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Michael Chippendale
Michael Chippendale
stated on December 16, 2011 in a public forum:
"Hydrogen sulfide . . . [was] used in the genocide of Jews in Germany. "
False
By Alex Kuffner • December 21, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 17, 2011 in a meeting with the "Palm Beach Post" editorial board:
The Affordable Care Act is "not the law of the land."
False
By Becky Bowers • December 1, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Orlando.:
Says he "got lobbied" by a woman with late-stage cancer about vaccinating Texas girls against a virus that can cause cervical cancer.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 23, 2011
Chris McCalla
Chris McCalla
stated on August 1, 2011 in Press Release:
"An amazing 5,400 jobs were lost in the first 12 months of the (smoking) ban’s implementation in Ohio’s hospitality industry alone."
False
By Chris Joyner • September 19, 2011
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on May 9, 2011 in a speech:
"The health care price tag for childhood obesity in Georgia is $2.4 billion annually and rising."
False
By Eric Stirgus • May 20, 2011
Robert Watson
Robert Watson
stated on April 26, 2011 in a speech on the House floor:
"I'm well aware that medical marijuana is a recognized, medical, viable treatment for this sort of [pancreas] pain condition."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 8, 2011
Mike Ford
Mike Ford
stated on March 18, 2011 in a letter.:
Says the fluoride Austin is putting in its drinking water is "toxic waste."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 19, 2011
Larry Ahern
Larry Ahern
stated on March 25, 2011 in a letter to the editor of the "St. Petersburg Times":
"We don't need a separate (prescription drug) database ... Pharmacies already have a database in place."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 29, 2011
Phyllis Schlafly
Phyllis Schlafly
stated on February 2, 2011 in an e-mail blast.:
Says broken compact fluorescent light bulbs "allegedly cause migraines and epilepsy attacks."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 5, 2011
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