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Charlie Bethel
Charlie Bethel
stated on April 2, 2015 Senate chamber
Georgia has had the nation’s busiest Court of Appeals for a decade or more.
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By Nancy Badertscher • April 20, 2015
Raw Story
Raw Story
stated on February 11, 2015 headline over an article on the Raw Story website
"Georgia lawmaker pushes bill banning creation of ‘glow in the dark’ human-jellyfish hybrids."
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By April Hunt • February 20, 2015
Lori Haas
Lori Haas
stated on January 19, 2015 a news conference
In states that have private-sale background checks for handguns "49 percent fewer women are shot and killed."  
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • February 16, 2015
Kevin Flynn
Kevin Flynn
stated on November 25, 2014 a website story
"There’s nothing in the [RhodeMap RI] plan that takes away local government control and local zoning control."
Half-True
By Katie Mulvaney • January 16, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2014 a speech in Princeton, Ind.
"The states that have raised the minimum wage (this year) have had faster job growth than the states that haven’t raised the minimum wage."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2014
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on October 7, 2014 a debate
In North Carolina, "now we're near the national average" for unemployment.
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By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on June 3, 2014 a radio ad
"Sen. McConnell says it's not his job to bring jobs to Kentucky."
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By Lauren Carroll • June 6, 2014
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on May 11, 2014 a segment on "Last Week Tonight"
"28 percent of Kentuckians don’t have any online access."
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By Steve Contorno • May 14, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on January 19, 2014 a speech
Wisconsin is "not a high tax and fee state." When you look at "all the money state and local governments bring in" from residents, "we're more in the middle."
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By Dave Umhoefer • February 5, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on January 20, 2014 an interview
"We’re trailing every other state in the Midwest in terms of job creation since January of 2011."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 2, 2014
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 7, 2014 a tweet
Texas added 6,600 miles of highway from 2001-2012, more than any other state.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • January 28, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on November 7, 2013 a donation web page
Wendy Davis is "fighting to bring ... Bloomberg-style gun control to Texas."
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By Sue Owen • November 8, 2013
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on September 18, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire"
Since 2007, "Texas has gained 440,000 people" while "Maryland has lost 20,000."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2013
Joe Atkins
Joe Atkins
stated on August 29, 2013 an interview
"Minnesota is kicking butt relative to Wisconsin on everything from employment and job creation to school test scores, educated work force and a host of other factors and rankings"
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September 16, 2013
Bill Foster
Bill Foster
stated on August 6, 2013 a mayoral forum
Says that while Foster was mayor, Rick Kriseman was "ineffective" in the Florida House of Representatives because "there was no legislation that passed the House that had (Kriseman’s) name on it."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman, Katie Sanders • August 13, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 13, 2013 a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.
"Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 19, 2013
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on June 23, 2013 an interview
A private school tax break in the Wisconsin state budget is "the most generous in the nation."
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June 28, 2013
Kevin Reilly
Kevin Reilly
stated on April 23, 2013 a legislative meeting
University of Wisconsin System's reserves are in the "mid- to low-range" of comparable university systems.
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May 8, 2013
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova
stated on May 5, 2013 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
"In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2013
Marina Dimitrijevic
Marina Dimitrijevic
stated on April 25, 2013 a news release
The Milwaukee County Board approved a reform package by a 15-3 vote, "meaning Board Supervisors’ salaries will be cut by 20 percent" and "the Board’s budget will be cut by 50 percent."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • May 1, 2013
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