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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on June 9, 2012 a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.
Says a national Coca-Cola study showed Texans love Texas more than residents of any other state love their state; Wisconsinites ranked second.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 22, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 12, 2012 a campaign ad
"When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ... (had) more debt per person than any other state in the country."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2012
American Bridge 21st Century
American Bridge 21st Century
stated on June 7, 2012 a campaign ad
"As Governor: Romney did not keep public safety funding in line with inflation."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 12, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 8, 2012 a campaign ad
As governor of Massachusetts, "Romney reduced unemployment to just 4.7 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 11, 2012
Wes Riddle
Wes Riddle
stated on October 22, 2011 a speech.
Says combined inflation and unemployment rates in October 2011 were the highest since Ronald Reagan succeeded Jimmy Carter.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 4, 2012 a television ad
"When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 8, 2012
Eric Fehrnstrom
Eric Fehrnstrom
stated on June 3, 2012 an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney initially ranked last among states in job growth, but by the end of his governorship, "we were in the middle of the pack."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2012
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on June 3, 2012 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked "47th in job creation."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2012
John Barrow
John Barrow
stated on May 17, 2012 in an op-ed
"Forty years ago ... about half of congressional districts were genuinely competitive. Today, only about 10 percent of House races on Cook Political Report are listed as ‘toss-ups’ or ‘lean’ to one party."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • June 4, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on May 29, 2012 a memo from campaign pollster Mike Baselice.
Says that from 1992 through 2010, every statewide candidate drawing over 43 percent of the vote in a Republican Texas primary won the resulting runoff.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 31, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 22, 2012 on the Internet
Says Mitt Romney is wrong to claim that spending under Obama has "accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history," because it's actually risen "slower than at any time in nearly 60 years."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 12, 2012 an interview with CBN News
When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, "we didn’t just slow the rate of growth of our government, we actually cut it."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on March 6, 2012 comments during his campaigns
On support for Ronald Reagan's policies
Full Flop
By Louis Jacobson • May 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 8, 2012 a speech in Albany, N.Y.
"The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 4, 2012 an interview on "Fox & Friends"
"We should be seeing numbers in the 500,000 jobs created per month. (Creating 115,000 jobs, the total from April 2012) is way, way, way off from what should happen in a normal recovery."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2012
Mike Martinez
Mike Martinez
stated on April 19, 2012 an interview with Austin's KUT, 90.5 FM.
"Over the history of Austin, it’s always gotten more expensive."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 3, 2012
Raymond Bateman
Raymond Bateman
stated on April 9, 2012 an opinion piece on DailyRecord.com
Says "Cape May, Cumberland, Salem and part of Atlantic counties are all south of the Mason-Dixon line."
False
By Bill Wichert • April 22, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 19, 2012 a Facebook post
"In 1993 the Republicans embraced a health platform that proudly features an individual mandate as its main component."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on April 9, 2012 a graphic posted on his website
"What president has the worst record on female labor force participation? Barack Obama."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 12, 2012
Morgan Griffith
Morgan Griffith
stated on April 3, 2012 an interview.
"On most things except witch trials, Virginia will always have been first."
False
By Nancy Madsen • April 9, 2012
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