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Paul Sadler
Paul Sadler
stated on September 26, 2012 a press release.
Says Ted Cruz "has pledged to eliminate" the U.S. Department of Education, which would end federal aid to college students.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 27, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on September 14, 2012 a story on 630WPRO.com
A poll conducted in Egypt revealed that 80 percent of Egyptians oppose receiving foreign aid from the United States.
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 26, 2012
Rob Zerban
Rob Zerban
stated on August 9, 2012 an interview
U.S. House opponent Paul Ryan supports "cutting funding for veterans by 24 percent."
False
September 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 21, 2012 a campaign ad
Says President Barack Obama is responsible for pending defense cuts.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 21, 2012
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 12, 2012 a TV ad
Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "admitted" that Washington, D.C., "changed" him into an insider selling his influence to make millions from powerful special interests.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 21, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on September 6, 2012 a news release
The national debt of $16 trillion, is "enough to buy both the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds 1,918 times."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • September 21, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 19, 2012 remarks in Atlanta
"Redistribution" has "never been a characteristic of America."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on September 10, 2012 a website post.
"Tim Kaine doubled down in his support of devastating defense cuts, saying the ‘the deal was the right thing to do.’"
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • September 20, 2012
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on September 19, 2012 an election flier
"Since President Obama took office, over 88,000 Ohio workers have lost their jobs."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • September 20, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on September 6, 2012 an op-ed in 'The Hill'
"President Obama has no plan to reduce the deficit, let alone pay down the debt."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 19, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on September 4, 2012 a news release
"The president went on a stimulus-fueled spending binge that stuck every American man, woman and child with a $50,000 share of this $16 trillion debt."
False
By Tom Feran • September 19, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on August 29, 2012 a TV ad
Says Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy "voted against paying our soldiers" and "against increasing combat pay" while voting "to protect his own pay."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 16, 2012
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on September 6, 2012 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
"With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin.
Half-True
September 14, 2012
Reid Ribble
Reid Ribble
stated on August 30, 2012 an interview
Says President Barack Obama "built this $16 trillion debt."
False
September 12, 2012
Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
stated on September 5, 2012 an interview on NJToday
"The Senate has not passed a budget in more than three years, not a good budget, not a bad budget, no budget."
True
By Bill Wichert • September 12, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on September 6, 2012 a news release
"$16 trillion (the national debt) in $1 bills would cover the entire state of Ohio nearly 1.5 times."
True
By Tom Feran • September 12, 2012
Upendra Chivukula
Upendra Chivukula
stated on August 31, 2012 an interview on NJToday
Says Republicans "have declared that they’re going to convert the Medicare program into a voucher program."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • September 10, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 2, 2012 a speech
"$500 billion of the extension of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy goes to 120,000 families."  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 9, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 6, 2012 a speech at the Democratic convention
Says his budget plan "would cut our deficits by $4 trillion."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 7, 2012
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on September 5, 2012 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
Says U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan attacked the president for "the same amount of Medicare savings that (Ryan) had in his own budget."
True
By Becky Bowers • September 6, 2012
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