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Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 19, 2011 a speech.
Says he’s proposed "the largest employer contribution to the Virginia Retirement System in history."
True
By Sean Gorman • January 6, 2012
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on November 25, 2011 a news release.
Small businesses "create 70 percent of the jobs in America."
True
By Sean Gorman • December 30, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on December 7, 2011 a debate
"I was one of about a dozen (senators) who voted against the Bridge to Nowhere."
True
By Sean Gorman • December 27, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on December 7, 2011 a debate.
George Allen cast "the deciding vote" for the 2003 Bush tax cuts.
False
By Sean Gorman • December 17, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on December 7, 2011 a debate.
"Our federal government has lent $2 billion to the state-owned oil company of Brazil to allow them to explore for oil and gas."  
False
By Warren Fiske • December 12, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on December 7, 2011 a debate.
The national debt increased $16,000 every second George Allen served in the U.S. Senate.
True
By Warren Fiske • December 8, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on December 7, 2011 a debate.
The United States "is number one in the world in energy resources; Russia is number two."  
True
By Jacob Geiger, Warren Fiske • December 8, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on November 14, 2011 a news conference.
The U.S. economy "is three times as big as China's."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • December 5, 2011
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on October 31, 2011 a TV interview.
The U.S. would gain revenue by cutting personal income tax rates in half and ending tax breaks.
True
By Warren Fiske • November 25, 2011
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on November 10, 2011 a TV ad
"(Stimulus money) went to critically important projects like studying ants in Africa."
True
By Sean Gorman • November 21, 2011
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on November 10, 2011 a TV ad
Stimulus money went to "office upgrades for politicians."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • November 19, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 31, 2011 a news release.
George Allen's flat tax "plan would actually shrink revenues further than the Perry (flat tax) plan."
False
By Sean Gorman • November 15, 2011
Jim Webb
Jim Webb
stated on November 4, 2011 a TV interview.
"Ronald Reagan raised the national debt 18 times."
True
By Sean Gorman • November 12, 2011
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on November 1, 2011 TV and newspaper interviews.
On George Allen's U.S. senate candidacy.
Full Flop
By Warren Fiske • November 3, 2011
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on October 12, 2011 a web ad.
"1.53 million jobs are at risk (from potential defense cuts)."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • October 29, 2011
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on October 13, 2011 a web ad.
The stimulus created "zero jobs."
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • October 21, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 18, 2011 a speech.
Says his proposed payroll tax cut "will mean an extra $1,500 in your pocket compared to if we do nothing."
True
By Warren Fiske • October 21, 2011
Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
stated on September 27, 2011 in TV ads.
Appalachian Power Company is making "record profits."
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • October 14, 2011
Edd Houck
Edd Houck
stated on September 29, 2011 a TV ad.
"Bryce Reeves chaired a group bankrolled by a New York billionaire who fired hundreds of Virginia workers and sent their jobs to China."
False
By Sean Gorman • October 12, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on August 22, 2011 a campaign biography.
Takes credit for "reining in" state spending when he was governor.
False
By Warren Fiske • September 12, 2011
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