship."

Mostly True

By Katie Mulvaney • January 25, 2015

Jeff Graham
stated on January 7, 2015 an interview with WABE radio:

The religious liberty bill proposed in the Georgia House of Representatives does not specifically exclude corporations, which means they can legally claim a religious exemption.

True

By April Hunt • January 21, 2015

James Aubin
stated on January 5, 2015 a newspaper commentary:

"Colorado raked in $60 million in marijuana taxes and licensing fees in the past year."

True

By Katie Mulvaney • January 11, 2015

Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on December 14, 2014 a TV interview:

The United States "decided waterboarding was torture back when we court-martialed American soldiers for waterboarding Philippine insurgents in the Philippine revolution."

True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 23, 2014

Dick Cheney
stated on December 10, 2014 an interview on Fox News:

Terrorist detainees "were not covered by the Geneva Convention. They were unlawful combatants. And under those circumstances, they were not entitled to the normal kinds of courtesies and treatment."

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2014

Progress for Austin PAC
stated on December 3, 2014 a mailer to voters:

"Mike Martinez cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid facing possible jail time and stuck us with his $24,657.50 legal bill."

True

By W. Gardner Selby • December 10, 2014

Lincoln Chafee
stated on November 14, 2014 a newspaper interview:

Rhode Island's legislature is "the strongest in the country."

True

By Katie Mulvaney • November 30, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on November 20, 2014 a speech announcing new immigration actions:

"The actions I’m taking" are "the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every single Democratic president for the past half-century."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • November 21, 2014

Barack Obama
stated on November 16, 2014 a press conference in Australia.:

"My position hasn’t changed" on using executive authority to address immigration issues.

False

By Steve Contorno • November 20, 2014

Mike Martinez
stated on November 12, 2014 a press conference:

Austin mayoral candidate "Steve Adler admitted his law firm worked with Koch Industries for nearly a decade."

Mostly True

By W. Gardner Selby • November 14, 2014

Chris Taylor
stated on October 24, 2014 an interview:

Attorney general candidate Brad Schimel "is in cahoots with Wisconsin Right to Life to make abortion a crime in Wisconsin."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • October 31, 2014

Senate Majority PAC
stated on October 28, 2014 a radio ad:

The "stand your ground" law caused the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

False

By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2014

John Carlevale
stated on October 19, 2014 a TV debate:

Four members of the Rhode Island General Assembly "went to vote in 2010 and were told they had already voted."

False

By Alex Kuffner • October 26, 2014

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